Chapter 53: Self-Sacrifice

In a panic, Turks suddenly stopped, and no matter how much Jack pulled them, he refused to move forward.

"Tex, let's go, it's too late!" Jack urged.

Seeing that the water eating spider was approaching with its huge body, Tex actually used all his strength to shake off Luthor and Jack's arms, and pushed them uphill, shouting, "You guys go quickly!

"Tex! Are you stupid!?" Jack looked helplessly and anxiously at Tex, who was facing away from him, the dagger he was holding in his hand was obviously not worth mentioning in front of the water-eating spider facing him, and if he wanted to do it hard, he would have fallen under its claws before he could get in front of it.

The water eating spider and Tex looked at each other, sharpening their sharp forefeet, as if they were about to poke Tex's belly in the next second!

It's too late, Jack thought. The situation in front of him no longer allowed him to hesitate, and it was obvious that Tex could no longer be injured, otherwise his life would be in danger.

In an instant, Jack could only choose the most helpless way - to pounce and use his body to block the attack of the water-eating spider. So, just as the water-eating spider swung its forefeet, Jack threw the dagger, jumped over and pushed Tex away, blocking the water-eating spider's sting with his own body.

At that moment, the surroundings were instantly quiet.

Jack felt something poke in his chest, most likely it had been pierced, but he seemed to be numb and didn't feel it anymore, maybe the wound was too deep for his body to hurt.

Tex, who was pushed aside, struggled to shout Jack's name, and Luthor didn't dare to move easily, and was also shouting.

"Am I going to die? so fast. He clutched his chest, where the water-eating spider had stung, and pressed hard. After the water-eating spider withdrew its sharp claws, it suddenly left the scene quickly, and for some reason, jumped into the water.

Seeing this, Luthor quickly ran over to check on Jack's injuries. Tex, too, moved slowly and effortily.

However, when Luthor removed Jack's hand covering his chest to see the extent of his injuries, he was stunned by the scene in front of him: there was no wound on Jack's chest! Jack had no clothes on his upper body because his clothes were all rotten, so now, Luthor was 100% sure of what he saw - there were no wounds on Jack's body!

He told the half-dazed Jack what he saw, and Turks leaned over to see if it was true or not.

After several confirmations, Luthor asserted, "You really don't have any wounds on you!"

Jack half-sat up, looked at Luthor with a smile and said, "How is it possible, I am in so much pain, it is obviously ......", before he finished speaking, Jack saw the place where he must have been stabbed in the chest, there was really no trace!

He didn't dare to believe it, he touched it repeatedly, and it was really not hurt!

After sitting up in shock, Jack lifted his right trouser leg again, and found that the blood mark on his leg was gone!

"How is this possible!!" This scene, even he didn't believe it.

The three of them all sat on the ground puzzled, completely puzzled, how could this be the case, they saw Jack being stabbed with their own eyes, but why was there no wound!? Moreover, why did the water-eating spider run away after stabbing Jack? Could it be that Jack had some unknown power on his body......

Jack was in a daze, looking into the distance, and suddenly, turning his head, his eyes looked firmly at Luthor and said, "Take a dagger, stab me." ”

"What? What did you say?"

"Stabb me. ”

Luthor replied in the affirmative, but whoever it was would not have done such a risky thing.

"No! Absolutely not! How can you mess around without figuring out why!?"

However, Jack snatched the dagger from Luthor's hand and slashed at his left arm without hesitation, and blood gushed out of the artery.

"Jack, are you crazy!" Luthor shouted, trying to bandage him with a cloth, but Jack pushed Luthor away and looked at his arm quietly.

After a while, the blood on the arm suddenly stopped flowing, and then even the wound slowly healed on its own!

"This!" The two people next to him couldn't believe what they were seeing, this was amazing!

Jack slowly raised his head, the corners of his mouth raised, and he looked at Tex in front of him with an evil look and said, "I know what Doug taught me." ”

He recalled what Doug had said: "Everything in the world is in a circle, as if it were dying, but in fact it was reborn." "It turns out that self-healing immortality is the unique spirit summoning technique in the world that Doug taught him!

Jack laughed and got up, unexpectedly, this self-healing technique was awakened in danger, not only saving himself, but also causing the water eating spider to flee.

"Congratulations, Jack, for finally comprehending your psychic skills!" said Tex was also happy for his brother. Luther, on the other hand, seemed to have a lot of questions.

"What's the matter, Luther, don't you think it's a nice thing to do?" asked Jack.

Luthor was in a daze, and when he heard Jack's words, he said, "Jack, do you remember when I said that you and Turks would be the ones destined to save this continent?"

"Well, I did. Besides, there are several people who have said this about me, but I have no ability. ”

"Nope. Your ability to heal yourself just reminds me of a person. ”

"Who?"

"Celestials. ”

As soon as he heard the word "god", Turks looked up at Luthor and said, "You said it before, you always thought Doug was a god, right?"

Luthor nodded and said, "Well, I didn't dare to judge just by your Heavenly Sword Technique before. However, now that Jack's evoking spell has been developed, I think I should be sure who the person you met is. ”

The Celestial, the man who had always stood at the top of all the secrets, appeared in their conversation again, and Jack always felt that he would meet this god again in the future, and he would tell himself all the things he knew, the secrets of this continent.

However, Luther's words were not finished, and he continued: "There are many prophecies in the Book of Gifts, and I will tell you only one so that you will not question its authenticity. The book says, 'In a few years, the world will fall into the misery of wild beasts,' but this phrase is engraved on a stone tablet of a thousand years. Of course, this is only for you to listen to as evidence, and then it is your concern. Immediately after that sentence is inscribed, 'And when this danger comes, a stranger with a sword, and a brave young prince, will save the earth from fire and water.'"

The two listened to Luther's words silently, and their hearts, which were not serious, suddenly became nervous.

"Turks, I didn't tell your father explicitly before, because I was afraid that he would worry about you, and I was afraid that you would not be able to withstand such pressure. But, seeing that you are willing to sacrifice your life to cover our escape, I think you will accept such a burden. Luthor added.

The two young men looked at each other, a little incredulous, but they had to believe it, but there were still some questions that needed to be clarified first.

"So, how did you know the location of the Book of Gifts, and besides, I don't know how to use a sword, so why does the stele say that?" asked Jack curiously.

Luthor got up, stood and walked two steps, tilted his head, looked at the top of the black cave and said: "Actually, I am really just an ordinary person, but I like to study ancient legends, and I am very lucky, when I was young, I trekked alone to the Tana Snow Mountain, and accidentally discovered the Book of the Heavenly Gods in a secret territory. At the time, I thought it was just a pastime for boring people to make fun of others, but later on, one incident after another happened on this continent, and I had to face up to the content of this stone tablet. I confess that my starting point was to cheat money and money, but now, since I met you, I know that sometimes people have to do something for what they can. I can't watch this world die and get by, it's the two of you who have taught me what responsibility is. ”

Luther's words were so emotional that neither Jack nor Texes could have imagined. Although Jack's identity as Luther had always suspected was true or false, at this moment, including what he had not done in this country before, had completely washed away all the bad things about him.

Jack also stood up, put his arm on Luther's shoulder, and said, "Don't care, no matter what happened before, at least you are working for the survival of this country, this world, aren't you? You almost sacrificed your life, I don't think a selfish person would do such a thing." ”

Luther almost cried out in emotion after hearing this, along the way, Jack had been so ignorant and squeezed him, but now he was so enthusiastic that no one could help but be gratified.

"Thank you for your understanding. By the way, you mentioned that you don't have a sword and you can't use it, I think maybe you didn't notice it. Luthor said.

"Didn't you notice? This sword has always been by my side, but I don't think it's ......" Jack just wanted to veto, but suddenly remembered a place - Chau Island Garland!

"I remembered!" exclaimed Jack.

Tex, who had been half-sitting on the ground, was almost frightened by Jack and had a heart attack, and teased: "You can't be quiet, the water-eating spider is coming again later, and I want to rest for a while." ”

Feeling very sorry, Jack squatted down and said to the two people in front of him, "I remember." My mother asked me before I left if I wanted to bring the family sword, and I said that I didn't know how to use the sword, so what did I do, but my mother said that the sword was caught from the sea by my father when he went out fishing. Also, when I was on the ship, Johnson also said that he would make me a sword and teach me swordsmanship. Hey, that's not the point anyway, the point is, if I listen to my mother and bring that sword out, or, along with Johnson, ask him to make me one, wouldn't it be the fulfillment of what the gods say?"

Luthor was amazed, he didn't expect Jack's mind to be so open, and he could instantly think of a lot of things about the sword. But the sword mentioned on the stele is certainly not an ordinary sword, where can you pick it up in the sea and cast it out of it, isn't this nonsense? However, since Jack had the heart to think so, he reluctantly catered to it: "Well, it seems that there is such a possibility." ”

As a result, the originally serious occasion turned sour in an instant. Turks also interrupted and said, "Well, maybe the sword that your father fished up from the sea was given to you by God hahaha!" Jack couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, but still motioned for Turks to be more serious. Turks couldn't help it, still laughing.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about the sword beforehand, let's find a way to get out first. Tex, stop laughing, or we'll leave you here alone. Jack said.

"Okay, remember to bring me something to eat, come and see me often. ”

"Come on," said Luthor and Jack, pulling Tex, and walking uphill behind them.

After walking for a while, Jack asked to stop and rest, and by the way, he helped Tex clean up his wounds again, and he hadn't carefully checked his injuries after being rescued for so long. The gauze in his arms was all soaked, and it wasn't very clean, but something was better than nothing, and he couldn't watch Tex's nose and face swollen and covered in blood.

"This water-eating spider nose is really smart, it can keep up with us wherever we go, it's amazing. Luthor suddenly said this, presumably still immersed in the thrill just now.

"Okay, don't talk about it, if you recruit it later, then there's really no way. Jack said as he helped Tex lift his trouser legs.

After a while, except for the bruises on his face, which could not be treated, all of Tex's wounds were bandaged.

"Alright, I think I should be able to go up ahead, let's go!" said Luther.

The road in front of me, after a twist and turn, gradually smoothed out, and I think I reached a height about the same as the previous waterfall. It may take a long time to get out of this place.

The sound of the water was fading away, and now they didn't want to go against the bank anymore, if another water-eating spider or two popped up or something, it would be over.

As the road deepened, Jack always felt that this place did not look like an ordinary mountain, but as if it had been developed, or someone had stayed there, and the layout of all this was so regular - first the spacious cavern at the entrance of the beast cave, and then the passage layer by layer, each floor leading to the deeper area, and every factor that made up this underground scene was coincidentally linked one after another, and one had to wonder if someone had arranged it in advance.

However, this canyon is impossible for anyone to enter except for the soldiers who guard it. Besides, I have learned the dangers here, who would take the risk to create such an underground world?

Come to think of it, no one can do it except the herd.