Chapter 140: Persistence
Updated: 2012-09-20
In fact, not only the Semitic people, but also other indigenous tribes living on the Grim Reaper Ridge have also passed down this ancient method. When the strong warriors of the clan suffer incurable wounds, the witch doctors of the clan will ask the elderly warriors to contribute and feed the wounded warriors with their flesh. In the words of the witch doctor, it is the opportunity for a warrior to be reborn by receiving the protection of his ancestors from the flesh and blood of his compatriots.
However, this method is not a one-size-fits-all approach, on the contrary, the success rate is very low. But there will always be one or two people who have escaped death because of this ancient method, so it has been passed down from generation to generation.
Under Gunat's teachings, Atesha knew that it had nothing to do with the ancestors of the tribe. It's just a matter of repairing its own injuries through the cells, genes, and even fibers in the same kind of flesh and blood. In turbulent times, even ordinary people's genes are different from those of the old era, their cells are more active, and under the guidance of a strong will to survive, it is not impossible to devour the cells and genes of the same kind to repair themselves.
At least, this method is often used by mutant beasts in the wilderness. They are even more used to evolve themselves.
It's just that even if it's the same kind. Not to mention cells or genes, even the most basic blood can produce rejection, so only about three cases of 100 people who can survive using this method can survive.
However, if the subject is an anomaly, then the success rate of this method will be greatly increased. The more powerful the Ability, the more aggressive their cells become. This is the basic guarantee that they can survive in turbulent times, and the more they live, the more haode they will have. For them, the flesh and blood of the mutant beasts can even help them repair their injuries, let alone their own compatriots.
The difference is that if you use the flesh and blood of the mutant beast to repair itself, I am afraid that it will be affected by the genes of different mutant beasts, resulting in the formation of different mutant tissues.
Now, zero is unconscious, and the injury is getting worse. If even the Adeptus can't suppress his injuries, then to heal him, advanced medicine and jishu are needed. But on Grim Reaper's Ridge, there was neither, so Atesha only thought of this method.
The black girl suddenly pulled the military dagger from the side of Zero's leg, an action that startled Mony.
"What do you want to do?" Moni thought Atessa wanted to be against Zero, so the girl raised her pistol and pointed it at Ateza.
Her worries weren't unfounded, as Moni had seen a lot of useless people being secretly executed by her own people during the dark years of her life in Reef City. And all this is just to save as many resources as possible.
Atesha didn't look at Mony's gun, she said, "Don't point the gun at me, I'm just trying to save him." ”
The black girl quickly explained what she knew, and began to grope her calves with her hands, but it was Atessa who planned to feed Zero with her own meat. Moni doesn't see her as a joke, and when Atesha suddenly raises her dagger, Moni rushes up and grabs Atesha with her own hand.
"What are you doing?" said Atesha impatiently, Zero's status as an outsider made the black girl not favorable. But firstly, Zero can be said to have saved her, and secondly, she has to rely on Zero to find and kill the murderer who destroyed the village. That's why she's going to do it.
Moni shook her head and said, "If you can save Zero with this method, then ...... Use mine!"
Atesha was slightly surprised, and Moni's little face was mixed with fear and hesitation, but in the end it was replaced by determination.
"You're not kidding, are you?" asked Atesha.
Moni took the dagger from her hand and whispered, "I'm serious." You don't know what kind of shijie I lived in before, it was Zero who pulled me out of that shijie, and he gave me a chance to live a new life. I always wanted to repay him with something, but he always refused. Now he shouldn't be able to say no to it, and that's good. ”
Atesa didn't expect that Moni, who seemed to be young, was as mature as an adult at the moment.
"Is it okay to use the meat here?" said Moni, pulling up her pants, revealing her calves.
"Actually, you don't have to ......"
"No!" Moni interrupted Atesha, firmly stating, "I've been dragging Zero down, and now I can finally do something for him." That's my price! And you still have revenge, don't you? So it's best for me to do it!"
Moni raised her dagger and was about to stab it. But Atesha held her hand, and the black girl whispered, "I'll come, so that you can suffer less." ”
So a moment later, Moni's suppressed cry of pain rang out from the small wetland.
As the sun was about to sink into the horizon, the thick radiation cloud cracked a sinuous opening, as if slashed by the sword of the gods, sending blood-like sunlight pouring down.
The hopelessly red light made Zero's eyes feel very uncomfortable. When he moved his fingers, the signal that usually came in an instant seemed to come from a distant place. It took almost 1 second for the brain to receive it.
1 second is a long time for zero.
Slowly, like a rusty machine moving again, he slowly opened his eyes.
Zero could feel that the injury to his back had healed. And when his physical strength was approaching, he used the state of rampage to squeeze out almost all the energy of his cells, and before he fell into a coma, he had a faint tendency to collapse his genes. But now, his genes have stabilized, and there is an inexplicable vitality in his body.
It was this vitality that stabilized his genes that were on the verge of collapse.
He pressed his hands to the ground and sat up straight from the sand.
Behind Zero is the exit of Death Canyon, and below him is a downhill field. Not far away, he saw the Ramason River, red by the setting sun.
From here, the straight-line distance should be about 2,000 meters. But if you calculate the downhill slope, pass through a dense forest, and then follow the river bank to the downstream, the distance will not be less than 100 kilometers.
"Are you awake?"
Atesha's voice came, and Zero looked at the source of the sound, and the black girl returned with a small beast. She threw the little beast to the ground, and Zero realized that it was a mutant rabbit. Atesha skillfully dismembered and skinned the rabbit with a dagger she had taken from Zero. But there was a hint of fear in her eyes that occasionally looked at Zero.
The black girl can't forget how horrible it was when Zero ate the piece of meat that had been cut off Moni's calf.
Zero, who was already unconscious, first trembled slightly when he touched the blood on his flesh. Then, Zero opened his eyes, but Atessa could swear they weren't human eyes. More, like beast pupils.
In fact, Zero ate the bloody flesh in an almost beastly manner. It wasn't until he swallowed his throat without wasting even a drop of flesh that Zero fell into a coma again, but Atesa won't forget the terrifying appearance of Zero hair standing on end and muscle fibers all over her body moving as if they were alive.
Luckily, Monie had fainted before that, otherwise she would have freaked out.