Chapter 140

The two groups confronted each other at the corner of the staircase. The ones above couldn’t come down, and Shan Ming’s group couldn’t go up either. From his pocket, Crow took out a hand grenade, pulled the pin, and counted to three before throwing it. Everyone immediately dove to the ground as the grenade exploded, shaking the crumbling hospital to its core. Pieces of the ceiling plaster rained down like a storm, and a special forces soldier was struck on the head by a flying brick. Thankfully, he was wearing a helmet, or he would have been knocked out for sure. Several individuals climbed out of the debris pile, and not far away, they could hear Yang Guan cursing loudly, “Who the hell threw the grenade? Are you trying to bury us all alive?”

Crow giggled apologetically, “I forgot.”

Ayer rushed up the stairs with a gun in hand. In the thick smoke, intense gunfire erupted, accompanied by chilling screams. The rest of the group followed suit and charged forward, witnessing Ayer engaged in a fierce brawl with one of the Dragon Blood Kins, their teeth and claws clashing.

Two Dragon Blood Kins emerged from the corner, wielding machine guns. The corridor was too narrow, leaving no place to hide. In a desperate situation, Shan Ming kicked open the door of a treatment room. Everyone rushed inside as the machine gun bullets relentlessly pounded the wall behind them. A section of the cement wall instantly exploded, leaving a gaping hole. Then the two Dragon Blood Kins actually charged into the treatment room! As the row of machine guns swept through, it was hard for all of them to survive unscathed. Crow grabbed a mobile bed and hurled it at those two Dragon Blood Kins. Then he and Yang Guan charged forward. When they reached those Dragon Blood Kins, they transformed. They leaped into the air above their opponent’s heads, then knocked them down to the ground.

Although the wings of the Dragon Blood Kins with lower purity could only grow up to half a meter, they still provided a significant boost for leaping. Any Dragon Blood Kin could effortlessly leap two meters high. In this instance, they practically hopped over the heads of the two Dragon Blood Kins they were fighting against.

After the two Dragon Blood Kins were brought down, the rest of the group swarmed up. Seizing the opportunity, Shan Ming dashed out. Ayer and that Dragon Blood Kin were still in a fierce fight. Ayer had a bloody gash on his arm, but that Dragon Blood Kin appeared to be in a worse state than he was.

The speed at which they fought made it risky to shoot without accidentally hitting Ayer. Shan Ming only needed to charge forward, draw his military knife, and swiftly delivered two quick stabs to that Dragon Blood Kin’s abdomen as Ayer sank his teeth into their shoulder. This knife was the specially designed Shock Particle Laser Dagger meant for combating Dragon Blood Kins, but it requires great wrist strength from the wielder. In addition to the laser particle cutting principle of the dagger itself, the user must rely on strength to pierce through the Dragon scales. When faced with the obstacle of Dragon scales, every inch that enters the flesh requires the user to unleash tremendous wrist strength in order to inflict effective damage on the Dragon Blood Kins.

Shan Ming’s first strike penetrated the Dragon Blood Kin’s body to a depth of approximately seven centimeters. The blood groove on the blade facilitated the release of air, making it easier for him to quickly withdraw the knife. However, when he stabbed with the second strike, his wrist strength had slightly diminished, resulting in a penetration depth of only about four centimeters. This type of injury would heal quickly. As Shan Ming was about to pull out the dagger and prepare for a third strike, Ayer suddenly called out to him.

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Ayer said discontentedly, “Don’t you dare pull my wings again. Damn, it hurts like hell.”

“Does it hurt a lot when the wings are injured?”

“Of course! Just like how women don’t have penises, they will never understand how painful it is,” Ayer said, grinning as he flapped his dragon wings. Injuries on both the wings and the tail were extremely painful, but the Dragon Blood Kins with lower purity have relatively smaller wings. As a result, they can usually tuck their wings behind their backs during battles and avoid enemy contact. If the wings are injured, it’s like exposing their vulnerable back, and it’s not just a matter of pain anymore—it becomes a question of survival. That’s why the wings of the Dragon Blood Kins are incredibly important.

As Shan Ming recalled the scene over a year ago at the film set on Lion Mountain when they were attacked by white phosphorus bombs, he couldn’t help but remember the moment when Shen Changze, in order to save him and Tiger Shark, shielded them from the splashes of white phosphorus with his dragon wings. His wings were burned with five large holes and several smaller wounds. To stop the phosphorus from burning, Tang Tingzhi had to painfully cut away the flesh that had been contaminated by the white phosphorus. During that time, Shen Changze was in such agony that he bit his own lips until they bled, trembling as he held Shan Ming tightly. Even now, Shan Ming could still feel the dull pain in his heart from that time, he would much rather endure the burning pain of the white phosphorus himself. Thinking of Shen Changze, Shan Ming’s face turned pale. He knew better than anyone else about Shen Changze’s feelings for him, but…

“Stop zoning out, let’s go.” With the Dragon Blood Kins in the treatment room taken care of, Lily took the lead and ran out, pulling Shan Ming along as she headed upstairs.

Shan Ming grabbed hold of her, “Don’t go upstairs, find the entrance to the basement.”

He vividly remembered coming out from the basement. Compared to upstairs, he suspected that most of Shen Yao’s larger forces were hiding underground.

Tang Tingzhi, covered in dirt and dust, led the second squad running up from downstairs. “Yes, we need to go to the basement. Everyone, follow me.”

They swiftly descended the stairs and made their way towards the hospital’s back entrance.

The hospital had a mezzanine structure between the first and second floors, and the glass railing on the second floor was already precariously hanging on the metal frame. Due to the explosion of the grenade, the glass shattered and scattered all over the floor. Just as they were running across from above, a figure flashed by on the second floor, and suddenly something was thrown down.

“Take cover!” Ayer shouted.

Everyone quickly scattered and took cover. A hand grenade exploded right in the midst of the shattered glass, sending shrapnel and glass fragments flying in all directions. The Dragon Blood Kins used their bodies to shield their nearby comrades, but over ten individuals were still exposed to the blast of the grenade, leaving them bloody and screaming in pain.

Shan Ming was tackled to the ground by Yang Guan. Although he wasn’t hit by any shrapnel, as he fell, a piece of glass shard happened to be near his neck. In the moment of urgency, he instinctively used his hand to block it, resulting in a deep gash on his palm. Thankfully, it avoided the major artery.

As soon as the first hand grenade went off, another one was thrown down. Oriole swiftly leaped into action, he swung his tail and created a gust of wind that smacked the second hand grenade back up to the second floor.

The people on the upper floor shouted in panic, scrambling to escape in all directions. The hand grenade exploded at the railing, causing another tremor that shook the building. If this continued, there was a risk that the entire hospital would collapse.

Taking advantage of the momentary respite, they quickly got up from the ground and ran towards the corridor.

At this moment, over ten Dragon Blood Kin appeared at the entrance of the basement, including several who had previously followed Tang Jingzhi. This was likely Shen Yao’s final remaining force.

It was going to be a tough battle, and the outcome would likely leave both sides severely weakened. However, they had no choice but to win.

The forces from both sides engaged in a fierce and brutal clash. The Dragon Blood Kins fought with savage ferocity, resorting to primal instincts of biting and tearing. Everyone was consumed by a state of frenzied combat, their eyes bloodshot and filled with a single thought: To kill the enemy! Kill them all!

The once eerie and haunting corridors of the hospital transformed into a bloody battleground. The air was filled with screams of agony, furious roars, and the relentless sound of gunfire. The scene before them resembled hell on earth.

Shan Ming, with the help of his comrades, managed to evade the relentless assault of the Dragon Blood Kins and made his way into the basement.

The underground basement appeared to be a large storage area with several separate storage rooms. One of the rooms was where Shan Ming had been previously confined by Shen Changze. The remaining space was an open area covered in dust, devoid of sunlight. The corners were filled with dusty materials, making it difficult to discern what exactly was stored there.

When Shan Ming arrived in the basement, he saw Shen Changze and his biological parents. There were only the three of them here, but the destructive power of their battle was even more terrifying than what was happening above ground.

Shan Ming watched the scene of this family of three fighting, feeling a twinge of sympathy for Shen Changze. However, right now clearly wasn’t the time to be indulging in personal emotions. His arrival caught the attention of all three individuals.

With one hand gripping a gun and the other touching a military knife, Shan Ming kept a vigilant eye on Shen Yao.

Shen Yao glared at Shan Ming with eyes filled with hatred and spoke in a hoarse voice, “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have faced so many obstacles. After all, he doesn’t need two fathers.” With those words, Shen Yao suddenly accelerated, charging towards him with a ferocious expression on his face, moving at a speed so astonishing that it was hard to believe.

Shan Ming’s pupils contracted intensely. It was too late to shoot, so he swiftly drew out his military knife.

At the same time, Shen Changze chased after him from behind.