The next second, a miracle truly unfolded!
At first, only a faint, almost imperceptible pale green glow emanated from the young man's body. The next moment, this glow exploded and bloomed, transforming into a dense, visible mist of light that instantly enveloped his entire body.
The deep, bone-visible wounds on his body, which were still oozing blood, actually began to writhe, close, and then quickly scab over at a speed that completely defied common sense!
Even his lower leg, which had been unnaturally twisted, emitted a grating, teeth-aching crunching sound, as if an invisible pair of hands were forcefully resetting it.
"Ah—!!"
The young man suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream, a piercing sound like bones being shattered inch by inch and then brutally reattached.
Beneath his skin, the pale green light moved erratically as if alive.
Wherever the light passed, muscles twitched and bulged uncontrollably, then suddenly collapsed, as if countless invisible tiny insects were frantically drilling, probing, and gnawing at his flesh, tendons, and bones.
Li Kui was already distraught by his brother's sudden death, and upon seeing such a mind-boggling scene, he opened his mouth in a daze, "Heavens... Heavens! He... he's not going to be poisoned to death by that fruit, is he?!"
"Or... or die of pain?!"
Su Wan's beautiful eyes were filled with horror.
That fruit... the fruit spat out by Red Bean...
It actually had such... such terrifying and miraculous power?!
In just a short minute, the young man's violent reactions gradually subsided.
His injuries were visibly 70 to 80 percent healed!
Although his face was still frighteningly pale and cold sweat drenched his forehead, he could already barely struggle to sit up from the ground.
The young man shakily propped up his upper body, almost with a sense of disbelieving horror, and looked down at his leg.
He then tremblingly touched the originally fatal wounds on his chest and arms—only some faint red marks remained there now. The new skin was so tender it was almost dazzling, and not even a tiny scar was left.
He tentatively and forcefully moved the leg that had just recovered completely. Although there was still a slight stiffness, as if it hadn't been used for a long time, supporting his body to stand up was no longer an issue at all.
"I... I'll be damned!!"
Xiao Han rubbed his eyes vigorously, then pinched his thigh hard again, refusing to believe it.
"Ow—! It hurts like hell! This isn't a dream!"
He rushed to the young man in one stride, circling him carefully up and down, left and right, several times.
"You... you kid... just now you were hanging by a thread, about to meet the King of Hell, and now... now you can actually get up?!"
He stretched out a finger, with a hint of hesitation and surprise, and carefully poked the new, abnormally pink skin on the young man's arm, "Is this real or fake? This... this thing is even more amazing than those so-called top-tier healing ability users in our base? This is a damn immortal pill! The kind that lets you ascend on the spot?!"
Su Wan was also dumbfounded, her entire worldview subjected to an unprecedented violent impact.
She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen lightly, her heart already churning like a stormy sea.
This small, unassuming fruit spat out by Red Bean actually had such a heaven-defying, fate-altering miraculous effect!
Doesn't that mean... she and the child in her belly... even if they encounter great danger in the future, they would have an extra trump card for survival?
Li Kui and A Mo's faces were also filled with shock.
Lu Shiyan stepped forward to the young man, slowly squatted down, examining his almost fully healed wounds, then reached out and pressed the bones of his newly "reborn" leg, neither too lightly nor too heavily.
The young man was so stiff under his gaze that he didn't dare to breathe.
"How do you feel?" Lu Shiyan's voice was still devoid of warmth.
"I... I..." The young man licked his lips, which were dry from blood loss and shock. His voice was still a bit hoarse, but he had recovered a lot of strength. "Much... much better... It doesn't hurt at all, and I can move... It's just... I just feel... hungry... so hungry..."
As he spoke the last two words, he lowered his head a bit shyly, and his voice became softer.
The desperate chase and escape just now, coupled with the magical fruit's almost transformative healing process, seemed to have completely drained all the energy from his body. Now, he only felt his internal organs empty, so hungry that his front pressed against his back.
Xiao Han slapped his thigh: "Being hungry is good! Being hungry means you're really alive! Su Wan, your pet... no, this is a divine beast! It can even refine pills! Next time it poops... bah, spits out fruit again, can you save one for me? I feel a bit weak lately..."
Su Wan glared at the outspoken Xiao Han. This guy could never get rid of his glib tongue.
Su Wan took out a pack of compressed biscuits and a bottle of water from her bag, actually from her spatial dimension, and handed them to the young man.
The young man took the biscuits and water, ignoring everything else, and ravenously ate a few bites, as if he had truly come back to life.
He looked up at the group of people who had given him a new lease on life, his eyes filled with the relief and gratitude of having survived a great calamity. His voice was still hoarse and weak: "I... I'm Jin Dongdong. Thank you... thank you for saving me... This life... you gave it to me... From now on... anything I can do..."
The moment Su Wan heard that name, her pupils contracted sharply.
Jin Dongdong?
She was too familiar with this name!
In the original novel's plot, Jin Dongdong was the future Ice Ability user, ranking third on the apocalypse's combat power list as the "Ice Emperor"!
He was sunny and cheerful, enthusiastic and sincere, yet fiercely loyal to the original female lead, treating her like his own sister, like the most loyal guard dog, clearing countless obstacles for her, but ultimately dying to protect her. He was a source of regret for countless readers.
But now... this future Ice Emperor, this man who was supposed to awaken his ability in another city and then meet the female lead, how did he end up here? And was he saved by her group?
Su Wan's heart pounded uncontrollably.
The plot had once again deviated significantly!
She looked at the young man before her, who, despite his disheveled state, still carried a youthful innocence and a hint of unyielding vitality in his eyes.
Since this future Ice Ability user, a crucial helper for the female lead in the original plot, had appeared before her by a twist of fate and was saved by her side, why not seize this opportunity to guide him towards her own faction and make him a member of the team?