Perhaps unable to bear the pain any longer, the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros thrashed wildly!
Its sudden lunge caught the two elders completely off guard.
"Oh no, Master, the little one is escaping!" the Second Elder exclaimed.
"Little one, don't run, we haven't finished treating your illness yet," Master Xie Yan shouted, "Come back!"
Unfortunately, the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros couldn't understand a word they were saying.
Even if it could, it wouldn't stop!
Would it wait to die?!
It certainly wouldn't let two freaks torment it!
Without a second thought, it ignored the rods still stuck in its body and ran for its life.
Strange, why aren't these freaks chasing me?
Never mind, that's a good thing!
I thought this was a forever goodbye.
But fate brought us together again.
Love appeared around the next corner.
Waiting…
Looking at the figure with its eyeballs darting around wildly at the corner,
The Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros felt a suffocation…
A feeling…
Of despair…
Soon.
Master Xie Yan dragged the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros back.
Along the way, the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros's claws desperately clawed at the ground.
No, I'm not going back!!!
But it was useless…
All it did was leave a few gouges in the ground…
The treatment quickly resumed.
Scales were pried off its body, one after another…
Metal rods were inserted, one by one…
A few of them, due to the Second Elder's carelessness, poked right through its body and out the other side…
A clean through-and-through.
At first, the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros would scream and struggle.
But gradually, it gave up resisting.
Its eyes, too, slowly lost their spirit…
Half an hour later.
"Master…" Looking at the Dragon Scale Giant Rhinoceros's corpse, the Second Elder's face showed sadness, "It seems to be dead…"
"Yes," Master Xie Yan's face also flashed with a hint of sorrow, "We couldn't save it…"
"Is it because I'm not skilled enough that I accidentally healed it to death?" the Second Elder lamented, blaming himself, "That's right, it must be, otherwise it wouldn't have died!"
"No, Second Elder, it's not your fault!" Master Xie Yan quickly comforted him, "It's just bad luck, its illness had already progressed to the terminal stage, we did our best!"
"Is… is that so…?" the Second Elder asked blankly.
"Yes!" Master Xie Yan nodded gravely, "Alright, don't overthink it, as long as we have a clear conscience."
"Yes, Master, you're right!" the Second Elder smiled with relief.
Ye Fan, who had silently watched the entire process, nodded to himself.
As expected, it was sicker than when he had left before!
Very good!
Completely unsavable!
"Master…" Zi Yu trembled, "Are the two seniors… that terrifying…?"
Ye Fan was fine.
After all, it wasn't the first time he had seen it, and he was somewhat mentally prepared.
Zi Yu, however, was not doing so well…
To her, this was hardly treating an illness!
It was clearly torture!
Killing someone should be quick.
What kind of deep-seated grudge could lead to this?
At this moment, the two elders were labeled as 'dangerous individuals' in her mind!
"Fortunately, they usually don't harm their own people," Ye Fan comforted, "But just to be safe, try not to interact with them if possible."
"There's one more thing," Ye Fan added, "Remember, never eat anything they give you!"
Zi Yu quickly nodded!
After instructing Zi Yu, Ye Fan walked over.
"Second Elder, Master, we should continue on our way."
"But this little one is already dead from illness," the Second Elder said with a pained expression, "He's so pitiful, why don't we send him on his way?"
"That makes sense!" Master Xie Yan agreed, "This is also the last thing we can do for it."
"Can you send him on his way?" Ye Fan asked calmly.
"Huh?"
The two elders were taken aback.
"We… don't really know how to do that…"
"That won't do," Ye Fan pointed ahead, "Let's go."
"Oh, right, I remembered something," the Second Elder suddenly suggested, "Little Ru Jing told me before that eating him would also be a form of sending him on his way."
"Now that you mention it, I remember!" Master Xie Yan suddenly realized, "She used to do that to send off the little animals she raised."
Ye Fan's mouth twitched…
Liang Ru Jing, Liang Ru Jing, what kind of nonsensical things did you teach them…
Just then, a faint sound of fighting reached their ears.
"There's something going on!"
The two elders perked up their ears and immediately ran towards the sound.
Ye Fan casually stuffed the giant rhino's corpse into his ring, then followed with Zi Yu.
It wasn't that he intended to keep it for food, but he was afraid the two elders might have a change of heart later.
This giant rhino was clearly mutated, and unknown changes must have occurred within its body.
Especially after being 'treated' by the two elders…
Ye Fan hadn't considered the possibility of eating the creature and dying.
But he was afraid he wouldn't die and would instead turn into a monster…
After storing the corpse, Ye Fan quickly followed with Zi Yu.
After turning a few corners, Ye Fan was completely bewildered!
When they entered before, there were only the four of them, and the door quickly disappeared.
He had initially thought it was some kind of beastly fight, as this was a complete dead town.
But the colorful lights flying in the sky were clearly spiritual energy from cultivators' attacks!
There were other people here?!
While pondering these matters, Ye Fan and the others arrived at the scene.
As expected.
A group of cultivators were fighting a beast.
Several wood and earth element cultivators conjured vines and earth walls as support, while others relentlessly unleashed their attacks.
Several others had flown into the air, their spiritual energy surging.
Clearly, they were preparing a powerful move.
Arriving at the entrance of a small alley, Ye Fan and the others stopped.
The battle was taking place in the square ahead, about thirty feet away from them.
No need to rush.
Let's observe in secret first.
When he was with Liang Ru Jing before, she had told him about the Great Liang Kingdom and its surrounding countries.
Naturally, this included common elements like clothing styles.
The attire of these people did not match what Liang Ru Jing had told him or shown him before.
Clearly, these people must have come from much further away.
Fighting them was a beast over twenty feet long.
The beast had the head of a tiger, with eyes that lacked whites, entirely black.
Below the neck was a snake body, over a foot thick.
However, the snake's body had no scales, but was covered in thick black fur.
Each strand was as thick as a finger, reflecting a chilling gleam.
Through its raised upper body, one could see its abdomen covered in a layer of light green bone armor.
The bone armor was covered with purple-red flesh lumps of varying sizes, the smallest being as big as a fist.
This sight would likely cause severe discomfort to anyone with trypophobia…
Ye Fan had never seen such a beast before, and it was likely a unique product of this continent.
However, Ye Fan couldn't help but comment.
This appearance…
Could it be considered a tiger's head and a snake's tail?
The little creature's appearance was truly bizarre…
"Oh no!"
Master Xie Yan's expression changed, and he shoved his hand into his pants, fumbling around.