Everyone subconsciously looked at Shen Qingqing. They all knew about leeches, but what was a blood-sucking worm?
Shen Qingqing said calmly, "Unlike leeches, which suck blood from wounds and burrow into the body, causing pain, blood-sucking worms do not. They are a type of worm from extremely hot regions. Their two antennae can pierce the skin and suck blood, causing their bodies to swell. However, during the feeding process, they do not cause pain, leading to death without the victim realizing it."
"Then why is his reaction so strong?"
"Blood-sucking worms are divided into two types: poisonous and non-poisonous." Clearly, this man had very bad luck; he had encountered a poisonous one.
As they spoke, the old man had already swiftly plucked the worm out.
When the antennae left, blood slowly dripped from the wound, which was the size of a true eye. The old man fiercely threw the blood-sucking worm onto the ground.
"This damned thing probably sucked a lot. The poison has entered the body, and it's not easy to handle."
Shen Qingqing stepped forward, looked at the flattened worm on the ground, and then at the man whose face had turned from pale green to white. "Let's give him medicine first. If that doesn't work, we'll have to find an antidote."
The old man's expression was grave. "That's all we can do."
He patted himself down and rummaged through his backpack for a long time, but it was still empty. He then remembered something and looked at Shen Qingqing.
"I remember I left that medicine with you."
Shen Qingqing looked at Fu Jingshu.
He immediately opened his backpack and emptied its contents onto the ground. Shen Qingqing quickly located a red bottle, took out a pill, and handed it to the old man.
The old man pried open the man's jaw and put the pill inside.
He could no longer swallow. The old man placed one hand on his jaw, lifting it gently. The man's throat moved up and down.
He released his hand. "He swallowed it."
"Now we just wait," Shen Qingqing said, her gaze sweeping around the surroundings. According to the principle of mutual generation and restraint among all things, where there were blood-sucking worms, there must be something to counteract them.
However, after looking around, apart from weeds and large rocks and trees, there wasn't even a single flower. This was very strange.
About half an hour passed, and the man remained motionless. Everyone was getting impatient.
Carter stood up impatiently, "Is this guy dead?"
His words ignited panic.
"He shouldn't be, right? Didn't he take the antidote?"
The old man also frowned, looking at the man. By all rights, he should have woken up by now. Even if he didn't wake up, he shouldn't be so silently still, as if he were dead...
Carter stepped forward, bravely reaching out to test the man's breath, feeling the coldness on his fingertips. "He's really dead!"
"This is impossible! Did the antidote not work?"
Carter glared at Shen Qingqing, "This man is dead, and it's all because of you!"
Everyone was stunned.
Carter ranted, accusing, "If you had let us look for the antidote earlier, he would definitely be fine by now. You insisted on giving medicine first, and only look for the antidote if it didn't work. But now that he's dead, what the hell are we going to look for!"
Since they had emerged from the sea, everyone had been unusually quiet, immersed in the lingering fear and unreality of their near-death experience. In truth, everyone's nerves were taut, unsure if they would survive and get out.
Now, with a sudden death, it was like igniting a bomb, instantly blasting away everyone's reason and composure. They needed an outlet for their emotions, and that person was Shen Qingqing.
"It's all your fault!"
"It was because you insisted on coming to the island earlier that we all fell into the sea. My brother still hasn't surfaced..."
"Do you want to show off so badly? You've harmed everyone enough, and now you've killed another person!"
"You're disgusting!"
Everyone's eyes were red, staring fiercely at Shen Qingqing as if she were a demon, the one who had brought them to this predicament.
"Don't say that, the pretty sister saved us!" Ai Qi clenched her fists, bravely explaining for her. "It was her insistence on coming here that allowed us to escape the storm. Although we fell into the sea, at least more than half of us survived!"
Otherwise, they would have perished with the cruise ship in the heart of the storm.
Pei Ji also stepped forward, trying to calm everyone down. "Calm down. Arguing now is meaningless. When she spoke up earlier, it was to save someone, and no one objected. Even doctors can't promise a one hundred percent success rate, let alone an ordinary person?"
"If she didn't have a hundred percent certainty, she shouldn't have spoken up! Isn't it just for attention? Even when injured, she's restless!"
"We didn't beg her to save us. If she treated him to death, shouldn't she be held responsible?"
"If it weren't for her, maybe all of us could have survived. We wouldn't have fallen into the sea, wouldn't have come to this godforsaken place, and wouldn't have had to face these damn blood-sucking worms!"
The crowd's faces contorted, and they roared and cursed, attacking her with the most vicious words.
Carter stood among them, his fists clenched, his eyes bloodshot. "That's right, you're a jinx! Before you came, we were all fine. As soon as you arrived, the blood-sucking worms were discovered. Maybe you brought them back!"
Hearing this, the crowd cursed even more fiercely.
"Get out of here! Get out of here, don't be with us!"
"You bring harm to people, you demon!"
"Harbinger of disaster!"
Carter waved his arm. "Get out!"
He wasn't content with just speaking. With bloodshot eyes, he lunged forward to attack. This time, King wasn't here. With only Pei Ji and the old man, he didn't believe they could protect that slut.
Before his hand could touch Shen Qingqing, it was grabbed.
He struggled with all his might and widened his eyes in astonishment. The strength was comparable to King, who had controlled him that day!
"You!"
He looked at Fu Jingshu. How could a man who only knew how to obey his wife have such immense strength? Was he hiding his true abilities?
Carter refused to believe it, but after struggling fiercely, his face turned red, yet he couldn't pull his hand free. His free hand clenched into a fist, whistling through the air, and swung towards Fu Jingshu's face!
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his left arm. He cried out in agony, his body bending down, followed by a dizzying spin, and he was thrown to the ground.
A foot was placed on his chest with such force that he could barely breathe.
"Let... *cough*... let me go!"
The foot pressed down slightly, and he couldn't make a sound. He looked up in terror at the man towering over him.
"If you want to die, I'll grant it."
Fu Jingshu narrowed his eyes. He had tolerated this person for a long time. Last time, King had acted quickly; otherwise, it would have been him who disabled him on the spot.
He picked up a wooden stick as thick as an arm from the ground, his cold eyes fixed on Carter's face.
His expression froze inch by inch, and even his heartbeat slowed.
He watched helplessly as the wooden stick fell with the force of a thunderbolt!
With a "crack!"
"Ah!"
Carter let out a scream.
The sound made everyone involuntarily shiver. The people who had been righteous and blinded by anger finally calmed down.
His arm was broken, hanging limply by his side at a very strange angle.
Carter gasped in pain, unable to speak. His whole body trembled, but he didn't dare to touch his arm. His features were contorted, his eyes bloodshot, as if they were dripping blood.