HBBMAWH Chapter 118

The dazzling lights shimmered, illuminating parallel worlds. Suddenly, one of the worlds underwent deformation and distortion...

Yan Cai gritted his teeth to prevent himself from falling into the illusion. However, even though his extraordinary abilities were at an advanced level, he couldn't effectively cope with this kind of illusion.

In the apocalyptic world, just as the animals and plants evolved, humans too had evolved, manifesting various abilities. Yan Cai possessed a rare life-ability, yet no matter how powerful his ability is, he couldn't find a way out of this predicament.

He and his teammates had broken into this building and got separated. He found himself in this spacious hall and was attacked by the opponent's ability.

Perhaps not just in this hall, they might have been under the attack of the ability even before they stood in front of the building.

There was a special type of ability evolution among some people. Their physical strength might not be formidable, but their mental power far exceeded that of ordinary people. They could even create illusions to confuse their enemies.

He must now be under this kind of mental attack.

In front of his eyes, the world kept changing, swaying as if on the verge of collapse. His vision blurred, and even the shadow of that laboratory from years ago appeared.

Yan Cai bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to wake up from the illusion with blood and pain, and tried to counterattack with his own mental ability.

As mental forces clashed with one another, high-intensity collisions occurred between magnetic fields, and the world before his eyes teetered on the brink of shattering. Space itself underwent deformation and distortion.

The overwhelming force seemed to drain Yan Cai's strength. His head throbbed painfully, and the next moment, he seemed to twist into another world. The world before his eyes seemed like a lake stirred by a pebble, rippling...

Boom!

Yan Cai fell to the ground, opening his eyes to find himself in an extremely unfamiliar and strange place. Above him was... Yan Cai got up from the ground and realized he seemed to be inside a tent, with the sound of horses neighing outside.

Facing the unfamiliar environment, Yan Cai instinctively made defensive movements and remained ready to attack at any moment. For convenience, he had shaved his hair very short and was wearing a camouflage suit. The zipper was pulled up high, the sleeves were tightly fastened, and the pant legs were completely tucked into high-top shoes, leaving no gaps.

Not knowing where he was, he chose not to move recklessly and carefully observed the surroundings. However, he met a pair of deer-like pure eyes.

So beautiful. Round eyes, rosy cheeks. Not only had he not seen such a big child for a long time, but even the children he had seen were mostly dirty-faced. There were hardly any children who looked so beautiful and clean.

And, strangely enough, he felt that this child looked a bit familiar. The child was also very bold, not at all afraid when he saw him, and even reached out to him as if wanting a hug.

Of course, Yan Cai wouldn't hug him. Firstly, the existence of this child was a bit strange. Nowadays, where could you find such a clean child? Could he be a bait?

Furthermore, even if there were such clean children, they wouldn't be so friendly, wanting to hug a stranger they just met. No parent would teach their child like behave like that.

In the apocalyptic world where the vast majority have lost their ability to reproduce, every child is like a precious treasure. Parents would undoubtedly do everything to protect them and wouldn't allow them to naively extend friendly hands to outsiders.

Strangely, when the child saw that Yan Cai didn't hug him, he seemed to be on the verge of tears, as if feeling wronged.

It was really strange.

At this moment, Yan Cai's eyes widened again. This child was so young, yet he had awakened abilities. He felt that the child's abilities were very similar to his own, but also different.

Could this be the reason why the child's parents dared to be so at ease?

Seeing that Yan Cai ignored him, the child pouted and tried to climb onto the big bed next to the small bed. Yan Cai noticed that there was still a person lying on the big bed.

In fact, when Yan Cai was here, he immediately felt that there was a life form on the bed, but that life form was very weak, barely breathing, and not a danger, so Yan Cai didn't pay attention to him.

Now, because of the child's actions, Yan Cai had the energy to shift his attention to the person lying on the bed.

He was seriously injured and lost a lot of blood. His condition is quite grim.

"Father!" The child couldn't climb onto the big bed, so he turned his head to look at Yan Cai and called out.

Yan Cai felt a bit confused. Was this child calling him "Father"? But he was the only one here, right? Does this child call everyone ‘Father'?

However, what surprised him was that when the child called him father, he suddenly felt a very touching feeling in his heart.

Yan Cai walked to the bedside, leaned in front of the patient, and reached out two fingers to feel his neck. It was warm, and he could feel the flow of blood in the veins beneath the skin.

It didn't seem like an illusion; it seemed like a real existence.

Saving this person was actually quite simple for him, but he still harbored doubts. While saving someone was simple, what if this person turned against him when they woke up, or what if there was some kind of trap here?

Having experienced all sorts of hardships over the years, Yan Cai wasn't easily trusting of others. However, the person on the bed seemed to be on the verge of regaining consciousness, as he slightly opened his eyes.

Half-closed, half-open, his beautiful eyes were like crescent moons. Yan Cai felt like he could roughly recognize who the child was. The child resembled the man on the bed quite a bit.

Oddly enough, the man's attire was also peculiar. Wasn't it troublesome to keep such long hair?

However, there were indeed some people who admired ancient customs and chose to keep long hair.

The man didn't seem afraid when he saw Yan Cai; instead, he seemed somewhat happy. But after getting a good look at Yan Cai's appearance, he looked a bit strange.

"Cai... Cai..."

Calling his name? He actually knew his name? This must still be an illusion. Otherwise, how could he know his name? Yan Cai turned to leave; this illusion was too powerful, and he had to break free from it.

However, the man, who was weak and bleeding excessively, suddenly exerted strength from somewhere and grabbed Yan Cai's wrist, startling him. With Yan Cai's strength, he could easily shake him off.

But in that moment, he hesitated. Moreover, if he shook him off forcefully, and if his strength was a bit stronger, the man would be "kicked out" directly and pass away.

Yan Cai felt his heart stir, so he held the man's hand and began to treat his wounds. Ah, how long has it been since he last did a good deed out of kindness? This time, he must be out of his mind.

Well, let's just say it's for the child's sake. Those soft eyes have been staring at him directly from the beginning, trusting him wholeheartedly.

It's been a long time since Yan Cai has seen such a child.

As Yan Cai infused his life energy, it gradually repaired the man's internal organs, and his vitality began to return. Initially, he merely instinctively grasped Yan Cai's hand, but as his vitality slowly recovered, his consciousness also became much clearer.

The man - that is, Jiang Manyue, stared at Yan Cai without blinking. No matter how confused his mind was at this moment, he could still tell that something was wrong.

The person in front of him wasn't Yan Cai. No, that's not right either. He was Yan Cai, but not the one he was familiar with.

It wasn't just the difference in attire, but more importantly, the look in his eyes. Even during the treatment, his eyes remained vigilant, ready to attack at any moment.

It was clear he was cautious, distrusting, and full of suspicion.

When Jiang Manyue first met Yan Cai, he was also very cautious. But the one before him now was evidently even more cautious.

Moreover, his aura was different.

Very powerful.

Even when Yan Cai hadn't lost his abilities, he didn't possess such strong capabilities. Jiang Manyue felt his body was recovering very quickly.

As if guarding against Jiang Manyue suddenly turning against him, Yan Cai kept a close eye on him. Finally, when the internal organs were completely repaired, Yan Cai immediately stopped.

"Alright, you don't have any internal injuries." As for external injuries, he wouldn't treat them.

"Caicai." Jiang Manyue couldn't help but call his name. Regardless of whether the Yan Cai before him was the one he knew; he didn't feel unfamiliar.

"How do you know my name? Who are you?" Yan Cai narrowed his eyes, a short dagger pressed against Jiang Manyue's throat.

Just as he was asking questions, Yan Cai suddenly heard a very familiar voice coming from outside.

"Zhu Hua, why are you outside? How's Manyue?"

"Your Highness, I'll just hang the quilt out for a moment, and then I'll come right in! Let me bring the medicine in for you."

"No need. I'll do it myself. You go help bring the food in for me. I'll go in first to feed Manyue the medicine."

The voice was extremely familiar, so familiar that Yan Cai felt a bit fearful. Could this illusion even replicate his voice!?

Yan Cai lowered his head and exchanged a glance with the man on the bed, feeling that the man's gaze was excessively profound.

The curtain was lifted, and the warm sunlight fell on the newcomer. The dazzling light forced him to squint his eyes...

Just as he appeared, the short dagger pressed against Jiang Manyue's throat vanished like shattered silver, and then the person holding the dagger disappeared suddenly...

Jiang Manyue reached out his hand but couldn't grasp any trace of the shattered silver light.

Qingke spoke up.

"Father."

"Oh, son, you're awake." Yan Cai, who came in, didn't notice that his son's gaze wasn't directed at him when he called out.

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