Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 527 - 482: How Did You Survive Until Adulthood?

Tai Ya's eyes widened significantly, and she carefully scrutinized Wu Hen from his face down to his body until he revealed a bold smile. That's when she suddenly realized something, and pointing at Wu Hen, she exclaimed in shock: "Aren't you the Corpse King?"

"So you think I am the Corpse King, may I ask how did you arrive at that conclusion?" Wu Hen was even more confused about this woman's line of thinking.

"But you were clearly standing at the highest point of the Corpse Tide and even commanding the Corpse Tide to attack our Oasis City. Even during the battle, you constantly killed those negligent Corpse People to intimidate all the undead!" Tai Ya found it unbelievable.

"Is it not possible that we were trapped by the Corpse Tide and couldn't find the direction to Oasis City, so we climbed the mountain surrounded by the Corpse Tide? And what's this mess about commanding in battle? If we don't fight our way out of the Corpse Tide, how could we reach Oasis City?" Wu Hen massaged his temples, suddenly realizing that the other party might not be from the Black Shirt Organization.

Tai Ya's mouth gaped open, taking a good while to recover.

Right.

It could also be someone trapped in the Corpse Tide!

"Then... then you guys are too amazing, to survive even being trapped in a Corpse Tide!" said Tai Ya.

"I admit we were covered in layers of plasma, but that doesn't connect me to being a Corpse King. Those commanders on the wall are literally brainless," Wu Hen was totally speechless.

"After all, this situation is very rare. Since it is a misunderstanding, on behalf of the Lan Guang Temple, I would like to offer my apologies. I think my knights should be coming to rescue me. When they do, you can return to Oasis City with my group," Tai Ya gradually smiled, and her demeanor relaxed.

Seeing her sincere apology, Wu Hen decided not to hold it against her.

After all, while escaping from the Corpse Tide, he had used her as his human shield from start to finish, and she hadn't said anything.

"Are you a noble of the Oasis City?" asked Wu Hen.

"I am the temple concubine of the Lan Guang Temple."

"What exactly is the Lan Guang Temple?" Wu Hen asked, puzzled.

"It's an organization, close to a religion but distinct from it, that holds ancient spells. We can harness the brilliance of the celestial god to eliminate heretics and protect the nobles, forces, city-states, and citizens," explained Tai Ya Temple Concubine.

"It sounds noble, so basically local exorcists," Wu Hen commented.

"Exorcism is indeed our duty. Our main targets are the heretics who have mutated to a certain extent, like the Corpse King who can control the movement of the Corpse Tide," Tai Ya explained.

"I see, but it feels like aside from carrying some weight, you're not all that powerful," Wu Hen said.

Being called out by a strange man, Tai Ya's cheeks immediately flushed red, and she retorted in a small voice, "I... I have claustrophobia. I always got dizzy during battle and couldn't cast powerful spells."

Hearing this, Wu Hen laughed.

A local exorcist with such a psychological condition.

"Corpse Kings don't scare you, but a group of corpses does?" Wu Hen said.

"Yes, yes... no matter how powerful the Corpse King or how terrifying the heretics are, I can handle them. It's just that..." Tai Ya earnestly said.

"Then turn around and look at those finely packed, glittering cactus spines under the starlight, and the lumped cactus flesh," Wu Hen said, purposely pointing to the Cactus Forest behind her.

Tai Ya unconsciously turned around and indeed saw the dense materials described by Wu Hen. The next second, her eyes rolled back, and she actually collapsed, unconscious.

Now it was Wu Hen's turn to widen his eyes!

No way!

A pure phobia sufferer.

With so much sand in this desert, how did she ever grow up?

...

After a good half-hour, Tai Ya finally regained consciousness.

Wu Hen was speechless, handed her some clean water, and then broke off half a piece of biscuit for her.

"Have something to eat."

Tai Ya felt embarrassed, feeling like she caused a lot of trouble and others had to take care of her.

She drank some water and started eating the biscuit to regain her strength.

She savored it slowly and swallowed elegantly...

But after only a few bites, her cheeks were covered with red spots,*******

which spread like some small pathogens rapidly across her skin, soon covering her neck and even seeping down to her chest.

"A...are you turning into a zombie??" Wu Hen was shocked, not understanding what was happening to her.

Tai Ya looked puzzled, as she couldn't see the changes on her body, and continued swallowing the delicious biscuit, asking, "What's wrong with me?"

With that, Tai Ya saw the red spots appearing on her fair arms, more numerous than the bright stars in the desert night sky.

"What kind of biscuit is this??"

"Five Nuts compressed biscuit, a specialty from my hometown. What's wrong?" Wu Hen replied.

"What is that?" Taiya evidently had never heard of such a thing.

"It's a compressed product of walnut kernels, almond kernels, olive kernels, melon seeds kernels, and sesame seeds kernels, rich in protein, carbohydrates, and various microelements necessary for the body," Wu Hen explained.

"I...I'm allergic to all of them!" Taiya's face instantly turned half white and half red in fright!

"Holy shit, why didn't you say so earlier!" Wu Hen was dumbfounded, never imagining someone could hit all the allergic elements of Five Nuts Cake perfectly.

It was too late for Taiya to spit out the remaining bits of the cake in her mouth; she sat there dumbly, her breathing becoming rapidly more labored, as if something was beginning to block her airway.

At the same time, more and more red spots appeared on Taiya's skin, reaching a frighteningly dense distribution.

Already unable to breathe due to her allergic reaction, she unintentionally glanced at the dense red spots on her body and, in that moment, her pupils dilated, and she fell into a state of dual phobias...

This time, she could not even manage to roll her eyes back before she limply fell backward!

Wu Hen realized the situation was getting serious; this woman was not only impacted by the potent poison of the Five Nuts, but also suffered a supercritical hit from the intensive source itself. No matter to what realm she had evolved within in this Desert Dust, such fears originating from her body and psyche would cause her immense damage.

"Don't die on me. I was counting on you to take me rightfully into Oasis City," Wu Hen said as he noticed her condition worsening and grew anxious.

Out here in the wilderness, he couldn't find a doctor for her.

The medical kit and all were with Lu Xian; an injection of a sedative and an allergen-reducing agent would have sufficed for her condition. But now, she might really not make it through. Initially gasping sporadically, now even her breath was fading!

"Breathe, you silly girl. If the explosive force of the Luminous Robe didn't kill you, leaving not even a scar on you, don't let the Five Nuts Cake take you down! What would your ancestors say about how you bravely sacrificed yourself, could you face them?"

"It's over, she's really going to meet God now."

Seeing she was suffocating, Wu Hen quickly helped to unfasten the breastplate wrapping her chest.

The woman was remarkably developed, but the breastplate she wore was too small, leading Wu Hen to seriously suspect that it wasn't the density but the ill-fitting golden thread dress that caused her discomfort and dizziness.

Wu Hen used one hand to pry open the woman's mouth.

There were still plenty of Five Nuts Shavings in her mouth...

Those were the sources of her allergies, causing her throat to inflame and airways to block.

Wu Hen immediately took some Salt Sand Water and forcefully rinsed her throat and stomach, leveraging the ancient anti-inflammatory properties of salt water.

After washing out the allergens from her mouth and stomach, Wu Hen began compressing her chest.

He knew the basics of lifesaving; no breathing means no heart function, and without heart function, the brain would die, although it seemed like this woman didn't use her brain much.

"Ah, I'm really fed up, doing this for the High-dimensional Essence Ghost Fragment of Oasis City, hoping you'll survive to give me the help I deserve."

This woman, was her upper body raised in a greenhouse? Was she allergic to the outside air too? Had her respiratory system never withstood the harsh conditions? How did she survive to adulthood in this perilous Desert Dust filled with rampant Evil Power and intense biochemical radiation!

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Bright Crown Knight was lowering his steps, cautiously approaching the Salt Pond.

Other Green Gold Knights quietly followed; they had located their temple concubine based on the energy of the golden thread dress.

Suddenly, Bright Crown Knight stopped; standing on a small sand dune, bathed in moonlight, he saw a figure resembling a human half-kneeling over a woman, unclear whether he was devouring her flesh, extracting her heart, or engaging in other bizarre acts.

The eyes of the Bright Crown Knight filled with rage and despair.

Judging by the woman's reaction, she was most likely dead.

Yet even in death, being desecrated by the Corpse King was a great insult to their Lan Guang Temple.

"Knight Captain, Temple Concubine Taiya has met with disaster; the Corpse King ultimately didn't spare her... Shall we now retrieve the body of the temple concubine?" a Green Gold Knight asked with helpless pain.

"Retrieve the body and then watch her mutate into a Female Corpse Empress under everyone's eyes? Didn't you see what the Corpse King is doing?" Bright Crown Knight's eyes were red with fury but he had to make a cruel decision.

"How shall we explain this upon our return?"

"Just say that Taiya Temple Concubine bravely sacrificed herself. If anyone speaks a word of what we've seen tonight to outsiders, dishonoring our sacred Lan Guang Temple, I'll be the first to strike down your heads!" the Bright Crown Knight said coldly.

"Understood, sir!"

"Let's go!"

"We should find an opportunity to dispose of the temple concubine's body more securely."

"Alright, you deal with the Corpse King."

"Everyone, orderly retreat. Taiya Temple Concubine has bravely sacrificed herself, let's return to the city to mourn."

Among the Lan Guang Temple knights were also many youngsters who couldn't see clearly the situation by the pool edge, but they could imagine what might be happening.

They had heard tales of Sang Demons attempting to break through species-breeding barriers but never thought such a vile and brutal legend would occur to their temple concubine...

But thinking carefully, if the temple concubine was already dead, then her body was just about to mutate, and the actions of the Corpse King made sense.