Chapter 270 - 163: Mass Food Poisoning! The Parasite of the TCM Clinic! How Is This Any Different From a Suicide Mission?

Chapter 270: Chapter 163: Mass Food Poisoning! The Parasite of the TCM Clinic! How Is This Any Different From a Suicide Mission?

Cold sweat beaded on his forehead and trickled down his back.

Honestly, under normal circumstances, he would have turned and walked away, muttering that only a complete idiot would do something like this.

But things were different now.

The thought of Brother Chong at the bottom of the abyss, likely in grave danger and waiting for them to rescue him, spurred him on. Every minute they delayed added to the peril, and he absolutely could not be the one to hold them back.

With this in mind, Xu Jun gritted his teeth and roared:

"Wang Biao, Qi Zhen, watch me! If I overshoot the jump, make sure you grab me! I’m going all in!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he squeezed his eyes shut and leaped.

Fortunately, he landed squarely on the rocky ledge.

Unfortunately, he’d used too much force and couldn’t stabilize his landing. Inertia sent him pitching forward.

He was about to tumble off the ledge and into the abyss...

In the nick of time, Qi Zhen and Wang Biao each grabbed one of his shoulders, yanking him back from the brink.

Xu Jun gasped for air, his heart pounding with a mixture of terror and relief.

’I actually did it...’

As the saying goes, the first step is always the hardest. After the first time, the second becomes much easier.

Wang Biao repeated his earlier action. He punched the cliff face, grabbed a handful of rubble, and tossed it out again.

There was no discernible sound from below, or if there was, it was extremely distant.

His brow furrowed. He grabbed another handful and tossed it in a different direction.

"This time, the sound was close. About two meters ahead and five meters down."

With that, he leaped again.

As before, Qi Zhen followed without a word.

Xu Jun mustered his courage. Though he was still apprehensive, he wasn’t as terrified as he had been the first time.

He made the jump successfully, his control over his body growing more precise. He no longer needed Wang Biao and Qi Zhen to catch him.

And so, the three of them repeated the same process over and over, fumbling their way through the darkness as they descended toward the bottom of the abyss...

...

「Meanwhile, inside the school.」

"Holy shit, President, I feel like I’m dying!"

"Me too! It feels like I swallowed a can of razor blades. My guts are tying themselves in knots!"

"Could it be those vine fragments we ate earlier? Are they indigestible?"

"This feels exactly like food poisoning! Should we get our stomachs pumped?"

"Are you stupid? Where are we going to get our stomachs pumped here? Just stick your fingers down your throat and make yourself puke! Maybe you’ll feel better if you do. UGH—"

"President! President! Er Pang threw up and passed out..."

In the student council’s headquarters, the core members who had eaten the vine fragments were now all curled up on the floor, clutching their stomachs. Their faces were ghastly pale.

As for Sima, the President, his condition wasn’t any better.

Though he was still sitting on a stool, his hands were clenched white-knuckled around the armrests. His face was bloodless, and cold sweat dripped steadily from his forehead.

Clearly, he was in no better shape than his subordinates.

He hadn’t said a word, but internally, he was already cursing up a storm.

’Damn it! Why does eating these vine fragments hurt so much?’

’It’s only been a few hours, and I feel like I’m about to die.’

’Are these fragments not edible at all?’

’But Chen Chong clearly said that eating the flesh and blood of Extraordinary Creatures allows you to absorb their Extraordinary Energy, giving you a chance to enter the Extraordinary Realm.’

’So why isn’t it working for us?’

’Is it because the human body can’t digest these fragments?’

’No, that can’t be it...’

Sima frantically searched for an explanation. ’This must be the normal process for absorbing Extraordinary Power.’

’To gain power beyond ordinary humans, one must pay a price. Side effects are to be expected!’

’Maybe... if I can just endure it, everything will be fine!’

’That damned Chen Chong! He only told us the method, but he never mentioned how painful the process would be.’

’If he’d just said one more thing, we could have at least been mentally prepared...’

’But it doesn’t matter. Maybe if I can get through this, I’ll become a Transcendent. Those who can’t endure it naturally don’t deserve it.’

’Once I become a Transcendent, I won’t have to fear Chen Chong anymore.’

’The entire school will once again be mine for the taking...’

Sima continued to hold on, silently repeating the word "Transcendent" in his mind.

To become a Transcendent, he could endure any amount of pain.

But less than a minute later, he finally couldn’t take it anymore.

"Dammit, it hurts too much... It’s like I’m disemboweling myself..."

The pain nearly brought him to tears.

He could no longer deceive himself or stick to his self-delusion. He cried out that this situation was definitely not normal.

’No wonder Chen Chong didn’t even glance at all those fragments in the square before he left. This stuff isn’t fucking edible at all!’

He staggered to his feet, his legs giving out as he nearly collapsed to his knees.

His pale lips moved with great difficulty.

"Go... to the Chinese medicine clinic!"

He had finally given in.

He knew that if this continued, it wouldn’t just be a matter of pain; he would probably die on the spot.

Although the student council had a doctor, no one knew better than him, the President, that this so-called doctor was just a half-assed quack who only knew how to castrate pigs.

When members had minor ailments, they all just relied on being fed antibiotics to power through.

After all this time, their supply of antibiotics was nearly gone. Even if they had some left, it would be useless for his current condition.

On the other hand, the Chinese medicine clinic below the faculty apartment building was perhaps their only hope...

As the student council president, he was well aware that the Chinese medicine clinic was Chen Chong’s business.

Ever since it opened, it had become famous throughout the school for its affordable prices and the best medical skills on campus.

In their current environment, scrapes, sprains, stomach aches, and colds were all commonplace.

However, whenever his members had encountered these problems in the past, he had strictly forbidden them from going to the clinic. After all, it was Chen Chong’s territory. They had all been forced to rely on the student council doctor’s antibiotics to get by.