Chapter 5: Savage Beasts, Martial Artists and Awakened Ones!

Awakened?

Jiang He could not help thinking!

He did not expect that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the mental hospital, and even the legendary Awakened!

Moreover, these three little old men looked very normal and didn't seem to be mentally ill.

"Oh, right!"

"They definitely aren't normal since they could kidnap Yun Yanchen. Perhaps I could learn more about this world from them."

He thought to himself.

"Third Brother, I don't know why, but I seem to have forgotten a lot of things after I woke up … I only remember you three in my head. Could you tell me what an Awakened is?"

"What's with the monsters on TV?" Jiang He asked.

"Looks like you really did lose your memory."

"Still, the fact that you still remember us means that you don't have a bad conscience."

Third Brother Zhang sighed before adding, "It's good that you lost your memory. It means that your past is a blank sheet of paper, and you can forget all your troubles … Come, let's go back to the ward. I'm going to scribble on that blank sheet of paper today!"

Back in the ward.

Third Brother Zhang began to talk non-stop.

"It all started thirty years ago …"

"I was only twenty at the time and in the prime of my youth. I had a beautiful girlfriend, Xiao Fang … but one day, the world changed. There were earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions …"

"Everywhere in the world was caught in a great disaster!"

"The disaster lasted for three whole days. Countless cities were reduced to rubble, and there were countless casualties."

"And yet … an even greater disaster came!"

"All over the world, many powerful monsters have suddenly appeared. These monsters have terrifying strength. Ordinary firearms are useless against them. Even many ordinary animals, wild beasts, and even plants have evolved and mutated!"

People named these monsters as "Direbeasts"!

These ferocious beasts were extremely aggressive and had high intelligence. Countless birds and beasts had evolved into ferocious beasts and were crazily attacking the human cities.

Many villages, towns, and even some small countries were destroyed overnight!

That was especially true for island nations and countries close to tropical rainforests, which suffered the most Feral attacks!

Only a few militarily powerful countries could rely on large numbers of firearms and nuclear weapons to deter the Ferals' attacks.

But soon, people realized …Even nuclear weapons could only cause limited damage to the powerful Direbeasts!

Instead, it was the contamination of nuclear radiation that mutated some of the Ferals, giving birth to more powerful Feral Kings.

Zhang San said, "Take the Eight-Headed Serpent Emperor in the Pacific Ocean for example. It was originally an ancient creature that was sleeping in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. When it woke up, it only had the strength of a King. It was able to evolve to the Emperor level largely because it had absorbed the contaminated energy of nuclear radiation."

"Hey!"

Li Si sneered, "Isn't that all because of the good deeds of Fusang?

As an island nation, it's already extremely difficult for them to establish a base city and survive. Yet, they still want to dump nuclear waste into the sea. Weren't the several large-scale beast tide attacks caused by the Eight-headed Serpent Emperor? "

Pockmarked Wang nodded in agreement and said, "In my opinion, Fusang is reaping what they sowed. Sooner or later, they will be destroyed by the Eight-Headed Serpent Emperor."

Jiang He replied, "It's gone. I saw the news this morning that it was gone on the sixteenth."

"Well done!"

The three old men clapped their hands and cheered.

Zhang San suggested that they go out for a drink at night to celebrate.

Both Li Si and Pockmarked Wang agreed to the suggestion, while Jiang He asked in confusion, "Don't our hospital prohibit patients from entering and leaving as they please?"

"How could a small hospital like Anning Hospital hold us?"

Zhang San began to popularize Jiang He's worldview again.

The world had changed drastically, causing flora and fauna to mutate and evolve while Ferals wreaked havoc.

But at the same time.

Among the humans, some "Awakened" were also born. Furthermore, people discovered that ancient martial arts could actually be cultivated in this era … With the sacrifices and killing of those "Awakened" and martial arts experts, the humans gradually gained a firm foothold.

That was until the establishment of many base cities.

Humans finally gained a chance to breathe and develop in the fight against the Ferals.

"According to some experts' research, 'Spirit Qi' appeared in the world after the calamity all those years ago. The evolution and mutation of flora and fauna is related to Spirit Qi, just as martial artists could cultivate."

"The Awakened, on the other hand, are more complicated."

"Some experts have pointed out that the Awakened may be born with a certain power in their bloodline. Under the stimulation of Spirit Qi, that power awakens, which is why all sorts of abilities are born."

That was a little similar to the setting of novels about the revival of Spirit Qi.

Jiang He pondered for a moment.

Then, he asked, "If Third Brother is a fire-type Awakened, what about Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother?"

Li Si replied, "Awakened are rare and one in a million. I cultivate in martial arts … of course, I'm most adept at poisons, and I'm the Deadly Poison Master that the people of Jianghu gave me!"

Pockmarked Wang leaned in and chuckled. "Sixth Brother, take a guess … why don't I go by the name of Pockmarked Wang instead of Wang Fifth?"

Jiang He hesitated for seconds before saying, "Is it because your face is full of pockmarks, Fifth Brother?"

Pockmarked Wang was dumbstruck.

He certainly had many pockmarks on his face.

Still, that was not important.

"Because I'm adept at blade techniques," Pockmarked Wang said. "In Jianghu, there's a sage who wields the blade called Great Blade Wang Fifth. If I'm called Wang Fifth, I have the same name as him."

Great Blade Wang Fifth?

That name was a little familiar … there was such a person in the history of his' home 'too!

Just then.

There was a knock on the door.

Feng Shaoyu led the security guards to Ward 207, saying, "Old Zhang, Old Li, Old Wang, the director has summoned you to his office."

The three old men all rose to their feet.

Jiang He quickly stopped them and whispered, "Don't go, brothers … the police and the Martial Arts Department (MAD) must have found their way to the hospital."

Zhang San smiled confidently and flatly said, "Don't worry, Sixth Brother. Those trash can't do anything to me … get ready, I'll take you out for a drink when I get back."

They waited until night time.

Jiang He had his dinner and took his medicine.

He even went out for two night jogs.

Proper diet, proper medicine, and proper exercise.

Strength + 30kg!

[Strength: 260kg]

He did not see Zhang San, Li Si, or Pockmarked Wang even after he returned to his ward.

"Could those three have been taken away by the police or the Martial Arts Department (MAD)?"

Jiang He was rather worried.

He had intended to have Li Si and Pockmarked Wang teach him martial arts … what good was strength if he did not know martial arts?

He left his ward and sneaked into Ward 209 next door.

Old Wang and the shit-eating male patient who seemed to be called Chen Yu lived in Ward 209.

"Eh?"

Old Wang spoke in a dialect and said in surprise, "Why are you still here?

Didn't they say that Old Zhang and the others were locked up in a small dark room?

Why didn't they lock you up with them? "

"???"

With a scowl all over his face, Jiang He returned to 207.

The moment he stepped through the door …Bang!

He felt a sharp pain in his neck, as if someone had smashed him.

He turned his head with great difficulty, and in a daze, he seemed to see three faces wearing stockings …Then, everything went black and he fainted!

(End of Chapter)