Chapter 17: Aftereffects of Hyorinmaru

The white liquid from the spider brain core was dozens of times more effective than the most potent hemostatic agents in modern medicine. In just two or three seconds, it caused Lin Zhibin's wound to contract, not only successfully stopping the bleeding but also forming a layer of amber-like liquid protecting the wound, preventing infection and accelerating recovery.

"If things go well, you should form a scab in just half a day, and be fully healed in two days," Li Jiayu said, extending a hand to pull Lin Zhibin up.

"That hurt like hell just now, felt like falling into lava... Uh, what did you say, healed in two days? How is that possible? Even America's most advanced medical technology can't do that, right?" Lin Zhibin grimaced.

"This is a new era. What we can rely on is no longer limited to science and technology... There are also spoils from magical beasts and alien creatures."

Saying this, Li Jiayu turned around, picked up Hua Xiaolu onto his back, and softly said to everyone:

"Let's go."

The three girls looked at each other, still not fully recovered from the shock. The events that transpired in just over a minute were simply too complex. Any other girl might have already lost her mind in terror, huddled and crying.

"You... are you really Jiayu? Wait, don't walk so fast..."

The three girls followed closely. In fact, they had long wanted to leave this classroom filled with mutilated corpses, internal organs, and blood. This place was clearly the most terrifying hell on earth they had ever witnessed.

Lin Zhibin also coughed, walking with faltering steps. When he reached the doorway, he silently looked back at the corpses of his classmates, a hot tear rolling down the corner of his eye:

"I'm sorry, my brothers... If I survive this catastrophe, I will come back to bury you..."

Saying this, Lin Zhibin glanced at the Dark Octopus crawling past him and muttered bitterly:

"Damn octopus, only knows how to protect women! Would it kill you to protect men a little? If you had helped us a bit earlier... Du Wei and the others wouldn't have all died."

"None... of my... damn... business. You're not flowers... not worth... me protecting..."

The Dark Octopus glared with its round eyes, let out a disdainful snort, and swaggered off. A gallant protector wouldn't waste words on irrelevant men.

Lin Zhibin was so angry his mouth twisted!

At this time, Li Jiayu and the girls had already reached the corridor. The floor was littered with trash, waste paper, and textbooks dropped by people fleeing in panic, looking extremely messy. However, there was no one left in the corridor; presumably, everyone had fled to the thirteenth floor for refuge.

"Why do you ask that? Of course, I'm Li Jiayu. Who else did you think I was?" Li Jiayu looked at Sun Weiwei with his eerie ice-blue eyes and asked irritably. He himself found it strange why they kept questioning his identity.

"But, you've changed too much, haven't you? How did your hair, eyebrows, and eyes all suddenly turn white? I almost didn't recognize you!" Sun Weiwei stared openly at Li Jiayu's face and said in a peculiar tone.

"Huh? All turned white? How did I not know?"

Li Jiayu held Hua Xiaolu's perky butt on his back with one hand and grasped Hyorinmaru with the other. He used the sword's clear, water-like surface to look at his reflection and froze. He genuinely couldn't believe that person was him!

White hair shining like the sun, eyes more beautiful than sapphires, the contours of his face like a marble statue, masculine yet retaining a softness. His facial features were still the same, but merely changing his hair and eye color made him look extremely bewitching, radiating a diamond-like magical charm.

"Holy crap! Looks... really scary. How did I get white hair at such a young age? And I hate this kind of creamy pretty boy look the most! Why did I have to get such aftereffects?"

Li Jiayu complained unhappily. He was very dissatisfied with his appearance. In his view, people like him looked better with black hair. Having white hair made him seem too alternative, attracting attention, not to mention being accused by others of showing off!

The culprit behind all these aftereffects was naturally Hyorinmaru.

Hyorinmaru was a Legendary-grade magic weapon with extremely strong corrosive properties. When it crossed dimensions, a small portion of its frost power merged into Li Jiayu's body, making his bones harder, but also turning all his body hair white!

It was unknown... whether the hair in certain places also turned white like his hair and eyebrows...

"What's there to complain about? Jiayu, you look super handsome, even more handsome than the junior year campus heartthrob!" Hua Xiaolu lay on Li Jiayu's back, greedily sniffing the faint coldness from his hair. Her poison had come quickly and gone quickly. Apart from feeling very weak as if after a serious illness, her life was no longer in danger.

"Please, stop embarrassing me with 'campus heartthrob'... In the apocalypse, being handsome or not is completely useless, it just attracts a lot of trouble. If a woman is too beautiful, she'll be seen as prey by men and suffer abuse... If a man is too handsome, it's the same. Besides, I'm really just average, okay..."

"Don't worry, don't worry. You're so strong, who would dare see you as prey? Besides, your strength has increased so much. Before, your body was weak, but now you carry me easily while walking, and you can beat the insects black and blue."

"Stupid woman, don't overestimate me. My situation is actually terrible..."

Li Jiayu gave a soft, bitter laugh. He knew his own hardship). Behind the glory lay desolation unknown to outsiders.

Yes, his strength had indeed increased, but that was the enhancement effect of Hyorinmaru.

As long as he held Hyorinmaru, his physical strength would double!

Meaning, Li Jiayu, whose strength was slightly weaker than an ordinary person's, would become as strong as a bodybuilder, able to lift 100 kg.

However, Hyorinmaru wasn't as good as imagined; instead, it brought great harm to Li Jiayu. Its power was too tyrannical. When the frost power first surged into Li Jiayu's body, it frostbitten his meridians, especially damaging the kidney meridians responsible for storing Yang Qi!

Li Jiayu estimated that he probably needed to carefully nourish his kidneys for two months, otherwise, there was a risk of infertility!

In other words... Li Jiayu absolutely could not engage in sexual activity for two months, otherwise, his sexual function would suffer a heavy blow!

This was truly a scalp-numbing aftereffect. If he lost control one day, he would regret it for life. Fortunately, his self-control had always been good. As long as he exercised discipline, he should be able to pass these two months safely.

Hyorinmaru had another drawback: it didn't recognize a master.

It didn't acknowledge Li Jiayu as its master, so he couldn't use it to cast forbidden spells, only wield it as an indestructible weapon to cut people. Moreover... its consumption was also extremely alarming. After one day, its self-contained energy would be depleted. If he wanted to maintain its presence in this world afterward, he would need to use Insect Crystals!

One high-Tier 1 Insect Crystal could only sustain it for three minutes!

Meaning, after one day, Li Jiayu would face immense financial pressure. Want to use the Legendary magic weapon Hyorinmaru? Sure, just pay more Insect Crystals!

"By the way, Li Jiayu, you... how exactly did you learn summoning? And your axe skills and sword skills are also superb, you must have studied systematically... But I grew up with you, know you inside out, how come I never knew when you learned all this?"

Han Xiaoqi blinked, staring intently at Li Jiayu with extreme puzzlement. Her curious gaze seemed to want to pierce through him. She and Li Jiayu were childhood friends; elementary, middle, high school, even university, they studied together. They were practically the best friends of the opposite sex. If they weren't so familiar with each other, they probably would have become a couple long ago... Among everyone present, Han Xiaoqi was the most astonished by Li Jiayu's transformation. She even suspected Li Jiayu had been possessed by some transmigrator!

"If I said..."

Li Jiayu gently shook his head, his ice-blue eyes deep and distant:

"I learned it in a dream, would you believe me?"

Han Xiaoqi met Li Jiayu's gaze, looking into his eyes for a full three seconds. Relying on female intuition, she preliminarily ruled out the possibility of Li Jiayu being possessed because he still gave her an incredibly familiar feeling. No matter how his eyes changed, they were the ones she had known since childhood.

"I believe you. Of course, I believe what you say... Can you teach me? I want to become a superhero too."

"No, I don't want to teach a stupid woman like you."

"Uh... right, such precious arts, how could they be taught casually to others..."

Li Jiayu saw Han Xiaoqi blush awkwardly, tugging at the hem of her skirt while walking, and smiled faintly:

"Just kidding. You, Sun Weiwei, Zhou Jiamin, Hua Xiaolu, willing to stay in the classroom, means you're on the same boat as me now. Whether you betray me or follow me in the future, at least for now, you are friends I consider worth cherishing. Don't worry, I will make you stronger too, so you can survive well in the apocalypse."

Just then, a certain sour-toned voice sounded again:

"Damn it, Li Jiayu, you ignored me again... How come you and your Dark Octopus have the same virtue, typical case of prioritizing beauties over friends? At least I count as part of your camp, yet you forgot about me... No way, you have to teach me how to kill insects too! I want the insects to pay back a hundredfold! At least four hundred insects must die to vent the hatred in my heart!"

"That's natural. I will point you towards a path of development as a Berserker."