Chapter 68 - One Healer Saves All

[We're finally at the Xianzhou! My Tingyun! My Jing Yuan! My Old Ma!! OLD MA!!!]

[Why are you being so eggplant-y?]

[Foxians! My foxian girls!]

[Bailu! My little Bailu! hiss, hiss, hiss! Bailu is so small and soft… prrrrrr]

[? Open up! FBI!]

[Can you guys not go crazy every time we arrive at a new place?!]

[What a bunch of weirdos.jpg]

[Ahem, are we all VIP members? Why can you post image macros?]

[Ahh~ I want to go play mahjong with Qingque!]

[Am I the only person in the world who hasn't pulled Tingyun? (sad)]

"Um… are we cursed or something? Why is there always someone lying on the ground every time we arrive on a new planet?"

Looking at the collapsed Cloud Knight on the dock, March 7th couldn't help but complain.

"And also, all these containers… this doesn't look like a place for receiving guests, does it? Are you sure this isn't a cargo unloading zone??"

March's desire to complain grew even stronger as she stared at the endless stacks of containers that stretched as far as the eye could see.

"March, now is not the time for complaining. Wende, can you go check on that Cloud Knight's condition?"

Welt spoke calmly to March before turning his gaze to Wende, who seemed to be lost in thought.

"Ah… alright, I'll go right now."

Hearing Welt's words, Wende was startled for a moment before snapping out of his thoughts and nodding in agreement.

Wende's mind was filled with questions. What was the meaning of those two images that had surfaced in his memory after seeing the Xianzhou?

Did it have something to do with his Master? A destroyed Xianzhou ship, and a "small boat"?

He shook his head, pushing those extraneous thoughts to the back of his mind.

"A-Ahead… ahead…" the injured Cloud Knight moaned weakly, as if trying to warn them about something.

"Relax, don't speak."

Wende crouched beside him, a lightning needle materializing in his hand. He inserted the needle near the wound, and the power of [The Abundance] surged forth, rapidly healing the injury.

"Hah… hah… Thank you, I feel much better."

With Wende's help, the healed Cloud Knight slowly sat up. Though he was still panting heavily, his condition seemed to have improved significantly.

"What happened? Why are you fighting here?"

Welt got straight to the point. Ever since their arrival, the entire place had been shrouded in a bizarre atmosphere.

"This area has been corroded by the Fragmentum. We were ordered to evacuate the civilians here, but we never expected…"

The Cloud Knight lowered his head, his tone dejected.

"We never expected that many of our brothers would suddenly fall to the Mara-Struck, without any warning at all…"

"Mara-Struck…"

Welt frowned upon hearing this term, while Wende, standing to the side, also grew pensive.

In his memories, his Master had mentioned this term many times, and even the "Bad Person" had repeatedly spoken the words "Mara-Struck."

"Right! Doctor! Could I trouble you to save my other brothers? They're just up ahead! They were also attacked by the Mara-Struck!"

The Cloud Knight pleaded anxiously with Wende. Since this man's medical skills were so superb, he could surely save their squad from the fate of being wiped out.

"Don't worry, I will help them. Please lead the way for us."

Wende nodded, his expression serious.

"Thank you… Thank you! I'll take you there right now!"

The Cloud Knight thanked the group gratefully, then picked up his guandao from the ground and led the Express crew forward.

[I finally understand why the original Express crew had no healer in the story… Is this a healer? This is a mobile fountain!!]

Watching Wende pull up one Cloud Knight after another on screen, the live comments erupted with people claiming they had "seen the light."

[So they didn't give us a healer before because they were afraid we'd skip the plot, huh?]

[As expected of my father Wende, he's already saved a whole squad of Cloud Knights. He probably won't even have to fight himself later, right?]

[Tingyun: ?? Why haven't you guys come to find me yet?]

[Hey, no spoilers!]

[Seriously, could the spoilers please go and die! Ahhh!]

In Sister Guoguo's stream, the chat once again descended into chaos over spoilers.

"Ahem, everyone, please abide by the rules of the stream. No casual spoilers, it really ruins the viewing experience for everyone. And please stop cursing, I'll just have a mod time him out later."

As the owner of the stream, Sister Guoguo cleared her throat and addressed the bickering crowd.

[Indeed. For Sister Guoguo's great wisdom and righteousness, I will spare your family tree this once!!]

[Damn right, spoiler dog!]

[Alright, alright, stop arguing. We should focus on the game, for example… your dad has already saved over a dozen Cloud Knights…]

[Huh??]

"Thank you, Doctor Wende. If it weren't for you, our squad would have truly been finished here," the Cloud Knight squad leader said with a wry smile.

"It was nothing, just what a physician must do."

Wende put away his lightning needles and replied to the squad leader.

"Sir, your righteousness is profound!"

The squad leader clasped his hands in a gesture of respect towards Wende.

"By the way, do you know where the department for receiving docked visitors is? We are members of the Astral Express. We were just sent docking coordinates by your reception personnel and entered here, but this place… doesn't seem like it's for receiving outsiders."

Welt pushed up his glasses and asked the squad leader.

"You're outsiders?? But… no, that's not right. The Jade Gate should have been closed due to the Stellaron's influence. No one should have been let in."

The Cloud Knight squad leader frowned.

"Everyone, although it's not clear what the situation is, we will escort you safely to the Sky-Faring Commission. They are the department that specifically handles liaising with visiting tourists."

"Hmm… then we'll be troubling you." Welt said to the squad leader.

"Sir, you are too polite. Whether you are a Xianzhou native or an outworlder, protecting you is the duty of us Cloud Knights!" the squad leader declared solemnly.

"Captain! That group… they're…"

A Cloud Knight rushed over. He first bowed respectfully to Wende, then whispered something into the squad leader's ear.

"Sigh. Everyone, my apologies. We've discovered another group ahead who have fallen to the Mara. Please wait here for a moment. We will escort you to the Sky-Faring Commission after we've cleared them out."

"That won't be necessary. We'll go with you," Welt said, pushing up his glasses and gripping his cane.

"But…"

The Cloud Knight was about to say something more, but then his eyes fell on March's longbow and Stelle's outrageously large lance, and he swallowed his doubts.

As expected, a squad that can have such a supremely skilled doctor accompanying them is by no means ordinary.