But Fang Yuxin didn’t lord over her because she was in a vulnerable position, nor did she act superior for having saved her. Instead, she truly treated her as one of her own, even sharing such critical information as the Elemental Crystals. How could she not be moved?
Her eyes burned, and she quickly blinked to keep from crying. Then, looking at Fang Yuxin, she swore with solemn sincerity, "Sister Xin, rest assured, I will never betray the trust you’ve placed in me!"
Fang Yuxin hadn’t expected Shang Jinxiu to be so emotional. To her, since Shang Jinxiu had taken the Blood Oath and become part of her family, sharing the information about the Elemental Crystals was only right; there was no need for such excitement.
She reached out and patted Shang Jinxiu’s shoulder, saying, "Since you’ve said as much, I hope you’ll remember your words. Now, let’s not waste any more time. I’ll tell you where to dig."
The progress thereafter was smooth. Though Shang Jinxiu didn’t have much strength, as soon as Fang Yuxin pointed out a spot, she would clutch the dagger and dig energetically without hesitation. Digging so hard, blisters formed in her palms. Fang Yuxin had the ability to heal, and all Shang Jinxiu had to do was tell her, but she didn’t utter a word and continued digging.
Although zombies were intermittently attracted to them, they didn’t cause much trouble. Each appearance of the zombies was effortlessly dealt with.
Knowing her own strength was insufficient, Shang Jinxiu took on the task of retrieving Crystal Cores. The cores were found in the zombies’ brains, requiring the brains to be cut open. This job wasn’t exhausting, but it was more disgusting than killing zombies. And getting the Crystal Cores meant getting close to the zombies; the stench of decay hit her like a wave as she opened up their skulls—it was torturous.
Yet Shang Jinxiu didn’t complain. She remembered Fang Yuxin saying that the team had no place for the useless, so she had to prove her worth! With her current strength, she wasn’t up to killing zombies; digging for Crystal Cores was the only thing she could do.
Everything had been going well, but disaster always struck unexpectedly.
Some zombies never came close, killed by the Wind Blades released by Fang Yuxin, keeping a distance from the Fang siblings. While Shang Jinxiu was urgently digging for the Crystal Core, her heart alarmingly cried out! Instinctively gripping the dagger in her hand, she cautiously looked towards the zombie.
The ground zombie showed no signs of life, already dead beyond dead.
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