I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 306 - 302 Finding the Exit
Chapter 306: Chapter 302: Finding the Exit
Chapter 306 -302: Finding the Exit
The Hummingbird executed a magnificent backflip in the air.
Upon landing, the katana in hand swept across, slashing the throat of the man with the injured hand.
Watching the man’s body fall to the ground, the Hummingbird still felt a lingering fear; just moments ago, she had even thought of the beginning of her will.
Wan Xiaozhou’s shot was a godsend.
If it had been off, she would have been shot in the head.
Hearing the gunshot from this direction, Fang Xiaocao also rushed over and saw that half of Wan Xiaozhou’s body was soaked in blood, she exclaimed in shock, “Xiaozhou, where are you injured?”
Wan Xiaozhou weakly smiled, “My hand seems to be broken.”
Hearing Wan Xiaozhou’s words, Fang Xiaocao was shocked.
She quickly looked toward Wan Xiaozhou’s arm.
Seeing the bloody mess on Wan Xiaozhou’s arm, Fang Xiaocao’s forehead started to sweat with anxiety, but she knew nothing about how to treat a gunshot wound.
“Princess Your Highness, let me handle this!”
The Hummingbird patted Fang Xiaocao on the shoulder.
Seeing the Hummingbird, Fang Xiaocao nodded repeatedly, like seeing a savior, and stood up to get out of the way.
The Hummingbird squatted in front of Wan Xiaozhou and examined the wound, frowning slightly.
“We must stop the bleeding quickly, otherwise, you might not make it until we get down the mountain.”
The Hummingbird said gravely.
Wan Xiaozhou nodded weakly, “I understand!”
“Let’s do it, I can endure the pain!”
“It will leave a scar…”
The Hummingbird whispered.
“It’s okay…”
“I have plenty of scars on my body…”
Wan Xiaozhou said nonchalantly.
Hearing this, the Hummingbird didn’t hesitate any longer.
She reached out and forcefully tore open the sleeve of Wan Xiaozhou’s garment.
She exposed Wan Xiaozhou’s arm, stained red with blood.
The Hummingbird checked the wound: “Fortunately, it’s a through and through. The bullet flew out the back, it’s not left inside the arm, and the bone is not broken. I’ll stop the bleeding and wrap it up, then we must get to a hospital immediately after we descend the mountain.”
Listening to the Hummingbird’s words, Wan Xiaozhou didn’t speak, only silently nodded.
The Hummingbird took off her backpack, took out a medical kit, and methodically disinfected Wan Xiaozhou’s wound.
After disinfecting, the Hummingbird didn’t rush to bandage her up.
Instead, she picked up Wan Xiaozhou’s gun, “click”, and ejected the magazine.
The Hummingbird removed several bullets, pried open the primer with a dagger, poured the gunpowder from the bullets onto Wan Xiaozhou’s wound, and then lit a match.
Under Fang Xiaocao’s gaze, the Hummingbird tossed the burning match onto Wan Xiaozhou’s wound.
“Hiss”, the gunpowder ignited instantly.
“Ah~”
Wan Xiaozhou cried out in pain, her vision darkening for a moment.
But her consciousness remained relatively clear.
After swaying a bit, she didn’t pass out.
The gunpowder ignited like a burst of fireworks.
In the blink of an eye, the gunpowder extinguished.
The tunnel was filled with the acrid smell of gun smoke.
Wan Xiaozhou’s wound was charred.
Emitting wisps of white smoke.
But the bleeding from the wound had indeed stopped.
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“The bleeding has stopped!”
“You should last until we get down the mountain!”
While wrapping the bandage around Wan Xiaozhou, the Hummingbird spoke.
Wan Xiaozhou nodded weakly, “Thank you!”
“I should be the one thanking you,”
“Without your shot, I’d be gone.”
Hummingbird shook her head, laughing.
After bandaging Wan Xiaozhou’s wound, Hummingbird looked at Fang Xiaocao, “Princess Your Highness, we need to hurry down the mountain and take Xiaozhou to the hospital. Otherwise, if the wound gets infected, things will get troublesome.”
Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Okay, let’s go down the mountain!”
Fang Xiaocao naturally had no objections.
Even if Wan Xiaozhou hadn’t mentioned it, she had the same thought.
“Princess Your Highness, Xiaozhou is very weak right now and can’t walk on her own. I’ll support her. Could you please lead the way?”
Hummingbird hesitated for a moment, then spoke to Fang Xiaocao.
“No problem!”
“I’ll lead the way; you help Xiaozhou follow behind.”
Fang Xiaocao nodded without hesitation, agreeing to the request.
Fang Xiaocao opened all three of their backpacks, pouring out the contents and, together with Hummingbird, picked and chose the useful items, packing them all into one bag for Fang Xiaocao to carry on her back.
The remaining items, though reluctant,
had to be left behind.
Now, among the three of them, only Hummingbird was uninjured and simply couldn’t carry that much weight.
Fang Xiaocao helped Hummingbird lift Wan Xiaozhou up.
Crouching down, with Fang Xiaocao’s assistance, Hummingbird hoisted Wan Xiaozhou onto her back.
Once certain everything was secure, Fang Xiaocao, holding the gun, took the lead, acting as the pathfinder for the group.
Fang Xiaocao stepped over the bodies of two men, and moving down the passageway, she didn’t get far before she came upon a door. Pushing it open, she was surprised to find a natural cavern.
The Pawnshop’s people had actually managed to install a door on the cavern’s rocky wall.
The cavern was tight and hidden.
Fang Xiaocao circled the cavern, finding no other exits or movements. Once Hummingbird caught up, Fang Xiaocao closed the Stone Gate and headed toward the cavern’s exit.
Emerging from the cavern, Fang Xiaocao realized that they were right across from the crevice where they had hidden from the mercenaries and Man-eating Rat battle.
If someone were hidden here, they could clearly see the entire passageway and the crevice diagonally opposite.
But those in the passageway and crevice, if not looking carefully, would never notice this side.
Fang Xiaocao assisted Hummingbird into the passageway.
“Hummingbird, can Xiaozhou’s injury last until Tom and the others come to join us?”
Fang Xiaocao asked gravely.
Fang Xiaocao’s plan was to hide near the Man-eating Rat Nest and wait for Tom and Taotie to join them. Then, with Tom and Taotie’s protection, they could leave the area.
Hummingbird shook her head, “Xiaozhou’s injury can’t wait. Send them a message to follow us, I’m going ahead!”
Upon hearing Hummingbird’s words, Fang Xiaocao nodded.
Fang Xiaocao took out her communicator and glanced at it.
There were many messages from Tom.
Fang Xiaocao briefly looked through them; they were all asking about her and Hummingbird’s whereabouts.
Fang Xiaocao sent a message to Tom.
[Fang Xiaocao: We’ve escaped the trap, Wan Xiaozhou has been shot and needs to get down the mountain to the hospital immediately. Hummingbird and I will take her first; hurry and catch up with us. Forget about the treasure for now.]
After sending the message, Fang Xiaocao didn’t wait for Tom’s response. She pocketed the communicator and moved ahead of Hummingbird to continue leading the way.
Fang Xiaocao had considered abandoning Wan Xiaozhou.
But the thought of Wan Xiaozhou saving Hummingbird’s life, and the idea of abandoning her savior in front of Hummingbird didn’t sit well with her, so Fang Xiaocao discarded the notion.
“We haven’t reached a dead end yet.”
“For now, let’s bring Wan Xiaozhou along.”
“If we come to a desperate situation, we can have someone to stay behind to cover our retreat…”
Fang Xiaocao thought to herself.
They chose to return the way they came, a path they had already traversed once, which made it familiar territory. Plus, they had already cleared the obstacles on the way, increasing their pace substantially.
A journey that had taken half an hour before was completed in just ten minutes.
However, Fang Xiaocao failed to notice a pair of eyes silently watching them from behind.
