When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 232 - 194: Making a Fuss, Getting into Trouble_3

Chapter 232: Chapter 194: Making a Fuss, Getting into Trouble_3

Chen Qing crouched down and quickly started to treat Eluo’s wounds. Although they were freshly inflicted, as she drew closer, she smelled a putrid stench.

The flesh around Eluo’s wound had already turned ashen gray.

Putting on gloves and wielding her scalpel, Chen Qing deftly excised a piece of flesh and examined it with the naked eye.

"I can buy you twelve hours," she said. "The poison in your body won’t spread any worse during that time."

"You need a more professional doctor,"

Chen Qing emphasized again.

"..."

Eluo kept his eyes closed and did not answer Chen Qing’s question. She acutely sensed that something was amiss.

She turned her head to glance at another injured pirate who, like Eluo, also had his eyes shut.

Since the moment Eluo and her group hijacked this train, seven hours had passed and the sky outside had already darkened.

Yet, the Mechanical Association had not taken any rescue measures, not even a single person had been sent.

This was highly abnormal.

Chen Qing’s gaze fell upon Eluo’s face, and the condition of Eluo and that pirate was very wrong.

Chen Qing had initially thought that the hijacking of this train had a lot to do with her.

Because of the Sword Dance Mantis infection she caused in Lord Shang Jia and White Immortal, Shang Jia had stirred up trouble and sought to bite a chunk of flesh from the Mechanical Association in retaliation.

This hijacking event occurred as a means to threaten the Mechanical Association.

But now it seemed, she had overestimated her role in the matter and thought too simply.

Part of today’s operation might have been triggered by her, but certainly not a significant portion, and it was even more certain that most of it had nothing to do with her.

Lord Shang Jia’s involvement was definitely not just because he was infected with the Sword Dance Mantis plague.

The condition of the Mechanics across from them was also not right; there was obviously something wrong with them.

A Mechanic without problems should be like Wu Xi, who cared for none but himself, prioritizing his own well-being over that of the Mechanical Association.

"..."

Having understood the heart of the matter, Chen Qing realized she had, once again, been embroiled in something serious.

"I need a quiet environment, free from the disturbance of others,"

she stated as she put away the surgical knife and turned to speak to the pirates who had brought her here.

"Of course, we will arrange it for you right now,"

the pirates agreed briskly, and along with Eluo and another pirate of significant status, they were all taken to the compartment where Chen Qing had been previously.

The books Chen Qing had been reading were still on the table.

"If you need anything, just tell me. I’ll be right outside,"

the pirate said respectfully.

"Mhm."

The compartment door closed, and Chen Qing quickly checked the surroundings, sabotaging all the mechanical devices to ensure no eavesdropping.

Having done all this, Chen Qing then turned to look at Eluo and the other pirate.

"Can you two still hear me speaking?"

Chen Qing suspected that they too were infected with the special plague carried by the Sword Dance Mantis, but now, seeing their condition, there was no need to doubt – it was a certainty.

Eluo was fully infected, young and not very strong.

The other pirate retained a bit of awareness, and it was he who had someone fetch Chen Qing.

Compared to those "allies" at the front, Chen Qing, an outsider, was slightly more trustworthy.

Furthermore, since she had a connection with Lord Shang Jia, it was highly likely she would not act against him or Eluo.

Chen Qing recalled her previous situation and handed a paper and pen to the pirate, who quickly wrote a long string of characters.

The handwriting was not pretty, adhering to the distinctive style of the Demon Dragon Pirate Group.

[Sorry to drag you into this, but I hope you can help us contact Zhao Fuli to inform Lord Shang Jia about our current situation.]

This pirate was also a member of the Demon Dragon Pirate Group, although Chen Qing had no recollection of him.

Chen Qing contacted Zhao Fuli, who should be with Lord Shang Jia on Mechanical Island. The distance from Mechanical Island to Clockwork Bay was significant, and would take some time to cover.

There was no way the Demon Dragon Pirate Group could make it in time.

Considering their current condition, they couldn’t even think of running away; it was doubtful they could even walk properly.

However, as an Advanced Mechanic, Eluo should have quite a few combat machines on her, didn’t she?

On the other end, it took Zhao Fuli a long time to respond, and the pirate at the door even came by once to check.

The pirate who knocked met with Chen Qing’s deadly glare and did not dare return a second time.

To them, Chen Qing seemed bad-tempered, like a kind of mad scientist.

Almost an hour later, Zhao Fuli’s message arrived belatedly.

The message was brief, but the content was extremely grave.

[Escape with Eluo Youzeqi immediately! Meet up at Yuzhi Island!! A substantial reward is assured!!]