"He's going to die."
Returning to his sleeping bag, his brother, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said to Bai Xiaolu in his heart.
"What?"
Bai Xiaolu was stunned. "Are you talking about … The Golden Tooth?"
"Yes," his brother said.
"Over the past few days, I've been thinking about The Golden Tooth's physical condition, including his monstrous recovery ability that far exceeds the limits of human beings.
"Of course, many devils have been stimulated by excessive radiation, and their genes have mutated. They all have extremely powerful recovery and self-healing abilities, not to mention the mysterious' superhuman '. If this' superhuman 'of the devil was still an elite SEAL in the past, it wouldn't be strange for anything to happen to him.
"However, be it the devils, the 'superhuman', or the elite SEAL, they all have to abide by the laws of the wasteland, no, this world.
"Every benefit has a price. The more you gain, the more you lose. There's no such thing as' minced meat that accidentally fell '. The Golden Tooth has fought his way out of desperate situations time and time again. He can recover from the wounds all over his body in just half a day. He lost a lot of blood and even organs, but he can still fight, resist, run, and jump. He has received such terrifying' benefits', but what exactly did he pay for it?"
"Wh-What price?"
Bai Xiaolu gulped and asked with difficulty.
"Life. I highly suspect that The Golden Tooth sacrificed his life in exchange for the temporary 'final radiance of the setting sun'," his brother said.
"Did you pay attention to the content between pages forty-seven to forty-nine of Yuri's' Mind Notes'? It's about stimulating the brain cells with supreme willpower and controlling the secretion of various hormones in the body to produce an effect better than 'cardiac stimulants' and 'excitants'. It will greatly improve the self-healing ability and physiological functions in a short period of time, so that the heavily injured soldiers will be able to 'final radiance of the setting sun' and get up to continue fighting.
"It's like pouring fuel into a fire that is about to be extinguished, making the dim flames brighter than before. Yes, 'burning life'. That's exactly what I feel. The Golden Tooth is burning his life without caring about anything. He would rather overdraw all the cells in his body to maintain the normal and strong appearance on the surface. That's it!
"But even a brawny man like him can't maintain the state of 'burning crazily and final radiance of the setting sun' for too long. When he taught us the 'power of the heart' just now, I clearly felt that his brainwaves and … vitality magnetic field were very chaotic. He was even weaker than yesterday.
"At this rate of deterioration, he won't be able to last long."
"Well …"
Bai Xiaolu naturally believed in her brother's judgment, but she was also extremely unwilling to believe in her brother's judgment. He didn't know why either. Even though he and Boss Golden Tooth only had a mutually beneficial relationship, and the other party was a hundred times more ferocious than the likes of "Grandpa Snake", he was unwilling to see Boss Golden Tooth die like "Grandpa Snake". "Could there be a mistake? He's as strong as a rhinoceros. He wouldn't die so easily, right?"
"Is there a difference?"
His brother smiled. "Even if he doesn't die, he'll just be overdrawn. He won't be able to return to his past strength and dominance. Is there a difference?"
Bai Xiaolu immediately understood what his brother meant.
The Golden Tooth Boss was the overlord of the Wasteland. He was a powerful warrior with a fierce reputation. While he was admired and feared by everyone, of course, he had also created countless blood feuds and conflicts of interest that were even more intense than hatred.
It was lonely at the top. You were either a dominator or a dead body. For an expert like The Golden Tooth, even if he was thirty to fifty percent weaker, it was unacceptable, let alone being heavily wounded and losing most of his strength. It would only make him suffer a fate worse than death.
"But —"
Bai Xiaolu thought that he understood, but on second thought, he was even more confused. "If The Golden Tooth is dying, why did he go through so much trouble to bring us through the 'Northern Desolation'? Why didn't he accept Wanzanghai's suggestion and escort the 'cutting-edge water purification technology' to the 'alliance'? Maybe the people in the alliance have a way to cure him. Didn't they say that the medical technology underground is very advanced and can cure any disease? "
"That's different," his brother said.
"Of course, the medical technology of the 'pact' and the 'alliance' is unimaginably advanced, but The Golden Tooth is not sick. His life is only burning up. His organs are all on the verge of failure and collapse. He is' dying '. There are no instruments or drugs that can bring him back to life."
"Then, where is he going exactly?"
Bai Xiaolu was puzzled. "He can't have come to the 'Northern Desolation' on purpose to commit suicide and drag us down with him, can he?"
"I don't know," his brother said.
The elder brother said, "However, half a month ago, I heard a business team from the north that brought a very interesting piece of news. It's said that a very mysterious special force of the 'Covenant' has been stationed at the end of the uninhabited area of the Northern Desolation."
"After all this, The Golden Tooth is still going to the 'pact' after all!"
Bai Xiaolu did not feel very good. "Is he still going to give the 'cutting-edge water purification technology' to the 'pact'? He was obviously set up by the 'pact'! "
"Who knows?"
The elder brother said, "After all, he once fought for the USA, and the 'pact' was established on the remains of the USA's collapse with the original USA's strength as the main body."
"But didn't he say that he no longer believes in the USA, the 'hope on the top of the mountain', or 'be great again'?"
Bai Xiaolu said, "Didn't he say that the reason why he wore the USA flag and shouted 'MAGA' was to deceive the 'pact' so that he could get more benefits for himself? Didn't he say that he would never sacrifice himself for any flags or fancy words? Why is he risking his life again? No, he is destined to sacrifice his life to give the 'cutting-edge water purification technology' to the 'pact'? "
"Hehe."
The elder brother said, "Maybe he is that kind of person."
Bai Xiaolu asked, "What kind of person?"
"There is only one kind of person in the world."
The elder brother said, "People who say one thing and mean another."
Bai Xiaolu was silent for a long time.
"Then …"
The boy continued to ask, "Why did he teach us all of Yuri's' mind notes'? He even did not hesitate to use up his almost exhausted brainwaves and vitality magnetic field to help us feel the mysteries of the mind world. He even broke down his famous ultimate skill, the 'army', and explained it to us in detail."
"Maybe it's a new deceptive method to use us to test the limits of the 'army'. Maybe it's to win our trust and use us to get more benefits. Maybe he's sincerely trying to befriend us and hope that we can help him revive the USA Gang."
The elder brother said, "I only know that if this continues, in a few days, we might be able to kill him in a mental confrontation.
"What do you think, Xiaolu? When the time comes, will you kill him?"
"Me?"
Bai Xiaolu panicked and subconsciously said, "Brother is the 'ability user', I'm not!"
"What if you are?"
The elder brother said, "If you have the ability to kill him, will you do it?"
"I … don't know."
Bai Xiaolu thought for a long time and sighed in distress. "Brother, you decide. I'll listen to you."
"I …"
The elder brother was silent. He was no longer as calm and indifferent as before. He said in a daze, "I don't know either."
…..
They walked for another three days in the sand of Northern Desert.
The destination that they could reach in a day and a half with the off-road vehicle was still far away. They ran out of food and compressed drinking water, and they had not changed their bandages and medicine for a long time. The trio's faces were pale, their lips were dry, and their wounds were a little smelly. Their physical and mental strength were reaching their limits again.
The wind and clouds on the desert tempted and tormented them like banshees in the deep sea. Sometimes, an oasis would appear vaguely in front of them. Sometimes, they would see glittering cities or at least settlements with smoke floating from kitchen chimneys. However, when they gathered all their willpower and strength and ran over to look for them, they found that they were illusions or mirages. There was only wind and sand in front of them. There was still wind and sand in front of them. There was still wind and sand in front of them. There was still wind and sand in front of them. There was still wind and sand in front of them.
They were trapped in a world of wind and sand and despair. To some extent, they had become comrades in a trench. Even though The Golden Tooth was still as domineering as before, he did not force the two brats to carry too much weight. He did not even give them less water. After all, the two brats still had something he wanted most. If he accidentally killed the brats, he would be the only one who would suffer. When the sandstorm hit, the three of them even had to wrap themselves tightly in the same windbreaker and keep digging and struggling so that they would not be completely buried by the wind and sand.
Perhaps The Golden Tooth had also considered whether he should kill one of the brats if he had no other choice. He could drink the brats' blood and eat their flesh to replenish his strength.
However, the black dot that kept circling in the sky behind him made him temporarily dismiss the idea.
The Vulture Gang's falcon was getting closer and closer to them. It was very likely that they had discovered their existence.
The Golden Tooth alone could not deal with the Poison Scorpion Gang and the Vulture Gang. At the very least, he needed someone to help him distract and harass them.
"What … What is that!"
On the morning of the third day, when the three of them were exhausted and were about to give up, a glittering metal forest suddenly appeared on the left side of the dry river in front of them.
Bai Xiaolu narrowed his eyes and observed carefully. It was only then that he realized that it was a large group of wind turbines that towered into the clouds.
However, they were all melted, broken, and collapsed to the ground after being attacked by the high heat and shock waves of the nuclear war.
"It's a power station. I recognize this place. I've been here before the war. There's a decent-sized winery nearby!"
The Golden Tooth's red artificial eye kept adjusting. After confirming that he was really seeing twisted wind turbines and not a mirage, even he could not help but be overjoyed. "We're saved!"
The three of them looked at each other and suddenly shouted. They ran toward the wind power station together.
Bai Xiaolu ran too fast and tripped halfway.
Ignoring the pain from his wound, he crawled up with his hands and feet. Just as he was about to continue forward, he suddenly stepped on something hard and made a soft ding sound.
The Golden Tooth stopped abruptly. He turned around and glared at Bai Xiaolu.
"Don't move!"
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