With the Bandit Leader crashing to the ground, tranquility was restored here.
A cool breeze swept through, gradually calming everyone’s boiling blood.
Just moments ago, everyone was boiling medicine spiritedly, but in the blink of an eye, everything had changed.
Staring at the bloodied ground, everyone was somewhat stunned.
Somebody murmured softly.
Finally, people came back to their senses amid their stupor, shuffling towards Doctor Wang.
By then, Doctor Wang, lying in a pool of blood, had long ceased breathing. Yet, his eyes remained open as if he couldn’t rest easy about everyone’s safety or was reluctant to die at this moment.
Most of those present had no relation to Doctor Wang and had only interacted with him in the past two days due to the epidemic, but even such a brief intersection had allowed everyone to understand what kind of man Doctor Wang was.
Everyone couldn’t help but have red eyes.
"Doctor Wang, wake up!"
However, Doctor Wang lay there quietly, without any response.
The door of the Horse Carriage opened slowly, revealing a young man whose complexion was even paler than before. He glanced at Doctor Wang and let out a faint sigh.
Although Xiao Chan and Rabbit were also distressed, the two of them immediately climbed onto the Horse Carriage to check on Li Wenli.
Li Wenli just waved his hand to indicate he was fine, then took the water bladder, poured a cup of water, and handed it to Rabbit.
"Let Doctor Wang have an easier passage."
Rabbit was initially startled but then understood the boss’s meaning.
He held back tears as he got off the carriage and amidst the wailing of Doctor Wang’s family, he gave Doctor Wang his final drink of water.
When that cup of water entered Doctor Wang’s mouth, the faint scent of grass and wood masked the blood on his body, and Doctor Wang’s wide eyes slowly closed.
"Doctor Wang, may your journey be peaceful."
Rabbit’s words caused everyone to break down as they all began to sob quietly.
"Xiao Chan, clean up the aftermath," said Li Wenli faintly.
Xiao Chan immediately understood and closed the carriage door for Li Wenli, then stood up and said to the crowd, "The dead are gone, but the living must be strong. Now is not the time for grief. The Bandits might very well return at any moment, and we must tally the team and regroup."
As soon as Xiao Chan finished speaking, everyone nodded and began to reorganize the troops through their choking sobs.
Out of a thousand people, over two hundred were sick, over two hundred had died, and over three hundred were wounded.
Only a bit over a hundred people remained unscathed in the squad, and of these, more than half were old, weak, sick, and disabled.
When Ah Dao and his group returned, everyone had just finished counting the team.
Seeing the drastically changed team, they all wore solemn expressions.
Rushing back to the Horse Carriage, Li Wenli had already passed out, Xiao Chan was busy taking charge, and only Rabbit was by his side.
"What happened?" Ah Dao’s expression was so dark it was as if he could devour someone.
Rabbit shrunk back a bit but recounted everything that had happened in detail.
"Did the boss use the power of the Deity again?" Even Smiling Face couldn’t muster a smile now.
The boss was already physically weak, and after several encounters where he had to forcibly use his abilities, his body had grown even weaker. He had only just recently managed to recuperate slightly when yet another ambush occurred.
Ah Dao clenched his fists, his eyes filled with self-reproach.
If he hadn’t been away, he wouldn’t have forced his lord to resort to a Forbidden Technique.
Seeing Ah Dao’s expression, Rabbit knew he was sinking into self-blame and hurriedly said,
"Before the boss passed out, he told you to lead everyone to take revenge and to resupply the team."
Ah Dao, who had just been engulfed in self-blame, "..."
"He said he wants to see the foundation of Mighty Hall when he wakes up."
Rabbit added another line.