The Geared Immortal

Chapter 587 - The Enemy

Chapter 587

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Outside of the village is an army camp with many soldiers standing on guard. This army was sent in this place to prevent the villagers from escaping the vicinity. As the plague in the village has already spread throughout the city, almost everyone already knew of the danger in the village. For this reason, many travelers have been rerouted to another route by the soldiers from the city.

Seeing the soldiers and their meticulous planning, Shin Jiao is really amazed at the efficiency of the city leaders to protect their citizens.

"Captain, we have a guess… It's the young doctor, Qiong Ji…" the soldier said as he stood in front of the tent.

Upon hearing his subordinate, the captain showed a surprised look on his face, but then calmed down immediately.

"Bring him in…" he said as he stood up to welcome Shin Jiao.

Upon seeing the young face of the famous miracle doctor of the Yun Ji city, the captain showed a faint smile on his face.

"Doctor Ji, it's nice to see you in my camp… I'm guessing that you are here for the plague?" the captain said while gesturing for Shin Jiao to sit.

"Yes, captain. I'm here to help cure this unknown plague… However, I have three companions at the carriage. I'd like to ask the captain to see to them while I'm gone. They're a bit… tired… from our travel."

"Oh, no worries, no worries… sigh… if you can fix this, I will be truly grateful. This plague… it's something… gruesome… and dangerous. A few of my soldiers have already contracted it. And even some of the doctors we have in the camp also have it… I'm on my limit here…" the captain said as he slumps down to his chair.

Shin Jiao can see the captain's face which seems haggard and distressed from over thinking of the village's problem.

"Don't worry captain… I already helped a village not too far from here… but… it was a bandit's village." Shin Jiao said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the captain suddenly showed an alarmed expression.

"What do you mean doctor?"

"Well, I and my group was actually kidnapped and was led by a guy to go to this village. However, I never thought that the person is actually a part of a gang of bandits. Hence we were taken to their hideout…"

Shin Jiao explained the rest of the things that happened in the village which made the captain showed a complicated look on his face.

After listening, he turned silent for a moment. Then he looks at Shin Jiao and asked.

"Doctor, can you lead us to that village after we fix the problem in here?"

With a nod of his head, Shin Jiao agrees. Since he has already extended a helping hand, he would just go all the way. Going to the capital could still wait anyway.

Soon after a while, he came out of the tent and walked towards the village.

Two brave soldiers as tasked to assist Shin Jiao as he enters the village in the middle of the night. The path is a bit of a rough road and it seems that the village is filled with a gloomy vibe.

Shin Jiao heard that there are many who have already died and their corpses seem to deteriorate at an astounding speed that it only took 1 day for a body to be turned into a puddle of blood, flesh, and bones.

With covering on their mouths the soldiers followed behind Shin Jiao while pointing at some certain direction and explaining to him the situation.

Although he did not activate any special skills, his eyes can still see traces of dark Qi floating in the air as the group walked by the road near a large pit. Upon seeing this, he gestured for the two guards to take a few steps back.

He then walked towards the pit.

"The atmosphere… why is it not absorbing the black Qi?" he thought while observing the pit which is filled with deformed flesh and bones of the villagers who have already died.

Shin Jiao extended his hand towards the black Qi and suddenly in his mind tried to activate, a certain skill.

"Essence Syphon!"

He is not hopeful as he tried doing this a few times already. However, as soon as his hand enters the vicinity radius of the pit, he suddenly felt that something happened.

Suddenly, the dark Qi in the air rushes towards his body as if they wanted to invade and possess him by force.

However, as soon as they enter his body and meridians, they were all refined. As if hearing thousands of shrieking voices in his mind, Shin Jiao felt like those black Qi entered a forbidden zone and died. And inside him, a large amount of black Qi was refined and enters his dantian.

A faint smile appears on his face as Shin Jiao absorbed a large amount of energy. He is happy because the energy he spent crafting some of the gadgets he needed was replenished due to this lucky encounter.

After a while, the soldiers observing the situation did not understand why the doctor is acting weird and just standing in one place while extending his hands. However, the soon saw Shin Jiao turning towards them with a smile and continue walking towards the village.

Entering the village, Shin Jiao saw that it almost turned into a dilapidated environment where everything is a mess.

After taking a deep breath, he began working.

The three knocks on every door of the village and he slowly absorbed every dark Qi in each of the villagers with the guise of checking their pulse. Then he would give them some medicine to heal their internal organs which were damaged by the dark Qi.

Those who are critical, he spends a lot of time. While those who are doing fine, just took him a couple of seconds to a minute to check.

It was already the break of dawn when the three came out of the last house in the village. As the three walked, they soon discovered that there is a tall figure wearing a dark large dark hooded cloak standing in the middle of the village's main road looking at them.

The figure is two heads taller than Shin Jiao. He could not guess the true body-size of the person as the robe on his or her body seems to be floating.

"Halt! Who are you?" one of the soldiers asked with an authoritative tone.

"Are you the people who stole my harvest?" the figure asked in a hoarse yet deep voice of a man.

Hearing the man's voice, the soldiers were a bit alarmed and readied themselves in a fight. The two wanted to take a step forward and a fight by Shin Jiao held them back.

"Don't be too impulsive…"

"Are you the people who stole my harvest?" the man asked the second time.

But this time, his voice has traces of force in it.

This made the two soldiers staggered a little bit.

"Hmm… voice amplification without Qi… that is a neat trick." Shin Jiao thought as he observes the person.

Without gaining any reply from the three people, the man suddenly took a step forward. As he extended his feet, Shin Jiao immediately saw that this person wearing a robe and a hooded cloak is actually very thin. Judging from the legs outlined by his clothes, this person is really thin that he could be considered as a bag of bones.

But this person gives off a dangerous vibe, so Shin Jiao took a step back. The two guards saw this and a smile appear on their faces. They heard of the rumor, and they knew that the young doctor is extremely cowardly according to the humor. And now that they saw him staggered backward just because the enemy moved, the two wanted to laugh.

"Don't worry doctor, we will take care of this guy in no time." The two said as they walked to intercept the man.

Suddenly, the man sped up and charges towards the two guards. Shin Jiao saw the torso of the man which seems to be covered with thick armor. Then the body of Shin Jiao fell to the ground.

Hearing this, the two guards snickered.

"How cowardly could this doctor be?" one of them muttered as he readied himself to face the charging enemy.

Suddenly, the two saw the enemy vanished in front of them.

Before they knew it, the enemy appears to the right side of one of them. Then with a swing of his fist, the cloaked man sent a punch towards the guard's side.

However, the two guards are skilled enough to immediately block that blow. But his study shield was shattered with his figure flying in the air and hitting the wall of a house. Before he landed, the guard has already fainted.

"You… you f*cker! I will kill you!" shouted the remaining guard as he suddenly brandished his spear and swing it to the head of the cloaked man.

The man extended his arm and blocked the spear with ease, and at the same time threw a forceful punch towards the soldier's head.

And like his companion, his reflex is also fast enough that he is able to raise his shield to block the punch. The guard gritted his teeth and prepare for an impact. However, he waited for a while, but it seems that nothing happened. He took this opportunity to move a few steps back.

But his spear was grabbed by the enemy so he lets it go.

The guard looks at the enemy who seems to be confused. However, as soon as he saw the man's face, a cold shiver runs down the guard's spine.

The enemy he is facing looks like a living corpse. Its eyes are white, with an already sunken nose, and cheeks. It's like looking at a mummified being.

"You… you're not a living person… How… how could this be?" the guard muttered as he took a few steps back in fear.

His once confident hand is already shaking as he reaches for the sword on his side.

Just by seeing the enemy's face, the guard's morale has already dropped.