Volume One, Chapter 15: The Eight Girls Who Ignited Hope

When Lin Yi saw Huang Tian and the other three struggling from a distance, each carrying someone on their shoulders and supporting another with their hands, his face instantly grew grave. Without hesitation, he grabbed Zhang Xin’s hand and quickened his pace toward them. As he drew nearer, the figures of the women became clearer. His gaze fell upon them, and in that instant, his expression darkened like a gathering storm.

“Beasts! Those damned goblins are nothing but inhuman monsters!” Lin Yi roared with uncontrollable fury.

Upon closer inspection, the scene before him was harrowing. The eight women Huang Tian and the others had brought back were battered beyond recognition. Their skin was marred by countless deep and shallow scratches crisscrossing their bodies—goblin claws—and some wounds still oozed blood, painting a grisly picture.

What was even more heartbreaking was the vacant, lifeless look in their eyes, as if all hope had been extinguished. The bright, lively eyes they once had were now dull and ashen.

Witnessing this, Lin Yi felt as if his heart was being torn apart, overwhelmed by unbearable pain. These young women, once as delicate and radiant as blossoms, had been mercilessly ravaged by those savage goblins to the point that they scarcely resembled humans any longer.

“Your Majesty, we should hurry and get them back to the castle,” Zhang Guoxing sighed heavily nearby. Even he had never imagined the girls would suffer such a tragic fate.

The more impulsive Huang Xiaorong eagerly exclaimed, “Your Majesty, we must treat them as soon as possible!” Her eyes shone with anger and urgency.

“Yes, we must accelerate!” Lin Yi said without hesitation, reaching out to steady a girl beside him who was on the verge of collapse from prolonged malnutrition.

She appeared to be about his age, but the difference between them was stark—she radiated a chilling aura of death, as if her life force was flickering and about to be snuffed out. She was utterly lifeless.

Before long, Lin Yi had successfully escorted all eight women into the castle. He handed over his remaining two loaves of bread, a single bottle of potion, and some drinking water to Huang Tian and the others.

“Mix this potion into the water and give it to the girls to drink. Light a fire quickly so they can warm themselves. As for the bread, divide it equally,” he instructed carefully.

Having given these orders, Lin Yi barely paused to catch his breath before dashing like the wind toward the rooms, hoping the treasure chests might yield more potions and food.

Without delay, he began opening each of the twenty chests in succession.

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However, to his disappointment, most chests emitted only faint white glimmers upon opening, with just a few items shimmering with a pale yellow light.

Lin Yi had no time to inspect them individually. Without a word, he activated the smart watch on his wrist, swiftly scanning and collecting all the treasures into his backpack.

Next, he eagerly opened the spatial backpack, his eyes scanning the contents rapidly.

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