The Trembling World
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TL: LifeisaJourney

There was a wide range of angles in the reef protruding through the water surface. The moment Liu Gan broke the surface tension, his hands and feet were facing the water. Spreading out his body, he dispersed the momentum from his fall. Regardless, the force of his fall sent Liu Gan straight down onto the seabed. He flipped several times before coming to a halt.

His alloy limbs were undamaged, and he still had the remaining portion of his Mist Armor still intact. Liu Gan sank down to the seabed and laid there motionless. He could feel that his bones were fractured at multiple points from the impact of his fall. Aside from his leg bones and skull, all the other bones were fractured. Even his organs were internally bleeding. The pain was enough for him to nearly lose consciousness.

Laying down on the seabed, Liu Gan could tell he was heavily injured. Luckily for him, he had the Dermal Respiration passive skill that allowed him to breathe underwater. If it weren’t for that skill, he would’ve drowned!

Escaping from one problem, another grim issue arose… It was the problem of underwater temperature. The temperature was close to 0 degrees celsius. It would be all over if Liu Gan decided to lay down on the seabed. Hypothermia would set in and he would freeze to death. Even his Dermal Respiration ability wouldn’t be enough to save his life.

Liu Gan tried to move his limbs. One of his arm was in bad shape, but both his legs were still moveable. It was evident that his vertebrae had been injured, especially his spinal nerve. He was still fortunate to have a functioning arm. Liu Gan clenched his teeth and bore with the pain while pulling himself forward. Every move and struggle brought great pain. Even so, he had to pull himself along any way he could. Grasping on the rocks embedded into the soil, he inched closer to shore.

Liu Gan pulled himself up onto a reef that had breached through the surface. That was his limit. He passed out on the rocky reefs.

***

King Crocodile had chased Liu Gan along the cliff, but it didn’t take the leap like Liu Gan had. Instead, it peaked over the edge and released a frustrated roar.

After continuously roaring for ten minutes, the King Crocodile noticed the wall of malice on the ocean’s horizon. It decided to retreat back toward the forest. The wall of malice was the border of the Theme Park. The King Crocodile had sustained an injury earlier when it touched the wall, and had learned from its mistake since that accident.

***

By the time Liu Gan came to his senses, he found himself laying down on the beach. He was sleeping on someone’s thighs, a soft and comfortable leg pillow. Who’s legs could it be?

“Lord Liu, you woke up?” Ana’s concerned voice gradually increased in volume.

Liu Gan’s ears were echoing. “Ah, yes” Liu Gan sat up after he realized he was sleeping on someone’s leg.

“Lord Liu!” Stratos and a few others rushed over to check on his condition.

Saffron Ma used his Far Sight to watch what happened after Liu Gan was knocked off the cliff. Even though they didn’t know Liu Gan’s condition, specifically whether he was alive or dead, they started preparing for a rescue mission. They wouldn’t leave until they had confirmation on his condition.

A few members were in charge of watching King Crocodile’s movement from afar. While other players were intertwining vines to make a rope. The last set of players were looking over the edge to try and spot Liu Gan.

Once they confirmed that King Crocodile had gone back to sleep, they started their rescue mission. Using the ropes they had made, they lowered themselves down to the beach. One by one, they rappelled down a hundred meters to search for Liu Gan. Then someone spotted Liu Gan laying on a reef. He was still breathing!

The two healers, Song Jiu and Xu Ji Chao, rushed up to treat Liu Gan. They were the ones who had confirmed that Liu Gan was still alive, but he was heavily injured. They exhausted their healing energy to bring Liu Gan back from the brink of death.

As a result, everyone rappelled down the cliff to set up camp on the beach. Once the healers had restored their energy, they started to treat Liu Gan again. After a full day of treatment, Liu Gan woke up the next day. By the time he regained his senses, Liu Gan’s Mist Armor was nearly fully restored.

“Lord Liu, don’t be so reckless! You nearly lost your life! If you die here, how do we tell Vice-Leader He?” Ana continued to complain to Liu Gan.

“As long as it can’t kill me in one hit, I will have a chance to kill it. If you don’t want to stay here, then you can leave first!” Liu Gan refused to give up.

The rest of the players had already benefited by reaching level 10 or 11. However, the same couldn’t be said of Liu Gan. He still had yet to earn anything from doing all these missions. If he left now, he would leave empty-handed. That wasn’t his style.

“Lord Liu, if you won’t leave, we won’t leave!” Stratos replied to Liu Gan.

“Lord Liu, I feel that at the right moment, people should learn to let go. This instance isn’t for someone at our level to conquer. We should wait until we reached a higher level first,” Liu Kang spoke up cautiously.

“Yes! Sister Ana and Liu Kang are right. Lord Liu, we don’t have the capability to handle such a monster. Lord Liu, you were lucky to have escaped. But, you won’t be lucky every time,” Song Jiu agreed.

From the players points of view, if they didn’t leave, then what else could they do? The King Crocodile’s battle prowess was equivalent to above level 15, or even level 16 and 17 players. Liu Gan was only level 12! The rest of the other players were level 10 and 11, the level difference was too big of a gap!

If only Yin He and NaNa could get into the instance, then, with their combined strength they could battle on equal footing against the King Crocodile. Since Liu Gan was fighting this battle alone, he didn’t have any chance of winning when facing off against the monster.

Putting aside any chance of winning, if he hadn’t jumped off the cliff, then the King Crocodile would’ve eventually caught up to and killed him. Either he would’ve ended up as a meat patty or been eaten like dim sum.

Liu Gan’s mindset meant he was unwilling to leave. Even if he couldn’t defeat it, he wanted to stay.

“It is meaningless to try and convince me. I’m determined to stay behind. If you want to leave, then go ahead. I won’t blame any of you if you go. It will be pointless for you if you don’t want to stay behind. However, if you do stay and help, then let’s brainstorm on how we can dethrone the King,” Liu Gan spoke up once more.

With Liu Gan’s resolute announcement, they knew they couldn’t persuade him. They decided that since they couldn’t persuade him, they could only join him. This stirred up a group debate on strategy. The ultimate question was, whose bright idea would be the best one to eliminate the threat?