Chapter 16 Return to Kaiyuan

"Hu——"

Holding onto a tree trunk, Enzo gasped for air.

"Chip, check the body's condition."

"During the test, the host is weak, with multiple injuries and a large amount of blood loss. It is expected that he will fall into a coma in 45 minutes. It is recommended to evacuate to a safe area as soon as possible and receive comprehensive treatment."

The sound of the chip machine sounded in his mind. Enzo's face turned pale. After a short rest, he gritted his teeth and stood firm.

At this moment, a beast roar suddenly came from the distant forest.

The sound waves spread like ripples, startling countless birds to scream and flap their wings to the sky.

"It's the Snow Fang Beast!" Enzo's face changed drastically.

The roar of the Snow Fang Beast came from the border of the forest, but it was not far from this area. If it attacked in this direction, Enzo would not be able to fight it in his current state, and he could not even escape.

Enzo's eyes flashed with solemnity, and he immediately took a step and ran wildly towards Kaiyuan City.

The wound on his shoulder was bleeding. Enzo ran as hard as he could, but his face became paler and paler. Gradually, his body began to shake and his consciousness became blurred.

"Hold on, we'll leave the Ice Punishment Forest soon." Enzo gritted his teeth and insisted, trying his best to stay awake.

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the distance. The fire flickered in the dim forest. Enzo vaguely heard someone calling his name. He responded loudly with all his strength, but his body could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.

"Alarm, the host has lost too much blood and is about to fall into a coma!"

Consciousness began to blur a little bit. Before falling into a coma completely, Enzo vaguely saw many cavalrymen holding torches running towards him between the trees in the distance. The man in the front was wearing black armor, with a burly and majestic figure, but his face was full of anxiety, which made him feel a little familiar.

"Father." Enzo's lips trembled and he whispered in a low voice.

The next moment, darkness surged like a tide, and Enzo completely lost consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, Enzo regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes.

The scene he saw was a familiar room. Enzo lifted his hand to remove the quilt covering him, and sat up from the bed with difficulty. He looked out the window. There was a gray mist outside, and a ray of light rose in the distant sky. It seemed to be early morning.

"Chip, how long have I been unconscious?" Enzo asked with a frown.

"Host coma time: 14 hours and 22 minutes."

"Is it the second day already?" Enzo rubbed his head and shouted to the door, "Is anyone there?"

The door was pushed open with a creak.

"Master, you are finally awake." The maid Daisy walked in quickly. Seeing that Enzo had woken up, she felt relieved and came to the bedside to help Enzo stand up from the bed.

The wounds on his body were already wrapped with bandages, but Enzo was still a little weak due to excessive blood loss.

"Did my father save me?" Enzo asked with a pale face.

"Yes, Master." Daisy answered respectfully.

"What happened yesterday?" Thinking of the two people he met in the Ice Punishment Forest, Enzo couldn't help but continue to ask.

"It was the Iron Sickle Family's army that attacked Kaiyuan City!" Daisy seemed to be in shock, and raised her head slightly and said: "Yesterday afternoon, the Iron Sickle Family's army gathered outside Kaiyuan City. A big knight with a giant axe smashed the city gate, and many Iron Sickle Family cavalry rushed in."

As Daisy spoke, a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.

"After those cavalry entered the city gate, they began to frantically kill civilians and plunder everything. Under the leadership of the great knight, the guards in the city could not resist at all. Fortunately, at this time, Lords O'Quinn and Tyron appeared in time and controlled the situation."

"The Great Axe Knight was injured by Lord Tyron, and the Iron Scythe family's army subsequently withdrew from Kaiyuan City."

"I don't know what happened after that."

After listening to Daisy's narration, Enzo roughly understood what happened yesterday. All this was the plan of the Iron Scythe family. They first used the Snow Fang Behemoth to lure Enzo and others to the Ice Punishment Forest, and took advantage of the weak defense of the town to gather the army to attack. Fortunately, O'Quinn and Tyron appeared in time and controlled the situation.

Afterwards, O'Quinn found that his only son was missing, and immediately went to the Ice Punishment Forest to look for him, just in time to save Enzo who was already seriously injured.

"Where is my father? I want to see him." Enzo suddenly said.

"Lord O'Quinn is in the living room. He also told you to go to the study to see him after you wake up."

Enzo nodded. He had recovered some strength at this time. He left the room with Daisy's help and walked towards the living room.

Not long after, Enzo came to the door of the study.

Pushing the door open, Enzo walked in. The furnishings in the study had not changed much, but the temperature in the room was warmer than before. In front of the desk, O'Quinn sat majestically on the chair, his face expressionless, his eyes coldly staring at the parchments filled with information on the desk.

Only when he saw Enzo come in did O'Quinn smile.

"Father." Enzo greeted softly.

"You are here, sit down." O'Quinn pointed to a chair, motioned Enzo to sit down, and asked gently, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

"The wound was treated well, and it will probably recover in a few days."

The doctor in the castle treated Enzo's wounds in a timely manner when he was unconscious. Although he was still very weak due to excessive blood loss, he could fully recover after a few days of rest with the physique of a knight, and there would be no sequelae.

"That's good." O'Quinn nodded slightly and said, "I asked someone to prepare breakfast, let's eat together."

After that, O'Quinn shouted to the door, and immediately a manservant pushed the dining cart in and served the breakfast to the table.

"I'm a little hungry." Enzo touched his abdomen and didn't say anything. He picked up a bowl of sweet porridge and drank it.

Seeing that Enzo had a good appetite, O'Quinn smiled and brought a plate of steak. The father and son didn't say anything, and quietly enjoyed the hearty breakfast.

The study was quiet, with only the sound of tableware colliding.

Enzo was hungry, so he quickly drank three bowls of sweet porridge in a row, which filled his stomach and restored some of his physical strength. However, O'Quinn ate very slowly, and only ate half of a steak in half a day. His chewing and swallowing movements were also very awkward, as if he was not hungry but was forcing himself to eat.

Suddenly, O'Quinn's hands stopped cutting the steak, and an unnatural flush rose on his face.

"Puff, cough!"

A mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed on the table, and O'Quinn's face instantly became hideous. He pressed his palm hard on his chest, which was violently heaving, and then bulged rapidly after a deep collapse, as if it was about to explode, which was extremely terrifying.