The escort team members at the rear of the formation noticed the abnormality and turned their heads to look.

Upon seeing Doctor An's right eye gushing blood like a waterfall, they all revealed expressions of astonishment and horror.

But before they could speak or take any action, their expressions simultaneously froze for a moment.

The next moment, they all turned their heads back, as if nothing had happened, and continued to advance with the team as usual.

Only Ma Ling'er was still smiling.

"It's useless against me."

'Doctor An' looked at her calmly.

"Why…"

"Yes, why?"

Ma Ling'er blinked, and said with a hint of smugness, "Because I'm not ordinary…"

*Chi!*

A bloody hand pierced through Ma Ling'er's waist.

Ma Ling'er's voice stopped abruptly.

Her sturdy figure seemed like a mere decoration in front of 'Doctor An'.

Fresh blood dripped to the ground, *da da da*.

Ma Ling'er lowered her head blankly, looking at the bloody hand piercing her waist, her face as pale as paper.

"...Why, don't you have any self-awareness?"

*Chi la.*

Doctor An calmly retracted his bloody hand, grabbed her clothes, and wiped it clean.

But Ma Ling'er could no longer speak.

As Doctor An withdrew his hand, she seemed to have lost her support, collapsing to the ground, her vision blurring with weakness.

Her breathing became heavy and rapid.

She wanted to open her mouth to speak, but she didn't even have the strength to talk.

Consciousness… was gradually fading away.

She fainted.

At this moment, 'Doctor An's' right eye had returned to normal, and he suddenly stopped, standing blankly in place.

The traces of blood that had gushed over his cheeks were absorbed into his skin, leaving no trace.

"Doctor An, why have you stopped... Ah!!"

A high-pitched scream from a team member at the rear of the formation jolted Doctor An back to his senses.

What… happened?

Doctor An was a little dazed, wondering if it was just old age, but recently, he always had the feeling that he had forgotten something very important, but he couldn't remember what it was.

But many people had experienced this feeling, so Doctor An didn't pay much attention to it.

Seeing the team member screaming with a pale face, Doctor An's expression darkened.

"Quiet! Don't make a fuss! The noise will attract anomalies…"

Doctor An had just said this when his gaze swept over Ma Ling'er lying in a pool of blood.

His pupils shrank, and Doctor An's expression changed drastically.

"Ma Ling'er?! There's a situation! Everyone, be on guard immediately!"

Without Doctor An's instruction, when the initial high-pitched scream rang out, everyone else had already noticed the situation here.

"What happened to Ma Ling'er?!"

"Her, her waist has been pierced by something!"

"Anomaly?! What anomaly is so terrifying that it can bypass all of our guards without anyone noticing, and directly kill Ma Ling'er!"

"Since that anomaly can take a person's head from a crowd, doesn't that mean that each of us here could be killed by it at any time?!"

As soon as this guess was made, everyone's faces became a little unsightly.

It was unavoidable to encounter anomalies when going out.

But no one wanted to run into such a powerful anomaly, especially… when it was still broad daylight!

Anomalies that come out during the day are not necessarily more powerful; after all, anomalies just hate the daytime.

But anomalies that are active during the day are indeed more threatening, after all, they traveled during the day and rushed to the next village under the cover of night.

Ma Ling'er's collapse caused panic among the crowd, but no one cared about Ma Ling'er in particular.

At such a tense moment where they could barely protect themselves, they didn't even glance at Ma Ling'er, assuming she was already dead. They were all on guard around, trying to find any clues about the anomaly.

"Don't whisper to each other. Everyone, focus your attention on observing the surroundings. Report immediately if there's anything!"

Just then, a loud shout came from the front.

Accompanied by the sound of hooves, Fang Yue and the Blood Hunters had arrived at the rear of the formation.

As soon as they saw Fang Yue, the team members felt as if they had seen a Dinghai magic needle, and they all calmed down and followed orders.

It was as if as long as Fang Yue was there, they would be fine, and nothing would happen to the team.

After all… that was Vice Captain Ye! A man who could kill multiple anomalies without panting!

Last night's scene of him killing the Sheep Illusion Anomaly at the entrance of Chaoyue Village had inspired countless people.

It could be said that in their hearts, Fang Yue's status had far surpassed that of Lin Ling, becoming the number one person in Guyue Village besides Lord Han.

"Doctor An, what's her condition?"

After instructing the team members to be on guard, Fang Yue immediately dismounted and walked over.

Fang Yue's expression was not good either. He was at the front of the formation, but he hadn't noticed the anomaly at all.

It wasn't until something happened at the back that he realized Ma Ling'er had been attacked.

Either, it meant that this anomaly's strength was such that no one could detect it, or it meant that this anomaly's concealment methods were so clever that no one could crack them.

The former was truly helpless, while the latter could still fantasize that the anomaly's strength was insufficient and that only its concealment methods were powerful.

"She's not dead, but she's seriously injured…"

At this point, Doctor An glanced around and lowered his voice.

"Ye Yue, do you want to save her? Let me say it first, the medical expenses are not low."

Fang Yue was stunned. Was he still asking for money at this time?

Fang Yue was a little depressed. Couldn't this guy have some medical ethics?

Thinking of Ma the blacksmith's instructions before he left, Fang Yue said seriously: "Save her! Money is not a problem!"

That's right, anyway, it's not me who's paying. When you save her, I'll just ask Ma the blacksmith to pay the debt.

Ma the blacksmith had been in the village for so long, he could definitely afford it.

Doctor An looked at Fang Yue in surprise – good kid, you're still saying you don't have anything going on!

Revealing a look that all men understood, Doctor An nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely save her life. But I don't have enough medicinal materials on hand right now, so I can only use elixirs to temporarily sustain her life. If you really want to heal her injury, you'll have to wait until we get to Mo Village."

"It's good as long as she's alive… Can you tell what injured her?"

Hearing Fang Yue ask this, Doctor An's expression became a little more serious.

"The wound is too deep, and the traces of destruction are too severe. I can only say that it looks like something similar to claws directly pierced her waist."

"Claws… Can you tell what anomaly did it?"

"That's too difficult for me… I don't think anyone in the world can determine what anomaly did it based on a common type of wound."

"Indeed, I was taking it for granted. First, tell me in detail what happened before she had the accident."

"Before she had the accident…"

Doctor An was just about to say, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't remember any specific memories.

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"I don't know. Before she had the accident, there was no warning. I was guarding against anomalies at the rear of the formation, and then someone in the team screamed, and I found her lying in a pool of blood."