Rebirth of MC Chpt 102 - 202 (unedited translations)

Chapter 171: Injured

Everything happened in a blink of an eye. Huo Zaiyuan saw the welcoming and eager smile on the soldier's face disappear as he throws himself forward. A single gunshot rings out, shattering the quiet air in the military district.

Blood blossoms from the soldier's back as the bullet sinks in, followed by a maniacal shout emitting from a crazed-looking woman as she charges forward.

In the next second, a sharp pain erupts in Huo Zaiyuan's upper torso. A hot blade has carved its way through his flesh and bones, some sort of strange energy spreading from where a steel dagger rests within his body, sapping all the strength in him...

As he collapses, the woman's twisted face fills his vision, accompanied by her sharp, crazy laughter...

In the first apocalypse he experienced, he was kicking into a swarm of devil ants by this woman. At the time, she was also wearing this expression...

Ah...what did he do in both lifetimes for this woman to hate him so...?

"Little Yuan!!"

A heartbroken cry momentarily drowns out the woman's crazed laughter. Huo Zaiyuan's heart stutters as he is drawn into a warm hug. Zhanye's anguished eyes are the last thing he sees before his eyelids slide close. Huo Zaiyuan's lips tremble as he tries to talk, to soothe the despair on his face. But the only thing that comes out of his mouth is a stream of blood.

Zhan...Zhanye...

Long Zhanye grits his teeth in agony when he lay eyes on the pale-faced youth in his arms, the sight of blood flowing from his nose, mouth and chest fills him with desperation.

A relatively large group of soldiers dash towards the military hospital located not too far away. Bursting through the entrance, the soldiers in front bellow for a doctor, disregarding the rule for peace and quiet.

In no time at all, Huo Zaiyuan is transported to the emergency room. The sound of soldiers suddenly charging into the building and shouting for medical assistance alarmed not only the doctors and nurses on the first floor, but also the patients and staff on the second and third level. From amongst the crowd of people drawn to the first floor, a figure rushes out to grab Long Zhanye by the front of his blood-stained uniform.

"Older brother Long, ju – just now...was the person wheeled into the emergency room little Yuan? What the hell happened?"

"Little Qing." Qin Jun shoves through the crowd, gently pulling Li Qing away from the haggard Long Zhanye.

"But – "

Before Li Qing can protest, the doctor who entered the emergency room with Huo Zaiyuan walks out with a tensed expression, stopping before Long Zhanye.

"Senior officer Long, please come in."

Long Zhanye stiffens before following the doctor. Exchanging a quick glance, Li Qing and Qin Jun quickly tag along as well.

Within the emergency room, Huo Zaiyuan is already laid out on the operating table, tubes inserted through his oral cavity and stuck down his trachea. The bloodstained sweater has been cut down the middle, exposing his bare upper torso. A dagger sticks out the front of his chest. Most of the blade has entered cleanly, leaving only the handle. However, the strangest thing is the black-veined patterns spreading out from the wound. Even as they stare, these lines continue crawling further and further as a relatively slow speed.

"This...what is this?" Li Qing grips the end of the operating table but dares not approach any closer. Fear for Huo Zaiyuan grips his heart. Not too long ago, his childhood friend was still happily walking around. Now...