After gagging a few times, Zhang Ye looked at the woman and found that she still hadn't woken up, though her breathing had returned to normal.
As long as she’s recovered, she should wake up soon, right?
Well, she seems to be a magician. Once she wakes up, since I saved her life, maybe I can ask her to teach me magic?
At the thought of the dazzling magic that only appeared in animated movies soon being displayed before him, Zhang Ye couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
“Oh, I almost forgot!” Zhang Ye looked at the woman.
Although her magic robe was waterproof, her undershirt and trousers were not. Consequently, except for the magic robe, her entire body was currently soaking wet.
“Wet clothes will sap her body heat. It’ll be dangerous if her temperature gets too low, so I have to get her clothes off quickly… Uh… having to strip someone’s clothes again. If she suddenly wakes up, I’m afraid I’ll be blasted into dust for being a pervert,” Zhang Ye thought fearfully.
But despite those thoughts, his hands weren't slow at all. The woman's attire wasn't complicated, and Zhang Ye soon had her undressed, revealing a pale, fair body before him.
Well, she was still wearing undergarments, but looking at her curvaceous figure, he still couldn't help but feel his cheeks heating up.
“Good heavens, these muscle lines and those 11-line abs… Could she be a battle mage?” Having removed the clothing, Zhang Ye found that the woman was quite well-built.
Her body wasn't the fragile, slender type; instead, she had very tight and coordinated muscle lines. They gave a sense of power without feeling stiff or bulky, possessing an extraordinary, streamlined beauty.
This also made her figure look even more explosive. If nothing else, those long legs alone made Zhang Ye feel like he was reaching his limit.
This woman was very tall, probably 185 centimeters, the same height as Zhang Ye, but her legs appeared significantly longer than his.
With such a figure, such a face, and this wild beauty, Emma—Zhang Ye felt like he couldn't take it anymore. After moving the woman near the fire and hanging up her clothes, he quickly ran off to the side.
“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. Calm down, Zhang Ye. You’re a man of integrity; everything you’re doing is just to save a life… Right, to save a life… Well, to save a life, I have to check on her condition, don't I?”
Then he stole a glance.
Man, she’s gorgeous!
Wait, no!
Zhang Ye turned his head away again. I can’t look, I can’t look, that’s too frivolous… A life is at stake; it’s fine to check one more time, right?
It would be bad if her breathing suddenly stopped, wouldn't it?
Then he stole another glance.
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Man, they’re huge!
Cough, cough. I can’t look. I really can’t look this time!
See no evil, see no evil…
Seeing Zhang Ye like this left Ella stuck between laughter and tears.
This guy—if you called him a man of integrity, he couldn't stop himself from stealing glances. If you said he wasn't, he hadn't made any inappropriate moves. Every action was for the sake of saving her, and he’d even been extremely careful when undressing her, terrified of touching her body.
This contrast actually made her feel… he was a bit cute.
“By the way, I should be able to analyze humans too, right?” Zhang Ye asked.
“Of course,” Ella said.
Zhang Ye immediately tossed an analysis at the woman.
【Leona Salomon: A Saint-tier powerhouse. While possessing surging fire-attribute magic power, she also has a powerful physique. She is currently suffering from mana erosion.】
“A Saint-tier powerhouse? Sounds like someone really impressive?” Zhang Ye said.
“Of course she’s impressive. This world's power system goes from Sub-tier to Tier Ten. Anything above that is Saint-tier.”
“A Saint-tier powerhouse can destroy a city with a casual strike. Every move they make carries immense power!”
“Not only that, this woman also has a powerful physique, which means she isn't an ordinary Saint-tier, but one who practiced Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation!”
“Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation, huh? In fantasy novels, those with Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation are always existences with combat power that transcends their rank,” Zhang Ye remarked. Then he suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way, Gujiu is Unranked. What level is Unranked?”
“Unranked doesn't represent combat power; it's a special kind of existence. An Unranked can be very weak or very powerful, but they must be special existences that defy common sense and fall outside the normal power system,” Ella explained.
Zhang Ye nodded, understanding.
Just like the current Gujiu; it didn't have much lethality, but if it were allowed to keep devouring, it could even threaten the entire world!
Yet such a powerful Gujiu was still rubbing against him like it was acting spoiled in his arms. It really was too cute!
While stroking Gujiu, Zhang Ye muttered to himself, “I originally wanted to find civilization first, but now that there's Leona, I can't just leave her behind.”
“But I can't go far while carrying her… I might as well find a place to set up camp first and wait for Leona to wake up before making any plans.”
“She’s a Saint-tier. Once she wakes up, she should be able to take me out of the Myriad Beasts Forest, no matter what.”
Thinking this, Zhang Ye nodded; it was decided.
First, find a temporary shelter.
“Is it okay for her to lie here?” Zhang Ye asked.
Ella nodded and said, “It’s fine. You can’t feel it because you don't have magic power yet, but even though this woman is unconscious, her body is emitting powerful magic fluctuations. Ordinary magical beasts won't dare to approach, so you can rest assured.”
Zhang Ye nodded. He had been afraid that if he left for a bit, Leona would be carried off by a magical beast.
Since there was no need to worry, it was fine.
He stood up, put on his dried pants, and intended to look around for a suitable place to build a shelter.
After wandering for over an hour, he actually found one. About two hundred meters from the river, there was a rock wall, and beneath the rock wall was a cave. Inside the cave, there was even an abandoned iron pot and a fire pit.
According to Ella, it was likely an abandoned camp left by adventurers, which was perfect for him to use.
He returned to the bonfire, used a stone to carry a spark, ran back to light the fire at the abandoned camp, and then ran back again to bring Leona. He first clumsily helped Leona into her clothes and magic robe, then hoisted her up and carried her on his back.
“Holy crap, she’s heavy!” As soon as Zhang Ye picked Leona up, he immediately felt how heavy she was. She was heavier than him, probably nearly two hundred jin!
“Her muscle density is very high. If she weren't instinctively using magic power to reduce her weight, she could weigh several tons,” Ella said.
Zhang Ye was shocked. “Σ(°△°|||)! Several tons?! Are all the women in this world this heavy?!”
Ella rolled her eyes at him and said, “Of course not. How could a normal person be that heavy? Even a Saint-tier magician's weight is no different from an ordinary person's. It's just that she practices Magic-Martial Dual Cultivation. In close combat, the greater the weight, the greater the kinetic energy and power. Therefore, they usually store enough nutrients in their bodies, which is why she’s this heavy.”
“I see. It seems I can't judge weight by figure anymore,” Zhang Ye chuckled. Then, gritting his teeth, he carried Leona on his back and began moving her toward the camp two hundred meters away, step by step.
However, after walking about fifty meters, he was already panting.
“Man, she’s too heavy!” Zhang Ye said.
Suddenly, his feet sank, and he almost fell to his knees. It took a lot of effort to steady himself.
Is she getting heavier?
But Zhang Ye didn't pay it much mind, thinking it was just his own exhaustion making Leona feel heavier.
“You could just drag her,” Ella said. “Anyway, her physique is so powerful that you don't need to worry about hurting her at all.”
Zhang Ye smiled and said, “You don't understand. If I drag her, the contact area between her body and the ground increases, which increases friction. It would be even more exhausting.”
“Is that so?” Ella blinked, watching Leona's peaks being squeezed and deformed against Zhang Ye's back.
“Of course! Besides, how could I let a beautiful woman have such intimate contact with the ground?” Zhang Ye said righteously.
If there’s going to be intimate contact, it should be with me!
Next, Zhang Ye continued to grit his teeth, carrying Leona forward one footprint at a time.
Finally, after persevering for a hundred meters, Zhang Ye couldn't hold on anymore. His entire body toppled forward, and Leona fell on top of him, nearly crushing the air out of his lungs.
Pushing Leona to the side, he lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
“Man, I’m exhausted…” Zhang Ye grimaced. “Why does it feel like she’s getting heavier and heavier?”
“It’s probably because her magic power is about to run out. You’d better hurry, or once her magic power is gone, you won't be able to carry her at all,” Ella said.
Hearing this, Zhang Ye quickly took a few breaths. After resting for a minute, he put Leona back on his back.
“One final push! Let's go!”
He gave a great shout and charged forward with all his might.
Of course, while he called it a charge, his speed was actually slower than his usual jog.
Leona was simply too heavy, and she was getting heavier. By the time they crossed the hundred-and-fifty-meter mark, Zhang Ye felt like Leona on his back weighed nearly three hundred jin.
If he hadn't exercised regularly and had a decent build, his knees probably would have buckled long ago.
“Almost there…” Sweat dripped from Zhang Ye's forehead, his clothes already soaked through.
He felt like carrying Leona these two hundred meters was more exhausting than running ten kilometers!
In the final twenty meters, Leona's weight had increased to over three hundred jin. With every step Zhang Ye took, his legs trembled.
But he didn't dare stop, because he was afraid that if he did, he wouldn't be able to move Leona again.
He couldn't just leave her in this forest, could he?
He gritted his teeth and pushed through. When they finally reached the cave, he dumped Leona to the side and collapsed onto the ground himself, panting like an ox.
“Ma… Man…”
“No strength left…”
Watching from the side, Ella couldn't help but shake her head and say, “You could have just not saved her. Why waste so much effort?”
“How could I? She’s the first person I've met since coming to this world, and a great beauty at that.” Zhang Ye smiled and said, “The hero saving the beauty—how could I miss out on that?”
“Hehe, plus, since I saved her like this, she can teach me magic once she wakes up.”
Ella looked at Zhang Ye with a bit of amusement upon hearing that.
But she felt that Zhang Ye hadn't saved this woman because she was a beauty, nor because he wanted her to teach him magic.
It was simply because he wanted to save her.
Just like back then with Gujiu, it was simply because he wanted to raise it.
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