Bab 171: What A Late Bloomer!

Wu Yuan slumped on the table, his breathing uneven. He had been feeling unwell for the past few hours – to be exact, ever since he woke up and found that his entire world had been turned upside down.

There was this knot of anxiety on his stomach, sending persistent waves of nausea throughout his whole body. His limbs felt weak and he kept breaking out in cold sweat. He thought that it was normal psychological reactions after being put in a highly-stressed environment and it would be fine if he endured it for some time. Hence, he had not even bothered with it.

But it was different now. Very different.

Not only did his limbs feel weak, the joints in his entire body grew extremely sore as if someone had poured acidic liquid on it. His heart had never raced so fast before, it was as if it was going to jump out of his ribcage. His teeth were chattering from the cold, yet he could somehow perceive an unfamiliar heat rising within him.