(Quick Transmigration) Small Cannon Fodder Has Great Power

The system frantically searched the store page for anything within its permissions that might be helpful. It found a Tranquility Talisman, and, as a last resort, bought it and slapped it on Gu Yunyun's head.

Gu Yunyun felt the chaotic hallucinations that had arisen in her mind due to the pain vanish in an instant. Although the pain of choking on water remained, her reason seemed to have separated from the physical pain. Despite the extreme discomfort in her body, her mind remained calm and rational. She regained her senses and struggled to continue swimming forward with difficulty.

On the other side, the black dragon, who was waiting in the cave, sat motionless on a rock in front of the river, shirtless, with his robe still draped in his arms.

The soft voice that had been chattering in my ears these past few days was no longer there, nor was there the clumsy rustling sound of her movements; only the sound of the rushing river echoed in the empty cave.

After a long while, a hoarse, indistinct voice of a young man rang out in the empty, desolate, damp air, "Tch...liar." It was clearly a light sneer, but there was only melancholy in his tone.

He stood up, quickly put on his robe, and was about to jump up to the second floor where he usually stayed when he paused slightly as he passed a corner. He looked down at the little bird's nest that Gu Yunyun had built with dry branches. Her used bamboo tube, knife, and pebbles that she had picked up in her spare time were all placed next to it.

The tightness in his chest made him take a deep breath.

"As expected, you can't keep pets easily... If you're going to keep one, keep one that can live a long life..." Mo Ze rubbed his chest, which was choked with anger, turned around and jumped up to the second floor. He lay down on it and stared blankly at the sliver of light shining through the hole at the top of the cave.

Following the map provided by the system, Gu Yunyun was almost at the destination. With the system's tracking function, she could already see a small, palm-sized area shining brightly in the distance.

She struggled to swim over, her movements slowed by the pain, her eyes fixed intently on the small patch of light, desperately stretching out her fingertips to reach it.

"Come on! Almost there! Just peel off the talisman!" The system was so anxious that it subconsciously pushed along with it.

Gu Yunyun finally touched the talisman. She was so tormented that she couldn't even feel what the talisman was made of anymore. With her last bit of willpower, she grabbed it hard and ripped it off.

Hearing the system cheering in her mind, "It's done! It's done!", she could no longer hold on and relaxed completely. Her vision went black, and she lost consciousness. The talisman she had removed turned into specks of dust at her fingertips. Her seaweed-like black hair and bright red wide-sleeved dress swayed helplessly in the water, and paired with her pale, bloodless face, she looked like a bewitching water ghost.

The moment the array's core was destroyed, all the connections within the entire array collapsed in succession, creating a series of booming sounds deep underwater. The spiritual energy that had been blocked by the array surged in instantly.

Mo Ze, still inside the cave, hadn't realized what was happening at first when the strange noise occurred. It wasn't until the long-lost spiritual energy enveloped his body again that he abruptly sat up amidst the cave's tremors, his eyes wide with disbelief, muttering in a daze, "...It worked?!"

Feeling the spiritual energy surging into his body, Mo Ze's heart pounded wildly. Unable to contain himself, he let out a long roar and transformed into his true form, a black dragon.

He broke through the cave, which had been freed from its restrictions, with ease. The hard rock that had trapped him for a hundred years was now as fragile as paper.

A monstrous beast, resembling a dragon but not quite, with no horns and as black as ink, burst forth from the water.

His parched dantian was filled with wave after wave of spiritual energy, and for a moment his demonic blood boiled uncontrollably, his originally golden beast eyes even faintly turning blood red. Excitedly, he soared straight into the sky, circling freely above the water.

The residents on both sides of the river could not see what was happening. They could only see the sky above the surging river changing color, and the faint roars that sounded like beasts roaring or thunder coming from the clouds, causing children to cry and the bewildered crowd to feel uneasy.

After Mo Ze flew around once, the rush of excitement in his head subsided and reason returned to his brain. Only then did the dragon freeze, almost falling directly from the clouds—Yunyun was still in the water!

What does it feel like for a dragon head that has never known hot or cold to suddenly feel cold sweat pouring down its back?

She risked her life to save him, but he was so excited that he completely forgot about her! Mo Ze frantically searched the water as fast as he could, his mind in turmoil. Yunyun, being only human, would likely struggle to even reach the array's core, and with his delay, her chances of survival were slim.

The more Mo Ze thought about it, the heavier his heart became, and guilt almost overwhelmed him. He had always thought that demonic nature was the mark of a great demon, but today, for the first time, he felt a deep loathing for this demonic nature that had made him lose his mind. If he had lost control and delayed for even a moment, causing him to fail to rescue her in time... He lashed out with his tail, his eyes wide, frantically searching in the river. The dragon's tail would occasionally peek above the water for a moment before disappearing again, creating huge splashes.

Mo Ze spotted Gu Yunyun, her clothes fluttering in the water, completely unconscious. He rushed over, grabbed her clothes, and quickly pulled her to the surface.

Mo Ze carefully placed Gu Yunyun on the shore, transformed back into his boy form, put one arm around her, and placed the other hand on Gu Yunyun's chest to guide her breath with his spiritual power.

The system breathed a sigh of relief as it watched Gu Yunyun's health bar gradually recover, and slumped in front of the control panel.

Gu Yunyun coughed up several mouthfuls of saliva, but she was still unconscious. Mo Ze continued to channel spiritual energy without stopping for a moment.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her face was bloodless, and even her breathing was so weak that it was imperceptible. If it weren't for the faint, almost nonexistent pulse, Mo Ze would have thought she was completely dead. After seeing her cough a few times, Mo Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.

The system remembered Gu Yunyun's instructions about the self-inflicted suffering, but even without its help in creating a pitiful situation, the body's current condition was already dire enough. It didn't restore Gu Yunyun's body to its original state, nor did it return her consciousness to her body. Instead, it gently nurtured her in the recovery chamber, calming her emotions and alleviating the negative feelings brought on by her near-death experience.

Mo Ze kept channeling spiritual energy into Gu Yunyun to regulate her breathing and clear her meridians. After several cycles, she still hadn't woken up, and he couldn't help but panic again.

Logically speaking, as long as he still had a breath left, he should have recovered by now thanks to his best efforts to save him. Could it be that he had damaged his brain from holding his breath for too long? If he had a brain injury, it would be easier to deal with; he could recover with some more time. But it is a miracle that an ordinary person could survive in the water for so long. Could it be that something went wrong and that although he survived by sheer luck, his soul was damaged?

Mo Ze's mind was in complete chaos; matters concerning the soul were not his area of ​​expertise. Lost in his thoughts, Mo Ze continued to channel spiritual energy into his hands, increasing the intensity of the flow until it gushed forth like a faucet. The surging spiritual energy washed over and coursed through Gu Yunyun's meridians, and the little spiritual energy he had painstakingly gathered in his dantian was almost completely depleted.

With Mo Ze's unreserved spiritual energy nurturing her, if Gu Yunyun were to wake up now, she would probably find herself suddenly transformed into a martial arts master with her Ren and Du meridians open, or a promising young cultivator with exceptional talent.