Plan C?

Hao Xuan was leaning back against a stone pillar while breathing heavily. There was a bad gash on the left side of his stomach which continuously spurted out blood, painting the floor beneath a bright red color.

There were several other wounds on his upper body but they had closed up, for the most part, leaving only ugly scars behind.

In front of him was one dead roach guard while another stood facing him. Its four arms gripped two blades on the two upper hands and some kind of ranged weapons on the bottom two.

The roach's four eyes blinked one by one, never leaving Hao Xuan's body.

Behind Hao Xuan was an oval entrance that looked like it was made of black water. It showed the scenes from the other side of the entrance but no sound came through.

Hao Xuan turned his head halfway and saw Ceni and Fulke talking to some of the prisoners one by one. He let out a breath of relief and swiveled his head back to stare at the four-armed roach guard.