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In the forest.

An old tiger is walking forward slowly, step by step.

His fur was dull, and in some places the fur had already fallen out, leaving patches of spots all over his body.

He is also very thin. When he walks, his bones are particularly obvious.

He is very old, so old that it is difficult for him to hunt. He can only eat some scraps left by others to satisfy his hunger, or pry open withered trees to eat the bugs inside.

He always felt that he would fall and lose his life the next moment.

He also looked forward to death.

However, thinking about his comrades who died in the battle, and thinking that if he died, no one would remember those people anymore, he felt that he could still hold on.

This tiger is a fallen beast.

He didn’t know how long it had been since he came to the home planet. He only knew that when he first arrived, he was still young and strong, but now, he could hardly walk.

From a beastmen to a dumb tiger who ate raw meat and drank blood, he couldn’t accept it at first, but slowly he got used to it.

But even if he got used to it, he still didn’t want to be with other fallen beasts.

It would remind him again and again that he was originally a human.

Such reminders pained him, so he felt that he might as well live as a tiger and then die.

Over the years, he would occasionally meet other fallen beasts, but they would only greet each other and then go their separate ways.

He remembered that among the fallen beasts he had encountered, there was also a tiger. He wonders what happened to that person now.

As he gets older, he can’t help but reminisce about the past. Unfortunately, no matter how much he reminisces about it, he can no longer go back to the past.

Once upon a time, he was young and strong. In order to avenge his parents and support his younger siblings, he joined the army and fought the zergs to the death…But now…His younger siblings are probably still very young, but he is about to die.

The old tiger continued to walk forward, and suddenly, a roar sounded above him.

He looked up and saw a helicopter appearing above him.

What’s going on? Want to take him for treatment?

When he came to the home planet, the military did not have a base on the home planet, but he knew that the military had built a base on the home planet in recent years.

People in the base will patrol the home planet and sometimes rescue injured fallen beasts.

But he didn’t need help.

He had lived alone for so long that he didn’t need to undergo a bunch of unnecessary treatments on his deathbed and use those treatments to extend his life by a few days.

The old tiger didn’t know where he got the strength to run forward from.

However, he was already a fallen beast, and he was also too old to outrun the strong soldiers who came to capture him!

The men quickly caught him in a net and stopped him.

“Roar!” The old tiger angrily tore at the net covering himself.

The soldiers who captured him rushed up and held him down. One of them choked and said: “Captain Li, the military is currently conducting reserach on fallen beasts and needs your help!”

The tiger stopped struggling. He looked at the person in front of him doubtfully.

The soldier wiped his tears and added: “If the reserach is successful, the fallen beast may be able to recover…Captain Li, are you willing to cooperate with the research?”

The tiger nodded.

Several soldiers looked at him with red eyes.

Their contact terminal contains information about all the fallen beasts.

The Captain Li in front of them looked old, but in fact he was only in his seventies, which was in his prime for a beastmen.

But he was injured and became a fallen beast thirty years ago, and he is now dying.

However, even if he was about to die, he knew he was useful to the country and was still willing to participate in an experiment…

These people quickly took the tiger on the helicopter and asked the medical staff to do a simple examination on him. They also said: “Captain Li, you must cooperate with the treatment! Only like this can you participate in the next research! If the research is successful, the fallen beasts will be able to return to their human form!”

The tiger who almost lost all his teeth nodded solemnly.

The helicopter flew forward, and the soldiers went to look for the next target again!

This is an old goat.

He was lying in a cave, nibbling hay beside him.

He originally lived with some other fallen beasts, until half a year ago, he felt that his health was declining.

He showed no signs of discomfort, said only that he wanted to move around, and then left the place where they lived together.

They had experienced too many deaths. Every time someone died around them, everyone would be very sad. He didn’t want his friends to experience such pain again.

He would rather die alone quietly.

He found a cave to live in, prepared some hay for himself, and planned to spend his last years in the cave when he could no longer run.

Now, he could no longer run anymore.

Once upon a time, he ran so fast. Although his beast form was not powerful and he could not fully transform into a beast, when he was half-beast, his four legs were changed. He could carry people on his back and run for hours without stopping, avoiding the zergs pursuit.

At that time, he relied on this ability to rescue his lover.

Unfortunately, he is going to die now.

He doesn’t know how his lover is doing now.

Three years ago, his lover came to see him once, but he ran away as soon as he saw the person…The person should have gone back now, right?

The war was over. He hoped that the man would find another partner and live happily…

“He’s here! I’ve been watching him!” A familiar voice sounded.

The goat was confused. He suspected that he was hallucinating — he actually heard his lover’s voice.

He subconsciously looked at the entrance of the cave and saw his lover destroying the fence he had worked so hard to build and coming in.

The goat stared blankly at the man in front of him who had not changed much from twenty years ago. Was this a illusion before death?

He looked greedily at his lover whom he had not seen for decades, and then heard his lover say with tears: “He is here, catch him quickly!”

After saying that, his lover suddenly rushed over and held his feet.

Was he afraid that he would run away? But he couldn’t run anymore.

Wait, isn’t this an illusion?

His lover is here again? Did he find someone to catch him?

Catch him for what? He’s just a fallen beast that’s about to die of old age. They wouldn’t catch him for his goat meat, right?

The goat was a little dazed, and then someone swarmed up to him, lifted him up and walked outside.

“Meh…” he cried out in confusion.

At this time, his lover spoke again: “AYun, we are conducting a research. If successful, the fallen beast may be cured and can become a human again…Are you willing to participate in the research?”

The goat’s reaction was a little slow.

Why would a fallen beast like him, who was about to die, be asked to participate in such an important research?

Is it because the experiment is dangerous and may cause casualties?

If this is the case, then they should indeed look for someone who is about to die.

The goat was also carried onto the helicopter.

His lover hugged him and kept crying…was it because he couldn’t let go of him?

He licked his lover and wanted to comfort him. He was not afraid of dying in the experiment, as long as he was still useful?

But…why is his lover so dark compared to the time they met three years ago? He’s not well-dressed, was he having a hard time?

…

Similar things are happening in many places on the home planet.

The total number of people in the military base is only 2,000. Most of them are soldiers who were injured in the war and have physical disabilities.

However, apart from them, there are actually some other beastmen on the home planet too — some people will come to settle on the home planet after their loved ones turn into fallen beasts.

Some of these people are scattered all over the home planet, and some live near the military base. There are probably a few hundred people in total.

All these people, except for a few who stayed behind, others went to capture people!

At noon, while Lu Yanzhou was eating, an old fallen beast was brought over.

Zhao Nan did not take the people to Lu Yanzhou immediately. Instead, he asked them to settle nearby, then he went to talk to Lu Yanzhou himself.

“Young master Lu, some people have been sent here. They are all very old, and two of them are in very bad condition.” Said Zhao Nan.

“Do you have any information on these people?” Asked Lu Yanzhou.

Zhao Nan immediately took out the information on the fallen beasts: “Yes!”

The time was relatively short, and there were only eleven fallen beasts brought back.

Among these eleven people, two were in very poor condition.

One is a captain named Li. This Captain Li’s beast form is a tiger. He was seriously injured and turned into a fallen beast in order to cover his comrades’s retreat. Decades have passed and now he is very old and about to die.

Another person in very poor condition is a beastmen named Bai Yun. Bai Yun’s beast shape is that of a goat. He is not a soldier. He is actually an ordinary person on a planet occupied by the zergs.

In order to recapture that planet, the military arranged for some soldiers to go to the planet to explore the zergs’ movement. Bai Yun helped them a lot at that time.

Unfortunately, when the military liberated the planet, Bai Yun was injured by the zergs and became a fallen beast.

Bai Yun was still very young at that time, but the lifespan of a goat is not long, and now he is also dying.

“Then let’s treat these two people first.” Lu Yanzhou made the final decision.

When Lu Yanzhou made his decision, outside the home planet, the military disclosed the information about Captain Li and Bai Yun.

Captain Li’s parents died at the hands of the zergs. He had just awakened at the time, and he had two younger brothers and two younger sisters.

In order to take revenge and support his family, he joined the army and served in the army for twenty years.

During those twenty years, he was brave and strong and made many achievements. In the end, he was seriously injured and turned into a fallen beast in order to save his comrades.

After that, he chose to go to the home planet and live alone.

In the interstellar era, there are many devices that can record various images. The military has released some images related to Captain Li, especially the tragic war that turned him into a fallen beast, which was clearly displayed in front of all interstellar people.

There is no doubt that Captain Li is a hero.

Lu Yanzhou treated him first, but Captain Li who was now brought to Lu Yanzhou was a toothless, bald tiger.

When people watching the live broadcast saw Captain Li’s introduction and then looked at the skinny tiger, they burst into tears for a while: “Crying foolishly.”

“Captain Li is so pitiful.”

“After he arrived on the home planet, he has been living alone. I don’t know what kind of life he has been living all these years.”

“He will definitely be fine!”

…

At the same time, someone on a certain planet cried: “Didn’t they say that he was dead? Big brother! Big brother!”

While crying, he called his other siblings, and finally the four of them cried together.

They are Captain Li’s younger siblings.

After Captain Li joined the army, they lived and studied on the money Captain Li sent back, always thinking about one day repaying their brother.

As a result, one day the military told them that their big brother was dead.

The military also sent their brother’s belongings to them.

As a result, their brother is not dead! He just turned into a fallen beast!

These four people have successful careers, but now they are crying uncontrollably, wishing they could go to the home planet immediately.

They resent the military a little for concealing the information that their big brother was still alive, but they also knew that the reason the military did this must be their big brother’s request.

Now they don’t ask for anything but hope that their big brother will get better.

“Lu Yanzhou, when my brother gets better, I will give you half of my property!”

“Brother! Brother!”

“Brother, why did you become like this…”

“If my big brother gets better, I will give you all my property…”

…

The four people were typing in the live broadcast room with trembling hands. Those who were married promised to give half of their property, and those who were not married directly promised all their property.

However, Lu Yanzhou couldn’t see these.

At this moment, Lu Yanzhou felt that the tiger’s condition was really bad.

Probably because he was too old to hunt, this tiger was very severely malnourished.

Lu Yanzhou treated Captain Li in a simple house built by Zhao Nan. After he examined Captain Li, he brought a pot of spirit plants and placed it in front of Captain Li: “Captain Li, eat. Eat all of these grasses.”

Captain Li was stunned.

He thought he would be sent to a research institute, but why was he sent to a place like this in the end?

This place is quite simple and doesn’t look like a research institute at all.

The key is that the person in charge here looks very young!

This young man actually want a tiger to eat grass?

“Captain Li, this is part of the experiment, eat it quickly.” Zhao Nan urged from the side.

Captain Li could only feel aggrieved and ate all the grass in the pot.

At this time, someone had already cleaned him, tied him to the small hospital bed, then covered his body with a white cloth, leaving only his head exposed.

Is this surgery? Are they going to dissect him?

Why do they have to do this without giving him a chance to disinfect the room? Because he is going to die and there’s no need?

Captain Li felt that these people were probably going to dig out his beast bead to take a look. After a beastmen died, their beast bead would disappear, so they had to do it while the person was still alive.

A few years earlier, Captain Li would have been scared, but now he is going to die soon!

Captain Li faced his upcoming death calmly.

Then he saw the young man who had told him to eat grass come to him and put his hand on his forehead.

He felt a warm current in his body, which was quite comfortable, but he couldn’t digest the grass he ate before. Now he had a slight stomach ache, probably because of a stomach upset.

Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if he had diarrhea during the operation?

Captain Li was very confused and didn’t understand why the operation had not started…

Captain Li’s beast bead was seriously shattered. There were five large fragments in total. It would be a bit difficult to glue these five pieces back together.

If he takes his time…Captain Li doesn’t have this lifespan to wait, so he could only do it.

After Lu Yanzhou thought about it, he not only converted the small beast bead fragments in his body into spirit energy, but also converted two of the five large beast bead fragments into spirit energy.

Like this, he would have enough spirit energy to glue the remaining three larger beast bead fragments.

Although after doing this, Captain Li’s beast beads are only half of their original size at most, it’s good that he can survive!

Lu Yanzhou was already familiar with the situation. This time, it only took half an hour for the tiger on the hospital bed to turn into a strong man with tiger ears.

This strong man’s square face looked more square because he was too thin, which didn’t match the cute ears on his head.

However, Zhao Nan and the others who saw the scene of transforming into a living person for the first time were extremely excited, and many of them cried again.

Of course, those who watch the live broadcast also cry together.

Lu Yanzhou was the calmest: “Okay, stop crying, take him out quickly and give him something to eat, otherwise he will starve to death…By the way, don’t forget to take him to the restroom…”

Captain Li was wondering why they haven’t cut him open yet? Then he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why does he seem to have hands?

Is this an illusion before death? It’s definitely an illusion before death, right?

But why did he also seem to…have diarrhea with such an illusion?

Just when Captain Li was wondering, someone rushed out with him in his arms: “Captain Li, I’ll take you to have something to eat…Wait, is your stomach uncomfortable? Why don’t you eat while you poop?”

Captain Li: “???”