The Ultimate Beast World Glow-Up novel Chapter 196

Pain flooded Reid’s whole body. The pain in his flesh barely mattered anymore. It was his heart that felt scorched by the sun, close to breaking. 

The sunlight was warm, yet all he felt was cold. His eyes were so dry that he had no more tears to cry. He did not even have the strength to cry. 

Reid took out the remaining half of the candied fruit from his clothes. While Sienna paused to rest, he slipped it into his mouth. 

He chewed slowly, without thinking. It was so sweet. How could something in this world be so sweet? 

If he could eat something this sweet before dying, maybe it was the last bit of comfort his bitter life would ever give him. 

Reid closed his eyes, ready to fall asleep forever on a warm day. 

Seeing the brat lying there pretending to be dead, Sienna grew furious. 

She picked up a wooden stick nearby and swung it hard toward Reid’s head. 

“Stop!” A sharp shout rang out. 

The next second, the stick was knocked out of her hand. 

Her palm burned red from the impact. She rubbed it in shock and saw Talia staring at her with anger and disappointment. 

Behind Talia stood several people. One female rushed toward Reid, who lay unconscious on the ground. 

Rosalie checked Reid’s condition and felt her heart sink. He was already close to death, and worse, he had no desire to live. 

“Gael, carry him. We’re leaving.” 

Gael lifted Reid. He was so light it felt like holding a feather. 

Sienna panicked and screamed, “Who are you? Put that bastard down. You can’t take him away.” 

Rosalie turned back. Her gentle face was now stern, her brows drawn tight. Her eyes cut into Sienna like sharp blades. Sienna’s back went cold. She did not dare say another word and could only watch them leave. 

Talia walked up to Sienna and sighed. “Sienna, can’t you treat Reid a little better?” 

They quickly returned home and laid Reid on the bed. Once the oversized fur was removed, the injuries on his body were shocking. 

His stomach looked the worst. He had barely eaten, and after vomiting everything, the damage there was severe. 

Rosalie led Leon to the boy’s bedside. Reid lay unconscious, still not awake. 

As Rosalie got closer, the system sent a warning. 

“Detected: Extremely low will to live.” 

Rosalie frowned. After taking the medicine, Reid should have woken up by now. 

But his will to live was too low. His heart had already given up. 

He was so thin that under the blanket, his chest barely moved. 

Watching Sienna beat him earlier, Rosalie knew she had not held back. If that stick had hit his head, no one could have saved him. 

Rosalie sighed and closed the door, giving him a quiet space. 

Inside Reid’s mind, everything was a blur. Fragments of his life over the past 15 years flashed through his head, crowding his thoughts until they nearly burst. 

He could still sense the outside world. The blows from Sienna, the strength of the beastman lifting him, and the gentle hands that wiped his body clean.