Chapter 40 Lonis’s Resolve
The further down they went, the more chaotic the base became.
While it was messy on the upper levels, there were no ruins or corpses to be seen.
But once they reached the middle levels, that all changed.
Many people were dead in the corridors, their bodies mangled as if they’d been disemboweled, leaving a horrific scene.
Whether it was a gas or fuel leak, flickering flames at the end of their vision filled the entire passage with smoke and dust, making visibility extremely low.
“This is…”
“How awful!”
Seeing this scene, Lonis was glad she hadn’t let Little Su and Little Meng come to such a place.
Compared to the Cygnus, this was undeniably purgatory. Humans were indeed creatures that feared the corpses of their companions. Just seeing the bloody, mangled sight would instinctively fill them with fear, making their steps hesitant.
(I have to be careful, there might still be enemies in a frenzy!)
(Hmph, just as I thought, what a little idiot! Look at her scared face!)
Seeing Lonis’s drooping ears, Elucia became even more convinced that Lonis’s earlier handsomeness was just a fleeting moment. This little maid was foolish and still needed her protection.
While the girls were feeling complicated and continued to advance.
Isosumi suddenly raised her head and looked at a room: “Over there, there’s a living person lying there!”
“Huh?”
Hearing this, the girls hurried to where Isosumi pointed.
Upon pushing the door open, a tragic sight met their eyes.
A man lay on the ground, and judging by his attire, he seemed to be a soldier stationed here. However, his legs were completely gone.
Scattered pieces of flesh covered the floor, mixed with flowing blood, forming a gruesome picture. If Isosumi hadn’t said he was still alive, Lonis would have thought he was dead.
“Bai Ye!”
“Yes!”
Although the girls immediately produced medicine and began treating the soldier.
In reality, he was merely clinging to his last breath. His pupils were already dilating, and even Bai Ye was almost helpless, only able to say anxiously:
“No, it’s not looking good… he’s too severely injured. It’s not just physical damage, but his spirit has also been severely traumatized!”
“Spirit?”
“Yes, the intense pain has almost crushed his consciousness. If it continues like this, even if we save him, he’ll become a vegetable.”
Bai Ye’s diagnosis chilled the girls.
Elucia raised an eyebrow, seemingly about to use her illusion ability. However, illusion abilities could only affect the five senses of living people.
If a person was in so much pain that they had lost all sensation, even Elucia would be powerless.
What should they do?
The girls were somewhat at a loss.
However, at this very moment…
“Cheer up!”
Lonis suddenly prostrated herself beside the soldier, completely disregarding the dirty blood on the ground staining her white stockings. She shouted with all her might:
“We’re here to save you, hang in there! Just a little longer, and we can go home.”
“Home… go home…”
“Yes, so don’t give up! Keep going!”
In Lonis’s shouts, the soldier seemed to respond. But soon, the light in his eyes dimmed immediately.
“No… I, I can’t…”
“What?”
“Please, please tell my family, I can…”
The soldier reached for the necklace on his chest, as if wanting to hand something over to Lonis.
Was it a pocket watch containing photos of his family?
Looking at the soldier who had embarked on an unknown planet, only to meet such a fate, Lonis suddenly felt a sting in her nose. It was precisely because she didn’t want such things to happen that she became a hero.
War, tragedy?
Let all those messy things get lost!
I am the greatest hero in this world, and I will never let that foolish history repeat itself!
So…
Lonis directly summoned her frost dagger and plunged it into her own arm!
Her decisive action stunned her companions. Even Elucia didn’t react in time. Lonis pointed at her wound and said to the soldier:
“Don’t you dare give up! Is it just an amputation? As a girl, I’ve endured more brutal pain than you… As a man, are you just going to give up like this?”
“Uh… a man?”
Perhaps Lonis was just too cute.
And as a beautiful girl, saying such things was very convincing, so a trace of unwillingness slowly emerged in the soldier’s eyes.
“I, I’m not… trying to give up… but, the enemy…”
“Okay, don’t worry about the enemy. We’ll heal your physical wounds. What you need to do now is maintain your consciousness, otherwise you’ll become a vegetable like this.”
“Uh…”
“Hang in there, you don’t want to be made fun of by a girl, do you?”
And so, the soldier’s condition finally stabilized.
Although he eventually fell unconscious, his spirit was no longer in danger. As long as he could rest in a safe place, there would be no problems.
Seeing the outcome, Lonis finally breathed a sigh of relief:
“Jessica, could you please take the man to the upper levels to take shelter? I think he might know some inside information. If he wakes up, you can contact us with any clues.”
“Yes, of course.”
“Good… Huh?”
Lonis froze because she noticed Jessica staring intently at her, her gaze not shifting at all!
Was there something on her face?
“Jessica, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing, I just feel…”
Jessica didn’t finish. Lonis suddenly realized that not only Jessica, but also Isosumi, Kazuha, Bai Ye… and even Elucia were all staring at her!
And the reason?
“Mm, Sister Lonis was so cool and amazing just now!”
Bai Ye blinked and praised her enviously.
“Ah… I, I’m amazing?”
“Yes, Sister Kazuha thinks so too, right?”
“Yes, I thought my personality was already very boyish, but I didn’t expect… Compared to Lonis, I’m still far behind as a hero? To be able to say those words at that time, I truly admire you.”
“Ah, ugh?!”
Only then did Lonis realize what she had just said.
“Even as a girl, I could endure it. Wouldn’t you, a man, back down?”
Although the provocation was very effective, no man would give up at that moment… but to say such a thing was to admit that she was a girl herself!
Wuwu!
Lonis’s cheeks turned completely red.
She even dared not look at Elucia, not knowing what she would say to tease her.
However…
“Hmph, little fox, hurry over here.”
“Ah, ah?”
“You’ve gotten so dirty, you can’t go without wiping yourself!”
Elucia frowned and used a special towel to wipe away all the bloodstains on Lonis.
