Chapter 514: Unsatisfactory Rescue
In general, the first attack was brilliant. No enemy escaped, no enemy had the opportunity to signal the large army, and no casualties. The future goddess of life, who advocated life, loved nature, valued honor, and was a good and pure future goddess of life, had a great success. Remember, this is really a drug, and it was matched by Miss Nivea Lin Ge himself, silent, tasteless, invisible and invisible.
Because it is very important, I have to say it twice!
Compared with her previous humble and low-key attitude, we can draw this conclusion from this: Miss Nivea Lin Ge is indeed a good elf full of positive energy.
The only regret is that the first and second kills of this attack were actually snatched by Nicole and Viscount Mura, and Lu Xi didn't even get a kill. He looked at the unconscious orcs on the ground and waved his hand: "Except for the troll witch doctor, the rest are all made up. In addition, give the unconscious prisoners of war some antidote."
The so-called antidote is actually a stimulating drug made by Nicole himself. As long as you put it under the nose and smell it, the stimulating breath that is so sour and extravagant will spread to the whole body instantly through the nasal cavity, which is a necessary medicine for refreshing the mind and strengthening the body. However, the drug is silent, odorless, invisible, and invisible dust-like powder. The antidote works by stimulating the sense of smell. Lu Xi always feels that this setting is very visual, and always feels that the whole worldview is connected.
Fortunately, his entanglement that only he himself can have insights did not last long. At the same moment, the friends had already started the next step in an orderly manner: to repair a knife on every unconscious orc to search for important information in the enemy's bags, and of course, they must also rescue the detained colleagues. The wounded bandage the wounds and let the coma be smelled. And the prisoners who found themselves rescued must also keep quiet as much as possible, so that they would not make too much noise when excited. Therefore, they attracted the attention of other enemies.
These work is not challenging, but it is very cumbersome and mechanical, and is the work that Lu Xi is most reluctant to do. Fortunately, the proper arrangements of Major Grema and Viscount Mura, who are more than nine times more responsible than him, did not cause any trouble. After a while, Major Grema came to formally inform Lu Xi that the rescue operation was very successful, and a total of twenty-five prisoners of war were rescued.
At this time, Major Grima's face was very heavy, and there was no joy and excitement at all when those young people succeeded in their actions. He frowned tightly. It seemed that he had encountered a very difficult thing. He looked at Lu Xi and wanted to speak but stopped. After a closer look, several older people in the team, such as Lieutenant Aiming, the two former adventurers of Nord, and Viscount Mura, who was not old but had many battles, had more or less doubts.
"What's wrong?" Lu Xi asked Major Grima.
"…Several people were seriously injured and there was basically no possibility of healing. Some people lost their legs or hands and were completely disabled."
"so what?"
"Well, we found a Lieutenant Colonel Adlar, would you please talk to him?"
Among these rescued prisoners of war, the oldest and highest-ranking one was a lieutenant colonel named Adlar, who was about to be fifty years old.
After asking more carefully, I found out that Lieutenant Colonel Adlar was the deputy captain of the battleship Netherell. In the previous battle, this second-class battleship was concentrated by several one-eyed death lights, which eventually caused the operation of the Tislu nuclear power to be fatal. The buoyancy and power provided decreased to less than 20% of the normal. The captain was unable to repair the power system, causing the entire battleship to eventually fall into the mountains. Of course, due to the existence of the Tislu core, the speed of the ship falling was gentler than that of free fall, otherwise no one on the entire ship could survive.
Even so, these twenty-five people are the only remaining survivors of the Netherel with more than 400 crew members.
"No matter what, sir, you are safe now." Lu Xi squeezed out a business smile that he thought he should be very friendly, hoping to relieve the other party's mood: "It's rare that you can stick to this point until now, it's really amazing!"
"No, the amazing thing is you, Master Beren Cast. To be precise, we would never have been able to stick to the present without your previous words." Lieutenant Colonel Adral sighed: "In the end, you must take action yourself to escape from heaven, but it's really a loss of composure."
His lieutenant colonel named Adlar should be a typical excellent professional soldier with a serious personality, firm will and clear mind. He was indeed amazing. After the ship crashed, he summoned the survivors on the ship as fast as possible, brought a certain number of necessities and weapons, and rushed out of the encirclement before the enemy's encirclement.
He brought the dozens of remaining defeated soldiers on the ship to fight guerrillas in the mountains for several days, and killed more than a hundred enemies. After killing more than a hundred enemies, half of them died in battle. Those who survived were out of ammunition and food, and their spirit and physical strength reached their limits. They were eventually blocked by the orc team at a dead end, and then the entire army was captured. If Lu Xi had not arrived just now, these soldiers who fought to the last moment might not have escaped the tragic fate of being tortured to death, or even being eaten alive, turning them into the enemy's rations. Even if they lost their lives, they would have endured unimaginable pain and humiliation before their death. In comparison, the crew members who had been killed might have been lucky.
Lu Xi looked at the federal soldiers who were only half-life left, and of course they were the first people he rescued in this operation. They were tired, dehydrated, hungry, and injured. Some people had not even completely calmed down from fear and despair. They were either hysterical and crazy, or were in a state of panic. The former Lu Xi simply used hypnosis to knock them down directly to avoid greater movement. As for the latter, it is not a big deal to put them in normal times. They can rest well in a few days, and the caster can also reshape their personality through magical means. But in this case, where is there any time to give these wounded people to slowly heal?
"You have some rest, eat some food and drink some water. We... set off again in two hours." Lu Xi told Lieutenant Colonel Adlar.
"No, it's better to set out now." The lieutenant colonel shook his head immediately and expressed his objection: "Master. We cannot understand the communication method between the orcs and the undead. Perhaps this small orc army will also use some magical means to have a regular conversation with the base camp... I cannot completely deny this possibility, or it is even very likely. Other enemy troops are already rushing towards this place."
"Are you always a little frightened?" Lu Xi wanted to ask the other party this way, but it was still a little too rude to think about it. He could only nod without comment.
"But, your current situation..." Lu Xi looked at the officer who was a little older. He only had his right arm and left arm, and there was a deep wound on the lower abdomen of the torso, which could not even walk, let alone forcefully and fight. To put it more ugly, with the physical condition of this uncle, once he marched in a hurry, even if he suddenly died on the spot in the next second, he would have no sense of incongruity. Just now, he was also a member of the Orcs' "Military Food Team" tonight. If Lu Xi had come for more than ten minutes late, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel would have turned into a barbecue on the grill and a big stick bone in the big pot.
However, even after suffering such severe trauma and being so humiliated and frightened before, Lieutenant Colonel Elders's face only seemed a little gray and unhealthy, but his words and demeanor still seemed very calm, and he was definitely the kind of pure manly and tough uncle who was so cool that he was in his bones.
If half of the middle and senior officers of the federal army were not. Even if one quarter of them had this quality, the fleet would not have suffered such a crushing defeat. Unfortunately, most of our powerful officers are neurotic spell casters, and they have never seen the cruel academic nerds and the ambitious young masters! This is really a sad story.
While Lu Xi was still thinking about it, he heard the tough guys suddenly say in a serious tone and a natural tone: "If you can't walk, please abandon them. If you break your legs and hands, you can't fight afterwards, it's just a burden for everyone. Please keep them."
Major Grima raised his eyebrows, and Viscount Mura showed a moving expression. The two looked at each other and saw each other's intentional expression.
It took Lu Xi half a minute to react, and then he couldn't help but smile and shook his head: "This... Lieutenant Colonel, in this way, you..."
"Yes, this does include myself." Lieutenant Colonel Adlar nodded calmly.
"If what you said is a joke, I can't laugh at all. If you are serious, then I must say, Lieutenant Colonel, we are far from this point. If someone really comes here, I will find it more than ten kilometers away, which is enough for us to deal with it at any time. In addition, if you walk the nearest road, it will only take seven or eight days at most. As long as you persist, you can rest and get there."
Lu Xi's words were a little anxious. The reason for the anxiousness was not because the lieutenant colonel's proposal exceeded his expectations, but because when the lieutenant colonel's proposal came out, he felt relieved. This feeling made Lu Xi feel that his qualities suddenly dropped a lot, making him want to find a crack in the ground to get in.
"Master, I have never doubted your ability, and I believe your words. Since you are willing to risk your life to come back to save us, I am not worried that you will really abandon these lack of ability to move and mobilize the wounded. However, ideals are one thing, and reality is another. Look at your tone just now, I am afraid that even you, you don't have much hope for what you said just now, right?"
If possible, Lu Xi really wanted to make a serious expression, say a few more serious words to the other party, and say a few high-sounding words, but when he looked at the old soldier's gray eyes, he felt an invisible pressure in his heart.
A few seconds later, Lu Xi silently showed a self-deprecating smile. When he spoke again, his tone seemed extremely cold and hard: "...Hey, sure enough, in front of your old soldier, it would be too puzzling to say that it was too vague. Indeed, as you have seen, in order to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy, we have not many people and the equipment of the materials and equipment on our bodies is limited. We can barely deal with it now, but it is not clear after a few days. In addition, we don't know what kind of emergencies will encounter along the way: maybe we will encounter ambushes, or maybe other survivors. In the final analysis, fighting is inevitable. Indeed, if there are too many peers who do not have the ability to take care of ourselves, it will greatly affect our combat effectiveness and will also have a great negative impact on our operation."
The lieutenant colonel showed a smile as if he was relieved: "Then, how to act below, Master Beren Cast needs your decision."
"If possible, I really don't want to make such a decision..."
"But you have to do this." Lieutenant Colonel Adlar patted Lu Xi's shoulder with his only remaining hand and said in a gentle voice: "As long as you have the first time, when you meet the second and third time later, you will not have extra sympathy and compassion. Such kindness may be a wealth that cannot be exchanged for anyone, but it is not suitable for you and the current situation. Master Berenkaster, you are destined to be a hero and a savior, but you should not be a martyr who keeps kindness and takes everyone to the dead end."
Similar stories and similar choices, the protagonists in the previous stories seemed to have experienced them. Lu Xi originally felt that if he became the protagonist and it was his turn, there should be extremely complex psychological struggles and emotional entanglements in his heart, but in fact, at this time, he had neither struggle nor entanglement, nor torture or war between reality and conscience. He felt an unspeakable blank space, and he felt that his whole spirit and consciousness were struggling in a chaos that could not be seen. He didn't know how long he had been silent, but when he came to his senses, he found that everyone was standing on himself and looking at him quietly. Some people did show a look of wanting to speak but stopping, but in the end he didn't speak, and were all waiting for his final choice.
“…Lieutenant Colonel, what are you going to do?”
"I stayed, and all those who were seriously injured and lacked in action and combat ability also stayed. I was waiting for the enemy's follow-up reinforcements to come here. Master, please help me set up an inducible magic trap. In this way, even if I die, we can bring a few more cushions."
Lu Xi sighed long. It was supposed to be a rescue operation that was completely rescued by zero casualties, which was a textbook attack. Why did it turn into such a completely loveless weird development at the end? (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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