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Chapter 191: Extinguishing Smoke, Pleading, Unstable

When Frost Star and others' worries were about to reach a critical point, White Dove and Patriot finally came back.

To be precise, the white doves were carried back by patriots.

A blue-black figure came forward even faster than Frost Star. Rupert stood in front of the tall warrior, veins on his forehead throbbing slightly, his amber eyes never moving.

"……what happened?"

The Patriot coughed and shook his head: "Just chatting, and by the way, trying to give some advice."

The corner of Texas' eyes twitched slightly. Based on her understanding of Ling Dengxian, the loud noise was probably caused by him.

"We are far enough away and have dealt with all the traces, but we still need to remain vigilant." The Patriot admired Xuanlang's decisiveness. Not everyone has the courage to stand in front of him.

"...and now?"

"White Dove, I feel a little exhausted." The Patriot saw what she meant.

"Let me do it." Texas held out his hand.

The Patriot didn't say much and simply handed Ling over to Rupert.

"Actually, I can walk by myself..." Seeing that Texas was really grabbing his shoulders, Ling Dengxian raised his head and weakly suggested that he wanted to "be self-reliant."

"I have something to tell you." Texas had no intention of putting him down, so he was awkwardly carried away by her under the gaze of Shuangxing and others. The key point was that he couldn't struggle...

"What's wrong..." Ling Dengxian realized that she had walked a long way, but she had no intention of stopping.

“What are you going to say…”

Texas stopped and Ling Dengxian looked up slightly, and could see Chi Yu following him slowly from behind.

"Actually... it's nothing... I just found an excuse to take you away." The girl bowed slightly, the moonlight was separated by a layer of wooden boards, and the world darkened. Only then did Ling Dengxian realize that he had returned to the small room that he had built with his own hands.

Ling Dengxian did not design the windows, so this operation was a bit beyond his scope. Chi Yu did not come in to join in the fun. The pair of amber eyes in the darkness fell silent, and the breathing between the two could be heard.

In a trance, the girl reached out and touched her bag. Ling Dengxian thought she was going to take out the pocky again. However, after a friction sound, there was a "crack" and a flash of fire. Then a dazzling red dot appeared, the smell of burning tobacco spread, and the faint light illuminated her painful pupils.

Ling Dengxian's heart froze little by little. He didn't know if Texas had such a habit before, but since he hadn't picked up the cigarette handle for such a long time, he thought he wanted to get rid of this bad habit. But why...

"Texas..."

"Do you want me to go out?" The girl's movements stiffened for a moment.

"No...if you want to do this, I can't stop you."

"So... I don't want to?"

Ling Dengxian was stunned when he heard this. Texas reached out his hand and extinguished the light with trembling hands. The light disappeared, but his amber eyes were still burning.

Ling Dengxian sat up with difficulty, looked her in the eye, and whispered:

"Texas, why do you have a crush on me?"

The frank words were not denied. Texas could be considered one of the first people to notice this abnormality. Her natural alertness and sensitivity, her perseverance and persistence brought her to where she is today.

"do not know."

Maybe she saw a lot of things when she was following him, and some subtle things deepened along with the strange feeling of disgust, but irritation also came with it, and the fire in her heart clamored for her to sue violence against the source of all that was wrong.

But she chose to put out the cigarette every time.

"White Dove... do you have the courage to snatch the cigarette from my hand?" She prayed that she would not get lost in that negative world. This was the price of persistent confrontation.

Facing the scorching gaze, Ling Dengxian silently reached out and lightly took the cigarette from her hand.

Then he gave her a smile that he knew she could see.

"This is the first time," she murmured.

Stand up, pick up the knife, and carry out the mission. Ling Dengxian recovered his strength alone.

"Tsk... I haven't even had dinner yet..."

The little dragon in Ling Dengxian's sleeve had bright eyes.

The next day, Texas, who had just returned from her shift in the middle of the night, got up on time as usual, but someone got up before her and left the warm embrace brought by Chi Yu early.

Rupert pushed the door open and saw Ling busy setting up the pot. He was dazed in the steaming white steam, but soon he noticed Texas, who had woken up, and waved to her:

"Good morning."

It was rare for Chi Yu to be willing to snuggle up to him obediently. From a distance, it didn't look like a man and a wolf, but rather like two figures, one big and one small, keeping each other warm.

"Cooking...?"

"Well, wasn't it the same before?" Ling Dengxian was referring to the time they spent in the wilderness.

"Yeah." Texas sat down quietly, silent beside him.

Ling Dengxian knew that she was feeling uncomfortable, but he couldn't treat her with malice. Firstly, he couldn't do it, and secondly...what if one day the curse disappeared?

Letting the silence spread, both of them stared at the crackling wood and slowly adapted to the change in distance. The sound of footsteps ended this time.

"Brother Bai, Tallulah is looking for you... I heard that there will be action." The one-armed Elafia girl spoke softly, and it can be heard that she does not really want to disturb this little peace.

"Okay." Ling put the fire stick next to Rupert, "It will be ready in about ten minutes. It's cold, so cook it thoroughly."

The latter nodded slightly and looked at Alina: "Don't you need me?"

"The leader said that we need manpower in the rear as well."

Ling Dengxian glanced at Chi Yu, and Xuanlang gave him a look that said "I understand".

As for himself, he guessed that his mission would be more than just being a doctor, but he didn't think it would happen so soon. Perhaps something happened when Tallulah and the others came back. When he followed Alina to the agreed location, he saw many unfamiliar faces in the camp.

"Brother Bai...did you find the person you came here to look for?"

"No, but I feel like I'm very close to her. I've heard some news about her recently. Why, Miss Alina, do you want to meet her too?" Ling Dengxian said calmly.

"Brother Bai, Tallulah trusts you."

"..."

"Can you tell me the name of that person? I won't tell Xiaota." Alina stopped and looked up at him.

Ling Dengxian was very familiar with this kind of look, so he could only smile bitterly and said softly:

"Her last name is Atrias."

Alina nodded, searched her memory but found no clues, and said nothing more. She walked forward again. Ling Dengxian suddenly spoke:

"You said you wouldn't tell her. I took note."

Alina stopped walking and looked back. The disgust in her heart was reduced a lot. She looked at him warily and incredulously. Tallulah had never told them her last name...

"Trust me, I beg you, I come here to break the bad luck." Ling Dengxian's eyes did not move for a moment.

After a while, the girl loosened her tightly clenched hands, slowly revealed a somewhat pale smile, and raised a finger:

"Only... once."

"I really hope you won't give it to me even once...but, thank you very much!"

How should Alina describe her feelings just now? She seemed to see a ball of fire, a "fire" similar to that of Tallulah.

The ebb tide of disgust is stirring.

"Let's go. Don't let Xiaota wait anxiously." Alina subconsciously reached out her hand to him, but immediately realized that something was wrong. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, a strong and warm palm covered her forearm, indicating that he could serve as her crutch.

Elafia raised her hand to hold his shoulder, and they walked side by side.

The two walked into the tent and found that many cadres were there, including those from the guerrillas and the integration movement. Standing at the other end of the tent were naturally Wendigo and the Dragon Girl.

"Sorry, I'm late." Ling Dengxian bowed and apologized, while Elafia nodded to Talulah and then stepped out.

"Doctor White Dove..." Frost Star thought about what happened yesterday and didn't know what to say for a moment. The Patriot nodded at him without blaming him.

"No, I should be the one apologizing... You're just a doctor, but now we're asking you to join us on the battlefield." The silver-haired leader gave an apologetic look.

Ling Dengxian didn't care. He was mentally prepared. Or rather, from the perspective of fighting alone, he was indeed itching to get started.

"Of course. If necessary, the sword is hidden so that it can be unsheathed." He used the Flame Language for the second half of the sentence because he didn't know how to say it in Ursus...

However, Ursus is close to Yan Country, and most people present could understand it.

"Since everyone is here, I won't beat around the bush about this issue... Our supplies are tight, especially medicines. Doctor Bai Ge and the others have already reported that the medicines are basically exhausted, and even the most basic anti-inflammatory drugs are almost used up..."

"Mr. Patriot and I received a small group of escaped infected people on the way back. We learned from them that there is a mine that is about to be abandoned on the edge of this area... The infected mine, numbered 039. The soldiers guarding the mine are currently evacuating it, and the transportation of supplies is also being carried out simultaneously."

"The armed forces are empty, but our compatriots are still alive. This is an opportunity." The Patriot nodded. He was the first tactician to consider this action.

"Let's have a surprise attack, right?" Everyone present understood the purpose of this mission.

"Yes, but we can't take it lightly. We have done similar operations before, and they can't be unprepared," the Patriot added.

"So we have to control the timing well...Any objections?"

Some infected people who usually want to live in seclusion immediately showed up: "This is too dangerous... Can we find another way to get supplies? Summer is almost here."

"The patients can't hold on any longer. Without anti-inflammatory drugs, quite a number of them can't survive more than two weeks." Ling Dengxian retorted. What he said naturally meant that those infections were not simple infections. Bai Yan could not cure them at this stage, and he had no other way.

He could feel that Bai Yan's ability to clear these infections was gradually getting stronger, but it was too late. If these infections were on him, it would not be a problem for Bai Yan.

"...We refuse to act together, Tallulah. We joined the Reunion Movement to survive, not to die." Several infected people expressed their attitude, "If we must join, then we will leave."

"Then..." The Patriot looked at Tallulah who raised her hand to signal him. The latter said calmly: "Then you stay in the camp. If there is any unexpected situation, take the others to evacuate and ask Alina in a safe place."

After they walked out of the tent and faced the gazes of Patriot and the others, she said softly, "I will let the unstable factors leave, but not now."

Taking into account the safety issues in the rear... Ling Dengxian and others immediately understood.

"Well, let's plan the action next... White Dove, you and Frost Star will be in a team."

Ling Dengxian was a little surprised, because Frost Star usually acted alone with the Snow Monster Team. After all, her Originium skills could easily affect others. However, he did not think much about it and nodded in agreement.