Hummingbird nimbly landed on top of Tang Ce's airship, looking pale. Tang Ce asked anxiously, "Sister Bird, what's going on down there?"
The hummingbird gritted his teeth and said, "Those claws are connected together, I can't get down at all!"
The vulture also flew next to the hummingbird. Zhao Feng's face looked extremely ugly: "They were swallowed up by the beasts!"
The three people high in the sky could only see the dense claws gathering into a purple ocean, and the figures of Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran completely disappeared in this ocean.
Countless monsters were attacking them frantically. Lu Zexuan was exhausted and had lost his ability to fly. The two were probably in great danger!
At this time, the sentries on the Falcon were discussing—
"What is Yu Ran doing? He is a guide and he rushed into the herd of beasts. Is he trying to commit suicide for love?"
"Don't be such a pessimist. What do you mean by suicide for love? Captain Lu is not dead yet!"
"Captain Lu will be fine! He always escapes danger..."
"But, I just saw his flying ability disappear, he fell straight down, and the white eagle disappeared too."
Everyone on the starship was in panic.
Moore clenched his fists tightly and looked out the window with a pale face - if Lu Zexuan and Yu Ran really died here, he didn't know how to calm the sentinels' emotions next.
To everyone, Lu Zexuan is not only the most reliable captain, but also our spiritual pillar!
Just when everyone was extremely anxious, suddenly, a familiar white arc of light lit up in the distance. Immediately afterwards, Lu Zexuan spread his huge wings and flew straight up from the depths of the purple ocean with Yu Ran!
Tang Ce yelled, "They're back!"
Hummingbird was so excited that he almost shed tears: "That's great, they are okay!"
Zhao Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. The old general asked the two brothers to protect Yu Ran well. In case Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan died together, they would have to go back and report with their heads held high!
Fortunately... Fortunately they are all back!
Lu Zexuan pressed the voice headset, his voice a little hoarse: "Everyone has worked hard, let's go back to the starship."
Tang Ce, Hummingbird, Chameleon and Zhao Feng, who were in charge of the rescue, also took the airship back to the starship. The starship hatch was closed, and although everyone was injured to varying degrees, everyone in the Falcon Special Forces survived thanks to Lu Zexuan's desperate rescue.
They didn't lose any comrades!
The sentinels looked at the wounds all over the lander's body, tears welled up in their eyes.
This is their captain, the leader they want to follow wholeheartedly!
Everyone rushed forward excitedly: "Captain Lu!" "Captain Lu, are you okay?"
Lu Zexuan was covered in blood, one of his arms had a bloody hole pierced by a sharp claw, and the gauze wrapped around his shoulder was soaked with blood. He used his other uninjured arm to tightly hug Yu Ran's waist.
Yu Ran put on some acting skills at this moment, pretending that his mental energy was over-depleted, and fainted in Lu Zexuan's arms, with his head still resting on Lu Zexuan's chest, and his face looked a little weak and pale.
Lu Zexuan: “…”
You acted really well. Where's the fierce momentum when you attacked the monster with the nine-tailed fox just now? !
When Moer saw Yu Ran fainted, he hurried forward and asked, "What happened to Ranran?"
Lu Zexuan looked at the "sleeping" guy in his arms and explained in a low voice: "In order to save me, he used too much Guidance Essence, consumed too much mental energy, and temporarily fell into a coma."
There were indeed traces of blood on Yu Ran's arm from where the guide element was extracted.
The sentry at the scene heard this and also sensed the faint smell of guide element in the air—
By the way, the matching degree between Yu Ran and Captain Lu's Guidance Essence is over 98%! Therefore, when Lu Zexuan's abilities are over-consumed and on the verge of frenzy, Yu Ran's Guidance Essence is his life-saving medicine!
No wonder Yu Ran rushed out without hesitation at that time. It turned out that he was not committing suicide for love, but to save others.
The sentries looked at the unconscious boy in Captain Lu's arms, and a sense of respect rose in their hearts!
A guide who rushed forward to save people without caring about his own life is truly worthy of being someone our Army Corps has chosen.
Yu Ran was too brave and decisive! Thanks to him, Captain Lu was able to wake up in time and fight his way out of the beast herd.
Yu Ran is Lu Zexuan's savior. For all the sentinels of the Falcon Special Forces, he is also everyone's savior!
For a moment, the sentries looked at Yu Ran with eyes full of gratitude.
Especially Hummingbird, she has always liked Yu Ran’s little fox, and thinks Captain Lu and Yu Ran are a perfect match. At this moment, she feels proud that “my CP is so sweet”.
Sister Bird waved her hand and said, "Quick, quick, stop getting in the way here and let Ranran have a good rest!"
Lu Zexuan nodded to Hummingbird, carried Yu Ran to his bedroom, and put him on the bed.
—Just pretend for a while, and I’ll settle the score with you later.
Lu Zexuan glanced at Yu Ran, turned around and went out to treat his wounds.
Moore was waiting for him at the door, and Lu Zexuan asked, "How are everyone's injuries?"
"Don't worry, Captain Lu. I have treated all the wounded. Two of them are seriously injured, and the others are just superficial injuries. Your wounds must also be thoroughly disinfected to prevent infection. Come with me to the medical room."
Lu Zexuan nodded and followed Moore to the medical room to change out of his blood-soaked clothes.
Moore took the sterile cotton swab, disinfected his wound, and rebandaged it: "The bloody hole on your shoulder needs to be healed in the treatment cabin."
Lu Zexuan whispered, "No hurry, there is only one treatment cabin, let the seriously injured use it first."
The sentinels' perception of pain is dozens of times higher than that of ordinary people. A bloody hole was torn on Lu Zexuan's shoulder. Moore could not imagine how much intense pain he was enduring.
The man has always been strong. When his wound was being disinfected, he didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Moore took out a pill from the drawer and handed it to him, then poured him a glass of water: "Emergency painkiller, take one first, it can relieve the pain."
Lu Zexuan took the pill and swallowed it with water.
Seeing that his complexion had improved a little, Moore asked in confusion, "By the way, didn't Ranran only study in the Sanctuary for half a year? I remember that the Guidance Academy only taught the healing techniques of the Mind Tentacles. Where did he learn the technique of flying an airship? How come he is so skilled?"
Lu Zexuan said calmly: "I taught you."
Moore was stunned: "You taught me?"
Lu Zexuan lied calmly: "Well, he is a guide after all. In an emergency, he may need to use an airship to escape. During the few days in the White Tower, I taught him some operating techniques. He is very smart and has a good memory, so he learned it quickly."
Moore suddenly realized and said with a smile: "No wonder he could drive the airship into the beast herd to save you... Ranran really loves you deeply. He didn't hesitate at all. When he heard that you were in trouble, he flew out immediately. I didn't even react and it was too late to stop him."
Really? He really rushed to save me without hesitation
Aren't you afraid of putting yourself in danger
No one has ever seen this kind of alien creature. Even if Yu Ran is an S-level attack guide with extremely strong mental power, if he rushes in rashly, he may never come back, and even no body may be left.
But he went anyway.
He used two spirit bodies, one to attack and the other to heal, to forcibly pull Lu Zexuan back from the brink of hell.
"Please believe me again. I have never had any ill will towards you."
Yu Ran's words suddenly rang in his mind, and Lu Zexuan felt mixed emotions. Could he still trust him
Two spiritual guides is really unheard of. Yu Ran must have other purposes for sneaking into the Falcon Special Forces, and all my previous conclusions were wrong!
Yu Ran's background must be fake. He couldn't be a newly awakened C-level guide, nor could he be an orphan born on a deserted planet. Maybe the strange deaths of the officials on Planet B73 and the theft of the Sentinel Academy's information were all related to Yu Ran.
My initial suspicion was correct, there was indeed something fishy about Yu Ran’s background!
He has been lying to me and even using me - this realization made Lu Zexuan's heart ache.
But he saved me despite the danger... If it weren't for him, I would have died long ago.
Lu Zexuan was in a very conflicted mood. Seeing that he looked unhappy, Moore couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What's wrong? Is the wound painful?"
Lu Zexuan shook his head: "It's okay, I'm too tired, I'll go back and rest first."
Moore said, "Okay, then you should go get some sleep. By the way, are we leaving Dorado?"
Lu Zexuan said: "Well, let's go to a nearby safe planet to rest for two days. We will discuss the plan later."
Moore nodded, turned and went out, wanting to inform Deputy Captain Xiong Kai about this matter.
Xiong Kai happened to be passing by outside the treatment room, and he should have heard what the two had just said. Meeting Moore's gaze, Xiong Kai said worriedly, "I'm here to see Captain Lu. Is he okay?"
Moore said, "It's okay. This injury doesn't have much impact on him. He's just too tired. Go back and rest."
Xiong Kai breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I heard what Captain Lu just said. I will send the starship sailing right away."
Moore said: "Okay, let's go to... the nearest square seat."
The starship gradually became quiet, and the injured sentinels returned to the dormitory to rest. Xiong Kai started the starship, and the Falcon starship quickly left the Doradus star field, sailed into the vast universe, and headed towards the Norma star field.
Yu Ran was still pretending to sleep when Lu Zexuan walked into the dormitory.
White Eagle shouted in his mind: "Why does he have two foxes! Ah! The red fox is so handsome, and the little white fox is so cute! So can I play with two foxes in the future?"
Lu Zexuan said coldly in his mind: "Two foxes teamed up to bully you, can you handle it?"
Bai Ying was stunned: "... Will they... Will they bully me?"
Lu Zexuan said: "That nine-tailed fox can instantly control the powerful leader of the beast group, what do you think?"
The white eagle flew away feeling wronged. If the two foxes teamed up to bully it, wouldn't it be too miserable
After sending away the spiritual being with a low IQ, Lu Zexuan came to the bedside and looked coldly at Yu Ran who was pretending to be asleep.
Yu Ran's scalp tingled from the sentry's sharp gaze. He couldn't pretend anymore, so he opened his eyes and smiled at Lu Zexuan, then gently touched Lu Zexuan's forehead with his green thought tentacles.
If we have anything to say, let’s speak quietly in the spiritual world so that no one can hear us.
Lu Zexuan only felt a flash before his eyes—
He came into Yu Ran's mental picture.
Moore once described Yu Ran's mental image as a lake of limited area, surrounded by thick fog, with clear boundaries. But at this moment, Lu Zexuan discovered that the thick fog around the lake had long dissipated, and Yu Ran's mental image...
It turned out to be a primeval forest that was so huge that it was unimaginable!
The forest is full of towering trees with tenacious vitality and thick branches. Their leaves blend together to form a huge green shade. Countless flowers are blooming in the grass under the trees. In the distance, there is the sound of flowing rivers. The warm sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves. The whole forest is vast and full of vitality.
A flaming nine-tailed fox taller than a tree and a slightly smaller snow-white fox were looking at Lu Zexuan from the front. The two foxes stood side by side. The nine-tailed red fox had a cold expression, while the white fox smiled and wagged its tail, still looking innocent and harmless.
Lu Zexuan: “…”
His spiritual world is so rich and colorful.
I thought I knew him well enough, but I didn't expect that what I knew was just the tip of the iceberg.
Lu Zexuan took a deep breath and tried to keep a calm tone and said, "Aren't you going to give me an explanation?"
Yu Ran's illusion came to Lu Zexuan. He looked at Lu Zexuan and said sincerely: "First of all, I want to say sorry to you - I'm sorry, Lu Zexuan, I have been using you."
Lu Zexuan: “…”
Since he spoke so bluntly, Lu Zexuan couldn't get angry with him.
The two looked at each other. Yu Ran's eyes were open and frank, but Lu Zexuan's eyes were extremely sharp. He stared at the person in front of him fiercely and asked with gritted teeth: "Three people who died strangely on the planet B73 in Sawtooth..."
Yu Ran admitted straightforwardly: "I killed him."
Lu Zexuan's expression changed: "The information in the Sentinel Academy Library..."
Yu Ran said: "I stole it."
Lu Zexuan didn't dare to ask any more questions. He clenched his fists, resisting the urge to send the guide to the military prison immediately. He closed his eyes gently, quickly calmed down, and asked in a low voice: "Who are you? What is your purpose in lurking around me?"
Yu Ran asked, "Have you heard of the Xinghui Special Forces?"
Lu Zexuan was stunned: "I haven't heard of it. Is it a special force of the Star Legion?"
Yu Ran looked deep into the forest and whispered, "That was formed by General Xie Xi of the Starlight Corps himself. It's a special team composed entirely of offensive guides. This team is usually used for lurking reconnaissance and gathering intelligence."
Yu Ran paused, looked at Lu Zexuan and said, "I am the first captain of the Xinghui Special Forces."
Lu Zexuan's heart trembled slightly, and he looked at Yu Ran in front of him in disbelief.
The other party was no longer the cute and innocent boy in his impression. When he became serious, Yu Ran did have the sharpness and competence of a soldier. His clear eyes were calm and resolute, and his whole temperament was different.
—Xinghui Special Forces, an investigation team composed entirely of guides. Yu Ran is actually the captain of this special forces
Lu Zexuan frowned: "I have never heard of this team. How can I be sure whether what you said is true?"
Yu Ran said slowly, "Five years ago... no, it should be six years ago now. We passed each other at the graduation dance in the year 494. At that time, I accidentally cut my finger, and you caught the scent of the guide element - your suspicion was correct, I am not 18 years old. In fact, I am the same age as you, and graduated in the same year."
Lu Zexuan: “…”
After going around in circles, it turns out that my intuition was right? The guide essence I smelled at the dance that year was indeed his!
Yu Ran continued, "The members of the Xinghui Special Forces need to carry out undercover missions, so this team has always been kept secret. Six years ago, there was a traitor in the Xinghui Corps who leaked General Xie's whereabouts. That disaster was not an accident, but a man-made one."
At this point, Yu Ran suddenly clenched his fists and his voice turned cold: "The Starlight Corps reconnaissance battalion was wiped out, the guides of the special forces were all killed, General Xie Xi and Professor Qin Luo died in that accident... I am the only survivor."
He lowered his head, a barely perceptible sadness flashing through his eyes: "My escape pod was sucked into the Southern Triangulum star field, but I luckily survived. After returning to the capital planet, I changed my appearance and disguised my identity in order to find out the truth of that year and give an explanation to my fallen comrades."
Lu Zexuan listened to him slowly telling the story of the past, but he still had doubts in his heart. This was all Yu Ran's one-sided words, and it was all just words. If Lu Zexuan believed it directly, he would be too naive.
However, subconsciously, he really wanted to believe Yu Ran.
Because everything Yu Ran said matched up with what happened back then.
The Starlight Corps has been in charge of investigating the Sentinel Madness Incident. Back then, General Xie Xi led his troops to fight, supposedly on a secret mission, but the news that came back was that General Xie had died in battle.
She leads the elite troops of the Star Legion, which include a large number of S-level and A-level sentinel guides or above. Even if they encounter ferocious and highly intelligent alien creatures, the entire army will not be wiped out, right
What's more, no alien creatures appeared in the area where the Starlight ship was bombed in the following years.
Lu Zexuan had always suspected that what happened back then was not simple, but he was not familiar with the Star Legion, and with his identity he could not investigate the secrets of other legions.
He only knew that the area where the Starlight ship was destroyed was right near the Southern Triangulum - this secret was only known by the top military officials!
Yu Ran said that his escape pod was sucked into Triangulum Austral and he survived, which was true.
Lu Zexuan's mind was in a mess. His subconscious was telling him that he should trust Yu Ran, but as a soldier, he was still unable to completely let go of his guard. After all, Yu Ran had disguised himself so well before, and his acting skills were simply at the level of an award-winning actor. He had been deceiving him until now...
Who can guarantee that Yu Ran wants to continue to deceive his trust in order to achieve more goals
Seeing Lu Zexuan's hesitation, Yu Ran said frankly: "I know you won't believe my one-sided words. After all, I have no evidence to prove my words, and I have lied to you for so long before. It's not wrong for you to be vigilant. But I hope that no matter what doubts you have about me, we can solve them privately in the spiritual world. Don't reveal my identity to outsiders, okay?"
Lu Zexuan: “…”
This is not an excessive request.
If what Yu Ran said was true, he might be an undercover agent sent into the enemy camp by the top leaders of the Star Legion, carrying out a very dangerous mission. If his identity was exposed, the consequence would be death.
Lu Zexuan didn't dare to take this risk. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I can temporarily cooperate with you to hide it from others. But I hope that from now on, you will not lie to me again. You should know that if I don't have a special mission, I can send you to prison at any time for what you have done."
Seeing that the sentry seemed a little angry, Yu Ran immediately raised his hand and said, "I promise not to lie to you again in the future."
Lu Zexuan paused and asked, "What's your real name?"
Yu Ran was silent for a moment: "The name is just a code name, you can call me Ran Ran, my nickname is Ran Ran."
Lu Zexuan: "... Really?"
Yu Ran nodded and said, "Well, I will call you Ze Xuan from now on. This way, from the outside, it will seem that I risked my life to save you, and our relationship will be closer, which is more reasonable."
So, you have been acting all this time and you want to continue
Am I just a tool for you to act
Lu Zexuan frowned, forcibly cut off the mental connection, turned his back to Yu Ran, and stopped talking.
Yu Ran: “…”
The nine-tailed fox reminded: "He is angry. You lied to him, used him, and treated him as a tool. You went a little too far."
The little white fox asked, "Do you want to comfort him?"
Yu Ran said helplessly: "Let him calm down. The amount of information I told him today is too much, and he needs time to digest it. However, I believe he will figure it out, and I won't make a mistake in him."
The author has something to say:
Although Ranran confessed, from Lu Zexuan's perspective, Ranran had been lying before, and there was no evidence for what she said, so he couldn't believe it directly.
Trust will be built later in the process of fighting side by side.
Lu Zexuan only had a little crush on Ranran before, but he fell in love with her completely after seeing her true self~
(End of this chapter)