Chapter 588 Separation in Life, Farewell in Death
Bang bang bang!
Bullets flew in and hit Wen Ni's arms and thighs.
The impact and the instantaneous pain in her body caused her to fall backward uncontrollably!
I can't just die like this.
Wen Ni, you absolutely cannot die like this.
Your comrades should not have sacrificed in vain.
Her adrenaline surged, but she didn't fall. In fact, she leaped over several trenches and hid under cover, her bloodshot eyes fixed on the commander who was giving orders!
Footsteps traversed the continuous barrage of gunfire.
Flying across the blood-soaked earth!
"Stop her! Stop her!"
"Drone! Drone! Blow her up!"
The drone took off, carrying a grenade, and flew over Wen Ni's head!
Wen Ni bit her lip tightly, quickly pulled a grenade from her waist, hooked the pin, counted in her mind, and swung it forward with all her might. Then, she leaped to the side!
The grenade rolled down at the commander's feet.
At the same time, the drone above Wen Ni dropped bombs!
"It's a grenade! Run!" the commander shouted in terror.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two explosions rang out simultaneously.
The impact of the explosion at close range, along with shrapnel cutting into his body, caused blood to flow continuously.
For a moment, Wen Ni seemed to lose track of where she was. Her vision was blurry, and many images flashed before her eyes like a revolving lantern...
She recalled her training with the Shadow Hunter team, how Song Yanfeng would always playfully pester her… Leng Jinfeng had the sharpest tongue, always managing to hit their sore spots. Venom Fang, being older and more meticulous, took excellent care of them. And then there was Dragon Blade, as the vice-captain, who always pretended to be very composed, watching them fool around from the sidelines…
Back then, they carried out many dangerous missions, each one feeling like the closest they'd ever come to death. It wasn't until she truly experienced war that she understood that what was truly terrifying wasn't death, but the pain of separation…
It is separation.
It is death.
Xiao Cheng, Uncle, Lu Jinye.
It's such a pity, so very pity. There are so many people she cherished deeply, and she didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to them...
As her consciousness faded and her body collapsed, she seemed to see a red flag fluttering high amidst blue skies and white clouds, taking her back to the day she swore an oath under the national flag.
I volunteer to become a member of the Chinese Army Special Forces.
"Fearless of power."
"Fearless, even at the cost of sacrifice."
"I am willing to dedicate my entire life to my motherland..."
With bloodstained lips, the words were repeated over and over. Until everything before her eyes went completely black, her remaining consciousness gradually faded away.
[Boss? What are you doing here? Go back! You shouldn't be here!]
[Boss, although I miss you terribly, I don't want to see you this way. Hurry, hurry! Go to Lu Jinye's side, go to Lu Jinye's side...]
Lu Jinye? But where is he?
She can't find it, she can't find it.
Countless black figures brushed past her, each one resembling him, yet none of them were him!
She lost him, and she lost so many people.
Lu Jinye... Lu Jinye...
“Lu Jinye…”
He murmured the name countless times until his lips were cracked and dry.
When Wen Ni opened her eyes again, she saw a roof with exposed blue bricks, and around her were temporary blankets covered with many wounded people, just like her, whose bodies were wrapped in bandages.
Or is it Fuping City, their Chinese headquarters?
She's still alive?
"You're finally awake! I thought you were beyond saving!" It was medic Meixuan. Her face showed surprise as she ran to Wen Ni's side. Even in this situation, she still managed a bright and gentle smile. "You were shot in the arm and leg, but I've removed the bullets. Your main problem now is excessive blood loss and too many old wounds. We can't provide blood transfusions here, so please be careful and avoid strenuous exercise; you could easily faint!"
Listening to Meixuan's incessant instructions, Wen Ni struggled to sit up.
"Hey, what are you doing? I just finished talking, you need to rest." Meixuan stretched out an arm to stop her, and then took out two packs of sanitary napkins from her medical backpack. "Here, we got these from a nearby store. Use these first, and I'll get you more when you're done!"
"Thanks."
Looking at the two packs of sanitary napkins, Wen Ni finally felt a dull ache in her lower abdomen.
She was so caught up in the fighting that she almost forgot she was a woman.
“You kept muttering a few names while you were unconscious.” Meixuan looked at Wenni and smiled gently. “Although I couldn’t hear them clearly, I think they must be very important people to you! Just like my husband and my children, they are very, very important to me.”
“Hmm…yes, they are very important to me…but, Meixuan, how did I get back? I was clearly surrounded by the enemy, with no way to retreat, unless…reinforcements have arrived?” Wen Ni suddenly felt a glimmer of hope. Her eyes shone brightly as she reached out and tightly grasped Meixuan’s wrist. “Where is Qin Yuan? Where is Brigade Commander Liang He? Are they still alive?”
"Ah, ah?" Meixuan was startled by Wen Ni's appearance. A series of questions left her speechless, and she could only shake her head blankly.
"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Wen Ni's heart sank, and the taut nerve in her mind snapped back to reality. Helplessly, she pushed Mei Xuan away, bracing herself, and stepped barefoot onto the ground. "The reinforcements haven't arrived? Where are Qin Yuan and Liang He? I'm asking you, where are Qin Yuan and Liang He!"
"They are outside."
Meixuan stared blankly as she pointed a finger out the door.
Ignoring her injuries, Wen Ni stumbled out, with Mei Xuan chasing after her, calling out, "Wen Ni! Wait! You can't move because of your injuries!"
"Qin Yuan, Qin Yuan? Qin..."
Wen Ni struggled to move to the door.
What came into view were corpses covered with white sheets on the ground, one after another, filling the entire courtyard.
Her heart was dead.
He knelt down with a thud, crawled to the first corpse, and with trembling hands lifted the white sheet covering it...
No, no, this isn't it either.
"Wen Ni! Wen Ni! Calm down!" Mei Xuan rushed over, knelt on the ground, and hugged Wen Ni. "I know you're sad, but don't be like this. Let your brothers have a peaceful journey in their final moments!"
"What final journey? What do you mean 'go in peace'? I clearly told him to retreat, I clearly told him to take Brigade Commander Liang He with him! How could this be, how could this be!? Qin Yuan, Liang He, where are you? I must see your bodies with my own eyes, otherwise I will not accept that you are dead! You cannot die like this!"
Wen Ni pushed Mei Xuan away, crawled on the ground, and, in a hoarse voice, excitedly tore at the white cloth.
"Wen Ni".
“Wen Ni…Miss…”
Two familiar voices suddenly came from behind.
Wen Ni's movement of pulling the white cloth suddenly stopped. She turned around stiffly and saw Qin Yuan and Liang He, whom she had been desperately searching for, standing alive at the entrance of the courtyard!
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