Chapter 196 198 Fresh Blood
Huo Ye also estimated the strength of his side and thought it would not be difficult to repel the monsters besieging the school, so he came to the rescue.
If his strength allowed, he couldn't just watch his fellow men die, especially since most of the people in the school were teenagers.
However, he did not expect that some of the survivors who were trembling with fear at the sight of the monsters would confidently demand that their savior be sent home, and some even went so far as to throw tantrums and make unreasonable demands.
Huo Ye could save people with his sword, but that didn't mean he was weak and could be bullied. These people were not good men and women. They were experts in fighting before the apocalypse, and they had been camping in the wild and facing monsters after the apocalypse. They were even more murderous. Seeing this, they turned hostile and showed their weapons to scare those people away.
Cai Ran's parents had a bad relationship and divorced when he was five years old. Cai Ran lived with his father, but his father remarried soon. He then lived with his stepmother and his younger brothers and sisters in the county town. They only saw each other a few times a year. The only relative living in the village was his grandfather, who had just passed away due to illness the year before. Cai Ran usually lived in the school dormitory, and occasionally went to the mountains to hunt game during holidays and sold it in the town. With compulsory education and the school cafeteria accepting donations from outside, Cai Ran lived a decent life.
Children from poor families grow up early. Although Cai Ran is only fifteen years old, he is already 1.8 meters tall. Because he is in puberty, his body looks a little thin, but he has a good physique from climbing up and down the mountains all year round. Before Huo Ye and his friends arrived, Cai Ran was a firm member of the main attack alliance and was one of the ones who had close contact with monsters.
Some of the classmates' parents showed up at the school before, almost all of them were injured. According to the news they brought, many other classmates' parents collapsed on the way to the school. Most of the classmates were worried and anxious. Cai Ran thought of his parents who had already started their own families. Those two unfamiliar faces to him obviously could not move his heart, and it was impossible for them to risk their lives to find him.
Later, when Cai Ran saw Huo Ye killing everyone with a sword, the young man was overwhelmed with emotion and his blood boiled. Boys of this age naturally admire the strong, which led to the previous conversation. Cai Ran excitedly ran to Huo Ye to confess his love, saying that he wanted to follow him and be his younger brother in the future.
Huo Ye had just been pulled and harassed by a few girls, asking them to take them home. He was feeling very annoyed, and he took the admiration and adoration in Cai Ran's eyes as a new trick of these students to make demands and conditions, so he simply rejected him.
Cai Ran did not give up. He ran around to help them move things, introduced the school's situation, and helped take care of the wounded. The boy's tender face was filled with sincerity and enthusiasm, and he was nimble and quick. He called everyone "brother" on the left and "sister" on the right. The few female members of Huo Ye's team were coaxed into smiling from ear to ear by him. When they heard Cai Ran's words that he was alone and helpless, they immediately found Huo Ye and strongly expressed their desire to accept this poor child.
The team doctor had already found the young teacher who had stood with Cai Ran before, and learned that Cai Ran was not lying. He had indeed been dependent on his elderly and sick grandfather for many years, and his grandfather passed away last year.
Cai Ran has a miserable life, but he is not extreme, nor does he complain about himself. Instead, he has a strong character, a cheerful personality, is self-reliant and popular among his classmates.
After the team doctor examined the specific situation, he discussed with Huo Ye that they could observe the situation. If Cai Ran was really willing to join them, their team would also be willing to accept fresh blood.
It was not yet noon when Huo Ye and his team arrived at the school. They drove away the monsters, found medicines, and settled the wounded. After lunch, it was already past two in the afternoon. During this time, Cai Ran had been hanging around in front of them, working and eating with them. Huo Ye's tacit attitude made Cai Ran very happy.
After lunch, several of Cai Ran’s classmates came to talk to him. When he came back, Cai Ran’s eyes were a little red, and he looked at people evasively, as if he was worried about something.
The team doctor looked at Huo Ye. It was easy to guess what the child was thinking. Cai Ran had no relatives to worry about, but his classmates did. Seeing that Cai Ran seemed to be currying favor with Huo Ye and the others, they found Cai Ran and asked him to plead for help and help them.
Huo Ye just wanted to see what Cai Ran would do?
Huo Ye was not unscathed in the previous battle. Even though he had soft armor protecting his legs, he still had a lot of wounds. Not to mention the original wounded members of the team, some of whom could not even get down from the ground. Almost all the other members who participated in the battle were injured. Although their injuries were not serious, they had just been through a fierce battle and they also needed rest to recover their strength and restore their spiritual energy.
Cai Ran, who had been helping out all the time, saw all of this.
"Brother, can you lend me a weapon? I will take them to the vicinity of the school to see if their parents are here." Cai Ran finally plucked up the courage to find Huo Ye and said.
Huo Ye was stunned. He thought that this child might reject his classmates, or come to ask him to help them, but he didn't expect Cai Ran to ask to borrow weapons, as if he wanted to take his classmates out himself.
"You have to go out. It's very dangerous outside. The monsters that just retreated may come back at any time!" Huo Ye said with a frown.
"I know." Cai Ran replied.
"Is it worth risking your life for the friendship between classmates?" Huo Ye said coldly. It was a pity to waste such a good seedling. If he didn't have a good brain, accepting him would cause trouble.
"It's just a friendship between classmates, of course it's not worth it, but I owe him a life. At the beginning, I was chased by monsters, and it was Han Jiang who opened the dormitory door and saved my life. The parent who ran into the school earlier said that he seemed to have seen Han Jiang's father on the road, and his father hadn't come, so he was worried and wanted to go out to look for him. After all, Han Jiang had just saved my life, and he came to beg me, so I couldn't just ignore it." Cai Ran keenly noticed the change in Huo Ye's attitude and explained anxiously.
The team doctor Chai Ming silently held Huo Ye down and said, "Cai Ran, your classmate doesn't want you to go out with him to find his father, right?" It was obvious that Han Jiang hoped that Cai Ran would ask Huo Ye and others for help.
"I owe him, not you. I can only help him up to this point. You saved us, and you have nothing but gratitude towards us. Those who make demands on you are asking for too much." Cai Ran looked down on those classmates who could only cry. He dared to go out, not because he did not value his life. He had strong explosive power and could run fast. He had faced monsters several times, so he was not afraid of them. This trip would at least make him feel at ease.
(End of this chapter)
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