Ella's voice was low, hoarse, and weak.
However, all around was silent, and old John could still hear her words clearly.
Old John's surprise flashed across his face for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
He remembered the sudden awakening he had experienced that day, and understood why he had felt water flowing into his throat.
He thought it was just his imagination, but little did he know it actually happened!
Old John gave a bitter laugh at the sky. He had thought that if there was still water, Ella might be able to keep going, but now it seemed there was little hope.
They had already arrived here, and they were sure they would soon reach the place they had been longing for.
However, it was precisely here that they ran out of ammunition and food.
There's no other way!
Old John couldn't help but sigh.
He sat down dejectedly and slowly lay down on the ground.
Ella, standing nearby, seemed to have caught his urges and reacted in the same way.
The two lay side by side on the ground, gazing at the azure sky.
After not having a drop of water for several days, Ella began to appear dazed.
At that moment, she didn't know if she was too hungry or too tired, and she began to close her eyes in a daze.
"John, I...I'm going to sleep for a bit..."
Before she closed her eyes, she even remembered to say something to Old John, but her voice was so soft that Old John didn't hear her at all.
Old John was still gazing at the sky, but his eyes began to slowly lose focus.
As he was about to close his eyes, he seemed to return to the past.
He returned to that small one-bedroom, three-living-room apartment. At that time, he was sitting at the dining table, the sound of hot oil sizzling in his ears and the aroma of stir-fried pork with chili lingering in his nose.
He sat there, his eyes fixed intently on the gate; he knew his men were about to appear.
Sure enough, the door clicked open the next second.
A smile crept onto his face, and joy shone in his eyes.
When he saw the door open, the little person he had been longing for greeted him with a smile as bright as sunshine.
Then, carrying her little schoolbag, she skipped and hopped towards him.
The little boy stretched out his hands and gave him a big hug.
All he could hear was her happy childlike voice: "Daddy, I'm home!"
As the child's voice faded, old John involuntarily closed his eyes, and a tear slowly slid down his cheek.
Here, on the very edge of this barren land, no one knows or has noticed a couple lying side by side, seemingly about to fall into eternal sleep.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by, carrying a bit of moisture that brushed against their faces.
Xu Ling's heart skipped a beat, and she paused in her wheat-harvesting motion.
Her gaze involuntarily shifted to the side. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she only felt that her heart was beating exceptionally fast at that moment, as if it was about to jump out of her mouth at any second.
Xu Ling clutched her chest and involuntarily took a few steps forward in the direction she was staring at.
Although there was nothing there as always, something seemed to be attracting her, making her unable to resist wanting to get closer.
"Master, where are you going?"
Xu Ling hadn't taken two steps when she was suddenly awakened by Ruth's voice.
She snapped out of her daze and looked at herself with some surprise.
What happened to her just now?
It feels like I've been bewitched by something.
Before Xu Ling could figure out what was going on, a deafening thunderclap suddenly came from afar.
The sudden clap of thunder startled Xu Ling.
She looked up sharply at the sky and saw that it was clear blue and cloudless, clearly not raining.
What's going on?
Xu Ling couldn't help but murmur aloud.
However, before she could recover from the thunder, one after another, thunderclaps came incessantly.
What Xu Ling couldn't understand was that the thunderous sounds were getting louder and louder.
Soon, a black shadow appeared on the horizon and rushed straight towards Xu Ling. At the same time, Xu Ling felt a deafening thunder.
Only then did Xu Ling realize that the thunderous sound she had just heard was coming from the black shadow in front of her.
The dark figure was getting closer and closer to Xu Ling, approaching them at lightning speed.
Xu Ling looked up at the dark shadow on the horizon.
Before her stood the Moonlight Silver Wolf, Fei Er, who had arrived at some unknown time.
Fei'er stood in front of Xu Ling, her eyes fixed on the approaching dark figure overhead, wary of an attack launched by the other party when she was off guard.
The reliable one darted over to his side and whispered to him, "It's Thunderbird."
"I know."
He slowly lowered his body, assuming a hunting posture.
"It seems to have come seeking help."
Seeing this, Kaopu stepped closer and offered another explanation.
The moment the first cry was heard, the reliable person spotted the Thunderbird.
However, the first sound came too suddenly, and Kaopu did not realize the meaning of the Thunderbird's call.
Until the third and fourth calls came, its built-in system automatically analyzed the urgency, tension, and strong sense of pleading in the Thunderbird's cries.
However, even the reliable person couldn't be 100% certain that the other party was asking for help, so they only used the word "seems".
Despite hearing the reliable advice, Fei'er remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on the Thunderbird's every move in the sky.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Thunderbird circled in the sky for a moment before gliding rapidly downwards towards Xu Ling's direction.
It was clearly aimed at Xu Ling.
Seeing this, Fei'er stared intently at the Thunderbird. As it drew closer and closer, almost stopping in front of Xu Ling, he pounced fiercely.
Thunderbird was too anxious and caught off guard, almost being pounced on by Fil. It quickly flapped its wings and took flight again.
A few of its black wings slowly drifted down from mid-air.
When her attack missed, Fei turned around and roared loudly at the Thunderbird, exuding a powerful aura of intimidation.
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