Chapter 112 Rainy Season - 5 The attack lasted for half a month...
The attack lasted for more than half an hour. Tang Bufan stayed in the bathtub, listening to the rain outside, and did not pick up the pistol again.
He was afraid that the drones would rush in again and point their red laser beams at him.
He used to be unafraid of death, but now he is.
He wanted to see Lu Yi again.
When the buzzing sound finally stopped, Lu Yi pushed open the battered bathroom door and ran in, panting.
Tang Bufan turned his head, and Lu Yi's eyes reddened when he saw his face injured by the laser beam.
“Teacher…” Lu Yi choked up as she walked to the bathtub, her body trembling slightly as she hugged Tang Bufan across the tub: “I’m sorry, I’m late.”
Tang Bufan felt his warm embrace and wanted to say that he was fine, but before he could speak, tears fell first.
“Lu Yi… Waaah… Lu Yi…” Tang Bufan clung tightly to Lu Yi’s back, crying frantically and helplessly, “I thought I would never see you again…”
The moment the pistol fell, Tang Bufan was filled with regret. He regretted why he had fought back and attracted the attention of those drones. Because of love, he had become a villain, only wanting to live and see Lu Yi.
"I'm here, I'm here." Lu Yi's eyes also reddened when he heard Tang Bufan's cries. He had frantically searched for Tang Bufan amidst the hail of bullets, and only when he saw him again did his cold blood regain its warmth.
Both men were injured. Lu Yi's hands were covered in blood from grabbing the drone's blades with his bare hands. He smashed over a hundred drones with his fists and finally picked up the pistol dropped by the dead butler, ending this inhumane attack.
Tang Bufan was picked up by Lu Yi and taken back to the RV. Lu Yi took out the first-aid kit and began to treat his wounds.
Tang Bufan gradually calmed down. There was no anesthetic in the first-aid kit, so Lu Yi ordered Kai Ge to drive to the hospital, but Tang Bufan refused.
"Just sew it up, I'm not afraid of pain." Tang Bufan's eyes were still red, but when he looked at Lu Yi, he was calm: "I want you to sew it up."
Lu Yi raised her hand to brush the hair from his forehead, then leaned over and kissed his forehead: "Bear with it."
When the fishhook-shaped suture needle pierced the flesh of his palm, Tang Bufan flinched slightly, but quickly controlled his trembling. He didn't look at his hand, but instead looked at the young orc in front of him with a lingering gaze.
As Lu Yi stitched up the seventh stitch, Tang Bufan raised his chin to kiss him, his body breaking out in a light sweat from the pain.
Lu Yi was concerned about Tang Bufan's hand injury and tried to push him away, but Tang Bufan held her neck and kept her steady.
Tang Bufan's hand injury wasn't serious; seven stitches were enough, so he removed the sutures himself and pushed Lu Yi onto the bed.
That was a wooden bed they made together. Tang Bufan still remembers Lu Yi sawing wood in the snow while he hammered nails beside him. It still smells faintly of wood to this day.
Tang Bufan flipped over and straddled Lu Yi, hurriedly using his bloodied hands to tease Lu Yi's bloodied heart, then leaned down to kiss his broad chest and firm abs.
Lu Yi lay on the bed and reached out to pull the curtains, and the light in the RV suddenly dimmed. He opened his mouth to call out "Teacher," but Tang Bufan impatiently kissed him.
As Tang Bufan went to unbuckle his belt, Lu Yi finally managed to grab Tang Bufan's head with his large hand, preventing him from moving any further, despite his disordered breathing.
"Teacher, calm down." Lu Yi looked at Tang Bufan's red eyes, his golden-green beast eyes filled with heartache: "Calm down, we're fine."
"I..." Tang Bufan held his head with his bloodied and mangled hands, his long black hair in a mess, and couldn't help but cry again.
He sat on Lu Yi's lap with his head down, covering his pale face with his hands: "Why can't I ever find happiness..."
Tears welled up between his fingers. Tang Bufan couldn't understand: "My grandfather died in junior high, my mother died in high school, I took out a loan to go to university all by myself, I had no one at home... I finally became a teacher, but then I killed my own student... All I wanted to do now was live a good life with you... Why did all these things have to happen..."
Seeing his breakdown, Lu Yi sat up and reached out to hug the slender man tightly.
"Teacher, don't cry," Lu Yi said, her voice choked with emotion. "We will be happy."
Tang Bufan's hands were wet from crying, but he didn't care that it would cause his wounds to become infected. He sat on Lu Yi's lap and hugged him tightly with both hands and feet.
"Let's make love, Lu Yi..." Tang Bufan whispered to Lu Yi, "I want to make love with you now."
He wasn't going to wait another year or two. This attack made Tang Bufan realize that he and Lu Yi might not have a tomorrow.
Lu Yi hugged him tightly, stroking his back: "Okay... but we have to wait until we're healed."
As Lu Yi spoke, he raised his hand to look at it, which was covered in scratches from the drone's blades... He put it down in annoyance and went to pat Tang Bufan's back again.
Tang Bufan finally calmed down, tied up his slightly damp hair with his hand, and began to treat Lu Yi's wounds. In many places, the skin and flesh were torn open. Tang Bufan started to shed tears again as he stitched, but he did not go crazy again. He carefully examined Lu Yi's entire body and stitched up the deep wounds one by one.
“When we met last year, you were a fair-skinned young man.” Tang Bufan felt guilty. “But now you are covered in injuries.”
“Zero has officially launched a war against the orcs, and no one can escape it.” Lu Yi said solemnly, standing up. “I’m going to check on Guo Wen; his injuries are more serious than mine.”
When Lu Yi saw Guo Wen, his back was covered in blood, indicating that he had been shot countless times by drones.
Tang Bufan realized that Guo Wen had brought him to the cabin; otherwise, he would have been shot several times in the open courtyard. So he stood up as well.
"I'll go with you."
Lu Yi hesitated at first, but seeing that it was still raining outside, he figured there wouldn't be any more drone attacks, so he nodded.
Both of them changed their clothes and took umbrellas. Many rescuers came to the park. Tang Bufan saw a gardener he knew lying on a stretcher. They had greeted each other when he went for a run yesterday. He never expected that they would be separated by death in just one day.
Tang Bufan pursed his lips and clenched his fist in the rain.
Upon arriving at the main hospital, Pei Zhishu sat outside the medical room, lost in thought. He appeared uninjured, his suit still impeccably tailored, but a strand of his usually meticulously combed hair had fallen across his forehead, making him look somewhat tired.
Upon seeing the two arrive, Pei Zhishu snapped out of his daze and stood up gracefully.
"I was just about to send someone to find you two." Pei Zhishu looked at Lu Yi and let out a subtle sigh of relief.
Although Tang Bufan was important, Pei Zhishu cared more about Lu Yi, who was the future heir of the Western Federation. If Lu Yi died in their Eastern Federation, it would be a big problem.
"How is the head of state?" Lu Yi asked him in a low voice, trying not to disturb the doctors and nurses coming and going.
"They're still trying to save him." Pei Zhishu sighed softly. "Zero came for him; the Führer has been shot too many times."
Even with their beast-like forms, orcs possess muscle density comparable to bulletproof vests, yet they are still no match for the relentless barrage of hundreds of drones.
Upon hearing this, Tang Bufan looked towards the emergency room with mixed feelings. Whether out of gratitude for being saved or out of pity, his dislike for Guo Wen lessened considerably.
"Does Guo Shen know?" Lu Yi asked again.
Now that Guo Wen is seriously injured, the Eastern Federation is leaderless. Although Pei Zhishu is highly capable, he is unable to win over the people.
“They’re already on their way back,” Pei Zhishu said in a low voice.
Although the two stitched each other's wounds in the RV, a doctor called them to have them treated again, and then they came out again to wait with Pei Zhishu.
During this time, servants came to resign one after another, and Tang Bufan learned that the housekeeper had also died. The scene of the two of them staring at each other with guns during the attack by the poisoners seemed like yesterday, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
If those drones hadn't spared him, he would be as cold as the butler right now.
Tang Bufan felt extremely cold and couldn't help but move closer to Lu Yi. The young orc immediately noticed and hugged him.
Pei Zhishu summoned his female assistant to handle the servants' affairs. Tang Bufan then thought of Wan Yiming, He Xing, and He Yun, wondering how the three of them were doing.
The emergency room door didn't open until 3 PM. Dr. Jiang pulled down her mask and said wearily to the three of them:
"Fortunately, the blood bank has sufficient blood, and the leader's vital signs have returned to stability."
Tang Bufan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed. If Guo Wen had just left like that, he would have felt guilty.
Because he cared about Wan Yiming and the others, Tang Bufan bid farewell to Pei Zhishu and headed towards Qingzhu Xiaoxuan with Lu Yi. He Yun was crying in the courtyard, grieving for the dead servants, while He Xing stood by comforting her. Neither of them was alright.
It turned out that the moment the alarm sounded, He Xing dragged He Yun into the bathroom in the same way, and with the doors and windows tightly closed, they escaped the disaster.
As for Wan Yiming, he was shot and taken to the hospital, but the specific details are unknown.
The rain drizzled down, gradually washing away the bloodstains. The servants in the garden either died or resigned, leaving only one-tenth of the original number.
The only saving grace was that the attack only targeted the mountaintop; the civilians below were unharmed. However, news of Guo Wen's serious injury spread, creating an atmosphere of unease throughout Taicheng. Many families began discussing whether they should evacuate to avoid the area.
The beast tide has passed, and now the wilderness seems safer than Taicheng.
Pei Zhishu did not stop those people from leaving, but issued an order that those who left would have their residency rights in Taicheng revoked and would be barred from reapplying for life. As a result, most of those families weighed their options and chose to stay.
After all, the quality of life in Taicheng is visibly better than outside.
Given that Zero was very focused on the mountaintop, Pei Zhishu left only enough servants to ensure the basic operation of the garden and did not continue to replenish them. Instead, he brought in a large number of elite beastmen and assigned them to various courtyards.
After spending a day in the hospital, Wan Yiming hurriedly returned on crutches. His leg bone had been hit by a drone, but fortunately it wasn't too serious. He just needed to rest for a month until the bone healed.
He didn't plan to go home and wanted to stay and protect Tang Bufan. Tang Bufan actually wanted him to go back, but looking into the orc's honest and straightforward eyes, he could only sigh and ask He Xing and He Yun to take care of him during this period.
Three days after the attack, Guo Wen's son, Guo Shen, who was also Pei Zhishu's husband, returned from outside with a group of orcs.
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