Chapter 301 Return to the Grassland
Chapter 304: I Don’t Want to Write a Title
This is the first time I find abbreviations so difficult. . Current record (45/17)

Two months passed in a flash, and I never saw Bing come back. Was it because the mission was too difficult? For two months, there was no news from Bing, and Sister Jingliu did not receive any information about Bing. Shirley buried herself in endless learning. There were only three of us, studying the laws of the wilderness in the room every day. After more than a month of recovery, my body is fine. And as time goes by, I know more and more about the wilderness. I thought that this would allow me to get better results in the next survival, but I didn't expect that after Bing came back, he gave us a huge problem.

——Angel of Annihilation Ling
"Bing... How are you..." Two months passed in a flash, and I completed the tasks assigned to me by Vermouth very well. However, I was not satisfied with this and took on a few more tasks from Shoulang, laying a solid foundation for his base in Gunma. But as a price, I returned to the base with a lot of injuries. This is why Jingliu looked terrified when he saw me.

"It's okay. I was bitten by a sneak attack bullet during a mission." Lying on the operating table, I smiled miserably at Jingliu. "Fortunately it's not fatal, just a flesh wound. It will be fine after stitches."

"It's not serious.. The problem is that if you say one part is not serious, your whole body will become serious even if it is not serious!" Jing Liu frowned, quickly changed into surgical clothes and started to work with medical equipment. After two months of continuous missions, my body was covered with injuries of all sizes, and I continued the mission after emergency treatment. So in Jing Liu's eyes, I was so miserable.

"It's okay... I don't even need anesthesia... Ugh!!! Okay, go ahead, I also want to rest for a while." I closed my eyes gently without resisting Jingliu's slightly angry eyes. "Are Ling and the others okay?"

"They have been preparing for the next wilderness training for two months. They haven't stopped for a moment. It seems that your provocation has worked." Jingliu said while helping me treat my wounds. "But you are in this condition. I guess you won't be able to travel for another month, right?"

"No," I denied. "On the contrary. I plan to take them there in two days."

"Eh?" Jingliu's hands froze, "But the way you look now..."

"You have to go with injuries." I raised my eyebrows. "This way, we can push their stress to the limit and squeeze out their potential to the deepest level."

"But in this case, if you really encounter danger and you are unable to move, you won't even have the chance to fight back. No, I don't agree." Jingliu shook his head.

"It's okay, I know my own body well." I smiled at Jingliu. "I'm almost losing consciousness, Sister Jingliu, please take care of the next arrangements. I'll take a good rest tomorrow, and we'll set off the day after tomorrow."

"..Alas." Jingliu sighed slightly. "I can't beat you, just be careful." Jingliu stroked my forehead and closed my eyes. After I lost consciousness, Jingliu murmured. "What a pitiful little enemy, you actually use your own injuries and trust to tap the potential of Ling and others. You fight like this... Alas." After speaking, Jingliu kissed the child's forehead with heartache, and then continued his work at hand.

The next day, I woke up slowly after the operation. When I opened my eyes, I saw a girl with short brown hair sitting next to me, peeling an apple. On the table next to me, there was a plate of chopped apples.

"Awake?" Seeing my movement, Shiho paused for a moment, put the apple aside, picked up the cup and poured water.

"Yeah." I said softly. "Very fresh apples, Shiho. You calculated the time very accurately."

"You showed signs of waking up five minutes ago." Shiho poured the water and placed it aside. Then she slowly helped me sit up, put a pillow behind my back, and handed me the water. "How do you feel?"

"It hurts." I took the cup of water. "Maybe it will get better after a kiss."

"You're not serious again." Shiho scolded me. "But you look much more energetic."

"It's just a superficial wound, it's nothing serious." I took a sip of water. "How about you? Little Three Months has passed, are you okay?"

"I'm exhausted from studying." Shiho said softly, then took the apple in her hand, poked a small piece with a toothpick and put it to my mouth. "I almost forgot what you look like."

"Haha, blame me, blame me." I heard Shiho's blame and laughed. "It's because I haven't been able to spare the time.. I promise, I will accompany you after I return from this training."

"Come to think of it, do you really want to take Ling and the others to Kenya in this state?" Shiho smiled and sat next to me. "Sister Shizuru is worried about you like this."

"Oh? So you are relieved?" I grabbed Shiho's soft hand and played with it gently in my hand.

"You always say you won't do anything to worry us, but every time you do something, it's so scary." Shiho squeezed me hard. "Whether I'm worried or not, you'll do it. Instead of worrying, I might as well grow up quickly."

"Hey, don't punish me this way." I said dumbly. "I have no choice. You should pay more attention to rest. You have exceeded the organization's expectations for you by a lot. You don't need to be so tired..."

"Indeed, my growth is much faster than the organization expected, but..." Shiho glared at me resentfully, "But, you are even faster."

"I..." I was helpless about this. Not to mention eight years of training. Even from the very beginning when I got the codename IceWine, I was no worse than any official member of the organization. In other words, if I hadn't been hiding all these years, I would have been able to run around with Vermouth since the first day I joined the organization.

"Then don't be too tired. I will feel bad if you do this."

"Wouldn't it be heartbreaking for me to see you like this?" Shiho frowned. "Just do your best, okay? I'll do my best. You too...be careful. I don't want you to be missing limbs the next time I see you!"

"Hey. Hey hey hey..."

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

On a rare day off, Shiho and I both skipped classes and chatted for a long time in the room. It was called chatting, but in fact, Shiho was just taking care of me as a patient. Of course, after Shizuru came back, it became a chat among the three of us. I also told them about the children's situation. Although the two of them disagreed with my participation in training with injuries, they could not force me to stay at home. So at noon on the third day, I took the children on a plane to Africa again.

"Bing, your injury..." Ling frowned as she looked at me covered in bandages. "Why are you injured so badly?"

"They are just superficial injuries, it's okay." I explained. "The reason I came like this is to make it more difficult for you."

"Increase the difficulty?" The three children looked at me at the same time. "Yes." I moved my arm with difficulty and pressed it on Ling's head. "You have to wash away the shame of last time by yourselves this time. And the difficulty for you... is that you have to bring me, a wounded soldier, with you this time."

"That is to say..." Ling's expression became serious.

"Yes, this time, apart from a dagger, I will not provide you with anything else. At the same time, you are responsible for your own water, food, fire, and... my life safety." I smiled. "I am a wounded soldier, a source of blood. I will not provide you with any help, but will affect all your actions. Your mission is to take me out of this wilderness and find people, so that your survival in the wilderness this time can be considered a success."

"This..." The three children looked at each other.

"I don't agree!" Ling opened my hand. "I understand that you want to train us, but I don't agree with you taking risks! We can lose our lives, but you can't!"

"Oh?" Seeing the tears in Ling's eyes, my heart warmed. "I'm glad you think so, but... don't you trust yourself?"

"I..." Ling's eyes were no longer on me, as if he was afraid that I would see the inferiority in his eyes.

"But I believe you." I put my hand on Ling's head again.

"Bing..." Ling's eyes flickered.

"Well, believe in yourself. I believe you are ready to face this difficulty during this period. You once said that you want to be someone I can rely on, so now, I entrust my life and my back to you. Don't let me down."

"But..."

"No buts." I stopped Ling from talking with my eyes. "I told you, believe in yourself, and I believe in you too. If our training fails this time, I will die with you."

"Then...what about Shirley?" Ling thought about it and asked this question.

"If the person I choose can't even pass this level, it proves that my vision is still not good enough. Even if I can survive, I can't protect the people I love. Besides, you, Taichi and Mary are all my family. I can't abandon any of them!" I said seriously. "You are different from Shirley. You exist to fight side by side with me. I need you."

"Bing..." Ling's eyes were no longer wavering, and that firmness was staring me straight in the face. Perhaps because she had never heard the phrase "I need you", Ling's brain seemed to have been electrified, and her whole body trembled slightly, and then her trembling body regained its composure. A touch of wisdom and calmness appeared in her purple eyes. "I know, I will definitely complete this training well!"

Two days later, we returned to the Kenyan savannah. The difference was that Ling was completely different this time. She was no longer as excited as she was last time, but was completely calm. Her eyes were full of observation and recognition of the surroundings. As soon as we landed, Ling entered the state.

"Bing, this time, you should have a good rest. Leave everything else to me." Ling's tone was unusually calm. "Taiyi, go over there and cut two thick branches. We will make a stretcher for Bing first."

"Okay." Tai nodded.

"Mary, go locate that mountain we found last time. We're still heading that way."

"Yes." Mary nodded and ran out.

"Yeah, very professional." I stood aside and watched Ling directing the children's actions.

"Patient, please stop talking and save your energy. If you are in danger, we may not be able to take care of you completely. You may have to run away by yourself." Ling turned around and smiled at me. There was no dependence on me in her eyes, because perhaps from this moment on, Ling had already made up her mind to fight side by side with me.

"Okay, you are the captain this time. I will listen to you." I shrugged and shut up. Let Ling do it this time. I will just be a bystander.

Soon Taiyi came back carrying two thick branches about 1.5 meters long. He also brought back some dry grass. Taiyi and Mary took off their coats and tied them to the branches, spread the dry grass, and let me lie on it. Taiyi and Mary lifted me up one after another and carried me to follow Ling's footsteps. Ling stopped talking along the way. She was completely focused on her work. Surveying the road, looking for water sources, searching for footprints, and paying attention to snakes underground. She was working like a radar.

"Oh... the strings are too tight." I smiled and shook my head. "But for the first time, let her do it. Don't give her too many restrictions. I also want to know how far she can go." After thinking about it, I lay down again. At the same time, I covered myself with my coat. If I lay in the sun like this, I would be dehydrated in less than two hours.

So, I lay on the stretcher and fell asleep, supported by the two children. I don't know how long I slept. I only know that we landed in the deep grassland from the helicopter of the organization at around 3 pm. When I woke up, the sky had lost its original color. It became dim and dark. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the sky full of stars and the bright moonlight.

"Oh my god... I actually slept for so long?" I got up with a frown, and my throat felt dry.

"Awake?" I looked over and saw Ling sitting next to the fire, poking the fire with a branch in her hand. She was also roasting something that looked like an antelope leg. "Are you thirsty? But we didn't get any water, so this is all we have. Let's make do with it." Ling threw over a bottle filled with red liquid.

"Is this... blood?"

"It's the blood of this antelope." Ling pointed at the meat on the grill. "When you were asleep, near dusk, we caught this antelope. Since there was only a bottle but no water, I put the blood of this antelope in it. Think of it as a backup drinking water. Here, it's freshly roasted." Ling threw a piece of roasted antelope leg meat.

"Heh...it seems I missed a lot of things during this sleep." I looked at the bottle and the barbecue in my hand and smiled. "Why, aren't you afraid of attracting hyenas again?"

"We left the extra on the grassland and only took today's supply and tomorrow morning's supply," Ling replied. "And we're going to stay there tonight." Ling pointed to a hill not far away. "It's a beast den. Although it's not the same as the last one, it's also a good place to rest. We choose to rest normally tonight."

"Well, that's fine. You arrange it." I smiled. "I'll leave everything to you."

(End of this chapter)