Chapter 228: Returning to the Comrades-in-Arms

Elisa smiled and looked at James. “But our losses this time are still a little big, especially your losses. It will be difficult for you to recover within two years, right?”

“It’s okay. I can catch some ordinary Platinum-tier beasts to fight against them. The beasts in Mount Orvis don’t riot every day. If they did, I would have moved them away long ago.”

Bill took a puff of his cigarette and mumbled, “If I knew this would happen, I would’ve asked Captain Bania to send another emergency team over.”

“The other teams also have missions!” Elisa said in a low voice, “The 3rd and 8th Team went to Upper Qingcheng and hasn’t returned yet. They’re probably going to stay there for a while and haven’t returned yet. They’re probably going to stay there for a while. 5th and 6th Teams lost a lot of people last time, and their strength hasn’t recovered yet. The Star Glory Beast Masters of the Special Ops are rarely seen either. They’re probably busy with other things as well.”

“Stop talking. It’s a headache,” Bill spat, interrupting Elisa’s words.

The next day, Lugh woke up early. After a good night’s sleep, he looked refreshed.

Even the feeling of weakness he felt after using his strength had disappeared.

It was probably because of the Mythical-tier Immortal Body of the Berserk Bear.

He pushed the door open, and the two soldiers on duty immediately turned around, looking at Lugh in surprise.

Lugh still remembered these two. They were the ones who helped him bathe yesterday.

“You’re done?”

“I’m done.”

Lugh walked out of the room and found that there were people standing at the door of the other Beast Masters’ rooms.

He glanced at Bruce’s room. There was no one at the door, and the door seemed to be ajar.

Lugh pushed the door open and found that there was no one under the bed.

“Where’s the one who lives inside?”

“That one was injured yesterday. He didn’t want to go to the hospital, but we persuaded him to go.”

Not long after, some members of the emergency team opened the door and came out.

When they saw Lugh, they greeted him with a smile.

“Lugh, I saw that you couldn’t even walk steadily yesterday, but today you’re full of vigor. You’re recovering very quickly.”

“Young people, it’s just that your body is good.”

“Young people, how many times can you do it in one night?”

“Don’t tease Lugh. Be careful that when Lugh gets angry, he’ll blow your head off. Yesterday, Lugh was so fierce. You guys didn’t see it.”

…

Not long after, the food delivery arrived.

With the same sumptuous dishes, Lugh squatted under the eaves with a small iron basin and wolfed down the food.

He saw that the hand of the Senior who teased him just now was shaking.

He probably hadn’t recovered yet. In the end, it was the other soldiers who fed him.

After breakfast, Vice-Captain John appeared.

“The crisis in Mita City has been temporarily resolved. There might be more Fierce Beasts appearing, but it shouldn’t cause any waves. Our 7th and 10th Emergency Response Team can rest here for ten days.”

Hearing the Vice-Captain’s words, all the members of the emergency team heaved a sigh of relief.

Today was a good day. The sun shone on the earth, and it was very warm.

After John left, many members of the 7th Team who stayed in the camp moved the people in their rooms outside. They basked in the sun and bragged at the same time.

They bragged about how brave they were in the battle yesterday. Occasionally, they would mention some of their comrades who had died in front of them.

When they mentioned those people, they would all fall silent.

Although they were in the emergency team and were used to seeing life and death, when they thought of their comrades, they still felt uncomfortable.

“Where’s Lugh? Where did that kid go?”

“That kid was very powerful yesterday! Those blood-colored plant-type beasts are all his!”

“I even saw him flip over more than ten Rock Armor Rhinoceroses by himself. He was still fine even when the Rock Armor Rhinoceros pushed him against the city wall.”

“That kid isn’t here. He went out.”

…

On the second day of the defense city of Mita City, Bruce hobbled back.

“Bruce, you haven’t recovered yet, right? Why did you come back? Is it not good over there?”

“Not good? How is it not good? Life over there is good!” Bruce said with a laugh. “Every day, the beautiful nurses take care of you meticulously. They feed you whatever you want to eat. It’s simply a fairy’s life.”

“Since it’s so comfortable over there, why did you come back?”

“Of course, I missed you guys!”

…

That night, Lugh asked Bruce why he left the hospital.

Bruce sat on a chair and put his leg on another chair. He looked at the stars in the sky and said, “It’s too miserable over there.”

“Some people were wrapped up like rice dumplings, some had their arms and legs broken, and some died of serious injuries. They were put in the shroud and taken away. I don’t like to stay here.”

“Okay!”

No one liked that scene.

In the next few days, the injured members of the 7th Team returned one after another, accompanied by some nurses and a few doctors.

There was not enough space in the hospital either. The injuries were controlled, and the slightly injured patients who were gradually getting better were first transferred out of the hospital.

Every time a person returned, the members of the 7th Team would be very welcoming and happy.

However, their way of welcoming them was a little funny.

Lugh personally saw two members of the emergency team jumping and running around in front of a comrade in a wheelchair.

The one in the wheelchair was so angry that he almost stood up and fought with them.

The medical staff also brought a Silver-tier Green Jade Sheep with green fur.

This Green Jade Sheep didn’t have horns and was a ewe.

It was good at healing and could promote the healing of wounds.

This kind of Divine Beast that was good at healing and recovery was also extremely rare in the wild.

Although they were good at healing, they also lacked the ability to attack and it was extremely difficult for them to survive in the wild.

The major cities within the Illumination Empire’s federation had been consciously breeding Green Jade Sheep, hoping that their population could expand a little and the effect was not bad.

Seven days later, Bruce’s injuries were almost healed.

In the evening, he was with a few other members of the emergency team, arm in arm. No one knew what they were discussing.

“Lugh, do you want to go out and have fun?”

In the past few days, the management of the emergency team members had been lax.

They could go out at night, but they were absolutely not allowed to cause trouble.

“What kind of fun are you looking for?”

“What do you think?”

“You guys go ahead.”

Lugh realized that the ones who took them out were still the soldiers of Mita City.

Bruce and the others only returned on the morning of the eighth day.

Bruce lifted a chair and placed it at the door. He sat down directly, and there was still some sleepiness in his eyes.

“Are you feeling weak?”

Lugh smiled and asked him.

“How is that possible?” Bruce waved his hand and yawned. “I’m just a little tired, but it’s very relaxing!”

“Aren’t you tired?”

“Let me tell you, before they left, they were not willing to accept money. They said it was free, but am I, Bruce, someone who needs money?” Bruce said proudly, “I secretly slipped the money under their pillows.”

Lugh saw Bruce’s military uniform.

He was probably recognized. The Emergency Response Team’s military uniform was very special, and there was the word ’emergency’ on the back.

The last time Lugh went out, he wanted to buy some pancakes to taste the freshness. The aunt who sold the pancakes refused to accept his money.

“Brother Bruce, tell me about your family.”

“No family.”

Lugh looked at Bruce strangely. “No wife?”

Bruce was very old, right?

“No wife. I live a carefree life alone,” Bruce said with a lonely tone. “It’s actually good to have no attachments. Even if I die, no one will be sad.”

“In the past, when one of my brothers died in battle, his wife cried and fainted while hugging his corpse. Ever since then, I’ve been thinking that it’s better to live alone.”

“I understand.”

Lugh didn’t expect a rough man like Bruce to have such delicate and gentle thoughts.

Gold-tier Beast Masters were the backbone of the forces guarding the major headquarter cities. Their treatment was extremely generous. Even if they died in battle, their families could rely on their pensions to secretly spend the rest of their lives with that person.

If Bruce wanted a beautiful and gentle wife, it couldn’t be any simpler.

Even with the help of the Bloodthirsty Hell Vines, the 7th and 10th Teams had suffered heavy losses in their pet beasts during the battle in Mita City. A few of them were only left with a single Gold-tier pet beast.

Of course, compared to their fallen and crippled comrades, they could already be considered to be much luckier.

Speaking of which, Lugh was the luckiest one. He did not lose any of his pet beasts. On the contrary, his strength had increased greatly.

The Bloodthirsty Hell Vine was directly upgraded to High-tier Gold.

The Stormhawk and the Berserk Bear were upgraded to Middle-tier Gold. They were not far from High-tier Gold.