Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei's War Journey

Lu Mingfei had no idea how long he had been walking; he had completely lost his sense of time.

Fifteen days? Sixteen days? Or perhaps longer? All he knew was that their food was gone and a blizzard had begun.

He carried Nuonuo on his back and trudged through a blizzard with visibility of less than a few meters, without any food. The sun was out in the blizzard, and he couldn't even melt water to drink. When he was thirsty, he could only grab a handful of snow from the ground and swallow it.

In such an environment, his body had become completely numb. Not only that, his brain and even his soul were almost frozen. He was completely unable to think and could only mechanically move forward with that bit of strength and belief.

He had been walking for several days in a row, and he dared not stop. He was afraid that if he stopped, he would fall asleep and never wake up again.

Lu Mingfei continued walking through the blizzard for an unknown amount of time. Suddenly, he realized the snow had stopped, and his previously frozen brain began to function again. The end of the valley was not far ahead.

A glimmer of hope rose in his heart again, and he staggered forward, but at the same time, a sense of fear rose within him, for he was afraid that he would see only endless snow-capped mountains again.

His body and mind had reached their limits, and he didn't know if he could withstand such a blow.

When Lu Mingfei reached the end of the valley, he saw a paradise-like scene: a river formed by melting snow in front of him, and on the other side of the river was a vibrant green meadow.

Tender green grass blades swayed gently in the breeze, dotted with scattered yellow and purple wildflowers, which looked so delicate and beautiful in the post-disaster sunshine.

Those ordinary flowers and plants, which are nothing special in ordinary days, are now as beautiful as a painting of paradise in Lu Mingfei's eyes.

"Nono!! We're out! We've made it out!!" Lu Mingfei roared with all his might, his voice hoarse but filled with ecstatic joy. Tears welled up instantly, streaming down his face, mingling with the dirt and ice crystals on his skin.

He cried and laughed, as if he had gone mad. The fear, despair, and pain that had lasted for more than a month were finally released at this moment.

Nuonuo, who was on Lu Mingfei's back, also weakly opened her eyes. Although Lu Mingfei was carrying her, she was injured, hungry and cold. Her mixed-race constitution could not withstand such treatment, and she almost died inside.

She turned her head to look at the scene in front of her and laughed.

Lu Mingfei then eagerly went to the riverbank. He first scooped up the water with his hands and drank it thoroughly. Then he put Nuonuo down and began to feed her water.

After feeding Nuonuo water, Lu Mingfei collapsed to the ground. He had been walking for several days without sleeping, and his body had truly reached its limit.

"Nono... I'm going to rest for a bit..." His voice was so weak it was almost inaudible.

"Leave the rest of the way to me." Nono struggled to sit up, and although she was also weak, her eyes were unusually firm.

She struggled to move to Lu Mingfei's side, gritted her teeth, and carried the much taller boy on her back, wading step by step across the not-so-deep river.

The river water was icy cold, but it could not extinguish the flame that had reignited in their hearts.

When their feet touched the soft, vibrant grass on the opposite bank, they knew they had finally left that icy hell forever.

Not far away, several cows were leisurely grazing with their heads down.

"Once we're settled... I'll go catch you a cow..." Nuonuo said, carrying Lu Mingfei on her back, staggering forward as she licked her chapped lips.

The cows around them were food to them; they were just too hungry.

Both of them were already quite thin, and they've lost at least 20 or 30 pounds recently, looking like skin and bones.

Just as Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo were thinking about how to use their bodies, which had reached their limits, to hunt a cow, they saw a person riding a horse walking towards them.

Upon seeing the man on horseback, Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo were overjoyed. This proved that they had entered the area of ​​human activity, and that the man might be able to help them. Of course, the two did not let their guard down, because the man was holding a hunting rifle.

The man on horseback had obviously seen Lu Mingfei and his companion, and he rushed over menacingly.

"Hello! We are survivors of the plane crash! Can you help us?" Nono called out to the man on horseback in front of her first, to show that she had no hostile intentions.

"What? You're survivors of that Uruguayan flight?" The man was completely stunned when he heard Nono's shout.

"Damn it! That plane has been in the crash for a month! There are still people alive! And they even walked out on their own!" The man looked at Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo as if he were witnessing a miracle, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

A month ago, a large number of people and planes set off from here to search for the crashed plane in the mountains, but they found nothing. Everyone thought that everyone on the plane was dead, so the next rescue was scheduled for next year. At that time, the so-called rescue was just to find the bodies.

That's why the appearance of Lu Mingfei and the others shocked him so much. At first, he thought the two of them were poaching, but now they were so weak that they couldn't even walk, so that suspicion could obviously be ruled out.

"Hurry up and get on the horse! I'll take you to a warm place! Then I'll get you some food, look how thin you are!" The man immediately dismounted, then helped Lu Mingfei and Nuonuo onto the horse, and then he led the horse from the front.

As they walked, Nono continued talking to the man, Sergio, who was Chilean and worked as a herdsman and farmer in the area.

Soon, led by Sergio, they arrived at several wooden houses, where farmers and herders lived. They were all incredulous when they heard that Lu Mingfei and his companion had come from the snow-capped mountains.

Everyone gathered around, their faces filled with shock and sympathy.

They immediately arranged a wooden cabin for the two of them. The wooden cabin was rather dilapidated, but to Lu Mingfei and his companion it was like a palace, and there were even two made-up beds inside.

"We've already sent someone to notify the nearest town, but it's a day's journey from here. You should rest here for a day, and someone will come to pick you up in a day. I'll go get you some food now," Sergio said.

Lu Mingfei and Nono nodded in unison, and then Sergio turned and left.

After Sergio left, Lu Mingfei and Nono lay down on the bed together.

"I never thought we'd actually make it out alive..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, still somewhat incredulous.

"Thank you, Lu Mingfei," Nono said. If it weren't for Lu Mingfei, she would have become an ice sculpture in the Andes Mountains by now.

"What if...they want us to take them to find other people?"

But the joy of being reborn was short-lived, as fear surged back into Lu Mingfei's heart, the hellish scene still vivid in his mind.

Even if he survives and comes out of the snow-capped mountains, he will still be a murderer.

"It's okay. No matter what happens, I'll face it with you." Nuonuo gripped Lu Mingfei's hand tightly and said firmly.

Lu Mingfei finally calmed down a little, just then a cold, emotionless notification sound rang in both of their ears at the same time.

[Mission complete, initiating return process]

Lu Mingfei was startled and turned to look at Nuonuo, only to see a scene that terrified him: Nuonuo's body, starting from the edges, was turning into specks of light and beginning to dissipate, like a weathered sand sculpture.

"Nono!!" Lu Mingfei screamed in terror, desperately reaching out to grab her, only to find that his arm was also turning into scattered particles of light.

"How am I supposed to find you when I get back?!" he screamed with his last ounce of strength.

Just before his consciousness completely faded and his body completely dissipated, he seemed to hear Nono's voice.

"Chicago!"