Dragon Raja: Back from Tiling, My Mother Lu Mingfei

Lu Mingfei's mind raced for a while before he finally understood what Huai Xu was talking about.

"What the hell are you thinking?!"

Huai Xu looked completely innocent. "Didn't you figure it out yourself?"

"I...I did think of...no! That's not what I was thinking! I was thinking, is she really dead! No...I mean...who the hell was thinking that?!"

"Oh, that's good."

Huai Xu breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you'd finally given up after all these years of sexual repression and were going to take advantage of the corpses."

"You're the one who's going to make the move!!"

Lu Mingfei was so angry that he was trembling all over.

But the fear and panic I felt just now seem to have dissipated quite a bit.

"never mind."

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath. "So, what do we do next?"

Huai Xu peeked out.

The figures at the other end of the corridor were still there, and it seemed like there were more and more of them.

"Rushing straight out is not realistic."

"so?"

Huai Xu looked down at Nuonuo's "corpse" on the ground, then looked at Lu Mingfei.

The two of them looked at Nuonuo at the same time, and then at each other at the same time.

Lu Mingfei's expression changed from confusion to horror.

"No... really?"

Huai Xu nodded.

"That's what you mean."

"No! Absolutely not! She's a woman! And she's already... she's already done that!"

Which one?

"That's the one!"

"Explain clearly, which one?"

"He's dead!!!"

"So what if he/she is dead? Does that mean he/she can't be used anymore?"

"What are you saying? What do you mean it can't be used anymore?!"

……

At the other end of the corridor.

The Lionheart Society and the student council are locked in a fierce battle.

Bullets flew back and forth, and the distinctive red mist of Friga bullets filled the air, making the entire corridor seem as if it were shrouded in a red veil.

"There seem to be other people over there!"

Someone shouted, and everyone's gun barrels turned towards the flower bed.

"I'll fight you as soon as I see you!"

"Something's coming out!"

"beat!"

"Fire!"

A dense barrage of gunfire erupted, exploding like popping beans.

Bullets poured out—

It all hit... Nono.

Puff puff puff puff—

Friga's bullet struck Nono in the back, and bursts of red blood mist exploded one after another.

Nono's body trembled violently amidst the hail of bullets, like a rag doll being frantically pounded. Her red hair flew through the air, and her four-leaf clover earrings swayed back and forth.

Huai Xu and Lu Mingfei huddled behind Nuonuo, supporting her body, and moved step by step toward the building opposite.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!" Lu Mingfei's voice was trembling.

"Don't panic, stay calm." Huai Xu's voice was unusually steady.

"She...she's smoking!"

"That's blood mist, not smoke."

"What's the difference?!"

One can be wiped off, the other cannot.

That's not what I meant!

The two men supported Nuonuo as they struggled forward through the hail of bullets.

Lu Mingfei's hands were trembling, but he found that he wasn't as scared as he had imagined.

It's possible that because Nono was in front of him, the bullets couldn't hit him.

It could also be because people become unusually calm when they are in a state of extreme fear.

He suddenly remembered something.

He has a gun.

Lu Mingfei freed one hand, raised the gun, peered at it haphazardly from above Nuonuo's shoulder, and pulled the trigger.

boom--

At the other end of the corridor, a figure fell to the ground.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment.

I was guessing.

It was definitely a fluke.

He fired another shot.

boom--

Another one has fallen.

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

No, this works too?

He fired another shot.

boom--

Another one has fallen.

Three shots, three people.

Lu Mingfei was dumbfounded.

"The Preface to the Locust Tree!"

"Um?"

"I think I'm... pretty accurate?"

"Of course! You're my mother, how could I refuse?"

Huai Xu freed one hand and reached over Nuonuo's shoulder to fire a shot at the other end of the corridor.

boom--

The bullet flew out and hit the wall next to the thigh of the nearest person, then bounced off.

Huai Xu fired another shot without changing his expression.

boom--

The bullet flew over another person's head, shaving off two strands of hair.

The man touched his head, breaking out in a cold sweat. "Holy crap?! Who hit me?!"

Huai Xu fired another shot.

boom--

The bullet flew in a completely unrelated direction, hitting a wall lamp and shattering the glass.

Lu Mingfei couldn't stand it anymore.

"Who exactly are you hitting?"

"The person on the other side."

Are you sure?

"Sure."

"Then how come you didn't hit a single one?"

"Maybe it's because... I'm giving them a chance?"

Lu Mingfei remained silent for a while.

"If you can't hit it, just say you can't hit it. What are you pretending for?"

"I wasn't showing off; I was genuinely giving them a chance."

"Why give them a chance?"

"surrender."

boom--

Another shot.

Still no luck.

"..."

"..."

The two people helped Nuonuo to the entrance of the building across the street.

Huai Xu kicked the door open, and the two of them dragged Nuonuo inside before slamming the door shut.

Outside the door, the gunfire continued.

But it has nothing to do with them anymore.

Huai Xu threw Nuonuo to the ground, and her body slammed onto the ground like a sack of potatoes with a dull thud.

Then he raised his gun again, aimed it at Nono's back, and fired another shot.

boom--

Lu Mingfei watched from the side, his lips twitching.

"She...she's already like this...wasn't this unnecessary?"

"She's already like this," Huai Xu put away his gun, "it doesn't matter if I fire one more shot or one less."

"But……"

"Come on, you fire a shot too." Huai Xu patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. "It's really fun."

"I do not want."

"Go ahead and fight."

"don't want."

"Try firing a shot, I guarantee you'll get addicted."

"I won't fight."

"Are you too scared?"

"I just don't dare! So what?!"

Huai Xu looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Fine, if you don't want to fight, then don't."

He handed the gun to Lu Mingfei, "But I suggest you fire it anyway."

Why?

"Because if you don't fire this shot, you'll keep thinking about it."

Lu Mingfei hesitated.

He looked at Nuonuo lying on the ground, then at the gun that Huai Xu had handed him.

"Are you sure...she's really dead?"

"Sure."

How can you be so sure?

"I fired several shots, do you think she can survive?"

Lu Mingfei remained silent for a moment before reaching out and taking the gun.

He crouched down, aimed at Nuonuo's back, his finger on the trigger, but hesitated to pull it.

"beat."

"..."

"Go ahead and fight."

"..."

"If you don't hit him, I'll hit him for you."

Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and pulled the trigger.

boom--

Gunshots echoed in the empty room.

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes and looked at the new bloody hole on Nuonuo's back. Suddenly, he felt something break in his heart.

It's not sadness.

It wasn't fear either.

It's a feeling...that I can't quite explain.

It was as if something had broken, or as if something had grown out.

"Was it good?" Huai Xu asked.

Lu Mingfei remained silent for a long time.

"……good."

Huai Xu smiled, took the gun back from his hand, and checked the magazine.

"What do we do next?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Huai Xu did not answer immediately.

He walked to the window, carefully lifted a corner of the curtain, and peeked outside.

In the corridor, the two groups were still exchanging fire.

One side wore dark red uniforms, the other dark green uniforms; bullets whizzed through the air, and red mists of blood rose and fell.

Huai Xu looked for a few seconds, then lowered the curtains and turned around.

"Two groups of people."

"What?"

"There are two groups fighting outside. One group in red, and the other in green." Huai Xu paused. "Once they're both exhausted, we'll come out and reap the benefits. OK?"

Lu Mingfei was taken aback. "Shouldn't we be thinking about how to survive?"

"Survive?"

Huai Xu walked over and squatted down in front of Lu Mingfei.

He placed his hands on Lu Mingfei's shoulders, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Think, Mom! Think!"

Lu Mingfei stared at him blankly, wondering why this guy suddenly started speaking English.

"Wouldn't we be safe if we just killed everyone else?"