No Beast Girls on the Western Front

There were significantly fewer beds on the second floor. Although there were two rows of beds along the wall in the corridor, at least the space to walk was quite spacious.

Because of this, the tables, cabinets, and potted plants that were already in the rooms and hallways were not moved, which blocked the view. Payne had to check each bed one by one, which was no faster than when he was on the first floor.

The wounded soldiers here are generally in relatively minor condition; many are able to sit up in bed, and some are even able to get out of bed and walk around.

But none of them went up to ask Payne what had happened; they just watched numbly as he walked through the corridors and rooms, calling out that strange name over and over again.

Payne circled around twice without finding anything. Just as he was about to go downstairs, feeling a little discouraged, he heard a barely audible voice.

He couldn't hear what the other person said, but he was certain that it was Alpha's voice!

He turned his head sharply in the direction the sound came from, and saw a door that was the same color as the wall and was tightly closed. It looked very inconspicuous, which explained why he hadn't noticed it even after turning around twice.

Payne quickly stepped forward, pressed his ear to the door, and knocked again.

But the sound just now seemed like an illusion, and there was no further movement from inside the door.

Undeterred, Payne tried calling out again, "Alpha? Is that you?"

He was almost ready to give up, but almost the next second, he heard urgent scratching at the door and Alpha's voice from the other side: "It's me! Boss, get me out of here!"

Payne immediately opened the door, and Alpha, who was behind it, pulled him inside, eagerly licking his hand. "Chief, you've finally arrived..."

"Sorry I'm a little late," Payne said apologetically.

"Chief, do you have any food on you?"

"No... By the way, what are you doing here?"

Payne looked around and found that it was just a very small storage room with nothing but some odds and ends, not even a bed.

After licking his dry lips, Alpha said, "The two medics brought me here and told me to just wait here, that a doctor would come to see me, and then they left."

"So I had no choice but to stay here, but no matter how much time passed, no doctor came to see me, and I didn't dare to go out on my own..."

Payne then noticed that Alpha's clothes were a strange color and were damp, so he immediately unbuttoned them.

Her chest was still covered with the bandages that Payne had put on her earlier, and they were completely stained with blood, showing no signs of being treated.

"...So, you've been staying in this little house for so long, with no one to treat you, no food or water, and you're afraid to go out?" Payne asked incredulously.

"Ah, no, I found half a pot of water and a few biscuits in this storage room. They were a little sour, but I ate them anyway..."

Hearing this, Payne could roughly guess what had happened to Alpha:

It's possible that too many wounded soldiers were sent to the hospital at the time, so no one noticed that a canine orc was also brought in, and the two medics either didn't know or didn't care about the hospital's opinion of orcs.

Regardless of whether they told the doctor there was an orc who needed treatment, the result was that no one came to heal Alpha.

Moreover, Alpha has always been taught to obey its trainers and humans, and not to act without orders.

Moreover, there is a specific rule for orcs: they must travel with their tamers, or they will be punished.

Although this rule is often ignored on the front lines, if someone tries to use it to cause trouble for an animal trainer, they will almost always succeed.

Therefore, in order to avoid being discovered that she had left the tamer and acted alone, thus causing trouble for Payne, Alpha had no choice but to stay here silently as a beast.

Although she was lucky enough to find food and drink here, not only was the food slightly spoiled, but she was also already injured, so she must be extremely weak now.

Thinking about this, Payne's guilt grew even heavier. "It's my fault, it's my fault. I should have come to you immediately..."

Although Payne asked himself, after two days and nights of non-stop fighting, his mind was no longer clear, and it was unlikely that he could find out where the wounded of F Company had been sent on the still chaotic front lines, and he really couldn't wake up after sleeping for a whole day and night.

When he finally woke up, he went to find Alpha immediately after eating, without any delay, so it's not really his fault.

Even though he was trying to justify himself in this way, and even though Alpha was saying similar things like "it's not the leader's fault," Payne still felt quite guilty.

I left my subordinate alone with two medics who were unfriendly to orcs, yet I still dared to fantasize that she would receive good medical treatment. How could anyone in the world be as stupid as me!

Looking around the cramped storage room again, Payne put himself in Alpha's shoes, imagining himself surrounded by humans who were unfriendly to orcs. He both hoped someone would come to heal him and worried about what would happen if he were discovered, all while enduring hunger and pain...

Payne couldn't stand being here for even a second longer.

“Let’s go, let’s get out of here first. Can you walk by yourself?” Payne asked.

"Huh?...Oh, of course I can walk, but...I'm just going to walk out like this?" Alpha was a little uneasy.

“I’m your trainer, no one will cause trouble.” Payne nodded confidently.

At this point, Payne finally saw Alpha's tense nerves slowly relax, revealing a tired yet relieved expression.

"Okay, let's go."

Chapter 117 CXVI. Just Being Alive is Good

Payne opened the door and watched as Alpha, bent over and panting, slowly followed. He couldn't resist asking, "Are you alright? Do you need me to help you?"

"No need, it's just a few shrapnel fragments embedded in my chest, so I won't trouble you."

"Does the wound still hurt?"

"Yes, it still hurts, but it doesn't seem to be getting worse."

"Orcs really do have good physiques..."

The man and the beast walked down the hospital corridor, while the wounded soldiers on either side, some sitting and some lying down, watched them with a look of surprise that broke through their numbness, but no one spoke.

Payne had no time to consider the feelings of the onlookers. As he reached the top of the stairs, he noticed that Alpha was a little unsteady on his feet. "You're almost unable to stand. Haven't you been sleeping at all?"

"At first, I didn't dare to sleep because of the pain from the wound and the tension. But later I couldn't bear it anymore, so I slept for a while..."

Alpha said, gently placing one hand on his chest and gripping the stair railing with the other, "It's okay, let's go."

Payne was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and took her arm, which made the dog-girl somewhat flattered. "No...no need, I can walk by myself, I don't want to trouble you..."

Payne immediately interrupted her: "What are you saying? You're the beast who saved my life."

Since the leader had spoken, Alpha had no choice but to accept his kindness and was helped down the stairs.

The first floor was still a scene of bustling activity, with doctors and nurses moving between beds to check on the wounded soldiers, administer injections and medications, and move various equipment.

But when they saw a human helping an orc through the hospital where orcs were forbidden, they all stood still, staring at them as if they were some rare and exotic creature.

Every now and then, people blocking their path would very consciously move aside, as if dodging an oncoming garbage truck.

No one said a word to them throughout the entire process, and for a moment the whole hospital became quite quiet.

For some reason, Payne felt a sense of desolation as he was surrounded by people.

Are we some kind of rare animal?

Although there are very few beast girls who directly participate in front-line battles, they do exist, and aren't they the ones who do the heavy physical labor?

You can develop feelings for your pets after raising them for a long time. As a beast tamer, is it hard for me to understand helping my beast girl?

Why are you looking at us like this, like you're seeing a beast girl and a beast tamer for the first time?

Payne didn't know what Alpha was thinking; it was very likely that she had already gotten used to all sorts of strange looks.

But Payne really didn't want to stay there for another second, so he quickened his pace and pushed Alpha out of the hospital.

Immediately afterwards, he heard a doctor behind him cursing loudly, asking which bastard had let the orcs in.

Payne ignored him, simply pointing to five beasts sitting under the shade of a tree not far away, and said, "You go ahead," before turning and walking to the side—where a small mountain of stretchers was haphazardly piled up.

At that moment, several medics were neatly arranging the stretchers. Payne walked over and naturally took a stretcher from one of the medics, said "I'll borrow it for a moment," and then turned and left.

Several seconds later, he heard a completely bewildered voice behind him say, "Hey, wait, what are you doing?"

He didn't even turn around, but silently gave the middle finger behind him.

There's no such swearing gesture in this world, so that medic must be even more confused.

However, perhaps sensing the fierce aura emanating from Payne, who had just come from the front lines, the other party did not stop him and allowed him to take the stretcher away.

After Alpha was placed on the stretcher, Payne insisted on carrying it himself and walking behind it so that Alpha's head was facing him.

"I'm really... I'm so sorry to trouble you..." Alpha said somewhat reservedly, looking at the leader who was right above him.

“You don’t need to say that,” Payne said. “If you really have to say something, just say ‘thank you.’”

"Ah... thank... thank you..."

"You're welcome."

There was a moment of silence between the man and the beast. Seeing that Payne's face was still grim, Alpha tried to comfort him: "I... I will strictly follow orders from now on and will not get hurt because of such a stupid mistake again..."

“No, it’s not because of that…” Payne shook his head. “It’s not your fault. You haven’t learned much about battlefield survival skills, so it’s inevitable that you would make such a mistake…”

"Once you feel a little better, I'll have to retrain you."

"I clearly said before that I would bring all of you beasts back intact, but you were not only injured, but you also stayed in that hellish hospital for so long... Sigh."

But Alpha just smiled faintly: "What are you talking about? I'm still alive, isn't that the best thing?"

After that, Payne remained silent for a long time, so long that Alpha even began to doubt whether he should have said it, before suddenly grinning and saying, as if he had finally figured it out:

Yes, the fact that you're still alive is the best thing.

"Therefore, I hereby declare that this combat mission has been successfully completed!"

Amid a soft cheer, all six beasts wagged their tails happily at the same time.

By the way, Xiao En's tail is too short to wag properly; she wags her butt instead.

……

The group of one man and six beasts quickly returned to the field hospital where B Company was stationed, and Payne immediately took Alpha to the doctor.

The doctor at this field hospital didn't seem to like beast girls very much either, but his attitude was still much better than that of the doctors at F Company. He not only devised a treatment plan for Alpha, but also brought in two interns to observe his treatment process.

After hearing the doctor say that Alpha's wound was not deep, there were no signs of infection, and his gastrointestinal function was normal, Payne breathed a long sigh of relief.

Things are finally starting to look better.

Animal girls have incredibly strong vitality.

Whether it's the fact that most hospitals don't accept beast girls, or the rule that beast girls must stay with their tamers, Alpha can't recuperate at home.

But as long as the doctor gives him enough medication and he avoids strenuous activity during this period, Payne is confident that Alpha can heal his injury on his own.

After all, she carries the genes of a wild beast within her.

In the wild, individuals with poor healing abilities have no chance to pass on their genes.

After confirming that Alpha was no longer in danger, Payne immediately went to the hospital's chef, hoping that he could provide Alpha with food suitable for canine beastmen.