Chapter 1098 Guardian

After the crowd dispersed and the old man boarded the train again, Lightning moved closer, flew into the cab through the rear window, and landed quietly in the carriage.

The old man stood in front of the operating table, looking down at the object in his hand without moving, his figure was like a silent statue.

Looking at the other person's back, she wanted to say a few words of comfort, but she didn't know how to say it.

It wasn't until he hesitated and touched the half-open window that the other party noticed her presence.

"Ah, you are the little girl that day..." The old man blinked in surprise.

"My name is Lightning." Lightning couldn't help but take a step back, "Sorry, I..."

"I understand, you're here to comfort me, right?" He suddenly grinned, "Hey, it's true, I'm not old enough to need a little girl to comfort me, which makes you laugh. But the witch's The ability is really convenient, I can go where I want to go freely.”

The other person's expression was not as sad as Lightning imagined, which made her nervousness relax a little, "I, I will knock on the door first next time."

"I'm not blaming you, kid." The old man put down the folding table on the wall and wiped it with his sleeve. "Come, sit over here, and I'll pour you a cup of tea - this is the only one here that can be used for entertaining. People."

"Thank you... thank you." Lightning slowly walked to the table and sat down. When she got closer, she realized that what was placed on the console was a Neverwinter ID card.

"My name is Blucher, or you can just call me by my nickname: Mr. Loud. That's what the brats in the car often call me." The old man brought a cup of steaming tea to the table, "What did you just say? Did you also attend the funeral?"

Lightning nodded first, then shook his head, "I just happened to fly over, and then I looked at it for a while..."

"That proves you haven't lost any partners without you, which is really good news."

She clenched the tea cup and said, "Your son..."

"Ah, his name is Robert, the third eldest child in the family, and he died in the battle for the artillery position." Blucher said calmly, "The battalion commander said he acted very bravely."

"He is indeed brave," Lightning whispered. From Sylvie, she heard the whole process of the battle. Without fire support and the presence of the God's Punishment Witch, she charged against the devil's spear. Without enough courage, it would have been impossible to take that step. of.

"Actually, the third child used to be the timid one. When he was digging in the mine, no matter how much the foreman bullied him, he would not dare to fight back. He would only come back and cry to me." Blucher sighed, "You are Aren’t you surprised that I don’t look that sad?”

The little girl was speechless for a moment, "No, I -"

"It doesn't matter," the old man said with relief, "because I know there will be such a day sooner or later... Whether it is the third son or the other two sons, they all told me the same thing."

"What...did they say?"

"They said they wanted to protect Neverwinter City and their hometown, everything they had gained so hard." The old man took a sip of tea, "To be honest, I didn't understand at the time, and I asked why it was them and not someone else. "

Lightning was also asking why.

Blucher seemed to read her thoughts, "Their answer was that others have already sacrificed."

"Ever since the militia fought against the evil beast, people have continued to fall on the line. This is true when resisting Duke Lane, and the same is true when resisting the attack of the church. If everyone is thinking about why it is themselves and not others, we should still be here now In the mine, we live the same life as livestock." The old man said, "As long as there is a battle, there will inevitably be sacrifices. Whoever's turn it is will be. If no one is willing to go, there will be no need to fight this battle. In the end, it will still be the same. To be exploited by the enemy - that's what they told me."

"I don't know if the three sons' ideas are correct, but at least one thing is certain. This is their own choice." He took a deep breath. "The children have grown up and can walk in what they believe is right." On the way, that's enough for me. Compared with the eldest brother who died of the cold, the name of the third child will be remembered by the army forever. What should I be sad about?"

Lightning's mind couldn't help but recall the words of the other party that night, "They used to live like mice, thin and cowardly, but since joining the army, it's like they are completely different people inside and outside. This is what I think of the third time." The reason why an army is so confident - a team composed of such people cannot be easily defeated."

Is that so...

"By the way, I have to say thank you."

"Thank...me?" Lightning was stunned.

"Of course," the old man smiled, "without your timely notification, the camp would have suffered greater losses. In a sense, you also protected the First Army and my other son. I'm still thinking about it. The first time I met you, I might never meet you again. I didn’t expect you to appear directly behind me - it’s great to be able to say thank you in person.”

After finishing his tea, Lightning waved goodbye to Blucher.

She flew out of the original path and passed the front of the car. Through the window glass, she saw the old man returning to the console, grabbing the ID card and covering his face with his hands.

…

Back in the living area, Maisie was hovering in the air. When she saw lightning, she pounced on her, "Where have you been wandering? Why did you come back? Have you forgotten the big event today?"

"Uh, what is it?"

"Today is the day when Luojia is discharged from the hospital!" Maisie folded her wings and landed on top of her head, "Go to the medical center quickly!"

"Ah... ok, I understand, don't move around." Lightning righted the pigeon and flew towards the center of the camp. After the last night attack, the layout of Tower No. 1 Station has changed greatly. Looking down from the air, except for the platform, storage yard and sentry tower, the rest of the location is flat. Functional buildings such as barracks and medical clinics have all sunk into the ground. The fire defense points can cover the outer circle of the defense line as well as the inside. Even if the devil repeats his old tricks, it will be difficult to pose as big a threat as last time.

Not long after, they saw the familiar figure of the wolf girl.

"Hey," Luojia shook his ears, "Long time no see."

"Obviously it's only been a week." Seeing the other party's energetic appearance, Lightning finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, listening to Maisie describe the state of the wolf girl when she was carried into the medical center, it felt as if she was dying when she followed her.

"Maybe it's because I sleep every day, which makes me feel that the time has become longer." Luojia stretched out, "It's true for Nana, it had to take a week to recover from the wound. I think if it takes another week, the wound will be damaged." You can heal yourself."

Since the side effects of witches fighting the sleeping fern are much higher than those of ordinary people, sleeping treatment can usually effectively save the healer's magic power when it is not life-threatening. This is also the experience accumulated during the joint operations.

"It's indeed a monster's recovery ability. It's on par with Lord Ashes!" Maisie said, flapping her wings.

"Uh...Ever since I talked with Miss Andrea, I always feel that this is not a boast." Lorgar muttered softly.

"Gu?"

"No, it's nothing." She walked to Lightning, put her hands on the little girl's arms, and lifted the latter up.

"Hey, hey...what are you going to do? Put me down." Lightning suddenly said a little nervously, "Someone is watching!"

"I heard Sylvie say oh, everything you did."

"I--"

"So, you can still do it if you work hard," Luojia hugged Lightning in his arms, "This is the captain I am familiar with."

Lightning stopped struggling, and she felt a warmth surge into her heart. After being silent for a while, she whispered, "But I'm still a coward."

"The fact that you can say this to me means that you have taken that step." Luojia put down the lightning, "You don't want to leave alone now, do you?"

Lightning looked at the wolf girl, then at Maisie, and nodded slightly, "Yeah."

The moment she responded, something seemed to be pressing on her shoulders.

But she didn't reject this feeling.

Instead, it gave rise to an inexplicable sense of peace of mind.

"Gu?" Maisie tilted her head and said, "What are you talking about?"

"We are talking about celebrating," Luojia straightened up. "Since I am safe and sound, shouldn't I have a good drink?"

"Celebrate Goo! Celebrate Goo!" Maisie echoed happily.

"Hey, wait a minute..." Lightning declined, "I still have to patrol at night."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you take out the drink, we will drink it for you," Luojia raised his tail, "This is also the dedication that the leader should have, isn't it?"