Chapter 7: Torture and Determination

Su Bai put the branches into a small brazier made of stones and set it up, pulled out some dead grass that grew on the inside of the path and stuck to the foot of the rock wall, and then opened the leather bag and took out the matches inside.

Opening the matchbox, Su Bai saw speechlessly that there was only a lone match left inside.

"It's not exactly the same as the game?"

However, the cruel reality is in front of him, and Su Bai can only pray: "You must succeed once, don't fail." ”

Although the information he was instilled with included survival skills, including making a fire, Su Bai didn't want to try this kind of thing at all.

Moreover, Laura was shivering from the cold, and he also felt a chill in his limbs. If they delay too long, they will definitely get a cold and fever.

Taking a deep breath and holding his trembling hand as steady as possible, Su Bai pinched the match and swiped it on the side of the matchbox.

Laugh at!

With a snort, a small flame ignited on the match head in an instant.

Su Bai carefully protected the flame with one hand, pinched the match and approached the dry grass.

Fortunately, the dead grass grows on the inside of the trail, which is hidden by the rock wall, and it is not very damp. The match ignited the dead grass smoothly.

Su Bai squatted beside him, leaned his face in front of the brazier, pouting and blowing into it.

Smoke rose, and the branches in the brazier began to burn. A moment later, a bright, warm flame lit up in the brazier.

Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief, sat next to him, wiped the rain from his forehead, and turned his head to look at Laura, who was sitting on the side debugging the walkie-talkie.

"Laura, come over and bake the fire, don't freeze."

Laura's petite body trembled at this time, her lips were blue, and there were still traces of blood and sludge on her body, which made Su Bai feel distressed for a while.

She sat down by the brazier and put her hands on the flames. A faint vapor of water rises from the body.

Su Bai looked at the soaked gray vest on her body, hesitated, and said, "Laura, take off your wet clothes and bake them." It's easy to get cold when dressed like this. ”

His words made Laura stunned, and her brown eyes stared at him.

Su Bai was suddenly unnatural for a while, and hurriedly said, "If you don't feel at ease, I can turn my back." ”

"No need." Laura smiled and took off her gray vest without the slightest twist, revealing the small white vest inside.

The soaking wet vest clings to Laura's body, outlining the curves of her bumpy figure to the fullest.

Su Bai subconsciously swallowed her saliva, and seeing that she was going to continue to take it off, she hurriedly said, "You don't need to use the rest, so be it." ”

He was really afraid that he would be unable to hold back and make a fool of himself later, which would be too embarrassing.

Laura glanced at him, seemed to understand something, and a smile appeared on her delicate face.

Su Bai also began to undress.

He is now wearing not jeans and short sleeves before he crossed the road, but a gray-green jacket with a hat, a gray long-sleeved T-shirt inside, brown combat pants underneath, and brown hiking boots on his feet. It's like it's just for today's environment.

At this time, the whole body was already soaked in heavy rain, and it was very uncomfortable to wear on the body.

He took off his jacket and T-shirt directly, leaving his upper body completely naked.

After strengthening, he can already see the muscles on his body, but they are not as obvious as those of those who are bodybuilders, and the lines are less angular and smoother.

But at this time, he was covered in bruises and purples, and he didn't look at the slightest beauty, but it was shocking.

These injuries were caused by a previous escape.

Laura looked at the scars on Su Bai's body, and immediately thought of Su Bai's protection of him along the way just now, with a look of emotion in her eyes and a strong sense of self-blame.

She walked up to Su Bai and reached out to gently caress a purple bruise. The moment the cold little hand touched the skin, Su Bai's muscles twitched subconsciously.

"It's okay Laura, it's just a little skin trauma, and she will recover soon." Looking at the guilt on Laura's face, Su Bai looked indifferent and comforted.

Laura shook her head and said in a low tone, "Thank you for everything you've done for me, Sue." I'm sorry, it's all because of my drag......"

"Laura!" Su Bai interrupted him, his tone was serious, "Remember my words, you are not a drag, you have to believe in your potential." Remember the last moment in the cave? If it weren't for you, we'd have died there. ”

Laura smiled reluctantly, still feeling a little low.

Su Bai suddenly frowned.

It's not okay to go on like this, how does it feel like Laura has become so much more vulnerable than in the game? If she doesn't pull herself together, what will she do at the more dangerous juncture?

At the same time, he also began to reflect on whether it was because he had helped Laura too much before, causing Laura to be psychologically tempered much less than in the game, so that she could not have the same tenacious will in the game?

Perhaps, this is the meaning of the voice just now, which reminds me of the scale of my actions reasonably.

It seems that in the future, I must pay attention.

After admonishing himself, Su Bai looked at Laura and accentuated his tone: "Listen to Laura, do you remember your dreams?" Remember why you came here aboard the Forbearance? ”

"Dreams?"

Laura muttered to herself, confusion in her eyes.

"I wanted to be an adventurer, but that dream brought disaster to those around me. Sanmantha, Reyes, Ross ......"

"Really? Do you think so? Su Bai's tone was filled with disdain, "Then Laura, do you want to give up?" Give up on your dreams and keep going on on this isolated island? Tell me, is this what you want? ”

Laura's body trembled, and she subconsciously said, "No, I don't want to give up!" I'm going to find Sanmantha and them! ”

"So tell me, if you were given a chance to start over, would you choose to stay in England and continue to enjoy your peaceful life without any twists and turns?" Su Bai asked step by step.

However, when he asked this question, he was confused in his own heart.

If you were given a chance to start over, would you choose to wake up with a hangover and continue with your past ordinary life, or would you choose to enter this world?

Perhaps, it's the former.

After all, it has only been a short time since he entered the world of Tomb Raider, and his only experience is a crisis of escape, compared to the peaceful and leisurely life in modern society, which is even more attractive to him now.

So what choice will Laura make?

"No, I won't!"

Laura's categorical voice woke Su Bai up from his rambling thoughts.

There was unshakable firmness in the girl's tone.

Judging by the fact that she didn't answer immediately, she obviously hesitated for a moment. But she eventually gave this answer.

She is Laura Crawford, and the gene of adventure has long been ingrained in her bones.

There is no need for Su Bai to say anything more.

After making this answer, Su Bai could clearly feel that some kind of fundamental change had taken place in the petite girl in front of him.

There was no longer confusion in her eyes, only iron determination.

"I don't regret it and I don't give up. I'll find everyone and take them out of this isolated island! ”