Chapter 21: Walking Side by Side
"Captain Rose, I'll protect Laura." Su Bai, who was bandaging his bloody wound next to him, said, "I promise you. ”
"Okay." Rose sighed, and said with concern, "You must be careful, if you really can't do it, don't force it, protect your own safety." ”
"We will." Laura spoke, and then put the radio away.
"Alright, let's go, Laura." Su Bai said.
"Your wounded ......" Laura looked at Su Bai's bandaged right shoulder.
"It's no longer a problem." Su Bai took off the AK47 on his back and pulled the bolt with his right hand, "Let's go, Laura." ”
After saying that, he turned around and didn't let Laura see the twitching of the corners of his mouth due to the pain of the wound. Take the lead and walk towards the cave in front of you.
Laura bit her lip and looked at Su Bai's back. The faintly oozing bright red bandage around her shoulders made her heart suddenly shake her determination.
"Sue!"
She suddenly shouted.
"What's wrong?" Su Bai stopped, came back to his senses, looked at Laura, who was hesitant, and said with a smile, "It's not like you, Laura, who hesitates so much." ”
"Go and rendezvous with Rose, Sue." Laura turned her head sideways to look at Su Bai, gritted her teeth and said, "I'll just go and save Shanmansha alone." ”
The smile on Su Bai's face retracted and stared at Laura: "Are you serious, Laura." ”
Laura lowered her head slightly and said, "All this is my fault, and I should bear it myself." You've done enough for me, and I'll be left to face the dangers next. ”
Su Bai walked up to her, put his hands on her shoulders, looked at her face, and said seriously: "Laura, tell me, in your heart, who am I?" ”
"You ......"
Laura raised her head and was about to say something, but Su Bai interrupted her: "Before you answer this question, I want to tell you first." In my heart, you are the person I love, the first girl I fell in love with in my life. Laura, I love you. ”
"Su ......" Laura looked at him in a daze, and suddenly reached out to stop his neck and buried her head in his arms.
"I love you too, Sue." She murmured, "I love you so much, that's why I can't put you in danger because of me." ”
"So have you thought about my feelings?" Su Bai asked, "Watching his beloved go alone and face danger, but hiding in a safe place and watching coldly. Laura, do you think I can feel comfortable with this? Or am I that kind of person in your eyes? ”
"No, it's not!" Laura hugged him with her arms tight, "I never thought so. ”
"Then don't say anything like that again."
Su Bai let go of the girl in his arms and straightened it, staring into her eyes with both eyes: "No matter what danger lies ahead, let's face it together." Laura, we will succeed in getting out of this place, and all the hardships and dangers will not stop us. ”
"I ......," Laura's eyes showed a look of struggle.
"Laura!" Su Bai accentuated his tone, "Paying for my beloved is something I am willing and should do as a matter of course. You deserve any danger from me. ”
After speaking, he gently held the girl's face and leaned over to kiss it.
Moments later, the two separated.
Laura gently hugged Su Bai and whispered, "I understand, Su." ”
"Let's go." Su Bai smiled slightly, "Go rescue the others, then leave here and end this." ”
Laura nodded, and the two walked side by side towards the cave ahead.
The further you went in, the more damp and low the cave became, and when you reached the back, it was flooded with deep water.
The two of them waded through the stagnant water that almost submerged their entire bodies, and walked slowly and with difficulty.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally came to a cave.
Small holes have been carved into the rock wall, and bright candles are placed inside to illuminate the caves.
"Be careful, Laura."
Su Bai took off the Winchester M1897 behind him and held it in his hand, whispered to Laura beside him, and then walked forward vigilantly.
Laura also removed her rifle and followed closely behind him.
There are artificially excavated stone steps in front of you, and all the way up, there are a large number of fire candles and bones on the small stone platforms carved out of the rock walls on both sides, which look strange and gloomy.
Stepping on the stone steps all the way up, Su Bai became more cautious. The body tensed slightly, the index finger was already on the trigger, ready for battle at any time.
At the end of the stairs ahead, to the left is a huge cave with a dark river inside.
The two had just reached the entrance of the cave when they suddenly heard a man's loud shout from inside.
They hurriedly stopped, leaned against the rock wall, and listened carefully to the movement inside.
"Brothers, listen to me!"
"It's Matthias!" Hearing this, Laura let out a low snort.
"Shh Su Bai put his index finger to his mouth and said in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive, let's listen to what's going on inside first." ”
Laura nodded, quiet.
Su Bai cautiously poked his head out from the side and looked inside, only to see that the ground in the cave was full of red candles and stretched over. One by one, the Solarians stood under a high platform and listened carefully to Matthias's speech.
"In the outside world, we are just nobodies. But here, we're all Solare! ”
"We are the children of the Sun Queen!"
"She brought us together for a reason......"
Su Bai noticed that the disciples were all paying full attention to Matthias, so he turned around and whispered to Laura, "Let's touch in slowly, don't make a sound." ”
Laura nodded vigorously.
Su Bai said solemnly again: "Remember, no matter what happens for a while, don't be impulsive. Listen to my instructions. ”
The two of them crept into the cave with their waists bent, and approached the cave under the cover of stone pillars.
Matthias's speech continued.
"I know you all want to be free, I know you all want to get out of this place!"
The two of them had already approached a short distance next to the stone platform. Leaning out from behind the stone pillars, you can clearly see Matthias standing on a high platform, illuminated by bright candles.
"If we want to be free, we must release our great queen!"
"The Queen, like us, is a prisoner. If you can release the queen, you will be freeing yourself! ”
Su Bai clenched his weapon and looked towards the stone platform.
Just then, Matthias turned and pointed behind him.
"Sanmantha!"
Laura's eyes widened instantly.
Su Bai immediately grabbed her wrist: "Don't be impulsive, Laura! ”
I saw a girl tied to a pillar on a stone platform, and there was a pile of firewood underneath. It was Laura's good friend Sanmantha, who was said to be a descendant of Queen Himiko!