ATPnovel Chapter 4 Awakening
Chapter 4 Awakening
The basic first aid kit (consumable) has been used up.
[Powerful hemostatic agent in effect... Target's vital signs have been forcibly stabilized, wound healing speed increased by 200%]
[Task Completed: Attribute Points +1]
[Character Loyalty Unlocked: Vasily's Loyalty +10 (Maximum 100)]
Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't a waste of his time; he shouldn't doubt him anymore! Although he lost a first-aid kit.
He glanced at Vasily lying in the mud.
The old polar bear soldier, who used to spew filth, was now as pale as a sheet of paper, his eyes tightly closed, and blood and foam had finally stopped oozing from the corners of his mouth, although his chest was still rising and falling and his breathing was still weak.
"You're lucky you survived, you old Russian." Lu Ye spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and wiped the mud off his face. Then he used the remaining bandage to treat the abrasions on his arm!
[Hidden Quest Triggered: Together Through Life and Death]
[Mission Description: You saved your comrade when he was on the verge of death. Now, please don't abandon him; build a true bond of camaraderie.]
[Mission Rewards: Vasily's Loyalty +40, gain the "Basic Shooting" skill, unlock skill module; Skill Points *1]
Lu Ye was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile.
The situation is terrible.
He currently has no combat skills other than the [Agility: 9/10] statistic shown on the system panel.
If they encountered enemy troops again, the two of them would be doomed. What's worse, Vasily fell into a coma after being bandaged up.
He was just cannon fodder who had only been there for three days. He had no idea of the exact coordinates of the Russian outpost or the password.
A man dressed in camouflage, carrying a gun, charged towards the Russian army's position alone in the middle of the night.
The polar bear soldiers immediately tore him to pieces with heavy machine guns.
"No way! Even though Vasily was the one who killed them, I was also responsible for drawing the enemy's attention. I deserve at least half the credit for Vasily's actions!" With nowhere else to turn, Lu Ye set his sights on the system. "You have to give me a reward!"
[System in progress...]
[Judgment: The host's request is reasonable, but its effect is far from significant; its survival is purely due to luck!]
[Reward matching in progress... Given that the host has no survival skills and the newbie gift pack was wasted, special compensation of Shooting Mastery *1, limited to 10 seconds]
"Damn it! You're looking down on people too!" Lu Ye cursed, enraged by the system. "Is that what you call a waste? If I didn't use it during the day, I'd just die!"
However, after some bargaining, Lu Ye did manage to gain some benefits, though not as much as he had hoped, he was still satisfied. He had experienced firsthand how powerful shooting proficiency could be, it was just that the time allotted was too short!
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye decided to add the attribute points to his physique. Vasily was unconscious, and carrying him forward would require more stamina.
"Add points to physique!" Lu Ye silently chanted in his mind. A warm current instantly surged through his body, and most of the fatigue from stitching the wound and the burning pain in his right arm dissipated.
He bent down and carefully carried the unconscious Vasily on his back.
When Lu Ye hoisted him onto his shoulder, he realized that this foul-mouthed Russian was ridiculously heavy, weighing at least eighty kilograms with his soaked gear.
"Damn it..." Lu Ye gritted his teeth, slung the rifle across his chest, and gripped Vasily's thigh tightly with his right hand. The abrasion on his left arm was still bleeding, and every step he took was excruciatingly painful.
[Warning: The host's weight exceeds physical capacity, movement speed decreases by 30%]
Current Health: 92/100
"Do you need to remind me? With a pig on my back, it's no wonder my speed drops!" Lu Ye cursed angrily again.
"Old Russian, don't die on the way." Lu Ye gritted his teeth, panting heavily, but his steps didn't stop.
He didn't know where the Russian army's temporary stronghold was, so he could only rely on Vasily's vague directions and head towards the depths of the forest and the relatively higher terrain.
"Hang in there, you old Russian," Lu Ye said in a low voice, more like he was encouraging himself. "If you die, I won't be able to live either."
"Damn it, this is just like a romance drama!" Lu Ye muttered, then continued to grumble.
Three hundred meters, only three hundred meters.
Lu Ye began to gasp for breath, his heart pounding in his chest, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
Adding 1 point to Constitution is hardly enough to make a difference under such a heavy and long-distance trek.
After that, he had to stop every few dozen meters, lean Vasily against the tree trunk, and gasp for breath while supporting himself on his knees.
"No, we need to change positions."
He tried carrying Vasily on his back, securing him with backpack straps, to switch to a carrying position, but this still couldn't compensate for the rapid loss of energy.
Two hours later.
The sky began to glow with a hazy gray light, and a cold morning mist drifted through the woods.
Lu Ye's vision was blurred by sweat, and his legs felt as heavy as lead as he mechanically moved forward.
Suddenly, the person on his back trembled violently.
"Water...cold..." Vasily mumbled incoherently, his scalding breath hitting Lu Ye's neck.
Lu Ye's heart sank; he had a fever.
On the battlefield, a high fever caused by a severe injury is often fatal, meaning that the wound is starting to get infected or the body's immune system is collapsing.
Lu Ye looked around and saw a huge piece of dead wood in front of him.
He gritted his teeth and walked over, slowly loosening the straps and laying Vasily down against the dead wood.
He took the water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and brought it to Vasily's chapped lips: "Have a drink, you old Russian, don't fucking die at this time."
The cold water flowed into his throat, causing Vasily to cough violently.
The cough aggravated the injuries to his abdomen and chest, causing him to suddenly open his eyes in pain.
As his vision gradually cleared, Vasily saw the gray sky above him, and then he saw Lu Ye, whose face was covered in mud and who was panting heavily.
The veteran's pupils contracted sharply, and a look of extreme astonishment flashed in his eyes.
He thought he was going to die.
When he told Lu Ye to jump off the cliff, he was already prepared to take several enemy soldiers down with him.
He even thought that the cunning Chinese cannon fodder had already taken the opportunity to run away.
"You...you didn't run away?" Vasily's voice was hoarse, filled with disbelief and shock.
"Run my ass!" Lu Ye glared at him irritably, then slumped down in the mud, rubbing his aching back. "I don't know the way, and I can't speak Russian fluently. If I leave you here, I'll just get killed by my own people even if I reach the Russian lines."
Vasily was stunned.
He listened to Lu Ye's flawless explanation, then looked down at his abdomen, which was tightly wrapped in bandages, and the wounds on his legs that had clearly been treated.
A cannon fodder risked being surrounded to come back and save him, and even carried him this far.
The layer of defensiveness and suspicion that had been etched into Vasily's cloudy eyes shattered silently at that moment.
He suddenly grinned, revealing an ugly, bitter smile: "Andy Lau... you're a madman."
Lu Ye didn't look up, taking the opportunity to quickly relax his tense muscles: "Stop talking nonsense. Quickly take a look at the surrounding environment, how far are we from the base!"
Vasily took a deep breath, enduring the excruciating pain in his lungs, and glanced at the surrounding terrain.
His gaze swept over the birch forest on his left, scorched by artillery fire.
"Go through that birch forest, head due north. It's about 800 meters away. The outpost's code name is Vodka, the password is Thunderstorm, and the reply command is Ural." Vasily managed to relay all the information to Lu Ye, albeit in fits and starts.