Chapter 678: 668 A Man's Heart Remains Like Iron Until Death (Alliance Leader lunar_coco Bonus Chapter 2)

Watching the leaden clouds thickly spread,

Watching the fine rain like silk,

Zheng Ren's fist in mid-air trembled slightly, but only for an instant, like performing surgery, he immediately steadied.

A man's heart remains like iron until death.

Watching the rescue helicopter depart, until the light of its tail wing vanished into the leaden clouds, Zheng Ren slowly lowered his arm.

Just as if that person were still there, in the unseen realm saluting him, bumping fists, then flying away in the helicopter that brought endless hope to the people on this isolated island.

Su Yun didn't know what had happened, only his keen intuition told him something might have occurred.

When Zheng Ren turned around, he then asked, "Boss, what's wrong? I feel your emotions are off."

"It's fine." Zheng Ren said lightly, without grief or fervor, only an indescribable steadfastness.

Su Yun pursed his lips, saying nothing.

He knew his boss's character; normally no matter how you provoked him, it was fine. But now Zheng Ren's mental state was clearly off, so… he decided to let it be.

As for what exactly happened, it would be known sooner or later; it didn't matter right now.

"What about Chief Zhao?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Over there are a few with chest wounds; after receiving supplies they went to get busy." Su Yun said.

"Chest wounds?"

"It's not that there were aftershocks just now; a few team members got injured and are being treated in emergency. It's not really a rescue—I just glanced and the injuries aren't serious." Su Yun said, thinking to himself that he and Zheng Ren were really lucky.

In such a desperate situation, there was actually no problem.

The word 'sacrifice'—the farther from me, the better.

No one longs for sacrifice; all soldiers wish to return home after the war ends.

But sometimes, one must sacrifice.

Life and death differ by only a thread.

Just as he wanted to go check the wounded's treatment, Zheng Ren suddenly heard someone loudly uttering something. The sound came from afar, breaking the silence here.

Turning his head, Zheng Ren saw a surviving villager repeatedly jumping, shouting loudly something.

The people around him began to stare, then following his gaze, they also excitedly shouted.

Could the rescue troops have arrived?

Zheng Ren followed his gaze and saw several points of light like fireflies appearing in the darkness. Few in number, yet against the pitch-black horizon they were especially bright.

Not like fireflies; fireflies aren't that brilliant.

Like the morning star, heralding that darkness will pass, tearing the night curtain, stepping through the rain veil, advancing relentlessly.

The light kept increasing, gradually winding and spreading.

That side… seemed like a collapsed mountain ridge, is there a path? Zheng Ren vaguely remembered there was no road there, only countless jagged rocks. The trainees had sent people to scout the path; it could actually be walked, but it was extremely dangerous.

The points of light ignored whether it was dangerous, continuing to spread, constantly appearing.

Little by little it grew, like a spark that becomes a prairie fire. It also seemed like countless brilliant stars, covering the distant leaden-cloud-filled sky.

"They're here." Su Yun murmured, his voice a little hoarse.

"Mm, they're here." Zheng Ren felt wind blow sand into his eyes; he blinked a few times, then gradually steadied his emotions.

More and more cheers rose,

More and more survivors leapt up with joy,

More and more fine stars seemed to break free from the darkness, appearing on the distant horizon.

More and more,

Brighter and brighter.

A crystal-clear, shimmering long dragon wound forward; though slow, it never ceased advancing.

Suddenly, Zheng Ren saw a point of light and shadow rapidly alternating between bright and dark, falling far away.

His heart clenched suddenly.

This was a warrior who had come on a long-distance raid, slipping and falling into a mountain ravine.

But the long dragon did not stop; it continued forward. Along this way, having suffered countless wounds, it became stronger and more fearless.

This situation kept happening; those watching the faint light, like a flickering tail, displayed the troop's grandeur and resolve.

Such a mountain path, one wouldn't dare walk in daylight because it's too steep and perilous; now at night, what casualties this team endures, Zheng Ren dares not even imagine.

But!

No difficulty can stop the spread of the points of light!

No obstacle can hinder the advance of the points of light!

"Boss, it was truly worth the trip; I feel my former worldview has shattered." Su Yun gazed at the brilliant stars on the horizon, murmuring.

"Hehe." Zheng Ren gave a light smile, "In their eyes, we are the same."

"Really?"

"Yes. All sacrifices will eventually be rewarded." Zheng Ren recalled the puttering of the propeller, and the burly figure cradling a newborn baby in his arms.

His fist clenched tight, damp yet full of strength.

Zhao Yunlong heard the joyful shouts, finished suturing, and then walked out of the crude 'operating room'.

As he walked, he removed the blood-stained sterile gloves.

Seeing this scene, he froze.

Really……

Really arrived?

Really arrived!

I had been constantly thinking about the troops behind arriving; when I actually saw them, I felt a sense of unreality.

They've come, they really have come.

Zhao Yunlong quickly suppressed his emotional Fluctuation, personally leading men to meet this troop.

Su Yun didn't go; he just stood quietly beside Zheng Ren, whispering: "Boss, have we finished our mission?"

"This mission counts as completed, but we haven't reached final victory yet." Zheng Ren knew Su Yun just needed a word of comfort, but he remained stiff.

Then where are we going?

We need to ask Zhao Yunlong about this; when they arrive, we two will take a look.

You're not planning to go to Huaxi? The equipment there is professional.

Huaxi has plenty of skilled doctors, but even if we went, our impact wouldn't be big. Zheng Ren, bored, had made some plans; he now said: "I considered: many patients needing Amputation have been trapped for days, with severe local tissue congestion and edema. Even if we brought them to Huaxi, we could barely perform Shou Bing. Either we enlarge the wound and remove more tissue, or we can only first do Thrombectomy Shou Bing. As for patients with severe pelvic fractures and large retroperitoneal hematomas, there's no need to mention."

"Emergency and 120 Emergency, you actually still link it to Interventional surgery?"

"What I'm best at is general Shou Bing can also be done, but compared to Huaxi's director, there's no highlight at all." Zheng Ren spoke frankly.

"..." He said that again! Su Yun really wanted to retort that this line was full of complaints.

But thinking of Zheng Ren saying he was best at Interventional surgery... that also seemed right.

Then we'll wait until we know the overall situation, carefully calculate, and then speak.

It looks close, but actually it's far. Zhao Yunlong led those who had scouted the route during the day to meet the troops.

After a long time, in the darkness, a winding long dragon and several points of starry fire finally met.

Sacrifice, we don't need to continue anymore. Zheng Ren laughed.