The darkness receded like the tide, and when the light shone again, Ray Mingkai opened his eyes and took in the unfamiliar environment he was in.
Tent.
Other than the necessary bed, the rest of the things were piled up, making the interior of the tent look a little messy.
Ray Mingkai moved his gaze, but was stunned by the sound coming from below him.
It turned out that in this tent, even the only bed used for sleeping was still shabby. Who knew when someone would sit on it and break it.
Ray Mingkai remembered that before he lost consciousness, he was in a plane that was about to crash.
At the same time, Ray Mingkai protected Lacus under his body before the plane crashed. Moreover, Ray Mingkai clearly remembered that the White Cat, State Zero, was protecting them.
If the White Cat, State Zero, was reliable, then Ray Mingkai and Lacus should be fine.
Didn't his current situation also mean that the White Cat, State Zero, had successfully protected them from the plane crash?
But … what about Lacus?
"Clang!"
A sudden noise jolted Lei Mingkai out of his thoughts. But before he could raise his head to look in the direction of the noise, a figure had already leaped into his arms. All that was left was a strand of fluttering black hair from the corner of Lei Mingkai's eyes.
"Kai, that's great!! You're finally awake!! "
Ray Mingkai remembered the voice.
"La …"
But before he could speak, he was interrupted by the person in his arms.
"It's me! Audrey, Audrey Britannia! Do you still remember me? "
As the name Audrey Britannia sounded, Ray Mingkai also realized what had happened, and the tacit understanding that he had cultivated with her all this time came online.
"I remember! Of course I remember. That's my sister's name! Audrey! Are you okay? "
"En, I'm fine! Thanks to you, big brother, for protecting me, I was able to survive that terrible crash! "
Lux lifted her head from Ray Mingkai's embrace, but her gaze would occasionally drift towards the door.
Ray Mingkai lowered his gaze, exchanged a glance with Lacus, and nodded slightly.
Lacus' current behavior was indeed out of Ray Mingkai's expectations, but when he realized that there might be someone eavesdropping outside the door, Ray Mingkai let nature take its course.
As expected.
Just as Ray Mingkai and Lux were exchanging information with their disguised identities after surviving the calamity, a series of coughs came from outside the door.
"I'm sorry! I'm interfering with your reunion! "
A man and a woman appeared outside the door.
The man wore a veil on his head and had a full beard. The woman had short blonde hair, but there was a trace of rebellion in her expression.
Desert, blonde woman …
In this world, there weren't many people who met these conditions, and there were even fewer people who met the specific conditions of a blonde girl.
Coincidentally, there was such a person in Ray Mingkai's memories.
"You are?"
Ray Mingkai stretched out his hand and pulled Lux behind him, putting on a protective posture.
This posture made the bearded man wave his hand repeatedly, indicating that he had no ill intentions.
"Don't be nervous! We won't hurt you! We were the ones who rescued you and your sister from the crash site. Your sister can testify to this. "
After the bearded man finished speaking, he looked towards Lux.
Lux nodded her head.
"Yes. Kai. They were the ones who rescued us from the crash site. "
Ray Mingkai was silent for a moment, then nodded his head and expressed his gratitude.
"Is that so? Then, thank you very much for saving our lives. But, how should I address you? "
The man should be the leader of the Dawn Desert that was active in this desert region, Sebu Ahman.
As for the woman …
She was probably the adopted daughter of Prime Minister Obu Rumi Nara Asha, Kakali Yura Asha.
As expected, when it was the blonde girl's turn to introduce herself, the blonde girl who was about to say her full name suddenly paused when she said the name Kakali. Then, she simply used the name Kakali to answer Ray Mingkai's question.
"Kakali, that's my name! You can just call me Kakali. "
Although the blonde girl's cover was a little forced, the few people present did not make a fuss about it.
"Is that so? Then, Your Excellency Sebu, Miss Kakali, please allow me to thank you again! It's all thanks to you that we were rescued from the plane crash. Otherwise, we would have been buried in this desert. "
"No. There's no need to thank us! In this desert, every human life was precious. We can't just watch as lives that could have been saved are lost. Alright! Since you're awake, then have a good rest! Let's go! Kakali. "
Sebu sized up Ray Mingkai's spirit and nodded his head in satisfaction. He then turned around and pulled away Kakali who wanted to ask some questions.
"Wait … Wait! Sebu! I still have something to ask Mr. Brittania. "
"There's still time in the future. Kakali, don't disturb others from resting. "
The sound of Sebu pulling Kakali away gradually became softer. When there was no more movement outside the door, Ray Mingkai heard Lux's soft laughter.
"Audrey, what are you laughing at?"
Puzzled, Ray Mingkai turned around and saw Lux's tearful smiling face.
At this moment, Ray Mingkai was stunned.
"Great! This is really great! Mingkai, you're fine! You're really fine! "
Once again, Lux leaned on Ray Mingkai's back and softly muttered.
Amidst Lux's muttering, Ray Mingkai remained silent for a while. Finally, he slowly opened his mouth and asked.
"How many days have I been unconscious?"
From Lux's reaction, it seemed that he had been unconscious for some time.
"A week. It's only a week. "
Lux leaned on Ray Mingkai's back and said softly.
After experiencing the plane crash, with Ray Mingkai's life and death unknown, and living alone in the desert surrounded by strangers, Lux could only silently endure all this and wait for Ray Mingkai to wake up.
She did not dare to interact too much with the people here, nor did she dare to take the initiative to have any contact with those people who drove off-road vehicles all day long, armed with guns and cannons, and even a few modified off-road vehicles that were equipped with missile launchers.
Under all these pressures, Lux could only stay by Ray Mingkai's side and wait silently.
"It's been a week?"
Ray Mingkai sighed slightly.
What was supposed to be a flight of a few hours had inadvertently turned into a week of unconsciousness. And in the week that he was unconscious, the pampered and spoiled Lacus seemed to have gritted her teeth and lived a strong life on her own, taking care of the unconscious Lucien at the same time.
"It's been hard on you! It's my fault! I didn't foresee that battle! "
"No! It's not your fault! It's just that our luck isn't good enough! Mingkai. It's good that you're awake! "
"What a sinful man!"
At this moment, an unromantic, no, intentional voice suddenly sounded in Ray Mingkai's mind.
"State Zero?! You're okay? "
Ray Mingkai was delighted and quickly replied in his mind.
"Of course I'm okay. It's just a mid-air landing. What can happen to me? It's just that your human body is too weak. If I didn't protect your little princess with all my strength, I'm afraid that when you wake up, you can only look at her tombstone and feel depressed. "
White Cat State Zero joked about what happened before.
In order to protect Lux from the death threat caused by the impact of the plane crash, White Cat State Zero racked its brains and thought of all sorts of ways to complete the mission without Lux noticing.
As for why Ray Mingkai was unconscious for a week, it was just the aftermath of the impact.
For Ray Mingkai, who was gradually strengthened by White Cat State Zero's recovery, this impact that would have killed an ordinary person was just a powerful "sleeping pill".
En.
White Cat State Zero was so sure.
That was why this guy protected Lux with all its strength.
"I saw it. In the middle of the night, the little princess was quietly wiping her tears while wiping your face … "
"Shut up! State Zero. Do you feel that your tongue is a bit long? "
"Tsk!"
Ray Mingkai's scolding made White Cat State Zero snort a few times, but the White Cat State Zero still obediently shut its mouth.
However, not long after, White Cat State Zero's voice sounded again.
"I say, Kai, what should we do next? Even if your body recovers, the little princess's emotions have returned to normal. Now we are still in the desert. You don't want me to turn back into a lion, do you? I can't hold on for long now. "
"Think of a way."
Ray Mingkai's answer was simple.
Since he and Lux were already in the Dawn Desert camp, then there was naturally a way.
But White Cat State Zero had something else to say.
"In the depths of this camp, there seems to be something hidden by that group of humans. If we can find it, maybe I have a way to get you to Skan. "
"Scandinavia! Let's take a look first! That's a place that can only be reached if we can cross the Mediterranean Sea or go around it. "
Yes.
Now, Ray Mingkai and Lux were at the southern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
Their destination, Scandinavia, was north of the Mediterranean Sea, a corner of the continent at the northwest end of Europa.
If they could not think of a feasible way, then Scandinavia would become the end point that Ray Mingkai and Lux could not reach.
Under Ray Mingkai's comfort, Lux's emotions gradually calmed down.
Not long after, accompanied by Lux, Ray Mingkai, who had walked out of the room, saw the Dawn Desert camp with his own eyes. The scene that had never unfolded in front of Ray Mingkai's eyes before.
There were children running around in the cave playing.
There was a woman with waxy skin and low spirits who persisted in doing the work in her hands.
There was also a man with a rosy complexion who was full of energy but was running back and forth with a long rifle and a short cannon. He jumped onto an off-road vehicle and rushed to the other end of the valley.
Tattered clothes hung on a rope that was nailed from a crack in the rock, allowing the hot wind from the other end of the valley to wantonly sway the clothes that were still dripping with water.
On the other end of the clothes, an old man sat there, silently watching the gun-wielding man rush out of the valley.
"They are the rebel group here."
Lux had not come into contact with many people in the past week, but she had obtained some information from Carrie.
"Zaft?"
Who was the enemy of Dawn Desert?
Ray Mingkai knew about it before Lux did.
"Yes."
Lux nodded as she looked at the children playing around in the cave with a complicated gaze.
In fact, Lux had something that she did not tell Ray Mingkai.
On the first day she was brought here, Lux, who did not know how to take care of people, gradually learned how to take care of unconscious people with the help of a little girl among the children.
This was especially so after learning that the little girl's parents had died in an attack from Zaft. Lacus subconsciously avoided the little girl and didn't know how to face the little girl's smile.
"What's wrong?"
Ray Mingkai immediately noticed Lux's strange behavior.
But Ray Mingkai, who had just woken up, did not know that Lux had such a dispute with a little girl among the children.
"No. It's nothing. "
Lux shook her head and pulled Ray Mingkai to find Seb without any explanation.
The appearance of the two quickly walking in the camp attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone had seen Lux's performance in the past week.
Now that Lei Mingkai had woken up, the people who didn't know the true identity of the two greeted them warmly.
"You, you seem to be very popular!"
Ray Mingkai looked at his surroundings in astonishment. For the first time, he realized that Lux's affinity did not seem to be able to differentiate between friend and foe.
"No. It's nothing. We … "
Before Lux finished speaking, she was interrupted by a commotion in front of her.
The rumbling sound of engines resounded through the valley.
But strangely, it did not seem to be the sound of a bugle horn announcing the return of victory. Instead, it sounded like a mixture of howling and painful sounds.
"Quick! Take out the medical kit! Doctor, get the doctor here! Quick! Quick! "
As soon as the surrounding crowd heard the messy engine sounds, they suddenly burst into an uproar. Those with quick reflexes even rushed out with first aid kits.
Ray Mingkai reached out and grabbed the person who walked past him.
"What happened?"
That person frowned, but after realizing that it was Ray Mingkai, he nodded.
"It's an attack! It's the Baku team led by the Desert Tiger. They razed the town we came from to the ground! Now, everyone in the town is rushing back here, and there are even many injured people!! "
"What?"
Without waiting for Ray Mingkai to think carefully, Lux froze on the spot.
Everything that she had heard in the past week was not as impactful as what she had just heard.
"Kai! I want to go! I want to see it for myself!! "
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