225: Chapter 225 Haha! I, Hu Hansan, am finally back!

"You... you..."

Lanna felt a wave of nausea wash over her; she nearly retched.

"Thank you, my foot!" Lanna rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Qin Feng glanced at her, looking at her as if she were a naive city girl who had never seen anything of the world.

"Russian Girl, this is called a superfood. All-natural, no pollution."

He shook the small snake in his hand.

[Ding! Host detected successfully saving personal property. Reward: 500 points of fixed military merit.]

Here it comes!

Qin Feng felt a surge of joy.

There's such a good thing? As expected, the System is honest and doesn't deceive me.

Saving personal property and earning five hundred military merit—I'm feeling pretty happy!

"Alright, stop standing there like a fool and come with me."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qin Feng led Chiyan and took Lanna as they walked out of the minefield.

Lanna dared not be careless. She quickly composed herself and, like a dutiful little wife, followed closely behind Qin Feng, stepping exactly in his footprints.

She could feel that her life was now completely tied to this man.

This feeling was very strange; it was a mix of relief from surviving a disaster and an indescribable sense of frustration.

The two walked one after the other in silence.

Lanna's mind, however, was filled with a thousand thoughts.

From the first time he saved her in the underground research facility, to the countless times they had fought side-by-side and escaped death later on.

And then just now, he had used his own body and life as a wager, pulling her back from the brink of death, inch by inch.

After this journey, it would be a lie to say she wasn't moved.

It seemed that as long as he was there, even if the sky fell, it would feel like a trivial matter.

"A Chef's mouth is a lying ghost." Lanna suddenly blurted out, apropos of nothing.

"Hm?" Qin Feng was looking at the System and didn't hear her clearly.

"I'm talking about you!" Lanna looked up. "You said just now that we have a life-and-death friendship. You also said... you don't do business at a loss."

"That's right." Qin Feng nodded. "Saving your life in exchange for 150 military merit—that's a good deal."

Lanna felt a tightness in her chest.

This guy! Can't he say something nicer!

"Hurry up, Russian Girl."

Qin Feng felt that Lanna was being a bit sentimental today, not at all like she used to be.

The next second, he grabbed Lanna's hand and pulled her along, step by step.

"Chef, I want to discuss something with you."

"What?"

"Can you please stop calling me Russian Girl?"

"No! If you're not a Russian Girl, what are you?"

"It sounds horrible!"

"Then should I call you 'Maozi'?"

Lanna realized she was wrong; she shouldn't have brought up old topics with this jerk.

She tried to pull her hand back with force, but Qin Feng held it even tighter.

"Watch your step."

Lanna felt a warmth in her heart, thinking that being held by him like this wasn't half bad, but she refused to give in verbally.

"I did it on purpose! Carry me on your back!"

"In your dreams!" Qin Feng retorted. "I'm still leading the horse. Carry you? Don't you know how heavy you are? Last time, that thing of yours... it bruised me to death."

"Chef... you filthy pervert!"

...

The moment the two of them successfully passed through the minefield.

The System's notification sounded again, and it was a continuous bombardment.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host. The main quest "The Great Escape" has achieved a phased success. You have successfully led everyone out of the minefield!]

[Distributing quest rewards...]

[Reward 1: Physical Fitness Potion (Intermediate) x1]

[Reward 2: 1000 points of fixed military merit.]

[Reward 3: 400 points of free military merit.]

[Please keep up the good work, Host. Successfully return to the Dragon Kingdom to complete the mission and obtain the ultimate reward!]

With the series of rewards raining down, Qin Feng nearly laughed out loud.

He'd hit the jackpot! This time, he really hit the jackpot!

One thousand five hundred points of fixed military merit, plus four hundred points of allocatable military merit—this haul was truly overflowing.

The only thing was that the bottle of Intermediate Physical Fitness Potion was a bit of a letdown, but it was better than nothing.

[Host: Qin Feng]

[Rank: Second-Class Sergeant (18800 / 20000)]

[military merit: 1085 points]

[System, use the Intermediate Physical Fitness Potion.]

It instantly transformed into a massive surge of heat, like a flood breaking through a dam, rushing through every limb and bone in his body.

Every cell, nourished by this energy, let out a joyful moan.

Awesome!

Qin Feng clenched his fists, feeling the power surging within him; it felt so good he nearly moaned out loud.

However, since he had used this kind of potion multiple times, its effect was greatly diminished.

It was truly tasteless to eat but a pity to discard!

"What's wrong with you? Why is your complexion so bad?"

Seeing him standing there motionless with his face turning pale and then green, Lanna couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, just a bit exhausted." Qin Feng said casually, quickly changing the subject.

"Everyone, rest here for a moment. Up ahead is the Dragon Kingdom."

Soon, the gazes of the few female captives became somewhat unnatural.

There was worry, deep thought, and also fear.

Yaro looked at the minefield behind them, lost in thought.

Just a moment ago, while waiting, she had carefully felt the changes in her body.

That "serum" the Chef had injected into her body was definitely not ordinary serum.

Ordinary serum could never do this; it had even healed the wound on her forehead.

It didn't even leave a scar.

What shocked her even more was that she could clearly feel her body undergoing a miraculous transformation.

Her breathing became long and powerful, and her lung capacity was even stronger than it had been at her peak.

Although her physical strength hadn't fully recovered due to the poisoning and blood loss, she could feel an unprecedented power surging within her.

Whether it was her hearing or her vision, everything seemed to have become sharper.

Was this... a rebirth?

Yaro felt a storm raging in her heart.

There were too many questions in her mind, but with so many thoughts jumbled together, she didn't know where to start asking.

Perhaps only by going to the Dragon Kingdom would all of this become clear.

For the first time, Yaro felt confused about her own future.

Should she follow this man to the Dragon Kingdom?

Perhaps, it was destined from the very beginning!

But for some reason, when this thought popped up, she didn't feel much fear; instead, there was a secret... anticipation.

Qin Feng had no time to pay attention to the complicated internal monologues of this group of women.

"Water..."

He licked his chapped lips; his throat felt like it was smoking.

Yaro silently handed over her canteen; there was only a little bit of water left inside.

Qin Feng didn't stand on ceremony; he took it and drank it all in one gulp.

"Cough... cough..." He choked a little.

Catching his breath, he looked at the group of women in front of him, all with different expressions, and Tuoya, who was gagged on the ground, and frowned.

Trouble! It was all just trouble!

He stood up, brushed the sand off his body, and swept his gaze over everyone.

"It's getting dark, perk up."

"There are only a few kilometers left from here to the border of the Dragon Kingdom."

"If you want to live, keep up."

Qin Feng didn't waste any words and tied the women back into a line.

Just like that, with one hand holding the reins and the other pulling the female captives, he set off on the journey.

"Let's go! We're going back to the Dragon Kingdom!"

"Hahaha... I, Hu Hansan, have finally returned!"