Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 209: Returning to the Place of Heartbreak

Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Returning to the Place of Heartbreak

"Mengyao," hearing this, her expression changed, and she let out a cold laugh, "Chen Feng, you’re indeed not as easy to deal with as I imagined!"

No sooner had her voice faded than "Mengyao" underwent a transformation, reverting to her true appearance as Fire Fox.

However, even though Fire Fox had reverted to her original form, the surrounding scenery remained unchanged; it was still the sea, the beach, and the endless sound of waves.

Chen Feng frowned, puzzled in his mind.

Illusions are born of the heart; normally, once a flaw in an illusion is exposed, it would immediately reveal its true form.

Yet now, even though he had seen through Fire Fox’s Illusion Realm, why couldn’t he return to reality?

Fire Fox, of course, noticed the doubt in Chen Feng’s eyes and sneered with satisfaction, "Chen Feng, are you wondering why you are still in the Illusion Realm? Haha, earlier was just the beginning. Once you’ve entered my Heart Demon Illusion Realm, don’t even think about exiting!"

The moment Fire Fox finished speaking, she vanished into thin air at the spot.

At the instant Fire Fox disappeared, the scenery around Chen Feng also began to change.

In a short while, Chen Feng had moved from the sandy beach to a deserted island.

Chen Feng surveyed his surroundings, his expression shifting slightly.

Because the scenery around this island was all too familiar to him, it was Tianqi Island, a place that was like a nightmare to him.

On this island, he had lost everything.

His comrades-in-arms, who had fought and faced death with him, fell one by one before him.

Those scenes were still vividly etched in Chen Feng’s mind.

But Chen Feng never dared to recall them deliberately.

Because those images, to him, were akin to nightmares.

Every remembrance would bring the pain once more.

That pain was as if ten thousand needles were piercing his heart simultaneously, making life feel worse than death.

Chen Feng tried to seal those memories away in his brain forever, but Fire Fox’s Illusion Realm had brought him back to this nightmarish place.

And those sealed memories began playing in his mind like scenes from a movie.

As Chen Feng looked around at the familiar environment, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes.

"Captain!"

However, at that moment, a special forces soldier wearing camouflage and adorned with the Azure Dragon insignia appeared in front of Chen Feng.

"Lei Hu, you’re still alive!"

Chen Feng was taken aback, looking at the special forces soldier in surprise.

Because this soldier was none other than his comrade from the Green Dragon Team, Wang Erhu, codename: Lei Hu!

It was Chen Feng who had given him that codename.

Lei Hu was proficient in explosives, with a deep mastery of demolition, and he was known for having a volatile temperament, ready to explode at the slightest provocation.

Hence, Chen Feng had given him this codename.

In the battle of Tianqi Island, Lei Hu fought bravely and desperately, ultimately sacrificing himself with the explosives he carried to take down five foreign mercenaries with him.

Compared to other comrades who had died in battle, Lei Hu’s end was the most tragic.

The others, at least, left behind corpses.

But Lei Hu was completely obliterated by the explosives, not even a whole bone remained.

Among all his comrades, it was Lei Hu for whom Chen Feng felt the deepest guilt!

War was just that cruel.

The dead perished tragically.

The living sunk into sorrow and guilt each day, enduring the torment of their inner demons.

At this moment, seeing Lei Hu appear before him once more, Chen Feng’s eyes instantly became moist.

Even in the most difficult situations of the past, Chen Feng had never shed tears, but now, he could no longer control his emotions.

"Lei Hu, my dear brother, I so wish all of this were real. How wonderful it would be if you were still alive!"

Chen Feng said to Lei Hu with eyes red from emotion.

"Captain, what are you talking about? Haven’t I always been fine?" Lei Hu grinned and spoke in his simple manner.

"No, you have already sacrificed yourself here, on this very island, at this very spot. You died alongside the enemy for the country, for the mission. You made the ultimate sacrifice for the country, you did well!"

"I remember your wish during your lifetime was to one day surpass me. You did it, from the moment you sacrificed yourself for the country, you had already done it. You are the true warrior, a warrior from Hell!"

Chen Feng looked at Lei Hu in front of him and poured out all that he wanted to say to Lei Hu.

Although he was very aware that all of this was an illusion, he still wanted to speak.

Because the Lei Hu before his eyes seemed so real, so real that he began to have trouble distinguishing the truth from this deception.

In any case, his subconscious kept telling him, this was all real, he must believe.

"Captain, are you saying that I am dead?" Lei Hu pointed to himself and asked in his simple way.

"Yes, we were surrounded by a multitude of enemies. You, gravely injured and unable to break free, detonated the explosives on you and perished alongside the enemy," Chen Feng nodded and said.

"Is that so? Then why are you still alive? Why didn’t you save me at that time? Why wasn’t it you who perished with the enemy?"

Lei Hu’s simple expression disappeared, and he glared at Chen Feng with resentment and questioned.

Chen Feng’s heart clenched violently, the pain reaching an extreme.

These words were like sharp knives plunging straight into Chen Feng’s heart.

For so many years, he had asked himself countless times.

Why hadn’t it been him who died?

With each question, the sadness and guilt in Chen Feng’s heart deepened.

How he wished to die in place of his comrades, so he wouldn’t have to endure the agony within any longer.

But everything had already happened, and time could not flow backward.

Now, as this question came from Lei Hu’s mouth, it brought Chen Feng to the peak of heartache and guilt.

"Yes, why didn’t I die? I really should have died with you all. Living with this guilt and sadness is just too tiring!"

Chen Feng gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and spoke in painful earnest.

"If living is so tiring, then just die. Death will end it all, and you won’t have to be so tired anymore. If you can’t bring yourself to do it, then let me help you!"

Lei Hu gave a sinister smile, then pulled out a sharp dagger from his pocket and stabbed directly toward Chen Feng’s heart.

Chen Feng stood still, head bowed, eyes filled with sadness, still steeped in grief, showing no intention of dodging at all.

His demeanor suggested he truly wished to die then and there.

Seeing this, Lei Hu’s mouth curved into a cold smile, and the dagger in his hand sped up its thrust.

As the dagger drew closer and closer to Chen Feng’s chest, he remained motionless.

A crisis was about to erupt!