Chapter 1353: Rescue and Support
Hayata returned home, drew out her dragon sword [Red Lotus], and gestured a few times.
When she drew the sword, the sharp metal sound of the blade and the scabbard, and the "swoosh" sound of the inverted blade breaking the wind, made Gordon's scalp numb.
For a moment, he suspected that Hayata was really going to draw the sword and chop him.
Fortunately, Hayata was not that crazy. After snorting coldly at Gordon, who raised his hands and smiled, she put the blade flat.
Gordon walked over wisely and pressed his palm on the sword.
Nothing happened.
Hayata breathed a sigh of relief and was about to put away the weapon.
Gordon glanced at her, pressed his palm on the blade, and gently wiped it.
The sharp blade easily broke the calluses and skin between his palms, and blood flowed out, dyeing the blade of the dragon sword [Red Lotus] red.
Hayata was startled, and quickly dropped the dragon sword, took out a hand towel to help him press the wound, and ran to the storage box to get the recovery medicine.
Gordon looked at the wound on his palm, and then looked at the dragon sword [Red Lotus] which still had no reaction.
He shook his palm, "It's okay."
"I know, I know, why don't you press the wound quickly!"
"Are you relieved now?"
"Come and apply some medicine to stop the bleeding first!"
"Did something like this happen last night?"
Feng Ying laughed at the wine table, "If you ask me, even if scales grow, it's not a bad thing. Maybe you don't need to wear armor in the future!"
Hayata slapped her in a reproachful manner.
Compared with Feng Ying's laughter, An Xier seemed much more serious.
He looked at Gordon and said, "Hayata's worry is correct. You should pay more attention to your condition, whether it is physical or psychological. If there is any abnormality, don't ignore it."
"Yes, yes, I know."
Gordon responded casually and changed the subject, "What plans do you have for this holiday?"
After the task of hunting the earth-crying dragon, the commander-in-chief gave the hunters a half-month vacation. Unless necessary, they would not be assigned tasks.
To ease the fatigue accumulated from the high-intensity investigation tasks and battles in the past period of time.
An Xier thought for a while, "There is no plan for the time being. Try to rest as much as possible. After this period, it is estimated that it will be busy again."
"What are you going to do?" Gordon asked curiously.
Hearing Gordon's relaxed tone, Anxier became angry. He said with a dark face: "Did someone forget that he gave me the task of managing the Yuechen base?"
"Ahem." Gordon pretended not to hear, his face solemn, "But if that's the case, the investigation of the northeast of the continent should also be put on the agenda."
"Northeast?" Feng Ying took a while to react before remembering, "Ah! Are you talking about the warning of the ancient dragon people, the Dragon King or something?"
"Keep your voice down." Gordon glared at her, and after confirming that there was no one at the next table, he continued:
"The ancient dragon people only mentioned that the Dragon King was about to awaken, but did not specify the location. The clue about 'northeast' was felt when contacting Mingbo Dragon.
Mingbo Dragon's reaction at the time was also very intense. There should be something in that direction, which is worth investigating."
"After the holiday, the commander-in-chief will make arrangements." Anxier drank a sip of hot tea, "This matter will most likely fall on you in the end. After all, only you 'felt it'."
"Then I'll go there then." Gordon was quite active. He was still keen on exploring the unknown.
Ansir nodded, "I went to Yuechen, Gordon went to the northeast to investigate the unknown breath, then Hayata and Fengying will most likely be left by the commander-in-chief to guard Xingchen.
Don't look at the commander-in-chief's happy look at the celebration banquet two days ago. He is actually very nervous. He can be seen analyzing intelligence in the headquarters every night.
The warning of the ancient dragon man put a lot of pressure on him, and..."
Ansir was silent for several seconds, and then continued: "A secret letter from the guild headquarters arrived, just last night, it should be about the warning of the ancient dragon man."
Fengying swallowed hard and asked with wide eyes: "How did you know?"
"The fast communication channel between the New World Investigation Team and the Guild Headquarters was built with the help of Sterling Chamber of Commerce. How do you think I know?"
"Okay, what's in the letter?"
". I said it was a secret letter. If I knew the content, Dark Night would come to my door." Ansir replied unhappily, folded his arms and continued He continued:
"But we can make a rough guess. From the perspective of the guild's top leaders, they probably hope to withdraw part of the investigation team's forces and return to defend the Old World."
Gordon pondered, "So, indeed, the ancient dragon man's warning did not specify whether it was the New World or the Old World, but only mentioned an unknown "at the end."
And the title of "Dragon King" can also match some taboo legends of the Old World."
"So, if I were the great elder, I would also think that the ancient dragon man's warning was aimed at the Old World.
The New World Ancient Dragon Investigation Team is just a scientific research organization, and the ancient dragon crossing puzzle that was the purpose of its establishment has been solved.
Even if all actions are suspended and all members are withdrawn now, it is just a pity. When the situation stabilizes in the future, the investigation activities can be restarted.
And the Old World is the base camp of human civilization, with a population of hundreds of millions, and it cannot be lost."
"It's useless to withdraw, we only have so many people." Feng Ying muttered.
"The population is not large, but the quality of the hunter group is amazing. There are more than 40 elite hunters of three, four and five stars. Even if we don't count the old generation of sword masters, there are 13 high-level hunters.
What's more rare is that all the high-level hunters of the investigation team have rich experience in fighting against ancient dragons. There is not a single six-star "newbie", and all are seven stars or above.
In addition, there are two eight-star hunters, Hayata and I, and Gordon, the top nine-star.
Oh yes, Ted's application for promotion to eight stars has also been sent to the guild headquarters. With his record, there is no problem in passing the review.
Such a force, except for East Doruma, it is impossible for any big city in the Old Continent to gather together. Do you still think it's useless to withdraw?"
"Yeah? That's true. The investigation team is a bit exaggerated."
"From what you said, should we prepare to go back to the Old Continent in advance?" Hayata asked with a frown.
Gordon waved his hand, "No need for now. The withdrawal of hundreds of people cannot be finalized with just one letter.
Even if the Guild Headquarters really sends a withdrawal order, the specific implementation must wait until the investigation of the northeastern sea is completed."
"I think so too." An Xier nodded and said confidently: "But if you think so, your vacation may end early. The commander-in-chief may let you set off early to investigate the northeastern sea."
Just as An Xier expected.
At noon that day, the commander-in-chief sent someone to find Gordon and others and asked them to go to the headquarters as soon as possible.
In the headquarters, the commander-in-chief crossed his arms and looked serious.
"The Guild Headquarters sent a letter, the content is very simple."
"Ask us to withdraw to the Old World?" An Xier used a question, but his tone was quite certain.
The commander-in-chief's expression became a little strange, "I thought so when I received the letter, but.
The Guild Headquarters asked us to prepare to launch an investigation into the unknown aura in the northeast of the New World, and at the same time stated that a team would be sent to support the New World in the near future."
".Ah?"