"That's awesome, meow!" Rong Buqiu and the black-and-white Elu Cat jumped up meowing together, even hugging each other in celebration. "They're out!"
Lann and Aiden jogged out from the burning base, carrying that researcher from the Ecological Research Institute.
Once they handed the roasted‑senseless researcher over to the Elu Cats and Belengar as usual, everyone finally let out a long breath.
At least this time, in this accident caused by an Ancient Dragon, there were no casualties—that already counted as a very ideal outcome in the records of contact between humans and Ancient Dragons.
"Rescue is complete. As for loss of supplies, that's already unavoidable."
Aiden's team Compiler, a short‑haired female scholar with a hairpin, was both relaxing in relief and calmly offering her advice.
