Han Xiao was also very excited when he saw Hadavy. He didn't know how Ringo tricked that idiot into getting into the Floating Dragon, but he knew Hadavy from his previous life. He knew that at this point, he had been a Grade A for a long time!
Han Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. He was safe.
Ember froze as soon as he saw Hadavy, he already knew who he was, one of the Grade A officers above the Dragon Emperor, Hadavy.
-Run!- He shouted. He had no idea how Hadavy had found out they were there for this operation. They had been certain about the whereabouts of each of the Floating Dragon's heavyweights before attacking. Even Ames was out for a stroll and wasn't on the Floating Dragon at that moment. Bradd was in isolation, and Hadavy was gambling in the gaming district!
Ringo and Black Spider were outside, so they weren't counted either.
At that moment, the Floating Dragon was in one of its weakest spots, what kind of bad luck was that?!
Hadavy looked at the running figures and sneered, ready to kill them all. -Wait, don't kill them, we can get information from them!- Han Xiao shouted, knowing this guy, there probably wouldn't be a single piece left after he moved, but Han Xiao was still curious to find out about the Black Bead.
Hadavy frowned slightly, but thought for a moment and agreed, it was better to capture and interrogate them.
The next moment, he moved.
5 seconds.
That was the time it took for everything to end, it was only because Hadavy wasn't taking it very seriously and had to control his strength, or he would have finished much faster.
They were all lying on the ground, they had run in different directions, so they were quite far apart from each other, but in the end, they were all alive.
Still, one of them managed to escape, Ember. He had a Directional Short-Range Teleporter, if Hadavy had gone after him first, he wouldn't have been able to use it, but it only took 2 seconds to complete the whole process, taking him away.
Hadavy also noticed this, which is why he still seemed a little unhappy, but Han Xiao felt very good at that moment, even though he was in pain. Seeing those guys lying on the ground, he just wanted to approach and give them a few kicks to relieve the stress. However, Brasa's escape would still expose his abilities and anomaly to Dark Star, which was a shame.
A Dark Star would probably target him after that. However, all of this only made him even more curious, what was inside that bead?
//-//
Two days later, the superiors of the mercenary groups that accepted the mission with Han Xiao finally arrived. In the meantime, Han Xiao had already interrogated the captives, but nothing he tried made them say a word.
Han Xiao already knew it was Dark Star, but he couldn't say he knew, so he tried everything to extract the information, but Dark Star was incredibly good when it came to brainwashing, it wasn't just fear, but these guys truly took Dark Star as their faith, they were completely unwavering.
There were likely magical protections on their minds, even with a Grade A psychic, their minds wouldn't be easily breached.
Ringo: Cough, cough... well, I'm not a psychic.
In the end, no matter who tried to interrogate them, the result was practically the same.
Knowing this, Han Xiao had no choice but to give up.
He had waited two more days so he could leave with the other mercenary groups, he believed Dark Star wouldn't dare act with so many of them joining forces, but he completely underestimated how important this 'cargo' was to Dark Star.
Han Xiao thought he had already overestimated Dark Star's desire, but he was unaware that the Mutation Source was the focal point of Dark Star's next plan against Godora, if he had known, he wouldn't have been as calm as he was.
When Han Xiao left, Wilsander, Hadavy, and Haier came to say goodbye. Wilsander and Hadavy had become friends with Herlous because of Wayne Cards, while Haier simply appreciated Han Xiao as a mechanic.
Jenny didn't appear, the woman appeared in the original because Han Xiao was a novelty. The Black Star Mercenary Group, as the first field group of the Floating Dragon, had a much greater impact than now.
Now, Black Spider already existed and Ames already had 5 Grade A subordinates in name, although Trax was more considered a subordinate of Black Spider, to the foreign forces, all those affiliated with the Floating Dragon were subordinates of Ames.
Besides, Han Xiao was responsible for searching for Aesop, so his importance in the original story was evident. Now? Just a mercenary friend of Ringo's. Therefore, Jenny wasn't too worried about what Han Xiao would do out there, after giving her some warnings a few days ago, she practically ignored his existence.
Even the direct communicator who contacted Ames never showed up, Han Xiao was treated completely like any other employee.
Unfortunately, the Floating Dragon was now very different from before, so the help given to Han Xiao would be minimal. On a positive note, however, the freedom would also be much greater, so Han Xiao didn't have much to complain about.
Heier, although he liked Han Xiao, wasn't as close as before either. Back then, Heier was the only Grade B mechanic on the Floating Dragon, meaning most of the mechanical work had to go through him. Han Xiao would have been a great help in the original, but unfortunately, Lena was on the Floating Dragon and she was an even better mechanic than Heier. With Ringo flooding her mind with knowledge and her practically focused on work most of the day, Heier had a very easy life back then.
Therefore, losing Han Xiao was completely acceptable.
Wilsander and Hadavy had a better relationship with Herlous and the Volga brothers, who had recently joined Han Xiao. The group of players bonded quickly, Wilsander even sighed that Rick and Trax weren't there, as he wished he could get everyone together for a small tournament.
When the group finished saying their goodbyes, the mercenaries quickly left. Han Xiao, who didn't yet have a ship, wasn't ashamed to ask the mercenaries for a ride. He also wouldn't admit that the reason he had waited was 90% to save costs and only 10% out of precaution.
The old Han, a veteran mechanic, knew the value of every Ena spent, he might even frown at the thought of paying an extra Ena, not to mention the cost of transporting his entire mercenary group back to the Colton Star System.