Just as Kal'tsit predicted, the Blood Demon Lord, who was intercepted and beaten by Kanna, although seriously injured, did not choose to retreat to the Royal Court. Instead, after recuperating for a day, he prepared to continue searching for the last Wendigo.
Of course, if before it was just out of a hint of curiosity and a desire to test the Wendigo's strength, now he was preparing to replenish himself with that group of Refugees.
However, he didn't expect how quickly Rhodes Island would arrive.
After receiving the news from Kanna, Ascalon and Logos immediately boarded a helicopter and flew to the location where Kanna had fought the opponent.
Then, the two pursued him all the way, and on the morning of the second day, they found the opponent in a village almost completely devoured by the Blood Demon Lord.
The two sides engaged in battle once again here.
As a result, Ascalon and Logos were both rushed into the emergency room after returning to Rhodes Island, and subsequently took nearly two months to recover.
The Blood Demon Lord, heavily injured, retreated to the Royal Court and did not reappear until Rhodes Island marched on Kazdel again.
On the other side, Kanna and Saria quickly rendezvoused with Sharp outside the town.
After learning about Kanna's recent dangerous actions from Saria, he was also somewhat speechless.
However, knowing the opponent's identity, Sharp also understood that Kanna's silence was for their own good.
After all, if they had stayed there, they wouldn't have been able to help Kanna, and might even have become the opponent's blood bags… which would have put Kanna in danger instead.
Two days later, Kanna finally returned to Rhodes Island.
The moment she stepped onto the landship, she suddenly felt as if a lifetime had passed.
This outing, from the first entry into Chernobog to sending Patriot's group to the Kazdel border, had lasted for over a month.
The key was that it wasn't the kind of boring trip sitting in a car, counting down to the next stop, but rather constant busyness.
Upon entering, she found her companions waving at her not far away. Doctor and Frostnova also came over when they heard Kanna had returned.
Upon meeting, Frostnova was very grateful to Kanna. The sight of Ascalon and Logos being brought back by helicopter in such a disheveled state had spread throughout Rhodes Island, and she also knew that the origin of this incident was Kanna discovering a powerful enemy attempting to harm her father on her way back.
She also learned that thanks to Kanna's timely report, the enemy was intercepted by Rhodes Island halfway before they could even make contact with Patriot and the refugee team he led.
For this, she was truly grateful to Kanna.
Just a month ago, they were still hostile opponents, but now Kanna had not only helped save her and her father but had also assisted her in many ways along the journey.
"Frostnova, you don't have to be so polite! Speaking of which, it's been a few days, and I feel like your fur has become much prettier!" Looking at Frostnova's beautiful fur, Kanna couldn't resist reaching out to touch her.
As the proud Frostnova, normally on Rhodes Island, besides Doctor's head serving as her temporary resting spot, no one else could touch her body.
However, Kanna was her savior, so she didn't resist as much as she did when others tried to pet her.
After Kanna petted her, she suddenly grabbed Frostnova's front paws from behind and lifted her up... This is my savior, I'll endure it... Frostnova jumped out of Kanna's hands with a dark expression, then leaped back onto Doctor's head.
"Wow! Dajietou (Big Sister) didn't scratch her!" A "whisper" that almost everyone could hear came from not far away.
Looking over, Kanna saw familiar faces; those standing not far away, looking pitifully at Frostnova, were the Yeti Squad, who used to be under Frostnova's command.
When Frostnova came to Rhodes Island last time, they, as Frostnova's guards, also followed her here.
However, if the previous Frostnova was full of majesty, the Frostnova who had turned into an Ice Eevee was much cuter. Moreover, without her illness, her temper and personality had changed a lot, which often made the already comical members of the Yeti Squad unable to resist teasing her to their own detriment, such as holding her in strange rituals or singing "Our Cute Dajietou (Big Sister) Song" on Rhodes Island.
Of course, the result of these actions was that everyone ended up with claw marks all over their faces.
"You've been so impressive this time! At least two of the top ten topics everyone on Rhodes Island is discussing are related to you. Your weapon, which was left in the ruined city, has also been recovered," Amiya said, taking Kanna's backpack.
Hearing Amiya's words, Kanna slapped her forehead. She had felt like she'd forgotten something earlier, but because she had been fighting everywhere, she hadn't noticed. Now she remembered that when she was in the ruined city, she hadn't carried her weapon because she was going to Chernobog and it was too flashy.
After the fighting, she had been too excited and completely forgotten about her weapon.
When she left the ruined city, she hadn't remembered the weapon she'd left there at all.
Fortunately, after Patriot and his group left, Rhodes Island sent members of Action Group A4 to investigate again, to see if the Ursus officials in Chernobog had any suspicious movements.
And when Yato passed by the small house where Kanna had previously placed her weapon, she found the greatsword Kanna had lost there and brought it back.
"Sister Vulcan isn't angry, is she!" After all, this weapon was a piece of equipment Sister Vulcan had meticulously designed for her, and she had actually lost it while out. If not for good luck, it would probably have been picked up by those scavengers wandering the wasteland.
"As long as you're willing to offer ten honey cakes as compensation, Sister Vulcan definitely won't blame you!" Hearing Kanna mention Vulcan, Cerberus, who was standing behind the crowd, immediately perked up her ears, then squeezed to the front of Kanna, holding up both hands to make a 'ten' sign... "Forget it, I'll go apologize to Sister Vulcan myself!" Seeing Cerberus's tail wagging so hard it almost swept the ground clean, everyone nearby couldn't help but have black lines on their faces.
Upon seeing Cerberus, Kanna knew that Sister Vulcan hadn't blamed her for this incident, but it was her mistake after all, so she still needed to apologize, at least to show her willingness to admit her error.
Cerberus, hearing about the lost honey cakes, immediately deflated.
"But after I apologize, how about we get some ingredients and bake honey cakes ourselves!"
Hearing Kanna's suggestion, Cerberus perked up again, holding a sign that read "Baked Honey Cakes" and running back and forth, as happy as if it were New Year's.
"Doctor Kal'tsit said you worked hard on this outdoor mission. You'll rest today after returning, and tomorrow morning you'll go to the central area to provide a detailed report on your outdoor work during this period." Amiya took out an outdoor work report logbook and handed it to Kanna.
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