Looking at the road that had returned to nothingness, Outcast remembered receiving a sudden message yesterday from Kaltsit, who was far away in Iberia.
Kaltsit had told her to make sure to keep Kanna in check and not let her make too much of a commotion.
She had been a little puzzled before, but now she understood Kaltsit's careful intentions.
"Let's go!" Holding Kanna's hand, the two of them left the street.
When they arrived at the square, they saw that the others had already prepared the vehicles.
"Are we leaving?" Kanna was a bit confused; the matter was practically over, so why were they still leaving?
"Don't forget, you're on Victoria's wanted list. With such a big commotion today, those nobles could guess you're here even if they thought with their butts. If we don't leave now, do we wait for Victoria to come to her senses and round us all up?" Misery patted the car door, saying helplessly.
"Wait, is this little girl a wanted criminal?" Bagpipe, who was about to leave, looked at Kanna in surprise, unable to believe that such a young child would also be on Victoria's wanted list.
"Not exactly, but she left some greedy nobles with quite painful memories, so those officials absolutely detest her. But Miss, you wouldn't betray us, would you?" Unable to fully explain Kanna's actions, Misery vaguely described Kanna's situation, painting her as a 'heroic thief'.
Bagpipe looked enlightened. "Oh, I see! Of course, my unit and I came to Hillock County to investigate matters here. This little girl has nothing to do with our objective, so it's none of my business!"
Although a bit'simple and honest,' Bagpipe still knew a little bit about subtle maneuvering.
"Since everyone is preparing to leave, I won't linger either!" Thinking of her captain who was still waiting for her, Bagpipe also prepared to continue her mission.
"Wait!" Kanna pulled out an Electro Seed and handed it to Bagpipe.
"You know how to throw grenades, right? When you encounter danger, just throw this thing like a grenade. It might help you a little in the time to come."
Looking at the purple, lightning-flickering rhomboid object in her hand, Bagpipe didn't know its exact function, but since Kanna said it was used similarly to a grenade, she knew how to use it.
"No trigger?" Holding the small item, Bagpipe examined it, noting there was no grenade trigger.
"No need. This thing will only trigger after you throw it, so you don't have to worry about it misfiring in other situations. Well, Miss, I look forward to our next meeting!" With that, Kanna jumped into a nearby vehicle.
Just as the vehicle was about to depart, Saileach pulled open the car door. "Excuse me, could you give me a ride?"
Seeing Saileach's determined gaze, Outcast smiled and extended her hand. "Of course!"
The Rhodes Island convoy drove out of the city after distributing all the medical supplies on board. Although Dublinn / Deepsea and the garrison were still fighting fiercely in the city, not a single lucky individual came to block Rhodes Island's departure from Hillock County.
This greatly frustrated Kanna, who had just been fired up by Outcast's words. Bored, she could only transform her longsword into an iron whip several meters long. Standing on the roof of the car, she swung the iron whip, shattering the large rocks that had rolled into the middle of the road one by one.
When the entire convoy had left Hillock County, everyone involuntarily let out a sigh of relief. Although it hadn't been said, except for the two veteran Elite Operators and Kanna, the others, especially the Operators from the local office, had never encountered such a large-scale battle. Their nerves had been taut the entire time, only relaxing after leaving the battlefield.
"What's next?" Kanna poked her head into the car from the roof, asking about the next course of action.
"Return to the landship! This lady's injuries are very severe, accompanied by a serious oripathy infection. As far as I know, the medical facilities at all current Victoria offices are incapable of treating this," Outcast said, looking at Reed, who had fallen into a coma again in the back seat.
"Yay!" Kanna was very happy to hear they were returning to Rhodes Island. After all, she had left the landship for a mission in early summer, and it was now December. She hadn't been back to Rhodes Island for half a year and missed her friends.
Three days later, the vehicles were proceeding as planned towards Connor County. According to messages from Rhodes Island, the landship would be undergoing maintenance in Victoria's Connor County for a period of time. According to Outcast's calculations, the convoy could catch up with Rhodes Island before it left Connor County.
Just then, the Car communicator emitted a "beep, beep, beep" sound.
Misery looked up, then his expression turned serious. "It's an emergency call from the landship!"
Upon hearing Misery's words, the convoy slowly pulled over to a high ground nearby.
"This is Outcast. What mission do you need us to handle?"
"Sorry, it's me, Amiya. Is Kanna there?" Amiya's voice came through the communicator, and everyone detected a hint of urgency in her tone.
Hearing Amiya ask for Kanna, everyone was surprised rather than pleased. They knew that there were four Elite Operators in the car at the moment, and Amiya directly asking for Kanna indicated that the mission was very dangerous, and that others might not be effective, requiring Kanna's personal involvement to complete it.
"I'm here! Amiya, what happened?" After hearing that Amiya was looking for Kanna, Outcast immediately yielded her position to Kanna.
"It's like this: three days ago, Ifrit said she had a nightmare that Dahlia was in trouble. At the time, I didn't pay much attention because I was too busy. This morning, we received news that Ifrit secretly left Rhodes Island last night. According to the tracker on her, she headed towards Iberia."
"Silence didn't go after her?" Kanna breathed a sigh of relief when she heard it was Ifrit's doing. After all, in her memory, Ifrit lived well for a long time afterward, and given Ifrit's personality, Kanna found it unsurprising that she would do such a thing.
"Ms. Saria pursued her the moment she received the news, but Ms. Saria sent back a message not long ago, saying she would accompany Ifrit to Iberia to find Dr. Kaltsit."
Amiya's tone was a bit strange, and Kanna almost burst out laughing. Yes, the 'father' went after the rebellious child, but not only did he fail to bring her back, he got himself involved. Even not being on Rhodes Island, Kanna could imagine how terrible Silence's expression must have been upon hearing this news.
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