Chapter 388 Various Actions (3k)
Iris Country, it is night.
The United Nations Conference Hall, with rows of tulips glistening with frost, the doors are wide open, and diplomats are coming and going, appearing exceptionally busy.
Not far from the hall, an Eastern youth in a black trench coat leans against the wall, holding a small laptop. He adjusts his gold-rimmed glasses and squints as he scans the newly received documents. After reading the text for a long time, he suddenly takes out his phone and dials a number—
“Hello, who is the provider of this information ‘Yela launching war preemptively and indiscriminately attacking civilians’?”
The other end of the phone quickly replied: “Reporting to the Minister, the information provider is a doctor from the International Red Cross named Liu Gang. Specific personal information— he is from Lin County, Chuanyu, served in the military, and also worked as a music teacher at Dragon Hunter University…”
After speaking at length, the person on the other end of the phone paused and suddenly said: “The information is generally fine, his ancestors are all patriotic Dragon Country people.”
The youth’s gaze sweeps over Liu Gang’s resume again. As if thinking of something, his expression is as unfathomable as deep water, and he says softly, “He said this material was sent out by the editor of the People’s Daily. Then… are there any Dragon Country expatriates in the hospital that Yela is about to attack?”
“The expatriates have been completely evacuated. Currently, there are a total of eight Dragon Country people known to remain in the area, all of whom are international organizers participating in humanitarian aid in their personal capacity… Among them, one is rather special; they are from our organization, but it seems not quite right…”
Sensing a slight anomaly in the youth’s voice, the person on the other end of the phone dared not hide anything and quickly replied, but became a little uncertain halfway through.
“Our organization? The government’s Law Enforcement Hall? Or the Dragon Hunters…” Hearing the response from the other end, the youth was slightly startled and asked curiously.
The other end quickly replied: “None of them, they are from ‘Night’. A week ago, they represented our country in the world competition, and their identity seems to be that of an Elder.”
“Elder…” A rare look of surprise appeared on the youth’s face. Then, he murmured softly,
“She went to participate in humanitarian aid for an international organization? With the strength of a High-Rank Battle King, she could control the battlefield in such a small place… Wait!”
Suddenly realizing something, the youth stopped speaking, the pupils under his glasses widening slightly. He abruptly closed the laptop, his face showing a rare seriousness, and he asked, “Was it her who suddenly forced Yela’s attack to stop for six hours? That old War God from Aers is likely unable to intervene when confronting Yela. At that time, I even thought it was those temples that made a move.”
“Most likely, because that Elder is also a half-Blood Clan.” The other end replied, then tentatively asked, “Should we recall her? Her actions seem to contradict our principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.”
“It’s snowing, and it will be New Year in the country soon.”
The youth remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the flurries of snow beginning to fall outside. He then took a few steps forward, reached out to catch a snowflake, and suddenly said, “It’s time to let her leave there soon… Your organization’s Dragon Hunters should enter Aers in the capacity of an inspection team to verify the accuracy of the article and escort this Elder Jiu back for the world competition.”
“But Minister, what about the United Nations…” The other end of the phone spoke with some concern.
“What? Can’t we just go and investigate the specific situation?”
The youth lowered his eyes and chuckled again, tightening his black trench coat as he walked towards the grand palace. Snowflakes landed on his black attire, but instantly turned into steam and melted away.
The other end of the phone: …
The youth suddenly stopped, then said softly, “Contact that International Hospital and inform Elder Jiu that Dragon Country’s non-intervention in other countries’ wars does not stem from fear. If the Yela side forcibly does anything to her or other Dragon Country residents, tell her to directly…”
“Kill!”
His eyes narrowed, his lenses misted white from the evaporating frost and snow, as if carrying the unique dominance of the older generation, he slowly uttered a word.
…
Seattle, a snowy night.
In a quite elegant and intimate hotel, Vivian and three others sat together. Li Yi’s expression was slightly heavy. He held a piece of paper in his hand with a name written on it—【Ms. Suzuki Yoshiko】.
“The draw has ended. Our next opponents are Ms. Suzuki Yoshiko from Cherry Blossom Country, a half-step Battle King expert. If it’s as stated in the资料, that’s fine, but… I’ve heard some rumors— she doesn’t seem to be a half-step Battle King.”
After reading it again, he put down the document and said gravely to Vivian, who was stirring her coffee beside him, “Captain, do we need to explain to the organizers about recruiting a Priest again? Since we don’t have a Priest in our team anymore, we might not be able to compete in the next match.”
“It’s fine, I’ll be the first one up in the next match.”
Glancing at him, Vivian continued to stir her coffee. What she was truly concerned about were experts like 【Mr. Wend】 and 【Morin】, who were infinitely close to Intermediate Battle Kings. If they had the reinforcement of a Priest, they might not be much weaker than her.
After all, many Blood Clan skills cannot be used in competitions where their identities are hidden. She can only use her Ice Phoenix Transformation, and her strength is not considered strong among Intermediate Battle Kings.
“Su Jiu…”
…
International Hospital, as if a green meteor streaked by, leaving a long trail.
The cold winter night was approaching, and snow continued to fall with the chill. The hospital surroundings were bathed in a warm orange glow, provided by small crystals, which were warming formations arranged by Su Jiu using junior Magic Crystals, making it appear somewhat cozy.
Still on the rooftop, Su Jiu and Bairnis leaned against each other back-to-back. Suddenly, the emerald meteor “shot” towards Su Jiu, not very fast but giving a sense of dread.
“What is this?”
Su Jiu caught the beam of light that suddenly impacted her hand. The other party did not seem to have much force. As the light dispersed, a crystal-clear, emerald green feather was revealed. Her face then showed a look of surprise, “The feather of that God? How did it suddenly appear here?”
She originally thought she had no fate with the feather of God Spa, but she didn’t expect the feather to find her on its own.
Startled by the spectacle of the light beam, Bairnis also turned around abruptly. After checking if Su Jiu was alright, her small face relaxed, and then her gaze fell on the feather, and she said with a strange tone, “Miss, this feather is of a very high rank. I can feel the trembling from my bloodline. He is very likely an apex expert close to the 【Blood Clan Ancestor】.”
After sighing, Bairnis then showed a look of regret, saying somewhat regretfully, “It’s just a pity that the energy inside is basically depleted. This feather is probably only valuable for collection now.”
The small blue inner core, already imprinted with inscriptions, inexplicably began to rotate. It seemed as if a green aura was coming from the black ring.
Immediately after, Su Jiu’s Ice Dragon Transformation was involuntarily activated. With this transformation, a mark of a green leaf suddenly appeared between her eyebrows, as if carrying some mysterious aura. At this moment, Su Jiu’s ice attribute had been raised to Transcendence Level Two— and not ordinary Transcendence Level Two.
Compared to ordinary Ice Attribute Level Two, her Level Two was more mysterious, and her entire being exuded a sense of “special life” that was long-lasting, as if she could burn her lifespan for longer.
If Su Jiu had continued to read the notes of that Professor Cambridge, she would have found that the descendants of “God Spa” were all uniformly related to “Ice and Frost”.
At this time, the feather in the ring completely dimmed, losing its color.
After an unknown period of time, the first ray of sunlight pierced through the sky.
The crisp chiming of the hospital bell sounded, “Dong, dong.” Many people woke up from the warm formations, and countless eyes followed the sound of the bell, slowly looking towards the hospital’s unique speaking platform.
“I apologize for waking you all so early, but Yela’s negotiators will be arriving at the hospital shortly. Please enter the hospital as soon as possible! Do not linger outside!”
In the center of the square, which gathered all the attention, Robert waved his hands to the surroundings. His gaze swept across the area, his old yet powerful voice, like muffled thunder, reverberated in the air above the small playground in front of the hospital.
“Mr. Robert, is it not inappropriate to arrange it this way? Our Yela army has always been disciplined and would not attack unarmed civilians.”
However, just as Robert finished speaking, a voice with a smile faintly sounded on the playground, accompanied by two figures. The one leading, dressed in a white shirt, was the Western Commander of the Yela army—
Kyoungde!
