Chapter 337 107: Return

Since the fall of Iki Island, Japan has had several satellites in orbit specifically designed to monitor the situation on Iki Island.

The image information is updated once every minute. AI determines whether there are any changes in the image information and then alerts the logistics staff in charge of the matter at the Special Affairs Bureau.

However, because this operation involves the safety of a team of extraordinary people, the satellite images sent back have been changed to be viewed by multiple people to ensure that no important information is missed.

And because the team had been missing from monitoring for more than half a day, each of the following pictures seemed so important.

“According to the information we have gathered so far, the team retreated to the woods after the battle in the ruins, and has not come out since then.”

“But after comparing, we found that near nightfall, a farmhouse near the center of the island seemed to have some signs of human modification. Maybe they went in between taking pictures.”

After listening to his subordinate’s report, Takeshi Noguchi glanced at the dim sky, nodded, and let him go down and rest first.

Only after his subordinates left did Noguchi pick up the satellite photo again.

The forests on Iki Island are not very dense and are basically divided into pieces by cultivated farmland.

After not being taken care of for a long time, those farmlands are now either covered with weeds or the weeds have already died, filling the gray moon desert.

If there were more impact craters on it, it would be 80% similar to the surface of the moon.

But this is not the moon, and weathering will blow the lunar desert everywhere.

So in this case, even if the team is moving in the forest, there is a high probability that their movement will be captured by the satellite which takes a photo per minute.

The direction they disappeared was the southern woods, but the suspicious farmhouse that the subordinates just mentioned was in the middle, separated by a lot of open areas, so it didn’t make sense for it to appear there out of thin air.

Even Fengchuan can’t lead so many people.

It’s impossible for Fengchuan to run back and forth to bring all his teammates there. It would be a waste of energy and also involve considerable risks.

“Suddenly appeared.”

Noguchi Takeshi suddenly remembered something, turned on his computer and searched for what happened in the last Iki Island War.

Soon, he found the transcript of Guan Junyan.

After looking at them one by one, he confirmed that Guan Junyan’s team had also experienced the same situation of disappearance. At that time, the communication on Iki Island could still be maintained intermittently, and drones could be taken off for reconnaissance in the sky. Therefore, after Guan Junyan’s team disappeared, a large number of drones were sent out for reconnaissance.

Unfortunately, nothing was found.

It was not until a week later that Guan Junyan and Jingquan Sayuri appeared in the exact opposite direction of their disappearance.

According to the oral records and reports, Guan Junyan claimed that he was being hunted by the Moon Filth, so he dived deep into the forest in a panic, then acted cautiously to avoid being hunted, and arrived at another coast in a daze.

At that time, considering that Guan Junyan suffered a major blow, the matter was not investigated. Moreover, Guan Junyan was recruited by Noguchi, and he was still a half-student at that time. He knew his character well and just regarded it as a case of inadequate investigation. In addition, the war situation was indeed chaotic at that time, and Guan Junyan’s reasons were not inexplicable.

However, considering the current situation, the disappearance of Guan Junyan’s team might not be that simple.

Noguchi was in deep thought, his mind still clear even after not sleeping all night.

The ringing of the phone interrupted his continued thinking.

“Chief, we’ve discovered the whereabouts of Toyokawa’s team!”

The excited voice of the subordinate who had just left came from the internal phone.

Noguchi perked up, said a few words, hung up the phone, and walked towards the special office for the first team’s reconnaissance on Iki Island.

“Director, according to the map, there are no casualties among the Fengchuan team. They are currently heading towards the scheduled evacuation point on the west coast. We have notified the fleet and sent a ship to pick them up.”

The subordinate took out some satellite images and reported the information briefly.

“It seems that they discovered important information after the battle with the polluter yesterday. Otherwise, with Toyokawa’s character, he would not have chosen to evacuate so quickly.” Noguchi even suspected that this information might be related to the mother nest they had been searching for.

He didn’t say it out loud, so as not to give everyone inaccurate expectations.

Given the distance of the fleet, they should be able to receive the brief report from them on the ship in no more than half an hour.

Soon, without any accidents, the fleet that had been cruising nearby and on standby immediately dispatched a response ship.

The ship stopped about a few kilometers away from Iki Island, within visible distance. Toyokawa and the others obviously saw it and took off directly and flew towards the ship.

After a while, they successfully boarded the boat.

“How come we seem to have forgotten something important?”

The farther away from the island, the more vague the memory of what happened in the white fog becomes.

There was confusion in the eyes of several people.

Miki Inagaki, who had been holding the notebook in her hand, subconsciously opened it and told what was recorded in it with a slightly hesitant tone.

“Have we really experienced such a thing? In my memory, we were always chased by the Moon Filth, and then we hid in a farmhouse at night. And the evacuation this morning was wrong, and the reason for the evacuation is no longer in my memory!” Fengchuan was frightened. Fortunately, there was something wrong with the filled memory, otherwise it would be too perfect. If it hadn’t been recorded, there would be no way to guard against it.

Guan Junyan glanced at his palm, frowned slightly, then put his hand down as if nothing had happened and suggested: “I suggest that we gather all our records and give them to Fengchuan, and let him compile a detailed report.”

No one had any objection, except Fengchuan who glanced at Guan Junyan with a hint of resentment, and the latter looked away, pretending not to see it.

“There’s a lot of food here, let’s eat something first.”

“I’ll go to my room to rest for a while.” Guan Junyan looked at General Ju. Fortunately, this was not related to Bai Wu. General Ju still remembered it and followed him into the room.

“Strange, why has this cat become so attached to Guan Junyan?” The hound was a little curious, but the Soul Crow had already flown to the kitchen to grab the French fries, so for the sake of his own face, he had to keep an eye on it.

Miki Inagaki looked in the direction where Guan Junyan left and said nothing.

Fengchuan also had a bitter face and went to the restaurant to organize his report.

It was not until the ship was about to dock that Fengchuan and his friends discovered that Guan Junyan’s room had been empty at some point.

At this time, General Tachibana cooperated and took out a piece of paper, which said that Guan Junyan couldn’t let go of Kasahara Chiba, so he decided to go and save her. He was sure that he could save her, and asked them not to worry about him, and he would come back to apologize to the director afterwards.

Fengchuan glared and almost burst into curse.

“He probably had this idea in mind a long time ago. If we didn’t make good progress this time, he probably wouldn’t leave. But the results of our exploration this time exceeded our expectations, and we also found the mirror space where the mother nest is suspected to be. Naturally, he won’t let it go.”

“What’s more, the person who was his thorn in the side back then, Sayuri Izumi, is now on the island. For Guan Junyan, this island is his final BOSS map, and his fate will be resolved here.”

After venting, Toyokawa explained to Noguchi who had come over with a dejected look on his face, and his words somewhat seemed to be trying to excuse Guan Junyan.

But he didn’t dare to say too much. After all, since Takashima Yumi, this kind of incident has been irritating Noguchi. But Toyokawa was surprised. After listening to Toyokawa’s words, Noguchi didn’t get angry or sigh. He just looked at the other side of the coastline.

After a while, Noguchi took over Toyokawa’s impromptu report and quickly read it through.

“The final BOSS is not that simple. He still has a long way to go. Aren’t you curious why he seems to have one more ability from time to time?” Noguchi patted Toyokawa’s shoulder.

“Hasn’t he been hiding all this time? Or developing his supernatural powers?”

“Developing superpowers also develops related abilities. His abilities are not very related. In short, his potential is huge, probably greater than any of ours. His abilities are destined to be maximized in an environment surrounded by enemies. I thought too well before. I always thought that if he could develop slowly, he could become a trump card for our Special Affairs Bureau.”

“A greenhouse is destined to produce no trump card. I hope that he can now cope with the dangers of Iki Island. This way, he can be used as a whetstone.” Noguchi shook his head and said nothing more. He looked at Toyokawa, “But he slipped away right under your nose. You must reflect on yourself.”

“what”

Fengkawa covered his chest with his hands. He had been hoping to have a day off to accompany Nanako after completing this mission.

Now I don’t know how much time I will waste on writing reports and reviews.

Guan Junyan, ah Guan Junyan! You really made me suffer!
Coastside.

Guan Junyan stuck his head out of the sea.

Looking back, he saw no one chasing him, which made him feel somewhat relieved.

“Before challenging the BOSS, let me level up first.”

Guan Junyan looked at the abandoned supply camp on the island.

Dirty tin houses, tilted tents, and boxes of supplies that were not taken away in time during the evacuation.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be his base camp for the next period of time.

As a heavy gamer, he also has a beautiful fantasy of dominating the battlefield and influencing the outcome of the war.

This fantasy existed until Sayuri Izumi “died” on Iki Island.

At that time, he was not as cautious as he is now.

Sayuri’s incident dealt him a heavy blow, and he gradually lost the courage to move forward.

It can be seen from his level that before Iki Island, he was already level ten, but in the two years after Iki Island, he only rose three levels.

Looking back now, it was a shameful fall.

Fortunately, it’s not too late to wake up now.

Iki Island is the best repository of experience.

Whatever doesn’t kill him will only make him stronger.

He knew that Jingquan Ringo was somewhere on the island, and thought of it as him attracting her attention.

“I’m sorry, Noguchi-senpai, please let me be willful for once.”

Guan Junyan murmured as he flew towards the nearest ruins of the city.

“Interesting. Your sister’s master came back alone. It seems that he wanted to rescue the fourth chosen one who was captured by the Mother Goddess.”

Augustus opened his eyes. Although he was some distance away from Guan Junyan, he seemed to have seen what happened with his own eyes.

Jingquan Ringo did not speak immediately, but just stared quietly at a beaker of boiling red liquid on the table.

“Whatever he wants to do is his business.” After a while, she came back to her senses.

“Your sister has deep feelings for him. If you join forces with her, even now, as long as we make good plans, there might be a chance.” Augustus said truthfully.

Jingquan Ringo had a blank expression on his face: “Only I can save my sister’s soul. He is not worthy of it.”

Augustus respects the opinions of his partners.

Besides, it was indeed just a slight chance.

As long as the Moon Goddess reacts, the opportunity will be fleeting, so there is no need to take risks.

If the two sisters had a real fight, the Moon Goddess would not pay much attention.

Even the chosen ones need to go through hardships in order to grow.

At least that’s what Augustus guessed.

And his guesses were always pretty accurate.

“Does my blood really have the effect you said?” Jingquan Lingqin glanced at the wound on his hand and suddenly asked.

“The blood, soul, and body of every extraordinary creature are all unique materials.” Augustus walked to the beaker, shook the boiling blood, and poured another portion of blood into it.

“For the divine grace sorcerers of the heavenly node, this is a taboo. But for me, as long as it is useful, I can study it. The techniques were all born in heaven, so there is no distinction between good and evil. It’s a pity that they have never been able to understand such a simple truth.”

Augustus’ tone was quite regretful.

“No wonder you became the enemy of the Heaven Node.” Jingquan Ringo clearly felt the collision of two completely conflicting ideas.

In fact, she supports the concept of heaven nodes more. The reason why heaven does not distinguish between good and evil is that it is heaven, and humans have stolen this great power and used it in the mortal world, so naturally they need to make a division to avoid getting lost in the power.

But it would be another matter if that power could achieve what she wanted.

“Originally, your blood alone is not enough, but I also brought the blood of the two chosen ones. Together, it should be enough. Anyway, Iquan Sayuri has only gathered three people now. If there are four, I dare not guarantee it.”

Augustus configured a core potion for the formation that could temporarily cut off the connection between the Moon Goddess and Iki Island. This potion could only be used during the day. Once it was used, the light of the new moon would be guided and concentrated within the formation, combining with the light of the sun to suppress the old moon.

It takes about half an hour to an hour.

However, Augustus was not sure whether the creatures originally in the mother nest space would be squeezed out after the cast, but he was sure that no one on the island would be able to mobilize that space.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, he must confirm that Jingquan Sayuri is in the real space before he activates the formation. This way he can ensure that the battle will not take place in the opponent’s mother nest space where they have the advantage.

However, after such a battle, you must leave Iki Island immediately before the formation loses its effect, otherwise
Augustus took a look at the bead containing the soul, which now had several cracks.

(End of this chapter)