"Jiao Xiaoyan, have the people we sent arrived yet?"
"I just checked in with them; not yet. It will probably take another ten minutes."
"Alright, have you relayed the new mission requirements to them?"
"Yes. 'Maintain contact at all times, do not get too close, and record the incident from as far away as possible. Also, assist with the evacuation as much as you can.' Everything has been communicated in detail."
Jiao Wuyan's expression relaxed slightly upon hearing this.
They had done basically everything they could for now, but he was still worried.
If only he could see the scene clearly!
At the thought of this, Jiao Wuyan couldn't help but slam his fist heavily against the table.
Bang!!!
"Alright, Old Jiao, there's nothing more we can do to help with the rest."
Ye Jinnian looked at his old friend helplessly.
He also understood that if it really was Fei Xiao in the previous footage...
...then what followed might be a head-on clash between Fei Xiao and a Legendary Pokémon, meaning all possibility of them providing aid was gone.
"I know. How is the town's evacuation going?"
"Less than... half. Although there was an early evacuation, there wasn't enough time, and at first, basically no one believed the news about the volcanic eruption, so..."
"Damn it! If I had known it would come to this... I shouldn't have questioned anything back then; I should have just ordered them to evacuate immediately!"
Hearing the report, Jiao Wuyan's expression grew anxious once again.
He slammed both hands onto the desk, making a loud noise.
If those people suffered because of this, how could he face his own conscience...
"Grandfather..."
Jiao Xiaoyan looked at her grandfather's angry and dejected appearance, unsure of how to speak.
Trust Sister Fei Xiao?
Sister Fei Xiao wasn't omnipotent, and furthermore, her grandfather had never ordered Sister Fei Xiao to do anything from the very beginning.
He hadn't relied on Fei Xiao, so he took full responsibility for this problem himself.
"Enough, Old Jiao."
Ye Jinnian couldn't bear to watch his pathetic state any longer.
Had his brain gone dull after being Astonished by Fei Xiao a few times?
"This isn't your fault. Evacuating an entire large town is something even you couldn't easily decide, so even if you had argued your case back then, you wouldn't have been able to make the final call."
Fei Xiao has basically paved the road for the future; we have to build the rest of the path ourselves.
Now isn't the time for you to sit there blaming yourself."
Jiao Wuyan raised his calm eyes to look at his old friend.
The two said nothing.
At this, Jiao Wuyan gave a helpless smile.
"Fine, you've said all the pretty words; I guess you've shown off this time. Xiao Yan, continue to maintain contact with them and share the situation there at all times."
"Oh?! Yes!"
...
...
BOOM!!! RUMBLE!!! BOOM!!!
Continuous explosions rang out one after another.
Even in this moment of crisis, the evacuating people couldn't help but steal glances.
For some reason, explosions were suddenly occurring all over the distant mountain.
The yellow flames were clearly visible even from miles away.
"Hey! What's going on over there?"
"I don't know, but it seems like there are constant explosions on the mountain?"
"Could someone have planted explosives?"
"How is that possible! It's almost completely submerged in magma; how could anyone still be there?"
"Stop looking! Hurry up and evacuate!"
Many people obediently continued moving forward upon hearing this, but others couldn't control their urge to see the situation on the mountainside clearly.
Some widened their eyes to stare intently, while others took out their phone cameras to try to get a look.
Many powerful individuals had even taken out binoculars to watch the show.
"Did you see anything?"
"It looks like... there's a flaming bird... breathing fire at something."
...
"SCREECH!!!"
Intense, scorching flames surged toward her.
"Hmph!"
Fei Xiao's expression remained unchanged as she forcefully swung her gunblade, sending out a wind blade that collided with the incoming flames.
After the flames and the wind blade stalemated for a few seconds, the seemingly unstoppable inferno was cleaved in two by the wind blade.
"Screech?!"
Moltres dodged just in time to avoid being hit by the wind blade.
But in that brief opening, Fei Xiao had already flashed right in front of Moltres.
A violent storm surged around her small fist, followed by a heavy, powerful punch aimed directly at Moltres's body.
Seeing this, the latter hurriedly folded its burning wings in front of itself.
A translucent white barrier rose out of thin air, blocking the space between them.
Immediately after, the punch that was destined to land struck the barrier with a heavy thud.
"HAAAH!!!"
Fei Xiao gathered all her strength into a single point, the wind from her fist surging forward like a vortex.
"SCREECH!!!"
Both sides exerted force simultaneously; a dazzling white light flashed, and the familiar sound of an explosion rang out again.
The next moment, Fei Xiao was sent flying backward.
Her high heels skidded across the ground for dozens of meters before she barely managed to stop.
Fei Xiao's expression was the same as always, revealing nothing of her mood.
But she couldn't help but support her right arm with her left hand.
"To think it even learned the Protect skill?"
Feeling the tingling, numb sensation radiating from her right arm.
Fei Xiao wasn't discouraged; instead, a smile touched the corners of her lips.
"It's been a long time since I've felt this kind of tension, not since my first battle!"
Her cyan eyes looked toward Moltres, which had also been knocked back a few meters in the distance.
Moltres couldn't help but be surprised; this person was strong!
"Come again!"
She gave her right arm a simple shake, then pushed off the ground with one foot, charging toward Moltres once more.
"SCREECH!!!"
Watching Fei Xiao rush over, Moltres shifted its body slowly backward.
Its burning wings flapped frantically.
Countless white air blades shot rapidly toward Fei Xiao, intending to hinder her advance.
Fei Xiao was not afraid; she immediately summoned two gunblades.
The dual blades in her hands flashed like lightning, constantly flickering, crossing, and slashing through the air! Each strike carried a sharp whistling sound and an astonishing momentum.
Facing this storm of attacks, Fei Xiao's dual-blade style easily shattered every single one of them.
Even Moltres couldn't see how Fei Xiao's lightning-fast blade technique had broken through its attacks.
But Moltres's attacks did not stop there.
"SCREECH!!!"
Countless massive rocks rose from the ground in response, then hovered around Moltres as if waiting for a command.
"Is this Ancient Power?"
Fei Xiao was surprised for just a brief moment.
Then, she unleashed her power once again; a blue vortex swirled around her, and her cyan eyes flashed with a brilliant light.
"SCREECH!!!"
With a command, many rocks, some several yards to dozens of yards wide, slammed directly down toward Fei Xiao.
Several of the rocks were even carrying scalding hot lava.
And in front of these incredibly massive boulders, Fei Xiao's small figure appeared so helpless.
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