At two in the afternoon, Sophia stood on the deck of a cargo ship at Teddington Dock, leaning against the railing as she gazed into the distance.
She had called Nuoqila to tell him where to board, and he had replied that he would be there soon.
Sophia had to ask whether the newcomer, Hua Xu, was coming too. When Nuoqila said yes, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It looks like Hua Xu has accepted Nuoqila. Nuoqila can't be the traitor, Sophia thought.
But it was already two o'clock. They had started the cargo ship and were ready to leave at any moment.
Neither Emperor nor Evil Dragon had arrived.
"What's taking them so long..." The others were growing anxious.
Just then, Old Wang slapped the deck railing and cried out, "Evil Dragon! He's finally here!"
Everyone looked up. An old Dolphin Helicopter was racing toward the cargo ship.
A burly man nearly two meters tall leaned out of it. His brow bones jutted high, and a vicious scar ran from his left cheek to the right side of his chin.
He wore black, gray, and white camouflage pants. With one hand gripping the inside of the helicopter, he leaned most of his body into the fierce wind.
Just as the helicopter was about to pass over the cargo ship, a missile trailing flame shot toward it from behind.
"Look out!"
Only then did everyone notice the three aircraft pursuing Evil Dragon's helicopter. All three were armed helicopters.
The missile was so fast that by the time they saw it, they had no time to react.
But one person did: Evil Dragon.
Bang!
Evil Dragon jumped straight out of the helicopter, intercepted the missile in midair, and kicked its side.
The missile caved in under the force of