Poni Island.
Sun and Moon Altar.
Amid the endless yellow sands, an ancient altar had stood here for who knew how long.
And today.
Within the sandstorm that blotted out the sky and sun, a military tent appeared somewhat incongruous.
Inside the tent.
Xia Yan looked speechlessly at Anabel, who sat at the head of the temporary conference table, her face slightly pale.
The director of the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department, Superintendent Anabel, wore a radiant smile instead.
"Don't complain. You're the deputy director of the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department, yet you ran off for months. It's about time you took on some responsibility." Anabel smiled.
Xia Yan waved a hand.
"That's not what I mean. I'll naturally take responsibility where I should."
As the deputy director with real authority, it really was hard to justify having disappeared from the job for so long.
So whenever he faced Anabel, or even the ordinary members of the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department, he felt somewhat embarrassed.
"What I mean is."
After choosing his words, Xia Yan continued, "You're the director of the Ultra Beast Countermeasures Department, after all. You're always so impulsive. What if something really happens? What will the department members do?"
"Isn't that what you're here for?"
Anabel was perfectly frank.
Xia Yan was briefly at a loss for words.
In any case.
During their recent conversations, he had been in the wrong for disappearing for months, so he could never win an argument with her.
"But I wasn't being impulsive. It was because I discovered something." Anabel added.
"Hm?" Xia Yan raised an eyebrow.
Anabel leaned forward.
"I found that human figures had appeared within quite a few Ultra Wormholes that opened recently. Last time, I was sufficiently confident, so I went in to take a look."
Actually.
During