The worker ran with extreme difficulty, staggering and stumbling. After running several dozen meters, he fell to the ground and crawled toward Huang Yi while trembling, his face streaked with grime and tears.
Huang Yi said to the Risa military on the other end of his earpiece, "We found a hostage. We need support."
An Inspector on Huang Yi's team possessed a healing-type Card. He stepped forward to treat the worker, then turned around a few seconds later and said, "He only has some scrapes, but he seems to have suffered severe psychological shock. His heartbeat is irregular, and his muscles are spasming abnormally."
"He was probably scared out of his wits." Feng Ling was unsurprised and walked straight over.
As she passed the worker, the trembling man suddenly reached out and grabbed Feng Ling's ankle!
Feng Ling: "???"
The worker rattled off a string of words.
Feng Ling stopped. "What's he saying? Get me a translation."
The team members' earpieces had real-time translation functions. One replied, "He says you can't go over there. No one can approach the monster, or it'll kill all the workers."
At that moment, the forces sent by the Risa military arrived, their footsteps sounding from behind.
When the worker saw people from his own country, he became even more emotional and started talking more rapidly.
"He says the monster let him out to deliver a message. It wants to exchange hostages. As long as we send over the Short-legged Sheep and Meteor before sunset, it'll release all the hostages," a team member translated.
Feng Ling gaped. "Does that monster think it's ordering at a restaurant? It's even picking dishes!"
A squad of Risa Soldiers hurried over. Two of them carried a stretcher and helped the worker onto it from either side.
The worker burst