When Xu Mu heard that the Borderlands had opened, the battle had begun, and Dad was trapped, his first thought was: Where's my sword?
He was young. Of course he had a temper—and Xu Mu had more fire in him than most!
Now that this had landed on his doorstep, there was only one thing to do: grab a weapon and fight!
But Xiao Yuyang's orders hit him like a bucket of cold water.
Rest where he was for three hours. Only then could he leave.
"Why?"
Xu Mu instinctively looked at Kale on the video call, baffled.
Kale shot the camera an exasperated look and roared through the phone, "You idiot! How long do you think you can last in your current state?"
Kale had watched Xu Mu fight Hiroshi, not to mention his earlier showdown with twelve old-timers.
Xu Mu was his son-in-law, after all. How could he not be concerned?
There had been Chaofan's Mega Evolution, Greninja's Bond Phenomenon, and even Charizard had joined in.
Xu Mu's stamina had to be completely spent.
And of the experts present, not one besides Ash and Xu Hong could still be called fit to fight.
Resting for three hours was the best way to protect them.
If Xiao Yuyang threw them straight onto the battlefield, he would be far too irresponsible!
He might as well be sending these experts to die as cannon fodder.
"All right."
Dejected, Xu Mu looked at Xu Hong.
"Then I'm counting on you and the others, Aunt. Hold them off until I get there!"
Xu Hong smiled calmly.
"Don't worry, brat. We'll be waiting for you to come back and defeat every last one of them!"
She fondly ruffled Xu Mu's hair, then turned away.
All the affection in her eyes vanished, replaced by an