Reunion

At an outpost on the edge of the Shaze Plains, a soldier-like man was scanning the surroundings with binoculars.

At that moment, April and Little Blue Dragon entered his field of vision.

The soldier froze for a moment, then hurriedly compared them with the drawing in his hand. After confirming it several times, he immediately sounded the alarm.

"Ring! Ring! Ring!" The alarm blared.

"Quick, report to Boss Lusha. The person he's looking for has been found. Yes, she's in the Shaze Plains, and there's a dinosaur following her. What? Boss is coming personally? All right, I'll keep my eyes on them."

After hanging up, the soldier continued observing through his binoculars. Thinking that he would soon earn a great merit, he carried out his surveillance task with even greater focus.

The command room of Lusha's forces.

Upon receiving word from his subordinate that the little girl had been found, Lusha finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now, he only wanted to capture her as quickly as possible. It would be best if Claren's robot blueprints were on her. Otherwise, he would have to arrange an escape route in advance.

"Men!" Thinking of this, Lusha shouted for his subordinates.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

"Prepare a plane immediately. We're heading to the Shaze Plains at top speed."

Hearing his boss's command, the subordinate jolted in excitement. "Boss, have we found the person we were looking for?"

For once, a smile appeared on Lusha's vicious face. "Yes, we found her. Expanding the search area worked after all. Damn it, that little brat can really run. She actually made it more than a thousand kilometers away, but she still won't escape my grasp."

"That's great, Boss. We'll make the arrangements right away." The subordinate revealed a vicious look as well and immediately went to prepare a plane for the long journey.

"Go."

Lusha waved his hand. The weight on his mind finally eased a little. Then he lay back on the sofa with his eyes half-closed. The recent pressure from headquarters had pushed his nerves to their limit.

More than ten minutes later, a propeller plane took off from the airfield and flew toward the Shaze Plains over a thousand kilometers away.

Six hours later, the plane arrived above the Shaze Plains. There was no moisture in the yellow-brown plains. Everything was dry, and even the wind blowing through the dry landscape was dry.

After the plane landed, Lusha and his group stepped off, covered in dust from their journey.

"Where are they? Where is that little girl?"

The soldiers stationed at the outpost immediately reported, "Sir, the little girl is heading west along the nearest river. However, for some reason, a young dragon-like creature is following her. Our men were afraid of alarming them, so they didn't dare get too close."

"Mm, you did very well!" Lusha patted the sentry on the shoulder. Then a fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he turned around and said, "Tell everyone to bring their weapons. I don't care whether that dragon lives or dies, but I want that girl alive."

"We can't fail again this time, or I'll chop him to pieces," Lusha warned harshly.

"Understood, Boss!"

The people of the Ophiuchus Legion lived with their lives on the line. To put it bluntly, they were no different from bandits. After receiving their boss's orders, they all revealed excited smiles.

"Move out!" With a sweep of his hand, the group climbed into jeeps and rushed through the dust toward April.

Meanwhile, April and her new companion were completely unaware that danger was closing in on them.

Elsewhere, after helping the islanders destroy several nearby Ophiuchus Legion fortresses and confirming that the legion's armed forces would no longer affect the residents' evacuation, Mu Yang flew toward the Da Qingshan Mountains.

It was a bright, sunny afternoon. The cool breeze carried a slight chill. The Da Qingshan Mountains lay on the far side of the Primeval Mountains. Because the ancient mountain range blocked the cold air blowing from the north, the area around the Da Qingshan Mountains enjoyed springlike weather all year round, with little noticeable change in climate.

Seeing that the Da Qingshan Mountains were not far away, Mu Yang flew and stopped along the way, in no particular hurry.

Whoosh~

A shimmering streak swept across the vast plains as Mu Yang flew directly past the edge of the harshest desert terrain.

Just then, a convoy below kicked up a long trail of dust, immediately drawing his attention. It consisted of more than twenty open-top vehicles packed with people, all dressed in standardized earth-gray uniforms. Various standard firearms were also loaded in the vehicles.

"The Ophiuchus Legion is actually here..."

Mu Yang frowned. His exceptional eyesight allowed him to clearly see their appearances at a glance and recognize them as members of the Ophiuchus Legion.

Only a small stretch of plains separated this place from the Da Qingshan Mountains. The Ophiuchus Legion appearing here was not a good sign. Mu Yang himself might not take them seriously, but the ordinary residents near the Da Qingshan Mountains had no ability to resist the legion's firepower.

So Mu Yang slowed down and moved closer to the convoy, intending to investigate their purpose.

Awoom—

A mournful cry suddenly drifted over from the distance. Mu Yang looked in that direction and only then noticed another group ahead. They were also members of the Ophiuchus Legion, currently confronting a dinosaur-like creature.

"Screech! Screech!" Flames seemed to burst from Little Blue Dragon's dark eyes as it glared furiously at them, shielding a little girl behind it. Several bullet holes had already appeared on Little Blue Dragon's body, crimson blood streaming down in torrents.

"Waaah, Little Ka, are you all right?" April clung to the blue dragon's back and wailed sorrowfully.

"Damn it, you can't even deal with a young dragon? Keep firing! Remember, only aim at that dragon. Don't you dare hurt the little girl behind it." The Ophiuchus Legion officer, Lusha, gave orders to his subordinates with fury written across his face, his cold eyes gleaming with a chilling light.

"Yes!" Everyone raised their guns.

"You bad people! You're all bad people!" April cried out sorrowfully, her face red with anger. These bad people had taken away her father, mother, and younger sister. Now they would not even spare her new friend.

"Heh heh, little brat, hand over your father's design blueprints, and I'll agree to let you go."

"You're bad people! I'll never give them to you!" April glared at him furiously, unaware that her answer had already confirmed the blueprints were on her.

Sure enough, the moment Lusha heard April's reply, his face blossomed into a smile, as though he had also let out a breath of relief.

"Fire." He gave the order coldly.

"Roar—" Little Blue Dragon's eyes blazed as it screeched, ready to fight for its life.

At that moment, a light voice suddenly drifted over. "Are all Ophiuchus Legion members like this? You won't even spare a little girl. Look at that young dragon—it has more humanity than you do."

"Who said that?"

Hearing the voice, all the Ophiuchus Legion members became alert. They looked around but could not find the speaker. Finally, they discovered that the person was actually floating in midair.

Mu Yang had watched from above for quite a while and had roughly understood what was happening. The Ophiuchus Legion members seemed to be trying to seize something, and that thing was on the little girl.

Mu Yang truly could not stand watching them refuse to spare even a little girl.