There was a bang.
The helicopter suddenly shook and jolted, slamming An Xiaoran's head against its inner wall.
Fortunately, An Xiaoran was now LV59, so a little knock like this was not enough to hurt her.
Otherwise, that blow would have left her dazed, even if it did not knock her out.
"What's going on? What happened?"
An Xiaoran gathered herself and looked ahead, her expression turning much graver.
The last ray of sunlight had completely sunk below the horizon.
A massive Bone Dragon hovered high in the air ahead of the helicopter, blocking its path.
It had just emerged directly from the clouds.
What drew the most attention, however, was the humanoid Weird sitting on the Bone Dragon's back.
"It's him!"
An Xiaoran's heart tightened slightly as she looked at the Weird sitting on the Bone Dragon's back.
She recognized him. Wasn't he Yamato, the King of the Weird she had encountered on Eastern Japan Island a few days ago?
She had clearly heard from Brother Luo Fan that Yamato had traveled through spacetime with him to three years ago, then stayed in that spacetime.
How had he appeared before her now? When had he come back?
"An Xiaoran, right? Not bad. Will you come quietly with me, or do I have to make you?"
Sitting on the Bone Dragon's back, Yamato addressed An Xiaoran inside the helicopter, his expression making it clear that he had her at his mercy.
"You all go on ahead."
After a moment of silence, An Xiaoran spread the wings on her back and flew out of the helicopter, speaking to the staff inside as she did.
"Councilor An Xiaoran, no! We can't leave you behind."
Although they knew An Xiaoran was powerful and did not need their protection at all, her appearance as