"It's you guys again..." Miss Chen also recognized the Penguin Logistics members. As they said, they were indeed old acquaintances, though they often met at the police station due to reasons like running red lights, speeding, and traffic accidents.
"I knew the Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department had been quieter lately. Turns out you weren't in Lungmen," Hoshiguma walked over and bumped fists with Texas.
Texas coolly pulled out a pack of Pocky from her pocket. "Want one?"
Kanna, not far away, really wanted to complain. It was well-known that dogs couldn't eat chocolate, but seeing Texas eat Pocky so stylishly, she was clearly a veteran Pocky eater. She just wondered if she wasn't afraid of suddenly dying.
"No thanks, I don't like these," the Oni-Sister waved her hand and said, looking at the somewhat disheveled trio.
"You guys, why don't you tell Big Emperor ACE to take fewer dangerous jobs? Look at you, you must have suffered a lot on this order!"
"Tell me about it. For such a large carload of medicine, we only got one-third of the shipping fee initially. Now the buyer can't be found, and we don't know what to do with these things... Hmm? Croissant? Thank you. Mmm~ So delicious, is this from that little tiger dessert shop in Lungmen?" Croissant took a Croissant handed to her by a small hand nearby, took a bite, and said with a look of bliss.
"Wow! There's apple pie too, hurray!" The red-haired Sankta on the side was currently stuffing apple pie into her mouth.
Only after they finished eating did they realize that the food had been given to them by a very cute little girl.
"Little sister, thank you for the apple pie! My name is Exusiai, you can call me Sister Exusiai..." Exusiai stroked Kanna's hair, very happy. All her previous fatigue vanished after eating an entire apple pie.
Kanna hadn't expected that the desserts she had casually bought before leaving Lungmen would actually come in handy.
"Speaking of which, aren't you going to fight Reunion Movement? Why is there such a small child in your team?" Texas asked the Doctor, pointing at Kanna.
"Don't underestimate Kanna; she is an indispensable member of our operation this time," the Doctor said, looking at Kanna, who was chatting happily with Exusiai and Croissant, exchanging dessert tips.
"Oh! Is your grandmother also a Sankta?" Exusiai asked in surprise. Although there were many Sankta in Laterano, after leaving there, only Siracusa and Iberia still had some Sankta active. It's not that there were none elsewhere, but they were extremely rare.
Not to mention, after the Rhodes Island group took off their hoods, Exusiai noticed that there were quite a few Sarkaz among them.
"Yes! My grandma is super strong! She has a big revolver, and she can easily shoot five different targets at a distance simultaneously." Kanna had also watched Outcast's training before. She could stand at the bow of the landship and accurately snipe five moving targets at the stern. Even Scout praised her five-shot revolver sniping skill.
Exusiai nodded after hearing this. "That's really strong... I hope to have a chance to witness it."
"No problem, when we go back this time, Grandma should be back from Kazimierz. I'll take you to see Grandma then... And I'll tell you a secret, my grandma's desserts are super invincible!" Kanna patted her chest, guaranteeing it.
"Alright, after this, I'll go see the senior with you!" Exusiai, swayed by Kanna's words, decided to go to Rhodes Island with Kanna after this mission.
"Don't forget we still have this batch of goods to deliver to the buyer..." Texas, seeing Exusiai's excitement, interjected.
"Are you referring to Marquis Boris? If it's him, I'm sorry to tell you that no one will be receiving your order, because during the previous Catastrophe, he died in those ruins," the Doctor said, pointing to the ruins of the mobile city not far away after hearing Texas's words.
Hearing the Doctor's words, Texas looked towards the ruins. "Doctor, can you confirm that?"
"Of course, Marquis Boris was the mayor of Chernobog. Before the Catastrophe arrived, he abandoned Chernobog and fled with a portion of the mobile city. However, his luck was not good, and he did not escape the range of the Catastrophe. These mobile blocks that broke off and were destroyed by the Catastrophe are the ruins before us."
Amiya stood beside the Doctor, looking like a diligent secretary, and said seriously.
Texas nodded, looking towards the ruins. No wonder these ruins didn't look old; it turned out they had only recently been destroyed, and the Catastrophe hadn't completely corroded away the human traces within.
"It's late today, everyone rest! Tomorrow morning we'll head to the ruins. As for tonight's watch... Sharp, your squad can handle it, right?" The Doctor looked at the pitch-black sky, shivered from the biting cold wind, and then spoke to Sharp who was nearby.
"No problem, Doctor. You all rest assured, I will arrange the night watch," Sharp decisively accepted the task.
It was important to know that Rhodes Island's group was not far from the ruins. If the ruins' side intended to launch a sneak attack, then even if it was cold and dark outside, they could quickly reach their opponents.
Therefore, the night watch in such a dangerous place offered no opportunity for relaxation.
It could be said to be a very difficult job, but Sharp didn't hesitate for a moment.
After seeing Sharp, Kanna looked around and, sure enough, spotted a familiar figure not far away.
Because his appearance was too peculiar, Block had kept himself thoroughly covered since being allowed to rejoin the team. This time, after accompanying them, he didn't join the others in chatting among the crowd, but instead quietly squatted in an inconspicuous corner.
"You're Block, right! I didn't expect Kal'tsit would let you out!" Kanna walked to a spot not far from Block and looked at him.
Block looked up and sized up Kanna, realizing she was one of the people who had been standing outside when he first transformed into his current appearance.
The few children among a large group of Doctors were too noticeable, so he remembered Kanna and the others' appearances.
"Hello, I am Block, an Operator under Captain Sharp," Block couldn't help but feel a little nervous under Kanna's curious gaze.
Seeing Kanna approach, Block instinctively rubbed his scythe-like hands. Just now, he had been about to reach out and touch Kanna's head, but as he raised his hand, he remembered he no longer had hands...
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