Rulu remembered that Captain Guan had mentioned waiting for him at a nearby village, so he continued to walk under the night sky, searching for the village Captain Guan had mentioned.
It was late at night, and since Rulu was unfamiliar with the area, it took him almost two hours to find the village Captain Guan referred to, arriving at the village entrance.
“Who’s there?!” Suddenly, someone questioned from the darkness. Rulu felt the voice was somewhat familiar, sounding like Abing from the rebel army, so he responded, “It’s me, Rulu. Are you from the rebel army?”
“Is that you, Rulu? You’re safe?!” A male voice that sounded very much like Captain Guan’s came from the darkness, and with that voice, light began to appear around him.
Looking towards the light, Rulu saw about ten to fifteen people sitting in a field at the village entrance. Although the light was dim, he guessed that this group was Captain Guan and his team who had escaped from the underground tunnel.
“Rulu, I thought I would never see you again…” An excited female voice came from the field, and Rulu turned to see a woman crawling out from the field, stumbling as she ran towards him.
“Nana!” Rulu immediately recognized the woman as Nana, and he called out joyfully, rushing towards her.
As they met, Nana opened her arms to hug Rulu, but suddenly remembered something, her face flushed, and instead of hugging him, she reached out and tightly grasped Rulu’s hands.
“Rulu, I waited so long and didn’t see you. I thought you were going to leave me behind, thinking I would never see you again,” Nana said with a sad expression on her face.
“How could I? I’ve come back, haven’t I?” Rulu smiled and replied.
Nana looked at Rulu, and when she saw his dirty face and the bruises on it, she couldn’t help but reach out to touch his face, asking with concern, “Rulu, you’re hurt. Is it serious?”
“No, it’s just some superficial wounds. Nana, you don’t need to worry,” Rulu said with a smile, pretending to be very relaxed.
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“You’re lying! Where else are you hurt? Is it your shoulder, or your back? Let me take a look,” Nana said nervously, reaching out to feel Rulu’s body. Rulu didn’t want Nana to worry too much, so he didn’t resist.
“Hey, Rulu, you’re really amazing! I couldn’t even defeat those two annoying old guys, and you’re completely fine?!” A cheerful young female voice rang out, and a young woman with red hair appeared nearby, smiling as she quickly walked to Rulu’s side.
“It’s Kallen,” Rulu said, holding Nana's hand and turning towards the red-haired girl.
At this moment, Kallen had already taken off her red armor and was wearing a red bodysuit. Perhaps due to her regular exercise, her figure looked very toned, giving her the beauty of a fitness athlete.
“Hey, I didn’t realize Kallen, your figure is quite good! At first, I thought you were all muscle, but you actually have a feminine charm. You’ve really changed my perspective,” Rulu said after sizing up Kallen for a moment.
“What… what are you talking about? Seriously, how ridiculous,” Kallen said, stunned, her face turning slightly red as she awkwardly placed her hand on her chest and turned sideways to Rulu.
“Hahaha, so Kallen, you can be shy too! Seeing you usually so carefree, you do have a womanly side,” Abing teased, along with Captain Guan and other rebels who walked over to Rulu.
“Shut up! Or I’ll make you regret it,” Kallen said fiercely to Abing, who promptly closed his mouth and stopped talking.
“Kallen, how’s your injury?” Rulu remembered that Kallen had been hit by a large rock thrown by the white-haired old man and asked.
“I’m much better now. It was really dangerous back then. If that big rock had hit me again, I might have really died there. I owe it all to you, Rulu,” Kallen sighed in relief, showing a look of lingering fear.
“No need to mention it. That white-haired old man is probably a level five magic Ultra-capable, capable of controlling the gravity of other objects to attack others. He’s very strong and indeed hard to deal with,” Rulu said, recalling how he almost died at the hands of that white-haired old man, feeling a bit fearful himself.
At this moment, Captain Guan approached Rulu and said, “Rulu, how did you escape from those two old men?”
Rulu was taken aback. He remembered the green-haired girl he encountered in the underground cave and the strange power she had given him. Since it was too bizarre, Rulu felt it was hard to explain, so he vaguely replied, “This is quite a complicated story. I was lucky to escape from there. Let’s talk about the details later.”
Captain Guan nodded, “That’s fine. What matters is that you’re okay. Although we’ve left the concession area, the Sanctuary’s army might still come to chase us outside the concession area. We should quickly move to a safer place. There’s a secret base of our rebel army nearby; it’s remote and hard to find. Rulu, Nana, you should come with us there.”
Rulu felt that Captain Guan’s words were reasonable and said, “Let’s do as Captain Guan says.”
Captain Guan said, “I’ve already found two vehicles again. If there’s nothing else, we’ll set off now.”
“Okay, thank you, Captain Guan.”