Yu-Gi-Oh!: This card wants to go to you.

“I’m telling you.”

The whistleblower deliberately lowered his voice.

"The Moonsea Chamber of Commerce just captured a mermaid a few minutes ago."

"Tch, what's the big deal?" the crowd said dismissively. "It's not the first time."

"No, this time it's different." The whistleblower's expression suddenly changed. "I heard the mermaid they caught is very strange."

"strangeness?"

"The tears shed by this mermaid will turn into pearls!"

"There's a negative cubic crystalline substance inside the pearl..."

"hiss--"

The audience gasped, as if they were listening to a ghost story.

"Shh-"

"Really? This is huge!"

"It's not that simple."

"what happened?"

"I heard that mermaids can't cry anymore."

"Whipping, scraping with a knife, electric shocks, even catching wild beasts to scare her—none of it worked..."

"He's probably dying soon..."

"It's a juvenile fish..."

"Tsk, scum. According to the rules, juvenile fish should be released..."

"Boom boom boom——"

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

The iron gate slowly opened.

A boy of about eleven or twelve years old walked in. He was carrying a damaged fire hydrant on his back. He was thin and his face and limbs were covered with burn scars, making him look extremely terrifying.

But his expression remained very calm.

"What's wrong, Xiao-Bai?" Li Yan, the captain of the rescue team, looked at the boy, raised his eyebrows, and deliberately drew out the word.

"My name is Xiao Bai," the boy corrected, "not Xiao Bai!"

"I'm twelve years old!"

Xiao is the surname of her adoptive parents' family, and Bai is the blank card she is wearing.

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Yan replied perfunctorily. "Trainee rescuer Xiao Bai, is there anything you need to report?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai's face fell: "The mountain fire couldn't save anyone... twenty-five people were killed or injured..."

“You shouldn’t be doing this at your age,” Li Yan advised again. “Being a rescuer requires excellent physical fitness. With your small frame, try it again in a few years.”

He glanced at Xiao Bai, his eyes filled with emotion.

"No way!" Xiao Bai retorted, his voice both childish and full of youthful spirit.

"I can't feel pain."

"Born to be a rescuer!"

The inability to feel pain can indeed help in rescue efforts to some extent.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan's expression turned sour. He pointed at Xiao Bai's arm and cheek, his face serious: "Kid, just because you can't feel pain doesn't mean you won't get hurt."

"You won't always survive."

"At your age, you should be learning to duel."

"Why be a rescue specialist?"

"We don't understand dueling, so this is the only path we can take. You're different; you're only twelve..."

The usual attempts to persuade them to quit were met with a chuckle from the other team members, who were used to it.

Xiao Bai, who had been holding back his anger, finally exploded: "I don't want to be a duelist!"

"I want to be—"

"Rescue Ace!"

"A rescue ace?" Li Yan chuckled, placing his hand on Xiao Bai's head. "Just you, kid."

"You've been in the team for months and haven't rescued a single person?"

"Kid, rescue isn't something you can do with brute force."

"Ahhh, let go of me!" Xiao Bai shook off Li Yan's hand and shouted, "I will definitely rescue someone..."

Before he could finish speaking, a mechanical broadcast blared in the room.

【E. Urgent!】

A level 6 fire broke out at Yuehai Commercial Center.

[All ACE team members, set off immediately!]

The mechanical broadcast echoed through the room, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Chapter 385 Rescue Ace (Part 2)

Li Yan looked around, his playful expression vanishing, replaced by an extremely serious one.

"Everyone, move out!"

The entire ACE team sprang into action immediately, with members quickly donning protective suits, helmets, and checking their equipment. Working in perfect coordination, they swiftly and orderly left the mobilization room.

Xiao Bai followed behind Li Yan with a serious expression, somewhat hesitant.

According to regulations, trainee rescue instructors cannot participate in level 6 fires; it's too dangerous.

As for you—

Li Yan turned to look at Xiao Bai, smiled with relief, and put a badge on him: "You've been promoted to a full-fledged employee."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai's eyes widened slowly, gleaming with excitement, and he exclaimed with delight, "Yes!"

"set off!"

The team quickly rushed to the scene of the incident—the site of a level 6 fire at Yuehai Commercial Center.

Fire trucks roared past, their red lights flashing in the night, piercing the silence. People quickly made way, watching the brave firefighters warily.

Upon arrival at the scene, the ACE team members quickly assigned tasks.

"Stay calm and stay at your post!"

"Water gun crew, get ready!"

"Activate the aerial firefighting aircraft!"

Li Yan led the entire team in a rescue operation, directing it in an orderly manner.

"Boom—"

A huge hole was blown into one of the walls.

Xiao Bai rushed into the hole and headed to the back hall of the Chamber of Commerce.

Thick smoke filled the hall, and flames spread wildly within the chamber of commerce, making a hissing sound.

The sirens, as loud as lightning and thunder, echoed inside the building.

Some people screamed in terror and ran in all directions, while others were caught by the flames, fell to the ground and howled in pain, trying to extinguish the fire by rolling over.

Fire extinguishers, fire hoses, and emergency exits were blocked by the chaotic crowd; windows shattered, shards of glass fell to the ground, and walls cracked, kicking up dust.

The more difficult it is to breathe, the more deeply you should inhale.

The more you inhale, the more dust and black smoke fill your lungs, making it more difficult to breathe.

Most people who die in fires do not die from burns, but from suffocation.

"Quick! This way!" Xiao Bai shouted at the crowd, his hoarse voice quickly drowned out by the chaos.

He frowned and took down the homemade portable fire hydrant he was carrying.

After some tinkering, the fire hydrant was connected to the chamber of commerce's water supply system.

Xiao Bai skillfully opened the fire hydrant cover, connected the hose, turned on the water supply by pulling the handle, adjusted the water flow, raised the water gun, and aimed the water gun at the flames to spray.

"This way!"

He shouted loudly.

With his physical abilities, he couldn't carry an adult out; he could only assist in putting out the fire.

"Water...there's water..."

The panicked crowd saw a glimmer of hope and quickly followed Xiao Bai's directions toward the safety passage that had been blasted open.

After extinguishing an area.

Xiao Bai removed the portable fire hydrant and moved it to the next fire source.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he had noticed something.

Deep within the fire, an iron cage, engulfed in flames, gleamed with a broken light.

"Mermaid?!" Xiao Bai stared at the figure in the cage, his eyes widening slightly.

She was covered in shattered scales, her body marked with whip marks and cuts, blood pooling on the ground. She thrashed about, clawing at the iron cage, letting out a mournful howl.

Generally, mermaids and humans cannot communicate.

But the hatred and malice can be felt.

"Snapped--"