I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

As an old acquaintance, the commander-in-chief naturally knew the purpose of those people who were away all year round.

The Grand Commander has been tracking the ancient dragon all year round, Master Yuanye is keen on investigating ecology, the Third Group is rooted in the miasma valley, and Meiya investigates various environments. The others come back from time to time, but Meiya has been missing for years. If he hadn't known her strength, the Commander-in-Chief would have sent people to search for her long ago.

"Well, the research is going well, but it's precisely because it's going well that I came back."

Mei Ya said seriously. Looking at her serious expression, the commander-in-chief immediately knew the seriousness of the situation. Although he had not spent a long time with her, the commander-in-chief knew her personality. To put it nicely, she was bold, to put it bluntly, she was careless. Almost everything was not a big deal in her eyes. But such a person showed a serious expression at this moment. The commander-in-chief couldn't help but wonder how serious the situation was.

"Speaking of which, have you found any traces of the Molten Mountain Dragon?"

Mei Ya didn't say it directly but asked a question.

"Traces of the Molten Mountain Dragon? We did find some traces of the Molten Mountain Dragon, and we have already sent people to investigate."

The commander-in-chief recalled the report he had received. The fifth-term leader, Shirahoshi, and her team had already gone to investigate.

"That's easy to say."

Meiya pointed to a canyon on the map and said, "My return this time is also related to the Molten Mountain Dragon. Look here."

"Hmm?" The commander-in-chief looked at the place where Meiya pointed. There was a big canyon there. Although it existed as a pass, there were actually no people stationed there because there was almost no grass and no living creatures would appear there.

"This canyon is not the point, but the place behind the canyon. I found a ground vein corridor there, where I can intuitively feel the flow of the ground veins."

Meiya told what she knew.

"Oh!"

The commander-in-chief became interested. He has been dedicated to exploring biological organisms for many years, but the entire base has rarely explored such places.

"According to my observation, the flow of the earth veins has reached its peak, which means that the energy is fully charged."

Listening to Meiya's words, the commander-in-chief frowned. He had already realized that something was wrong, and Meiya's next words proved his guess.

"If the huge amount of energy in the Molten Mountain Dragon's body is channeled into the earth veins, I'm afraid the earth veins will not be able to withstand the load and will explode!"

Mei Ya's simple words made the commander-in-chief think of extremely serious consequences.

Earth vein explosion, these four simple words mean a catastrophe for the entire continent. Occasional fluctuations in the earth veins may cause drastic changes in the environment of a region. If a full-scale outbreak occurs, all living things will not be able to withstand the drastic environmental changes, and the result of the destruction of the environment on which they depend for survival is extinction.

"hiss!"

Thinking of this, the commander-in-chief couldn't help but take a breath.

"Is it really that serious?"

Because it was too shocking, the commander-in-chief was reluctant to believe it.

"You'll want to believe it when the results of the investigation come back."

Meiya was not in a hurry to convince the commander-in-chief. Although the consequences were serious, there was still enough time to prepare before the Molten Dragon entered the corridor. All she had to do was to inform the commander-in-chief and let him be prepared.

Just when Meiya was about to speak again, she suddenly felt a familiar energy fluctuation.

(Xier is back! And she’s coming this way?)

She knew that Xier was active as a hunter of the fifth group. As long as Meiya was still in use as a hunter, the two would meet one day, but she didn't expect that day to come so soon.

She was initially attracted to Xier only because of her power. After discovering that she was not an ancient dragon, she almost lost interest in Xier. However, as they got to know each other better, she found herself being attracted to Xier. Xier occupied an important place in her heart.

As an immortal, she knew that human life span was short, and Xi'er might be gone in the blink of an eye, so she had been trying to stay away from Xi'er and make herself faded in her heart, which was one of the reasons why she abandoned Xi'er and returned to the New World. But she didn't expect Xi'er to follow her to the New World, which shocked Meiya. For the first time, she knew that she also had an important position in Xi'er's heart.

When she met Xier for the first time in the New World, Meiya was excited and flustered. She was happy that she could meet Xier again, but she didn't know how to face Xier, because to Xier, she was the one who had abandoned Xier for so many years.

(She won’t be angry…)

Just as Meiya was thinking, she felt a burning gaze coming from behind her, and she knew without thinking that it was Xier.

(Alas, if you hesitate you will lose! Go!)

Hesitation is not Meiya's style. She calmed herself down, smiled as if they were together, and turned to look at Xier, who had tears in her eyes.

"Long time no see, Xier, do you want a hug?"

(Let’s just leave it at that for now, and enjoy this moment of peace…)

Chapter 18: Plan to Capture the Molten Mountain Dragon

After crying in Meiya's arms for a while, Xier gradually recovered from her excited state.

"Do you feel better?"

Mei Ya stroked Xier's head and asked softly.

"Ah."

Xier wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled broadly at the person in front of her.

"Aunt Meiya, I finally found you. Don't try to abandon me this time!"

Mei Ya was stunned by Xier's words. After a few seconds of silence, she scratched Xier's nose and said, "Then you have to catch up with me."

"Even if you go to the end of the world, I will catch up with you."

Xier clenched her little fist and said in a threatening manner.

Mei Ya couldn't help but laugh when she saw Xier's serious expression.

"What are you laughing at?"

Xier tilted her head. Did she say something strange?

"Ahem!"

Suddenly, a cough was heard from behind them.

"Ah! Sorry Commander-in-Chief!"

Xier suddenly realized that the commander-in-chief was still here, and immediately stood up with a red face. She didn't expect that she would do such a thing in front of the commander-in-chief.

"Tsk, you don't understand romance."

When Mei Ya saw Xier getting up, she immediately rolled her eyes at the commander-in-chief.

"Haha."

The commander-in-chief laughed, which was considered a response to Meiya.

"Oh right! Commander-in-Chief, I have something important to say!"

After the surprise, Xier remembered the real purpose of her visit.

"Oh? You said."

It must be an important matter since he was so anxious to come to me directly. The commander-in-chief directly instructed Xier to speak directly.

"Commander-in-Chief, I...through investigation by the White Star Squadron, we discovered that there is a huge amount of energy in the Molten Mountain Dragon's body, and the energy of the earth veins is gradually approaching saturation. If the Molten Mountain Dragon is allowed to enter the earth veins, I'm afraid there will be serious consequences."

"Oh?"

The commander-in-chief didn't expect that the two people who came were talking about the same thing, and one of them had lived outside the base for a long time, and the other was a new investigation star. Although the two people's statements were quite different, they were talking about the same thing. It seems that this matter should be true.

The commander-in-chief, who was originally a little skeptical, finally believed it. Although he didn't know why it wasn't Shirahoshi who reported it, as a member of Shirahoshi's team, Xi'er must have said it at Shirahoshi's behest.

"Well... this is difficult..."

The commander-in-chief was silent. To be honest, although he had been dealing with affairs as the commander-in-chief for more than 40 years, this was the first time he had ever dealt with such a major event that could endanger the world.

The three people in the command center fell silent, and the atmosphere became solemn for a moment.

"Then let's capture the Molten Dragon!"

The commander-in-chief's sudden words surprised Meia and Xier.

"What?"

The straightforward Meiya shouted out, obviously not understanding what the commander-in-chief said.

As an ancient dragon, Mei Ya couldn't imagine how the commander-in-chief had the courage to say such words. Apart from anything else, the mountain-like size of the Molten Mountain Dragon was enough to ignore all means. There was no other way to repel the Molten Mountain Dragon except to repel it head-on.

Even among the ancient dragons, Molten Dragon is considered powerful. Even the nuclear explosion of Flame Dragon and the hurricane of Steel Dragon cannot shock Molten Dragon at all, not to mention the Hunter who has no strong attack power at all.

"Of course, this is just a good wish. Our goal is to repel the Molten Dragon."

The commander-in-chief said with a smile, he naturally knew the power of the Molten Dragon, but he was not completely helpless.

"Recently, the Old World has developed weapons to fight against ancient dragons, and they are being transported to the New World, so this can be used as a secret weapon."

"Oh?"

Mei Ya raised her eyebrows. Is there such a thing?

"I have a general understanding of the situation and I have a general idea, so let's call the group leaders to a meeting now."

The commander-in-chief said to an assistant beside him.

"Yes!"

ten minutes later.

“That’s the situation right now.”

The commander-in-chief summarized the reports from Meiya and Xier and told them to the other leaders.

"It's troublesome..."

The leader of the second group stroked his beard and pondered the commander-in-chief's words, while the other people who came to attend the meeting also fell into deep thought.

"Based on current observations, it will take more than a month for the Molten Mountain Dragon to enter the Earth Vein Corridor."

The director of the institute flipped through the summary materials in his hand and said, "There should be enough time."

After hearing what the director of the institute said, the commander-in-chief was relieved. After all, even the best plans take time to implement.

"Then let me tell you about this battle!"

The commander-in-chief gestured on the map.

"This is the place that the Molten Mountain Dragon must pass through to enter the Earth Corridor." A canyon was circled.

"And this is the key point for us to stop the Molten Dragon!" The commander-in-chief pointed to the front half of the canyon and said, "We will set up defenses there and stop the Molten Dragon."

"No problem, leave the engineering issues to me!"

The director of the technical institute patted his chest and said.

"We have enough resources at the moment, and we will be requesting support from the Old Continent soon, so don't worry about the resources. We will definitely not fall behind."

The director of the resources institute then said that she had already reserved supplies to deal with different situations.

"very good!"

The commander-in-chief couldn't help but feel relieved when he looked at this group of people. It was because of them that Xingchen could gain a foothold in the New World. When he thought of this, he was filled with confidence.

(We will definitely intercept the Molten Dragon!)

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Outside the command center, Xier, who was not the person in charge, naturally did not attend the meeting. At this time, she was sitting on the steps outside enjoying the breeze.

"what happened?"

Mei Ya quietly sat next to Xier.

"Aunt Meiya? Didn't you go to the meeting?"

Xier asked curiously. Although she didn't know Aunt Meiya's identity, she could guess something from the commander-in-chief's attitude towards her.

"No, that guy is enough. I care more about you, Xi'er."

Xier didn't expect that her face suddenly turned red after hearing Meiya's words.

"Aunt Meiya~"

"Speaking of which, Xi'er, how did you know about the ley lines?"

Meiya expressed her own problem. Unlike the commander-in-chief, she knew that although Xier was talking about the team, this result should be her own observation. This made Meiya even more curious. She had obviously sealed Xier's ability. Logically, Xier should not have any special abilities. Moreover, she had also checked her seal and it was not damaged at all. But Xier still observed the flow of the earth veins. What was going on?

"Ah?" Xier was stunned for a moment, but immediately said: "I saw it. I don't know why Xier saw the flow of the earth veins."

"Hmm? Xi'er, don't move."

Meiya raised her eyebrows, she took Xier's hand, and used her energy to explore Xier's body.

Just as she had input energy into Xier's body, something strange happened.