Talented Flame

"Sorry to interrupt..." Lorna said at the door, "But we have things to do now." She showed us the screen on her phone, which said "Marcos is on the phone."

"They were hit by the Purifiers during the evacuation?" I exclaimed after listening to Lorna's account of the incident.

Lorna nodded with a subtle expression, she was a little undecided about whether to help save John.

"Lorna, wait a moment before saving John, I think you should ask Marcos what they did to Rewa first." I suggested to her.

"I asked, but they were vague and had 'Wind Gone' on their hands."

"Oh, that's conceivable."

"Rewa was attacked just now, I'm going to help now... I'm afraid..." Lorna shrugged, "It's not the right time."

"But John is in the hands of the 'Purifier', and he is in danger now." Andy said: "Even if we are not on the same side, we can't do nothing."

Lorna tilted her head and thought for a while, then turned her gaze to me: "One to one, Iris, it's time for you to express your opinion."

"Sorry, Lorna. I'm partial to Andy."

"Don't say that, our wishes are the same for not wanting John to die."

"In that case, let's get started." Andy said, "I'll get some equipment." He opened the door and walked out first.

"I'll have to go to Sage to help me locate John, and she might report it to Reva."

"Don't worry, Lorna. Location doesn't matter." I pulled out my phone and said, "I know someone who can locate it faster than a computer."

"Hey."

"Nick." He had just ambushed the underground organization, and now he called Nick again.I find my voice a bit awkward

"Iris."

"Looks like you heard about the 'Mission Collision' incident um... an hour ago."

"Yes, but more than that."

"What do you mean?"

"The man sent by your boss shot and wounded my leg during a mission."

"...I swear I didn't know about it, Nick."

"Hmph, of course I know, but it didn't lessen my injury."

"Did he accidentally hurt you?"

"Otherwise, do you think he's still alive?"

"...Anyway, I called to say that we promised to help."

"What a surprising result," he said sarcastically, out of breath.

"...And, I'm afraid you have to come and pick us up."

I heard Nick say something quickly and quietly on the other end of the phone. Although I couldn't catch it, it was not a good thing anyway.

"Within 10 minutes, please wait at the door." The phone was hung up, and I looked at Lorna with a long breath: "My brother will pick us up downstairs in 10 minutes."

"Okay." She nodded, and when she saw Andy coming back from the training ground with a weapon, she used her ability to help him share some weight.

10 minutes later, Nick arrives on time... with a stick in his hand.

"Are you serious? This crutch is a bit miserable." I said with a smile.

"Yeah, thanks to your 'invisible friend'," he gave me a blank look, "where's your conscience?"

"Eat by you."

Nick was so annoyed that he didn't fight anywhere, so he didn't talk to me anymore, and directly opened the portal and walked in.Inside the door is a room with light blue walls, which is the base built by Ice and Nick.Sonia and Clarice sat on the sofa, Iss and Marcos stood at the table.The Stracks and Lauren were also sitting, but when they saw Andy coming in with a pile of body armor, they stood up excitedly.

"Oh my god, Andy..." Caitlin couldn't help but rushed forward to hug him first, and I quickly took what he was holding.

Shimmer seemed a little embarrassed because of the unpleasant meeting just now, so he just sat on the sofa and said nothing; Sonia used to kiss Lorna, but now they changed sides. Although it was inconvenient to say anything, the two still nodded in tacit understanding.

"Iris."

"Lauren." I smiled at her, and she ran over to Andy.

"Oh, now we're a loving team again," Clarice said.

"I'm going to enjoy that," I said, looking at the Strack family enjoying themselves. "We brought body armor."

"It seems that you brought the wrong one." Clarice said, pursing her lips, "We have a dozen of these things here."

"Can we save Xiaohan?" Sonia asked anxiously, "The longer the time, the greater the danger he will be."

"Yes, Sonia, you are right." Marcos walked towards Lorna and asked, "...Have you found out where John is?"

"...well, we found him...probably at a base in Virginia, kind of like a fortress..."

"Maybe? Can't you come to an accurate conclusion?" Marcos asked.

"Can't you hear me out, Marcos?"

"...You all came here without even coming to an accurate conclusion..."

"Hey, your people picked us up!" Lorna said angrily.Marcos looked at Nick leaning against the door with some resentment.

"Don't look at me, it's your decision." Nick tilted his head and said slowly.

"Enough! Don't be noisy. Whoever is more angry can't save Xiaohan." Sonia became calm under this situation, "there is a high probability that the source of the inner circle is fine, but we need one now plan."

The Purifier's territory is very secretive, and it takes at least a day's drive to get there from the inner circle, but this is no longer a problem, and Nick can send us wherever he wants.My brother was a "magician," in Clarice's words, the kind who could conjure rabbits out of hats.

Although it would be very convenient to have Nick's help, such convenience is only when going, and it is not his job to evacuate.

"Why can't you just take care of everything?" Clarice asked.If Nick isn't in charge of the evacuation, then it's Clarice on top, she's not as magical as Nick, although she seems familiar enough to get us back here.

Nick: "I have chicken soup simmering on the stove."

Clarice: Huh.