I. Rescue Army

"We received a distress call saying that the second circle was facing an unprecedented crisis, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal now. There is no need for us to do anything. A soldier-looking man said as he looked around at the surviving people at the lake. Do you still have a ruler? What about Pudd? I heard that ZERO is also there.,Yo.,It's here.,My subordinates didn't see it.,Please don't be weird.。 ”

"Excuse me, Gerald. Why are you here? "Ling knows the man named Gerald in front of him, although he has been 'on vacation' by the Hunters Association since he was three laps, but he is still very clear about the various winds and grasses in the headquarters of the association.

The man in front of him is the second Pud. But now it seems that he may have become the 'second ZERO'.

(Does anyone remember Ling's identity?) Probably no one remembers, I forgot myself...... No kidding. Ling, ZERO. He is the only hunter representative in the Hunters Association who has been in office. A review of the Hunters' Guild mentioned earlier: the Hunters' Guild, which is composed of the strongest hunter ZERO and its twelve world governments from all over the world, voted on candidates during a three-month expedition. Because of this, the Hunter Association will receive strong support from countries around the world. Its members are also re-elected every five years, and the current headquarters of the Hunter Guild has undergone four personnel changes, but the only thing that has not changed is the so-called strongest hunter 'ZERO'. The latest Hunters Association is composed of the best people in six fields: science, medicine, history, military, psychology and representatives of state leaders. Elected by a global conference in accordance with the 'five-year rule', it has absolute rights! ）

Pude was originally the general dispatch of all hunters in the world except for Ling, the A-head hunter, and there were three people in this position at the same time, one of them was Pude, the other was this Gerald, and one was Delinta was the lord of the fourth protection circle, and she was also the only female hunter among all the A-head hunters.

And among them, the Gerald in front of everyone is the most ambitious. In the past, when Ling worked with him, he showed the ambition to climb upward, and he has always been not satisfied with just being an A-word hunter, and his goal is the strongest hunter ZERO! And Ling also knows it, but Gerald's ability has nothing to say, and he also has a heart for people, so Ling doesn't care about that kind of 'gossip'.

"ZERO, YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU WANT THE HUNTERS TO MOVE THEIR TROOPS, IT WILL BE VERY TROUBLESOME, NOT TO MENTION, THIS SECOND CIRCLE IS BEYOND THE IMAGINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS AND THE WORLD GOVERNMENT, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT?"

"I didn't expect you Gerald to come......" Morley hates this guy very much! He is a rival to his father on the one hand, and on the other hand, this Gerald is an out-and-out villain!

"Huh? Commander Morley, who held a key position in the Central Circle, was actually here, really, really, how fortunate I was to see the legendary Commander Morley who had always defended the peace of the Central Circle, even though the security of the Central Circle did not need anyone to protect him at all. ”

"You!" Ling stops the impulsive Molly. Fortunately, Zhuge Kaoru went back with Hongyue just now, otherwise Kaoru would have to fight with Gerald with Kaoru's personality and Morley's impulsiveness.

"You're here to the rescue, aren't you? Regardless of why you came so late, since you have already arrived, and you have been ordered by the headquarters of the association, then it is up to you to assist in the recovery of the second circle. Ling calmed her mind.

"Well, I'm sorry, I wonder if ZERO misunderstood something." Gerald plays with the stones he picked up from the ground. "I'm not here to help you rebuild or anything. When I came out, I was ordered to destroy the rebels outside the Second Circle in order to break the Second Circle. Since the second lap doesn't look dangerous now, there is no need for us to make a move. ”

"You! I'm going to talk to the head office directly! Ling suppressed the anger in her heart.

"Whatever you want, however, in addition to the task I just mentioned, I will come to the second circle to hand over an order issued by the association to ZERO, and at the same time, I will also take this Commander Morley back to the Central Circle." Gerald took a metal scroll from his men's hands.

Seeing the scroll, Ling was surprised. Normally, if any task or order issued by the association headquarters is always carried in 'electronic' virtual form with the hunter's license of the hunter who receives the mission, this kind of metal scroll will only be used by 'extraordinary orders'! It can be seen that the content in the scroll has been serious to the point of being issued with the scroll.

Of course, Morley on the side also knew the meaning of this metal scroll, and when he looked at Ling, he had a very bad premonition...... And he can't leave the second circle, Gerald did say that he would take him back to the center circle......

Gerald unfolded the scroll and read, "Hunters' Guild Headquarters has issued Mission Seventeen: Executor: ZERO. Mission: Take over the second lap and restore and rebuild the second lap. At the same time, it is not allowed to leave the second circle without permission during the mission period. Mission Duration: Until the second circle is fully restored to the social form it was in before the war. ”

After listening to Gerald's words, Ling did not take the scroll. "What does that mean?"

"Hmph, ZERO is so smart, don't you know what that means? Still, I would like to say congratulations below. Congratulations to Lord ZERO for becoming the new lord of the second circle, although the second circle has just experienced a war, but the second circle is a treasure land, plus ZERO's wisdom and martial arts, I believe that the second circle will soon return to its original state. Geralpi complimented with a smile. The meaning of this task could not be clearer! I'm finally able to get rid of ZERO, although this is not the final result I want, but, it's okay, and this ZERO will slowly disappear from the Hunter Guild completely!

"Even if I don't have this task, I will participate in the reconstruction of the second lap!" Ling said coldly.

"It's different. Hehe, but it doesn't matter, so does Lord ZERO take this task or not? Gerald handed the scroll to Ling again.

'To pick up or not to answer?' This time it really made the association calculate! But the current form has to take on this task. Thinking of this, Ling took the scroll from Gerald's hand.

"I'll just say, who doesn't want such a treasure land." Gerald looked around. "Alright, I'm done with what the guild gave me about ZERO, and then it's time for Pud and Morley. Why didn't you see General Budd? He's really famous this time, and I've been ordered to take him back to the association! You won't ......" Gerald really didn't see Pudde.

"My father has ...... sacrificed. Morley said.

"Dead? It can't be, it's not because I'm going to take him away, you lied to me that Pude is dead, how can he die so easily? Gerald snorted in disbelief.

"You! Obviously, it was your rescue that was not timely, isn't it the responsibility of the Hunters' Association to help when the protective circle is attacked! I have sent an application for rescue very early, but you have not come for a long time, the second circle is already peace-loving, can you hold on to the present Do you know how much the second circle has paid! What do you mean by that now! Don't think I won't do anything to you! If it weren't for Ling to stop Morley, he barely stepped forward and beat Gerald hard.

"Calm down, Molly, and leave it to me." Ling motioned for Morley's men to pull the angry Morley aside. Then he turned to Gerald and said, "Pud is indeed dead. If you don't believe me, I can show you Pudde's corpse. ”

"Pudd is really dead?" Gerald knew that ZERO couldn't have lied on this matter. Although he was happy that his opponent had finally died, on the surface, Gerald still played the leader of the rescue army very dutifully. "If it's convenient for me to worship Pude, how can I say that we are also colleagues, and he is still my senior." Gerald, who didn't see Pudd's body, certainly wouldn't have fully believed ZERO's words.

"I'll take you there. You should first let the army you bring return to Molina, and simply deal with the battlefield left behind, this is what your rescue army should do. "Ling deserves to be ZERO, even if Gerald has a thousand, 10,000 are unwilling, he will still be afraid of ZERO from the heart. AFTER A BRIEF EXPLANATION TO HIS SUBORDINATES, HE FOLLOWED ZERO TO THE PLACE WHERE PUD'S BODY WAS TEMPORARILY PARKED.

"This is Pudde's body." Ling took Gerald to Pudde's body. Because Pudde's soul has been sealed in the 'Spring Illusion' by the Red Moon and waiting to be reborn, Morley decided to seal Pudde's body and temporarily sink it to the bottom of the water, I don't know if Pude will still use this body after being reborn, but something is better than nothing. The place where Ling brought Gerald was the place where Pude's body was going to be sunk.

"How did he die? What are you doing here? Gerald asked, puzzled.

"Assassinated. Someone took advantage of the chaos inside and outside the second circle to kill Pude. You can check for yourself. Ling knew Gerald's suspicions, and it wouldn't be easy if she hadn't personally confirmed that she wanted him to believe that Pud was dead.

Gerald originally wanted to personally confirm to see if Pud was really dead, and only after hearing what ZERO said was he ready to do it. When he came to Pude's body, Gerald saw that it was Pude's heart and lower abdomen that had been opened, this old guy's heart was actually on the right side, and there were several external injuries around him, and he had fought with others before he died? With Pude's ability, he can't be killed easily, no matter how much he hates him, Pude was also the hunter chief of the A-word. "Do you know who killed him?"

"I don't know yet. However, it is impossible for ordinary people to be able to kill Pude. We'll look into that next. Ling knew what Gerald meant. What do you want to do? Take Pudde's corpse back to the association to restore his life? ”

"ZERO, I haven't been unkind to this point, although my order is to take Pude back to the association for investigation if Pude is alive this time, but now that Pude is dead, I don't think it's necessary, but let's ask the association's opinion. That's not too much, is it? Gerald returned to Pudde's side and tidied up Pude's clothes with his own hands, then gave a solemn military salute before opening the communicator at hand and contacting the headquarters of the Hunters' Guild. Soon, a stereoscopic image of the senior management of the association's headquarters appeared in the sky above the communicator, and the image was processed so that only half of the human body could be seen, but not the face.

"Gerald has something to report to headquarters." Gerald said to the image in the sky.

"Is Gerrard on the second lap now? Is it ZERO next to it? One of the people in the video said.

Ling heard the conversation coming out of Herloy Seton, who was in charge of the 'military' of the Hunters' Guild in the same department as herself. (There are twelve senior managers of the Hunters' Guild, who are re-elected every five years.) The current incumbents are composed of the most authoritative people from different places in the six fields of science, medicine, history, military, psychology, and representatives of state leaders. And Heloy Seton is in charge of all the 'military' aspects of the Hunters' Guild headquarters with her! Although he was 'on vacation' during the three laps, he still had to make decisions with Heloy Seton if there were major military movements and major events in the association's headquarters. It seems that Gerald came on his orders this time, and think about it, no one but him can instruct Gerald to move.

Heloy Seton, who was only listening to the video, continued to ask, "Gerald, what are you going to report?" ”

"The war of the second circle has been controlled, but Pud has died in the war. Behind me is the body of General Pude, so I would like to ask if I still need to take Pude back to the headquarters? Gerald asked the person in the video.

On the other side, Heloy Seton saw Pudde's body in the coffin through the video, and then turned around and whispered a few words to the people around him before saying to Gerald and ZERO: "If Pude really died heroically, then we should not disturb his rest, although General Pude wanted to ask him a lot of things about this incident, but since this is the case, he has to let him rest in peace." However, ZERO seems to be involved in the war of the second circle throughout the whole process, although ZERO is on vacation, but for the safety of the people, he can devote himself to the war, and the headquarters and the government and all the people of the second circle will remember! Later, after the second circle calms down, ZERO will explain it to the headquarters and the central circle. ”

"Thank you. Thank you for allowing Pud to rest in peace in his own land. Ling saluted the person in the video to express her gratitude.

"Nothing. Pude has also done a lot of things for the headquarters and the central circle, and this kind of handling can be regarded as a tribute to all of us. Gerald, come back after you've done what the headquarters have given you. ”

"Yes." Gerald hung up the call with Heloy Seton.

"Gerald, what else do you have to do this time besides taking Pud back?" Of course, Ling and Gerald don't count the resumption of the second lap as a thing, Ling asks this because he wants to know about taking Molly back to the center circle that Gerald just mentioned, and Ling has not forgotten that Molly can't leave the second lap now.

"SO WHAT DOES ZERO THINK 'SOMETHING ELSE' WOULD BE?" Geralpi asked with a smile on his face.

Ling did not answer Gerald's rhetorical question. Seeing that ZERO didn't speak, Gerald knew he was bored.

"The first thing I did when I came here this time was to relieve the crisis of the second circle, but now it seems that this is not much needed for me, and I will temporarily put the army I brought with me under ZERO to assist in the post-war reconstruction of the second circle.

The second thing is to bring the 'culprit' General Pude back to the Hunters Association to accept the investigation of the Hunters Association and the World Government, but now Pude is dead, so this matter is meaningless, and the punishment of Pude will be notified by the association headquarters later.

The third thing is the appointment of ZERO as the manager of the second circle.

The last thing is the punishment of Morley, the commander of the Central Circle! The former commander of the Central Circle, Morley, left the Central Circle without permission and disobeyed the management of the World Government, and is now relieved of his position as the fourth commander of the Central Circle and escorted to the Central Circle to be 'judged'.

That's it for my mission. So from now on, ZERO will take over the army I brought and start to restore the ecology of the second circle, and I will also take Molly back to the central circle to restore my life, I don't think ZERO will stop me at this time, right? Please also Captain Morley, oh, I can't call you Commander anymore, come back to the Central Circle with me, I don't want you to put up any resistance. Gerald believes that ZERO and Morley must know that there is only one way to let Morley return to the Central Circle, which is death.

"I'm not going back with you! I had already reported to the World Government before I came out of the Central Circle, so I didn't leave my post without permission! Morley said.

"If I'm not mistaken, the world government doesn't seem to agree to Morley's request, at that time, Pude was asking for support from the association headquarters and the world government, but at that time, the headquarters and the central circle thought that Pude's second circle was fully capable of repelling the rebels alone, so they didn't respond immediately, and Pude was applying for a rescue from the association headquarters at that time, no matter what, it would not be the turn of Commander Morley who served in the Central Circle, and Commander Morley was forgivable because Pud was his father. However, Morley, who served as the commander of the Fourth Army to protect the Central Circle, would not be unaware of the military discipline of the Central Circle. If it weren't for Commander Morley's contribution to the Central Circle, now, at this moment, I have every right to put Commander Morley on the spot! ”

"You dare!" Hearing Gerald's words, Morley's surviving subordinates in the second circle protected Morley behind him and were ready to declare war on Gerald at any time, and the army brought by Gerald was also ready to deal with unexpected situations, and the two sides were on the verge of breaking out!