Chapter 2660: Arrow Wind Squad

If it weren't for Xia Duo, this matter might have just been left unsettled.

But Xia Duo did not wish for that; he hoped to determine as soon as possible whether it was because of the Mist Event, and if so, to figure out the origin of the Mist Event and its subsequent impact as soon as possible.

Of course, the most important thing is whether they are related to the Demon Descendants.

If it weren't for the Mist Event, Xia Duo wouldn't actually care that much about the disappearance of such a reconnaissance squad, even if there were a Netherese Mage among them.

It is just like how there will always be losses in war; as for just how tragic a war between normal creatures and Demon Descendants will be, even if one doesn't make an estimate, one should at least have some mental preparation!

……

Xia Duo continued to check the field records of the Demon-born Intelligence Office, and suddenly, he discovered such a record—

Just two days before the squad that Misailaitiao joined went missing, a reconnaissance squad was ordered to head to Yierlan to track an Elf suspected of being a Demon Descendant.

Similar to the squad that Misailaitiao joined, this squad also tracked clues first, and then went to Taiweimansa midway; the difference between them and Misailaitiao's group is—

This squad reported the itinerary of heading to Taiweimansa to the Demon-born Intelligence Office!

Dumu took the document, glanced at it briefly, and then spoke, "That action record was also mentioned in the subsequent investigation, but no suspicious points were found. As for this squad, of course, they are still around now. Does Lord Xia Shao want to meet them?"

"You first check whether they are on field duty. If they are not, they can be called over to meet with you in at most half an hour. If they are in a field duty state, it will require temporarily suspending their mission, which will take some time."

Leaving the Demon-born Intelligence Research Lab, Xia Shao originally wanted to return to Meilong Market to find a place to settle his avatar, but halfway there, he received an invitation from Laierlesi.

Of course, Xia Shao suspected that Laierlesi's true purpose was definitely not to discuss Magic with him; it was mostly that the operation on Aoruipusi's side was about to begin.

Why is Dumu acting as if it is a matter of course? Did Badijiaer not tell him? Or has he already completely fallen into the Elf's linguistic system?

……

"Lord Xia Shao, we have carefully investigated the tracking routes of these two squads beforehand and did not find anything suspicious. If you still have any questions, I can call that squad over for you to question them personally."

"Tomorrow? Fine, then let it be tomorrow!"

"Do you know about this action record? What is the current situation of that squad?"

If Misailaitiao and the others discovered the Mist during the tracking process, then this squad might have also discovered it, but they were successfully 'recharged' by the Yierlan side, which is why they were able to survive.

"The two squads were only two days apart, and their tracking routes overlapped. How come one squad met with an accident while the other squad had nothing happen? Don't you think there are too many coincidences in this?"

"Could it be—" Xia Duo tried hard to keep himself from overthinking, but he still couldn't help but overthink. The record of this squad was not only sensitive in terms of time, but even the tracking route overlapped with that of Misailaitiao and the others.

The facts of this matter can be said to be quite clear, at least in the eyes of Dumu, who actually participated in the investigation, it is quite clear.

"Elder Laruian wants to cooperate with the Tower of Time in more Domains!"

"Understandable, you first confirm their status!"

However, when Xia Duo arrived at Yunding Mountain, Aoruipusi also sent a message, briefly introducing the situation of the talks with Laruian, and then mentioned the reason for inviting him over—

Thinking this way, Xia Duo immediately sent a Sending to Aoruipusi, asking about the situation of meeting with Laruian. The result was as expected: Aoruipusi did not reply. In such a situation, it is only possible if he is in the heavily guarded Elder's residence.

Regarding the specific meeting time, Xia Duo actually didn't care much; what he really cared about was the fate of that squad after he made this decision.

If an accident occurs, then there is nothing to regret. Such a situation is completely beyond the scope of normal evidence, and then it can be completely determined that Yierlan is playing tricks.

Next, it depends on how the situation develops. Just now, Dumu used his Permission Level to take over the mission of the Arrow Wind squad. No matter what, Yierlan will receive the news; it just depends on how they choose.

Xia Duo had only just left Meilong Market and had only spent an hour or so at the Demon-born Intelligence Research Lab; he didn't expect that Aoruipusi had already been in contact with Laruian. Perhaps they are still in talks right now!

……

Although some unconventional investigation methods were restricted due to the situation within Yierlan, most investigators did not find any suspicious points that required the use of unconventional methods.

A moment later, Dumu told Xia Duo, "The Arrow Wind squad is currently on field duty and cannot get away for the time being. However, I have already used the Supervisor's Permission Level to take over their mission. It is necessary to send another squad to do a handover with them. By this time tomorrow at the latest, they will be able to return to Evereska."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo said to Dumu, "I think it is still necessary to meet them. Please, Mage Dumu, arrange it for me."

The result was that this squad did not have an accident!

"Next time someone says Elves have low efficiency, I will definitely be the first to stand up and object!"

Laierlesi is the eldest son of Evereska Elder Laruian. When Xia Duo met the other party last time, they talked about many topics regarding the Mythallar. Later, the Elder Council gave him the Hengchun Barrier as a gift, which might have been influenced by Laierlesi and Laruian.

After speaking, Xia Duo continued to look at other materials in this archive room, while Dumu directly used the Alliance Mythallar to confirm the status of the reconnaissance squad named 【Arrow Wind】.

Dumu's suddenly changed attitude made Xia Duo feel a trace of surprise. Before coming, he had already communicated with Badijiaer, and it was clear that Badijiaer was also skeptical about this incident.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo separately pulled this record out from a pile of records, then handed it to Dumu, who was waiting on the side, and asked:

If they come over smoothly to meet him, then he will naturally ask about the details of the tracking mission, or even take some unconventional measures to obtain more accurate and detailed information.

If it were in the past, for an invitation from a high-level Mage proficient in Mythallars, Xia Duo would certainly be a bit impatient. But now, with the study abroad experience in the Red Heart Alliance, Xia Duo really didn't have much expectation for such a high-level Mage of the old era.

As one of the Supervisors of the Tower of Time's Demon-born Intelligence Office, Dumu had also participated in the investigation before. It wasn't just him; the Tower of Time had sent a team of nearly fifty people to conduct the investigation together with investigators from other countries in the Northland.