Nate sighed: "That's why I said this game is not suitable for me..."
"Uh... um."
Jiang Yan was about to speak but stopped.
He was about to say that practicing more card skills might help, but...it seemed that for Nate, this was no longer a situation that practice could save.
If he and Jessica hadn't seen Nate finally rob the landlord and give up a few more cards just now, Nate would never have experienced the feeling of "I only have one card left" in his life.
But when this comforting word comes to your lips, you always have to say a few words, otherwise you always feel like you are missing something.
"Then what, Nate... I don't think you should be discouraged. The pain caused by these problems only lasts for the first half of your life."
Jiang Yan said seriously:
"You'll get used to it for the rest of your life."
"..."
Nate's eyelids were twitching wildly and he was speechless.
Jessica spoke weakly: "Well... maybe it would be better to let Ai Luo draw the cards and Nate play the cards?"
"That's it!" Jiang Yan slapped the table, stood up and said:
"Jessica, you're a genius! Did you hear that, Nate? You can still be saved! I mean..."
Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" and the door of the lounge was opened without warning!
Jiang Yan was so frightened that he quickly wrapped all the cards in a tablecloth!
"Emergency gathering!"
Iron Arm rushed in: "All members of Team 7 are here. You don't need to bring anything. Meet at the front door..."
He blinked at the weird tablecloth on the table and asked, "Is there anything on the tablecloth?"
"...Nothing, playing cards." Jiang Yan responded awkwardly.
There was no gathering of people to gamble, nor was it a bed check, not to mention it was non-working hours, so why was he hiding the cards?
It's just an old habit.
"...The problem." Tie Jian said helplessly: "Is everything clear? You don't need to bring anything, you have solved all your personal problems, and you will be here within five minutes!"
"Five minutes for emergency gathering?" Jiang Yan was puzzled: "What is going on?"
Iron Arm frowned and replied:
"For big events, we need time to prepare."
After that, Iron Arm left the lounge without looking back.
The three of them followed the instructions, left the cards on the table, and hurried to prepare.
But the question is still not resolved, but another one appears:
What big event?
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The three of them arrived at the front door on time. An armored transport vehicle was already parked here, with Ursus' double-headed eagle emblem painted on the vehicle.
……What does it mean?
Several familiar faces also arrived at the same time.
The four brothers and sisters of the second team: Jerry, Archer, Dan and Anna.
They just came to this camp a month ago
"Good evening...although now seems not the time to say this." Jerry greeted them.
Nate asked Archer, "You guys too?"
"Yes, emergency gathering - no reason given." Archer nodded in response: "Do you know what the situation is now?"
Watching Nate shake his head, Anna's already tense expression added a hint of worry:
"Everyone from Black Steel has gathered here. What exactly is..."
There are indeed many doubts.
In fact, this is not a camp belonging to Black Steel International, but a base of the Ursus military. The two parties are currently in a state of cooperation, so informal operators who have been trained on the spot will be allowed to stay permanently again.
But now there are only their own people, and the car obviously belongs to the military. Why is this?
Just as Jiang Yan was struggling, there was a rush of footsteps behind him.
As if she could tell what he was thinking:
"——These will be explained in the car." Franka and Tie Jian walked over quickly.
Iron Arm was fully armed with thick defensive equipment and was holding a war hammer in his hand. This was the first time Jiang Yan had seen Iron Arm with such a serious expression since he came to Black Steel.
Even Franka changed from her usual frivolous style, put on protective clothing, and tied her hair back.
The most conspicuous ones are the Originium single-grade sword in her hand, the Swift sword at her waist, and the mask hanging on her chest: this is the equipment she wears when performing chemical defense missions.
Seeing that the two veteran elites were so serious, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Everyone did not dare to say any more words and followed the instructions and followed the two team leaders into the car.
…
The driver is not their person.
As soon as everyone sat down, the preheated armored vehicle started moving.
Iron Arm opened the communication channel:
"Now, it's up to Connor to explain the situation."
There was a lot of noise coming from the other end - just by hearing it, you could guess that there must be chaos there.
"I guess it's evening in Ursus... Good evening, kids."
Connor's greeting came from the other end of the communication - but this serious tone did not bring any warmth.
"It's really difficult for me to explain the situation. The information is too complicated, and it's impossible to distinguish between true and false. But if I were to give you a summary..."
"There's big trouble. In other words, something big has happened to Ursus."
There was the sound of paper turning over there. Along with the noisy ringtone in the background, Connor continued:
"Just as the sun set, that is, three hours ago—Oloina, an important transportation hub city in Ursus, was attacked by terrorists."
He paused and his voice became low:
"...But this news was not officially known to Ursus until an hour ago."
"And we didn't know the situation until we received the official commission half an hour ago. According to the cooperation contract between the official and us, they asked us - of course, there are some other forces with similar cooperative relationships - to this
To assist with the matter.”
"The most dangerous thing right now...is that we don't know anything about what's going on inside."
The sound of documents being flipped through kept coming:
"Although they sent a lot of analysis results...hell, who knows how it took half an hour to write such a long report? In short, the analysis results can only prove one thing."
"Illaina has fallen."
...There was dead silence in the car.
Looking at the serious expressions on Iron Arm and Franka's face, it was obvious that they already knew the situation.
But……
"...Comrade Chief Instructor." Jiang Yan felt his mouth was dry:
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"I hope this is a fucking joke too."
There was the sound of a lighter, followed by the sound of Connor sucking in air.
After smoking for a while, he continued:
"That's right. Illaina has fallen - an Ursus city where the city's security force, military strength, and all defense lines are composed of strong men like iron arms. It is a transportation hub of this empire where force is supreme.
In this way, within two hours of blocking all information leakage, it was attacked and fell."
"This group of terrorists are not idiots without a plan, nor are they cowards lacking strength - on the contrary, they did not make any noise and defeated a giant beast with great power - they are hunters."
"What's even more ridiculous is that based on certain intelligence, we can draw and believe such a conclusion——"
"Behind this hunter, there are other political forces supporting and even driving him."
Connor pressed out the cigarette butt hard.
"This is why Ursus cannot directly send troops to suppress it, but needs to find a security company."
"At the same time, unfortunately, we are being targeted."
"What's even more unfortunate is that the only strength we can rely on at this time is you."
"Most unfortunately, we cannot say no."
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