The order was issued a long time ago. It was also the assembly order of the Phantom Squadron after more than a year. Moreover, the order was not a mandatory requirement.
The content of the order was: Those who have nothing to do, gather in Youkexin City before September 1st.
It meant that those who did not want to come did not have to come.
Usually, Caesar was absent from this kind of non-mandatory order.
However, on this day after the middle of January, the Phantom Squadron gathered in advance, and no one was absent.
The abandoned cars were piled up randomly, forming a small hill of four or five meters high.
The smell of gasoline and rust mixed together, and it was quite pungent.
Every member of Spider was either sitting or standing at a high place, while Machi, Woking, and Nobunaga were standing on the flat ground.
It wasn't a deliberate position, but there was a faint sense of judgment.
Kuluoluoshi was sitting on a two-meter-tall dilapidated car. The dilapidated atmosphere around him gave him a familiar feeling.
He used to think that every broken leg of Spider represented the death of a member.
No matter what the cause was, only the death of an individual would make Spider lose its legs. However, he never thought that one day, Spider's legs would leave on their own.
"Never thought of it? It should be said that it is selective and deliberate. "
Culolo's eyelids drooped. He closed the book with one hand and put it aside casually. Then, he looked down at Machi, who was calm.
Parker stood beside Culolo. As one of his earliest companions, she did not see things as clearly as Culolo. She frowned and said, "Machi, why do you want to quit?"
Woking and Nobunaga stood not far from Machi. They looked at Machi with a slightly complicated expression.
Around them, the other members of Spider were looking at Machi on the flat ground, while Caesar was playing with poker cards. He did not seem to be interested in these things.
Machi chose to remain silent in the face of Parker's question.
The reason why she wanted to leave the exploration team was not complicated. Not to mention the hidden conflicts with Feitan, Finks, and the others, it was because Luo was so tough that he did not allow her to have any disobedience.
In the final analysis, the reason why Law was so tough could be summed up in one sentence: You are my woman.
Machi would not tell her the reason, and Woking and Nobunaga did not have a clear intention to leave the exploration team. They were still in a state of uncertainty, so she was not qualified to force them to leave.
Whether or not to withdraw was ultimately up to the individual's will.
Facing Machi's silence, Paknoda could use her ability as a bargaining chip to force Machi to give a reason, but she didn't do so. She was just puzzled.
In the silent atmosphere, the Swordsmen held their phones in one hand and put the other on their waists. They said, "It's because of that man named Law."
The moment these words were spoken, several members of the group had obvious reactions.
Machi's face was still calm, but his gaze could not help but fall on the Swordsmen.
"Is it a guess, or a conclusion?" Culolo looked at the Swordsmen.
In the corner, Caesar's eyes narrowed into slits. The poker card in his hand suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a joker card.
The Swordsmen pondered for a moment, then said, "It's between a guess and a conclusion. Just ten days ago, Law became one of the 287th hunters who passed the hunter test. I'm not pointing this out to explain anything, but to give you a piece of information."
In the exploration team, the Swordsmen and Caesar both had hunter licenses. However, the Swordsmen's role in the exploration team was to process and analyze information, and they would usually collect some information through the hunter website.
That was why Caesar knew nothing about Law getting a license, but the Swordsmen knew this.
Caesar laughed in a low voice. His small eyes slowly lit up with murderous intent, but there was another murderous intent that was more obvious than him.
That was Feitan's murderous aura. He didn't hide it at all, and it was exposed in front of everyone. Following that was Fenkes's murderous aura.
"Oh, it's here." Feitan's voice came through the skull mask.
At this time, the tall and strong Franklin asked in a calm tone, "Machi, you want to leave the exploration team. Is it related to that man? I don't need you to tell me the details, just answer yes or no. "
Among all the members, only Little Drop looked at everyone blankly. She joined the exploration team later and did not participate in the extermination of the Kurota tribe. She did not know about Law, nor did she know about the conflict between Law and the exploration team.
At this moment, seeing that the atmosphere in the group was obviously stirred up because of a man's name, Little Drop was puzzled and also curious.
But she was forgetful, maybe she would forget it after a while.
In the face of Franklin's question, Machi was still silent. She just raised her head slightly and looked at Culolo, who was silent.
It didn't matter what the reason was. As long as Ku Luoluo agreed, she wouldn't be standing here anymore.
Culolo also knew this. He met Machi's eyes and did not let go, but calmly said: "I want to know the reason, as Franklin said, yes or no."
This time, Machi did not remain silent. She nodded and said: "Yes."
Culolo's hands slowly clasped together, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look. He unconsciously fell into contemplation.
Hearing Machi's admission, most of the members in the group looked different.
That incident has always been a thorn in their hearts. Because of this thorn, there were many times when it almost became the fuse between Feitan, Finks, Woking, and Nobunaga.
There were even several times when they fought with their bare fists.
That was a contradiction that could not be straightened out, but because of Law's disappearance, the occasionally tense atmosphere gradually eased.
However, with the news of Ma Qi's withdrawal from the exploration team, the news about Law came to them in this way.
"Do I have reason to doubt one thing?"
Feitan sneered and moved without warning.
His figure rushed like a ghost, and a cold light flashed from under his coat. It was a sharp unsheathed blade, pointing at Machi's heart.
Clang!
The sharp blade that came with ill intentions was blocked by Nobunaga's saber in time.
"You... are you looking for death?"
The blue veins on Nobunaga's forehead bulged. His usually lazy and listless eyes were now overflowing with killing intent.
Two of the sharpest blades in the group crossed in front of him. Machi just glanced at it lightly, and then continued to look straight at Culolo, who was deep in thought.
"Feitan, Machi is still a member of the exploration team," Paknoda said in a deep voice.
Woking's face was slightly ferocious, and his aura surged out wantonly. At the same time, Finks entered the state of [Sturdy] and stared coldly at Woking, but he also could not agree with Feitan's behavior just now.
Although there was leeway, it was really merciless.
Facing everyone's gaze, Feitan's eyes curved slightly, and he said indifferently, "I want to see if her heart is still there."
First speak, then attack.
This was the leeway that Feitan left, so Nobunaga's sword was drawn in time.
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