Chapter 269: Wait for Me, All of You
As soon as the griffin flew out of the spirit ruin!
Sure enough, Dracula's men had led the undead army to surround the outside!
But they were firmly blocked outside the oasis!
If there was truly any place in this Sahara Desert that Dracula couldn't reach,
then a water source was definitely one of them.
Watching the griffin soar into the sky, Hell Dracula, standing on an off-road vehicle, wore a grim expression!
He roared, "Jiangnan!"
"You can't protect her!"
"You have no idea what she represents, or what the name Dracula stands for!"
Jiangnan didn't even look back; he simply flipped Hell off!
Hell gritted his teeth!
"We'll meet again! I hope you won't regret it then!"
Jiangnan couldn't care less!
Whatever happens, happens!
I'm taking her away. If you don't like it, bite me!
The journey after that went smoothly!
The group was escorted all the way out of the desert by the dreadlocked uncle, heading straight for Bate Harbor!
That's where Dragon Abyss's people were waiting to pick them up.
Meanwhile, Big Black and Little Black stayed behind in the tribe to lie low for a while!
Many people in the Budaya district had been injected with the Immortal Serum!
Now that the source of the serum had vanished, once its effects wore off, who knew how many would become part of the undead army!
The situation was bound to be turbulent!
Of course, none of that was Jiangnan's concern.
On the high-speed train heading to Jing Du!
Shen Hong, the president of the Jiangcheng Spirit Martial Association, generously chartered an entire train car!
And the three teams selected from the northern province to participate in the National All-Star Competition were all in this car!
"Sorry, the number you dialed is switched off."
Xia Yao lay on the small table, her face puffed up like a steamed bun!
"Why isn't Xiao Nan answering his phone? I haven't been able to reach him since the video call!"
"Hmph! Doesn't he even miss me?"
"Even if he doesn't miss me, how could Xuexue not miss him?"
Zhong Yingxue put down her phone, her face full of worry!
Wu Liang sighed, "He probably won't make it in time. We've already delayed our departure until the last day!"
"The qualifiers start tomorrow, and the other teams have been here for three days!"
Xia Yao rubbed her head in frustration, messing up her silver-white short hair!
"We finally fought hard to win the championship! It'd be such a shame to miss it!"
Meanwhile, from Shen Miao's team!
Captain Song Qing sneered, "It might be a good thing if he doesn't make it!"
"The video of Jiangnan's post-All-Star interview on Weibo has already blown up!"
"I don't know how many people want to teach him a lesson!"
"If he doesn't show up, maybe he'll avoid a disaster. But if he comes and loses right away, wouldn't that embarrass our Jiangcheng?"
Gu Bei chimed in, "Exactly! We're getting dragged down with him!"
"Our province has become a target for everyone!"
Xia Yao said coldly, "No one thinks you're mute if you don't speak."
Shen Mui rolled her eyes, "You two, just shut up! If it weren't for Jiangnan, do you think we'd have this spot?"
Guoguo got up with a look of disgust, refusing to sit next to them, and went over to sit beside Wu Liang...
Song Qing and Gu Bei's faces darkened.
On Weibo, the video of Jiangnan's interview had long since spread like wildfire!
When the teams from other provinces watched it, they were absolutely furious!
You're pretty cocky just because you're sucking on a pacifier, huh?
One after another, they left comments, wanting to see the might of the Pacifier War God!
You could say that even before the competition started, the atmosphere was already explosive!
This year's competition was shaping up to be the most exciting one yet!
The Pacifier War God, Jiangnan, had become a hot topic!
Yu Qingqing's eyes lit up, "I found the name of that ship!"
Zhong Yingxue was startled, "What ship?"
"The one Nan Shen was on in that video! I remember the ship's name!"
"It's registered in Wakandabu! Let me see where it was sailing that day..."
When she looked it up, Yu Qingqing was stunned!
She exclaimed in shock, "The Madaga Archipelago? Jili Strait? Africa? Nan Shen went to Africa these past few days?"
At that, everyone was shocked!
Africa?
Jiangnan was on the other side of the earth?
Are you kidding? He went that far?
Zhong Yingxue covered her face, and Xia Yao slumped down immediately!
Qin Shou smiled bitterly, "How the hell is he supposed to make it back in time?"
Just then!
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
Everyone's phone received a text message notification!
"Due to incomplete attendance of All-Star Competition participants, the original first round of qualifiers in Jing Du is temporarily postponed by one week!"
"The specific start time will be announced later based on the situation!"
At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded!
What's going on?
Because the participants aren't all here?
Who else hasn't arrived? The only one who hasn't reported in yet is Jiangnan!
Wu Liang was shocked, "Holy shit! Is Nan Shen really that powerful? Because he didn't show up, the qualifiers are postponed?"
Xia Yao jumped up excitedly, "Hehe! Awesome! Haha!"
Everyone exchanged glances!
In all previous All-Star Competitions, nothing like this had ever happened because of someone not showing up!
In fact, there had never even been a postponement!
And now it was postponed just because of one person, Jiangnan?
Zhong Yingxue was bewildered, "What exactly did Xiao Nan go to Africa to do?"
President Shen Hong looked at the text message, and his worries immediately vanished!
"Haha! Badass! You can't argue with that!"
He knew that once a national-level competition was postponed,
the losses wouldn't be small in the slightest!
But now it was postponed just because of one person, Jiangnan!
You could imagine how important what Jiangnan was doing must be!
With one text message, Shen Hong felt relieved.
The Jing Du Spirit Martial Association, as the organizer, was dumbfounded!
The other provincial Spirit Martial Associations were furious!
The participating players were even more upset!
You could say it was like a stone thrown into a thousand waves!
Suddenly, discussions erupted!
"Why the hell is that? Jiangnan is the only one who hasn't reported in, and because he's not here, we all have to wait?"
"Who does he think he is? Just because he's a space system?"
"Exactly! Is the All-Star Competition being held just for him?"
"We've already waited three days! Now we have to wait another week? Is this a joke?"
"He's such a diva! He's so full of himself he doesn't even know his own name!"
The crowd was outraged, and one by one, they complained to their own team presidents, demanding that the competition start on schedule!
And these presidents who had come to Jing Du were no pushovers either!
They picked up their phones and called the organizers!
"What's going on, President Chen? Is this a joke?"
"Wait for one person? Make all of us wait? Are you serious?"
"Are we playing house or what?"
Chen Xuan, the general president of the Jing Du Spirit Martial Association, had a massive headache!
Looking at the document approved from above and his phone that was being blown up, he was completely bewildered!
Journalists, media, venue sponsors, hotel accommodations—everything was arranged, just waiting for the competition to start!
And now they're told to postpone?
How much money would that burn? Plus, it would hurt the association's overall image!
After thinking it over, he still dialed the phone!
"Hello... Secretary-General? About the qualifiers..."
A voice came from the other end!
"Before Jiangnan returns to the country, everyone just wait!"
"If anyone doesn't want to wait, tell them to get lost! If they're not satisfied, they can come find me!"
Chen Xuan's face turned pale. So it really was because they were waiting for Jiangnan?
Hearing that unquestionable tone, Chen Xuan knew there was no changing this decision!
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What exactly is Jiangnan...?"
"Just wait if they tell you to wait! A soldier who fights abroad, shedding blood and risking his life!"
"Isn't he worth waiting for?"
"Do you know how significant the success of this Dragon Abyss Ghost-Slaying Operation was? It sent shockwaves across the international community!"
"This was a heavy punch! Jiangnan was the fist!"
"He was on a mission abroad for work, and if he misses the All-Star Competition because of it? That's not how things are done!"
"Jiangnan will also be receiving a medal when he returns! Everyone just wait!"
"Beep, beep, beep—"
Chen Xuan was completely stunned!
Ghost-Slaying Operation? International shockwaves?
And a medal? What great merit had he achieved?
What exactly did Jiangnan do overseas?