"...?"
Griseo, who had been squatting in the snow for who knows how long, changed her posture after hearing some subtle noises in the distance and stuck her head out to observe the situation.
When she confirmed that someone was approaching, a hint of helplessness flashed across her big violet eyes.
Although there was a chance the person coming might be an enemy, Griseo felt that the subtle noises indicated it was a member of the Yeti Squadron.
For a moment, she thought it was really a coincidence. The forest was vast, with many places to observe secretly, yet they still managed to bump into each other.
While she wouldn't be sent back if discovered at this moment, Griseo couldn't help but think about the teaching, care, and protection she received from the Yeti Squadron. If possible, she only wanted the teaching and care, not the protection. She wanted to protect others as well.
"Mr. Wolf..."
After Griseo silently called out, the red Mr. Wolf appeared, then picked up the little loli skillfully and quickly moved her to another location.
After moving to a tree more than ten meters away, he climbed up the tree with Griseo in his arms, placing her steadily before disappearing again.
Not long after the little loli sat firmly in the tree, she saw two familiar figures in white coats, holding weapons and carefully approaching the spot where she had just been, as if on guard against something.
Griseo was not surprised by this, as she had walked that short distance herself. Because the snow was too thick, the traces were still there, and it was normal for the careful Yetis to discover and be vigilant.
Under Griseo's gaze, the two Yetis searched in vain. Looking at the empty snow pit, they were slightly stunned before quickly checking the treetops.
Their actions made the little loli subconsciously hide behind the leaves...
...
After checking around without any results, the two Yetis communicated with gestures.
To be honest, after being in the Ursus Snowfield for so long, this was the first time they encountered such a weird situation.
It was strange enough to find indescribable footprints that extended to a tree and suddenly disappeared.
"Okay, let's continue the mission."
After patting his teammate on the shoulder and making a gesture, one of them stopped worrying about the footprints and turned his eyes toward the mine.
After seeing his teammate's gestures, the other person also gave up the inspection and turned his eyes to the bright mine, observing and recording, roughly estimating the structure of the mine and the distribution of guards.
Sitting in the tree and watching the two Yetis, Griseo probably understood their mission. It was to gather as much information as possible about the mine to facilitate the next formal action.
After this realization, she was a little disappointed... At the same time, she began to think about whether to meet up with the Yeti Squadron and help rescue the people in the mine.
As Griseo was thinking, there was a commotion in the mine... Many guards who were patrolling were mobilized and rushed in one direction.
"What's going on? Has someone been discovered?"
"I don't know, but I didn't see any signals... Should we check it out?"
When Griseo noticed the commotion, the two Yetis also noticed it. They frowned and whispered to each other.
"We shouldn't go over... We didn't see any signals. What if it's a trap?"
"That's right, let's quickly estimate the terrain and situation and return to the gathering place."
Griseo, relying on her keen hearing as a MANTIS, listened to their conversation and became thoughtful.
"Uncle Tyrant..."
Another silent call, but this time Griseo summoned not Mr. Wolf, but her new partner, Mr. Tyrant.
After being summoned, the scarlet Tyrant appeared out of thin air, floating beside Griseo, waiting for her command.
"Hmm..."
Griseo did not speak but turned her head to look at him, then pointed in the direction of the commotion in the mine.
Understanding her meaning, the Tyrant nodded gently and left with agility that belied his huge body, rushing to the source of the commotion without the two Yetis noticing.
This was the first time Griseo had asked the Tyrant to perform a mission. There was no way to share his perspective, so she didn't know what was happening or how he would handle it...
However, the little loli trusted her partners, even new ones, and she believed Uncle Tyrant would handle it well.
On the other side of the forest:
"The signal was lost just now, damn..."
"Don't say it, run away... Be careful!"
Lois dragged her companion, using the trees to barely avoid the arrows shot by the guards with crossbows.
After narrowly avoiding the attack, the two stopped talking and focused on escaping.
However, in the snow-covered terrain, it was not easy to evade the enemy... Speed couldn't be increased, and there was no way to hide their tracks.
If the signal was still working, they could call for support from the powerful elder sister and other Yetis. Unfortunately, the device was lost during the pursuit.
Now the two could only hope other teammates would notice the abnormality or they could reach their elder sister. Otherwise, they might be exhausted and caught today.
"Swish"
"Puff"
"Hmm... hum."
The slight tearing sound and muffled groan from not far away made Lois's pupils shrink, panic and fear flashing in her eyes.
"Leos... you!"
"Haha... cough, it's okay, just minor injuries, but I think we have to split up... otherwise, no one can escape."
Leos smiled softly to comfort Lois's panic.
"No... how could a Yeti abandon a teammate!"
"Swoosh"