Although those who were rescued and those who participated in the rescue knew how gruesome the deaths of those who died by her hand were, everyone remained silent about it.
Not a single person mentioned it.
The only consequence of this event was that every morning during exercises, a group of children would run over to join in.
This habit of morning exercises quickly became popular throughout the home base.
"Everyone is so happy!" Tallulah sighed as she looked at the crowd doing exercises not far away.
"Indeed, it's been a long time since everyone has been this energetic.
Although there are still many stubborn people who think it's inappropriate to cooperate with a Vampire, Miss Flandre did indeed perform a great service last time, one that left certain Old Stubborn Ones with nothing to say.
I think we can ask her if she's willing to help with that matter."
Standing beside her was a white-haired Cautus.
She had a scar on the bridge of her nose, but it didn't dim her appearance; instead, it blended softness with iron-bloodedness.
The Old Stubborn One she spoke of was her adoptive father, Ursus's "Patriot," the last pure-blooded Wendigo, the leader of the Shield Guards, and the military leader of the Reunion Movement—Buldrokkas'tee.
Of course, since that rescue operation, he hadn't stopped others from contacting Flandre, but due to the influence of his bloodline, he still couldn't trust a Vampire.
So he simply avoided her quietly.
Flandre was well aware of this, but she felt she wasn't money; if some people liked her, naturally some wouldn't.
She didn't need to change herself or do anything just because someone didn't like her.
After all, besides her older sister, other people were unimportant in her eyes; it was just that the influence of the other soul had given her more humanity.
After finishing their workout, everyone dispersed from the open space and began their respective work.
Tallulah came over to Flandre and Alina, who were talking to each other.
"Alina, I made something good for you, want to go take a look together?"
Alina looked at Flandre, and after Flandre nodded, Alina left with Tallulah.
Flandre turned her head to look at the approaching honorary Operator of Rhodes Island, captain of the Yeti Squad, the white rabbit "Frostnova"—Yelena.
The other party's goal was clear: she was here for her.
To this end, Tallulah had even specifically lured Alina away.
So there was some combat-related need for her help, and because they were worried about Alina's attitude, they had tricked her away first.
She looked at the newcomer.
"Hello, Yelena!"
"Hello, Miss Flandre, how about we go somewhere to chat?"
Frostnova pointed to a small platform not far away, cobbled together from a few stones and wooden boards, usually used for drying things but also for sitting and resting.
After the two sat down, Frostnova stated her purpose.
Winter in Ursus was extremely cold, so besides food, firewood for the winter was also a very important item.
But they couldn't cut down the forest here, as it was an important barrier protecting them from discovery.
So their logging camp was established in another location fifty kilometers away.
However, bad news had come this morning: that place had been discovered by the Reconnaissance Squad, and many people had been captured.
Because there were many people, Frostnova and Tallulah were worried that someone might reveal the news of the home base out of fear.
The news hadn't returned from other directions yet, so the people here didn't know.
Once they found out, it would likely cause a significant disturbance.
Because the distance was too great, by the time the Shield Guards or Yeti Squad got there, the news of the Reunion Movement's home base might be completely exposed, and the situation would have turned irreversible.
And now winter was approaching; if they were forced to migrate, they were worried about whether the elderly, weak, women, and children here could endure it.
So Tallulah thought of Flandre.
After the last incident, she had great trust in Flandre's speed and combat power.
As long as she was willing to help, there might still be room for maneuver.
"Alright, tell me the location. There's no time to lose, I'll set off now!"
Since she was just idling around anyway, and if she didn't help here, she'd have to go play with those children, Flandre agreed decisively.
"On behalf of the Reunion Movement, thank you for your help.
By the way, take this. The place with the red mark is the destination; there's a signal base station there, and this can receive the station's signal to give you real-time positioning."
Frostnova reached out and handed over something similar to a radar signal receiver.
It had already been calibrated, and the only target was that signal station.
Flandre picked up the receiver and soared into the air amidst everyone's exclamations.
Under the children's gazes, she quickly vanished from the spot.
Alina ran back after seeing this and saw Frostnova standing there.
"I'm very sorry, Ms. Alina, but we have something very important that needs Flandre's help, so could you lend her to us for a day?"
Frostnova's words left Alina not knowing how to respond; you've already borrowed the person before coming to discuss it with me, what's the point.
"Remember, Flandre is only staying here temporarily, she's not one of our Reunion Movement members, and she's still a child.
You can't just arrange for her to do dangerous things."
Alina wasn't stupid; she had noticed Tallulah's eyes were a bit shifty before, and seeing Flandre leave, she naturally knew Tallulah had deliberately lured her away to give them a chance to talk.
But since they were doing this for the Reunion Movement, she couldn't say much; she could only remind them that Flandre wasn't a member, so they'd better not make her do too much, or they wouldn't be able to repay the debt of gratitude later.
"I know that, of course, but this matter was urgent, and indeed, besides her, we couldn't find anyone more suitable."
Frostnova apologized again and stated she had other things to handle, leaving Tallulah alone to face Alina's questioning.
Flandre spent less than ten minutes flying the fifty-kilometer distance to the sky above the logging camp.
Looking down from above, there were indeed many Reconnaissance Squad members in Ursus military uniforms, while many Infected were still resisting by relying on the terrain of the logging camp.
But when unprepared Infected miners faced fully-armed Ursus Reconnaissance Squad members, the difference in combat power was more than just one level.
If Flandre hadn't arrived, these people would have all been captured in ten more minutes at most.
The person in charge of the capture operation was a man wearing gentlemanly glasses, looking quite elegant.