Akatsuki's worry did not come to pass. Although a missile did blast Xiao Lan out of the sky, the Ancient Dragon's body was still sturdy enough. It had sustained injuries but had not been completely devastated.
Even though the side of its abdomen was blown open to the bone and one of its wings was fractured, such wounds for an Ancient Dragon were merely superficial injuries.
By the time the group of ship-girls arrived at the small hill behind the Minato Ward where Xiao Lan had crashed, it had already regained control of its body. The flames caused by the fall and missile explosion had been extinguished, and its wounds were beginning to heal under the influence of Divine Power.
Seeing the ship-girls crowding around it, Xiao Lan's expression turned somewhat awkward. After all, for a giant dragon to fall out of the sky was already embarrassing enough, but to be directly shot down—it was undoubtedly a humiliating chapter in its draconic life.
