When Estelle arrived at the command room uneasily, Lieutenant Yuria and Krose were already standing there with solemn expressions, staring at the holographic projection in front of them. They had locked onto the location of the Queen through the hovering loop. The next step was to sneak into King's City and rescue her.
Since the princess and Lieutenant Yuria were obviously more familiar with King's City, Fangzheng handed over the command of the scene to the two of them. He himself was in charge of doing nothing.
"My suggestion is to directly break through the direction, enter the palace, rescue the Queen, then lock down the palace on the spot …. We need to divide into three groups. One group will control the gate, another group will be responsible for holding back the enemy, and the last group will be responsible for rescuing the Queen."
Having said that, Lieutenant Yuria looked at Fangzheng.
"Mr. Fangzheng, please forgive me for being presumptuous, but can the Blizzard provide air cover fire?"
"Uh …. Although it does, I don't recommend it."
"Why?"
"Because with the firepower of the Blizzard, it'll blow up King's City if it's not careful. I don't think any of you want to see that happen."
Fangzheng spread his hands helplessly as he said.
"Don't look at me like that. After all, the purpose of building the Blizzard wasn't to fight a battle of this level."
Then what kind of battle are you planning to fight?
Looking at Fangzheng, everyone swallowed their sarcasm.
One blow is enough to destroy the entire palace? What kind of monster are you planning to create?!
"Then we'll have to wait until we land on the platform of the palace, then …."
"Wait, wait a minute!!"
Estelle finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Are you going to throw us down? Can't you land on the palace like a normal airship and drop us off? "
"I'd like to do that, but unfortunately …."
"Unfortunately?"
"There's no place."
"…."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Estelle was completely speechless, while Krose could only smile bitterly. It was true that the palace had a special parking space for airships, but … .even if a parking space could park a tank, it couldn't park a Boeing 747, could it?
Abel's palace was located in the suburbs, but King Libel's palace was in the capital. Where would they find such a large place for Blizzard to land?
"I'm fine. Didn't you come back alive and kicking?"
"It's not good for the mind!"
Even for a thick-skinned girl like Estelle, falling from a height of ten thousand meters was more than what she could handle!
"It's okay. It's not easy the first time, but you'll get used to it. Once you get used to it, you'll enjoy it."
"… Hmm? What are you talking about? "
"Hehe, guess."
While Fangzheng was teasing Estele, Teo suddenly spoke up.
"Report! Something abnormal has happened to Granselle!"
"What?"
Upon hearing that, everyone was alarmed. As for Fangzheng, he immediately gave the order.
"Put the image on the screen."
"Yes."
Soon, the image changed to a bird's eye view of Granselle. Then, everyone was surprised to see the lights in Granselle's capital gradually going out. Not only that, but darkness was spreading in all directions. The lights disappeared one after another, only to be replaced by the dark night of the capital. However, the darkness did not stop. It continued to move forward. The people could only watch helplessly as the lights representing the civilization of the Kingdom of Libel went out one by one, until the entire Kingdom of Libel was completely shrouded in darkness.
"This is … the phenomenon of conduction stopping!"
Estelle, Joshua, and Tida were astounded when they saw this.
"How's that possible?"
"The range is so large?!"
"The phenomenon of conduction stopping? What's going on? "
Yuria and Krose were still confused by the shocked expressions of the three. Fangzheng quickly explained to them.
"To put it simply, a few days ago, Cassius, Estelle's father, sent them a mysterious black conductive device. When activated, it can absorb the surrounding conductive energy, rendering other conductive devices useless. They gave this thing to Dr. Russell for research, but before the doctor could figure out the situation, he was kidnapped by special forces disguised as the royal guards. They also took the conductive device with them. Now it seems that they probably kidnapped Dr. Russell along the way. The mysterious black conductive device is their real target. "
"We must stop Major Richard immediately."
After listening to Fangzheng's explanation, Krose's face turned pale.
"If this goes on, things will get really bad!"
"Then I'll leave the task of saving the Queen to you. I'll order the Blizzard to wait in the air. If the Republic or the Empire tries to take advantage of the situation, don't blame me for not showing mercy."
"I'll leave it to you, Mr. Fangzheng."
Krose did not bother with pleasantries. Just as Fangzheng said, the conductive energy in the Kingdom of Libel had stopped and was on the verge of collapsing. Although they did not know how the intelligence department did it or why they did it, it was a great crisis for the Kingdom of Libel now!
If this matter was not resolved as soon as possible, the whole Kingdom of Libel would face an unimaginable situation!
Because of the phenomenon of conduction stopping, it was meaningless to occupy the control room of the gate now. Without conductive energy, the gate could not be used at all, so Yuria decisively changed her strategy. She, Joshua, and Olivier would lead the team to attack the gate of the palace and lure the soldiers of the special forces. Meanwhile, Sherazard, Estelle, and Krose would take the opportunity to parachute to the balcony of the palace and rescue the Queen from there.
Originally, Yuria hoped to dissuade Krose from staying on the Blizzard. That way, even if something happened, she could at least leave a seed behind. But Krose insisted on saving her grandmother. In addition, Fangzheng had sent Blackie and Ilya to assist Krose. Because Yuria had seen the strength of the two little girls in the previous battle, she finally nodded and agreed to Krose's request.
Then, under Fangzheng's lead, they once again came to the airdrop pod.
"Uh … Mr. Fangzheng, is this really safe?"
Sitting inside, Yuria still showed an uneasy expression on her face. After all, they were being thrown down from an altitude of 30,000 meters. Although Estelle and the others were in front, logically speaking, it should not be a problem, but … looking at the sea of clouds illuminated by the moonlight through the window, Yuria's legs still trembled a little.
This had nothing to do with the bravery of a soldier. It was purely a biological instinct.
"Don't worry. Not only is it safe, it's also very exciting."
"… Your Highness, are you really not going to reconsider?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Yuria rolled her eyes helplessly, then looked at Krose. Although the latter's face was also pale, she still nodded firmly.
"I'm going, Yuria. And I believe that with Mr. Fangzheng's skills, there won't be any problems!"
After saying that, Krose also stepped into the airdrop cabin and sat on the soft chair. Then, the safety lever slowly lowered and restrained Krose's body. Shortly after, the heavy cabin door closed, and Krose felt the airdrop cabin she was in move slightly, sliding forward.
Then, the hatch below slowly opened. Krose looked down and could even see the bright sea of clouds illuminated by the moonlight through the window. Although it was indeed a beautiful scene, Krose couldn't help but grip the safety lever nervously at the thought that she was about to be sucked into it.
"Pfft … Boom!!"
Following that, accompanied by the sound of jets and explosions, Krose instantly felt a powerful force descending from the sky. Then, the airdrop cabin she was in was like a cannonball that was shot out, falling rapidly towards the sea of clouds.
"Ahhh —!!!!"
Even though she was mentally prepared, Krose still screamed at the top of her lungs. She shut her eyes tightly and didn't dare to look outside. She could only feel gravity taking control of her body and the airdrop cabin, causing it to fall to the ground quickly. She felt as if she was falling from a cliff into an endless abyss ….
"Reaching the specified altitude. First reverse thrust activated."
Accompanied by the cold electronic voice, Krose felt a sudden thrust from the airdrop pod she was sitting on. Her original falling speed slowed down a lot. This made the originally nervous Krose open her eyes subconsciously and look around. Through the window, she could see dozens of silver-white "eggs" falling with her. The lower half of their bodies opened up like petals, and she could vaguely see blue flames shooting out of them.
"It's so beautiful …."
Looking at the scene in front of her, Krose could not help but murmur to herself. This was the first time she had seen the night view of the sky in this kind of situation. For Krose, this beautiful scene was enough to leave her with an endless aftertaste.
Unfortunately, before Krose could take a few more glances, the airdrop pod she was in had already plunged into the sea of clouds. For a moment, there was only pure white outside the window. But a moment later, when she left the sea of clouds again, it was pitch-black. Only under the moonlight could she vaguely make out some silhouettes and trajectories.
"Glansel, I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Krose clenched her fists tightly as she looked at the dark capital that looked like a dead graveyard. This was the first time she had seen such a lifeless capital shrouded in darkness. It felt as if the entire Kingdom of Libel had been destroyed.
I will never let this country become like this!
At this thought, Krose clenched her fists.
At the same time, several flashing light spots streaked across the sky not far away. Krose had heard from Fangzheng that those light spots were the signs of the airdrop pods. According to Yuria's plan, she would first land in the courtyard with the majority of the troops and attract the attention of the special agents from the main entrance. Therefore, the first batch of airdrop pods would arrive faster, and the airdrop pod that Krose was in would land after taking advantage of the time difference.
Soon, Krose saw dozens of light spots land in the darkness. Then, specks of light that looked like fire appeared from them. Obviously, the noise caused by the landing of the airdrop pod and the appearance of the royal guards had alarmed the special agents, and the two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.
At this moment, the cold electronic voice sounded again.
"Second ignition commencing. Prepare for acceleration."
Soon, the airdrop pod sped up again. Krose watched helplessly as the familiar King City got closer and closer to her. Closer and closer, closer and closer, and then … … …
Boom!!!
Although the airdrop pod decelerated in time and pushed back at the last moment, it still smashed into the roof of the palace. For Krose, the impact was not as serious as she had imagined. She only felt as if she had jumped a little, and then the safety lever was immediately released. At the same time, the hatch opened, and fresh cold air rushed into her face, clearing her mind of the confusion caused by the impact. Krose hurriedly stood up, picked up her weapon, and walked out of the airdrop pod.
Not far away, Estelle stumbled out of the crowd.
"Ugh … I really don't want to sit in it for the third time."
"It looks dangerous, but it's really convenient."
Although Shirazade tried her best to remain calm, her trembling legs said it all.
"But … the palace is really in trouble."
After all, airdrop pods were not light things. Now that they fell from the sky, the roof of the palace was in a mess.
"Now's not the time to talk about this. We have to save Her Majesty as soon as possible!"
Krose did not say anything else. She hurriedly rushed into the palace, and the others followed.
Because of Yuria's bait tactic, almost all the special forces soldiers went to the main gate to fight. They did not expect that someone could invade from the rooftop. So the group arrived at the room where the Queen was imprisoned almost without any obstruction.
Then, they saw the Queen standing on the balcony with her back to them.
"Grandmother, are you okay?!"
Looking at her grandmother, Krose hurriedly asked, and Estelle also yelled out.
"We're here to save you, Your Majesty!"
"…"
Hearing the call of the two, the Queen turned her head and looked at the girls in front of her with a complicated expression. But at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.
"You're finally here. I'm getting a little impatient from waiting."
Along with this voice, a man with a black mask walked out of the darkness and came to the Queen's side.
"Second Lieutenant Lorenz?"
Krose was surprised to see the man in front of her.
"Why are you here?"
"Because my mission is to protect Her Majesty the Queen, so it's not surprising that I'm here."
Hearing Krose's question, Second Lieutenant Lorenz smiled slightly, while Sherazard's expression was solemn.
"How can this be, this man … .exudes such a strong sense of oppression …."
"I don't care what you say, there are five of us here!"
Estelle also clenched the long staff in her hand and glared at Second Lieutenant Lorenz.
"Hehehe … .you're really brave."
Second Lieutenant Lorenz smiled when he heard Estelle's words.
"As expected of the daughter of the S-class guerilla, Cassius."
"Huh?!"
Astir was taken aback while Sherazard's expression changed drastically.
"You even know about the teacher's level that has never been announced to the outside world …."
"Hehe, I know about your situation too. The C-class Sherazard Harvey, nicknamed Silver Flash, seems to be about to be promoted to B-class soon? "
"…."
"I'm sorry."
At that moment, Krose also spoke.
"Can you please give Grandmother back to me? If you're just hired by the Colonel, there's no need for you to continue fighting now. "
However, Second Lieutenant Lorenz shook his head slightly in response to Krose's request.
"What drives this world isn't something that can be seen with the eyes. It's just like how you can't know the movement of the gears if you only observe the crystal circuit of the wheel …. Listen up, Princess Krose. "
Having said that, Second Lieutenant Lorenz stared at Krose, who couldn't help but tremble.
"The so-called country is like a huge and complicated conductor. The people are like the crystallized circuit that contains power. Organizations and systems are the gears that mobilize power, and the country that wraps them together is the framework of the conductor. If you can't master these things, you're not qualified to be the queen of a country. "
"….?!"
Upon hearing Second Lieutenant Lorenz's words, Krose was taken aback. At this moment, a bored sigh sounded.
"Hah …. Why do these boring villains always like to spout nonsense that they think they're very reasonable?"
Blackie walked out from the shadows and stared at Second Lieutenant Lorenz with narrowed eyes.
"Big brother is right. This kind of person likes to delve into things that even they don't understand and feel like they've obtained the truth. After all, you've never been a king before. You're really overestimating yourself by saying such things here. In any case, you don't intend to release the queen, do you? "
"Even so … .what can you do about it?"
"Do you even need to ask?"
Blackie giggled in response to Second Lieutenant Lorenz's question.
At the same time, her figure suddenly disappeared like smoke.
"Of course I'll snatch it back!"
As Xiao Hei's voice sounded once again, she suddenly appeared behind Second Lieutenant Lorenz out of thin air. Then, she brandished the black and white blades in her hands at Second Lieutenant Lorenz like lightning bolts.
"Hah!!"
Second Lieutenant Lorenz's reaction wasn't slow either. Almost at the same time, he hurriedly turned around and slashed at Blackie with the longsword in his hand. The black and white daggers and longswords intertwined and clashed together. At the same time, Second Lieutenant Lorenz's figure flickered and he kicked at Blackie.
However, Xiao Hei was not one to be trifled with. As Lorenz kicked out, she suddenly dropped to the ground and swept her leg towards Lorenz, forcing him to jump back. At the same time, Blackie waved her hands forward. Two spinning daggers followed the trajectory of Lorenz's retreat.
"Interesting!"
Second Lieutenant Lorenz slashed at the spinning daggers and knocked them away. But at that moment, he saw a black longbow appear in the hands of the white-haired girl. She raised the longbow, aimed at him, and stretched out her right hand. A golden arrow appeared out of thin air and landed on the girl's fingertips.
Then, the girl nocked the arrow and released it!
"Boom!!!"
The moment it struck Second Lieutenant Lorenz, the golden arrow suddenly exploded. A huge shockwave broke through the surrounding walls, and even the ground began to tremble.
A moment later, everything returned to silence.
"You must be kidding …."
"That's amazing …."
Looking at Xiao Hei who was standing at the same spot with a proud smile on her face as she put down her bow, Sherlazard and Estelle were speechless. Although they had seen Xiao Hei in battle, they still felt that this girl was not particularly strong. But in those few moves just now, they realized that this lively and interesting girl's skills were completely beyond their imagination.
Even Cassius was probably no match for her ….
"Crash."
While everyone was still in shock, the rubble from the explosion suddenly scattered and tumbled. Then, Second Lieutenant Lorenz, who was covered in dirt, stood up.
"I didn't expect you to have such strength."
The black helmet covering Second Lieutenant Lorenz's face had completely shattered, revealing the face underneath. It was a young man with pale blonde hair. He stared at Blackie with an amused expression.
"I'm the one who's bored. I didn't expect you to be so weak."
In contrast, Blackie yawned.
"I finally understand why big bro didn't do it himself, but let me and Ilya do it instead. Big bro can beat ten of you with one finger … Sigh …."
Xiao Hei gestured to Estelle and the rest.
"Take the Queen and retreat, Ilya and I will deal with this bastard."
"Alright."
Upon hearing Blackie's words, Estelle, Krose, and the others hurriedly approached and tried to leave with the Queen. However, at this moment, the Queen looked at Second Lieutenant Lorenz.
"Wait a minute, your eyes.... Why are they so deep in color? He's still so young, but it's like he's been through a lot of hardship … "
Second Lieutenant Lorenz went silent for a moment.
"Queen, you don't have the right to pity me. I'm sure you're not unfamiliar with the name Hamel, right? "
"Hamel …"
When Queen Alicia heard the name,
His expression immediately changed.
"Could it be …"
"Granny, why are you wasting your breath on this kind of person?"
However, Xiao Hei angrily interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Ilya and I have seen a lot of people like him. Isn't it just because he suffered when he was young that he felt that the world was miserable, so he decided to stir up trouble on his own? He's miserable because he's unlucky, but if he uses that as an excuse to stir up trouble and even lay his hands on innocent civilians, that's a whole different matter …. "
As he spoke, Xiao Hei raised his black and white blades again and pointed at Second Lieutenant Lorenz.
"Ilya and I have seen a lot of people like you with big bro. To be honest, we don't care how much you've suffered in the past. Since you've decided to inflict your suffering on others, you don't deserve any pity …."
"Hehehe, you're right."
Hearing Xiao Hei's words, Second Lieutenant Lorenz also smiled and raised the sword in his hand.
"As you said, maybe what I've done isn't worthy of pity at all. Then …."
"Let us speak with our strength!!"
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