The black rain that covered the heavens and the earth and enveloped Aub slowly faded away.
The land that was once again blessed by the sun had lost its former prosperity.
The coastline of Aub's main island was filled with rotting corpses. Behind the coastline, the once prosperous city that was now in ruins was in a tragic state.
The warm sunlight did not bring warmth to the survivors of Aub's defensive battle. Instead, it made them feel even colder.
Every second, there were severely injured people who died.
Every second, there were new victims who were found from the rubble.
Every second …
Standing on the ground that was cleared temporarily.
Standing in front of the tent of the temporary rescue command center.
Carrie's expression was silent.
Her gaze fell on the pile of rubble not far away, silently watching the rescue workers who were searching for survivors on the rubble.
Behind her, Chisaka's body was already covered with a white cloth, waiting for the next step.
"Prime Minister. Although it's a little unreasonable, you should probably focus on adjusting the defense now. I'm afraid that those bugs will attack again soon. "
At this time, a somewhat unfamiliar but clear voice sounded.
Carrie, who was silently watching the rescue work, suddenly moved, a trace of light appearing in her eyes.
"Yes. I know. Just now, I've already ordered people to prepare. "
Carrie, whose face gradually regained some color, first nodded, then sighed.
"But, I'm afraid our strength is no longer enough to defend this main island."
In the battle not long ago, the three lines of defense of Aub's main island had been destroyed in name only.
Even the final line of defense that was barely reinvigorated by the intervention of the Son of Dan Slave was the same.
The Aub Defense Force's combat power had reached the point where it was stretched to the limit.
After a pause, Carrie looked at the person who came.
It was a young girl wearing a white military uniform with a gorgeous golden pattern.
Her name was Teresa Testarosa.
A young girl who claimed to be the captain of the Son of Dan Slave.
"Thank you for your help just now! If not for your appearance, the main island would have fallen. And we … "
When the words came to her mouth, Carrie could not help but recall the last scene of Chisaka.
"No. You're welcome. We're just following orders. "
"Acting under orders?"
Carrie pondered for a moment before looking up at the silver-haired girl.
"Is it convenient for you to tell me where you belong?"
Teresa smiled and pointed at the sky mysteriously.
"Someone will personally answer this question for the Prime Minister."
"Sky?"
Startled, Carrie instinctively thought of a possibility.
Zaft?
PLANT？
In the next second, she immediately rejected this possibility.
The existence of the Sons of Dan Slaves was not a warship that the various factions that Carrie was familiar with could create.
Even Minerva, who had gone missing in the X1 rift during her first voyage two years ago, could not compare to this mysterious warship hovering above the main island of Orb!
In that case, where did this silver-haired girl in front of him and this warship called the Child of Pill Slaves come from?
Teresa seemed to have noticed Carrie's confusion and shook her head slightly.
"Prime Minister, now is not the time to be concerned about our identities and origins. You only need to know that we bear no ill will towards Aubrey and you, and that we will stand on Aubrey's side and assist him in overcoming this crisis. That will be enough."
Carrie was silent for a moment before nodding.
"I understand this point. Then, I will have to trouble you next! "
As she spoke, Carrie looked to her left and right, and a trace of determination gradually appeared on her face.
"The main island can no longer organize an effective defense. Next, we must retreat to the island where Huiye is and gather all of our remaining forces. "
"Will there be reinforcements?"
Teresa seemed to be implying something.
Carrie subconsciously looked up at the sky and then showed a helpless bitter smile.
"At the beginning, there might be. But now, I can't say for sure. "
Naturally, Teresa noticed Carrie's little actions.
She knew that the reinforcements that Carrie mentioned were likely the Zaft mentioned in the information provided by Ray Mingkai.
However, due to the lack of understanding of the current situation, Ray Mingkai did not speculate whether a fleet would be dispatched to support Aubrey when he noted the information about Zaft.
Right now, after noticing Carrie's expression and words, Teresa was almost certain that this broken country had no other reinforcements other than the Son of Dan Slave.
Far above the Ninth Heaven.
A silver shadow shuttled through the asteroid belt around the Throne of Domination.
"So fast!"
The young man's exclamation echoed in the silver phantom.
The pair of red eyes flashed with 30% nervousness and 70% excitement.
"Real Flying Bird. How do you feel? "
In the cockpit wider than Gao Da's, a holographic projection lit up.
It was a communication from the command center of the Throne of Domination.
The man on the screen was Ray Mingkai, who called himself Knight K.
"Great!"
Just after the Silver Phantom completed a nearly 90 ° elevation and passed over a piece of rubble with a diameter of hundreds of meters, Real Flying Bird, who was piloting this brand-new body, couldn't help but exclaim.
Originally, Real Flying Bird thought that Pulse Gao Da's cockpit was already spacious enough.
But after boarding this new model called Sword of Firmament, Real Flying Bird found that the Pulse Gao Da's cockpit, which she originally thought was spacious, had become much narrower.
As far as the eye could see, there was an unobstructed surveillance screen.
When she lowered her head, there weren't many operating instruments.
Even the joystick that Real Flying Bird was very familiar with was replaced by two control balls.
Simple instruments.
Surveillance images with a wide field of vision.
This made Real Flying Bird, who was sitting in the Sword of Firmament, feel a stronger sense of control than when she was piloting Pulse Gao Da.
"Are you used to the control balls?"
Ray Mingkai nodded slightly and raised his hand slightly to signal the technician next to him to retrieve the data while asking.
This was a new technology that the Britannia Empire had made a breakthrough.
And the breakthrough of this new technology was also inseparable from Royd, who had become a heavy gluer.
Of course.
This was just one of the many new technologies in the Britannia Empire.
"Well, it's a little unfamiliar, but after getting familiar with it, it feels easier to control than the joystick."
It had to be said that Real Flying Bird seemed to be getting more and more used to the convenience brought by the control balls.
Maneuvers that originally required the coordination of four limbs to perform could now be done by making slight adjustments to the control balls in her hands.
Such convenient maneuverability made Real Flying Bird have a strong desire to explore for a moment.
It looked like a child who had just gotten a new toy.
Ray Mingkai, who saw this, didn't say much.
Moreover, the more Real Flying Bird loved the Sword of Firmament, the more Ray Mingkai was happy to see it.
A few hours later, the tired but satisfied Real Flying Bird piloted the Firmament Sword and slowly flew into the Throne of Governance.
When leaving the cockpit of the Sword of Firmament, Real Flying Bird unexpectedly felt a trace of reluctance.
It was as if she wanted to continue to drive this new machine called the Sword of Firmament onto the battlefield.
Real Flying Bird, who had personally driven the Sword of Firmament back and forth in the asteroid belt, knew very well that although the extreme flight in the asteroid belt was very exciting and carefree, this new machine's final destination was only the battlefield.
"Catch! Real Flying Bird. "
The moment a black shadow flew over, Real Flying Bird instinctively reached out to catch it, only to find that the black shadow was a bottle of water.
"Thank you! Sir Knight. "
Real Flying Bird looked up and saw Ray Mingkai standing on the plank road not far away, looking at her with a faint smile.
Perhaps, he had already seen her expression when she left the cockpit of the Sword of Firmament just now!
"You can just call me K. There's no need to add honorifics. "
Ray Mingkai picked up the water bottle in his hand and gestured to Real Flying Bird.
"Thank you."
Real Flying Bird's figure moved, and with a slight push of his right foot on the edge of the cockpit door, his whole body flew to Ray Mingkai's side in the microgravity environment.
Then, Real Flying Bird reached out to hold the railing, quickly adjusted his posture, and landed next to Ray Mingkai. His movements were extremely smooth.
Then, Real Flying Bird reached out to Ray Mingkai to take out the temporary driving certificate that Ray Mingkai gave him and handed it to Ray Mingkai.
Seeing this, Ray Mingkai reached out to take the token and asked casually.
"How does it feel?"
"Very good! It feels very powerful! "
After taking out the water bottle and drinking a mouthful of water, Real Flying Bird's tiredness was slightly better.
"It's even better than my Pulse Gao Da."
Recalling the driving experience just now, Real Flying Bird's reluctance to part seemed to be a little stronger.
"Is that so? However, this child is far from reaching the level where he can go offline. Right now, it's only in the experimental stage. "
What Real Flying Bird did not expect was that the body that made him feel so satisfied was only in the experimental stage?!
This made him feel incredulous.
"You can't believe it?"
Ray Mingkai smiled but did not explain anything.
Instead, he said something else to divert Real Flying Bird's attention.
"We received information that Aubrey was attacked by the group of insects and is in a critical situation. Therefore, the Minerva will go to Aubrey in 36 hours to provide support. "
Sure enough.
Aubrey.
This country was undoubtedly a lifeline for Real Flying Bird.
Even if the Real Flying Bird in front of him had changed the original trajectory of fate and did not leave a lifetime of regret in Aubrey, he still had an inexplicable feeling for Aubrey.
"What?! Aubrey was attacked?! Or was it an attack by BETA? "
"Yes."
Streams of light fell.
Images recorded by the Son of Dan Slave appeared in front of Real Flying Bird's eyes.
As the images continued to change, the eyes of the young man who was born in Aubrey, grew up in Aubrey as a child, and was forced to leave Aubrey because of the war in his youth burst out with the brilliance of anger.
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