I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

When Yukikaze and the others saw Ayanami and the others return, they looked at them with delight and said:

"Ayanami?! Javelin?! Is it really you guys?!"

Seeing that Ayanami and Javelin were safe and sound, Yukikaze and the others couldn't help but feel a little happy. After all, they were classmates in the same school and class, and had a friendly relationship. It was normal for them to be happy about this.

In response to Yukikaze and the others' question, Ayanami and the others nodded and said:

"Yes, we're back, and this time we've brought reinforcements with us."

"Reinforcements???"

Hearing what Ayanami and the others said, Yukikaze and the others couldn't help but have a series of question marks pop up on their heads. Then, when they looked up at Yuhaka in his third form, who was throwing huge crystals down from the sky, even more question marks appeared on their heads. They obviously couldn't figure out where Ayanami and the others had found such a reinforcement.

"Uh...it would take a long time to explain all this, but in short, let's eliminate those enemies first!"

After hearing Javelin's words, Yukikaze and the others exchanged puzzled glances before nodding in understanding. After all, the most important thing right now was to deal with the enemy.

Subsequently, led by Yuhaka and Z23, Yuhaka and her team eliminated all the Nagara-class light cruisers that were pursuing Yukikaze and the others.

After dealing with the Nagara-class light cruisers, Yukikaze and the others reunited with Yuhaka and the others. Seeing that Ayanami and the others were alright, Yukikaze and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Although they didn't know why Laffey and the others' clothes and ship equipment had become somewhat different, they were more concerned about Yuhaka.

"～OowoO～"

Looking at Yuhaka floating on the surface of the water with its two big eyes showing, Yukikaze and the others did not show any fear. Instead, they looked at Yuhaka with great curiosity. Yuudachi directly reached out and stroked Yuhaka's smooth and beautiful scales. Yukikaze and the others, with curious expressions, also asked Laffey and the others about their situation.

P.S.: I personally think this part of the Azur Lane storyline is more suitable for a side story.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1405 [Unexpected Support]

After Javelin and the others explained, they told Yukikaze and the others about their journey to another world. Upon hearing Javelin and the others' explanation, Yukikaze and the others looked at Laffey and the others with sparkling eyes. They were clearly very interested in what Laffey and the others had experienced in the other world. After all, the ship girls in this world had very little contact with the outside world. The humans on the other side mostly provided Azur Lane with a lot of supplies and didn't do much else. After all, they had left the task of fighting the Sirens entirely to Azur Lane.

The logistics of Azur Lane were entirely handled by the human forces.

"Wow, wow! I never imagined that you guys, Ayanami, had such an amazing experience!"

Hearing about Ayanami and the others' experiences, Yukikaze's eyes lit up, and she waved her little hands excitedly. Shigure, standing beside her, was just as excited as Yukikaze, and her tail wagged happily. Shigure was very interested in what Laffey and the others were doing, but more than that, Shigure was more concerned about Yuhaka, who was playing with Yuudachi.

After all, this was the first time Shigure had ever seen a dragon-like creature. When he saw Yuudachi run over and pet Yuhaka, Shigure also felt a little tempted to try petting the other's head. Meanwhile, Yuhaka, who was enjoying being petted, stuck out its big tongue and licked Yuudachi's face hard.

Yuudachi, who was being licked, also had Yuhaka's saliva all over his face. Seeing this, Shigure didn't know why, but he felt that the other person was acting like a dog...

Then, as if remembering something, Z23 looked at Yukikaze and the others with some confusion and asked:

"By the way, Yukikaze, are there only three of you here? Where are the others?"

The reason Z23 asked this question is because their fleet usually consists of six people per squad, but here there are only three people, Yukikaze and her companion, which means that the other three are elsewhere.

Upon hearing Z23's question, Yukikaze and the other two immediately remembered that another group had drawn the enemy away to buy them time, but unfortunately, the enemy still sent a fleet to pursue them, which led to their current situation.

After hearing what Yukikaze and the others said, Z23 quickly asked them where the other group was last seen. After getting the location of the other group from Yukikaze and the others, Z23 quickly asked Yuhaka to take them to find the other group.

Then, to Yukikaze and the others' astonishment, Yuhaka grabbed Z23 and the others, along with Yukikaze and the others, and flew away like a fighter jet.

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Located in a certain sea area, numerous World War II-era propeller-driven fighter planes were flying overhead. As these planes dove down and pierced through the clouds, laser beams appeared below, striking them like a storm. Even though the planes performed complex maneuvers to evade the attacks, many were still shot down.

After diving, the fighter jets dropped bombs on the ships of the Sea Fog Fleet. With a loud bang, the Sea Fog ships, protected by Klein shields, appeared to be completely unharmed.

Seeing the results of his attack, Zuikaku, who had just deployed his fighter jet, revealed an expression of "I knew it!" and said:

"Tsk! Damn it, it seems that it's still not possible to break through that kind of anti-aircraft fire and overload the enemy's shield in one go..."

Shoukaku, who was standing nearby, said to his sister, "..."

"Alright, Zuikaku, be careful, the enemy is about to launch a counterattack."

Upon hearing Shoukaku's words, Zuikaku also noticed that the gun turrets on the distant Sea Mist ship were turning in their direction. Seeing this, Zuikaku quickly prepared to evade.

The next second, a barrage of missiles and beams of light rained down on Zuikaku and Shoukaku. But at that moment, a ship girl with long black hair in a white military uniform and large horns erected an energy shield in front of Zuikaku and Shoukaku, blocking most of the attacks. She then spoke to Shoukaku and the others:

"Ms. Shoukaku, Ms. Zuikaku, are you alright?!"

Hearing the ship girl's words, Zuikaku waved her hand slightly to clear away the smoke around her and said to her:

"We're alright, Suruga, how are you?"

Upon hearing Zuikaku's question, the ship girl known as Suruga nodded and replied to them:

"Well, this minor injury is nothing. I've already taken care of the previous enemies, and now we should retreat. Otherwise, if we keep fighting like this, we might run out of weapons and ammunition."

Regarding this question, both Shoukaku and Zuikaku nodded with solemn expressions. After all, their attack methods as aircraft carriers relied most on their fighter carrier equipment. Although the enemy did not have any aircraft to compete with them for air superiority, their anti-aircraft firepower was very strong. Even Shoukaku and Zuikaku, who had rich experience in aerial combat, were having some difficulty in dealing with it. After all, the Sirens would not come up with something like a homing missile that was faster than a fighter jet.

After several rounds of this, the reserves of fighter aircraft on both Shokaku and Zuikaku have become severely insufficient. If this continues, they will soon run out of fighter aircraft. What difference is there between an aircraft carrier without fighter aircraft and a salted fish?

Of course, exceptions exist for aircraft carriers. For example, Zuikaku can also use her katana as a weapon. However, Zuikaku previously tried to use her katana to cut down those fog ships, but unfortunately, the Klein shield of the fog fleet was not to be underestimated. After a round of slashes from Zuikaku, the only result was that she almost broke the blade of her katana.

Just as Suruga and his group were about to retreat, a sound like an aircraft came from the sky, which caught their attention. Of course, because it sounded like the jet fighters of the Sirens, Suruga and his group became more vigilant. Although the Sirens and the Sea Fog would fight each other, it didn't mean that the two forces wouldn't attack them together.

If they were attacked from both sides, even they would find it difficult to escape the combined attacks of the Sirens and the Sea Fog Fleet.

However, at that moment, they saw several huge crystals falling from the sky and hurtling towards the sea fog fleet. Suruga and the others were dumbfounded when they saw this, because they did not expect crystals like water crystals to fall from the sky, and the Sirens did not seem to have such an attack method.

Just as Suruga and the others were wondering, Yuhaka also descended from the sky and rammed a Nagara-class light cruiser, breaking it in two. Seeing this, Suruga and the others could finally see the creature that had just caused such a commotion as a jet fighter. Suruga and the others suspected that this was a new type of weapon developed by the Sirens, but its style was very different from the dark appearance of the Sirens, and it did not look like a Sirens fleet.

However, the other side was quite forceful and gave those sea fog fleets, which were as hard as tortoise shells, a good beating. Although they wanted to go up and help, Suruga and the others were in a dilemma because the other side was not an enemy. After all, they didn't have many weapons and ammunition left. If the other side dealt with those sea fog fleets and then turned around to deal with them, they would have no strength to resist.

But at that moment, Suruga and the others saw Laffey and Yukikaze and the others jumping down from the other side, and Suruga and the others couldn't help but be shocked.

Volume 1 [Lazy to Divide into Chapters]: Chapter 1406 [Expected Information]

Seeing Yukikaze and the others, along with Javelin and the others who had been missing for a long time, jump off Yuhaka, Suruga and the others were also a little stunned by what they saw. After all, they never expected that Yukikaze and the others, along with Javelin and the others, who had been ordered to retreat, would appear here.

Moreover, it was with a gigantic, unidentified creature like Yuhaka that appeared here.

However, after Suruga and the others saw Yukikaze and Javelin launch an attack on their target, they joined forces with Yuhaka and the others to attack as well. After all, once they learned that Yuhaka was an allied unit, they were no longer worried, not to mention that Yukikaze and the others were still there.

If these seniors run away or are afraid, then they can forget about staying in Azur Lane, especially Shoukaku and Zuikaku. If Akagi and the others find out about this, they will definitely laugh at them.

With the help of Shoukaku and the others, Yuhaka and his group successfully dealt with the fog fleet, leaving none of them to escape.

After eliminating the fog fleet, Yuhaka and her group reunited with Suruga and the others.

"Ayanami! Are you alright? We were so worried when we heard you were missing."

Hearing Suruga and the others' words, Ayanami and the others looked a little embarrassed. After all, they hadn't expected that Suruga and the others would be so worried about them after they had been missing for so long.

After explaining their experiences in the real world to Suruga and the others, they were amazed by what Ayanami and the others had encountered. They were also very curious about Yuhaka, who was floating on the sea. Although Yuhaka had shown good strength in the annihilation operation just now, Yuhaka was the only one who came to this world.

"Um, does Ayanami only have Yuuyu?"

Hearing Suruga and the others' question, Ayanami nodded, indicating that only Yuhaka had come to the world. Seeing Ayanami and the others' reaction, Suruga and the others didn't know what to say. After all, they didn't believe that the Fog Fleet could be defeated by the power of just one person or one dragon. The Fog Fleet's strength was probably only the tip of the iceberg, and Azur Lane also felt that the Fog Fleet was unlikely to have only this much strength.

Of course, if Suruga and the others knew Yuhaka's true strength, they wouldn't think that way. But in any case, the arrival of reinforcements and the return of Ayanami and the others is a great thing, especially since Azur Lane hasn't had much good news since the appearance of the Fog Fleet.

Later, when everyone was returning, Z23 inquired about the situation on Azur Lane.

Upon hearing Z23's inquiry, Suruga told Z23 about what happened on Azur Lane. Due to the appearance of the fog, the satellites in high-altitude orbit had lost contact with them. The humans indicated that the most likely possibility was that the satellites were destroyed or blocked by some unknown means. The reason was probably due to the fog fleets, since the timing of the fog fleets' appearance and the timing of the satellites losing contact were too coincidental, which made people suspicious.

Furthermore, due to the loss of satellite connectivity, services such as satellite phones and map positioning are also unusable, but most other facilities are still operational.

However, to relaunch the satellite, not only is time needed for preparation, but it is also necessary to investigate the specific reason for the satellite losing contact. If it was destroyed by sea fog, then humanity will not be able to launch the satellite for the time being, since it would be foolish to launch it only to have it destroyed.

After hearing Suruga's explanation, Z23 understood why the map and communications were unusable. It was obviously due to the sea fog. However, Suruga also explained that when those fog fleets appeared, there would also be dense fog around them. At the same time, their communications would be interfered with in the dense fog, which was why they could not request support from other fleets when they encountered the fog fleets.

According to Akashi's explanation, the dense fog might be some kind of subtle jamming device. Akashi is also studying the specific situation to see if they can break through the fog interference to contact the ship girls in combat. Otherwise, if the patrol and search teams encounter the fog fleet and cannot send information or distress signals in time, it will be difficult for them to obtain the first intelligence and send out reinforcements in time.

After hearing the intelligence from Suruga, Z23 understood why the fog fleet appeared accompanied by dense fog. At first, Z23 thought it was just a coincidence, but now Z23 understood that the dense fog was a jamming device used by the enemy.

"So that's how it is... It seems that the strength of those sea fog creatures should not be underestimated."

Regarding the Z23, Suruga nodded and said:

"That's right, the enemy is extremely powerful. Most of the sea areas that Azur Lane currently occupies are only because of the appearance of the Fog Fleet. We had to abandon those sea areas and tighten our defenses. If the Sirens weren't not allied with the Fog Fleet, I suspect that the Fog Fleet would have overwhelmed Azur Lane's ports within ten days of their appearance."

Upon hearing Suruga's words, Z23 understood why Azur Lane hadn't been defeated so quickly; it turned out to be due to the Sirens, which was undoubtedly good news.

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Led by Suruga and the others, Yuhaka and her group finally arrived at the waters near the port of Azur Lane. Here, Suruga contacted the headquarters of Azur Lane via radio and explained the situation. Upon hearing Suruga's communication, the headquarters of Azur Lane agreed to Yuhaka's request to enter.

After saying that, Suruga turned to Yuhaka, who was floating on the sea, and said:

"Alright, headquarters has been notified. Miss Youyou, you can fly over now."

“OowoO Youyou knows~”

Suruga was a little taken aback by Yuhaka's reply. After all, Yuhaka, who looked so imposing, had a voice like a little girl. At first, Yuhaka's words startled Suruga and the others, as they hadn't expected her to speak like that. Z23 and the others looked at Suruga and the others with expressions of surprise, as they hadn't expected Yuhaka to be like that either. But thinking about what was going to happen next, Z23 and the others couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Upon hearing Suruga's words, Eyhaka spread her wings and rose from the sea, flying directly towards the Azur Lane headquarters port in the distance. At the same time, at the Azur Lane headquarters port, Bumblebee and Saratoga were waiting there for Eyhaka and her companions. After all, what Z23 and Suruga had said had made the headquarters very interested in Eyhaka's existence, so the headquarters sent Bumblebee and Saratoga to meet Eyhaka and her companions.

Of course, under normal circumstances, more people would be sent to meet Yuhaka and the others, but now that Azur Lane headquarters has dispatched most of its ship girls to defend against the fog fleets that may appear at any time, and even the flagship is going to fight the fog fleets, there are naturally not many people here at Azur Lane headquarters.

"Hmm... Why haven't Suruga and the others come back yet...? They're so slow..."

Hearing Saratoga's complaint, Bumblebee waved his hand and said:

"Well, since we don't have accurate map positioning right now, they'll need to calculate their exact location to get back. Ah—are those planes in the sky Suruga and the others?"

Upon hearing Bumblebee's words, Saratoga also noticed the airplane-like figure in the sky.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1407 [The Shock of Bumblebee and Little Gagga]

Upon seeing the enormous figure flying overhead, Bumblebee and Saratoga were both completely bewildered. They had assumed that Yuhaka and the others had arrived by helicopter or on a ship girl's warship, but to their surprise, they were arriving in a gigantic flying object that somehow resembled a giant creature.

However, there are no runways provided for large aircraft at this port. The thought of this made Bumblebee and Saratoga panic. They tried to contact each other to land at other airport runways, but unfortunately, they found that the other party could not receive their messages, leaving them dumbfounded.

Finished!

However, when they saw two huge feet protruding from under the flying object in front of them, Bumblebee and Saratoga both looked puzzled, clearly not expecting two feet to appear under a plane, which puzzled them greatly.

Then, in their sight, the creature-like flying object, with its giant wing-like structure, began to change direction and slow down before landing on the port side.

Immediately after the object split in two, resembling the nose of an airplane, Bumblebee and Saratoga saw Suruga and his group, as well as Laffey and her friends who had been missing for some time. This surprised Bumblebee and Saratoga, but what surprised them even more was that the flying object in front of them was actually a huge dragon-like creature.

“OowoO～”

Looking at Yuhaka's intelligent eyes, Bumblebee and Saratoga seemed at a loss for words, as this was the first time they had encountered such a situation. Before they could react, Suruga, whom Yuhaka had prepared, greeted them, saying:

"Oh! Miss Bumblebee, Miss Saratoga, are you here to welcome us?"

Hearing Suruga's words, Bumblebee and the others realized they had come to greet Yuhaka and her group. Bumblebee coughed slightly to ease the awkward atmosphere and said to Yuhaka and the others:

"Ahem, that's right, we're here to pick up Raffi and you guys. After all, you've been missing for a while now, and Enterprise and the others are quite interested in your experiences over there. Uh... and where is that guest named Youyou?"

As she spoke, Bumblebee looked around but didn't see Yhaka, and looked puzzled, which made her a little confused.

Z23 and the others couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they heard Bumblebee's words. After all, they hadn't expected that Bumblebee and the others wouldn't notice that Yuhaka was staring at them with wide eyes.