Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Using radar, she could confirm that there were no other Sirens within a hundred miles, but there were obvious fluctuations in the space behind the imitator. If nothing unexpected happened, this was the Sirens' Mirror Sea.

While they were pondering, the imitator entered that mirror-like sea area.

"You want me to come in?"

Black Flying Dragon narrowed her eyes. She was confident in her strength, but she wouldn't be foolish enough to rush into the enemy's lair, especially with Yuudachi in tow.

"Remember this place, we're going back."

Black Flying Dragon said to Yuudachi.

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"Let's go."

Black Flying Dragon glanced at the mirror-like sea a few more times, then turned and left with Yuudachi.

The sirens are treating her like a fool; who would fall into such an obvious trap?

"oh oh."

Yuudachi looked around, then turned around with the black dragon.

Black Dragon and his companion chased after the imitator group, running almost...

After traveling more than 70 nautical miles, Black Dragon could see mass-produced Sirens lurking around the area via radar. There were not many of them, and three of them were operating around a certain island.

islands?

Black Dragon frowned and expanded the radar's filtering; intelligence on the surrounding islands was quickly relayed back to him.

Within a radius of about 100 miles, there are two large islands and three small islands. The island that the sirens are surrounding is a large island. According to radar feedback, this island contains a large amount of minerals and is one of the richest islands.

It's normal for islands to have mineral resources, but what struck Black Dragon as odd was that there was construction going on on the island. Moreover, there were a few boats and related equipment around the island.

Normally, such resource gathering teams should work continuously under the protection of ship girls, but not only are there no ship girls around, but even the sirens wandering around do not attack them, which is completely unreasonable in Black Dragon's opinion.

"Yuudachi, let's go take a look over there."

Black Dragon led Yuudachi and began to move south. The island was directly south of them, within the radar's maximum range, about ninety nautical miles away. If it weren't for the large-scale operation today, Black Dragon would never have noticed the island.

Have the Sirens been spotted?

Yuudachi obediently followed Black Flying Dragon.

"Hmm, there are three Sirens wandering around here. Let's take care of them before we go back."

Black Flying Dragon responded and quickly moved with Yuudachi.

As it moved, the Black Dragon glanced at the mirror-like sea on a whim and discovered that the entrance had disappeared.

"..."

Black Dragon frowned. Most of the Sirens' actions were deceptive, all preparations to achieve a certain goal.

Since the Sirens lured the Black Dragon over using a fishing-like method, there must be a reason.

"boom…"

As they traveled, the distant sounds of artillery fire and explosions could be heard.

This cannon shot served as a trigger, and battles broke out in other places as well. Along the nearly 1,500 nautical miles of the front line, the fierce artillery fire plunged the residents of the coastal cities into panic, with only a few older people remaining relatively calm.

Before the defense line was fully formed, the Sirens' fleet would often evade the ship girls' patrols and attempt to attack the land. During that period, the military would force people living along the coast to move inland, leaving only a group of stubborn residents who refused to leave. In the more than twenty years after the defense line was formed, the country invested a lot of money in the coastal areas, restoring this war-torn region to life.

In the vast ocean, the Black Dragon carried Yuudachi at high speed, and the fighter jets it released as it moved attacked the nearest Siren squadron.

The three mass-produced fleets surrounding the island consisted of a total of 20 ships, including three battleships and two aircraft carriers. The Black Dragons initially targeted the aircraft carriers, but unfortunately, the attacked Sirens reacted very quickly. They not only launched an anti-aircraft counterattack immediately but also repositioned themselves to make the anti-aircraft firepower more concentrated, shooting down several Black Dragons bombers and torpedo bombers.

Meanwhile, the other two teams were also rushing over, maintaining a very complete formation. While moving, they did not forget to be vigilant about their surroundings. The aircraft carrier also launched its carrier-based aircraft immediately, and the battleships adjusted their main guns, seemingly searching for the invading enemy.

Black Dragon controlled its carrier-based aircraft to launch an attack on the Sirens, but it was difficult to cause any substantial damage. This batch of Sirens had very concentrated firepower, targeting the few carrier-based aircraft that it was aiming at the aircraft carrier. Black Dragon had never seen this kind of combat method before on a mass-produced model. It was as if there was a commander directing the operation among these three Sirens.

"Can't get it."

After the Black Dragon made several attacks, it stopped wasting its carrier-based aircraft and ordered them to turn back.

The Sirens' carrier-based aircraft followed the Black Dragon's planes and quickly arrived above the two, launching a direct attack.

"Sister Long, be careful!"

Yuudachi stood guard in front of the black dragon.

"fine."

Black Dragon bypassed Yuudachi, drew his sword and swung it, creating a slight ripple in the air that spread towards the sky. The swooping Siren fighter was crushed by the invisible force the moment it touched him, turning into a pile of wreckage that fell helplessly into the air.

"Amazing!"

Yuudachi lowered the cannon and applauded for the Black Dragon from the side.

"Shhh."

Black Flying Dragon made a silencing gesture towards Yuudachi.

Wales and the others didn't want her to cause too much trouble, so she didn't reveal her sword aura. As long as there were no witnesses around, it would be fine.

These Sirens have serious problems; their combat methods are not what Sirens should be doing. If I had to put it another way, it's as if someone is remotely controlling them from behind.

people?

Black Flying Dragon's heart skipped a beat.

"?"

Yuudachi noticed the change in Kurohira's expression and tilted his head in surprise.

"fine."

Black Dragon shook its head, having obtained the tracks of the three Sirens ahead using radar.

After discovering that their fighter jets had been destroyed, the lead squadron immediately spread out in a single line and headed towards the Black Dragon, while the other two Sirens moved to the sides, seemingly trying to spread out their lines to neutralize the Black Dragon's attack.

"The sirens over there have run away, let's go back."

Black Dragon glanced at the approaching Siren squad and spoke to Yuudachi.

"Do sirens also run away?"

Yuudachi blinked.

"Of course they will. Sirens also possess intelligence and will be afraid when they encounter opponents they cannot defeat."

Black Flying Dragon touched Yuudachi's hair.

"I see."

Yuudachi did not doubt Black Flying Dragon's words.

"Let's go and see how the battle is going."

Black Flying Dragon smiled, took out his phone, edited a message and sent it to Wales, then began moving towards the edge of the continent with Yuudachi.

A few minutes later, Wales replied with the words 'Back and ready'.

After charging for a distance, the sirens in the south discovered that the black dragon and Yuudachi had left. After pausing for a while, they returned to their original formation and continued to circle around the island that was being mined.

……

The Black Dragon's exploration range is 400 nautical miles, but the Sirens, which rise up everywhere during battle, make it impossible for anyone to stay in a specific position.

As if they had anticipated this battle, the sirens on the seabed all began to rise to the surface the moment they were stimulated. Despite various interceptions such as mines, torpedoes, and depth charges, a large number of sirens still surfaced. The battle entered a white-hot phase as soon as it began. Shells flew through the air, and a large number of carrier-based aircraft shuttled through the clouds. The turbulent bullets drew terrifying trajectories in the air.

When Black Dragon returned to the combat zone, her carrier-based aircraft had already taken off. Through radar, she discovered that a Siren fleet was approaching from the deep sea. The number of them was not large, but their direction of movement was very cunning. They were moving directly towards the main fleet of ship girls, and some battleships even began to attack while moving.

Although the ship girls in charge of command had made preparations in advance, they were still caught off guard by the Sirens and could only send some of the ship girls to intercept them.

boom!

A cannonball landed near Black Flying Dragon, and fragments of the cannonball splashed out with the water column. Black Flying Dragon used its ship equipment as a shield and slapped the fragments back into the sea.

In the distance, sirens were targeting the black dragon, because it looked like an aircraft carrier.

In this battle, the Sirens' primary targets were capital ships, followed by light cruisers, showing that the Sirens were clearly prepared.

"Everything's fine here, let's go."

Black Flying Dragon swung his sword, using a faint sword aura to shatter the whistling cannonballs, and spoke to Yuudachi, who was shooting down planes in the distance.

"Oh! Here it comes!"

Yuudachi fired a shot into the sky, then turned and ran to the side of the black dragon.

After the two reunited, they moved northward along the edge of the battle line, stopping briefly to help defend against sirens approaching from the depths of the ocean.

As time went on, Black Dragon discovered that the battle line had not shortened due to the preemptive attack, but instead had become longer and longer. The battle range had begun to spread outward from 400 nautical miles. Despite the assistance of a large number of ship girls in the port area, the situation was still very dangerous.

"Everything's fine here, Yuudachi...would you like to take a break?"

After intercepting a group of Sirens, Black Dragon turned to look at the slightly tired Yuudachi.

Since setting off in the morning until nearly noon, Yuudachi has been staying by the side of the Black Dragon. This kind of high-intensity combat is indeed a bit strenuous for a destroyer.

"It's okay, I can continue."

Yuudachi's ears drooped, but immediately perked up again after hearing Black Flying Dragon's question, and she said seriously.

"Hmm, give it your all, it should be almost over."

Black Dragon glanced at the number of Sirens around him. The underwater base had been destroyed, and no more Sirens were surfacing. However, the ship girls who participated in the battle were also seriously injured. After clearing out a section of Sirens, the injured ship girls would be escorted back to the port. The battle had continued until now because the number of ship girls had been drastically reduced.

The sound of artillery fire was not as intense as before, but the battle continued.

What reassured Black Dragon was that Wales hadn't sent her any messages, which meant that there weren't any troublesome Sirens in this battle, which was a good thing.

Suddenly, a blue circle appeared on the Black Dragon's radar, moving from the north towards the Black Dragon.

"Could this be Shinano?"

Black Flying Dragon blinked. Shinano was in a blue circle, so wouldn't she be in a black circle?

Before the black dragon could even take a second look, the halo disappeared.