Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Zuikaku, standing beside the two, fiercely swung his sword at the sea.

"...Wait, the Sirens are retreating?"

Shoukaku felt a little helpless listening to Zuikaku's words. Just as he was about to speak, he noticed that the Sirens, who had finally managed to get close, were actually starting to retreat.

"Ok?"

Zuikaku's eyes flickered slightly as he controlled the fighter jet to observe the Sirens' movements, discovering...

The Sirens have indeed begun to retreat, and it's a retreat that's like a dam breaking down, even though they clearly had the upper hand.

Suddenly, a familiar figure caught Zuikaku's eye. Before she could see who it was, the view of all twenty-odd carrier-based aircraft she had launched was cut off.

She looked at Shoukaku and Soryu with a somewhat blank expression.

"The battle is over."

Shoukaku was also somewhat bewildered, and it took him a few seconds to react before he spoke to the two of them.

As soon as the words were spoken, an explosion, even more intense than firecrackers, rang out. The enormous impact caused the seawater to surge wildly, colliding with each other and forming huge waves. Even as a ship girl, she could not resist them and was pushed backward. Large amounts of seawater washed over the edge of the island, extinguishing many of the surrounding flames.

Dozens of miles away from the battlefield, Black Flying Dragon sheathed his longsword.

"So much energy must be worth a lot of money."

Black Flying Dragon thought to himself.

Chapter 49 Sakura Port District

The waves from the explosion washed over the sirens' remains in wave after wave, accelerating their descent to the bottom.

Waiting for the water to calm down, the black dragon approached and began collecting energy.

The port ship girls who were fighting the Sirens just now spotted the Black Flying Dragon, but no one dared to approach and speak to it. They could only send some people to help clean up the battlefield, while the others returned to the port to begin firefighting operations.

"It's full again. I'll have to bring more Rubik's Cubes next time I go out."

Black Dragon carefully put away the collecting cube that was emitting blue stardust, and sighed as he watched the energy gradually dissipate on the sea surface.

She usually carries about ten collecting cubes with her when she goes out. Logically speaking, it would take her several days to defeat two hundred sirens, but recently, whenever she goes out, a large number of sirens come to deliver them. It's very distressing to see all this energy being wasted.

"Hey~ Black Dragon, it really is you."

Just as they were about to leave, a shout came from afar. Black Flying Dragon turned his head and saw Ruihe rushing towards them.

"You...you people are patrolling around here?"

Black Flying Dragon stared at Zuikaku for a while, confirming that the person in front of him was Zuikaku from Shinano.

"You've already forgotten me after only a few days apart?"

Zuikaku approached Black Flying Dragon and expressed her dissatisfaction with Black Flying Dragon's hesitation.

"Sorry, sorry, there have just been too many ship girls going to the Free Port for exercises lately, it's a bit overwhelming."

Black Dragon gave an apologetic smile and made up a random excuse.

"Oh? So it's already this time. I'll definitely go take a stroll over there when I have some free time."

Ruihe's eyes lit up, and he forgave Hei Feilong.

"You also go to them for rehearsals?"

Black Flying Dragon and Zuikaku walked together, and the two headed towards the burning port area.

"No, but now that we have our own port area, it's natural that we should go and exchange ideas."

Zuikaku smiled brightly, clearly showing his fondness for the independent port area of ​​Shinano.

"That makes sense. How about we go over together once this problem is resolved?"

Black Dragon smiled and extended the invitation.

"good idea!"

Ruihe gave a thumbs up.

Soon, the two encountered a four-person team led by Soryu and Shoukaku, with the remaining two being Yukikaze and Ayanami.

The three acquaintances were fine, but when Black Flying Dragon saw Azure Dragon, his expression became somewhat subtle.

She considers herself to be part of the Ember faction, but others see her as a branch of Sakura Empire's Flying Dragon. Modified; in other words, Azure Dragon is her older sister.

The most ridiculous thing is that this guy, Feilong, seems to be a sister-complex character?

"Don't be nervous. I've heard about you from everyone. If you feel embarrassed, we can address each other by our first names."

Azure Dragon adjusted his glasses and said to Black Flying Dragon with a slight smile.

"Then I'll be rude."

Black Flying Dragon nodded somewhat awkwardly to Azure Dragon.

"More importantly, how did you end up here?"

Seeing that Black Flying Dragon was a bit stiff, Xianghe interrupted the family reunion.

"Oh, well, I had a bit of an accident on my way here and got separated from the others. I was just about to head to the city where I met you."

Black Flying Dragon coughed lightly, obscuring the process.

"I see. In that case, come back with us. The situation is rather chaotic right now, and we're a bit short-handed."

Shoukaku nodded.

Black Flying Dragon said "okay," and the group of six began to head northwest on the map. As they walked, Black Flying Dragon took out a simulated map to mark the route so they wouldn't get lost again in the future.

After emerging from the fog, she had been agonizing over one thing: she had forgotten to ask Mio if a positioning system had been added to the 'test subjects' participating in the experiment.

Did her location system malfunction because she time-traveled, or was it simply not considered during the design process? After all, aside from her exceptional combat power, she doesn't seem to possess any of the advanced technologies that Ember should have.

"Our port area is here."

With a glance past the black dragon staring blankly at the map, the Azure Dragon reached out and tapped on the map, marking a small island not far from the buffer zone between the two countries. The island was located at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Yellow Sea, and it appeared to be a little south of the Free Port Area on the map.

"The Sakura Empire's military allowed us to return, on the condition that we not get too close to the land. That's why we chose this location. If any problems arise in the buffer zone, we can resolve them promptly."

Before Black Dragon could ask any questions, Azure Dragon explained the reason.

"Oh, I see."

Black Dragon snapped out of his daze, even

He responded in unison.

The group continued on their way, encountering numerous skirmishes along the way. However, the Sirens were mostly gone, leaving only the ship girls to clean up the battlefield.

Where have all the sirens gone?

Looking at the clean sea, Zuikaku felt a little strange.

Are there many Sirens here?

Black Dragon glanced sideways. She had been running for over an hour without encountering the Sirens, then was drawn by the sound of gunfire and discovered that the Sirens were attacking the island.

"Many ports here have been closed, and there are fewer patrols. Even when you go out for a walk, you can encounter several sirens."

Zuikaku controlled the reconnaissance plane to observe the more distant seas, and the calm and tranquil appearance made her feel somewhat uneasy.

"That's really impressive. Is closing the port to avoid getting dragged into the internal conflicts of Sakura Empire?"

Black Dragon didn't send out any reconnaissance planes. Anyway, if a Siren encounters her, she'll definitely attack her; she can just counterattack later.

"Probably. The conflict there has been going on for a while now, but this time it just so happened that Tiancheng stirred things up."

Zuikaku didn't know much either.

"Is Tiancheng alright now?"

Upon hearing those two familiar words, Black Flying Dragon immediately became serious.

"I've been recovering since I came back, and there's nothing seriously wrong with me."

Azure Dragon answered first.

"That's good."

Black Dragon breathed a sigh of relief.

What she feared was that while they said Tiancheng was fine, it had actually collapsed.

We chatted along the way and finally arrived at our destination when the sun was at its highest point.

Under the blue sky, an irregularly shaped circular island sits on the sea. The island's terrain is divided into three levels, rising higher towards the center. Circular cobblestone paths wind around the island, and many construction projects are underway, while several buildings have been completed. The most eye-catching building is a cherry blossom-style shrine in the center of the island. Other buildings also have their own characteristics, but none are as striking as the shrine.

There are quite a few ship girls active around the port area, some conducting exercises, others coming and going. Their numbers are not as large as those in the free port area, but they are still enough to support the flow of traffic in the port area.

"It's beautiful here."

Black Dragon gave its evaluation after landing on the island.

"Because this place is far from human society, we are preparing to build it into a port area that makes it convenient for us to live."

Canglong pushed up his glasses.

"pretty good."

Black Dragon responded, but inexplicably thought of the city of the Siren Wanderers.

Could the Wanderer be a byproduct of Mio's meta-engineering experiments?

Chapter 50 The Flying Dragon of the Sakura Empire

"We need to report on the battle situation, do you want to come along?"

After taking a few steps ashore, Shoukaku turned to look at Black Flying Dragon.

Let's go together.

Black Flying Dragon stowed its ship equipment, stepped ashore, kicked off its shoes, and walked towards Shoukaku.

"Okay, Lingbo, you guys should go back and rest first. You've worked hard today."

Shoukaku responded and addressed Yukikaze and the other person.