Crossing the azure as a black dragon

After landing, Bumblebee first glanced at Black Flying Dragon and his companion before turning his attention to Xia Shi.

"Commander, who are these two?"

"These two are the new commander and ship girl who have just joined the school. It just so happens that we met, so I invited them to do an exercise with you."

Xia Shi smiled and explained it to Bumblebee.

"Ah, hello everyone, I'm Hornet, this guy's ship girl. You may have heard about what happened before, but don't worry about it at all. I lost that exercise convincingly."

"Hehe, although I'm a bit arrogant, I've actually become much stronger since then. If I had been dragged here by this guy, I might have reconsidered."

Bumblebee glared at Xia Shi first, then smiled and talked to Avira and the other two, his face beaming with confidence.

"My commander has already approved this exercise. Let's skip the nonsense and fight it out first."

Black Dragon raised his hand to stop her from speaking, then stepped forward with a smirk and said to Bumblebee.

Since we're going to fight anyway, we might as well finish it quickly.

Is it really possible?

Bumblebee turned his head to look at Ivira, who was being blocked behind him by the Black Dragon.

Avira hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"If that's the case, please."

Bumblebee then turned his gaze to Black Dragon, and with a smile, he turned and walked with Black Dragon onto the sea.

"Oh no, this is terrible."

Upon seeing the water, Avira realized that the Black Dragon's ship equipment was different from that of ordinary dragons. If it were deployed, wouldn't it immediately expose its true nature?

"..."

Black Dragon glanced at her; it seemed even the highest-level Siren model could make such a basic mistake.

With a wave of his right hand, blue light...

The dots gathered around her, forming the ship's armor of an ordinary flying dragon, which, along with Bumblebee, stepped on the water and went to the sea.

Of course, this couldn't possibly be her ship equipment; it was just a model she created using energy convergence to deceive others.

"Excuse me... do you have any battle experience with your dragon?"

The male commander who had initially exposed Xia Shi walked over and casually asked a question.

Although he was defeated by his junior's Flying Dragon once before, Xia Shi, this Bumblebee, had actually trained in the Mirror Space for five years and could not be considered weak.

"Hmm, I think so."

When asked about this, Avira gave a vague answer to evade the question.

The two aircraft carriers' exercise was quite rare at the school, and the ship girls who were training quickly made room for the two to perform.

"..."

Watching the lithe dragon, Bumblebee composed himself and gradually became serious.

Although the commanders couldn't sense it, she, being an aircraft carrier herself, could detect the 'abnormality' of this Flying Dragon. The aura it unconsciously exuded even surpassed that of aircraft carriers she had seen in other ports.

Just by being face to face, she felt she might lose.

Thinking of this, Bumblebee reached out and patted his cheek, telling himself that there was no such thing as a battle that was bound to be lost, it was just his own psychological effect.

Soon, the two sides stood facing each other, several miles apart.

"Um…"

Black Dragon turned her head and glanced at Avira, who was waving at her from the shore. Since she had brought her here specifically and accepted this exercise, she must have her own reasons.

Then she thought again that if she came alone, she probably wouldn't even want to talk to anyone, let alone practice with them.

While pondering, Black Dragon was suddenly startled. She realized that she had unknowingly stopped interacting with the ordinary people and ship girls around her who were working hard to make a living. The first thing she thought of when she thought of interacting with other people was trouble.

She actually positioned herself as someone superior to others?

Back when she traveled back in time, she considered making friends as a small goal, but now she's actually starting to avoid contact with other people?

Have I become arrogant?

The more Black Flying Dragon thought about it, the heavier his heart became, and his carefree expression gradually returned to calm.

Looking up at the serious-looking Bumblebee, Black Dragon gradually became serious as well.

If it's just a matter of comparing the control of carrier-based aircraft, she can't completely overwhelm other aircraft carriers. If she doesn't take her opponents seriously, she might actually lose.

A destroyer nearby, seeing that the two hadn't launched any planes, fired a shot into the sky out of curiosity.

As if a switch had been flipped, starlight gathered on both sides of the deck, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen carrier-based aircraft took off.

"So fast!"

Bumblebee was slightly surprised as she watched the Black Dragon launch seven fighter jets at once, as she could only launch five at a time at present.

Taking off carrier-based aircraft tests one's understanding and control of their own carrier-based aircraft and ship equipment. Although they do not need to consider pilot casualties and takeoff restrictions after transforming into ship girls, if too many aircraft are gathered at once, it is easy to cause collisions between aircraft on the ship equipment due to different takeoff order and speed.

Most people wouldn't encounter this problem because they know their own limits and wouldn't take the risk.

However, this difference becomes apparent during exercises.

The two launched their planes almost simultaneously. After circling in the sky, Black Dragon's seven fighters and Hornet's five engaged in a dogfight. Although Hornet tried to control the situation, the numerical disadvantage put her at a disadvantage, and she was forced into a chase.

Meanwhile, a second wave of planes took off.

"Tsk."

Looking at the carrier-based aircraft that had not yet returned to their normal size and were circling around the Black Dragon, Hornet bit her lip and directly changed the type of carrier-based aircraft to be launched, replacing one fighter with a torpedo bomber. Halfway through takeoff, it suddenly separated from the other fighters and swooped down towards the Black Dragon in mid-air.

Black Dragon, in the distance, narrowed its eyes and immediately dispatched two newly launched fighter jets to intercept them. The remaining five jets continued to take off and join the chase, while Black Dragon itself began to move across the sea to evade the enemy.

The third wave took off, with each of the two commanders launching torpedo bombers and bombers. The entire exercise area was covered by carrier-based aircraft, and the falling shell casings made a thumping sound as they hit the water.

Before takeoff, the practice rounds stored in the hangar can be replaced. Although the feel is similar to live ammunition, the power is vastly different, and there is virtually no risk of moderate to major damage.

For this reason, there will only be more carrier-based aircraft, not fewer, which will lead to increasingly fierce battles, making onlookers hold their breath in suspense.

All these reasons combined resulted in large crowds gathering around the two aircraft carriers during their exercises, as it was a spectacular performance no less immersive than a movie.

The commotion in the sky attracted more and more commanders and ship girls. Commanders without aircraft carriers envied those who did, while ship girls without aircraft carriers were thinking about how they could fight back while ensuring their own safety if they were on such a battlefield.

Ultimately, the battle ended after the Black Dragon launched its "final wave" of aircraft, with 63 carrier-based planes against the Hornet's 50. The Black Dragon capitalized on the Hornet's positioning error, bringing the exercise to a close.

The sky was now filled with the two men's carrier-based aircraft, a dark and astonishing sight.

"A wonderful competition."

People on the shore started applauding the two. Whether it was Black Dragon's strength or Bumblebee's fight against overwhelming odds, both were very exciting.

Many people around applauded in response, while many others simply left.

"Your dragon is really strong, even stronger than Xu Tianyang's dragon."

Bumblebee lost, but Xia Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said to Avira with a smile.

After all, Avira is his peer, and judging from the competition alone, if the competition drags on, his Hornet will be able to launch the remaining forty-odd carrier-based aircraft, and the chances of victory will be very high.

The future is expected.

"Hmm~"

A hint of pride appeared on Avira's face; she was very pleased with Xia Shi's praise of the Black Flying Dragon.

Not long after, the two combatants packed up their carrier-based aircraft, shook hands at sea, and returned to shore.

Bumblebee complained that Xia Shi had brought her another dragon that he couldn't beat. Xia Shi chuckled and scratched his head, thanked Ivy, and the two left together.

"Wow, that's amazing~ Flying Dragon, here's a reward for you."

Avira looked at the black dragon with a smile, spreading her hands out towards it.

"What are you thinking?"

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward and patted Avira on the head. After all, she was an adult; how could she possibly act like a child?

"Hmph, I knew it was you who caused such a commotion. So it was you."

Some people left, and some people came. A silver-haired ship girl who looked like a sister to Black Flying Dragon walked out from the side and snorted at Black Flying Dragon.

"Oh dear, I was recognized."

Black Flying Dragon reached up and brushed the hair from his forehead over his head, looking at the approaching Flying Dragon wearing blue furisode with a slightly provocative expression.

"Tch, you can only fool these people."

Feilong curled her lip; no matter how well Black Feilong disguised himself, he couldn't possibly fool her.

"acquaintance?"

Avira looked at the dragon with some surprise; this was indeed quite strange.

"A friend's initial ship."

Black Flying Dragon smoothed his hair and returned to normal.

"oh oh."

Avira seemed lost in thought.

"More than that, I never expected you to become someone else's ship girl."

The dragon stopped three steps away, sizing up the beautiful and elegant Avira, and then glancing at the unruly black dragon.

They were a perfect match, but it was also a pity.

"Actually, I just came with her to take a look."

Black Flying Dragon shook his head.

"Huh? George V said you were a womanizer before, and I didn't believe it at the time. I never thought it was true."

Upon hearing this, Feilong's expression towards Hei Feilong gradually became subtle.

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