Crossing the azure as a black dragon

The Black Dragon chose to deal with the energy transmission tower marked by Avira first. The distance of sixty nautical miles was less than a second for her, who had 'gained her freedom'.

"Hmph~ I thought it was really a tower."

As night fell, Black Flying Dragon, now dressed in a black leather coat with a hood, looked down at the 'island' beneath his feet. The island was an irregular circle with a black spire about ten meters tall at its center. Having lived in this dark and sunless place for years, the island's surface was mostly sand and soil, with no tall plants in sight.

In Black Dragon's eyes, this was a massive fortress covered in a layer of earth, about a hundred meters deep, containing a vast amount of Rubik's Cube energy, both high-quality and low-quality. This energy was being continuously transmitted to various locations through different facilities; this was a colossal...

A major transit hub.

After gesturing with her hands, Black Flying Dragon frowned. She had just hacked into the fortress's security system, trying to obtain the coordinates of the facilities connected to this transit station. She found some of the coordinates being transmitted this way, but all the coordinates being transmitted out of here were non-existent.

In other words, all that energy was transported to the Mirror Sea or the experimental space, and does not exist in the present world.

"Forget it, let's take it down and put it back."

Feeling there was no other valuable information, Black Dragon drew his longsword.

It wasn't until the blade flashed from the sky that the patrolling sirens noticed the enemy above, but they couldn't find a target when they tried to search for it.

The blade shattered a protective shield, melted the soil and rocks, sliced ​​open the fortress's outer shell, and rampaged unchecked inside, damaging the energy storage machines and triggering a chain of explosions.

Boom boom boom!

The explosion was more ferocious than expected. The fortress exploded with a loud boom, without any scattered metal debris. The metal was melted by the high temperature, and the fire fueled by energy surged into the sea. The flames were extremely pure, and a large amount of seawater was vaporized. White mist rose wildly into the clouds, adding a touch of color to the deep sea that had remained unchanged for decades.

"horrible."

Black Dragon had already fled the scene after swinging his sword, admiring the white ladder from afar before preparing to leave with satisfaction.

But as she turned around, everything went black before her eyes, her consciousness spun around, and she fell directly into the sea.

"stop!"

Black Flying Dragon let out a loud shout and immediately sobered up.

When she opened her eyes, she was still in the sky and had not fallen. What greeted her eyes was endless darkness. Dark clouds obscured the moonlight, and there were no lights on the sea. The world that had been full of color just moments before suddenly darkened.

Black Flying Dragon patted his cheeks and took a deep breath to force himself to calm down.

"It's malfunctioning?"

Once he calmed down, Black Dragon looked down and picked up the pendant he had received from Avira, his voice somewhat somber.

The pendant, along with the ring on her hand, both stopped working simultaneously. She lost her sense of direction, disoriented in this lightless sea. Her body sensed this before her consciousness, and reacted erratically.

There has to be a reason.

Black Dragon gently wiped the ring on her finger. The reason she wore the ring on her hand even though she already had the pendant was because she was afraid that the pendant would be destroyed in battle and she would lose her sense of direction. She never expected that both of them would break at the same time.

Is it due to the effects of an energy explosion?

Thinking it over, Black Flying Dragon glanced back at the towering white pillar of mist in the distance, but she felt nothing. That shouldn't be the case.

Siren's special attack?

Black Flying Dragon thought to herself, then immediately shook her head. Not many people knew that she was terrible with directions, and no normal person would think that a ship girl needed to rely on external devices for positioning, so this option was also invalid.

As if to soothe her anxious heart, the pendant and ring emitted a faint white light, and a few seconds later, the two simultaneously emitted beams of light that converged at a point two meters in front of the black dragon.

It starts as a point, then stretches vertically, expanding from the point into a small hole, eventually forming a circular tunnel large enough to accommodate passage, with countless stars appearing to flow backward on both sides of the tunnel.

"That was terrifying."

Black Dragon breathed a sigh of relief. Although this tunnel was somewhat different from the one she had opened, it was still something she was familiar with.

It's likely that Avira and Mio, seeing that she hadn't spoken for so long, urged her to go back.

"I don't know what's over there. Oh well, I'll come back another time."

Turning his head to look in a certain direction, Black Dragon put aside his curiosity and stepped into the tunnel opened by Avira.

……

This is a space without boundaries.

Wearing a cherry blossom kimono and exuding the air of a young lady from a wealthy family, Avira and Mio, who also possesses an inhuman aura, sat opposite each other at a half-meter-high wooden table, flipping through books.

"It's really started."

Suddenly, Avira looked up and said in surprise.

"There's no need for further reaction. You alone could travel through time and space to get here. Now, with me added, sending the Black Dragon over there will be a piece of cake."

Mio glanced at Avira. The being in front of her looked human, and its reactions were similar to those of a human, but it was not human in essence. This was contradictory, and she couldn't quite figure it out.

“That makes sense, but the Black Wyverns of today are far stronger than the ones I encountered back then, so I’m a little worried.”

Avira smiled slightly, but quickly suppressed it.

"Are you worried that she might arrive at a different point in time?"

Mio didn't look up. She and Avira were essentially the same person. She didn't even need to guess what Avira was worried about. The only difference was that Avira was more proactive in her dealings with people.

"Hmm, I'm worried that if the Black Dragon goes to the 'past,' that would be troublesome."

Avira nodded.

“You have changed the ‘past,’ and deviations are inevitable… You know, I don’t support sending the Black Dragon over there.”

Mio shook her head slightly. Sometimes she really couldn't stand Avira, who worried about this and that. Since she was going to worry, she might as well not do it.

Can you imagine a world without black dragons?

Avira's expression turned serious, and she asked in return.

"I can't imagine it, but she is my miracle, not yours."

"

Mio stared at Avira, emphasizing the home field.

"She changed me, so she is also my miracle."

Avira raised her head and made her stance clear.

"You thief!"

Mio's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

"Without me, the thief, your miracle would have ended."

Avira was not to be outdone.

Two similar people started arguing face to face.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Sirens' Junkyard

Looking at the beautiful starry sky rushing past him, Black Dragon sensed something was wrong.

If she were to open the teleportation tunnel herself, it would take at most twenty minutes to travel from the depths of the Pacific Ocean to Sakura Empire or Eastern Empire. However, she has already been 'running' in this tunnel for more than half an hour and has not yet reached her destination.

No matter how beautiful the fleeting starry sky is, it will gradually fade if you look at it for too long.

Seemingly sensing her impatience, a glimmer of light appeared at the end of the black dragon's vision. The white light spread rapidly, engulfing the starry sky and enveloping the black dragon.

The bright light forced the black dragon to squint, and it only opened its eyes to take in its surroundings after it landed.

It was an ordinary stretch of sea, with blue sky and white clouds complementing each other. Seabirds soared in the sky, and a gentle sea breeze ruffled the black dragon's long hair, bringing her a touch of coolness.

Everything is so normal... There's nothing unusual about this place from an aesthetic point of view.

"Where am I...?"

The expression on Black Dragon's face was somewhat subtle after the observation was over.

The teleportation ended, and Avira's two ornaments dimmed and returned to normal, but they still didn't provide her with a location... She could see through any mirrored space or other things nearby, but after scanning around, there was nothing there.

While pondering, the black dragon activated its resonance, causing energy to ripple outwards, and soon she reaped the rewards.

The first to be discovered was the Sirens' fleet. Judging from the energy fluctuations, it was quite powerful, but there were not many of them. Each fleet consisted of 30-40 people, all of whom were humanoid Sirens. The nearest one was about 130 nautical miles behind her.

And then...

Black Dragon frowned. What was this reaction?

According to the reconnaissance feedback, there was a huge energy body of unknown origin 300 nautical miles to her right. If the level is judged by the energy intensity, then this energy body is an existence of the same level as the Black Flying Dragon, or at least an experimental subject.

The fluctuations continued to spread, and several more life forms with similarly powerful energy fluctuations were discovered.

"I think I know where I am."

Black Dragon took a breath.

If I'm not mistaken, she should be in the experimental space deep in the Pacific Ocean that Hei Canglong mentioned.

"Why did Avira bring me here? Does she have some helpers here for me?"

Black Dragon could only think of this possibility.

Just as she was pondering, a pale blue light screen popped up beside her. It was a map, but most of the map was shrouded in mist, with only about one-twentieth of it, which resembled a small snake winding around, being visible.

A green dot represents her presence at one end of the snake, and a blue dot marks the other end. A white arrow connects her to the blue dot.

With a goal in mind, the black dragon wasted no more time and disappeared from its spot.

Ten minutes later, she returned, and then disappeared again.

Nothing has changed except that there's an area on the map that has been explored.

……

"If someone can still get lost even when following a map, they must be hopeless."

Under the cool moonlight, a white figure wearing a summer short-sleeved shirt was traveling on the sea, his fingers scratching at the light screen beside him, muttering to himself.

The black dragon has been staying in this world for eight hours. This world has no restrictions on spatial travel; it can run a long distance in a second in a tunnel. However, someone went astray eight out of ten times during their travels, and the little snake on the map has turned into branches that are spreading everywhere.

If it weren't for the fact that getting lost somewhat shortened the distance to the target point, Black Dragon would probably have given up hope.

However, these eight hours were not entirely fruitless. During one of her teleportations, she appeared not far from an experimental subject and discovered that this subject's ship equipment and physique were very similar to those of a ship girl.

However, after just a few glances, it was as if a defense mechanism was triggered. The experimental subject attacked her. It was a battleship and used simple cannon fire. Out of curiosity, Black Dragon used her shield to block it. As a result, her shield was shattered by the first shell, and the remaining shells hit her face directly, almost killing her on the spot.

Realizing it had underestimated its opponent, the Black Dragon quickly adjusted its strategy, avoiding the main cannon and engaging the Siren in close combat. It took a great deal of effort to finally kill the Siren.