Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Later, she encountered another test subject, who was also humanoid. The moment they met, the siren chased after her like a madman. However, the test subject did not catch up with her in the end because a passing siren fleet attacked it. The test subject then rushed up and sank the siren fleet in a very violent manner.

Black Dragon then realized that these experimental subjects were all uncontrollable failures that had gone berserk and were probably thrown into this world because they couldn't distinguish friend from foe.

"Never mind, let's rest first."

After spending half a day studying the map, Black Dragon gave up on traveling through the night.

When she had no sense of direction

She used to have companions by her side, but now she was all alone, making her feel the pain of being directionally challenged for the first time in a long time.

Without Avira's equipment being restored, her plan to reach her destination directly was simply not feasible.

Having made up his mind, Black Dragon found an island to settle on.

This world is very real; the sunrise and sunset are no different from the real world. Around six o'clock in the morning, Black Dragon got up, packed up, and continued on his way.

Whether it was good luck or bad luck, she encountered something surprising on her very first tunnel journey.

Under the rising sun, a tall figure stood silently on the sea with her back to the sun. She lowered her head, and her huge, dark red ship rigging hugged the water. Inside the rigging on both sides, four long swords were placed near her left and right hands. Her waist-length, silver-gray hair swayed slightly in the sea breeze.

"Tosa?"

After staring at it for a full ten minutes, Black Dragon finally confirmed that the creature in front of her was a familiar ship girl, only now she should call it Tosa META.

Should we make contact?

With no response from the other side, Black Flying Dragon was feeling conflicted.

Based on her experience yesterday, she knew that the Tosa in front of her must also be a product of a failed experiment. She would be facing a fierce battle if she went up, but if she didn't go up, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

After eliminating the Black Enterprise of this world, Black Azure Dragon, this is the third meta ship she has seen, and it seems to have been completely meta-ified without any obvious deterioration. If she can bring this person back, the two of them working together will surely be able to break through the Sirens' blockade of the Pacific Ocean.

After a brief moment of thought, Black Flying Dragon came to an answer in her heart. She drew her last remaining long sword and slowly approached Tosa.

Seemingly sensing someone approaching, Tosa raised his head, and what came into Black Flying Dragon's view were pale gold eyes that had lost their luster.

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The moment their eyes met, Hei Feilong felt a tremor in her heart. These were not the eyes of a sane and powerful person. She felt that Tosa in front of her was beyond saving.

But the next second, Tosa's actions made Black Flying Dragon hesitate. Tosa's empty eyes swept over the long sword in her hand, and her right hand gripped the sword on her ship's rigging at her waist. She drew the sword slowly, and the blade, detached from its sheath, shimmered beautifully in the direct sunlight.

Black Flying Dragon exhaled and quickened his pace towards Tosa, while Tosa, who had drawn his sword, also began to approach Black Flying Dragon.

The distance between the two was decreasing, and soon they were within a hundred meters of each other.

Boom!

The first to launch an attack was Black Flying Dragon. After confirming that the opponent had entered her attack range, she stepped onto the water and charged towards Tosa. Her long sword became a blur, and multiple sword lights surged towards Tosa.

Faced with the Black Flying Dragon's charge, Tosa stopped in her tracks, gripped her sword with both hands, and steadily met the blade's flash. The Black Flying Dragon's blade tore through her light black battle suit, leaving wounds on her body.

A series of clear sounds followed. Tosa saw through Black Dragon's disguise and accurately blocked each of her attacks. With an upward slash, he forced Black Dragon to jump back.

Looking at Tosa, who had no highlights but a serious expression, Black Flying Dragon bit his lip, stepped on the air with his right foot, and transformed into a streak of cold light, brushing past Tosa. When he fell into the water, his feet created white bubbles and waves on the surface.

A gust of wind blew by, and at the same time, a thin line of blood appeared on the necks of Tosa and Black Flying Dragon, the seeping blood drifting away with the wind.

"..."

After regaining his footing, Black Flying Dragon turned around and collided with Tosa, who was rushing towards him with a whooshing sound. The clanging of their blades rang out continuously.

The vast ocean provided ample space for the two to fight. The evenly matched fighters moved constantly during the battle, trying to defeat each other with their swordsmanship.

The sun rises from the horizon, reaches its highest point in the sky, and then slowly sets below the horizon on the other side.

The day passed just like that.

On the sea, Black Flying Dragon's hand holding the knife was trembling. She had more than a hundred wounds of various sizes on her body, her clothes were already tattered, and even her hair had been cut into uneven lengths.

Even so, her gaze remained fixed on Tosa, who was in a similar state to her, covered in wounds, with only the last of the eight swords at his waist remaining in his hand, the other seven having been broken by her.

The two ship girls stared at each other at sea, adjusting their breathing to recover their strength.

Suddenly, Tosa closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, flames ignited in his pale golden pupils.

"It's you. As you can see, my lucid moments are very brief. Once this body recovers its strength, I will lose control again."

Tosa's trembling hands regained their composure. He straightened up, sheathed his long sword, and spoke in a cold tone.

"Since you were able to wake up, there must be a way to prolong this time."

Black Flying Dragon grinned. She had actually won her bet. The moment she saw Tosa draw his sword, she suspected that he hadn't completely lost control. He had made such a beautiful sword-drawing gesture just out of instinct. This berserk guy valued efficiency more than form.

"Don't you know this best? Instead of me being powerless, you should go find someone more deserving of saving."

Tosa glanced at the black dragon, then turned his back to leave.

"?"

Tosa's words confused Black Flying Dragon. What did "you" mean? She had been fighting alone for a long time.

Suddenly, a name jumped out from the depths of her mind.

余烬

Ember is an organization, the most mysterious organization in the Azur Lane universe, whose members are suspected to all be meta ships. And "she," Black Dragon, is a member of it in the Azur Lane game. Could it be that Tosa thinks of her as the Black Dragon from Ember?

"Step back. I will not go with you. There are many powerful enemies here. This is the best place for me to belong."

The silence of the black dragon made Tosa stop in his tracks, his tone revealing his regret.

"No, you have to come with me. I'll have someone help investigate your situation. I need you."

The black dragon, realizing what was happening, caught up and answered firmly.

"Are you trying to get me to be your guinea pig by having someone do the research? My answer is unchanged. Get out of here. I won't go with you."

Tosa did not turn around, and his tone returned to its coldness.

"No, I am not a dragon from the embers. I come from a world nearby. My strength is insufficient to resolve the Sirens' crisis in that world. I need companions. I need you!"

Black Dragon quickly explained that she really wanted a companion, as being alone was too difficult.

"Since you know the name of the Embers, you should ask them for help. They would definitely welcome someone with your fighting strength."

Tosa reached out and touched the sword marks on his side caused by the aftershocks of the two men, his tone softening slightly.

"I don't want to have anything to do with Ember."

Black Dragon rejected the plan.

If Ember is involved, the fact that her world has multiple ships with near-meta-level combat power will be exposed, and that world will inevitably be targeted.

"Your world isn't in such bad shape."

Tosa raised an eyebrow; this was the first time she had heard such a confident answer, which meant that the situation in Black Dragon's world had not yet collapsed.

"I suppose so. It seems the Observer abandoned my world, letting us develop on our own, and then I was born, along with some enemies of equal standing."

"Black Flying Dragon said."

"Oh? That's very interesting. So you think the researchers in your world can help me suppress the erosion of the Rubik's Cube's energy?"

Tosa turned around, her gaze falling on Kurohiryu's face, wanting to confirm whether what she was about to say was true or false.

"Hmm, I think that's a good idea."

Black Flying Dragon didn't quite understand what the erosion of Tosa's Rubik's Cube energy was. It was probably the process of meta-transformation going out of control. She hadn't experienced it before, but since Mio had already created Black Azure Dragon, she should have a way.

"Since you're so confident, I'll trust you once, but how are you going to bring me back when I'm on the verge of losing control?"

Tosa didn't believe Black Dragon's words, but seeing his inexplicably confident demeanor, as if their world had truly overcome the problem of erosion, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.

No one wants to have a healthy body, and she was no exception.

"That's easy. You're rather dazed when you lose control, so I can create a mirror world to take you back."

Seeing that the abduction was about to succeed, Black Flying Dragon quickly offered his brilliant plan.

"..."

Tosa stared at the black dragon for more than ten seconds without saying a word, which made the black dragon a little embarrassed.

"Suit yourself. I'm right here. Whether you can take me away or not depends on your own abilities."

Tosa crossed his arms and snorted, tacitly agreeing to Black Flying Dragon's proposal.

Seeing this, Black Flying Dragon revealed his signature smile and raised his last remaining knife.

boom!

The long sword exploded, spewing out dark red energy that covered the two people on the sea surface.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Arrived Too Early

"Tosa, have you been here for a long time?"

Under the cover of night, the black dragon sailed leisurely on the sea, conversing with Tosa, who had been taken into the Mirror World.

She didn't use much energy during her day-long duel with Tosa. In just one hour, all her wounds had disappeared, and her broken hair had grown back. Unfortunately, her clothes couldn't be repaired.

Feeling uneasy about the upcoming itinerary, she changed into the black combat uniform that Akashi had previously chosen for her. Tosa even remarked that it looked much better.

"I don't know. After being abandoned here, I didn't have much time to regain consciousness."

In the mirrored space, Tosa sits cross-legged on the edge of the island, facing the sea, and converses with the black dragon across the void.

“Abandoned? Sorry, I don’t know much about the outside world. In my world, this place is called the observer’s experimental space.”

Black Flying Dragon frowned subconsciously, then immediately apologized and explained his situation.

"It's alright. What you said isn't wrong. In reality, this is just an experimental area where the Sirens placed failed experiments, and then there are individuals like me who could go out of control at any time."

Tosa ignored the Black Flying Dragon's offense and took over the conversation with an explanation.

Are there that many meta ships?

Black Dragon was intrigued by Tosa's words. Did this mean she could haul a truckload of meta ships back here?

"Give up your wishful thinking. Those who were useful have already been taken away by Ember and his gang. The rest are either too troublesome to contain or individuals who resist associating with others and have self-destructive tendencies. Hmph, how pathetic."

Tosa seemed to have seen through Black Flying Dragon's thoughts and ruthlessly shattered her beautiful dream.