Even in the world of Kancolle, I want to drive a robot!

The dark seabed was covered with red light, and the sound of machinery spread throughout the sea.

"The spiritual link has been established, and the bond has begun - 100% synchronization rate."

"Loveless, endless depravity..."

"The monster longing to love and the beast longing to be loved are closely linked together under the guidance of fate..."

"Even if the world is full of death, even if the world doesn't need me."

"A bond that will never be broken, this is proof of our eternal vow."

"The promised time has come. I will open the shackles that seal your power for you and set off to a world where no one is sinless and painless. Its name is—"

"Fate Sirius!"

As if they sensed something, Xia Bai and Sirius shouted out together.

With a scarlet glow, RX-02 rushed into the sky from the bottom of the sea. The mecha began to change. Its limbs were reconstructed, and the new arms became extremely thick and turned into sharp claws. Its head had golden horns like a devil, and its red jaw slowly closed.

Four wing-shaped jets formed two white twisted spikes, its blood-red eyes shone brightly, its engine kept running, making a roar like a wolf howl, and it floated in the air holding an exaggerated giant sword.

"What...what is this?"

Looking at the RX-02 in the sky, which had completely changed its appearance, with an appearance that was both like a knight and a devil, Tester α stood there in disbelief, her ship suit began to tremble... She was actually afraid.

Afraid of RX-02's bloodshot and crazy eyes, she felt like she was being stared at by a hungry wolf, who was about to devour her in the next second.

"You are obviously dead, and your spiritual power has completely dissipated. Why, why are you still alive!"

"I said, even if I lose my limbs, I can still struggle to get up and attack, and you... don't let me down--"

"Tester α!"

As Xia Bai finished speaking, the wolf king's roar resounded through the sky.

Chapter 18 Tester α: How come you came back before me?

With blood-red eyes flashing, RX-02 fell from the sky, and the greatsword in its hand slashed at Tester α with force, accompanied by the wolf howl of the engine.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Tester α immediately controlled the metal dragon head and rushed forward, surrounding RX-02 in the air, strangling it.

"Tear it apart——"

The metal dragon head did not hinder the movement of RX-02. It was chopped into two pieces by a backhand sword. Then it turned over in the air and hit the tester α heavily with the big sword. The ship armor that the tester α was proud of was completely useless and was cut into unfathomable cracks.

"It's just a change of form, how is that possible?!"

Severely injured by the blow, the painful tester α screamed in surprise and prepared to immediately distance himself. The killing power of this greatsword was too terrifying. No matter whether it was energy shield or heavy armor, they were like paper when facing it and collapsed at the first touch.

We can no longer engage in close combat with RX-02! Tester α's mental computer immediately began to analyze and came to this conclusion.

The gear ship under her immediately retreated rapidly as she wished, and the deformed gun barrels fired at the same time, pouring out a barrage of terrifying bullets.

He slowly placed the greatsword in front of him, then swung it. The space in front of RX-02 was distorted, and the strong and violent wind blew away all the oncoming shells.

Then RX-02 placed the greatsword on his shoulder armor, his blood-red eyes shining brightly.

"You're scared, Tester Alpha."

After hearing what Xia Bai said, Tester α kept thinking, was he really scared? Siren obviously didn't have such emotions, but the trembling of his body was not fake. He shouted to himself, "I am scared? There is no way I am afraid of you. Look behind you, RX-02."

The remaining two mechanical dragon heads opened their huge mouths, and orange-red light gushed out, hitting RX-02 with energy that could destroy everything.

'boom--'

The huge shock wave caused the ship girls on the battlefield to be blown all over the place. Shokaku struggled to get up and looked at the RX-02 shrouded in black fog with a worried look on his face.

"Hahaha, this is the price of arrogance, RX-02." When Tester Alpha found that Xia Bai, who was hit by his own energy beam, was motionless, he shook off his fear and laughed, and then stopped abruptly.

The RX-02 emerged from the smoke, unscathed, without a single charred trace on its fuselage, as if the attack hadn't hit it at all.

“Bang, bang—”

The two spikes behind him brought out sparks and hit the tester α at lightning speed like a chain, and the barbs pierced into the steel ship suit.

Tester α wanted to break free immediately because of the pain, but the spikes shrank quickly and a huge force pulled her back to RX-02 involuntarily. She could only watch the greatsword being raised high.

"It's time to end this battle."

Xia Bai's words came as the greatsword fell, cutting the ship suit on Tester α in half. His sharp claws emitted a cold light and he pulled it out, not giving her a chance to speak, and squeezed it hard.

There was a sound of steel rubbing and deforming, blood and debris splattered everywhere, and as the body of test subject α fell, a violent explosion occurred.

The demon, all white, was roaring towards the waning moon.

Terrifying and ominous... As a friendly force, it is really the best. Is this the true power of RX-02? Powerful output, attack and defense make opponents despair, and the roaring engine sound like a wolf king is breathtaking.

Thinking this in her heart, Shokaku looked at the RX-02 that was gradually calming down. She didn't have the confidence to deal with such a monster, or rather, she had never seen a stronger existence than the current RX-02. The predecessors of the First Carrier Fighter couldn't do it, and even the flagship Nagato couldn't do it...

Faced with the joint attack of several of them, Test Subject α, who was not hurt at all, was crushed easily like a child in front of RX-02.

We must lure this man to the Sakura Empire, no matter what means we have to use... So, Shokaku leaned close to Zuikaku's ear and whispered, "Gather the fleet. We are going to support the Royal Family."

After hearing what his sister said, Zuikaku was obviously a little hesitant: "How can we go in this situation? We are all out of fighting strength... How about we rest for a while?"

Upon hearing this, Xianghe rolled his eyes and slowly placed his hand on Zuikaku's shoulder: "Are you stupid? Didn't you hear what Tester Alpha said just now? There is a guy called Purifier in the Royal Family."

"Compared with the combat power of Tester α, the Purifier will not be much worse. Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and we can make repairs along the way."

"Offering support faster can also win Xia Bai's favor. Don't tell me you are not tempted by such a powerful force?"

Azur Lane has two camps in the Mingyang region, the Sakura Empire and the Eastern Empire. However, compared to the Sakura Empire, the Eastern Empire's ship girls are indeed scarce. They can't help the Sakura Empire in fighting against the Sirens. They need an influx of fresh blood. Even if there is only Xia Bai, it will be a great help.

As for a solution, Shokaku already has one. She is not unfamiliar with Xia Bai, and she is confident that she can invite Xia Bai to visit Sakura Empire after revealing her identity.

Once in Sakura Empire, it would not be easy for Xia Bai to get out. Compared to the reserved and ladylike royal ladies who followed inexplicable etiquette, the Sakura Empire was very "enthusiastic".

Especially the guy with dog ears who calls himself sister. She likes men like Xia Bai who look easy to bully. Once she takes a fancy to him, hehe~.

After instructing Zuikaku, Shokaku took two steps forward and was about to speak to get closer, but after a long moment of silence, the RX-02 turned into blue particles and disappeared. Xia Bai and Sirius fell directly into the water and passed out.

For a moment, Shokaku wanted to follow the style of senior Red Fox and pack up Xia Bai and send him to Sakura Empire. His reputation and the unicorn could not stop him. However, the most important thing at the moment was to support the Royal Family.

"I can only come here while walking. I hope the Royal Family can hold on."

Looking at the moonlit sky, Shokaku clenched the flute in his hand. The sirens on the battlefield also dispersed after Tester α was defeated.

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"Damn... Why is RX-02 so strong?"

Her consciousness returned to the [host]. Tester α was not blamed but instead was rewarded, which made her even more upset about her loss to Xia Bai.

After reflecting on the entire battle, Tester α had to admit that he underestimated the enemy and relied too much on the [Natural Algorithm System]...

Just as she was using her mind computer to analyze the detailed data of the changes in RX-02, a siren in a sailor suit hugged her.

"You're back! Tester α."

"If you hadn't come, I would have forgotten. Wasn't it you who tested RX-02? Why did he come to Vanis Island from the Royal Family?" Upon seeing the Purifier appear, Tester Alpha questioned her angrily. Because she was defeated by RX-02 twice, she seemed to have some unnecessary emotions.

"I don't know. When I went to the Royal, I found that he was gone... By the way, were you defeated? How did you return to the mainframe?"

She got angry when she mentioned Tester Alpha. If it weren't for this unreliable Purifier, she wouldn't have been defeated twice in a row. She was about to curse when she suddenly discovered something strange.

"How come you returned to the console before me... You came back without seeing RX-02?"

Hearing this, the Purifier put his hands on his hips and said, "Because I was defeated. There is a monster in the Royal Family." There was no trace of shame in his words.

"..."

Chapter 19 The Royal Battle is Over

Watching the Sirens gradually retreating on the battlefield, Ajax did not order a pursuit, but instead stood there worriedly thinking about something. Although they had long heard from Xia Bai about the Sirens who were intelligent and able to communicate, they did not expect to meet one in this battle.

It was not the Tianpalans mentioned by Xia Bai, but a Siren called the Purifier.

Thinking of this, Ajax bowed slightly to New Jersey not far away: "Thank you for your help, Miss New Jersey... Without you, we would not have won this victory."

Ajax rarely admits defeat to other ship girls. The only ones she respects are Amagi of Sakura Empire, RX-03 of Son of Prometheus, and leaders of other camps. She always believes that the most reliable power is wisdom.

But she didn't expect that New Jersey taught her a lesson tonight. When everyone was helpless against the Purifiers, New Jersey stood up and single-handedly broke through the entire Siren fleet, confronted the Purifiers head-on, and defeated them.

Charge, capture the flag, kill the general, all in one go, and Ajax has witnessed the power of a team that dares to call itself "the strongest in the world".

She was convinced. It turned out that if you were strong enough, you didn't need any tactics or strategies, you could change the outcome of a battle with your own strength. If you were not strong enough, it meant you were not strong enough. Just look at New Jersey, he didn't show any injuries at all after a battle.

After hearing Ajax's thanks, New Jersey's pretty face, which had just been serious after the battle, suddenly became silly again, and she scratched her head embarrassedly.

"No, they are all quite weak, except for the Siren called Purifier who is a bit interesting."

The Purifiers are only a little bit interesting, so what are we? He kept complaining in his heart. Ajax didn't dare to say anything about New Jersey's obvious boasting, and could only show an awkward and impolite smile.

Since the Sirens have withdrawn, Ajax immediately wanted to contact Xia Bai to ask about the situation in the Sakura Empire. However, according to her calculations, the other party should have returned with the Sakura Empire fleet by now.

Ajax still has more trust in Xia Bai. He is not as good as that seemingly silly man in grasping the opportunity of fighting. Such combat instinct is innate and cannot be learned.

Just as she was about to contact Xia Bai through the ring, a deafening engine sound was heard in the sky. She looked up and found that a number of mechas with tail flames were landing near the royal family like a meteor shower.

Seeing this, Ajax was in a good mood and immediately went forward, thinking that RX-03 was still very reliable. He just mentioned it casually, and the other party could actually guess that the Royal Family was in crisis and came all the way from the Solomon Line of Defense to support.

Moreover, the speed was incredible. They arrived so quickly. Not only did she make all the efforts to establish the alliance, but she also provided the other party with so many supplies.

One by one, the Sons of Prometheus retracted their mechas, and light particles illuminated the entire royal palace. Ajax was about to step forward to talk to RX-03, but suddenly found that the other party's mental fluctuations were not right, with anger and sadness intertwined.

Did someone sink? Ajax stopped in his tracks thinking this.

RX-03 quickly walked to Ajax's side, resisted the urge, and tried to ask in a gentle tone: "Ajax, where is RX-02?"

She had considered it carefully before coming here. Even if Xia Bai died, she could not easily turn against Ajax. She had to consider the overall situation. The son of Prometheus now depended on himself. She was just here to seek an answer.

"what?"

Looking at Ajax's puzzled expression, RX-03 thought he was just playing dumb.

"I mean...where's my second brother?"

"Are you asking where Xia Bai is?" After understanding what RX-03 said, Ajax looked around the battlefield and explained, "The Royal Army was attacked by the Sirens. You know that most of us are preparing to attack the Solomon Line, so I asked him to go to Vanis Island to get help."

RX-03 felt that Ajax did not seem to be lying from his mental fluctuations, and was sure that the other party was also unaware of the situation, and thus felt a sense of sadness. They could not even find anyone to vent their anger.

"Can you contact my second brother? We can't contact him..." RX-03's words were filled with pain.

Ajax seemed to understand something and immediately opened the communication ring to try to contact Xia Bai.

"Ding--"

The communication ring kept ringing with a busy tone and the call was not connected.

Maybe something delayed him and he didn't hear it, so Ajax started contacting Reputation again.

Still no connection, she tried Javelin, Unicorn and Sirius, but the communication was still busy.

As the communication failed one after another, RX-03 couldn't help crying.

Ajax also stood there blankly with her eyes blank. She understood the purpose of the other party's rush over. The reinforcements should have been wiped out, along with the Sakura Empire fleet... RX-03 got the news before her.

"I'm sorry..." Looking at the RX-03 in front of her who was no longer strong and crying loudly, Ajax could only comfort her. She knew very well about the Son of Prometheus, and she also knew what Xia Bai represented in their hearts.

It was a flag that made the sons of Prometheus gather around him and move forward with determination. After the death of RX-01, it was like glory, illuminating them and bringing them hope.

But now this flag has been broken because of his own misjudgment. Ajax cannot imagine what will become of the sons of Prometheus.

"I'm sorry...I hope this won't affect our alliance."

"I know... I know..." Saying this, RX-03 slowly squatted down while hugging himself, crying softly.

Seeing that the other party had not lost his mind, Ajax was relieved and confirmed that the alliance could continue to be maintained. He spoke with hatred: "Don't be negative, Miss RX-03... We still have a debt to settle with the Siren."

Xia Bai died in Sons of Prometheus, and four ship girls from their Royal Family also died. This cannot be treated as if it never happened. The Sakura Empire was even more seriously injured, and they had to unite to carry out a "big cleanup".

After crying for a long time, RX-03 stood up, wiped his tears and forced a smile: "I understand, thank you, Ajax. I will not stop, I will inherit my brother's will and go on with the Son of Prometheus."

'Wow--'

The cup was shattered all over the floor.

Ajax and RX-03 looked towards Sheffield upon hearing the sound. At this moment, the maid came with a dining cart, preparing to entertain the visiting sons of Prometheus, but she stood there in a daze.

Facing the two gazes, Sheffield quickly lowered her head so that people couldn't see her eyes clearly, and said lightly: "I'm sorry, I will clean it up immediately." Then she turned around and went to find cleaning tools.

Will... Is the master... dead?

Chapter 20 Sheffield

Without going to the storage room to get the cleaning tools, Sheffield went straight back to his room, closed the door and fell on the bed.