Azur Lane Mobile Front.

"They weren't as powerful as they are now, which means they're getting stronger?"

After comparing it with the Famine Knight she had just encountered, Joan of Arc concluded that the latter was definitely quite powerful for a ship.

According to her estimation, that thing must have at least the combat power of three Purifiers.

“That’s right. After we recaptured the lower district, we quickly discovered that things weren’t so simple.”

"As long as the facilities at the upper level are still in production, new knights will continue to be born at the lower level."

"Subsequently, we discovered contamination in the chess pieces produced at the upper level."

"At the same time, the lower-level knights also became stronger and stronger after being reborn."

"Wait, if that's the case, why didn't your Inquisition stop the Vichy Church from restarting its research on the pawns of this sanctuary?"

Jean Bart quickly realized something was wrong.

If producing chess pieces leads to the lower levels becoming increasingly uncontrollable, then why is the production line still operating under her control?

"Because the courtroom was dealing with more important matters at the time."

"Something more important?"

“That’s right, the Holy Throne Crown.”

"Saint..."

Jean Bart's voice suddenly stopped.

As the Grand Master of the Knights of the Iris Kingdom, she couldn't possibly be unaware of what the Holy Throne Crown represented.

"So, I also bear some responsibility for the current situation here?"

Taking a deep breath, Jean Bart decided to temporarily set aside the topic of the Holy See crown.

That's not something she can touch.

"If that's what you think, then yes."

"alright, I got it."

He slumped back in his chair and stopped talking.

...

Just as Richelieu and his men were being pulled into the lower level, the Royal Navy fleet and its crew were also pulled in.

Compared to Richelieu's ease of handling the situation, the Royal Navy's situation was much worse.

"Hey, what is this thing?!"

Several torpedoes hit the enemy in succession, but the mountain-sized mech knight seemed completely unharmed and continued to attack the group.

Thanks to the destroyer's excellent maneuverability, the hero barely managed to dodge the enemy mech knight's slash.

Although it's called a slashing attack, how could a single strike cut the entire sea surface in half?

"Don't go too far!"

"Miss Hero, please step back; you need some rest."

Just as the hero was still shouting, a woman dressed in a pure white maid outfit stood in front of her.

It was Scylla, the royal maid who was traveling with them.

"Tsk, it's not that simple!"

Ignoring Scylla's advice, the hero rushed forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.

"A red warhorse, a knight... a greatsword."

A little further back, Vengeance was piloting his own carrier-based aircraft while observing the mecha knight.

Suddenly, she seemed to have a premonition, or perhaps a voice in her mind was telling her to do this.

When the second seal was opened, I heard a second living creature say, “Come!”

Then another horse came out, a red one. And authority was given to the rider to snatch peace from the earth and to make people kill one another; and a large sword was also given to him.

As the prayers of the vengeful spirit were heard, a blood-red mist, identical to that emanating from the mecha knight, began to emanate from the vengeful spirit.

At the same time, the eyes of the one filled with resentment began to gradually lose their luster.

[When the third seal was unveiled...]

"The Vengeful Lady?!"

The strangeness of the enmity was quickly noticed by the hundred-eyed giant beside her.

She rushed over and shook the grudge violently.

However, no matter how hard she tried, the grudge showed no sign of waking up.

At the same time, the red mist seemed to be affecting the Hundred-Eyed Giant as well.

"What's this..."

They cautiously retreated, and the crimson mist did not follow the hundred-eyed giant.

They once again surrounded the source of the grudge.

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Wu Qiu!"

With a determined effort, the Hundred-Eyed Giant recalled one of its carrier-based aircraft from the sky.

Under her control, the carrier-based aircraft launched a deadly charge against their nemesis.

"Crack~"

A small explosion was heard, and Yuanchou seemed to be in pain, letting out a muffled groan.

But at the same time, her eyes regained their clarity.

"...Ouch! It hurts...What just happened?"

The woman, rubbing the area where she had been attacked, made a sound like a little girl.

"I launched an attack on you with my carrier-based aircraft. Just now, your situation was very bad."

Compared to the somewhat contrived "pretending to be young" in the story of the vengeful ghost, the Argus's expression looks much more natural.

Although she went far beyond the concept of "pretending to be young" compared to harboring resentment.

"Really? Could you tell me about it?"

...

After hearing the hundred-eyed giant's description, Yuanchou frowned.

His own appearance just now seemed to have many similarities with that of the giant chess piece opposite him.

"Could it be... like that?"

"Hundred-Eyed Giant, I want to conduct another experiment. If the same thing happens to me again, please wake me up immediately!"

To verify his suspicions, the vengeful man decided to take another risk.

She opened her mouth, and a low, prayerful sound came from it.

At the same time, the blood-red mist reappeared on her body.

Another plane crash awakened the grudge.

"As expected, my guess was right."

"This space has been affected by 'concepts'. I must have just been possessed by the concept of 'war'."

"And that is the embodiment of the concept of war—the War Knight."

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse... What do we do then?"

Although they knew who the enemy was, the Royal Family still hadn't found a specific way to deal with it.

"We have no choice but to retreat for now. If we are to fight them, we should at least find the people from Iris first."

Although he was well aware that his reappearance in front of Richelieu would provoke the latter to take certain actions against him.

But that's still much better than being cleaved in two by the enemy's sword.

Chapter 545: The Dumb Bishop

Although the Royal Fleet had decided that even if it meant facing Richelieu's wrath, they would still seek his help.

It must be said that this Royal Navy fleet was indeed quite lucky.

The lower section and the upper section have a corresponding relationship.

However, there are no buildings corresponding to the Tribunal Fortress in the lower area.

The sea area here is divided into four zones, each with magnificent buildings in colors corresponding to the corresponding concept.

And they were lucky enough to be transported to the seas of the Famine Knights along with Richelieu and the others.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will probably meet Richelieu and the others soon.

"wrong..."

After summarizing the information collected by the reconnaissance aircraft, Yuancho muttered something under his breath.

"What's wrong, Ms. Vengeance?"

"What we just encountered was, without a doubt, a War Knight."

"As you just saw, the color it represents should be red."

"However, the buildings in this area are the same as the sanctuary we were in before; they are black."

"In other words, this should be the 'territory' of the Famine Knights!"

Upon hearing the explanation of the grievance, the hero couldn't help but show a look of horror.

"Hey, hey, hey, no way, there's another one of those outrageous things here?"

At this moment, the Royal Fleet had no idea that not long ago, the Famine Knight had been blasted to pieces by a "winged angel" with a single cannon shot, leaving only a few horse legs.

"Maybe yes, maybe no."

Glancing at the hero, the enmity continued to launch his reconnaissance plane.

...

On the other side, Richelieu and her companions, after taking a short rest, emerged from the building where the anchor was located.

After all, simply staying put won't solve the problem.

"In any case, let's find the maintenance device for this mirror-like sea area."

"Although we didn't find it back then, perhaps we just overlooked the details."

"Now, if we look more closely, we might be able to find it."

Richelieu turned back to look at the building that was still shimmering with soft light.

(If you can't find it, you'll have to use that one...)

(In any case, people are more important than an abandoned church.)

"So, what do we do now?"

Jean Bart hovered low beside Richelieu, a hint of impatience on his face.

"Without aircraft carriers and other warships, reconnaissance efficiency is not very good."

"Hmm...that is indeed a problem..."

Richelieu glanced at Jean Bart with a thoughtful expression, then turned to look in the other direction.

"Hey, what was that look on your face just now?!"

Perhaps it was because he had changed his mecha that Baal didn't seem too nervous.

In her opinion, even for her, dealing with that mecha knight was just a matter of a little effort.

Therefore, she wasn't too worried about safety.

"Hmm? There's nothing there~ Jean Bart~"

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but even though it's terrifying, I now feel that the Cardinal seems to enjoy teasing his sister even more.