Survive in Azure Files

This was beyond the scope of my plan, but seeing that Hoshino didn't have any special reaction, I felt relieved and thought it was good to let them discover the truth themselves.

Me: There is such a thing.

Me: In that case, I’ll go back immediately.

After replying to the message, I told Hinata that I had some urgent work to attend to and said goodbye to her.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Azi. You are welcome to visit me again next time. By then, this situation will definitely not happen again."

Hina felt ashamed of Ako's deliberate neglect.

As for Yazi herself, she still had an expression of shame and anger, as if she was humiliated but unable to resist.

I said from the bottom of my heart: "It's okay, I think Yazi is pretty cute."

"Gu..."

The girl staring at me must have thought that I was mocking her.

When I saw that Hina didn't react, I added, "Of course not as cute as Hina."

Hinata didn't seem to react: "...Hmm?"

"Of course!" Yazi said unhappily, looking proud and unimpressed, "The chairman is the cutest! Is there any need for you to talk nonsense here?"

Hinai was silent for a moment, then said coldly:

"Ya Zi, please add one hundred copies of the apology letter."

“Eh?! Ok, ok…”

"Sensei, I'm busy with work, so I can't take you far away," Hina changed the subject, "So, Ako, before you continue writing your apology, you should take Sensei to the station first."

"what?"

"You yourself said that Gehenna was in disarray and the Discipline Committee was understaffed, right?"

"I see……"

Under Hina's order, Ako reluctantly escorted me out of Gehenna. I felt like I was taking advantage of the power of the other side, and to be honest, it felt pretty good.

I think the Disciplinary Committee could really pay more visits in the future.

Of course, I have to choose a time when Hinata is also there.

When I returned to the Abydos Activity Room, everyone from the Countermeasures Committee and Convenience House 68 had already arrived.

I'll get straight to the point:

"Rina, the head of the Discipline Committee of Gehenna, told me a piece of information: Caesar Group is planning something in the abandoned desert area. This may be the reason why they want to take over the entire Abydos."

Ayane asked in surprise: "How did the Discipline Committee know?"

Kayoko, who is a student of Gehenna, seems to be very familiar with the Discipline Committee and simply explained: "They have an intelligence department that is responsible for collecting this information."

Hoshino smiled at me: "Sensei always knows so much."

"I just found out too."

Qin Xiang slammed the table and said angrily: "What on earth is the former student union of Abydos doing? They actually sold the school's land to Caesar Group?!"

Bai Zi looked at Xingye: "Does Senior Xingye know anything about this?"

"Oh, that's right! Senior Hoshino was also a member of the Abydos Student Council, right?"

Qinxiang, who had just accused the former student council, felt a little embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, Hoshino recalled:

"That's true. That was two years ago. I didn't really have much contact with the seniors from that class. When I joined the student council, most of them had already resigned...

“It’s called the last student council, but in reality, there are only two of us left: the new student council president and I.

"That student council president is unreliable too. He's the president, but he's the biggest idiot in the school... I'm also a freshman with a weird personality...

"Ah~ It was really a mess. I joined the student council without knowing what was going on... Oh, I was running around everywhere at that time.

"I really am like an idiot, I don't understand anything."

Although his words sounded like a complaint, the nostalgia on Hoshino's face was unfaithful when he talked about the past.

It seems that that period of time was a precious treasure for Hoshino.

Seeing that Hoshino started to say some discouraging words, Bai Zi frowned and was about to open his mouth to refute, but was interrupted by Hoshino.

"Hey~ Let's not talk about these boring things. Let's get to the point."

I glanced at the people in the convenience house who had no interest in joining the conversation, and thought that it was probably because of their presence that Hoshino didn't want to continue this somewhat private topic.

Alu finally found an opportunity to speak: "So...Caesar Group hired the Steel Helmets and us to attack you because your student union disappeared and they couldn't buy the last piece of land?"

"Yes, I guessed that before. But the question now is, what is there worth taking away from the Abydos Autonomous Region, which has basically become a wasteland and desert..."

Serika looked at Ayane who seemed to be in deep thought and said:

"Ah, really, instead of sitting here and thinking about it, why not take action first! Just go and see for yourself and you'll know!"

This simple and direct proposal was unanimously approved by everyone.

So, a simple battle plan was formulated:

First, all the crew members set off by train, and then changed to Xia Lai's helicopter.

Since they have a certain understanding of the moral bottom line of the Caesar Group, and are worried that if the main combat force is tied up, the school will be attacked and unable to return to the rescue in time, Ayane, who usually stays in the school to provide remote support, is also going to act together.

Taking the train first and then changing to a helicopter is mainly to reduce the helicopter's fuel consumption and to facilitate rapid evacuation in the event of an accident.

Secondly, we should land and walk after reaching the destination to avoid the enemy's anti-aircraft guns that could destroy our return transportation. Similarly, after this, we should split into two groups.

Hoshino, Shiroko, Serika, and Nomiya are responsible for the investigation, while Convenience House 68 and Ayane are responsible for staying behind to provide support and protect the safety of the helicopter, as well as to deal with attacks from some malfunctioning drones, machine guards, and automatic dolls that are already wandering in the desert.

Ayane is relatively lacking in frontal combat capabilities, and the main reason why all members of Convenience House 68 stayed behind is that Hoshino insisted that this was Abydos's business and that they should not trouble their allies too much.

Finally, I will set off with the exploration team.

"The Caesar Group is likely to have heavy firepower. As Xialai's sensei, I can work with you to make them afraid to use it at will."

This is the reason I gave.

In short, after deciding these, everyone started making final preparations.

Just before the official departure, Baizi found me privately:

"Sensei, can I take a moment of your time?"

I skillfully put my arms around Bai Zi's slender waist and teased, "Okay, do you want a hug or a touch of your ears?"

"Well! I have something serious to discuss with you..."

Bai Zi's face puffed up with anger, and I quickly changed my expression back to serious.

Even though he didn't take his hand back.

Anyway, Bai Zi handed me something.

It was an application form for resignation from the organization, and the applicant was Hoshino Kotori from the Countermeasures Committee.

Chapter 32 Frustration

On the helicopter.

Xingye looked at the endless desert below and couldn't help but sigh: "Wow~ This is the first time I see this scenery from this angle."

I also looked at it curiously, but I just felt that it was an ordinary desert and couldn't tell any difference from any other deserts.

"Have you been here before?"

"Well, I've been here a few times before for student union work. Look, over there is the oasis where the Abydos Desert Festival was held."

Hoshino told everyone with great interest the history of the Abydos Desert Festival and the oasis that was larger than an ordinary lake before the desertification.

From his performance, there is no sign that Hoshino has any intention of quitting the club.

I observed Hoshino silently, but I couldn't understand why she, as the chairman, wanted to quit the club, especially when she was about to deal with the threat posed by Caesar.

...Or is it because you feel that the threat is about to be resolved and you are preparing to retire?

After this operation, I got to talk to Hoshino.

Due to the influence of sandstorms, the helicopter had to land more than ten kilometers away from the former oasis. Fortunately, it was very close to the coordinates given by Hina.

Then, as planned, Convenience House 68 and Ayane stayed behind while the rest of the group continued to move forward.

We cleared out the drones and mechanical dolls that blocked our way along the way. As the exploration deepened, their numbers gradually increased. However, due to everyone's superb strength and my command, the battle was relatively easy.

Even though I had lost my memory, for some reason, it seemed that my instinctive command alone was enough to raise the students' combat effectiveness to a higher level.

I doubt whether I had any experience in commanding a squad to such an exquisite degree before I lost my memory.

After another unquestionable victory, Ayane, who was observing in real time with a drone, sent a communication:

"Everyone, there seems to be something unusual ahead! We can't see clearly due to the dust. A huge town... no... a factory? Or a garrison? Anyway, it seems like there is an oversized facility?"

Hoshino was very surprised: "There are facilities in a place like this? Did you see it wrong? There should only be a dry oasis ahead."

"That should be correct! Anyway, let's go to a place where we can see clearly with our naked eyes!"

Following Ayane's instructions, we continued to move towards the direction of the large facility. Before long, a huge building appeared before us.

It is surrounded by several kilometers of barbed wire and covers tens of thousands of acres. Its purpose is completely unidentifiable from the outside.

"There was no such thing here before..."

Hoshino murmured.

I guess that the last time Hoshino came here was about two years ago when the Abydos Student Union was still there. In other words, this building was built only in the past two years.

Even with Kivotos's construction efficiency, building a building of this scale is by no means an easy task, and the investment is enormous.

I'm afraid the purpose of the existence of this building is the real plot of the Caesar Group.

As we approached.

There was a flash of fire under the feet of Serika, who was walking in the front. It was a row of machine gun bullets sweeping over. Serika, who was almost hit, was frightened and took a half step back:

"Woooa ...

A large number of blue-gray painted robots rushed out of the building, carrying guns of the same color and heading towards us.

"Intruder found!"

"Catch them, don't let them escape!"

Ayane warned: "An unidentified force has launched an attack ahead!"

Hoshino said seriously, “I’m not sure what’s going on, but since this is the way we welcome you, we should return the favor, right?

"Then let's do it!"

After that, Hoshino took the lead and rushed forward, followed by Shirako, Serika and Nomiya, launching a counterattack on the enemy.

I found a nearby shelter and began to command the students to fight.

The enemy's combat effectiveness is not strong, but they are very organized and have a strong fighting will. Compared with the Steel Helmet thugs we fought before...

Just like a professional soldier.

The signs on the buildings that Ayane observed also confirmed my guess.

Caesar PMC, the private military company owned by the Caesar Group, is indeed an armed organization with military characteristics.

As soon as we recognized the enemy's identity, shrill alarms sounded in all directions. Then, the ground shook, the air buzzed, and a vast number of armored vehicles, tanks, and armed helicopters approached us, forming an encirclement.

"Everyone, this place is too dangerous! Retreat immediately before we are surrounded! Get moving!"

Under the cover of the students, I evacuated immediately and communicated with Ayane, asking her to fly the helicopter and go to the appropriate location in advance with Convenience House 68 to prepare for the pick-up.

However, after trying her best to break out of the encirclement, Ayane gave her another piece of bad news:

"...Can you hear me? We have passed the encirclement... Still... Not sure... Hurry up... Evacuate..."

The communication itself, which was partially covered by the sound of electric current, was the worst news.

This means that communications have been disrupted. The enemy must have formed a new encirclement and used jammers.