The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

Before the light in Kitagawa Kazuhiro's eyes faded, Perlis saw his mouth move.

Based on his lip reading, Perlis repeated his last words:

"Long live Dila..."

......

6) Sea Festival (Part 14)

Babel Tower Control Room - Academi Federation

"..."

The dull silver eyes stared at the screen, reflecting the figure on the wooden stage and the scene on the giant screen.

Gradually, the scene rewound and returned to the moment when [Canghuang] descended from a red light.

"Clap."

Laplace pressed the pause button and watched the red lightning scattering in silence. Subconsciously, he gently touched his bloodshot eyes covered by the eye mask to soothe the slight pain.

“That’s a message.”

The voice came from the rooftop. Laplace turned his head slightly and saw an upside-down figure wearing a dark green coat.

[Blade of Babel] The ninth seat, [Blackwater Scholar] Zu Chumen.

"The song from the other side has already reached Dila," Laplace said without being offended by Blade's sudden visit. "It's just a matter of time. It won't interfere with our plan."

Laplace turned around and looked at Zu Chumen, who also dropped down from the roof and stood in front of Laplace, looking at him at eye level.

"You let the Dila people regain control of the sea. Why?" Zu Chumen said hoarsely, "The Iron Legion is still unable to compete with the Tower of Babel."

"The Tower of Babel has more important things to do. The follow-up process of [Wide Broadcast] is still ongoing," Laplace said in a low voice. "Besides, even if they control the sea, they are just ants floating on the water."

After saying that, Laplace turned around and looked at the sea of ​​clouds outside the control room with his deep silver eyes:

"Soon, we will control the abyss beneath the ocean."

"..."

Zu Chumen did not speak, his eyes were covered by large sunglasses and could not be seen clearly.

After a while, he said in a hoarse and low voice:

"[Giant Warrior] is ready to be deployed."

"Then let him join the battle against the Third Legion," Laplace half turned his head, "Don't forget, only by defeating the Iron Lord will you have a chance to return to the other side."

"It's okay, I'm not worried..."

After saying this, Zu Chumen jumped lightly and returned to the ceiling, hanging upside down like a bat.

His wide jaw twisted into a slightly crazy smile, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"Heaviness is the root of lightness, and stillness is the master of restlessness (Qi Lang's words)" (Note 1)

......

"very scary."

On the way back to the hotel, Perlis shook her head slightly, her mind still full of the scene of the trial of the sinners.

Is this a common trait among all high-ranking officials? They treat everything as a script, inhumanely using human lives and resources as a gamble, just for a simple purpose.

Whether it was Laplace, Mikhail, or [Cang Huang], Perlis saw commonalities in them:

The absolute rationality of terror.

"..."

Seeing Perlis thoughtful, Aoi smiled gently and patted her shoulder:

"You'll get used to it. Maybe the [Cang Huang] doesn't like it either."

"I don't think so," Perlis shook her head slightly, "The refugees on Qiuyuan lost their land, and the soldiers on the fleet lost their lives, and all this was just to force the federal people to delete a few clauses in the treaty..."

"But think about it from another angle. If we don't do this, and the Oira people really rush to the battlefield to die as [Kim Mi-nam] said, wouldn't the possible losses be even greater?" Aoi chuckled and said, "Perhaps, those in high positions have to abandon their emotions, embrace rationality, and then make the most reasonable choice on a grand level."

After listening to what Aoi said, Perlis felt that she couldn't refute it, but she always felt an indescribable awkwardness.

In the game between high-ranking players, if you want to gain the greatest possible advantage, do you have to abandon all emotional factors?

Will absolute rationality really bring the outcome that everyone wants?

As she spoke, Perlis glanced and saw several women crying at the corner of the ancient city. In their hands were black and white photo frames with black and white faces of soldiers:

"She's saved... Goro, your sacrifice was not in vain, Oira is saved..."

Similar cries were heard one after another along the street, but Perlis did not feel their sadness at all.

It was a cry of relief mixed with pride.

"..."

In a blink of an eye, the two arrived at the door of the hotel. When they opened the door, a figure in a palace dress came up to them.

It was Mei Xinghui, her violet eyes were glistening with tears, and she looked very excited.

"Hey, Mei, what's wrong?" Aoi looked at Mei's tearful eyes worriedly, "Did that Grissom bully you?"

"No, no, it's because of your highness's speech," Mei wiped her eyes gently and smiled quietly, "I wonder if the 'Blue Reef' will be retained... That's great, we have a chance to defeat the [King of the Islands]..."

She was probably happy about the departure of the modern destroyer, but sad about the possible elimination of the "Blue Reef"... Looking at the tearful eyes of the civil servant lady, Perlis could probably understand her feelings.

According to Perlis's speculation, those modern destroyers had probably already begun to be built in secret, so [Cang Huang] dared to use the flagship of the old era to attract [King of the Islands] so decisively. On the one hand, he could find out the guy's background, and on the other hand, he could force the Federation to give in and allow the destroyers that had been sleeping in the dark for a long time to obtain permission to use.

This strategy meant that, from the very beginning, the old-era fleet, including everyone on the "Blue Reef", had been classified by [Cang Huang] as "sacrificial" pawns.

Even so, Mei Xinghui's joy was still genuine. As a civil servant, it was impossible for her to be unaware of the meaning behind [Cang Huang]'s actions.

She is a person who is truly loyal to Dila... Perlis thought about it and asked:

"Ms. Mei, what do you want to talk to us about?"

"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot something."

Mei Xinghui wiped her tears, took out rice paper from her waist, and spread it out in front of Perlis and Aoi.

"His Highness invites you two to meet at the Blue Palace right now."

"Yeah, it's finally here," Aoi jumped and made a "Yeah" gesture, "Junbai, your chance to talk to Miss Rin is here!"

Are we going to meet right after the peak of the celebration... Perlis looked at the rice paper in Mei Xinghui's hand and nodded slightly:

"I see. Thank you Miss Mei for taking us there."

......

Blue Palace - Sakura Mountain - Donglin Island

"Back off (Dila)."

"Yes."

"Clang."

"..."

After the palace maids left, [Cang Huang] walked through the hall of the palace alone and stood silently in front of the golden throne engraved with patterns.

Looking at the [Cherry Blossoms on the Altar of Heaven] emblem, [Cang Huang] silently stretched out his hand, wanting to touch it, but then retracted it.

"It won't be long (in Dila language)." The voice of [Canghuang] was no longer high and cold, but became a little gentle.

Suddenly, sensing a noise, [Cang Huang] tilted his head slightly, and the mask with god patterns looked towards a corner of the palace:

"I didn't invite you (Dila)."

Under the gaze of [Cang Huang], a figure in a robe and with cold eyes walked out from the shadows, with the greatsword in his hand flashing blue light.

The Angel of the Iron Guard, Yelena Goncharova.

"The people of Thebit never need an invitation," Yelena said coldly, "Tell me, Your Highness, does your blood freeze?"

"It depends on your bargaining chips (in Dila's language)," [Canghuang] turned around calmly, unarmed, "You have no chance of winning."

Hearing this, Ye Lina smiled softly, and her eyes became even colder.

She stared at Cang Huang motionlessly, a chill emanating from her body:

"Do you know what I'm here for?"

"I've heard a little bit about it," Cang Huang smiled coldly, "Why, are you scared?"

"That'll have to wait until next life," Ye Lina said.

Anger burned in her cold eyes, a fire forged in blood and steel.

Looking at the mask of the god, she showed no intention of retreating:

"For unity (Thebite)."

.....

(Note 1: Quoted from Laozi's Tao Te Ching)

6) Sea Festival (Part 15)

"Seaward Royal Family" Defense Line - Akihara - Dila Empire

"..."

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Retract the Ocean-Wide Royal Family! Close all valves and wait for reinforcements!"

"..."

“Buzz————————”

The twisted red beam of light tore through the federal army's last line of defense, and waves of annihilation broke out on the battlefield, dyeing the land of Akihara black.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

The steel airships in the sky were bombarding the huge wreckage of the skyship in the center of the plain with lines of fire. The azure factor shield covering the surface of the giant ship was becoming increasingly dim and would soon be torn apart.

In the center of the battlefield, the Tower of Babel prism at the center of [Frontier] gradually cooled down, and the scales covering the huge mechanical body emitted azure light layer by layer, absorbing the surrounding destructive factors.

Inside the control cabin, Mikhail Irenfono's sculpture-like face remained motionless, but his cold black eyes quickly scanned the battlefield, looking for the next firepower breakthrough point.

The absolute oppressive force of the [Frontier] led the Third Legion to tear apart the Federal and Dila armies like crushing grass. Whether in the sky or on the ground, as long as it was within the range of the [Babel Prism], nothing could not be solved.

Figures clad in steel marched across the plains and quickly surrounded the huge "Ocean Royal Family".

It seemed that if they took one more step, the Federal defense line in the middle of the Autumn Plain would be breached, and the Thebits would soon be approaching the Iron Curtain.

At this moment, five or six sonic booms were heard in the sky—

"Boom——"

The Frontier raised its head almost instantly, red light spurting out from between its scales, and the red arc in the center of the body radiated exaggeratedly, surrounding the increasingly hot prism.

Facing the short-distance shuttle, Mikhail fiercely twisted the double-edged axe handle in the center of the cabin, and a red light instantly bloomed -

"Om————"

The red light that distorted the heaven and earth shot into the sky from the prism at the core of [Frontier], instantly tearing apart all the shuttles and turning them into fireworks that exploded in the sky.

All the soldiers of the Infinite Iron Legion saw this horrifying scene, and their will to fight grew stronger.

But at this moment, a red meteor directly broke through the annihilating fireworks and fell straight towards the battlefield.

Under everyone's gaze, the meteor made an exaggerated turn in the air and directly crashed through a steel airship.

"boom--"

The explosion erupted, accompanied by scattered steel fragments. Before the soldiers on the ground could react, the red meteor turned again and headed towards the front of the battlefield.

This time, he aimed at the Frontier.

"..."

Looking at the red meteor coming straight at him, there was no emotion on Mikhail Irenfono's face, he was like a sculpture.