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

Seeing Aoi's funny look, Perlis felt her tense nerves relax immediately, and then she sighed helplessly:

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you were waiting for my signal?"

"I saw that you had been on the boat for such a long time without any movement, which was a bit scary, so I drove the speedboat to find you."

As Kui Ru said this, she reached out to help Perlis pull out the butterfly knife from the wall, but the butterfly knife was pulled out of thin air by a red electric current and flew back into Perlis's hand. She smiled awkwardly, scratched her head and said to Perlis:

"Sorry, I scared you."

"It's okay," Perlis said calmly, walking towards Aoi, "There's no one on this ship."

"No one? How could it be..."

"Look at this."

Perlis stuffed the logbook into Aoi's hand, then passed by her and went outside to send a signal.

But at this moment, she suddenly remembered something, turned around, and asked Aoi in confusion:

"By the way, since you came here in a speedboat, where are the soldiers on the same ship?"

"Oh, them," Aoi smiled and scratched his head again, "I asked them to swim to other speedboats."

......

After receiving Perlis's signal and coming to meet up, the people on one of the speedboats stayed where they were, ready to watch over the ship. After that, Perlis and Aoi prepared to board the speedboat and continue to head to Haiwu Island.

When boarding the assault boat, Perlis saw the resentful eyes of the soldiers who were soaked in water, and suddenly she felt like laughing, and she used all her strength to hold it back.

Aoi is always like this, she doesn't use her brain at all when it comes to strange things, but she is quite reliable when it comes to crucial things...

"Buzzing..."

Several speedboats quickly passed through the fog and encountered no obstacles along the way. Soon, the outline of Haiwu Island appeared in front of everyone, looming in the fog.

"Everyone on alert," Fujita Hideo's voice came over the radio, "We are about to land, prepare to set up a temporary front-line camp."

Infiltration missions actually require setting up camps? Perlis seemed to realize something and turned to Aoi, only to find that the latter had understood what she meant.

"It seems that the Thebits' forces deployed on this island are not strong," Aoi nodded, "It will be much easier from now on."

Strange, why did she understand it again? How come I don’t know anything? Am I stupid?

Perlis then patted her head gently. Seeing this, Aoi smiled lovingly and explained:

"Probably because of the empty state of that ship, coupled with further detection by the Ice Ocean, Admiral Fujita Hideo judged that there should not be too many Thebites in the nearby waters, so he prepared to set up a temporary camp to speed up combat efficiency."

I see... But isn't that too hasty? After all, this is the island closest to Donglin Island among the Misty Channel Islands. How could the Thebites not deploy heavy troops to defend it?

Could it be an ambush? No, this is not the style of the Thebites... For some reason, Perlis found it hard to imagine a Thebite soldier wearing a giant armor lying in ambush in the bushes. It seemed ridiculous.

Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. Thinking is too tiring.

"..."

As I was thinking, the beach of Haiwu Island was getting closer and closer, and the shallows in the mist became much clearer, but there was still a sense of distortion.

"Prepare to land!"

Aoi shouted happily, and when the time was right, she pulled Perlis up with her and jumped together, then landed perfectly on the beach.

The soldiers on the assault boat flipped down in a well-trained manner after the assault boat landed on the beach, then lifted the assault boat together and transported it to the temporary camp.

"..."

About thirty minutes later, a small camp was set up. Perlis and Aoi cleared the nearby beaches and woods in advance and found no traces of the Thebits' defensive facilities.

The only thing discovered was a series of footprints on the nearby beach. Perlis recognized them at a glance as the shape of the feet of the giant armor.

Perlis leaned over and touched it lightly with her index finger, and determined that the footprints were probably made last night.

There were Thebit soldiers around here last night, but today there is no one?

Perlis and Aoi looked at each other, nodded, and returned to the camp.

Just as she approached the tent, a familiar voice came into Perlis's ears:

"...That's roughly it. Each team will clear the beach and immediately retreat if they find the enemy. At the same time, they will fire signal flares. The Ice Ocean will provide maximum fire support."

"Please remember, life comes first. Before the lighthouse is lit, do not attack any Thebite camp without authorization. Considering the special nature of the Sea Mist Island..."

The voice was dreamy and ethereal, as if someone hadn't woken up yet. It was so recognizable that Perlis recognized the owner of the voice instantly.

——It’s Miss Ayane.

Isn't she a civil servant in the palace? How could she be involved in the raid?

Perlis thought about it, and then she and Aoi opened the tent and walked in. She saw Miss Ayane standing in front of the tactical board explaining the situation. She changed into a red and white shrine maiden costume and wore wooden clogs. Her cherry eyes were still ethereal and beautiful.

She seemed to have noticed Perlis and Aoi entering the tent, so she paused her explanation, cleared her throat, and then smiled and said:

"Ms. Perlis, Ms. Aoi, welcome aboard."

"Wow, Ayane?" Aoi jumped in front of Ayane with a smile, looking very excited, "When did you get here?"

"I was on the speedboat behind you. Maybe you were too focused and didn't notice me." Ayane covered half of her face with her sleeves, her eyes narrowed into two beautiful arcs. But this statement made Perlis a little suspicious.

Strange, if she was there, I should have noticed it...Perlis looked at Ayane's shrine maiden costume and found no signs of water.

"Ms. Ayane, why are you here?" Perlis asked calmly, "This is a raid mission, it's very dangerous."

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Perlis," Ayane cleared her throat, still maintaining that dreamy and ethereal tone, "However, according to the tradition of the Dila people, even civil servants cannot be afraid of the dangers on the front line."

What a tradition... What is [Cang Huang]? Hiding in the rear, letting the people on the Autumn Plain die, letting the soldiers on the fleet die, in the end, isn't it the same as Laplace, using a set of words to deceive the young people and let them die.

Inexplicably, Perlis recalled the scene of Charon's recapture of the war.

"Since you two are here, let me briefly explain the precautions for the battle for Sea Mist Island."

Ayane cleared her throat again, then tapped the tactical board lightly with a stick, and said in a dreamy and ethereal voice:

"According to the latest intelligence, the Thebite's military strength on this island is relatively weak. The reason is unknown, but you still need to be fully alert to deal with it."

"Ankamouth Town is the main target of this raid. Miss Perlis and Miss Aoi will be the main force, and the others will provide support."

"Since all of you need to enter the town, I need to explain the general rules."

Rules? Why are there rules for entering a town? Perlis looked at the map of Ankamouth on the tactical board in confusion. It was just like any other town Perlis had ever seen. There was nothing special about it.

Seeing the confusion on everyone's faces, Ayane paused for a moment, then cleared her throat and spoke softly:

“First, don’t imitate a fish.”

7) Sea Mist Room (Part 5)

"Kacha——"

"thump--"

Four or five assault boats entered the water, splashing waves, and then headed due west - that was the direction of Haiwu Island.

On the front row of assault boats, a halo lit up in Perlis's bloodshot eyes. She used her factor vision to penetrate the fog and explore the situation ahead.

The cold rain was dripping, and the mist on the foggy sea, accompanied by cold wind and waves, kept blowing towards the two girls, but they were blocked by the factor shields they activated at the same time. The soldiers on the same ship looked at them with jealousy and fear, and wrapped their raincoats tightly.

It is worth mentioning that even though the Ice Ocean was already the main battleship, these soldiers were still wearing shogunate-style uniforms, with at most an extra layer of factor shield with very little energy storage on the outside, which was only activated during combat.

Their outfits looked somewhat out of place not only with the "Ice Ocean", but even with the speedboat they were riding on.

The gap between the old and the new in Dila is so huge that the sense of incongruity is really shocking... Perlis muttered in her mind and focused on exploring the situation ahead.

Not long after, she saw an area where the factor could be knocked open, so she raised her hand slightly and said softly:

"Something's going on. Slow down."

Upon hearing her order, the soldiers driving the boat immediately obeyed and reported via radio, slowing down the speed of all the assault boats.

"Pure White, what's going on?" Aoi leaned close to Perlis's face, squinted her eyes, and tried to look into the depths of the fog, "I can't see anything..."

"It's a ship," Perlis said softly, "a black sailing ship."

In the factor's vision, Perlis saw the boat-shaped black shadow floating quietly on the sea, motionless.

Are they Sentinels? But aren't they from the Lord of the Isles? Why would they cooperate with the Thebites?

Perlis used her factor vision to scan the lower half of the black sailing ship and found that there were several dense clusters of factor energy entangled there, which could be used as anchor points for shuttle.

She jumped up, landed on the bow of the speedboat, and swung out her butterfly knife.

"When I give the signal, you take them ashore." Perlis whispered to Aoi.

"Eh? What?" Aoi was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand to Perlis, "Wait, wait, take me with you! How could I be wrong about such a thing..."

Before she could finish, Perlis condensed a red line in the air and then cut it with a butterfly knife -

"bass--"

She flashed and shuttled quickly in the red space, and soon arrived at the location where the factors were entangled.

"bass--"

Perlis waved the butterfly knife again, jumped out of the crack, and found herself in the cabin, surrounded by darkness.

A halo lit up in her bloodshot eyes. She looked around and saw the source of the concentrated factor energy at a glance: baskets of azure factor energy shells.

What a powerful firepower... But, facing an ironclad ship, this kind of thing is useless, right?

Perlis shook her head and ignored it. She used a butterfly knife to melt the door lock and then walked through the black corridor and moved inside the ship. Her steps were light and silent, so she would not attract any attention.

But even so, she felt that the ship was a little too quiet - sailors were mostly noisy, not to mention that these were pirates under the command of the "King of the Islands", how was it possible that there was no sound at all?

This doesn't make sense...there is definitely something wrong...

With this thought in mind, Perlis cleaned the entire lower part of the ship, but still did not find anyone.

The entire hull is empty, as if no one has ever been there, but the ship still floats on the sea in an absurd and real way, rising and falling with the waves.

"..."

Perlis walked onto the deck, and a cold wind blew in her face, accompanied by a drizzle and a thin mist that obscured the distant view, making her back feel a little cold.

What was going on? A ship floating on the sea, with no signs of battle, but no one on it?

Perlis turned her head and looked at the superstructure at the rear - the only thing left to visit was the captain's room.

"..."

Walking up the rotten wooden stairs, Perlis carefully came to the captain's room. She knocked on the door politely, but when she got no response, she broke in.

no one.

The entire captain's room was empty, with only the cold wind brought in by Perlis opening the door, constantly echoing in the room.

But the next second, Perlis felt the gold coin in her pocket trembling, and she subconsciously looked down, and her eyes suddenly shrank——

It was a black figure.

A black shadow was "printed" on the ground, with a hideous and distorted posture.

As Perlis watched, the figure gradually faded and disappeared in front of Perlis.

"..."

Pearlis patted her face gently and shook her head, trying to wake herself up from her dream.

What happened to me today? First I saw the [Yakitsu Troll Soul Eater] that no one else saw, then I boarded a ghost ship with no one on it, and finally I saw a black shadow in front of me...

"call..."

Perlis took a deep breath, then stepped into the room and searched the captain's room.

She quickly found the logbook, and sat down on the captain's bench as if at home. She opened the logbook, skipped the boring words, and turned directly to the last page:

"The transportation from ■■■■ to ■■■ has been completed, but ■■■■, the ■lord has accepted ■■."

"On the way back, we were dispatched to Ankamao to resupply and transport goods at the port."

"■■■■■■■■■"

Like the navigation diary in the shipwreck log, most of the fonts on the pages were covered by something black, and Perlis could only roughly read some of the meaning.

They were transporting something somewhere? Was it to the Sea Mist Island? But they later returned to the Sea Mist Island and resupplied at the port of Ankamouth... Wait, the word "Lord" was mentioned earlier, could it be referring to the Iron Lord Mikhail Irenfono?

When she thought of this name, Perlis thought of the excruciating pain when the iron hand broke her wrist, and she felt a chill down her spine.

She suspected that if she saw the Iron Lord again, she might be frightened by the psychological trauma and turn around and run away.