Suleiman, on the other hand, was having fun until Carly had used up all her bullets, then she gently pressed the emblem on her chest:

"Om-"

The [Black Emblem] emitted a long roar that seemed to be under the space, and the shadows in the alley became darker, and then it thrust several black tentacles at Carly like a wild beast.

"Click rub rub —"

Carly once again used [Star Track] to increase her reaction speed to the extreme, and then dodged the tentacle attack at high speed.

But she couldn't dodge them all. After one round of attacks, her thighs and shoulders were scratched and bleeding. Her factor shield was swallowed by the darkness at some point and became nothingness.

She was panting, half bent over, her body gradually overloaded by the repeated use of [Star Track] to strengthen it.

"Your struggle is very interesting, Dr. Firoz," Suleiman looked at the panting Carly with a half-smile, "but time is almost up, let's end this as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he twisted his wrist slightly, and the shadows in the alley became extremely dark and dense. Carly suddenly felt her eyes froze, as if she was about to fall into the abyss.

She knew that Suleiman had not been using his full strength, otherwise she would have died long ago.

But she is Carly Fellowes, not a brainless idiot, how could she not be prepared——

"I'm waiting to recharge, what are you waiting for?"

Carly smiled gently, turned her wrist, and a red light burst out from the [Five Rings].

At the same time, all the blue dots floating in the alley lit up, releasing the powerful energy she had prepared long ago.

“【The Frozen Light】!”

"boom--"

A blue light that was a hundred times more powerful than usual bloomed in the alley, almost dyeing the dark clouds directly above blue.

When Carly saw Suleiman rising from the shadows, she gave up all her energy and focused all her strength on the [Ice Blue Light].

And her bet was right - the moment the blue light bloomed, all the shadows in the alley disappeared, and only Suleiman stood there calmly.

Although he was not affected by the strong light, the loss of shadow left him with a brief flaw.

Taking advantage of this flaw, Carly pushed [Star Track] to the extreme, desperately seizing the moment before Suleiman could react.

At this moment, she decisively pulled out the steam revolver and aimed it at Suleiman's chest.

——Back when it was in the forge, this was loaded with Thorn bullets.

"boom--"

Almost pure red light shot out from the steam revolver's gun and pierced Suleiman Agust's chest.

This is the last of the three [Thorn] bullets Lian gave.

"...ha..."

Suleiman, whose chest was pierced, took a step back, and the shadow in his eyes flickered unsteadily.

Carly didn't even think about shooting again. The moment she pulled the trigger, she was already prepared for the next step -

——Run away!

[Black Angel] is impossible to be defeated. Carly can't be so arrogant as to think that her power can defeat him, and she can't even seriously injure him.

Under the suppression of absolute power, the significance of wisdom in battle approaches zero.

Knowing this well, Carly didn't have any time to make a decision and fled from the alley instinctively.

But when she came to the street, her eyes widened and she almost screamed.

People were running, screaming, and fleeing, fleeing towards the sea as if they were risking their lives.

And on the street leading to the port area, countless dark figures came like a wave, tearing apart everything in their path.

They look like humans, but more like fish. Their bodies are made of pitch-black skeletons, and their huge round eyes protrude outward, looking at everything on the street.

They crawled in the streets and on the walls of houses like a swarm of locusts sweeping across the land.

Oh no... Is this Suleiman's trick? How is it possible...

Carly suppressed the fear that arose in her heart when she saw these monsters. She quickly scanned the street environment, but found that there seemed to be no shortcut to break through.

Is it the only way to force a breakthrough against the tide? If I run away with the crowd, I will eventually get farther and farther away from the coast and the Black Island...

Carly gritted her teeth and slapped the [Little Kangaroo] on her waist, and two factor energy bombs were held in her hands.

This is the only way now. Turn on [Star Track] to maximum power, then use firepower to create a gap and find a way to escape.

We can only evacuate the ground first... go to the airship field, find an airship, and try our best to hold on...

As long as I can get on the airship, I'll have a chance to catch my breath...

"..."

As the school of fish got closer, Carly's hands trembled more and more, and fear was climbing up her spine little by little.

Just when she decided to go all out, a scorching wind blew from behind her.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Carly's eyes fluttered at the familiar voice, and she turned her head sharply.

A figure with long flowing chestnut hair brushed past Carly the moment she turned her head, and murmured in a low voice:

"haven't seen you for a long time."

It's Aoi Sugimori.

"boom--"

The high temperature created by the figure of [Red Devil] instantly forced back the school of fish, but she did not stop there, but slammed into the school of fish fiercely.

Unparalleled high temperature erupted, instantly tearing apart the figures of the fish and creating a wall of high-temperature air.

At the same time, Carly felt her wrist being grabbed——

"Come with me!"

Carly turned around and found that the person who was holding her and running was a young man with ice-blue eyes flashing.

She was stunned for a moment, and countless fragments flashed through her mind, finally settling on the photo of the family of four:

"Grissom...?"

It was Grissom Tran, there was no way Carly could be mistaken.

It was her long-lost brother.

......

6) Black Angel (Part 7)

Before the Stairway to the Stars Project changed the trajectory of Carly's life, she had a short and happy childhood.

Kind parents, lively younger brother, the sound of rain in Hirschste, burning fireplace and hot broth.

After immigrating to the Federation, although her parents spent less time with her, this happiness was never taken away, but became more precious, lingering around her like a nursery rhyme with the scent of aromatherapy.

But after that incident, everything changed.

The parents who never returned, the brother who was taken away, sat alone on the street corner in Wiesel.

Carly couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if Uncle Edward hadn't found her. She couldn't imagine what would have happened to her if she hadn't met Pearlis.

But now, the memory from more than ten years ago suddenly appeared in front of her and grabbed her hand.

"Let's go! We can talk about other things later!"

Grissom shouted, his ice-blue eyes were extremely determined, with traces of time flowing in them.

It was like broken glass, and Carly even felt a little dazed for a moment. But she quickly reacted, nodded, and ran down the street with Gleason.

......

On the ocean current of the north coast, a factor-energy battleship was breaking through the waves and sailing on the sea that was gradually turning black.

The northern coast of E-Tran emerged on the horizon, and swarms of dark creatures spread across the entire ocean, constantly flowing towards there.

But they all avoided the battleship as if they were avoiding some plague.

"..."

On the battleship's bridge, Mei Xinghui stared indifferently at the dark schools of fish that filled the sea, and murmured softly:

"How unexpected... Is the appeal of the [Black Emblem] so strong..."

This was the first time Mei had seen this strange species. Before this, she had only heard of its existence during the trip to the shipwreck ruins described by Captain Furukawa To, and had always been looking forward to seeing it with her own eyes.

However, now she wished she had never expected it at all.

"Be careful...Grissom..."

After taking a deep breath, Mei Xinghui half opened her violet eyes and grasped the old rudder on the bridge that was out of tune with the surroundings with both hands.

The moment her hands touched the rudder, dark lines spread across it, creating a roar that seemed to be hidden beneath the surface of space:

"Bridge calling all units, the Blue Reef is approaching the north coast, ready to provide artillery support."

Mei Xinghui said this, looking at the coast with a determined expression, and holding the rudder that once belonged to the old Blue Reef tightly with both hands.

She thought of the shipwreck, and her beautiful eyebrows wrinkled slightly, which was rare:

"Kamistriker is ready to charge."

......

"boom--"

A loud noise came from the sky, and Carly subconsciously looked up and found a red trajectory heading straight into the sky.

The trajectory slammed heavily onto the coast, and a red light bloomed.

"【God-strike Cannon】?"

"It's our ship!" Grissom shouted as he pulled Carly to run, "Go, this way!"

After going around three or four blocks, there were fewer fish on the street. Countless I-Tlan police were fighting with the fleeing black fish. The sound of gunfire and screams could be heard everywhere.

But the battle line was broken almost instantly. With shrill screams, countless schools of fish crawled out from the eaves and pounced on the police on the streets.

"We can't go this way either!" Grissom yelled, pulling Carly towards another road, "Take another road!"

"What are those things?" Carly shouted, "Why did they suddenly come ashore?"

"I'll explain later! Now find a way to get on the boat first!"

As Grissom spoke, he pulled out a signal gun from his waist and prepared to fire a flare into the sky.

"We can only use artillery to clear the way. Even if the pressure on the coast is reduced, the block cannot be cleared..."

But before he could fire, Carly grabbed his wrist and said:

"No need, I have a way."

As she spoke, countless blue dots of light flew from Carly's sleeves into the sky, weaving into a thin web of light.

"It would be too costly and laborious to use artillery fire to attack the city. Let's solve it in a gentle way."

"But..."

Grissom was about to retort, but Carly pinned him down with a hard look that made him tremble slightly.

That's not right... wasn't I the one who came to save people...? Why do I seem to be the one being saved...?

Is this really my sister? I remember she was very gentle and cute when she was little... How come...

"..."

Seeing that the fish school had torn through the police's defenses and was about to rush towards the two, Carly raised her hand with the [Five Rings] and gently snapped her fingers -

"Snapped!"

In an instant, a deep blue light burst towards the school of fish, and they immediately let out miserable screams.

This is consistent with what Carly guessed: if these things were lured ashore by Suleiman, then it must be related to his power.

Shadows must be afraid of light.

"..."

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