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

The black fish retreated to the coastline and back to the sea, but they were still surging not far from the coast. From time to time, the black spurs were looming among the waves.

Above the coast, four or five figures suddenly flew up from the ground in the burst of steam, dragging white steam straight into the clouds and disappeared.

Is that the [Steam Police]? It seems to be undamaged. It is indeed a force comparable to that of the [Blade of Babel]...

But even with this kind of combat power, there is no way to completely stop those fish schools from infiltrating the city...

Why did they retreat? If they didn't, what would have happened next?

Carly sighed softly, suddenly realizing her own ignorance.

She turned around and was face to face with Aoi's smiling face and Grissom Tren who looked a little embarrassed.

"Long time no see, Carly."

Aoi smiled like this, then opened her arms without any hesitation and hugged Carly.

Carly did not resist, but smiled lightly and said:

"Why were you able to rescue me so promptly?"

"We'll talk about this later," Aoi smiled softly, "Compared to this, I'd rather not disturb the touching reunion of siblings."

Having said that, Aoi let go of Carly, then gently patted Grissom on the back and encouraged him:

"Quick, little knight, see if this is your sister."

Grissom was patted on the back and swallowed softly. He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him. He spoke softly after struggling:

"Sister, I..."

Before he could finish, Carly walked up to him and hugged him.

"Where have you been... You haven't come to see me for all these years..."

"I...ah..." Grissom was a little overwhelmed, "It's Dad...he said..."

"Just shut up and admit your mistake."

"I...I admit my mistake..."

"Okay... That's good, okay..."

Grissom stared blankly at his sister caressing the back of his head. After a while, Carly let go of her hand and turned her back to Grissom and Aoi, not showing her face to anyone.

It seems that my sister is unhappy... When Gleason didn't know what to do, Aoi said softly:

"Mr. Grissom, you're still not very good at comforting girls."

"I...but..."

"Okay, let's go to the Blue Reef. Once we get on board, sit down and talk slowly."

Aoi said, patting Grissom's back gently, then ran over to Carly, put her arm around her shoulders and took her to the other end of the airship.

"..."

Rui Yin, who was watching from the side, rubbed the back of his neck and muttered:

"Why does it feel familiar..."

...END...

7) Ladder to the Stars

On the throne of the Cang Palace, [Cang Huang] sat motionless, and the mask engraved with the pattern of the gods was half hidden in the darkness.

After a long time, the communication was connected, and a newly installed screen slowly descended from the top of the palace and lit up.

The screen was divided into two parts. On one side was King William III of I-Tran, who had a kind face and wore the [Majestic Crown] on his head. On the other side was Queen Esilia Yad Pershipons of Grau Yad, who sat upright and looked a little nervous.

"The tide has receded?" [Cang Huang] said in a neutral and high-pitched voice, "May you be safe."

"My [Steam Military Police] stopped most of them, but I still want to thank you for the artillery support," William III nodded proudly, "Then what? How long will your factor-energy battleship stay in the territorial waters of E.Tran?"

"You know this is the reward I demand," Cang Huang's voice was emotionless, "The Blue Reef will go to the Black Island to explore, and you must cooperate."

"The [Black Angel] has been repelled. Doesn't this count as cooperation?" William III narrowed his eyes slightly.

"You and I both know that he can't leave Hillster so easily," [Cang Huang] snorted coldly, "Let your military police keep an eye on him, William III. I hope you understand the spirit of dedication better than Glinis II."

The arrogant King Yi Teran did not seem to have much of an aura advantage when facing [Cang Huang]. He stared coldly at the mask on the other side of the screen for a long time before curling his lips in disdain:

"I need to add conditions. All the military factories in the ports have been destroyed, and the plan to expand the [Steam Military Police] has failed."

"That's really pitiful," [Cang Huang] said sarcastically, "Should we send a few more factor-energy battleships to give you courage?"

"Put away your weird rhetoric and show me something more substantial," William III refused to give in. "I need raw materials. Chadwick is dead, and all those coastal factories are destroyed! I want to restore the production line of steam armor!"

"As long as the Blue Reef can reach Black Island, we can discuss subsequent cooperation," Cang Huang nodded, "I hope you enjoy your afternoon tea."

"Hehe, pray more at the shrine, young man of the Akihara family."

William III said this and mercilessly disconnected the connection, leaving only Ashlia who had been listening to the conversation between the two in a daze on the screen.

"Um...you guys didn't have a fight?"

Ashilia tried her best to maintain her dignity, but Canghuang still worried about her.

Although it was a private conversation, I can't be so colloquial... Is this really Celica Ad Pershipens' daughter?

"Well, it's just a necessary exchange," [Cang Huang] cleared his throat, "Dealing with the I-Tlans is never a pleasant experience. They always talk about their past glory and never look at how rotten they have become now."

"But he was more proactive than Glynis III," Ashlia said, "At least, when he sensed the omen, he asked us for help."

"That old guy is probably thinking about reorganizing the World Alliance and leading it himself. To be honest, his talent is not enough and he is not better than the Attack King."

[Cang Huang] pointed out William III's intention and sneered at the same time.

But this being quickly changed his attitude and said to Ashlia in a calm tone:

"Thank you for the information and airship support. We all hope that the [Eye of the Federation] can survive. After all, she is the one who can solve the mystery of the Black Island."

[Cang Huang]'s gratitude was not false at all: Carly solved the mystery of the Black Island, which was discovered by Ashilia, and then discovered by [Cang Huang] at the previous meeting of kings.

Free intelligence, the opportunity to settle in the I-Tran Sea, and the first opportunity to land on the Black Island were all delivered to the Dila people.

After receiving the information that Carly had gone to Hillster, Canghuang immediately dispatched the "Blue Reef" to the waters of I-Tran without hesitation to reinforce I-Tran and rescue Carly at the same time.

Ashlia seemed to be vaguely aware that she had been taken advantage of, but she did not show much, and instead expressed her gratitude in the same way:

"No, we should thank everyone on the Blue Reef for helping Miss Carly. I hope she can reach the Black Island."

"I hope everything goes well," Cang Huang said lazily, "Well, the next time we meet, it will be in Dila."

"I'm looking forward to the trip to Dila," Ashlia smiled softly, "See you next time."

The call was disconnected, the screen went dark, and then slowly rose up.

After the conversation, [Canghuang] took off his mask, revealing the beautiful face and cherry-colored eyes of the Dila girl.

She walked slowly to the front of the throne and murmured softly:

"Rin, is she really still alive?"

As soon as the words fell, a figure emerged from Akihara Ayane's shadow and stood back to back with her.

"That depends on how you judge 'alive'." Ibuki Rin said indifferently.

"Then she'll live forever," Ayane closed her eyes, "but I want her to breathe again."

Outside the Cang Palace, fireworks from Donglin Island filled the sky, and everything was peaceful and beautiful.

But Ayane knew that the ocean currents beneath the sea were still surging.

......

In the hospital in the capital Wezel, Ashley Miller looked at Alex Udean lying on the hospital bed quietly without saying a word.

This agent of [Sigma Team] has been gradually rescued from the brink of life and death after being severely injured, and has been transferred to the general ward.

Even the doctors called his tenacious life a miracle, but Ashley knew it was not a miracle.

It was the black water, the black water had penetrated him and changed him.

"Carly Fellowes can't have carried out the raid alone. There must be traitors within the Federation..."

Thinking of this, Ashley put a bouquet of flowers in the vase on Alex's bedside table, then turned and left.

She drove straight to the headquarters of the Academy Building, used her proxy pass to borrow the most advanced analytical laboratory in the Federation, and began to work busily at the operating table.

First, Ashley downloaded the body camera footage from all the officers involved in the manhunt for Carly Fellowes and began analyzing her tactics frame by frame.

"I used the [Electric Muscle Strengthening Device] first. Yes... there was an obvious side effect... there was a sound of falling to the ground..."

"Wait a minute...if she fell to the ground, why did she get up again in just ten seconds?"

Ashley looked at the recording of that night and frowned.

Obviously, Carly Filos' physical fitness would not be much different from that of other federal scholars. At most, she was just an ordinary person with slightly better physical fitness.

Even among the Federation's agents, almost no one can withstand the strong side effects of the [Electric Muscle Strengthening Device].

So, how did Carly Fellowes get away with the side effects?

"..."

Ashley observed the scene carefully, and she confirmed again and again that only a dozen seconds after Carly Filos fell to the ground, the soldiers saw her fighting again.

Assuming that Carly Fellowes does not have the physical fitness to resist the enhancement device, does that mean...

...is it a projection?

Ashley seemed to have found the blind spot. She immediately switched the analysis mode to spectrum, read and input a series of projectors of various models from the Federation from her database, and immediately confirmed her idea.

——Carly Fellowes uses a projection device.

But Carly Fellowes' patent does not include a projection device, and her social life after the [competition] has been monitored by our [Sigma Team], so it is impossible for her to obtain information from the outside world...

So, the time was only that night: someone gave her the projection device on the night of her escape.

That person must be her accomplice...

"..."

Since Carly Fellowes's projection device is essentially an energy body, Ashley analyzed it from multiple angles, looking for the source of the manufacturer.

She compared the models and parameters of mainstream projectors one by one, but never found a corresponding one.

In this way, she compared and searched in the laboratory for more than ten hours before she found the blind spot at the moment the sun rose.

——In a certain competition, the same spectrum and energy field were recorded by the live broadcast recorder at that time.

The winners of that [contest] were two people—

——Rei Sugimori and Aoi Sugimori.

"Got you..."

Ashley quickly conducted a multi-faceted analysis. When she locked onto Shan Senlian and her [Phantom Herd], she immediately found a similar fuzzy spectrum that had been unreadable before in the surveillance footage of Sean Davis's residence, further confirming her idea.

This means that the person who helped Carly Fellowes on the night she escaped was Rei Sugimori.

It is the tenth seat of [Blade of Babel], [Eye of Horus] Rei Shansen.

"..."

Ashley immediately stood up, picked up the phone beside her, and applied for the highest level of direct call.

The moment the call was connected, she immediately spoke:

"Providence, the insider is the Eye of Horus."

"I'm applying for a warrant for Shan Senlian's arrest."

......

7) Stairway to the Stars (Part 2)

On the airship, Carly simply bandaged her wound, then took out a bunch of medicine and began to swallow them one by one.

Aoi, who was standing by, felt a little distressed. As Carly continued to drink water, she kept patting her on the back and whispered:

"You've suffered... I feel like you've lost a lot of weight..."