"You're playing mysterious again, are you interested?" Aleph pushed Edward's shoulder. "Ivar, can you persuade him?"

In the lounge, the three members of Edward's team sat on the sofa, and the two except Aleph were silent.

After hearing Aleph's words, Ivar, who was used to silence, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Edward:

"Are you asking about Miss Hallilali?"

"Yes," Edward nodded, "He asked me how to keep her in check."

"I knew it," Ivar said uncomfortably, "They're scared."

The two fell into silence again. Aleph looked at these two guys who were inexplicably connected and suddenly felt excluded.

"What the hell... How come you two can think of the same thing..." Aleph rubbed his forehead, "Damn, is it because of a woman?"

"No." The two said in unison.

"Haha, it seems like the two boys are in love for the first time," Aleph smiled wickedly, "You two are not going to compete for position, are you? Then I'm going to have something interesting to watch next."

"Miss Hallilally is a long way from us," said Edward.

"She is a star," Ivar also said.

"Come on, come on, save your energy," Aleph patted the two men on the shoulders, "You two dull guys, do you need me to teach you a couple of tricks to make friends with women?"

"I don't remember you having any experience with the opposite sex." Edward frowned.

"Yes, you forgot, I am a Thebite, and the thing that Thebites lack the least is women." Aleph straightened his chest, and when he saw Ivar's gaze, he patted his shoulder, "Except you, you are a Thebite, no different from a Federation."

"You don't lack women?" Edward laughed dumbly. "Okay, then tell me, how do you get in touch with women?"

"The first and most important thing is of course grace," Aleph said affectionately, "No matter what the situation is, no matter what state you are in, no matter what state she is in, the most important thing is to hold her hand and give her the deepest commitment."

"Bullshit," Ivar muttered.

"Correct." Edward nodded.

"Oh my god, I was looked down upon by two virgins..." Aleph held his forehead, "You don't know how much I felt when I was surrounded by girls in Lorton..."

Before Edward could finish Aleph's story about being surrounded by girls, he heard the alarm suddenly go off -

"Alert, Blackwater invasion! Blackwater invasion!"

How is this possible! Blackwater invasion? This is the combat center. If there is an invasion, the surrounding frontline bases can be warned at least two hours in advance!

Edward stood up suddenly, drew the pistol from his waist, and his first reaction was to go to the armory and get his own weapon.

But it was too late. The next second, a violent roar came from above his head.

"Boom!"

The ceiling exploded and broken bricks and tiles hit Edward on the head. Before he even had time to think, he felt his vision go black and lost consciousness.

When his vision gradually became clear, the blood-stained ground came into view. The blood gathered into a mirror, reflecting the silver eyes.

Edward was lying on the ground, blood dripping onto the ground.

The roar of battle was muffled in his bloodshot eardrums, and he looked up in confusion, just in time to see Aleph being knocked flying and slamming hard against the wall.

The one who knocked Aleph away was a black figure. It was wearing armor and holding a black sword in its hand, looking like a real person.

And its head, which had been corroded into a skeleton, told Edward that it was a follower of the Black Tide.

Is it the Lord of the Black Tide? No, it's impossible...

Edward watched as the figure in twisted black armor slashed at Ivar, and the resulting storm instantly broke the wall apart, sending bricks and tiles flying and raising dust.

Ivar's body crashed through the wall and flew out of sight.

The soldiers on guard rushed in, fully armed, but they were also stunned when they saw the knight. When they came to their senses, the knight had already raised his black sword and slashed at them.

"boom!"

The storm exploded and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Hearing the sound of flesh and blood falling to the ground, Edward struggled to get up and wanted to shoot the knight with his pistol.

Before he pulled the trigger, the knight turned around, teleported in front of him, and grasped the muzzle of his gun with his armored hand.

"Bam—"

The bullet lodged in the knight's gauntlet with a muffled sound. The knight exerted force, and the gun in Edward's hand exploded, turning into a ball of twisted scrap metal.

Edward subconsciously took two steps back. He had no weapon left and could only watch the knight approaching him.

"...tnakx..." The knight neighed softly. Edward could not understand what he was saying, but a picture flashed before his eyes.

—A human’s shoe steps on an ant fighting over bread crumbs.

The knight raised his black sword high, and was about to chop down the unarmed Edward.

At the critical moment, Edward rolled suddenly and rolled to the back of the dangerous wall that was split by the knight.

He prepared to meet the impact, but heard another roar -

"Om-"

A red light bloomed, and a figure quietly appeared in front of the knight. The blue crystals condensed into a solid shield.

"boom!"

The storm tore apart the shield and pushed the girl back two steps, but it could not blow away the determination in her eyes.

It's Harilalee.

"Go, call for reinforcements."

Halle Lali said to Edward without turning her head, and gently shook her sleeves, and a butterfly knife fell into her hand, emitting red light.

"Where is your master?" Hallilali asked, spinning the butterfly knife in her hand. "Tell me."

The knight did not answer. The girl frowned, turned into a red shadow, and slashed at the knight with her blade.

"clang!"

The knight simply blocked the attack calmly, and amid the flash of swords and sabers, Harilali retreated several steps.

Just as Hallilali was about to attack again, she saw the black sword slashing at her. She had no choice but to dodge, but the strong wind caused by the black sword still made her steps unstable and she almost fell.

Hallilali rushed forward again, spinning her butterfly knife, and the knight swung up the black sword. The two of them kept slashing at each other with swords and sabers. The storm they created continued to destroy the surrounding building structures, and soon all directions became flat.

What Edward couldn't believe was that Hallilali gradually fell into a disadvantage - she could hardly hurt the knight, and the knight's sword energy kept causing wounds on her body. Blood soon flowed from her body, dripping onto the black tide land and was instantly swallowed up.

Why didn't she fight with the same powerful force as before? This doesn't make sense...

Edward once saw with his own eyes that Hallilali used a long sword made of blue crystal to tear apart the mountains in one stroke. If that kind of power was applied to the Black Tide Knight in front of him, there would be no possibility of this guy fighting.

Why? Why didn't she do it?

Is it because...

Edward's silver eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately understood why Hallilali did not use the power of Hafurgard -

——This is the combat center. If we fight with that kind of force, everyone in the base will suffer.

Is she stupid? At this point, she is still thinking about whether she will hurt anyone!

"..."

After a few rounds of fighting, the winner was basically decided. As the Black Tide Knight caught Harilali's weakness, he slapped Harilali in the face, causing her to spin around.

"Ugh!"

Hallilali screamed and fell to the ground. The butterfly knife on her fingertips flew out and landed in the ruins not far away.

The Black Tide Knight grabbed Halilali's neck with one hand and lifted her up. His two empty eye sockets stared at Halilali's blood-red eyes, which exuded an abyssal aura.

The next second, it pierced her with its black sword without hesitation.

“Ugh!”

Hallilali spat out a mouthful of blood, her eyes became empty and lifeless, her limbs drooped limply, and she was completely exhausted.

The Black Tide Knight threw her body to the ground, then fiercely stabbed the black sword into her abdomen and into the ground—

“…Ahhh…Ah…”

Hallilali twitched once, and then became completely motionless.

Edward, who witnessed everything behind the ruins, felt his hands trembling. He held his wrists, took a deep breath, and warned himself not to be impulsive.

She has nothing to do with you and there is nothing you can do.

"..."

The black sword was like a tombstone stuck in the girl's abdomen, deep into the ground. The blood on the black sword was shining with a crystal red light, which seemed to symbolize the fall of a Hafgard.

The Black Tide Knight pointed at Harilali's empty face as if mocking her, then he grasped the hilt of the black sword and twisted it vigorously.

"Buzzing..."

The dark aura spread as the long sword pierced into the ground, submerging Halilali's body and spreading in all directions.

The power of the netherworld continued to fill the area and was about to spread to the plains in all directions.

At this moment, a blue light lit up——

"Jingle Bell--"

With the sound of silver bells, the dark mist dissipated. The Black Tide Knight looked down and saw that Harilali was holding the blade with both hands. The blue light on her body turned into azure blue crystals and spread along the blade of the black sword.

The Black Tide Knight let go of the hilt and subconsciously took two steps back. It was right for it to do so. The moment the black sword was completely sealed by the blue crystal, it exploded and turned into countless tiny light dust.

Hallilali stood up with difficulty, the wound on her abdomen was healing under the weaving of red arcs, but her steps were still weak and she looked like she would fall to the ground at any time.

The Black Tide Knight was furious. He had never expected that the girl in front of him would tease him in this way!

From the very beginning, Hallilali did it on purpose.

"squeak------"

The black claws tore through the solid arm guard and became as sharp as blades, swinging towards the girl.

Just as Harilalli was about to be torn apart by the claws, a figure rushed out from behind the ruins, accompanied by a red light.

——It was Edward. He grabbed the butterfly knife that Hallilali had dropped and stabbed it accurately into the back of the knight's neck which was not protected by armor.

From the beginning, Edward had been observing the knight's weakness. When he saw Hallilali's butterfly knife slip out of his hand, he immediately made the best plan to attack.

Unreasonable recklessness will only lead to death. The battlefield is a jungle, and the hunter's accuracy determines how long he can survive.

"You...what are you doing...?"

Halle Lali was surprised to see Edward suddenly appear, but the color in his silver eyes made her immediately understand what to do next.

While the Black Tide Knight was immobilized by Edward's attack, Harilali produced a blue crystal dagger in her hand and threw it fiercely at the Black Tide Knight -

"bass!"

The defenseless Black Tide Knight was stabbed in the neck by the dagger. Blue crystals spread out, instantly crystallizing his entire head.

It seemed to want to struggle, but Edward pulled out his butterfly knife and stabbed it hard in the head.

"Pfft!"

The knight's head exploded, and black gas spread between the blue crystals, but it quickly dissipated.

Its body shook for a moment, and then it fell straight to the ground, motionless.

"Haa ...

Halle and Lali gave Edward a thumbs up tiredly, then staggered back two steps and fell to the ground.

Edward quickly grabbed the girl's waist and caught her body, preventing her from falling to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Edward looked at the tear in Halle Lali's abdomen, but he only saw the white and flat belly, not the wound.

His pupils shrank slightly, and then he heard Hallilali's soft moan:

"Gu... I... I'm fine... I'm just... overdrawn..."

Halle Lali tried hard to support herself from Edward's arms. There was a blush on her face, but more of it was fatigue.

"You shouldn't be afraid to fight," Edward whispered, "You'll probably die."

Hallilali didn't say anything. She glanced into the distance - the soldiers in the command center were evacuating scientific researchers and non-combat personnel in an orderly manner, and medical staff carrying stretchers were approaching this side quickly with anxious looks on their faces.

Her eyes were full of love, and her voice became very gentle:

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