It's close to noon.
From high in the sky, you can clearly see the reflection of the sun still high on the lake.
"Theon, how's it going?"
Xion didn't know how to answer the questions raised through the communication.
It’s not that I don’t know the situation.
Had no problem grasping the current condition of the lake.
It's just that I feel a little hesitant to express it completely.
"...Is there anything inconvenient?"
Mist is cold and makes no secret of his suspicion of Theon.
To be honest, I'm used to it and it doesn't matter to Theon.
He had to tell him no matter what, so Theon decided to tell him the truth honestly.
"...Report. This lake seems to be filling up...there are dark clouds everywhere."
Before Anna and Misty on the communication side could react to Xion's report, the lake surface aroused violent splashes, and a shadow jumped up to the height of an early morning flight.
What jumped up in the direction of "morning" was a translucent liquid - a ghost like slime.
The size is medium-sized, about five meters.
The eye-like thing in the center of the translucent body was staring at me, and the arm-like thing extending from the body was hitting me.
"Don't run away!"
Without panicking, he used "Morning", which was prepared with a magic defense wall, to knock him away.
There seemed to be no vocal cords, not even a scream. The clouds floating in the sky just fell on the lake, and there were a few vague shadows swimming in the lake in front.
Perhaps because the intruder's body is translucent, the shadow on the lake seems less obvious.
"About seventy in number? Small and medium-sized chowders crowd the entire lake!"
"Are you lying?! It's exactly the same as the artificial island that day!"
"Because it's so dense, it looks like there are more than that day!"
Unlike that day when they were scattered throughout the seventh artificial island, now there were more than 50 people gathered in one lake.
Regardless of the quantity, just looking at it is enough to make people feel despair.
"Anyway, let it go first!"
He picked up the rifle prepared by the 13th technical team for underwater combat and shot at the shadow at hand. Perhaps due to the correction of the aim, the target was accurately hit, and the next moment, the thin shadow disappeared into thin air.
(However, this is something that can be guessed without correction!)
To be more precise, if you shoot at the lake, you can probably hit one of them.
The entire lake was covered with faint shadows, enough to make people think this way.
"Chief of Staff! No matter what, there are not enough bullets for the rifle!"
The rifle cartridges brought contained about twenty rounds. Not even half of what Theon had predicted for Anne.
Under normal circumstances, even if you shoot me, you will only be wiped out by bullets.
"...Jumping into that lake is really ridiculous. In this case, we can only use the 'Dragon Sword' to solve it."
Just in case, Theon also brought a "Dragon Bracelet" so it can be used as well.
However, it would be too inefficient to emit all these numbers.
"This lake is connected to several rivers, right?"
"Well, plus the differences in the middle, there are five types in total...ah, it's really unpalatable."
"Yes, it tastes terrible."
Anna seemed to sense Theon's concern just through the words of confirmation.
You can understand it even without saying it. This is why Theon trusts Anna.
"Please don't go on any further. What's wrong with you?"
"Hmm...Lightsaber Captain, what should I do?"
He deliberately ignored Mist's words and turned the topic to Ajid.
I don’t know why, but I feel that even without saying it, Aki can understand what Xion and Anna are thinking, so I want to give it a try.
"...The lake is connected to the river, and the intruders obviously like to be in the water. So, when they sense danger, their escape route must be the river."
Aki spoke his thoughts fluently. When he spoke again, his voice was quite heavy
“Following the river is a straight line into the life circle of ordinary citizens.”
As soon as Ajit finished speaking, through the phone, he vaguely heard the people on the bridge making noise.
Precisely because water is an indispensable resource for human survival, cities along rivers will prosper.
Whether it is ancient times or modern times, not much has changed.
Even unintelligent intruders can realize that they cannot defeat their opponents and run away, or they can use their own areas of expertise.
But if this were done on this lake, it would be a very unpleasant unfolding for ordinary citizens living in the towns downstream.
"'Mistoltin' is also on the front line, and the remaining three mobile armors are also going to attack!"
Xiaojing's voice of instructions came through the communication.
After listening to Ajid's explanation, Mist seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly repeated the instructions. The other end of the communication became a little noisy.
"Istar, you are..."
"Move without being too scary and attract the slimes."
"please."
"...However, it is actually very difficult for four mechas and one ship to achieve zero leakage."
In terms of combat effectiveness, it is not difficult to annihilate slimes.
Although sensors other than Theon couldn't catch up, the opponent was definitely not strong.
Putting aside the mobile armor, there was almost nothing Slime and the others could do in the face of the "fog".
However, in this situation, the most important thing is to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Is it possible to hunt all the dark clouds that are translucent and difficult to recognize once they merge into the water?
"It's not whether it can be done, it's what has to be done...that's the way it is now."
Aki also knows how difficult it is.
Even so, if Aki and the others fail to do this, ordinary citizens who have no means of self-defense will be exposed to danger.
"The human army exists to protect people from the threat of darkness. ... Maybe in your opinion, this is just an untrustworthy group that sees you as a danger."
"...Well, I don't deny that you think so."
Although I didn't expect Ajid to say something like that here, in fact, this is the relationship between Xion and the human army.
Although he was given the title of "Assistant", the higher-ups other than Supreme Commander Gold, who negotiated head-on, did not believe in Theon at all and probably just wanted to use him.
"There is no reason for you to desperately assist the human army, but I want to ask you a question... If you are serious about it, can you make this situation better?"
Just show your true skills.
Theon was not particularly surprised that Ajid said such a thing.
Not only Ajid, but any soldier with keen intuition can think of what trump card Xion might be hiding, and Xion also knew that they would make such a prediction.
However, asking about it head-on at this time was beyond my expectation.
In other words, this is not a question for those who conceal the truth.
Generally speaking, people who conceal facts cannot admit the existence of facts foolishly.
And taking that question as an opportunity, we will further strengthen our vigilance.
Ajit should not fail to understand this, but why would he raise such a question here?
The answer is simple.
(Even if you rely on me like this, do you still want to protect civilians?)
Although judging from his own character, he was quite humane to Xion, but Ajid probably wouldn't trust Xion from the bottom of his heart.
It is very dangerous to rely on Theon like this, but Ajit is willing to take such risks to protect those whose names he does not even know.
(...This person is a bit stupid)
The situation this time is that even if slimes invade the town due to a shooting error, there is nothing that can be done in terms of combat effectiveness, and it is completely defensible.
What's even better is that Theon is there too.
Based on the inability of the sensor class to track the intruder's reaction, it would be easy to say that Theon, the only one who could correctly track the reaction, was under-performing and to place the blame on him.
With the current atmosphere in the human army, even if there is no evidence, everyone will believe Ajid.
Despite this, they still put human life first and even act with a sense of responsibility.
With his brain, he should be able to deal with things more cunningly, but I think he is a fool.
——But Theon particularly likes people like this.
"Captain, the human army and I have always had a life-or-death relationship."
"oh."
