"What I want to propose is a battle plan related to this, are you willing?"
"...Time is too tight and we have no other choice. Just tell me."
Normally, I would like to hear the details of the battle plan before making a judgment, but now is not the time to waste time on such things.
Recalling Xion's actions so far, at least it will not pose any danger to the "Mysterious Stan" where Anna and the Thirteenth Skill Team are located.
Even if you skip the step of asking for details, there should be no problem.
"I know. We don't have much time. I'll give you some direct instructions, okay?"
"...I understand, I'll leave it to you."
After hearing Ajid's words, Mist standing aside seemed a little uneasy, but he deliberately pretended not to see it.
"Then let's lower the 'Miststan' and the escort's mobile armor as much as possible first! It probably doesn't matter if we turn our backs to the darkness now."
"Natsumi, turn 180 degrees and maintain distance at maximum speed."
"Liang, I understand!"
Under Natsumi's helm, the direction of "Mist" quickly changed.
The arm of the earth is still stretched out, but the direction with its back to the darkness has not changed.
According to Xion's prediction, there seems to be no problem.
"Theon, that earth arm is weird to begin with, isn't it? The Great Diver didn't dive into the earth, did he?"
"Although I haven't dived, I can probably manipulate the soil to some extent... But compared to before, the quantity and accuracy are a bit worse."
"The reaction number of the arm is indeed less than before...if it is busy recovering and absorbing, it may be more of a containment."
After listening to Anna's analysis, Aki also nodded.
It is not difficult to understand that the movement of the earthen arm aimed at "Mistetin" is in a straight line. Even though he turned around, there was no reaction.
"In that case, let's keep our distance."
He opened the distance in one breath by turning his back completely to the darkness.
The earth arm automatically catches up, and the farther away it is, the easier it is to deal with.
"Istar, isn't this far enough?"
"...Yeah, is that okay?"
Xion's reaction made Ajit a little unhappy.
It was none other than Theon who gave the instructions, but his current reaction sounded like he hadn't decided yet how much to leave.
"What's next?"
"The rest is simple. Before I speak, do nothing but defend..."
Before I could question the intention of the instruction, "Alert" suddenly accelerated and left "Miststan".
"Hey, Theon! What do you want to do?!"
"That kind of thing will definitely be solved!"
Theon answered without hesitation, as if to say there was no need to ask.
"'Mist' is on standby in the safety circle. I'll kill him. A simple and safe combat plan, right?"
"This can't be called a battle plan at all!"
Anna's roar was approaching the darkness with disdain.
"Didn't Hummingbird say that? It's no longer something that humans can deal with. Then it's best for me as a magician to solve it, right?"
"You had this plan from the beginning!"
Although Theon didn't say anything good, "The human army was not harmed, and it's all over. Isn't that bad news?" When he said these words with a smile, he must have been a confident person.
While Ajit believed Theon would not put Loststan in danger, he was being led in a completely different direction by Theon.
"Don't rush in."
With just one final word, Xion cut off the communication.
Unlike before, the current situation is that you can forcefully contact the other party, but even if you do that, you will only be ignored.
"Really, are you really too naive towards people... no, too naive towards the people on the ship?"
The hummingbird watched "Morning" leave in astonishment.
However, now is not the time for Ajid to think about this.
It can only be considered too reckless to challenge the mysterious darkness with an unprecedented scale of reaction and the invaders whose power is growing in it to challenge it alone.
The magnitude of the reaction observed from the darkness rivaled that of the finest individuals among the large invaders identified to date by the human military.
It is true that Xion did something that surprised Ajid and others, but even so, it would be too reluctant to sue such a large number of people.
"Chief of Staff! Let's recover the 'Assault'!"
"...No! If the mobile armor leaves again, the protection of 'Miststan' will be too much."
Anna immediately rejected Chunma's proposal.
"Mistolstan"'s own artillery attack also has ways to deal with the earth arm, but when dealing with attacks from below, the situation of insufficient manpower has not changed at all.
Although it is easier to maintain a certain distance from the big dive than before, if the mobile armor is pulled away again, the attack will probably reach the "Mist Legion".
"That idiot wouldn't have planned this..."
Anna made no secret of her anxiety and moaned in pain.
If this is the case, it would be terrible, but if it is Theon, it cannot be said to be impossible.
One thing is clear, that is, there is no spare power for the mobile armor to recover and follow up Xion.
"(But you can't put 'Mist' in front..."
If you wanted to pursue Theon anyway, you had no other choice, but that was too risky.
As the captain, Ajit cannot expose more than a hundred subordinates to danger for the arbitrary Xion.
While Anna values Theon, she must also prioritize Mysterystan's safety.
Even if it all goes his way.
"It's nothing to worry about."
Facing Ajid and Anna who were thinking about how to chase Xion, Hummingbird said calmly.
"He also said that this situation should be handled by non-humans. If he can defeat that monster, it will not happen as you are worried about, leading to the death of weak people, and it will not harm your human army. ... ...As long as you wait, everything will end happily, so why chase him?”
Looking at the hummingbird staring at me with its head tilted, I felt an almost angry feeling.
"Even Easter, I don't think we can deal with something like that."
"If that's the case, what can you do if you catch up?"
"There's nothing like being in trouble."
"No, it will only get in the way."
Hummingbird categorically rejected Akid and Mist's rebuttal.
"Even if you chase him, you won't be able to help him. Instead, we will have to spend more effort to protect you."
"You haven't thought about it, have you?" Ajing and Anna did not immediately refute.
What can I do if I catch up with Xion here?
Anna retorted: "It would be better to have more trouble." But neither Akid nor Anna were so stupid that they didn't understand this.
Just like Hummingbird said, it’s not like I haven’t considered the possibility of becoming a burden.
"'Assault', approaching the darkness of the problem!"
For useful reporting, stop thinking for a moment to confirm the situation.
"Asano" deftly avoided the approaching earth arm and rushed in, just like that, he rushed into the darkness.
"Doesn't it matter if you stick that in?!"
"If you humans imitate it, your escape will definitely not be in vain, but as long as there is a solid defense line, there will be no problem."
While Aki and the others could only watch the situation, about a few dozen seconds passed before he broke through the darkness and rushed out from a completely different point from where Asato rushed in.
Anna was relieved that the machine was not damaged, but Aki felt something was wrong.
"The way it jumped out...it was like it was squeezed out, wasn't it?"
Although the "Shallow Bird" that flew out was not damaged, it was upside down and looked like it had a strange rotation.
It was the complete opposite to charging directly, breaking through the darkness like this...it should be natural to run from the "fog" to an invisible position.
"...Well, maybe there's filth boiling in the darkness."
"Storm raging?"
"Rather than a storm, it would be more appropriate to call it a stormy sea. A torrent of some kind of magical power is surging."
While listening to Hummingbird's analysis, "Assault" kept repeating the process of jumping into the darkness and being pushed away.
Probably looking for the location of the big diving body.
But Theon should also know very well that it is extremely difficult to find the enemy in such darkness.
