And that's not all.
Although it is not an approaching reconnaissance plane, there are seven more black shadows that can be seen. Adding the black shadow that was avoided just now, there are eight in total...
At the end of those eight shadows is a pair of big mouths showing fangs.
One of them, when those big eyes looked down at me, his heart seemed to be caught by a vulture, and he stopped breathing involuntarily.
Instinct sounds the alarm to escape, but fear prevents it, this contradictory feeling.
En's mouth is very big, and if it were a human, it would be easy for him to swallow it completely.
But for some reason, the intruder who was supposed to be looking at me didn't look towards Theon, but just looked away without interest.
Dominated by a sense of crisis and fear, the reconnaissance plane shuttled between the eight shadows.
As the fear of death gradually faded away, the pilots who regained their thinking ability hurriedly sent a communication to the base.
"Headquarters! Has the image data from here been transmitted?"
"Yes, yes! The appearance of a large, no, super large intruder has been confirmed."
The huge body is enough to drive our sensors crazy.
If people like that go to the city, I don’t know how much damage they will cause.
"...But, can that kind of person stop me?"
A fair number of large "ghosts" have also been sighted on reconnaissance missions so far. But I have never felt such visceral fear and danger of death as I did this time.
Can this kind of thing really be stopped by human hands?
The night slowly deepened, regardless of the pilot's uneasiness.
An unknown large-scale invader appeared in the Dragon Kingdom area.
This news was immediately conveyed to all human military branches in the Turtle Kingdom.
In response to the powerful reaction that could cause errors in the observation instruments and the emergence of an obviously high-threat invader, the largest of the large invaders observed in the past, the top brass of the human military only responded with the human military branch in the Dragon Kingdom. Can't judge.
Then a large-scale subjugation operation was launched to gather as much combat power as possible from all the branches in the Turtle Kingdom.
The Gray 1 crusade was also proposed by the central branch and concentrated combat power from several other branches. However, the scale was very different.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this was the largest large-scale battle since the beginning of the Gregorian calendar.
In order to implement this historic combat plan, "Mistolstan" immediately set off from the base.
Although I do not belong to the human military branch of the Turtle Kingdom, this is not the time to care about such things.
"(But it's too hasty...)"
Not to mention the ship itself, the status of each mobile armor is not abnormal either. No one on the crew was injured, so they were definitely in good condition, but Ajid did not expect that just one week after such a large-scale battle, he would be involved in a larger-scale battle than the last time.
Judging from the situation, it seems that the target's dark luck has not moved from the point where it appeared.
Fortunately, because it is a little far away from the area where humans live, it was not attacked while taking refuge, and there are currently no casualties.
Although it is not known when the operation will begin, the combat power will be concentrated around the human military base near the target first.
"Mist, how far are we from our destination?"
"Based on time, it's less than an hour."
"Where's the target data?"
"No, the details are still being investigated locally."
"It's no wonder."
I heard that the target intruder appeared last night.
Since then, I have been trying to gather unprecedented and accurate information, so the local base must be in a state of chaos now.
Hopefully, there will be a general sorting out by the time "Miststan" arrives at the base.
"...Mist, let me tell you first, I will definitely let Istar participate in this battle."
During the Gray 1 crusade, he had alienated Theon due to the opposition of the local leader and Ajit's own confusion. Now it is clear that this was a mistake.
And Xiaojing doesn't intend to make the same mistake again.
This time, despite the objections of the combat leader, he asked Theon for help.
This is Aki's decision.
"……I know."
Misumi's answer was much weaker than usual, but clear.
"The target of this crusade may be a more dangerous existence than Gray 1...I will not make the same mistake again."
"Got it, thank you."
To say that Misty believed in Theon would be a no.
Even so, she wasn't so stupid that she couldn't accept her mistakes. Maybe a slightly changed view of Theon than before.
"Well, can you contact Istar and ask him to come here at any time?"
"I understand... So, since I'm going to call you later, it would be better for you to stay here, right?"
Since I haven't received any intelligence from the local area yet, I can't do anything about it, but as long as there is a little movement, I want to call Theon out to talk to him immediately.
According to Anna's suggestion, he must be called out sooner or later. Calling him out in advance and letting him stay here can indeed shorten the time.
"That's true. Then——"
"Contact Istar immediately." His mouth did not move.
Xiaojing herself didn't know what happened for a moment.
But without any warning, his whole body suddenly froze.
Of course, it's not really frozen. But forget about the mouth, even the hands, feet and neck cannot move.
Such a strong cold made Aki's whole body stiff.
Anna and Mist greeted the unnatural interruption in greetings worriedly, not seeing anything unusual like Akide.
But Natsumi, who was sitting further forward in the driver's seat, huddled up and hugged herself tightly.
I'm afraid the same feeling as Xiaojing came over me. Then,
"Oops, there's a super powerful magic reaction ahead!︎It's approaching this way!︎"
Gao Yang, who was trembling all over, shouted loudly. Then sirens began to sound violently on the bridge.
"Full-faced! Avoiding...!"
I honestly don't know what his reaction was. But my instinct screamed danger.
Natsumi probably felt the same way, as she had already turned the wheel when Xiaojing gave instructions.
The ship was tilted by the forced helm, and Ajid caught with his eyes what was approaching from the front.
It was a black torrent.
Akid has seen something similar before. Very similar to the attack unleashed from the mouth of the large invader on the seventh artificial island. Maybe the thickness of the current is about the same.
However, compared with the rough waves at that time, the coldness I felt was nothing to compare with.
Aki himself knew that this was too abstract, but he still understood.
This torrent must be stronger than it was then.
Once swallowed, everything disappears without a trace. Destructive enough to make one so convinced.
The hasty evasion worked, and the torrent did not hit the "Mistolstan".
But as long as there is water passing by, the hull will shake violently like being hit by a missile.
Xiaojing resisted the urge to fall down and turned her head desperately.
"Where did the attack come from?...Could it be from the big An Zhixiong in question?"︎
Normally, the thought of the possibility would be dismissed as silly and laughed off, but I don't think such an attack could happen to an ordinary large intruder.
Moreover, if there are intruders capable of attacking elsewhere, then in addition to the large intruders in the Dragon Kingdom area, they should also be captured.
"Captain! The second wave is coming!︎"
"Keep avoiding it!"
"No! You can't avoid this track!"
Natsumi reacted immediately to this sharp instruction, but her attack speed was slightly faster. As the utility report goes, there's no way around it.
"All personnel, please prepare for impact!"
As the current approached the stern of the ship, a familiar voice sounded directly in my mind. Then an unprecedented impact hit the hull.
But the torrent didn’t hit…
"Easter!"
"The defense barely caught up! But even after a few rounds, it won't stop!"
Xion, who seemed to be easily defended on the seventh artificial island, seems not to be underestimated in this attack.
In this case, the instructions Xiaojing can give now are limited.
"Natsumi, turn 180 degrees! Return at maximum ship speed!"
"Wow, got it!"
"Istar, hold on until you finish escaping!"
"Got it! Hurry up!"
Assuming the attack is a large intruder from a problem, the only countermeasure we can do is to keep our distance.
I don’t know how far back I can escape from the attack range, but I’m afraid I can escape from the search range.
If the opponent does not know its position, it cannot aim even if it is within range.
Just like that, the "Mist" returned at full speed, and when the cold that hit Ajid disappeared, the attack stopped as if nothing had happened.
