Machine Lion Roar

The noisy wind,

Low growl,

Thousands of steel beasts lined up in large squares, waiting for a certain moment.

And the masters of these huge steel beasts are all young and immature faces.

Eighteen?

Do not,

These people who straightened their waists and stood in front of their own steel beasts had too many immature faces, so immature that the conductor on the podium could not bear it.

However, there is no alternative.

The abyss has swallowed most of the empire.

Every place that is swallowed, whether it is people, poultry, or steel machinery, will be completely vanished and no longer exist.

This is not a war between nations.

It is a final war that will lead to the destruction of the entire civilization as long as it fails.

In the face of this war, everything is illusory, and the remaining truth is how to let civilization and race survive this catastrophe.

In the square array below, a young man was looking around with that inquiring gaze.

"Well, is this the day when the abyss crusade troops set off?"

Lei Mingkai is the owner of those eyes exploring the surroundings.

He remembered not long ago that he was still in a certain forest on Eden, but now he was in this scene that Lei Mingkai could recall at a glance.

The abyss crusade troops.

This was the only counterattack force formed by the Empire after the fall of Sangguwu City.

The members of the army are made up of survivors who evacuated to the imperial capital from within the city including Sangguwu.

This is a cruel decision.

However, it has nothing to do with Lei Mingkai.

Because that once world has been destroyed.

Moreover, when Lei Mingkai turned and looked behind him, a beautiful shadow was standing there, quietly watching Lei Mingkai.

That long pink hair fluttering in the wind,

That Qiaoxiao Yanran face,

And that pair of eyes that become tender and stagnant every time they fall on Lei Mingkai,

They were all telling Lei Mingkai one thing.

She is still waiting for Lei Mingkai.

However, the figure waiting for Lei Mingkai's return quietly shattered in the next moment, turning into bursts of light and dissipating before Lei Mingkai's eyes.

This is not an accident, but Lei Mingkai has seen through the nature of this world from the beginning.

"Enough! Sharon, this is not her. Weierwei'an is dead. Yes. In the battle of the imperial capital, Princess Weierwei'an has been martyred."

When a cold shout sounded from Lei Mingkai's throat, the world was shattered.

Afterwards, Lei Mingkai's eyes lit up and he saw the Longtooth Lion Type Zero facing a white figure.

"It's noisy!"

Lei Mingkai raised his eyes and stared at the white figure in front of him.

"Sharon Ep. You are not her! Use this trick to deceive me less!"

Lei Mingkai stepped on the grass under his feet, came to the feet of Longfang Lion Zero, and stared coldly at the white figure in front of him.

As Lei Mingkai's cold voice sounded, the white figure showed obvious fluctuations, as if it was constantly shaking like a disturbed projection.

"You, what are you talking about? My knight! I am here waiting for you! Waiting for your return!"

The white figure stretched out his right hand and extended an invitation to Lei Mingkai.

But Lei Mingkai was still unmoved.

He knew that the white figure in front of him would not be the person who had died a long time ago, but for some reason had a memory that overlapped with Lei Mingkai.

"Kay, fragments. She, fragments!"

Lei Mingkai's speculation was confirmed by the tusk lion's zero-style lowering of its huge head.

Lei Mingkai closed his eyes, nodded, and then screamed.

"Sharon Eppe. You are nothing but a cold program written by humans! You are not anyone at all!!!"

Lei Mingkai's indifferent eyes and harsh words immediately drew the white figure back.

The continual fluctuations in her body crazily distorted the illusory figure.

"No!! I, I am..."

When she dissipated, she still did not forget to extend her right hand to Lei Mingkai.

"I... my knight... I am here!"

The two-wheeled moons of Eden's unique size gradually rose up into the night sky, scattered the moonlight on the edge of the lake, scattered on the position where the white figure was before.

"Kay."

Under the moonlight, the Longtooth Zero Form changed back to the white cat form in a blink of an eye and jumped onto Lei Mingkai's shoulder.

"Do you think of her?"

Lei Mingkai was silent for a while and nodded.

"Yes. Princess Vivienne LI Senebas, the one I swore to protect."

The name that had been forgotten, at that moment, quietly remembered the illusion that Sharon had just woven.

That name never left Lei Mingkai's heart, but at some point it was overwhelmed by certain things and certain forces.

"Princess Vervienne. My former master! I didn't expect to meet her in this way now."

There was also a trace of nostalgia on White Cat Zero's face, but it was more self-deprecating.

"No, she's not Vier Weian. It's just a computer program that has her memory."

After Lei Mingkai's gaze paused on the moonlit grass in front of him, he turned and left the lake.

"memory."

The white cat was silent for a while, and shook his head slightly.

"It seems that the fragments we are going to recover this time are the memories of Vier Weian?"

"More or her soul?!"

Merely remembering, I am afraid that Sharon Eppe cannot make such a move.

Although it seemed to be just an invitation between humans, Lei Mingkai's gradually resurrected memory about the world of Soth's mechanical beasts told him that it was a unique way of communication between him and Princess Vervean.

"Sharon Eppe. Has your biochip been replaced with fragments of the hometown world?"

Lei Mingkai reached out and touched the pocket of his chest.

The chip obtained from the unbeaten hands of the East was staying there quietly.

"Zero, after I go back, you do something for me."

"Ok?"

The memory of the new Edward Flight Test Center kept appearing in Lei Mingkai's mind.

He remembered that in the hangar next to YF21 and YF19, there was one of the most important factors in the Sharon incident.

GHOST—x9!

Listening to Lei Mingkai's narration, the white cat's zero-style eyes flashed, and he agreed to Lei Mingkai's arrangement.

The next day.

Everything remains the same.

Whether it is Lei Mingkai or Garut, who has experienced a bloody plot, Yong Dyson and others follow their daily arrangements.

The sky above the New Edward Flight Test Center is still busy.

However, under this busy period, it is in an extremely tense working state.

In the command center, Garut and Millard stood aside, looking at the main screen ahead.

It was a tracking camera mounted on three companion wingmen.

With the help of these tracking cameras, the New Edward Flight Test Center will be able to see what is about to happen.

That was a test for YF21 maneuverability.

After YF21 enters the test airspace, the drone cluster that takes off first will lock YF21 and launch at least a hundred air-to-air missiles.

of course.

This seemingly terrifying air-to-air missile ocean uses only simulated bombs.

Even if YF21 will be hit, it is just a false alarm.

It can't cause any damage to YF21.

"Director Garut. It's about to start."

Millard glanced at the time, then turned to look at Garut, who was calm.

"Well, let's start! I have faith in Lieutenant Lei Mingkai."

Garu nodded, saying that there is no problem.

Millard nodded and raised his hand with a light wave. The CIC, who had been on standby for a long time, immediately sent a message to YF21 entering the scheduled airspace.

"The control tower calls OMEGA1. In the action area, ALLCLESR! Good atmosphere!"

"Roger that!"

Lei Mingkai, sitting in the YF21 cockpit, slightly closed his eyes, allowing his brain to fully integrate with the BDI system.

Only at this moment, Lei Mingkai's heart was a little worried.

in case···

But this trace of concern just appeared, it was erased by Lei Mingkai.

"No if! If Sharon really wants to show up, the New Edward Flight Test Center will not be able to find her."

Everything goes on as usual!

"Chaser One! Understand!"

When the voice of Yong Dyson sounded in the communication, a shadow appeared in the sky above YF21, that is, the VF11 with a tracking camera.

It saw its belly facing the sky, its back facing down, and slowly flying over the top of the YF21's head at a very close distance, and then suddenly rolled to the left for 5 laps before gradually entering its original position.

This VF11, which made such a bold maneuver, does not need to guess that it must be Yong Dyson who has become a lunatic.

It is a pity that it is not Garut who is sitting in YF21, but Lei Mingkai.

Lei Mingkai, who knows Yong Dyson very well, will not be frightened by the crazy maneuvers made by Yong Dyson.

"OMEGA1 call control tower has arrived at the scheduled airspace and can start at any time."

Hearing Lei Mingkai's call, Yong Dyson was stunned for a moment. The maneuver just now was almost provocative, and the other party had no response.

"What a dull guy! But this new machine looks pretty good!"

In the gaze of Yong Dyson, Lei Mingkai's thought moved slightly, and YF21 accelerated and rushed out a long distance.

natural,

The moment YF21 opened the afterburner, the turbulence caused by breaking through the sound barrier suddenly made Yong Dyson who followed behind to hold the control rod in his hand tightly, stabilize his body, and try his best to eliminate the chaos caused by YF21 The aftermath caused by the flow is cancelled out.

"Cut! Thought it was a boring guy! Isn't this just fun?!"

The corner of Yong Dyson’s mouth curled up, his left hand slammed, and the rocket propelled backpack carried by VF11 was immediately activated. Amidst the spewing flames, the VF11 named Chaser 1 rushed out of the queue in an instant, tightly The ground chased behind YF21.

"Chaser One! Come back soon! You can do the tracking camera!"

Upon discovering that the VF11 driven by Yong Dyson suddenly rushed out of the queue, the command center immediately caused a small disturbance.

"Huh! How can such a reckless pilot fully utilize the body's performance?"

Garut frowned slightly, and relentlessly said something that belittles Yong Dyson.

indeed.

Yong Dyson's sudden unauthorized action will leave a very bad impression no matter who is watching it.

The same is true for Colonel Millard.

However, he did not immediately issue a recall order or terminate the order, but chose to continue to wait and see.

In the sky, YF21 rushed into the central area of ​​the predetermined airspace like a sharp arrow.

And what followed was that the wandering drone group had already released all the drones named Durham and rushed towards YF21.

"Director Garut. I believe that the purpose of this test is to verify the evasion performance and air combat performance of the YF21. My expectation is 70% or more."

Milad put his hands on his back and said as he watched the two sides gradually entering the predetermined firefighting distance on the main screen.

70%, this is a more merciful evaluation.

However, Garut's evaluation is far more than that.

"Colonel Millard. This time the result is 100%!"

"Really? That's good! Having confidence is never a bad thing!"

Millard smiled slightly, waved his right hand, and the Durham drone cluster that had entered the crossfire distance immediately released all the missiles it carried.

In an instant, even in the rear, the VF11 performing the tracking and camera mission can see the scary missiles sweeping the sky, drawing colorful traces.

This colorful trajectory is not for good looks, but to be able to capture the YF21's movement trajectory in the background made of colorful trajectories when YF21 uses its super high maneuverability to evade missiles.

"The new HIGH-MANEUVER missile. It's a big battle."

This is the first time Lei Mingkai has faced such a lively battle.

Even the battle with BETA just arrived in the city of shining stars, there has not been a lively scene facing hundreds of missiles alone.

Despite this, Lei Mingkai did not produce a trace of fear.

Because the movement trajectories of these scary missiles have long been captured by YF21's airborne system and reflected in Lei Mingkai's mind through the BDI system.

Now, it may be possible to use a bit of exaggeration to say that Lei Mingkai's mind is the scene of the future.

"I saw it!"

As soon as Lei Mingkai's brain moved, the YF21's wing folds down, and it accelerates into the sea of ​​missiles in a face-to-face manner.

The desperate approach made the command center exclaim for a while.

"I saw it! I saw it!"

Now, Lei Mingkai's mind is full of movement trajectories that have been completely calculated.

As long as the evasion is carried out according to the movement of these trajectories, the YF21 will not be hit by these missiles at all.

Now, the speed of YF21 is getting faster and faster without being affected by the oncoming missiles.

So flexible as if those missiles had never existed since the beginning!

In just five seconds, YF21 rushed out of the sea of ​​missiles in a face-to-face manner unharmed, turning those missiles into headless flies, scurrying around in the airspace behind YF21.