「We·interrupt·this·program·for·the·emergency·news·report. The· Ally· Forces·need·every·volunteers·of· Gensokyo·citizen·to·join·us·for·defeat·the· Evils‘·invasion·and·get·back·our· Freedom，our·peace，our·homeworld.

Head·immediately·to·the· Moriya· Shrine.The· Ally·troopers·will·be·there·to·meet·you. Bring·a·photo·ID·and·no·more·than·one·baggage·item·per·person.」

"We're so sorry to be inserting this urgent news. The Combine urgently recruits volunteers from Gensokokyo citizens to join us in fending off the evil invasion and reclaiming our freedom, our peace, and our homeland.

Please report to Moriya Shrine immediately, where you will be greeted by Combine soldiers. At the same time, each person is required to bring a registered photo and no more than one personal belongings in a luggage bag."

- The next day, at 0700 hours (standard time), Gensokyo Yokai Radio played non-stop scrolling.

---------------------------- B7R Air Combat --------------------------

Gensokyo Coalition Army's highest defense strategic airspace: Lake of Mist.

Operational airspace number: B7R.

——Commonly known as [Round Table]

As its name suggests, the Lake of Fog is shrouded in fog all year round, with poor visibility. However, this lake, which is more than 40 square kilometers and has nothing peculiar to the residents of Gensokyo, has now become the only way for the Demon King Army to open the Red Devil Pavilion and Youkai Mountain.

Danger always comes with the same opportunity, and it has become a grand stage for the warriors of air combat, without any complex terrain, no chaotic air currents, no artillery, anti-control missile support or interference from the ground. No one has a profit, and all have the same conditions of battle. It doesn't matter the camp, it doesn't matter the rank, it doesn't matter the means. Everyone cruises back and forth in the sky, fighting for the same result - ethereal air supremacy.

The only rules of engagement are:

- [Survival]

"Charlie·don't·surf"

Day 2: Noon (1100 p.m.)

'Frosty' Second Lieutenant of the Air Force Kiruno

The 6th Air Division of the Combined Forces (formerly part of the Foreign Cavalry Regiment of Moriya Shrine), the 66th Tactical Flying Wing, and the (9th) Special Service Flying Team - Combat· Fairys

Location: B7R (Lake of Mist)

'Whoosh~~'

A fairy shuttled almost close to the height of the lake, and the air currents generated by the high speed left a long tangent line on the surface of the lake.

'Whoosh~~Whoosh~~~Whoosh~~'

Three high-speed fighters followed, and their deadly beams flew towards their targets one after another. Soon, however, one of them was hit by a sudden burst of artillery fire, which burst into flames, let out a sharp whistling, flipped and fell into the lake, stirring the surface of the lake with a ripple.

'Boom~~Boom~~'

On the surface of the Lake of Mist, there is no longer the smoke of the past.

From the surface of the lake to the sky, there were planes of the Combined Air Force and the Demon King Army chasing each other, and the air currents set off by countless fighters on this small lake had already dispersed the faint mist.

The colorful artillery fire, the continuous sound of breaking through the sky at high speed, and the uninterrupted roar of explosions formed the main theme of the Lake of Fog at this moment.

And with each roar, the wreckage of the flames fell into the lake, setting off waves in waves.

“Incoming·message·from· Ally· Forces· HQ，40%·of· Ally· Air· Forces·has·already·lost！ "[A call came from the Coalition Command, and the Coalition Air Force has lost more than 40% of its combat effectiveness. ］

No one has listened to the bad news coming out of AWACS anymore.

The Lake of Fog was filled with whizzing shadows, new troops were joining the battle, and radio communications were filled with the whining roars of Combine pilots.

"Damn, there are too many of them!"

"Shit, the sky is so crowded."

"They're replenishing so fast we can't hold on."

"How long will our reinforcements !!?"

"Come join the fireworks show!!" With a shout of excitement, Kiruno rushed into the shadowy sky.

"(9) Sauce!" The big goblin reluctantly rushed up, who called her the other party's wingman.

Qi Luno, who dived down from above, jumped directly on the back of a fighter, and the huge inertia took the flight trajectory of the fighter to the side, and crashed straight into another fighter in the formation. Moments before impact, Kirino jumped out of the plane's back, and at the same time threw a string of ice arrows with a chilling glow in the outermost direction.

'Boom~Boom~Boom~~'

In just a moment, the formation of three planes turned into new sediment in the Lake of Mist.

"Aha~~~ I really miss it~~~" Qiluno, who had done all this, let out a hearty laugh.

For others, the crowded sky cannot be unfolded. But as a regular army for a long time, he was regarded as a Lost· Numbers to use mercenaries, outnumbered is really a familiar situation.

Before the laughter was over, the blue elf suddenly flipped 360° in the air, and at the same time threw an ice arrow at the lower part of the air. The next moment, a fighter plane that passed through her original position floated dozens of meters in the air with a strange flight trajectory, and plunged headlong into the lake.

"Who did I say?" A playful voice rang out beside Kiruno.

"It turned out to be Combat· Fairys' mercenaries! Why are you grabbing money again? ”

The trident team composed of the three goblins of light mercilessly spoke sarcastically.

"If it weren't for the fact that you regular soldiers are too weak, it wouldn't be our turn to wipe your ass!"

“！！” Sunny Milk, the light goblin, was stunned for a moment, and then said in a sour tone.

"Be careful not to paint your significant other's wings red!"

Since half of Cirno's wings were destroyed, the regenerated half of the wings were painted red. As a result, she also has an additional Solowing· Pixy's title.

"You are, beware of being the new sediment in the lake."

"(9) Sauce~" The big goblin whispered to Qiluno on the side not to talk too much, but it seemed to be too late.

"Humph!"

"Humph!"

Both sides let out a cold snort at the same time, and then quickly separated.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction between mercenaries and regular armies. In the eyes of the regular army, mercenaries are a bunch of wild dogs who have no glory and do not hesitate to sell their reputation for money. In the eyes of the mercenaries, this is nothing more than a business, and being a free migratory bird is what they want.

A squad of 4 people, in this large-scale battle in thousands, is just a drop in the ocean. In the grand scheme of things, it is not at all remarkable.

2 minutes (1400 hours standard time)

"Damn, it's endless!" At this moment, Qiluno was being chased by a whole four-plane formation.

A three-hour fierce battle may not be a big deal for the ground troops, but for the pilots, a three-hour high-mobility flight is a severe test both physically and mentally.

Among them, mental fatigue is more deadly, unable to concentrate and trance. A small error in judgment, burying one's own life is a trivial matter, and it is common to bring friendly soldiers to the funeral together.

"Miso!"

"I have tails here, too! Can't get rid of them! The elf's voice reached Kiruno's ears over the radio.

"Night, night sparrow, what about you?"

Cirno dodged the fire from up and down, left and right, as she confirmed to the other two in the team.

"It's fighting!!"

"Nonsense!" Qi Luno scolded angrily, this is the battlefield, in addition to fighting, are there people here who come to fight soy sauce?

Although the other two companions of Zhilu Dao were also in a bitter battle, the emotion of wanting to scold for another two sentences was swallowed back by two beams of light that flew by their hair.

(9) Sauce! I'm under your side at 3 o'clock, 800 away! The elf's voice suddenly rang out again.

"What direction is it at 3 o'clock 3 o'clock 3 o'clock at 3 o'clock!?"

"It's the place where you usually stare at the clock, waiting for afternoon tea and snacks!!"

"Oh~~~" Qi Luno just replied, and immediately shouted.

"I can't see!!"

That's right, in this chaotic airspace, it is almost impossible to distinguish the location of the Great Goblin from the countless figures and the sky densely covered with all kinds of brilliance.

What's more, Qi Luno is surrounded by gusts of artillery fire at the moment, and it is already very difficult to dodge.

"Then fly straight this way, just like we usually do!"

"It's up to you, I don't care!"

The blue light left a long spiral trail in the air that danced with all kinds of brilliance and bloomed with firelight.

"There are still 200 to go! Just speed up the non-stop flight. ”

In fact, without the size of a big goblin, Qiluno could clearly see the trail that flashed with green light.

"Oh!!"

Kirunor sped straight towards the green light dream.

"Wait for my signal! Turn right towards Lu, don't hesitate to shoot with all your might!! ”

"Which side is on the right!?

"It's the hand you eat!!"

The blue glow gradually approached the green glow, accompanied by a little firelight.

"Turn right at 321 !!"

The two rays of light suddenly deflected to the left and passed sideways. At the same time, hundreds of ice blue and green beams of light swayed out in all directions, and although the blue and green light was small, it dotted the entire B7R.

'Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom'

In the sky, a series of explosions and flames suddenly erupted!

"Huh~~~~~ ha~~~~~" Qiluno rushed out of the flames and let out an excited cry for the rest of his life, and at the same time flipped in the air more than a dozen times in a row.

"Whew~~~" and the big goblin exhaled a long breath.

"It's good that I remember, (9) Sauce always remembers the direction of the hand that eats."

At this moment, the sound of an external line was heard in the communication.

"This is AWACS, to convey the order of the Red Devil Pavilion Front Command, the (9th) Special Service Flying Team, to evacuate the front line for refurbishment."

"I've finally heard the first good news of the day!" I couldn't wait to let out such an exclamation to Qiluno, who was flying outside the combat area.

"Say yes?"

However, Kiruno's questioning was not answered by anyone.

"What about Lumia and Misia?"

It was only then that Qi Luno realized that in addition to the big goblin, there were two missing figures around him.

I don't know how to say, "The big goblin, this is just realizing that something is wrong."

"Lumia, Misia, please answer. Lumia, Misia, please answer. ”

"Have any of you seen Lumia and Mystia?" shouted Kiruno, who had waited for a while without hearing an answer, and simply shouted directly into the public communication of the troops who had been replaced.

"Codenamed Night Darkness and Night Sparrow, one has short blonde hair and no wings. The other has medium-long pink hair with a pair of pink sparrow-shaped wings. The big goblin hurriedly depicted the characteristics of the two, and it seemed that she was also very concerned.

"That" waited for a moment, and then a hesitant and unfamiliar voice interjected.

"If it's the wingless elf and her wingman, I'll see it."

In fact, a wingless goblin is very rare, and such a striking feature is that I believe that anyone who has seen it once will not forget it.

"Where!?" The two immediately asked loudly.

There was a hesitant groan of "that" in the communication.

"They were knocked down"

“！！！”

In the airbase, there is a very large rest area for the pilots. For example, there are bars, sleeping pods, restaurants and other facilities.

It's just that at this moment, what is permeating here is not the lightness and noise that should have been had, but a kind of sadness and depression full of depression.

The vast majority of people choose to find a random empty seat and sit quietly, their eyes revealing silent sadness and sleepy confusion. Even if they ordered food, most of them just kept turning the utensils in a daze. Only occasionally there would be some faint sobbing sounds from the guys lying on the table, their arms constantly wiping their eyes.

"Hey! Knocked down, what the hell is going on! You make it clear to me! ”

(9) Sauce! Don't be like this, let's make it clear."

Suddenly, an angry roar shattered the oppressive atmosphere.

In the rest area, everyone raised their heads in unison and looked in the direction where the sound came from. In sight, a blue-haired, ice-winged elf was holding a sergeant's collar and roaring. Another green leprechaun was trying to persuade the two to move away.

"It's literal, if you still don't understand, go back and look up the dictionary!" The sergeant unceremoniously replied.

"Impossible! I don't believe it! Cirno shook off the sergeant's collar, but her flushed face showed that she was still very emotional.

"The person who can shoot them down hasn't been born in that shit demon king army yet!"

Ignoring Kiruno's complaints, the goblin came up to the sergeant and spoke in a sincere tone.

"Can you elaborate on that? How did they get down? ”

Perhaps it was the attitude of the big goblin that made it impossible to refuse, and after the sergeant straightened his clothes, he raised his hands and gestured as he spoke.

"The black demon king machine suddenly rushed up from the wingless (big goblin: Yoomi), and the darkness of the night, and just as it was about to bite its tail, it suddenly spun one and a half, and rushed directly above the darkness."

The right hand representing the Demon King Machine was raised vertically and slowly, making a flight trajectory that represented the stretching of the body.

Then, as if it had suddenly stalled, the Night Sparrow (the Great Goblin: Night Sparrow), who had rushed over from behind, flew under its side with its head, and then made a forward spin like a child-mother buckle, and then closed it from the side.

The right hand slides vertically and slowly, gradually parallel to the left hand that represents the night darkness is holding horizontally, and then the right hand suddenly flips, and the fingertips of the right hand face the back of the left hand from the side.

"It's very close, and by the time I find it, I can't dodge it at all. The night sparrow was also shot down by the same trick when he wanted to avenge his companion. It was a Demon King machine painted with a bright red flower crown and a long sword logo in the middle, and it always acted alone. ”

After the sergeant gestured to the flight maneuvers of the two sides at that time, he said with palpitations.

"It's so weird that I can't imagine what a drone can do if it only knows how to sprint forward."

"Damn!!" Kirunor slammed her fist into the metal dining table.

Just then, there was a sobbing cry at the door.

"Don't cry"

"It turned out to be the two of you~~" Glancing at the two people who appeared at the door, Qi Lunuo suddenly said angrily.

It was none other than Luna Childe and Sta Safiya from the Trident Squad's Elves of Light.

However, when she saw Sta Shafiya hiding her face and crying, Kiruno suddenly smiled gloatingly.

"Ale~~ It looks like you're not going anywhere."

"(9) Sauce!" The elf tried to stop Kiruno, but she was always one step slower.

"Where's your captain? Call her in, I want to see her face even uglier than I just did. ”

"Now I'm the acting captain of this Trident squad" Luna Kidde, who is the second sister, turned her face slightly and gritted her teeth, finally saying this.

"Huh? I'm not interested in listening to the roundabout explanations, what the hell happened to that Sonny Milk guy? ”

"Kiruno!" The elf's tone became stern.

"Sister, sister, she's already dead." Luna Kidde, who has been playing the image of a strong sister in front of her sister since just now, finally turned her head violently, covered her mouth with one hand, and sobbed under her voice after saying this.

"How many planes were killed?" The schadenfreude on Kirino's face had long since lost its schadenfreude smile, and in fact her eyes were full of disbelief.

"Huh?" Luna looked at the other before she could react.

"I'm asking how many Demon King Machines were killed?"

"One by one, painted with a bright red flower crown, with a long sword logo inserted in the middle, it is always made by a demon king machine that acts alone."

"It's it again!!" Kirino said hatefully.

"Are you?" It was only then that Luna and Starr noticed that the battle elves were missing two figures.

"Our captain was killed by it!" I don't know when, a lot of people have gathered here, and everyone is gossiping about their experiences.

"My partner too!!"

"Me Too"

"And us"

"Well, it looks like there's a cunning guy mixed in with the drone, and he looks like he's touching a lot of fish in the muddy waters."

Those who were shot down were all trump cards in the Air Force with a certain number of prominent crashes. No one would believe that this was an accident, there must have been a powerful and cunning guy mixed in with this group of brainless iron lumps.

In the sky, on a disc-shaped battleship as huge as a city.

A demon king machine painted with a long sword piercing the pattern of a bright red flower corolla slowly stopped in the berth.

"Whew~~~"

The hatch lid opened, and the people sitting in the cabin slowly took off their helmets, losing the restraints of their helmets and spreading their long golden hair like a waterfall. Then, the girl exhaled a long breath, and handed the helmet to the outside of the cabin without looking, and a robot would automatically pick it up for her anyway.

As usual, feeling the weight of the helmet on the palm of her hand, the girl naturally let go of her hand.

however

"Your Highness?" When she was about to step out of the cabin, she was surprised to find that the small figure was standing beside her helmet.

"Welcome back." The dumb hair-kun holding the helmet showed a bright smile.

"I'm back," the blonde girl smiled and jumped out of the cabin, then quickly took the helmet back from the boy's hand.

"Have fun?"

"Sure enough, it's not challenging to attack at this time. Shooting down these trump cards is not much more difficult than shooting down others. The girl looked bored.

But she also understands that after a long battle, the opponent's attention has long been seriously consumed, and under the misdirection of inertial thinking, the actual strength can be imagined.

"Well~~ There's no way, we expect to lose at least one-fifth of our military strength in this combat plan, and we can't come back without some interest." The boy shrugged his shoulders indifferently.

"Now the mental and physical fatigue of the aviation unit of the Red Devil Pavilion is almost to the limit, it depends on whether Remilia is willing to put her reserves into the battlefield."

"So the second phase of the plan is about to begin?" The girl has already understood the reason for her recall.

"It's not certain, the plan will never catch up with the changes. Yasaka Kanako is known as the god of war, so she must have prepared some surprises for us now. ”

The young man's tone changed slightly, and then he clapped his hands lightly twice.

Crisp applause echoed through the empty hall.

"Meet our new partner, who will be working with you on the third phase of the plan."

In the sight of the blonde girl, a figure slowly stepped out of the shadows

Red Devil Pavilion Headquarters

"Really, that guy really picks the time!" Remilia rubbed her eyes and walked into the study of the Red Devil Pavilion, casually sitting on the mahogany high-backed chair in front of the large desk.

For a nocturnal vampire, it can be mentally tortured to keep your spirits up in broad daylight.

"Sakiya, what's going on?"

"Yes, Miss." The white-haired girl who had been following Remilia took out a copy of the thick information she was holding, and looked at it with a slightly embarrassed face.

"The 18th Tactical Flight Group of the 35th Combat Wing has a battle loss rate of more than 35%, and the 36th Tactical Flight Group has a battle loss rate of more than 40%, except for the 1st Tactical Flight Group belonging to the 1st Air Wing and the Special Air Service Regiment deployed around the Red Devil Pavilion, including the Moriya Shrine Dispatch Army, the Combine Air Force has lost more than 40%. The number of dead in our Red Devil Aviation Division alone has already reached 2,250 people. (The Red Devil Pavilion is composed of troops, see additional information for details.) ）

"So many people lost in just 12 hours?" Remilia stood up in surprise, she was now sleepy.

"The lack of time for this unit to recuperate is also the reason for such a large number of casualties." The pile of documents that Sakiya was holding in her hand had only a few parts of the real battle report, and the rest were resumes of fallen personnel who were still waiting for her to stamp a scarlet KIA on it.

"There are so many enemies that they don't know how to get tired. They have made the most of the saturation capacity of the B7R airspace, and have always maintained the number of 1,500 aircraft, and many of our fighters have been consumed to death by this endless tug-of-war. ”

In terms of speed, perhaps the Combined Army is not as fast as the Demon King's fighters, but in terms of maneuverability and dexterity, the Combined Air Force has an absolute advantage. However, the massive air battle that broke out over this 40-square-kilometer airspace made the sky seem to be crowded and narrowed by the sheer number of both sides.

Maneuverability was suppressed to the maximum, coupled with a long period of attrition, the physical strength of the combined pilots could not be replenished in time, and the results can be imagined.

In fact, it can be seen in the losses of both sides. Four hours after the start of the battle, the Demon King Army lost 2,752 fighters, and the number of Combine troops killed was only 367.

Six hours after the start of the battle, the Demon King Army lost 3,621 fighters and 581 Combine troops were killed.

However, 8 hours after the start of the battle, the Demon King Army lost 4,131 fighters, and the number of Combine casualties had risen to 1,034.

10 hours after the start of the battle, the Demon King's Army lost 4,647 fighters, and the number of Combine casualties jumped to 1,517.

Until 12 hours after the start of the war, that is, now. The Demon King's Army lost 4,928 fighters, and the number of Combine casualties rose to 2,250.

Such a result was beyond the expectations of everyone in the upper echelons of the Joint Lifting Command.

At first, Remilia, who was still laughing at the hairy demon king like a fool and constantly beating his troops to the water, now felt that it was they who were really deceived.

Their actions have proven that they are taking full advantage of the sheer number and tirelessness of their meched troops, like boiling frogs in warm water. When he reacted, he could only continue to play the war of attrition with the other party, and then watch his troops being crushed by the opponent's steel torrent.

'Boom~~Boom~~'

A series of explosions caused Remilia to look silently at the sky outside the window.

The Red Devil Pavilion is located on the shore of the Lake of Mist, and as long as you look up, you can clearly see the noisy sky. No, it can't be the sky anymore. Rather, a giant meat grinder.

"The Red Devils' backline is fine, right?" Remilia asked casually.

Although the B7R was designated as an absolute accusation by the Combine Forces, it was not the only way for the Demon King Army to conquer the Red Devil Pavilion.

At the back of the Red Devil Pavilion, there was still a distance of more than ten kilometers to the northeast of the Great Enchantment. The Lost House was at the very edge of this direction, and this gap was enough for a sizable force to launch a surprise attack on the rear of the Red Devil Pavilion.

Of course, now that Lilibai didn't appear, Remilia didn't expect Yakumo Murasaki, who was hibernating, to make a move. (Only Lilybeth's appearance represents the official arrival of spring, which is already the common knowledge inherent to all Gensokyo's residents.) ）

"The SAS (Special Air Service Regiment) is in charge, and the deployment is foolproof." Sakiya replied in the words of a brief introduction.

"But I always feel like there's something I can't feel at ease," Remilia pondered, pinching her chin.

"No, China, Misuzu is high-spirited this time, so she should be able to trust it," the head maid herself said without confidence.

Pacyuri is currently serving as Chief of Intelligence Staff at Moriya Shrine, and the little demon has also been transferred as her assistant. The reason for letting Red Misuzu take command of the ground defense line is that the Red Devil Pavilion is indeed out of staff.

“”

"Don't be stingy with the Guards, send them up. Give other units more time to refurbish. ”

The situation has developed to this point, and for Remilia, it is already like the sentence in Hamlet: To· Be· Or· Not· To· Be。 There are two options in front of you, the only difference is the length of time you struggle.

"I see." The head maid replied in a tone that was always calm and steady.

However, just as Remilia looked up at the sky outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, she watched as squadrons of flying formations flew towards the chaotic battlefield.

"We must find a way to break the deadlock"

'Knock Knock'

Just as Remilia was lost in thought, the sound of anti-aircraft fire brought back to her thoughts.

"What's going on!?"

There was no air raid siren, just anti-aircraft guns firing, and this obvious aberrations irritated her nerves.

'Boom! ’

A short moment later, with two high-pitched whistles, it seemed as if something had fallen to the ground and a loud explosion echoed in my ears.

Immediately after, sparse cheers were heard outside.

"What's going on!?" Remilia asked, answering the line guarded outside.

"Just now, the ground defense line shot down two reconnaissance planes flying from the direction of the Abandoned Ocean Pavilion behind the Red Devil Pavilion!"

"Ground Line Shoot Down" Remilia shuddered and slammed the communicator to the ground.

"Red Misuzu, that idiot! Immediately order her to turn the air defense position"

'Boom Boom'

Before he could finish speaking, a series of explosions rang out outside, and at the same time, the entire base let out a terrible siren.