"Nanali!"

Lelouch jumped up from the couch violently.

“Zero！？”

Karen hesitantly glanced at the people in the room, not knowing whether to chase or stay.

"You're the captain of Team Zero." Fan wanted to nod to Karen.

Team Zero is a pro-guard team recognized by the Black Knights, and even Zero, and protecting Zero's safety is the number one priority.

"Hmm!" Karene nodded heavily at the fan, then chased after her.

The door was slammed open.

"Nanali!"

The empty room made him extremely flustered, and the room was very clean without any signs of messiness. Of course, Nanali is a frail girl who has lost her sight and has limited mobility, and anyone can easily take her away.

The sound of the engine drifted in through the window, and Lelouch immediately ran to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

If it were a normal one, he wouldn't care at all. This is the temporary base of the Black Knights, and it is not surprising that it makes any engine sound, but now any slightest disturbance has become a lifesaver for him.

"That's!?"

Outside the window, a 12-year-old kid with long hair that is no less than Kamiyu's is pushing Nanali's wheelchair towards a small flying machine.

And there were obviously several members of the Black Knights who were patrolling around, but they turned a blind eye to the anomalies here.

【Geass！ 】

The word immediately popped into Lelouch's head.

"Nanali!!" It's a pity that no matter how hard he tries to bang on the window and shout loudly, the sound can't penetrate the glass.

Just as the other party pushed Nanali and was about to step into the aircraft, the child stopped and looked back in the direction of Lelouch. His lips and teeth opened slightly, and a mocking smile appeared, and his lips closed together, as if he was saying something to Lelouch.

"No !!!"

Lelouch pulled out his pistol and smashed the floor-to-ceiling window.

"What's going on!?"

Karen, who heard the gunshots, ran to the door, only to see Zero jumping out of the broken window.

Thankfully, this room is on the first floor.

"Stop! Hold it! ”

The small flying machine rose into the night sky and headed south.

"Damn it!"

Lelouch ran towards Gawain, now armed and the only one who could fly.

"Zero, where are you going!?" Helpless, Kalian could only run towards Red Lotus, and when she passed by her companions, she shouted and instructed, "Help me get the Knightmare carrier ready!" ”

"Captain, there's a craft that just left the target." The guards hidden in the mechs near the buildings near the academy reported to Lylena.

"I see, that's not what we're fighting for, and we can't let it go because of an ignorant target."

"Eh.... Captain. ”

"What's wrong again?" Liliana let out a short sigh with a serious face.

"Gawain....", there was an irrepressible excitement in his tone.

Gawain is regarded as Zero's car, which is known to all emperors, if you can destroy him here...

"Can your body fly?" Liliana just asked lightly.

“.......”

"Then don't think about what you have and don't have, and focus on your tasks."

"But..."

"As long as there are no signs of the Black Knights withdrawing from here, our mission will be decisive. Passing this information and related data to the Governor's Palace, I believe that Fabre will be more than willing to deal with this matter. ”

Glancing at the time displayed next to the bridge.

"When the time comes, everyone turns off the communications."

Meteors streaked across the night sky, and at first glance, I thought it was someone setting off the fireworks. At the same time, the telephone rang on the campus of Ashowford.

"Send someone to find out, what's going on?" After giving such an order, Fan Yao habitually pushed open the door, wanting to see what was going on in the neighborhood.

'Boom~'

A dull explosion came from behind him, and the wave of air swept him up and slammed into the wall of the opposite hallway. Scraps of lime and wood stumbled down the collar and cuffs of the garment. The bones of his body ached as if they were about to fall apart, his brain felt as heavy as lead, and all other sounds in the world seemed to be deprived except for piercing tinnitus.

The flames of the explosion lit up the sky above Ashford Academy, and it also attracted everyone's attention.

"Headquarters, headquarters, what the hell is going on?"

The soldiers of the Black Knights, who were on patrol, immediately took out their radios when they saw the explosion. However, before they could answer, the fireworks in the air suddenly turned rapidly, and then fell vertically in the direction of the two of them, and the flames of the explosion instantly engulfed them.

And this situation is playing out all over the academy.

"Fan!"

The low accent was squeezing the brain for a while, but the fan could still feel it, as if someone was calling him.

"Fan!"

Kinoshita, whose face was covered in blood, shook the fan's body.

Barely half propped up and shook his heavy head, but that didn't help much.

"What happened?"

Under the pull of the tree, the fan staggered up from the rubble, and the ringing in his ears could not be stopped.

"Attack!"

"Attack? By whom? As soon as these words came out, I felt ridiculous. At this place, at this time, you can know who carried out the attack with your knees.

"What about the casualties?"

"I don't know...."Kinoshita shook his head, "There is no time yet." ”

"Then do it now." As he spoke, Fan was about to take out his mobile phone from his arms, and just as he was about to dial, a hand suddenly snatched his mobile phone.

"Don't do it!"

"Yagami?"

The black-haired teenager clutched his injured arm, and his face was scorched by the smoke

"Why?"

"Because everybody who uses radio and mobile phones hangs up." Yagami gave a deep wry smile.

"I was on the roof of the building, and I saw with my own eyes that the missiles changed direction at a weird angle, and then accurately hit everyone who was calling on the radios and phones, including Knightmare." Glancing back at the headquarters that was blazing, "It seems that we need to use wireless Internet now." ”

"How is this possible?" Fan was about to look at Kinoshita's eyes, leaving only shock, "How did they do it?" How did they know that our command was here? ”

"I don't know, maybe they're just trying to break off our contact in this way." The Empire's blow was so sudden that the usually calm Yagami couldn't help but lose his sense of proportion, "The worst is that they do know that we are here, otherwise it would be difficult to explain such a precise blow." ”

"Enemy attack!! Enemy Attack!! ”

Panicked shouts rang out in the schoolyard, and even if the communication equipment was lost, as long as the human race had not completely degenerated, the most primitive methods still had a certain degree of efficiency.

Running out of the building, I saw giants suddenly appear in the courtyard.

"AS...."The three of them took a breath of cold air.

The missile paralyzed all the means of communication and was followed by an armored assault, it was already obvious that the emperor knew what was here, and they came prepared.

"Retreat! Everyone retreats at once!! Without thinking about it, Yagami took the place of the fan and gave the order.

Ever since the invention of mechanical devices with heavy armor and powerful firepower, they have become the nemesis of infantry, and although with the advancement of technology, individual anti-materiel weapons have emerged one after another, but according to the data shown by realistic combat results, if the infantry encounters armored troops, the best option is not to let the opponent find themselves and then flee.

"No, we can't just retreat!" The fan was about to push away and hold himself under the wood.

"We don't have a choice!" Yagami grabbed the collar of the fan and shook it vigorously, "We have lost the means of communication now, and the loss of the means of communication means the loss of organization, and letting a group of miscellaneous soldiers who are in a state of panic and fear resist is tantamount to being slaughtered." ”

"Diethart and Kaguraya-sama's G1 is moving this way, and we must join them up and re-establish the chain of command using the equipment on the G1." Seeing the hesitation of the fan, Yagami sighed and added.

"There are hundreds of Bunitanian students here, the other side should not ignore them, and we have a chance to fight back!"

"Okay..."Hearing this, Fan Yao finally nodded in agreement.

"Retreat, retreat!"

Faced with heavily armed AS troops, terrorists armed with light weapons and controlled by fear fled in panic.

"Hostage secure!"

Four ASs stood guard at the front and back doors of the dormitory, and after confirming that there was no danger, one of the yellow-trimmed AS knelt down, the hatch opened, and Lilena jumped out of the airframe.

“Alpha· The team is responsible for the safety and vigilance of the hostages, and Beta· The team was in charge of the sweep, and Charlie M. The team builds a line of defense according to a predetermined plan. Liliana said as she walked towards the dormitory door.

"Thank goodness you're finally here."

A group of students poured out of the doorway, and from the beginning of the continuous explosions, these students, who were accustomed to a peaceful life, trembled in fear.

"It's all quiet!!"

Surprisingly, it wasn't Liliana who stopped everyone.

"Mirey Ashford?" For this girl with eye-catching long golden wavy hair, Lilana still has a deep impression.

"I'm so sorry, everyone...."

"I understand." Liliana knew what Mirey was trying to explain, "But I'm sorry, I'm afraid you'll need to stay here for a while." ”

“！？”

"We have no plans to retreat." Lilena explained, "You have 352 students here, and with the current situation, we don't have the conditions and ability to evacuate you to a safe place. So according to the plan, we will build defensive positions on the spot until the end of the war. ”

Liliana's explanation gave all the students a look of disbelief.

"No, I don't want to stay in this place..."

"The Black Knights will be back soon."

"Enough !!!" Lilana let out a loud shout, and the murderous aura honed on the battlefield instantly suppressed this group of naïve students.

"We have 12 ASs and 22 well-trained Marines. And our enemy is nothing but a group of poorly equipped rabble, the various military districts of the 11th region have begun to gather reinforcements, and the Pacific Fleet has already sailed towards this side, and the war will end in 1 day at the earliest, and no more than 2 days at most. Okay, now everyone is back inside, it's best to stay in the hall on the first floor...."After listening to Lylena's explanation, the students hesitated and walked back.

For panicked people, the most important thing is to give them visible hope. At the very least, everything she says is true.

...........

'Bang Dang'

The long-backed chair was lifted high and slammed into the large mahogany desk, leaving a deep crack in the table and then dissolving into a pile of shards.

Pick up the crystal paperweight from the ground and slam it out the window.

"Your Highness!"

"What report are these bastards writing bastards!!?"

With a grim face, Schunezel grabbed a crumpled stack of papers and raised it towards Karn. Then it was thrown hard into the ground. It's a pity that the paper is too light, and it just falls lightly on the ground.

"What do you mean by the slim chance of survival!? I don't care what bullshit they are, my brother! My brother just let them be labeled death so easily!! Not even a corpse! ”

The report had already been read by Kanon, and had been forwarded to Schunezel himself after careful consideration. It's just that he didn't expect that Schunezel, who has always been gentle and elegant, and doesn't know what anger is, would show such a violent side because of this.

But sooner or later, what should be faced will have to be faced, and this matter cannot be concealed at all. He must get his lord to adapt as soon as possible, or all who put their hopes in Honezel will face the fate of destruction.

"Find! Tell them to look for me! Don't let go of every inch of the entire ocean!! If you can't find it for a day, don't come back. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

As he walked out of the room, Kanon silently pondered whether he should do something to let Schunezel vent his emotions.