"So, that guy said he saw a clue to those men in black?" Within the guerrilla association, Agaté was confused.

"Yes...... It is the "Red Lotus Tower" in the north. "The receptionist of the Chase branch, Miss Kirika, a beautiful woman from the East, repeated the message left by the witness," he said, "He said that he saw soldiers wearing blue and white, very ornate military uniforms entering, and he thought that he was here for normal activities such as security checks, but he heard them muttering something wrong with kidnapping, escape routes, etc., and hurriedly came to tell us about them. ”

"Don't have more detailed information?" Estelle still had the impression of the archaeologist who left the information, claiming to be Professor Yaroa, "It's a pity, it's someone I know, if only I could ask some details in person......"

"I tried to persuade him to wait a little longer, but he said that there was still research to be done and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, so he went out in a panic." Kirika shook her head helplessly, "It's a person who looks very reckless." ”①

"Indeed......" Joshua nodded and acknowledged, thinking of what the professor had done when they met earlier.

"In short, it was decided...... Let's go to the "Red Lotus Tower"! Agaté knows that even one second more delay can lead to the worst possible outcome, and that things have come to this point, and they can only take one step at a time.

"W-That...... Sister Estelle......" Tita hesitated, looking at Estelle in a hesitant manner.

"Tida, no." Fei shook his head, "The place we are going to is the battlefield...... It's not the workshop and production workshop you're familiar with. ”

"yes, little one." Agaté said impatiently, "Think with common sense, common sense." ”

"But ......," said Tita eagerly, "Grandpa, he's taken captive, I'...... I ......"

"Listen up." Fei leaned in front of Tita, "It's not just irresponsible to yourself to make hasty decisions...... You also have to think about how upset the doctor would be if he came back and saw that you were hurt because of the mess. ”

"Woo......"

“…… Tita, we promise that we will get the Doctor out. Joshua also squatted down and gently stroked Tida's little head, "Those men in black acted almost flawlessly, and the difficulty of pursuing them can be imagined. For the sake of safety, I am not in favor of taking you to such a dangerous place. ”

"They're doing it for your good. Don't let them down. Wuxiang on the side said lightly, and then turned to everyone with a serious face: "I will help take care of her." Go with confidence. Remember to be careful. ”

"Hmm." Estelle nodded in response, looked at Agat, who was already impatient, and Hyliga, who had been silent on the side for some reason, and issued a declaration: "Let's go!" ”

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"Hmph, I made the right bet." With a knife sweeping away the bones of the demonic beast that had already been blurred with flesh and blood, Agaté shook off the blood stains and minced flesh on the big sword, and said coldly. A few followers of the information left by Professor Yaluwa, along the Torrant Plains Road all the way to the foot of the Red Lotus Tower, as soon as they arrived at the bottom of the tower, they found a large number of chaotic footprints, as well as unexpectedly canine-shaped demonic beasts.

"I'm afraid those monsters are the fighting dogs they trained." Fei stared at the collar and leather armor on the corpse of the demonic beast for a while, and found that it was very similar to what was on the military demonic beast used in the regiment before.

"Yes, since I investigated them, I have been attacked by that kind of demonic beast one after another." Speaking of this, Agaté looked very annoyed, "Those mad dogs must have been raised by those guys." ”

"Yes, that's so," muttered Steele...... suddenly remembering something again, and said angrily, "so...... The last time we were attacked at the top of the mountain, it was all thanks to you!? ”

"Don't forget, it's your good dad who forced me to investigate them." Agaté didn't have a good breath, "I don't know who the victim is?" ”

"That's right, Brother Agaté. Mr. Garne had spoken about it before. Estelle gagged at the words, and Joshua answered, "Can you tell us the ins and outs of this?" ”

Later, everyone learned from Agaté's explanation that it was Estelle's father who had left the task to a bewildered Agaté before leaving for the Empire. Although he was reluctant at first, at this point, Agaté was determined to find out to the end.

After that, everyone bypassed the cascading forks and reached the top of the tower. Several men in black were in a panic, who were the opponents of these people, and they were immediately killed, but they grabbed the doctor who was being held hostage, and put the muzzle of the gun: "But...... Don't forget that we have hostages! ”

"You guys! Do you still have to fight to the death!? Estelle shouted angrily.

"Your purpose is Dr. Russell's wisdom." Joshua's tone was cold, "Do you really dare to harm him?" ”

"The Kingdom Army is also about to be dispatched, and you guys have nowhere to escape." Agaté grabbed his weapon, his muscles tensed, "Surrender." ”

"Haha, you're so innocent and cute." persuaded each other with good words, but in exchange for the ridicule of the other party. Just when Estelle and the others were angry, a figure suddenly flashed out behind them, knocking the defenseless Estelle and the others back a step respectively.

"Hey! ...... you are" looked at Helliga with some annoyance, and Estil was about to say something—

The blow from the air suddenly appeared, and the huge military airship stopped steadily in the air, and the machine guns equipped on the ship aimed at the place where the three people had been standing before and there was a burst of strafing.

"Well done, Fei." Hailiga said secretly, he had just received a code signal from Fei, who had been paying attention to the movements around him, and Fei, as a former hunter, had not done this kind of hostage-taking and trying to achieve some kind of purpose. Using this experience, in turn, Faye can easily deduce what targeted actions should be taken by those who want to save the hostages.

The kidnapping of the Doctor will inevitably cause a huge sensation in Libel, but with the means and strength of those few men in black, it is impossible to resist the search of the guerrillas and the Kingdom Army. Therefore, since they have the guts, then they, or the masterminds behind them, must have hidden a hand or two of hole cards.

When Istelle confronted them, Faye keenly picked up the roar of the guide engine and conveyed it to the better-positioned Helliga through the unique gesture of "Zephyr", thus helping the other three accurately dodge the attack.

After that, the experienced Haliga, Fey, and Agaté ignore the cynicism of the other party while looking for an opportunity to rescue Dr. Russell when the other party is not prepared.

"Hehe, that's the smart choice." Seeing that the group didn't take any action, the triumphant man in black jumped into the spaceship and began to talk nonsense to a few people again. The leader was right, they didn't dare, even at the slightest risk, gambler's life.

However, just as he was thinking so, and the man in black behind him was about to take the doctor hostage to the ship—

"It's now!!"

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(1) In the original work, the professor himself appeared at this time, but because the protagonist in this book has already noticed the professor's black hand, and the professor himself is of course aware of it, he just provided information according to his own plan and hid to avoid contacting the protagonist who was already surprised.