"I said, this young man, you can't do it." The middle-aged man in a white shirt and armed with a long-barreled rifle lazily pulled the trigger and fired a riot bullet as he leisurely swallowed the clouds and smoked the fog, so frightened that the "young man" in his mouth, a member of the Crossbell Wehrmacht, was so frightened that he did not dare to come out of the bunker.

"Sir Sergei, don't you smoke when you can't move?" The middle-aged man who looked serious on the side, saw the very prestigious old-timer in the police force, Section Chief Sergei looked so careless, and the corners of his mouth twitched, but considering his strength and qualifications, he couldn't reprimand, so he had to ask in this pleading tone.

"You're all too nervous...... It's not a big deal. Even after so many years of divorce, I still know that woman's temper very well-"

"How dare you say it." A cold female voice sounded—the owner of the voice, of course, the woman in his mouth, his ex-wife, Sonya, who is now the chief of the Wehrmacht, "After all these years, you haven't changed at all, and you still hate it so much." ”

"It's you." Sergei spat out another smoke ring, and put away the guide rifle in his hand, "How did you get here?" Although we were there to help attract firepower, we didn't expect to find you, the Great Buddha. ”

"You don't have to flatter me...... The children under your command have taken both of them with you. Of course, I did. Sonia waved her hand and motioned for several Wehrmacht soldiers beside her to cease fire, "Look at this picture, it seems that the previous "Divine Machine" has also been killed by the helpers they have hired. ”

"In other words, Dita is helpless, so you see that the situation is not right, so you leave him alone and surrender to us?"

"Say whatever you want...... As you probably know, I was just- trying to figure out what he was up to. Sonia sighed, "But I never expected that he would be so naïve, and really thought that he would be able to control the situation on the entire continent by just such means." ”

"Mr. Sergei, this is ......" Dudley on the side wondered - why did these two people seem so familiar?

"Nothing...... Dudley. We have something to negotiate on our side, and since their operation has been successful, there is no need for us to continue. You take them to retreat first, and I'll talk to them about the next thing. Rest assured – I'm measured. ”

“…… That being the case, I wish you all the best. Dudley hesitated, but seeing Sergei's confident look, he decided to give it to him with confidence, "Then I'll quit first." ”

"Wait a minute." However, Sonia stopped Dudley, who wanted to leave. Looking at the latter's inquiring gaze, she said, "I suppose you are probably in a hurry to go to Speaker Roy McDowell's speech, right?" ”

"How did you ......" Dudley was taken aback at first—but seeing Sergei and Sonia's "I understand" expressions, he swallowed back the halfway question, "Yes, is there any problem?" ”

"If possible, try to choose some suitable places to place the device. On this point, you may ask Guy Bannings, to whom I have told him before that there are places where it is possible to circumvent the Wehrmacht patrol routes. ”

“…… It's ......" Dudley nodded stunned and ran away.

"Nice young man...... Although sometimes the brain is a bit dumb. Sergei pinched the cigarette butt on his face, threw it on the ground and crushed it with his foot, and looked at Dudley's back in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's just him...... Including Guy and Arios, as well as Lloyd and Ellie, they are all excellent young people. It's a pity that these are such chaotic times, and if you're unlucky, you won't be able to give many lives......"

"What's more, it's a place like Crossbell." Sergei took over, "There are more dangers in this place...... If you really want to talk about it, it would be much better to stay away from it. ”

"But in that case, I'm afraid it's not their style. Despite their youth, their affection is not inferior to ours, at least on this issue they are absolutely equal. Sonya's eyes were firm, "So, for the next plan, I tend to give them the opportunity to know, and the power to make choices." ”

"Life always has to be improvised." Sergei coughed lightly, "Alright...... This doesn't seem like a good place to talk about that. Go to your command room. I've been entangled with your soldiers for so long, and my waist is a little sore, do you have any good coffee there? ”

“…… Yes. Sonia was silent for a long time, staring at Sergei lazily and complaining, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of her lips.

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"I see...... Is this the case? Unexpectedly, after only a few days, the situation was completely reversed. "In the mountains to the west of the village of Almolica, the valley that was originally used as a hideout for the Order is now occupied by a gang called the Black Moon. Around the corner, a purple-haired man listened to the exclamation of a masked man dressed in black in front of him with a deep voice.

"Yes...... It's fair to say you're in the right time, Silver-sama. Cao still had the same smiling expression, "However, before we get down to business, can I dare to ask, since we already know your true identity, why don't you just take off that steel mask?" Although it looks more chic in this way, it is ...... right now There doesn't seem to be any need to do that. ”

"......" and "Silver", that is, Lixia, did not speak, just looked at Cao's expression in silence.

"Okay, okay...... I'm not supposed to be joking. Cao waved his hand exaggeratedly in apology, "Okay...... Actually, here's the thing. Just the day before yesterday, two forces from Coerebonia and Liber arrived here and cooperated with the two knights of the "Church of the Seven Dawns" to carry out an operation. We haven't gotten any information on the exact process yet, but we already know the results. ”

"The two divine machines have been destroyed, right?" Silver's metallic voice rang out again, "Next, they should find a way to solve the protection hanging over the city?" ”

"That's right. This is also part of the covenant between us. Well, until then—I know Silver-sama is bound to follow them, but can you help us keep an eye on one thing once we enter the city? ”