If you think about it, it was a recent occurrence, and it happened to be a year ago that we were in this situation.

It's just that the protagonist who fell into a tragic fate was replaced as a matter of course - yes, it wasn't him.

That's right, it's like, no matter how much you try to avoid it, you can't avoid it in the end, and it still happens-

"Your Highness, there are signs of enemy reinforcements on the left flank, on the right flank, and 500 kilometers from the rear, what to do? Do you want to retreat temporarily?! ”

At this moment, there are a total of four mechs surrounded by a large number of insect swarms, and they all look covered in bruises, as if they are desperately trying to crawl out of a pool of blood.

the number of friends and foes; The strength and fighting spirit are all in a dilemma.

However, he bears the accusations of the commander, and he must not hesitate at such a time!

"All staff, quickly retreat with low-altitude flight!"

"Understood!" After receiving clear orders, Yuki, Maz, and Gareth all began to retreat with their respective teams as best they could!

Behind him was a sea of blood and wails everywhere......

However, in the face of the sudden decline in the combat strength of the troops, even after witnessing all this, it is impossible to lend a helping hand to those who continue to fall in the sea of fire and fall into deep despair.

"I'm sorry! The destination is the third supply base, where you can temporarily replenish fuel and necessary weapons and equipment!! ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as Lemuel finished speaking, a navy blue mech behind him turned to ashes in the blink of an eye without warning! Gorgeous fireworks and deafening sounds explode out of thin air within reach!

"That's SK-01?! El's Organism...... But where did the attack come from?! ”

"300 kilometers behind, the shelling level appeared, and the attack just now was also done by those guys!"

The answer to Gareth's question of anger and remorse was Madz, who was dumbfounded.

"Huh?! No kidding, even if this is true, this attack distance is too outrageous, right?! ”

"Lower the altitude, the second wave is coming!"

However, at the moment when Lemuel gave the order, due to the slight slower reaction, the entire team was split in two from the center in an instant, and the destruction of the body had a natural knock-on effect in the blink of an eye.

"I can't spare you!!" Fortunately, through a private channel, Lemuel's body communication line was connected-

"Your Highness, please allow me to leave the team and carry out the mission of annihilation!"

For the angry and angry face that suddenly appeared in front of him as a matter of course, Lemuel quietly stared at -

"No, as your boss and commander, I can't let you die! Remember the strategic code of basic countermeasures against shelling classes taught in schools? ”

"That has nothing to do with the current situation, does it?"

However, he ignored Yuki's protest and continued to order—

"Repeat it, you should remember it well."

Forced by that momentum and unquestionable tone, fortunately I had to grit my teeth and slowly blurt out-

"First, try to avoid being alone; Second, if you are alone, do your best to fight for the opportunity in hand-to-hand combat; Thirdly, if you can't achieve the first two in any case, how far can you run! ”

"Why do you make such an unreasonable request when you are reciting it backwards?"

Under his questioning, luckily, who had never shown emotional ups and downs in front of people, couldn't cry for the first time...... "Please, Your Highness!" Let me go...... Let me avenge Al!! ”

The sobbing voice and words made Lemuel feel as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle in an instant......

Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to take the initiative to block all communication lines. No matter how much Lemuel called, it didn't help.

"Really, luckily that guy is ...... again Your Highness, may we help him? ”

Then came the cacophony of Gareth and Matz.

"It's really okay with you, okay. But you have to come back unscathed, got it? ”

- This order is really difficult for some strong people, but even so, it was accepted by the two of them as if nothing happened.

"Of course, after all, we're still waiting-" However, the communication that had been looming was completely cut off at this time.

"It's getting troublesome, so the connection with the team will be completely cut off......

However, just as he was worrying about such a thing, a body that seemed to be covered in silver suddenly appeared beside him, and he turned his head to look at him, who was a little depressed—

"Leviathan? Lela, how are you? What happened to the Third Line of Defense? ”

"Ah, that's all settled, right? So, I thought I'd sneak over here and see what was going on. ”

Leela said this through the dedicated emergency contact channel, and the corners of her mouth rose as if she were right.

Not only that, but on the basis of trying to maintain continuous communication, he opened his bow left and right to disembowel the oncoming enemies with lightning speed!

"It's really annoying, I said, you guys should look at the atmosphere......"

As soon as the words fell, the air was stirred into a pot of porridge, and the dazzling slash slashed all the scouts flying through the air in the blink of an eye.

"You just said it's all settled, what do you mean by that?"

- While it is understandable that what she said may be true, it sounds a little hard to believe anyway.

"Huh? Literally, huh? Any questions? ”

The two of them dodged the successive shelling on the one hand; While continuing the conversation that looked like a flirtat.

"In other words, are you all alone?"

"That's true if you insist on understanding it that way, but in fact the ones I solved only accounted for about 70% of the total, right?"

As soon as the words fell, Lemuel seemed to have -

"This guy is the goddess of victory, right?"

Such an illusion, as well as an idea, but being able to think like this, gave him some comfort.

"I heard that the children you are in charge of are acting on their own again?"

And to this Lemuel unabashedly admitted. "In that case, if I say I'm going to help them, you don't have a problem, right?"

In response to the question she asked, Lemuel couldn't help but think to himself -

"How can there be an opinion, it is better to say that if it is handed over to you, I can't ask for it."

Immediately afterward, Leela cut off communication as a matter of course. After that, Lemuel had to lead the team to the supply base alone.

However, what awaited them at the supply base was the scene of countless horse-leather shrouded bodies and blood. ——

In the piles of bones that can be counted, there are countless families, loved ones, and children of members of the troops.

In stark contrast, the invading people are blatantly eating human flesh; Tear them to pieces!

And even if Lemuel was within reach, they were unmoved. Until the moment when it was buried by countless bullets and bullets.

They have been constantly declaring their toughness from beginning to end. That's the posture of a hegemon far above humans!

"Let's bury them properly."

Lemuel, who jumped out of the tactical plane, desperately held back the anger and pain of seeing that he was about to burst, and said calmly.

"Ming, understood!"

Then he took out the lighter in his trouser pocket and silently lit a cigarette towards the exit of the supply base......

"How long is this going to last......

And just when he couldn't help blurting out such feelings, Lila also happened to arrive at his destination at the last moment.

And quickly raised the knife and fell, and in an instant, a group of scouts who rushed towards Xing were wiped out in the blink of an eye with an impenetrable stray bullet!

"That's, Leviathan? That is, the person driving it is-"

And just as Maz was excitedly trying to blurt out that name, a sword-like shelling blast came straight for Leviathan!

"Be careful!" However, this kind of sneak attack that is so lame that it makes people laugh off their big teeth will work!

"Tut-tut!"

With a disdainful tone, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a thick shield like a city wall.

"Want to do a sneak attack? You're a hundred years early! ”

At the moment when these confident words just blurted out, the original shield wall turned into a cannon muzzle like a broken thread one after another like magic!

"It's really fake, do you want to show your trump card in such a place?!"

Gareth, who witnessed this scene, couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and his jaw was almost dropping in shock......

"What's so strange about that? It's you, obviously a student in the training class, how dare you come willfully! ”

With Lila's words, in the blink of an eye, everyone saw a spectacular scene like ten thousand arrows firing at once! In an instant, more than half of the chariot-class and scout-level swarms that had previously occupied an absolute advantage in numbers were wiped out!

"We didn't come nonsense! It's just that he wants to avenge his comrades! ”

Immediately after, fortunately, the emotions full of hatred blurted out along with the mixed emotions of other fish and dragons!

"Listen, there is no doubt that this is a battlefield, and what we have here is just a fight between the enemy and the enemy with all their might."

"Since this is the case, then sacrifice is a matter of course!"

"If you don't even understand this, and instead shout about avenging your companions, it's better to go home as soon as possible, understand?"

"Learn to accept this kind of thing, and if you can't accept it anyway, then give up!"

In the blink of an eye, her words made Yuki speechless in the blink of an eye.

Although she was very unwilling, she had to admit that she was "correct" in that remark......

But even if she understood these words, she couldn't accept them emotionally.

"You only have one life, so even if you survive, the most important thing for us at this moment is to live as best we can—"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the chain hook that struck from the blind spot of the field of vision in the blink of an eye slammed through Leviathan's left arm!

And this sudden situation only happened for a moment. Even the situation took a turn for the worse, so shocked that the three people, including Gareth, had no time to react. "Ahhh

Suddenly burst out screaming, a group of children who were playing happily next to the body just now......

Their bodies have already become fleshy foam like broken threads in an instant!

Blood splattered in an instant......

"You've all said that, show me a little bit of the atmosphere! Or do you have a strange attachment to interrupting people in the middle of the conversation?! ”

The blow that just fell from the voice dyed the vision bright red, like the setting sun...... Even the body could not be found there

The three Gareth who wanted to rush to help were easily overturned...... Seeing this scene, Leela desperately squeezed out his spare strength and shouted-

"Stupid! What are you rushing up to do, take advantage of this opportunity to retreat! Besides, you're just a burden to me. ”

"So hurry up and cover the evacuation of the others"

"Luckily, what are you hesitating about? Let's go! ”

It was Gareth who persuaded him like this—

"Although I don't want to admit it, but even if we stay here now, it's really just a burden, if there is one person in this world who has the strength and ability to fight the herd alone, it is only that one. So, let's go! ”

Immediately afterwards, under the persuasion of the two of them, after a desperate struggle, the three finally broke through as if they were dying.

"What is this? Can't we do anything?! ”

The lucky one who let out this roar swooped down on him and showed his claws, and without thinking, it was a blow like the top of Mount Tai—

The blade plunged into its head at incredible speed...... Then, split the body!

"It's all your fault!!"

It was obvious that she had unreservedly vented all her anger on the enemies that were pouring in front of her......

However, even so, Yuki was shot down mercilessly......

- It's almost like a pre-determined unfolding.

"Luck?!"

Gareth and Maz exclaimed, watching as sparks and smoke erupted from her mech.

Then he lost his balance and disappeared on the other side of the mountain in the blink of an eye......

"Luck!!"

I wanted to catch up immediately, but the threat of shelling was getting bigger and bigger as time went by!

Of course, the shelling is also getting more and more intensive......

It's hard to get out of this situation.

"What to do? What the hell will happen to that guy? ”

Maz kept waving his weapon, repeating body movements that even he would get bored of, and wrestling with waves of enemies!

"You go and see what the guy is doing first, and I'll leave it here!"

As he said this, he kept urging Gareth—

"Got it!"

After temporarily clearing the road in front of him with artillery bombardment, he disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye.

"Fortunately, if you are still alive, answer me quickly!" Just like this, after aimlessly circling in the air for dozens of laps, he had to land on the ground -

Because of the fuel supply, it has bottomed out.

"Damn, it's ...... at this time!"

But at the moment when he was anxious about this, an outline that slowly became clear from the bushes beside him made him surprise in an instant!

"What?!"

Then, at the moment when he had not yet made preparations for defense, he was overturned by the long whip-like tentacles that sprang out of the trees at a jaw-dropping speed, and then pushed down the cliff in the blink of an eye!

"What are you kidding?! Could it be that he will die here?! ”

While he kept rolling down the cliff, Rila finally cleared the enemy!

Immediately afterwards, he took a frontal assault that abandoned his defense, and in the blink of an eye, he passed each other by each other, mercilessly splitting the opponent who was still dying in front of him in two!

"Really, troublesome fellow, don't let me go through such a big deal! But in this case, it's all solved, right? ”

Thinking so, she immediately set off and flew towards the supply base.

"Whew...... After getting bruised like this, I'm afraid that the guy in Riveria will have to preach again after I go back, but, but I can't help it, if I don't fight to this point; At this level, how can it be settled? ”

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but fall into a dilemma.

- But even so, she immediately said, "I'm just a driver, and I shouldn't care about anything else." ”

Such a reason convinced me as a matter of course.

"Rescue signals? In such a place...... Is it? ”

However, at this moment, she received a completely unexpected rescue signal.

"By the way, could this be a trap for the enemy?"

It's highly likely, but what if someone really needs help?

After weighing it up like this, she came to the conclusion in the blink of an eye—

"Forget it, let's go check it out!"

She immediately stopped in mid-air, and then turned back the way she came. Not long after, he found himself in a hidden valley that he had managed to climb out of the cockpit with his head bleeding...... Lucky to fall to the ground and dying......

"Really, you little ghost!"

"Hey! Wake up—"

After shouting this countless times, she seemed to have finally regained some consciousness.

"What about two others? What about your companions? ”——

She just shook her head, as if she didn't even have the strength to answer.

"If you're a trainee, don't come to such a dangerous place. Don't you even understand such a simple truth? In this assault mission, the trainees are only responsible for logistics and supplies, right? ”

Of course, Leela wasn't blaming her, but what had to be said had to be said.

"There's no way Lemuel could have agreed to let them fight on the front, so is it because they just wanted to follow them on their own initiative?"

With this conclusion in mind, Lila extradited the wounded Yuki to her own body through a rope-like bridge.

"If you want to live, it's better to keep it like this and stop moving."

"Thank you......"

However, this faint gesture of thanks, as thin as dust, was not taken seriously, although it was well heard.

And halfway through, of course, I met Gareth and Matz, who were covered in mud.

"It's really worthy of the goddess of victory, if you are here, even if you are already in the ghost gate, you can reverse it in one go!"

"Even if you flatter me, it won't do you any good."

And in the face of Matz's self-familiarity, which seemed to be taken for granted, she didn't care.

And when they finally returned to the supply base after tossing and turning for a long time, killing several waves of enemies along the way, it was already vague dawn......

"It's miserable!"

looked at the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood all over the place; and the ruins that fill every corner at all times and everywhere - mothers who have lost their children; A child who has lost his mother's care, a lonely gaze...... and uncountable, fragmented families.

And the fighters who fought so bloodily for this that their names were not even allowed to be recorded......

Is that really all they have to pay for in exchange for their sacrifices? Just nothing?

If so, what's the point of us fighting? ——

Obviously, this is not the cradle of life, but only the place where fresh lives are dragged into hell. However, even if this is the case, a new life will be born here, right?

- In an instant, a faint cry could be heard in the distance, which made Leela think.

Immediately afterward, I saw her breathe a sigh of relief.

"You're here, I'm looking around—"

Lemuel trotted over, he looked sweating profusely.

"Are you done?" However, the answer was diametrically opposed to what I expected: "No, although the treatment and arrangement of the wounded have been completed for the time being, the number of casualties and the overall attrition must be reported." I just, thought I'd tell you. ”

"Really? Thank you for your hard work. ”

Leela replied as if without any emotion, but this made him hesitate.

"I'm sorry, I really don't know what to say to you in the face of such a sight."

She readily understands this. Not long after, he left.

"This kind of thing will end one day!"

Perhaps, the reason why they can remain unmoved in the face of such a tragic situation is precisely because they all have such thoughts, right?