"Whoa..."

The sound of chains dragging on the ground echoed through the room.

The gaze of the noble woman standing at the doorway pierced through the darkness, silently watching the girl in the darkness.

Two chains extended from the wall, locking the girl's hands firmly. But the girl did not resist the slightest rebellion against her confined status, but only unconsciously moved her hands, shaking her head slightly at the sound of chains.

The noble woman looked at the girl's state for a while, and then moved her gaze to the girl's eyes.

At this moment, the girl's eyes were sometimes confused,

Sometimes crazy,

Sometimes clear,

Sometimes cold,

When you are confused, it seems that you have lost the yearning of life,

When madness, it is as dangerous as a man-eating beast,

When it is clear, it is as pure as a newborn baby,

When it's cold, it's as crazy as a bloodthirsty devil.

All kinds of thoughts kept coming to the heart of the noble woman.

She couldn't understand why there were so many emotions in a person's eyes, as if, as if there were countless souls stuffed into the body of the girl in front of her at this moment, fighting frantically.

"Doctor Asato." The noble woman's brow furrowed slightly, and she whispered a name.

Immediately, a figure turned out of the door, and bent down deeply, kneeling down to the noble woman.

"Yes. Here's the lowly position. Great General. ”

"Stand up and speak." The noble woman did not look back, and commanded calmly.

"Yes."

At the same time as the sound of promise, there was also the sound of clothes swinging.

"General. Please command! There was another sound of clothes swinging, and it was evident that the man who had been called the Asato Doctor had come to the back of the noble woman, and was kneeling down again.

"Tell me about Edgeworth's Night!" The noble woman never looked back, her eyes always fixed on the girl who was chained.

"Yes." Doctor Asato answered, and after organizing his words a little, he said as briefly as possible, "The time when the anomaly occurred in the second lieutenant of Edgeworth's night was four days ago. According to the report of her teammates, it seems that Edgeworth Night Ensign was practicing kendo at that time, but for some reason he suddenly fell to the ground, showing symptoms of facial pain and convulsions all over his body. ”

Doctor Asato paused, changed his tone, and continued, "The personnel present at the time initially judged that Edgeworth Styx was suspected of having some kind of neurological disorder through external observation, so they adopted the method of injecting sedatives to try to alleviate Edgeworth's pain. However, just as he was being sedated, Second Lieutenant Edgeworth, who was in pain, suddenly burst out, swung his saber repeatedly, slashing his teammates around him, and was subdued by the guards who arrived later. Immediately after the Shogun ordered the Second Lieutenant to be treated, I did a series of examinations for the Second Lieutenant. ”

At this point, Dr. Asato stopped.

"Go on." The noble woman said.

"Yes. According to the results of the examination, the health of the second lieutenant of Edgeworth Styx is not in serious condition, and it is even far beyond the level of being a guard. The nervous system, which was initially suspected, also came up with no problems after a series of tests. It's just that Edgeworth's brain seems to be undergoing some incomprehensible changes. ”

"Incomprehensible?" The noble woman's brows furrowed even deeper, and she turned around, looked down at the Asahto doctor in a condescending posture and asked, "Say." ”

Doctor Chaohu hurriedly lowered his head, put his hands flat on the ground, and said with sincere fear: "Yes." We've observed that Second Lieutenant Edgeworth's brain is unusually active. Regardless of the examination, it can produce a result that is enough to make a normal person brain dead on the spot. But, but..."

However, instead of dying on the spot, Edgeworth Night slashed his teammates. Even if you're locked here, you're still able to show such a weird state. And you, the doctors who claim to be the most elite in the Empire, have not been able to find out what is causing the current state of Edgeworth!!! ”

After the noble woman scolded sharply, she spat out a sentence coldly.

"A bunch of trash!!"

Then, just as the noble woman glanced back at the girl and was about to wave her sleeves away, a slight moan reached her ears.

"Hmm... This, here it is..."

An hour later, on the edge of a balcony somewhere in the castle tower, a noble woman was kneeling at a table filled with all kinds of food, turning her head sideways and silently looking at the distant scenery.

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps came from inside.

The noble woman turned her gaze from the distant scenery and returned to the castle tower, placing it on the purple-haired girl in a plain kimono surrounded by many maids.

"It's perfect for you! Edgeworth's Night. The noble woman smiled slightly and praised heartily.

"Thanks for the compliment. Great General. The purple-haired girl knelt down a meter and a half away from the noble woman and saluted in parallel.

"Well, it looks like I'm coming to my senses. Sit down there and go! Edgeworth, I have something to ask you. The noble woman nodded, and said as she raised her hand to the table directly across from her.

"Thanks!" Edgeworth didn't refuse, and after thanking him generously, he sat down in his position in an impeccable manner.

The noble woman smiled, casually raised her finger and pointed to the food on the table in front of Edgeworth, and said, "Don't you eat it?" I think you're going to be hungry too. ”

After glancing down at the food on the table, Edgeworth Styx shook his head slightly, and responded straight to the point, "Thank you!" But, I guess the general should want to know more about something, right? ”

The noble woman was slightly stunned, then raised her right hand and waved it, signaling the maid who was staying in the corner of the room to stand back, and then stared at the night of Edgeworth, and said no more.

Edgeworth's face was indifferent, and he still maintained a steady sitting posture in the face of the noble woman's increasingly fierce gaze.

I don't know how long it took, but the noble woman sighed faintly.

"Say it! What happened in the night? Tell me about it! Here, there is no army, there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates. ”

Edgeworth's eyes moved, and her calm gaze seemed to change slightly, but she didn't speak immediately. He just raised his head and walked across the balcony to look at the sky overhead.

At this time, the remnant sun is like blood.

The remnant sun, which had burned half of the sky, was gradually swallowed up by the dark night.

Facing the evening breeze blowing in his face, the sound of Edgeworth's dark night seems to be non-existent, like a dream.

"Perhaps, just a dream. But in the dream, I went through a lot of things. ”

"Dreams?" The noble woman asked rhetorically.

"Yes. Before dreaming, I only remember being very tired and tired, my whole body was as heavy as lead, and the feeling was as real as exhaustion after fighting countless battles on the battlefield of life and death. "Edgeworth's long purple hair didn't tie up, and the long hair that fell from his shawl fluttered gently in the evening breeze.

"Can you tell me about that dream?" The noble woman asked cautiously.

However, Edgeworth's Night didn't answer her. just maintained the posture of looking up at the sky, and did not move for a long time.

Suddenly, the noble woman seemed to feel something, and hurriedly looked up at the sky like Edgeworth.

Immediately, a majestic vision of the sky suddenly filled the noble woman's field of vision.

What's that scene like?

It was a scene that cannot be described in words!

In the night sky that swallows up the last rays of the sunset,

together

Two courses,

Sandao,

Ten Paths,

Baidao,

Even countless rays of light streaked across the night sky,

It is like a river of stars pouring down, constantly drawing beautiful tracks in the night sky.

At this moment,

Above the night sky,

In the midst of the galaxy,

The stars twinkle,

Flashes of light,

Pierce the sky.

The sound of rapid footsteps suddenly broke the beauty of the moment, and pulled the noble woman's heart, attracted by the beautiful vision, back to reality.

"General! Big thing, big thing is not good!! An officer in an Imperial uniform burst open the door sweating profusely and shouted loudly.

"Say!" The noble woman's face changed, and she shouted.

"Yes!" After the imperial officer casually straightened his appearance, he stepped forward, saluted the noble woman, and said with a hint of panic: "General Qiqi! A few minutes ago, the United States and the United Nations discovered a large number of unidentified objects in the Earth's orbit, and now they are rapidly descending towards the Earth. According to preliminary estimates, it is highly likely that the final landing site of these unidentified objects will be Sado Island!! ”

"What?" The noble woman was stunned, then looked back sharply at the sky above her that had become the night sky. At this moment, the light that pierced the night sky did not disappear, but became more and more dense and brighter. "Could it be BETA's reinforcements? Notify the military headquarters immediately and let them take precautions!! ”

The noble woman's orders were not carried out immediately. Because she was interrupted, interrupted by Edgeworth's dark night that had been looking up at the sky from the beginning. "Nope. This is not a reinforcement for BETA. Great General. ”

After the noble woman raised her hand to stop the officer who was about to scold Edgeworth, she looked at Edgeworth Nightshade with a displeased face, as if waiting for her explanation.

Edgeworth Styx slowly lowered his head, put his hands on his knees, calmly looked at the noble woman and said, "General." This is not a reinforcement for BETA. It's the end of the BETA!! I pledge with my life. ”

"Edgeworth's Second Lieutenant Night! What kind of dream talk are you talking about? If the BETA had been so easy to destroy, our empire would not have fallen to most of the territory! Humanity will not lose Eurasia!! As soon as the officer heard Edgeworth's "rebellious" speech, he immediately opened his mouth and scolded, not caring at all that the noble woman was beside him.

However, Edgeworth Styx ignored the officer's rebuke and had no intention of explaining it.

She just looked up at the noble woman and said, "Is there a communicator that can communicate with the outside?" Open it and you can tell if what I'm saying is true or false. ”

At this time, the posture of Edgeworth Styx has been changed to another person, and it is already very different from the noble woman's perception of Edgeworth's Midnight. However, the noble woman, who is one of the twins, still has a lot of trust in Edgeworth.

Seeing the noble woman wave her hand, the maid standing at the door immediately took out a laptop computer, and under the command of the noble woman, sent the laptop to the table of Edgeworth.

"Use it."

Edgeworth stopped talking, turned on his laptop, and typed quickly on the keyboard with both hands.

"Look! That's my proof. ”

As Edgeworth's keystrokes on the keyboard stopped, and he turned his laptop to face the noble woman, the image played on the laptop screen immediately startled the noble woman.

"You, come and see. That's not Sado Island! The noble woman raised her hand and ordered the officer who had just scolded Edgeworth to come forward and watch.

The officer, who had already had a prejudice against Edgeworth's Night, was immediately shocked when he saw the footage playing on his laptop.

"This, this, what's going on? This, this, who the hell is it!! Someone is attacking Sado Island! I even pressed the BETA in the nest to fight!! How can it be?!!! ”

The officer is going crazy!

As one of the Imperial officers, he naturally knew how strong the BETA on Sado Island was, and no matter how many attacks the Empire organized, he couldn't solve the BETA on Sado Island, and he couldn't even attack Sado Island.

However, now someone has hit it.

Moreover, the BETA was suppressed and struggling inside the nest.

What the hell is going on?!

"Is this Sado Island?" The noble woman's cold voice woke the officer.

"Yes! General! This is indeed Sado Island! The officer hurriedly replied.

The noble woman raised her hand again, pointed to the door, and ordered: "Go!" Check the situation on Sado Island as quickly as possible! ”

"Yes!"

In the midst of the officer's hurried departure, the noble woman once again stared at Edgeworth's face that was exactly the same as herself, and said, "Edgeworth, can you tell me what you know?" ”

————

Time goes back ten minutes ago.

As the Eastern Hemisphere gradually turned into darkness, a space fleet of nearly two hundred ships was entering the predetermined orbit in an orderly manner, revealing its hideous minions towards the small island on the ground that had been chosen as the current target.

"Attention the whole fleet. Enter the predetermined track. All warships were armed, aiming for Sado Island. In addition, if traces of the light level are found, a free strike is approved. The first goal of our fleet is to eliminate the threat of the Light class to the Airborne Forces, the second is to suppress the HIVES, and the last is to support the troops and eliminate the BETA. ”

Musashi's voice echoed in the fleet's communication channels, and the battle plan she announced was drawn up by Lisa Kujo.

The fleet's powerful firepower should be used where it is most needed, and the most threatening light class for the VF fighter force and the airborne force is the top priority.

In the void, the Fourth Fleet, led by the Musashi, completely entered the predetermined orbit, and the armament of the entire fleet was also fully deployed.

I saw that the long black barrel sticking out of the angular turret was erected like a dense forest, pointing far away to Sado Island beneath the atmosphere.

In particular, the Musashi did not evolve her super-flagship in strict accordance with the specifications of MACROSS like King Kong, but instead ingeniously retained the multiple floating turrets unique to the super-flagship, and even upgraded it to a more powerful laser cannon.

In terms of power alone, these floating turrets, upgraded to laser cannons, can give the Musashi's firepower a step up.

It is also the latest masterpiece of Musashi, who has become an admirer of firepower.

No, the current orbital bombardment will be a new stage for the newly equipped floating laser cannon turrets of the Musashi.

As the final confirmation signal lit up, Musashi raised his hand, raised it high, and slammed it down.

"Full fleet, attack begins!"

As soon as the order was issued, the already prepared fleet suddenly erupted into a powerful attack.

particle beam,

laser cannon,

These powerful energy weapons suddenly broke through the fragile clouds below, and slashed at the island in the Dongying Sea like a divine thunderbolt descending into the world.

In an instant, the 855.26-square-kilometer island, with a circumference of about 262.7 kilometers, received a rainstorm of light.

Right!

It's a rain of light made up of hundreds of energy weapons.

In this awesome,

Blazing,

lethal

Under the cover of unstoppable energy weapons, the Beta cluster that spread all over the perimeter of Sado Island to prevent humans from landing on the island could not even howl, and were burned to ashes by blazing beams and lasers.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

At this moment, the beam of light that tore through the sky like a torrential rain and landed on Sado Island frantically set off one violent explosion after another, so violent that even the human fortress dozens of kilometers away could hear it clearly.

In addition, in some higher places, you can observe Sado Island with the naked eye as it is bombarded by the beam of light that fell from the sky.

"Quick, quick! Notify the military department! Sado Island is now under attack by unknown forces. BETA, those damn bugs are powerless to resist!! Fast! As I said, go and inform the military department! "I heard the sound of explosions in my ears, and in front of me was the island that was bombarded by rounds of beams.

The officer, who was the commander of the fortress, had trembling hands at this time,

He knows

He clearly knows that

He knew very well that

What does this sudden change symbolize for the Empire?

Perhaps, this is the day of redemption for mankind.

Orbital,

Musashi looked at Sado Island, which had been caught up in the bombing, with cold eyes.

Orbital bombardment has entered a new round of bombing.

The area that was bombed just now was just the outskirts of Sado Island, and it didn't deliberately lock on to the bug nest located deep on Sado Island.

However, if even the massive orbital bombardment just now could not lead to the ray level, then Musashi might as well move the target of the orbital bombardment up and down and hit it directly at the door of HIVES.

"All warships, corrected orbital bombing area."

"Understood! Coordinates confirmed! Revision complete! ”

Target correction confirmed, orbital bombardment resumed.

And this time, BETA, who was bullied to the door, finally couldn't sit still.

In the underground exit, large eyeballs appeared one after another under the opening path of many assault levels.

"Got you." A hint of banter flashed in Musashi's eyes.

"The first target appears, and each warship adjusts the target according to its own mission area! Air carrier, immediately release the VF troops and carry out atmospheric breakthrough operations! ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Sirens blared.

In the midst of that piercing warning, one VF-25GN after another was moved to the Le Lift, leading the take-off guidance, quickly lifted into the air, and carried out atmospheric breakthrough operations.

While one VF-25GN after another rushed into the atmosphere with resolute momentum, the warships that were completely locked on to the light class immediately burst into a new round of firepower.

Overwhelming

There is no way to avoid it.

The light level, which only knew how to rampage and moved to the attack position indifferently, did not even have a chance to stand for a second and attack the VF fighter that was rapidly landing.

"Haha! Hurry! I've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time! Finally, I have the opportunity to slaughter these bugs with my own hands. ”

The pilot of the VF-25GN, which was the first to rush into the atmosphere and came to the airspace near Sado Island, shouted loudly in the communication.

"Calm down! Watch out for the light level! One step too late, the captain who entered the atmosphere suddenly poured cold water.

"Haha! Praise the beautiful princesses! With them here, the light level is nothing! This sentence attracted the approval of many pilots, and in this agreement, they quickly broke into the atmosphere and gathered into a group of VF fighters to fly around Sado Island according to the clearing mission.

Behind these VF fighters, there is also a huge fleet of aircraft, including V9 drones, which are breaking into the atmosphere.

And this undisguised scene was naturally seen by the commander of the fortress who was standing on the top of the mountain, silently watching the changes in Sado Island.

"Who the hell are those bodies? We humans don't have such a metamorphosis body!! ”

In his confusion, a fast-paced communications soldier woke up the fortress commander.

"Report! Call from the military department. ”

The commander of the fortress took the document and looked at it, and the whole person was stunned.

I saw that it was written on the document, keep restraint, keep observing, do not take the initiative to contact, and treat it with caution!

Seeing this, the fortress commander shook his head and shredded the documents casually.

"Alright. You can go down. Continue to maintain contact with the military department. ”

"Yes."

"Looks like a tiger, perhaps."

——————

Under that bright "meteor", the noble woman who is currently the general of Zhengwei stood on the hillside and was silent for a long time.

Beside her, there was a girl who looked the same as her, wearing a plain kimono.

"Hey~"

With a light sigh, the noble woman turned her head, looked at the girl, and asked, "Can I trust you?" Nightfall. ”

The girl said: "As a political general, I don't expect you to believe me. ”

Then, the girl smiled a little.

"If you can be my sister, I hope you can trust me."

"Sister?" The noble woman remembered the taboo in the family, sighed faintly, and turned to stop talking.

Huangwuyuan Youyang, this is the name of a noble woman, and it is also the name of the imperial political general. The Huangwu family from which she came came believed that twins were a bad omen. Therefore, when the two sisters were born, Edgeworth was given to a distant relative, the Edgeworth family, to raise.

This relationship was also learned about by Youyang of the Huangwu Academy in the future.

Now, what happened to his sister is incredible. Even though she knew that Edgeworth hadn't told her everything, she knew that what Edgeworth had said should be true.

It's just that the fleet that launched an attack on Sado Island was really so powerful?