"How did this little thing come here?"

Natsu was overseeing the restoration process below on the hillside, when she suddenly saw the three-tailed forest spirit on a dead tree next to her.

I saw that it had a bulging mouth, a fruit in its hand, and two round eyes that were rolling slightly, and seemed to be very interested in the busy people in the distance.

"Puff puff!"

It finished eating the fruit in its mouth and squirted several pits under the tree, shooting them like bullets into the solid ground.

It was this trick that defeated the trio and Abner at the beginning, and I really don't know where the strength of such a small body comes from.

"I see, master, this squirrel-like creature will inadvertently plant a lot of trees, that's why everyone calls it a forest elf."

Stephanie watched as the little creature hid the fruit in its fluffy tail, which seemed to be where it had stored its things.

"Quick, help get the crack-mending spray gun!"

A cadet who had climbed on a high ground shouted below.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

A magic mech walked under him with heavy steps, and used its mechanical arm to hang a bucket containing tools on the rope, and the pilot made an OK gesture inside, and the student immediately pulled the rope up and continued to bury his head in the repair of the wing.

"I'm almost done, let's go, continue to cultivate."

Seeing that the originally tattered wind chimes had become much more pleasing to the eye, Xia said with a hint of satisfaction.

The airship repair operation has been going on for more than ten days, and the progress seems to be smooth. In addition to the repair of the shell and wings, the core components such as the engine and operating device have been debugged, and only the final comprehensive adjustment is required.

She spread her wings and flew to a nearby cliff. Landing next to the U2 sniper gun on the top of the cliff, he bent down and set the trigger mechanism.

Stephanie stood next to her with a rope, and Natsu herself ran to a place about ten meters away from the muzzle of the gun and stood still. Slowly raised his sword.

This sword is the one she got in the underground space, and I don't know what material it was made of. Xia had tried to slash its blade with a long black knife, but the sharp blade couldn't make a single mark on it.

"Stephanie, charge the device with a magic crystal!"

Xia gave the order.

Ordinary pistols can be fired directly without guò magic activation, but this thing can't, and the little Lori in black doesn't have a trace of magic power at all.

"Buzz ......"

Stephanie activated the device next to her, and the U2 sniper let out a low roar.

"Pull the rope!"

Xia slightly changed the posture of holding the sword and said to Stephanie.

"Got it!"

Stephanie jerked, and a muffled thunderous sound rang out over the cliff. The huge sniper bullet swirled in the direction of Xia.

"Woo-ah-!!"

Xia struggled to keep her sword out of range of the sniper, and the ensuing impact almost paralyzed her arm.

But the secret sword technique worked, and the seemingly unstoppable sniper bullet actually shifted slightly, blowing past her with a strong wind, and her long silver hair was blown and trembled, and it took a long time to fall back on her shoulder.

"Looks like I can't try again today."

Natsu rolled up his sleeves and looked at his somewhat swollen arm and said.

"Master, wouldn't you be in a hurry to challenge such a high level of difficulty now?"

Stephanie flew over in distress and said as she carefully rubbed the swollen spot for her.

"Jersey can block a sniper hit head-on. How could I lose to him. ”

Xia found some medical glue and applied a layer to his arm.

Probably because the magicians and magicians are still alive, there is a lot of first-aid items in stock. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to use it like this.

"But the ghouls' bodies are so strong that they are all half killed by a single shot, and the master ...... You're trying so hard. ”

Stephanie said with tears in her eyes as she helped her apply the medicine and massage.

Al and Daisy were patrolling around the airship when they heard a distant roar and stopped.

"My sister is so hardworking, and I'm practicing marksmanship again."

Al looked at the cliff in the distance with adoration.

"Hee-hee, to be honest, did the method I taught you work?"

Daisy looked around at no one. Leaned over to her and whispered.

“…… Yes, yes. ”

Al shyly hugged the rifle. Hide your face.

"Huh? Did you really use it? ”

Daisy seemed startled.

After a while, she asked cautiously:

"That...... Your sister didn't scold you for changing. State. Or spanking you or something? ”

She reached out and touched Al's buttocks, as if to confirm it.

Al let out a cry of exclamation, fled away from her, and replied with a red face:

"Nope! She even gave me what she was wearing. ”

As he spoke, Al pressed his hand on the skirt and gently rubbed the white pants inside, with a happy face.

"It's so unfair......"

Daisy whispered in a dejected voice:

"I've been lectured several times by Sister Natia Vida, especially after I stole her corset last time, she scolded me and told me not to let me enter her room again......"

"El, Daisy! Hurry up! It's about to be a shift change. ”

In the distance, a woman wearing heavy makeup shouted at them.

"Coming right away! Big sister head. ”

Al agreed, pulling Daisy with a lost face and running over there.

……

"Master, shall we rest for a while? There's no one here anyway. ”

Stephanie looked at Xia and put down her sleeves with a painful face.

"No, everyone is busy working, I'm already lazy like this, how can I rest."

She inserted the unsheathed sword into the specially prepared sword holster behind her back, spread her wings and flew down the cliff.

"Deria, come over here."

Natsu launched a teleport to the werewolf princess in the distance.

"I'll help you later, so let's put this thing here first."

Deliya was helping a few students carry heavy instruments, and said to the person next to her after hearing Xia's voice.

"Silver-haired, what's wrong?"

Delia happily ran over. Rubbed her face.

"You're not afraid of water, are you?"

Natsu gently touched her ear and asked.

"Of course I'm not afraid, my water nature is the best in the clan."

Delia said proudly.

"Then you come with me."

Natsu took her to the place where the little mermaid had fled. The two of them went one after the other into the cold cave.

"Oh, there's an underground river here."

Delia said as she looked at the dark river inside the cave.

"Be careful. Maybe there's a monster nearby. ”

Natsu spread her wings and flew above the river, letting Stephanie clear the way in front of her, and then she and Delia followed.

"Speaking of which, there's one more thing I haven't told you."

Deliya in the water seemed to suddenly think of something, and said to Xia:

"Silver-haired, come with me to the underground cave before you leave this island, although I don't know how to repay the life-saving grace. But the blue ball you gave me has helped me a lot, and I have to repay it. ”

"What's not to reciprocate, aren't you my good friend?"

Xia replied disapprehantly.

"Hehe, in fact, I also want to take revenge, that demon's weakening curse is so annoying, I can't even use one-tenth of my strength when I fight her, I'm really wronged."

Delia said with some embarrassment.

…… So you want to fight.

Xia thought speechlessly.

The front gradually darkened, and the two did not speak again, and Natsu's eyes emitted a blue light, sensing the surroundings.

"There's danger ahead."

Stephanie beckoned back from afar. Gestured to Natsu.

Natsu made Delia stop.

She cautiously flew to the end of the dark river alone, and found a wide, bottomless crack in front of her, into which more than one underground river poured water. I don't know where all this water ends up.

"Master, no matter what danger I encounter, I can defuse it invisibly, do you want me to go down and have a look?"

Stephanie was not at all afraid of the terrible rift, and volunteered.

"There's no need for that now, we're just here to confirm my guesses, and we can go back now."

After watching for a while, she sent a message to the wolf girl, and the three of them returned to the cave entrance together.

"Hmmm!!"

As soon as he came out of the hole, there was an exclamation not far away. A small body leaped into the water.

"It looks like a very weak little guy, do you want to catch it?"

Delia said as she looked at the shadows in the water.

"No need. Let her go. ”

Natsuya saw the tail of the fish that was turning up on the surface of the water and shook his head.

After the two returned to the camp. Delia continued to help the students carry their belongings, while Xia went all the way to the tent used for the meeting, lifted the curtain and walked in.

When I got inside, I found Luo Ye, Abner, and Sally...... The faces of these people were covered with a dark cloud.

"Captain, you're here."

Abner, who was closest to the door, was refreshed when he saw the summer queen, but then he grabbed his hair again, sat down in his chair and sighed.

"What's wrong? All with this expression. ”

Natsu sat down in the middle seat and asked out loud.

She actually understood the reason for everyone's gloomy face, so she deliberately said to a few people:

"Isn't the repair of the airship going smoothly now? The broken wing has also been repaired, and the engine is somewhat damaged, but isn't the technology department able to provide precision repairs? We have the tools on hand, and the repair staff is very high, so what else is there to worry about. ”

"Mr. Xia, have you forgotten the conjecture that Egnes put forward at the beginning? I surveyed the surroundings with the professional telescopes on the airship and found that the island was indeed surrounded by a huge barrier, and the strength was so amazing that it would have been impossible for us to break through. ”

Although Luo Ye's face has not changed, her tone is not as indifferent as before, but reveals a sense of loss:

"In addition, there is a very strict question...... Only one of the two jets at the tail of the airship is currently functional, and the other fell under the cliff when it first fell, and we had people fly down to take a look and find that it was completely destroyed. ”

"Captain, although I don't know much about this, but I heard from the repairman that the engine output is also very low, and there is only one jet device, this airship...... Can you fly? ”

Again, Abner told what others didn't want to say.

As soon as his words fell, the temperature in the room plummeted, and Natsu gently slapped the table and stood up from his seat.

"I can totally understand everyone's anxiety."

She looked at the people in front of her and said:

"But what I'm trying to say is that you've actually gone into a misunderstanding."

Natsu walked over to the rough airship model on the table and reached for it.

Then under the gaze of the crowd, he went to a basin with water, put it in the water, and the model shakily floated on the water.

"You mean...... Although the airship can't fly, can we find a way to drive it into the sea? ”

Luo Ye's reaction was the fastest, and she immediately understood what she meant:

"But this barrier is all-encompassing, sky, ground, underground...... They were all surrounded by it, and even if we could drive it out of the sea, we wouldn't be able to escape. ”

A smile appeared on Natsu's face.

I saw her walk to Luo Ye's side, picked up the light screen in front of her, called up a few images on it, and placed them in front of everyone's eyes:

"Let's look at this...... Anything comes to mind? (To be continued) R655