The shocked look exploded in the eyes of both Shadow Owl and Naoto Ito at the same time.

The former knew that there should be something strange in this sword, but he didn't want it because the sword body was already fragile, and it would be easy to break under full strength.

The broken blade of the sword burst through the air like a sharp dagger—flying straight towards the collar around the Shadowlord's neck.

If this one blows up, it's all over!

A damaged collar would trigger an explosive device – a deep cut that would blow up muscles and blood vessels, killing you instantly.

Shadow Owl's heart tightened, and he didn't care whether the opponent was ready to continue the attack or not, giving up all defenses and bowing down.

The broken blade whizzed against his cheek.

"It's time—" Karl ruled with a wave in the distance, "the test is passed." ”

Shadow Owl breathed a sigh of relief, and subconsciously raised the back of his hand to wipe the right side of his face that had been swept by the blade - blood trickled down his cheek and fell low on the collar of his shirt.

Naoto Ito put his sword into the sheath and said to him with a gloomy face, "I'm sorry. ”

Shadowlord raised his hand to signal that it was okay, and then walked towards Carl with the broken sword.

"Yo, what's your name...... Shadow Owl? …… Right? Karl asked from there.

"Hmm."

"Your master is a coward, isn't he? Because of your strong ability, I will wear a self-explosion collar for you, for fear that you will not be able to control your servants? ”

"It's not." Shadowowl had already walked over to the weapon rack and inserted the broken half-hilt back into its previous position.

"Oh? So why? The red-clothed officer touched his chin with interest, "Hmm—after all, who is your master?" Putting a collar on you again, and writing you a letter of recommendation...... Quite tangled? ”

Shadowowl looked into the lieutenant's red eyes and whispered back, "Eliza. Walker. ”

"What did you say!?" Carl exclaimed, thought about it, and suddenly laughed again, "Ahahaha, I see! I see......"

“…… What's wrong? ”

"So you're the eldest lady's code-breaking servant! How did I not think of it in the first place? Carl laughed for a moment before calming down and sighed, "Amazing...... I thought that an Iron Lady like Aurelia was a rare occurrence in a hundred years, but I didn't think that her sister might be even more powerful than her. He glanced at the Shadow Owl and then commanded, "You can go." ”

"Let's go? I just passed the first round of exams, right? The shadow owl's face was full of doubts, "Isn't there another assessment in the future?" ”

"For you, the next assessment is the final test." Karl spread his hands, "What Bart said before is actually right, the Wing Humanization Test can be passed as long as you have one aspect of intelligence or martial arts - the original person who can be equal to Naoto in battle, I can't think of a reason to refuse you." So you're good to go. The last one is a test of overall ability and loyalty, and someone will notify you when the time comes. ”

The Shadow Owl let out an 'oh', and then showed a relieved expression.

As he left the venue, he heard Carl's clear voice echo over the square like a command: "Next...... Next? ”

Shadowlord shook his head helplessly and walked out of the place.

Defeating the last challenger of the day, Naoto Ito flew off the field after a bored and yawning Karl, leaving the two Winged Officers who had packed up the weapons racks to clean up the staggered original kinship.

"I'll just say it...... Those group of wine bags and rice bags, even if you show mercy, they may not pass the test. Carl hovered in the air, looking down at the square at the entrance of the MID from above. The two non-commissioned officers on the ground were like ants transporting goods, busy back and forth.

The cool evening breeze passed through his wings, and the refreshing feeling made him squint his eyes in satisfaction: "Fortunately, there is that guy named Shadow Owl mixed in, otherwise I would be bored to death this afternoon." ”

Speaking of the shadow owl, Naoto Ito's face couldn't help but sink, and he asked in a low voice: "The reason why the sword he used broke in the middle was because of the young master, did you move your hands and feet?" ”

With his hands behind his head, Carl replied calmly, "That's right." ”

Naoto Ito's heart was upset. He has always been proud, and it is enough to lose face if he fails to win an original opponent today, and he doesn't want to even have the opponent's weapon already passive, and the shame of not being able to win wells up in his heart.

Seeing that his face sank, Karl knew that Ito's samurai heart was stimulated, so he turned his face and reprimanded, "Naoto...... How many times have I told you? You can't be too decent. He waved his hand, "I didn't just do anything with that sword—all the swords on the rack were old stuff that was close to scrapping. ”

"Why are you ......?"

"It is indispensable to guard against others." Carl put down his hands and turned to look at Naoto Ito, "Although I haven't seen the medical report of the shadow owl, I guess his adaptability is probably above A." ”

"A-grade!?" Naoto Ito couldn't help but raise his voice by half a voice, "Is there really a primitive person with A-level or higher adaptability?" I thought it was just a theoretical number in science. ”

"Didn't you just see it with your own eyes today?" "If you really give him a good sword—I'm going to ask you—if you don't fly, are you 100% sure that you won't be defeated against him?" ”

"......" Naoto Ito lowered his head and remained silent.

"No, right? Don't say it's you, even I'm not sure. Karl put his hands behind his back, looking quite meaningful, "The squire next to him lost to the original person in the assessment test, which is a great shame that our Origin Wing Family will never tolerate. It may be a glorious defeat against a formidable opponent for your cheap samurai heart, but I can't weigh it within the constraints of your narrow sense of justice. ”

“……”

"Are you right? Kan. ”

Naoto Ito lowered his eyes and whispered, "...... Or young master, you are thoughtful. ”

"Alright, let's stop the preaching. I'm really curious about how much sincerity Miss Eliza has in giving him a wing-humanization compared to the original man's skills. Karl touched his chin thoughtfully, "The Daybreaker can't be controlled with a collar. And that guy is definitely an out-and-out monster once he becomes a winged human. A young lady who has been a professional singer all her life, keeps such a broken monster by her side, do you really think he can protect himself? ”

“……”

"Hey! Why am I worrying about other people? Karl jumped out of his thoughts, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "That's right, Naoto! The blue-haired lady at the 'Wheel of Dreams' bar in the South District, is she on duty tonight? ”

"You're talking about Miss Jasmine?" Naoto Ito pondered for a moment, "...... Yes, she works in a bar today. ”

"So what are you waiting for!?" Karl's eyes flashed with excitement, and his wings flapped, and he was about to rush in the direction of Nancheng.

"Yes, young master." Naoto Ito has long been accustomed to this kind of scene. He immediately followed behind his master and replied, "I'll give you a look." ”

"Good! Those who know me are also straight! ”

A week later, the Shadow Owl again came to the reception desk at the main entrance of the MI office building and handed a letter to the female soldier on duty with the sign Karl Brown. Invitation letter signed by Orlando. The other party opened the letter and glanced at it, closed it, and stayed on his collar with a suspicious gaze for a long time before announcing the location of the conference room to go.

Cal. Lieutenant Orlando came from a well-known family, and his father, Marshal Yuheng, was powerful and famous. But if the son-in-law from a wealthy family has not been strictly disciplined since childhood, it will be difficult for him to become a talent. In the eyes of most people in the MIA, Carl . Lieutenant Orlando, though he looked talented, didn't do anything serious every time he saw him. Either sit and drink coffee in the rest area during the day, or spend all day drinking and loitering in the bar street. Apparently he has been arrogant since he was a child, and he has no long skills except for fun.

I heard that he has recently become obsessed with a bar called "Dream Wheel" on Bar Street, which attracts customers with gentle and beautiful young ladies. The female soldier on duty looked at the appearance of the shadow owl - young, delicate, wearing a self-detonation collar indicating a humble status, but the clothes were so casual that she dared to run into the military establishment even in a round-necked T-shirt and jeans...... Think about it, didn't that incompetent lieutenant young master have some strange hobby, right?

However, as a soldier who has been working in the military intelligence department for two years, he has long been surprised by Lieutenant Orlando's style of acting, so the female soldier didn't say anything and let the shadow owl in. And for the shadow lord, this kind of contemptuous treatment was never unexpected by him.

Less than five minutes after the Shadow Owl left, another primalist walked up to the reception desk.

"Hello, here's my invitation."

The receptionist opened the letter handed by the person in both hands, and the invitee column read: Aaron. Carol

Compared to the shadow lord who has just left, the difference seems to be quite stark. Although Aaron is not very old, the temperament revealed in his gestures is polite and polite, and he has the stability that he should have beyond his age. He wears black-rimmed square-rimmed glasses and a long-sleeved dress shirt draped over a double-breasted high-neck trench coat. Short hair is neat and meticulously combed.

"I'm here to participate in the final test of the Wing Humanization, how do I get to the B-175 conference room?"

The receptionist looked at the signature on the invitation letter - sure enough, this time it was "Naoto Ito". A professional smile immediately appeared on his face: "Walk straight to the left and turn right." ”

…………

The Shadow Owl stopped and glanced at the door number in front of him - B-175, yes this is it.

So I pushed the door and entered.

The meeting room is not large, but it can accommodate 10-15 people when it is full.

A girl had arrived early, sitting by the window, looking out of the window with her cheeks on her cheeks.

Shadowowl walked to the last row and sat down, not at all wanting to talk to her.

Three minutes later, a bald man in a green army uniform and a large military coat pushed the door open, looked around the conference room, and walked towards the seat in the center.

The girl sitting by the window turned her head when she heard the movement, and just happened to meet the eyes of the visitor, and immediately greeted: "Hey, Wang Gong?" ”

"Uh...... You're ......" The strong man seemed to be a little unable to remember her name, and thought for half a second before replying, "That...... Phoebe? ”

"Yes, yes, it's me!" Phoebe spoke quickly, stood up and walked towards Wang Gong as she greeted. Shadow Owl only then realizes that she is also wearing an army uniform. But unlike Wang Gong, who is draped in a big hat and as strong as a hill, she wears a close-fitting field style that is easy to move. She wore a camouflage vest over her dark green pullover and camouflage military pants that framed her slender and slender legs. When the two of them reached a position where they could stand side by side, the huge difference in size was like a big bear next to a little white rabbit......

"You also passed the retest?" Wang Gong looked at Phoebe, who was less than his chest height, in disbelief.

"That's right...... Why, can't it? The latter tilted his head and looked quite proud.

"Hmm. I thought you had been brushed off a long time ago. ”

"Huh? Why? Phoebe glared at her with a quirky look.

"Why? Ha...... What do you think? Wang Gong looked down on her a little, "Just your little arms and thin legs, not to mention 10 days of survival in the wild, just the ordnance assessment during the retest, which one do you say you can pass?" ”

"I ...... The sniper is over......"

"Ahaha...... Hahahaha, good! Wang Gong laughed and patted Phoebe on the back, making her whole person move forward several times.

"Whew! What are you doing! Phoebe glared back at him angrily.

"Don't talk about that." The strong man pointed in the direction of the shadow owl, "Look at that little brother over there, haven't we seen each other?" ”

Phoebe turned her head and saw the Shadow Owl for the first time, and then she opened her mouth wide in surprise and said, "Oh! Brother, are you a cat? When did you come in? Why didn't I hear any movement? ”

"I don't think someone said that about me." The shadow owl muttered to himself a little helplessly, then stood up out of politeness and walked towards Wang Gong and them, "You were looking out the window when I first came in, and you didn't notice. ”

"That's right...... Hey......" Phoebe stroked her hair a little embarrassed, and as the shadow owl approached, her eyes began to look him up and down, "By the way, little brother, you look pretty handsome!" Do you have a girlfriend? ”

“……………… Not. ”

"Oh...... What is that collar around your neck for? Bad styling? ”

“…… You don't know what it's for? Shadow Owl touched the collar around his neck, a little surprised, "This is a self-destructing controller to prevent me from rebelling." ”

"Ahaha...... Of course I do! Phoebe waved her hand awkwardly, "I'm just looking for a topic to talk to you about." ”

"How could you talk to someone like that?" Wang Gong complained on the side.

"Excuse me, are you all here to participate in the final test of the Wing Humanization?" Aaron. Carol's figure appeared at the door of the conference room, knocking on the door and asking.

Among the four people present at the moment, Phoebe and Wang Gong are both from the army, and they can go directly to the conference room from several other gates of the military intelligence office without registering through the front desk. On the other hand, Aaron is a civilian like the Shadow Owl, so although Aaron and Wang Gong arrived at the conference room on their front and back feet, they did not meet in the corridor.

When Wang Gong heard the voice, he took the lead in turning his head and replied, "Yes." This is where Second Lieutenant Ito arranged the final test. ”

"Doesn't seem to be wrong." Aaron stepped through the door, "But ...... of you?" Not...... Didn't we meet during the retest? ”

"When did you retest?" Wang Gong asked rhetorically.

"April 15th."

"I just haven't seen it." Phoebe interjected and nodded, "There is more than one preliminary test and a second test, and the two of us participated in the re-examination on April 14th and the preliminary test on the 12th. She looked at the shadow owl, "So little brother, you didn't participate in the re-examination on the same day as us, right?" ”

"I tried on the 11th. Didn't take the retest. Shadowlord confessed.

"What?" At this time, even Wang Gong was surprised, "After you take the preliminary examination, you will directly go to the final examination?" He looked the Shadow Owl up and down in disbelief, "It shouldn't be...... In the style of Ensign Ito, I won't accept related households. What are you doing, little brother......? ”

"Huh?" Shadowlord was confused, "What did I do?" ”

"He is the only guy who passed the 32 related households who participated in the preliminary examination on April 11." A new voice suddenly came from the door of the conference room, "The monster who fought in a 30-second duel and tied with Ensign Ito." ”

When the four of them heard this, they saw a tall, sharp-eyed young man leaning against the wall and leaning against the door. He wore brown hair and a waistcoat on his bare upper body, and his rock-solid eight-pack abs could be seen through the open zipper. In contrast to his aggressive stature, this man has a gentle appearance. Thick eyebrows and big eyes don't say, and there is a polite smile on his face.

Wang Gong, Phoebe, and Aaron's expressions were all stunned, and then the strong man said the name of the man at the door in an almost solemn tone: "Thunder ......"

"Who?" Shadow Owl didn't hear clearly.

"Don't you know?" Aaron glanced at the Shadow Owl in disbelief and added, "He is the victorious general of the famous underground arena in the southern district of Lingxiao City, the Gaia Gladiatorial Arena. ”