In the rusty, dusty, dim cabin, sparks of bullets hitting the walls were splashed. Approaching with unusually standardized marching footsteps and light machine guns were soldiers wrapped in ominous black armor.

"————!?"

Faced with a barrage of 725 rounds per minute, the barrage was opened, and Sayaka Kasaka let out a mournful scream and scurried around.

This is inside the cargo ship "Algomasha". On the way to rescue them, the patrol boat of the coastal guard on which Sayaka was riding encountered the current ship owned by Megascraft Scraft. In order to gather intelligence into the ship, it turned out to be warmly welcomed by the eyes of the gun, and this is the case.

"These guys, what's going on!? I've never heard of a shootout in a place like this! ”

Saya Ka groaned as she controlled the silver sword as if she were dancing.

This sword is inscribed as "Huang Hualin", ———— is a prototype variable suppression weapon developed by the Lion King Agency.

The trajectory drawn by this sword can cause a spatial fracture, thus blocking all physical attacks. It's just that it doesn't take much effort to defend against an attack at the level of a light machine gun.

However, the spatial fault generated by "Huang Hualin" is not physically slashing space, but is just an act of imitation that magically reproduces the "phenomenon of generating a slashing space". As a result, the effect only lasts for a short time, and there is a major disadvantage of having a time interval between activations. If you were to be in a non-stop shooting like this, even with Sayaka's fighting skills, that fatal flaw would be exposed.

As a result, Saya Ka was unable to even fight back, and fell into the dilemma of running non-stop in the vast ship. Then, as he escaped into the shadows of the container left in the hold, he sighed with relief

"———— huh?"

The door behind Sayaka opened, revealing new soldiers.

The unexpected flanking blow made Sayaka's expression froze. There were only three new soldiers. With Sayaka's combat power, this is only a number that can be completely powerless in a few seconds.

However, in the process of attacking them, Sayaka's back will become defenseless. The third disadvantage of "Huang Hualin" is that it cannot create a space fault at the front and back at the same time.

Stunned by the predicament he had never imagined, he thought he might as well chop it down with the ship, and raised his sword.

Although there are many restrictions on using "Huanghualin" in defense, its attack power is incomparably huge. Even the thick bottom of the cargo ship will be torn like a piece of paper. Although there is no doubt that "Argomartha" will sink to the bottom of the sea if this is done, there is no other way to break this situation.

However, there were ripples in the space in front of Sayaka's eyes who wanted to swing the sword down without hesitation. In the rippling atmosphere like the surface of the water, a petite figure appeared, a woman with a childish face wrapped in a frilly and luxurious skirt and holding a parasol.

Next up behind her was the wrist. It is a huge wrist covered in golden armor with a mechanical structure. Just the palm of her hand was enough to exceed her height.

The wrist that suddenly appeared in the void without any objects grabbed the black-armored soldiers who appeared behind Sayaka and crushed them. It's like picking up weeds on the side of the road, an effortless attack.

The soldiers' gunfire, unable to inflict a single wound on the golden armor, was bounced away, and the scattered gears and fragments of the armor were shattered.

"Nangong that month? Where did you ...... from!? ”

Sayaka, who had lost the opportunity to swing her sword, asked in some somewhat stupid gesture.

As a teacher of Caihai Academy, Nangong Nayue's true identity is a shrewd and capable demon attacker with the nickname of "Space Witch", and this matter is still known as knowledge. But at close range, I saw the figure that controlled the space and used it freely as if it were breathing, and I still couldn't hide my surprise.

"I see, it's exactly the same as the information Yarai brought."

Nangong Nayue, who had a strange golden wrist, picked up the parts of the soldiers scattered everywhere, muttering boringly.

"I thought what kind of research did the robot manufacturer do in the "Demon Zone"? Originally, in order to circumvent the first non-lethal principle that was branded on the robot puppet activation module, the necromantic magic technique was used instead. With such a naïve method, it is obvious that the performance will not increase, and ———— want to sell these guys to the army but bear high losses, probably something like this. That's right. ”

"Robot Puppet Soldiers...... Well, Megascraft secretly did business ......"

Saya Hua frowned as she lowered her sword. The strange regularity of the soldiers' movements, and their indifferent wrist strength wielding heavy machine guns, would be understandable if they were mechanical. The transactions between the United Nations and the United States of America left in the internal ledger of Megascraft are the contracts for the sale and purchase of the mechanical soldiers.

Turning the parasol gracefully, Natsuki looked at the mechanical figure behind him.

"The entire crew of this ship has ensured safety. All that's left is the useless toys. Dealing with opponents like that kind of crowd is what you're best at, isn't it? ”

"I hope you don't impose it on anyone!?"

Shaya Hua complained while causing "Huang Hualin" to change its form.

The blade of the blade was broken in front and back, and the sword changed into the form of a silver bow with a beautiful arc. It is a suppressive weapon that uses a special arrow with a dispersion arrow to explode a destructive spell in a large area. This is the "Huang Hualin", the true form of its six-style heavy demon bow.

Sayaka took out the metal dart from under the upturned skirt, stretched it out, and placed it on the bow. Then, in one go, he shot it at the black-armored soldiers who were approaching him————

The arrows that flew in the air emitted a roar similar to the sound of weeping. That's a powerful curse. The arrows shot by the magic bow have the potential to chant high-density incantations that human vocal cords and lung capacity can't sing.

Saya Hua uses an arrow to undo spells. The magic spells that manipulate the robot dolls will be replaced with more powerful curses, rendering them nullifying. This is a tactic that only Sayaka, who is an expert in curses and assassinations, can use.

After the domination system was burned out in an instant, the automatons ceased to move.

After confirming this, Saya Hua sighed in exhaustion. She didn't come here to be a match for the soldiers.

"———— this ship, is it really a research facility for "masquerade"?

Looking up at the moon who had refreshedly opened the folding fan, Saya asked.

"There is an experimental sealing module in the cabin. All the materials were confiscated. It seems that the board of directors of the Artificial Island Management Commune intends to use this bad incident as material to sell off the stock of the headquarters of the Mega Scraft Company on a large scale. The company will go out of business, and even if it is better, it will inevitably shrink the business department."

“…… In other words, the research department of the "Demon Special Zone" has been abandoned, right?"

"If the guys fail this experiment."

Natsuki said in an unhappy voice. Because the simulated angel is an illegal human experiment, and the damage caused to the city is also very huge. At the very least, Megascraft will be locked down in the "Demon Zone" branch, and the staff will be held accountable.

However, if the simulated angel had the elements that would make the Fourth True Ancestor win, it would be different. It is impossible for the military departments of various countries to let go of weapons with such capabilities. Even if Megacraft goes bankrupt, its research will be taken over by other companies.

In the end, it is the Fourth True Ancestor who will determine the fate———— that is, it is related to whether Xiao Gucheng can defeat the simulated angel.

"Ahh Almost an hour ago, the coastal guard seemed to have received a distress signal from the lifeboat of the Kingdom of Arutikia."

"Is the princess of La Fulia alright?"

Sayaka's expression became clearer. This is good news for a long time. However, I don't know why Nayue still continued in an unhappy voice.

"It looks like I'm on the same island as Xiao and them."

“…… Xiaogu City and the Princess's ...... Together? ”

Feeling an indescribable sense of foreboding, even Sayaka frowned.

As a shrine maiden, Saya Hua's intuition tells of the foreboding that unswells her. Although not well known in Japan, Raila Fulia Lehavain is now 17 years old and is a princess with a beautiful appearance that has even been praised as the resurrection of the goddess.

What would happen to that Xiao Ancient City, if you encounter such a beautiful girl on an uninhabited island isolated from civilization————

No matter how optimistic you are, you can only imagine a desperate picture of the future.

"Anyway, there's no need to look for this ship anymore. In that case, let's go meet Yukina! In this way, it can be said that the incident is closed."

Revealing an agitated Sayaka asserted.

But that month suddenly stopped after walking onto the deck of the cargo ship.

"If only there was such good progress"

"What do you mean?"

Saya Hua followed Natsuki's gaze and turned her gaze to the sea. Then she was dumbfounded. Even on the other side of the horizon, the anomaly can still be clearly captured by the eye.

The sea is frozen in a radius of several thousand meters. In the center of it emerges a giant icicle. The spiraling icicles rose into the distant air.

"What...... Is that......!? ”

Saya Hua reluctantly muttered like this. I also understood that the source of the huge anomaly was in the ancient city, and the uninhabited island where they were located. In other words, it has nothing to do with Yukina and Queen La Furia.

"It seems that the Fourth True Ancestor (stupid) seems to be in trouble again."

That moon sighed expressionlessly.

Saya Hua just stared blankly at the sunlit Ice Spire.