The night sky is rendered by the grand red lotus fire, and the ground is endlessly staged with the feast of death.

The first sensation was burning, followed by the smell of burning human fat. Ling Yi opened his eyes and looked around, the raging flames in front of him seemed to be scorching the sky.

"Is this?"

Answer: The hell of the Red Lotus.

Immediately after, the screams that came into his ears with the wind caught his attention.

The ruined school building was surrounded by a sea of fire, and looking through the large hole in the wall, there were three figures in the room where the tongues of fire danced, all of them young and beautiful girls.

The blonde girl protected her petite figure like a sister behind her, holding a fantasy spear that did not exist in reality, and she was ready to go, and the tip of the spear was pointed at the third girl.

The girl had long black and bright hair, and although her appearance was not clear, Ling Yi knew her name.

It should be said that the first time I saw her, a name popped up in my mind.

- Qi Li. Syltel. Musberheim

Why, she's here?

Ling Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, the color of confusion was fully revealed, he always felt that he had forgotten something, and his heart was empty, this feeling made him extremely disgusted.

Just as he was investigating the cause, things changed again.

The black-haired girl, Qi Li, snapped her fingers lightly.

The next moment, the impact of the close-range explosion was like an invisible beast, knocking the blonde girl mercilessly into the air, and she fell heavily to the ground, with abrasions and burns everywhere on her body, and her forehead was stained red with blood.

What a vivid color.

As if rejoicing, Qi Li stretched out her hand to the girl who had fallen to the ground and was struggling to move.

It wasn't out of salvation, but it pushed her completely into the abyss called 'death'.

- Boom!

There was a boom in my ears, and my vision was all white.

Nothing can be seen, nothing can be heard.

The only thing that is for sure. The girl died.

Yes, dead, absolutely dead, miracles are out of the question.

Ling Yi stared at this scene quietly.

Why can I be so calm? He couldn't help but wonder and feel uneasy.

He couldn't go on like this, something deep down was telling him that.

But. Why? Yes and why? Why, exactly? Reason, he needs a reason, a reason to convince himself. Man is dull and ignorant, but he cannot be irrational.

"It seems that I am indeed very close to the [First Dharma], and its 'breath' is gradually invading the existence of 'me'. I see, I can't wait any longer. ”

Ling Yi was scratching his hair, his brain uncontrollably running. Inexplicably muttered to himself.

Have to.

The wild horse must be tied to the 'reins' as much as possible, otherwise he will fall off the horse and die with no place to be buried.

Boom Boom Boom ........................――――――――――!!

The ground emitted a loud, low roar, no less than the beginning of an earthquake of magnitude seven or eight.

Ling Yi suddenly opened his eyes, although he had just woken up from his sleep, his consciousness was extremely clear, like a mirror. Quickly roll over and get out of bed. Take out a rectangular box about a meter long and half an arm's width from the closet and clinch it under your armpit. Don't forget to put away the pieces of paper engraved with the Rubik's cube placed side by side on the table.

At the same time, in the forest behind the dormitory, extremely close to the school building, a behemoth appeared, at least three or four hundred meters high, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it goes straight into the sky.

Named Hekat and Krys, the dragons are covered in blue scales. With hands and feet, like a gigantic human being. As it moved, it shimmered in geometric patterns. On the head of the hunt, which had no eyes, nose and mouth, only huge horns towered towards the sky.

Tut---!!

The alarm for the clock tower finally sounded.

This means that Midgar is only now finally realizing what is going on.

"Why the hell...... Why hasn't anyone noticed? ”

How on earth can you enter Midgar, which is protected by a ring of multiple defenses, without anyone noticing? No matter how much people think, they can't find the reason at all.

The clock tower sounded an alarm as it was gradually contained into the underground Gnaku.

But Heka and Kreese seemed to hate the sirens, and perhaps saw through their intentions and bent down. Swinging his arms like a fly.

Knock Rum!!

A loud cracking sound was heard.

The clock tower was shattered.

The sirens stopped, and the unexplained impact indirectly affected the lifting and lowering of the building, leaving the school building alone in front of Heka and Krees.

"Ahh

A stunned voice leaked out of Monobe's throat, but it sounded as if it wasn't his business.

The clock tower is the central part of the entire Midgar, and not only the office, but also the operational command room and other important equipment are concentrated there.

The part that was knocked away seems to have the principal's office.

"- Please answer immediately! Headquarters! Mr. Shinomiya! Please answer! ”

Shenyue called desperately, but there was no response.

Finally, he turned off the communicator without hope, and looked at everyone with a frown.

Just picked up two or three o'clock in the middle of the night to attack [Midgar], and there was nothing to do if you didn't pay attention to the move.

But fortunately, all the staff in the Brünnhilde classroom were ready to gather at the door of the dormitory immediately after the emergency, and as long as they planned well, they might be able to turn a little bit around.

"Everybody -- as you can see, something extraordinary is happening right now. The headquarters collapsed and could not expect support from the rear. So let's focus on it. No problem, right? ”

"Absolutely! Fukatsuki-san, please do your best to order. ”

Lisa responds first to Fukatsuki's words. The others nodded with tense expressions.

Several of the members of the official dragon slayer team had small communicators mounted on their heads.

"Then please ask Ellera to go to the girls' dormitory and conduct the on-site command. Please check if there are any dragon pattern discolorants, then assemble the dragon slayer team and let the students take refuge underground. If you find a dragon pattern discolorer, you can isolate her in a shelter and contact me. ”

"Understood, go right away."

Ilera spawns an overhead weapon and flies into the night sky.

"Ask Fillier and Lian to wait on the roof of the school building. Act on my instructions. ”

“…… Understand. ”

"Hmm."

Philip and Koichi also spawn an overhead armed and fly away.

"Brother and Elise, please come with me. Approaching Heka and Kreis from the ground. ”

"Understood."

"Hmm. I get it! ”

Yu Monobe and Elise nodded. Tia and Lisa, who weren't called by their names, couldn't help but speak out.

"Yoo...... Are you going to get out of here? ”

"Slow down, Fukatsuki-san! Have you forgotten me? ”

Tia looked at Monobe uneasily, and Lisa asked.

"Lisa-san, please protect Tia here. Because if you want to face Heka and Kris, your brother's strength is indispensable, but it can't bring Tia to the front. So I hope that Tia's trusted Lisa-san will stay by her side.

"But, but ......"

"Although it is Basilisk who is targeting Tia, it cannot be completely denied that Heka and Kreis are not targeting Tia. In the unlikely event that something happens, you need to have someone who can respond to the situation. So please. Lisa. ”

“…… I know. Then I'll accept this task. ”

"Speaking of which, didn't Lieutenant Ziggy come with you?"

Shenyue said as she looked left and right, but she didn't see the man.

Because of what she was tricked on last time, she and Ling Yi were a little uneasy, and the salutation was also honorific, but now is not the time to care so much. Although she didn't have a good impression of Ling Yi, she had witnessed the scene when Ling Yi killed the Leviathan, if he had help. Maybe you can kill Heka and Kreis in the air.

"I looked for him when I went out, how could such a big movement hide from his night owl, but I knocked on the door but no one answered, I couldn't contact him with a personal terminal, and I don't know where he went."

Speaking of this, Lisa looked depressed, her heart was full of resentment, and she was not there when she needed him the most. I really don't know what to say.

"In that case, let's do what I said first."

Deep Moon said in a deep voice.

That's it. In order to resolve the attack of Heka and Krees, an unprecedented crisis since the founding of Midgar, the island's defense war began.

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The dormitory underground shelter, the room where the Leviathan was dealt with last time came in handy this time.

The large screen embedded in the wall made it possible to observe the battle situation in the outside world, but this only made Tia more uneasy, and Lisa wisely did not turn it on, gently hugging Tia's delicate body. Gently caressing her hair, soothing her inner turmoil.

"It's okay, with me by your side, I will never hand you over to the 'dragon', and I won't leave you alone."

"Yo them. Can you win? ”

"It is also a woman's duty to believe and wait for the return of men."

Lisa softly soothed the girl in her arms, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

That's true, but where is the man she trusted and waited for?

No, now is not the time to think about that.

She hurriedly dispelled distractions and calmed down to chat with Tia.

At this moment, there was a sudden 'boom' behind him, and there was an explosion!

The power supply in the room was damaged, and it suddenly went dark.

Lisa Huo Ran got up and looked, only to see a figure appear in front of her through the large hole in the wall, stepping on the flames.

She then caught a glimpse of the man's appearance, slender and draped in a black cloak.

"Who?!"

Lisa asked loudly as she held Tia behind her.

The other party ignored her questioning, and took off her hood, revealing a beautiful face, which was a girl of Lisa's age, but the coldness contained in her eyes was an indifference to life that students like Lisa did not have.

"I'm coming to pick you up, Tia."

Her high-pitched voice, like her declaration, gives people an extraordinary sense of oppression.

"Qili ......"

Tia had a complicated look on her face that was hard to hide.

"Qili?"

Lisa frowned, she was so unfamiliar that she had certainly never heard of it, but from the current situation, it was certain that this person was no ordinary intruder.

Her target must be Tia.

In any case, it must not be allowed to succeed.

At this time, Qi Li'an smiled and asked, "Can you give me that child?" ”

"Is your target really Tia?"

Lisa's expression was grim, and her tone was full of determination.

"Looks like we have to do it."

Seeing Lisa's appearance like this, Qi Li knew that she didn't shed tears when she didn't see the coffin, and the corners of her mouth outlined a sneer of disdain, and she gently raised her right hand, rubbing her fingers, and saw that she was about to snap her fingers, but the next moment, the action was frozen.

The reason is-

"Don't move."

Low, cold words suddenly sounded.

Qi Li's pupils shrank, his expression remained unchanged, and he still maintained that movement.

"Huh? Ziggy? What are you doing here? ”

Although Qi Li was in the way, Lisa's voice would not admit it, it sounded cold and low, but she always liked to make some small jokes, like a piece of ice in the sun.

"Of course it's for this woman."

Ling Yi replied truthfully.

"Oh? Did you guess that my target was Tia, so she waited for me to fall into the net? It's really your style, an upright conspiracy. But is that really good? If it fails, it will be a big loss. ”

Qi Li said unhurriedly, his voice full of laughter.

It seems that he is not afraid of the dagger behind his waist at all.

"The first half of the sentence is right, I am actively waiting for you to take the bait, but there is one thing I don't agree with."

Ling Yi said as he moved the dagger upwards, from her waist to the back of her head, the tip of the knife touched her hair, and the cold chill passed through the tips of her hair to the cerebral cortex, Qi Li's face couldn't help but change slightly.

"There is only one thing that will not change in my tactical thinking, and that is: think about defeat before you win. If you know the ending in advance, then it won't be very difficult to change, right? ”

“…… So what are you going to do with me? Kill me, or imprison me? ”

Qi Li's tone was surprisingly calm, and it seemed that she really belonged to the kind of ruthless person who put life and death out of the way.

"I need you. It's as simple as that. ”

However, Ling Yi's answer not only surprised her, but also surprised Lisa, who felt a little uncomfortable inexplicably, and looked at Qi Li more and more unkindly.

"Hehehe, are you going to take a fancy to me?"

Qi Li smiled skillfully, teasing Ling Yi intentionally or unintentionally.

"Yes, if you can let me go, I can think about it."

"Ziggy! Who the hell is this woman? ”

Lisa couldn't help but let them talk, and if they continued, it was estimated that the two dog men and women were really going to elope.

"She is the leader of the Sons of Musbel, a Calamity-identified 'D', and it was from her that [Nifer] snatched Tia."

Ling Yi replied casually, and then continued to ask:

"Qi Li, there are only two ways in front of you now, the first is to obey me, and the second is to try to up with your ability, but I Jianyì You better not do this, because I am more sensitive to danger, in case I poke your head through with a shake of my hand, even your mother can't do anything."

(It's hopeless.,As soon as I write about the voice problem.,I'll automatically make up the cherry 13.,I'm really not a!) (To be continued......)