"Huh?"

is taking advantage of the opportunity to fight with Moria, so he politely picked up the chicken leg on the table and chewed it in large pieces. The communications officer suddenly ran in, saying that he had received a distress signal from Captain Tifa.

"Lieutenant Kakavi, go and assemble the team. ”

Seeing that his chief stood up, he casually discarded the half-eaten fried chicken leg on the table. Kakawi quickly stood up as well, and concentrated on listening to the orders that might be given. After all, he is just an adjutant, and no matter how much he tosses, he will not be so unscrupulous as his superior.

Kakawi understands that as an adjutant, he may have to do something to "wipe his ass" for his superiors at any time.

Really......

Kakawi had been in a saluting posture until Anna left. And, as he was leaving, he turned to Captain Moria and apologized.

Outside the base, sand and dust suddenly blew up.

"Hey, it's just the right time. ”

In the face of the sandstorm that was about to form, I gritted my teeth and squeezed out this sentence from between my teeth.

Sandstorms obscure everything, sight, breath, thought, action. Its roar alone was enough to make it seem as if it was coming from all directions all at once. At such times, it is a taboo for marching.

But over there, without knowing what danger Tifa was encountering, I couldn't guarantee that the team she led would survive the sandstorm.

"Lieutenant, go equip my mech. The others are on standby for the time being, waiting for the storm to pass and reinforce the Mulan area. ”

"Yes!"

Kakawi knew my temper and didn't hesitate or slacken it. He agreed neatly and ran out to prepare.

Since the 102nd Brigade has an independent maintenance squad, in terms of mecha maintenance, it is not known how many times better than the 101st. The mech, which was still crimson, was quickly integrated by the supply staff. and towed to an open field in the open air.

At this time, the sky was already a little dark, like the effect of sand and dust. The sand on the face made the people in the base barely stay outside for a short time as long as they wore goggles.

He didn't have time to touch and admire his car, so he quickly opened the front entrance and exit, retracted in, and then immediately closed the mecha from the chest down. Only then did he take the coordinate indicator from the communications officer who had been waiting on the side, and printed it into his brain as quickly as possible.

Once I break into a sandstorm, I guess the heavens won't give me time to stop and check the coordinates.

"Major Angelina, you can't go out at this time, it's going to kill you. ”

Moria came almost at a trot. The fierce sand and dust made him, the commander, feel a little breathless.

Although he had promised to assist the brigade directly under the central government in military operations, Moria, the commander of the corps who had been on the Eastern Front for many years, knew it in his heart. At the moment, a sandstorm of this scale, let alone a newcomer, even experienced veterans dare not go alone. Once you get lost in a sandstorm, what awaits you is a dry skeleton in the desert.

"Commander Moria, if you are still an Imperial soldier, I hope you can do your duty as a soldier after the sandstorm is over. ”

In fact, I wasn't naïve enough that he would send reinforcements. However, at least hopefully she will not thwart the actions of the 102 pair.

"Captain, I'll go with you. ”

At the same time, Kakawi, who had finished dressing, drove the mech to my side.

"No! The Mulan area is not suitable for units above the brigade level. You operate with Captain Wise's 2nd Group, and the rest are on standby at the base, ready for orders. ”

"Lieutenant, I'm sorry, it's not that I'm looking down on you too much. In this situation, you will not be able to keep up with my speed, but you will become a burden. ”

The words are a bit hurtful, but they are true. Kakawi still doesn't want to recall the nightmare that she and others were chased by the major from behind her ass during the review, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of it.

The full-coverage armor mask is completely closed, completely isolated from the outside. It's just that you can still vaguely feel the sound of sand particles hitting the outside.

The red light on the mask suddenly lit up. The propulsion device at the rear of the mecha moved up and down, left and right, and after confirming that all the components were correct, the output force was instantly compressed to the maximum.

"Whoosh!!"

The mecha flew out like an arrow from a string. It was as if the speed was too fast, causing the people standing behind the mecha to be blown around.

"Tifa, don't let me get into trouble......!"

In the sandstorm, while driving the mecha forward at the highest speed, he meditated.

If something happens to Tifa, how can I explain it to my teacher? Suddenly, I began to regret my previous orders, and maybe I shouldn't have let her go on a reconnaissance mission.

Alas, it's really uncomfortable.

I still underestimated the power of the sand, or a little overestimating myself. Driving in a sandstorm, there is a feeling that you can fly at any moment, in order not to deviate too much. I can only release one of the mech's antenna-like objects (a device that enhances its perception so that it cannot be distorted by strong winds. ）

Because all that can be seen is the yellow sand flying in the sky. In this case, the only way to discern the direction is to rely on other means.

Eventually, I felt like the sandstorm was starting to wane. If it's not that the sandstorm is stopping, it's that I've rewound the edge of the sandstorm. But either way, it's good news for me.

Of course, I'm more inclined to the latter. In that case, I'll be a little closer to Tifa's girl.

"Oops! That's it. ”

After escaping the sandstorm, the magnificent fortress of Sukaran came into view.

Emergency braking, a nice tail flick at the moment when you are about to hit the wall. After parallel to the base wall of the fortress, began to turn north along the edge of the city wall.

In the fortress, the Sukaran Federation soldiers, who were talking and laughing while dodging the wind and sand, suddenly found a black shadow rushing out of the sandstorm. Rushed straight in the direction of the fortress.

"Enemy attack...... Enemy attack ......"

"What's going on?"

"Report, it was found that an enemy figure was approaching, it was an Amestris Imperial soldier. ”

Through the binoculars, the soldiers in the tower finally recognized the logo on the body.

"How many?"

"One...... Alone!"

As if unable to believe his eyes, the soldier's voice stuttered a little.

"Alone?"

A Federation soldier who looked like the captain of the hundred-man team asked with a sneer.

He even felt that his subordinates were making fun of themselves. A few steps forward, snatching the telescope.