If you were to ask Alice what situation she was in right now, she would definitely be - a situation that she couldn't figure out at all.

At this moment, she was standing on a flat somewhere on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by ** beyond recognition, with gravel and wood everywhere, as well as bloody stumps and severed arms. The dirt beneath his feet was soaked in blood and scorched by the flames, and it was nothing but jet black. It is no exaggeration to say that this scene is like hell on earth.

The town not far behind her is the port capital that she has visited twice and is very familiar with in every sense of the word. From the direction of the town, you can hear the terrible screams of humans, as well as the roar of magic or cannonballs.

"What are you doing here! Hurry up and get on with the old man!"

The leading adventurer elder, Whitehouse, let out a majestic cry, calling on nearly a thousand adventurers around him to march towards the town. With a wealth of experience in field combat, he quickly realized that this was once a defensive line guarded by human warriors, but it was broken through not long ago. The scorching temperatures that remain on the ground bear witness to this.

As for the large army of Alice and the adventurers, why did they suddenly appear on the outskirts of [Regedia], it was naturally the transfer of Yatanis...... As for whether it is magic or not, it is up to debate, in short, she has the ability to cross space, just like her sister Eliza. And it is more convenient in terms of not needing to establish a teleportation position.

Although I have failed once before, according to myself, the failure was due to the lack of energy required for the transfer, and the energy that was supposed to come from the Ark was suddenly forcibly interrupted. However, this time, the transfer borrowed the magic released by the 'Monster Girls' as a source of energy, and the target was the area covered by the 'Ark' energy field, so it was foolproof for her.

Of course, Alice was as confused as ever, she only knew that in just a moment, the team of thousands of people had moved from the distant eastern basin of the empire to the harbor on the western coast, spanning at least a distance of nearly a thousand kilometers. Originally, they planned to use [Regeria] as a basis for rest, but they didn't expect that after the successful transfer, what awaited everyone would be a fierce battle in the corpse field.

"Old man, it's not okay to rush all of them to [Regedia]! look at the ——! in the sky."

Yuri, a young adventurer with long black hair, points his finger to the sky to alert Whitehouse, who is leading the way to the port. Looking in the direction of his finger, he saw several groups of black shadows in the sky, lined up in a neat formation like migratory birds, flying in the direction of the surrounding towns.

These black shadows are all from the Dharma from afar. On the Rilabis Mountains, on top of the huge tower. It is almost certain that this is the base camp of the monsters that attacked the town.

"Tsk...... It's just a monster playing this set!Hey, listen to it——!"

After a moment of cursory thought, Whitehouse used vindictiveness to increase the volume of the shouts, and found the president of the Adventurers' Guild, who gave a resolute order to divide the division of labor, dividing the team of 1,000 people into several groups, and letting the fast-paced warriors chase the monsters in the air and quickly reinforce other nearby towns.

"But old man! In this case, the combat power is too scattered...... Judging from the tragic situation on the scene, those demonic beasts have at least B+ level combat effectiveness, and they are all dozens of horses gathered together, and it is impossible to intercept all the targets at the same time! Even if we catch up with those monsters, once there is a battle, it is impossible for us to even retreat! This, isn't this a waste of the brothers' lives? ?"

As soon as the order was issued, someone raised a rebuttal like this, but he was not wrong, adventurers are different from regular armies, they have not been trained in a standardized manner, and everyone's combat effectiveness level is uneven. You can't expect everyone to have the unstoppable power of Whitehouse.

Instead of responding directly to the objections, Whitehouse turned his gaze in Alice's direction -

"Girl!"

“......”

Alice didn't respond, she just froze in place. From the beginning, fear, unease, doubt, shock, and a sudden series of emotions swirled in Alice's mind like a whirlpool. She was helpless for a moment, not knowing what to do. No, but the thought that Celestia was under the same threat and that her sister, friends, and family were still there, made her ......

"Hey, girl, cheer up!!"

"What, what ——!?"

The second rough call finally woke Alice.

Compared with her usual appearance of not being afraid of heaven and earth, she seemed a little cringe. But this is also helpless, after all, she appeared on such a bloody battlefield without psychological preparation, and she was not used to this kind of situation, and her brain was out of a state of opportunity from just now.

"You and your sister are going to tear down that tower...... can you do it?"

"Huh......?"

"As you just heard, we have limited manpower and strength, and the old man is also helpless, and there is no way to annihilate those monsters, which means that there is no way to save all the surrounding towns. If you let those things go to the city to make a big fuss, the consequences can be imagined...... So, my brethren, at best, can only delay for some time.

Although the old man does not know magic, he knows that it is impossible for the magic beast to act as united as it is, this is just the old man's speculation - I think, there must be some mechanism behind them, so if you look around, the most suspicious thing is the tower on the mountain...... so you go and destroy it. Can you do it......?"

- Can you do it?, Whitehouse repeated.

During the battle of the dragon, he had seen with his own eyes the power of Alice's ability to compete with the dragon, and the sight of Elizo unleashing the magic of the Scourge, and he believed that the two beautiful girls in front of him, who were only young in appearance, would be able to, and only they would be able to do this seemingly fantastical task.

"Yatanis...... How?"

Even if she usually thinks of what to do, Alice, who takes the principle of doing whatever she wants, understands that now is not the time to joke, and she can't casually amplify her words, she cast her uneasy gaze on the expressionless silver-haired girl beside her, and asked quietly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"No problem, as long as I am allowed to contact the control core of the ark with armed defense, I can take back control of the other ark. Judging from the current offensive, 'they' certainly haven't been able to master the Ark's armed systems and mobile units, and those improved carbon-based lifeforms are nothing more than low-performance scout troops. The decisive weapon has not yet been put into the battlefield, because using 'that' is the same as activating the Ark's armament system, and requires my permission certification. ”

"Hey, really, those monsters are still low-performance ......?"

Alice had witnessed Charlie fighting against monsters of the same species, and in the end, the faithful knight died at the hands of these monsters. Their combat ability is at least on par with that of a knight wearing a [Luna Armor]. However, this was only evaluated as 'low performance' in Yatanis's mouth.

At the same time as her heart was palpitating, Alice thought of the 'monster girls' who had been transformed in the basin not long ago, and she couldn't help but feel relieved. After all, after thinking about it carefully, she found that the potential of those monster girls was probably also above the [Moon Knight]. This made her realize once again in her heart that the genetic modification mastered by Yatanis was probably a terrible technology that could subvert and destroy the ecological balance of the entire planet.

"No, it doesn't matter! The central idea is that by taking you to that ship, you can stop the invasion of those demonic beasts, right!?"

"Definitely. ”

The affirmative answer from Yatanis made the girl take action, as if to shake away the confusion and hesitation in her mind, she slapped the sides of her cheeks with both palms vigorously, making a 'pop' sound, and leaving a red handprint. Indeed, instead of staying where you are, rather than thinking about and analyzing the troublesome situation, it is better to just be brutal...... It may sound quite brainless, but this direct style is more suitable for Alice's character.

In the posture of a princess, she held Yatanis in her arms, and turned to the adventurers led by Whitehouse—

"Then old man, we're going!

"Ahh......hhh Lilian, the old man's granddaughter has also been handed over to you! Her usual temperament must have been caught up in this turmoil! Even if she is a hopeless wild girl, she is still the grandson of the old man's blood......

"Don't worry, Lillian is my best friend...... and ......," Alice smiled proudly, "she's a sinner-burdened Black Flame swordsman, not weak enough to lose to that third-rate merchandise." ”

"Hahaha-yes, that's right! Good luck girl...... The fate of our adventurers is in your hands!"

So, Alice burst out with all her golden fighting energy, and sprinted straight in the direction of the mountain range at a rocket-like speed. The reason why the space transfer is not used again is because all the reserve energy has been consumed by moving all the adventurers to [Regedia] before.

However, just as Alice was just getting away from the adventurers, the 'Ark' in the distance underwent an unexpected change...... Flashes of light flew in the sky, like meteorites, scattered randomly everywhere in sight.

Alice hurriedly turned around, only to see one of the rays of light, without warning, fall into the ranks of adventurers, and instantly blow dozens of people to pieces.

"What——! what's that!?"

"Tactical Artillery Crew Activation ......"

"Aren't you armed with an armed system that can't be used yet?"

“............ Wait, quiet ............"

Atanis didn't answer immediately, she closed her eyes slightly, as if trying to catch some small sound out of the air. When I open my eyes again—

"Intercepting the condition report of the Ark, on the opposite side of the mountain, a hostile lifeform is launching a powerful artillery bombardment, which has stripped the outer armor of the Ark, and the hull is facing disintegration, which is the most dangerous situation, and according to the hull self-defense system, all shipboard weapons are temporarily released from insurance. Hostile Lifeform Heat Pattern Comparison Record, Nomination - Aliza?? Al?? Cruznier...... It must be stopped—"

"Huh......? Arizel is attacking the Ark, and will soon dismantle it?"

"Definitely, it must be stopped-"

"But, but if the ark is destroyed, won't those demonic beasts stop ......?"

I'm sorry for Atanis, but if she can end it all by destroying the ark, it's hard for Alice to ask for it. It's a pity that the next words from Yatanis, but they brought a ruthless sentence-

"The Ark disintegrates, and the final defense system will choose to self-detonate, the core power furnace of the Ark will explode, energy impact, radiation pollution, covering an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers, and the local ecosphere, a devastating blow...... Sphere of influence, humans, extinct. ”

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