"That's it! Safir Angelus! ”

Sharp killing intent is followed by sharp blades. A figure suddenly leaped out of the wreckage of the extremely close machine, and the weapon in his hand turned into a light and shadow, flying and slashing.

"Who! Be...... Sky Knight! ”

On the side of Angelus's body, the energy shields on his arms unfolded at the same time, like two blades of light, one on the left and one on the right.

"Humph!" The newly appeared Sky Thief Xiangshi snorted coldly, and his backhand was another heavy slash, "Go to hell!" Someone will tell you! ”

The huge and bulky pole-handled weapon had unexpected speed and dexterity, coupled with the advantage of sneak attack, this slash shook Angrous's arms, and he was smashed back several meters.

"Drink!"

The Sky Thief Shoshi let out a loud shout, and the weapon in his hand slammed into the energy shield again. Suddenly, Angrus flew out like a deloaded cannonball, slamming into the outer wall of the pirate ship. A cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the outer armor of the battleship, which was as thick as four hundred millimeters.

"It's useless! The eagles of Harast are no more than that. It's a waste of fame. ”

The Sky Thief, dressed in crimson armor, slung his weapon over his shoulders and looked down at the dust defiantly. It was only at this moment that it became clear that the huge and bulky long-handled weapon was a scythe nearly four meters long. The pitch-black hilt reflected the blood-red blade, and in the sunlight, a pair of bat wings could be seen looming on the broad blade. Just looking at it from a distance, it seems that you can feel the overwhelming cold air and tyrannical killing intent.

"Whoa......

There was a sound that seemed to be the sound of rubble being removed, and a hazy figure appeared in the smoke and dust.

（…… I really didn't expect it. The executioner, Barbossa, had actually broken Alvet's contract. The self-proclaimed 'clairvoyant' guy in the intelligence department should do a good job of reviewing this. What a guy you can deal with...... ）

The smoke cleared, revealing a standing figure and the ugly pit beneath his feet.

"You're Barbossa's only son, William Barbossa Morgan, right?"

In contrast to Angelus's faint voice, there were explosions around him from time to time. Two Spirit Feather Attack Machines quietly appeared beside him, and continued to revolve around him.

"Yes, that's right! I really didn't see it. Brat! You're pretty durable. How? Look at what you see! Not convinced? There is a kind of one who comes up and takes a few more knives from Lao Tzu! ”

"Hmph, compared to your ruthless bastard dad, you're still too tender for this unfashionable bastard kid...... Let me tell you what is the most fatal weakness of the executioner, that is, Alvet of the seventh wing of the Anthem series! ”

As he spoke, dozens of Spirit Feather attack planes appeared silently up and down William's left and right as if they had been ambushed nearby for a long time, forming an encirclement network.

"Just these toys?" William's heart tightened, but there was a look of contempt on his face.

"Not bad! With these 'toys', it is enough! ”

As the words fell, the Spirit Feather attack machine seemed to gain life in an instant and began to run at high speed. The next moment, a dense rain of light covered the airspace where William was located.

The Anthem series is the most mature elf series in the Darkmoon (note 1), and the seventh wing Alvette is the most outstanding leader in the Anthem series. However, since the way of thinking of the chief craftsmen of the Demon Workshop and Darkmoon is a typical "barbarian", high speed, rush, and hand-to-hand combat are their only design concepts. Therefore, the wings of the Magic Workshop - Darkmoon are all close-quarters combat types. Alvette is no exception, even more extreme than the other goblins in the series.

There are no shooting weapons at all, and there are no alternative weapons such as throwing blades, lightwave whips, and link swords. The only weapon Alvette was equipped with was the huge four-meter-long Scythe of Death, which was in William's hand at the moment.

- Valhasa's relatively well-developed intelligence system has always been dedicated to collecting information on the Sky Knights. Barbossa, the fifth-ranked executioner on the wanted air thief list, is no exception.

The dense light and rain gradually thinned out, and the wreckage within 100 meters around was full of holes. But Angelus's expression was more solemn.

A blue light suddenly flashed in the center of the light rain. Angelus immediately leapt to his feet, spreading his wings and retreating. Several Spirit Feather attack planes also appeared behind him at the first time, escorting him as he retreated.

And at the moment when he jumped up, a huge slash mark appeared where he had originally stood.

The figure that rushed out of the light rain was almost unscathed. The pitch-black batwing resembles a giant cloak, withstanding most attacks.

“…… Attaboy! Don't run! ”

Although the damage was almost negligible, William still looked a little annoyed. The original crimson armor seemed to be surrounded by a ball of flames at this moment, exuding an astonishing heat. Half of it, of course, was due to his own anger, and the other half was due to the baptism of light and rain.

Several flashes of sword light flashed one after another, and the Spirit Feather attack subplane, which was covering Angelus's retreat, seemed to have suddenly lost its power source, and stood still without warning. Subsequently, it quietly disintegrated in silence.

Angelus didn't look back, and the empty knowledge had told him everything that happened behind him. Turning sideways slightly, the sword light full of killing intent was like a gust of yin wind, constantly passing by. And the Spirit Feather attack sub-plane did not show weakness, and followed closely as if it was retaliating, attacking from all directions.

Above the Etna, there was a sea of fire. Everywhere the two passed, huge slash marks and craters from the explosion abounded.

(Humph!) Pretty tough guy. Angelus gave a slight look of appreciation, (but not enough!) ）

His hands were raised, and the two magic swords, one red and one green, lit up immediately.

(Check out how this goes!) ）

With a swing of the twin swords, a large piece of armor peeled off the battleship. Angelus didn't flick his head hard, throwing the peeling armor behind him. The sheer volume was like a wall, completely blocking the path of William's pursuit.

"Get in the way, get out of the way!"

William crossed the Scythe of Death, and the huge armor that came at him was a blow. There were no flying sparks, no piercing roar, and in an instant, the huge piece of metal split into two parts, one on the left and one on the right, and caused a wave of air. And in this short moment, the airspace ahead lost the trace of Angelus.

(Where!) William, who was in high pursuit, had to stop, (Alvet, where did the kid go?) ）

【Searching...... But、But there are too many telekinetic weapons around! 】

(Half of the flies flying around are fake.) ）

[That's right, master.] Presumably, the opponent is likely to be Baia! 】

(Baia!?) Does this monster really exist? ）

[Master, please do not deny the existence of Baia. And, Marshal McGrin, whom you admire, is ...... Got it! There! 】

Alvette immediately relayed the empty information to her master.

(Yay!) Alvet, come and be ruthless! Did him! ）

William held the Scythe of Death aloft. As if summoned by an invisible one, countless red-fiery phase particles began to gather on the blood-red blade of the scythe.

[Wait!] There's that too! Also, here, here, here......]

Four Angelos appeared in the void at the same time.

(What's going on!) ）

[Baia! Sure enough, it's a Baia knight! 】

Just as William hesitated which one to attack, a crimson flare rose from the distance, blooming a roaring lion's head in the air.

"Retreat!?" William clenched the weapon in his hand in resentment, "I'll be able to do him in a few minutes!" ”

As if in response to William's words, two more flares of the same color were raised.

Barbossa, the leader of the air thieves, was obviously very aware of his son's character, so he fired three flares in succession.

[Master, let's ...... first]

(Huh!) Got it! William's unwilling hand was raised, and the huge scythe turned into a blood-red light wheel and flew out, instantly slashing the nearest Angelus to pieces along with the foothold under his feet, (Let's go!) ）

"Safir Angelus, count yourself in luck this time! See you next time...... It's your time of death! William dropped a few harsh words, caught the whirling Death Scythe, and turned and flew towards the place where the flare had risen.

Just after William left, the remaining three Angelos blurred like reflections and finally disappeared. And not far from the location where it was smashed, a slightly embarrassed figure appeared.

(Whew...... It's so dangerous. Angelus wiped away his sweat with palpitations. The energy shields on his arms were dim, and his breastplate and leg armor were covered in large patches of shattered, (what a strong guy.) Elf Alvet, and her master...... ）

"Drip, drip."

Uruka's communication came at the first time: "Lieutenant Colonel, the air thieves have fully retreated. The non-combatants aboard the Jewel Princess have also been evacuated. But、But the EOD work on the air pirate ship ......"

"What's wrong?"

"The air thieves used old-fashioned powder bombs. Due to the instability of gunpowder, it ......"

Angelus was slightly stunned: "Gunpowder? Gunpowder Bomb ...... Is the initiating device electromagnetically acted? ”

"Yes...... Lieutenant Colonel, how do you know? Haven't you also studied gunpowder weapons? Uruka's voice was full of surprise.

But instead of answering her question, Angelus fell into thought: "Gunpowder...... Well, nitric acid, sulfur...... That's right! It's the temperature! Gunpowder bombs release energy through a violent oxidation reaction. As long as...... Uruka, with a freeze spray! With a freezing spray for emergency treatment! ”

"What do you mean...... Freeze that bomb? Uruka, who is a magician, immediately understood, but she was still skeptical, "Can this method work?" ”

"It worked! Very effective! Now it's just a temporary treatment, freezing is enough! Bonlaide's voice came from the side, "Hmm! I remember! It's dry ice! That guy has a big box of dry ice in his lab all the time! That's what it uses to cool down and prevent accidental explosions! ”

Note 1 Darkmoon: Belonging to the Carmonno Theocracy, it was destroyed in the Second War of the Firmament.