Operation Dawn Chapter 36 The Spread of Despair - Part 2
Time passed day after day, and for the course of a week, the order of the Mandate of Heaven Headquarters was still to put all the staff under martial law in the underground area of the city, and there were no other additional orders. In the meantime, in order to rejuvenate Rin, Bronya decided to take the team members to relax herself.
Rin followed behind the others, her eyes still confused, and she looked listless. Because during this time, a lot of innocent people were sacrificed in the city of Maitreya, so Rin naturally knew this, and he was also very sad about it.
Seeing that Rin hadn't picked up yet, Lin Qi also asked him, "What's wrong?" Rin, it's just to be happy to come out to play, you see, there is no one in the video game city......"
Rin motioned for Lin Qi to stop talking, he knew that too many people had died in the plague of despair some time ago. It's not just the people who live in the city of Maitreya, but also the Valkyries and Ash Agents of Destiny.
Now the only people left are elites like Bronya, so most of the people who moved to the dungeon were lucky.
Ritter came up to Rin, put his hands on his shoulders, and said, "Well, I wonder if it's a bit of a disappointment to talk about this at this time...... Look at me, brother, no matter how difficult the current situation is, our lives still have to be lived, and when this incident is resolved, we can go back to our previous lives. ”
Although the team's livelihood can be guaranteed under Bronya's care, Rin knows that the dead will never come back, and the desperate situation will continue.
"Ritter is right, Rin." Bronya also came over to persuade her. "All we can do is follow the orders of Head Delisa, right? Also, you can't save anyone else. ”
Freya also said, "Yes, since we are here for you, you don't want to be like this, we have to go on a mission together." ”
Under the persuasion of his companions, Rin tried to raise his head first, trying to make his expression happy, revealing a smile that seemed to be a hard stretch, the kind of "skin smiling meat does not smile" expression, which looked very strange.
"Sorry...... I worried everybody. ”
Seeing that Rin wanted to make himself happy, Ritter also suggested to him: "yes, that's right, then let's compare racing games, the loser is responsible for inviting guests to dinner, how about it?" ”
Then, Ritra went to the area of the racing game, skillfully took out two Maitreya coins, and put them into the game console, and after a while, the screen of the racing game was displayed on the screen. And during the two-minute racing game, Rin was losing all the time, just when Rin wanted to say to Ritter, "I'm not in the mood, don't play." As he said this, the radio rang out in the arcade area.
"Notice, please ask the leaders of the Mandate of Heaven Special Operations Group to gather in the Sky Garden...... The leaders of the Mandate of Heaven Special Operations Group are invited to assemble in the Sky Garden. ”
In the underground area, various facilities are equipped with public address systems, after all, there are not many people who can come here, and there are not many facilities. Bronya motioned for the team to have a good time here, and she left for a meeting in the hanging garden of the underground city of Maitreya, maybe there seemed to be new instructions on Teresa's side, let's see what she would say then.
Bronya came to the meeting place, and at this time, she also noticed that not only the members of the Mandate of Heaven Special Operations Group, but also the Valkyrie members of the High Council of Thirteen, as well as ...... Dr. Edward's sister, Ace, and Miss Marilyn, who she pushes in a wheelchair, are also here.
Bronya didn't greet them, but just made a friendly gesture to them with her eyes, and although Marilyn kept squinting, she seemed to notice Bronya's eye gesture. Some time ago, the two sides were enemies of each other, but because of the emergence of the "Desperate Da Gama", the two sides were also forced to stand on the same front.
Feeling some mood swings from her friend Ace, Miss Marilyn's wheelchair trembled a little, and she also asked Ace, "Belena, I can feel your hands shaking...... Is it because it's cold? ”
"It's okay, don't worry about me."
Ace also recalls the powerlessness and despair she felt when she faced Vasco a week ago, so she couldn't calm down just by thinking of the terrifying being who claimed to be a "god". After a long time, after receiving instructions from the staff, the Valkyries and agents who were attending the meeting entered the door of the Hanging Garden Conference Hall and sat down in their seats.
The meeting began, chaired by Bishop Delisa, and the members of the meeting were: members of the Thirteen High Valkyrie Council, the leader of the Mandate of Heaven Special Operations Group, the head of the Ash Operations Group, and ...... Belena and Miss Marilyn.
"Ladies and gentlemen, before the meeting begins, I would like to introduce you to our new members."
Teresa was referring to Ace and Marilyn, who had been pushing Marilyn's wheelchair and standing at the large table in front of the conference, which was particularly special in front of everyone who was sitting.
"These two are former members of the Immortal Blade, the Valkyrie Force of Destiny, Miss Belena Belmont, and Lady Marilyn Verti."
When Delissa introduced her two closed disciples who she once regarded as treasures, Ace and Marilyn also said greetings such as "hello everyone" and "hello everyone" respectively, hoping to discuss the next thing with everyone. However, some members of the Destiny Special Operations Team who recognized the two of them also began to talk about them.
"Aren't these the two people who attacked our Heavenly Mandate City a few months ago?"
"The lackeys of New Arcadia."
"Traitor to Destiny."
These words surrounded Ace and Marilyn, and they were endless, so that Ace's hand holding Marilyn's wheelchair couldn't stop trembling, and the iron handle of the wheelchair was dented. At this time, in order to alleviate everyone's anxiety, Urlandelle stood up from her seat, saluted Ace and Marilyn shallowly, and then said to them:
"Everyone, I would like to take this opportunity to interrupt the meeting...... Belena, Marilyn, I apologize to both of you. ”
"Fourteen years ago, as the leader of the Immortal Blade Squad, I had a serious negligence that led to the sacrifice of all my men, and at one point I learned that there were still members of the Immortal Blade alive...... I'm really glad I am, so, please give me a chance, both. ”
In the face of Glondelle's apology, Ace didn't look at her squarely, and replied seemingly casually, "I know, I accept it." And this kind of performance made Glondelle even more emotional, and she then asked:
"After all these years, you still won't forgive me? Belena...... I'm really sorry for you, please give me a chance, please. ”
However, Ace replied: "It's okay, it was just the result of our lack of ability back then, captain, you don't have to dwell on this matter, let's get down to business." ”
Although the estrangement between the two people has not been completely eliminated, the meeting was also carried out in an orderly manner. During the meeting, which lasted for half an hour, Bishop Teresa gave a brief account of the current situation of the plague and the movement of new Arcadia technology.
Immediately afterwards, Teresa said the name of a place, which is the name of the place that everyone must "visit" before solving the problems caused by "Da Gama", that is:
"The small town of Conwater, France, according to intelligence officers, New Arcadia has created more Honkai distortion experiments there, and we need at least three combat units to carry out the clearance mission in the past."
Just after Glondelle announced the location of the next operation, all the squad leaders of the special operations force listened carefully to Glolander's next action arrangement.
"Why don't everyone, including the high-level Valkyrie Council, go to war together?" Elysia still had that unfazed smile on her face, and said it somewhat casually.
And Teresa said that if the people who remained in the underground city of Maitreya were not left, then there was a high chance that something would happen. After all, after the situation called "Plague of Despair" spread to the whole world, the tragedy of cannibalism occurs all the time, and it is necessary to leave behind the members who can still ensure the operation of the Mandate of Heaven in order to ensure that there are no hidden dangers in the operation.
The first person to speak was Raiden Mei, the squad leader of the 3rd Operation Force, and after Delisha finished speaking, she was the first to say "I'll go" and decided to go to the target location of the operation to carry out the task of clearing the Honkai distortion.
"I'll go too."
"And me."
Immediately afterwards, the captains of the Second and Fifth Operations Units, Huan Xi and Xi'er, also proposed to carry out the clean-up mission.
Delisha asked Glolander, who was in charge of the management of the combat department, to make personnel arrangements, and agreed to the operation permission of the third and fifth combat units, and asked the members of the second unit to carry out other tasks except for "Huan Xi" and "Zeng Tiansheng".
"Can you add an extra team? Although most of our previous operations have been related to intelligence...... Still, I decided to join. ”
The person who spoke was the leader of the 1st Special Operations Force, Ms. Wendy, who looked particularly young in a black uniform of Destiny with a striking turquoise lining and long hair with a gradient of black to turquoise hair.
She is an excellent Valkyrie in the same class as Mei Yi, and she is also one of the few "S" level Valkyries in the entire Mandate of Heaven Special Operations Group. But Ms. Wendy recently had a rare mission, and everyone began to say, "Does Captain Wendy want to participate in this cleanup mission?" It's really rare."
Immediately afterwards, the captain of Unit 6, Giorgia Baslan, also spoke, and she was an A-class Valkyrie who was good at wielding a fiery heavy sword, and she looked a little older, and it was said that she was a person who was very difficult to deal with other captains of the operation force.
When Bronya proposed, "We, the Seventh Unit, also applied to participate in the cleanup mission", but was rejected by Glondelle. Randell said that there was a very special presence in their team, that is, Ash Agent "Rin", and his situation had not yet stabilized, so he could not be rushed to go there and carry out the cleanup mission.
"Can you please tell me why? Ms. Glondelle. ”
"Your duty is to take care of the boy named Rin, and ensuring that his condition is stable is your main task at the moment, he has had some things before, don't let him go on such a high-risk mission again."
Then, Bronya remembered Rin's previous situation and began to subconsciously worry, so she didn't continue to ask, and with a silent expression and attitude, she acquiesced to Glondelle's proposal. The captain of the Fourth Force, who had not spoken, the slightly shorter captain of the team, the young Valkyrie named "Rosati Papa Palan", also spoke, and she also wanted to participate in the clean-up of the town of Conwater.
Grace looked at her Belena at this time, and an idea suddenly appeared in her heart, if some of the past grudges have not been written off with her, then this time the mission, why not give her a chance to express herself as a "commander"?
Therefore, she first said, "Everyone, be quiet, let's have a good discussion", and then, under the decision of Glondelle, she made a decision that everyone in the room did not expect, and said it:
"I think the decision is still up to Miss Berena, Belena, you decide."
Seeing that her former captain trusted her so much, Belena did not refuse. Instead, he slowly walked in front of Youlander, and when he saw this, Yulandel also gave up her position, giving Belena a position facing everyone, and letting her express her opinions in front of everyone.
"So, I'll lead the team in this operation, and I will ensure your safety and be able to come back alive from this operation...... Although we were enemies before, this time the situation has exceeded the expectations of our 'New Arcadia Executive Director', so I have decided to join the Mandate of Heaven and join forces with you to fight against Honkai. ”
Although many people have not forgiven Ace for what he did until now, because Ace is a Valkyrie who is powerful enough, choosing this time to join the Mandate of Heaven is also beneficial and not harmful to everyone. So, under Ace's decision, the lineup to participate in this operation was quickly determined.
The code name of this operation is preliminarily determined to be "Dawn - Recapture the Dawn", with the former Mandate of Heaven Valkyrie "Razor Queen" Ace as the overall leader of the integration operation team, leading the Mandate of Destiny 1, 3 and 5 operation teams to the zombie town of Conod to clean up the Honkai Aberrant Beast and fight against the remnants of New Arcadia entrenched there.
The remaining members of this operation are used as reserve members of the operation to facilitate follow-up support. In addition, when Teresa continues to talk about the next target, Mei Yi expresses an unusually concerned attitude.
This operation is related to the shadow force of the Mandate of Heaven's special operations group, the "North Star", which is tentatively designated as "all missing", that is, to go to York City, where they collectively had an accident, to find the whereabouts of Kamisato Shizuru and others.
"Miss Eulandelle, let me go."
The person who spoke was a mild-looking-looking woman, with eyes, dressed in white clothes that resembled that of a librarian, and holding a book that she often carried in her hand. This name is "Opipran Baslan", and she is the eighth seat of the Thirteen High-level Council of the Valkyries of Destiny, and she is an S-class Valkyrie named "The Almighty Hand".
Although Opipalain, who is in charge of the supervision and ordnance department, is the existence responsible for managing the rear of the Mandate of Heaven, he is also the one with the deepest stereotype in the impression of everyone as "not good at fighting". Therefore, Ullandel was also worried about Ms. Opipalain's decision, and asked her:
"Lady Oppaland, you haven't been involved in combat operations for several years, are you up to the task for this one?"
Opepland just gently pinched the pigtails that had been braided around her head, and then said playfully, "What's wrong?" Can't logisticians go to war? Or is it ...... Do you have any other candidates? Who is better suited than me to 'find someone in the ruins'? ”
In the face of Opiparaan's proposal, Ms. Apoña also opened her mouth to express her agreement, and said: "Indeed, in terms of finding people, I recognize Miss Opalan's ability, therefore...... I agree with her. ”
"I agree with Aponia." The red-haired Miss Eden also spoke. "There is no one better suited to take on this important task than Miss Oppie Paran when it comes to 'searching', and Miss Opipran has proved this with her own abilities since the establishment of the New Mandate."
Because the two members of the "Former Fire Chaser Thirteen Heroes" strongly recommended Miss Opipalain's matter, the rest of the "Former Fire Chaser Thirteen Heroes" high-ranking Valkyries, who also belonged to the previous organization of the "Fire Chaser Moth-World Serpent", also started to talk about it.
Mebius asked Vilve, "Is Vilvey going too?" If you just go for it, there shouldn't be any problem, right? ”
Vilve, on the other hand, waved her hand and said, "Mebius...... Sister Snake, I don't need this, right...... Besides, with my ability, it might be better to stay behind...... Probably. ”
After all, these high-ranking Valkyries knew the current situation in York City, and if there were no members of the Council of Thirteen to participate in the action, it was very likely that they would encounter great danger. Mebius and Velvet actually belong to the category of "logistics personnel". And if they rashly go to the front line to act, it will be a choice that "does more harm than good" to the current situation of the Mandate of Heaven Organization.
"I'll go with Miss Opepland."
The person who spoke was Marilyn Verthie, who was in a wheelchair, and although she was disabled for life in both legs when she was a bodyguard of the leader of the Fred consortium a few years ago, she is a "mimicry lawyer", and her fighting ability is still unquestionable.
Offipalain said that she had also learned about Marilyn's fighting ability before, and although she was half-disabled, her control of the puppet's combat was really impressive...... Of course, it was that time when it was an enemy.
"Is it okay, Marilyn...... Your body now has. Glondelle also expressed concern. However, Marilyn waved her hand with a relaxed expression and said to Glolander:
"Don't worry, captain, I still use the saber you gave me before, please don't worry about me, I did such an excessive thing to you before, please let me use this way to compensate you."
With that, Marilyn waved her hand, and a stabbing sword appeared in her hand, and she held the stabbing sword in her hand, and looked at it carefully, as if she remembered something from the past. Glondel looked at the bayonet sword that she had given her, and although Marilyn had used it to pierce her body, it was something that Glolander was willing to do.
So, after the meeting, the operatives to go to York City were also confirmed, and Opipalain was asked to take the Ash Agent Team and Lady Marilyn to find the whereabouts of Kamisato Shizuru and them.
After the meeting, Urlandel found Ace again and said "Berena", wanting to talk to her about Ace himself. After all, this decision to officially break away from New Arcadia is a very difficult decision for Ace, the "Razor Queen" who has become the second-in-command of New Arcadia.
"I deeply regret what happened before, Berena, the feeling of losing a loved one must be bad for you...... I also lost my sister, so please don't be sad, okay? ”
"Thank you for your concern, Captain, and not just because of this...... All my assets have been wiped out in this disaster, not only for my loved ones, but for all that he has plundered...... It's also gone. ”
Ace didn't continue, and after realizing that she had said a lot of what was in her heart, she quickly stopped, and then said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this to a stranger like you", to deny her previous relationship with Eulandelle.
"You and I are not strangers, you are my sister, Belena, and I have lost loved ones...... My sister, Kiana, is left on the moon, and she can't come back to me. ”
Ace didn't say too much, but said casually: "That's really sorry, I also deeply regret hearing this news...... I'll leave if there's nothing to do, and from now on, we'll do our own thing. ”
Seeing that Belena hurriedly wanted to leave, Urandel stretched out her hand to stop her, but Belena still walked in the direction of leaving.
"Berena!"
Ace's expression was a little impatient, and he turned to face Glondelle, who was some distance away from him, and asked "What's the matter", and then prepared to listen to the next sentence that Randell said to himself.
"We ...... Can we go back to the way it was? ”
And when Ace heard this question, he also waved his hand and said, "Probably not." After receiving this answer, Glolandale's eyes began to turn red, and after Belena left with her back to her, the little girl in her eyes was gone, replaced by a stranger.
She knew that she could no longer forgive herself for killing her companion, and that Berena's family, the only loved one, was gone. Because of this, Belena also let go of the only trace of expectation she had for Glolander, and chose to continue walking alone, alone.
Ace gave up her bonds, and she didn't know that her brother Dr. Edward had come back from the dead, and she didn't know that Dr. Edward was in York City at this time, and that what was still happening when he was teased like a little mouse by Da Gama.
He hid at the bottom of the ruins of the new Arcadia Energy Research Department, which had been reduced to rubble, thinking about how he could escape from the monster. Just as he was about to move somewhere else, a thick arm grabbed him by the shoulder, grabbed him, and then, turning around, he saw the appearance of a rugged man whose face had been smeared with soot.
"Best Friends...... It turns out that I can still see you, am I already dead? ”
The big man with a dusty face was none other than Ryan, who was carrying the unconscious Norney on his back, and Shizuru was also beside him. When Dr. Edward angrily reached out and pinched Ryan's face, he retracted his hand in disgust, and then said that he hadn't cleaned his body for a long time.
After confirming that his best friend Edward had returned, he immediately pinched his face, realizing that it was not a dream, and then, he also showed a very excited expression, carefully looking at Dr. Edward, who had come back from the dead.
"It's really you! We all thought you were ......"
After learning that Ryan and the others had been trapped here for nearly two weeks, Edward covered his forehead with a broken head, saying that it is really not easy for you to survive. Ryan, on the other hand, said that Norney hadn't eaten for a week, and the supplies that had been found in the safe house here were empty, and she couldn't get in touch with the Destiny Headquarters.
Edward sighed and said, "Now the four of us are trapped here...... If I can get out, I'll have to go back and take a shower. ”
When they learned that Agnes, who had been highly fused with his own remnants, was chasing him outside, everyone also gasped. Ryan and Shizuru have said that they have worked in New Arcadia for so long, and they have no idea that Agnes is the "Celestial Saint of Despair" Dagama.
"Not exactly, he was originally a 'mortal' Heavenly Sage, and he needed to use the 'Star God's power' to activate Dagama's remnant body, and then absorb it himself, so that he could use the power of being 'Dagama of Despair'."
Next, when asked why Dr. Edward hadn't died yet, Dr. Edward also told Ryan and Shizuru everything that happened to him without reservation. Agnes teased him like a toy, and it was only because Agnes was "bored" that he came back to life and told them all about it.
Ryan and Aiden began to communicate, and naturally they were all about his "resurrection from the dead".
"So Agnes started the cloning process of your body, and then copied your memories before you died, and saved you?"
"Yes, the body I used to have is gone, and the body I am in is not the existence you were familiar with before...... But now that I'm back, there must be something that hasn't been resolved. ”
"Hey, it's good if you come back anyway, when we hear about your death, we almost haven't recovered yet."
"The current situation is not very optimistic, and in the current situation, I guess I'm being played with like a toy by Agnes......"
While he was still chatting with Ryan, a creepy voice sounded from several people's side. It was the voice of the Heavenly Saint Agnes, and when everyone noticed that Agnes had chased after him, he did not make a move, but turned into a human form, wearing a suit and leather shoes in front of everyone.
"Ouch, you're partying, huh? Add me one, I just lost my toy mouse, and I'm about to come and look for it. ”
"Want to kill us?" Edward hurriedly stood in front of Shizuru and them, trying to protect them from Agnes' presence. But Agnes waved his hand, indicating that he was tired of playing, and was just curious about where Dr. Edward was going to flee.
This attitude made Ryan angry, and he stepped forward angrily, clenched his fists and asked:
"Are we your toys? Agnes? ”
"Isn't it?" Agnes replied contemptuously. "Don't forget, I came up with the rebirth plan, and you are the ones who have accepted my power, and from that moment on, you are already my toys."
Then, Agnes also said that from the moment he stepped into New Arcadia Technology, basically anyone he fancied had been infected by his "desperation virus". In other words, from the moment Agnes met them, he was ready to turn them into "mimics".
Shizuru also realized that something was wrong, and when she said, "That is...... When the words came out ...... too", Agnes also laughed very arrogantly, and began to explain:
"Yes, I could have turned you into that 'cute' at any time if I wanted to, but why didn't I do that? Why? Did you think of anything? Miss Shizuru. ”
"I don't know, after all, it takes some time to find new toys...... Although you have betrayed me on your own initiative, do you want to think about it, return to our company, and talk about treatment and salary. ”
He faced Jingliu's sentence, "How long are you going to play with us?" Agnes. He didn't react too much, and he ignored her, showing his "arrogant" and "arrogant" attitude. The situation had gradually developed within his control, and as one of the ancient "Ten Heavenly Saints", "Despair", Agnes was satisfied with the appearance of regaining his original power.
Ryan also expressed extremely angry emotions, if it weren't for the fact that Agnes had regained his original strength, he really wanted to punch him in the smug face, so Ryan also asked him, "What are your plans?" What do you want to do with us? ”
"Are you qualified to ask that? I'm the one who should be asking, right? Officer Lane. ”
Agnes just stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, and Ryan immediately felt a sharp object like a thousand needles in his body, stabbing his internal organs. He fell to his knees clutching his chest, blood spitting out of his mouth, causing Edward to quickly try to drive the Quasi-Lawgiver's abilities to attack Agnes.
"Stop, you can't win, you know? Doctor. Agnes continued to smile playfully at him. I had hoped for you, doctor, but now you look at your embarrassment, you can't do anything, just like any other wretched creature. ”
Dr. Edward wanted to split his body and release the crows, but he found that his body seemed to be disobedient, and how to drive the abilities in his body, it just didn't change.
"This 'second' world is my possession, and I can turn it into whatever I want...... After all, there is more than one fruit on the tree of imaginary numbers, and after I get tired of playing with it, I will change it to another one, I really didn't enjoy such fun before I degenerated into a 'human', it's really good, hahahaha......"
So Dr. Edward turned to look at his three companions, gritted his teeth, and walked slowly to Agnes, and as if he had made up his mind, he said to him:
"Spare my companions, you can do whatever you want, as long as you can spare them...... Don't you want toys? I'll be your toy, how about it? ”
When Dr. Edward said this, Ryan, who was still conscious and spitting blood behind him, also stepped forward to stop Edward, trying to stop him from sacrificing himself again. After all, Edward is also a person who lost his life, he is now just a "clone", and the previous Edward has long since died.
"It's a shame that I wanted to have some fun with you, but now I don't want to...... You can go, because there's a new batch of toys coming to me. ”
Agnes realized that the Destiny had already begun to act, and they divided their forces into two routes, one to the small town of Conwater, in the French region, and the other to the desperate city of York, to find him.
Just as Dr. Edward was about to let Ryan and Shizuru leave with Norne, Agnes stopped in front of everyone and said something like this:
"Did I say you could go like this? You guys look so ugly, I'm going to have to think of a better way to give my new toys some challenges. ”
Just when Agnes didn't know what to do with them, one of Destiny's battlecruisers had arrived above the ruins of the New Arcadia Energy Research Division, and according to bioradar scans, there were biological signals from humans underneath the ruins.
"Looks like the goal is here, Miss Marilyn, we can act, do you want to help?"
"Thank you, no need, I can go myself."
I saw the rear compartment of the cruiser open, and a large number of Ashes of Destiny agents flew down from the sky and landed on the ground eroded by the rain of blood. Agents then prepared semi-automatic rifles and were preparing to burst into the rubble in search of the missing members. They removed the heavy stones from the ruins, and beneath them was a passage to the lower part of the ruins, connected to the underground sewer area of the research room.
According to the biosignal scanner, the signal is sent from here. Marilyn pushed her wheelchair herself, accompanied by Opipalain, and walked slowly towards the underground area, and after going deep into the interior for a while, a pitch-black crow flew out of the darkness and landed on Marilyn's shoulder.
Marilyn noticed that the crow was similar to the one she remembered, Edward's, and took it off her shoulder to take a closer look. And this crow, which was a little fat, seemed to be the moment it came into contact with it, Marilyn felt the message it was going to pass on to herself, and also instantly knew the news that Edward was not dead.
"Xiao Ai, you're not dead yet...... That's great. ”
Her eyes moistened, and she felt the familiar breath from the crow's body. Then, however, the crow disappeared like a shadow above her hands, as if to show them the way.
"Lady Opipran, please come with me, my family is in danger, please allow me to lead the way, come with me."
Opepran had noticed the crow from just now, and it seemed to be telling them something, but it disappeared like a shadow, leaving no complete signal. Marilyn, who was familiar with Edward, knew that whenever Edward wanted to tell her some secret news, he would use his mimicry ability "Crows".
Usually Marilyn knew this habit of Dr. Edward. However, the fact that the crow had disappeared so quickly meant that he was in danger at the moment, so she did not dare to slack off, and motioned for Opephalan to keep up with her.
"Need a hand? Ms. Marilyn, you are a little tired from pushing your own wheelchair. ”
"It's okay, let's go."
Marilyn was anxious, after all, as the younger brother of her close friend Belena, she had already regarded Edward as her younger brother, and she also called him "Little Love" and "Family" on weekdays. When they followed Marilyn's lead to the place where the biological signal was most obvious, they found Edward covered in blood and lying on the ground.
"Little Love...... Is it really you? ”
Marilyn pushed the two wheels of her wheelchair as hard as she could, and hurried towards the fallen Edward, and just as she was about to approach, the aura hidden in the darkness was quietly sneering. Then, a voice belonging to Agnes came, saying something like this:
"So, human beings are really boring, what is the need for emotions to connect with others? Bored...... That's why you can't evolve. ”
The sound soon died down, and when Edward, who seemed to be dying, spontaneously got up from the ground, Marilyn realized that the crisis was coming.
"Report...... Unit A3 has encountered a large Honkai creature, please instruct! Ahhh ”
"Unit A1 needs support!"
"Unit A4 is at war with hostile Honkai creatures!"
A steady stream of requests for help emanated from Marilyn and Opipalain's communicators, and the desperate cries of the Ash agents, mixed with despair and helplessness, echoed throughout the underground waterway area.