episode_0110

Whatever the situation, digging into the middle of enemy fire is crazy.

A colony bombardment laser fired by a nuclear fusion weapon can be blocked with a single shield, or multiple aircraft can line up to form a field to block attacks.

That would somehow be possible.

There were cases where it was actually made possible, and I even experienced it myself.

However, like now, breaking through the enemy’s attack and digging in is another story.

To block or let go, all you have to do is hold on to the spot and let go of the attack.

All you have to do is stand in place and wait for the enemy’s artillery fire to stop, and eventually, if you prevent the enemy’s artillery fire from detonating something important, you win.

It’s different now.

It is natural to consider being pushed back by enemy attacks, but at the same time, you must also pay attention to moving forward.

Coo coo coo coo coo.

The entire aircraft shakes.

The entire Paladin Mk.2 obtained from the Sagittarius Colony is shaken.

The ether stream flowing from the forward cavalry spreads out a shield in a spiral, and along the spiral flow, the ether bombardment of the black storm flows backwards.

This is like going up a waterfall.

The moment I run out of strength and begin to drift away in the etheric waterfall, I will die.

‘I was already prepared for that kind of death.’

Death has always been close to me.

I went into battle thinking I could die at any time.

It was the same when I came to Starlight Colony, and that thought remains the same even now.

‘If you think about it, there were so many connections.’

Of course, it was the same when I was a paladin, and also when I was an instructor.

Even just the bonds built up during the moment spent in Starlight Colony cannot be ignored.

Captain Edmund, who made me serve as an instructor at Starlight Colony.

Stella, the vice-principal who hired me, who was almost a disabled person wearing a mask, because she believed in my abilities.

Although the direction pursued is different, Instructor Aria joins in leading the students as the same instructor.

Lavender was almost expelled from school due to Friendly Fire, but after meeting me, she continued to become a pilot, and is now reborn as Starlight Colony’s undisputed ace while traveling the battlefield.

and several others from the Academy, including the Special Forces A Team.

Even though we didn’t have a deep relationship, I don’t regret it.

Whether I go back to the past or make a new choice at that moment, I would have made the same or similar choice.

Always, never hesitate to make the best choices in life.

That’s how I lived, and that’s why I survived until now.

[master.]

And it’s still the same now.

[The output of the current aircraft is decreasing. If this continues-]

“I won’t back down.”

Lean your upper body forward.

Due to the pressure of inertia and energy, my body was pushed back as if it were under gravitational acceleration, but I leaned forward and used that force to push the booster panel.

moving forward

It doesn’t push back.

“Our window.”

[There is nothing that cannot be pierced.]

Even if the aircraft is damaged, even if this body is torn to pieces, since we are in the center of this bombardment, we have one purpose.

It pierces through.

We only think about the results, and push the aircraft’s performance beyond its limits to achieve those results.

Beyond the ether.

Kigi geek.

Despite the black storm jamming waves in my ears, as if mocking my actions and the low power output of the Paladin Mk.2, I keep moving forward.

How far has it progressed?

My eyeballs are pulling, and if I don’t close them, my eyes feel like they’re going to pop out due to the pressure difference, and I feel dizzy as the internal organs of my whole body feel pushed back and compressed.

Nevertheless.

“Sapphire!! Flying!!”

Forward, moving forward.

If I can’t advance, I think about whether I need stronger output, and I resolve to survive the enemy’s ether bombardment and pierce the enemy.

In reality, resolutions are effective.

Pusheeee.

The shock of the ether bombardment gradually subsides.

The more I do this, the more the cavalry spear digging into the center moves forward, and the ether powder spread behind my back sprays like wings, pushing me forward.

[…! Master, ether energy remaining, now 3%…!]

Even though it hasn’t even reached the enemy yet, the remaining ether energy appears to be running out.

A red warning light appears and shouts not only on the display monitor, but also on all panel buttons.

It’s dangerous.

If we continue like this, the aircraft will explode.

The ether shield spewing out from the cavalry will no longer be able to protect against artillery fire and will be exposed as is, and the black storm will have to be blocked with the frame armor of the aircraft itself.

Can Paladin Mk.2 withstand that?

The original was also impossible.

However, even if it was repaired at the Sagittarius Colony, can the aircraft equivalent to the Paladin Mk.2 R-Repair really withstand it?

at all.

impossible.

Before I knew it, the remaining amount was 1%.

But the black storm cannot reach it.

I only need to move forward a little bit, but I don’t have any more battery left.

Auxiliary power too.

Main power too.

The laws of reality cannot be distorted through will alone.

Pusheeee.

The aircraft shuts down.

The display turns off, and the aircraft, which was spinning in a spiral, slowly slows down, like a top stopping.

[master!]

The Sapphire Unicorn, the only one connected to its own AI line, shouts.

[It got pierced!]

“Ah, yes.”

Front.

The situation is viewed through a display in the cockpit itself, not through a camera.

Paladin Mk.2, whose armor has lost its color and turned gray as if it had hardened into stone.

And the ether bombardment that no longer exists on the front lines.

“……”

The sword broke through the etheric barrage of the storm.

In the end, until all the etheric power poured into the ether bombardment was exhausted, we succeeded in breaking through the exact center.

then.

What happens after that?

Oooo!!

The black storm roars.

They open their mouths wide and scream, and the cables connecting the mouth area up and down widen, giving the inside a ‘crackling’ appearance.

“Ha.”

Kwa-eu-ang!

Purple lightning escaped from the mouth of a black storm.

It jumped out in zigzags, became a new ether bombardment, and flew towards us-

[Instructor!]

It ran as if wrapping around us and stood in front of us.

“Lavender…?”

[yes!]

I knew right away that it was lavender.

However, because the aircraft had changed, I had no choice but to swallow for a moment.

Fenrir.

giant wolf.

Before your eyes. Fenrir is in his original form as the beast of creation, just as he was when we first saw him.

[Successful!]

“Ah, I see.”

thank god.

“What is the shrine?”

[We are taking over the AI control authority of the Black Storm! They said that a forced shutdown can be performed after data synchronization is completed through server connection!]

Fortunately, thanks to the Black Storm AI making everyone face this way, it seems that the shrine has arrived at its destination.

“But there is a problem.”

[yes…! In order to perform a forced shutdown, it is necessary to lower the etheric energy flowing inside the Black Storm aircraft as much as possible…!]

“For that to happen, a forced shutdown is necessary. What a contradiction. Hehehe.”

[Ah, this is a shrine! Can you hear me!!]

The voice of the shrine is heard from Lavender.

Perhaps the shrine was directly connected to Lavender.

[We are trying to suppress it as much as possible, but system privileges have been taken away!]

[yes?! Then what should I do?!]

“How to do it.”

I forcibly operated the panel and turned off the emergency device.

“If you cannot force a shutdown through the system, you have no choice but to do it physically.”

[physical…!]

“You are doing it.”

[Me…?!]

“Yes.”

The only person who can do it is Lavender-

[No!]

Lavender shouts.

[We are doing this together with the instructor!]

“…….”

In an instant, a shiver ran down my spine.

Not only did purple lightning flash on the display and panel in front of my eyes, but it was also the case that the output of the ether became full-

someday.

It felt similar to the words I shouted at Sapphire.

[This will do, right?!]

Fenrir’s back flashes.

“Lavender, are you okay?”

[yes! I’m actually relieved! I’m not going alone…I’m going with the instructor!]

“…Then, excuse me for a moment.”

I manipulated the paladin’s lower body and then climbed onto Fenrir’s back.

Clap, clap, clap.

[Ugh…?!]

As the lower body and Fenrir’s back were connected and enveloped in ether, Lavender moaned for a moment.

“Does it hurt?”

[Oh, no! It’s just an unfamiliar feeling…!]

Although I thought I heard some strange sound, I immediately lowered my upper body after checking the status of the aircraft on the monitor.

The lower body was combined on Fenrir’s back.

The remaining amount of ether, which was close to 0%, turned the color of the energy gauge purple, exceeding 100% and well over 140%.

“Lavender.”

[yes!]

“Pierce with one strike.”

[…yes!]

As the cavalry was extended in front of Fenrir, ether like lightning mixed with blue and purple spewed out.

in between.

Before we knew it, the black storm had gathered energy again and pulled the bowstring toward us again.

The etheric bombardment, which was much more condensed than before, was so large that it swept us all away–

[Maximum ether output!!]

Fazizik.

[Spiralㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!]

A spiral of lightning pierced the center of the black storm and quickly reached the beginning of the storm.

[check.]

“Mate.”

Kwasik.

The spinning spear pierced the heart of the black storm.