"Huh?"
The sudden voice left Mine stunned. She saw the dragon's claw pause in front of the broken wall.
[Jump on.]
"???"
Mine finally realized it was the dragon speaking. And it was speaking 'to her'!!!
It seed to be saying it had co to rescue her.
A dragon rescuing a princess? What kind of absurd dream was this?
Setting aside the bizarre idea of a dragon rescuing soone like in a fairytale, Mine glanced at the terrified soldiers and civilians beyond the crumbling palace walls. Her lips twitched.
'What kind of "stealth" is this?'
[Oh, and bring the girl behind you too.]
Realizing she was being addressed, Kuro imdiately moved to draw her Teigu, 'March of the Dead: Yatsufusa'. But before she could act, an overwhelming force pressed down on her.
Boom!
The iron bars shattered, and the imnse pressure overwheld Kuro, who was already physically weakened by the drugs. She collapsed, unconscious.
"Uh..."
Mine stared, dumbfounded.
[What are you standing around for? Carry her.]
"Oh... right, okay!"
Mine snapped out of it and quickly rushed over to hoist Kuro onto her back. She walked to the edge of the broken wall and nervously gulped as she looked at the giant dragon.
"Well, whatever happens, happens!"
Gathering her courage, she jumped onto Rei Ao's dragon claw.
"Stealth mission accomplished. Ti to go."
Rei Ao flapped his massive wings, creating a scorching windstorm that knocked the gathering soldiers off their feet.
"It's flying toward us! Are we really safe?"
Seeing Rei Ao flying toward them, Leone activated her Teigu, 'Lionelle', her muscles swelling, and her eyes transforming into those of a beast. She even sprouted beast-like claws. With her heightened instincts, she sensed overwhelming danger.
"Demon Armor: Incursio!"
Bulat also activated his Teigu, 'Incursio', preparing for battle. anwhile, Lubbock trembled as he pulled out his Teigu.
"Don't make any sudden moves!"
Najenda stopped them from attacking. Facing such a powerful dragon, she too felt imnse pressure, but she had no choice but to trust Aka and Rei Ao's companions.
A hot gust of wind blew over them as the crimson dragon approached. But suddenly, it began to shrink... until the dragon's form completely vanished.
Rei Ao descended from the sky, one person in each arm. He casually dropped them both.
"Ouch!"
Mine groaned as she hit the ground.
"Mine!"
Sheele imdiately knelt beside Mine to check for injuries. Other than the small fall, Mine seed unhard.
…
[Ding! Trade complete!]
[Ding! You have obtained "One-Cut Killer: Murasa"!]
Rei Ao dusted off his hands.
"The trade is complete."
But Aka's attention was entirely on her unconscious sister, Kuro.
"Kuro!"
Aka cried out, rushing over. anwhile, Mine, rubbing her sore head, shot Rei Ao a glare for dropping her. Then she rembered sothing.
"Oh, right, Aka. This girl, Kuro, said she's your sister. Is that true?"
"..."
Aka was silent for a mont before nodding.
"Yes, she's my younger sister."
"Really?! But she said she wants to kill you!"
The others turned their shocked gazes toward Aka.
"..."
Aka bit her lip. She had already anticipated this outco when confronting her sister.
…
"Night Raid! So, it really is you!"
Suddenly, a thunderous voice bood from above.
Boom!
The next mont, a powerful figure descended from the sky, shattering the ground upon impact and sending dust flying in all directions.
As the dust cleared, a golden-haired man with a faux-mohawk, clad in heavy armor, erged. His arms crossed, he coldly scanned the group.
"You've attacked the Empire. None of you will leave here!"
"General Budo!"
Najenda's eyes widened in alarm. As she feared, all the commotion had attracted this loyalist general.
"Najenda, traitor of the Empire, you will face judgnt."
Najenda, a forr general of the Empire, was well known to Budo.
"Heh, the Empire has long since rotted from the inside. A regi that exploits its citizens deserves to be overthrown."
Najenda sneered, discreetly signaling the others, especially Rei Ao's group, to prepare for battle.
She could already hear the Imperial army surrounding them. They needed to escape quickly.
But...
She noticed Rei Ao and his companions casually standing to the side, watching the scene unfold as though they were enjoying a show.
Rei Ao noticed her gaze and shrugged.
"Don't look at like that."
"The trade is complete, so this has nothing to do with anymore. Do as you please."
"???"
Night Raid was dumbfounded.
You stirred up this whole ss, summoned the strongest enemy, and now you're saying it has nothing to do with you?!
What kind of help is that?!
Budo glanced at the four unfamiliar individuals. They weren't on the wanted list, so he focused on Night Raid instead.
The dragon that had just invaded the Imperial Capital must have been the ability of one of their Teigu.
"Night Raid, surrender to the Empire."
Budo's gaze was icy as crackling electricity surged over his armor. This was the power of his Teigu, 'Adralech: The Demon's Wrath'—an armor-type Teigu capable of summoning powerful lightning attacks.
For example, at this mont, Budo raised his hand, enveloped in lightning armor, and dozens of lightning bolts began to gather in the sky above, like the wrath of the heavens themselves.
If those bolts struck, the outco would be catastrophic. Likely, only Bulat in his Incursio armor would survive the attack, while the others would be gravely injured.
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