When Estell arrived at the combat command room nervously, Lieutenant Yulia and Chlos were already standing there with serious faces, staring at the holographic projection in front of them - through the hovering loop, they had already locked onto the queen's location, and the next step was how to sneak into the royal city and rescue her.

Since the princess and Lieutenant Yulia were obviously more familiar with the royal city, Fang Zheng simply handed over the command of the scene to the two of them, and he himself was responsible for making up the numbers.

"My suggestion is to break through the direction and enter the palace, then rescue the queen and seal off the palace on the spot... We need to divide into three groups. One group will go to control the opening and closing of the gate, another group will be responsible for entanglement of the enemy's main force, and the last group will be responsible for rescuing the queen."

Having said this, Lieutenant Yulia looked at Fang Zheng.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, please forgive me for being so presumptuous, but can the Blizzard provide aerial fire cover?"

"Well... although it does exist, I don't recommend using it."

"Why?"

"Because with the firepower of the Blizzard, if we're not careful, we'll blow the Royal City upside down. I don't think any of you would want to see that happen."

Fang Zheng said this while spreading his hands helplessly.

"Don't look at me like that. After all, the purpose of building the Blizzard was not to engage in this level of combat."

So what level of fighting do you plan to do?

Looking at Fang Zheng, everyone present almost swallowed the complaints on their lips.

One strike is enough to destroy the entire palace? What kind of monster are you planning to create?!

"Then we'll have to wait until we land on the palace platform, and then..."

“Wait, wait a minute!!”

Hearing this, Estell finally couldn't help but speak.

"Are you going to throw us down again? Can't you just land on the palace like a normal airship and drop us off?"

"I would like to do that, but unfortunately..."

"pity?"

“No place.”

“…”

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Estel was completely speechless, and Chloë smiled bitterly. Indeed, the palace has a space dedicated to the parking of airships, but... even if you can park a tank in a parking space, you can't park a Boeing 747, right?

It would be fine if the Abel Palace was located in the suburbs, but the Liberl Palace was in the capital. Where could they find a large enough area for the Blizzard to land?

"It's okay. Look, you're back alive and well, aren't you?"

"It's not good for the spirit!"

Even for a girl with a strong nerve like Estell, falling from a height of ten thousand meters is beyond her tolerance!

"It's okay. The first time is always uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it gradually. Once you get used to it, you'll enjoy it."

"…Hmm? What are you talking about?"

"Haha, guess."

Just as Fang Zheng was teasing Estel, Theo suddenly spoke.

"Report, Gransel is experiencing an abnormal condition!"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked to hear this, and Fang Zheng gave the order directly.

"Transfer the image to the screen."

"yes."

Soon, the screen changed to a bird's-eye view of Gransel. Then, everyone was surprised to find that the lights in the Gransel Royal City began to go out. Not only that, the darkness was spreading to the surroundings, and the lights disappeared one by one, replaced by the capital shrouded in the black night. However, the darkness did not stop, it continued to move forward, and everyone could only watch the lights representing civilizations in various parts of the Kingdom of Liberl on the screen go out one by one, until - the entire Liberl was completely enveloped by darkness.

"This is... the phenomenon of the stopping of the power of conduction!"

Seeing this scene, Estelle, Joshua and Tita were shocked.

"How come?"

"The range is so large?!"

"The phenomenon of the power stopping? What is going on?"

Seeing the three people startled, Yulia and Chlos were still confused, and Fang Zheng quickly explained it to them.

"To put it simply, some time ago, Estel's father Cassius sent them a mysterious black Orb Device, which can absorb the surrounding Orb Energy when activated, rendering other Orb Devices ineffective. They gave this thing to Dr. Russell for research, but before the doctor could figure out the situation, he was kidnapped by a special forces unit disguised as the Royal Guards. The Orb Device was also taken away by them. Now it seems that they kidnapped Dr. Russell for fun, and the mysterious black Orb Device was their target."

"We must stop Major Richard immediately."

After listening to Fang Zheng's explanation, Chloë's face turned pale.

"If this continues, it will be disastrous!"

"Then I'll leave it to you to save the Queen. I'll order the Blizzard to stay on standby in the air. If either the Republic or the Empire is dishonest and wants to take advantage of the situation to rob or something, don't blame me for being rude."

"Please, Mr. Fang Zheng."

At this moment, Klos no longer said any polite words. Just as Fang Zheng said, the power of the Kingdom of Liberl was stagnant and almost collapsed. Although I don't know how the Intelligence Department did it, or why they did it, it is a big crisis for the Kingdom of Liberl!

If this matter is not resolved quickly, it is unimaginable what kind of situation the entire Kingdom of Liberl will face!

Because of the stop of the guide force, it was meaningless to occupy the gate control room now. Without the guide force, the gate could not be used at all. So Yulia decisively changed her strategy. She, Joshua and Olivier led the team to attack the palace gate and lure out the soldiers of the special forces. Sherazade, Estelle and Chlos took the opportunity to airdrop directly to the balcony of the palace, and then went to the room where Her Majesty the Queen was to rescue the Queen.

Originally, Yulia hoped to dissuade Kolos from staying on the Blizzard, so that even if something happened, at least a seed could be left behind. But Kolos insisted on saving her grandmother, and Fang Zheng sent Xiao Hei and Illya to assist Kolos. Because Yulia had seen the power of these two little girls in the previous battle outside the palace, she finally agreed and agreed to Kolos' request.

Then, under Fang Zheng's leadership, everyone came to the airdrop cabin again.

"Uh...Mr. Fang Zheng, is this really safe?"

Sitting inside, Yulia still showed an uneasy expression. After all, no matter what, they were being thrown directly down from an altitude of 30,000 meters. Although there were Estell and others in front of them, it should be no problem, but... looking through the window at the sea of ​​​​clouds illuminated by the moonlight below, Lieutenant Yulia's calves were still trembling to some extent.

This has nothing to do with the bravery of the soldiers, it is simply the instinctive nature of living things.

"Don't worry, it's not only safe, but also very exciting."

"...Your Highness, are you sure you won't reconsider this?"

In the face of Fang Zheng's answer, Yulia rolled her eyes helplessly, then looked at Chlos, who also looked pale, but nodded firmly.

"I'm going, Yulia, and I believe in Mr. Fang Zheng's skills, there won't be any problems!"

After saying that, Klos also walked into the airdrop cabin, and then she sat on the soft chair, and then the safety bar slowly fell down, restraining Klos' body. Then, the heavy cabin door closed, and then Klos felt the airdrop cabin she was in moved slightly and slid forward.

Then, the hatch below slowly opened, and Clos lowered her head, and could even see through the window a bright sea of ​​​​clouds illuminated by the moonlight. Although this was indeed a beautiful picture, at the moment, thinking that she was about to be thrown into it, Clos could not help but nervously grip the safety lever.

"Puff... Boom!!"

Then, accompanied by the sound of jets and explosions, Chlos instantly felt a powerful force descending from the sky, and then the airdrop capsule she was in suddenly fell towards the sea of ​​​​clouds as quickly as a cannonball.

"ah--!!!!"

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, Chlos still screamed loudly. She closed her eyes tightly and dared not look outside. She could only feel the gravity holding her body and the airdrop capsule captive, falling rapidly toward the ground. It felt like she was falling off a cliff, falling into an endless abyss...

"Reaching the designated altitude, the first reverse thrust is activated."

With the cold electronic sound, Kolos felt a sudden push from the airdrop cabin under her buttocks, and then her original descent speed became much slower. This made the nervous Kolos subconsciously open her eyes and look around. Through the window, she could see dozens of silver-white "eggs" around her falling down with her. Their lower parts were like petals opening up, and she could vaguely see the blue flames ejected from them.

“So beautiful…”

Looking at the scene in front of her, Chloë couldn't help but mutter to herself. It was her first time to watch the night view from high in the sky under such circumstances. For Chloë, this beautiful scenery was enough to make her linger on it.

Unfortunately, before Chlos had time to take a few more glances, the airdrop capsule she was in had already plunged into the sea of ​​clouds. For a moment, there was only pure white outside the window. However, a moment later, when the window left the sea of ​​clouds again, it was pitch black outside. Only in the moonlight could some vague outlines and tracks be seen.

"Grancel, I never thought it would turn out like this."

Looking at the dark, silent royal city, Chloë clenched her fists tightly. It was the first time she had seen a royal city that was lifeless and shrouded in darkness. It felt as if the entire Liberl Kingdom had been destroyed.

I will never let this country become like this!

Thinking of this, Chlos clenched her hands.

At the same time, several flashing points of light passed by not far away. Chloë heard from Fang Zheng that those points of light were the signs of airdrop capsules. According to Yulia's plan, she would first land in the courtyard with a large force and attract the attention of the special forces from the main gate. Therefore, the speed of the first batch of airdrop capsules would be faster, and the airdrop capsule where Chloë was would take a time difference and land after that.

Soon, Chlos saw dozens of light spots falling in the darkness, and then a few glowing lights that looked like fire appeared from them. Apparently, the noise caused by the landing of the airdrop capsule and the appearance of the Royal Guards alarmed the soldiers of the special forces, and the two sides immediately fought each other.

At this moment, the cold electronic voice sounded again.

"The second ignition begins, speed up and prepare."

Soon, the airdrop capsule picked up speed again, and Chlos watched helplessly as the familiar royal city got closer and closer, and then...

"boom!!!!"

Although the airdrop capsule slowed down and reversed in time at the last moment, it still crashed onto the roof of the palace. For Chlos, the impact was not as severe as she had imagined. She just felt as if she jumped suddenly, and then the safety lever was immediately released. At the same time, the hatch opened, and fresh cold air rushed towards her, clearing her brain, which was originally confused by the impact. Chlos then stood up quickly, picked up her weapon and walked out of the airdrop capsule.

Not far away, Estelle also stumbled out.

"Ugh...I really don't want to sit here for a third time."

“It looks dangerous, but it’s really convenient.”

Although Sherazade tried to remain calm, her trembling legs spoke volumes.

"But... this palace is really miserable."

After all, the airdrop capsule is not a light thing. It fell directly from the sky and smashed the roof of the palace into a mess.

"Now is not the time to talk about this, we must rescue Her Majesty the Queen quickly!"

Chloë didn't waste any time and rushed into the palace, and the others followed.

Because of Yulia's bait tactics, almost all the special forces soldiers went to the main gate to fight. They didn't expect that someone could invade from the rooftop. So the group came to the room where the queen was imprisoned without any obstacles.

Then they saw the queen standing on the balcony with her back to them.

"Grandma, are you okay?"

Looking at her grandmother, Chloë hurriedly asked, and Estelle also shouted.

"We are here to rescue you, Your Majesty!"

“…”

Hearing the two people's calls, the queen turned around and looked at the girls in front of her with a complicated expression. However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Finally you're here. I've been getting a little impatient waiting."

Along with the voice, a man wearing a black mask walked out of the darkness and came to the queen.

"Lieutenant Lawrence?"

Looking at the man in front of her, Chloë couldn't help but be surprised.

"Why are you here?"

"My mission is to protect Her Majesty the Queen, so it's not surprising that I'm here."

Hearing Kolos's question, Lieutenant Lawrence smiled slightly, while Sherazade looked solemn.

"How could this man... emit such a strong sense of oppression..."

"No matter what you say, there are five of us here!"

Estelle also clenched the long stick in her hand and stared at Lieutenant Lawrence.

"Hehehe...you are really brave."

Hearing what Estell said, Lieutenant Lawrence smiled.

"As expected of the daughter of S-rank guerrilla Cassius."

"Why?!"

Hearing this, Estier was stunned, and Sherazade's expression changed drastically.

"You even know the teacher's rank which has never been announced to the outside world..."

"Haha, I know your situation very well. Level C, Sherazad Harvey, nicknamed Silver Flash, seems to be upgraded to Level B in the near future?"

“…”

"Yes, I'm sorry."

At this moment, Chloë also spoke.

"Please return my grandmother to me. If you are just hired by the colonel, there is no need to fight anymore, right?"

However, in response to Chlos's request, Lieutenant Lawrence shook his head slightly.

"What drives this world is not just what we can see. Just like if we only observe the crystal circuit wheel, we cannot know the movement of the gears... Listen carefully, Princess Clothea."

At this point, Lieutenant Lawrence stared at Chloë, who couldn't help but shudder.

"A country is like a huge and complex orb. People are like the crystal circuits that contain power. Organizations and systems are the gears that regulate power, and the land that wraps them together is the framework of the orb. If you can't master these, then you are not qualified to be the queen of a country."

“……?!”

Listening to Lieutenant Lawrence's words, Chlos was suddenly startled, and at this moment, a bored sigh sounded.

"Haha...why do these boring villains always like to say some nonsense that they think makes sense?"

Xiao Hei walked out and stared at Lieutenant Lawrence with narrowed eyes.

"Big brother is right. People like this are more likely to delve into things they don't even understand, and then think they have gained the truth. After all, you have never been a king, so you are really overestimating yourself by publishing such things here casually. Anyway, you are not planning to release the queen, right?"

"Even so...what can you do?"

"Is there any need to ask?"

In response to Lieutenant Lawrence's question, Xiao Hei chuckled.

At the same time, her figure suddenly disappeared like smoke.

"Of course I snatched it back directly!"

As Xiao Hei's voice appeared again, she suddenly appeared out of thin air behind Lieutenant Lawrence. Then, the black and white double blades in Xiao Hei's hands swung out like lightning and slashed towards Lieutenant Lawrence in front of him.

"drink!!"

Lieutenant Lawrence reacted quickly, and almost at the same time he turned around and slashed at Xiao Hei with the long sword in his hand. The black and white short swords and long swords intersected and collided with each other. At the same time, Lieutenant Lawrence dodged and kicked Xiao Hei.

However, Xiao Hei was not someone to be trifled with. When Lawrence kicked out, she suddenly fell down, landed on the ground and kicked Lawrence with a sweeping kick, forcing him to jump back. At the same time, Xiao Hei swung her hands forward, and the two rotating daggers followed Lawrence's retreating trajectory directly.

“That’s interesting!”

Looking at the dagger flying towards him, Lieutenant Lawrence swung his sword and knocked it away. However, at this moment, he saw that the white-haired girl standing in the same place had a black longbow in her hand. She raised the longbow, aimed at herself, and stretched out her right hand - a golden arrow appeared out of thin air and landed on the girl's fingertips.

Then, the girl bent her bow, drew her arrow, and shot it out!

"boom!!!"

The moment the golden arrow hit Lieutenant Lawrence, it suddenly exploded. The huge shock wave even broke through the surrounding walls, and even the ground began to tremble.

After a moment, everything returned to silence.

"You must be kidding..."

“So amazing…”

Looking at Xiao Hei standing there with a smug smile and putting down the black longbow, Sherazade and Estelle were both speechless. Although they had seen Xiao Hei fight before, they still felt that this girl was not particularly strong. However, in those few attacks just now, they found that this lively and interesting girl's skills were completely beyond their imagination.

I'm afraid even Mr. Cassius is no better than this...

“Crash.”

Just when everyone was extremely surprised, the ruins of the explosion suddenly scattered and rolled, and then Lieutenant Lawrence, covered in dust, stood up from it.

"I never thought you would have such strength."

At this moment, the black helmet that covered Lieutenant Lawrence's face had been completely shattered, revealing the face inside. It was a young man with pale blond hair. He stared at Xiao Hei with an amused look on his face.

"I was just bored. I didn't expect you to be so weak."

In contrast, Xiao Hei yawned.

"I finally understand why Big Brother didn't do it himself to improve your favorability, but instead asked Illya and I to do it. For a fellow like you, Big Brother can beat ten of them with just one finger... Oh..."

Having said that, Xiao Hei made a gesture to Estell and others.

"You take the queen and retreat first. Illya and I will deal with this guy."

"OK."

Hearing what Xiao Hei said, Estell, Chlos and others hurried over and tried to leave with the queen. However, at this moment, the queen looked at Lieutenant Lawrence.

"Please wait a moment. Why are your eyes so dark? You are still so young, but it seems like you have experienced great suffering..."

Hearing the Queen's question, Lieutenant Lawrence was silent for a moment.

"My Queen, you are not qualified to show me mercy. I think you are familiar with the name 'Hamel'."

"Hamel..."

When Queen Alicia heard the name, her expression suddenly changed.

"Could it be that..."

"Grandma, why would you bother talking to such a person?"

However, Xiao Hei interrupted their conversation in a bad mood.

"Illya and I have seen this kind of people many times. Didn't they just suffer hardships in their childhood and think that the world is miserable, so they want to do something on their own? He is miserable and unlucky, but he uses this as an excuse and reason to cause trouble or even attack other innocent civilians. That is another matter..."

As he spoke, Xiao Hei raised the black and white double blades again and pointed them at Lieutenant Lawrence.

"Illya and I have seen many people like you following my elder brother. To be honest, we don't care how much you have suffered in the past. Since you have decided to impose everything you have experienced on others, then you have nothing to pity..."

"Haha, you're right."

Hearing what Xiao Hei said, Lieutenant Lawrence also smiled and raised the sword in his hand.

"As you said, maybe what I did doesn't deserve sympathy at all, so..."

"Let us speak with our strength!!"