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 nodded 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.
可惜的是，科洛丝还没有来得及多看几眼，她所在的空投舱就已经一头扎入云海，一时间，窗外只有一片纯白，然而在片刻之后，再次脱离云海的窗外，却是一片漆黑，只有在月光下，隐隐约约的能够看见一些轮廓和轨迹。
“格兰塞尔，真没想到会变成这个样子。”
看着一片漆黑，仿佛死寂墓园般的王城，科洛丝紧紧的握住了拳头。她还是第一次看到这样没有丝毫生气，被黑暗所笼罩的王城，给人的感觉就好像是整个利贝尔王国已经毁灭了一般。
我绝对不会让这个国家变成这样的！
想到这里，科洛丝握紧了双手。
与此同时，数个闪烁着的光点从不远处划过，科洛丝听方正说过，那些光点就是空投舱的标志，因为按照尤莉亚的计划，她要首先带着大部队庭院降落，从正门吸引特务士兵的注意力，所以第一批空投舱的速度会更快一些，而科洛丝所在的空投舱则会打个时间差，在那之后再降落下去。
很快，科洛丝就看见数十个光点在黑暗之中落下，然后点点看起来像是火光一样的光辉从中出现。显然，空投舱降落带来的动静以及王室亲卫队的出现惊动了特务部队的士兵，双方立刻打成了一团。
就在这个时候，那个冰冷的电子音再次响起。
“第二次点火开始，加速准备。”
很快，空投舱再次加快了速度，而科洛丝则眼睁睁的看着熟悉的王城距离自己越来越近，越来越近，越来越近，然后……
“轰！！！！”
虽然在最后时刻，空投舱及时减速反推，但还是砸在了王宫的屋顶上。而对于科洛丝来说，她所迎接来的冲击并没有想象的那么严重，整个人只是感觉好像猛然跳了一下，随后安全杆立刻松开，与此同时，舱门打开，新鲜冰冷的空气迎面扑来，让本来因为接受冲击而有些混乱的大脑也为止清醒，随后科洛丝急忙站起身，拿起武器走出了空投舱。
而在不远处，艾丝蒂尔也跌跌撞撞的走了出来。
“呜……我真的不想要再坐第三次了。”
“虽然看起来很危险，但是真的很便利。”
虽然雪拉扎德努力保持着平静，但是她那颤抖的双腿已经说明了一切。
“不过……这王宫可就真惨了。”
毕竟空投舱这东西也不是什么轻便玩意儿，这会儿直接从天上砸下来，也是把王宫屋顶砸的乱七八糟。
“现在不是谈论这些的时候，我们必须快点儿救出女王陛下！”
科洛丝也没有废话，急忙冲进了王宫里，而其他人也跟了上去。
因为尤莉亚的诱饵战术，几乎所有的特务部队士兵都去正门战斗，他们根本没想到居然有人能够从天台入侵。于是一行人几乎是没有任何阻碍的就来到了囚禁女王的房间。
接着，她们就看见了背对着自己站在阳台上的女王。
“祖母大人，你没事吧！”
看着自己的祖母，科洛丝急忙开口询问道，而艾丝蒂尔也是大喊了起来。
“我们来救你了，女王陛下！”
“……”
听到两人的呼唤，女王转过头来，神情复杂的看着眼前的少女们。然而就在这个时候，忽然一个声音响起。
“总算来了啊，我已经等的有些不耐烦了。”
伴随着这个声音，一个带着黑色面罩的男子从黑暗之中走出，来到了女王的身边。
“洛伦斯少尉？”
看着眼前的男子，科洛丝不由吃了一惊。
“你为什么会在这里？”
“因为我的任务是保护女王陛下，所以出现在这里也没什么不可思议的吧。”
听到科洛丝的询问，洛伦斯少尉微微一笑，而雪拉扎德则面色凝重。
“怎么会，这个男人……身上散发出如此强烈的压迫感……”
“不管你怎么说，我们这里可是有五个人！”
艾丝蒂尔也握紧手中的长棍，瞪视着洛伦斯少尉。
“呵呵呵……还真是很有勇气。”
听到艾丝蒂尔的说话，洛伦斯少尉笑了一笑。
“不愧是S级游击士卡西乌斯的女儿。”
“哎？！”
听到这里，艾丝蒂尔顿时一愣，而雪拉扎德面色更是大变。
“居然连从未向外界公布过的老师级别也知道……”
“呵呵，你的事情我也很清楚。级别C，外号银闪的雪拉扎德·哈维，近日似乎就要升级为级别B了？”
“……”
“对，对不起。”
此刻的科洛丝也开口说道。
“请把祖母大人还给我好吗？如果你只是被上校所雇佣的话，现在已经没有必要再战斗下去了啊？”
然而，面对科洛丝的请求，洛伦斯少尉则是微微摇头。
“驱动着这个世界的，并非只有眼睛能够看到的东西。就像只观察结晶回路的轮盘，是无法知晓齿轮的运动一样……听好了，科洛蒂亚公主。”
说到这里，洛伦斯少尉盯视着科洛丝，后者则不由一颤。
“所谓国家，就如同巨大而复杂的导力器。人们如同身处其中，蕴含力量的结晶回路，组织，制度则是调动力量的齿轮，而将其包裹在一起的国土就是导力器的框架。对于这些只是，如果不能掌握，那你就没有资格成为一国之主的女王。”
“……？！”
听着洛伦斯少尉的说话，科洛丝顿时一惊，而就在这个时候，一个无聊的叹气声响起。
“哈啊……为什么这些无聊的反派角色，总喜欢说一些自以为很有道理的屁话啊。”
小黑从中走了出来，眯起眼睛盯视着洛伦斯少尉。
“大哥哥说的没错，越是这种人啊，越喜欢钻研一些连他自己都不懂的玩意儿，然后还觉得自己好像获得了真理似的。归根结底，你也没有当过国王吧，随意在这里发表这种东西还真是自不量力——不管怎么说，你也没打算释放女王对吧。”
“就算如此……你们又能够怎么样？”
“那还用问？”
面对洛伦斯少尉的询问，小黑嘻嘻一笑。
与此同时，她的身影忽然仿佛烟雾般消失。
“当然是直接抢回来了！”
伴随着小黑的声音再一次出现，她整个人忽然就这样凭空浮现在了洛伦斯少尉的身后，接着小黑手中的黑白双刃仿佛闪电般的挥出，向着眼前的洛伦斯少尉砍了下去。
“喝！！”
洛伦斯少尉反应也不慢，几乎就在与此同时他急忙转身，手中的长剑对着小黑猛然砍下。黑与白的短剑与长剑相互交错，撞击在了一起。而洛伦斯少尉则在交击的同时身形一闪，一脚对着小黑踹了出去。
然而小黑也不是好惹的货色，在洛伦斯一脚踹出的同时她猛然下坠，落在地上一个扫腿踢向洛伦斯，迫使对方向后跳开。与此同时，小黑双手向前一挥，两把旋转的短剑直接顺着洛伦斯退开的轨迹直接追了上去。
“有点儿意思！”
看着旋转飞来的短剑，洛伦斯少尉一剑挥出，将其打飞，然而就在这个时候，他却看见站在原地的白发女孩手中不知道什么时候多了一把漆黑的长弓，她举起长弓，瞄准自己，伸出右手——金色的箭矢凭空浮现，落在了女孩的指尖。
接着，女孩弯弓搭箭，一箭射出！
“轰！！！”
在击中洛伦斯少尉的瞬间，金色的箭矢骤然爆裂，巨大的冲击波甚至冲破了四周的墙壁，连地面都开始颤抖起来。
片刻之后，一切再归于寂静。
“骗人的吧……”
“好厉害……”
看着站在原地，带着得意笑容放下黑色长弓的小黑，雪拉扎德与艾丝蒂尔一同哑然，她们虽然也见识过小黑的战斗，但还是觉得这个女孩并不算特别强。然而就在刚才那几下之中，她们才发现这个看起来活泼有趣的女孩，身手完全超出了她们的想象。
恐怕就连卡西乌斯老师也不过如此吧……
“哗啦。”
就在众人惊讶无比之时，忽然爆破的废墟散落翻滚，接着灰头土脸的洛伦斯少尉从中站起身来。
“真没想到，你居然拥有这样的实力。”
此刻洛伦斯少尉遮挡着脸的黑色头盔已经彻底破碎，露出了内里的面孔，那是一张有着苍金色头发的年轻男子，他盯视着小黑，一脸有趣。
“我才觉得无聊呢，没想到你居然这么不经打。”
相比之下，小黑倒是打了个哈欠。
“我终于明白为啥大哥哥不亲自出手刷好感，而是让我和伊莉雅来了，就你这种货色，大哥哥一根手指就能打十个……哎……”
说到这里，小黑对着艾丝蒂尔等人打了个手势。
“你们带着女王先撤，我和伊莉雅来对付这个家伙。”
“好的。”
听到小黑的说话，艾丝蒂尔和科洛丝等人也是急忙靠了过来，带着女王试图离开，然而就在这个时候，女王却是望向洛伦斯少尉。
"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!!"