When Fang Zheng drove the Chlorophytum back to the hangar, the other children also ran over.

"How amazing!! You were able to defeat such a strong dragon by yourself! So cool!!"

A short boy rushed over and looked at Fang Zheng with shining eyes.

"How do you do that?! Can you teach me?"

"Yeah, that's really cool!"

Behind him, a plump man nodded vigorously. It was no wonder they had such an opinion. After all, the battle between the Chlorophytum and the Dragon was so smooth and seamless. From beginning to end, it was so handsome that no boy could resist it when seeing such a wild and handsome fighting style.

"It's okay, but not everyone thinks so."

Facing the two people's praise, Fang Zheng chuckled, then reached out his hand and helped Yunai up from the cockpit. Yunai staggered down the mecha holding Fang Zheng's arm, looking like she couldn't even stand steadily. Seeing this scene, the girls also hurried over.

"Yunuo! What's wrong with you?"

"Cheer up a bit, what's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong with her? X?"

"The stimulation was too great. Just take a rest for a while."

Facing the question from the boy wearing glasses next to him, Fang Zheng laughed and shrugged. It has been said before that in the operation of the Franks mecha, the pistil is responsible for synchronization with the body, which means that their senses are connected to the mecha.

For those watching, Fang Zheng's smooth fighting was so cool, but for Yu Nai, it was no better than riding a roller coaster. Fang Zheng was experienced in fighting against such a giant monster, but Yu Nai was strictly speaking the first time on the battlefield - imagine if Monster Hunter was made into a first-person perspective, you would be dizzy if you did this action all the way.

Especially at the end, Fang Zheng used an Air Blade Thrust followed by a Dragon Slash to dodge the opponent's attack and then counterattack. It looked very cool, but for Yuno, it was like watching her body go into the mouth of a dragon, and she barely avoided the opponent's attack by a hair's breadth. If it was a little later, she would have been blown to pieces.

During the battle, she was so excited that she didn't react. Now that the battle was over, she came back to her senses. Suddenly, her legs became weak and she couldn't walk anymore...

After that, Yuno was sent to the infirmary for examination, and the initiation ceremony was concluded. Although Fang Zheng attacked without authorization, considering that he did resist Jiao Long's attack and killed him single-handedly, he did not receive any punishment.

But for some people... that's another story.

“It’s hard to imagine.”

Looking at the values ​​displayed on the screen in front of him, Dr. Franks stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes. He also received the results of Yuno's physical examination from the infirmary. Apart from some mental stimulation, there was nothing wrong with her body.

However, this result made the old man even more confused.

what is going on?

According to the results of the attack of the Chlorophytum, from the start to the end of the battle, the numerical coordination of the two was 100%. However, according to the information sent by the infirmary, the driver of the Pistil codenamed 196 was obviously afraid and terrified when he was controlled to drive the battle. Of course, that kind of horrible and exaggerated fighting method, even Dr. Franks himself had never seen it. And being able to fight a large Moho-class dragon alone with such power is even more terrifying.

However, in the doctor's opinion, there is a very obvious contradiction here.

Franks mechas must have a high degree of compatibility and trust between the two to work together. According to the data sent from the infirmary, if 196 was really afraid and terrified at the time, then the synchronization value between her and the code-named X pilot would have fluctuated and decreased.

However, the fact is, according to the machine's records, the Chlorophytum's synchronization values ​​are incredibly stable, with almost no fluctuation of even a decimal point.

It's as if the value is completely locked.

There are only two possibilities for this situation. Either they have a spiritual connection and trust each other - which is impossible, because according to the information, X only came to the Thirteenth City a few days ago. He and 196 have only met a few times, so there is no trust at all.

Then another possibility is that the operator codenamed X has some ability to forcibly synchronize the other party's mind. He does not need to rely on trust or communication, but can force the other party's mind to synchronize with his own, so as to achieve the effect of controlling the Franks mecha.

This inference may sound incredible at first, but unfortunately, Dr. Franks knows a driver who is almost exactly the same as him.

02……

"Is this some kind of destiny?"

Dr. Franks frowned as he stared at the list in front of him. 02 was a special carrier. She was a pistil, but she possessed a powerful and terrifying power. Carriers who connected with her would die after three times at most. She would greedily devour the spirits of those carriers, devouring their hearts and energy like a beast.

Because of this, although 02 is very powerful as a pilot, she has never had a fixed partner, because ordinary pilots simply cannot withstand her "greed".

However, now, there is a "stamen" that can force the pistil's spirit to synchronize with itself... It's as if it was tailor-made for 02.

Do you want him to try to connect with 02?

Thinking of this, Dr. Franks made a decision.

then……

"Hey? X wants to connect with that 'partner killer'?"

It must be said that when the children of the 13th Unit heard the news, they were all shocked. Although they had never seen the partner killer, they had heard rumors about her.

"Partner killer?"

Instead, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"What is that?"

"Don't you know?"

Seeing Fang Zheng's confused look, the twin-tailed girl Mirai who had challenged Fang Zheng before also hurriedly explained to him.

"It is said that the woman has horns and fangs, and will suck the blood of other drivers who are driving with her. If it happens for the third time, the driver will definitely die!"

"But that's just a rumor."

Fang Zheng didn't take it to heart, but then again...

"It has horns..."

"Hmm? Did you think of anything?"

"That's about right."

Facing the children's curious gazes, Fang Zheng nodded.

"Come to think of it, I did see such a girl by the lake a few days ago. She had a pair of horns on her head."

"Ah...! That must be her!"

"They actually let you connect with that partner killer. What on earth are the people above thinking?!"

"Anyway, you'll know when you get there."

Fang Zheng didn't take it seriously and waved at everyone with a smile.

"I'll go check out the situation, and come back to tell you what kind of person that girl is."

Although Fang Zheng acted very calm, the children of the 13th Unit seemed very worried. After all, they also knew that Fang Zheng could synchronize with all the pistils to 100%, so they could guess that the "adults" must have called Fang Zheng over this time for this matter. Unfortunately, as "children", they could do nothing but obey orders.

“…Haha…”

As I watched the dormitory door close, I sighed softly.

"I hope he's okay..."

"Yes, Hiro, Mitsuru and Naomi have all left. It's rare to have a new guy here, and he's pretty good. I don't want anything to happen to him."

"Wait, if X and that partner killer are able to team up successfully, does that mean that the partner killer will also come and live with us?"

"I'm curious about what kind of person she is..."

Compared with the children's curiosity, Fang Zheng's curiosity is not that strong.

In fact, he was very calm when he met him in person.

"Oh, it's you after all."

"It's you??"

In contrast to Fang Zheng's calmness, the girl opposite was a little surprised. Just as Fang Zheng thought, the partner killer who was about to conduct a mutual connection test with him, the girl with horns, was the one he had seen before by the lake.

"Nice to meet you. My name is X, what's yours?"

"02, it's rare for me to do a directional connection test with other people. What's so unusual about you?"

“Hahaha, you’ll know when you sit on it.”

After a brief conversation, the two boarded 02's mecha Strelitzia.

Then... the test begins.

【First connection starts】

[Measured capability value, concave factor pulse confirmed. Convex factor pulse on standby, ready... 3, 2, 1... Connection started]

As the electronic sound fell, the next moment, the two people's spirits were connected together.

I see.

The moment he entered 02's mind, Fang Zheng immediately understood why she was called the "partner killer". Because 02's mental world was like a bottomless pit, biting the stamen that entered it tightly, like a beast trying to pull it into the deepest part and then squeeze it completely dry. It was simply without any restraint, like a wild animal squeezing.

Moreover, this power far exceeds that of ordinary humans.

No wonder it is said that anyone who partners with her will die after three attempts.

Fang Zheng finally understood that the spiritual world of 02 was just like the female ghost in the story of Liao Zhai who specialized in sucking people's essence. The spirit of the male stamen carrier connected to her could not withstand such destruction. It was like a soft little snake that was caught in a rotating steel crusher and had no choice but to be completely destroyed.

But Fang Zheng's spirit body was not a soft little snake, but an extremely hard diamond! So, after entering into 02's spirit, he not only did not intend to be devoured by the other party, but on the contrary, he tried to suppress this disobedient wild power!

Just like a cowboy taming a wild horse, he holds down the wild horse that is trying to jump wildly, in order to tame it completely.

However, Fang Zheng's suppression also produced a backlash. It seemed that 02 was extremely dissatisfied with this suppression deep down in her heart. So instead of submitting, she struggled and resisted more fiercely, as if she would rather die than live in disgrace.

But Fang Zheng certainly would not give up just because she wanted to fight to the death. Just kidding, even if you are a whale, you can't break my fishing net!

So just when Fang Zheng mustered up his strength and was about to launch a final attack to completely tame it...

“Beep!”

The urgent sound of an alarm interrupted the further confrontation between the two sides.

"...I didn't expect that the machine would collapse first..."

Standing on the tarmac, Fang Zheng looked speechlessly at the Strelitzia, which was smoking all over. He had never expected that this thing was so fragile. He only exerted a little force and it exceeded its endurance limit.

"I didn't expect you to be quite interesting."

At this moment, 02 was also standing beside Fang Zheng with a smile on his face. He looked at him and spoke while eating a lollipop.

"This is the first time I've met a messenger like you. What do you think? Do you want to compete again after the Strelitzia is repaired?"

"It depends on whether they will give us a chance or not."

Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. He estimated that the other party would not give him such an opportunity again. After all, according to the judgment of the maintenance personnel on the scene, the Strelitzia needed to return for an overhaul. Although the specific situation was unclear, the maintenance personnel looked like they were about to hang themselves, so it was clear that this thing was definitely not as simple as replacing a part.

"That's right."

At this point, 02 seemed to have thought of something, and turned around to look at Fang Zheng curiously.

"You mentioned that mermaid before, what's her story?"

"That's not a good story... But since I have nothing to do, I'll tell you about it..."