……

When Edward woke up, he found that everything in front of him was covered by yellow sand.

The roar of the battlefield gradually became clearer, and then he realized that he was lying on the ground.

“…what happens…”

A black whale fell from the sky and crashed.

Yes…that thing that suddenly appeared and hit me.

How is this possible… Hassanka Hafurgaard should have killed all the high-level constructs… Otherwise we wouldn’t have acted so quickly…

That whale, why…

As Edward was thinking this, a dark shadow rushed over from a distance.

It was a “alpha wolf” that tore a tank apart with its huge claws and pounced towards Edward, howling wildly.

Edward quickly stood up, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and pulled the trigger at the Wolf Leader:

“Clap! Clap! Clap!”

His bullets were too weak to penetrate the exoskeleton armor of the Wolf Alpha.

Seeing that the huge monster was about to reach him, Edward seized the opportunity and prepared to roll away.

At this moment, a crack burst out at the location where the “Alpha Wolf” passed, instantly tearing the huge monster into pieces.

“bass–“

Hallilali walked out of the crack and immediately turned her head, with the light of constellations flashing in her eyes.

“Ding–“

The fragments of [Alpha Wolf] instantly turned into blue crystals of creation, and then exploded one after another, blasting into pieces.

After dealing with the “Alpha Wolf”, Harilalli turned around and reached out to Edward:

“Edward! Follow me!”

She took Edward’s hand and ran with him across the battlefield.

Along the way, Edward witnessed the tragic scene on the battlefield – the armored troops in front were hit by the “Black Whale” that fell from the sky.

After the destruction, the monsters that emerged from Huangquan Pass once again gained the upper hand on the battlefield and intertwined with the army.

As the combat distance was shortened, the army’s advantages began to be wiped out.

This is not the worst. The real threat is the [Black Whale] that is still moving across the battlefield. The shadows on the ground have become the sea where it roams. From time to time, it jumps out from the shadows, causing massive damage to the army, flies into the sky, and then dives into the ground again.

When the Black Whale leaped, Edward saw its appearance clearly—it had six eyes on one side, of different sizes, arranged in a pattern that seemed to conform to some higher law. Its body shape was basically the same as the whale Edward knew, but it was much larger, and there were many huge fan-shaped objects like fins arranged in a disorderly manner on its body, flapping as it tore through the air, dragging a long black trail.

From time to time, the whale would let out a long cry – a sound that was ethereal, elegant, yet creepy. Just by listening to it from a distance, Edward felt his thinking become a little stagnant.

“[Ghost] calling… [Dark Moon], requesting air support…”

“The missiles are being loaded,” Allewood’s voice came, “[Academy], you take over!”

Another huge airship slowly entered the combat zone. It was equipped with a factor-energy laser weapon underneath. After a brief focus, it fired a deep blue beam towards the [Black Whale] flying into the air.

“boom—-“

The beam of light tore through the air and lit up like a glow stick in the dark night. The strong light made everyone on the battlefield subconsciously squint their eyes.

However, when the beam of light hit the Black Whale, it did not cause any visible damage.

Edward took a closer look and discovered that there was some kind of gravitational field around the Black Whale. Both the army’s artillery and the beam of the Academy stayed on the surface of that gravitational field.

So…what is it?

As Edward was thinking this, the [Black Whale] let out another ethereal cry and then flew towards the [Academy].

It turned over lightly in the air, as if the whole world was just a vast ocean for it to swim in, and it was the only free fish in this ocean.

In comparison, every tiny maneuver of the Federation airship seemed clumsy. Watching the Black Whale slowly approaching, the Academy tried to maneuver to evade, but ultimately could not escape the charging giant.

“boom–“

Under Edward’s gaze, the [Black Whale] smashed the [Academy] in half, and violent factor energy annihilation exploded, seemingly forming a second blue sun in the sky.

How on earth can this kind of thing…

How is it possible to fight this thing? Where did it come from? And why…

Edward turned his head and looked at Halle and Lali beside him, but found that she didn’t seem to have any emotional fluctuations.

Seeing the [School Number] being torn in half, she just said softly:

“Rest in peace, soul.”

Then, from the annihilation factor energy light, a fierce red light burst out like a cracking sky and earth——

“boom!”

The red light burst out like thunder, causing Edward to close his eyes for a moment.

When he came to his senses, he saw a scene he would never forget in his life—

——An old man stood in the air, controlling thunder and holding a black knife.

Opposite him, the [Black Whale] that had lost its tail was twisting its body in pain.

Obviously, the violent factor energy that erupted from the [Academy] was annihilated, and Hassanka Hafurgaard found a point of entry.

He condensed a red line and cut off the tail of the [Black Whale].

“…”

Above the sky, Hassanka silently looked at the monster in front of him, with red light flashing in his bloodshot eyes.

On the body of the huge monster, Hassanka sensed a very familiar shadow.

…It’s still useless, He wakes up again…

Hassanka took a deep breath, his eyes were stained with darkness, and the shadow on the black knife began to flow.

At the same time, the Black Whale let out an ethereal and terrifying roar, and a dark shadow rolled towards Hassanka like an overwhelming force.

In Edward’s vision, the entire sky was covered by darkness in just a dozen seconds, as if night had suddenly fallen.

In the endless darkness, red lightning flashed from time to time, accompanied by loud thunder.

Hassanka is fighting the Black Whale.

“Edward!”

Hearing Hallilali’s shout, Edward turned around and found another group of dark followers attacking him not far away.

“We must stop them,” Halilali took a deep breath, “Only by stopping them can we regroup. Grandpa Hassanka will definitely be able to kill the guy in the sky. After that, as long as the Federation’s airships regain air superiority, we still have a chance.”

Now, the entire sky is covered by a layer of darkness, and it is naturally impossible for airships to provide support to the ground.

Edward tried to contact the Moonlight, but found that even the factor energy waves could not penetrate the black layer.

In this case, we can only trust Hassanka… Edward gritted his teeth and nodded to Hallilali:

“Ah.”

He quickly checked the magazine, and after confirming that it was correct, he prepared to act with Hallilali.

At this moment, a flash of silver light was thrown over. Edward reached out to catch it and found that it was Hallilali’s butterfly knife:

“I told you before that I would compensate you.” Hallilali chuckled.

Edward turned the silver blade unskillfully, and a faint red light appeared on its blade. Edward knew that this was strong factor energy.

In the federal laboratories, this red state of factor energy can only be produced under extremely harsh conditions and can only last for a short period of time.

And now, he saw so clearly that the strong factor could flash on an insignificant silver blade. This was a miracle in itself.

But now was not the time to watch miracles. Edward turned the butterfly knife again, put it in his sleeve, and nodded to Halle and Lali:

“let’s go.”

……

“Commander! We can’t hold on any longer! We need support immediately! Please give the order!”

“Commander! Aleph disobeyed orders and led his mobile force to provide support! Should we order a pursuit?”

“Commander-in-chief! Commander-in-chief!”

“…”

Listening to the chaotic sound on the radio, Laplace, who was sitting on the chair, covered his face with his hands, breathing unsteadily.

He heard footsteps and looked up, only to see the face of Hermes looking at him with a smile.

“Have you thought about it?”

Laplace nodded slowly, then took out the energy wave communicator and adjusted the frequency tremblingly.

Seeing this, Suleiman slowly walked behind his chair, put his hands on Laplace’s shoulders, put his mouth close to Laplace’s ear, and whispered:

“…This is not your fault…This is fate…It is an inevitable trend that you cannot escape…”

“…Even if the Lord of the Black Tide is killed by Hafurgard, they cannot give you the truth you want…The information hidden in the Hafurgard Spire cannot even be read by themselves…The information itself is a kind of pollution…It requires a more powerful existence of the same level to know it…”

“…As long as you complete the deal with me, I will become that existence…and then…I will fulfill your wish…”

“…I will give you the tools to realize your ambitions…I will help you ascend to the stars…I will help you build the tower that will be admired by all…”

“…Hafrgard and his people are too arrogant, and regard themselves as weights on the scale… No… They are just mistakes… Another way for fate to try to override you…”

“…I will grant your wish…you will reach the stars…and Hermes will return to you intact…”

As Suleiman whispered, Laplace’s hands trembled even more violently.

He put his mouth close to the factor energy wave transmitter, his lips trembling.

“…Come…Son of Man…” Suleiman whispered again.

As if a death knell had been struck, Laplace’s silver eyes flashed, and his body trembled.

Then he gave the order softly:

“…Allowood, do it…”

……

Interlude) Odin (Part 7) -5k chapter-

In the darkness, Hassanka Hafurgaard moved his body as fast as he could, and the black knife in his hand dragged a long red light.

But even so, his speed was only comparable to that of the Black Whale, and there was no way he could surpass it.

After the sky was polluted by the black tide power of the Black Whale, it completely became the master of this space, using its powerful force to continuously suppress Hassanka.

Hassankar knew that power.

Countless fragments of [Angel of Destruction] are gathering together.

“…”

In the darkness, Hassanka tried his best to drive the power of the upper world, using the black knife to guide the red light and slash at the [Black Whale].

Waves of ethereal roars were heard, and the sound itself carried strong pheromones, which made Hassanka increasingly unable to bear it, and his speed gradually slowed down.

Faintly, he saw the pavilion in the sea of ​​flowers and the destined score that marked his own destiny.

Perhaps, this is the end.

Hassanka pulled up a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth, but his speed was getting faster and faster.

He gradually ignited the source substance in his body, releasing the power in the [Star Fragments] that was of the same level as the Netherworld.

[Ink marks] are originally a lower level authority than [engraved ink].

With such a power boost, Hassanka’s speed of movement in the black ocean became faster and faster.

The [Black Whale] seemed to have sensed a similar power. It let out another ethereal roar, and the black fins on its head gradually took on a black glow, turning into the appearance of a sharp blade.

A man and a whale swam quickly in the black ocean, their blades constantly colliding.

The flickering red and the deep black intertwined on a battlefield unknown to anyone.