NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Seeing that the lieutenant seemed reluctant to discuss the battle plan with her, the proud Atao immediately raised her eyebrows and her pretty face, smeared with black ash, was full of dissatisfaction.

"Now is not the time to be reckless! If I take you away, your Nikis might still have a chance to escape. If you insist on staying here, they can only die meaninglessly with you."

“Mihara and Yuni stay behind, the rest of you go into hiding nearby, and Lhapi is free to move around.”

Since he didn't know the exact locations of Fire Dragon and Isabel, and to ensure he had enough time, Phoenix didn't plan to explain his entire plan to Atao.

“Ms. Dorothy, I suggest you cooperate with us in setting up an ambush. Don’t scare that lizard in the sky into abandoning her landing plans just because she sees you here.”

It must be said that the lieutenant was quite skilled at speaking when he was intentionally using rhetoric. His two sentences not only gave Atao face but also subtly conveyed a message to her.

He intended for Nihilista to land on his own.

Actively landing... How is that even possible?

Faced with a battle plan proposed by someone, Dorothy couldn't convince herself to believe it, neither emotionally nor logically.

Who would give up a huge air-to-ground advantage and choose to land voluntarily?

Am I stupid?

……

……

"Roar----!!!"

The furious roar of the dragon, which resounded through the sky, startled even the clouds.

High in the sky, a dragon and a human were seen chasing, fighting, and entangled with each other.

Of course, this statement is actually not very rigorous. For the vast majority of the time, Isabel plays the role of the fleeing mouse, while Nihilistha is the clumsy big cat.

Although both sides were equally fast in straight-line acceleration, when it came to sharp turns, the massive fire dragon inevitably became somewhat clumsy in front of the petite, infatuated woman.

Interestingly, whenever Nicholas gets tired of wanting to swat the "fly" and tries to turn away, Isabelle will always recklessly raise her shotgun and fire a couple of shots at her from a distance.

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

She, the mighty Lord of the Sky, was rendered helpless by a fly. If other heretics saw this, where would she put her face in the future?

Enraged, Nihilistha suddenly opened her gaping maw, unleashing a torrent of dragon breath that seemed to fly freely across the sky, turning the night into a blood-red sunset.

Seeing such a large-scale, indiscriminate killing tactic, Isabel dared not resist any longer. She had no choice but to flip her wings and turn to create a distance of several kilometers between herself and the enemy.

Even so, the cunning and scheming woman still kept her distance from her fiancé as much as possible, keeping the distance between herself and her fiancé smaller than that between the fire dragon and her fiancé.

To her surprise, this seemingly unnecessary action inadvertently helped Phoenix communicate with her in military hand signals before the fire dragon arrived.

[Command, located above, fire, none, horizontal direction.]

Yes, in the middle, going forward, below, one, facing direction, one, combat...

The lieutenant's signal was rather abstract, but the infatuated woman had a thorough understanding of her beloved, and without blinking, she easily grasped what Phoenix was trying to say.

"Nichrista—!"

From low in the air, a woman with a stern face shouted loudly:

"My commander said! What's the point of just breathing fire from the sky? Come down here and fight me one-on-one!"

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Upon hearing Isabel's shout, the unprepared fire dragon nearly choked on its own breath.

Having roamed the land for decades, Nihilista's fearsome reputation had reached the point where even the ace ark forces on the ground dared not show their faces. Yet tonight, a human dared to provoke her in this way.

Are you looking for death?!

Even though reason kept warning the fire dragon, pointing out the opponent's clumsy and pathetic provocation, his volatile temper, contempt for Niki, and the home advantage of the Celestial Ring made it impossible for Nihilista to find any reason why he would lose.

She needs to land.

She wanted to tear apart the rat that had infiltrated the Sky Ring in human form, to let that ignorant commander experience what cruelty truly meant.

call--!

Bat wings flapped, and a strong wind arose.

The fire dragon immediately changed direction, ignoring Isabel's presence, and swooped down towards the man standing in the middle of the road, brandishing a gun and provoking her.

"Humans—!!!"

Nihilista, who suddenly slowed down in mid-air and transformed into human form, roared with an expression that was almost ferocious with excitement.

Her mechanical heart burned like fire, it couldn't wait to punch through the enemy's chest, lift up the half-dead body, and kill him in front of the two Nikis...

"I've locked onto her, Commander."

Unexpectedly, less than 300 meters above the ground, a charming voice gently lingered in Nihilista's ear.

What followed was pain that the fire dragon had never experienced before in its life.

The pain emanated from the neck, ignoring the pain receptors, shattering any will to act, and forcibly destroying the soul's ability to think.

moment,

In less than half a second.

The pain came suddenly and went quickly. The moment Nihilistha regained consciousness, a flash of crimson light appeared before her eyes.

boom--! ! !

The cannonball-like fist slammed solidly into the heretic's cheek, and the incredibly violent force instantly sent the humanoid fire dragon flying horizontally through the air, directly denting the metal wall beside the road.

There was no one-on-one duel; all that existed was a ruthless man's hoarse yet calm command.

"Tear her apart."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuni, who was standing beside Phoenix and supporting Mihara, suddenly narrowed her eyes and activated her special ability on Nihilista.

Still in a daze for less than a blink of an eye, the fire dragon, without any chance to resist, was instantly...

Lapi, who had appeared in a flash, grabbed his hair and pressed his knee firmly against his spine, forcibly pinning him to the ground in a kneeling position.

Then, a burst of gunfire erupted!

Countless bullets pierced Nihilista's neck from the side. Then, the nanometal began to frantically repair the wound at an alarming rate.

Unfortunately, Rabi, who had somehow gotten a scarf wrapped around his neck, pulled hard on the fire dragon's head, tearing it off his neck like glue, with the help of everyone's firepower!

While the scene wasn't exactly gory, the process of those unevenly sized nanomaterials being destroyed by the bullet and then slowly stretched and torn apart was chilling enough.

"commander."

Despite committing such a horrific act, the girl's tone remained devoid of emotion. She simply carried the dragon's head, and under Dorothy's dazed gaze, walked to Phoenix, placed it steadily on the ground, and reported as usual:

"mission completed."

The blind man was not surprised at all, and just as decisively gave instructions:

“Isabel, secretly send Lapi back to the Ark and go directly to Ingrid. The faster the better.”

After speaking, the lieutenant plopped down, listening to the cacophony of responses from the Nikis, while glancing at the ground near Nihilista's ear, and casually saying a few words to the air.

"One for one".

"Anik for the lizard."

Chapter 281 How pitiful, your mother doesn't want you anymore.

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Within the sea of ​​consciousness, all was silent.

Phoenix, who had not received a trade response, stroked the stubble on his chin, thoughtfully considering the Queen's attitude.

Consciousness overseas, noisy and bustling.

With only his head remaining, Nihilista bared his teeth and made a tireless, loud commotion.

"Pitiful."

The man listened patiently as the fire dragon rambled on, managing to utter only a few vulgar and harsh words. Finally, he reached out and, like a blind man, slowly touched the heretic's head, then stroked it twice as if petting a cat.

"Your mother doesn't want you anymore."

"..."

A seemingly nonsensical remark not only made Anise and the others blink in confusion, but also successfully shut up Nihilista's annoyingly large mouth.

Mother?

What kind of mother?

Although he couldn't understand what Phoenix was saying for a moment, his sixth sense sounded an alarm, and he tried to remind Fire Dragon that this shameless man in front of him definitely had something in mind.

What does he want to express?

The bewildered heretic remained silent...

After a long silence and much contemplation, Nihilista finally mustered the courage to replace "mother" with "queen." Immediately afterward, a hint of fear flickered in his previously fierce eyes.