Starting from Douluo Continent, I've become a god through daily check-ins.

Chapter 300 Trapped

Inside the cockpit of the Lark, various alarms blared incessantly. Goro had long been unconscious, but the alarms in the cockpit gradually brought him back to his senses. After turning off the alarms, he sighed deeply and looked at the driver's seat in front of him. The driver's seat in front was Ichigo's; logically, Ichigo should be here. However, the driver's seat was empty.

It turned out that before the explosion around the Klaxosaur, Goro had already pressed the emergency activation button, and Ichigo was immediately ejected from the Lark by Goro. The explosion occurred just as Ichigo was ejected. Strelitzia, having seen Ichigo being ejected, rushed to her side immediately.

"Goro." Zero's voice came through the communicator.

"Zero!" Goro exclaimed in shock.

Hearing Goro's voice, Zero finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Great, we're finally connected."

"Where's Ichigo!?" Goro asked anxiously.

"I'm fine. I was knocked unconscious by the impact of the ejection chamber and suffered minor injuries. I'm receiving treatment with Hitoshi and the others," Zero said.

Goro finally relaxed and said, "Oh, that's great." Bored, he leaned back in the driver's seat and said, "Hey, Zero, can you contact the transport unit? I can't operate this machine by myself."

"Goro, calm down and listen to me. Goro, you're inside the dragon right now," Zero said.

"What's going on? Does this mean the Klaxosaur hasn't been defeated yet?" Goro asked in surprise.

"At the same time as the Klaxosaur exploded, it swallowed the Lark. Immediately afterwards, the order to retreat came, and we temporarily retreated to the Great Eco-Fortress," Zero said.

Having understood the situation, Goro also realized his current predicament. "I see."

"But I'll find a way, no, we'll find a way, we'll definitely get you out, don't worry," Zero comforted her.

"Okay, I'll also consider what I can do." Goro seemed quite open-minded.

"I'm sorry, Goro, only we came back," Zero said apologetically.

Goro smiled helplessly. "Don't worry about it. It drains the battery quickly. I'll switch back to safe mode now."

"Okay, I'll contact you later."

After Zero finished speaking, Goro switched back to safe mode. In the conference room, Ikuno said, "FRANXX without its pistil cannot use magma fuel."

"In that case..." she asked worriedly.

Man said, "It's alright. At the system level, the life support system should have been activated using backup power."

Zero Two said, "So, if the power runs out, he'll die."

Everyone was shocked by Zero Two's words. Zero Two continued, "Even if that's not the case, we will still join forces with the Great Eco-Fortress and... *thud*."

Just as Zero Two finished speaking, three people rushed into the conference room. Turning around, Ichigo, Mirai, and Ayame were there. Hearing that her partner was currently inside a Klaxosaur's body, Ichigo was naturally very worried. Originally, Ichigo was supposed to be trapped inside the Klaxosaur with Goro. However, Goro had directly brought her in.

"Ichigo, you need to rest." Mirai followed behind, wanting to take Ichigo back to the lounge to rest.

"What happened? You said Goro was swallowed by the dragon?" Ichigo asked angrily.

He looked up and said, "So he said he did it to save us..."

Before Kaimu could finish speaking, Ichigo stopped and suddenly turned to look at him, angrily asking, "Then why didn't you go save him? You shamelessly ran back here. He was trapped inside the Klaxosaur while we were talking, wasn't he? That idiot threw me out. How could he possibly solve this by himself?"

Mirai sighed. "Ugh, this is so annoying. Don't you realize you've always been the one being protected by Goro?"

"What?" Ichigo asked, turning around.

"That guy is like this when he's in danger too. You're the first one to panic. Who's supporting you?" Mirai said, pointing at Zero.

"Why should I be told that by the future?" Ichigo asked angrily.

"You always claim to be the leader, and you're always yelling and screaming like a madman. Goro must have a real headache with a partner like this!"

As for the future, Ichigo had no reason to object. She could only grit her teeth and glare at it. Just then, Seventh Sister and Hachi walked into the meeting room. Seventh Sister clapped her hands and said, "Alright, alright, that's enough."

Seventh Sister walked over to Mei, put her hand on Mei's shoulder, and looked at Mei, saying, "It's good that you're all alright."

Hatch stopped in front of Ichigo and Mirai and said, "Let's gather."

"We analyzed the liquid sample attached to the body, and the Klaxosaur expanded by vaporizing its own body fluids, making it an explosive species," Hatch said.

With a worried expression, she asked, "So, Goro is inside the fuel, right?"

Zero suddenly realized something, and Seven said, "Don't worry, fortunately, the place where Lark is won't affect FRANXX."

He said with a gleam in his eye, "In other words, we need to rescue Goro first; I still owe him a favor."

The others nodded in agreement with Yimu's statement. Hatch squinted and said, "First, we need to stop the Klaxosaurs from approaching the city."

Hearing Hatch say this, Ichigo was stunned. Didn't that mean that as long as the Klaxosaurs got close to the city, Goro's life or death was completely unimportant?!

"We have an hour until the target arrives. Set up the final defensive line there and destroy the Klaxosaur before it gets through!" Hatch said.

Tai asked, "What if it can't be done?"

Hatch said, "The Great Eco-Fortress will also launch an attack, and the Klaxosaur will continuously use its internal fuel to explode in self-defense. If the number of attacks reaches a certain level, there is still a chance to deliver a fatal blow."

Everyone was shocked. Zero asked, "Are you going to abandon Goro?"

Seventh Sister closed her eyes and said, "That's the worst-case scenario."

"How could this be!" Yu Nai exclaimed in shock.

Not only Yuu, but everyone else was shocked by this reason. A perfectly good manipulator, just gave up like that.

"This operation will begin in fifteen minutes. Everyone, get ready," Hatch said.

Hearing Seventh Sister and the others' decision, Zero gritted his teeth, his hands clenched tightly together, unwilling to accept that Goro would die like this. Goro was his good friend, how could he stand by and watch his good friend die! Zero-Two stood behind, watching Zero's unwilling expression.

Ichigo said, "Before that, please let me speak with Goro!"

Inside the Klaxosaur, Lark was trapped near its heart, its entire body curled up, looking utterly helpless. Goro, in the cockpit, hugged one leg, head bowed, lost in thought. The sound of water echoed continuously in his ears. Hearing the water, Goro suddenly looked up. "About thirty minutes have passed since I contacted Zero and the others."

Goro loosened his collar; his breathing was becoming somewhat labored. The backup power supply for the larkspur wouldn't last more than an hour. Goro looked at the hairpin in his left palm, seemingly making a decision, and slowly grasped it.

"Goro."

(End of this chapter)