Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"..."

Looking at the hardworking Akashi, Black Flying Dragon couldn't help but stroke his chin.

She began to wonder if Akashi had inherited Avira's personality; why was she so obedient?

"Found it, meow! There are two entrances, but they seem to be in the same space."

A few minutes later, Akashi meowed and held up the tablet to show Black Dragon.

"Two entrances? Let me see."

Black Flying Dragon put down the rhombus-shaped device he was playing with, looked down at the picture, and was immediately stunned.

The first picture shows the island she knows well; upon closer inspection, you can even see her doghouse. The second entrance, however, is miraculously located inland, appearing to be an abandoned research institute. Vines cover the exterior of the building, giving it a rather eerie look.

"Okay, I understand. Thanks. If you ever run into trouble in the future, remember to find my number or the Prince of Wales' number through the Freeport District's information database for help."

Black Flying Dragon had a plan in mind, and reached out to rub Ming Shi's little head, saying with a smile.

"Okay, meow. By the way, the Commander is having breakfast. Would you like to go check on her, meow?"

Akashi wagged her tail and obediently provided the information.

"Ah, I have important business to attend to today, so I won't bother you. Please give my regards."

Black Flying Dragon's eyes flickered slightly. He smiled and waved his hand. After speaking, he turned around, jumped off the dock, unfolded his ship equipment, and began to move towards the entrance of the monster space.

See you next time, meow~

Akashi stood on the dock and waved to Black Flying Dragon.

"Ok!"

Black Dragon turned and waved his hand, becoming even more certain that this Akashi had inherited Avira's strengths.

The way they said goodbye was so similar.

Chapter Two: Arrangements

Leaving the port of Elvira, the Black Dragon maintained a steady speed as it sailed on the sea. The nearby sea surface reflected shimmering waves under the sunlight, and seabirds would occasionally dart into the water to catch food, adding bright ripples to the surface.

"The experimental area where the large-scale experiment took place in Donghuang, the place where the 'Black Flying Dragon' was born..."

Playing with the rhombus-shaped device in his hand, Black Dragon quietly pondered the information he had received from Akashi.

Whether it was at the beginning of her transmigration or when Mio from the next world threw her out of the sea fog space, her landing point was always that small island. However, the previous two times her functions were not fully restored, and she was unable to detect the fluctuations of the experimental space... But now she can detect them.

So far, she has entered two experimental spaces. The first was the world next door where Mio conducted meta experiments. At that time, she defeated a berserk dragon that was not much different from her and obtained a huge energy reserve. The second was the experimental space of Black Enterprises that she entered some time ago. There, she killed a lot of mechanical creatures but did not get any energy feedback.

"Either each experimental space has its own set of rules for becoming stronger, or the experimental subjects I killed were too weak to meet the absorption standards."

After clearing his mind, Black Flying Dragon came to a conclusion.

Back when she left the Black Enterprise Space, she had already summarized two ways she wanted to become stronger. One was to develop a more efficient way to utilize the Rubik's Cube energy, and the other was to be more honest and accumulate energy within her body through long-term battles to achieve another level of qualitative change.

Previously, she had been referring to the combat methods of other ship girls and the enemies she encountered, and so far the results were acceptable. As for the later one, as she became stronger, Black Enterprise naturally became stronger as well, and she could never gain an advantage. So now she has something she wants to try - to kill test individuals of similar levels to see if she can absorb their energy.

After all, the monsters here have only revealed some of their auras. In Australia, similar monsters have been lured out of the experimental space. Perhaps beings of their level can devour their own kind to gain even greater power.

"Whether it's the understanding and use of space, energy reserves, or physical fitness, Black Enterprise surpasses me. If we proceed step by step, I probably couldn't beat her even if the world were to be destroyed."

Black Dragon frowned. Black Enterprise was too mysterious, with very little information available. Coupled with its overwhelming strength, if he wanted to defeat or kill her, he would at least have to bring himself to the same level as Black Enterprise in one aspect.

"After returning to Donghuang, let's go check out that experimental area first. If we find anything, it will be a pleasant surprise. If not, we'll think of other ways."

Black Dragon made his decision by tightening his grip on the diamond-shaped device.

The fluctuating spatial channel was not far from the Port of Avira, and the Black Dragon arrived at the scene in less than half an hour.

The situation was even worse than Akashi had described. Originally, the space would only fluctuate within a few hundred meters, but now, in Black Flying Dragon's eyes, densely packed distorted spaces appeared for thousands of meters around. These distortions were very slight, but their destructive power was enormous. If any ships or ship girls passed by, they would be torn apart in an instant.

"No wonder Akashi asked me to do this. Anyone else would probably die if they got close."

The terrifying sight before him made Black Dragon gasp.

While pondering, Black Dragon drew the Cherry Blossom Blade from the sword rack with his right hand and slashed at the distorted space. The invisible wave collided with the distorted space, which was instantly corrected and began to return to its original state, gradually forming a safe passage large enough for Black Dragon to pass through.

With its long sword at its side, the black dragon carefully advanced along the passage.

They quickly arrived at the center of the fluctuations—the location where a space tunnel could have been opened.

Just as Black Flying Dragon raised his knife to open the door, the space, which had been leveled, began to distort again, as if some mysterious force was approaching, and the space began to slip out of Black Flying Dragon's control.

"It noticed me."

Black Flying Dragon's expression changed slightly. The cherry blossom sword plunged into the space, cutting a gap, and his left hand, holding the diamond-shaped device, reached directly inside.

'Snap!'

The sound of shattering glass rang in the Black Dragon's ears. Almost simultaneously, a massive suction force erupted from the Black Dragon's left hand, drawing the surrounding seawater towards it. However, the distortion of space pulled the massive seawater in other directions. In just a few seconds, an impenetrable water-colored protective shield formed within a radius of several thousand meters centered on the Black Dragon. From afar, it was a spectacle that rivaled any wonder of the world.

"..."

Black Dragon also felt the suction, but it wasn't a physical suction. The energy within her body began to boil, continuously pouring into the rhombus-shaped device given to her by Akashi from her left hand. She could feel that a massive, independent space was beginning to form through the rhombus-shaped device, sandwiched between the main space and the space where the monster was located.

'Boom! '

A tremendous impact came from the end of the space. The newly formed space was hit by something, and its expansion stopped for a moment, but then immediately resumed.

The continuous crashing sounds rang in Black Dragon's ears. Her already exceptional hearing almost killed her. For the first time, her erect rabbit ears drooped down, blocking out the sound.

As time passed, an independent space was forming, and the frequency of the giant beast's collisions began to decrease until they disappeared.

"Why is it sucking so tightly? Otherwise, I'll be sucked dry."

Black Dragon tried to pull his hand away but couldn't, and couldn't help but complain.

She was like a small pool, and the energy was the water in the pool. The diamond-shaped device was like a pump. In just a few minutes, most of the energy in her body was sucked away, and a feeling of emptiness began to rise from the bottom of her heart.

"Wait, could this thing have a built-in self-circulating program for Rubik's Cube energy?"

After complaining, Black Dragon suddenly thought of something and looked down to his left. However, at that moment, an irresistible repulsive force came from the diamond-shaped device. Black Dragon, who was originally unable to pull himself out, was directly knocked away. His momentum was like that of a cannonball fired from a battleship. After flying in the air for a short while, he landed on the sea and made a huge splash.

The protective shield of water, which had been filling the sky, lost its support and fell onto the sea like a torrential downpour, making a crisp sound.

……

On a remote island, a white rabbit is changing its clothes while grumbling.

Although she knew from the beginning that this would be a bit troublesome, the experience of giving energy and effort and then being thrown around was really unpleasant.

"No wonder Akashi was so responsive. I must get more information from him next time."

While muttering to himself, Black Flying Dragon tied his wet hair, which he had dried with a towel, into a bun at the back of his head.

Fortunately, her efforts yielded the desired results. With the entrance blocked, the monsters inside would not appear in the Sakura Empire even if they were to materialize, thus eliminating a major hidden danger.

"Now that this is done, I should get down to business."

Adjusting her mindset, Hei Feilong looked up at the sky. It had been more than an hour since she set off, and the arrangements for the extermination should have spread by now.

Black Flying Dragon walked to the beach and unfolded his ship equipment. He looked at the sword rack with some heartache. Of the three swords on it, apart from the Sakura Sword, the other two swords' scabbards were starting to rust.

"Would a proper ship girl be tossed around and rolled around on the sea?"

Black Dragon pursed its lips and left the island with the surging tide.

This time, she was in charge of the Sakura Empire's territorial waters and borders. Apart from the front-line areas that had already been cleared, there was still a border line that would take at least three days to cover. Apart from the Black Dragon, who seemed to have a movement bug, no one else was capable of handling this task.

As it sailed on the sea, Black Dragon's expression gradually turned cold as it began to process the received messages and adjust its course.

"boom!"

Not long after Operation Black Dragon began, the roar of artillery fire signaled the start of the cleanup operation. From high above, large numbers of ship girl squads poured out of various ports, accompanied by armored ships equipped with deep-sea explosive devices, heading towards the nearest Siren base.

The sea is vast. Under normal circumstances, the naval clashes between ship girls and sirens would be nothing more than flowers adorning the sea. But now, thousands upon thousands of ship girls and ships are rampaging across the sea. The roar of planes and cannons echoes throughout every corner of Sakura Empire's sea territory. Even the outlying ports that have not yet secured the location of the sirens' bases have dispatched fleets to sweep away the wandering sirens.

Upon noticing the movements on the Sakura Empire's side, the port areas on the border between the Northern Alliance and the Eastern Empire quickly went into a state of combat readiness, remaining vigilant at all times to prevent any unidentified fleet from entering their territory.

In the southern border region, Black Flying Dragon stood on the sea, his expression unreadable, neither happy nor angry.

"Never mind, let them self-destruct if they want. It'll just increase my work efficiency."

Looking down at the Siren base, which could no longer be detected, Black Dragon sighed.

She had originally planned to hack into the Sirens' bases and set off some fireworks to ease her frustration, but the bases self-destructed the moment she hacked in. This highly efficient cleanup not only failed to alleviate the black...

Feilong's displeasure only made her more depressed.

Composing himself, the Black Dragon tore open a tunnel and arrived above another Siren base, which was instantly hacked and then self-destructed.

By now, hacking has become an instinct for Black Dragon. She can hack into anything she can detect as soon as she gets close, as the built-in defenses are as flimsy as paper.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Black Dragon turned its head to look to the north. The feedback indicated that more than thirty ship girls were fighting against the Sirens. They were not mass-produced types, but imitators. Their numbers exceeded fifty. The battle lines of both sides continued to stretch into Black Dragon's reconnaissance range.

"Imitators have already emerged. It seems the Sirens are really in a hurry. I should speed things up too."

Turning her gaze away, Black Dragon cleaved through the tunnel to another area of ​​the sea, continuing her hacking-self-destruct cycle.

……

Meanwhile, on an island adjacent to Australia and Donghuang, three humanoid figures are standing together discussing something. Zooming in, two of the three are the black-and-white time-traveling duo who failed to invade the monster space and were knocked out. Their injuries have disappeared.

Opposite the two was a girl who was about 1.5 meters tall. Her clothes and appearance were no different from those of an ordinary girl, and she even looked somewhat cute.

"The Sakura Empire's plans are starting to fall apart. Those idiots in power actually dare to let those commanders help the Black Dragons. It's unforgivable."

Sensing the dwindling base response, the white-haired girl gritted her teeth, her chest heaving, and her breathing becoming erratic.

"Sakura Empire people are like that by nature, opportunistic and fickle. This country is nothing to fear. But what about Shinano? Do you really not know where she went?"

The short man said calmly.

"I really don't know. She just suddenly disappeared. We couldn't even move her to the experimental site in the deep sea."

The dark-skinned girl shook her head and answered honestly.

"This guy is also very strange. According to calculations, it's impossible for her to have the ability to escape our control."

The white-haired girl calmed down, reached out and swept her hand in the air, and the space began to play the scene of Shinano's disappearance, just like a screen.

If it were a normal teleportation, the person should have disappeared instantly, but Shinano inside started to become illusory from the feet until the person completely disappeared.