Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Appearing before the sheer cliffs eroded by the sea, the Black Flying Dragon raised a slight smile and carved a tunnel leading to other sea areas.

Heading south, Black Dragon found the second mirror space in just ten minutes. This one was even more hidden than the first, located directly in a cave on an island. The maze-like area took her about ten minutes to retrieve the energy stone.

Continuing southward, the Black Dragon appeared fifty nautical miles from the Australian mainland.

"It's too quiet."

Standing on the sea, Black Flying Dragon tightened his grip on the cherry blossom sword, looking around with some unease.

Feedback continued, with intelligence from dozens of nautical miles off the coast of Australia gradually entering Black Dragon's mind; however, this influx of information only added to Black Dragon's unease.

Even though the hiding function has been enabled, I still feel like someone is spying on me, and this feeling of being spyed on becomes stronger and stronger over time.

Suddenly, the black dragon stepped onto the sea surface, and the enormous energy resonated with the seawater through its boots, turning a terrifying area of ​​ten meters in radius into a region crackling with blue electric arcs.

Boom!

The next instant, a heavy impact rang out, and the electric arc pool beneath the black dragon's feet suddenly dimmed. A huge shadow slowly swam past beneath the black dragon, creating a chilling effect when combined with the sudden surge of waves on the sea surface.

"Sorry to bother you."

Without the slightest hesitation, the Black Dragon tore open a spatial tunnel and left the United Nations in Australia overnight.

Chapter Seven: Back and Forth

wow~

Under the cover of night, the sound of the seawater washing over the island's sandy beach was somewhat noisy.

In the darkness, a tall figure stepped onto the beach with the tide. A flash of pale blue light illuminated the expressionless Black Flying Dragon.

"The Arctic Ocean is managed by the Northern Nations, while the only countries close to Antarctica are Australia and a few small, relatively insignificant nations..."

Stepping onto the sand, Black Dragon recalled the underwater creature she had just encountered. Judging by its size, it resembled a whale, but whales clearly couldn't escape her detection net. The creature had somehow evaded her detection and launched an attack.

In the past, the experimental individuals that encountered the Sirens were all within the experimental area. Regardless of whether they could win or not, they could still freely engage in combat. At that time, Australia was only fifty nautical miles away from her. Whether she could win or not was secondary. Anyway, the headline "Eastern Empire ship girl sneaks into the Australian United Nations mainland at night" would definitely spread all over the world tomorrow.

"A man of profound foresight, truly worthy of my name."

As he pondered, Black Flying Dragon couldn't help but praise himself.

"We'll talk about Antarctica later. The problem now is..."

Suppressing the problem in his heart, Black Flying Dragon bent down and picked up a piece of white sand washed up by the tide from the beach, then squeezed it and flung it out with a little force.

The moment the sand shard left my hand, a layer of blue light appeared on its surface, and it disappeared directly into the 'air'. The next second, the blue sand shard appeared and flew over the island, then began to circle the island, disappearing and reappearing repeatedly, as if some supernatural event had occurred.

"The space is tightly closed, which doesn't seem like a place that has resonated with other spaces. Did Akashi's detection go wrong, or is this island the same as the one next to Okinawa?"

Black Flying Dragon counted on his fingers, pondering as he walked towards the shelter not far from the beach, which had been blown away by the wind and rain and resembled a doghouse.

Including this time, she has now visited the place three times. Even if she doesn't get a strategist, she can't leave empty-handed.

"Let's wait and see, perhaps the time isn't right yet."

Sitting down by the doghouse, Black Dragon looked up at the blue and white sand that occasionally flew through the air. It was quite a sight, to behold.

The night grew even deeper.

……

In a daze, Black Flying Dragon felt something land on his face, and then his body temperature began to drop, as if he were soaking in water.

water!?

Black Flying Dragon suddenly opened her eyes. In her vision, there was a gray sky with light rain falling, and her clothes were completely soaked.

"Tsk."

With a pursed lip and a click of his tongue, Black Flying Dragon used one hand to prop himself up on the somewhat loose mud, and with the other hand, he took out an umbrella, opened it to shield himself from the raindrops, and stood up.

"I didn't expect to leave empty-handed."

Black Flying Dragon glanced down at the doghouse beside him, shook his head, and turned to walk deeper into the island.

The island has a wonderful environment, with plenty of wild fruits and vegetables to sustain life, as well as a natural freshwater lake not far from the beach. Even people who have never lived in the wild can easily fill their stomachs, making it a true pristine place.

After washing off the mud, Black Flying Dragon propped up his umbrella on a nearby tree and changed into some comfortable clothes.

Without traversing the muddy path again, he took off his umbrella, folded it up, and tapped it on the ground. With a whoosh, the black dragon fell into a round hole that suddenly appeared in the ground.

Dozens of nautical miles away, a hole the size of a manhole cover appeared in the sky. Black Flying Dragon fell into it and landed on the sea. Arcs of electricity jumped at the point where its boots touched the sea surface. Even without deploying its ship equipment, Black Flying Dragon stood steadily on the sea.

"The use of Rubik's Cube energy is really interesting."

Black Flying Dragon raised the corners of its mouth slightly, opened its umbrella to block out the sky, and moved swiftly across the sea.

This 'rapid movement' does not refer to Black Dragon walking very fast, but rather to the electric arc platform beneath her feet moving rapidly along the sea surface. This creates the illusion that Black Dragon is simply taking a stroll on the platform, yet each step appears to cover tens of meters.

"Judging by the sky, it's still early, and everyone shouldn't be too far away... Hmm?"

Looking up at the sky, Black Dragon was about to meet up with Hood and the others when the detection network gave her some very strange information.

Within her detection range, a group of humanoid individuals with extremely low energy reserves were approaching the mass-produced Sirens to the north. These individuals had the lowest energy reserves she had ever seen, even less than the mass-produced Sirens. If they were any weaker, the detection network might not even detect their existence.

What is it?

? ”

Black Flying Dragon frowned, tossed the umbrella into her personal space, and ship equipment began to appear around her. Before the deck could even form, a blue reconnaissance plane soared into the sky and flew towards Black Flying Dragon's northeast direction.

After the reconnaissance plane took off, it quickly projected the scene. A modified large transport ship was heading north, and the individuals were gathered at the cargo storage area. Looking down from high above, Black Dragon saw a group of people wearing somewhat bulky external armor.

"Oh? Could this be a human super soldier?"

Black Flying Dragon was delighted at the sight, drew his sword and slashed, appearing ten nautical miles to the left of the transport ship.

The ship was heading north to try and ambush the Sirens, and it happened to be traveling the same route as her. She wanted to observe the combat capabilities of these armored warriors up close, and perhaps even be able to help them in case of a crisis.

Squinting slightly, Black Flying Dragon gazed in the direction of the transport ship. Her superhuman physical abilities gave her more than just resilience. Even now, ten nautical miles apart, she could still clearly see the armored warriors on the transport ship.

The outermost layer of these armors consists of a large number of retractable metal exoskeletons, giving them a calm gray-black appearance. The innermost layer is a full-coverage combat suit made of a metal-like material. The combat suit and the exoskeleton metal are connected to each other, making them look somewhat bulky.

As for weapons, it has miniature naval guns on its arms, torpedo-like tubes strapped to its legs, and large naval guns, rocket launchers, and other weapons that the Black Dragon does not recognize on its back.

"..."

After getting a general idea, Black Flying Dragon curled his lip. This kind of armor could probably be considered inferior ship equipment, which lowered the requirements for the user. He just didn't know how powerful and flexible these weapons were.

To be honest, this kind of thing is more suitable for operation on land. It's too much of a stretch to put it on the sea and have it go head-to-head with warships.

Following the transport ship northward, half an hour later the ship stopped next to an isolated island. One by one, the armored soldiers jumped into the water. Bubbles rose from the sea around their legs, but they stood steadily on the surface of the water.

"Huh? Is it malfunctioning?"

Black Flying Dragon quietly watched the group of people jump into the water from a distance. One of them didn't move an inch from start to finish. After everyone else finished jumping, they were still standing on the transport ship. People inside the ship ran out and circled around, but no one was doing any repairs, so it didn't seem to be a malfunction.

A group of people were talking anxiously. Several minutes later, the man finally stepped to the edge of the transport ship. Then, he suddenly looked up at Black Dragon and their eyes met, even though they were ten nautical miles apart.

"!?"

Black Flying Dragon was slightly startled. Through the thick glass mask, she first saw sharp and indifferent eyes, and then the face of the person. She was a woman in her early twenties, whose appearance was not particularly stunning. Her expression was very calm, but a slight ripple appeared when she saw Black Flying Dragon.

The encounter lasted only a few seconds. The woman jumped into the sea, sped up to catch up with the others, and stood alongside two of them at the front.

"It's a little scary."

Black Flying Dragon's eyelids twitched slightly. Her intuition told her that this woman was very difficult to deal with because her temperament was too similar to that of Akagi.

The armored convoy was moving very fast, with each person comparable to a destroyer. Black Dragon clearly saw that many people in the convoy were not used to such a fast speed and often tilted their course, but there was no stalling, which was quite good.

"The navigation is fine, the next step is to confront the enemy. Is this training or an experiment?"

The black dragon trailed far behind, concealing the information it generated. Apart from the woman whose intuition was somewhat frightening, no one else noticed its presence.

Directly in front of the armored formation, a squadron of seven mass-produced Siren ships also noticed the arrival of the uninvited guests. After adjusting their course, they charged forward, adjusting the ship guns on their hulls as they moved, facing the armored formation head-on.

boom!

The sound of artillery fire rang out, and dozens of shells spewed from the muzzles of mass-produced cannons, whistling as they crashed into the armored formation.

Almost the instant the cannon fired, the armored units began to disperse, and at the same time, thin shields appeared directly in front of each armored warrior.

The entire team scattered, but their speed remained unchanged. Like wolves spotting their prey, they dodged the Sirens' bombardment with remarkable agility. A few were hit, but only suffered impacts without any real damage.

The foremost humanoid machine emitted white smoke, which quickly covered a large area. Suddenly, a cannonball with a trailing tail shot out from the smoke and struck the bow of the leading Siren destroyer. A huge explosion rang out, and the entire destroyer was torn apart. Nearly a third of the bow was destroyed by the shot, and the ship plunged into the sea and exploded in the chain reaction.

The mass-produced ships quickly adjusted their guns and bombarded the smoke continuously, but none of them hit. Instead, the counterattacks from within the smoke caused them to be damaged repeatedly. Soon, the gun turrets of two light cruisers were destroyed, and the ammunition magazines connected to the gun turrets exploded, causing the two light cruisers to break apart.

With the vanguard sunk, the remaining Sirens instantly lost the initiative and were destroyed in the shelling.

The entire battle lasted no more than half an hour, during which a 23-man armored squad destroyed seven Sirens.

"Hiss, should I say it's stronger or weaker than I expected..."

Black Dragon watched the whole thing. You'd think that was impressive—over twenty people against seven!

It takes half an hour for each ship to reach the target. You might think they're weak, but these people have incredibly powerful weapons. They didn't suffer any casualties even after taking down a mass-produced model.

"With this level of combat ability, they're barely enough to defend the base. It all depends on how patient these people are."

Having roughly gauged the armored man's strength, Black Dragon didn't bother lingering and simply tore open a space to leave.

At the edge of the battlefield, someone turned to look in the direction of the Black Dragon, but saw nothing.

……

After the observation, Black Dragon sped forward, and after three dashes, it found Hood and his group sailing on the sea. It quickly accelerated and joined the group.

"Welcome back. Did you find anything useful?"

Black Dragon rejoined the group from the side, and Wales, who was in charge of conversation, came forward to greet it. Although the others looked at it, they did not come over to say anything.

"You've learned a lot. Which aspect would you like to know about?"

Black Flying Dragon glanced sideways at Yuudachi, who was looking in their direction, smiled, waved, and then spoke to Wales.

Wales was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and after a moment's thought, he asked, "Just how bad is the situation in Australia?"

"Siren experimental products are roaming around the Australian mainland."