I am the protagonist

"Octopus Head, how do we get out of here?"

"That's something we need to think about after we've completed our mission."

"what?"

Sasagawa was slightly taken aback by this answer.

"You...you didn't even think about the problem of getting out, did you?!"

"There's no need to think about the problems that will follow; all we're facing now is a do-or-die situation."

Gokudera never even considered the possibility of breaking away from this base.

Because Gokudera's plan was simply to completely defeat everyone in the base. Since the goal was to defeat everyone in the base, why bother protecting it?

From the very beginning, Gokudera was determined to fight a desperate battle, and only in this way could they fully unleash their desire for victory.

"When you're fighting with your back against the wall, you don't need to think about survival at all."

"How to survive is a question we only need to consider once we've secured victory."

This time, Gokudera not only became calmer, but also ruthless.

He was ruthless not only to his enemies, but also to himself.

Now those guys are going to get into trouble.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

The highest alarm was sounded throughout the base.

"Lord Irie, the base has suffered very serious explosion damage in various places."

"..."

Irie never expected that the Vongola would leave him no way out and cause such great damage to the base.

"Lord Irie, the damage to the base is extremely severe. If we continue to move the base area, there is a risk of collapse."

"Oh!"

Irie slapped the machine in front of him.

"Damn Vongola!"

Because the base is immobile, even the surveillance system cannot be restored.

If the unit that moved the base could have solved this predicament earlier, it really can't now.

If he acts recklessly, everyone in the entire base could be crushed to death inside.

"Are communications still being disrupted?"

"Yes, communications are still disrupted, and the explosion just now damaged most of the base's communication functions, and many areas have lost power."

"It seems there's no point in us staying here now."

The base's functions have been destroyed, communications have been disrupted, and there's no point in staying here now.

We don't know yet if the Phantom Knights can hold off the Vongola's attack.

Let's go to the Phantom Knight's place first.

Since the base's communications have been destroyed, the only way to notify the Phantom Knight is through a more archaic method.

"Cherberlo, come with me to see the Phantom Knight."

Cerbero immediately understood what Lord Irie meant.

Chapter 75 Three Against the Phantom Knight

"Communications have been cut off. Those Vongola guys have really caused a huge commotion this time."

The Phantom Knights could sense the turmoil within the Milfiore base.

Following a series of upheavals, even communications were disrupted, and the base itself lost its original functionality.

"There are spies inside the base, but who is it that can transmit this information?"

The Phantom Knight was now curious about who this spy was, how he could obtain so much intelligence from the base and successfully transmit it.

There is no doubt that this spy was planted by the Vongola family long ago.

However, several figures appeared in the Phantom Knight's mind: people who held a certain status, knew the structure of the base, and could even spread information without anyone knowing.

There is also Irie Shoichi.

【Lord Irie?】

Then the Phantom Knight shook his head and denied his idea.

Lord Irie is Lord Byakuran's closest friend, a relationship that has lasted for a long time. Everyone else can betray Lord Byakuran, but Lord Irie is the only one who cannot.

It couldn't be him.

[It's impossible for him to be the only one.]

"Phantom Knight!"

"Lord Irie."

The voice in his ear made the Phantom Knight stand up and bow slightly.

"Phantom Knight, the situation is extremely bad."

"Now Tsuka has died at the hands of the Vongola sorcerer, Alice has also died at the hands of Vongola X, and there are also major problems within the base."

The Phantom Knight naturally understood that Lord Irie was referring to the spies within the base.

"Lord Irie, is there anyone in the base we suspect?"

"...Now the most suspicious person is dead, unless that person faked their death to fool us."

Irie's most suspected spy was naturally Grogisnia, because it was the other party's transmitter that caused their operation to fall completely into the Vongola's trap.

If the other person were still alive, Irie would have the urge to tear him to pieces right now.

[Grogisnia... if it were a case of being possessed by a sorcerer, this might be the situation.]

But it shouldn't be him.

"Lord Irie, I don't think it's him."

There are reasons why Phantom Knight thinks this way.

"If it weren't for the situation at the island nation's base, Lord Byakuran wouldn't have arranged for Gurogisinia to come here. His arrival was an unexpected decision by Lord Byakuran, and as a newcomer, he couldn't possibly have the authority to obtain such reliable information about this base."

"Yes, you're not wrong."

"The person who could obtain that kind of intelligence must be a high-ranking member of the base, and they even know the layout of the entire base, and even the location of important rooms. The person who knows this kind of intelligence is not a new member who has just joined Milfiore."

Milfiore's organization has a clear hierarchical structure.

The organization is aware that one needs a certain status to obtain certain types of intelligence.

In other words, only people of high enough status are likely to know more, and classified information such as base information is known only to a small number of high-ranking members of the base.

"Only the high-ranking officials within the base know the true situation of this base."

"Only the higher-ups at this base know that the base's structure is actually under my control."

"The Vongola's damage to the base this time was to restrict my ability to arbitrarily change the units at the base. I'm afraid they've already relayed this information back to the Vongola."

It is precisely because the base cannot arbitrarily move its regional forces that it now feels so passive.

If the areas within the base could be altered, the monitoring system would already be functioning normally, and we wouldn't be being manipulated by the Vongola like we are now.

"Ok?"

The Phantom Knight raised an eyebrow slightly.

Irie noticed that the phantom knight's expression was off, so she slowly walked to the back.

"I didn't expect the Vongola's guardians to find this place so quickly."

"...I really didn't expect the famous Phantom Knight to be waiting for us here."

Three people?

[Takeshi Yamamoto, Hayato Gokudera and Ryouhei Sasakawa. 】

The Phantom Knight recognized the other party's identity almost instantly, but at that moment he felt a different kind of pressure.

Did these three people arrive in this era ten years ago?

Its exceptionally sharp aura was even more astonishing than that of this era.

Why are these three people more dangerous than Yamamoto Takeshi, Gokudera Hayato, and Sasagawa Ryohei of this era?

The body's alarm bells were ringing incessantly at that moment.

People in the past would not have felt this sense of crisis when facing this era, but at this moment, the Phantom Knight felt such a strong sense of unease.

"Didn't Vongola X come?"

"Or has the Vongola X become so weak that he can no longer appear?"

Gokudera lowered his gaze slightly.

"Who knows~"

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Our boss is a very cautious person. Maybe he’s still hiding nearby.”

As the Phantom Knight witnessed Gokudera Hayato's transformation, a bad premonition began to grow within him.

[What's going on? If this were the era's Gokudera Hayato, I would have already provoked him by now.]

Why was Gokudera Hayato so calm about this situation ten years ago?

Of course, whether Vongola X is hiding nearby is also a concern for Phantom Knight.

Could it be that the Vongola X is also hiding nearby?

At this moment, even the Phantom Knight couldn't help but feel a little worried.

(You, as the leader of the attack, will be in charge of the offensive.)

Sasakawa paused for a moment before igniting his Death Flame and charging forward.

【So fast! 】

The figures that the Phantom Knight could see became slightly blurred.

The first to attack were the Vongola's Guardians of the Sun.

Is this a test of my abilities?

He immediately drew his sword from his waist to meet the enemy.

Sasagawa suddenly stopped his attack at very close range, forcefully separating his fist from his sword. At such close range, his fist actually accelerated.

"!?"

Having dodged the oncoming straight punch, the Phantom Knight was also looking for an opportunity to retaliate.

[In that close-range situation, retract your fist and accelerate again!]

This guy is anything but weak!

Sasagawa easily deflected the counterattack with his fist and then moved even faster to find an opportunity to close the distance.

The Phantom Knight quickly dodged and maintained a certain distance, knowing all too well how terrible it would be to be approached by a boxer.

Moreover, he knew that his opponents were not just a boxer, but three guardians, as well as two Vongola X and Vongola sorcerers who might be hiding nearby.

[Trouble. 】

This is probably the worst-case scenario for Phantom Knight.

Chapter Seventy-Six: He is the one destined for me

The sounds of swords swishing and fists blocking swords could be heard at the scene.

The more the Illusion Knight fought, the more alarmed he became, especially since the Sun Guardian he was fighting had also increased his strength in the same way, making them evenly matched in close combat.