The story of the black silk female knight

"Your subject Xiao Hu pays his respects to Your Highness the Noble Consort."

"Brother, you're too kind."

Xiao Yu's large eyes, which were positioned near her mouth, remained closed, while her left eye, which was near her mouth, was slightly upturned.

"Haven't I told you many times? There's no need to do this when there are no outsiders. Just call me Yu'er as before... His Majesty agrees with it."

Before Xiao Hu could respond, Xiao Yu's mouth, located near his right eye, spoke:

"But the battle is not going well, and it's time for me to draw my sword?"

"...I'm ashamed to say it."

Xiao Hu gave a wry smile, but still nodded:

"According to the intelligence sent back by the Night Falcon Tribe, the only key figure that needs to be paid attention to in the entire Western Barbarian Continent is the Sunflower Duchess who has repeatedly created legends and can even expel evil gods."

"I know that woman."

Xiao Yu chuckled:

"The last time the Church of the Sun flaunted its power in the palace with its divine artifact, the female knight standing behind the saintess was her... His Majesty seems very interested in her. I also plan to defeat her myself, sever her limbs, and then send her to His Majesty."

"Yes, that was our original plan."

Xiao Hu sighed:

"Leave the main battlefield to the Imperial Fleet. Yu'er, you wait for that Sunflower Duchess to make her move before striking to completely crush the hopes of the Western barbarians... I didn't expect to miscalculate. The Western barbarians' weapons are far more powerful than we anticipated, and the fleet is in a very difficult situation."

"It doesn't really matter."

Xiao Yu was quite dismissive of the predicament Xiao Hu mentioned:

"So what if all those useless trash are dead? As long as my sword remains, I will surely be able to turn the barbarian continent into imperial territory."

"Yu'er, your sword is indeed invincible. You are the true main force of the empire, and the million-strong navy is just your escort ships."

Xiao Hu initially agreed with Xiao Yu's statement, then changed the subject, pointing to the sky:

"But Yu'er, you can't wield your sword at full power, can you? Because of the rule set by that being, there are no cultivators above the celestial level allowed in this world."

"...Yes, I can't swing my sword at full power right now."

Xiao Yu remained silent for a moment:

"That's why I so desperately hope that Your Majesty can achieve great things as soon as possible, so that the world will no longer need to follow the rules set by that person, and I can wield my sword to my heart's content."

"But the world may not be able to withstand your full-force sword strike..."

Xiao Hu gave a bitter smile with an even more complicated expression, then quickly shook his head:

"Let's not talk about that now... Anyway, I need your help right now, Yu'er."

"can."

Xiao Yu nodded readily and walked directly out of the cabin of the pleasure boat, onto the deck, and looked up at the sky with her big eyes.

"Hmph, you have some tricks up your sleeve, but that's all."

In less than 10 seconds, Xiao Yu gave a disdainful snort.

"Has Yu'er figured out the enemy's attack pattern?"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Hu hurriedly asked.

"of course."

Xiao Yu nodded, then reached out and tapped the air three times in quick succession:

"In this direction, in this direction, and in the air in this direction... well, about 20 meters away, there are three pairs of eyes staring at us. It must be the work of barbarians. I suppose they are using this method to lock onto us and keep attacking us from a distance."

Meanwhile, the meeting room of the Allied Forces was silent. Many people were sweating profusely, and one female secretary who happened to come in to refill everyone's tea was so frightened that she wet her skirt.

Because Xiao Yu's three finger strikes were all aimed directly at the spy satellite's camera, everyone had the illusion that they were being locked onto by a terrifying sword intent and could be killed at any moment.

In other words, most of the people in the conference room were powerful experts at the Shining Rank. Those who were weaker might have their beliefs shattered just by looking directly at Xiao Yu's finger pointing from afar, and would only be accompanied by fear for the rest of their lives.

"...Is this the strongest person in the Central Continent Empire? That's terrifying...Is the difference between the Sun's Radiance and the Moon's Radiance really that great?"

Several seconds later, the sweating officers finally came to their senses and muttered to themselves.

"The improvement in Sun Radiance's strength is a qualitative change, roughly the same as Lighthouse advancing to Star Radiance, or even greater... Xiao Yu is quite terrifying, I've said that before."

Himika, on the other hand, held her head high with a smug look on her face:

"Now you should understand how amazing it was that I was able to fight Xiao Yu and survive, right?"

"His Majesty's strength is beyond question."

Valensa chimed in promptly, smiling as she addressed Himika:

"That's why His Majesty is in charge of the anti-Xiao Yu campaign. You are the most experienced and top-tier expert among us in dealing with Xiao Yu."

"Hmph, it's good to know."

Himika gave a soft hum.

This is also the main reason why Himika didn't object much when Tia handed over the Four Islands Alliance defense battle to Admiral Sunglasses.

Because Himiko has a more important mission.

In order to counter Xiao Yu, an exceptionally powerful Sun-level expert, the allied forces went to great lengths to devise a tactic.

In short, the battle formation consists of three Moon-level peak powerhouses: Himiko, the bald-headed principal, and the Witch of Destruction, Elanfiel, along with nine other Moon-level witches and sages.

The bald-headed principal will be greatly enhanced in the battle, and according to theoretical calculations, he can withstand many of Xiao Yu's swords... He will restrain Xiao Yu from the front, creating an opportunity for others to cast spells and seal Xiao Yu with a powerful sealing spell.

Valensa personally participated in a test of that seal, and the result was that even with her full power as an evil god, she couldn't budge the seal in the slightest... Theoretically, it could also seal Xiao Yu.

So when she saw Xiao Yu appear, Himiko was already on edge... As soon as Xiao Yu personally took to the air to attack those satellites, she would immediately lead the anti-Xiao Yu squad to attack.

However, to everyone's surprise once again... Xiao Yu did attack the satellite, but did not take off and leave the fleet.

She stood on the deck of the pleasure boat, drew her sword, and casually swung it three times. The image on the large screen in the Allied Forces' conference room then disappeared.

People in front of the big screen couldn't even see the sword light clearly before Xiao Yu had already cut down three satellites that were 20 meters away from the sea.

However, some people still looked at Valensa with a sliver of hope, hoping that she would say that the satellite itself had malfunctioned, rather than that Xiao Yu was really that terrifying.

Valensa immediately poured cold water on these people's enthusiasm:

"Those three satellites have indeed been destroyed... First, they were split in two by a sword aura, and then they were completely shattered by the countless sword auras formed after the sword aura erupted."

As Valensa said this, there was not a trace of frustration in her eyes:

"But don't worry... I've already had the ship girls prepare a lot of satellites, and they're currently being coordinated here. I want to see how many times Xiao Yu can wield this sword light that can span 20 meters... If she's so capable, she can cut down all my satellites!"

"It should be fine for now, but don't be too optimistic."

On the pleasure boat of the Central Continent Empire, Xiao Yu made a similar judgment:

"When I used my sword energy to shoot down the enemy's eyes in the sky, I didn't sense much of a rare aura from those eyes... Those things should be mass-produced, and even if I shot them down, new ones should be replenished in no time."

"What should I do?"

The joy that had just appeared on Xiao Hu's face immediately turned into a bitter smile:

"Lian Yu'er, you can't completely counter this kind of long-range attack from the enemy... Do you really expect me to just retreat like this?"

"No, brother, you've actually gone down a dead end."

Xiao Yu chuckled and shook her head, then pointed to the nuclear bombs exploding continuously at an altitude of 5000 meters:

"The power of this weapon is such that it can not only render a radius of several thousand meters barren, but it also produces an additional damage that is highly lethal to living creatures... Do you think those barbarians would dare to use this weapon on their own territory?"

"...Yu'er, do you mean that what I should do is not retreat, but accelerate the charge?"

Xiao Hu's eyes lit up suddenly:

"Yes, we should speed up the charge... As long as we can break into the barbarians' territory, I don't believe they would dare to use such a weapon to destroy the place where they live!"

Having figured it out, Xiao Hu jumped off the pleasure boat without any hesitation:

"Then Yu'er, you should continue to cultivate your sword intent. I won't disturb you any longer... Just be prepared to draw your sword at the most crucial moment."

Upon returning to the Xuanwu, the mechanical behemoth that housed the Imperial Navy's command post, Xiao Hu immediately issued orders to the fleet, instructing them to cease all stealth and camouflage and proceed at full speed.

As the misty aura surrounding Xuanwu changed its function once again, the entire fleet completely lost its concealment ability and was exposed to magic perception and spy satellite cameras, but its speed also almost doubled, allowing it to move at a speed of nearly 200 knots on the water.

This time, Xiao Hu really did the right thing.

In the subsequent nuclear strike, the Central Continent Empire fleet suffered considerable losses... its fourth Xuanwu was sunk by nuclear torpedoes, and more than ten Yao-rank ships were temporarily rendered combat ineffective, but it finally managed to enter the territorial waters of the Four Islands Alliance.

If nuclear bombs were used to bomb this area again, it would likely injure the territory and fishermen of the Four Islands Alliance, and also cause serious damage to the marine ecosystem.

So, although it was quite regrettable, Valensa still ordered the ship girls to stop the nuclear strike and instead use conventional missiles and bombs to continue maintaining long-range firepower suppression.

The generals and soldiers of the Central Continent Empire's main fleet finally breathed a sigh of relief... The continuous nuclear bombing over the past few hours had almost completely destroyed their confidence in having a powerful empire behind them, and many soldiers even considered retreating.

But in the end, the Dragon Emperor's reign of fear prevailed. Rather than being treated as deserters upon returning to the Central Empire, these generals and soldiers preferred to die in a nuclear explosion.

Now that he no longer has to worry about nuclear strikes, Xiao Hu has begun to think more deeply about the issue.

"Something's not right, something's definitely not right!"

After pacing back and forth in his command tent several times, Xiao Hu said with certainty:

"The Night Falcon Tribe has been conducting intelligence activities on the Barbarian Continent for hundreds of years... Even if they have encountered some problems in the past two years, it is impossible that all the previous intelligence was wrong."

"With the technological level of the barbarian continent, they absolutely could not have created such a terrifying weapon! Nor could they have created eyes capable of monitoring us from 200 kilometers above!"

"That's what we think too, Commander!"

The other generals and advisors in the command tent also expressed their agreement.

"So there's only one possibility left!"

Xiao Hu angrily clenched his fist, gritting his teeth:

"A powerful force has provided technological support to the Barbarian Continent, and there is only one organization in the entire world with this kind of technological capability!"

"It's the Church of the Sun!"

One of the staff officers immediately realized this as well and couldn't help but exclaim:

"But isn't the Church of the Sun supposed to not interfere in human civil wars? Have they changed their rules?"

"...No, they can't change this rule."

Xiao Hu sneered and pointed to the sky:

"The one who sets the rules is the one who sets them, and the church is just that one's pet dog... How can a dog arbitrarily change its master's rules?"

"...So, what do you mean, General?"

Another staff officer asked tentatively.

"It's very simple."

Xiao Hu snorted:

"Some people in the Church of the Sun abused their power for personal gain, giving advanced technology that should not have interfered in human civil wars to the barbarians of the Western Continent. This is why we suffered heavy losses even before we encountered any enemies."

"That person truly deserves to die... As someone's pet, isn't she afraid of divine punishment for disobeying her master's orders?"

One of the military generals, filled with righteous indignation, said...

"They must be scared... so this is actually easy to handle. Let the dog owner deal with the dog that bites people."

Xiao Hu chuckled again as he spoke, clearly having come up with a good idea.

Then he looked at the only person in the commander's tent who looked like a civil official:

"Write a letter to Prime Minister Turtle, instructing him to lodge a protest with the Church of the Sun through official imperial diplomatic channels, protesting that some members of the church are abusing their power for personal gain and violating church rules by interfering in the human civil war."

"Yes, Marshal."

The civil official bowed respectfully, then rose to take his leave.

"Let's go."

Xiao Hu also quickly left the command tent:

"Without the powerful weapons of the Church of the Sun, I'd like to see what these barbarians from the Western Continent are capable of."

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Chiba Ninja Village, which has become the frontline command post of the Allied Forces, is located at the forefront of the Four Islands Alliance.