Chapter 212 : Pitch-Black Vision
A pitch-black shadow drifted by, and in just an instant, Lonis couldn't see anything.
As if her eyes were covered by 120D black stockings and her mouth was blocked by rubber, the silver-haired girl cried out in confusion, falling into panic.
(What's happening? Did my eyes suddenly go blind?)
But after just a moment, the little fox regained her sight... then saw Elucia snort coldly and say disdainfully:
"Hmph, this is punishment. During work, little foxes are not allowed to yawn."
"Wuu wuu... isn't Elucia being too harsh?"
"Oh, harsh? It seems you don't know what harsh really means."
"I'm sorry!"
Seeing Elucia suddenly pull out the remote control, Lonis no longer dared resist and quickly sat properly, raising her tail.
But just then...
she discovered a pitch-black speck in the distant sky.
"Master Elucia, what is... that?"
"Hehe, don't change the subject. I was saying, if you don't behave, I'll feed you cat food!"
"N-no, I mean... over there in the sky..."
Although the speck was still far away at first, it quickly became gradually clearer——Lonis couldn't say what kind of shape it was, but it was like a human head, indescribably eerie.
"Eh?"
Following the direction Lonis pointed, Elucia was also startled at first.
Then, as if entering combat readiness, she shouted to Lonis: "Lonis, tell everyone to quickly enter alert status and grab nearby handholds."
"Eh?"
"This is an intercontinental missile. We've been locked on."
......
......
The intercontinental missile Elucia mentioned was obviously not the same thing as the intercontinental missiles in Lonis's memory.
Because this thing was clearly spherical, pitch-black all over, more like a mass of condensed dark matter.
But whatever it was, such danger was not to be underestimated by Lonis. She quickly ran out and shouted to everyone: "Everyone quickly enter defensive status! We're under missile attack! >0<"
"Lonis, what do you mean by missile attack?"
"I'm not sure either, anyway, it's a missile attack!"
Although Lonis had given timely enough warning,
the Time Shuttle was still hit by the missile... Fortunately, the hull's defense was excellent enough that no damage occurred.
But Lonis was jolted and crashed directly into the wall beside her.
"Wuu ah?!"
"Lonis, are you okay?"
"I'm fine..."
Just as she was helped up by Suling, Senior Luozhi Sheng's exclamation came from beside the floor-to-ceiling window:
"H-how is this possible?"
"Senior Luozhi Sheng, what's wrong?"
"It's Leviathan. This thing is an Exotic Decay tribe transport mothership, but how could it appear here... this area is still airspace controlled by humans?"
In the clear sky appeared a behemoth that shouldn't be here.
It looked like a super-sized bacterium, oval-shaped, with giant tentacles like flagella on all sides - up, down, left, and right.
When in the Boundless Land, Lonis had also seen such monsters. But she hadn't looked as carefully then, only glimpsing an outline from afar.
......
"Exotic Decay tribe - are they demons?"
Sweat emerged in Lonis's palms. It sounded like they were about to face the demon main force head-on.
"Yes, the Exotic Decay tribe are demons, but they're also... the most dangerous demons."
"Eh?"
"Simply put, although demons worship strength and have many customs different from us humans... demons at least still have reason and can trade and communicate with."
"......"
"But the Exotic Decay tribe are an extremely terrifying existence. Their power shares the same source as demons, but they're more frenzied. Most Exotic Decay beasts have no reason at all and only obey orders from high-level Exotic Decay lords... Therefore, in the surface world, you can basically rarely see Exotic Decay tribe figures. Now that they appear in this space also means..."
The situation seemed very unfavorable.
After reminding everyone to take shelter, Lonis quickly returned to the bridge to see if Elucia had new orders for her.
But Lonis didn't expect that not only had Senior Yicheng arrived, but even Dean Cuibia was staring at the screen, saying thoughtfully:
"Student Elucia, that's right. This is undoubtedly a sign of the Great Dark Howl."
"Hmph, Great Dark Howl? It's just a hollow reputation. Watch me crash directly into Leviathan's belly and give this monster a fatal blow!"
Elucia spoke through gritted teeth. You could see she was very angry about this passive situation.
However...
"Student Elucia, don't be impulsive."
Cuibia gently placed her palm on Elucia's shoulder.
"Dean Cuibia?"
"Leviathan is very slow and completely unable to catch up to our ship. We just need to report the news here to headquarters, and warships will come to encircle and suppress it."
"Hmph, maybe so..."
Elucia raised her head, and in her crimson eyes, indomitable flames seemed to ignite: "But I just can't let these monsters run rampant. Since we passed by, we absolutely can't stand by and watch."
"Elucia..."
"Everyone get ready, I'm going to launch a surprise attack!!!"
The black-haired girl showed no fear and directly piloted the ship toward that pitch-black monster.
(Elucia, is this your personality?)
Seeing Elucia show such an expression, Lonis realized she didn't seem to understand her very well.
After all, in her impression, this girl should be somewhat black-hearted and would often choose clever methods rather than confronting enemies head-on.
But at this moment, Lonis discovered that Elucia seemed to be somewhat silly and simple. Although she often "fought for benefits," she wasn't that kind of refined egoist.
That's right...
It was originally like this.
Elucia was originally a silver-haired, kind princess who only became like this after experiencing too many things.
So she must protect her well!
......
"Elucia, I'm ready too. In the upcoming battle, is there anything you want to entrust to me?"
Lonis gathered her courage, hoping to gain Elucia's approval.
However...
"Click!"
With the sound of locking, Lonis found her wrist locked in the room.
"Eh? Elucia, I... I still need to provide weapons. Let me fight too."
"No!"
"Uh..."
"As for weapons, just summon them first... The Exotic Decay tribe is so dangerous, little fox maid should obediently stay in a safe place under protection."
It seemed there was no room for negotiation.
Just like that, the Time Shuttle crashed directly toward that giant creature——Leviathan.