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They are Griffin, the garrison, and the Lord—
The sudden explosion interrupted Charlotte's voice. After noticing the anomaly in the sky, the girl stopped dodging the insane attack of the black IS and turned around to run straight into her arms. Before the two of them fell to the ground together, Huang Lingyin received her last message.
【Walk! 】
"boom--------!!!"
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Their gaze shifted from the metal wreckage below, intending to search for the fleeing target, but the target had already completely disappeared from their search range.
"I'm sorry, Father, a mouse has escaped."
【let her go】
"…Father?"
Once the surface ants are dealt with, there's always a bait to lure out the fish underneath.
Following the last message, Huang Lingyin fled eastward, relying on the powerful engine of the third-generation IS to quickly escape French airspace. However, what she saw in the neighboring country made her almost unable to believe her eyes.
"In the end what happened……"
Directly below, a huge ring has "dug" a pit more than one kilometer in diameter in the middle of the city, and the mud and sand it has stirred up have covered everything that was once prosperous, leaving only emptiness and ruins.
If it were just one place, it could be considered a coincidence or accident. But as she passed through more and more cities and saw them reduced to empty dead zones, Huang Lingyin could no longer maintain this optimistic attitude. It was at this moment that she recalled what Laura had told her before.
France launched a war against the world.
—This is war, and this is a battlefield. In war, people will die, whether it is you or the enemy who dies.
What followed was the message that the French IS operator was willing to risk his life to convey.
They are not beings of this world, but enemies from another world. Only by uniting the strength of everyone can we hope to defeat them.
—They are Griffin, the garrison, and the Lord…
By combining the two, Huang Lingyin arrived at her final conclusion.
"The beings from another world invaded our world, occupied France, and then waged war against the entire world... They destroyed Germany, which is why Laura did what she did for revenge, and so on—"
Suddenly, I looked up at the gloomy sky above.
"...Has the whole world become like this?"
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After initially severing ISIS's ability to unite by using a high-altitude nuclear explosion, subsequent operations became much simpler.
Areas where a small number of IS groups were found were cleared out by Eve. Resistance groups without IS groups were dealt with by humanoids. For those groups that tried to hold their positions or gathered in large numbers, Lin Yi simply dropped nuclear warheads of varying yields according to their size.
With the nuclear weapons stockpile he obtained from the Origin World, it would be more than enough to wipe all human cities in this world off the surface twice.
However, for some reason, Lin Yi did not bestow "nuclear peace" equally on every corner of the world, but instead focused on the Western Hemisphere for the time being. As expected, the pawn leaked its "intelligence," and another pawn returned with this "intelligence" and entered the most unusual place in this world number eleven: the country that first developed IS.
"IS Academy"
Looking at the 3D drawings on the projection, Lin Yi seemed to understand something and extracted the backup from the database, where two photos were placed together.
The first image shows a boy wearing an IS academy uniform... He appears normal on the surface, but it's important to note that IS operators are limited to women, making his very existence the biggest anomaly.
Ichika Orimoto, the world's only male IS operator.
However, compared to the woman in the second photo who was also wearing an IS academy uniform, his identity as the "only male IS operator" seemed somewhat irrelevant—at least to Lin Yi.
Shinonono Houki is an ordinary IS academy student, but beneath that ordinary exterior, she is also the younger sister of Shinonono Tsukasa, who developed the original IS and is the only person in the world to master the IS "core" technology.
"There are two anomalies in this world. The first is Ichika Orimura, who is male but can pilot an IS; the second is Nozuna Shinonono, who single-handedly developed the IS. Generally, when Nozuna Shinonono cannot be found, people will choose to contact Ichika Orimura, since both are anomalies in this world."
"If I choose to contact Ichika Orimura immediately after entering this world, I will discover another 'truth'... Hmm, similar to how I discovered the legend of the 'Cataclysm of China' in the design of the Zhuxian Sword in World One. Based on this 'truth,' this world may have a different future development."
"The problem is, why should I even try to contact him? If we can't find a second singularity, why not just let her appear on her own?"
Extending his fingertip, he gently drew a narrow, dark red circle on the map: "At worst, we'll just bomb it to the ground."
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 267 "Alien Civilization"
Whether by chance or by design, when Huang Lingyin came to her senses, she was already above this academy, which was almost the same age as IS. As the Liu Ba Jiu Wu security force below, which had discovered her presence, quickly approached, Huang Lingyin breathed a sigh of relief but could no longer resist her exhaustion and fell directly down.
……
When she regained consciousness, Huang Lingyin heard a familiar voice filled with worry.
"...Is Yin really alright?"
"Don't worry, she just fainted from exhaustion. She'll be fine after a rest. But you, Ichika Orimura, besides Houki, you actually went after other girls?"
"We were just childhood friends. I transferred schools a long time ago. I never thought we'd run into each other again."
A summer of mottled patterns?
A face, blurred by time, flashed into her mind. The next moment, Huang Lingyin abruptly sat up in bed: "Yi Xia?!"
After a brief reunion, the urgent situation did not leave much room for the two to reminisce. As the dean of IS Academy and representatives of other forces arrived, Huang Lingyin was quickly taken to another enclosed space. During this time, Orimura Ichika mentioned that he should go with her, but to his surprise, the academy, which had always been very accommodating to him in the past, gave an unquestionable negative attitude this time.
You can't go there.
"Why? Rinne is mine—"
"This incident is extremely serious, do you understand?"
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving behind a resentful gaze.
"One summer?"
"Hou? That's great! I wonder what those people are planning to do with Rinne after taking her away. Do you know anything about it?"
Hesitantly watching the disappearing figure, Shinonono Houki lowered her voice and said only after confirming that no one was in sight: "It seems to be related to the communication failure a few days ago, and it's not just in Japan, the academy still can't contact any foreign countries."
"Isn't this just a drill to deal with special situations?!"
Shinonono Houki shook his head: "These are just lies to appease the general public. If it were just a drill, there would be no need to be on high alert like this."
Swallowing hard, Ichika Orimura, who already had a premonition, cautiously asked, "So that means..."
"War, that's the worst-case scenario."
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"We have obtained some data from your IS, and now we need to confirm it with you again. We hope you can cooperate, Ms. Huang Lingyin."
"If it's within my power, I will definitely help!"
Then, through occasional supplementary remarks, people separated by half the planet finally learned what had happened in the north of Earth, and what would happen next.
Among these, it is perhaps only natural that the idea of "enemies from another world" was questioned by everyone. After all, within the limited scope of human exploration, we haven't even been able to take a single step into the solar system. The sudden appearance of an other world is obviously too "science fiction." In comparison, they believe that this is a force that was originally lurking on Earth, but used the threat of ISIS as an excuse to launch a war. The reason why they were able to turn the world into what it is today is entirely due to those nuclear weapons.
However, this view has also been refuted by many people. Putting aside everything else, it is simply impossible to explain how the other side could simultaneously deploy nuclear weapons to different areas of the world without being detected.
"Perhaps they have many downline members, and it's not impossible for them to do this if they are well prepared."
"If what you said is correct, then it means that one of the 'downline' members you mentioned might be present here!"
This process was repeated until everyone eventually reached a common conclusion.
"This force was definitely not originally on this planet. If it were, there would have been no trace of it. Moreover, such a large-yield nuclear weapon could not have been manufactured and maintained by an unknown organization. However, we also reserve our opinion on the 'from another world' theory. The most likely scenario is that they come from another planet!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Lingyin was utterly stunned and didn't even have time to react. She simply let the dean of the IS Academy on the stage express his opinion: "This alien civilization felt threatened by the emergence of IS, so it tried to force humanity to abandon the promising IS technology in this way. For this, it even went so far as to expose its own existence and directly interfere with the progress of human civilization."
"Without a doubt, this is a war, a war between alien civilizations and human civilizations. In this war, we only have two outcomes: either we abandon IS and live under their surveillance from now on, where any technological advancements may be met with the same blow. It is conceivable that if we choose this outcome, humanity will have no future."
"The second outcome is that we combine all our strength to drive these alien beings out—using the most powerful force at our disposal: IS!"
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"The squad will be fully assembled in two days and head towards France."
When Ichika Orimura heard this news from Rin Ootori, she initially doubted that she was joking. However, she couldn't find any hint of joking in her expression or tone: "The headmaster's decision has received the support of the Japanese government, and they will make all preparations for this war."
"Why?!"
"...for IS."
The answer didn't come from Huang Lingyin, but from Shinobu Houki, who had been standing behind him: "IS technology is too advanced and powerful. Because of its existence, IS Academy... Japan was able to rise to the center of the world. This situation would never have happened if IS didn't exist, and so does the academy director. Imagine if we really destroyed IS-related technologies according to that 'alien civilization's' demands, who would be the most affected?"
Subconsciously, a stubborn face appeared in Ichika Orimura's mind.
"Dean of the Academy..."
"The IS Academy is entirely built on IS. If IS technology is destroyed, then the academy itself will have no reason to exist, and there will be many people who will be implicated... It can be said that its demands are not just as simple as destroying IS, but rather it wants to overthrow the new order that has formed on Earth in the past ten years, just like the 'White Knight Incident' ten years ago."
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 268 Spirit Heart Heavy Cannon
Ten years ago, the "White Knight Incident" in Japan overturned the existing world order and established a new order centered on ISIS.
Over the past decade, the derivative interest chains surrounding the birth of IS have spread to almost every corner of the world. The most direct manifestation of this is the continuous rise in the status of women, who were originally in a weak position. As a result, women now generally have a higher status than men worldwide. Only "strange" individuals like Ichika Orimura can interact with them on an equal footing. Any ordinary man who cannot operate IS would probably feel inferior in front of these "elites".
Ten years later, a suddenly appearing "alien civilization" openly declares its intention to overthrow the new order that has formed over the past decade. Whether this overthrow will lead to the establishment of a new order or the complete collapse of everything remains unknown. The only thing they are certain of is—
"This must not be allowed to happen!"
"Humans today are not the same as they were ten years ago, and the 'alien civilization' is not the second 'White Knight.' With the power of the IS we possess, even if a civilization more powerful than humanity truly exists, we will absolutely be able to defeat it!"
"For humanity, for the new world, for IS—victory!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
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"Have you decided, Ichika?"
With the frenzied shouts outside his ears, Ichika Orimura had no doubt that those people outside would give up their lives for a foolish idea. In order to prevent this tragedy, which had already happened once in history, from happening again, he made a resolute decision: "Let's go and stop this war."
The IS Academy, under state of emergency, was busy with the glorious "expedition" two days later and failed to notice that two students and a "transfer student" who should have arrived a few days earlier had disappeared. They were only discovered when the three disappeared from the academy in their IS mechs. After venting her anger, the academy head could do nothing. In the past, she might have been willing to pay a heavy price for the only male IS operator left in the world, but now the most important thing was obviously the enemy she was about to face. Therefore, she could only let the three missing students go.
Meanwhile, over mainland Japan, at an altitude of 13000 meters.
"Father, the bait has been taken."
[...around the same time, before that—]
Lu Ba replied, "Yes."
Raise both hands and point them at the "tiny existence" directly below, hidden behind the clouds and mist.
"Your will is my mission, Father."
【CODE:Psychic hea.vy - hitter】
Responding to the subtle call, in the thin air at an altitude of 54000 meters, the "satellite," which had been orbiting the blue celestial body below in a relatively static manner, suddenly began to rotate. Its internal reactor, energized layer by layer, emitted intense heat, reflecting the sunlight from eight light-seconds away and displaying a dazzling brilliance.
[...lock on]
For a moment, time seemed to stand still.
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"—!"
"What's wrong, Xia?"
"No...it must be my imagination."
Turning her gaze back, Ichika Orimura quickly dismissed the strange feeling in her heart and focused her attention on the boundless sea opposite her, meeting the questioning gaze of Rin Ootori.
"Rin, have you ever seen those 'aliens'?"
"Aliens... Even so, I still believe they are from another world!"
"You said the same thing before, can you explain why?"
"……appearance."
"appearance?"
"If they were aliens, they should be different from us Earthlings, even if it's just a slight difference. But the people I saw looked exactly like humans, as if they lived on the same 'Earth' in different worlds!"
Ichika Orimura and Houki Shinonono exchanged a glance, but ultimately couldn't say anything.
"...No matter what, once we make contact, we'll know their true identities. Right now, the most important thing is—"
Before the words were even finished, the communicator inside the IS automatically turned on without anyone operating it, and Ichika Orimura, who was startled, heard this long-lost voice.
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