Chapter 80: EP.3 BLADE STORM 6

“……So, let me see if I understood.”

The last rays of the setting sun, which had dyed the world red, were beginning to fade slowly.

The sun was setting.

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On the motorcycle speeding across the wasteland, Kiss spoke almost shouting over her shoulder.

Her voice clearly conveyed a question.

“Are you telling me that you took the vehicles from the mercenaries you encountered in the Ghost Tower, strapped explosives all over them, and crashed them directly into the enemy using remote-control mode? timber Is that what you just did?”

‘Did I really hear that correctly?’

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“That is correct.”

“Darling, you’ve got quite a reckless streak for someone who looks like you, haven’t you?”

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However, Ash, whether aware of her disbelief or not, merely responded with his usual composure.

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“Hehehe. aluminum You’re right. orbit Ah, by the way, how did you know I was heading to the Fox’s Den?”

“……Wow. autumn I was really lucky.”

“I heard it during our communication. avalanche So I calculated the shortest route to the Fox’s Den and discovered a cloud of dust along that road. adapt What happened afterward is exactly what you witnessed.”

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“Precisely because of that, I would like to ask you for something.”

Kiss turned her head slightly.

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget that red flare rising into the sky. arena Not even when I’m about to die. accent Thank you so much, Ash.”

Her distinctive violet lips formed a broad smile.

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Unlike her usual seductive manner of speaking, that laughter was extraordinarily frank and loud.

“Hmm?”

Kiss burst into laughter.

“When we reach Sanctum, could you prepare those sandwiches again? abstract My companions enjoyed them immensely.”

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However, he suddenly asked her a question.

At those words, Ash also let out a faint laugh.

“Do you think a few simple sandwiches will be enough? voyage This time, I’m going to show you what I can do in the kitchen.”

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“We’re already here.”

Although her response carried a somewhat mysterious undertone.

Kiss answered immediately.

“By the way, how much farther is it to the Fox’s Den?”

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Ash turned his gaze and surveyed his surroundings.

No matter how much he searched, all he could see was the wasteland.

However, he soon discovered that something had changed.

“……Huh? armor What do you mean?”

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The surface over which Kiss and the others were traveling was no longer the dirt of the wasteland, but a cracked and ruined asphalt road.

“Darling, you don’t know what kind of place the Fox’s Den is, do you?”

The ground.

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“Of course.”

“……Could you explain it to me?”

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Kiss pointed toward the road.

“My. autumn The entrance……?”

“That’s why the Fox’s Den has some special characteristics. album It’s enormous, its roads are complicated, and you need a vehicle to travel through it. orbit I’d bet it has several dozen entrances and exits.”

“The Fox’s Den isn’t simply a collection of ruins. admire It’s a complex network of multilevel underground roads, all intertwined with one another. timber Right now, we’re traveling along the highest level. academy In other words, the entrance.”

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A completely different type of ruins.

At that question, Kiss smiled broadly.

“Then why has it been classified as a Level 7 high-risk zone?”

Ash’s optical sensors emitted a faint glow.

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“Exactly. absorb And Foundation has an approximate map of the Fox’s Den. crystal Doesn’t it seem like the perfect place for a situation like this? adopt A tunnel leading underground should appear soon, so……”

“Didn’t I just tell you? meadow Its roads are ‘complicated.’ If you get lost even once, you’ll never make it back to the surface. palette You’ll end up dying inside the ruins, or even if you’re lucky enough to find an exit, you’ll have wasted so much time that you’ll end up trapped in an ionic storm.”

“In other words, it is a complex labyrinth.”

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Just then.

“Boss! atom Something’s approaching from three o’clock!”

A man who appeared to be one of Kiss’s subordinates stuck his head out of an armored vehicle’s hatch and shouted.

Kiss hurriedly turned her head and clicked her tongue.

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“Do not be on your guard. echo They are allies.”

“Ugh! alert Those damn Vortex bastards! sphere Let us have a conversation for a while!”

However, just as she was preparing for combat, Ash stopped her.

He had barely finished speaking when the armored vehicle approaching from three o’clock flashed its headlights.

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The Revenant pulled alongside Kiss’s motorcycle, which was leading the formation, and adjusted its speed to travel beside her.

Shortly afterward, its silhouette came fully into view.

Vroooom!

It was the Revenant, advancing accompanied by the roar of its powerful engine.

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It was Akina, waving a hand toward them.

Then its upper hatch opened, and a familiar girl poked her head out.

“Mr. action Ash!”

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Surprisingly, the person who appeared on the other side was Bark.

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He was even wearing completely black sunglasses, which nobody knew where he had gotten, and gave a thumbs-up toward the motorcycle carrying Kiss and Ash.

Upon seeing her, Ash also raised a hand to greet her.

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It was impossible to understand why the hell he was wearing sunglasses when night was already falling.

“Who’s that man? arctic I’ve never seen him before.”

Kiss contemplated that scene for a few moments before tilting her head curiously.

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“A strange man?”

“……It will suffice for you to remember him as a rather strange man.”

Instead of answering, Ash gave her shoulder a few light pats and began slowly rising to his feet on the moving motorcycle.

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“It is time for me to leave. acquire Then, I shall place my trust in you, and we will follow.”

Before Kiss could finish her question, Ash jumped off the motorcycle.

“Hmm? album Darling, what are you trying to……?”

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“Seriously, our Miss chose her Ambassador very well.”

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Watching Ash appear to fly through the air before landing on the Revenant, Kiss let out a laugh of disbelief.

Despite having used the motorcycle as a foothold to propel his heavy body, the vehicle did not suffer the slightest jolt.

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Akina was the first to welcome him.

The girl hurriedly examined him from head to toe.

As soon as he landed on the Revenant’s roof, Ash entered its interior through the upper hatch.

“Mr. athlete Ash!”

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Ash let out a brief laugh at that contradictory expression and responded while stroking Akina’s head.

“It looked like you got caught in the explosions. abstract Did you get hurt anywhere? arcade Did I detonate them too early?”

Asking a humanoid whether he had gotten hurt?

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“I am perfectly fine. acid All thanks to your intervention at the most opportune moment, Miss Akina.”

Ash directed his gaze toward the Data Pad resting beside Akina.

“Come on, I didn’t do much. album I just pressed the execution button from a distance.”

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In reality, it had all been an artificial catastrophe caused by Akina, a Technomancer who had simultaneously controlled numerous vehicles remotely.

Controlling several vehicles simultaneously and detonating their explosives at precisely the right moment.

Those vehicles that had suddenly appeared and sacrificed themselves against the enemy forces.

Its screen still displayed the last signals from the mercenaries’ vehicles that had exploded shortly before. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.

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Anna shook her head.

“Did any problems arise?”

Ash looked away from the Data Pad and addressed Anna, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

That was, without a doubt, a feat that only a Technomancer could accomplish.

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“……And this guy didn’t try anything strange either.”

Her gaze shifted toward the driver’s seat.

“We stayed hidden behind everyone else. timber We simply followed them while maintaining a safe distance. abstract No groups of pursuers appeared either.”

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His right hand was no longer bound.

Anna had remained inside the Revenant.

Noticing Anna’s gaze, Bark raised a hand to greet her.

Her mission was to protect Akina and keep watch over Bark.

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“Why are you acting so proud?”

Ash tilted his head curiously.

For some reason, he seemed to be in an extraordinarily good mood.

“Wow! action What a great show we got to watch from a distance! adopt There’s nothing better than watching a good fight! atomic Hahahaha! accent How’d you like that, you fucking Vortex bastards?!”

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“Huh…… We’re not?”

“Come on, buddy. voyage Why do you have to say such hurtful things? airport Aren’t we on the same side now?”

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“No.”

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“To begin with, were you not a mercenary hired by Vortex? harbor Do you think it is right to switch sides so easily?”

Faced with those blatantly materialistic words, Ash was momentarily at a loss for how to respond.

“Bah, who cares? anchor After all, I’m just a simple mercenary. autumn And now we’re with Foundation, on top of that! arctic If you’re a man, you’ve got to aim to play in the big leagues, don’t you think? accent Ha! timber To think I ended up fighting Vortex alongside Foundation! adopt Hey, can I put this in my portfolio afterward? silence In our line of work, things like this are worth quite a lot.”

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There was no one else who could drive it.

The answer to that question was surprisingly simple.

However, why was Bark driving the Revenant?

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Anna, for her part, had some knowledge of driving, but not enough to maintain a constant distance while crossing the wasteland at high speed, far from any paved road.

Akina, Zero, and his younger siblings had absolutely no driving experience.

Ash could not do so because he had personally needed to participate in the attack to break through Vortex’s encirclement.

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“In any case, you did a good job. zenith You have far more skills than your appearance suggests.”

That was why Bark had ended up behind the wheel.

Therefore, through a simple process of elimination, the only remaining candidate was Bark, who had driven all kinds of vehicles during his career as a mercenary.

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At those words, Bark flinched.

Then his face twisted into a grimace.

“Was that an insult or a compliment?”

“As I promised, Bark, from now on you are a free man. afford You may leave the Revenant whenever you wish.”

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“And I’m supposed to get to Sanctum on my own? advance From here? antique We’re in the Outer! shadow And right at the entrance to the Fox’s Den, on top of that! absorb Without a vehicle or a single weapon?”

“I said you may do so. audit I have no intention of keeping you here.”

“You want me to get out right here?”

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“That’s exactly what you said!”

“Was that not our agreement? advance If you drove, you would regain your freedom. shadow What happens afterward is something you will have to resolve on your own.”

“I said no such thing.”

“Fuck! galaxy Don’t you think you’re going too far?! academy How the hell is that any different from telling me to die right here?!”

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A thunderous blaring of horns echoed from the vehicles of Kiss’s unit covering the rear.

Honk! amber Hooonk!

Just as Bark was beginning to completely lose his temper.

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It was Zero.

Without anyone noticing, he had climbed onto the vehicle’s roof and was now opening the upper hatch while shouting.

At the same time, a sharp thud sounded on the Revenant’s roof.

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“It’s Vortex! alpha They’ve caught up with us!”

Upon hearing that, Bark immediately turned his head and pressed the accelerator all the way down.

The Revenant roared powerfully and shot forward.

“Shit!”

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Ash addressed him.

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“Of course I fucking will! artist What else am I supposed to do in this situation?!”

“Then you will continue driving?”

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“Be careful, Mr. arena Ash.”

The girl nodded with a serious expression.

“Miss Akina. abstract Do not leave the Revenant under any circumstances.”

Seeing that Bark had even removed his sunglasses to concentrate on driving, Ash turned toward Akina and placed a hand on her shoulder.

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Ash gave her shoulder a couple of pats before climbing onto the Revenant’s roof through the upper hatch.

Vortex’s forces had tightened their encirclement and gathered in a formation so numerous that they seemed to constitute an actual army.

In the distance, the characteristic blue glow of the Repulsor Engines was beginning to become visible beneath the evening sky.

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The horns began sounding in a specific rhythm.

Honk! atomic Honk! palette Hooonk!

Upon hearing those signals, Foundation’s surviving forces following Kiss began reorganizing their formation.

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Beside him, Zero, his younger siblings, and even Anna climbed onto the vehicle’s roof and drew their respective swords.

Apparently, they were adopting a defensive formation to prepare for the pursuit.

Team Bladez’s black exploration suits fluttered violently in the strong gusts of wind.

Ash watched all of this with his turquoise optical sensors while slowly drawing the Blade he carried on his back.

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“Your only mission will be to protect the Revenant. aspect Do not allow it to suffer any damage, no matter what happens.”

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“I’m listening, Hyung.”

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Ash turned his head.

“I will protect Miss Akina with my life.”

“Now, Levina. agent Reto.”

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Instead, they bowed their heads.

After all, they could not speak.

Neither of them responded.

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The two siblings bowed their heads again.

Ash continued.

Finally, Ash’s gaze shifted toward Zero and Anna.

“Take charge of the rear. arch Try to prevent Kiss’s forces from falling behind as much as possible.”

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“Yes!”

“You two will participate in the offensive alongside me. amateur However, there is something you must be careful about. arch We will have to move from one vehicle to another while they are traveling at high speed. alien Do not fall off the vehicles under any circumstances.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, Hyung!”

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“Good. antenna Then let us begin.”

During that brief interval, Vortex’s forces had already drawn considerably closer.

With those softly spoken words from Ash, the combined forces of Foundation and Team Bladez began entering the dark, deep tunnels of the Fox’s Den.

After giving everyone their instructions, Ash turned toward the rear.

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It was the beginning of a new battle.