Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 322 Visitors from Outside the Island
Zelul was stunned, and it was hard to believe that the famous leader of the Gray Amber Gang had died just like that. The name "Old White" had existed in Medusuzeya for even longer than Saint Grinis had been the leader of the Knights. The bounty for her wanted by the Vladis Palace had risen from 1 molars at the beginning to 100 million molars now - even if she was dead, she could claim half of it by presenting her corpse or cup.

But she would not do that. It was unethical to collect the bounty on a corpse. Moreover, she had already promised "Old White" that she would give her cup to a giant jellyfish in the southern waters.

She lifted the other's body from the chair, laid it flat on the ground, and used the tip of the sword to cut the skin between the chest and abdomen... After a moment, she took out a small handful of bloody fragments from "Old White's" body.

The texture of the fragments was exactly the same as those she had coughed out before. Just as the other party had said, her cup had been broken, and these were all fragments of the cup.

This was the first time that Zelul had encountered such a situation. She had recovered cups from fallen comrades more than once in the past, some of whom had fatal wounds right between the chest and abdomen, but she had never seen a broken cup, let alone one that was completely shattered into pieces.

"..."

The whole incident that happened to "Old White" had a strange feeling, not just the broken cup, but also the words he told her - as long as she waited here for two or three days, a fleet would arrive and take her away.

Even though the computing power of the virtual sea can bring about various wonderful effects, it definitely does not include predicting the future. But what "Old White" said is clearly a prophecy, and it is extremely clear, not an ambiguous prophecy like divination.

"..."

She put the cup fragments into the bag and kept them carefully, then recited the contract name of "Sword of Aini". Before the flaming sword went out, she set the body of "Old White" on fire and watched him turn into ashes in the flames.

Next, she needs to think about her next plan of action.

Saint Grims ordered her to find a ship, but it was impossible to do so now. "Old White" told her that if she waited two or three days, a fleet would arrive, but the credibility of this statement was questionable. Zelul thought for a moment and decided to return to the Sword-Giving Tower to report the matter to Saint Grims and let her give the next order.

Rather than analyzing the situation, she was better at using the sword in her hand to chop the moth beast's body into pieces. Moreover, there were requirements in the Knight's Code such as "After obtaining important intelligence, you must report it to your superiors in a timely manner." She was not avoiding making her own choice.

On the way back to the Sword-granting Tower, she encountered far more moth beasts than she had imagined. It seemed that the moth beasts from other places on the island were gathering here. At the beginning, she fought several fierce battles with the moth beasts, but the enemies she encountered afterwards all ignored her and swarmed towards the Sword-granting Tower.

This is not a good situation, Saint Grinis may be in danger. After realizing this, Zelul immediately activated the mecha's flight mode. This mode relies on the Antigwiti core, which has a very short service life and a very high summoning cost. Therefore, there is a clear requirement in the Knight's Code that knights are not allowed to use this mode except with clear orders or in extremely urgent situations.

Zelul had not received any orders from Saint Grims, but she believed that the current situation was extremely urgent.

The mecha weighing several tons flew nimbly into the air, passing over the dense swarms of moth beasts below, and flew towards the Sword-granting Tower at the fastest speed.

But before she arrived, she saw a golden light suddenly appear in the air, covering the towering body of the Sword-Giving Tower.

Then, a giant sword hanging upside down appeared in the light. The length of the sword was almost the same as the Sword-Giving Tower, and it fell rapidly towards the top of the tower...

The words of "Old White" before his death flashed through her mind:

...The computing power can even allow you to find a way to use the contract one last time when no one else can use it...

"No..." Zelul couldn't help but murmur.

She was still at least one kilometer away from the Sword-granting Tower, and the tip of the sword had already touched the top of the tower.

The next second, a blinding light burst out, and all the moth beasts covered by it were reduced to ashes in an instant. Following closely behind was a shock wave, which carried the smoke and dust in the ruins, forming a huge circle, crushing everything it passed like a wall.

When it reached where Zeruel was, the mecha weighing several tons was blown away easily like those tiny dust particles. Zeruel only felt herself rolling uncontrollably. Finally, she and the mecha were smashed into a ruin together, and she completely lost consciousness in the loud bang.

……

……

When she woke up again, the jellyfish in the sky had disappeared and the use of the contract was no longer affected, but there was no second survivor on the island except her.

She searched every area on the island, from the trading area to the camp, to the assembly plant, and the last place she went to was the Sword-Giving Tower - she wanted to face reality later.

But the scene before her eyes was even more tragic than she had imagined. The hundreds-meter-high Sword-Giving Tower had long disappeared, replaced by a giant circular pit that was more than 500 meters high and nearly 100 meters deep. The bottom of the pit was covered with several inches of golden crystals, which were the product of sand and stones being melted and recondensed at high temperatures. Zelul slid along the bottom of the arc to the bottom of the pit, where she saw only half of Saint Grinis. The power sword pierced through her chest and abdomen, and the huge blade almost split her upper body in half, while the girl's lower body had melted and connected to the crystals at the bottom of the pit, as if the crystals of several square kilometers were all spread out from the lower body of Saint Grinis. The girl closed her eyes, and her beautiful face was calm, without a trace of pain. In an instant, an idea suddenly popped up in Zelul's mind - could it be that the leader of the Knights is still alive?

She hesitantly stretched out her hand and carefully touched the other person's cheek. The cold and hard touch from her fingertips instantly extinguished the hope that Zelul had just ignited.

Saint Grace was indeed dead, and her upper body had turned into crystal, but her appearance still retained its original appearance.

Zelul took two steps back, her expression blank. After a moment, she formed the "Sword of Aini" in her hand, but when she raised her arm, she remembered that Saint Grinis's body could not be ignited by fire.

The flaming sword went out, and she drew out the power sword again, but then the blade stopped in mid-air again - even if she wanted to bury Saint Grace, given the current situation, was she going to cut her body in half before burying it?
She was silent for a while, then let out a suppressed roar and stabbed the sword heavily into the ground.

Since that noon three days ago, people around her have been dying, from fireworks, to team members, to "Old White", to St. Grinnell, and she can't do anything except collect their cups and cremate their bodies. Even if she wants revenge, she doesn't know where to start - even the jellyfish that may be the culprit has disappeared.

She had never felt so confused since she became a Jellyfish Knight, and the emotion that came with the confusion was... until her eyes became hot and her nose felt sore, she suddenly realized that it was the feeling of wanting to cry.

But crying is not allowed, the Knight's Code requires knights to abandon any weak emotions. Zelul raised her head to prevent the tears from accidentally slipping out of her eyes, and at this moment, she saw four white tracks extending from the distance.

"what is that?"

Curiosity surged up, temporarily suppressing the sadness. She was stunned for a few seconds before she remembered to use the "Eye of Truth". The distant scene was quickly magnified under the blessing of the contract power, and the black dot at the top of the track showed details in Zelul's eyes.

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The other party was wearing something that looked like a mecha and a thruster. Just as Zelul was observing them, the other party seemed to have discovered her as well. One of its tracks broke away from the formation and deviated downwards towards the island.

The opponent's speed was very fast. Zelul estimated that it was at least 400 knots. Although the mecha could reach this speed in flight mode, it could only maintain it for a short time.

As the distance between the two sides shortened, more details emerged. She saw a pair of triangular, cat-like ears on the other's head, and a double-forked tail behind it, with the end of the tail inserted into the metal cylinder on the leg.

Zeruel was basically certain that it was a ramjet, because both the golden flames spurting out from the rear and the roar caused by the explosion of ether were exactly the same as the thrusters on merchant ships. The only difference was that the one in front of him was much smaller and could be directly put on the legs.

But compared to the technology of the thrusters, she was more curious about how the other party would land. Even though she was not a crew member, she knew very well that the speed of the ramjet thrusters could not be too low, otherwise it would stall, and then the person would fall like a stone - and the other party was obviously slowing down.

She began to consider whether or not to go meet the other party. It was not something a knight should do to watch someone in danger without helping. Among the contracts she signed, there were several that should be effective.

She jumped up, jumped out of the pit after a few jumps, and ran towards the direction where the opponent was descending. The opponent was very close to her, close enough to see the opponent's short fiery red hair. Just as she expected, the opponent's thrusters had indeed been shut down, and under the effect of inertia, the girl was diving towards the ground at an angle of more than 45 degrees.

Zelul had already thought of a countermeasure. As long as she used the "Body of Aini" contract, she could transform into a flame giant several dozen meters tall and "pick" the opponent directly from mid-air. However, the duration of "Body of Aini" was only a few seconds, and the transformed flame giant could not move, so she had to grasp the opportunity - five, four...

Just as Zelul was counting down silently, the girl in front of her suddenly waved her hands desperately at her, and at the same time, a shout came over:
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!”

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Zelul subconsciously made way, and the next moment, the girl flew over her head and crashed into a ruin a few meters away.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

"..."Zelul was stunned for a moment.

But before she could go over to see what was going on, the collapsed rocks were thrown aside. A red-haired girl with a face covered in dust crawled out in a somewhat embarrassed manner from the pile of rocks.

"Hmm... That was a close call. Luckily I activated 'Synchronous Enhancement'... Uh, hello! I'm Nana from the Strike Witches. Do you know a place called Medusuzaya?"

(End of this chapter)