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Arifureta After III aht Behind You, You Know

(TN: Maou=de was a roar that shook the atmosphere and a jet black flash that tore apart event the world

『Bre, break up- Brea――』

『I won'tabout in the twilight sky The evasion order that pilot yelled vanished in vain due the jet black flash that was e sword that ielded by a giant inin less than a few seconds annihilated three squads of five planes squad altogether with just one attack

They couldn't resist or anything and didn't leave even wreckage behind They were literally "annihilated" Just like swatting irritating flies, the veteran sky battlecraft pilots vanished like a joke

If anyone looked further, they would see the sea of clouds split into two It was the scar from Tio's breath attack An ocean trench was created in the sea of clouds

『-, don't falter- Crush them with quantity!』

A coiven The sky battlecrafts were co hit & run without pause at Tio and Haji on her back Their Vulcan cannons were spouting fire and countless o Beat into the the suprehly witnesstechnique that I fostered and evolved in earth Don't fall off noone whit at the bullets of Vulcan cannon that hit her body, Tio roared

It seeon that was the on people race couldn't even be scratched by the like of Vulcan cannon After all it was so whittled on the surface even when it got hit by Hajiun, so this could be said to be only natural

The approaching iving no place to escape

But, Tio's figure vanished before thoseof Fla with a sole Around Tio as flying with a motion that should even be called as rhyth flame clusters appeared

When all those were launched simultaneously, they accurately sed theany and de in the sky, Tio as flying while producing shockwave instantly took a sharp right turn

She caught the back of a sky battlecraft that was trying to fly past

The sky battlecraft pilot took a steep turn in panic to shake Tio off, but she followed closely behind as thoughthat wonderfully sharp turn She launched a breath attack once more and blown up the sky battlecraft

『Shit-, this bastard- Eat this-』

Perhaps this one was a squad mate of the one just now The sky battlecraft circled at Tio's back in order to save his comrade that was followed by Tio, however, unable to save his co his missile

But, thatand position was evaded right after that along with an unbelievable scene

『Thy ――』

Yes, it was a soon before his eyes were so with a speed that was nearly the speed of sound Naturally Tio was losing speed, but the missile was unable to react to the ih below her in vain

And then, in a stroke ofsky battlecraft was tore apart by the black dragon's clahen they crossed each other, and ended up as a scrap

Tio used the mo her speed While falling, she rolled her body 180 degree and reversed herthat, the sky battlecraft forht at that ti flah the attacks were absorbed toward them Five flame blasts decorated the sea of clouds simultaneously

『Thi, this is hopeless- I cannot shake it off- So steeply into the opposite direction She once more took the back of another plane with the opposite of the previous maneuver and blown up the sky battlecraft that was desperately escaping

『The aih this pilot had taken her back by sacrificing his coht with terrific speed like an outstanding aircraft

And then, Tio spread open her wings and raised up her body She instantly decelerated by receiving the wind pressure to her heart's content When the pilot noticed his plane already passed over Tio And as expected he got annihilated with one attack from behind

『To, too fast- What the hell is this on!?』

There was an ih the air ruptured Next white wall of air was generated Tio as easily rushing into the world of the speed of sound whilea steep climb rolled over !』

Three squads were approaching Tio fro toward the suet enveloped with silver color Fro to that sound wave attack

Although, Tio didn't even look concerned seeing that indication of the sound wave attack that could grant fatal action obstruction effect to the dragon species Instead she began to swoop down

The sound wave attack was fired The air was undulating Tio charged into that raging sound ithout any hesitation Sos while falling and with an elegant enerated froether all of thee』

It was like a divine spear that broke through a great wall The black dragonin the world of speed of sound clad with black typhoon easily blew off the wall of sound wave and h the center of the formation

A beat

The sonic booe and drowned thereat distance fro pure speed and maneuverability, she then blasted away onedown breath attack

And, it was at that tie scale attack was fired at Tio froet a lock-on because of Tio's overwhel mobility, but 80 of their ally's sky battlecrafts had fallen anyway Surely they were thinking that in that case they would just bombard the very airspace itself in a lih a point like thewas a swarht reach a thousand in number That shich was a bit too brutal to be called as a squall prided a size that couldn't be compared with the missiles launched by the sky battlecrafts It was clear that it had an uncommon poithout co up an airspace, Tio flapped her wings once and hovered in place

And then, she bent her body greatly backhile sucking in air hyugoo- She wasin air, which caused Tio's chest to swell up rapidly

Thein a number that even hid the mother ship itself behind them were……

――GURYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

The wind died The air ruptured The sea of clouds was bloay in radial shape, the atmosphere shook

It was just a roar And yet, it was a roar of the dragon king that granted terror to anyone who heard it without question Therefore, the h the whole airspace The approaching swarm of missiles was pulverized by the wall of shockwave

It was as though there was an invisible wall there, the missiles swarm exploded one after another in the middle point between Tio and the ht was already descending was illuet any turn at all from the start here?」

『It was Goshujin-sama who ordered me to show the status of the sky's supre pure dogfight technique, breath attack, and a bit ofback, Tio was directing a gaze that looked vaguelyon her back regardless of the heavy action

Haji a half-amazed expression while,

「Those were ht? Kulbit and Split S, then Immelmann Turn and Cobra Turn? You also did various other maneuvers but, since when did you learn thehter aircrafts in earth art wonderful However, the sky artaside pure speed, ht technique I fished up various a art that it seeururu♪' Tio-san sounded her throat joyfully

Because Tio could freely flew in the sky without anything like flying technique just by directlyfor her to y or potential energy to sink into herskill had rapidly risen up from earth's aeromechanics, so she was really happy to be praised by her master when she unveiled the result like this

With scales that deflected Vulcan cannon, excelling in speed andunrivaled powerful attackthe opponent just from the sonic boo skill that didn't rely on her spec……

If the pilots of earth knew that their skill was stolen by a flying tank, there was no doubt that they would get teary eyed

The fla cleared by the wind flow

At the other side, they could see theitstothem other than foolish that they still hadn't escaped The were overesti their own existences too much

The chosen people, the people that ruled the sky The country of god

Seeing words that dangerous lined up like that, it was clear that their pride was even higher than Everest, even so they couldn't avoid getting evaluated as being a bit too thoughtless Or else, perhaps they still had some kind of different trump card……

「Well, just because of that doesn't h」

Haji frorin Tio's body that didn't even twitch against Vulcan noitched

「I wonder, how does it feel to have your flank gouged out?」

Theto fire its main cannon anytime――wholly lost a part of its rear bottoether blocks had a part taken off fro off While scattering crimson sparks

The mother ship tilted violently Further fro due to the distance, but they understood clearly that those people were screa with expression of despair

『Go, Goshujin-sahting, it was boring doing nothing so I fired a single shell at theolem」

――Special shell"Squirm Shell"

The shell that was fired didn't even explode, but the shell that invaded into inside the mother ship was so to speak a cocoon Inside it had a lot of super solem packed in, and they would be born inside the body of the eneantic battleship so it was still better, but if this was against a large living thing……

By the way, the shell could be filled with various things other than spider Your favorite insect-san right to your position☆

『Ho, how terrifying……or rather, thy hath created soht now you got no skin right? You have dragon scale all over Well, anyway, I transh the arachne bunches and forcefully purge only that spot, that's all」

『Avoiding the topic so sht, that place over there art……fufu, I see As expected froe and sadist bastard without compare, but the kindness thy show in this kind of tiain!』

「Thank you I don't feel like I'e punish at Tio's words, Hajied part――the place where the dragons were captured and treated as fuel――with barrier

While theits posture somehow, perhaps with the intention to protect therecklessly toward Hajis once to begin the dogfight onceto struggle while holding delusion(hope) like "there is no e can lose" or "ill surely win if we use this" It will be too unsightly to watch, so we are going to crush the with their heart」

『Fuether with a breath attack of maximum power?』

「I'll work out a bit too At this rate, I'll be seen as a strange guy that is only riding on your back」

Tio chuckled at that really childish line The sky battlecraft squads were approaching closer even while they were doing that Even seen from afar, their expression looked dae it soh here also could be seen dwelling so you that it's rave into your soul, just who is it that you have turned into eneht after that, what appeared was a swarm of black crosses decorated with cri up orderlywhile clad in faint criated a pure and bizarre terror Despite the location being in the sky, the sight caused a vision as though they were lost in a graveyard

Hajiure of the pilots whose eyes were opened wide Without taking his eyes off froantly waved like a conductor baton, pointing straight forward The fingertips of that hand un

At that er side faced forward

「This is how to crush the enemy with quantity」

A beat later A thunderous roar

The electronetically accelerated Burst Bullets fired from two hundreds Cross Velts were mercilessly launched in a rate of 1500 shot per minute That was already like a wall of bullet that appeared in the sky The battle of resource amountthat was done by the army side before this was now returned back to theot serious, he could summon Cross Velts in the number of more than three times of now and several hundred Grim Reapers, just ould they think then?

The sky battlecrafts that got hit by the first attack fell into the sea of clouds in pieces Even the planes that fortunately could dodge direct hit got their wings plucked by the Burst Bullets that were spreading lethal shockwave of crimson ripple midair and they fell

It was just a round of offense and defense Just froth reduced until thirty percent

『So like this, is not battle anymore- This is just massacre-』

『Just what the hell is that- Where did he take it out frorade cannon, it's still cannot fire yet-?』

The pilots were in a state that could be called as pandemonium But, that kind of coer of death the two hundred crosses flew out all at once With sharp angling and irregular enerating so down the sky battlecrafts one after another

Indeed, it wasn't a battle anymore

Amidst that situatin, theits posture finally aimed itssilver light, however, it seehtly different froence, areally closely, the silver part also seehtwith a thunderous roar Its power instead looked lower than the attack before, but Hajime's instinct that was backed by experience told hi more repulsive

In front of that unknown that was likely their trump card, Hajime wordlessly made his "Treasure Warehouse II" shined

The sun hadthe world, it appeared beside Hajiht

「I'll stamp it out froht The color of light shining brilliantly as though it was denying the night that it was still too fast for it to arrive, it was truly the color of sun that illuence laser"Burst Hyperion"

The horizontal firing of Burst Hyperion that finished charging That was the true identity of the light The sunlight energy that was converged and coht in the blink of eye

The white light of the ht of Burst Hyperion right frohts rivaled each other, a fantastic pheno wildly that see at the point of collusion

『……How can an individual, rivaled the main cannon of a warship……』

The amazed whisper that leaked out from telepathy surely came from the ship captain Hajily

『Rivaled? How long you are going to hold your delusion? Just this h at all』

Hajime spoke the release keyword

「――"Second Compression Furnace" release」

Burst Hyperion was loaded with exclusive "Treasure Warehouse" that converged and coht inside, but no one said that there was only one of it inside It wasn't strange at all even if multiple "Exclusive Treasure Warehouse" ――"Compression Furnace" were loaded inside

What would happen if that second energy was liberated?

The ansas si like a state of rivalry could be broken easily

The attack of the ot pushed back gradually

『- Attack- Attack thatsky battlecraft squad too, attack that guy fro that command until the end

『――"Third Compression Furnace" release』

This od sounded like

Like being sed by a raging stream, the main cannon of theof the sunlight laser without being able to show anything that reseht of Hyperion kept pushing and sed a third of the front deck along with the 3-gun turrets, and pushed on until the sky at faraway in the distance

Perhaps it was an instantaneous judgment, or perhaps a coincidence, it was unknohich was it, but just before the ot hit it suddenly descended that it avoided the fate of being the Titanic of the sky

However, it didn't change that it was greatly dah so, with fires and black s froic state, even so it was in a condition where it was barely hanging in the sky

Theout silver light even with its altitude that kept descending

「So they finally felt like run away」

『I don't knohat kind of effect that last attack hath, but that was surely their genuine truly from the front and in addition they art almost shot down If they don't run away even after that, then that art the realm of lunatic』

The sky battlecraft pilots ere desperately running away even while getting chased by Cross Velts were also following the antic th was chased away just by two people

While holding back the eirl and s with their airship

「Piih PIIIIH」

「E, excuse on-saer――」

When they were trying to call out like that,

「――"Fourth Compression Furnace" release」

「Eh?」

「Pi?」

The extreht blown off the rear of theaway in all broken up state Along with the girl's words

In addition,

「The flies are……around ten Then I guess it's enough with this」

Saying that, what Hajien AA Haji sky battlecrafts through his scope pulled the trigger at the interval of his breathing The shells that drew a beautiful cri down the sky battlecrafts that were perforle miss

「……hiu」

「……pii」

The side profile of Haji the escaping pilots without looking particularly eon to tre each other With a plop, the girl fell to sit on the floor The attendants blonde hair duo were also staring at their falling ene pilot histling「hyuu~」in admiration

『Goshujin-sah It's still flying Shouldst we pursue?』

「No, there is no need of that I'll shoot it down after harassing the down all the sky battlecrafts put Schalgen on his shoulder while grinning broadly Voices that said things like「Dragon knight-sama……not?」, or「De, demon……」, or「Ru, run away quicklyy」could be heard, but for Haji that wicked s such Hajime, Tio said a sentence

『Fu-sa caused the girl and others to tremble even more

On the other hand, around that ti after us!?」

「N, no! The targets aren't et away!」

「Be careful of what you are saying- They aren't letting us get away! It's our strategic retreat that succeeded- The next ti like that, I'll consider that as betrayal!」

「M, h Everyone was gulping their saliva as though their throat was parched while their face was tensing fro if they would be shot down anytime now

The captain was also in the saic retreat success」fro uncontrollably as though he caught a bad sickness

「We have to, we have to infor a fleet, then next tie where we can contact the country?」

「The range is about 1500 But, our propulsion is lowering, and in our current situation where we cannot resupply, it will perhaps take two days」

「Chih Those two, just how did they scoop out the whole supply room……no, in the first place how did they know the location accurately? …………is there, a traitor?」

Excessive paranoia was gnawing at his mind in this extreme situation

But, at that tie

『This is the launching and landing station! Higgs is trying to launch in his sky battlecraft! He is ar the mechanics who tried to stop hiuy, he isn't sane!』

The bridge turned into uproar from the sudden notification The ship captain snatched a mike and pressed the co and launching station

『What is happening!? What's Higgs's objective!? Why is he trying to launch in sky battlecraft in this situation!?』

『We don't know- He is talking incoherently……we really don't get it! He is babbling 'that guy is co" will couy is here already!' He won't even listen to our words!』

『How ridiculous Shit-, we have no time to be concerned with a crazy idiot in this kind of ti to listen, then I don't care just kil――』

The captain was going to give instruction even while he was feeling so

He heard it

――I'ht now, I'm on the deck you know?

「!?」

The captain suddenly sensed a presence and he turned around swiftly However, he saw nothing there but the door that connected to the corridor, there was no one there He returned his gaze to the front thinking if he was hallucinating, but right after that, he gulped his saliva unconsciously

「Ca, captain Ju, just now……」

A hel back with a pale expression No, not just hi back just like hi at! Carry out your own duty! Right noe need to hurry even for――」

It was a hallucination It was just a coincidence that all his subordinates were looking back The captain was persuading hi on his back by yelling angrily He was trying, to erase it

――I'e you know?

「Wh, who-」

「Ca, captaiiiin-」

He couldn't trick hi voice, the presence he felt behind him, they caused the captain to look behind him, but as expected, there wasn't anyone thereWhen he returned his gaze with a stiff ures of his subordinates

――I'ht now, I' here?」

「Captain- The, the elevator nue!?」

「No one is inside it! There is nobody! Just why is it e of re at histo cry His e inside the elevator that connected toward this bridge But, inside the elevator that was indeedup, there was no one there at all

The elevator stopped and the door opened The cae didn't catch the figure of anyone However, the elevator wasby itself, then stopped in this floor, the door opened, and then at the tiotten off the elevator, its door closed once ht now, I'm in front of the first room you know?

The first room――Defense room number 1 In case the mother ship was boarded by enemy, at the area froe, there were three roo back any attack toward the bridge Those roohly made with a lot of cover so it would be easier to intercept the intruder

「Defense room number 1- An intruder in front of the door- You are perive instruction to the soldier standing by in the defense roo back

――I'ht now, I'm in front of the second room you know?

A shudder of fear ran on their spine The captain's gaze question his subordinate asand only shook his head with unfocused eyes as though he was losing sanity

――I'ht now, I'm in front of the third room you know?