A fully armed Black Dragon fell from the sky, sending up an enormous column of water from the White Water River—an event startling even Cecil citizens, who were accustomed to strange sights. Patrol personnel along the river channel and embankments quickly reported the situation to the Administrative Hall, and the news soon reached Gawain.
Almost at the same time the patrol personnel made their report, Gawain already knew what had fallen from the sky—Rebecca had sent an urgent message from the experimental base in the diocese, saying that the object that had crashed into the White Water River was probably Maggie, who had suffered a mechanical failure...
Today seemed destined to be a lively day.
After soaking in the icy White Water River for a while, Maggie finally felt the stabbing pain throughout her body and the dizziness in her head ease somewhat. She checked her injuries, then braced herself on all fours and trudged step by step through the mud at the bottom of the river toward the shore.
The fall had probably severely damaged the Mechanical Structure of the Iron Wings. She could feel that some joints in the steel framework fixed to her wings had seized up, leaving her posture rather awkward. It took considerably more effort for her to finally reach the bank. She could hear noisy voices from the shore, along with the faint sound of Mechanical Ships starting up, and she could not help sighing inwardly.
It looked like the commotion from her fall had been too great and had already caused quite a stir. There were probably plenty of onlookers on the shore, and the sound of Mechanical Ships... the higher-ups had most likely learned about the "fallen object" already. They were probably tugboats sent by the river channel management department to help