Ruri Hoshino watched Renard's earlier loss of composure at the sight of that submarine. He had clearly seemed to know something about it, but since Renard said nothing, she merely gave him a deep look before nodding to the CIC below.
The Nadeshiko's CIC immediately sent a signal to the suddenly appearing submarine, asking about its affiliation and purpose. But at that moment, the flying dragons opened their enormous jaws one after another and fired streams of beams, painting the sky with color.
There were quite a few dragons. Their beams came shooting in from afar, directly blanketing every unit and battleship present, including the formations that appeared to be standard Federal Army units. Explosions immediately thundered through the sky and across the island below the battlefield.
"Scatter!"
Ruri Hoshino and Miss Huang gave the same order at the same time. Yet even without being told, all the MS at the front had already begun evasive maneuvers. The two battleships deployed their shields again and climbed to avoid the dragon-like creatures' attack, while the Drone Unit was completely wiped out by the dragons in that single volley.
Ruri frowned slightly as she watched the dragons fly directly toward their side after launching their attack. "Have they identified all of us as enemies? Whatever these things are, attacking us makes them enemies. MS Unit, begin interception!"
Soji Okita wore a serious expression. Seeing creatures like dragons truly challenged his worldview, but his words remained as frivolous as ever. "We're actually fighting legendary creatures. This trip just keeps getting stranger."
Tieria reminded him seriously, "If you don't want to die, take this seriously. Those dragons won't show mercy."
Soji Okita nodded. "I know."
On the Nadeshiko, the CIC suddenly turned to Ruri Hoshino. "Communications with the unknown submarine have been established."
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