"Victory."
"I'm Lorelei Annerose of Special Operations Squad S128. Everyone can hear me, right?"
When that voice rang in the ears of every Aerial Combat Mage in the airspace, all the Aerial Knights present instinctively paused what they were doing and widened their eyes.
"Luo Zhen?"
Kanata was both shocked and delighted.
"Oh my..."
Chloe was stunned for a moment, then seemed to guess what was happening and smiled.
"Se... senior!?"
Yuri was utterly astonished.
"Th... that's Senior Lorelei's voice?"
"It's Senior, right?"
"It's Lord Lorelei...!"
The Aerial Combat Mages forming the defensive line also exchanged glances, then revealed uncertain, startled expressions.
Under these circumstances, Luo Zhen's voice continued to come through the communication crystals in the ears of one Aerial Knight after another.
"I know you have many questions, but the situation is urgent, so I won't explain further. In short, you only need to remember one thing."
Luo Zhen's voice rang out clearly.
"From now on, I'll be directing your battle."
That was right.
From this point onward, Luo Zhen would direct everyone in battle.
"Do as I say."
Luo Zhen spoke concisely.
"If you do, we can win."
There were no excessive words.
No unnecessary explanation.
Luo Zhen simply conveyed his meaning to everyone in this manner.
That was—
They could win.
And then...
"Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh—!"
In the sky filled with Demon Scarabs, the Aerial Combat Mages who had still been desperately resisting and preparing to stake everything on the fight began cheering loudly one after another.
Their roar shot into the heavens and shook the skies.
In that instant, everyone present became incredibly excited, and astonishing fighting spirit began burning in their eyes.
The Aerial Combat Mages, who had been at a disadvantage all along, saw their morale soar to an unprecedented level in a single moment.