Heart-Pounding Moments - Praying for Divine Light

"It looks exactly like the Western dragon that appeared last night while the Second Air Group was bombing an American guerrilla unit on an unnamed island a hundred nautical miles west of here," Major General Fujiwara reported to the colonel with a straight face.

Hearing the words "American military" linked to the dragon, the colonel tensed up again. Rumor had it that even Hitler, the Axis leader, had a secret plan to summon evil creatures from Hell. Who could guarantee that the Americans, after suffering a major defeat at Pearl Harbor, wouldn't summon a dragon from Western mythology and fight the Empire of Japan to the death?

Besides, the Second Air Group had indeed reported last night that they'd fought a dragon and a deity, losing 51 fighter planes in the process. This had drawn the close attention of Naval Operations Headquarters, which had issued orders for all units to take the new intelligence seriously and actively gather information about the deity and the dragon. They were also to watch out for infiltrators among the American military's superpowered soldiers.

Thinking of this, Colonel Ito Kyo tensed up again. "Major Fujiwara, take me to the observation platform at once! Point out the dragon's location! All other officers, take your positions! The entire ship is to enter combat readiness! Launch three groups of nine Zero fighters to intercept the dragon. Make sure you bring them down! All anti-aircraft guns, open fire and intercept! Use signal flags and flares to notify the entire United Fleet and request reinforcements. All units, try to cripple the dragon before forcing it to land and capturing it alive!"

Natasha responded with a crisp "Yes, sir," and immediately led the captain to the observation platform. The other officers scattered, rushing to their battle stations.

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