Kanone fainted...
Grief-stricken as she was, even in a battle she had lost, she found no peace.
Uchiha Madara shook his head. "We'll wait here. Kanone must be kept under watch. Once everyone arrives, we can use our combined strength to monitor her before continuing onward."
Estelle nodded. At that moment, she saw everyone racing over behind Sieg. Zin was at the front, laughing heartily. "Who would've thought such a little bird could be so useful? This has really opened my eyes!"
Kloe smiled faintly. "You're too kind, Mr. Zin. My good friend can do much more than that."
Zin chuckled. "If there's a chance later, let Sieg play with me for a while."
Kloe narrowed her eyes in a smile. "Sure, but first, I'll have to ask Uncle Zin and the others to keep an eye on this person..." She pointed at Kanone. "This is Colonel Richard's adjutant, Kanone. She's extremely strong—we were all locked in a hard fight with her just now. Joshua knocked her out, but if she wakes up, please restrain her movements, Uncle Zin."
"Un... Uncle Zin..." Zin said awkwardly. "Is that any way for a child to address someone...?"
Everyone burst out laughing, and the tension left behind by the battle vanished at once.
"Right, we should keep moving." Uchiha Madara said, "Our exploration team will continue onward, while you remain here on standby. Once we reach Richard's location, we'll have Sieg come fetch you."
Uchiha Madara and the others advanced once more. This time, they quickly found a teleportation array leading downward and arrived on the fourth floor.
There, they encountered even more humanoid weapons, and stronger ones at that! Some could fire missiles, while others actually self-destructed after being smashed apart! Estelle suffered quite a few injuries as a result, but fortunately,