The morning mist had yet to clear when a speck of ghostly blue lit up at the edge of the sky.
At first, that blue light was extremely faint, like a star falling into the night sky. Only when the low growl of its engines tore through the clouds did it suddenly reveal itself-
Its hull was matte black, with a cold metallic sheen. The tips of its sharp, diamond-shaped wings sliced through the moisture, and the ship pitched sharply upward the instant it broke through the clouds.
It had no vertical tail fin or external attachments. Smooth curves flowed from its bow to its rear thrusters, making it resemble a blade.
-[Lunar-class warship], No. 2 Ship: Chong'a Yanggu.
Its core and basic armaments were much the same as those of the lead ship, the Wide-Area Silent Ship.
It was likewise a spacecraft propelled by electromagnetic rockets, equipped with technologies such as electromagnetic cannons, the Solar Particle Cannon, and Gamma-Ray Burst.
Its appearance, however, was very different-a ginkgo leaf.
Although the Sun Valley was the size of a warship, its design imitated the Sixth-Generation Aircraft from Blue Star, where Sephiroth had lived in his previous life.
The internal layout dictated by this shape did make the Sun Valley faster than the Silent Ship. But it lacked carrier capacity and comprehensive support capabilities.
The instant the Sun Valley's exhaust flames shifted from blue to purple, the ship vanished again, leaving only a smooth trail through the atmosphere.
-A guest cabin aboard the Sun Valley.
"Whoa~! This is my first time up in the sky!"
Olga shouted excitedly in front of the porthole. She had become much livelier, probably because she was full of hope for her future life. Her eyes looked much clearer, too.
"Mine, too..."
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