Chapter 190

Inside the dim AS cockpit, the faint light from the main screen illuminated Saina's silent face.

"Teacher, wait for me. It will be over soon."

She muttered to herself, staring at the building displayed on the screen, then took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Her past life flashed through her mind, and her memory stopped at Wuzhi Zheng'er's resolute face.

"We must make this world hear our echo!"

Saina opened her eyes abruptly, then maneuvered the AS to dash out of the forest, advancing toward the building.

That building was a secret research institution in Japan, and it could be said to be heavily guarded; not only did it have various security measures, but it also had several armored vehicles stationed there long-term.

However, these defensive forces appeared very powerless in front of the AS.

The two units belonging to A21 began their attack, and the research institution's defensive forces crumbled under the power of the AS.

The remaining A21 infantry members began to raid the interior of the building, attempting to find the member detained there—Kugayama Takuma.

But they did not find any sign of Takuma...

Saina left the Savage and jumped into the building. Amidst the debris on the ground, she unexpectedly discovered an old foreign man with a head of silver hair.

The old man was lying on the ground, seemingly wounded in the recent firefight.

He didn't look like someone from the research institute. Could it be that a force outside the Japanese government had intervened in this incident?

Then, could this guy be related to the force that took Takuma away?

Saina looked down at the old man and poked his face with her gun, asking, "Who are you?"

"Your enemy!"

Even though he was wounded, and even in such an unfavorable situation, the old man still revealed a resolute gaze that seemed to carry an iron will. His clanging words made Saina lose her focus for a moment.

The same gaze as Teacher...

"Take him away. This guy might be useful."

Saina gave an order, then checked the nearby interrogation room. She saw the mark Takuma had left under the table in the interrogation room.

"Takuma was indeed detained here. The transmitter on his body shouldn't have been discovered yet. Go search quickly; as long as we enter the range of the transmitter, we can determine his specific location again. To activate that thing, Takuma is necessary."

Saina ordered the members: "Withdraw from here for now. Abandon the AS; the Savages are too conspicuous. Bringing them into the city to search for Takuma will only invite unnecessary trouble."

"Understood!"

Upon receiving Saina's order, the A21 members quickly began to act.

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On the other side, Tessa, who had luckily escaped with Takuma during the A21 raid, was driving a car snatched from the research institute through the streets of Tokyo, with the unconscious Takuma in the back.

I was careless...

At this moment, Tessa's heart was filled with regret. She had easily judged that the security measures at that research facility were fine and had come to Tokyo alone with Major Kalinin.

As a result, the research facility was attacked, and Major Kalinin had also met with misfortune while covering her...

Everything was caused by her own poor judgment!

Beep beep!!!

The sound of a car horn behind her woke Tessa from her self-reproach. Seeing that the traffic light had turned green, she hurriedly and clumsily shifted gears to start moving.

After a brief panic, Tessa gradually regained her composure.

Now was not the time for regret. Since there was an organization coming to snatch Takuma, her judgment was correct: Takuma possessed the traits required to activate the Lambda-Driver.

Although she didn't know the other party's specific purpose, her intuition told Tessa that she absolutely could not let Takuma fall into their hands.

Then, here in Tokyo, who else could she rely on?

In an instant, the resolute face of a certain Sergeant flashed through Tessa's mind.

Sergeant Sagara!

That's right, he was currently still in Tokyo executing a secret mission to protect Chidori Kaname. She could go to him for help.

Having made up her mind, Tessa drove the car toward Sousuke's residence.

Finally, Tessa arrived at Sousuke's residence and found the spare key under the flowerpot that Melissa had mentioned.

Having brought Takuma from the research institute to successfully entering Sousuke's residence, Tessa, whose athletic ability was already extremely low, was physically and mentally exhausted.

But it was in this situation that the sound of a door opening came from the entrance of the residence...

Fortunately, the intruder was not the enemy Tessa had anticipated, but the owner of this residence, Sagara Sousuke.

Looking at the Sergeant who appeared before her, Tessa had never felt that someone was so reliable as she did at this moment.

Unfortunately, the gratifying reunion did not last long.

Just as Tessa was borrowing the bathroom, the doorbell rang again, causing astonishment. Sousuke performed tactical movements vigilantly to reach the entrance, only to see an unexpected person through the peephole: his protection target, Chidori Kaname.

Even for a "steel-straight" man like Sousuke, he intuitively sensed an ominous atmosphere at this moment.

"I must not let Chidori Kaname and the Colonel meet."

For some reason, Sousuke made this decision and intended to send Chidori Kaname away for the time being.

However, just as he was trying hard to stop Chidori Kaname from entering his residence.

"Sagara-kun, can you lend me a bath towel?"

The bathroom door opened, and Tessa, with her shoulders half-exposed, poked her head out.

At this moment, in a place where a "steel-straight" man absolutely should not step, a terrifying environment known as a "shuraba" (carnage/love triangle) suddenly descended upon Sousuke.

Five minutes later, Sousuke was sweating profusely as he looked at the girls sitting on either side of him.

He felt that the current situation was beyond his control, especially when he hoped the Colonel would explain to Chidori Kaname that he and the Colonel were not in a romantic relationship as Chidori Kaname had misunderstood.

Tessa, however, suddenly and black-heartedly played the "natural airhead." "That... I seem to be... that... Sagara-kun's... that... right... Mithril's... submarine... captain, that is."

Colonel, you plotted against me!

If Sousuke knew how to use memes, he would probably have been unable to help but shout out this retort at this moment.

Unfortunately, our "Soldier King" Sagara clearly lacked such knowledge and could only sit sweating profusely, caught in the middle of two girls who had suddenly ignited a sense of rivalry.

Tessa looked at Sousuke, who was sweating profusely from being toyed with by her, and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

The Witch of Mithril had shown a bit of her black-hearted side in front of her subordinate.

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At a pier in Tokyo Bay, a large oil tanker named Aomori was docked; this was the secret base of the A21 organization.

In a room inside the oil tanker, Saina was attempting to extract information from the captured Kalinin.

"Speak. Tell me the organization you belong to."

Seeing that Kalinin remained silent no matter how she asked, Saina couldn't help but reach out and press on the wound on Kalinin's abdomen.

The wound, which had just been simply bandaged, quickly split open again, and the bandages began to gradually turn red with the oozing blood.

But Major Kalinin didn't even frown; he just stared at Saina with that gaze that Saina found both familiar and strange.

"Forget it. If you won't talk, we'll just interrogate you together when my companions bring your subordinate back."

Saina let go of the wound and said, "Takuma has a transmitter I installed on him. My companions will be able to find that place very soon."

Hearing information about the Colonel, Kalinin finally spoke up. "What exactly do you intend to use that boy for?"

He hoped to extract more information from the other party's mouth, allowing himself to judge the current situation more clearly and take the most reasonable action.

"I am the one asking the questions. You only have the right to answer."

Saina was almost laughed to anger. Just as she was preparing to give Kalinin a little more suffering,

The sharp-witted Saina sensed that there seemed to be some unusual movement in the oil tanker.

Someone had come in!