"Since that is the case, Proxy, I will carry you forward from now on."
"This way, the speed can be a little faster."
Lykann said.
Ling heard this and nodded; her short legs were indeed somewhat hindering their movement.
Seeing this, the group started moving, with Ling directing Lykann to lead the way.
The Etheralss along the road were still swiftly dealt with by Hoshimi Aya, leaving no opportunity for the Victoria Housekeeping members to act.
Soon, the group arrived at Rain's location, but Rain's situation was not very good.
At this moment, Rain's mouth was gagged, and she was being held up by one hand by a rebel, looking as if they were preparing to abandon her by throwing her off the tall building.
Just as the rebel was about to let go, a red blade light flashed across his arm.
Rain, terrified, clung to the severed arm as she fell freely, her eyes filled with shock.
"Aaaah! My hand!"
The rebel looked at his arm, now only half there, and roared in pain.
Meanwhile, on Hoshimi Aya's side, she caught Rain in a princess carry.
"Don't worry, you're safe now."
As she spoke, Hoshimi Aya looked up at the rebels who were starting to flee.
Rain, still shaken, hugged Hoshimi Aya tightly, while the severed arm had already been thrown away by her.
"Hello, I am Nicole's friend. She asked us to come and save you."
Hoshimi Aya explained to the terrified Rain in her arms.
"You... you really came to save me?"
Rain asked in disbelief; she had been captured for several months without anyone coming to rescue her.
Suddenly, Rain thought of something, and her expression changed drastically.
"Quick, hurry to the rooftop of the building, there's no time!"
"The Court of Law's airship will soon..."
Before Rain could finish speaking, a loud explosion echoed from above the building.
"What happened?"
Hoshimi Aya asked doubtfully.
Afterward, Hoshimi Aya, carrying Rain, jumped to the location where the rebel had just dropped her.
After all, Rain was just an ordinary person, not very heavy, at most about 100 jin.
This little weight was still easy for Hoshimi Aya.
Upon reaching the upper floor, Hoshimi Aya set Rain down.
"I have companions; they should be pursuing that group of rebels."
"We need to go find them now, follow me closely."
"Once we find them, we must hurry to the rooftop."
Hoshimi Aya said to Rain beside her.
Rain nodded, maintaining a distance of 25 centimeters from Hoshimi Aya.
The two walked in the direction the rebels had fled.
As for why they walked?
It was simply because they were afraid Rain couldn't keep up, so they could only walk.
After walking for a few minutes, the two saw the Victoria Housekeeping members waiting for them.
"Rain, are you alright?"
"What is this blood on you?!"
"You don't need to be nervous; we are Nicole's friends."
Ling looked at the blood on Rain with concern, while explaining her identity to reassure Rain.
"I'm fine; this blood on me isn't mine either."
Rain shook her head, indicating she was fine.
"Good, as long as you're fine."
"Aya, the path to the rooftop was blown up by those rebels."
"I and the Victoria Housekeeping members arrived late and couldn't stop it."
"We need to take a different route now."
"That route might involve encountering some high-danger Etheralss."
Ling explained.
"No problem, it's just a matter of one slash."
"Let's set off quickly."
"The airship can't wait for us."
Hoshimi Aya nodded. Even with their speed, they couldn't prevent the plot from unfolding?
They could only speed up a bit more.
Afterward, the group set off. The Etheralss they encountered along the way were still dealt with by Hoshimi Aya, treating them like speed bumps.
Soon, the group passed through a spatial rift and arrived in an open area resembling a large hall.
"Look quickly, the exit is over there."
Ling pointed in a direction not far ahead.
"Then let's hurry up and go."
Saying that, Hoshimi Aya prepared to charge ahead.
However, as soon as she took a step, she heard a melodious song.
"This music, could it be..."
Ling guessed as she listened to the music, feeling that the sound was very similar to the music from the atrium earlier.
Suddenly, the lights in the hall flickered, and then the Etherals that had previously appeared in the atrium appeared before the exit, immediately splitting into two.
It was the Twin Etherals, Meiningna.
"Tsk, I'll take care of it."
After speaking, Hoshimi Aya directly slashed horizontally, sending out a huge red blade light.
However, it was dodged, but it happened to clear the area around the exit.
"You all go ahead first. I'll take care of these two Etheralss and then meet you."
Hoshimi Aya said, looking at the Etheralss occupying either side.
"Okay, Lykann, I'll leave Aya to you."
"Let's go ahead first."
Ling nodded, agreeing with Hoshimi Aya's suggestion.
After all, if they went now, they would only need to disable the controller; staying behind would only waste time.
The others nodded at the sight and ran toward the exit.
The Twin Meiningna naturally would not let them pass.
They immediately launched an attack on the group.
"Where are you looking?!"
"Your opponent is me."
After speaking, Hoshimi Aya slashed out another blade light, intercepting one of them.
Hoshimi Aya rushed toward the other, intending to slice it directly in half at the waist, but it blocked the fatal blow with an extremely twisted posture.
"They have some skill, huh."
Hoshimi Aya was slightly surprised; this was the first time she had encountered a Etherals that could block one of her attacks.
Because Hoshimi Aya had intercepted the attack from the Twin Meiningna, the Victoria Housekeeping members had all passed through the exit.
Now only Hoshimi Aya and the Twin Meiningna remained.
"Come on, they probably don't need me over there."
"Let's have a good spar."
Hoshimi Aya looked at the Twin Etherals Meiningna gathering together.
Opportunities for practical combat practice like this were rare, even if the opponents were a bit weak.
But they could at least serve as opponents.
Suddenly, the twins danced together, sending out a large number of rotating blades.
Hoshimi Aya's eyes lit up, and she turned into a red streak of light, dodging back and forth.
However, Hoshimi Aya did not attack, merely dodging the attacks simply back and forth.
After about one or two minutes, the twins stopped.
"Do you have any other attack methods?"
Hoshimi Aya looked at the stopped Twin Etherals Meiningna.
Although she wasn't sure if they could understand her, they certainly wouldn't stop attacking.
"Here they come?"
Saying that, Hoshimi Aya quickly blocked.
With a 'ding' sound, metal clashed.
Hoshimi Aya blocked a kick that one of the Twin Meiningna shot toward her.
"Easy, simple."
"Do you have any stronger attacks?"
After blocking that strike and sliding back about half a meter, Hoshimi Aya looked at the Twin Meiningna.
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