Chapter 17: Swords of Tomorrow, Shining Like Stars
[At the age of 17, you mastered the driving method of the Molten Knight with great talent, and began to stand out in the Iron Cavalry Corps. You participated in many operations to eliminate the Zerg and played a key role.]
[But during this year, the activity of the Zerg increased significantly, and one could clearly feel that a storm against Grammer was about to roar in. Faced with the Zerg whose numbers did not decrease, the almost desperate number made it impossible to see a future where the war would truly end. That day seemed to never come.]
[As long as it is a lie, there will be a moment when it will be exposed. The false illusion of peace maintained by the empire will eventually be shattered into nothingness.]
"Be careful--!"
The vague sound of fireflies came from the headset. Without a moment's hesitation, An Ming turned around and slashed out with a blazing sword. The roar of the elements carried the fire of life and cut the stinging insect that attacked from behind into two pieces.
An Ming silently watched the stinging insects falling into the Dead Sea, then turned to look at the fireflies.
"Fortunately you're okay," Firefly in Molten Knight breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sigh, "Have you noticed that the quality of the Zerg swarms we've encountered recently is getting higher and higher?"
This is not a good sign, as such changes often represent a storm brewing in the dark.
An Ming recalled the conversation he had with Ying. What kind of enemy would make an empire with such a large number of cavalry so worried? Ying's meaning at that time was clearly that the only way to survive was to control Molten Knight Unit-01.
The two had fought side by side over the years and had repelled countless swarms of Zerg. They had also witnessed countless cavalrymen falling into the depths of the Dead Sea, never to return.
War is cruel. In this almost numbing killing, the fireflies are like beacons that heal the wounds in his heart.
Ying was right in a sense, fireflies were an inhibitor of Anming.
Love is the highest level of inhibitor.
As long as Liuying is by his side, An Ming will not be devoured by the Molten Knight, even if the compatibility exceeds 50% every time in battle.
Even if I lose all consciousness, I must return to that warm home.
Seeing Liuying's smile again is the whole meaning of An Ming's fight.
"Warning - warning, there are violent fluctuations in the star field."
Alarms rang out in the mountain base. The next moment, countless space cracks appeared in the star field, and crimson stinging insects broke through the void and appeared one after another.
"How could this be..." Liuying lay in front of the window and stared at the desperate scene. Her pretty face was a little pale at the moment. This was the first time that such a large-scale swarm of insects had been teleported.
Does this mean that the Zerg can easily cross the mountain defenses and attack Grammer's homeland?
Liuying recalled her first meeting with An Ming. If the swarm of insects entered Grammer, it would be an inevitable massacre for ordinary people.
"Level A alert, the insect swarm has broken through the mountains."
"Immediately proceed to the empire to carry out the extermination operation."
The combat order issued by the parliament came through the earphone, and the next moment countless silver-white meteors streaked across the mountains and rushed straight towards Grammer.
An Ming caught the worry in Liuying's eyes and reached out to ruffle her long, smooth hair. "I'm already taller than you and I can take care of myself."
"No!"
Liuying moved her delicate little face closer and said seriously, "In my eyes, you are still a little kid, so of course I, your sister, have to protect you."
"Then it'll be the same as always?"
"I'm definitely faster than you this time!"
Liuying confidently took out the transformation device, and a ray of dazzling blue light flashed into a cross, and the bluish-white headdress was swaying with burning flames.
As the blazing flames instantly spread from the arms to the entire body, the silver-white cavalry rushed out from the flames and leaped into the sky.
An Ming also raised the transformation device with a light blue tail fin, and quickly chased after the firefly while his whole body began to burn. The flames, which were darker than red, first ignited from his feet and rose upwards as he ran.
A second stream of silver light appeared and quickly caught up with Firefly. The two began a very familiar speed race. Whoever ran slower would be responsible for washing the dishes tonight.
In Grammer, the sudden swarm of insects caused countless casualties within the city. An Ming had experienced this scene personally thirteen years ago.
But this time, he was no longer the boy who could do nothing.
Amid the crisp sound of mechanical opening and closing, the heavy crimson giant sword slowly came out of its sheath. This was a weapon specially made for An Ming in the Molten Knight state.
The strong fluctuations almost instantly attracted all the stinging insects in the air. An Ming's presence was so dazzling, like a second sun appearing in the sky above Gramer.
"cut!"
The sword is like tomorrow, shining like the stars.
This sword seemed to be redeeming his former self.
The hard shell on which the Zerg depended for survival was crushed by the will of some world before it even actually touched the sword.
The terrifying number of insects that had gathered in the sky all fell down with just this one sword, and the densely packed insect corpses looked like a gray rain.
"So scary..."
Caesar stopped looking at the screen and sighed, "Is this really still human?"
Ying said calmly: "I have told you long ago that An Ming has talent, but that alone is not enough."
“It is emotion that unlocks human potential, and it is also emotion that holds potential in check.”
Ying stared at the firefly on the other monitor and said calmly, "Do you know how to make An Ming the strongest?"
Caesar thought of a terrible guess in his heart, and his face suddenly changed, "I want to warn you, An Ming is a lunatic, he really dares to be an enemy of the empire!"
He really wanted to scold Ying, "Why did you mess with him for no reason? Do you think you didn't die fast enough?" Could this guy be An Ming's solo push? What's wrong with you that the young couple is in love? All you can think about is making An Ming the strongest, right?
"Mad man?" Ying smiled and shook his head. "Who among those who can survive is not a mad man?"
If madness could save Grammer's future, Grammer would have been saved long ago.
Caesar began to wonder whether Grammer would be destroyed by Anming before being conquered by the Zerg. Ying didn't seem to be joking, so he should secretly remind the guy.
On the surveillance screen, An Ming eliminated all the stinging insects in the city and soon reunited with Firefly.
The two people in the sunlight were both wearing silver-white iron horses, as if the light of the whole world was gathered here.
"I'm still faster, sister," Liuying happily rubbed against An Ming, as cute as a kitten wanting to stick close to its owner.
"But~ you look so clumsy that you definitely can't wash the dishes properly, so I'll come and help you out reluctantly."
"Then I have to thank Miss Liuying very much. She really helped a lot."
An Ming smiled and put the big sword back into the mechanical sword box behind him. Looking at Liuying riding on the iron horse in the sun, he couldn't help but recall that day.
On a rainy day, a girl dressed in silver and white armor descended from the sky and saved the boy's life.