The sky changed from deep blue to dark black, with tiny dots of light like fish floating up to the surface from the deep sea, swimming slowly over the head from the end of the world with a hazy glow. The skyscrapers that once touched the clouds and even the stars, symbolizing prosperity and strength, now stand like tombstones in the midst of the raging sand, loneliness and silence. Only the convenience stores and restaurants on both sides of the street still have faint lights shining through the windows onto the street. The evening breeze gently brushes across my cheeks, bringing a hint of coolness. Kuromi Serika brushed the hair that was blown across her forehead behind her ears and looked up at the bright starry sky that could only be seen in Abydos. Only at this time did she occasionally feel that it was good that Abydos was not as prosperous as other academies. But for some reason, the pattern of the stars in the sky looks more and more like... Kuromi Serika shook her head violently, as if trying to get rid of some fantastic fantasy in her mind. The force was so great that the two long ponytails flew up. "Really... Others are working right next to you, but you're still chattering about the teacher's allure and allegorical things from such a close distance." Kuromi Serika kept muttering with her head down, but the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously, "Don't you know how embarrassed I was in front of the teacher yesterday? That malicious smile of Hoshino-senpai was intentional!" "Humph, do you think you can laugh at me just like this?!" Kuromi Serika snorted coldly, "Tomorrow I will go and apologize to the teacher in front of you!"

After saying this, the girl glanced around guiltily, fearing that the teacher who was always so careful in doing things was really standing next to her and would suddenly jump out and scare her. "Hey! I told you to move your butt in!" The captain of the Steel Helmet Regiment, who was wearing a red motorcycle helmet, hit his companion's helmet hard and shouted in a low voice, "Didn't you see that she already realized something was wrong?" "But Boss..." The member of the Steel Helmet Group touched the spot on his helmet that was hit with a distressed look, and said depressedly, "Aren't you the one with most of your butt exposed?" "Stop talking nonsense!" The captain of the Steel Helmet Regiment angrily hit him hard again, "Is Xia Lai's bastard teacher not around?" "Well, the team that was ambushing ahead didn't find any trace of Teacher Xia Lai." "Okay!" The team leader took the M4A1 carbine on his back and loaded the magazine. "Let's catch her at the next intersection." When Kuromi Serika came to her senses from the long mental preparation for apologizing to Si Wang tomorrow, she found that the nearby street, which should have been somewhat popular, was surprisingly quiet today. "What's going on today? There didn't seem to be this many people here a week ago." The girl looked around. The doors and lights of shops and restaurants were still open, but she didn't know why she couldn't see anyone. "Could it be that the security has deteriorated again recently?" "I can't go on like this!" Kuromi Serika patted her cheeks and cheered herself up. "Whether it's apologizing to the teacher, paying off the debt, or reviving the school, I have to work harder!" Da da da da… A series of hot bullets flew past the girl's hair. Kuromi Serika jumped in surprise and subconsciously raised the AR assault rifle slung across her shoulder and pulled the trigger. "Tsk~ You didn't hit it?" From the shadows at the alley entrance, five figures wearing helmets walked out. "The Steel Helmet Regiment? It's you again. Didn't you learn enough from yesterday's lesson?" Looking at the familiar style of the helmet, Kuromi Serika's face quickly darkened. She pulled the bolt without hesitation and aimed the muzzle at the red helmet in the lead. "Just right! If the bugs are not cleaned up, they will gather together again. I will make sure you never dare to set foot in Abydos again!" "What big talk are you making?" The captain of the Steel Helmet Regiment raised her chin. Even through the mask, one could still feel her disdainful attitude. "If it weren't for Xia Lai's teacher suddenly coming over to help, you guys would have been beaten by us so hard that you wouldn't even dare to leave the school gate!" "Stop talking nonsense!" Kuromi Serika's two cat ears exploded with anger, and her pupils, which had shrunk to the size of a needle, glowed red. "Let's see who it is tonight..." "Now, do it!" boom! Far louder than before, there was the sound of gunfire, no... it was the sound of artillery exploding out of nowhere.

Kuromi Serika first felt her body lighten, and everything in her field of vision became blurred and twisted, with the stars in the night sky and the lights on the ground dragging long, blurry trails. A sharp pain came from my back, as if a punch had pierced my chest. Anti-aircraft gun...? No... this explosion sound is from the FLAK41 modified...? The FLAK anti-aircraft gun, also known as the 88mm anti-aircraft gun, was originally designed to deal with targets at an altitude of 3000~4000m. Later, rapid artillery caliber change technology was added, which can switch from anti-aircraft gun mode to anti-tank gun mode in less than two minutes. It is specifically used to deal with armored targets on the ground. But why didn't I see it in the previous battle... No... Not good... After rolling on the ground for more than ten times, Kuromi Serika crashed into a tree and stopped. She tried to open her eyes, but the world in front of her was only a kaleidoscope of overlapping shadows and countless bright or dark black blocks. These guys...are not just minions...We need to inform...Senior Hoshino...and the teacher... But oftentimes, human instincts cannot be overcome by willpower. The exhaustion brought on by years of overdrawing the body was completely detonated in this surprise attack. Kuromi Serika's eyes went dark and she fainted with a look of reluctance on her face. "She seems..." The gangster following the captain was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that she and her group would be so easy to succeed. Looking at Kuromi Serika, who was lying in front of the tree with her neck tilted, she asked uncertainly, "Did she faint?" "Of course she fainted. She was hit directly by an 88mm shell. How could she still be conscious?" The team leader looked at his companion speechlessly, not understanding why he was confused. "Don't be silly. Tie her up in the car quickly. The boss is still waiting at the base." Chapter 18: What attitude should we adopt towards the kidnapping of Kivotos? Did they act so quickly? Si Wang's fingers that were sliding across the screen suddenly stopped. He closed his left eye and focused his attention on the [Aphid No. 3] that he had caught on Kuromi Serika's body. In Si Wang's perception, [Aphid No. 3], which was originally moving slowly towards the school, suddenly made a 180-degree turn after a brief stop and rushed out of the city. Si Wang ordered [Aphid No. 3] to crawl out of Kuromi Serika's hair, but all he could see was darkness. "Teacher, don't be distracted!" Alona L2D, who was curled up in the lower right corner of the screen and was conducting an assessment of the schools based on Si Wang's browsing content, had obviously noticed Si Wang's indecision. She waved the pointer in her hand and tapped the screen angrily, with the onomatopeia of "bang bang bang" coming out of the speakers. "Didn't you ask me to come and help you explain the situation of the various school clubs? Please listen carefully!" "Oh, sorry, Alona." Si Wang closed the webpage that displayed the information of various academies and called up the contact numbers of various students in Abydos from the address book below. "Tonight's class may end here." "What's wrong, teacher?" Alona saw Si Wang start to dial the number in the address book, and immediately showed a nervous look, "Did something happen to the students of Abydos?!" "From my common sense, it is indeed a big deal, but considering the abundant martial virtues and the friendly customs of Kivotos..." Si Wang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly, "Perhaps it can only be regarded as... a small matter of bumping your toe in daily life?" "Teacher~" The speed at which Kotori Yui answered the phone was faster than Si Wang had expected, but his voice was still lazy and dragging, as if he would never wake up. "You're still calling uncle so late, are you lonely? Hehehe~" "It's Serika who's been kidnapped." "..." A panicked sound like someone almost crashed into a tree came from the other end of the phone, followed by a very serious voice from Hoshino Kotori, "Teacher, you don't have the hobby of coming to play pranks on people so late at night." "It didn't exist before, but it suddenly exists now." Si Wang observed the movement trajectory of [Aphid No. 3] in his mind, took a screenshot of a marked map and sent it to Hoshino Kotori via MOMOTALK. "It would be even better if you could bring weapons and equipment and come here to talk to me in twenty minutes." "No~problem~" Hearing the preparedness in Si Wang's words, and the humor in his leisurely jokes with him, Hoshino Kotori unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart was half relieved. "You really are worthy of being a teacher. You are even more reliable than my shield~"

"It's reliable to just throw it away after use, right?" Si Wang wrote and drew on his tablet, compiling a rough outline of the rescue plan, while making some witty remarks to reduce the girl's self-blame and pressure. "I can't afford your consumption." “Hehehe…” The girl’s embarrassed laughter came from the phone, “Uncle, I always pick it up carefully and wipe it clean after each battle.” "Then I would like to thank you for your concern and care." As the plan in his mind gradually became clear, Si Wang found that he really liked this kind of interesting things that could cause trouble. "I'll trouble Xingye to contact the others. Teacher, I still have some work preparations to do." "Teacher, please rest assured." Hoshino Kotori hit the gangster on the back of his head with the butt of his gun. The gangster's eyes rolled back and he was completely motionless like a dead fish. "Leave Shirako-chan to me." The two hooligans who were lying on the ground nearby, and who were ready to make another move, calmed down instantly. They buried their faces in the ground obediently and pretended to be corpses, not wanting to be attacked by the short girl who suddenly became ferocious for unknown reasons. Xiao Niaoyou Xingye walked out of the alley, carefully memorized the map sent by Si Wang, roughly confirmed the direction, and rushed forward like an arrow. ------------------------------------- "Teacher! I'm sorry, I'm late..." When they ran to the meeting place designated by Si Wang, Ayane Okumura finally let go of the breath she had been holding along the way. She leaned on her knees, panting, and big drops of sweat dripped from her bangs. The girl closed her eyes and it took her a while to calm her churning stomach and dizziness. "Is Serika-chan okay?" Okumura Ayane raised her head, her eyes full of hope, "Teacher!" "Don't worry, Qinxiang is fine, but you should be fine, Ayane." Si Wang took a bottle of mineral water from the car and handed it to the girl. He was not one of those little superheroes who could knock over sports cars with just their legs. He drove the pickup truck he had brought back from the Steel Helmets yesterday. "But you guys really are..." He looked around at the girls standing around, "so anxious." Except for Hoshino Takanashi who was wearing a neat Abydos school uniform, the other three girls rushed over in pajamas. Several buttons on Bai Zi's chest were buttoned in the wrong place because he was anxious to go out. The highly breathable fabric was soaked with sweat and had uneven folds, revealing the baby pink color underneath. Because of her broad chest, Izayoi Nomiya has a large piece of cloth in front of her chest, which not only tightens the buttons, but also reveals her smooth belly that reflects light and shadow, and her slightly sunken belly button. "Put it on first." Si Wang took off his coat and handed it to Izayoi Nomiya. "Although you can withstand bullets, it seems that you can't withstand the cold wind. Don't catch a cold." Izayoi Nomiya was stunned for a moment, then took Si Wang's clothes generously and said with a smile, "Thank you, teacher. I won't be polite then." "Okay, now let's get down to business." Si Wang didn't hesitate and took out his tablet computer to get into the topic that the girls were most concerned about. "This is the route map I predicted based on the current trajectory of the car that kidnapped Qin Xiang. Do you have anything to add?" "Are they..." Izayonomiya buttoned up Si Wang's coat while looking in the direction of his finger, "running to the desert area outside the city?" "It's an abandoned area with no residents." Sand Wolf Baizi leaned over. Due to her hobbies, she knew the surroundings of Abydos very well. "So there's no law and order, and there are gangsters everywhere." "This area..." Ayane Okumura looked at the end of the route. As a communicator, she was more sensitive to information. "During the previous analysis of dangerous factors, it was confirmed that it was the gathering place of the main force of the Steel Helmets." "You really can't swallow the big loss you suffered yesterday." Hoshino Takanashi stroked the barrel of the shotgun in his hand, "Is that why you kidnapped Serika-chan who was returning home from work?" The girls all fell silent, with expressions of self-blame involuntarily revealed on their faces.

Chapter 19: Abydos Standard Mission "I say, do you have to make the atmosphere so heavy?"

Si Wang looked at the girls' faces, which were becoming increasingly serious. It looked as if Kuromi Serika had been put into a box. He looked a little puzzled. "We are gathered here to prepare to rescue Serika-san, not to discuss how to burn incense for her, right?" The girls were stunned for a moment, then came to their senses. Yes, now we are no longer fighting alone, isn’t there a very reliable adult standing by our side? "Teacher, you must have been prepared!" Izayoi Nomiya grabbed Si Wang's coat covering his shoulders and looked at him with a light in his eyes, "Tell us quickly!" "I can't say I'm prepared, but I just have a vague idea in my mind." Si Wang took down four helmets from the co-pilot seat and threw them into the girls' arms, "Maybe we can solve the problem of the nearby steel helmet group once and for all." "This is..." Hoshino Kotori looked at the very familiar helmet in his hand, "The helmet of the Steel Helmets?" Sand Wolf Baizi looked at the helmet in his hand, then looked up at Si Wang, and the white wolf ears on his head suddenly trembled. "That's right. Not only are there a few helmets, but even this pickup truck was driven out of the Steel Helmets' outpost yesterday." Si Wang patted the dark green pickup trucks and turned to explain his plan to the girls. "Based on the movement trajectory of the car that kidnapped Qin Xiang, it is expected that in fifteen minutes, it should pass by here and drive out of the city." "Then we'll pretend to be the Steel Helmets thugs that have broken down on the side of the road and need help and ambush them." Sand Wolf Baizi quickly took over Si Wang's topic, "When they get out of the car, we'll take the opportunity to sneak attack them and rescue Qinxiang." Si Wang looked at the Sand Wolf Baizi who was seeking praise. Her expression, which was usually indifferent, now seemed a little excited for some reason. Maybe it has something to do with those eyes that glow green at night. "You are really amazing, Baizi, you have guessed my idea exactly, but I would like to modify it a little bit." Si Wang first praised Sand Wolf Baizi generously, and then turned to his own topic, "We now not only know the general direction of the Steel Helmet Group's main base, but they just successfully kidnapped Qinxiang, and they should be in a state of not much defense now." "Why don't we take advantage of this opportunity when they send Serika back to the base to sneak into the Steel Helmets' hinterland and shoot up their home, so that they won't come to harass you every now and then like they did today." The girls looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. "But there is only one question that is unclear." Si Wang turned his head and looked at Xiao Niaoyou Xingye, "Are we strong enough to realize the plan of blossoming this center? If not, then it will be a joke of throwing meat buns at dogs." "Hehehe~ Please rest assured about my strength, teacher." Hoshino Kotori understood why Si Wang was looking at her. She adjusted the helmet marked with the mark [1] and pressed it down, covering her entire head. A dull laugh came out from it. "After receiving the supplies from the teacher, I have been looking for an opportunity to wipe out the entire Steel Helmet Group." "Okay, then I'll be relieved." Si Wang glanced at his watch, "There are still ten minutes left, put on your helmets, and get ready." "Teacher, what about yours?" Sand Wolf Baizi stood behind Si Wang without him noticing. She raised her helmet with the mark [2] slightly. Even the thick goggles could not block her burning gaze. "The students' helmets are very small. You probably can't wear them." "Me? Of course I've been prepared for this." Si Wang flipped his hands forward from behind his back like a magic trick, and a common paper bag used for shopping in department stores appeared in his palms. "Well……" Looking at the shopping bag with two holes poked in Si Wang's hand, Sand Wolf Baizi's spirit, which had been very excited from the beginning, inexplicably wilted. Her black and white pupils were fixed on the shopping bag, and even her eyebrows wrinkled involuntarily. Her expression of bitterness and hatred was as if she had seen the murderer of her father. Izayoi Nomiya looked at her friend who seemed to want to eat the shopping bag alive, shook her head secretly, then reached out and stopped Si Wang from putting the bag on his head. Seeing Si Wang's puzzled expression when he turned his head to look at her, the girl smiled and said, "Teacher, it seems like it's an important moment to rescue Qin Xiang-chan. You can't be careless about key props like helmets. Otherwise, there may be big mistakes later." Without waiting for Si Wang to answer, the girl turned to look at her junior, "Are you right, Ayane-chan?" "Hmm? Oh? Ah, probably... maybe..." Not knowing what the senior meant by asking her this question, Ayane Okumura thought about it carefully, hesitated for a while and nodded, "Should be... right?" "That's right, teacher." Kuromi Serika was about to be rescued, and Hoshino Takanashi didn't want this accident to add any extra pressure to his cute junior, so he started to cheer in a lazy voice, "It's strange that a paper bag suddenly popped out of a team of plastic helmets. An organization like the Steel Helmets, which attaches great importance to helmets, will definitely be suspicious." Si Wang looked at the girls who suddenly united to strengthen him, and then looked at the white sand wolf who was getting closer and closer to him and was almost sticking to him, and realized that he would definitely not be able to wear the paper bag tonight.

But why? "Well, what you said does make sense." Si Wang folded the paper bag and put it back in the car, then held down the shoulder of Bai Zi, the sand wolf who seemed to be about to pounce on him, "Does Bai Zi have any good suggestions?" The fragrance of shower gel and the girl's body scent wafted into his nose. "Yes!" Sand Wolf Baizi nodded twice, took out a blue woolen hood from under his coat and pressed it on Si Wang's palm, "I happen to have a ready-made hood here, please feel free to use it, teacher." Looking at the nylon stocking hood in his hand, which is exactly the same as the Phoenix Warrior except for the color, Si Wang was hesitant to speak. Sister, you seem to have a big problem...