Autumn of the 86th year of the Eno calendar

Upon learning of the bad news, Merry rushed overnight to the most beautiful and rich city in the Empire, Viscaya.

She sat in the dimly lit cargo hold, and the only place to breathe was blocked by a haze......

……

"You know what? The Empress gave the order...... She wants us to die...... All people. ”

"Why?"

"Huh...... For the happiness of more people. He spoke casually, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Merry couldn't accept all this, and the first thing she thought of when she was shocked to hear such a truth was not to accept death for honor, but how to live!

After all, she is a girl in her prime! Why wouldn't she want to have a life of her own!

"Impossible! How could it be! Your Majesty has already awarded us medals in front of all the princes and ministers, how can you ask us to die? ”

He glanced at Mei Rui, smiled, then took her hand and said, "It's all part of the plan, so we won't die in obscurity, we will be buried in the glory and even go down in history." ”

Scenery funeral ...... History......

If this were a discussion about a stranger's future, Mary would even laugh.

But now her expression was nothing but horror......

"Nope! No! I don't want to die! I don't want a grand funeral! I'm not going to accept that, I'm going to see the Empress! I'm going to ask her why! Merry said as she got up.

But he took Merry in his arms.

"Don't be afraid! Merry! That's good! At least our deaths are worth more than those other inexplicable people who have died! ”

"Value?! Are you crazy! They want us dead! How could you say such a thing! I won't take it! Merry struggled to push away the once reliable and warm embrace, and then she saw that he was still smiling.

Why did that sunny smile look so disturbing and disgusting at the moment?

At this time, Merry suddenly realized something.

She asked blankly, "By the way...... What about Wu Huan? Will she be like us? ”

He shook his head and said softly, "She is not on the list." ”

"Why?!" Merry already knew the answer, but she asked anyway, or rather...... Vent it out!

"Somebody has to remember us and send us flowers, doesn't they?" He said calmly.

Mei Rui was stunned, and after a long time she smiled, very far-fetched and indifferent.

"How can a pariah like me be lucky enough to get flowers from the nobility......

"Mary ......"

"Enough!" Mei Rui raised her hand, she lowered her head, and said softly, "That's enough...... I know...... In short, the rebellion will not change anything...... Right? ”

His smile finally disappeared, and his eyes were full of sadness, pain, and reluctance.

But he said, "Yes, it was part of the plan, and from the beginning, we were destined to be the cornerstone of the road to greatness, and our death was the best outcome." ”

……

"So you lied to me like that...... And then a man went to die...... Really......" Merry stared at the ID tag in his hand, the only memento he had left.

The headline is prominently written on the message that comes to mind.

"The Queen's peace talks were attacked, and the former captain of the Shadow Guard died heroically."

Sacrifice......

Merry got up and put on a new mechanical exoskeleton, which is a black set of uncoded black goods, and it is also the most advanced individual exoskeleton in the world.

"Mr. Runke, what do you think of the attack on this peace talks?" The show continues, and the politicians in the interviews look like grandstanding clowns.

I saw him frown and replied: "This is the peace talks between the empire and the coalition that are most likely to reach a comprehensive armistice, but some militants have torn up the last hope for peace, so ...... I think there will be a fierce battle between the Empire and the Coalition in the future. ”

Hearing this, Mary smiled coldly: "Yes...... A fierce battle. ’

She thought, turned off the stream, and picked up her weapon.

While I was checking it, the alarm suddenly sounded.

Mei Rui was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Cowson!? ”

The driver exclaimed: "Not good, we are locked by ground-based anti-aircraft weapons!" ”

Anti-aircraft weapons? Mei Rui was stunned: "Aren't we taking the civil waterway?" How did you come across anti-aircraft weapons? ”

Coulson: "How do I know! Damn, they fired! ”

Fire?!

Mei Rui was shocked when she heard this, and then the whole person took off into the air, as if she had entered outer space, like other items in the cargo hold......

But the next second, she slammed into the ground of the cargo hold, and the roar of an overloaded engine and a deafening explosion could be heard in her ears.

"Hold on!" Cowson was trying to evade ground-based anti-aircraft forces.

But the civilian-grade Pelican was too cumbersome, so before it could dodge a round of attacks, the second round of fire covered it all.

……

Mary woke up in the Freedom Wings barracks.

She wasn't tied up, her exoskeleton was intact on her body, and after checking her surroundings, she held her forehead and thought for a while before she remembered what had happened.

At this time, a nurse walked in, and when she saw that Mary was awake, she immediately notified the others.

Mary didn't have time to stop it.

But on second thought, if she escaped at this time, she might really be exposed.

So I can only take one step at a time.

Soon an officer with three soldiers arrived at the makeshift medical station.

Seeing that Mei Rui was debugging her equipment, the officer opened the mask, stepped forward with a smile, and said, "Hello, I'm Serra, and I'm the person in charge here." ”

Serra?!

Mary was shocked to know this woman, she was the eldest daughter of Risti Steven Rank, and she also had half imperial blood.

"Hello." Mary responded calmly.

SERA WAS A LITTLE UNHAPPY TO SEE THAT MERRY WAS NOT DISARMED, AND SAID WITH A SMILE: "I HEARD FROM THE ADJUTANT THAT WHEN THEY FOUND YOU, YOU WERE NEAR THE WRECKAGE OF A CIVILIAN-GRADE PELICAN AIRSHIP, SO I BROUGHT YOU BACK, BUT SEEING THAT THE EXOSKELETON YOU ARE WEARING IS THE MOST ADVANCED MARK V. TYPE OF OUR FREEDOM WINGS GUARD, SO IT IS NOT MANDATORY TO DISARM YOU, BUT NOW THAT YOU ARE AWAKE, IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY TROUBLE, IT IS BETTER TO EXPLAIN YOUR IDENTITY." ”

Merry knew it was broken, but looking at the assembly of the people around her, except for this Serra, everyone else was wearing a type I exoskeleton of the previous generation, and that level of weapon assembly was not worth mentioning at all.

Therefore, in order to survive, Meirui chose to take risks.

She opened the identification inlay at the heart's mouth, then raised her hand and took out the ID card and handed it to Serra.