Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

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“Ah, I know these small fry are no match for you.” Zanoba planted his flagpole in the ground. “So I sent them away. More than that, I’d like to know just how much you know about us.”

"Do you think I'd tell you?" Savi sneered.

“Well,” Zanoba shrugged, looking helpless, “Haha, I was just saying. So, let’s fight. You’re here to keep me occupied, right? Although I don’t think it makes any sense.”

Zanobá spread his hands, looking completely unguarded, with an infuriating smile on his face. Was he putting on this act on purpose? Wasn't he far too confident?

That infuriating smile seemed to say: Come on, hit me.

But here, Saiwei wasn't going to fall for his tricks; all they had to do was maneuver... ugh!

He was still naive, even with the silent firing.

Savi's sixth sense saved him. A shot, seemingly from nowhere, was aimed at his heart. If he hadn't turned his body in time, he would have been shot through the heart. However, the bullet also pierced his left shoulder, the impact even causing him to stagger back a few steps.

The second one?! No wonder East didn't continue the pursuit!

Savi quickly realized that this was an attack from the second Holy Swordsman, and Zanobah did not miss his opening and went forward to pursue. Wu Ke swept the anchor, and Zanobah used the flag spear as a pole to jump, then slammed the flag spear down high in the air. Wu Ke took the blow with his body.

"Wu Ke!"

"It's okay! Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!!"

bump!

A magical light, a mixture of red and black, burst forth from the anchor. This magic attached itself to Wu Ke, who then forcefully lifted the anchor and launched an upward flick to deflect the flag, before punching Zanoba.

"Pfft!?"

Boom-!

An unimaginable force slammed directly into Zanoba's body, the muffled thud and recoil noticeable to everyone around. But it didn't end there. Wu Ke grabbed Zanoba with his other hand and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying.

"Drink ah ah ah!"

'Fire Burst'.

Savi gathered his magic in his right hand, kicked off the ground and chased after the kicked Zanoba, punching him with all his might in that infuriating face.

This combo didn't do much damage to Zanaba; at most, it only left him slightly bruised. He rolled twice on the ground before stopping, then stood up as if nothing had happened.

Wu Ke and Sai Wei simultaneously launched a pursuit on him as he had just regained his footing. Anchors and sword blades surrounded him from both sides, and Zanoba crouched down and swept Wu Ke down with his gun.

The silent sniper shot accurately hit Wu Ke's chest but failed to penetrate. Upon closer inspection, one could see a blue magic circle there, releasing wind to block the sniper shot.

Savi, still charging forward, swung his sword, which Zanoba dodged, but several more wind blades flew from behind him, which he failed to dodge this time.

"Hey you two! Aren't you going a bit too fast?!"

Seria ran to Wu Ke, panting, and helped him up. Judging from her disheveled appearance, she must have been through a fierce battle on the way here, but she didn't seem to be injured.

As she approached, she spotted the silent sniper and cast a "wind pressure shield" on the two, blocking the shot. With the help of her modified companions, she now felt invincible.

“Don’t forget, we can’t fight this alone.” Celia gripped the dagger in reverse. “I’ll help.”

"Watch out for snipers," Wu Ke warned her, glancing at her.

"I know."

Celia chanted the incantation to complete the magic spell, casting two spells on the three of them: "Wind Pressure Shield" and "Wind God's Blessing." As a mage herself, she was more adept at using magic in combat.

"Oh dear, what an accident," Zanoba said dramatically. "I almost forgot this was your territory! We almost got wiped out!"

Even a layman who watched the fight just now would know that Zanaba was handling the situation with ease, and it was completely impossible for him to be killed.

“But you have indeed caught my attention.” Zanoba assumed a stance, his expression no longer frivolous.

He had to admit that he had encountered formidable enemies: the bald giant with immense strength from who-knows-where, the mountain tribe girl with her magic, and the prince with his explosive power. If all three of them were to unleash their power together, he might actually be defeated.

But—

"I didn't come here alone either~"

Zanobba grinned triumphantly. There was indeed something suspicious about his appearance, and he was currently the only confirmed Holy Sword Wielder... which meant...

“Hahaha,” Savi laughed fearlessly, “We are not fighting alone. No matter what your kingdom does, we will stand in your way.”

“Oh, really?” Zanoba scoffed. “We clearly have the upper hand now, don’t we? Let’s see how long you can hold out!”

The war has begun again.

The Holy Swordsman Zanoba has successfully held his position. Our forces consist of three members: Savi, Wu Ke, and Seria.

Kingdom troops and airships also appeared on the side of the main city, but no defenses were set up on this side. There were only two people here, a ghost lady, and Akihabara behind the side gate.

"Wow...so many..." Xiao felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the dark mass of airships in the sky.

Akatsuki was wearing the Akihabara Guard uniform, a combat suit custom-made for her by Sanko Workshop. The military-style uniform looked somewhat out of place on her petite frame, but it couldn't hide her irresistible cuteness. However, her cuteness was of no use on this brutal battlefield.

"Be serious, Xiao," the ghost possessing Xiao warned. "We're not here to play around."

"I know." As Xiao responded, she drew two small katanas from her waist. "Then, I'll leave this to Sister Finoer."

"Okay, go ahead without worry." Fino patted her head. "I'll help you. I'll guard this place."

Our forces stationed at the side gate consist of two people.

Fino Er, Xiao.

Chapter 7 Xiao, Finoer, Salid

This is the side gate of the main city, a place that Xuanze and Saiwei excluded from their defensive deployment. Initially, some questioned why they weren't setting up defenses here, and Saiwei's reason was—

"Don't worry, this is a place protected by the Dragon Kings."

Akihabara is located behind the side gate of the main city, in that legendary problem area. It's not that the duchy abandoned this place, but rather that it's no longer their place to interfere, because the Dragon Kings would not sit idly by and ignore the places they cherish.

As the Kingdom's army approached, the temperature here began to drop sharply, the area became covered with a thin layer of ice, and it even started to snow.

Xiao rushed toward the Kingdom's army at incredible speed. Finoer raised an ice ladder for her so that she could use it to approach the airship.

Ice spikes formed at the top of the ice ladder and crashed into the bottom of the airship, blocking their progress. At the same time, the airship began to fire its cannons in retaliation, and the bombardment shattered the ice pillars. Xiaoling skillfully stepped on the ice blocks and climbed up to the first airship.

"The enemy! It's the enemy—!"

"How is this possible?! We're clearly at such a high place!"

"This height is no challenge for me!"

During the preparation period, Xiao did make some progress. As the chief of the Akihabara Guard, she sparred with other reserve members and also learned a lot of unorthodox methods.

Swing the sword—!

Xiao quickly approached one of the soldiers operating the ship's cannons and swung her knife. The soldier dodged the knife immediately, or so it should be, but he was swept down and kicked off the deck.

"Hehe, Xiao also suffered quite a bit from this trick~" Xiao revealed a mischievous smile.

She would use the momentum of the swing to spin around, then crouch down and sweep her opponent down with a leg sweep. She was hit by this move many times, because her swordsmanship was too orthodox to deal with this unorthodox method.

Things are different now. She's learned her lesson and is even using this technique in combat. Her sharp swordsmanship and seasoned fighting style are astounding to the soldiers here, who can hardly believe that such a young girl could achieve this.

"Then let's clean it up quickly and move on to the next place."

As Akatsuki began disabling the airships one by one, Finoer provided ground support, using her powers to seal some of the airships' abilities. For example…

Click, click, click.

The cold penetrated the magical barriers of these airships, covering their hulls with thick blocks of ice. This ice froze some of the ship's components, restricting some of its functions.

One airship's cannons were blocked by ice, and firing a shot instead blew off half of its deck. Other airships were also being dragged down by the heavy ice, and the soldiers were trying their best to clear the ice.

"Too hard! Can't be broken!"

"Damn it! What is that thing!?"

"Aaaaaah!!! Look over there!!!"

boom--!

A crimson breath, like a lotus blossom, swept down from the other side of the sky. It was Salid's breath; Finoer knew without looking that he had arrived. The breath struck the warship's barrier, preventing further advance, but the intense heat melted the ice, and the deck began to glow red-hot.

A high-pitched dragon roar echoed through Akihabara, and a crimson dragon soared into the sky. The Kingdom's army had seen him before; he was the Flame Dragon King, Salid.

"Fire! Fire! Don't let it get away!"

"So hot! So hot!"

The vanguard fleet was thrown into chaos in an instant, which would likely prevent Finoar from intervening in the skies.

As mentioned before, she and Salid were the only ones who didn't get along well, and after seeing this breath attack, Finoir had many questions she wanted to ask her youngest brother, but for now, she'd just pretend she didn't see anything.

Sarid swooped down from the sky and crashed into the barrier of the airship, then used his dragon claws and the immense strength inherent in dragons to forcibly tear open the barrier, breathing down on the opening.

"What the hell is that?! Fire the cannons and blast it down—Aaaaaaaah!??"

"It's so hot! No! No! I don't want to die!"

Go tell the duchy's soldiers you burned to death.

This is to avenge the duchy soldiers who were burned to death in the first battle...

Although Salid knew that doing this was pointless, he wanted to at least vent his anger for the soldiers.

The strongest dragon king, who was ignorant of the ways of the world, now stands from the perspective of humans, grieving for them and fighting for them. Later, unknowingly, his image is no longer that of the ferocious fire dragon that people used to talk about.

The other unaffected airships turned their cannons towards Salid, aiming them at the ship in preparation for firing. However, the falling snow had unknowingly transformed into sharp, slender ice needles. These needles pierced through the magical barrier and landed directly on the deck, causing the warships to groan in agony.

The ice needles pierced the bodies of the kingdom's soldiers, accumulating until they became living hedgehogs. The extreme cold penetrated their entire bodies through the ice needles, causing them to die silently from the stinging and chilling pain.

"It really works..." Finoer watched as she increased her magic output.

Indeed, this is Finoir's masterpiece. In this duchy, no one but Ning can rival her in the subtle control of magic.

During the battle, she observed subtle gaps in the magic of these barriers, as if they were composed of countless barriers combined together. She then attempted to penetrate the barriers with subtle attacks, which resulted in the rain of ice needles.

These ice needles not only landed on the deck of the airship, but also on the ground where she stood. In the blink of an eye, the ground was covered with countless ice needles, making it impossible for the kingdom's soldiers to move.

They raised their shields to try and block the ice needles, but the needles pierced even the shields and embedded themselves in their bodies. They were quite effective at stopping enemy movement and attacks.

Fino controlled the range of the ice needle rain to prevent it from affecting Salid and Akatsuki, indirectly providing them with support. Akatsuki quickly cleared out the warship she had just infiltrated, then let it freefall, leaping off the deck into the air.

Seeing that Akatsuki had disembarked from the first airship, Finoer raised ice pillars to provide her with a foothold, allowing her to rush all the way to the second airship. Sarid also began to act in accordance with his title as the strongest dragon king, displaying his ferocious fighting style: ramming, tearing, tail whipping, breath attacking, unleashing his full power, and dyeing the sky crimson with his flames.

Finoer skillfully used her powers to continuously strengthen the defenses. No one could get within 500 meters of the side gate. Blizzard, icy rain, extreme cold—the Ice Queen was building her palace.

This scene is like experiencing both ice and fire.

Chapter 8 Fierce Battle

"Get moving! Hey! You over there! Don't block the way!"

"These are supplies being sent to the front lines, right? I'll take them there right away!"

"Hey! Young man! Time to go! Some of the fortifications at the front are damaged!"

"Ready?! Check your weapons, we're heading to the front lines to help!"

Not only outside the city, but also inside, people are making their own efforts. The evacuation was completed long ago, except for Akihabara, which refused to follow orders. Those remaining inside the city are mostly men, doing everything they can.

"Hurry up! There's fighting on the front lines right now, and this is all we can do!"

These people are being commanded by the Borg Chamber of Commerce. This is Olitzo's order: to do everything in their power, even at a loss, to win this war. The Borg Chamber of Commerce will provide full support for this war.

His reason is simple.

If the principality is gone, Akihabara, this cash cow, will also be gone, and I'm not happy about that.

Ah... pure egoism! So, how much of this statement is true and how much is false for a businessman? Haha, who knows?

"By the way, those skilled in healing magic and doctors, come here." Olitto gathered a group of people. "Go to the front lines and help. Save as many as you can. If you're seriously injured, bring them back immediately and take them to Akihabara. Do you understand? If you understand, get on the carriage and hurry over there."

He was also well aware of the seriousness of this war. The disparity in combat strength between the enemy and ourselves was so great that it could no longer be resolved by someone as special as Li. Rather, it was an event in which no one could remain uninvolved.

Besides, wouldn't it be a loss of face for them to let an outsider solve everything for them?

They wanted to mobilize all the resources of their Borg Merchant Guild to do something to help the warriors on the front lines, even if it was just a tiny bit. Olitto gripped the gleaming reverse scale from the Dragon King of Time tightly.

As for Li's family, they don't need any help at all... Ning had already set up all the protective measures not long ago, and it would be impossible to break through the protection or find their family without special targeting.

Olitzo also had a portal connecting to the Akihabara Neighborhood Committee. He opened the portal, took a deep breath, and passed through it. Of course, there were no job applicants at the Neighborhood Committee today; after all, these were special times.

Olito strode out of the neighborhood committee office, where a large crowd of Akihabara residents had already gathered, waiting there for a long time.

"Wow... I never expected so many people to stay," Olito muttered to himself.

In fact, he was partly responsible for why Akihabara did not evacuate but remained unchanged, because he personally rallied the people of Akihabara to contribute to the war effort.

He just hadn't expected that no one would leave Akihabara.