"Eh, Agent Helian?"
After seeing the holographic image projected by Renault's cell phone, Springfield clenched her fingers awkwardly, unsure where to put her hands.
To directly detach from G&K without saying a word was a minor issue if treated as a battlefield casualty, but now she was seen by Helian, the Griffin agent...
"Well, I haven't seen you for a few days. Looks like you've got a new body, but let's talk later when we have time. I've got some urgent business right now."
"Okay." Hearing that Helian's eyes didn't mean anything else, Springfield was confused as to what Helian actually meant and nodded, standing by to watch Renault repair Simonov.
"Isn't the previous mission already over? Don't tell me you guys got beaten by Sangvis again and ran to me for help?"
That would be too much of a fall, right?
Griffin getting beaten by Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing twice in succession?
If that's really the case, they should stop doing business and hurry up and change careers.
"Er... no, this time, although the situation is not optimistic, it's much better than last time. We just need a little more time."
Although quite a few SF units broke through the defense line in Sector S05, Griffin had a backhand.
The key issue was time and that a military force suddenly entered Sector S05.
Although the agreement stated that the military wouldn't enter Griffin's jurisdiction, S05 was adjacent to the military's actual defense area. Even if they sent people in under the pretext of checking a G&K commission status, G&K couldn't do anything.
But if they didn't get rid of half the Sangvis units before the military arrived at the guardhouse, once the military made an issue of it, Griffin wouldn't be able to take it well.
The situation in S08 already showed that the military's attitude towards Griffin had changed. The successive actions against the AR Squad forced them to be very alert.
This time, finding Renault was just for insurance.
Although Gentiane's battle plan calculated that they could clear most of the Sangvis units before the military squad arrived, just in case... having Renault's help would be more insurance.
If paying some commission money could completely block the military's excuse to lash out, it was definitely worth it!
"I won't listen to the reason. As long as it's a commission my side can do, I'll take it. Let's talk about the content of the commission directly."
Renault unwrapped Simonov's skull and looked at his cell phone, checking the ship's current location.
They were almost over that base where Gentiane had been in Sector S09. If Helian had come a little later, they might have turned south by now.
Of course, this was just an automatic cruise route set by Renault. When there was nothing else to do, the ship circled back and forth over the Aegean Sea and the Griffin jurisdiction.
As for why it circled back and forth over G&K jurisdictions?
Because only G&K-controlled areas had no anti-aircraft firepower, and he didn't have to worry about his ship being suddenly attacked.
"Here are the coordinates. There's an elite Sangvis doll in this area commanding a large group of Sangvis preparing to re-launch an attack towards Griffin's watchtower. If possible, try to completely purge this Sangvis stronghold within an hour."
"A stronghold? Are there any Griffin forces inside?"
"No, they've been temporarily mobilized away."
To clear the Sangvis from the vicinity of the Griffin guardhouse as quickly as possible, Gentiane abandoned the stronghold she had just suppressed but hadn't occupied completely, hastily destroying the artillery that posed a serious threat to Griffin.
Now most of the Griffin dolls were gathered near the Griffin guardhouse, with no Griffin dolls in the Sangvis stronghold.
"That's good. Just a reminder, don't break anything and then claim it from me."
"Break? Eh? Where are you guys now?"
"It's not too far away, but if it's just hitting a stronghold, we shouldn't have to make another trip. UMP45? UMP45! Are you awake yet? Go to the bridge if you are. Bring WZ.29 along, let her see the bridge, and practice on it later."
"Hey? Really, I just laid down..."
"Consider it a mission commission. I'll give you a portion more of the pay this time."
Hearing Renault's words, UMP45 who was lying in the dormitory maintaining her imprint weapon rolled over, sat up, picked up her cell phone, and ran towards the training room. WZ.29 had been in the training room before to learn how to pilot the ship and had even asked her for advice.
"Renault? What exactly are you trying to do?"
Listening to Renault's words, it seemed like he wanted WZ.29 to pilot the airship.
But what exactly did he mean by 'breaking'?
Renault's weapons and equipment shouldn't be enough to... wait a minute...
Helian was thinking, then thought of the huge size of Renault's airship. Before seeing Renault's doll hands doing it, they had used gunships and power armor.
But Sangvis's stronghold wasn't small, and the materials used weren't inferior. Although the tank guns equipped on the gunships could injure those buildings, they were still far from destroying them... could Renault have equipped his airship with heavy weaponry she didn't know about?
"I picked up two gadgets from the Sangvis side before and haven't used them since I installed them on the ship. This time is just right. I can use that Sangvis stronghold as a test-fire target."
Gadgets?
What kind of gadgets could hit the Sangvis stronghold in Sector S05 from high altitude?
Through the vision systems of several dolls, Helian could see the current weather conditions in Sector S05. Although it was already dusk, the weather was clear, and apart from a splash of golden color in the distance, it was cloudless.
If Renault's airship was near Sector S05, a T-doll's vision would certainly see it, but... no, there wasn't even an ant-sized black spot in the sky.
But before that answer became clear, Renault's side heard the sound of UMP45 and UMP40 scrambling.
"No way! You can't mess around with the Jupiter Cannon!"
"Oops! Just let me try it! I'm about to become a wasted T-doll now!"
Listening to the conversation between the two dolls, Helian's face cramped up, completely looking like she was wearing a mask of pain.