Truth is everywhere within range

blue sea, blue sky.

A warship is sailing through the waves.

This is an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

The name is a destroyer, but in fact, the Izumo class can be said to be an aircraft carrier. It is only because of some historical reasons that it took such a self-deceptive name.

On the aircraft carrier deck, in addition to the four helicopters parked, there were many people.

These people wear priest's hunting clothes or monk's robes, witch clothes, etc., and they are all the spiritual masters of the country.

Surrounding the aircraft carrier and helicopter destroyer, there are also missile frigate groups and a large-tonnage cargo ship. Farther away, fleets from other camps are also slowly moving towards their destination.

The time is March 7th.

After Izumo Heavy Industries' tenth exploration of hell, the Alliance of Soul Exterminators finally decided to conduct an expedition to hell.

At this moment, the fleet in the Pacific Ocean is the escort fleet for this expedition.

"It's a dolphin!"

Kitashirakawa Rika stood by the window, the sea breeze blew by her ears and picked up a few strands of hair.

She wears a formal miko uniform. This miko uniform has been redesigned by Izumo Heavy Industries. It is made of high-strength composite materials and has a magic formula that can resonate with her own spiritual power. In an ordinary earth environment, she has Very good defense ability against physics and weirdness.

In the environment of hell, this miko uniform, combined with the Anti-Einstein Reality Augmentation Anchor, can reach the level of a miniature Hell Border Armor and has specialized attack power. It is most suitable for mikos like Kitashirakawa Rika who mainly use long-range attacks. but.

It was undoubtedly the first time Kitashirakawa Rika saw the sea.

She had been very excited since the voyage.

"Are there still huge whales, flying fish, diving squids, etc. in the sea?"

Kitashirakawa Rika looked at the sparkling sea and asked curiously.

"If there are so many ships here, those animals probably won't show up."

Qiao Qiao explained seriously.

"Furthermore, the appearance of such a creature now is not a good sign. It may be a spy disguised as a dependent of the old god."

"Teacher, don't be so nervous."

Seeing this, Ariko hurriedly comforted the shocked Kitashirakawa Rika.

The only people who came with Qiao Qiao were Kitashirakawa Rika and Ariko.

Of course I didn’t mention Sayoko and Suzuka.

Qiao Qiao let Wuye stay at home for insurance purposes as a bodyguard to protect both of them.

Qiao Qiao glanced at the flight deck.

Ii Masaharu is directing something.

As the young master of Meiji Shrine, he is the leader of the expedition of the Waguo Soul Exorcist Association, and is very busy.

Qiao Qiao looked behind Yunji again.

That freighter.

This freighter is all equipped with weapons to remove spirits.

From self-propelled artillery, to main battle tanks, and all kinds of weird gadgets, of course, there are also huge reserves of ammunition.

The reason why there was such a long gap between the incident in Tokyo and the official expedition was that in addition to detecting hell, making these things was the real big deal.

Although these weapons may seem like ordinary equipment, in fact most of them are equipped with anti-Einstein reality-enhancing anchors, which can achieve 200% energy efficiency in the hell environment.

In addition, relying on the data from Qiaoqiao's last exploration of Hell's Edge, Izumo Heavy Industries was able to develop a method of mass-manufacturing spirit-killing ammunition. Compared with the past, which required manual manufacturing, the mass production speed was greatly accelerated to ensure the supply of ammunition.

Modern war equipment, coupled with the performance of the exorcists, enabled mankind to conquer the unknown hell.

"At the current speed, we will reach our destination today."

Qiao Qiao looked at the time.

The fleet has been traveling in the Pacific for a week since setting off on March 1st.

This is mainly to match the speed of the freighter.

In the past seven days, the fleet has experienced a storm. In the raging black clouds, thunder and lightning flashed very fast, making the night like day and the waves rolling. Even on a huge ship, people can feel the fear of the world overturning. .

Kitashirakawa Rika was completely frightened and even had to hide under Qiao Qiao's bed to feel at ease.

Although Ariko didn't pay much attention, when she saw Kitashirakawa Rika hiding in Qiao Qiao's bed, she was frightened and hurriedly hid behind her.

That night, the two girls shivered in Qiao Qiao's room.

Qiao Qiao himself stood in front of the window, looking at the storm outside the window.

It is difficult to say whether the storm was caused by the old gods discovering the actions of the Necromancer, but fortunately, the ship did not encounter any major problems, and everyone passed through the storm zone safely.

At this moment, the setting sun in the afternoon illuminated the sea water golden, and a black spot suddenly appeared on the sea surface in front of them.

That's an island.

Next to the island, there are several scientific research ships and even an offshore operating platform similar to an oil drilling platform.

"Reached?"

Qiao Qiao saw that the exorcists on the deck were getting busy.

A helicopter took off and headed towards the island.

The fleet also slowed down.

"This is the coordinate provided by the wish of the old god. This island is an isolated and uninhabited island. Depending on the conditions of the sea water, it will be submerged into a reef for about three months every year. The rest of the time, it will be an isolated island with only stones. .”

He explained to Ariko and Kitashirakawa Rika in the room.

Izumo Heavy Industries built these facilities next to the isolated island, and now it is the forefront of human research hell.

The phone in the room rang. It was Masaharu Ii, inviting Qiao Qiao and others to take a helicopter to the working platform first.

"Let's clean up."

Qiao Qiao didn't have much luggage, only Kitashirakawa Rika, and she also brought a bow.

The three of them got on the helicopter.

"This is my first time flying in a helicopter."

Kitashirakawa Rika was like a curious baby, looking at the sea beneath her feet.

"I've never sat on one before."

Qiao Qiao replied that the last experience of taking a propeller plane in Bermuda left him a little frightened.

There should be no problem this time, right?

He couldn't help but look at the driver's side.

"Rest assured, we are professional pilots, no matter what."

"stop."

Qiao Qiao promptly interrupted the opponent's flag-raising behavior.

It didn't matter to him, but Kitashirakawa Rika and Ariko couldn't fly.

As he spoke, the helicopter landed smoothly on the working platform.

Here you can overlook the appearance of the entire island, which is full of black rocks and unremarkable. It is not as special as the island in Bermuda.

"Is this the entrance to hell? Where is it?"

Yalizi frowned slightly, twitched her nose, and sniffed, but found nothing wrong.

"This is the island."

In the building on the platform, a short researcher wearing a white coat walked.

"Elementary schoolboy?"

Ariko tilted her head and looked at this girl who was not even as tall as herself.

"Introduction, this is Professor Taketori Kaguya from Izumo Heavy Industries."

Qiao Qiao introduced the two witches.