No one could answer her question.
But Reinhardt responded all the same, for battle was upon them.
"Knights never die, the Empire never falls. Sister, take up your weapon."
As he spoke, the Punisher Ship jolted with a violent tremor, a sign that it was about to exit the Net Path. Reinhardt picked up the Knight's Broadsword leaning against the bulkhead and tossed it to its original owner.
He gave Lu Jia a slight nod, then put on his helmet and walked to the hatch, his gaze passing through the narrow viewport.
A Demon Mother Ship, as massive as an asteroid and resembling a leviathan from the deep, appeared starkly in his vision the moment the Punisher Ship exited the Net Path!
At the same time, two other ships exited the Net Path alongside them, appearing to the left and right of the Punisher.
The ships of the Ash Guard.
「A few hours earlier.」
