259. Kidnapped Again

Izumi, who was getting ready to take out a vehicle for babies, suddenly turned around. In the direction of his sight were several robots that suddenly popped up and were about to launch missiles to attack him.

Instantly, Izumi activated Theomars, his IS. Meanwhile, he also manipulates the wind to make the babies cluster close together. With his Theomars, he stood while covering the babies while preparing to defend the missiles from those robots.

*boom*

A devastating explosion occurred. The hut that became the residence of the babies was unable to withstand the explosive power of the attack and was destroyed instantly.

Luckily, Izumi, who was piloting Theomars, put up a barrier in time. He also managed to resist the shock of the explosion to keep the babies safe.

"Tsk. This bastard wanted to eliminate these babies since he can't get them."

Perhaps, Potimas thought that if he couldn't get the reincarnators, maybe it was better if other people couldn't either. Since he thought that Ariel would snatch the reincarnators for herself, he decided to kill them to avoid future problems. However, if that was his decision, then he would have to carry out surveillance in the surrounding area where the babies were being held.

Meanwhile, Izumi didn't know that those babies behind him looked at him with awe, some of them even had their eyes sparkling when they looked at what Izumi was wearing.

Well, it can't be helped. Some people think that robots are men's romance after all.

However, Izumi did not see them. Instead, he focused on his gaze in front of him. He couldn't fight freely while protecting the babies behind him, so he could only use ranged attacks.

Four drones materialized from the Equalizer attached to the armor plate on his IS. Actually, not only drones, but the Equalizer also can materialize other weapons stored in it. However, this time Izumi only needed four drones.

"Formation!"

With Izumi's command, the drones took four different positions, up, middle, left, and right. Their position was meant to target the enemies that matched their position. As for the drone position above, it will target enemies flying in the sky, while the middle position will target those on the ground.

"Target lock on!"

With his next command, the drones aimed toward the enemies and locked their position. And then…

"Fire!"

Photon lasers were launched from the four drones to the positions of the enemies who were in various positions. Those four drones didn't stop after launching the first lasers, they fired continuously at the enemies.

*boom*

*boom*

*boom*

The explosions from the robots' destruction were ear-splitting. If Izumi didn't create the sound barrier, those babies' ears would hurt from the shockwave generated by the explosion.

Izumi nodded in satisfaction with the firepower of the lasers which obliterated the robots in an instant.

He took back the drones. And suddenly, a railgun appeared in his armored hand. Its appearance consists of two parallel metal rails, these rails are connected to a core as a power supply. It has a blue linear from the barrel to the stock. Since the power supply uses a core that is between the stock and metal rails, this weapon does not require a magazine. It's just that Izumi installed a grip to make it comfortable to hold.

The robots in front of him had been eliminated. After that, he glanced above and aimed at the spaceship in the sky.

The railgun launches an energy wave at the spaceship, making a huge explosion as a result of the energy impact hitting the target.

*boom*

Just one strike might mean nothing to such a huge spaceship. Therefore, Izumi fired energy waves a couple of times.

*boom*

*boom*

*boom*

Finally, the spaceship could not hold it anymore and the explosion spread throughout the fuselage and engine.

After that, Izumi aimed at the tower that had surfaced earlier. To his surprise, before he fired, a bigger explosion occurred which destroyed the tower instantly. And it's not enough just one tower, several towers were destroyed at one time due to explosions that were launched simultaneously.

"This firepower, it must be Tabane's," Izumi murmured. He couldn't think of anyone other than Tabane who possessed such destructive power due to her ability to develop nuclear-grade weapons.

"She's even locked on the enemies from that distance. It seems I need to learn more from her."

He could detect that Tabane's aura was far away which indicated that she had just helped Kumoko and the spider army from enemy attacks since they couldn't use magic.

At that moment, the communication device in his ear made a sound.

"Fuck, Three! Are you trying to kill me?"

It was Hiiro's voice. He sounded angry because of the explosion that Tabane had done.

"Hehe, sorry. I didn't mean to."

"Three, this old man could have died if it weren't for the robots that Zero gave me." Even Warrod sent a complaint through the communication device.

Apparently, Tabane not only launched an attack on the towers but also on the enemies in Hiiro and Warrod's location. Evidently, they were affected by the explosion from the Tabane attack.

"Eh, sorry, sorry. Next time I'll make sure you don't die."

"Hohoho, I feel like you want to curse me."

"Hohoho, of course not..." Tabane responded with a laugh and was silent for a moment. Then she added. "That's just a joke, hohoho."

"...." Warrod was speechless for a while. Then he said.

"That's my line."

Izumi quietly listened to them while chuckling. He shook his head and turned around, looking at those 1-year-old babies.

"I know you understand what I'm saying, and since there's not much time, I won't beat around the bush. I came here to kidnap you all."

Izumi could see some of their faces twitching. He added.

"How does it feel? After you were kidnapped by the elves, now you are kidnapped again, thrilling isn't it?"

If they didn't see how strong Izumi was, they would probably cuss "Thrill your head!" or something. After all, they realized that they were reborn in a fantasy world of swords and magic like in a novel. However, Izumi's appearance spoils the theme of the fantasy world they had imagined. Just like what Kumoko thought.

Izumi took out a device like a metallic boat, but it was able to float in the air. It has a circular shape and has enough space for the babies. The shape is similar to the UFO used by aliens in the movie, where all the seats are also covered by transparent glass.

"Well then, it's time to go."

After that, while carrying a metallic boat, he headed toward Tabane who had started to gather with Kumoko, Hiiro, and Warrod.

— — — —

Izumi arrived at their place, just as he saw Tabane kick Hiiro while laughing. Izumi slapped his own forehead, wondering what they were playing.

Izumi approached Warrod and asked.

"What are they doing?"

"Well, you know that Tabane's attack earlier almost blew up Hiiro. When they met, Hiiro planned to tie up Tabane to punish her before she managed to activate her IS. Unfortunately, things turned around."

Izumi understood what happened after being explained by Warrod. Hiiro himself was more or less similar to Kazuma as an "advocate of gender equality" who didn't care that his opponent was a woman. It proved that he wanted to punish Tabane despite knowing that she is a woman.

But Hiiro didn't know that Tabane was a superhuman who had physical strength far higher than humans. In other words, Tabane is a modified human.

"Hehe, serves him, right."

Izumi chuckled at Hiiro's misfortune.

Meanwhile, Tabane just realized Izumi's arrival. She runs and greets him.

"Izu-chan, you came?"

"Not Izu, but Izura." Izumi replied nonchalantly.

"The real Katsura will be angry, you know!" With her index finger pointed at Izumi, she warned him.

"Cuz I stole his line?"

"No, because you spelled his name wrong." Tabane replied with a smile.

"If he's not in this or my world, then, he isn't real." Izumi shrugged his shoulders.

"Who knows? Maybe you'll visit that world unknowingly."

"That would be fun as well."

What they both talk about is of course Katsura from the Gintama series. Tabane only found out about the existence of the Gintama series when she visited Kuroneko's world with Izumi and the others. Little did she know, it was the most interesting anime series she had ever watched. Well, before becoming a member of the chat group, she never touched anything related to anime. But after she found out, she became addicted to watching anime when she had free time.