Chapter 41 Vice Admiral Saimang
After a temporary separation from Jessica, the girls continued to walk downwards.
Along the way, they encountered quite a few berserk staff members. Their conditions were even more complicated, with some personnel having hyperplastic tissue resembling boils on their skin.
Subduing them took a little bit of effort from the girls.
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“Senior Isumi, are there any other abnormalities around?”
“Hmm, it’s temporarily safe here. However, in the Ruins District, there are unknown power fluctuations.”
“Unknown power fluctuations…?”
“Yes, there’s a high possibility of an unknown situation. We need to be prepared for combat.”
“I understand. Let me go first.”
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Thus, Elus walked forward with full concentration.
Although Lonis could understand Elus’s decision, considering the current danger, she needed to focus all her energy on the environment.
However…
Ever since she saved that soldier earlier, Elus hadn’t spoken a word to Lonis, not even a glance!
This was very rare in the experiences of Lonis and Elus. After all, even when they were fighting in Castor, Elus would tease Lonis, wishing she could just activate the remote control.
So, what about now…
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(Could it be that Elus is angry? *Sniffle* Did I do something I shouldn’t have tried to be cool?)
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Thinking of this, Lonis dejectedly lowered her fox ears.
But she didn’t know…
Elus wasn’t not talking to Lonis because she was angry.
It was because whenever Elus saw Lonis, or heard this idiot fox speak, a very strange feeling would arise in Elus’s heart.
Her heart would pound rapidly, her lips would become a little dry, and her mind would seem to short-circuit, even her thoughts would be half a beat slower.
As a black-hearted girl, Elus naturally knew what this condition was called.
But precisely because she knew, Elus couldn’t let this feeling continue…
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(Damn idiot fox, it’s fine if you’re handsome, but to show such a cute and obedient appearance. Doesn’t that mean I have nothing to dislike about you? Damn it, all you do is wag your tail!)
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Therefore, Elus could only “pretend to be heartless” and leave Lonis aside, focusing all her attention on the enemies ahead.
As they went deeper, the scenes that met the girls’ eyes became more and more shocking.
Because many of the safety doors had been completely smashed.
Those metal doors were specifically designed to isolate space. They were perfectly sealed, not allowing even a trace of air to pass through, and their smooth surfaces were impossible for even a drill to penetrate.
But now, they had all turned into a pile of powder.
What kind of power was needed for this?
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“Elus, this is…”
“Hmm, purely in terms of power, it’s already Demon King level. Something like this appearing on Europa… Thankfully, we arrived, right?”
“It’s too deep underground here, and there’s no signal. Do we need to retreat and contact Earth Defense Headquarters?”
“No, that would take too much time. Besides… we’ve already arrived?”
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Elus tilted her head and sighed slightly.
Although the control room, the destination of this trip, was right in front of them, it was as chaotic as the outside… Not only were the doors destroyed, but the computers and display screens were practically reduced to scrap metal.
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“Bai Ye, can you still read information from them?”
“Hmm… I can try.”
“Then please do.”
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Bai Ye’s method of reading information was also quite peculiar. She first used the power of the Tree Abyss to summon vines in the earth’s veins.
Then, she swallowed the hard drives into herself and analyzed them using her own puppet computing core.
With Bai Ye’s assistance, some past audio recordings were slowly “played” from her mouth:
“What kind of monstrous things are these? They not only blocked our communications… but they can actually turn humans into objects?”
“That’s right, General Saimang. I’ll risk trying to use the power of the Book of Fate…”
“What? Captain Luo Bei, aren’t you essentially defecting by doing that?”
“I’m not defecting. Power in itself isn’t right or wrong. Even knowledge from the Supreme Civilization, as long as it can be used, it will definitely be effective?”
“I will definitely not use that thing. I have my own plan.”
“Vice Admiral, are you going to take another path? But that way, it’s already…”
“…”
“Heh heh, Luo Bei that guy, failed?”
“For a captain like her, who traveled all over the seas and was so knowledgeable, to have also disappeared without a trace. Since that’s the case… then I have no hesitation.”
“Although borrowing the power of ancient gods will definitely carry some threats, it’s still much better than turning into those damned objects.”
“Humans, even if they are burned to ashes by flames, will never accept becoming void puppets.”
“Therefore, enraged ancient demons. Please lend me your power!”
The audio seemed to end there.
However, after listening, the girls all looked at each other, not knowing what to say… especially Luo Zhisheng, who was even somewhat at a loss.
Because…
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Luo Bei disappeared without a trace?
The power of ancient gods?
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If this audio recording was accurate, then it meant that all the commotion here seemed to be related to the owner of that voice.
And he should be…
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“Hmm, judging from this, the man speaking should be Vice Admiral Saimang.”
“!”
“Because he was unwilling to accept his fate of being defeated by the Supreme beings, he utilized the special power from the ruins. Although this power protected the staff from turning into objects, it also drove them completely berserk.”
“This!”
“However, even I have never heard of what ancient gods are. Cthulhu, Hastur, Nyarlathotep? It’s not possible that those human legends are all true, is it?”
Elus looked at Isumi, asking for her opinion.
“Hmm, those legends may not be entirely true. They should have undergone some artistic processing… But even with artistic processing, there might be an original prototype. After all, we cannot rule out the possibility that during the billions of years of Earth’s birth, other extraterrestrial life forms have visited the solar system.”
“Indeed, there is such a possibility. And the Book of Fate mentioned in the message is also quite intriguing—it seems Luo Bei also had some plans.”
“…”
“Forget it, there’s no point in thinking too much now. All the mysteries should be solved in the Ruins District. Let’s go and investigate there.”
Elus furrowed her brows and, along with everyone else, headed towards the Ruins District.
