I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

However, Riko also asked Prushka about the bad guys, and then Prushka told her about them:

"Hmm... those bad guys were wearing thick metal jackets and carrying something that looked like a rectangular metal box..."

Chapter 489 [The Arrival of the Uninvited Guest]

Upon hearing Prushka's words, Yuhaka and the others present also looked puzzled.

Clearly, neither Yuhaka nor the others had ever heard of what Prushka had described. Riko stroked her chin and said:

"A thick metal outer shell, and he was holding something that looked like a rectangular iron box..."

Rico shook her head and said:

"I've never heard of any cave explorer wearing this outfit before. Nanachi, have you ever seen a cave explorer like this come down to the fifth level?"

Regarding Riko's question, Nanachi, who was standing to the side, stroked her chin and said:

"Hmm... It's a pity, I've never seen a cave explorer like that."

Hearing Nanachi's words, Riko looked puzzled and said:

"That's strange. If there really are such cave explorers, why would they attack Prushka's family?"

Prushka, who was standing to the side, shook his head and said:

“They weren’t cave explorers; those bad guys weren’t wearing cave explorer flutes.”

Hearing this, Regu, who was standing to the side, raised her finger and said:

"Could it be the people from the hostile countries that Miss Olsen mentioned? Olsen said that people from other countries had come to steal relics from the Abyss before. Could the bad guys that Prushka mentioned be those people?"

Upon hearing Regu's words, Riko recalled that Orson had once said that her mother had also brought her up to the Abyss in the Cage of Curse Removal with Orson, and had left the special relic, the Clock of Time Freeze, in the Abyss.

Although Olsen told me that the Time-Freezing Clock had been taken away by people from other countries, my mother later made a special trip to that country to "bring" the Time-Freezing Clock back.

Rico stroked her chin and frowned as she said:

"If that's the case, it's not impossible..."

"No, we find this a bit unbelievable..."

Upon hearing Nanachi's words, everyone's attention turned to her. Nanachi, with her furry hands folded and head bowed, said:

"That person is, after all, a White Whistle user, and how could his base be so easily destroyed by others...?"

Prushka, who was standing nearby, also looked surprised after hearing Nanachi's words and said:

"Huh? Nanachi, how did you know my dad was Bai Di?"

Nanaqi secretly sneered. She knew more than just that person was Bai Di; she knew everything about the experiments he had conducted.

Riko, who was standing nearby, also showed a surprised expression when she heard Nanachi and Prushka's conversation. After all, she did not expect that Prushka was a child of the White Whistle like herself. However, when she thought about it, Riko also thought of the scene when she, Regu, and Yuhaka fought against Orson.

According to Uncle Hubble, Orson's strength at that time was not yet fully unleashed. If it were fully unleashed, Rico would find it hard to imagine how strong Orson was. In addition, according to what Uncle Hubble once said, each White Whistle possesses great power and can easily deal with a squad of fully armed enemies.

"Which white flute was Prushka's father?"

Upon hearing Riko's question, Pruschka replied to Riko:

“My father’s name is Podoldo, and some people call him Dawn Minister.”

Nanachi, who was standing to the side, also had an expression that said, "I knew it." To be honest, Nanachi hadn't expected that the man who conducted such cruel experiments would have children.

This made Nana frown, but more importantly, Nana was curious about who would dare to attack Dawn Lord, who was the White Flute. This was what Nana cared about most. Although Dawn Lord Podoldo was like a scientist, he possessed a great many relics. At the same time, Nana also knew that Dawn Lord was experimenting with all sorts of weapons in his laboratory.

Moreover, although his Prayer Hands force wasn't large, the relics and weapons they possessed made dealing with a small squad a piece of cake...

Hmm...it seems I need to investigate this carefully first...

After Yuhaka and the others chatted with Prushka for a while, it got dark. Riko and the others decided to go down to the lower level to investigate and find out who was down there. After the investigation, they would consider going up to report to Olsen and the others, since the Cave Explorers Association would definitely send someone to deal with the situation if they knew about it.

After all, the only passage down to the sixth floor is still on the other side of the base. If Riko and the others want to go down to the next floor, they can only go through that route.

After finishing their meal and taking a shower, everyone prepared to rest well. Tomorrow, Rico and the others decided to go downstairs to check on the situation and see if they should report it to Olsen. Perhaps they could find a solution then.

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That night, while everyone was fast asleep, Yuhaka, curled up like a ball on a fluffy blanket, suddenly opened his eyes, which glowed with a crimson light.

Yuhaka was on all fours like an alert swift cat, with the spiky scales on its large tail standing up as if it were wary of something.

Then Yuhaka pushed open the window and left. Nanachi, who had a strong sense of smell, opened her drowsy eyes and looked at the open window and the vanished Yuhaka with a puzzled expression. However, Nanachi was too tired to think too much and lay back down.

Meanwhile, in the fourth level of the Abyss, at the Goblet of Giants, a group of humans dressed in black bodysuits and armor walked through the wilderness. They wore full-face masks and carried futuristic-looking firearms, appearing to be a secret enforcement unit of some evil organization.

Just as they passed a patch of grass that was waist-high, they suddenly heard a rustling sound from the grass. They immediately pointed their guns at the spot where they had just been standing, and then they saw a creature that looked like a rabbit dart out of the grass, climb up a tree, and look at the uninvited guests with a curious expression.

Upon realizing that the creature was harmless, the people lowered their guard and put down their weapons. Just then, a whooshing sound came flying towards them.

Chapter 490 [The Free Ghost Agent and the Twelfth Herrscher]

Pfft!

As an uninvited guest was struck by several spiky scales that suddenly flew over, those scales tore through the man's hard-armored breastplate like darts and pierced his lungs and heart in an instant. At the same time, the venom glands on the spiky scales began to inject into the man's body, and within seconds, the man was dead.

Seeing their own people suddenly attacked, the others reacted quickly and launched an attack in the direction from which the thorny scales had come. With the gunshots weakened by the silencers, a bush was riddled with holes, looking like it had been eaten by locusts.

After the attack, the leader ordered two of his men to investigate, while the rest were instructed to keep an eye on their surroundings. However, they did not expect that the attackers were not in the same spot as before, but rather above them.

"Roar roar roar—!"

A deafening roar echoed overhead, and when they looked up, they saw a gigantic monster descending from the sky onto their heads. Those who reacted quickly jumped away, while those who were slow to react or didn't have time to dodge were instantly turned into pancakes.

Before those people could recover from the shock of the roar, flames and giant blade-like attacks came crashing down on them.

In less than a few seconds, the entire team was reduced to ashes.

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In Zelus's system space, Zelus sipped her milk tea while watching the ghost agents being crushed into pancakes by Yohaka, and said:

"Just as the intelligence sent by Bronya from the future suggests, Amon's Mobius Legion has indeed secretly established a teleportation channel in this world..."

Zelus sighed as she looked at the ghostly agents who had turned into pancakes and said:

"Forget it, let Yhaka kill the invaders later. Once Bronya and the others have grown up, let them take care of those enemies together."

As she spoke, Zelus took a sip of her milk tea. Just then, she received news that Bronya had dealt with the Twelfth Herrscher. Seeing this, Zelus looked completely bewildered and said:

"Huh??? How come it's so fast?"

To be honest, Zelus didn't expect Bronya to have taken down the Twelfth Herrscher so quickly. The Twelfth Herrscher isn't some pig, is she? How could she be slaughtered so easily?

That's highly unlikely!

The information Bronya sent afterwards left Zelus dumbfounded; the unfortunate Twelfth Herrscher had delivered herself right to Zelus's doorstep.

Hearing this, Zelus didn't know what to say. Bronya had wanted to get some information from the huge factory occupied by the Twelfth Herrscher, but she didn't expect to attract the Twelfth Herrscher's attention. Then, Bronya suddenly remembered the "box" in Heavy Bunny that was used to catch the Twelfth Herrscher, so Bronya set a simple trap to catch the Twelfth Herrscher. Of course, Bronya didn't think she could catch the Twelfth Herrscher.

However, the reality was far more outrageous than Bronya's. The Twelfth Herrscher seemed completely oblivious and plunged headlong into the trap Bronya had prepared for her, leaving Bronya utterly dumbfounded.

Bronya hadn't expected that the Twelfth Herrscher, who had fallen into such a trap once before, would fall into it again. To be honest, Bronya hadn't anticipated this situation either, which left her somewhat dumbfounded.

Bronya then left the world of NieR: Automata with the box containing the Twelfth Herrscher and Sirin.

After seeing Bronya and the others complete the mission, Zelus was relieved. Although the way they completed it was a bit embarrassing, at least they finished safely.

After dealing with the ghost agents, Yuhaka reverted to her original loli form, yawned, stretched, and then left to go back to Nanachi's house to sleep.

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Meanwhile, at the fifth level of the Abyss, in what was originally Dawn Lord's research institute and the gateway to the sixth level.

A black man dressed in a black bodysuit and metal protective gear was sitting in a chair, brandishing a butterfly knife. Soon, a ghost agent approached and said to the man sitting in the chair:

"Commander Tosh, all of our Ghost agents sent out to scout the upper echelons have been killed in action."

Hearing his subordinate's words, Tosh stopped what he was doing and looked at the Ghost Agent standing to the side, saying:

What killed them?

Regarding Tosh's question, the Ghost Agent shook his head and said:

"I don't know. Those Ghost agents who went out to investigate were carrying cameras and communicators. After they went to the upper levels, it was as if they were subjected to strong magnetic interference. They were unable to see what was happening there, and they were also unable to contact them."

Upon hearing the Ghost Agent's words, Tosh frowned and said:

"Hmm...it seems this place is much more sinister than I imagined..."

The ghost agent standing nearby looked at Tosh and asked:

"Commander Tosh, should we send another Ghost Agent team to investigate?"

Upon hearing the Ghost Agent's words, Tosh shook his head and said:

"No, that's not necessary. Our current objective is to hold this position and wait for the portal to complete. Once Lord Narud arrives with his hybrid forces, any resistance from the enemy will be futile. And that annoying ascending load is something ordinary people can't handle either."

"Yes!"

The ghost agent saluted and left. Watching the ghost agent leave, Tosh flicked the butterfly knife in his hand twice and then clipped it to his waist.

Tosh then walked out of the building and came to the outside. There were already many soldiers of the Mobius Legion building a forward base here. Although there were no crystal mines or Gonavas in this place, the resources they brought were more than enough for their research.

After nodding at the defensive line under construction, Tosh vanished into thin air.

Chapter 491 [Exhausted, Time for Bed]

In the morning, at Nanachi's home, located on the fourth level of the Abyss...

Nanachi and the others were still asleep, but soon, Nanachi was awakened by the aroma coming from the kitchen.

"Hmm?"

After getting up from the carpet, Nanachi looked towards her kitchen. The sound of something being cooked made her curious, so she went inside and saw Yuhaka cooking something.

"OwO Nanachi, oh hiyo~"

"Good morning, Youyou. By the way, what delicious food are you making?"

Seeing Nanachi drooling, Yuhaka knew that Nanachi was craving something.

"Meat congee~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's reply, Nanachi swallowed hard. Then, at Yuhaka's urging, Nanachi went to call the others to get up and eat.

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After finishing their meal, Riko and the others discussed how to investigate the fifth floor. Although they wanted to investigate, it would be too much for everyone to do it together.