He is the commander and the admiral.

"What!?"

Akagi was stunned, obviously surprised by Roger's sudden choice, because the reef over there was hiding a node of the barrier, but she didn't understand why Roger knew about this. She hadn't seen him doing any investigation from beginning to end, or did he find it during the delay just now?

"This commander is amazing! He found the node right away!"

Yijiu, who was watching from the sidelines, exclaimed in surprise, surprised that Roger had such keen observation skills.

"Humph! I think it's just a lucky guess!"

Iroha was not very happy about this. After all, the better Roger performed, and even if he broke through the barrier and escaped, it would be difficult for her to settle the score with him.

Chapter 64: A Trap from Beginning to End

Roger's accurate knowledge of the location of the barrier nodes made Akagi very confused, but the current situation suddenly made her go from active to passive. However, it was too difficult to intercept the number of deep-sea warships of Xiao Beifang.

Seeing that things were gradually turning into a favorable situation, Roger smiled. At the same time, he secretly glanced at where Akashi was hiding. After she provided the location of the last node, she immediately sneaked away. He was very grateful for this in his heart.

Akagi saw that the situation might be unstoppable, and compared to her unhappy expression, Javelin was very happy.

"So it's impossible to catch the commander like this!"

"Yes, I did not expect this, but if things don't come to an end, you will never know what will happen."

The pieces of paper in the shape of carrier-based aircraft in Akagi's hand instantly burned after he threw them out, and turned into carrier-based aircraft flying in the air, with red flames still burning on the fuselage. With a strong momentum, it swooped directly towards the Javelin and Laffey.

Machine gun bullets carrying flames kept firing at the two men. The dense barrage forced Javelin and Rafi to dodge, causing the bullets chasing behind them to fall into the water, splashing water all the time.

"Unicorn... will do our best to support you!"

Unicorn controlled its carrier-based aircraft to provide support, trying to stop Akagi's offensive and ease the situation of Javelin and Lafite. However, in the exchange of fire between the two sides, Unicorn's carrier-based aircraft were almost destroyed. The gap made Unicorn anxious.

"There are only two nodes left!"

Roger was also looking at the situation in front of him anxiously. In the current situation, only by destroying the barrier could he and the others evacuate. However, Akagi's suppression of Javelin and the others was too strong, and this was while he was distracted in the contest with Xiao Beifang. Roger couldn't help but admire Akagi's strength.

"Xiao Beifang, I'll give you one more place, and I'll give the remaining one to you."

Roger patted the body of the I-class Expellor, who immediately understood what Roger meant and quickly moved towards the location of another node.

"Ok?"

When Iroha saw this, he immediately realized that his chance had come, and he immediately dived into the water with Iku and swam towards the location where Roger was heading. The I-class destroyer that detected the two approaching did not need Roger to give any commands at all, and immediately launched an anti-submarine attack. As the torpedo thrower was launched, Iroha and Iku, who were approaching, suffered immediately.

"Alas!"

Iroha, who wanted to get back at the rim, returned empty-handed again, and was humiliated, which made her even more dissatisfied.

"This guy simply shouldn't exist! How can he target submarines like this?"

Iroha gnashed her teeth at the I-Class Expellor. No matter it was the last time or this time, it was because of this guy's existence that she couldn't perform as well as she did on the battlefield before. Even when she had succeeded, she failed at the last moment. She wanted to cut the I-Class Expellor into pieces to relieve her hatred.

"You better give up!"

After Roger turned back and persuaded him, the I-class destroyer continued to speed up and rush to the node location. When Roger arrived at the last node, he immediately ordered the I-class destroyer to bombard and destroy it.

"That's fine."

A relaxed smile suddenly appeared on Roger's face. As the nodes were destroyed, the barrier could no longer be maintained and began to disappear. All he had to do next was evacuate as quickly as possible...

"I've been waiting for a long time, Commander of Azur Lane."

The blade fell on Roger's shoulder, causing the smile on his face to freeze. He turned around and looked at Kaohsiung who appeared beside him, and Atago who was smiling, and suddenly became a little at a loss, not understanding where they came from.

"What a brave commander! I really like your personal actions to destroy the node. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to catch you like this."

"How could you...?"

"The barrier is composed of multiple layers of different small barriers. After you destroy one barrier, you will enter another barrier. We are waiting here to ambush you. In this situation, we cannot touch or see each other. It can be said that you have no chance to escape from the beginning. After all, the opportunity does not always come. We must ensure success this time, and we have made a lot of preparations for this."

Kaohsiung's explanation left Roger speechless. He had never thought that there would be such a situation in the barrier of Sakura Empire.

"You guys are really thoughtful. I originally thought that Akagi was just arrogant with the submarine force, but now it seems that I was too stupid. And it seems that you guys really have a complete grasp of the deal between me and Akashi this time, right? It's not some accidental discovery in the middle of the process, right?"

Roger simply didn't believe that this kind of preparation had not been made in advance.

"Yes, we know everything about your deal with Akashi, but Akashi himself is not clear about these things."

Kaohsiung explained a little bit to Akashi, letting Roger know that she was not involved in this matter.

"I know this. Even though that guy is a profiteer who has always wanted my wallet, I still trust him in terms of credibility. It's just that I trust him too much and think he will keep it a secret. If I knew it would be like this, I should have brought more people with me. It's really... Alas, things will happen as soon as you go out to sea."

When he said this, Roger couldn't help but sigh. He really had encountered an accident. Wales and the others were right to worry.

"Well, Commander, you should also tell the little guy you're sitting on to be quiet, otherwise I'll have to take action."

Atago looked at the I-class destroyer carrying Roger, and it looked like she couldn't hold back and wanted to take action from the very beginning.

Roger put his hand on the back of the I-class Destroyer and quickly calmed it down, but its eyes were still glowing green, indicating that it had not completely relaxed.

However, in Atago's opinion, this is enough. As long as the person doesn't act recklessly and cause trouble for herself, she can choose to ignore this warning.

"Then tell your ship girls to stop and follow me."

Chapter 65 The Commander is in Trouble Again

"commander!!"

Roger was taken hostage, which made the people who were fighting with Akagi suddenly nervous. This distraction also gave Akagi an opportunity. The torpedo launched by the torpedo plane hit the Javelin, causing her to lose her combat ability instantly.

"Hey! Since you've already caught me, don't attack them! After all, they're not your target at all!"

Seeing Javelin's injury, Roger couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Otherwise, I won't let you off even if it means risking your life!"

"As long as they don't mess around, we won't do anything."

"Woo~"

Javelin, who was helped up by Laffi, looked very unwilling, and Roger saw her like this and began to comfort her.

"It's okay, Javelin. Everything will be fine. After all, I made a mistake in judgment this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you guys get into danger."

"This is not the Commander's fault... If we were stronger, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

Javelin did not attribute the mistake this time to Roger, thinking that it was his judgment that led to the current problem. It can only be said that no one had expected that the Sakura Empire could even eavesdrop on the encrypted communications between Akashi and Roger. After all, even eavesdropping on the communications of their own people, doesn't this mean that they don't trust their own people?

"Admiral..."

Kaohsiung and Atago looked at Xiao Beifang staring at them with red eyes, and that dangerous aura was also spreading from her.

"Let your little sister calm down. This kind of stable situation is good for everyone, and we have no intention of hurting you, so Commander, you just need to cooperate with us, and you and your ship girls will be fine."

Atago spoke in Roger's ear, and the heat from her words made his ears feel a little itchy. Roger didn't know if this was intentional, so he turned his head slightly to create some distance.

"Is this being disliked? Commander, you really don't consider the feelings of girls at all. This kind of behavior is very sad."

Atago wiped her eyes pretending to be sad, but then her expression changed to another one with a hint of a smirk.

"And this kind of resistance will make people want to punish you~"

"You don't care? Even if you become a prisoner, there is no reason to harass me like this. You don't want my ship girl to be irritated."

Roger looked at Kaohsiung, who also had a helpless expression on the other side, and told her not to just watch and say nothing, but to move her hands, or even just her mouth, to make Atago, who was harassing her, quiet down.

"Atago, please control yourself!"

Just as Roger hoped, Kaohsiung spoke up to stop him. After all, she thought what Roger said was right. The emotions of these ship girls were already in a very unstable state after they captured their commander. If she continued to talk nonsense, it would definitely detonate these emotions.

"Ok."

Seeing that Kaohsiung was serious, Atago had no choice but to accept it. As the two sides met up, Xiao Beifang wanted to get closer to Roger, but was intercepted by Kaohsiung.

"I'm sorry, but we won't let you get close to him now. That way you might run away with him, so please keep a certain distance. We said we won't hurt him and we will keep our promise."

"Yes, not only that, if there is any danger, we will protect him."

Atago came closer to Roger and stretched out her hand, as if she would take good care of him, but was pushed away by Roger.

"I hate you guys the most..."

Xiao Beifang clenched her fists and looked at Kaohsiung and Atago with an angry expression. She particularly hated the feeling of being unable to do anything.

"Heal my ship girl first."

Roger looked at Javelin's miserable and injured appearance. This situation was undoubtedly like a sharp knife stabbing his heart, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Akashi, I'll leave her in your care."

Akagi called Akashi, who had not left yet, and asked her to come over to help repair Javelin's injuries.

"Meow…"

After hearing Akagi's words, Akashi walked over with a complicated expression. Looking at Roger who was controlled, he felt bad and began to repair the Javelin silently.

Akashi stopped only after completing simple repairs to ensure the situation would not deteriorate and restoring the Javelin's mobility. After all, if he wanted to completely repair it, he still had to go back and use the tools.

"Then please follow us, Commander of Azur Lane. We have a lot of things that require your cooperation."

Faced with this situation, Roger silently drove the I-class Expulsion Unit and followed them.

"Then it's time to let those younger generations retreat."

Akagi took out a paper crane and, as it burned, conveyed the message.

On the other side, in the White Eagle Harbor area...

"The enemy has retreated..."

Bumblebee breathed a sigh of relief after returning to the port. The Eien Sakura Empire came to cause trouble for them every now and then. It was really endless. Especially Zuikaku who always wanted to compete with Enterprise. It was so annoying.

"Eh? Sister Enterprise? Why are you going out when you just got back?"

Bumblebee was confused when he saw that they had just returned to the port and seemed to have set out again immediately after a simple supply and rest.

"Something happened to the commander. He's in danger. I have to go save him."

Enterprise briefly explained the situation. The fact that he was intercepted and had only had an opportunity now made Enterprise particularly anxious about Roger.

"Huh? Commander is in trouble again? I think this guy should just not leave the port area, so as to avoid being in danger all the time. No, it seems that staying in the port area will still cause problems..."

Bumblebee thought about the various attacks and disasters Roger had encountered, and it was useless even if he just stayed still.

"Then let's go together! By the way, where is it?"

"It has not been confirmed yet. The commander has been moving just now."

After Enterprise said this, he looked at Roger's position again, and his eyes became ugly.

"The Sakura Islands..."

"Eh hey hey!? Were they captured and taken to the base camp?! We are doomed! Enterprise-sister, this situation is just not enough for us, right? And the commander is in their hands, we have to find another way, we have to rescue the commander from them first, then we can fight with peace of mind."

"Well, let's contact the royal family."

Chapter 66 House Arrest

"By the way, if your target is me, can you let the others go? After all, taking them back is a difficult matter no matter how you look at it, right?"

Seeing that Akagi and the others didn't seem to have any intention of letting the others go, Roger couldn't help but speak, which also made Akagi look thoughtful.

"That's true, and the better option is to sink it."

Roger really didn't expect that the other party would think this way, but he was not nervous. If the other party really thought this way, he would not agree to his request for treatment.

"It seems that I failed to scare you. I wanted to use this opportunity to propose some conditions, but in order to get your cooperation, we will agree to this proposal. However, one thing that does not change is that this little guy must follow us back."

Akagi pointed at Xiao Beifang and said that both Roger and Xiao Beifang were important targets of this operation, so the other ship girls could be let go, but Xiao Beifang could not.

"Tsk..."

This result was obviously different from what Roger expected, but there was no way to bargain anymore. Xiao Beifang had no problem with this. Instead, he felt that being able to continue to be with Roger was the best thing.

"Great! Beifang can still be by the Admiral's side!"

"This isn't a time to be happy."

Roger really wanted to make Xiao Beifang understand how bad the situation was, instead of being happy that they could still be together.

"commander…"

"Lafei, don't worry. Anyway, you should take the javelin back as soon as possible and let her recover as soon as possible. You don't need to worry too much about my safety. At least they won't do anything to me now."

Roger looked at Lafite as if nothing was wrong. Besides, he was more worried about Javelin's injury than his own situation. Although Akashi treated it in time and she was temporarily fine, it couldn't be delayed for too long.