He is the commander and the admiral.

Although he had expected something like this to happen, after seeing this situation, Roger still felt unusually heavy in his heart. He began to worry about whether the internal situation of Sakura Empire was already...

Thinking of that scene, Roger shook his head and threw all those things out of his mind. Now was not the time to think about those situations. What he had to do now was to make the worst plan and find a way to take away all the ship girls that the Sakura Empire could rescue.

"TB, determine the direction of the origin of this air formation, and then have the air formation of the airfield fly over to confirm who this formation belongs to..."

"Command confirmed, marking on the chart now."

TB immediately started marking after receiving the order, and after obtaining the coordinate information of the location, Flight Field Ji immediately controlled the deep-sea carrier-based aircraft to fly over. As they got closer to the marked location, Flight Field Ji saw a figure on the sea, and around her was a fleet of escorts with a very luxurious defense lineup.

"It's Akagi! Admiral! I found Akagi! But her condition is very similar to the last time, no, or it's even more serious."

When Feichang Ji saw Akagi, she couldn't help but remind Roger when she saw that her whole body was emitting a destructive aura that was much stronger than when she was out of control before.

"It seems that he has completely lost his mind."

"Is Akagi the only one there?"

"Yes, there is only Akagi and some escort ships, and no one else exists."

"Then control her first!"

After getting this answer, Roger decided to capture Akagi first instead of leaving her here alone.

Akagi seemed to have noticed the approach of Roger's fleet. Compared with the last time, there was no rationality in her eyes this time. She was now like a weapon that only knew how to destroy. When she realized someone was approaching, she immediately reacted and attacked. At the same time, the ships next to her also turned their main guns and fired at Xiao Beifang and others.

"Is it possible to recover from this situation?"

Compared with the previous situation, Roger really hoped that Akagi could show her crazy side, because in his opinion that still belonged to the scope of having self-awareness. But now, although there was only destruction in her eyes and she did not say any words, her behavior seemed even more disturbing, and he even felt that the situation had reached the point where it could not be saved.

Akagi's carrier-based aircraft took off, and unlike the original situation where they would burn with red flames, the carrier-based aircraft that took off now carried ominous red and black flames, as if they were messengers of destruction and disaster. When they were exchanging fire with deep-sea carrier-based aircraft in the air, the carrier-based aircraft that kept exploding and falling in the air fell into the sea like a meteor shower.

Princess Harbor was looking at the ships rushing over, and then the sea beneath her feet was quickly eroded by her deep-sea resentment. Deep-sea ships then emerged one by one and began to exchange fire with some ships. The attacks of both sides were very fierce, but compared to the ships that could only move forward and attack, the combat capability of the deep-sea ships completely suppressed these ships, and gradually formed an encirclement in the waters near Akagi.

"Then let's beat this guy down in one fell swoop!"

In the opinion of Feichang Ji, Akagi currently has no strength that can be considered as a problem. In the current situation, it is impossible for the opponent to escape from their hands. In other words, it is also worth considering whether Akagi will escape in this state.

And Akagi really had no thoughts other than fighting. When the deep-sea ships surrounded her, she began to react. When Ji was about to launch an air strike at the airfield, she saw Akagi raising her feet and slowly walking towards them, as if she was taking a leisurely walk in the park.

"What are you planning to do? Are you coming over here like this to attack?"

Light Cruiser Qiji was a little bit confused about this, but to be on the safe side, she chose to attack Akagi to prevent her from getting closer.

"Let's feel it together, let's become partners, and accept the power of becoming a META."

Akagi suddenly spoke at this time, which stunned Roger. He originally thought that Akagi had completely lost self-awareness, and these words seemed to be trying to win them over to become partners. This situation made people wonder what kind of state Akagi was in.

Although she was very surprised, Light Cruiser Qiji attacked without hesitation. But when she was about to launch the attack, a strange voice suddenly appeared in her brain. The noisy voice made Light Cruiser Qiji feel uncomfortable, and this voice kept asking her to accept the power of MATE. But then another force appeared and began to resist this erosion and influence.

Chapter 218 Butterflies on the Sea

"Light Cruiser Susahime!? Huh?!"

Looking at Light Cruiser Qiji who suddenly covered her head, Roger suddenly felt something forcefully invading his mental network.

The chaotic voices and misleading content made Roger's face look a little ugly, but Light Cruiser Qiji quickly got rid of this problem.

"Harsh words, and after all, the means of winning over others like you, unfortunately, don't have much effect on me. After all, we are no longer the original ship girls. Using the means to deal with ship girls against us, isn't it too self-righteous? Not to mention that this is the first time someone wants to snatch people from the deep sea consciousness."

Light cruiser Qiji raised her hand and immediately aimed the ship-mounted main gun in her hand at Akagi to fire, but she dodged it. At the same time, she seemed to realize that the light cruiser Qiji in front of her was an object that she could not influence, so Akagi gave up.

When he looked at the remaining Xiao Beifang and others, and realized that they might be in the same situation, he focused his attention on Cheshire.

"I am the one who loves you! Just give up on me!"

Cheshire also understood the other party's plan. She showed a very resistant look at the situation that she was being targeted by the other party. Before, it was always others who tried to snatch Roger from her, but now someone actually came to snatch him from her, and it was also a ship girl, which really made her unexpected.

"Akagi! Are you still able to communicate with us now?!"

Roger called out to Akagi tentatively, and Akagi heard his voice and looked towards the command ship.

"Commander of Azur Lane... Come and experience the meta-ization with your fleet. You will definitely not hate this feeling, and you don't have to worry about anything anymore. As long as you get the change, you won't have to worry about anything and you won't have to be afraid of anything."

"Akagi, you should see what the Sakura Islands have become now! If this continues, everyone will be in trouble! Wake up quickly! Don't let it continue to affect you!"

However, such shouting had no special effect at all. Akagi's expression did not change at all, as if the situation here had nothing to do with her. Then she looked back as if she had noticed something.

Roger saw her actions and looked over, only to see Kaga with an uncomfortable expression on his face, holding his body with his hands and walking slowly towards her.

"elder sister…"

"Kaga, haven't you accepted this power yet? Didn't I tell you that as long as you accept it, you will become stronger? Why are you resisting it now?"

Akagi feels distressed that Kaga has not yet accepted the power of metamorphosis.

"Then let me continue to help you."

When Akagi raised her hand and wanted to do something, Flying Field Princess immediately launched an air attack on her. After the bomb exploded and enveloped her in an instant, Light Cruiser Sumihime immediately came to Kaga and brought her to the command ship.

"We'll retreat for now, to get things sorted out and deal with Kaga's situation."

Roger temporarily changed his plan. After all, with Kaga, who could understand the current situation, he would be able to figure things out quickly and then find ways to solve the current problems.

Then the command ship evacuated under the cover of everyone, and Akagi didn't seem to have any intention of catching up, and just watched Roger and others leave silently.

After arriving at the safe area, Roger also checked Kaga's physical condition. Although she was not injured, her internal condition was not very good. A force in her body was affecting her mind cube. That energy should be brought about by METAization.

"Are you okay? Kaga."

"I... can hold on for now... but as for my sister... well!"

The color of Kaga's pupils gradually changed. It was obvious that the influence of META was gradually increasing, which also made Roger worried.

"Can you tell me about the current situation? Is this caused by the previously swapped divine stone?"

"Yes... yes, it was my sister who switched the magic stone in the chaos... But when she was considering whether to use it, the magic stone suddenly cracked, and a black mind cube fell out of it... Before we could react, it suddenly started up, and I was unconscious under the influence of that power. When I woke up, my sister had become what she is now... She even wanted to turn me into the same as her..."

Black Mind Cube... Is there such a thing?

Although we understand that this matter is indeed related to the sacred stone, how to deal with it is another question. At this time, it would be great if the black Kaohsiung was here. She has experienced this kind of thing and should know how to deal with it.

"I'm begging you... Please help my sister... I can only ask you for this matter now..."

In the past, Kaga would never have thought of asking others for help, but in the current situation, she didn't want Akagi to be the one who destroyed Sakura Empire. If such a thing really happened, neither she nor Akagi would be able to accept it.

"I understand. I will try my best. You should rest well and resist the erosion of meta-ization."

In order not to let Kaga worry and let her be in better condition to resist the erosion, Roger nodded and agreed. After hearing this answer, Kaga's expression was much more relaxed. Although she also knew that this might be difficult for the other party to do, but when she saw Roger solemnly promising in front of her, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Thank you…"

Looking at Kaga who closed her eyes, Roger did not notice her. After walking out of the lounge, he really had no idea what to do next. No matter whether it was META or the black mind cube, there was no detailed information at all for him to refer to and use, unless Black Kaohsiung appeared to help, but who knew where she was now!

Before, when I didn't want to meet him, I met him all of a sudden. Now, at this important moment when I want to meet him, I can't see him at all. Didn't you say you didn't want the Sakura Empire to be destroyed? Now hurry up and come up with a solution!

After this crazy complaint, Roger also sighed. After all, this kind of thing is ultimately his own business. It is not a good idea to rely entirely on others to solve it.

"Huh? What is this?"

At this time, Roger noticed a faint blue butterfly flying in front of him. The appearance of a butterfly in the sea must be a very strange thing no matter how you look at it, right?

Chapter 219 A Last Choice

After close observation, Roger discovered that this butterfly was even made of energy. Looking at the butterfly flying in front of him, it suddenly changed direction and flew in one direction. After flying for a distance, it stopped and hovered in the air, as if waiting for Roger to catch up.

"Butterfly!"

When Xiao Beifang saw the butterfly, he stretched out his hand and chased after it without thinking much. When he came under the butterfly, he stood on tiptoe and tried hard to touch it.

"What is this? Is it magic?"

Flying Field Ji could tell that this butterfly was being controlled by someone, but she couldn't help but ask, everyone should be into technology, right? But this is obviously related to magic, right?

"Since someone is looking for us, let's follow them."

Roger didn't hesitate too much and asked everyone to follow the butterfly. Following the guidance of the butterfly, everyone came to the Shigekura Port area that they had not been able to find before. At this time, there was a very obvious barrier protecting the Shigekura Port area. The butterfly disappeared after touching the barrier.

Roger and others approached and were not blocked by the barrier, but entered it smoothly.

"It seems that here we don't feel as uncomfortable as outside."

After passing through the barrier, Cheshire felt that the uncomfortable feeling he had at sea before disappeared. Apparently, this barrier also had the effect of isolating META.

"Commander, you're finally here, meow."

Akashi, who seemed to have known that Roger would come, had been waiting here for a long time. But before Akashi could say anything, she saw Cheshire running up to her with an excited look on his face.

"Finally, I can see cat ears with my own eyes! I've been looking forward to this day since I saw them last time! Akashi! Can I touch them a little?"

"Cheshire, calm down a bit. We can talk about this later when we have the chance."

Roger and Feichang Ji carried Kaga and Jiang Feng down from the command ship, and seeing Cheshire's excited look, they hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Woo~ I understand..."

Although Cheshire was very reluctant, she still obeyed obediently. She knew that now was not the time for her to enjoy stroking the cat's ears.

"Akashi should be fine with the situation in the Sakura Empire right now, right?"

"Fortunately, everyone was only slightly injured. Most of the injuries were caused by the appearance of this strange phenomenon. Some people suddenly attacked other companions, but fortunately, they were all under control in time. Now they are all receiving treatment. The Minato District is also relying on the help of Shinano to avoid being affected further."

Akashi briefly explained the situation, and also explained that it was with the help of Shinano that they were able to

Now for safety.

"Shinano? Is she awake?"

Roger was also very curious about this very mysterious ship girl of the Sakura Empire. Now that he heard that she had woken up, he was wondering if he could meet her.

"Yes, meow, but she always looks like she's going to fall asleep. She looks listless all the time, so maybe she's already asleep now."

“…Why do you make me feel like it’s Lafite?”

After all, Rafi is usually just as she said, listless all day long and likely to fall asleep at any time and anywhere.

"But I'll leave Kaga to you."

"Don't worry, meow! Commander, just have someone carry Kaga and Jiang Feng with me to the maintenance room. Lord Nagato is waiting for you there, too."

"give it to me."

After Harbor Princess reported to Kaga from Roger's back, she left with Akashi along with the Flying Field Princess, while Roger led the rest of the people into the port area of ​​Sakura Empire. Then on the way, they met Yudachi who was there to pick him up. Under her leadership, they met other ship girls and Nagato from Sakura Empire in a shrine, as well as Shinano who was still sleeping soundly and looked like an angel.

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"I am actually quite surprised to see you here."

When Nagato saw Roger walking in, her eyes were actually a bit complicated. She didn't expect that Roger, as the commander of Azur Lane, would be the first to come to support after seeing that there was a problem with the Sakura Empire.

"There's nothing strange about things like this. No matter what, I can't just ignore this kind of thing. Not only do I not want to see Sakura Empire get into trouble, but I also want to prevent those around me from getting into similar situations. Anyway, let's get down to business. Does Sakura Empire have a solution for this matter?"

"Although we know that this incident was caused by Akagi, we have not yet discussed a suitable solution to her situation. Moreover, we have no idea how to solve the situation that has affected Akagi. If we let it go on like this, the only way may be to sink her."

This choice is very heavy. Although Nagato doesn't want this to happen, if there is really no other way, and Akagi continues to be like this, then Sakura Empire will really be doomed.

Not to mention that Mikasa had previously revealed that the sacred stone would bring about a disaster that would destroy Sakura Empire. Isn't the current situation exactly what she said?

"And her?"

Roger asked, pointing at Shinano who hadn't woken up yet.

"Lady Shinano is unable to wake up and provide assistance because she needs to support the barrier to protect us. However, she said before that she still needs the help of Commander Ru."

Nagato explained, and upon hearing this, Roger's face became a little conflicted. After all, no one expected that the final burden would fall directly on him.

But there is no way to avoid anything now. If the problem of Akagi is not resolved, not only Sakura Empire will suffer, but others will definitely be affected by this situation as well.

"I understand. I will try my best to deal with this matter. As for what will happen in the end, I am not sure, unless we can find Black Kaohsiung who is familiar with all this and comes from another world. She may be able to provide some good suggestions, but we can't find her."

"I have thought about this, but it is too impossible to find him now."

The last time Black Takao chased Observer α out, Nagato had thought about finding him, but in the end he got nothing and could not find any trace of him at all.

"In any case, Commander, just do what you want. I can provide the necessary help if necessary."

"I see."

Chapter 220 You Must Wake Up

After learning about the situation, Roger did not stop to rest immediately, but asked Harbor Princess and the others to find the Prince of Wales and others who were still in the outer area. Since the location of the Sakura Port area had been clearly determined, it did not take too much time for them to get here.

"The atmosphere in Sakura Empire is really bad right now."