The Disqualified Commander of the Abandoned Shipgirl

Royal Ark thought in confusion.

Then I took out the map and determined the location of this place.

Soon, she understood.

"Oh... So you're here to find the Abandoned Research Institute."

"Have these guys come to this place before?"

"We've been here before, but not this deep. The current location is far beyond the range where they were looking for something before."

Ark Royal was quick to notice this.

"Besides that... we didn't have so many troops before."

She glanced over there again.

The ship girl's vision can still see a certain distance clearly even in the dark.

But it is certainly incomparable to the detection of the soul network.

Observe from their current position.

Only a few wandering copies could be seen.

Scattered in various places...their wandering routes seem to have no fixed ones.

But apart from this opposite side.

There are other troops further out.

There are far fewer guard sentries deployed for this part of the troops.

The station distribution does not seem to be that scattered.

It feels a bit disconnected.

After a while, Xiaopao, who had completed his reconnaissance mission again, ran back from the darkness.

"How about it?"

"I have confirmed it. The troops deployed over there are conservatively estimated to be more than 500. As for the other side, there are at least 500. These troops seem to be separated from the enemies surrounded in the middle, and there is a long distance between them."

But this also made the entire area much larger.

It even blocked the Royal Ark's original route.

"With this scale, it's better to be careful and avoid it."

Hinata said.

Nearly a thousand regular troops.

If you are discovered and hunted down.

I'm afraid it will be the same as last time, where we are chased to pieces and have to flee separately.

Ordinary mutants are unable to fight against regular troops.

"It's true. It would be bad if we were discovered, but it's strange."

Ark Royal stroked his chin.

She always felt something was wrong.

"Those guys have never secretly deployed so many troops before."

"Maybe he's scared because of the recent beatings, so he's acting more cautiously."

"No, no, if they were simply looking for the entrance, there would be no need to send out so many people. My intuition tells me that they have probably already determined the entrance point."

"…So, what's the matter?"

Hinata crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the Royal Ark with a look full of distrust.

"I'm going to sneak over and take a look to determine where the entrance is."

"You're looking for death? Even if we know, it's useless for us to have this information."

"But you can use it to trade with others."

"With whom? With that human? How do you know that others aren't keeping an eye on this place? What if he has been keeping an eye on this place for a long time? Wouldn't your information be worthless? And you'd have taken the risk in vain."

"Oh, I know this intelligence thing very well. We are fighting against the information gap. Let's sneak over and take a look first. Even if he can't use it, others will. This information can be resold for a little money on the black market."

"..."

But how good a price can it be sold at?

After all, the value of intelligence always decreases over time.

Hinata felt that this information might not be worth much.

But it's also a question of probability.

They are like scavengers. Whenever they see garbage, they have to look through it. Who knows if they may find something valuable.

What if luck strikes and you get rich?

There is no choice at all.

"Anyway, I've decided to go over and take a look. Xiao, please, go and determine the route first. Remember to be careful when moving, and don't be detected by the soul network."

"I know."

Xiao gave a response, then turned around again and disappeared into the night.

"Is it really okay to leave everything to Xiao alone?"

Hobi couldn't help but ask.

"Besides, it's not very convenient to move around at night..."

"Oh, you joined us late so I don't know."

Royal Ark put on a somewhat ingratiating smile.

"I was very afraid of the dark before I became an adult, but I overcame it and became very accustomed to moving around in the dark."

"Eh? Afraid of the dark? Overcome? Why?"

"Well, it's a very long story. If I have time someday, I will tell you about it. Is that okay?"

"Well, I really want to know, but why do I always feel that it's weird when it comes out of your mouth?"

It's like agreeing to something terrible is also agreeing to it.

Hobby looked at Royal Ark's face, which was full of enthusiasm that was a little too enthusiastic, and felt a little scared.

"Oh, no, absolutely not. I am such an upright and kind person. I am the leader of the Dark Night Organization. I have saved so many people that I cannot count them with both hands. How can it be strange?"

Royal Ark coughed lightly and said seriously.

"Yeah……"

Hobie didn't believe it.

The three people who knew her background said nothing.

Some things will become boring if you complain too much.

"I hope their reconnaissance methods are not too exaggerated..."

Ark Royal took out his own small plane and threw it out.

This thing is very suitable for reconnaissance.

But if the opposing ship also sets up a blockade and alert in the air... the problem will also become very big.

Fortunately.

That terrible situation did not happen.

With the cooperation of Xiao's infiltration and advance on the ground, a similar infiltration route was soon found.

But I still couldn't get to the deepest point.

The alert level of the nearly 1,000 troops outside was actually not particularly high.

But it’s completely different inside.

Not only was there a blockade and alert in the air.

The ground is also densely packed with replicas.

It can be said that there is no blind spot at all.

"We have found the way, let's go."

After Xiao came back, Royal Ark said directly.

"Ugh……"

Hinata sighed, but followed anyway.

Several people moved forward cautiously.

Successfully avoided all detections that could be avoided.

In fact, judging from the frequency of soul network scanning, the density of human commanders on their side is not very high.

The overlap of soul network coverage is also very low.

But the closer you get to a certain place inside, the frequency of the soul network detection increases a lot.

The ship girl can sense the detection fluctuations of the soul network.

This is probably the only small advantage that can help us turn the tide.

It didn't take long before the Royal Ark and its crew reached the limit of their depth.

"We can't go any further. We will definitely be discovered if we go any further."

Xiao reminded in a low voice.

She has basically understood the situation here.

Right here, right now.

Neither far nor near.

“That’s enough here.”

The Royal Ark squinted and looked carefully at the big pit in the distance.

That should be the entrance these guys found.

Sure enough, it was not on the surface, but underground.

These can all be found.

That's outrageous enough.

Then, Ark Royal took out the terminal and started marking the locations.

She didn't turn on the positioning function.

Because it will increase the risk of exposure out of thin air.

It is better not to use it if you can.

Even without using the terminal's positioning function, the Royal Ark can still trace points based on the memory in its mind.

It took her a little time to circle a place on the terminal's map.

"That should be fine."

"It's ok, let's withdraw."

Hinata said.

"Hey, don't worry. We still need to confirm whether this news is accurate. What if these guys return empty-handed?"

"..."

This is troublesome enough.

Hinata lay on the ground, staring at the big pit in the distance for a while, then confirmed the location of the warning arrangements again.