Revisiting Azur Lane

"Another limited time acquisition!?"

Zhou He couldn't help but let out a low cry. Admiral Hipper was also limited in time, and so were Akagi and Kaga. These three were not from this world, so they disappeared within a limited time. The snow wind was about to rush to his house, so why was it still limited in time?

Could it be that I still have to beat someone up first, like in the game, before I can get the real body?

This is a real META ship, right? A super ship girl that can swim in the Siren camp, can he beat her with just these few people?

"No, we can't let her go."

In a flash, Zhou He had made up his mind and immediately switched to the dock interface and issued the order to "return immediately" to Bismarck, Hood, Shokaku, Yorktown, Cleveland and others.

Regardless of whether he could defeat this meta ship that came to his doorstep, considering that a battle might break out with the meta ship, he had to act cautiously and must ensure the safety of his own ship girl. What if this Yukikaze was a runaway meta ship like the Soryu in the plot, and it fired a few shots directly at his ship girl, he was afraid that he would not be able to save her.

"Damage control. Akashi and Reimin's next research and development goal is damage control."

Faced with the sudden change, Zhou He's thoughts, which had been dormant for a long time, burst into life, and he discovered that his family had not yet made sufficient preparations in all aspects.

"Commander, what happened?"

Kursk followed Zhou He out for a walk, but the latter stopped after taking two steps and started talking to himself. He exuded a sharp aura that attracted people's attention.

"It's a special discovery. I've asked the others to return. Kursk, you should also be prepared to attack. If a battle breaks out this time, the enemy will be unusually powerful. Even with my long-distance repairs for you, there is a high probability of casualties."

Zhou He hummed and spoke a little faster.

Just because of the appearance of Yukikaze.meta, by capturing Yukikaze and letting her join, the combat capability of the port area exploded directly. He directly pushed back the mass-produced fleet - if he couldn't capture Yukikaze, he had to use her exaggerated combat capability to reduce the strength of the nearby Siren fleet as much as possible.

"What? Got it."

Kursk frowned frivolously. It was the first time Zhou He said such serious words since joining the port area, but she was ready to meet the enemy, retreat or even die in battle at any time and place, so she did not have too much emotional fluctuation.

Zhou He didn't say anything more, but just 'long pressed' Xuefeng's avatar on the meta interface, and soon entered the personal interface. The first thing he saw was that the durability was nearly fifty times that of Yudachi, and the artillery reload was also ten times or more. Then came her personal resume, which was very long.

After Zhou He looked at it patiently, his brows furrowed.

He guessed correctly, this Yukikaze meta was a runaway meta ship - this Yukikaze was not a ship girl from this world, but came from another world invaded by Sirens. The Sirens of that world launched an extremely fierce attack on the Sakura Empire, causing the Sakura Empire to retreat step by step. The Yukikaze, who was born in a critical moment, survived one battle after another that was destined to be lost tenaciously.

Her good luck allowed her to survive the war, but during a certain "major overhaul", she unknowingly became a test subject for the Sakura Empire Navy's attempt to gain greater power. The end result was that ten destroyers, including Yukikaze, entered an irreversible state of meta-corrosion. Perhaps it was due to good luck, or perhaps it was because Yukikaze's will was indescribably strong. She drove her already out-of-control body to shoot down the other nine ship girls, and eventually moved away from the Sakura Empire's homeland.

Knowing everything, Zhou He heard the crisp sound of wind chimes in his ears.

He skillfully switched to the task interface, and a new task had already appeared.

Dispel the Disaster: Defeat Xuefeng who came here to fight but went berserk.META

Reward: Snow Wind.

Chapter 109: Code within Code

"Dispel Disaster, the name is quite good, but where is the meta suffix of the reward? You are confusing me."

Looking at the new task, Zhou He couldn't help but mutter to himself for a while.

From the values ​​of Yukikaze meta, it can be seen that this player is definitely not someone who can be easily defeated. If he is really defeated, he will be a nuclear bomb-like killer in his current port area - but this rewarded Yukikaze has no suffix, so he has reason to suspect that the system will give him an ordinary level of Yukikaze, or a Yukikaze meta that is reduced to its initial form.

Just like in the game.

"How can you do things this way?"

Zhou He felt helpless. His own system really had the beauty of returning to simplicity.

But what can he do? He still has to fight. At least he can get a Snow Wind if he fights. Not to mention the no reward if he doesn't fight, two days is enough for this Snow Wind meta to kill all the surrounding Sirens. She may not even leave afterwards. The system's countdown is very likely the time it takes for the Snow Wind meta to be "rescued".

If this is the case, he still has to fight after the countdown, but this snow wind really cannot be saved, and his first meta ship just passed him by.

"..."

Frowning, Zhou He began to pace back and forth on the beach of the bay, occasionally checking Xuefeng's position and Xuefeng panel on the system map - he could see from the meta system that Xuefeng's durability bar (blood bar) was decreasing, but very slowly. She had a durability of 50,000, but it had dropped less than 1,000 during the fight. Her armor was even light, and her artillery value was a terrifying 700. Her lightning strike was even more exaggerated, at an incredible 2,000!

When Yudachi just appeared, the torpedo power was over 100, and with an accurate hit, it could paralyze a light cruiser in one round. These two thousand torpedoes would probably be directly used on a light cruiser, and even a heavy cruiser would most likely be sunk in one go. Zhou He reasonably suspected that her torpedoes were not torpedoes at all, but antimatter weapons in the form of torpedo shells.

"If a battleship gets hit by a shot like this, it'll be covered in bruises."

Zhou He took a look at the Bismarck's artillery value, which was close to two hundred. The artillery value of a destroyer named Xuefeng was more than 3.5 times hers.

The comparison of enemy and friendly values ​​made Zhou He doubt the reality of the world. He had heard that the blackened ones were ten times stronger, and the whitened ones were three points weaker, but when it was really put in front of him, the sense of absurdity hit him. However, when he thought that meta ships were all ship girls who were "sublimated" after growing to the extreme, he felt that it was not high enough.

"My delicate state of mind."

Zhou He sighed and tapped his head with his hand to stop himself from thinking too much. What he should consider now is how to defeat this snow wind meta.

"commander."

Kursk watched Zhou He return to the familiar appearance she had when she first joined, and asked in a subtle mood, "What kind of enemy are we going to face next?"

Since it has been confirmed that the Sirens cannot recognize their own ports and islands, they are inherently invincible. Why is Zhou He still so nervous about the enemy? Could it be that the attack is something they must fight back against?

"It's the ship girl."

Zhou He's words made Kursk look stern, but he continued, "She is a shipgirl from another world who has gone mad for unknown reasons. She is only a destroyer, but she has the individual strength to crush all of you. Don't underestimate her. I need all of you to work together to defeat her and bring her back for treatment."

Kursk then nodded, realizing that the purpose of this battle was not 'annihilation' but 'rescue'. The difficulty of the two tasks was very different, and the opponent was quite strong. No wonder Zhou He was so cautious and needed to mobilize all of them to act.

The communication between the two was always simple. The scene fell into silence with only the sound of the waves crashing. It was not until a figure appeared at the entrance of the bay that Zhou He stopped thinking and looked at Kursk who was following him.

"This operation is very important. I will sit in on it."

Kursk spoke with a normal expression, and Zhou He even doubted his ears. Ever since Kursk joined the port area for so long, she had never formally participated in any pre-war meetings, whether it was the closing of the Siren Mirror Sea or the rescue of the White Eagle Fleet. This time, she actually chose to sit in?

"Any questions?"

Kursk stared at Zhou He with bloodshot eyes - she had stepped aside because she judged that others could handle ordinary tasks. However, this mission made Zhou He attach so much importance to it and went to great lengths to mobilize everyone. Since they were going to cooperate formally, it would be better for her to be present.

Anyway, she couldn't say much, so she just stood next to Zhou He.

"No, this is best."

Zhou He couldn't guess what Kursk was thinking, but she chose to sit in on the class. For him, it was also a stage of progress, so he just had to let things take their course.

In this way, the two of them welcomed Shokaku, Zuikaku, and the four people from Nagashima and Yorktown who arrived at the beach first. Zuikaku was confused by Zhou He's order to return. After landing, he stepped over, glanced at Kursk, and asked loudly: "Commander, why did you withdraw us?"

"There is a new mission."

Zhou He calmly replied: "A mission far more important than fighting the Sirens."

"what?"

Zuikaku raised his eyebrows when he heard that. What could be more important than defeating the Siren?

"Zuihe, you are so rude."

Shokaku followed from behind, lightly reprimanded Zuikaku, then looked at Zhou He: "Commander, according to your instructions, I sent a reconnaissance plane to the south, and found that the Siren in this area chose to move closer to the south than us. Did something happen over there?"

"Ah."

Zhou He glanced at Zuikaku next to him. He remembered asking Shokaku to tell Zuikaku and the others, so why did this guy act as if he hadn't noticed anything?

"I did not notice."

When Zuikaku heard Shokaku say this, he realized that his investigation was not done well, so he scratched his head and bluntly admitted his mistake.

Knowing that preaching to Zuikaku was not very useful, Zhou He thought for a moment and said, "Then I will give you a reconnaissance mission now, Zuikaku. Go and see how Siren reacts after losing your target."

"understood."

Zuikaku simply turned back to the sea and released the reconnaissance plane.

"Ah, it's been a while since I've seen the commander so serious. Even Miss Kursk is here. Could it be that an enemy that can detect our port area has appeared?"

Changdao was very active when she was out. After hearing the conversation between Zhou He and others, she came over curiously and greeted Kursk very politely while talking. After that, she moved closer to Kursk very eagerly. The latter just glanced at her and walked away unnoticedly.

"You're right. We'll explain the details once everyone comes back."

Zhou He stretched out his hand to stop Changdao from approaching Kursk, and smiled at Yorktown who hadn't spoken: "This is the first attack with such high intensity. Yorktown, you must be feeling very tired now. You've worked hard. Changdao, take Yorktown to rest first."

"Yes~"

Changdao shook his body, turned around and ran back to Yorktown's side, tiptoed and whispered a few words in her ear. The latter perked up and nodded to Zhou He to thank him: "Thank you for your concern, Commander. I want to wait for Harman and the others to come back."

Zhou He naturally had no objection to such a small matter, but took the time to mention the "dormitory" issue to York City. York City unexpectedly chose the last empty room on the second floor of the command building. Zhou He wanted to persuade him but didn't know what to say, so he nodded in agreement.

At this point, the command building was completely full.

Zhou He, who has decided to move into the new dormitory tonight, can only think in his heart that after defeating Yukikaze, the new dormitory will be filled with the three Sakura Empire ship girls, Ayanami, Haguro, and Yukikaze, as well as the new maid lady, Jinsho. He doesn't know whether it will be lively or not, but at least he is sure that he won't have to live in the new house alone, and he feels a lot more relaxed.

I hope I won’t have trouble sleeping at night because of the new bed.

……

"In other words, there is a runaway ship girl with unimaginable strength approaching our port area. Our next mission is to subdue her and bring her back from the Sirens?"

After all personnel returned to port for a brief rest, Zhou He started explaining the new tasks in the hall, which was understood by most people.

"Can anyone really do this with so many Sirens approaching?"

Cleveland looked around and stepped forward to express the doubts in everyone's mind. In response, Zhou He just smiled and turned his gaze to Miss Zuikaku who had returned from reconnaissance.

"I followed the commander's orders and scouted the Siren fleet that lost our target. I found that they began to move south within ten minutes of losing their target. I tried to launch a reconnaissance to the south, but was shot down halfway. I only saw a battle breaking out in the distance. It didn't look like a clash between two large fleets."

Ruihe was standing five steps away from Zhou He's left. She put her hands behind her back and spoke out the results of her investigation in a loud voice, just loud enough for everyone to hear.

"…It's hard to imagine, but the facts are right before our eyes. Commander, please continue."

The more experienced a man is in the battlefield, the more he knows what will happen when the enemy outnumbers us. Hood was holding the teacup, and although he looked normal on the surface, he was extremely shocked in his heart.

What Xuefeng meta did completely went against the common sense of war that she was familiar with. A destroyer was sailing around the enemy's base?

She had never dreamed of such a bizarre thing!

"Since everyone has already acknowledged the existence of this abnormality called Yukikaze meta, I will say it directly. Let the Siren consume Yukikaze's energy first. Based on her approach speed, she will arrive at the South 1st Area in the afternoon or evening. At that time, Bismarck, Hood, Yorktown, Shokaku and other battleships will attack from a distance that the destroyers cannot reach. The rest of you will escort and deal with the remaining Sirens nearby according to the situation."

Zhou He clapped his hands to get everyone to focus, then continued, "I will inform everyone of the specific combat details before the attack. What you need to do now is to rest and wait for the order to attack."

As long as he is not around the port area, even in the South District, an area that can be monitored by the system map, he has the energy to help provide intelligence, and his winning rate will be improved by at least 20 points.

After the general direction was determined, Zhou He spent some time discussing the possible changes that might occur during the fight. After the meeting, everyone still did not disperse, but pestered Zhou He to talk about Xuefeng's meta and the reason why she was so strong but fell into a rampage.

In this regard, Zhou He could only tell them Yukikaze's background story. As for the reason why she became stronger and more violent - Zhou He didn't know what Yukikaze came into contact with during the experiment and entered a meta-corrosion state. After all, there was no clear reason in the game that caused the ship girl to fall into meta. It only mentioned that Bismarck and Hood did not die in the plot at the beginning of the game, but both were injured and seriously injured. It is suspected that they entered a erosion state and were cured.

But the previous meta setting is irreversible, and these two people may not be eroded...

These plot settings were so fragmented that he couldn't remember them clearly. In short, he didn't know the reason for the meta-ness of KanColle. He only knew that it was related to the good man Richard, and the things in the "Pandora's Box" opened by the good man Richard in the original world, and the strange things that appeared in the plot in the form of a storm.

"Could it be because of the so-called 'disaster'?"

Zhou He went through all the plots related to meta, and finally focused his attention on the name of this mission, "Dispel the Disaster", and locked on the word "disaster".

'It's getting more abstract.'

He took a deep breath and decided to not worry about it. He had the system to protect him. Even if the so-called disaster itself came here, the system would be able to give it a couple of punches. He just needed to collect all kinds of ship girls and make the port area prosperous and lively.

Unlike what Zhou He cared about, his ship girl seemed to care more about Yukikaze's experience. Everyone else was fine, they just disliked the despicable means of the Sakura Empire. But Kaga was different. She seemed to have triggered a blood rage, angrily accusing the high-level people of the Sakura Empire of being a bunch of trash. From her era on, the ship girls of the Sakura Empire in all subsequent periods have been paying for the stupid operations of the high-level people of the Sakura Empire, and they seem to have the momentum to wipe out the Sakura Empire.

Seeing the angry look of this person who was deeply affected, Shokaku couldn't help but step forward to persuade Kaga, "Senior, just forget it, stop scolding." Zuikaku and Jinto couldn't stand it anymore and spoke out to comfort Kaga, which made Kaga shut up in dissatisfaction, snorted coldly and said no more.

"Amagi's silent departure really dealt a huge blow to Kaga."

Zhou He didn't dare to say anything. He felt that he had to act with caution. If he did something wrong and was scolded angrily by his own ship girl, he would probably become autistic.

The atmosphere at the scene was made a little subtle by Kaga. Cleveland touched her hair. She never expected that the Sakura Empire's own ship girls seemed to hate the Sakura Empire camp even more than they did. As for Yorktown, she had already sneaked away with Haman when Kaga started scolding.

As for Hood and Bismarck, they did not just sit back and watch the show, but instead seriously thought about whether their own camps would do the same thing if they encountered the same dilemma.

The answer to this question is uncertain.

But what is certain is that this situation will not occur in the port area where they are now.

Chapter 110 Decision

"It's amazing. The Siren actually gave up on us. The Xuefeng who suddenly appeared is more valued than us."

After the meeting, most people began to rest under Zhou He's arrangement. Zuikaku, who couldn't calm down, was outside gathering intelligence with a reconnaissance plane. The Siren fleet was visibly rushing towards the south in the direction of the Yukikaze meta, which made her a little sulky, and she turned back to complain to Zhou He.

"Maybe the Siren thinks we are a controllable threat, while Xuefeng is an uncontrollable threat."

Zhou He had just found a room in the new dormitory with Yuguro and a few others, and when he turned back to the more familiar lobby of the command building to rest, he was caught by Zuikaku. He could only smile and comfort her while listening to her dissatisfied mumbling.