Revisiting Azur Lane

The meta series of ship girls belong to the high-end combat power series in the game, and can barely compete with the entire Siren system, while ordinary ship girls are just dispensable flags in the eyes of the Siren. In addition, even a meta ship in a runaway state can still be used.

For example, it could be thrown into the Mirror Sea as the final boss, or used for related research. This would be much more valuable than their invisible and intangible turtle shell.

"Damn you Sirens! Sooner or later, I'll show them who the uncontrollable threat is!"

Zuikaku talked a few more words and his anger was almost gone. Shokaku happened to pass by and immediately followed him happily. Zhou He was amazed when he saw this. He finally experienced what it means to change one's attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

……

In an unknown space, against a dark background that occasionally flashes red and blue light, several figures gather and talk.

"There are indeed abnormal influences in the D3 area. Whether it's the shipgirls whose origins are unknown, or the mirror space that suddenly lost control, or the observers with unknown numbers trying to connect to the host, plus the meta shipgirl who appeared this time and is not on the record, this is the first time that a case has appeared. Could it be that the lost beacon has been infected by the bad omen and spread?"

The speaker was an observer who was a girl with mechanical ears wrapped in a huge tentacle suit. While she was speaking, her fingers slid in the air, showing a system report on the large sea area where Zhou He was. In just one month, the situation escalated rapidly. If it weren't for the observer with an unknown number who tried to send a request to access the host from the mirror sea, she would not have noticed the abnormality in this area.

"At present, the intelligence is seriously insufficient. The fleets sent over have fought several times, but they still cannot locate the existence space of those ship girls. Such technology only exists in the Council, but hiding like this is not their style. The weapons and combat level used by those ship girls are not like theirs."

The one who spoke this time was the tester. Her tone was calm and she used the same speculative tone as the observer.

Such a scene has not appeared for a long time. During the confrontation with the Omen and the Council over the years, there were countless reference data on these two old rivals, but none of them could reflect the events in the D3 area.

If we have to put it bluntly, what happened in the D3 area was as if the bad omen had cooperated with the Council, and the situation was completely beyond their calculation and control.

"Ahaha~ Since there's not enough data, why don't we just go collect it, like we've always done, right?"

The third one was the Purifier. Her big eyes were full of wisdom, her face was relaxed and her tone was frivolous. She didn't take this seriously at all.

"Agreed, let me go and capture this meta ship to look after it."

The person who spoke this time was a woman wearing a black vest jacket and had a pair of long silver-gray hair with curved corners on her head. She had her hands in her pockets, and her face showed that she had no interest in these brain-intensive things.

"That's it. I'm going back."

The builder, who was holding a mysterious doll in his arms, listened to the speeches of several people, agreed, and then disappeared directly in this space.

"Ah~ It's like this again. Is the Builder so busy?"

Purification made a puzzled sound. Every time they gathered together to discuss something, the Builder ran the fastest and rarely could she be taken along to carry out the mission.

"I asked her to check the changes in other test sites. I also have some things to deal with. You three will handle this meta ship girl. If you fail, block this sea area. At least don't let them run out and cause trouble."

The Observer smoothed things over for the Constructor and skillfully pushed the blame onto the Tester, Purifier and Clearer before disappearing.

"It's the three of us again."

The remaining three looked at each other, not knowing how to complain. After a moment, the tester asked, "Do you want to contact the arbitration agency?"

"They can't get away, it's just a runaway meta ship, the three of us are more than enough to handle it."

The Clearer raised her chin. This was not the first time she had to deal with a runaway ship girl. Brainless things were easy to catch.

"Then...you'll take the lead?"

The tester and the purifier looked at each other. Based on their personal experience, in this kind of battle with insufficient data reference, they would basically suffer a defeat the first time. However, based on the order of their appearance, the results could be divided into a big defeat, a small defeat, and a tactical victory.

"can!"

The Clearers are very confident.

……

The sun was setting in the west. After dinner, Zhou He sat in the corridor outside the restaurant, looking at Xuefeng who was still lingering between South Area 2 and South Area 1, and couldn't help but click his tongue.

He overestimated the speed of Xuefeng's advance and underestimated the power of the Siren fleet.

After a few hours, the durability bar of Yukikaze meta was worn out by more than 6,000. From this loss rate, he could imagine how tough Yukikaze's ship equipment was. It did not suffer any large-scale damage even after being bombarded from three sides by submarines, battleships and airplanes. In the game, it would be impossible to take it down without several million health points.

"Commander, do we still have a chance to attack today?"

After a full meal, Jean Bart walked to Zhou He and squatted down while picking his teeth with a toothpick. He looked at the withered flowers and plants in the courtyard and asked casually.

"It's late at night."

Zhou He calculated with his fingers that if it took five hours to get from South District 3 to South District 1, then in about two or three hours, Yukikaze would be within a distance suitable for his ship girls to attack. However, by that time, his own aircraft carriers might not be of much use, and the hit rate of the night bombardment was also a mystery.

I'm afraid I can't bring the snow wind back tonight.

As for whether Xuefeng will be killed by Siren - his task is to defeat Xuefeng meta, and it does not say how much of her durability must be reduced. According to the speed at which Siren is reducing her health, Xuefeng may not be killed until the countdown ends tomorrow, so he does not need to be anxious at all.

If you think about it carefully, the difficulty is not particularly high. No wonder the rewards given by this system are visibly reduced versions.

"Yeah."

Jeanbal touched his chin and gritted his teeth, then stood up, threw away his toothpick and stretched. "Then I'll go to sleep first. Call me when it's time to attack."

"Of course you can, but don't lie in bed when the time comes."

Zhou He responded with a smile. Bal turned around and hooked his palm towards him, with a smile on his face. "Commander, you must not be caught by me and dragged to bed. I won't be able to explain it."

"Haha, I'll pay attention."

Zhou He didn't care. The time Bal had been with him was very short, so he didn't have to force him to go to bed. It was better to say that he couldn't think of anyone in the port area who would force him to go to bed.

Hermione wouldn't know either, so Zhou He was quite glad that Hermione didn't say things like 'it's the maid's duty to warm the master's bed' or 'it's the maid's duty to deal with the master's XY', otherwise he would have to lock the door several times before going to bed at night.

Soon, Jean Bal disappeared from sight. Zhou He also stood up and looked at the setting sun that was gradually blocked by the mountains. Then he began to take a walk. He couldn't help wondering if his order to withdraw his people today was too hasty. According to Yukikaze's speed, he could obviously let his own ship girl fight to her satisfaction before returning.

"Tsk, tsk, people's thoughts change so quickly. They can think in completely different ways in the morning and afternoon."

As he thought about it, Zhou He put his hands behind his back and cleared the questions in his mind - since he had given the order, there was nothing to regret. He was still him in the morning, and even if his way of thinking was different, what he was thinking in his heart would definitely not change.

The port area is usually quite lively during this time period, but it was unusually quiet today. Could it be that everyone went to bed early like Jean Bart?

"We'll have a symbolic exchange of moves with Xuefeng tonight, depending on the situation, and then we'll launch a full-scale attack tomorrow morning."

Zhou He naturally doesn't want his own ship girl to play a game of bravery with numerical monsters at night. If he wins, it's a blessing, but if something goes wrong, it's a huge loss. He prefers a down-to-earth guarantee, and he doesn't do such gambling-like things.

After a walk back to the headquarters, there were still a few people there. Count Spee was still reading a book, and Jarvis was feeding the fox instead of Kaga. It seemed that this nurse was not only good at taking care of people, but also small animals.

After finding a place to sit down, Zhou He continued to observe the situation on Xuefeng's side. Originally, she was moving straight from south to north, but there were too many sirens blocking her way, so her course had to deviate to the west. What deserved his most attention was that the executors and the mass-produced types were mixed together. It was impossible to count the specific number of enemies unless the map was zoomed out to the maximum, but if it was zoomed out to the maximum, she would not be able to observe the large-scale trends.

It's also quite troublesome.

"Ok?"

As he watched, Zhou He discovered that the originally disorganized mass-produced fleet suddenly began to gather and encircle as if they had grown brains. The huge fleet base surrounded Xuefeng and made it unable to move.

This change cheered Zhou He up, and he started switching areas right away, from South Area 1 and West Area 1 to South Area 3, and finally found three huge red dots in the area of ​​West Area 4 where the Siren base was located. Based on the images of the little people on the red dots, he directly recognized that they were the 'Tester', 'Purifier' and 'Eliminator' of the Siren Experimental Agency. He had beaten the former two to death some time ago, so he recognized them at a glance. Only the Eliminator made a sound after some hesitation.

"Siren actually sent out the old cadres directly. It seems that they want to capture my Xuefeng and make her work illegally?"

Zhou He was slightly shocked. There was nothing to be afraid of a single Siren cadre, but if three of them came together, his ship girls would not be able to kill them all in a short time. There was a great possibility that they would be defeated by their high-tech weapons. This brainless Xuefeng would definitely suffer a great loss!

"Should I take action?"

He calculated that a scattered Siren fleet was not very strong, but if there was a controller behind it, its strength would at least double.

Looking at Xuefeng's personal panel again...the extent of damage is still increasing rapidly.

"What's wrong, Commander? You look older with your frown on your face."

Just at this moment, Kaga brought Tosa in from the main gate. Seeing Zhou He's bitter face, they felt interesting and went up to talk to him. Zhou He had nothing to hide, so he directly told him about the appearance of three Siren cadres.

"Siren officer?"

Kaga tilted her head and thought about it, and finally remembered that when she had just joined the port area, she did knock down an individual that was different from the other Sirens on the spot.

It felt quite easy when I was fighting that, but now it feels extremely uncomfortable to be chased by a group of mass-produced Sirens.

"How are the numbers of Sirens around the port area?"

Tosa asked aloud. Yesterday, she heard Nagashima mumbling something about how more and rarer the items would be dropped by defeating a strong enemy.

She doesn't care about rarity or anything like that, but she mainly cares about the possibility of a ship girl dropping it after defeating the Siren. Kaga was blasted out by her in a critical moment. If a similar situation occurs again, there is a high probability that a senior who protects the junior will appear, that is, the perfect Amagi will appear!

"It's hard to say, but it can be seen that a large number of them were involved in the interception operation. The exact number requires aerial reconnaissance."

Zhou He's eyes narrowed slightly. If it was a mass-produced model or an executor, even if the fight lasted until tomorrow, Xuefeng would not run out of durability and have to remove its ship equipment. However, with the intervention of the experimenter, the firepower would be on another level. Even if he didn't want to admit it, tonight was probably the most appropriate time for him to attack. He could cooperate with the Siren experimenter to take down Xuefeng by surprise and kill these three idiots in the process.

"Great! Let's go find Zuikaku."

Kaga nodded slightly. The aircraft carrier she was familiar with and had the best relationship with was Zuikaku. Shokaku had stronger overall abilities than Zuikaku, but their relationship was not very good. Shokaku would occasionally say some very strange things to her, and occasionally speak for her, which was quite strange.

Without waiting for Zhou He to say more, Kaga took Tosa and went up to the second floor. Zhou He leaned back on the sofa and looked at Miss Tosa who was following Kaga - Kursk appeared at the meeting for the first time this morning, and Kaga met with Kursk without any effort and fulfilled the agreement with Tosa.

At this point, the two have become true sisters.

"Zuihe is resting so early too?"

Zhou He was very surprised. She was usually very capable. Could it be that she wanted to show off her skills again in the evening?

If that's the case, then he can just take a look at the aircraft carrier's combat capabilities at night!

Chapter 111 Just click it

The bright moon hangs in the sky, reflected in the sea, constantly changing with the ripples of the sea.

On the beach coast, there are occasional places where tall tower lights pass by, where figures gather in several small groups.

"It's okay! Commander, don't worry about it. Aircraft carriers are not good at night combat because the training and cost of pilots and aircraft are expensive and cannot be wasted. Now the planes we send out are unmanned, so it's not difficult to replenish them. Don't worry, we will go and kill those Siren cadres and bring Xuefeng back to you!"

In the crowd, Ruihe, who had changed into a coat as she was reminded, was trying to persuade Zhou He who was about to speak. She put her hands on Zhou He's shoulders and looked at him seriously.

“…I haven’t said anything yet.”

Zhou He looked away subtly. Unable to bear Zuikaku's 'passionate' gaze, he reached out to pull Zuikaku's hands down and tugged at his collar: "What I want to say is, if there is really no other way, you should just sink Yukikaze completely to prevent the Siren from taking her body away for experiments."

"Oh, is that so?"

Zuikaku blinked, then suddenly rubbed his arms with both hands, looking around as if he hadn't said anything just now: "It's a bit cold tonight, Commander, remember to wear more clothes so you don't catch a cold."

"Huh? No wonder the Siren left us alone and attacked Xuefeng. It seems that the Siren's research on us is not as thorough as we thought."

Ignoring Zuikaku who was trying to build a castle with his toes, Hood made an ambiguous sound and stroked his smooth chin with his fingers. He was not surprised that Zhou He would issue this order: not letting Xuefeng, who possessed abnormal combat abilities, fall into the hands of the Siren would also allow her to rest in peace.

As it was already close to 11 o'clock, this was the latest operation since the completion of Zhouhe Port Area, so everyone seemed a little more relaxed than during the day, and many people didn't even comb their hair. However, Miss Hood was still dressed very luxuriously, as elegant as ever.

"At this moment, according to the commander, Yukikaze is 35 to 40 nautical miles west of the port area and is surrounded by sirens."

Bismarck obviously didn't try to figure out what the Siren thought of their research, but directly discussed the steps of this operation with Zhou He: "But before that, we need to wait for the experimental Siren hidden in the mass-production fleet to fight with the Snow Wind first, and then suddenly launch an attack to sink the experimental Siren, and then deal with the Snow Wind and the mass-production fleet. Prioritize dealing with the Siren, and then destroy the Snow Wind."

"Correct."

Zhou He glanced at the system map, which clearly showed that the three testers had approached within ten nautical miles of Xuefeng. Under their command, the successive mass-produced fleets had reduced Xuefeng's durability to less than 20,000.

The further he fought, the faster Yukikaze's durability dropped. Within half an hour after he woke up his own ship girls and gathered here, Yukikaze's durability dropped from 23,000 to just over 19,000. At this rate, Yukikaze's durability would be reduced to zero in less than two hours.

In addition, the durability of the ship girl is linked to the integrity of the ship's equipment. At this time, Yukikaze's combat effectiveness and physical strength must be not very good, so he speculated that the three old cadres would most likely capture Yukikaze during this period instead of killing her directly.

After all, meta ship girls should be quite rare, especially those in a runaway state. Taking them back and repairing them is a great way to use them as test data or as watchdogs.

"If you can't win, just withdraw. I have a backup plan."

After thinking about it, Zhou He added another sentence.

Although it was a limited-time state, Xuefeng meta finally appeared in his dock. He had the right to repair it. If it really didn't work, he would repair Xuefeng and let her return to the peak of her combat power to beat up all the Sirens, and then he would find a way to deal with it tomorrow.

"understood."

Bismarck nodded slightly, and the people around him also relaxed a little. This was their first night attack, and they would definitely be able to win, but there would still be pressure.

"For this operation, um, everyone should go early and come back early. If you want to have a midnight snack, you can sign up with me in advance and I will prepare it for you in advance."

Zhou He wanted to say something to boost morale, but then he thought better of it and spread his hands and said with a smile.

"I want to eat something cold!"

Speaking of food, someone in the crowd raised his hand without even thinking. Zhou He looked over and, as expected, it was his little greedy dog. But what exactly did this "bingbingliangliang" refer to? Was it something hard like ice cream or something soft like jelly?

"Don't take the bait!"

Kaga, who was next to Yudachi, grabbed Yudachi's little head. She even wanted to yell at Zhou He to be more serious, but when she saw his smiling face, an inexplicable sense of déjà vu came over her. Finally, she curled her lips and turned around: "I will only have a celebration banquet after returning from the battle. Tosa, let's go!"

"Don't order me around."

Tosa retorted, glanced at Zhou He, then turned and followed Kaga.