NIKKE, after maxing out the favorability, all the Nikkis are not right

"I understand, Commander. They're terrorists who will stop at nothing. You must pay attention to your own safety," Rabi said with a hint of worry. "If they've also anticipated that Ark will send people to apprehend them, then if anything unexpected happens, those three will definitely not miss the opportunity to attack you."

"don’t worry."

"I know it well."

Green waved his hand, indicating that Lavi didn't need to worry too much.

Even though Krau was cunning and cunning, he might have already laid a tight net in the outer area, waiting for him to come.

However, this also happens to be an opportunity.

Krau had no idea how strong he was right now, and when she got too cocky, Green would be able to subdue her himself.

"let's start."

......

It took some time for the counterattack force to reach the Outer Rim.

Because of Letcher's attack, the outer area was quiet at this time. Not only was the wall separating it from the Ark open, but there was no one to be seen on the road.

Just as Green was about to sigh at how quiet the street was, a deafening voice suddenly came from above his head.

"Little brother! Little brother!!!"

"It's me, Peony!"

Boom!

Mudan gracefully leaped down from the city wall, landing in front of everyone. Then, with a startled expression, she shouted, "Brother, something terrible has happened! The Ark has been attacked, and Duowan has brought his troops here, threatening to wipe out everyone here!"

"And, you know what?"

"In fact, the mastermind behind this attack is the outsider force!"

"......"

"Mudan is really out of touch with the news." Anis spread her hands and said helplessly, "In fact, we knew about it eight hundred years ago, and now we are here to capture them."

"Huh? So you all knew about this?"

Silly girl Mudan obviously underestimated Anik's computing power.

Under the supervision and calculation of AI, there are rarely any wrongful convictions. Even if Anik searches with all her strength, within a few minutes she can formulate a pursuit plan that will definitely not have any omissions.

"Yes."

"We all know, Peony. You're more familiar with the Outer Rim. Do you know where Krau and the others will be?"

"Well, let me think... maybe it's at the headquarters of Stepping into Heaven." Mudan rubbed her chin and thought for a long time before giving an address. "After all, that place is very hidden. Apart from a few Stepping into Heaven cadres, few people know its exact location. I guess the three of them must be hiding there."

"Then where is the base camp for entering heaven?" Anis asked again.

"Well, since I don't usually interact with people who enter Heaven, I'm not too sure." Mudan scratched her head and made a suggestion: "Let's go to the refugee camp and ask. The entire Outer Rim is taking refuge there now. We should be able to get a lot of information there."

"Then let's go."

The crowd walked along the dilapidated and dark path.

Walking in the dim light of the Outer Edge was a hassle. Anis and Lapi each turned on their flashlights, one illuminating the front and the other the back, monitoring every corner where someone might appear. They finally saw the "refugee camp" Mudan had mentioned, after rounding a rickety building.

It is more like an extra-large garbage dump than a refugee camp.

The men and women living in the outer area huddled together, piling up various metal scraps as a barrier to cover the entrance, but the house above their heads had many holes, and Letcher could easily get in from above and then stage a desperate massacre.

Looking at the ramshackle, dilapidated house, even the usually unkempt Anis couldn't help but grumble, "I'm telling you, this garbage dump-like place can't stop Letcher? Forget Letcher, if anyone else came in and threw a grenade in there, they might kill hundreds of the unlucky people."

Mudan looked at the crude defense facilities in front of her and said as if she was used to it, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, this is the Outer Rim. It's definitely not comparable to the Ark's shelter."

"Besides, few people living here have ever seen Letcher before. How would they know how powerful Letcher is?"

"That's true."

Chat room.

Green half-knelt down and looked at a woman sitting at the door.

She was skinny and holding a little girl with a gray face, looking up at the sky with a numb expression. The little girl in her arms had some vitality on her face, but more of confusion.

"Here's some bread, here." Green took out the snacks he carried with him from his arms and handed them to the woman.

But when the ragged woman looked up and saw Green's military uniform, her already thin body trembled like a sieve.

"M-M-Mister, please let me go! My daughter and I are innocent!"

"We know nothing about the attack!"

"Please! Don't kill us!"

Listening to the woman's hoarse voice tinged with a hint of despair.

Green threw the bread at her feet, then sighed and shook his head.

"Soldiers are supposed to be the guardians of the country and society."

"But who would have thought that my outfit would frighten them so much."

"Commander, the situation is special right now. It's normal for the people in the Outer Rim to be in awe of officers. After all, you represent the public authority of the Ark. And right now, the Outer Rim is under fire. Everyone here is definitely afraid of you." Rabi consoled him, "Leave the negotiations to Mudan."

"Sister Mudan, I leave it to you."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Mudan walked around in the crowd for a while and soon found a hunchbacked man dressed like a scavenger.

"Hey, I recognize you, Delos. You must be the boss here."

"I am. Who are you?" The sky was dim. The hunched man pulled down his hood and took a closer look at Mudan before confirming her identity. "I was wondering who you were. It turns out to be Sister Mudan. What do you want from me?"

"Delos, you're a peripheral member of Stepping into Heaven, right?" Mudan didn't hesitate and gave an order directly: "Tell me the location of Stepping into Heaven's headquarters. My friend and I have something to do there."

"Wait...wait a moment, Sister Mudan."

"It's not that I didn't tell you, but you know, the situation is special now."

"Also, this friend of yours..." The man called Delos raised his head and glanced at Green's military uniform. He immediately broke out in a sweat and said tremblingly, "If I'm not mistaken, he's wearing a military uniform, so he's an officer of the Ark, right?"

"Hey, who he is is none of your business, Delos."

"Sister Mudan, how can you say such things? Now that EH has made a big deal out of this, I just heard that soldiers from the Ark are coming here to wipe out poor people like us, but we haven't done anything!"

"Even if we were brave enough, we wouldn't dare to make a hole in the Ark."

"But now, because of EH's actions, we are all going to die! Sister Mudan, can we not be afraid?"

Chapter 4300: Viper: Honey, I'm behind you? ()

"At this point, is there any point in shirking responsibility?" Green bent slightly and spoke to the trembling man before him. "The Ark has been breached by the EH. A deputy commander in the central government is rushing his troops to the Outer Rim. It won't be long before all of you will be killed by his guns."

"Really, really?"

"My Lord, you didn't lie to me?"

"If I had other motives, I wouldn't have to tell you all this." Green extended his hand to Delos and said, "But now's your chance. Tell me where to go to Heaven's base camp. I'm going there to hunt down the outsider forces. If I gain something from this trip, then perhaps EH and the Outer Rim can be cleared of suspicion."

"W-Wipe off suspicion?"

Delos' eyes rolled.

People who hang out in the outer area for a long time have very sharp minds.

Delos immediately understood what Green meant.

"Sir, you are truly unlike the other soldiers on the Ark. They're all so arrogant and treat us like trash, but I never expected someone like you to be so considerate of us. Since you've brought this up, I'll tell you the address of the Heavenly Headquarters."

“The address is at...”

Delos gave a coordinate.

"But let me make it clear first, the headquarters of Step into Heaven often changes its address."

"If you don't see anyone there, they've probably moved away."

"Very good, thank you for your help, Delos."

Green shook hands with the hunchbacked man in front of him.

Such a respectful behavior not only made the other party look at him with awe and surprise: "Officer, when I first saw you, I felt that you were truly magnanimous. Although this is an unreasonable request, please restore the innocence of us poor people."

"After all, life in a place like this is already very difficult for us. Now, because of EH's foolish behavior, the entire Outer Rim is implicated. How can we continue to live like this?"

"Ultimately, this is all EH's fault."

"Although she is the spiritual leader of the Outer Rim and often protests against the Ark, we never asked her to cut a hole in the top of the Ark."

"So, even if Ark really wants to punish them, can't they just arrest EH? What have we, who are working hard to make a living, done wrong?"

"No, that's not the case. EH is doing this because they want to make the outer area better." Mudan defended her friend.

"Sister Mudan, that's not what you're saying. Regardless of whether she means well or not, she's putting all of our lives on the line at the gunpoint of the Ark." Delos retorted confidently, "If her kindness leads to a massacre at the hands of the Ark, then we absolutely don't want that kindness."

"......"

Delos was very confident.

Mudan was speechless and didn't know how to refute.

Although she also knew that EH's original intention was good, many things in the world would not move in the ideal direction.

Seeing that Mudan said nothing more, Delos bowed and said to Green, "I'm sorry, officer, I may have said too much nonsense. I hope you don't mind. As the manager of this refugee camp, I still have a lot of things to deal with, but no matter what, please help us."

"We just want to survive, that's all."

"Also, from a more utilitarian point of view, the Ark can't do without the Outer Zone, right? Just like in every society there are always rich and poor, as well as garbage people who mix with garbage, the Ark also needs a garbage dump. If there is no Outer Zone, who will serve as the garbage dump? I think, even in the Ark government, there should be some people who don't want to see such a situation. After all, if the Outer Zone disappears, the Ark will probably open the skulls of those ordinary citizens and capture them to be Nikki..."

"You're quite good at analyzing the situation," Green praised him and said, "I'll do my best to solve this problem."

"Thank you, thank you very much, Officer!"

"Your words reassure me. Furthermore, I sincerely hope that a kind and compassionate person like you will have smooth sailing in your career." Delos showed gratitude and flattered, "If you achieve great success through this case, please don't forget our contribution."

"Then I won't bother you any more."

Delos withdrew respectfully.

Green took out the Ark's terminal and entered the coordinates of the Heaven Base Camp. Soon, the shortest route was planned on his screen.

The journey took about twenty minutes. Because the roads in the outer area were very winding and various metal garbage and scraps blocked the intersections of the alleys from time to time, it took everyone a lot of time to get out of a very dark and muddy road.

But halfway through the journey, Mudan seemed to be in a bad mood.

Green noticed Mudan's subtle expression and couldn't help asking, "Sister Mudan, you've looked so bad since just now. What are you thinking about?"

Mudan came back to her senses and quickly waved her hand, saying, "It's nothing, little brother. I was just thinking that EH did so much for the Outer Edge District, but in the end, the people here cut her off."

"It's really ironic, isn't it?"

"And I know her. She's not a bad person. At least in the Outer Rim, her character is relatively noble."

Upon hearing this, Rabi frowned slightly, then categorically corrected her, "Mudan, no matter how kind you think EH is, don't forget that she is the leader of a genuine terrorist organization."

"She attacked the Ark, blew up buildings, and kidnapped civilians. It can be said that she has always committed all kinds of evil and has a long history of bad deeds."

"Even if you say she truly has a kind heart, can that excuse the crimes she committed? Aren't the humans and Nikki who died in her attacks innocent?"

"Therefore, I do not agree with your statement, nor do I believe that a truly kind-hearted person would willingly become a terrorist and repeatedly use terrorist attacks to make their demands on the Ark."

Rabbi's harsh words made Mudan sigh.

Even Mudan, who has always been loyal and righteous, could not speak for EH this time.

Mudan nodded and said, "Yes, you are right. EH is a terrorist. This is an indisputable fact. After this mission is over, she will receive the punishment she deserves. If she is lucky, she may be imprisoned for life in a rehabilitation center, or be transformed into Nikki to atone for her sins. If she is less lucky, she is most likely dead on the ground by now."

Anis grinned and took over the conversation: "If she really wants to be transformed into Nikki, I hope Ark won't stuff her into the counterattack force. We already have enough Nikkis in our army. If there are a few more, it feels like the outpost will become the commander's harem."

Nien also smiled and said, "Too many people will indeed make the army look bloated, and most importantly, it's not good for Master's health. By the way, Master, did you do squats today?"

"Why are you asking this?" Green shrugged and asked back.

"Of course it's for your health!"

"Actually, I do over 200 squats every day, and I haven't neglected my regular training." Green clenched his wrists gently. He recalled his recent fight with Nihilista, but his expression remained slightly solemn. "By human standards, I'm already very strong."

"But when it comes to facing heretics, it's obviously still a little inadequate."

"Commander, why are you so discouraged? In my opinion, just take out your big treasure and shoot it at that stupid dragon Nihilista. I guarantee that her legs will become weak, her back will be covered in sweat, and she won't be able to stand up straight." Anis said with a smile.