Azur Lane Mobile Front.

Four Anshan-class destroyers, wrapped in blankets, were huddled together, shivering. A flashlight, still lit, had rolled to the side of the ground, unattended.

"What are you guys doing? Why aren't you sleeping at this hour?"

At this moment, Rob seemed to have transformed into a dormitory supervisor, giving the four little ones a stern reprimand for not going to bed on time.

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the achievement: Devastating Strike*4. Keep it up, just one more to get the sea monster.]

Looking at the four pale-faced Anshan-class monsters in front of him, Luo Bo could roughly guess what they were doing.

"Telling ghost stories?"

Luo Bo walked over, picked up the flashlight, and turned it off. Then he squatted down in front of Anshan and the others.

Anshan, who was being held tightly by his three younger sisters, finally realized that the person who had just knocked on the door was not a ghost, but his own commander, and his face gradually regained color.

"Yes, Commander, we've all got nothing to do, so we're looking for something to do to pass the time."

Upon seeing the newcomer, the other three also released their eldest sister, wrapped themselves in their blankets, and returned to their seats.

"Hehehe~ Commander, your timing was perfect, everyone was quite startled."

The adorable Changchun wasn't wearing her signature mascot costume at the moment; judging from the arms peeking out from under the blanket, she was probably wearing a close-fitting nightgown.

"Wow! Commander, you have no idea, I was almost scared to death in Fushun just now!"

Apart from Taiyuan, who was probably still recovering from the shock, the others present expressed varying degrees of dissatisfaction with Rob's "astonishing act."

"Looks like I interrupted your story." Rob suddenly felt playful and found an empty spot to sit down.

"How about this, I'll tell you a story, okay?"

"Eh? Commander, you can do this too?" The energetic Fushun immediately perked up upon hearing this and looked at Rob with great interest.

"Won't this be too much trouble for you, Commander?" Anshan glanced at his sisters and noticed that they were all very interested in Rob's story, so he didn't want to stop them.

"It's okay, it's okay, sit tight, I'm turning off the light." Luo Bo walked cheerfully to the door, closed it tightly, and turned off the light. He took out the flashlight he had been using and shone it on his face.

After a moment's thought, Rob slowly began, "It's a small village in the mountains, with a long history..."

It was almost an hour later when Rob left.

In "The Haunted Village," Robert, who successfully sank all the Anshan-class destroyers, vanished without a trace, hiding his identity and name.

[Devastating Strike x4, critically injured, sea monster appears.]

Inside the room, the four little ones from Anshan were all huddled on the bed, their heads covered by blankets, shivering in their quilts.

"An... Sister Anshan, I... I can't sleep." Fushun heard the voice and was almost crying.

Rob's story had such a powerful aftereffect that, for the four little ones in bed, the scenes from the story seemed to materialize in their minds, playing out incessantly.

The youngest sister, Taiyuan, couldn't take it anymore. With a mournful face, she slowly moved to Changchun's bedside and then tumbled into the covers.

"Eek!!!" Someone suddenly crawled into the bed, startling Changchun, who was already on edge.

Changchun rolled over and scrambled under the bed, muttering incomprehensible words under his breath.

Hearing the commotion, the other two quickly got up to check the situation.

Taiyuan was found lying on Changchun's bed, looking completely bewildered; the blanket had vanished.

"Let's sleep with the lights on tonight." With a sigh, the eldest sister, Anshan, walked to the wall and turned the room lights back on.

She felt that agreeing to let her commander tell this story today was a mistake—no, it should be said that it was a mistake from the moment she agreed to Fushun's suggestion to hold a horror story session.

With the light on, the group was noticeably less frightened than before, although their sleep quality certainly wouldn't be as good as if they were asleep in the dark. But at least they could fall asleep.

The next day, when Rob met the four little Anshan-class ships at the restaurant, he noticed that they were all in low spirits. If it weren't for the ships, they would probably all be dressed up as pandas with dark circles under their eyes by now.

"What's wrong? Didn't sleep well?" Rob walked over with a mischievous grin and greeted them.

"It's all your fault, Commander! We didn't sleep well at all last night!" Fu Shun waved his little fist at Rob, indicating that it was all Rob's fault!

Actually, there was no need for the other party to answer; Luo Bo had already realized that the four little ones were quite frightened by his story.

After all, he had been just like that himself. Now that he had successfully spread this fear, he felt refreshed and invigorated, and even the sky seemed bluer.

The joyful time of touching his white fur and playing with the four little ones from Anshan didn't last long.

After the fleet sailed out of the area where the Eastern Empire fleet usually operated, sparse Sirens began to appear at sea. Rob also put aside his worries and focused intently on being ready to engage in battle at any time.

Strangely, after a period of sporadic sirens sightings, the sea inexplicably returned to calm. For three whole days, not a single siren was seen.

"That's strange. According to the nautical charts issued by headquarters, this sea area should be a level three danger zone. There isn't a single Siren here? Did they all go on a long trip?"

After carefully studying the military nautical charts released by Azur Lane headquarters and comparing them with the current fleet's route, Rob confirmed that he hadn't gone the wrong way, but his doubts only grew stronger.

Encountering sirens at sea is not a matter of luck. Depending on the level of danger and the sea area, the probability and number of encounters with sirens are almost fixed.

For example, the fleet is currently in the third-level sea area, where it is almost certain to encounter sirens after a few days of sailing. This is why the authorities never allow civilian vessels to enter sea areas of danger level two or above without authorization.

However, Rob and his crew have been sailing in this area for three days now, and they haven't seen a single Siren, let alone its wreckage.

"Commander, something's happened!"

The company personnel who were on guard outside suddenly landed on the ship and rushed into the captain's cabin in a great hurry.

"What's wrong, Enterprise?" Rob asked, noticing Enterprise's anxious expression. He thought that even if a whole swarm of Sirens appeared, she wouldn't be acting like this.

"Everyone on the surrounding fleet has vanished! I just checked, and there's not a soul there!"

Rob was alright, but the four little ones next to him got goosebumps when they heard the news.

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Sirens Are Coming!

The four little ones, who had been suffering from sleep deprivation due to Rob's ghost stories these past few days, suddenly had their terror, which they had finally managed to forget, rush back when they heard the news that they seemed to have entered the set of the legendary ghost ship.

"Commander...we...we haven't encountered anything unclean, have we?"

Holding her older sister, who was trembling slightly, Fushun glanced out the window at the boats that were still moving despite being unmanned, and couldn't help but swallow.

"Stop joking. These days, there are no ghosts at sea. If there are any ghosts, it's the Sirens."

Upon receiving the news, Rob reacted immediately.

After all, if anything goes wrong at sea, it will definitely be the Sirens' fault.

"Huh? Sirens?"

Upon hearing this, the four little ones immediately perked up. "Oh, so you were the ones who scared us!"

"Stop standing there like idiots, hurry up and get out there to prepare for battle. I reckon we've entered the Mirror Sea again."

I glanced at the instruments on the ship, and sure enough, the radar and everything else had just malfunctioned. It was a common trick of the Sirens.

"Understood, Commander. We'll go find the Sirens right away!"

Seeing the group of people rubbing their hands together, ready for battle under the leadership of their eldest sister, Anshan, Luo Bo was slightly taken aback. He thought to himself, "What are you looking for if your radar is malfunctioning?"

Perhaps to avoid disappointing the smaller ones from Anshan, the sirens came to them on their own before they even had to look for them.

One after another, mass-produced sirens appeared around the fleet, gradually surrounding the entire fleet completely.

"Anshan, make sure to maintain formation. Don't get separated. Take them out one by one, prioritizing your own safety. As for the escort target, there's no one inside anyway, so don't worry about those ships."

Although a failed escort mission might result in substantial financial losses, it's insignificant compared to the safety of our girls.

"The company needs your help again."

As Robo's initial ship, Enterprise was truly involved in every battle.

Although he's usually a slacker, if there's a model worker in Robo's port area, it can only be the company.

"Commander, something's not right. I've seen this Siren before."

With these questions in mind, Rob quickly peered through his binoculars at the sirens that had just appeared in the distance.

Two humanoid units, clearly not ordinary Sirens, were slowly approaching, surrounded by a group of mass-produced Sirens.

"Hi! We meet again!" One of the sirens even waved to the company.

"This is truly unbelievable. Does the company have connections with the Sirens?" Rob muttered to himself as he looked at the scene before him.

"Was this your doing?" Looking at the siren with big golden eyes in front of her, Enterprise recalled the situation after the battle with the Sakura Empire fleet in the AF.

"That's right, that's right, it's us! We're the villains, of course we have to pull some stunts, God."

The siren readily admitted to being the one who did it all, and stood with her hands on her hips, head held high, on her hammerhead shark-like "ship armor," looking quite smug.

For some reason, I really want to punch her. A thought began to creep into the company's mind.

"Let's start the experiment quickly. This time, the data is... extremely important. What kind of future can you bring, since you are beyond the calculation capabilities of the natural calculation system...? Let's take a good look."

Beside the Purifier, another siren, clad in ship armor resembling a manta ray, had been staring at Enterprise motionless for a long time.

"Okay, okay! Let's begin!"

Without any warning, the Purifier, who had been laughing and joking just moments before, suddenly changed his expression. A mad aura emanated from his golden pupils, and the main cannons on his ship opened fire simultaneously, the shells turning into specks of light that scattered in all directions, instantly covering the sea surface.

On the other side, the testers were not to be outdone. Their ship's main guns emitted beams of light completely different from those of the ship, splitting the sea surface.

After briefly observing the firepower of the two Sirens in front of her, and comparing Enterprise with the Shoukaku she had just fought, well, it was far inferior to the sword light drawn by Shoukaku.

"Sure enough, just like the data that was transmitted before, its mobility is extremely exaggerated."

Watching the company skillfully evade various attacks in the air, the tester seemed to see a stream of data flowing in their eyes, secretly recording everything before them.

"I didn't realize it before! The company is really avoiding us. It would be a shame not to take a taxi!"

Rob watched as his company darted and weaved through the air, seemingly untouched by the myriad attacks that blanketed the sea.

Compared to the Enterprise's agility, the Sirens appear much clumsy. The Enterprise's attacks have been mostly absorbed solidly. However, thanks to their shields, they haven't suffered any damage yet.

"Anshan, those mass-produced gadgets around your target area, and those two advanced sirens, hand them over to the company first."

With the BOSS already aggroed, Robo first commanded the four Anshan-class ships to clear out the mass-produced ships in the surrounding area.

Torpedoes are extremely effective against these mass-produced Sirens and warships; a few torpedoes can sink a ship. Combined with the firepower of the main guns, the number of mass-produced Sirens on the sea is decreasing at a visible rate.

Seeing that their attacks couldn't hit the Enterprise, the Purifiers and Testers simply stopped aiming altogether. Their only goal was to cover the entire sea and air with firepower.

As it turned out, there were indeed a few times when the company couldn't dodge the attacks and had to use its shield to block them.

(You're good at dodging, but I'm bad at walking.)

"It has the means to withstand direct attacks and has excellent defensive capabilities."

Another stream of data flowed past the tester's eyes; she had already collected enough firsthand data from this experiment.

As if opening his heart, the Purifier grinned widely, and his attacks became more frequent.

A dazzling bluish-white light emanated from the muzzle of her cannon, as if she were gathering some formidable attack.

After just a few seconds of charging, two enormous lasers, powerful enough to completely engulf small ships, shot out. The extreme brightness forced Rob, who was watching from afar, to temporarily look away from the battlefield.

If this attack hits, even if Rob's ship is unharmed, the escorting target will likely suffer heavy losses.

With a determined effort, the company flipped the first flap of its wings forward, and two white-and-red plasma beams collided head-on with the purifier's large laser.

"Haha, that's more like it! It was so boring hiding all the time!"

Seeing the companies and themselves engaging in a heated exchange, the purifiers laughed even more heartily.

Then she stopped laughing. She realized that her laser seemed no match for the plasma cannon on the other side.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Special Uses of the Purifiers

The bluish-white laser beam was directly dispersed from the front by the white plasma beam sandwiched between red plasma beams, turning into tiny white specks of light that disappeared on the sea surface.

As the plasma beam hurtled towards them, the Purifier suddenly realized that the tester's shield had retracted at some point.

"Why did you put your shield away, tester?"

Amid the Purifier's terrified questions, her two main cannons transformed into a ball of flame.

"In terms of firepower, it surpasses the strongest firepower of the Purifier Alpha type."

Ignoring the purifier's question, the tester continued recording the data.

Without its two main cannons, the Purifier's firepower was immediately weakened. Although it could still fire bluish-white lasers, it was clear that it could no longer use its powerful, charged-up weapons.

Another laser beam came, and the company only slightly dodged it before suddenly accelerating, its entire body pressed against the laser beam as it charged straight toward the Purifier.

In the instant they passed each other, two swift slashes destroyed the Purifier's remaining main cannons.

Seeing this, Rob slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Oh no, she's doing it again."

Seeing that the Purifier was temporarily useless, the testers stopped their data collection. The main guns, which had been slacking off for a long time, resumed firing at the company.