Azur Lane Mobile Front.

The scene before my eyes was exactly the same as what I had seen in Cleveland.

A giant, pieced-together black Rubik's Cube, and scattered shipwrecks.

And the white complex growing on the shipwreck.

"These... Ugh, I don't want to see this!"

Mayer Blaze turned his head away, trying to make the scene disappear from his sight.

"...Report the situation here, and then let's leave immediately!"

The ahoge (cowlick) on Walker's head seemed to have collapsed at that moment.

After making a record of the situation, the three quickly evacuated the fortress.

Due to their panic, they overlooked a very important thing during their evacuation.

...

However, Cleveland's side is ultimately much more experienced.

"Wait, why are there similar reactions to the Mirror Sea ahead?"

Cleveland, who had just evacuated from the building, called out to his squad members.

From the direction I just came from, that special signal undoubtedly pointed to the Mirror Sea.

This situation made Cleveland feel a little uneasy.

If the area near these buildings is the mirror-like sea, then where did I just come from?

Or if this isn't the Mirror Sea, then where I just came from...

"Cleveland, the reaction ahead is indeed from the Mirror Sea..."

"I have a bad feeling."

Helena's face looked extremely pale at that moment.

Whether it was all the horrifying things she had just seen, or that premonition about her.

"Do you remember the Sirens' elimination plan? What was the final form of it?"

"You mean—???"

Reminded by Helena, Cleveland's forgotten memories gradually resurfaced.

(The Sirens' elimination plan will involve deploying the Mirror Sea and then replacing the entire experimental field with it.)

(And once the mirror-like sea completely replaced the experimental field, all the "experimental data" in the experimental field was instantly and completely cleared through authorized operations.)

At the same time, Cleveland recalled the information he had received from his commander before he arrived.

This world seems to be stuck by something while the Sirens are carrying out their elimination plan.

Upon connecting the two, Cleveland immediately came to an answer.

"Actually... the area around that building is the real world."

"Have we been in a mirror-like sea all along?"

"Very likely..."

"Damn it, we have to go back immediately! We must inform the commander about this right away!"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Cleveland immediately accelerated and flew towards the location of the pseudo-Agama.

...

Shigure's side.

With Mutsu's help, an opening was successfully made in the barrier surrounding the sacred tree.

However, as the group passed through the barrier, a peculiar feeling of dizziness simultaneously struck Shigure and the others.

"Hey, what's going on?"

"The reaction of the mirror-like sea?"

Yuudachi tilted her head and looked in the direction she had just come from.

After passing through the barrier, she suddenly noticed a special signal belonging to the Mirror Sea.

"Huh? A signal from the Mirror Sea, Yuudachi, are you kidding me?"

Since the dog has never been very smart, Shigure's first reaction was that Yuudachi had made a fool of himself again.

However, after checking, she realized that what Yuudachi said was absolutely right!

"Forget about the mirror-like sea!"

"The Sacred Tree... How could the Sacred Tree have turned into this monstrous thing?!"

Mutsu's voice trembled.

She pointed to the sacred tree in front of her, which should have been lush and green.

Shigure and Yuudachi looked in the direction Mutsu was pointing, and instantly, all the fur on their ears and tails stood up.

It was a bare old man with only branches left.

At its base, a huge pit is clearly visible.

Of course, this does not mean that the Sacred Tree is currently floating in the air.

Something has replaced the land that originally supported the sacred tree.

Although it was unclear what the filling inside the pit was, the blackened traces overflowing from it and the stench emanating from the rotting matter indicated that something bad was down there.

From the pit at the bottom, something so outrageous it could drive one mad could be seen, and it spread upwards along the main trunk of the sacred tree.

It was flesh and blood that had been completely twisted, with countless broken limbs attached to the sacred wood.

Even with Mutsu's current mediocre skill level, he could sense that an unimaginable number of souls had gathered within the Sacred Tree.

"Shall we go over and take a look?"

Shigure mustered her courage and asked Mutsu and Yuudachi.

"Ugh, no way! Those things look really ominous!"

Mutsu took two steps back and shook his head vigorously.

"Yuudachi thinks that if we tell the commander about the situation here, we can retreat..."

Even the usually bold Yuudachi was timid this time.

"OK then!"

Shigure certainly didn't really want to go and take a look.

She did this simply to save face.

Mutsu and Yuudachi cooperated quite well this time as well.

...

News from all sides quickly reached Rob's location.

"As expected, there's something wrong with this world."

"It's still a big problem!"

The news from both the two poles and Sakura Empire made Rob feel dizzy even through the screen.

"Without a doubt, this world has long been contaminated by 'X'."

"Anyone with a modicum of rationality wouldn't do something like this!"

"The original inhabitants here are probably already..."

Looking at the pictures sent by his daughter, Rob immediately thought of the Black Soul stuff.

The native inhabitants of this world not only "sacrificed" the ships, but also did not spare the humans.

Thinking about this, Rob felt nauseous.

After putting in so much effort, this is the result I got.

However, this world may still contain traces of the original world, which makes it difficult for Rob to decide what to do with it.

After all, it's the starting point for everything.

"Ding'an, notify the people in charge of contact in all directions to prepare for evacuation."

"Perhaps we should help Antix finish what she didn't finish..."

Chapter 880: Sudden Change in Situation

The instructions issued by Rob quickly reached the ship crew responsible for contacting the indigenous people.

Everyone's reaction was almost identical.

Except for Veneto.

"Commander, why is this?"

Upon receiving the instructions, Veneto contacted Rob.

“Miss Veneto, I think I made myself very clear when I relayed the order.”

"Now, for your safety, I must withdraw you."

"This world is far less friendly than we imagine."

When Robb received Veneto's communication request, he knew he was in trouble.

Veneto, just as her sister had judged.

She always assumes everyone is well-intentioned.

In her world, there are probably very few bad people.

This purest form of kindness is not necessarily a good thing.

"Commander, isn't all of this still just speculation?"

"So, could you give me a little more time?"

"I want..."

Rob remained silent.

That's right, everything was just his speculation.

However, faced with so many facts, Rob believes that his speculation is not wrong.

This world has been polluted by "X".

Although it is unknown what methods the native inhabitants of this world used to keep the ships sane within the Mirror Sea.

However, the fact that it has already been contaminated will not change.

Whether it was the pure black Rubik's Cube that Cleveland and her group discovered, or the distorted human body that Shigure saw.

These are the most typical traces left by "X" pollution on ships and humans.

Moreover, the pollution from "X" is permanent.

This is also the answer Robb got from Bremerton.

Even during the White Eagle incident, despite the relatively minor contamination, Bremerton would occasionally hear those incomprehensible whispers in his dreams.

This phenomenon was only alleviated after Rob's side underwent some "treatment" in other ways.

As for the world, Rob had no idea how many years they had coexisted with the pollution of "X".

But he knew he couldn't gamble.

He couldn't gamble that he still had a way to "cure" the world's natives.

“Miss Veneto, you know that doing this is very likely to have no good outcome.”

"Moreover, there may be danger."

"I know!"

Veneto's eyes revealed determination.