Azur Lane: I Traveled Through Graduation Port

They are all illusory electronic three-dimensional images, all with short white hair and white dresses.

However, after careful observation, Lin Lan discovered that there were still many differences between Ariel and TB.

Navigator TB has a wisp of blue hair on his head, and the two short-haired white-haired girls also have some different details in their dresses and decorations.

But no matter how you look at it, Ariel and TB still have many similarities, especially the sci-fi and ethereal temperament, which are almost carved from the same mold.

"Boom!!!"

But before Lin Lan had time to think about it, the violent shaking of the ground and the deafening explosion came again.

But the place of the explosion this time was actually the ceiling at the top of the giant tower right above everyone!

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Amid the explosion, several broken thick black metal plates fell straight down, as if they would sink the platform in the next second!

At the critical moment, South Dakota deployed her ship equipment almost immediately, and the huge metal shield with blue paint was raised high by her.

A large blue energy shield appeared above everyone and Ariel's host core, even covering the entire platform.

The metal plates that were shattered by the explosion fell on the energy shield and were all bounced off. They slid from the edge of the shield and fell to the bottom of the platform. A dull sound of collision could be heard faintly.

But even if the explosion and shaking stopped, the falling heavy metal plates were resolved by South Dakota's skill [Strongest Shield], but a greater crisis appeared before everyone.

Lin Lan looked up. After the top ceiling of the giant tower was destroyed by the explosion, he could already see the clear sky outside, and...

A huge dark blue ball of energy swirled and twisted continuously, looking like it would explode at any moment.

In an instant, an airflow filled with destructive energy poured into the giant tower. Lin Lan even felt that the air contained a large amount of ions that made his nasal cavity hurt.

As a brave warrior who could sense elements, he discovered at the first moment that this huge ball of energy was filled with an abnormally dense amount of light elements.

Once this compressed light element energy ball explodes, the diffused light element will be enough to raze the entire center of Hengyue City to the ground in an instant!

"Commander, that's not the one on top of the giant tower in the virtual world..."

The moment Enterprise saw the giant ball appear, he recognized what this terrifying ball of energy was.

"Ah, yes, it is indeed the 'blue sun' on top of the giant tower in the virtual world..."

A trace of cold sweat slid down Lin Lan's cheek, and he spoke with a wry smile.

This huge ball of energy that was on the verge of getting out of control was the energy ball on the giant tower that was destroyed by the Burning Heaven Soldier generated by him using the reality lens when he and Enterprise were fighting against the Builders in the virtual world.

It is also the only sun with the element of light in Utopia.

"I should have thought of it earlier. Since the energy ball on top of the giant tower in the virtual world contains real light elements, it definitely exists in the real world."

"Even if I destroy the entire virtual world, if I don't deal with this thing in the real world, it's like leaving behind an unstable time bomb that could explode at any time..."

Lin Lan said bitterly to his White Eagle ship girls' analysis.

Fortunately, he and Enterprise led everyone here as soon as possible to search and rescue Ariel, and only then did they discover this dark blue energy ball that was on the verge of getting out of control.

It is hard to imagine that if he and the White Eagle ship girls were still in the city center at this time, and this energy ball that was on the verge of getting out of control exploded, they would definitely be affected by the explosion and suffer casualties as they were caught off guard.

Ordinary citizens of Hengyue City have no idea how many people will die as a result.

Right now, this huge ball of light is obviously extremely unstable. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, one can see that its edges are already trembling slightly. The black metal brackets supporting it are also making distorted and harsh sounds, and the surrounding clear sky is also strangely generating several blue lightning bolts that are constantly jumping.

I guess it won’t last much longer.

"Commander, do you want to contact Helena and Akashi? No, it's too late, and they can't come up now..."

The usually calm and composed mechanic, Little Loli Ingra, rarely saw such a shocking scene, and her voice trembled a little.

Even if she wanted to take out her computer to defuse the bomb on the spot, the core area on the top floor of the giant tower had been destroyed so thoroughly that there was no socket available to connect to the system.

Not to mention that the system of this core data tower has not yet been hacked by Helena below.

Being able to hack into a virtual world is one thing, but hacking into the core data of the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot is another.

The difficulty of cracking this is not even on the same level!

Chapter 441 Teacher, we have one last solution (plus more

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"Can't we just destroy this ball of light?"

Washington frowned and looked at the blue ball of light and gave his opinion.

"If you want to die, don't drag the commander with us."

South Dakota, still with her ship uniform spread out, glared at Washington and spoke coldly as if he were an idiot.

Even though she was not good at mechanics, she could see that this giant blue ball of light was a giant bomb that could explode at any time.

Directly attack with the main gun, she simply didn't know what was going on in Washington's brain.

"Ahhh! The Siren always likes to play these dirty tricks, how abominable! Can't they just fight us openly?!"

Washington, who was scolded by South Dakota, gritted his teeth, looked fiercely at the energy ball above and roared in a low voice.

She felt very unhappy because she had all the skills but couldn't resolve the crisis.

Helena outside the tower also discovered the sudden appearance of the blue energy ball. Enterprise and Ingraham were anxiously looking for a solution with Helena on the communication channel.

In fact, not only Helena and Akashi, but citizens of the entire Hengyue City have already discovered that above the giant tower in the city center, there has appeared this huge ball of energy and a large number of flashing dark blue lightning bolts.

The other girls on the White Eagle ship were also anxiously thinking about solutions and did not speak.

Lin Lan was also rapidly thinking of a solution in his mind and was unable to consider Ariel who had not yet woken up.

The first thing he was sure of was that it was obviously impossible to eliminate this threat by relying on the system within the giant tower.

Not to mention that the giant tower was on the verge of collapse, a large amount of core equipment had already been destroyed by the explosion.

Now that the Siren has completed the experiment and intends to destroy Ariel and the giant tower, it is certainly impossible for it to give the tower's system the authority to dismantle the energy ball.

"Perhaps I can use the power of the brave to control the light elements in this energy ball to slowly drain out and gradually dissipate it..."

Lin Lan said softly, which made Enterprise and Ingraham look at him in surprise.

Yes, they almost forgot that the commander can control the elements, this method might work!

But just as Lin Lan was about to raise his hand to implement this plan, he immediately frowned and put his hand back down.

Because he discovered a very important problem.

The energy ball at this moment, which is compressed with a large amount of light elements, is like a balloon filled with air and is on the verge of exploding.

Once he controls the light element to open a gap, it is very likely that it will be like sticking a needle from inside a balloon to the outside, causing it to explode directly.

"No, this method won't work. I don't know what's controlling this giant energy ball and not exploding directly. If I force the light element to rush out, it will still explode."

Hearing his words, the White Eagle ship girls who had originally shown excitement were all stunned.

Although they did not understand the principles of the light element, this did not prevent them from understanding what Lin Lan meant.

"Damn it, do I really have to admit defeat..."

While Lin Lan was thinking, the explosions coming from below the platform continued, reminding him and the White Eagle ship girls that they must hurry.

But this time Lin Lan really couldn't think of any solution.

Once the entire tower collapses, this huge blue energy ball will also explode out of control.

Rather than endure the explosion at such a close distance, he might as well let the ship girls dismantle Ariel's main engine core and take it away, and let Eldridge start the Rainbow Project outside the giant tower.

It's not that he didn't help the citizens of Hengyue City, but that he really had no other choice.

Just as he was about to order Helena to issue a Level 1 alert for Hengyue City on the communication channel, suddenly, a weak voice came from his ear:

"Teacher, we... have one last solution..."

"Ariel?!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Lin Lan suddenly turned sideways and looked.

It turned out that the imaginary AI girl who had just been floating in the air and sleeping, forgotten by everyone, had opened her eyes at some point.

"Teacher? You...also call, Commander, teacher?"

The other White Eagle ship girls also heard Ariel's weak voice, and Anchorage's eyes widened when she heard the AI ​​girl address Lin Lan.

Oh no, Anchorage won’t be jealous, right?

After all, it seems that Anchorage is the only one in the entire port area who calls him teacher.

Lin Lan was about to explain to Anchorage, but unexpectedly, An Bao showed a happy smile on his face. He looked up and waved sweetly at the illusory Ariel:

"So, you are, a classmate from Anchorage, um, classmate! So happy!"

Seeing the innocent girl who was still extremely happy under such circumstances, Lin Lan smiled helplessly.

No wonder everyone says Anchorage is a little angel. He thinks too much about the kind-hearted Anbao.

Ariel didn't seem to expect that she would have a new "classmate" in such a short time, and Anchorage's pure smile made the virtual AI girl stunned for a moment, with a blush on her face.

Enterprise reluctantly pulled Anchorage, who was excited about having a new partner, behind him. The current environment was not the right time to promote mutual feelings.

"Ariel... Since the Commander calls you that, I will call you that too."

The silver-haired and purple-eyed White Eagle God of War looked up and stared at the illusory girl in mid-air, and asked seriously:

"Time is running out. If the energy ball explodes, the whole city will be finished. Do you have any way to resolve this crisis?"

"General Enterprise... Oh, sorry, I should call you Sister Enterprise here..."

Ariel looked at the Enterprise and Lin Lan she was familiar with, then looked at the other unfamiliar White Eagle ship girls, and said in a weak voice:

"In fact, I had already accepted my fate and sealed off this space with my last bit of authority, hoping to protect the innocent people outside as much as possible."

"But after being awakened by the teacher and you, I found out that I was wrong. The destructive power of the out-of-control energy converter overload far exceeded my expectations..."

When Lin Lan heard Ariel say this, she finally understood everything.

It turned out that the barrier that he had asked Georgia to break before was set up by the will of the Rubik's Cube Energy Host in order to face its own demise and protect the citizens of Hengyue City.

However, Ariel herself did not expect that the energy in this huge dark blue energy ball, that is, the energy converter, would be overloaded to such a terrifying degree.

The illusory girl with short white hair turned her gaze towards Lin Lan.

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Lin Lan actually read a sense of reluctance from the blue eyes of the Rubik's Cube Energy Robot's main body.

"I, AL-2, will protect the teacher and all humans in this country from harm according to the underlying agreement."

Ariel's voice suddenly rose a few notches, a look of determination appeared on her face, and her figure began to become blurred.

Several circuit sparks burst out from the core of the host computer behind her, and the roar of the chassis became louder.

"I will use the authority I currently have to transfer the energy in the energy converter to all sub-individuals within the network coverage area through the system network."

"This way, an out-of-control energy converter will no longer explode due to energy overload."

Chapter 442: Signs of Farewell (3100 words)

As Ariel spoke, the destructive dark blue energy contained in the energy converter that was about to overload above the crowd had gradually begun to leak out, causing horrific changes in the sky above Hengyue City.

Dark blue lightning of light elements filled with a breath of destruction continuously appeared and fell around the giant tower, like thunder in a clear sky, smashing large cracks on the ground.

The eerie blue light curtain slowly expanded across the clear sky, like a smog that polluted the air, blocking out the sunlight and shrouding the entire city.

There was no need to sound the city-wide alarm in the face of such a horrifying sight. The citizens of Hengyue City had already instinctively sensed that death was approaching.

In the ruined Navy Port area on the coast of Hengyue City, the weak Feng Lei was originally commanding his chess pieces, the ship girls and the Navy soldiers to clean up the ruins.

But this sudden horrific scene made him look at the huge dark tower in the city in shock.

Many soldiers dropped their work and ran to him in fear, asking:

"Lord Feng! What the hell is going on? Are the Sirens or those crazy robots coming again?!"

"I, I don't know either. Anyway, first keep watch over those disabled robots and don't let them get up and cause damage again."

As the highest-ranking naval commander present, Feng Lei knew that he could not lose his composure at this time, so he took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then gave orders to the soldiers.

After doing all this, Feng Lei clenched his fists, looked far away at the pitch-black tower in the city that was shrouded in a dark blue light, and whispered to himself:

"The fate of this ill-fated city depends on you and your people..."

Feng Lei knew very well that Lin Lan, the future president of Oran who had resolved the intelligent machine crisis from the virtual world, was in the city at this time, and those powerful ship girls were also by his side.