NIKKE, when the stars bloom

"It doesn't matter. It's all the same anyway."

Just a simple sentence, without even a subject, can describe all the life-and-death experiences someone has had along the way.

Yes, all the same.

From the battle with Xiaocao when they first met, to the fight with the Death Tyrant during the retreat to the Far North. Whether it was Laby, Anis, or Marianne and Mihala. In fact, no matter how hard they tried, they never ensured that the commander was in a relatively safe state.

Sometimes, the commander even has to take the field himself and risk his life to avert danger.

"Ok?"

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, one of the instigators turned sideways and looked behind him.

Seeing his subordinates either keeping silent or nodding their heads, Phoenix quickly realized that these women might have misunderstood his meaning.

"I would say that with Walqiulei in the team, it doesn't matter where we go."

The unscrupulous man was indeed an unscrupulous man. He put the blame on his cheap student on the spot.

"She was notoriously unlucky during her training at MMR High School. It was said that she accidentally blew up a power station a few days ago. She is the type of person who causes trouble wherever she goes."

"Eh?"

The instructor diverted her firepower for no reason. The protagonist, Huaer Qiulei, was stunned at first, and then muttered unconvincedly:

"What? The instructor himself is not much better than me. Whenever I go on a mission, I either encounter special Letchers, pilgrims, or heretics..."

suddenly!

Before Walqiulei could finish her words, Dorothy and Isabel's alarms were heard in the squadron language.

"Commander, at 27 degrees west by south and 45 degrees west by north, a large group of Letchers have been detected. The number is estimated to be around 1,000, and the closest distance is about 6 kilometers."

"Commander, a large number of Letchers have been detected east by north, east by east, and east by south. The array is too dispersed to visually estimate the number. The closest distance is about six kilometers."

Under the clouds, Dorothy and Isabel, who were in charge of the investigation, were hovering in the air, their brows and eyes shrouded in gloom.

As I said, the snowfield is too vast. Although there are still ups and downs, there is a lack of cover for hiding. Once firing is opened in this terrain, both sides will become each other's moving targets.

"Proceed with Plan Five. Dorothy will reunite with the squadron and work with Snow White, ready to intercept Rose at any time. Isabel will assist the squadron in gaining air control."

As a veteran counter-assault master who was besieged by Letcher every day, Phoenix was calm after learning of Letcher's movements.

He continued to give orders in an orderly manner:

"Lorfu, carry Walqiulei on your back. Lapi will notify Honglian. We will prepare to force the Sky Ring in one minute."

The lieutenant's plan undoubtedly sounds crazy at first glance, but if you are willing to think about it carefully, you will find that this seemingly suicidal behavior is actually an excellent solution.

Ludmila clearly stated that the diameter of the Sky Ring is 826 meters and the average depth is 157 meters.

After the subsequent transformation by the human coalition, the Sky Ring has a height of nearly 40 meters. With such specifications, it is no exaggeration to say that the internal structure of the Sky Ring Fortress is enough to be called a miniature steel city.

What Nikki and Phoenix are best at is urban warfare.

"Everyone prepares."

Click——!

Under the operation of the lieutenant, the long-lost sound of bolt pulling came from a spear named "Florian". This gun did not come from the Ark, but was personally adjusted and made by Snow White for Phoenix in the Garden of Eden.

The overall color of the gun is mainly blue and white, and the shape is quite sci-fi. Its biggest feature is the wide and thick box-shaped barrel. From the appearance alone, it looks a bit bloated and does not conform to the compact, light and convenient combat concepts required by urban combat weapons.

However, when Phoenix learned that the Florian's box-type adaptive barrel could use a full range of bullets from 12mm to 32mm, all the shortcomings were no longer disadvantages.

If he wanted, he could even get gunpowder ammunition from Letcher's ammunition box to sustain his energy.

"set off!"

Following the lieutenant's order, eighteen Nikkis instantly rushed to the north where the sky ring was.

……

Clang——!!!

The battle between the sister swordsmen continued, but when Phoenix led his troops to try to bypass them and rush into the Sky Ring, Normantchesh keenly perceived Honglian's purpose.

It turned out that the other party was not here to spar with her or duel with her...

Tune the tiger away from the mountain...

"Haha, you are not honest~"

She easily withstood Honglian's violent attack, then, with a smile on her face, she instantly increased her speed and rushed straight towards the direction of the special squadron.

At this moment, Bai Xue, who had been in the squadron and had already locked onto the target, suddenly broke away from the team, raised her gun and pulled the trigger of the electromagnetic cannon...

boom--! ! !

The low buzzing sound of gunfire shook the earth, and a dazzling spark exploded in front of Normantchesh.

bullet,

As expected, it was chopped in half by the swordsman's long sword.

Just like when Little Red Riding Hood and Honglian were fighting, only this time, the protagonists became the adult Snow White and Honglian's sister.

Chapter 269: As Familiar as If I Were Back Home

Since Letcher and Nikki have strong and weak characters, heretics also have strong and weak characters.

For example, Anaziole, who was once Cinderella, once set an amazing record of single-handedly defeating Dorothy, Snow White, Crimson Lotus, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood.

Although Anakiole was defeated by the goddess army without Lilivis after a fierce battle, this did not hinder the terrifying combat power she displayed.

Or Normantches...

When firing on all cylinders, this elder sister was able to fight the three goddesses of victory, Honglian, Shirayuki, and Dorothy, to a draw.

Unfortunately, fighting one against three was already her limit. Qianghua could only watch as the commander with a high transformation rate led a group of Nikkis to disappear in the direction of Tianhuan.

"Have you ever thought about this? The Sky Ring has been occupied by Letcher for nearly a hundred years. The Sky Ring you know and the Sky Ring now are not the same building at all."

The black-haired swordsman who split the bullets of Shirayuki and dodged Dorothy's energy beams one after another and blocked Honglian's attack with one sword stared at his sister calmly and said:

"He will die. Even if there are a dozen Nikkis protecting him, he is destined to die in the Sky Ring."

"Why are you still so long-winded even after becoming a heretic?"

Honglian responded coldly to Qianghua's narration, and the attack of the sword in the woman's hand became more and more fierce and tricky, even carrying with it the most taboo temper among martial artists.

however……

The heretic used his sword to deflect his sister's fierce slash, then swung the blade in the opposite direction, cutting through the electromagnetically accelerated shells. Finally, he dodged awkwardly, barely avoiding Dorothy's burst of fire, and then smiled and said:

"Your swordsmanship is messed up, and your heart is messed up too. It seems that you really like him."

"?!"

Just as Honglian was shocked at Qianghua's close attitude; Baixue was shocked that Honglian actually liked men; Dorothy was shocked at how so many Nikkis liked Phoenix...

All I heard was a heroic laugh like the sound of gears rubbing against each other, floating slowly from afar.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw the person coming with an ape-like body, and Bai Xue's already bright golden eyes became even more dazzling.

"Okay, that saves me from having to look for you."

As he finished speaking, the bolt of the electromagnetic gun rang cheerfully like a silver bell.

……

……

north,

When Phoenix and his group arrived near the Sky Ring at the fastest speed without any obstruction.

Including Ludmila who provided the information, everyone stopped in their tracks the moment they saw the true face of Tianhuan.

"My Queen, didn't we agree that the crater would only be 800 meters in diameter?"

A certain Mad Hatter looked far ahead at the city's silhouette rising from the ground, and asked uncertainly:

"Did we take the wrong road? This small town seems to be more than ten kilometers long."

"impossible."

In response to the lieutenant's reasonable question, Ludmila frowned, shook his head slightly, and said:

"The human coalition map proves that there shouldn't be other small or medium-sized buildings where we are. So we can't rule out the possibility that Letcher expanded the fortress into a city with the Sky Ring as the center."

Convert a fortress into a city?

"Why did Letcher build a city? Do they like to sleep in houses too?"

Nian, who was following Walqiulei, joked half-jokingly. She had always been the livelier in the team, so she subconsciously wanted to liven up the dull and tense atmosphere in the team.

Unfortunately, what Nian didn't expect was that her commander would be the first one to deny her face.

"factory."

Walqiulei, who had been slowly developing the habit of using her brain, seemed to suddenly come to her senses, and actually made a reasonable judgment before Phoenix could speak.

"Letchers don't need rest, but Letchers need factories just like humans."

"good."

On the side, after hearing the inference given by Walqiulei, Ludmila also took the initiative to stand up for the girl and said:

"The attendant's judgment is completely logical. It is very likely that Letcher has built a large factory complex with the help of Tianhuan's existing power equipment."

The two ladies' inferences made sense, but unfortunately, Phoenix's mind was not here at all at the moment.

Now, he cared more about how many Letchers were hiding in the city, and whether there were Letchers who had already preheated their guns outside the city and were waiting for them to die.

"Isabelle, fly over and see if there's Letcher guarding ahead of us."

"Yes, Commander."

……

……

Letcher is different from humans after all.

Even if they heard the radar alarm, these low-level mechanical spiders would not learn from Qianghua and take the initiative to walk out of Tianhuan City and intercept the enemy on the snowfield.

The order they received was to move goods, so they would only move goods, and even thunder could not stop them from moving goods.

Unless the commander or Nikki is seen in the picture, these binary machines will not execute the highest-level instructions to destroy the enemy.

Therefore, the method used by Phoenix and others to sneak into the city can be described as bold.

After learning from Isabel that Tianhuan did not have Letcher who was specifically responsible for the city's defense, the lieutenant led his team into this huge steel jungle as quickly as possible without thinking, and with the help of Anik, he successfully found the entrance to the underground passage of the city.

The route was so skillful that one could hardly help wondering if the lieutenant had secretly defected to Letcher and regarded this Sky Ring City as his home.

Chapter 270: Nikki under the Instructor

The city built by Letcher was destined to be unsuitable for human activities.

The staircase structure was completely abandoned, the elevator was replaced by a rail, and the walls were covered with footholds suitable for Letcher to climb.

There is no verification system to prevent intrusion by outsiders, no explosion-proof gates for isolation, and no monitoring network that causes great headaches.

Letcher probably couldn't imagine that there really was someone in this world who was not afraid of death and dared to bring Nikki into their city...

……

Rumble, rumble, rumble——

The roar of mechanical structures echoed in the dark underground world.

At this moment, Phoenix and others who climbed down from the orbital well were clinging to the wellhead in broad daylight, each turning on their tactical flashlights to bring precious light to this huge underground factory.

"Isabelle, take us down."

While giving orders, the lieutenant looked at the Letcher parts that kept shuttling through the orbital network, and then he looked at the ground more than a hundred meters away from his feet and said:

"Others, please be on alert. If you encounter any danger, return directly to the surface through the orbital well."

"Yes, Commander."