NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

The girl pouted angrily until her pretty face turned bright red, then stomped her foot and shouted loudly:

"Mmm—! Mutual affection! You know that! Commander and I are mutually in love!!!"

I advise you not to have any unrealistic ideas! Being a mistress will make you despised! You know that!

And then there are fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh...

No, none of them will work!

Commander is very busy! He doesn't have time for your romance!!!

Yes, yes! Honey—!

Already stressed by her rival, Anise simply darted forward and grabbed her man's arm, glaring fiercely at the five of her kind ahead like a wolf guarding its prey.

As for that commander surnamed Fei…

Feeling a chill creeping down his kidneys, he nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying:

"I need to go back to the Ark tonight, and it will take time to deactivate NIMPH, so please give me an answer as soon as possible."

"I agree."

"I agree."

"I agree."

“I…I trust the commander.”

"I agree...no, I mean, I agree!!!"

Chapter 157 Who did it?

Phoenix's steps to remove NIMPH were very forceful.

Let Indivilia corrupt NIMPH, then transfer control to Anick, and finally let Anick control NIMPH to break free from Niki's brain.

There are a total of three steps.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and the most difficult of the three steps is the first step—erosion.

In the original storyline, whether it was Marian who became a heretic and was "divinely punished," Laplace of Missilis, or Pina and Little Red Riding Hood during the ground war, they all proved this point through their actions.

—Nikki's will can not only interfere with the speed of corruption, but can even continue to defy commands after being corrupted.

Therefore, only by placing a high degree of trust in the Phoenix Commander and completely abandoning any will to resist during the erosion process can Niki dismantle NIMPH as quickly as possible.

After listening to Phoenix's detailed explanation of the NIMPH deactivation principle, the five mass-produced Nikis showed no hesitation and presented their hands to their temporary commander with absolute obedience...

Thus, under Indivilla's control, with the mass-produced Niki completely giving up resistance, the erosion and transfer of NIMPH was successfully completed in less than ten minutes.

"It's done."

Looking at the five unconscious girls lying on the large bed, Lieutenant Phoenix twisted his neck uncomfortably and whispered to Anise:

"Marianne and the others regained consciousness in about three hours. The mass-produced ones suffered more severe brain damage, so it cannot be ruled out that the coma period may be prolonged."

If they haven't woken up after twelve hours, try to contact me. If all else fails, you can ask Viper for help. Tell her you can owe her a favor.

Okay, there's not enough time, I need to hurry back.

"You'll be in charge of those thirteen girls too, Anise."

"Alright, alright~ Commander, you're only in your twenties, why are you nagging like an old man?" The girl imitated someone by slinging a shotgun over her shoulder, teasing them with a smile.

"Don't worry about me, Commander, you should go back now."

As Anise spoke, she walked around to Phoenix's side and shoved the man with her hand.

"Hurry back, hurry back! Don't be late, Commander!"

"Well, I'll trouble you then."

The lieutenant, who knew the importance of things, nodded and said nothing more, following Anise's lead as she walked towards the door.

Just as he reached the door, the girl tugged at his sleeve again.

Then, the bewildered man instinctively turned his head, and the girl, who had been standing on tiptoe, skillfully seized the opportunity and successfully pressed her soft lips against her man's thin lips.

Not lasting

Not enthusiastic,

It's more accurate to call it a peck than a kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water—a fleeting, indistinct touch.

If I had to describe it in more detail...

It's like a dreamlike scene from a literary story, where a newlywed husband kisses his newlywed wife goodbye before leaving for work.

This kind of success, rising to the level of everyday life, is like a constantly flowing warm current, enveloping and permeating someone's heart and soul layer by layer.

If conditions allowed, Phoenix would have even considered putting his kidneys through the wringer at this moment, and also take the opportunity to test the quality of the hotel beds.

Unfortunately, there were only two hours left until six o'clock, leaving him no time even for a quick finish.

"Well... see you tomorrow night."

"Hmm."

Seeing his wife's rosy cheeks, the man, whose kidneys had healed and who had forgotten his weakness, couldn't resist giving her a kiss in return.

Finally, the lieutenant pushed open the door and, under the gaze of Anise and the thirteen girls in the corridor, quickly left the hotel and ran towards the isolation wall.

……

……

"Boss, judging from the scene of the death, it seems these human traffickers encountered a monster."

At the entrance to the outer edge of the underground passage, a well-dressed gang member, with a smirk playing on his lips, reported the situation to his boss in detail.

When the consultant mentioned that the man known as "the monster" was suspected of coercing traffickers into shooting them, Rosanna, the leader of Hedonia and a woman who advocated "violence begets violence," raised an eyebrow.

"Let the victim shoot the perpetrator? Hmm, that's quite an idea. It's not the style of the Qingming Society or the Peony Society, but it suits my taste."

"Is it possible to track them down?"

"no problem."

The consultant raised his left hand and pressed down on the brim of his hat, answering confidently, "Judging from the footprints, the other party must have left with those girls; it's impossible to cover up the traces along the way."

But should the boss really chase after them? That monster single-handedly cleared out a small secret passage.

"Yeah...that's right."

Upon hearing her subordinate's suggestion, Rosanna thought for a moment, raised her right hand, pointed the gun at the ceiling of the ark, and laughed heartily.

“This kind of role definitely needs the boss to step in. Alright, let’s discuss this matter further. Everyone else, blow up this road so those bastards won’t keep thinking about human trafficking.”

"Okay, boss!"

"Got it, boss!"

……

Fifteen minutes later...

Then came the continuous explosions of detonators, and a smuggling route, a symbol of evil, was buried by rubble.

Then, another fifteen minutes passed.

When Phoenix, breathless, arrived 300 meters from the ruins, he saw a 3D image of the ruins being blown up in advance through his mental map.

A deep sense of bewilderment, which even Leitch had never given him, welled up in the lieutenant's heart.

The road... just like that, it's gone...

Who did it???

Chapter 158 Ingrid's Helplessness

Admittedly, plans often fall short of reality.

However, such a sudden turn of events, akin to having one's escape route cut off on a battlefield, was still too shocking for Phoenix.

With only an hour and a half left until 6 o'clock, the only way to return on time is probably to have Yinhua come pick him up in a helicopter.

This is obviously impossible.

Even in this desperate moment when there was no way out, the lieutenant still honestly took ten seconds to deeply reflect on his rash decision to go to the outer edge of the area.

It was our own fault for not having a reliable backup evacuation plan.

The fact that he didn't order the ghost girls to stand guard for him was also his own fault.

and so……

Who blew up the tunnel?!

"Fallen, go and inform the rehabilitation center to implement the emergency plan."