NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

"Commander, your arm..."

"Oh, no need to pick them up."

The person involved, with a pale face, urged him on.

“The flocculent wound definitely won’t heal. Pepper should just use a hardening ointment; it’s faster that way. The most urgent thing is to get away from the Lecher group as soon as possible.”

Solidifying hemostatic ointment, a medical black technology that is almost never used in Ark. It will quickly coagulate at high temperature upon contact with blood.

Its advantage is that it stops bleeding incredibly quickly, but its disadvantage is that the adhesion site needs to be excised in subsequent treatments to ensure that there are no residues in the blood vessels.

As a result, the vast majority of commanders are unwilling to use this "life-saving device that aggravates injuries" unless absolutely necessary.

However, having already mentally prepared himself for the amputation on the Ark, he was quite philosophical about it.

If it weren't for the political issues that would arise after Anis used the antidote, he would have loved to return to the Ark and enjoy a long period of sick leave.

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drip.

The headset beeped with a notification that communication had been successfully established, and Phoenix, who was receiving emergency treatment behind cover, finally heard many familiar voices.

"Commander, this is Lapi."

"Third-rate, I didn't expect you to still be alive."

"...Yinhua, it's been a long time."

"...Tch, why do you want to set up a public channel? Do you want us to work with your unruly Nikis?"

Don't be ridiculous, it's third-rate.

Phoenix didn't really want to get involved in the awkward romantic entanglement between Labi and Yinhua. Firstly, he wasn't familiar with Yinhua; secondly, Labi's abrupt departure was indeed quite outrageous, even somewhat damaging to his image as a soldier who strictly obeyed orders.

Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine a battle in progress where a teammate, because of accidentally killing civilians, silently quits and leaves the team. Not to mention Yin Hua's fiery temper, he would probably have high blood pressure if he were in that situation.

"Alright, I'm not really interested in your personal grudges on the ground."

Phoenix cleared his throat and gave the order in a very fast voice.

"Yinhua, the three of you need to land quickly. Another group of Lechers has arrived around us, numbering between one hundred and one hundred and fifty. Your altitude makes you vulnerable to concentrated fire and being shot down."

Lhapi, head south along the main commercial street, and we will meet there.

Also, I need to communicate with that white-haired Niki, Silverflower, try to help me set up a communication channel.

Please execute the above command. Do you have any questions?

"Order received, Commander."

"...I understand, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to get in touch with that Niki."

"Understood, then everyone execute the order."

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"Driver, fly over the pilgrim's head, then pull up immediately."

Inside the transport plane, Yin Hua's expression grew increasingly grim as she turned off her microphone. While some credit undoubtedly went to Lapi, the majority of the damage came from the unfavorable information provided to her by that third-rate person.

— More than a hundred Lechs are surrounding the shopping street.

If there's enough ammunition, Bestie alone could wipe out 70% of them in a short time.

Unfortunately, Bestie had run out of ammunition. Just as Sanliu had said, if they stayed in the air any longer, they would be met with dozens or even hundreds of gunfire.

boom! ! !

The sniper bullet hit the concrete slab beside Bai Xue precisely, blasting a not-so-small hole.

Seeing this, Bai Xue, who was running, leaped over the gap between the rooftops. She then looked up at the sky and saw the huge black shadow of the transport plane slowly drifting over her head. The strong airflow made her pure white hair flutter and dance.

At the same time, a rifle magazine was thrown out of the hatch.

Sensing that the other party meant no harm, Bai Xue hesitated but still chose to raise her hand and firmly grasp the magazine. With that grasp, she immediately knew that the magazine itself was not the message the other party wanted to convey to her.

The headset that was rigidly mounted on the magazine slot was the real protagonist of this throw.

"..."

Staring at the headset in her hand, Bai Xue suddenly stopped in her tracks, even forgetting for a moment to fire a shot at the fading noise.

In her heart, Fang Zhou's betrayal back then had been slowly buried by the passage of time. She couldn't say she hated him, nor could she say she forgave him; she simply didn't want to waste any more time pursuing it.

However, she still felt resistant to the idea of ​​reconnecting with the Ark.

She didn't want to know those powerful figures who didn't forget to fight amongst themselves even when facing life and death. Let alone communicating with them, just hearing their breathing made her feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart.

Should we make an exception?

Hearing the faint calls coming through the headset, Bai Xue's unwavering kindness finally led her to put on the headset.

Ok,

Just listen to one sentence.

If the other person is an arrogant guy, she'll just crush it.

"Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Lotus, Dorothy, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Lotus, Dorothy, Little Red Riding Hood, White..."

"!"

As a series of code names flowed from the headset, Bai Xue's long-unchanging indifferent expression rippled like a calm lake being stirred by the wind, revealing a hint of surprise.

"You're the commander of the Ark? How do you know so many names?!"

"Snow White?!"

The man's voice through the earpiece was filled with joy, as if they were lovers who hadn't been in touch for a long time talking to each other.

"Excuse me for bothering you, but if it's convenient, could you come over for a moment? I... I'm asking for your help as a human. As a deposit, I can answer your questions."

"..."

"……wait for me."

Chapter Twenty: Men

“Lavi, behind the street you are facing, a Rachel is moving to the right.”

"Lorf, Sugar, go through the room in front of you, go up to the second floor, there are three Lechers walking side by side downstairs."

"Christine, move to the left and hide under the cash register. A Lecher will pass by you."

“Merry, go up to the rooftop and prepare to fire at 2:27:15. After firing, immediately go downstairs and hide.”

"Merry's gunshot will attract Letcher's attention. Everyone move out immediately after hearing the gunshot. Same as always, regardless of whether the mission is accomplished or not, you must retreat within twenty seconds."

Inside a candy shop, Phoenix leaned against a pillar decorated like a candy cane, gazing wistfully at Anise lying opposite him.

At this moment, the corrosive virus had completely taken control of the girl's mind, forcing her to mechanically repeat the phrase "confirm target location" repeatedly, devoid of any vitality.

Listening to the electromagnetic cannons firing intermittently outside and the endless howling, Phoenix realized that Snow White might not be able to arrive anytime soon.

But here lies the problem.

For him, the time when the special forces temporarily leave the scene is the best time for him to make a trade.

There was no way Yin Hua could hide the truth about Anis being corrupted from him, so naturally he couldn't trade the antidote with Bai Xue in front of that grumpy girl.

Not only that, but at this critical moment, having lost too much blood, I also experienced a terrible bout of fainting...

Boom!

Outside, the horns of Merri's attack echoed softly. As expected, one after another, Lechers turned their gazes toward the nearby gunfire, only to have their cores destroyed by the swift attacks of Lapi and his men, who were lying in ambush nearby.

The cleanup efforts are still not efficient enough!

Phoenix, breathing heavily, continued to give his Nikkis the next offensive plan.

"call--

Attention everyone, there is a large creature slowly advancing towards us in a very clear direction. Therefore, it is reasonable to suspect that it is the Tyrant-class Rachel, codenamed Blacksmith, who is collecting Niki's body.

Our location is surrounded by narrow alleys, so the blacksmith would have to force his way in if he wanted to. Therefore, there's no need to be nervous; you have plenty of time to prepare for the battle.

call--

What we need to do is clean up the small ones first.

call--

Now, Lapi moves to the left..."

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Boom! ...