NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

"Damn it! Damn it—!! One day I will tear everything you have to shreds and present it to the Queen!!!"

On the other side of the battlefield, Bai Xue, who had just sniped Xiao Cao in the abdomen, heard him still talking back. Just as she was about to take a step to chase after him to the south, a violent collapse sounded in her ears like an alarm bell.

Rumble, rumble, rumble——

"Ok?"

The white-haired girl looked in the direction of the sound and saw billowing smoke and dust churning about a hundred meters to the southeast.

Drip!

“It’s me. Did you hear the collapse? If you did, which direction was it from?”

"call--

He was a blacksmith.

call--

It's coming for us. Walk about 300 meters ahead in the direction it's pointing; I'm in a candy shop.

"You don't sound like you're doing well."

Hearing Phoenix's occasionally panting reply, Snow White turned back to look at the clamor that had long since receded from the battlefield. After a few seconds of thought, she made up her mind, closed her eyes, and said:

"I'll help you take down the blacksmith. Don't forget what you said before."

“…I can consider this as…another transaction.”

"No need, you just need to make sure you don't faint."

"...I'll try my best. Oh, and don't turn off the communication."

"it is good."

Although she didn't understand why an Ark commander would maintain such annoying communication with her, considering that it might keep the other person as conscious as possible, Snow White felt that it wasn't entirely meaningless.

But in the next minute, a moment that seemed almost miraculous, her opinion of the commander completely changed.

"At two o'clock, there are three Lechers moving northwards from below the adjacent street, with their backs turned."

Looking to the lower left, there's a Lecher moving north, sideways, behind the steakhouse.

10 o'clock direction...

Three o'clock position...

Jump to your right, and below is…”

"..."

The electromagnetic railgun's distinctive, muffled hum echoed through the night sky.

Still in shock, Snow White hadn't experienced her "dwarves" collectively experiencing gun barrels cooling down in a very long time.

Niki is simply not as fragile as humans.

Even someone as strong as Snow White, when faced with dozens or even hundreds of the lowest-level Lechers alone, would have to figure out how to efficiently avoid the enemy's concentrated fire.

To do this, one must constantly observe, gather intelligence, and make judgments on the battlefield.

Therefore, a decrease in the frequency of attacks is an inevitable problem.

However, ever since the information about this man came through her earpiece a minute ago, the amount of information she needed to think about immediately dropped drastically.

The route of the operation, the distribution of Lechers, one's own position, even the loading and cooling time of bullets...

Everything was in a perfectly reasonable state under that guy's planning.

At first, I faced one Lecher, then two at the same time, then three, four, five... and then back to four...

How did he know?

He thinks my most efficient battle is when I face four regular Lechers at the same time?

Snow White, who considered "eliminating Lecher" as the final meaning of her life, subconsciously narrowed her eyes.

You look down on me?

"Weapon power reduced by 30%, theoretical rate of fire increased by 43.2625%. Ark Commander, please plan the route according to these values."

"call--"

"...Change route, about 20 degrees south of east, jump over two alleys, three on the left at the intersection, three facing forward on the right, and one with its back to you."

"learn."

No sooner had she finished speaking than in the blink of an eye, Bai Xue had already jumped to the position Phoenix had indicated, set up the electromagnetic sniper rifle, and instantly destroyed the core of a Lecher on the right.

Meanwhile, the turrets on either side behind her locked onto the remaining three Lechers on the right side under her control, and all of them were successfully destroyed almost simultaneously.

Immediately afterwards, the girl put down the sniper rifle, picked up the laser pistol at her hip, and fired a three-shot burst at the three Lechers who had just turned their heads to the left.

I'm so tired, so alone

"Objective achieved."

"..."

"Ark Commander?"

"call--"

"Go forward and help my team take down that blacksmith, the squad leader's name is... Lapi."

……

……

A wave of dizziness washed over Phoenix, relentlessly crashing against the wall of will in his mind.

he,

We're almost at our limit.

Fragmented thinking could no longer provide Snow with efficient combat strategies, so she had no choice but to cooperate with Lapi in combat.

However, his remaining rationality urged him not to fall into a coma.

Anis's corruption is still unresolved, the excuse for retreating to the Ark has not been given, and Anis's fate has not been decided...

There are so many unresolved issues waiting for me to deal with, therefore, I absolutely... absolutely... cannot...

Boom! ! !

In a daze, the man leaning against the pillar saw a white figure rush into his blurred vision, followed by red, gray, black...

"Lavi...take everyone out."

As his vision began to blur, Phoenix simply closed his eyes, ignoring everything else, and continued speaking to himself:

"Three seconds... everyone except Snow White... get out. Anyone who eavesdrops, don't call me Commander."

"three."

"..."

"..."

"Lend me the antidote to save her... I'll pay you back later, at the latest two years... at the earliest one year. Plus... add another three thousand Lechers. If you're not satisfied, we can increase the stakes later... Deal?"

Amid Phoenix's halting speech, Snow White glanced back at Anise, who was still repeatedly saying "confirm target location," and then looked at the man in disbelief.

"Why……"

"stop."

The man with his eyes closed seemed to be annoyed by the girl's opening words, and his tone immediately carried a hint of anger and subtle fear.

"I... am in a hurry. If the deal is done... I still have things to talk about afterwards. If the deal isn't done, that's fine too."

Bai Xue: "..."

……

……

Squeak, squeak.

Metal boots trod across the candy store entrance strewn with shards of glass. Snow White, her usual indifferent expression gone, looked across the street at Labi and the others with her no longer cold eyes. Finally unable to suppress her curiosity, she asked gently:

"Who is he?"

"you still need to ask?"

Having been waiting impatiently for a long time, Lorf spoke first:

"Men, men who are now extinct in the entire Ark."

Chapter Twenty-One: Who is Anik again? (Three-in-One)