NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

It was her older sister who stole her man.

Absurd! Utterly absurd! How could her sister steal her man?!

Although Rose had a larger bust and wider hips than her, and was not only beautiful and had a sweet voice, but also had a gentle personality with a touch of girlish playfulness, and even her knife skills were slightly better than hers...

"..."

As he recounted his sister's numerous virtues, and combined this with the shameless content of his dream, the drunkard's sense of shame and anger grew stronger without him even realizing it.

I arrived first, so how did I end up in a losing situation?

"Hmm? Red Lotus."

Just as the swordsman was agonizing over her win rate, Phoenix, who had also gotten up early, arrived in the hall with his squadron and saw her looking slightly irritated.

"You didn't sleep on the floor last night, did you?"

The lieutenant looked down at Honglian standing by the pillar, wanting to tease her with a "be careful not to get rheumatism in your knees," but unexpectedly, the woman seemed to be possessed by firecrackers, exploding at the slightest touch.

"Please take care of yourself first, young master."

"?"

Phoenix wasn't angry at being unexpectedly confronted by a woman; he was simply intrigued by Honglian's "I'm annoying, don't mess with me" expression and jokingly asked:

"So you're grumpy when you wake up?"

"..."

Seeing that the man still had the attitude of "a dead pig doesn't fear boiling water", Honglian did not shy away from staring at the man's green eyes in public. Her anger gradually subsided.

"Is there anything urgent?" she asked.

The lieutenant answered frankly, "Yes, there is. I want to talk to you about your sister."

"?"

The memories that had just receded surged again because of Phoenix's words, but Honglian was not the kind of woman who was easily controlled by her emotions. Her retort just now was just the lingering effects of her old personality.

So the drunkard suppressed his urge to abduct someone and elope, and his expression returned to its usual amiable state. "Has there been any progress in my sister's matter?"

"Have."

Phoenix nodded matter-of-factly, completely unaware that to the members of the Goddess Squad, he was like Tang Sanzang without Sun Wukong's protection, and continued:

"Let's go to the far north again, let's set off now."

……

……

In a near-apocalyptic environment, with ample resources, having the means of flight is always a top priority for people.

Especially in the world of Ark a century later, the outlines of small cities have been redrawn by greenery, and moss has taken over the high ground of the haphazardly parked vehicles on the streets. The asphalt roads that should have been smooth are now cracked by the erosion of time, and the cracks are like the scars on the earth, crisscrossing and bottomless.

Let alone motorcycles, even tanks have difficulty moving smoothly through the city.

"In this kind of dilapidated terrain, forming a mechanized force and engaging in a protracted war with Lecher would be practically a free gift; even the retreat could go awry halfway through."

As Lieutenant Phoenix sped through the steel jungle, calculating how to launch a ground counterattack, he couldn't help but sigh over the voice channel:

"Dorothy, when your Goddess Force fought against Rachel back then, how did the human alliance fight?"

In the sky, Atao, who was flying at low altitude, answered the commander's question somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't really know much about the Human Alliance. I only remember that our Niki unit would use airdrops to enter the battlefield."

"Even mass-produced models are airdropped?"

“That’s right. Apart from the Nikki troops defending the garrison, most of the mass-produced units will also be airdropped into the area.” Honglian, who was protecting the lieutenant, interrupted and added:

"No matter how fast the mass-produced Niki is, it can't outrun artillery shells. The casualty ratio of a head-on collision with Lecher is almost the same as that of human armored forces. Therefore, guerrilla warfare and interception were the main combat methods of most Niki units at that time."

"What about the human alliance? Niki's single-soldier rocket launcher can kill Lecher, and all of humanity has hundreds of thousands of missiles. Why is it so difficult to win a few local victories?"

Phoenix continued to question the plausibility of things that were not mentioned in the original game's storyline, or that the game's developers were unable to address.

If the screenwriter can't come up with something, it's because of their limited abilities. But the Ark world they live in is a real world. In other words, the world must have already filled in the gaps in the screenwriter's worldview the moment it was created.

“Lecher… has an anti-missile system.” Snow White, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up while standing guard on the other side of the commander. “Any missile flying at high altitudes will be inexplicably detonated in the air. I suspected at the time that Lecher had a large number of low-orbit satellite anti-missile laser cannons, but this explanation was rejected by the Human Alliance Government.”

"?"

Low Earth orbit, satellites, anti-missile systems, laser cannons???

After the lieutenant broke down this long term into its four parts and understood them one by one, he immediately understood why the Human Alliance government had rejected Snow White's judgment.

If the judgment is wrong, then investigating whether the satellite cannon is real is a pure waste of valuable human and material resources.

Conversely, assuming the assessment is correct, the human coalition would likely disintegrate in an instant, with many combatants suffering mental breakdowns due to despair.

The reason is simple: human technology at the time was not weak, and they even possessed several giant air carriers for the large-scale airdrop of Niki.

Under what circumstances would Lecher, possessing a space laser cannon, not be in a hurry to destroy humanity's airborne aircraft carriers? The answer is probably only one:

--play.

Just like human cubs playing with insects or cats playing with mice, they have the ability to easily kill them, but out of curiosity, they observe the scene and reaction of the other party slowly dying.

The most primal innocence can also be called cruelty.

"No wonder the underground Ark is full of useless cowards; it seems everyone thinks humanity can't win."

After listening to the story told by the three members of the Goddess Squad, Phoenix, having understood the cause and effect, couldn't help but sigh and look up at the vast blue sky above.

Damn it, the screenwriter definitely didn't think of this.

Chapter 266 Atao is greatly shocked

Phoenix and the three members of the Goddess Squad made no attempt to conceal their conversation, so the thirteen members of the squadron naturally understood Ark's predicament and that Niki's efforts resembled a thoroughly disastrous comedy.

There is neither joy nor sorrow; rather, the very existence of this drama is extremely ironic.

Upon learning the truth, all of Labi and the others wore solemn expressions, while gossipy individuals like Anise and Musk began to chatter on and on.

"Satellite cannons... If what the commander said is true, that humanity has hundreds of thousands of missiles but has won few battles during ground wars, doesn't that mean we're surrounded by Lecher's satellite cannons?"

"wrong."

Upon hearing Anise's words, Snow White shook her head without hesitation and corrected her:

"The hundreds of thousands is the sum of the official bills of various countries at that time. In reality, the total number of missiles in the human alliance was more than 1.2 million."

"Alright, alright~ More than 1.2 million, more than 1.2 million, anyway, humanity has no hope."

Faced with the exasperating STEM-trained women, Anise rolled her eyes in disdain, then launched into a blunt critique:

"So, we Nikis are just pawns used by the higher-ups of the human government to deceive the civilians?!"

Don't lose hope, everyone! Niki is really strong! They can hold their own against Letcher!

Therefore, please everyone work hard to keep Ark society running, so that we, the upper class, can enjoy humanity's last moments of revelry!

"Haha~"

The Yin-Yang Master Anis's witty remarks successfully amused Dorothy, who was in charge of aerial reconnaissance.

Then, a voice came through the voice channel, seemingly teasing but actually probing.

"Therefore, humans led by humans cannot save humanity. Don't you all think that only we, Niki, can bring a glimmer of hope to humanity?"

Dorothy.

Realizing the topic was becoming increasingly sensitive, Honglian quickly stopped it, saying:

"The lieutenant is still traveling with us."

Unfortunately, apart from the former captain Lilyves, none of the other members of the Goddess Squad truly respected anyone else from the bottom of their hearts. Moreover, after Lilyves' sacrifice, Dorothy took over as acting captain...

"Then let Phoenix give his opinion." Ignoring Honglian's warning, the woman's lips curled into a sinister smile as she continued speaking to herself:

"Lieutenant, don't you think that only by reminding the Ark's higher-ups of Lecher's fear will they truly unite and realize the importance of Nikki's technology?"

"You mean, you want to orchestrate an attack on the Ark by Lecher, and then appear as a savior to make them grateful to you?"

Knowing all about Ah Tao's little schemes, Phoenix gave a spoiler on the spot, shocking Ah Tao so much that she almost lost her balance and fell from the sky.

How did this man know about my plans?!

Could it be that Pina told him?

"you……"

Dorothy was about to make a rebuttal when she realized that the lieutenant's truly astonishing words were yet to come.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated."

Phoenix's tone sounded somewhat dismissive.

"As long as you have the experience and confidence to manage tens of millions of people, I will go back and kill those who are disobedient for you. You just need to take over."

The premise is whether you have that ability.

Why should I believe that a mere acting captain who can't even manage the Goddess Army can govern tens of millions of people effectively?

Dorothy: "...?"

The man's words effectively shut Atao up completely. Not only that, he also covered the mouths and noses of several other unsuspecting girls, including Honglian, Baixue, Labi, and Helen.