Elder brother's garrison

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll take you there right away." Xiaobai smiled slightly at Barbarossa, then pointed in the direction ahead and reassured her, "Hindenburg of the Deep Sea is over there in the ruins area, over there, in the area where the other Deep Sea Deans live."

"How did you find it?" Barbarossa asked in a low voice.

"I found it with Kamikaze, we're just launching it," Shiro said to Barbarossa with a smile.

"..." Barbarossa fell silent, raised his head, and looked at the ruins without saying anything more.

But Barbarossa's silence did not mean the atmosphere had become safe.

The man in the middle of the group kept glancing forward and back, his gaze shifting nervously and anxiously between the silent Barbarossa and Savoy.

Barbarossa and Savoy were not exactly easy to deal with. Although they had given up their dispute and were temporarily coexisting peacefully under Xiaobai's control, Chaoda and the two silent deep-sea deans felt that the atmosphere was like a gas cylinder that was clearly on fire inside but tightly shut outside, with undercurrents surging.

The ruins area is right next to Savoy's territory, not too far away.

The journey was uneventful.

The group arrived at the ruins area.

The ruins area was just like when Xiaobai had come twice before. There were no well-formed buildings on the desolate sea. Floating on the water were the broken walls and ruins of buildings. Small clumps of construction debris floated and floated, gathering and connecting with each other to form "miniature mountains" full of rust and steel bars, which moved slowly.

“I’ve been here before,” Barbarossa said to Little White, implying that she had searched for Hindenburg in the Deep Sea but had not found him.

The moment Barbarossa finished speaking, the quiet atmosphere around them changed.

Super-large and Neng could clearly feel that Savoy, who was at the back of the group, moved. The deep-sea energy around them was also stirring. Barbarossa noticed Savoy's movement and tilted his gaze slightly. Black and red energy swirled under Barbarossa's feet, and ripples kept spreading on the surface of the water beneath them.

Barbarossa's words seemed to be a delaying tactic, using Xiaobai's previous advice to persuade her to protect Savoy from her control. Now that everyone had arrived at their destination, if Xiaobai could not find the Deep Sea Hindenburg in time, Barbarossa would still take action against Savoy, the most suspicious person among them, without showing any mercy.

Needless to say, Savoy was another story.

Savoy has never enjoyed being beaten up. She was already furious at being attacked by Barbarossa without any explanation. She hadn't fought back before because of her secret. If Barbarossa still didn't know what was good for her, Savoy would risk exposing her secret and losing her life to teach Barbarossa a lesson she would never forget.

Sensing the imposing aura emanating from the two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy, Chao Dahe, standing in the middle of the group, immediately looked distressed and cast a pleading glance at Xiao Bai.

"After all, Miss Barbarossa, you don't have carrier-based aircraft, so your search capabilities are still a bit lacking." In such a tense moment, Xiaobai seemed completely unaware of the imminent tension around her. She smiled and said to Barbarossa, while standing on tiptoe and patting Barbarossa on the shoulder. "Let's go, the Deepsea Hindenburg is still waiting for us over there."

It's strange to say.

Even though it seemed that the tension between Barbarossa and Savoy had reached an unbearable level, Barbarossa's aura vanished instantly after Xiaobai's seemingly casual remark, returning him to his previous calm state. He then obediently followed Xiaobai's lead. As for Savoy, although he had just been displaying an attitude of "You've gone too far, I can't tolerate this anymore," the resentment in Savoy's eyes slowly dissipated after Xiaobai's words. He fell silent, staring at Xiaobai's back without uttering a sound.

The large figure, with its hands clasped together and fingers tightly interlocked, evoked a sense of deep emotion.

Although no one knows what happened, it's astonishing that two abyssal deans, who are like oil and water, could put aside their differences and follow her with such conviction...

That's too much like a leader.

That's the aura of our admiral!

So proud...

Under the watchful eyes of Super Yamato, Whitey led Barbarossa toward a nearby direction. As they walked, Whitey checked the location on the map in his mind, and finally stopped on the water.

Barbarossa looked around, but the scenery was exactly the same as when he first entered the ruins area: the same old ruins and empty water, with no sign of Hindenburg in the deep sea.

Barbarossa was looking at Little White with a puzzled expression when Little White suddenly looked up, smiled at him, and then turned around and walked straight toward a small hill of construction debris nearby.

“No wonder Miss Barbarossa searched for you all over the city for so long without finding you. So you were hiding here.” As Xiaobai spoke, she stepped onto the small hill, not caring that the hill was covered with rusty steel bars. She directly inserted her snow-white little hand into the steel bars and gently pulled it out.

Wow————

The solid metal mountain collapsed instantly, as if a vital bone had been removed. Large quantities of rusted, blackish-red iron bars gushed out from the mountain and crashed onto the water. Just as the bars were gushing out, a white figure squeezed out of the metal mountain and was swept onto the sea surface along with the bars and molten iron.

Upon seeing the figure emerging from the mountain peak, the usually composed Barbarossa paused slightly, then took a few steps and arrived in front of the figure in a few flashes, looking down at it.

really.

The figure that emerged from the "metal mountain" was none other than the deep-sea Hindenburg, which had been missing for most of the day.

For some unknown reason, Hindenburg was swallowed up by the metal mountain. Without the protection of her ship equipment, she was unable to escape from the metal mountain. Even her delicate skin could not withstand the scratches from the metal. At this moment, her clothes were torn in one place and another. There were several metal scratches on her snow-white thighs, arms, waist, and back. The scratches were stained with conspicuous rust, and the bloodstains had dried. Fortunately, they were all superficial wounds and did not endanger her life.

Barbarossa crouched down and carefully examined Hindenburg's body.

Barbarossa reached out and patted Hindenburg's face.

Hindenburg, her face covered in rust, groggily opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Barbarossa, who was expressionless. She first took a couple of deep breaths, then grinned at her.

Hey Barbarossa! Good morning!

energetic.

Hindenburg of the Deep Sea shouted excitedly, raised his arms and swung them in the air, but halfway through, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at the several scars on his arms in confusion.

"Eh?"

Hindenburg looked down at the steel bars beneath him, then glanced to the side, before exchanging a look with Xiaobai and the others standing beside him.

"Admiral?" Hindenburg blinked in confusion. "You guys are here too?"

"...Yes, we're here too." Seeing that Hindenburg was still full of energy, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked up. "Hindenburg, I... um!"

Xiaobai hadn't finished speaking.

Sudden.

Barbarossa, who had been squatting silently to the side, suddenly turned around and stretched out his arms to hug Little White tightly. In an instant, Little White felt two familiar soft mounds rush towards him, engulfing his face and almost suffocating him.

It took a lot of effort for Little White to crawl out of Barbarossa's chest.

“Ha—Miss Barbarossa, you—” Little White first took a couple of breaths, then gave Barbarossa a wry smile.

"Thank you." Barbarossa's reply was brief and quick.

His voice trembled slightly.

It sounds quite sincere.

Under Xiaobai's gaze, Barbarossa's eyes slowly turned red, and moisture kept escaping from them.

"You're welcome," Xiaobai said, pursing her lips.

“I owe you,” Barbarossa said to Little White.

"It's nothing, just a small favor." Xiaobai looked at Barbarossa's face, breathed a sigh of relief, and spoke slowly.

As for how Barbarossa was feeling at that moment, Xiaobai said it was difficult for her to empathize with her. But she thought that no matter how Deepsea Hindenburg got here, Barbarossa, who secretly came to Xiaobai's place alone in the early morning, must feel that she was responsible for not supervising her properly. It's good that Deepsea Hindenburg is okay, but if something really happened to her, then Barbarossa would definitely feel extremely guilty.

what.

but……

Speaking of it.

Xiao Bai had a flash of inspiration.

“Well, speaking of which… Miss Barbarossa, instead of thanking me, do you feel like you’ve forgotten something more important?” Little White asked Barbarossa.

Barbarossa was quiet, then followed Little White's finger and looked at Savoy not far away.

Barbarossa and Savoy stared at each other for a moment.

Savoy's face was frosty.

Barbarossa's eyebrows were lowered.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"……sorry."

Chapter 2102 Staying by Your Side

The reason Barbarossa fought with Savoy was that after failing to find the Deep Sea Hindenburg, Barbarossa unilaterally believed that the missing Deep Sea Hindenburg had been killed by Savoy, which is why he came to fight Savoy to the death.

This way of thinking is somewhat straightforward.

They are also extremely unreasonable.

He's even a bit of a hooligan.

But it fits the style of some single-minded deep-sea deans.

However, after Xiaobai helped Barbarossa find the missing Deepsea Hindenburg, Savoy's suspicion was naturally cleared. Generally speaking, Savoy does not leave his territory during the day. Since the Deepsea Hindenburg came to the ruins area, this matter naturally has nothing to do with Savoy.

In other words.

Barbarossa wronged Savoy.

She did something wrong.

Since you've done something wrong.

Then comes the much-anticipated apology segment.

“…I’m sorry.” After a long stare, Barbarossa lowered his head and sincerely apologized to Savoy, who was not far away.

Savoy stared coldly at Barbarossa. Her face showed no intention of forgiving Barbarossa just because she apologized. In fact, after being cleared of her name, she became a little agitated, her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved violently.

This is also understandable.

After all, in the eyes of other Deep Sea Deans, Savoy might have simply been beaten up by Barbarossa, but in Savoy's own eyes, that battle had almost cost her her life countless times. If it weren't for Little White arriving in time, she would most likely have perished at Barbarossa's hands today.

This is so frustrating!

I'm so angry!

That's so unfair!

Savoy was very angry.

Especially after the injustice was cleared, he was even more furious.

"Do you think I'll forgive you just because of a simple apology?" Savoy said through gritted teeth, his voice filled with hatred as he spoke to Barbarossa.

"I'm so sorry," Barbarossa said, bowing her head again.

"If a few apologies could make it all go away, then there wouldn't be so many good things in the world!" Savoy stepped forward, his eyes blazing with anger. "You just tried to kill me!!!"

“…I’m sorry.” Barbarossa closed his eyes. “Hit me then.”

“You…” If Barbarossa could have shown more remorse, more pain, and more humility, Savoy might have felt a sense of satisfaction. But now, looking at Barbarossa’s posture of offering his neck for death, Savoy felt an inexplicable fire raging within him, and his breathing became even heavier.

at last.

Savoy could no longer contain himself.

Savoy raised his arm sharply, his body radiating intense deep-sea energy, and then swung it down fiercely at the defenseless Barbarossa.

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—Smack! !

A crisp sound rang out under the dark sky, then slowly dissipated in all directions.

……

On the way back to Xiaobai's place, Savoy still had a sour face and walked at the back of the group. At the front of the group, the Deep Sea Hindenburg, covered in wounds, was still full of energy, striding along with his long legs and chattering incessantly. Barbarossa followed beside her calmly, listening silently to Deep Sea Hindenburg's rambling.

On the calm left side of Barbarossa's face, there was now an unusually conspicuous black handprint, extending from his chin to his eye, vividly depicted, flashing, and emitting a black light.

"Pfft." Every time Superman saw the cheerful handprint on Barbarossa's face, he couldn't help but lower his head and suppress his laughter. After laughing, he felt very embarrassed and quickly lowered his head to follow along. But every few steps, he couldn't help but look up and then chuckle again, in an endless cycle.

"It must have been tough for you, Savoy, to forgive Miss Barbarossa so easily," Little White said with a smile as he walked up to Savoy.

"I wouldn't be satisfied even if I sank her!" Savoy snorted heavily, his eyes fixed on Barbarossa's retreating figure, making no attempt to hide his still-unresolved anger. "It's just that now is not the time."

Savoy realized he was too weak during the day; the slap he gave Barbarossa had even made his hand hurt. If Barbarossa suddenly changed her mind and retaliated when he was about to execute her, he would be the one who suffered the loss.

"I see." Xiaobai laughed. "Anyway, it's great that everyone was able to resolve this matter safely."

“I don’t think I’m unscathed at all.” Savoy snorted, glancing at Little White. “By the way, aren’t you curious about what happened?”

"Huh? What's the matter?"

“Don’t play dumb. I’m talking about the Deep Sea Hindenburg, of course.” Savoy glared at him. “Who exactly hid the Deep Sea Hindenburg in the ruins area?”

"Ah... well..." Xiaobai looked at the two figures in front of him and was speechless for a moment.

After Barbarossa apologized, everyone asked Hindenburg, who was covered in wounds, what had happened that morning that made her disappear from her home, run to such a distant ruined area, and even crawl into a metal mountain, injuring herself all over. Faced with everyone's question, Hindenburg blinked and thought for a moment, then gave everyone a very simple answer.

"I do not know."