Elder brother's garrison

“According to the information I received earlier, the Deep Sea Dean should have appeared on the high seas, right? The Deep Sea Dean who attacked the supply team might not be here anytime soon,” Xiaobai said to Mu Chenglin. “What if the Deep Sea Dean isn’t at the first Deep Sea outpost that the newbie garrison is responsible for, but you encounter him first? What should you do then?”

“Generally speaking, the deep-sea stronghold where the Deep Sea Dean resides should be the largest one.” Mu Chenglin nodded and said, “According to the map, as long as the newbie naval base initially chooses the largest deep-sea stronghold, there is a very high probability of encountering the Deep Sea Dean.”

"What if we don't run into them?"

"Well, with the strength of Haoding Naval Base and the Mu family's temporary fleet, it shouldn't be difficult to hold them off for a short time... and I also have other methods." Mu Chenglin patted his chest as he said this, "As the admiral of the Mu family fleet, I have as many as 766 ship girls at my disposal. Once an Abyssal Dean appears at a certain Abyssal base, I can fully mobilize these ship girl forces and send the extra ship girl personnel from other Abyssal bases without Abyssal Deans to the corresponding bases as soon as possible, buying more time for the arrival of the newbie naval base."

"I see. Then I'll have to rely on you then." Xiaobai smiled slightly at Mu Chenglin.

“No, the core of this plan is not us, but Admiral Lu Lin.” Mu Chenglin shook his head. “My plan is entirely based on the strong combat power of the newbie naval base. In essence, it is the members of the newbie naval base who are leading us in this final battle.”

"It's not so bad, is it?" Xiaobai smiled, then stood up. "So, which deep-sea outpost is the newbie naval base responsible for?"

"Judging from its location and size, this is it." Mu Chenglin pointed to the deepest part of the map.

Xiao Bai leaned closer to the map, looked in the direction Mu Chenglin was pointing, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The place Mu Chenglin was referring to was the deepest part of Chapter 8, which is where the deep-sea city is located.

"Is it alright, Admiral Lu Lin?" Mu Chenglin looked at Xiaobai. "Although this deep-sea outpost is the farthest, we have it marked on the map. As long as we carefully avoid the other deep-sea outposts along the way, it shouldn't be difficult to get there safely."

“Sure, no problem at all,” Xiaobai replied. “I’ll notify my ship girl through the admiral’s network right away.”

"Then I'll have to trouble Admiral Lu Lin." Mu Chenglin said gratefully, but quickly paused, looked up and called out to Xiao Bai, "Oh right, wait a minute, Admiral Lu Lin."

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Xiaobai looked at Mu Chenglin.

"Since we're informing the ship girls, let's also send this message along with them," Mu Chenglin said. "The Deep Sea Dean who attacked the supply team is most likely a large, slow-moving enemy, but extremely adept at concealing her presence and possessing terrifying suppressive power. If we're talking about a breakthrough point, there don't seem to be any Deep Sea frigates around her."

"Huh? How did you know that?" Xiaobai was stunned.

"It was Aunt Naihua who deduced this after observing the members of the attacked supply team," Mu Chenglin said respectfully. "Although it's not conclusive evidence, it can be used as a reference."

"Nono-chan?" Shiro blinked, then quickly looked around, trying to find Nono-chan's location. "Is she here now?"

"Aunt Naihana has returned to the valley."

"Oh, oh..." Xiaobai was slightly relieved after hearing this. "Well... then you can pass this message on to other people... I'll also pass it on to my own ship girls."

Xiao Bai touched his chest.

My heart is still pounding.

The fact that Muna was able to deduce Dean Fukami's abilities and characteristics simply by observing the victim is somewhat frightening. No wonder she's a strong woman who has been the head of the Mu family for so many years...

Fortunately, such a dangerous person has already returned to the valley. If she were still in the command post... she might have become the biggest threat to my plan to deceive everyone.

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai couldn't help but steal a glance at Mu Chenglin.

At this moment, Mu Chenglin was lying on the map, directing the fleet captains of the various Mu family fleets on the sea through the admiral network.

……

On the sea.

The thousands of ship girls who set off from the coast had already crossed the safe waters and arrived at an unknown sea area that Haoding Garrison had never reached before, while Xiaobai and Muchenglin were discussing the plan.

Unknown waters are different from safe waters. Even outside of heavily guarded deep-sea outposts, the sea surface is dotted with scattered deep-sea amphibious ships.

However, the firepower of the large fleet composed of thousands of ship girls was not something that the scattered Abyssal ships could withstand. The moment they saw the Abyssal ships, with a command on the sea, the Mu family fleet at the forefront opened fire simultaneously. The booming sound was incessant, and then a large number of shells rained down from the sky, instantly turning the area in front of them into a raging sea of ​​fire.

Before the deep-sea ships could even react, they were torn to pieces by the firepower raining down from the sky and sank to the bottom of the sea.

For a time, the path ahead was clear and unobstructed.

The ship girls' iron hooves mercilessly trampled across the waters littered with deep-sea debris.

The Mu family's ship girl fleet and the Haoding Garrison's fleet were mixed together, forming nine teams of about a hundred people each, and headed towards the nine deep-sea strongholds marked on the map.

To ensure high-purity combat power, the fleet of the newbie garrison did not include any members of the temporary Haoding garrison or the Mu family fleet. Therefore, when the thousand-strong fleet split into ten streams, the Haoding admiral in the wood forest and valley could not obtain the news from the other side.

quickly.

Because of the shorter distance, the team led by the Mu family fleet was the first to arrive around one of the deep-sea outposts.

Fighting begins the moment we meet!

The first ship girl team to arrive at the deep-sea base did not hesitate. All the aircraft carrier ship girls launched their carrier-based aircraft immediately. A large number of buzzing metal behemoths covered the sky. The battleship ship girls carried thick cannons and stared wide-eyed at all the targets within the deep-sea base.

But just as the ship girls were about to unleash their full power and prepare for a decisive battle, an even larger and more awe-inspiring roar spread out from the center of the deep-sea base.

Rumble rumble rumble — Qi

Seemingly sensing the presence of the ship girl fleet, a massive black figure rose from the sea like a mountain range, just as the hundreds of ship girls stared in near disbelief.

A pure black mechanical fortress appeared before the ship girl fleet.

All the ship girls saw that at the very top of the mechanical fortress, a tall woman with dark skin was pulling on countless black lines, manipulating the huge machine beneath her feet like a puppeteer. With her movements, billowing black smoke billowed out of the machine, transforming into countless terrifying waves of carrier-based aircraft that swallowed up the sky.

Splash splash splash splash————

The ship girl carrier-based aircraft that originally covered the sky were almost completely swallowed up by the black smoke in just one glance.

"Airport...Airport!!! Deep Sea Dean of the Airport!!" It was unclear which ship girl started shouting.

"Quickly! Prepare for battle! Beware of air defense!" another ship girl shouted.

The ship girls present instinctively began to move.

However, upon hearing the news, the ship girls frowned and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

broken.

I've won the lottery.

News of the first deep-sea outpost quickly reached the command post.

Mu Chenglin, who was in the command post, stared wide-eyed.

"This... this bad luck???" Mu Chenglin rubbed his forehead and quickly looked at Xiaobai beside him. "Admiral Lu Lin, it's bad, we made the wrong bet. My first team ran into that Deep Sea Dean from this morning! A huge body, slow movement, alone, but with extremely strong suppressive power at Deep Sea Airport! That's right, it's her!"

"So what do we do now?" Xiaobai's expression didn't change; she just looked at Mu Chenglin.

"In short, the plan remains unchanged for now. I ask Admiral Lu Lin and you to conquer your deep-sea outpost as quickly as possible. There is no Deep-Sea Dean there, so it should be resolved quickly. At the same time, I will send the surplus personnel from the other teams to the Deep-Sea Dean's place..." Mu Chenglin was speaking when he suddenly froze, and the words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.

Mu Chenglin was stunned.

At that very moment, news from the second team also reached Mu Chenglin's mind through the admiral's network.

"Admiral, we've encountered the Abyssal Commander! The enemy is a blood-red Abyssal battleship!"

Before Mu Chenglin could even comprehend the news, as if it were a prank, news from Team Three, Team Four, and Team Five followed one after another.

"Admiral! The Third Squad has encountered the Deep Sea Commander! The enemy is a blue Deep Sea Ground Force!"

"Team Four has encountered the Deep Sea Commander, whose enemy is a Deep Sea Light Carrier! Their strength is estimated to be weak; we can handle them!"

"Team Five has encountered the Deep Sea Dean. Team Five requests backup..."

……

In an instant, messages from several directions converged in Mu Chenglin's mind, exploding like a meeting, making Mu Chenglin's face turn ashen.

An unprecedented sense of intense despair enveloped Mu Chenglin.

Mu Chenglin's eyes were vacant, his lips trembled, and his hands were icy cold.

Dean of the Deep Sea Academy... there's more than one?

Chapter 2220 Determination

While Mu Chenglin was still in a daze, the remaining ship girl fleets arrived at their respective deep-sea bases and transmitted the latest battle reports from the front lines back to Mu Chenglin via the admiral network.

"Report: Team Six has encountered the Deep Sea Dean. The enemy has been preliminarily identified as a deep-sea airport, which is a deep blue color!"

"Squadron Seven has encountered the enemy and requests reinforcements! The Deep Sea Dean has been spotted inside the Deep Sea base; it's two Deep Sea battleships that appeared together! One is green and the other is gold!!"

"Team 8 has encountered the Deep-Sea Commander, whose enemy is an extremely rare Deep-Sea Aircraft Carrier! Our air superiority is under immense pressure. Requesting support from headquarters!"

"Squad Nine requests fire support! Enemy deep-sea commando units have been detected within the deep-sea base, totaling four! Two of them are battleships, while the other two are extremely difficult to observe, as the area is covered by a large number of carrier-based aircraft. Preliminary analysis suggests they are aircraft carriers!"

"..."

buzzing buzzing...

At this moment, Mu Chenglin's mind was already a jumbled mess of conflicting information.

However, compared to the pain of receiving the information, Mu Chenglin's mind was hit even harder. He clenched his teeth, trembled all over, his eyes were wide open, his pupils were constricted, and large drops of cold sweat poured out from his sweat glands and pores, soaking his admiral's uniform in no time.

If one were to describe Mu Chenglin's current state of mind, nothing would better describe it than "despair" and "fear."

Failed.

It was a complete miscalculation.

Mu Chenglin's initial plan to assist newbies in guarding the garrison was based on the premise that there was only one Deep Sea Dean in Chapter 8.

In Mu Chenglin's plan, of the nine deep-sea strongholds he was simultaneously in charge of, at least eight did not have a Deep-Sea Chief. Therefore, the pressure of attacking such deep-sea strongholds was relatively low, and the combat power of the ship girl fleet would be excessive. So, as long as the extra manpower was transferred to the deep-sea stronghold where the Deep-Sea Chief was found as soon as possible, the pressure on the deep-sea stronghold where the Deep-Sea Chief appeared could be relieved without affecting the success rate of the other eight deep-sea strongholds, thus buying the most time for the newbie naval base.

This is a good plan. Mu Chenglin has thought so from the beginning.

But he was wrong.

Mu Chenglin's mistake was that he had not considered, or rather, had not realized, the possibility that multiple Deep Sea Deans might appear in the sea area of ​​Chapter Eight.

Now, the appearance of the Abyssal Commanders at various bases has become the biggest variable in Mu Chenglin's plan. He had originally envisioned at least eight Abyssal bases with relatively low combat pressure, but with the arrival of these Commanders, each one is now filled with extremely high combat pressure. There are even extreme cases where two Commanders occupy the same base, or even four! Forget supporting the newbie naval base; Mu Chenglin's ability to simultaneously command these nine ship girl fleets and survive against the menacing Commanders is virtually impossible!

impossible.

It's simply impossible.

With just over nine hundred ship girls, it's simply impossible.

Those are more than a dozen Deans of the Deep Sea Academy...

Together, they could even have a devastating and disruptive impact on human society!

Chapter 2221 is terrifying!

This exploration mission was a mistake! It was a mistake from the very beginning!

Humans should not set foot on this land and in these waters. This is the kingdom of the deep sea, and it has been so for the past five hundred years!

Leaving here is the best choice!

This is a matter of responsibility towards the ship girls; staying here would only lead to pointless sacrifices!

Run away.

Run away.

Run away, run away, run away, run away, run away!

Mu Chenglin felt ice-cold all over, as if he had lost all feeling in his limbs. Once the thought of retreating took root, it was impossible to shake it off. And with each passing second, these negative emotions and thoughts continued to brew and ferment, spreading throughout Mu Chenglin's mind like weeds taking root.

But at this moment.

A warm voice entered Mu Chenglin's ears.

"Master Mu? What happened? You look terrible."

Upon hearing the sound, Mu Chenglin's growing desire to retreat slowed down in that instant.

Mu Chenglin's face was ashen and numb as he looked around intermittently.

In Mu Chenglin's gaze, Xiaobai sat quietly in the high command seat, with long silver hair, gentle golden eyes, and two pretty little hands placed flat on her thighs. Her legs under the chair didn't even touch the ground completely, with only her toes lightly touching the floor.

Its magnificent appearance is as serene as a guardian spirit.

"...Admiral...Lu Lin." Mu Chenglin opened his mouth and spoke to Xiaobai on the chair, "...What's the situation...on your end?"

"Over there?" Xiaobai smiled at Mu Chenglin as if she hadn't noticed the negative emotions on his face at all. "Yes, my fleet encountered the Deep Sea Dean at the deepest deep-sea stronghold and is currently fighting with them."

"Winning percentage..."

"Hmm... the enemy is a very powerful Deep Sea Dean. Even my fleet would have a hard time dealing with him. But don't worry, it should only take about half an hour to resolve." Xiao Bai said, then smiled slightly at Mu Chenglin, "What about you, Patriarch Mu? I just heard you say that a Deep Sea Dean has appeared on your side as well, right?"

"I?"

Mu Chenglin was stunned for a moment.

What's happening on my end...?

I can't hold on any longer.

Can't win.

There's no way we can win.