Elder brother's garrison

If humanity truly loses its ship girls, the consequences of the deep sea landing on land are clearly only one.

That would mean utter devastation for humankind; there is absolutely no other possibility.

The tragedy of a generational gap will be repeated once again.

Are these people stupid or...?

Xiao Bai put down her hand and turned her head to look at the crowd around her.

Amidst the thunderous applause, everyone stared at the man on the stage with fervent eyes, clapping wildly as if they had just heard some brilliant speech, seemingly oblivious to their own actions.

A hint of helplessness appeared in Xiaobai's eyes.

Just now.

After enjoying the applause, the man on stage finally began to speak slowly and powerfully to the audience.

"Since ancient times, we have been born into human society, and the society we live in constantly reminds us that the deep sea is a dangerous place!" the man said to the crowd. "For example, our parents, our friends, the books we read, and the sounds we hear all tell us that deep-sea creatures are ruthless, incapable of communication, and incredibly dangerous. Their eyes are only filled with blood and slaughter, and humans are like fish on a chopping board, at their mercy! Even hundreds of years ago, we humans were driven to the brink of extinction by deep-sea creatures!!! Therefore, according to the words left by our ancestors, we modern humans should live deep on land and never interact with deep-sea creatures!"

—That's absolutely right!

Listening to the man's speech, Xiaobai clenched his fist and nodded very seriously.

"But!!!" The man's tone reversed at this moment. He glared at the crowd below the stage and shouted indignantly, "Are the words left by our ancestors necessarily true? Is it possible that the world we live in is a fabricated illusion and a deception?"

—How is that possible?!

Xiao Bai swung his fists vigorously in front of him.

"I ask you all! Are Abyssal Fleet and Ship Girls really two different creatures? Aren't they both women who evolved from ships? They both possess beautiful faces and graceful figures! What exactly is the difference between them?!" the man shouted. "Is it possible—and I mean possible!—that the so-called Ship Girls and Abyssal Fleet are all lies fabricated by those in power? The reason they do this is to use the lie called Abyssal Fleet to enslave the common people, to keep us forever from the truth of the world, to allow those in power to live better lives, to bind us to the ground with these lies, to make us work endlessly for their pleasure, and to use the lie called Ship Girls to make us grateful!!"

—No way!

—How could such an outrageous guess be made?!

Xiao Bai covered her face, her emotions surging uncontrollably, and for a moment she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Those in power have been deceiving us with this colossal lie for over a century! For all this time, they've sat high above us, wine glasses in hand, looking down on us as if we were a circus act, while indulging in the world of lies they've created!" the man continued, shouting fervently to the crowd. "But every lie has its flaws! Just six months ago, we commoners witnessed the real deep sea!"

—The real deep sea?

Hearing this, Xiaobai, who was disheveled in the wind, looked up at the man on the stage.

The man on the stage clapped his hands lightly, and a believer pushed out a slide projector, which quickly projected the images onto the sacrificial stage.

Upon seeing the images on the stage, the crowd below seemed to have seen some kind of totem, and cheered instantly.

Little White stared wide-eyed at the sacrificial stage.

On the stage wall, the slide projected an image of a surging sea, with the figures of two women, one in red and one in blue, at the edge of the sea becoming the center of the image.

Isn't this... the video that Yu Gan's father filmed of Akagi and Kaga from the Deep Sea?

Xiao Bai was stunned.

Just then, the man looked at the image on the wall with a hint of longing, and then shouted loudly.

"If the Abyss is truly brutal and cruel, if the Abyss truly harbors malice towards humanity, then why didn't they attack the people filming them?!" The man jumped up like a madman, veins bulging on his forehead, roaring at the audience, "Because the Abyss would never harm humanity!!! We've been deceived! Deceived by those in power! Our suffering, our injustice, our poverty, are all fake!!! The ship girls are fake too! The admiral is fake!! The so-called heroes are nothing but lackeys of those in power! The Abyss is the only one in the world who wants to protect us! This world needs the Abyss!!!"

"Shout with me! This world needs the deep sea!!!"

"This world needs the deep sea!!!"

"This world needs the deep sea!!!"

"..."

The man on the stage shouted slogans, and the crowd below was excited, raising their arms and shouting back.

Xiao Bai, sitting in the audience, looked utterly exasperated.

This group of people... is completely beyond saving.

In short, Xiaobai roughly understood that the group of people in front of him were an incurable group of deep-sea believers.

But then again, what is the relationship between the Deep Sea Believers and Miss Luming?

Xiao Bai was puzzled.

"Then some might ask, if we're going to welcome the Abyss, what's the purpose of everything we've done so far!" The man on the stage timely stopped the crowd's shouts, then addressed the audience again, his face contorted with a manic rage as he looked at the hundreds of people. "That's because! The higher-ups have taken action!!! The moment the footage of the real Abyss was released online, the higher-ups began using their invisible hand to control public opinion, trying to suppress the hype! To this end, they even made their ship girls and admirals act as celebrities to grab public attention!!!"

Eh?

Little White's eyes widened.

Being a star admiral and a ship girl... is that me?

Did you eat melon on yourself?

Xiao Bai immediately listened attentively.

The man on the stage began to speak slowly.

"To accomplish our grand plan, we must awaken more of our comrades who are trapped in this deception! This deep-sea video could have helped us find our companions, but it was ruthlessly suppressed!" The man gritted his teeth, waving his arms angrily. "Despicable superiors! They're trying to destroy us with despicable means! Therefore, we must launch an even fiercer counterattack against them!"

"First and foremost, there's the sound of deer!!" the man shouted, pointing to the scene behind him.

The believer in charge of playing the slideshow hurriedly switched it to a picture of a deer.

"This foolish and wicked woman! I will enumerate her sins! First, the greatest sin of arrogance: she has consistently held the top spot on the popularity charts, even when our Deep Sea Video was at its peak, we could only rank second! This has greatly hampered our dissemination efficiency!" The man waved his hand and continued shouting, "Second, the sin of lust! Lu Ming uses her face and figure to seduce fans, making them run around day and night for her. This behavior is no different from those who have deceived us for hundreds of years! Finally, she has also committed the sin of blasphemy! She actually cooperated with the lackeys of those in power for her own benefit, jointly suppressing the popularity of our Deep Sea! Therefore, she is unforgivable!!!"

"The sin is unpardonable!"

"The sin is unpardonable!"

"The sin is unpardonable!"

"..."

The crowd below the stage roared in anger.

"But unfortunately, as the person who cooperates most closely with those in power, Lu Ming's security measures are far too tight!" The man pounded his chest in frustration. "We secretly caused an explosion on set, thinking we could get her to the hospital, but who knew she was being protected by ship girls!!"

"mean----"

The crowd below the stage cheered once again.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Xiaobai's eyes.

The explosion on set... could it be referring to the time when I first met Lu Ming?

Xiao Bai still remembers that explosion. If Director Zhang hadn't called Lu Ming to the director's seat to meet him beforehand that day, Lu Ming would very likely have perished in that explosion.

So the explosion during Director Zhang's filming wasn't an accident, but rather a deliberate act by this group of people?

They actually made a move on Miss Lu Ming so early...

It seems this group has been eyeing Lu Ming for quite some time now.

Xiao Bai frowned.

Miss Luming will probably be very upset when she finds out about this...

Xiao Bai glanced at Lu Ming with some concern.

Lu Ming watched the man's speech on stage with a calm expression. Her eyes were clear and gentle, and she would occasionally clap along with the people around her, as if the Lu Ming the man on stage was talking about had nothing to do with her.

Seeing Lu Ming's condition, Xiao Bai couldn't help but admire him.

As expected of a top movie star, his mentality and emotional control are truly amazing...

"That's why, since we can't target Lu Ming herself for the time being, we can change our focus and destroy her acting career through other means! This will make way for our Deep Sea!" The man on stage took a deep breath, walked to the cross behind him, and slammed his hand on it. "Lu Ming's beauty is entirely due to her top-notch makeup team! So if we arrest her makeup team, without anyone to do her makeup, her image will collapse! As for the women who did her makeup, we'll put these foolish women who aided and abetted her on the cross and purify their sins with fire! This is the punishment they deserve!"

Burn them!

Burn them!

Burn them!

"..."

A cheer erupted from the crowd below the stage.

Lu Ming stopped clapping.

She stared intently at the man on the stage, her blue eyes filled with surprise and shock, and her hands clenched tightly together.

Chapter 2443 Let Me Open Your Eyes

After realizing this, Xiaobai clearly felt that Luming beside her was gradually unable to maintain his previous perfect acting skills. His whole body trembled slightly, and his beautiful blue eyes were filled with panic.

Xiao Bai looked at Lu Ming's condition beside her and felt somewhat worried.

No more.

Although Miss Lu Ming doesn't seem to care much about her own safety, she appears to be very afraid that those around her will be harmed because of her...

Xiao Bai gently moved closer to Lu Ming and quietly took his hand in hers, their fingers interlacing tightly.

Feeling Xiaobai's touch, Luming looked down at Xiaobai, pausing between pauses.

"It's alright, I'm here." Xiaobai smiled slightly at Luming.

"..." Lu Ming stared blankly at Xiao Bai. She stared at Xiao Bai's smiling face for a while, and the panic in her eyes calmed down a little.

Xiao Bai kept her hand tightly clenched around Lu Ming's hand and looked up at the man on the stage.

Looking at the man on the stage with his air of wanting to punish all living beings, Xiaobai couldn't help but frown.

all in all.

After that speech, Xiaobai has a clear understanding of this deep-sea cult and what these people want to do.

Although it's not clear why this group keeps targeting Miss Shikamaru while ignoring their own admiral, since they all said they'd burn the makeup artist on the cross, it means they'll definitely bring out the last makeup artist soon... In a sense, that's a good thing.

"Looks like everyone's reaction is pretty enthusiastic!" The man licked his lips excitedly as he looked at the crowd applauding wildly. He waved his hand and said to the crowd, "Alright! Since everyone is so interested! Although it's a little different from the procedure, we can bring down the people who are going to be judged later and let them tour our sacred platform!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"..."

The crowd below cheered.

The man nodded. He first randomly pointed to someone in the audience and told him to go to the second floor and call the patrolling believers to bring people down. After doing this, the man snorted and walked into the men's restroom on the first floor in front of everyone. A few minutes later, he pulled a woman who was blindfolded and masked, with her hands tightly bound, out of the restroom.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the man, as if showing off his trophy, pulled the woman by the rope attached to her wrist, ignoring her cries of pain, and dragged her in front of everyone.

"This is our first sacrifice! Her soul is beyond redemption; only the sacred flame can bring her back to life!" The man raised the rope in his hand and shouted to the crowd before him, "And now, it is time for sinners to see their final destination!"

"sinner!"

"Sinner! Sinner! Sinner!"

"..."

The moment the woman appeared, Xiaobai's eyes widened slightly. She could feel Luming trying to break free of her hands.

Xiao Bai quickly grasped Lu Ming's hand and shook her head at her.

The distance is too great now, and everyone's attention is focused on the makeup artist, so it's not the best time to provide assistance.

Looking at Xiaobai's serious expression, Lu Ming's gaze finally settled down, and he nodded gently.

At that moment, the man in the distance reached out and roughly removed the makeup artist's eye mask and face mask.

The makeup artist, now out in the light of day, coughed a few times, her gaze unfocused as she looked around at the surrounding scene, then at the enormous sacrificial stage before her, filled with confusion.

"Where is this place..."

"Sinner! Are you sincerely repenting for your sins?!" The man yanked hard on the rope binding his hands and shouted at the woman.

The makeup artist suddenly felt a tremendous force on her hand, and she staggered two steps, almost falling. Then she looked around at the people with a panicked expression.

"W-what crime? I...I don't know. Where am I...?"

"Haha! It seems our sinner has committed a grave error yet shows no remorse! His crime is compounded!!" the man roared madly, grabbing the makeup artist's rope and speeding towards the sacrificial stage. "Now only fire can save you!"

"Fire, flames? What flames? Ah..." The makeup artist was being led around in agony, her legs trembling. She looked around in fear, but all she saw were worshippers glaring at her with menacing eyes, and the cross drawing ever closer. Suddenly, as if understanding something, she began to resist the man, desperately stopping in her tracks. "You! What are you going to do? What are you going to do to me? You can't! This is illegal! I...I...Waaah..."

The makeup artist's explanations sounded so fragile under the fierce gaze.

The man completely ignored the makeup artist's pleas, gripping the rope tightly in his hands, and let out a cry of revenge.

"Hahaha! Resist! Beg for mercy! You still have your fifteen sisters who will accompany you on your journey!"