Elder brother's garrison

Rome understood even less.

But it's okay, she'll understand soon enough.

Behind Rome, above the black sky shrouded in mist, a white light shone.

To be precise, it wasn't light, it was white flame, but the intense heat instantly transformed into the sun, instantly dispelling the fog and illuminating the sky as if it were daytime.

First came a few seconds of dull silence, then a faint point of light in the sky exploded like a star, followed by a bolt of lightning as thick as a mountain that struck straight down into the sea, slamming heavily onto the Deep Sea Dean and the surrounding Deep Sea ships.

The tranquil sea suddenly erupted into a cataclysmic upheaval.

The sounds of explosions, tsunamis, and howls—sound effects reminiscent of the apocalypse—instantly rose from zero to full power.

Even the sea was torn apart, and wave after wave of tsunamis rushed towards Rome and the others.

"Oh my god!" Rome finally understood.

She quickly helped Cleveland up and, along with Veneto and the company, raced relentlessly towards the open sea.

She didn't even dare to look back at the sky behind her, which was brimming with fury.

Aircraft carriers are also equipped.

The so-called B-25 is short for Doolittle Raid B-25 bomber.

Just as the power of ship girls originates from history, so too does the power of equipment. The history of the Doolittle Raid B25 bomber stems from an air raid operation concerning national dignity, which to some extent even determined the direction of a world victory. Therefore, when legend and history condensed into gunpowder, turned into steel, and forged into equipment, the Doolittle Raid B25 bomber possessed top-tier attributes that most other bombers could hardly match, and was sought after by admirals worldwide as the ultimate equipment for aircraft carrier ship girls.

The price is astronomical, and each one can bring a qualitative improvement to the ship girl, making it the ultimate weapon for ship girls.

Now, Lexington and her six ship girls are fully equipped with twenty-four B-25 bombers, their entire cabins taking off and blotting out the sky. Standing in front of the Deep Sea Dean with so many powerful weapons, it's really hard to tell who the real boss is.

The bombing lasted only a short time.

Just as Rome and the others reached a safe area and looked at the lightning and thunder with fear, the battle was already over.

The sea gradually calmed down, and the resentment in the deep sea disappeared.

The deep-sea fog gradually faded, eventually turning into black smoke that could be dispersed with a gentle wave of the hand, retreating back into the deep-sea territory.

The sea, which had been emitting white smoke, gradually returned to normal.

"That's about enough. Let's go." Veneto led his teammates toward Lexington.

The sea was filled with deep-sea amphibious ships that had been bombed to pieces.

Slowly, they saw a mechanical whale, charred black from being blasted, floating on the surface of the sea, completely devoid of life.

Lexington and five other ship girls stood beside it, looking at the huge steel wreckage with great interest.

"Is it resolved?" Veneto asked as he stepped forward.

“Hmm.” Lexington smiled at Veneto. “Speaking of which, this whale is really quite strange. Despite being the Dean of the Deep Sea, it doesn’t act like one at all.”

“That’s true,” Veneto chuckled.

Most of the Deep Sea Deans are people who have separated from their ship equipment and are indistinguishable from ordinary ship girls in terms of humanoid and ship equipment state. However, the whale in front of me still maintains the form of a Deep Sea Occupied Ship and has not evolved into a Deep Sea Dean.

Veneto glanced at Glory behind him.

Glory had been on the verge of collapse for a long time, barely clinging to life. He was relieved after being told he was safe, but had now fallen into a coma.

"This whale should have been shot dead by Lord Su, but it actually survived and became the Dean of the Deep Sea Academy." At this moment, Xiao Bai's voice came over.

Xiaobai's admiral network has reconnected with Veneto.

"Admiral? How's it going on your end?"

"Well, no problem."

Veneto breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Chapter 326 It's not considered cheating if no one notices!

The deep-sea ships on the other side of the beach also collapsed with the death of the Deep Sea Dean. Without their leader, the deep-sea ships were just a bunch of small fry, at the mercy of others, and could no longer pose a threat to the beach.

Veneto was relieved.

“This whale was the Deep Sea Dean’s escort ship. After it arrived here, it was sunk by Sukhbaatar with a single shot,” Veneto explained to Lexington, listening to Xiaobai’s words. “Later, for some reason, it seems to have survived and become the Deep Sea Dean.”

“Oh, a frigate.” Lexington looked at the charred mountain in front of her with great interest.

As expected of a deep-sea dean-level existence, its body was incredibly tough except for its weaknesses. Unlike the deep-sea amphibious ship, it wasn't blown to pieces by the bombardment of the B25, but instead remained relatively intact until its death.

As for whose frigate it was, Lexington and Veneto both knew, but because there were outsiders present, they didn't say it outright for the time being.

“In any case, let’s dig it open and take a look,” Veneto suggested to Lexington.

“Okay.” Lexington nodded, then led Saratoga around to the other side of the whale.

Rome, hearing Veneto say "dig it up," asked curiously, "Sister? What does 'dig it up' mean?"

“It means exactly what it says.” Veneto patted the still-hot, charred shell of the mechanical whale. “Cut this thing open.”

"Will you cut it open and eat the meat?"

"Why is your mind filled with nothing but food?" Veneto brushed the black ash off his hands and walked to the other side. "What you're digging up is ship equipment, and there's deep-sea metal inside."

"Oh, I see." Rome suddenly realized.

“Deep-sea metals of the Dean’s level are special, containing unique power. They can be used to exchange for money or for collection, whatever.” Veneto gestured for his teammates to follow him.

They rushed over to Rome.

“Even in our naval base, we wouldn’t just throw away deep-sea ship equipment of the Deep-Sea Commander level as trash.” Veneto said, “Got it?”

"I understand, I understand." Rome nodded.

Veneto and his teammates walked around the mechanical whale for a while and then encountered Lexington, who was coming from the other side.

"Did you find it?" Veneto asked.

“No.” Lexington shook his head.

As a newcomer, Rome certainly couldn't understand the conversation between these two veteran ship girls, but she didn't dare to ask. She could only pretend to understand and examine the mechanical whale's shell.

“We’re looking for a place close to deep-sea metal,” Lexington explained to Rome, having seen through her thoughts.

“Oh, I understand, thank you, Sister Lexington.” Rome looked at Lexington gratefully.

“It’s too big to find a starting point. It’s also possible that the formation of this Deep Sea Dean is a bit special, so it didn’t produce Deep Sea Metal?” Veneto asked.

“Deep-sea metal is the Dean’s core resource, so it shouldn’t be lacking,” Lexington said, glancing at the whale with a playful smile. “Shall we go up and take a look?”

The Deep Sea Institute's Deep Sea Metal is indeed too precious; even Lexington doesn't want to miss out on it.

So a dozen or so ship girls followed the mechanical whale's tail and climbed onto its back.

The mechanical whale's body is enormous, like a mountain peak. This is not an exaggeration; it is indeed a valid description.

Once on the back of the mechanical whale, I discovered that its body was so large that you could kick a soccer ball on its back, the kind with hundreds of people watching.

The group walked to the top of the mechanical whale's head.

As they approached this place, Rome felt as if there really was something beneath their feet.

Veneto and Lexington crouched down and skillfully began operating on top of the whale's head.

skilled?

As Rome looked at Veneto and Lexington, a strange thought flashed through his mind.

Has this not been the first time that the sister and Lexington have dealt with the Deep Sea Dean?

After breaking through the whale's hard shell, the two created a small hole. Veneto then stowed away his ship's equipment and jumped inside.

After all, the mechanical whale's body is so large that it's unlikely to be found without going down and searching carefully.

Rome and the crowd waited for Veneto above.

Quite some time later, Veneto's voice finally came from inside the cave.

Veneto, who seemed to have seen something very strange, crawled out of the hole, then took out a piece of deep-sea metal mixed with some gold and handed it to Lexington.

"I knew it. I haven't been the Dean of the Deep Sea for long, and the Dean-level Deep Sea Metal hasn't even been formed yet." Lexington accepted the Deep Sea Metal and put it into her ship equipment space.

Even if this thing has only mutated slightly, its value is still quite high.

“Hmm.” However, Veneto did not react to this, but instead walked back to the cave entrance and reached into the cave with both hands to pull something.

"Veneto?" Lexington asked, noticing something odd about Veneto's expression.

“Hmm, I just found something strange…” Veneto said, pulling something out of the cave. “No, that’s not quite right…”

After saying that, Veneto pulled hard towards the outside.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, a blue-haired little girl was pulled out of the hole by Veneto.

Pale skin, a black uniform, and swirling black mist around him. These are the characteristics of the deep sea.

The ship girls immediately sensed the deep-sea aura emanating from the young girl and instinctively assumed a fighting stance.

"Wait a minute!" Lexington stopped the ship girls who were about to step forward, and instead squatted down in front of the blue-haired girl, carefully looking at her face.

"This is... the human form of the Deep Sea Dean?" Lexington asked.

“Probably not. When we found her, she was wrapped in something like a heart, along with some deep-sea metal, as if it were supplying nutrients,” Veneto replied.

“Hmm…” Lexington pondered for a moment.

Cleveland stared in disbelief at the deep-sea baby lying before them.

Lexington noticed Cleveland's expression.

“Cleveland, what are your impressions of this deep sea?” Lexington asked.

Cleveland nodded, a complicated expression on his face.

“I know her,” Cleveland said. “She was here a few months ago.”

Cleveland's words perked up the ship girls.

Veneto looked at the ship girl on the ground and raised an eyebrow: "A few months ago? Was this Abyssal replenishment ship the one you rescued?"

Cleveland nodded silently.

Lexington also realized what was happening.

When Xiaobai was chatting with Lexington, he told her almost everything that happened in the first node, including Nia's experience.

She was punished for letting a deep-sea supply ship go.

If this deep-sea girl is indeed a deep-sea supply ship, then that's quite a coincidence.

"The deep-sea supply ship is inside the Deep-Sea Dean's body... Ah, I see." Lexington pondered for a moment, then laughed. "Fate is truly an interesting thing."

“What do you know, Lexington?” Veneto asked.

“Yes, I know most of it.” Lexington nodded. “I also know why the Dean, or more precisely, the Deep Sea Dean’s frigate, survived and made it to the first node.”

Lexington touched the cheek of the deep-sea supply ship on the ground: "It's all because of this kid."

"Because of her?"

“Yes, Sukhbaatar is a legendary ship girl. If she had taken a hit, no Abyssal ship should have survived. The escort ship should have been doomed, but it was chosen by the Abyssal Resentment at the moment of death and was promoted to the Abyssal Dean, forcibly prolonging its life.” Lexington said, raising her head. “This should be the same as what we guessed before.”

"After that, the injuries were too severe, endangering its very foundation. It's like a human heart being completely destroyed, beyond repair. So it urgently needs a replacement heart, a substitute with advanced vitality and a superior life form." Lexington said, pointing to the Deepsea Supply Ship lying on the ground. "In a sense, the Deepsea Supply Ship is not much different from the Deepsea Dean, except for lacking the power of the Deepsea Dean. So it's quite suitable as a replacement heart."

“Oh, so that’s why the mechanical whale came here and swallowed her to serve as its heart?” Veneto said.

"Well, that's basically it. There might be some minor differences in the details, but the result is about the same." Lexington said, standing up.

"But whether it comes from somewhere or not is none of our business. The child is still alive," Lexington said. "What are we going to do?"

Veneto looked at Cleveland.

Cleveland looked at the deep-sea supply ship lying on the ground with a complicated expression.

“Kill…kill…her…” Cleveland said with difficulty, clutching the hem of his clothes and biting his lip.

Nia was punished for being too lenient, and Cleveland will certainly not repeat the same mistake.

Lexington looked at Cleveland's expression and patted her on the shoulder.

“Cleveland, deep-sea supply ships are not combat-ready; they won’t even attack humans on their own initiative.”

"but……"

“Deep-sea replenishment ships are a special type of deep-sea vessel. Even if they are left unattended, they will not multiply like ordinary deep-sea amphibious ships. Even if one is sunk today, a new one will be generated in a few days.”