I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. In other words, they had to first eliminate a Level 5 Kaiju, and then find a new nuclear missile for transport.

The silence was broken by Jefferson's voice the next moment.

“Nuclear weapons are not a problem. The Horizon Warrior is a nuclear-powered mech; once its core melts, it can be used as a small nuclear bomb. As for the Level 5 Kaiju…”

The horizon-gazing head looked towards the Dawn: "Dawn, can I entrust it to you?"

24. The End of a Traveler's Life

Because time was too tight and the PPDC had not yet declined, the Dangerous Gipsy was destroyed by "Scythe Head". After Raleigh left, the PPDC did not plan to bring it back. They simply repaired the Gipsy and put it into battle.

It can be said that because of Laura's intervention, Raleigh, who was originally going to be the key to destroying the wormhole, was completely rendered useless.

However, no matter how much she planned, Laura never expected things to turn out this way.

The nuclear bomb detonated prematurely, but the wormhole remained intact; in the end, the third-generation nuclear-powered mech's molten core had to be transformed into the nuclear bomb. Could this be the convergence of timelines?

The most troublesome thing is that this idea was proposed by Jefferson.

"Uncle, calm down. The nuclear submarine three nautical miles away is equipped with PPDC nuclear warheads. It's okay to wait a bit."

Laura, no longer caring about hiding herself, shouted it out in the public channel.

"Lola?"

Jefferson was somewhat surprised to hear the familiar voice, but he didn't think much of it, assuming that Laura was connecting to the channel through the Hong Kong base.

Because a battle could break out at any moment, Jefferson minimized the mech's communication displays. For a moment, Jefferson didn't even realize that Laura's voice was coming from the Dawn's platform.

At the Hong Kong base, Chen Hui and Stike exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with mixed emotions. The other commanders were unaware of Laura's identity yet, but it was only a matter of time.

More importantly, Laura's outburst will directly shatter the PPDC's fear of Aieril and the Dawn. Perhaps Jefferson will even become a bargaining chip in the PPDC's hands, used to threaten Laura.

Even Chen Hui might become a pawn in the hands of powerful figures because of his relationship with Laura.

Chen Hui subtly glanced around and noticed the change in atmosphere. The gazes directed at him subtly carried a different meaning.

The alliance that PPDC previously seemed to be at a slight disadvantage in appears to have quietly reversed.

Left with no other option, Chen Hui gave Stike a meaningful look. At this point, the only one who could help him was Stike, who was single-mindedly seeking revenge against the Pioneer Civilization.

Nodding slightly, Steck instantly understood Chen Hui's meaning. Making up an excuse, Steck found a secluded spot and sent a secret message to the Dawn.

“There’s a mole. Don’t come back. Chen Hui and I will do our best to protect Jefferson.”

Location of the wormhole on the Pacific Ocean seabed

"It will take at least half an hour for the submarine to get here and complete the disassembly and reassembly of the nuclear bomb. We are not sure if more Kaiju will cross the wormhole during this time."

Jefferson shook his head, exchanging a glance with Albert beside him. Clearly, Albert and Jefferson shared the same opinion on this matter.

Of course, there were quite a few third-generation mechs present, all of which could theoretically become humanoid nuclear bombs. However, Jefferson and Albert volunteered to step forward. In terms of seniority and awareness, the two, as the first batch of pilots, were definitely among the best.

"Don't worry, although Horizon is a third-generation mech, its escape pods are designed to the highest standards. If nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely be able to escape."

That makes sense, but we still need to be worried. However, Laura knew she couldn't convince Jefferson, so she could only vent her anger on the Level 5 Kaiju that was about to emerge from the wormhole.

"hold head high!"

A massive head emerged from the wormhole, its howl echoing through the water and creating ripples. The newly emerged Level 5 Kaiju immediately locked onto the Dawn and charged towards it.

While the Kaiju were leaving the wormhole, Jefferson and Albert piloted their mechs and headed into the wormhole.

On the other side of the wormhole, the Pioneer had already drawn up an analysis while the Dawn and the Venomous Woman were fighting. The Dawn's most powerful weapon, the electromagnetic railgun, was unusable, and ordinary torpedoes and depth charges were ineffective against the Kaiju.

As for the erosion torpedoes used last, they will definitely be a trump card, and there won't be many of them. As long as the mainframe isn't hit, the Dawn won't pose much of a threat.

Seeing the Kaiju charging towards her foolishly, Laura snorted and activated all the Corruption torpedo launchers, firing out most of the Corruption torpedoes stored in the ship.

For this operation, Laura had prepared nearly thirty corrosive torpedoes in advance. Facing the Kaiju's fearless charge, Laura fired more than twenty torpedoes into the Kaiju's face.

The Kaiju felt it had a huge advantage, so it attacked, and then typed GG.

Under saturation bombing, all tactics become meaningless.

Laura wasn't surprised when she saw the message from Stark. Although it was indeed a mistake to speak out, she couldn't stay any longer after destroying the wormhole anyway, so the impact wasn't actually that significant.

However, the fact that Chen Hui and Steker were willing to help her still warmed Laura's heart.

The thought of Jefferson and Albert already inside the wormhole gave Laura a headache. Jefferson was right about everything, and Laura couldn't even find a reason to refute him.

Since she couldn't go back after her identity was exposed anyway, Laura had nothing to worry about. Wearing her ship rigging, Laura left the Dawn and appeared in the deep ocean as a ship spirit.

"This kind of pressure... even with the protection of the ship's equipment, I would be severely injured instantly if I didn't activate deep-dive mode, right?"

Feeling the constant pressure from the cold seabed, Laura felt more and more that the original form that came with the ship's design was worthwhile.

The thrusters beneath her feet activated, propelling Laura towards the wormhole, and she quickly reached top speed. Soon after, the figure of a lone figure carrying the corpse of a tailed rat appeared in Laura's field of vision.

At the same time, as Laura received Stike's message, another thought flashed through her mind.

There is only one way to stop the PPDC from interfering with the lives of Jefferson, Albert, and even Chen Huistable: make the PPDC believe that they no longer pose a threat to the Dawn.

In other words, it would be best for Laura to die under the watchful eyes of the PPDC. And this would also be the best way for Laura, as a traveler, to end her life in this world.

Therefore, the Horizon became an important part of Laura's plan. With the help of the Horizon's live broadcast, Laura disappeared on the other side of the wormhole, while the Dawn showed a tendency to rush into the wormhole and self-destruct.

Faced with the fact that the post-war cleanup yielded nothing, the PPDC, after a period of resentment, had no choice but to accept reality.

As for the length of this period, that depends on the capabilities of those analysts in the deception department.

25. It's a pleasure to meet you all.

With effortless control of her ship's equipment, Laura stood on the outer edge of the horizon, then manually unlocked the ejection system of the escape pod. Through the glass, she turned and kicked the bewildered Jefferson and Albert out of the wormhole.

Bathed in the light of the wormhole, the two were bewildered as they watched Laura, clad in ship armor, move freely underwater.

The reactor core melting process had been initiated. Laura, carrying the mech weighing several thousand tons with one hand, cast a lingering glance at Jefferson.

"It was a pleasure to meet you all. I had a great time during my visit."

A slight smile appeared on Laura's face as she recalled the past and couldn't help but chuckle. Avoiding eye contact with Jefferson, Laura resolutely rushed towards the other end of the wormhole.

At this moment, even Jefferson, who was slow to react, realized something. Suddenly, Jefferson recalled the explanation given by the Dawn.

"We have sufficiently detailed and accurate intelligence, so please don't worry..."

Looking back now, this so-called source of intelligence was actually Laura, who had always been by my side.

However, by now it's too late to realize this.

In the final moments before leaving the wormhole, Jefferson saw Laura's shadowy figure and the Dawn, which swept overhead in a suicidal attack on the wormhole.

Wormholes cannot accommodate objects that are too large to pass through; otherwise, the object would simply collapse and dissipate within the wormhole. The Dawn is heading towards self-destruction.

Subconsciously, a sentence from Laura came to Jefferson's ears.

After a meal, when I was discussing my views on the Aerriel civilization with Laura, she smiled and shook her head, saying, "Humanity doesn't need Aerriel. Our civilization can continue on its own."

"Once the pioneering civilizations are unable to influence the Earth and human life returns to normal, Aerriel will lose its value as a savior and ultimately become part of the obstacles to civilization."

At the time, Jefferson thought Laura simply disliked Ariel, but after learning the truth, Jefferson truly understood what Laura meant.

As a civilizational mothership independent of humanity, the Dawn could not allow humanity to unleash its greed at will, and neither could Laura, who controlled the Dawn's intelligence behind the scenes.

The final outcome was already decided when the Dawn first chose to appear at the PPDC. To avoid a confrontation, Laura chose a future that Jefferson considered extreme.

Laura's last words on the PPDC channel resonated clearly in everyone's hearts.

The moment the escape pod emerged from the wormhole, Laura reached the end of the passage. Throwing the Horizon, now in its final countdown, downwards, Laura used the Supreme Link to summon the Dawn, about to enter the wormhole, to the planet where the Pioneers were located. She then returned to the empty central command room.

Upon entering the pioneer planet, the energy response displays on the Dawn began to sound their horns frantically, a dense barrage of alarms.

"Since everything is coming to an end, let the final salvo of the Dawnship shine upon this world!"

Full combat readiness was activated, and Laura launched all the weapons on board the ship, striving to harvest the last wave of civilization commands before the wormhole collapsed.

The electromagnetic railgun completed its work in 0.03 seconds, after which the three most powerful tungsten steel projectiles were accelerated to nine times the speed of sound and fired at the three level-three Kaiju.

At the same time, all kinds of thermal weapons, including the corrosive torpedoes, were launched. After randomly selecting an area with a relatively high density of low-level Kaiju, Laura no longer cared about the outcome and instead prepared to deal with the upcoming nuclear explosion.

Even with the Dawn's armor being strong enough, Laura still wasn't confident she could survive such a close-range nuclear explosion.

After killing the Poisonous Woman and the unknown wormhole Kaiju, Laura had a full 16 Civilization Commands. If she didn't use them now, why would she take them to heaven?

"Noah, upgrade the ship to Tier 2 and activate any energy shield for me. You can handle the other orders."

He shouted urgently to Noah, who immediately cleared his 16 civilization commands, replacing them with an unprecedented burning sensation. A strange power surged throughout the entire Dawn, causing it to undergo a transformation from the inside out.

However, it's a bit too slow.

"Noah, remove the cutscenes. Don't play last-second games here."

If Noah didn't lack a ship spirit body, Laura would definitely have headbutted him. Loading an animation is one thing normally, but is this supposed to be a program running?

Noah paused for a moment, then instantly upgraded the Dawn's hull, resulting in a qualitative change in its energy propulsion and armor defense. In addition, the newly added energy shield gave Laura sufficient confidence to withstand a nuclear explosion.

Compared to the initial ship, the upgraded Dawn can accommodate all technologies that require two civilization commands to activate, instead of only being able to load a very small number of low-threshold level 2 technologies as before.

With no time to focus on the specific changes to the upgraded ship and the constant Kaiju hunting notifications, they channeled even more powerful energy into the new shield, which was then enveloped in a thin, bluish honeycomb-like film.

The next moment, the countdown to the Horizon Core reset to zero, and a small sun containing immense power shone brightly before the eyes of the many Pioneers and Kaiju, accompanied by a mushroom cloud rising into the sky.

Nuclear peace was brought to the pioneer planet for the first time.

Meanwhile, on the ocean floor of the Pacific Ocean, the wormhole gradually lost stability and then collapsed, disappearing from the sight of everyone at PPDC.

As for Dawn and Laura, they have long since disappeared.

Inside the escape pod, Jefferson stared blankly at the location of the wormhole, using the Eureka Raider's screen as a reference. There were no longer any abnormal reactions there; the seabed had completely returned to normal.

Feeling empty inside, Jefferson took out a photograph of himself and Laura from his shirt and closed his eyes heavily.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you too, little Laura.”

However, Dawn and Laura had already left this world.

In another entirely different world, a meteor streaked across the sky and crashed heavily into the Pacific Ocean. Laura was almost face-first from the nuclear explosion; even with her shield activated, she wasn't completely unharmed.

Laura will be asleep for at least the foreseeable future.