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Behind everyone, the collapse of the "crown" continues.

Chapter 55: The Uninvited Guest

Unable to understand the situation, the entire fleet retreated a considerable distance before coming to a stop.

"Phew~ I'm so tired, so tired."

Even though she hadn't moved from her ship's equipment, the Purifier was panting heavily, as if she had just run that far on foot.

???

She was fine when she didn't speak, but when she did, the entire Royal Fleet was shocked.

I was so focused on running away that I didn't even realize that this thing had infiltrated my fleet.

How did she manage to act alongside the ships with such a clear conscience?

"Huh? Stop, stop, stop! Let's not fight anymore!"

Upon discovering that there was a Siren in their ranks, the Royal Navy ships immediately turned their cannons around and locked onto the Purifier in the center of the fleet.

The Purifier quickly gave a French military salute to the crowd and said with a grin that he would stop fighting them for now.

"Siren, is there anything else you wish to say?"

The Duke of York had already aimed all her cannons at the Purifier. She was confident that if she missed even one, a single volley from this distance would send the Purifier back to the seabed.

"Seriously, I told you long ago! I really didn't do that! Now, the important thing is to figure out how to deal with that anomaly! If that thing explodes, half of the Northern Alliance will be blown to bits!"

"Now that things have come to this, do you still intend to argue? Then, I grant you the annihilation of your blood!"

As he spoke, the Duke of York prepared to fire his cannons and sink the Purifier.

"Duchess of York, please have mercy. Let's hear what she has to say first."

Fortunately, at this moment, Robb contacted the Duke of York through the company and interrupted her actions.

"Oh? Lord Robb, you would actually plead with me for the sake of a Siren?"

After navigating the ship to the vicinity of the Duke of York, Rob glanced at the Purifiers, who had been beaten beyond recognition, and nodded to the Duke of York.

"I think we should prioritize dealing with that so-called singularity, so let's hear what this Siren has to say first. After all, that thing looks like her handiwork, doesn't it?"

Ah! You're that strange human!

The Purifier had a good memory; he recognized Rob immediately, even though they had only met once.

"Oh? So you're an old acquaintance of this Siren? It seems our royal intelligence agency isn't so reliable after all."

The fact that the Purifier knew Rob was indeed unexpected for the Duke of York. Her pale blue eyes kept darting between Rob and the Purifier, as if trying to find some information she didn't know before.

"Don't get me wrong, we've only met once."

After replying to the Duke of York, Robb looked at the Purifier again.

"So, Miss Purifier, what exactly happened to that anomaly?"

In the distance, the collapse of the "crown" continues, and now, its original shape is almost unrecognizable.

Even from such a distance, Rob could still clearly see that the sphere—no, now it should be called a circular cavity—was drawing seawater towards it.

A massive amount of seawater is breaking free from the constraints of gravity and surging towards the strange point suspended in the sky, like an inverted waterfall.

"That was done by a really troublesome guy."

The Purifier slumped onto his ship's rigging, casually straightened his already meager clothing, and glanced at the Singularity.

"She dropped it and ran away, saying it would shut down on its own soon. Turns out, she was a complete liar! It doesn't look like it's about to shut down at all; it's practically collapsing!"

"How do we solve this?"

Now that things have come to this, Rob doesn't care who made this thing anymore; he only cares about how to neutralize that seemingly dangerous anomaly.

"do not know!"

The Purifier answered with such confidence that Rob almost couldn't catch his breath.

"I'll give you one chance, say it again?"

He gestured for the company to aim their rifles at the other party, and Rob asked the Purifier a question again, his voice filled with malice.

"I really don't know! But I can contact the observer; she definitely knows."

The Purifier, who had betrayed his companion without any apparent pressure, then began contacting the Observer.

Suddenly, a black tentacle emerged from beneath the sea surface.

With a "smack," the Purifier was sent flying.

As the Purifier fell into the water, a white-haired loli wearing a black dress with nothing underneath emerged from beneath the surface.

Beneath her was a ship rig resembling an octopus, with several tentacles wrapped around the main gun, looking incredibly bizarre.

"Ugh, that's disgusting."

This slippery stuff makes businesses feel quite uncomfortable.

The sudden appearance of new Sirens further heightened the already tense atmosphere within the Royal Navy fleet. They felt an attack was imminent.

"Hehe~ Let me see who they are. Oh? So they are the royal family's little cuties?"

"So, you are the Observer that the Purifiers spoke of, right?"

Robbie remembers being tricked by this guy once before.

"Oh, I know you. You're the most special test subject here."

The siren, seemingly an observer, turned to look at Rob, licking its lips with its scarlet tongue.

"That's right, I am the Observer. So, human, what do you want to know? Perhaps I'll be generous enough to tell you, after all, I'm in a pretty good mood right now."

Reminding himself that he had to stay calm, Rob took a deep breath.

"So, Miss Observer, how do we resolve that singularity?"

"Oh, that one. It's simple, just blow it up. Hmm... enough firepower to send the entire Royal Navy flying is enough, good luck!"

"However, if you want to prevent that singularity from collapsing further, the firepower of these royal darlings plus the one next to you is enough. But once the attack starts, it won't be able to stop."

With a smile, the observer uttered something quite dangerous.

Rob immediately ran into a dilemma.

Where could he find such powerful firepower at this point? Only level eight or higher mechs possess this level of firepower.

"Commander, an unidentified target has appeared on the radar!"

As Rob was pondering a solution, the company's radar suddenly reacted.

An unknown fleet is approaching this area.

"Go and see who's coming."

At this critical juncture, Rob didn't want anyone to interfere.

After all, according to the Purifiers, once the Singularity really explodes, the destruction of the world is probably not far off.

"Commander, it's the Ironblood fleet!"

The message from the company via communicator further fueled the already tense atmosphere.

Chapter 56: A Frustrating Situation

"Wow, Ironblood's reaction was surprisingly fast?"

The Duke of York watched the approaching Ironblood fleet with amusement, his hands continuing their work.

Under the Duke of York's command, all the Royal Navy ships neatly pointed their cannons at the approaching Ironblood fleet.

"Let me see, so these are the Iron-Blooded 'Ugly Sisters'?"

This iron-blooded fleet, which appeared out of nowhere, had already spotted the Royal Navy's fleet and locked its main guns onto the Royal Navy's ships.

If it weren't for the fact that their company was being observed from the sky, they probably would have already opened fire.

"Royal ladies, it's time to pay the price for your actions!"

Arranging themselves in formation not far from the Royal Fleet, Scharnhorst, at the head of the fleet, declared war on it.

"Heh, the price I pay is one that you may not be able to accept."

"Why don't you let me give it a try?"

Although no fighting has taken place yet, the tension between the two sides is already palpable. The strange point in the distance, where changes are taking place, no longer seems to be the focus of everyone's attention.

"Hehe, this is really interesting. Indeed, your ships are the most interesting test subjects."

The observer, who had witnessed all of this, chuckled softly as he played with the tentacles on his ship's equipment.

"Hmm? Sirens?"

Because all their attention had been focused on the Royal Fleet, especially the special squadron flying in the sky, they hadn't noticed the Observers and Purifiers in the enemy lines at all.

"Has the Royal Family also partnered with the Sirens?"

This discovery made Scharnhorst uneasy.

"Ha, you ugly, iron-blooded sisters, didn't you say you'd make me pay the price? Could it be that this is the price you're talking about?"

Seeing that the Ironblood Fleet had not made a move for a long time, the Duke of York naturally would not let go of this opportunity to gain an advantage verbally.

"asshole!"

Provoked by the Duke of York's words, the already impulsive Scharnhorst immediately abandoned his thoughts and decided to avenge the sinking of Tirpitz.

If it weren't for the timely rescue at the port, the Ironbloods would have lost another capital warship.

Since we've already cleared our minds, let's just start firing.

Almost the instant the Ironbloods opened fire, the Royals retaliated accordingly.

"Sigh, I can't carry it."

Rob glanced at the strange point in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.

At this hour, these two groups are still fighting. If that strange point really collapses later, will we all go to the Western Paradise shoulder to shoulder?

"Companies, stop them."

At this point, Rob couldn't think of any other way but to forcibly intervene in this conflict.

"I understand, Commander!"

Without much thought after receiving Rob's order, the company fired several shots from its beam rifle, detonating both cannonballs in mid-air and giving both sides a good show of marksmanship.

(You idiot, take note.)

Naturally, this move by the company stunned both sides in the conflict.

"Your Excellency, I require an explanation."

The Duke of York, shocked, immediately turned to look at Rob and demanded a reasonable explanation.

"Does this even need explaining? Do you intend to wait until that singularity completely collapses before addressing the problem?"

Rob pointed to the strange point in the distance that was beginning to devour its surroundings like a black hole, shrugged, and said, "I think that thing won't last much longer. You two decide what to do."

After being interrupted by Rob, Gneisenau finally had a chance to pull Scharnhorst back.

"Don't act rashly, they are not our main target on this trip."

That's right, Ironblood's goal on this trip wasn't actually to avenge Tirpitz.

With such a huge commotion at the singularity, they couldn't possibly not come to investigate.

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were already in the nearby waters, so they were immediately dispatched to check the situation.

As a result, they ran right into the Royal Navy's fleet.

All the old and new grudges suddenly surged up, and he forgot about the important matter.

“Commander Rob, our Ironblood mission here is also to resolve the issue of this singularity. However, we cannot let the Royal Navy’s actions go unpunished.”

Gneisenau adjusted his glasses, first carefully examining the company that was standing ready in the air, then turning his gaze to Rob.

Rob was also quite surprised. Putting aside why the other person would recognize him, how could she see him clearly from such a distance? Then why was she wearing glasses?

"I have no intention of interfering in the conflict between the Royals and the Ironbloods, but I must resolve the issue of the Singularity. If you still choose to fight the Royals at this time, then I will have no choice but to step in and help the Royals. After all, they can still help me deal with the Singularity issue to some extent."