Chapter 235: An Interlude in the Journey

At night, suddenly a burst of aircraft engine sound tore through the night sky, ongoing. Qin Ge, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, immediately jumped up, quickly put on his clothes and ran out the door.

Only see, on the corridor, the other few shipgirls had also run out, and exchanged a glance with the Qin Ge who had run out; several people involuntarily nodded. Without any verbal communication, they directly went up to the third floor.

On the third floor, just now, they were standing at the helm of the Command Ship, gazing steadily ahead.

After hearing footsteps on the stairs, she turned back and said to the few people coming up front, "Huh, Mikasa-sama, A Furore-senpai, and Qin Ge Commander? How did you come here?"

"We came out when we heard the aircraft engine sound; have we encountered a Siren Fleet?" Mikasa asked.

Kongou nodded, "That's right, we encountered a small Siren Fleet."

"Do you need help?" Qin Ge asked.

Kongou laughed and shook his head, "If we needed help just to deal with a small Siren Fleet, then we wouldn't have accepted this mission; you guys go get some rest, we'll handle things here."

A Furore beside him took out the nautical chart on the table, glanced at it, and said to Kongou, "Isn't this already a Level 5 erosion sea area?"

Kongou nodded, "Yes, after passing through this sea area, we'll soon reach Sakura Empire."

"But if it's a Level 5 erosion sea area, the Siren Fleet inside are all Level 85 or above; can they really hold out?" A Furore asked.

"Don't worry, we've encountered situations far worse than this, but we still ended up victorious in the end, so this time we will surely win as well." Kongou said with a smile, firmly.

Everyone looked at the resolute Kongou and involuntarily nodded, while Qin Ge went out, stood on the deck, and used a telescope to look at the distant battlefield.

There, artillery boomed, the sky and sea were rendered in shining colors; slowly the sky turned entirely red, the color of flames. By the light of those flames, Qin Ge saw a Siren Mass-Produced Fleet gradually being engulfed by fire.

Although the distant battle scene wasn't clear, combining the known intelligence, Qin Ge could imagine just how strong those shipgirls' combat power was.

"Is this the Free Shipgirls of the front line?" Qin Ge whispered.

"That's right."

At that moment, a voice sounded behind Qin Ge; he turned his head and saw Guanghui standing there, lovely.

"Was Guanghui always like this?" Qin Ge asked.

Guanghui strolled over to Qin Ge's side, looked at the distant reddened horizon, and involuntarily nodded, "Yes, doing missions and fighting together with others."

"Isn't it hard?" Qin Ge said.

"No, because I've gotten used to it." Guanghui smiled, her tone hinting at a lightness, "So when the commander arrives at the front line, life will be like this; I don't know if you'll get used to it."

Qin Ge chuckled, "I've already made the mental preparations."

"That's fine." Guanghui smiled, "The battle is about to end; commander, go rest now; they'll surely finish handling these."

Qin Ge shook his head, "No problem, we still have plenty of time to rest; I just want to watch this battle to the end." Valley

Guanghui couldn't help but laugh, "Indeed, it's you—always worrying about everything. If you don't mind, could you let me stay with you to watch this battle to the end?"

Qin Ge's mouth corners slightly lifted, "Happy to."

Actually, this battle didn't take long; for Kongou and the others, such battles are already routine. They are among the strongest Free Shipgirls on the front line, frequently entering and leaving erosion sea areas; scenes like this have been seen far too many times.

Actually, speaking of this, it can be said that any shipgirl or fleet capable of accepting VIP escort possesses immense strength; if they lacked such strength, they would generally not be entrusted with such critical missions.

When the distant sky began to show a fish‑belly white, and an orange‑yellow light gradually rose from the east, several figures appeared on the sea surface; those figures were the shipgirls who had fought through the night.

In Qin Ge's telescope, they were chatting and laughing, just as if they had merely gone to an amusement park after that intense battle that had just ended.

And when they approached the Command Ship, they also saw Qin Ge and Guanghui standing on its top deck; at that moment, the two were waving their hands, as if welcoming their return.

As Fu Sang was gliding, she saw this scene and couldn't help but smile, "It seems no one has welcomed us back like this in a long time, right?"

Everyone looked at Qin Ge and Guanghui standing on the top of the Command Ship and involuntarily nodded.

Houhou smiled, "A couple of days ago Kongou told me that Qin Ge Commander didn't know why Guanghui had joined his fleet, but seeing this scene, I suddenly understood why Guanghui joined his team."

"That's right, Guanghui seems to have found a good commander." Feilong nodded.

"What, you're jealous?" Senai provocatively looked at Feilong and said.

"Do you think I'm the type to be jealous?" Feilong said, her voice suddenly turning steady, "Just a slight feeling; I've said before, I want to personally find my sister. Before this, the fleet and such had nothing to do with me."

"Tsk, wanting to personally fish out a purple shipgirl—this wish is probably hard to fulfill, especially since you've specified Qinglong." Senai said.

"You're no different?" Feilong laughed.

"Actually, I don't want to fish out my little sister." Senai couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Stop chatting, we're almost there." The silent Takao beside them spoke up.

"Takao, what about you—when are you preparing to find a commander?" Senai asked.

Takao stared straight ahead, speaking solemnly, "Wait until someone can block my sword; then we'll talk about it."

"Well, I'm afraid you'll have to be a Free Shipgirl for life—blocking your sword? That's a joke." Senai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

As for Takao's strength, those familiar with her naturally know—what commander could block her sword? Probably none have even been born in this world yet.

As the few exchanged their complaints, the Command Ship drew nearer. Yet Qin Ge and Guanghui, standing on its top deck, remained still, continuing to gaze into the distance at the sun about to rise.

"I remember the last time I watched the sunrise with the commander was ages ago; I didn't expect that today, taking advantage of this opportunity, I could watch the sunrise with you again." Guanghui smiled.

"I actually watch it every day, because the most beautiful sun is right by my side." Qin Ge gave a faint smile.