Chapter 670: Heading to Rescue
As the black-gold flames on her hand gradually faded, Enterprise could feel that a special signal fluctuation had already been emitted.
But this special signal is only perceptible because she is standing so close; under normal circumstances, she would hardly notice such a signal at all.
Now, this beacon has been activated, but the corresponding reinforcements will not arrive so quickly; this period remains very important for them.
Furthermore, these Arbiters are so powerful, that awe-inspiring power has been truly felt by Enterprise and the others. If the reinforcements arriving are not as strong as the Arbiters, they will still fall into a bitter struggle, and it will also affect others.
Originally Enterprise did not intend to activate this badge, because she had considered these reasons, but Guanghui's insistence swayed her.
In the midst of thinking, suddenly A Furore ahead exclaimed in surprise, 'Everyone, look around; we have already passed through the previous gravity sea, but this gravity still remains.'
Everyone looked around and found that the situation was exactly as A Furore said; they had already arrived at the place where they had previously entered the gravity sea, yet this gravity still persisted.
'What on earth is going on? Could it be that the Sirens, taking advantage of our inattention, have already expanded the range of the gravity sea?' Prince of Wales wondered.
'No, I think it has to do with that person behind us. Strength, which the Major Arcana card represents, I feel that perhaps there is no so-called Siren central control at all; this sea has become like this entirely because of that Arbiter.' King George V shook his head and said.
'Strength... gravity... No wonder I just saw, via carrier aircraft, that the shells you fired all vanished strangely.' Enterprise said with a look of sudden realization.
'Tsk, knowing this is currently useless; the problem is we cannot inflict any substantial damage on her, and we are still within this gravity sea range; if we don't adapt, our combat power will be greatly reduced.' The Monarch said somewhat unwillingly.
'However, from another perspective, this is also a good thing. Due to gravity interference, communications in this area have lost signal; Enterprise, you didn't earlier launch carrier aircraft to notify the fleet, did you?'
'Such a wide-range buffer can also give them time to prepare, so they won't abruptly enter the gravity sea and lose combat power.' Mikasa smiled from the side.
Enterprise nodded, then turned toward the direction where the fleet originally was, saying, 'I hope they can adapt quickly.'
Meanwhile, at that moment all members of the fleet were gathering, because just now Enterprise's carrier aircraft had flown above the fleet and displayed a special symbol.
This symbol is used for communication among shipgirls, and the symbol Enterprise displayed is the most urgent.
As the flagship Xin ze xi saw this symbol, she quickly connected the communication on the command ship.
'Commander, Enterprise just sent a carrier aircraft with a message; the gravity sea that Independence mentioned earlier seems to have produced something extraordinary, and judging by rank it should be an Arbiter there.'
'Commander, should we now go there to conduct rescue?'
Hearing Xin ze xi's words, although Qin Ge had already been mentally prepared for the Arbiter's appearance, upon suddenly hearing this news he still felt his heart tighten involuntarily.
But the commander's duty told him that now was not the time to worry; he quickly steadied his flustered thoughts and spoke rapidly into the communicator.
'Xin ze xi, how is the fleet's resupply situation?'
'Reporting, Commander, the fleet's resupply is complete, and everyone is awaiting orders.' Xin ze xi quickly said.
'Understood.' Qin Ge paused, then said, 'That Arbiter is also our target for this sortie; since Enterprise and the others have already encountered it, we should swiftly proceed to the target sea to provide support, absolutely not allowing anyone to leave our fleet and fight alone.'
'Understood.' Xin ze xi paused, then said, 'Commander, this battle is extremely dangerous; otherwise you should stay in this sea and wait for us.'
I will leave a squad of shipgirls to protect you by my side, while the rest of us and I go together to rescue Enterprise and the others.
'What's the point of saying these foolish things now? I am your commander, not someone who needs protection, but a comrade who fights shoulder to shoulder with you; if I were not by your side in such a battle, would I still be your commander?' Qin Ge said.
'So, let's set out; Enterprise and the others are still waiting for us.'
Facing Qin Ge's words, Xin ze xi fell silent for a moment, then smiled and said, 'Understood.'
Soon, the public channel of the communicator transmitted Xin ze xi's order to sortie; Qin Ge then breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the handheld communicator.
'Hehe, then Commander, the road ahead requires you to steer the ship yourself, and I should return to the ranks.' At this moment Zhenhai walked forward with a smile and said to Qin Ge.
Qin Ge naturally understood Zhenhai's meaning; this was also the prior agreement between them, so he nodded and said, 'Then I won't stop you; always pay attention to your safety.'
'Got it, I intend to keep this useful body to serve the Commander.' Zhenhai gave a slight smile, then left the command ship and glided toward the distant fleet.
Qin Ge saw this scene, his mood inevitably grew heavy, but this is the present fact; he then walked to the control console, began steering the ship to follow the shipgirls' steps, and sailed toward the target sea.
However, after not sailing long, the leading shipgirl sensed an abnormal situation.
'Report, an anomaly has been detected in the forward sea; the gravity here seems highly unstable.' Baltimore, as the vanguard, reported to Xin ze xi.
'Gravity unstable?' Xin ze xi instantly recalled the gravity sea previously mentioned by Independence, then turned his head to look at Independence in the communicator and said.
'Independence, did the gravity sea you previously monitored lie ahead of us here?'
Independence immediately shook his head and replied, 'No, the gravity sea I previously monitored is not that close to us; it is farther away.'
'Then why did Baltimore just report that, as our fleet advanced forward, we encountered a gravity sea? Could it be that the Sirens have expanded the influence range of the gravity sea?' Xin ze xi asked.
'That is quite possible, or perhaps it is also related to the situation Enterprise and the others are currently facing.' Independence said.
'Understood.' Xin ze xi nodded, linked up with Baltimore's communicator, and said, 'Baltimore, maintain this speed into the gravity sea and adapt to it as quickly as possible; I think our later battle is very likely to occur here.'
'Received.'
End of Chapter
