Crack!
Kai tapped a stick against the wall.
Tonight, he wasn’t telling stories; instead, he was discussing the future.
He had drawn some pictures on the white wall with charcoal.
Kai’s skills weren’t great, and the drawings were a bit ugly, but the Nikkes still sat below, listening obediently.
“We can’t go to the Ark.
But that’s okay!” Kai pointed his stick at the Ark he had drawn.
A straight line represented the ground.
Below the line, a circle was drawn with two words clearly written inside—Ark.
Above the circle representing the Ark, Kai drew a smaller circle not far away.
“This is where we are now.
Too close to the Ark, too far from heaven!” Kai nodded as he saw everyone listening intently.
“So, we must leave this place and find a good spot to build our own base.”
“The first step is to decide on a name for our base!
Everyone, feel free to speak up.
I’ll go first.
I think our base will be a brand-new beginning, the hope for all of us.”
“Just as sunlight pierces through the dark night, the dawn will surely come!”
“So, how about we call our base the Black Base?
The dawn that breaks the dark night!”
Kai proudly announced the name he came up with.
He felt it was very spirited; as a child, he loved watching Ultraman so much he’d skip meals when the theme song started.
“I object!” Dorothy thought to herself, ‘Commander, you thought well, but please don’t think again!’
If it were called Dawn Base, she would have thought it was fine.
Night Base sounded okay too.
But between night and dawn, the Commander chose Black Pear!
The other Nikkes also felt the Commander was terrible at naming things, but they weren’t planning to object.
Dorothy was truly brave!
“Then what name did you come up with?” Kai asked.
“Everyone can make suggestions.
I’m not some dictator who forbids you from speaking.”
Dorothy spoke the ideal she had been pondering for a long time: “Eden.
We will build a paradise for us Nikkes with our own hands.
And for the Commander, of course.”
Kai thought, ‘As expected.’
At this, the Nikkes below began to discuss, seemingly comparing which name sounded better.
“Alright, if you have any other suggestions, feel free to share them.
Let’s all vote together.”
Scarlet: “I have none.”
Rapunzel: “Neither do I.”
Snow White: “I have none either.” Actually, she wanted to suggest “Cafeteria,” but then she thought it might be even less reliable than the Commander’s idea.
Pinne and the other Nikkes also indicated they had no suggestions of their own.
“Good, then let’s vote.
Everyone, find a small piece of paper and write down your preferred choice.” Kai asked Snow White to find paper and pens; she definitely would have scavenged some!
Dorothy’s eyes darted around.
“Commander, I suggest we all vote anonymously.”
Kai figured Dorothy was afraid the Nikkes would be biased toward him, so he readily agreed.
Soon, everyone had made their choice and placed their slips of paper into a box.
Kai thought that if Dorothy got zero votes, she would lose face, so he wrote “Eden” and put it in the box.
Pinne was in charge of counting the votes.
There were 20 Mass-Produced Nikkes, 4 Goddess Squad Nikkes, and Commander Kai, making a total of 25 votes.
The final result was 25:0.
“Eden” was passed unanimously.
“No, impossible.” Kai’s face flushed.
He was the one who got zero votes!
Dorothy was laughing uncontrollably.
Anonymous voting really worked; after all, Eden was the utopia for Nikkes.
Scarlet comforted him awkwardly, “Young Master, I originally wanted to vote for you, but I thought the sisters would surely vote for you, so my one vote wouldn’t matter.”
Besides, the Commander’s “Black” was really off-key.
It seemed everyone thought so.
“Fine, Eden it is.
I’m not that petty!” Kai respected everyone’s choice.
As for where Eden would be established, it was finally decided that they would search for a location gradually.
Since the Ark was sealed, the Raptures seemed to have lost their objective, and there were no traces of them near the temporary outpost.
Early the next morning, Dorothy prepared to take Kai to Liliweiss’s resting place.
“Commander, Lady Dorothy, we would also like to go and pay our respects to Lady Liliweiss,” Pinne requested on behalf of the Mass-Produced Nikkes.
“Lady Liliweiss is the idol of idols for all of us Nikkes.
It’s a pity we never spoke a word to her.
That’s why we want to go too.”
Scarlet: “Let’s go together.
It’s been a while since I visited Big Sis.”
Snow White: “I miss Sister too.”
Rapunzel: “Me too.”
“Let’s all go then.” Kai looked at Dorothy.
“Let’s head out.”
Dorothy naturally wouldn’t refuse.
“Alright.”
Soon, everyone left the outpost and arrived at a nearby location.
“It’s right there under that big tree.
Liliweiss rests in the stone coffin made by Scarlet.”
Dorothy pointed to a large tree in the distance, gesturing for the panting Commander to keep up.
Kai caught his breath.
“If we just leave like this, Liliweiss will probably be lonely.
Let’s take her with us.”
Kai remembered that the Raptures would later come here to steal Liliweiss’s head, which nearly caused Snow White to break down.
Or rather, Snow White had already broken down after that, and from then on, she had only one goal—to eliminate all Raptures!
“It’s a pity for such a beautiful place.
If I died, I’d want to lie here too, hahaha.”
Looking at this peaceful environment, undisturbed by the tragedies of the outside world, it really was a nice spot.
Dorothy was displeased.
“With us around, don’t even think about leaving, Commander!”
“But I’m just an ordinary human, a mere passerby in your long lives.
There’s no helping it.”
Kai was essentially just an ordinary person in his twenties.
Arriving in this strange yet familiar world, it was only thanks to the help of the Doro System that he found the Nikkes’ location.
Otherwise, he would have been killed by Raptures long ago.
But it would take about 100 years for the Doro cheat to officially activate—did he have to undergo mechanical modification?
Kai was actually quite reluctant.
Hearing Kai’s words, all the Nikkes fell silent.
After becoming Nikkes, they had incredibly long lifespans.
As long as their minds didn’t collapse or undergo Mind Switch, the time they could live healthily far exceeded that of humans.
If they lost the Commander, where would they go?
Dorothy clenched her fists.
She would definitely find a way!
Rapture!
Snow White was the most alert; she saw a Rapture in front of her sister’s stone coffin!
Boom!
Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs armament activated!
She blasted that single Rapture into pieces.
She dashed toward Liliweiss’s stone coffin, instantly killing any Raptures that appeared along the way.
Liliweiss was her absolute bottom line! This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
They’re here this early?
Good thing we arrived in time!
Kai felt relieved.
“Support Snow White!” Dorothy skillfully hoisted Kai onto her shoulder and pulled out her weapon with one hand to provide fire support.
The Commander was safest staying with them.
The Nikkes moved quickly toward Liliweiss’s stone coffin, following closely behind Snow White.
Scarlet and Rapunzel brought up the rear, protecting the Mass-Produced Nikkes.
Bang!
Snow White kicked her sister’s coffin lid away, revealing Liliweiss inside.
“Great!
Sister is still safe!” Seeing her sister’s peaceful face, Snow White sighed in relief.
Thanks to the Commander’s suggestion, otherwise, her sister would have been disturbed by the Raptures!
It seemed they had to take her sister’s remains with them; these Raptures were clearly after her!
Soon, the Nikkes established a defensive perimeter, but a steady stream of Raptures surrounded them.
With Rapunzel’s healing, these low-level Raptures couldn’t cause fatal damage, but Kai didn’t activate the Burst after the progress slowed down.
The Raptures were clearly aggressive; he had to save the skills for an emergency.
“These are all the lowest-level Wowo-class Raptures.
There must be a higher-level Rapture calling them.
Everyone, stay alert!” The Goddess Squad was experienced after all; the number of Raptures they had defeated far exceeded previous outpost defense battles.
This situation indicated a big one was hiding nearby!
Likely a high-level one!
“With the Young Master here, I’m confident even against a Heretic!” Scarlet also changed her combat style.
She actually preferred close-quarters combat, but to protect Kai, she chose to use ranged attacks with the others.
Seeing that the number of Raptures wasn’t decreasing, Dorothy prepared to retreat.
The terrain here was unfavorable for defense.
“Pinne, protect the Commander!”
Dorothy handed Kai over to Pinne’s protection.
“Scarlet, let’s clear a path together!
Break through the encirclement first; it’s not good for defending here!”
“Snow White, hand Liliweiss’s remains to the mass-produced sisters!
You and Rapunzel cover the rear.
We’ll retreat to the temporary outpost first and then come back to support you.”
Dorothy quickly made arrangements, and Snow White immediately followed orders.
So Dorothy and Scarlet fought their way out first, clearing the nearby Raptures, while the Mass-Produced Nikkes carried Kai and Liliweiss, following closely behind the two in front.
Snow White was at the back, her powerful firepower keeping the Raptures from getting close.
Rapunzel interfered with the Raptures’ signals and protected Snow White with energy.
The two coordinated perfectly; they had experienced this level of combat countless times.
Just as the group in front was about to break out of the Rapture encirclement, the high-level Rapture behind the scenes finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
“Stop!” Dorothy halted.
A violent vibration came from the ground ahead—something was coming!
Rumble…
rumble…
rumble…
Amidst the massive noise, a huge Rapture burst out from the ground!
On its head were several high-speed rotating crushing gears, a pair of massive mandibles, and a pair of giant sharp teeth, looking incredibly ferocious!
Its body was also a massive crusher!
Its body was so enormous that an ordinary Nikke couldn’t even compare to its teeth.
The earth was like an ocean to it, allowing it to move unimpeded.
Its hideous appearance left the Nikkes dazed!
And Kai was already screaming: “How is that possible?!
Shit!
Everyone, run back!
Get away from it!”
The newcomer was a Tyrant-class Rapture!
Grave Digger!
A Nightmare for newcomers, the ultimate torment!
Nicknamed The Drill!!!