[Due to fatal damage, this test has ended prematurely.
After death, you will return to your original world.]
Looking at the bright red warning before him, Kai felt everything in his sight begin to turn gray.
Grave Digger had initially fired two small drills, which easily broke through Rapunzel’s defenses.
One of the drills crippled Snow White’s hand, affecting her for the rest of the battle.
The other one was aimed at Rapunzel, but Kai blocked it.
That drill was now embedded deep in his back.
“Hehe, it seems Doro’s gift really enhanced my physical strength.
Otherwise, I would have been pierced through, and Rapunzel would have been hurt too.”
“Pfft, not to mention I’m still hanging on to life.
An ordinary person would have been dead long ago.”
“Doro, are you there?”
There was no response.
It seemed that unless there was a special circumstance, Doro wouldn’t have the energy to boot up until the “game” officially launched.
(If the system were a phone, Doro would be like the smart assistant Siri.)
Liliweiss was placed under a tree, leaning peacefully against it.
Kai, growing weak from excessive blood loss, had no choice but to sit down beside her and lean against her.
Finally, the Nikkes triumphed over Grave Digger.
Seeing the Nikkes rushing over, Kai couldn’t help but smile.
“Young Master, did you see that?
We took down that big guy without a single casualty!
For such an occasion, we should share a drink!!”
“Hey!
Scarlet!
Stop trying to make the Commander drink!
Have you forgotten that night?” Dorothy objected.
Rapunzel was the most excited.
Before even reaching Kai, she asked impatiently, “Brother—no!
Lord Commander!
What is my Burst Skill?
I can actually resurrect fallen sisters!
Is this the divine power you’ve granted me?”
“Can I resurrect the Nikke sisters who fell before?
And what about Liliweiss?!
We’ve lost so many sisters.”
Hearing the hope of her sister’s resurrection, Snow White was the most agitated.
She quickly approached Kai, desperate for an answer.
“Commander, can you—” Snow White started to ask, but then she noticed something was wrong.
The Commander’s condition was not good!
Since Kai was facing them, the Nikkes couldn’t see his back.
But as they drew closer, they all realized the problem.
“Young Master!” “Brother!” “Commander!” “Lord Commander!”
Rapunzel pushed past Snow White and began to examine the Commander’s body.
!!!
Kai gave a bitter smile.
“Rapunzel, I wish I could resurrect the fallen Nikkes too, but I can’t.
That’s why I’ve always been so cautious—”
“Stop talking, Lord Commander!” Rapunzel no longer cared about calling him ‘brother.’ “With you here, my fully charged attacks on Raptures can heal you, right?
It must work!
Let’s go find some Raptures right now!”
Rapunzel had discovered the wound on Kai’s back.
Grave Digger’s drill had nearly pierced through his chest from behind.
It was a miracle he was still alive!
That happened during Grave Digger’s earlier attack when Snow White’s arm was crippled; the Commander must have been injured then!
The Nikkes present were at a loss.
Dorothy slumped to the ground, her eyes staring blankly at Kai.
Pinne also looked at Kai in a daze.
As Mass-Produced Nikkes, they were used to death, but she couldn’t accept this outcome!
Snow White’s pupils dilated to the maximum as she recalled the moment she received the news of her sister’s death.
And now, was the Commander leaving too?!
Scarlet stumbled behind Rapunzel, watching her stare helplessly at the wound.
“Rapunzel, you can heal the Commander, right??
You can even resurrect dead Nikkes!”
Rapunzel frantically checked the tools she carried.
Gauze?
Useless!
Bandages?
None!
All she had were Nikke maintenance tools and the simplest gauze and bandages.
Because she had never fought alongside a human before, her medical skills were more like maintenance techniques!
Right, catch a Rapture!
My skill must work!
It was the last hope.
Rapunzel didn’t even dare to move Kai.
“Scarlet!
Dorothy!
Let’s go catch a Rapture!”
Kai shook his head.
“It’s no use.
I’m human.
Besides, I’ve run out of time.”
“It must work!”
Kai didn’t dwell on the topic.
“Listen to a big secret of mine!
I’m actually the protagonist of this world!
I just arrived a hundred years too early!”
“—” The Nikkes.
Scarlet: “Rapunzel, think of something quickly!
The Young Master is starting to talk nonsense!”
Kai: “—” No one believes me when I tell the truth.
“Dorothy, look at yourself!
Get up!
You are the captain of the Goddess Squad now!
I have something to say to you all!” Kai felt his head growing heavier, knowing his time was almost up.
“Com—Commander, I—” Dorothy only managed to stand up with Pinne’s help. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“Perk up!
Don’t lose face!” Kai shouted the magic words.
“I originally wanted you to live for yourself in the future, but now I must ask you to carry this heavy burden forward!”
“You must lead everyone to build a Eden for Nikkes!
This is my wish.
You must stay united and protect yourselves!
Don’t let the group fall apart!”
Is a Eden without the Commander still a Eden?
The Nikkes felt as though they had lost their reason to continue.
“Answer me, Dorothy!”
“I promise you.” Dorothy didn’t want to disappoint Kai.
“By the way, keep my blood safe.
It can cure Rapture corruption; it’s extremely useful!
You must find Red Hood and cure her corruption!
The same goes for Heretics; it can cure their corruption too.
That way, you’ll have more companions.”
“I know a bit about Red Hood.
After she said goodbye to you, she shouldn’t have gone too far.
You must find her!”
Since Red Hood saved Rapi later on, it means the place where she sleeps isn’t far from the Ark.
The Red Hood’s greatness goes without saying, and Kai didn’t want her to disappear.
As for Rapi’s weakness in strength, so be it—when the time comes, this Commander will take you to ride on the coattails of the strong!
“Technology is the primary productive force!
To develop the Eden well, you must develop technology!
The Ark will surely take action regarding the Surface later on, so you can secretly trick some scientists into coming to the Eden.”
“But your most important task is to protect yourselves!
Next time I see you, if anyone is missing, I’m going to be furious!”
Of course, the Nikkes might not understand Kai’s words for now, thinking he was just rambling.
He’d give them a surprise later!
They didn’t believe him when he told the truth earlier.
And indeed, it did sound like a fairy tale.
The system’s last prompt was that the test had ended, so Kai deduced he would definitely be able to return!
That would be when the game officially started!
“Dorothy, you must protect them!
By the way, there were no casualties in this battle, right?”
Pinne replied after contacting the sisters, “Lord Commander!
We had no casualties!”
“That’s good.
Of course, Scarlet, Rapunzel, Snow White—you must also supervise Dorothy.
If she makes a mistake, you must correct her in time—”
Kai nagged like this for quite a while, finally closing his eyes amidst the Nikkes’ tears.
“Waaa—” Dorothy was the first who couldn’t hold it back.
“Hehe!
I heard that!
Dorothy!
Whoever cries is a puppy!
I will be back!” After making a dying joke, Kai finally passed away.