Seeing Kai smile, Marian finally felt a little relieved.
She continued to ask, “Alright, please tell me your unit affiliation!”
Kai’s smile instantly froze; he had forgotten!
He was afraid that a random answer would expose him, so he frantically called out in his mind: Dorothy!
Dorothy!
Give me a hint!
“Commander, Dorothy’s energy is insufficient now.
The last bit of energy is to ensure your safety.
I will not waste energy on such trivial matters.
Dorothy believes in you!”
Uh!
Then Dorothy, you’d better save your energy; my dog’s life is more important.
“Affiliated with the Goddess Squad,” Kai said truthfully.
“—” Marian paused, “Perhaps there’s a cognitive error due to a head impact.”
She continued, “Please lie down and raise your hands above your head!”
Kai cooperated.
Marian finally breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s great!
Nothing major happened to you!
Commander, please listen to me.”
“The transport plane was hit by anti-air weapons and crashed while en route to the combat zone.
Rapture are gathering towards our location.”
“Although it’s sudden, you must now take on the responsibility of command.
Can you do it?”
Although Marian said so much, Kai knew that Marian was responsible for the transport plane’s crash.
Marian had already been implanted with erosion by Enikk, the Ark’s AI, while inside the Ark.
Now, Marian’s erosion had taken effect.
It’s truly laughable.
When the Ark was initially sealed, the Ark’s high-ranking officials, unable to control the Goddess Squad, unanimously decided to abandon them.
After decades of cowering underground, they thought they were capable and decided to launch a Surface reclamation war.
Then, two Surface reclamation wars ended in crushing defeat, almost exhausting their last resources.
To shift the blame for the defeat, the Nikkes took full responsibility, becoming the culprits of the defeat and the “scrap metal” of the Ark.
Perhaps seeing no hope of defeating Rapture, the Ark’s high-ranking officials actually handed over supreme authority to the Ark’s AI system—Enikk.
Fearing that the Goddess Squad couldn’t be controlled and might seize power, the Ark abandoned them.
And then!
The Ark handed over supreme management authority to AI Enikk!
So, with those insects, how can the Ark be managed well?
It’s very difficult!
The current situation is that Enikk made a deal with the most special Tyrant Rapture—Chatterbox.
Enikk will periodically send Nikkes implanted with erosion to the Surface for Rapture, and Rapture will not attack the Ark.
After a while of rambling thoughts, only a few seconds had passed, and Marian was still waiting for Kai’s reply.
Even though Marian was eroded now, she wouldn’t harm him.
He needed to find a way to remove her erosion!
Kai: “I trust you, and you must also protect your own safety.”
Marian: “—”
She was stunned; it was the first time she had seen such a Commander.
“You don’t have to worry, I will protect you.
No matter what happens.
Commander!
Marian, entering combat mode!
Preparing to engage the enemy!!!”
Marian, having switched to combat mode, launched an attack on Rapture.
While Marian was fighting, Kai secretly communicated with Dorothy.
“Dorothy, can you contact the members of the Goddess Squad?
Especially Snow White.” Kai had been put through a lot by Marian after transmigrating to this world.
Now that he had some free time, he wanted to contact the Goddess Squad.
He didn’t know how they were doing now.
Chatterbox should be nearby.
Chatterbox is also known as Xue Yi’er!
In the original plot, Snow White had repeatedly beaten Chatterbox several times a hundred years later, even with an aging and damaged body and mostly scrapped weapons.
The current Snow White should be even stronger.
“Sorry, Commander.
This system’s communication module references (plagiarizes) a certain penguin’s communication software.
I haven’t added the Goddess Squad as friends yet—so I can’t contact them.”
Kai:???
Good, good, a boss is indeed a boss, even plagiarizing the penguin, gutsy!
So, he can only contact Dorothy and the others later?
He needs to find a way quickly.
Marian also used all her might to eliminate the few Rapture.
For an ordinary Nikke, the current Marian was already very strong.
“Cleanup complete!
Switching to non-combat state.” Marian turned back and said to Kai with a hint of pride.
Then, as she walked towards Kai, she realized her leg was injured.
“—, my leg, hiss~~ ah.” Marian couldn’t hold back.
Nikkes also have pain perception modules.
I know this!
I know this!
Kai indicated he was familiar with this!
His bond with Marian began with bandages!
To defeat Rapture, Kai decided to use a honey trap.
Kai rummaged through his backpack.
He had prepared some medicines and medical supplies, just in case he got injured again like last time and could only sit there.
Although that level of injury was no longer curable by medicine.
Pulling out Yunnan Baiyao spray, Kai sprayed a few times on Marian’s injured leg, then began to bandage her leg.
By the way, what material are Nikkes’ bodies made of?
They feel no different from touching a normal person!
Marian, blushing, whispered, “—That, Commander.
Bandages and medicine aren’t much use for Nikkes—”
Before Kai could answer, she quickly added, “No, no, that’s not right.
Thanks to Commander’s bandaging, I seem to have healed.
Hehe, hehehe—”
She started to giggle foolishly.
Kai looked up at the giggling Marian.
She was originally mischievous and silly after losing her memory and becoming Modernia.
It seems Marian was inherently silly—”Hehe, Commander is really a gentle person.” Marian finally managed to stop giggling.
“Let’s go.
Fortunately, it’s not far from the rendezvous point; we’ll be there soon if we walk forward.”
After bandaging, Kai put everything back in his backpack.
He said nonchalantly, “I’m not some gentle person.
It’s just that when a normal person sees someone injured and has the ability to help, they wouldn’t hesitate to lend a hand, would they?”
He wasn’t acting; there was no need, and it was tiring.
Kai was someone who said what he thought.
He was fortunate to have grown up in such an environment and had received help from many people.
But I’m just a Nikke!
Marian thought.
After identifying the Commander, she didn’t argue, only smiled and walked ahead to lead the way to the rendezvous point.
So, she led Kai through the ruins and trenches, trying her best to avoid Rapture.
Kai, walking behind, suddenly slapped his head!
Oh no, wasn’t I supposed to help Marian remove the erosion?
My brain!
How should he do it?
He couldn’t just have a little gum bleeding now and then kiss Marian!
It wasn’t time yet.
Seeing a broken piece of glass in the ruins ahead, Kai steeled himself and slapped his palm onto it!
Crash!
Hey!
His palm was fine!
Kai’s attributes included 200 points of defense, which was comparable to a Level 1 Mass-Produced Nikke!
(Kai: Stamina: 300; Attack: 66; Defense: 200)
(Note: The average level for a normal person’s three attributes is 100.
A Level 1 Mass-Produced Nikke has approximately 20,000 stamina, 400 attack, and 200 defense.)
“Commander?
What happened?” Marian asked, turning back after hearing the sound.
“Nothing!”
“Oh!”
After a while, Kai saw a steel bar with a sharp end in the nearby ruins and, once again, mustered his courage and slapped it.
This time, he finally broke through!
“Hiss~~” Kai looked at the cut on his palm and sucked in a cold breath, hoping he wouldn’t get tetanus.
This time, Marian, hearing the commotion, turned back and saw Kai’s injured palm.
“Commander, how could you be so careless!” she scolded, then tried to unwrap the bandage from her own leg to bandage the Commander.
“No need!
No need!
Marian, I know a magical spell.
Just blow on it for me, and it’ll be fine.” Kai coaxed.
Marian was very surprised: “Eh!!
Really?”
Then she believed him, took Kai’s hand, and gently blew on it.
Kai looked at this silly girl, his heart skipped a beat, Marian, oh Marian!
Slap!
Marian, who was seriously blowing, was gently slapped on the face by Kai’s palm!
“Commander, what are you doing?” Marian was covered in blood on her face, but she didn’t resist.
She was afraid of hurting Kai; after all, humans are very fragile.
Kai was afraid the dosage wasn’t enough, and also afraid of wasting blood, so he applied it to Marian’s body.
“Ah!!!
Commander, where are you touching?!” Marian hugged her chest and jumped back, her face flushed crimson!
Of course, with Kai’s blood, it wasn’t visible.
Kai was very embarrassed: “The ground was too slippery!
Your face was also slippery!
So my hand slipped—”
The more he explained, the more awkward it became.
Reader friends, you understand Kai!
He has always been a gentleman, unless his hand slipped—”Hmph!” Marian turned and fled, putting some distance between herself and Kai.
Kai, with his backpack, slowly followed behind.