Chapter 310

Hopefully, this will be a good start for Kal'tsit's plan.

Thinking this, the crimson Strength Mode and Halo amplification were fully activated. The storm and waves met for the last time, and then Nana slammed into the defense that Gladiia had set up... The hunter almost slid into the other side by the edge of the gate.

With a loud thud, the gate, like a curtain, announced the end of a phase.

But as footsteps approached from behind, Nana recognized several familiar frequencies, deactivated her Armor Mode, and the Black Cat Killer reverted to her smart, tight-fitting combat suit.

"Nana- neechan!?"

It was Amiya... and the Guard Bureau troops who also came as reinforcements.

She nodded to the little guy, but before everyone could show a relieved expression, Nana recalled the lip movements of Gladiia as she threw her punch... Rhodes Island's black cat, still with bare feet that appeared to be wearing only socks, found a corpse dressed somewhat incongruously without any bloodstains... Sui-chan.

When killing, there's not much to worry about. At the time, although I might have noticed why there was a guy with a Great Yan red flame and gold trim among a bunch of seaweed-green robes, as the price for attracting attention, that guy was the first to die. Nana just assumed it was their personal habit or some kind of hidden class.

But since Gladiia specifically mentioned the 'Red Uniform Cultists' before leaving, Nana naturally turned back to take a few more glances.

As Nana twitched her cat ears and wagged her tail, she poked and prodded at the pile of paste with a small carbon stick she'd picked up from somewhere, but found nothing strange... After all, personal belongings are treated the same as their owners, and the Warp arrows treat physical matters equally.

It was only the arrival of Ch'en Hui-chieh and others, whose bodies were wrapped in bandages, that dispelled Nana's doubts.

"... This is... the robe of the Shanhai Congregation..."

"The Shanhai Congregation?"

Using a small stick to scrape away the patterns on the frayed edges of the robe, Nana, being an outsider, belatedly realized that this guy wasn't a Deep-Sea Cult at all... No wonder he kept waving his hands frantically, trying to express something when he saw her draw her bow and point it at him first.

But... we can't say it was a mistake to kill the wrong person.

It felt like I'd just casually completed a side quest that accounted for a fraction of a percent?

Just as Rhodes Island's black cat was lost in thought, Liu Lin II Sibabasi led Ifrit, who looked satisfied and still smelled strongly of barbecue... Saria, whose arm was still adorned with a band of light from anti- Demons components, solemnly to Nana:

"Medic... you should take a look at this."

"..."

The usually serious Dragon Lady unusually flicked her tail to express her unease, and after glancing at the documents handed to her by the Rhine Shield Lady, even the well-informed Nana, considered Rhodes Island's ultimate weapon, couldn't help but frown:

"(One) O also abandoned (four) wujiu is guilty... Is the test result confirmed to be correct?"

"Ms. Amiya carefully confirmed with her logistics team colleagues three times... confirming that the sample reaction was correct..."

After pausing for a moment and confirming that everyone around her was a relevant person, Saria continued:

"The remains of the monster that breached the Trauma Team's defenses... definitely possessed a significant amount of Demons signals."

After a few seconds of solemn silence, Amiya finally realized with Nana's weary sigh... that this seemingly invincible black cat had been fighting continuously for over thirty hours.

"In short, things have become complicated. Medic, you all should rest first... Saria and I will be responsible for the cleanup here and the handling of the sea monster's nest. Nana, go and meet with the Doctor to report the situation, and then you can all get some rest together."

"Staying in that tiny frontline outpost all the time isn't good for getting proper rest. I heard there aren't even enough beds there, so everyone has to take turns using them, is that right?"

Before anyone could respond to the Little Bunny's curiosity, Croissant, hearing the conversation had turned to their own safe house, grinned and came closer:

"I don't mind, but I also wouldn't object to Rhodes Island sponsoring some beds for us~"

"Croissant, stop messing around... Besides, we really do need a long break."

Texas said, subconsciously touching her lightsaber armor pouch, which was now completely empty... Exusiai reacted similarly.

Although Exusiai seemed to become invisible during both the final assault and the previous defensive formation operations... as the Firearms Operator with the fastest firing rate, she was the first to run out of all her allocated ammunition.

Having experienced the sea monster's vitality and relentless tenacity, Exusiai now even has a habit of frowning at the mere mention of the Seaborn... This is the tragedy of Firearms Operator without armor-piercing abilities.

The red-haired young Sankta was already secretly considering whether to call someone to ask about changing his gun or finding someone to help him choose an armor-piercing spell.

As for Nana, who is right in front of us...

Well, after discovering that this guy, who seemed to be Chimera, had used multiple Judgment today, Exusiai was a little hesitant to approach him.

The feeling is like... a pet cat, dog, or bird suddenly seeing you first serve a glass of xanthine alkaloid solution (enough to kill a dog, as it directly affects the central nervous system of mammals), then, fearing the dosage isn't enough, adding a piece of fermented dough rich in cocoa powder (another toxic alkaloid). Even just a few hours later, you soak fruit in a solution rich in caffeine alkaloids, reaching a pH of 3.5 (an acidity high enough to slowly corrode even aluminum, leaving irreversible marks), and then promptly devour a large plate of meat slices rich in nitrites...

Okay, that's enough for now. Exusiai's gaze towards Nana is exactly like how an ordinary small animal looks at a human.

Look at this devastation, this eerie place resembling an ancient battlefield, with even the supporting pillars of the Mobile City half-shattered... If it weren't for Texas and many other companions being by my side, Exusiai n't want to be alone with this guy at all... What a terrifying punishment that would be.

In fact, it wasn't just Exusiai had a similar reaction. Amiya's team and Rhodes Island operators who weren't familiar with Nana would probably all have a strange impression of 'Medic' after seeing the scene.

In other words, the cat doesn't care about this kind of thing anymore... Right now, she just wants to find a quiet corner, put down a chair, and lie down. It would be even better if she could pet her potted plants.

"The Shanhai Congregation...?"

Back on the ground, using her fingers to slightly shield her eyes from the setting sun, Nana stopped looking at the Rhodes Island and Guard Bureau's inspection and cleanup departments, who were vomiting profusely, and the Lungmen Fire Department and Rhodes Island Ship Affairs Department personnel who were clearing obstacles... After silently apologizing, Nana got into the car, and the group began moving towards the Frontline Command.

PS: Waaaaaaah!

PSSS: The Little Fox who's been complaining about not appearing for so long ↑↑↑

PS5: My stomach suddenly hurts QAQ, sorry, please refresh this chapter.

9th Lungmen Seafood: Episode 356

"When the tide recedes, when honor and life vanish together."

All things in the world rise and fall, eventually turning to dust.

"When the furnace bursts into flames, when Catastrophes strike, when family and old friends have all forgotten it."

"The last knight on this land, alone, charged towards the giant waves as dark as night."

Watching Nana holding the Terminal, rapidly filling in the blanks in the report with PRTS while reciting a very Kazimierz- esque story, Jessica whispered to Mika, who was sitting on the other side of Nana, so as not to wake her:

"What's this?"

"Excerpt from <The Last Knight>"

Clicking the upload button, Nana switched her phone back to the PRTS search page. Seeing Jessica beside her still curling her own tail with a bright look in her eyes, Nana coughed lightly twice and continued picking up the content—whether it was a biography or fabrication—...

"The knight's final enemy is this land."

"Those cities that should have been content to wait peacefully on the ground, feeding on the blood and sweat of the people, have actually begun to crawl forward."

"Cities are monsters of life. Let's call on them to fight against every city and return the purest beauty to them!"

"Let the grasslands be grasslands again, let the sky remain the sky, let humanity be reaffirmed, and let glory live on forever!"

"I am the Last Knight!"

Watching Nana's eyes drift upwards as if she were looking at a teleprompter, Jessica, knowing her own equipment's HUD was unknown, slightly curved the corners of her mouth but didn't point it out. The girl, also a little black cat, tapped her fingers, as if trying to forget the memory of the recently mentioned Yi Qiba Lin Liuyi, who had made her tremble all over. Jessica continued the topic:

"Very Kazimierz style... But, what I mean is, why did Nana- senpai suddenly bring this up?"

"Because the enemy mistook me for this, I did a quick search of the PRTS records."

"An enemy? Did they mistake your senior for that knight?"

Her drooping cat ears twitched, as if trying to shake the questions in her mind out of her thoughts. Looking at the search items Nana had brought to her, and the search records that traced back to publications from the 1940s, Jessica counted on her fingers the nearly sixty years that had passed. She really couldn't understand how a person from sixty years ago could give a modern cult member the opportunity to mistake her for someone else.

If their doctrines didn't inherently encompass the story of that knight, then it can only be said that, apart from Nana, there really was another 'knight' who recently carried out an operation against the Church of the Deep.

Otherwise, such a misunderstanding would never have occurred.

Nana simply nodded in agreement with Jessica's assessment, otherwise just letting the other woman hold her hand tightly... Jessica just didn't want to talk about the cultists right now, since whether that knight existed or not was ultimately irrelevant to Rhodes Island at present.

Although Nana, on a whim, followed Gladiia's advice and deepened the misunderstanding, it was ultimately just an impromptu performance, an attempt to conceal her identity with little effect... Aside from the matter of the knight, what everyone should really be paying more attention to is that monster with Demons factors, a tentacle-like face, and even a Collapse Paradigm of Nonlinear Movement.

Before Nana left, the Guard Bureau was arguing fiercely about whether Seaborn had 'acquired' or 'adapted' to the Demons skill... Superintendent Ch'en Hui-chieh even made a video call, and despite being covered in wounds, he bluntly told the Great Yan personnel at the vault, "Whether you can't control your hands or your subordinates, if you can't do it, return the item to Rhodes Island!"

As an outsider, Nana didn't really want to comment on the operator's aggrieved expression... But ultimately, even if the unknown source of this Demons Pollution wasn't spread by Nana's tactical equipment, the warehouse manager was equally culpable.

After all, the Church of the Deep members at the scene of Nana's pursuit discovered the common outer robe markings of the Shanhai Congregation, and just before the pursuit, the Church of the Deep produced the Seaborn Demon Chimera, which had never been found in Rhodes Island's database.

Following the clues currently revealed by the Shanhai Congregation, recalling the initial Demons Pollution that appeared when Great Yan dismantled Nana's equipment, and the Porcelain Monster in the warehouse... if it was controlled by the Shanhai Congregation, then everything makes sense.

The incident initially stemmed from Nana triggering Demons alarm in Lungmen. Subsequently, during the dismantling process, an inside agent from the Mountain and Shanhai Congregation, who was lurking in Lungmen or the Ministry of Works, dispatched Porcelain Monster to delay the Guard Bureau Superintendent, thereby obtaining a Demons sample.

As Lungmen embarked on a high-profile search for the Church of the Deep, these terrorists discovered a new 'ally' who, while not particularly helpful, was certainly eager to cause trouble for Lungmen... The Red Robe Shanhai Congregation member who was casually killed certainly didn't just appear there randomly.

The Church of the Deep, with its numerous former Aegir and highly advanced technology, handled the situation. Although the details are unknown, the result was that if Nana hadn't discovered it in time, the entire Trauma Team would have been severely damaged by a humanoid sea monster capable of initiating Collapse Paradigm.

Of course, while the above speculations are logically sound, aside from the fact that the Shanhai Congregation did indeed make contact with the church, Nana has absolutely no other evidence for the rest... making them purely conjecture.

The assassin didn't intend to use such a half-baked conclusion to interfere with other people's thinking... Compared to police officers or detectives who pursue the truth, assassins are destined not to be good at solving problems.

Nana is better at dealing with people who raise questions.

Whether it's the Deep-Sea Cultists, the Seaborn, or even the Porcelain Monster or the Shanhai Congregation that we might encounter later, if they are enemies, then we should deal with them.

Nana had realized that, whether for herself, for her companions, or even just for the bewildered onlookers around Lungmen, she should try to make the most of her strengths... The faster she acted, the less pain she would experience.

Summarizing their experience, with Mika and Jessica, who had fallen asleep at some point, supporting each other on either side of their shoulders, and others also curled up asleep in the back row... taking advantage of the midday traffic jam in Lungmen and the air conditioning in the Guard Bureau van, the group took a short rest.

Upon arriving at the central area of the city where the Frontline Command was located, Nana saw Mika rubbing her cheeks and saying things like "the pillow is so hard." After comparing her own equally hard fist, she finally decided to let this little one off the hook... Next time this happens, she'll just let her sleep on the floor.

As for Jessica... well, Jessica is still the same Jessica. After everyone had regained some of their senses, the girl, who was also a Black Cat, quickly retreated back into the Blacksteel Squad, ignoring Franka's teasing without any reaction.

However, the empty seat next to Nana wouldn't just sit there for no reason; Typhon quickly moved in.

"Kitty Teacher."

"When there are outsiders, they still call me 'Medic' or 'Captain'..."

"Okay Kitty Teacher, no problem Kitty Teacher."

"... Don't learn such witty remarks from Mika... I know what you're looking for. Its condition is stable. Since there may be more battles between Collapse Paradigm later, I may need to continue using it for a while longer."

Seeing the black composite bow that flashed into Nana's hand, Typhon, still in his 'Angel' state, blinked in surprise, then shook his head.

"Teacher, feel free to use it if you want. I still have that BMG50 to use... Bows, crossbows, and even Firearms Arts actually have a lot in common when it comes to using them."

As Typhon rambled on about her little tips, Nana nodded occasionally in agreement as she went upstairs with the others.

The sight of the purple-haired, twin-tailed 'Sankta' and the girl who Judgment Feline, chattering away, might seem a little incongruous to the uniformed Guard Bureau agents on the roadside and downstairs. However, knowing their achievements over the past two days, the Guard Bureau agents, who had completely transformed into 'sweeping' characters from movies during this period, did not show any signs of rudeness.

After all, the news that a colleague went to the front lines to clean up the mess and ended up vomiting profusely was no secret among the criminal police and special operations team members in the command center.

After smoothly passing through the personnel identification and the Guard Bureau's defenses, Nana finally saw familiar faces.

"Nana--!"

A tall figure, accompanied by the hot air from the sprint, and long- Feline, a head taller than herself, yelled and lifted Miss Black Cat up by placing her hands under Nana's armpits:

"It's been almost 48 hours since I last replenished Nana's elements! I miss you so much--!"

"You became like this in just forty-eight hours... So how did you get through those months when Su Sulo and I went to pick up Suzuran?"

"Of course, I relieve my longing for you by touching, hugging, and lifting you up high with Rosemary ~"

Seeing Huang tighten the shoulder strap with a "heh," and the chainsaw attached to it already having an extension module installed, it was clear that Huang was in a state of alert, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

She is currently assigned to ACE's E3 Squad, responsible for the Doctor's security.

"So, are you the kind of person who'll do as long as it's a Feline?"

"Actually, it doesn't have to be Feline. Amiya and I get along pretty well, don't we?"

Seeing Huang wink and act cute at her, Nana, who was still not put down, shook her little feet, which looked like they were only wearing footed socks, and stepped on Huang's chest to force the big cat to put her down.

Before Nana could resolve the question that Huang was curious about, "Nana, why aren't you wearing shoes?" and wouldn't let go of Nana's ankle, another guy appeared indoors wearing a full protective suit, who also made a strange noise upon seeing Nana.

"Nai-nai--!!"

Fortunately, accompanied by a small white Feline floating in the air like a cloud, the white Filin saw the Doctor jump up and pounce on Nana. With a flick of its lips, the white Feline grabbed the Doctor Nana mid-air and pulled him back to the ground.

"Hmm! Rosemary!?"

"Yes, Doctor, you called me?"

As she spoke, Cloud Little Cat tiptoed into Nana's arms in a few quick steps, and then proudly showed her little tiger teeth to the Doctor, making Huang Da Cat cover his mouth and want to laugh.

When the pink-haired Angel rushed over after finishing the dried fruit on the command post coffee table (whose name was unknown), shouting, "Ah! Rosemary, you ran away! Mika wants some too!", Huang's smile vanished.

"Wait, wait, wait! Be careful! The Doctor is very fragile, don't hurt her!"

"Huh? Oh... well, Nana, give me a hug!"

"Go play somewhere else, sweetie."

Nana patted the pink-haired Angel's head, and watched Mika flutter her wings a couple of times before obediently sitting down on the Liberi. Nana also let go of Rosemary. As for the Little Cat wanting to float behind her, that was none of her business.

After settling the Trauma Team members who had been watching from the doorway with the Doctor, Nana, holding her memo, gave the Doctor a report on their actions over the past period. The doctor had returned to his serious demeanor and removed his hood to reveal his young girl appearance.

What Nana needs to emphasize most is, as expected, the recently appeared Seaborn chimera.

"That thing... Amiya is already leading the team to conduct detailed tests and confirmations. This time, Nana, you're the one facing that monster head-on... What's your assessment of its combat capabilities?"