Super Mothership
At this moment, Ye Min also walked out of the villa. Upon hearing Chu Xiaoxiao’s words, a vein immediately twitched on her forehead.
“Hey, hey! That guy can transform—that’s what's really surprising, right?” Ye Min said, holding her forehead.
“Isn’t it just something like the T-1000, liquid metal, or a shapeshifting guy controlled remotely? What’s the big deal? With the Ghost Captain’s level of technology, it’s pretty normal…” Chu Xiaoxiao waved her hand dismissively.
Even if the first two are somewhat reasonable, what the heck is a “model guy”?
“Uh…” Ye Min opened her mouth but swallowed back what she was about to say.
If transformation is considered normal now, then the scene just now—where she was mysteriously protected by a strange force—seems even more reasonable?
She had indeed been the one knocked back just now. Thinking about the situation, even she felt a bit baffled.
It must’ve been some kind of advanced force field protection technology?
By the way, how did a low-level player like her suddenly end up in a high-level map?
Finally getting a chance to watch a boss fight, and she couldn’t even understand the skills being used…
It was… exhausting.
…
The appearance of the two girls naturally left the previously panicked bodyguards utterly stunned.
“Hey, hey! Pinch me. Is that Miss Chu standing over there?”
“Huh? You see her too? I thought I was just dizzy from the explosion and hallucinating.”
After the initial joy came confusion.
“So… Miss Chu wasn’t taken away? Then who was it that got kidnapped just now?”
“No idea, it was too dark to see. Maybe… someone in a white dress?”
Everyone fell into a state of indescribable bewilderment.
Could it be that all this commotion was just to steal one of Miss Chu’s dresses?
Have today’s ‘gentlemen’ really become that reckless?
…
Xia City, southwest sea region.
In the pitch-dark night, a small submarine floated quietly on the sea surface.
“Thud!” Two figures dropped from the sky.
A mysterious person disguised as a maintenance worker used a jetpack to land precisely on the upper deck of the submarine, bringing along a clone of Nie Yun disguised as “Chu Xiaoxiao.”
“Chu Xiaoxiao” glanced down at the small submarine beneath her feet, the corner of her mouth curling almost imperceptibly.
Anyone who possessed powered armor and this kind of new-type submarine clearly wasn’t an ordinary player.
This flat-shaped submarine looked very sci-fi, clearly different from the traditional teardrop-shaped subs used by nations. It was obviously a product of Earth’s recent tech explosion.
As more and more near-future tech products began appearing in public, people collectively started referring to these leapfrog innovations—clearly infused with the Ghost Captain’s black tech—as “Black Machines.”
The Type-I RoboCop, powered armor, and the submarine in front of them all belonged to classic military-grade "Black Machines."
The current state of Earth’s civilization could be described as a "transition period" toward an interstellar era—a brief dormant stage before a massive technological revolution.
Nations were creating increasingly advanced technologies, but in such a short time, the breakthroughs had yet to be fully integrated into Earth’s outdated industrial systems or widely deployed to all corners of the world.
Nie Yun’s rise had been too rapid. Even though he had unlocked most low-level technologies through the virtual tech tree and gradually integrated global resources via the Atlantis Corporation, upgrading Earth’s vast industrial framework wasn’t something he could accomplish overnight.
All countries were working hard to apply their newly acquired technologies to revamp their industries in hopes of standing out in the wave of global development—none dared to slack off.
But Rome wasn’t built in a day. Moreover, the process involved complicated issues such as employment, regional interests, and social and cultural integration.
As a result, outside the “cheat-enabled zones” like Atlantis Island, the spaceports, and various solar system colonies—where Nie Yun’s industrial power had direct reach—ordinary people on Earth still had few chances to lay eyes on actual "Black Machines."
While civilian-level technologies were slowly becoming accessible, advanced military-grade Black Machines were still extremely rare.
Because of this mismatch between scientific breakthroughs and industrial productivity, bizarre scenes emerged: ordinary people were still commuting on electric scooters, while some elite forces were already storming battlefields in powered armor.
These high-end weapons remained state secrets, far from public reach, but a few leaked prototypes had already begun quietly reshaping the face of warfare...
Like this stealth submarine, secretly built by a mysterious faction.
Outfitted with new wave-absorbing materials and a low-noise engine, it remained hidden from sonar and radar while in silent cruising mode. It had spent several days riding ocean currents to reach the coastal waters near Xia City.
Xia City was a seaside city, and the Chu family villa was located in a sea-view district right on the coastline.
A small jetpack with only modest flight range was more than enough for them to carry Chu Xiaoxiao into the vast ocean.
After receiving the “target,” the submarine began a slow descent. Before long, the last trace of its white wake faded into the night amid the distant thrum of pursuing helicopters...
...
Thump-thump-thump! As the sub submerged, it launched over a dozen small rotor-driven decoys in different directions.
Then came a strange dolphin-like sound from inside the vessel. Incredibly, nearby migrating fish swam over in joy, cloaking the submarine within their huge school and making it completely vanish from detection.
This was clearly a meticulously planned ambush. From the abduction to the escape, every detail had been executed with precision.
The entire operation took less than fifteen minutes—swift and accurate, disappearing without a trace. The method was, quite frankly, flawless.
Nie Yun, after all, was not truly the “Ghost Captain.” With the vast sea acting as a natural signal shield, locating a silent, disguised submarine deep underwater using radar alone was nearly impossible.
Of course, that was assuming they’d captured the right person…
…
Inside the submarine.
“Chu Xiaoxiao” had all her personal belongings confiscated by a female attendant and was even forced to change into a different outfit. Everything she had brought with her was then burned.
After that, she was taken into a sealed room and subjected to a “microwave cleansing.”
This type of microwave, broadcast at a specific frequency, wouldn't cause much harm to the human body in a short time, but it could destroy the majority of electronic devices and equipment. It was commonly used to disable trackers and other precision instruments.
Clearly, this was to prevent the possibility that a tracking device had been implanted in “Chu Xiaoxiao’s” body.
Given Chu Xiaoxiao’s potential connection to the Ghost Captain, the mysterious faction was being extremely cautious—there wasn’t a hint of carelessness in their operations.
Only after undergoing a full anti-tracking protocol was “Chu Xiaoxiao” finally led into the submarine’s control room, where she met the leader of the operation—a middle-aged man of clearly East Asian descent with black hair.
When the man saw “Chu Xiaoxiao,” he could barely conceal the overwhelming joy in his eyes.
“Akita, you did well!” he said in Japanese, suppressing his excitement and nodding in satisfaction at the technician.
“Hai!” The technician, called Akita, paused, bowed slightly in a distinct Japanese manner, and replied, “It is an honor to receive praise from my master!”
After speaking, Akita reached up and peeled a finely crafted mask off his face, revealing a narrow-eyed, smiling face underneath.
“A Japanese?” “Chu Xiaoxiao” asked with a tone of surprise.
“Yes, Miss Chu. Allow me to introduce myself—I am Itō Makoto, the current head of the Itō Clan, a traditional ninja family from Japan. And you are now aboard my flagship, the Itō.”
Itō… Itō Makoto?!
As soon as that infamous name was spoken, Nie Yun—controlling the clone—almost lost his composure.
Your parents really gave you that name before it became legendary on Baidu Encyclopedia… what a tragedy.
Just for the fact that you could say that name with a straight face—and for naming your ship this damn “Nice Boat”—you absolutely deserve a fresh, elegant “Bad End.”
TL Note- Bad end?
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