Before he finished speaking, the little fox that was huddled at the other end of the cave suddenly jumped out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Helena, whose legs and feet have not yet fully recovered, can only stagger towards the beach.
"Damn... isn't there any sign of life?"
ps: Note 1, breaking through the limit is [star upgrade], and cognitive awakening is [breaking through the level limit]. Although everyone who sees this should understand, I still want to add an explanation after thinking about it.
Note 2: For the worldview, I referred to the timeline arrangement and analysis of all the plots of Azure by a big guy on the forum. If you are interested, you can ask me to release the link, but I basically edited it myself afterwards. After all, the game plot is a little slow..
Life here is almost over, the day of reunion is approaching, and it’s almost time for the little fox to cultivate into a human form (sly smile)
Chapter 497 Growth
As the distance got closer, the roar of the artillery fire became clearer, and several strong vibrations almost made Helena unable to stand.
When she stumbled to the beach, she saw a hunched figure covered in black energy, frantically chasing Su Xin, who had MAX evasion ability.
Helena, who had experienced this situation not long ago, of course knew that the one in front of her should be an overly META-ized ship girl, and judging from the color of the overflowing energy, the change was obviously irreversible.
In that state, everything in the field of vision will become distorted, all colors will fade, and the only color will be the red of living things.
It's like it has become some kind of monster, with no independent consciousness, unable to distinguish between friend and foe, with a strong desire for destruction, and will pour fire on anything red.
The concentration of the overflowed energy is too high, which will cause loss of pain sensation and tirelessness. The wound will heal quickly until the energy is exhausted, at which point the person's life will end passively.
"No need to come over, find a place to hide first, I can handle it!" Su Xin reminded while dodging.
The figure also noticed Helena who had just arrived, and wanted to turn around to switch targets, but Su Xin hit him on the head with the fish, and his hatred value instantly reached the maximum.
Judging from the naval guns used by the enemy, it should be a light cruiser or something like that. Unfortunately, the black energy was too thick, obscuring the enemy's face, making it impossible to identify its identity.
The beach is indeed not a good place to fight. Not only are there many obstacles, but there is also a high possibility of accidentally injuring patients or small animals. Therefore, Su Xin thought about moving the position.
However, the black shadow didn't buy it at all. Once she was distanced from him, she would turn around and look for Helena who had a disability, forcing Su Xin to come back and confront her.
No one knew where the little fox had gone. It was very young and very small, and it was hard to find when it curled up.
Su Xin hoped it was not nearby. Compared to Helena who had the physique of a ship girl, the little fox was just an ordinary creature. It would probably be turned into meat paste if it was hit.
The fight with the black shadow was much easier than the young commander had expected.
The opponent lost his mind. Once Su Xin got close to him, apart from his immense strength and ability to recover health, there was basically no other threat to him.
However, the little commander was injured and had no continuous supply of physical strength. Even if she stabbed the opponent's joints with the dagger, the wound would be repaired by the black energy.
This protracted battle with almost no end in sight made her very tired. At a certain moment, Su Xin's legs went weak and the opponent seized the opportunity and kicked her away.
The blow was so powerful that Su Xin almost couldn't breathe. She coughed violently several times on the ground before she managed to get up.
Helena, who had been watching for a long time, became anxious: "Just stab it in, what's the point of cutting off arms and legs? Can't you find where the heart is?!"
Su Xin turned a deaf ear to this. She still had a glimmer of hope for the black shadow transformed by the ship girl, thinking that with her ability to repair the ship's equipment, she could help the other party escape from the sea of suffering.
Seeing the enemy's cannon pointed at him from a distance, the young commander tried to steady his breathing, thinking about how to make the enemy lose consciousness.
[Helena] was very annoyed by Su Xin's childishness, but she had no choice but to help, so she shouted: "Hit her head hard! Until she passes out!"
Commander Su's eyes lit up, he twisted his body to avoid the shell, rushed forward quickly, turned the dagger over, and swung it violently, hitting the back of the black shadow's head with the back of the blade.
The strong shock almost made Su Xin lose her grip on the knife handle. Fortunately, the black shadow did stagger, indicating that this method was effective.
So Su Xin continued to work hard, trying to dodge the opponent's attack while mobilizing the remaining physical strength to swing the knife to hit the person.
I don’t know if it was because the blood recovery ability was too strong or the black shadow’s head was really hard enough, but the opponent took seventeen full-strength hits before he fell to the ground and couldn’t move.
Su Xin breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and sat down on the ground, catching her breath.
Helena, who was acting as an off-field coach, then walked over. The little fox also appeared from nowhere and ran to the little conductor.
"so smart."
Su Xin smiled and patted the little fox's head, then looked at Helena who had squatted down in confusion, "What's wrong?"
[Helena] said nothing, and while Su Xin was not paying attention, she quickly grabbed the dagger that fell to the side, then stood up suddenly, staggering a little.
"Wait a minute, what are you going to do?"
[Helena] looked at her coldly. "Although I don't like the way the Observer behaves, she is right about one thing."
"You are indeed too naive, with a head full of beautiful fantasies, which are very unrealistic."
Su Xin was stunned for a moment and wanted to say something, but was interrupted ruthlessly by Helena.
"In rare cases, being soft-hearted can lead to positive results, but in most cases, being soft-hearted is just a death warrant, not only for you but also for those around you."
"You have to learn to distinguish and take different measures in different situations."
[Helena] narrowed her eyes and clenched the knife. "What I want to teach you now is what you must do when you shouldn't be soft-hearted!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Helena raised her knife and stabbed the unconscious black figure lying on the ground beside her, but was knocked to the ground by a broken jar.
Su Xin succeeded in interfering, and hurriedly got up to take back the dagger, and dragged the shadow away. Then she came back and angrily retorted: "Why don't you try it once? The treatment is obviously very effective for you, isn't it?"
[Helena] was also very annoyed. She had a bad temper to begin with, and she was repeatedly stopped when she gave good advice, which really made her unhappy.
"You have to understand, her condition is much more serious than mine! Do you know this situation better than me? I've already said that she is not even a human being now!"
"Then I want to save her too!"
The little fox couldn't help at all and could only watch the two of them arguing until they were red in the face.
Amid the increasingly fierce quarrel, the unconscious black shadow moved his fingers, then silently raised the muzzle of the gun and rushed straight towards Su Xin, who was closest to her.
[Helena] was facing the black shadow. She was stunned when she saw it. She quickly propped herself up and rushed over to Su Xin while she looked slightly puzzled.
"What are you doing?
"boom!"
The scorching shells passed over the two people on the ground and exploded with high splashes on the sea in the distance.
When the black shadow saw that his first attack missed, he wanted to raise the cannon and shoot again, but the little fox reacted and bit his wrist.
The extremely strong skin made the bite ineffective and even broke off several of the little fox's fangs.
The shadow subconsciously swung his hand, knocking the delicate little animal to the ground, and kicked it again, causing it to let out a faint whine.
Su Xin, who had just come back to her senses, saw that the muzzle of the cannon was aimed at her and Helena again. Her cat-like pupils shrank, and driven by a strong desire to survive, she chopped the cannonball and stabbed the black shadow in the chest with a knife.
“Gu…Kaaaaaaaaa——”
"Pfft."
The black shadow knelt on the ground, like a punctured balloon, and black energy gushed out from his heart. In the end, even the human figure turned into nothingness and dissipated into the air.
There was only a black Rubik's Cube left on the ground, proving what had just happened.
"...well done."
Su Xin heard Helena's praise.
“You should grow up.
Chapter 498 Changes
Su Xin felt that her current state was very strange.
Her mind was blank and she was not thinking about anything. Her right hand, which was holding the hilt of the knife, kept shaking and could not stop. She even lost her grip and let the dagger pierce into the ground.
She killed someone.
To be precise, she personally ended a life that once had the ability to think independently and was no different from humans.
Unlike the observer's carrier, this is a real life. Although it has lost its sanity and become irretrievable, Su Xin still cannot accept it.
[Helena] was disdainful but also very understanding. She tried her best to get up, looked at the little commander standing in front of the black Rubik's Cube, and sighed.
"Instead of being in a daze, why not take a closer look at your little fox? He probably won't survive past noon after being hit twice by those two solid blows just now."
Su Xin suddenly came back to her senses from her bewildered state, and rushed to the motionless little fox in two steps.
"You...Aren't you the smartest? You should avoid important parts, right?"
"Don't scare me... or you won't get any share of the fish later."
"Little fox..."
"Little fox?!"
Su Xin shivered and reached out her hand to touch the limp body. She didn't see the other person get up and call out to her, and tears immediately fell.
"I...have only known you for a short time..."
"I...I haven't given you a name yet..."
"I...I...that's right!"
Commander Su wiped her tears and suddenly remembered something. She didn't bother to be surprised about the fact that she had dropped the beads, but quickly took out a small wrench.
"...Please, it will work, right?"
"Although I haven't used it on anyone other than KanColle...but, it must be useful, right?"
Su Xin gently placed the small wrench on the fox cub's flank. A faint glow appeared in her desperate eyes, and then it quickly wrapped around the whole body.
"......Huh?" Su Xin blinked her watery eyes.
Helena, who came closer, also found it incredible. "Have you tried it on other animals before?"
"I... I don't remember... I only used it on my ship girls."
[Helena] frowned, "Either your ship's capabilities are enormous, or there's something wrong with this fox. I advise you to be more cautious."
Su Xin couldn't listen to this at all. She just stared at the little body wrapped in white light, afraid that if she didn't pay attention, she would interrupt the little fox's healing process.
[Helena] shook her head and turned to walk towards the black Rubik's Cube not far away.
This was not the first time she had seen an overly META-ized [Meta Cube]. During her long journey, she had visited countless worlds.
Following the history without KanColle, KanColle has not appeared yet, in the middle of human technology development, after the world is destroyed...
In fact, not all META-ized ship girls have the skills to cross over, and being able to escape from one's own world is rare.
Most of them are unable to resist the changes in the tide and can only stay in their own world and struggle to survive.
A ship girl who is not mentally strong enough or strong enough will eventually become a monster like the one just now because she cannot withstand the erosion of META energy.
This is the first step towards the fall of the entire world.
[Helena] has been to countless worlds and naturally encountered similar situations countless times. These irrational monsters are no longer ship girls, so it is easier to deal with them.
After helping them to be free, the fundamental [Meta-Cube] will be left behind.
[Helena] picked up the palm-sized black Rubik's Cube, thought for a moment, walked to Su Xin, and handed it to her, "Take it."
Su Xin took it blankly, looked at the neat thing in her hand, and suddenly didn't understand what she was doing.
"...I killed her, didn't I?"
[Helena] shook her head. "You saved her."
"From a ship girl who protected humanity, she became a machine that only knew how to kill. This was not her original intention, and it is not something you can decide."
"If left alone, more lives may be lost because of her. I think if she is still conscious, she will not accept what she has done."
"...It's better to be freed sooner. You did the right thing. Don't take it too seriously."
Su Xin was still a little overwhelmed, until the little fox on the ground twitched its hind legs gently, her eyes lit up and she came to her senses.
"Little fox? Are you awake?"
"..."
"Can you...can you scream? I'm worried about you..."
"Woo."
When Su Xin heard the faint moan, she breathed a sigh of relief. The joy that welled up from the bottom of her heart diluted the discomfort a lot.
"It's my fault. If I had saved more fish last time, I wouldn't have attracted her this time because of the loud noise...
“….
[Helena] looked up at the sky. The scorching sunlight seemed to be enough to make people peel off their skin, so she looked around and suggested.
