Jack, like a general deploying troops, maximized information warfare tactics. Before Tester could even think of giving Jack's vanguard squad a big surprise,
She herself was met with a surprise.
Hakuryuu: "Descend, divine retribution!"
Shinano: "I have already seen it, your fate of destruction—"
Led by two legends of the sea, the carriers of the First Carrier Division, Second Carrier Division, and Fifth Carrier Division flew in unison. The sky was densely packed with carrier-based aircraft, like a black cloud, pressing directly towards the Siren army's front line.
Seeing this scene, even the not-so-bright Tester began to sweat cold in her palms.
Damn Observer, daring to trick me! You didn't say in the intelligence that there was a whole dozen of carriers like Hakuryuu!
Empress, welcome to my world!
Buzz!
A round of carrier-based aircraft flew over, dropping countless bombs.
Bang, bang, bang! —
The entire sea seemed to boil, waves continuously surged, and the personal guards around Tester, a high-level humanoid Siren, were pierced one after another, falling down.
Soon, she was left all alone.
"It's not over yet!"
Tester felt the pressure and also the pain from the main guns of the top-tier battleships; the fellow (Musashi) sniping her from a long distance in the rear had pierced her proud armor with a single shot.
Yet, even so, she showed no fear.
On the contrary.
Her spirits were incredibly high now; this kind of all-out battle was exactly what she wanted.
"Death on the battlefield is the warrior's ultimate destination! Come on! Let's fight! Hahaha! —"
Tester completely lost herself in madness.
Abandoning all her subordinates, she charged alone into the Shipgirl fleet.
...
[Shimakaze: Commander, that fellow is charging towards us. Torpedoes can't even push her back.]
[Jack: I see her. She's completely lost her reason now, which makes her even more dangerous. You all should focus on mid-to-long-range attacks; do not engage in close combat.]
[Vanguard Team Members: Understood!]
The situation on the ground had become clear.
The main Siren force, Tester, was already a cornered beast.
Although there were still several hundred Siren ships remaining, under the concentrated firepower of everyone, their complete annihilation was only a matter of time.
Just now, Observer had sent him a message through the hidden channel Jack had established.
She had a high-level humanoid Siren on her side who could contact the Siren main headquarters and was preparing to send reinforcements.
Jack had previously learned about the Siren's total military strength from Observer, the mole.
As a quasi-high-dimensional organization that had existed for over a hundred years and spanned world dimensions, its internal foundation was extremely profound.
If the Siren disregarded energy consumption and continuously replenished their forces for attacks, it would indeed be a troublesome matter for the Shipgirls, who had limited numbers.
Therefore, Jack prepared to personally resolve this issue.
He looked back at Amagi and instructed, "The main battlefield will be left to you and Nagato, using traditional command methods. Of course, you can also use the Mental Network to transmit information, but do not call up more than three people's perspectives at once, lest you faint from information overload."
"Lord, where are you going?"
"The Siren rear is setting up a device for troop reinforcement. I need to stop it."
"This! Please, Lord, take at least one team of Shipgirls with you. Otherwise, letting you go deep into the Siren's central army alone would make us uneasy."
"Very well, then I'll pick a few."
For Jack, there wasn't much difference between going alone and bringing a few more Shipgirls.
After all, judging by the combat power Observer displayed, she was at most comparable to a Stage 5 dragon from his Overworld, still a step below top-tier Bosses like the Infernal demon.
And Void Lord Jack had already defeated many Infernal demons, so aside from the final enemy "X" in the Azure Lane World, there were currently no enemies capable of forcing him to use his full power.
...
After a simple count and selection of personnel, Jack led this special operations team to flank and raid the enemy's base.
The team consisted of five people in total.
Besides him, there were Laffey, Ayanami, Ibuki, and Shinano.
There was no special selection mechanism; it was purely because these few were close by and on the way, so he took them along.
...
Behind the Siren forces.
Observer, the mole, was setting up a warp device for troop replenishment with Harbinger, Harvest.
Although it was called warping, it was actually transferring Sirens from the deep sea of this world, rather than inter-world transportation.
This planet (plane) underfoot was called Unified World Ω by the Siren, meaning one of the final nodes that integrate all worlds.
Unlike planes such as the β Test Site, this world was a special world not under Siren control.
Its dimension was relatively high, intersecting with many test sites, so people from Unified World Ω could, like the Sirens, travel to various test sites through singularities for training.
And the cause of this anomaly was that human individual named "Commander."
The current Siren leader, Dreamweaver (Observer - Zero), did not allow the Arbiter to interfere too much with the progress of Unified World Ω, so originally, the Sirens in this world were already somewhat suppressed by the Shipgirls.
It was only in recent months that the world barrier of Unified World Ω became weak, and Observer secretly came over. After Observer was subdued by Jack and her connection with the Siren mainframe was cut, Dreamweaver - Zero then refocused her attention on Unified World Ω.
Upon seeing this, Dreamweaver - Zero detected a new "virus" invading the Azure Lane multiverse, so she dispatched Tester and Harbinger, Harvest to intervene.
The above content was all "personally" told to Jack by a kind little fellow named Harbinger, Harvest.
"Ugh! Commander is such a pervert, actually hypnotizing the loli-shaped Harbinger directly. So, next, are you going to sow seeds? Hehe, Observer will help you hold her hands!"
Thump!
Jack unceremoniously gave Observer a flick on the head.
"Have you been eating too much (bleep) that you're always thinking about these irrelevant things? Also, have you forgotten what I told you a few hours ago?"
"What is it?"
Observer's big eyes looked innocent.
"A simple hint, don't let it happen again~"
"Uh… Commander, are you referring to…"
"Unified World Ω. I never knew you Sirens called my game account world by that name. Don't tell me this is a secret only the Arbiter knows, and you didn't know it before, did you?"
"Ah! That, you… you didn't ask before, did you?"
"No more excuses! Prepare for a spanking!"
Jack pinched Observer's cheek and tossed her into Shinano's arms.
And once Shinano caught her, Observer's body instantly stiffened.
From the lingering trauma of being beaten by Hakuryuu, she had a conditioned reflex of fear towards Shinano, who was rumored to be even stronger than Hakuryuu.
Ignoring Observer's antics, Jack walked up to Harbinger, Harvest and met her gaze.
Buzz~
A green light flashed, temporarily lifting the hypnosis on her.
"Hmm… What am I…"
"You're awake, little Siren girl."
Standing before Harbinger, Harvest was precisely the target she had boasted she would capture alive, the special individual "Commander."
She looked at the confident, smiling Jack, then at Observer, who was obediently held in Shinano's arms, eating a lollipop, and the scattered Siren guards on the ground, who looked as if they had been instantly killed, falling like cut wheat.
"Warning! Individual 'Commander' danger level elevated to special! Immediately execute backup plan, activate portable warp device!"
Green symbols, a combination of 0s and 1s, flashed across Harbinger, Harvest's eyes, and then black smoke rose from her head as if her brain was overloaded.
"Hey! Observer, is this guy going to self-destruct?"
Jack took a step back, pinching Observer's cheek as he asked.
"No, she probably realized I'm an undercover agent and wants to activate the warp channel by self-destructing to send information back to the main unit, but…"
"She no longer has a chance."
Shinano completed the sentence.
As one of the few special ability Shipgirls who could access parallel worlds, she could sense that Jack had set up a barrier; no matter what method the opponent used, they would not be able to break through this world.
Right now, the connection between this world and the outside had become a one-way channel.
Nothing could leave, but things could enter.
"Warning! Portable warp device activation failed! Activating backup plan… plan…"
"The backup plan is to call your boss over."
Jack's eyes glowed green as he spoke these words in a mesmerizing tone.
"Yes… sir! Backup plan is superior summons… Reversing warp device in progress…"
...
In the Siren headquarters, countless planes away, an elegant lady enjoying afternoon tea received a signal from her cute subordinate.
Arbiter, Empress III, swirled the red wine in her glass.
"Harvest-chan sent me a message? Let me see… Hmm, something important? A bit strange, but… I'll go take a look."
As Dreamweaver - Zero's assistant.
Even among the Arbiters, Empress had the pride of considering herself half a step higher, so she wasn't worried about any traps on the other side.
Thus, she stepped onto the path leading to Unified World Ω.
Distorted images flashed, and when Arbiter, Empress's vision returned, she saw a handsome, clear-faced man greeting her.
"Yo~ Little one's boss, welcome to… my world!"
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