239: Chapter 239 Prologue

"The Commander hasn't come back yet..."

Inazuma sat on the sofa, looking at Kate's tank gloomily.

Ikazuchi observed Elsa and the other two gathered around the stove, discussing her and her sister.

"...Do you think what they said is true?" Elsa frowned. "Li Ming doesn't seem like the type... to marry children..."

"Elsa, why is that your focus?" Maria almost couldn't hold it back. "What are you talking about? Even if it's true, it doesn't have much to do with us, right?"

"How does it not matter? Maria, you've already confirmed your relationship with him. If he really leaves with these two little ones, what will you do?"

Maria chuckled. "I'll deal with it when it happens. But you, Elsa, why do you care so much?"

"I'm obviously..." Elsa stammered for a while. "Obviously doing it for you guys!"

Maria gave an "I understand" look. "Elsa, if you have feelings, you should speak up, okay?"

"What feelings!... It's just, I just think he's helped us so much, we have to..."

"You've got plenty of assets, but you have to know how to use them." Maria reached out to touch her chest, but was slapped away by Elsa the next second.

"Stop it!"

"Oh, come on, be modest." Maria sighed. "Tsunderes end up as losing heroines."

"Maria!"

"Haha, just kidding..." Maria quickly begged for mercy, then tried to change the subject. "Kate, why haven't you said anything?"

"Huh? Me?..." Kate seemed to have been dazing out and only just snapped back to reality. "I think you're right."

"Uh..." Maria froze for a moment, looking at Elsa, who was also confused. "Kate? What were you thinking about just now?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly wanted to say... Li Ming really doesn't seem to be from the same world as us."

"Huh?" Maria tilted her head, noticing the food in the pot was about to burn, and quickly stirred it. "Kate? What's wrong?"

Elsa went around Maria and came to Kate's side.

"No... what I wanted to say is..." Kate hesitated. "Do you remember the photos on Li Ming's phone?"

"Uh... you mean the one of me and Elsa..."

"Maria!"

"Ahem, just kidding..." Maria begged for mercy again.

"I'm talking about the other ones we found..." Kate said. "At first, I thought they were 3D or the artist's skills were just very good... but looking at it now..."

Elsa and Maria fell silent.

"That's impossible... it's just a game..." Elsa shook her head.

"Elsa, do you remember how you came to trust them and brought them here?" Kate asked back.

"Ah..." Elsa recalled what happened dozens of minutes ago.

...

Ikazuchi handed her umbrella to Hans.

Hans took it, but the immense weight forced him to drop it immediately, nearly breaking his bones.

Elsa tried as well, but even with her superhuman constitution as a War Thunder Girl, she couldn't lift it at all.

Then she demonstrated the same mystical ability to take things out of thin air as Li Ming, and only then did Elsa let them follow her, albeit skeptically.

...

Elsa rubbed her temples.

"Tch, how did things end up like this?" Maria shook her head. "This world is getting more and more mystical..."

Kate's gaze drifted again, seemingly lost in thought once more, ignoring Elsa and Maria's discussion.

He doesn't come from this world, not from this damn broken world.

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"The critical period is almost over, Colonel." Dr. Moore adjusted the High-power Generator of unknown purpose beside him. "As soon as you give the order, I can begin my work."

"Very good, Doctor." Emil nodded with satisfaction. "Thank you for your help. Soon, we will be able to crush them."

"Nothing is more exciting for a scholar than witnessing a painstakingly researched sample in action." Dr. Moore's eyes flashed with an unusual light.

Emil returned to the command center. Before long, several subordinate special operations squads entered the underground pipes to inspect the interior first.

The High-power Generator's antenna was raised, and Dr. Moore began the final adjustments.

Meanwhile, in low Earth orbit, a reconnaissance satellite quietly observed their movements.

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"More troublesome than I imagined."

Li Ming glanced at the report submitted by Logic; the maintenance of the Federal Army's equipment was appalling.

Especially for these second-line troops and captured armaments, the maintenance was limited to just being functional, giving Li Ming a headache.

After managing to scrap together ten tanks to a barely usable state, Li Ming abandoned the operation.

As for the other light vehicles and wheeled combat vehicles, they suffered even more damage from the C4 explosions. After Logic confirmed this, Li Ming gave up on repairs and instead gutted the vehicles.

Then he stored away the repaired tanks; they would be useful later.

Next...

"Rat-tat-tat!"

"What's going on?"

Li Ming looked in the direction of the gunfire; it was coming from the city center.

"I'm not sure, Commander," Logic replied.

"Tch."

Li Ming jumped onto an abandoned Humvee, merged his consciousness into it, then started the engine and began racing back.

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Ten minutes ago.

"Tom! Look, what did I find?"

Tom poked his head out. "Whoa... a gold bar?"

The tall boy talking to him stood with hands on hips and threw the gold bar to him. "I'll be the king tomorrow."

"Fine, you can be the king tomorrow... but you have to make me a duke, right, Mark?"

"Sure," Mark agreed, then saw a green light appear behind Tom.

"What's that?"

Tom looked back; the green light was gradually approaching along with the sound of footsteps.

"Who... who's there?"

Tom hurriedly picked up the knife he always carried and tossed the gold bar aside. This was the underground pipe where the werewolves had chased the fat guy, but now these people were...

Pfft!

"Aaaah!"

Mark screamed and fell to the ground. "Dammit!... Tom! Run!"

Pfft!

...

"Tom!... Mark?"

The black man, Odd, shouted again, then complained, "Dammit, where did they go..."

The bearded Green beside him shook his head. "Kids, they're all like that..."

Pfft!

Green fell.

"Dammit! Ene—" Green instinctively raised his gun.

Pfft!

Bang bang bang! The trigger was still pulled.

"Damn! We're about to be discovered! Prepare to storm!"

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