Xyrin Empire
Chapter 326 - Chapter 326 Chapter 326 The Last Base of Olympus

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: The Last Base of Olympus? Chapter 326: Chapter 326: The Last Base of Olympus? Olympus must have been driven nearly insane by us.

Ever since “Boundless Love” declared the destruction of one of their bases on the pretext that “the pancakes bought early this morning weren’t round enough,” Olympus, which had been relatively quiet, finally began a frenzied counterattack–but in truth, it was merely their own madness, as unless we exposed ourselves, it would be impossible for anyone to locate the real stronghold of “Boundless Love.” The superpower users from Olympus were hysterically searching the world for traces of “Boundless Love,” but they always faced thorough defeats. Confronted with Xyrin Special Forces utilizing super-space methods for military mobilization, human superpower users, no matter how powerful, were rendered helpless. Moreover, it was more critical that whenever we carried out base destruction missions, several Leader-level Apostles specializing in attack personally took the field. When the qualitative gap had grown so large that it couldn’t be bridged by quantity, the mass-produced superpower army of Olympus turned into primitive people wielding bronze weapons–utterly meaningless to a god.

During this period, the various organizations of the Dark World also underwent an earth-shattering impact. When the first base of Olympus was destroyed, they were shocked; when the second base of Olympus was casually erased, they celebrated. But as “Boundless Love” playfully tore powerful Olympus apart bit by bit, the entire Dark World fell into a state of general panic.

Because everyone was worried, the next target of “Boundless Love” might be themselves–this was the normal reaction when humans faced a powerful existence far beyond their imagination and comprehension. It was fortunate that I didn’t dare tell them that this world had already been invaded by aliens…

However, such panic gradually subsided because they realized that, although they were thrashing Olympus, this “studio” that had initially flown the flag of a public welfare organization was still doing its old job; helping grandmothers find cats, providing psychological counseling for heartbroken girls, hooking up single men and women, and even helping elementary students do homework and attending parent-teacher meetings to bully female classmates…the last part not counted. Their slogan still was “Undertaking all non-anti-human commissions, resolving all tasks that don’t lead to world doomsday.” Of course, many people believed this slogan this time, and according to Qianqian, they actually received two commissions requesting help to maintain world peace, it’s just a shame that one of these commissions planned to resurrect Hitler to unify the world, and the other slightly better one, planned to resurrect Mussolini…

Of course, although the panic had temporarily passed, unease still existed, but this was not a problem I cared about. My original purpose was just to be a carefree, ordinary otaku, right? Whatever the Dark World turned into was up to them, as long as no one first brought the conflicts of the Dark World into the open. I didn’t mind becoming a nameless legend. Yes, a legend. Judging from Qianqian’s attitude, this girl was already losing interest in the public welfare activities. Eventually, the entire “Boundless Love” would fade from people’s sight and then, transform into a mysterious legend in the memories of the big shots of the Dark World–look at this descriptive skill!

As Olympus gradually fell into total madness, more information about them was exposed. We were fighting a lightning war, never giving the enemy a chance to hunker down, and after even the most hidden bases had been each eliminated, the final location of their stronghold was gradually becoming clear. As the tail end of autumn approached, we were also ready to completely evaporate these lunatics.

“Currently, we suspect that the main base of Olympus should be nearby,” Sandora directed at the huge Earth holographic projection in the command center of Shadow City, outlining the next tactical deployment, “a group of islands in the South Pacific, Great Goshidi Island Reef. Our Lost Shadow encountered strong energy interference at this location, so the credibility of this information should be very high. However, we can no longer adopt our usual operations because, if this place is indeed the headquarters, it’s likely that a dormant Xyrin Mother Nest is buried underneath. The radiation from the Nest Crystal is extremely powerful, and under intense energy activation, this radiation will definitely undergo unpredictable mutations. Forcibly destroying these islands could likely lead to a terrible outcome: the entire Pacific Ocean would be completely contaminated.”

Sister, twirling a strand of hair around her finger, slowly rolling it back and forth, whispered, “I always feel that something is off.”

Although Sister wasn’t particularly intuitive about military deployment, her sensitivity and thoroughness in certain areas were well known. Hearing her say this, everyone immediately turned their searching gaze towards her.

“Don’t you think that Olympus is a bit too weak?”

“It is quite weak,” Sandora nodded, “Destroying their bases is as simple as swatting flies.”

“I’m not talking about that,” Sister, frowning, said. “Admittedly, the combat power of human superpower organizations cannot be compared with ours due to inherent shortcomings. But don’t you think the leadership of Olympus is a bit too foolish in responding to such sudden strikes? They have hardly ever organized a counterattack on any significant scale.”

Although Sister’s words always made sense, I still felt she was a bit too sensitive: “That’s normal, isn’t it? Our soldiers always appear and disappear unpredictably, and the Advanced Xyrin Apostles can destroy a small town in an instant. It’s normal that they can’t resist.”

Sandora suddenly had a revelation, clapping her hands as she spoke, “I understand what your sister meant, Ah Jun. Olympus truly can’t stand against the Xyrin Soldiers, but it’s not that they can’t resist, it’s that — they haven’t resisted!”

At this moment, even Qianqian, who had been listening to the mythical tales with me, showed a look of realization, “Right, their bases are being wiped out like swatting flies one by one, but apart from the personnel left in each sub-base blindly counterattacking, Olympus as a whole hasn’t organized any large-scale response operations. It’s as if–”

Dingdang, who was lying on the table arranging a castle with toothpicks, suddenly popped his head out from a pile of ‘building materials’: “It’s as if they’ve already given up on those sub-bases.”

At that point, I finally found an opportunity to interject, quickly saying, “You all noticed too?”

Qianqian and Sandora exchanged glances, then consoled me in tacit understanding, “Ah Jun, you actually have many areas where you excel…”

I gave them a desperate look as if drowning and seeking a life straw, “Like what?”

Qianqian, looking troubled, then turned to Sandora and asked, “So, are we still attacking the Great Goshidi Island Reef?”

That topic just passed by…

“Attack, of course, we must attack,” said Sandora with an undeniable tone, “Regardless of why the Olympus higher-ups have had such a strange reaction, Great Goshidi Island Reef remains our next target. They might still be hiding some trump cards, but even if they could revive the age of the gods from tens of thousands of years ago, those secondary products of the Xyrin could not compete with real Xyrin Apostles.”

Hearing this, I also felt relieved; it indeed was as she said. Olympus must be hiding some trump card, and the fact that they let their peripheral bases be destroyed without a word must indicate they were planning some new conspiracy. But just as Sandora said, what they considered a trump card might not even be a joke in front of us. Were they still feeling good about themselves after having a series of bases destroyed like a joke?

“Moreover, we need not change our original plan. When the time comes, just Ah Jun and I, along with the Pandora Sisters, will suffice. The four Leader-level Xyrin Apostles should have no trouble taking out the headquarters of Olympus. It’s best if Qianqian and Sister Chen Qian stay behind. Olympus has already matured extensively in superpower research, plus they have various messy weapons specifically targeted at superpower users. Qianqian and Sister Chen Qian’s presence might not be very useful, and since we don’t know what conspiracy Olympus is actually preparing for, it’s best we keep some in reserve.”

Sandora’s analysis was very rational, and as we listened, we nodded slightly, even Qianqian and Sister Chen Qian, who were to be left behind, had no objections — Olympus’ level of combating superpower users was indeed noteworthy to us. We still don’t know how they managed to block Lin Xue’s prediction ability, albeit only for a few brief minutes, but that was quite an impressive feat already.

“Also, we should be wary of that Medusa,” Sandora shifted the conversation after deciding the personnel list for tomorrow’s attack on Great Goshidi Island Reef, “At first, I also thought that woman was just a junior Olympus leader who happened to know a bit more, but it seems now, despite most of her information matching this identity, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of it really exceeds what a ‘junior leader’ should know. I just don’t believe someone responsible for a regional area would possibly know where the base in South America is.”

“How is Medusa doing now?” I turned and asked Lilina, who was idly clipping her nails beside me. She, without raising her head, waved her hand nonchalantly and made an OK gesture, saying, “She’s doing well now; after her belief collapsed, she didn’t go mad but gradually accepted the reality. Under my discipline…education, she no longer holds hostility, just a bit confused. Want me to set you up with her? She can be considered a beauty after all!”

I immediately panicked, wondering what on earth was going through this girl’s mind! How could she say it in front of Qianqian and Sandora?

I didn’t plan to delve deeper into what secret Medusa was hiding. Since she was no longer an enemy, I decided to let it be–who doesn’t have secrets? Anyway, she already spilled everything we wanted to know, but now the woman’s identity was a bit awkward: although she could no longer be considered an enemy, her identity was still that of our war prisoner, and no one dared let her leave Shadow City’s control. The burly Prison Warden would never give up his only valuable prisoner, and those scientists also developed a keen interest in the miraculous phenomenon of humans developing superpowers under the stimulation of the Nest Crystal. Qianqian and her role as Mistress meant the scientists, skilled in martial arts, wouldn’t dare use her for research, but with Medusa–the good thing is I had already ordered those hot-blooded scientists not to conduct human dissection experiments. Otherwise, Medusa might already be soaking in Formalin right now. I guess Xyrin People don’t use Formalin, huh?

“By the way, Dingdang,” I suddenly remembered something and lifted up Little One, who was fiddling with a toothpick, right before my eyes, completely ignoring the latter’s threat of pretending to be Poseidon with the toothpick as a trident. “Can you help out tomorrow?”

Little Thing initially showed an excited expression, but soon became despondent. “I can’t, Dingdang is the god of this world. As long as it involves the life of this world, Dingdang cannot show any favoritism, so Dingdang can’t help you fight against Olympus.”

I curled my lips. “So you mean you can only go to other people’s worlds and wreak havoc among their citizens, right?”

Dingdang immediately nodded happily. “Yes, yes!!”

See, hanging out with us, even gods get corrupted.

“Speaking of which, is there any loophole in this deadly rule?” I still wanted to give it one last try. After all, this situation differed from our previous operations. There was likely a Xyrin Nest under their main base, and our tried and tested brute force wouldn’t work this time. We didn’t even know how much energy fluctuation could cause the collapse of the long-neglected Xyrin Nest. Not to mention protecting historical cultural heritage–a notion we hardly grasped–just the possibility Sandora mentioned was enough to give one a headache. What if we accidentally, or if Olympus in a desperate move, blew up the entire Xyrin Nest, sending monsters jumping out from the entire Pacific Ocean? Where would we find a whole squad of Ultraman then!

If Dingdang took action, it would make things much easier. Though her combat power wasn’t great, as the manager of the world, Little Thing could create many miracles beyond our imagination. By then, just by adjusting the life in the South Pacific, even if the Nest exploded, we could minimize the damage.

But Dingdang still firmly shook her head. “Unless they commit the ultimate doctrinal sin that cannot be pardoned, Dingdang cannot punish them. What Olympus is doing is wrong, but it still falls within the internal affairs of mortals. Until they harm the world, Dingdang can do nothing.”

It seems I still underestimated God’s ability to oppose me!

“But Dingdang’s priests can help you!”

Seeing my disappointed expression, Dingdang quickly added. Then, Lilina sitting opposite me immediately revealed an immensely proud look–as if she had already become the Savior.

My expression grew even more desperate…

But seeing how resolute Dingdang was, I no longer tried to persuade her. Although Little One always seems unreliable, in fact, when it comes to her responsibilities, especially about the world’s balance, Dingdang is a Goddess who never slacks off. If she said she couldn’t formally get involved in this matter, then probably no one could change her mind.

Great Goshidi Island Reef, this is an archipelago I’ve never heard of–well, actually, after leaving the Third Ring, there aren’t many places left that I’m familiar with. However, it’s a fact that few people know about these islands; they are even totally missing from many inaccurate world maps.

But this doesn’t mean that Great Goshidi Island Reef is small in area; it’s ignored because this unfortunate place is situated in the most remote part of the entire South Pacific, far from any navigation route a normal person would take, consisting solely of rocks, with its only feature being that it has no features. Generally, aside from the mad explorers or unlucky Robinson Crusoes, no one would intersect with this place, and even though satellites can easily detect every inch of land on Earth, rarely does anyone bother naming such a useless pile of rocks. It’s said that “Great Goshidi” literally means “rocks” in a nearly extinct language, which shows how severely this place has been neglected.

So, it’s perfect to become the territory of some anti-human armed group.

“A huge reef and a multitude of tiny islands, just rocks as expected.” After arriving over this barren area on an invisible Strider transport ship, our first reaction was to acknowledge the place truly lived up to its name.

I glanced at Pandora next to me, who was tightly pursing her lips with an excited look, and after confirming that she didn’t intend to immediately rush down and start throwing high-explosive bombs, I asked the soldier in charge of the radar in front, “How is the radar reacting?”

“Report, sir, we can confirm there is a strong energy source below, but there is too much interference to scan precisely.”

“Hm, continue descending, and watch the anti-detection system.”

Too much interference, just as expected.

Of course, this isn’t a capability of Olympus. No matter how advanced their researchers are, they could not create a device capable of interfering with a real Xyrin radar. The interference we’re experiencing is mostly due to the Xyrin Nest, which as a key strategic unit in the Xyrin military facilities, has defense measures that are simply overwhelming. Having an anti-detection capability is just one of its insignificant abilities, even when energy is exhausted.

Even if Olympus’s stronghold isn’t here, finding an ancient Xyrin Nest is still a significant achievement.

A few minutes later, we had already reached the largest of the reefs.

After deeply inhaling the salty, slightly cool sea breeze and feeling greatly exhilarated, I waved my hand grandly, “Follow me!”

Sandora glanced at me, “Do you know where you’re going?”

I paused mid-step, then chuckled sheepishly, “Nah, just expressing myself… you lead the way, you lead the way…” (To be continued. For more, please visit www.NovelFire.net. The chapters are more abundant, support the author, support genuine reading!)