Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 105 105: I See You

Barnes was tossing and turning in his own little world.

He had been locked away for a long ti. Normally, he survived on supplies secretly delivered by the governnt… at least, that's what he called "surviving."

Wasn't this survival? If not this, then what else could it be called?

Those people. Those traitors. They had completely turned into Raptures. They were constantly thinking about how to lure him out of his safe bunker!

He saw it clearly–those were Raptures. All of them had beco Raptures. They were wearing the skins of the lee units and moving around. The mont he showed even the slightest weakness, they would tear him apart, strip him to the bone, and eventually turn him into one of them–an infiltrator of the human world.

He, the commander of the lee Unit, would absolutely not allow that to happen!

He clutched the communicator that had not made a sound for days. It had almost beco his only lifeline.

"…"

Suddenly, the communicator emitted white noise.

Soone was trying to contact him.

His whole body trembled, and he almost crawled as he pressed the communication button.

[Hey hey… whoever that is… Lieutenant Barnes, right? This is the Goddess Squad.]

His muddled pupils began to shake violently.

I–I'm saved!

...

A small transport aircraft descended from the sky, landing almost without hesitation right in the center of the lee Unit's current base. It was only about a hundred ters away from where they were resting.

The landing caused a loud commotion. The Nikkes of the lee Unit could not possibly fail to notice it. Almost instantly, they extinguished their campfire and ard themselves.

"Everyone, based on their landing position, we only have one evacuation route." Rose said softly, transmitting orders through the comms. "We must go around behind that transport aircraft."

The landing spot was extrely inconvenient–it directly blocked the closest route to the laboratory.

As for the opposite direction, there was a cliff. They had no parachutes.

"Sister… no matter what, I'll hold them off. You all retreat."

"No, Scar, how can you do that alone–"

"Wait, Captain!"

While the sisters were arguing, Number 3–the one standing the highest–suddenly spoke.

"You… look, that person is… is…"

Her Rapture arm was trembling so badly she could barely speak, her eyes filled with despair.

Seeing her reaction, Rose's heart sank.

A hard opponent.

But when her gaze followed Number 3's direction, even she froze.

Although she had once seen the most magnificent Nikke before, that didn't an she could remain calm after seeing the rest of that squad.

"Re…Red Hood… and Rapunzel …"

Her voice was bitter.

"It's the Goddess Squad."

"We've… attracted the Goddess Squad."

All of them, including Rose, showed expressions of despair.

What a joke. That was the Goddess Squad–the symbol of humanity's hope, the embodint of victory. And among them were people they had absolutely no chance of defeating.

But at that mont, a calm voice suddenly rang out.

"So what?" Scarlet stepped forward, her eyes sharp as a blade. "Because it's the Goddess Squad, we should understand their purpose first. And besides… our swords may not necessarily fall short of theirs."

Everyone's expression changed.

Right. They still didn't know why the Goddess Squad had co.

And honestly, they were not rookies. They had been through countless battles. Even a so-called "fairy-tale elite unit" was not guaranteed to defeat ten coordinated veterans.

Besides, they now had a unique fighting perspective–"swords using guns."

Even if they truly couldn't win, they had to try first.

Especially Scarlet –she truly did not believe they were so weak that they couldn't even touch the Goddess Squad.

And the Lieutenant had once said: in close combat, within seven steps, lee always beats ranged.

...

anwhile…

"Goddess-sama! It's the Goddess Squad–aaahhh!"

The mont Red Hood and Rapunzel stepped out of the transport, a disheveled man suddenly rushed out from the shadows.

He looked much thinner than in the photo, and imdiately dropped to his knees in front of them.

"Help! Help ! They're not Nikke! They're Raptures! Monsters! They're going to eat –"

"Please calm down first, Lieutenant Barnes. The Goddess Squad will escort you back to the Central Governnt, but first you must calmly and carefully explain what happened." Rapunzel said softly, hands clasped together, her gentle tone trying to soothe him.

"They're dead! Their skins are being worn by Raptures! They're monsters! They want to kill ! They are Raptures! They–"

Thud!

A dull sound echoed.

Red Hood's chop struck precisely, knocking Barnes unconscious instantly.

"W-Why did you do that?!" Rapunzel was shocked. She hadn't even finished questioning him!

"Well, don't you think he's not saying anything normal anymore?" Red Hood shrugged. "We can just put him on the transport first. We've got guests anyway."

Her tone was casual, as if talking about dinner.

But the aning was clear–she had already detected other presences here.

I see you.

That was roughly what it ant.

Rapunzel finally realized sothing and turned toward the darkness.

"Who goes there?"

"You are the ones who ca here, mbers of the Goddess Squad."

Rose stepped forward first.

As one of the only two without Rapture prosthetics, she clearly beca the bridge between both sides.

"…Nikkes?" Red Hood looked them over.

Behind Rose, the rest of the lee squad slowly erged from the darkness, illuminated by the transport lights.

Red Hood and Rapunzel froze.

These "Nikkes"… if they could still be called that…

Aside from Scarlet and Rose, almost every one of them had visible Rapture limbs. So even had all four limbs replaced.

[Red Hood! Rapunzel! Rapture signatures detected! The parts they're using are not cores, but they are definitely derived from Raptures!] Snow White's voice ca through the comms.

"They don't look like they're corrupted…" Rapunzel murmured.

Red Hood raised a hand.

"Uh… I know you're all very enthusiastic, but can we at least talk first?"

A man lay unconscious nearby.

Rapunzel wasn't good at close combat, and although Red Hood was strong, she specialized in ranged combat.

And the other side… had ten fully operational lee Nikkes.

This wasn't a fight they could just take lightly.

So… better talk first.

Just in case.