Nikke, something’s seriously wrong with this evacuation point! Chapter 155 155: Sorry, I Came Too Late

Over the years, it wasn't as if the Goddess Squad had never co here before. Quite a few items inside the Other Shore Base had even been provided by the Goddess Squad themselves.

But this ti, after stepping back into the Other Shore Base, everyone who had entered it before revealed obvious shock on their faces.

The changes were far too great.

No – this wasn't just a matter of "changes" anymore. It couldn't even be called the sa base at this point. The interior had beco sothing completely beyond their understanding.

"Snow White, you're the technical expert here. From your perspective, is this kind of transformation even possible?" Scarlet was the first to recover, quietly leaning close to Snow White's ear.

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible!" Snow White practically no longer understood what reality even was anymore. "Even if reconstruction had started imdiately after we left, there's no way it could've reached this level of completion!"

Dorothy let out a sigh. She felt like the blood vessels in her head were throbbing today. Looking at Rose, who was leading the way ahead of them, she asked:

"Rose, what exactly happened to this place?"

"I know everyone must have a lot of questions," Rose replied apologetically, "but please allow to keep it a secret for now, because the one responsible for explaining all this… isn't ."

As she spoke, the group completed the sterilization procedure and entered the interior of the base.

Dorothy's expression was fairly satisfied, because the sterilization process had not only cleaned the dirt off her clothes, but even dried them afterward.

Just for that alone, she was willing to give whoever designed this place a slightly kinder expression later.

But the mont everyone stepped into the main hall and saw the man standing there directing the lee Nikkes as they moved tables and chairs around–

Most of the people present froze in shock.

"Lieutenant." Rose walked forward. "I've brought everyone here."

"Good. You all go back to work first. Leave receiving them to ." Charon smiled faintly as he turned around.

Then his gaze instantly stopped on the other man standing among the group.

He even whistled.

"How the hell are you here?"

They know each other??

Before the mbers of the Goddess Squad had even recovered from the shock of seeing Charon, Andersen – who had been acting timid just monts ago – suddenly dashed forward in one huge step and slamd into Charon with a heavy hug.

"You fucking bastard brat! You're alive?!" Andersen's voice even carried the faint sound of choking back tears.

"You didn't die, and you couldn't even contact once?! Ten years! It's been almost ten fucking years, you asshole bastard! Did you ever even treat like a friend?!"

"Alright, alright. I'm not into n, so back off a little first." Charon himself couldn't help feeling emotional as well.

It seed Andersen was still his good friend.

Over the years, Charon had heard various stories about him both directly and indirectly, but only now could he finally confirm it completely:

At least when it ca to the relationship between the two of them, Anderson hadn't changed at all.

Or perhaps he had changed – but before that change happened, he had already regarded Charon as a friend.

And besides, even putting emotions aside and taking ten thousand steps back, Charon's existence had never negatively affected Andersen's career, right?

"Fuck you! From now on, you're buying beer for an entire year! No – ten years!" Anderson punched Charon hard in the chest. "Otherwise I'll never vent this hatred in my heart!"

"Sure, sure. No need to pick another day when today works perfectly." Charon laughed. "Once I finish dealing with this, the two of us will go have a drink. Don't worry — it's homade alcohol. Completely safe. The only problem is that it's a bit strong."

"Well then, what else is there to say? I'll just sit over there and wait." Andersen's entire aura instantly changed as he swaggered off to the side.

The lee squad Nikkes also showed remarkable tact by imdiately bringing him a chair, a tea table, and tea.

Dorothy's eyes practically widened straight.

So these two guys were actually old acquaintances?

And not just acquaintances – this close?

Seriously… the world really was far too small.

What annoyed her slightly was that Andersen, who could originally have been treated as an outsider, now instead held a status closer to "one of their own" than even Dorothy herself because of Charon.

"Lieutenant!" Scarlet's reaction wasn't nearly as dramatic, since they had already spoken over the phone before. She simply asked Charon directly, "What do we do next?"

Dorothy shot her a glare before turning coldly toward Charon.

"Lieutenant Ron. I only brought everyone here because I heard you possess a thod to heal Liliweiss. I hope this isn't so kind of joke. Otherwise, you may be forced to use up that one command between us."

Charon sighed helplessly.

This girl was still holding a grudge after all these years.

Using up that request? Absolutely impossible.

"Co with ."

With that, Charon took the lead and walked toward the other side.

Although Dorothy wasn't very pleased, since these words ca from him, she could only choose to believe him.

After all, they were truly dying of curiosity over how this base had transford into this state.

But before any of that–

Liliweiss's condition was the most important thing.

...

dical Room

After the upgrades, the facilities here had beco extrely complete.

For a condition like Red Hood's, as long as there were enough materials, completing treatnt would not be a problem at all.

"Snow White."

After entering the dical room, Charon looked toward the shy-looking girl.

"I heard you're very skilled in this field?"

"Y-Yes… if it's related to weapon manufacturing technology…"

"Then I'll leave Red Hood to you," Charon said. "All the necessary materials are already prepared."

"W-Wait a second! I'm just a weaponsmith. If it's repairing a Nikke, I…"

"Relax. You don't need to know how."

Charon took out a headset.

"Soone will guide you through the entire operation process through the headset later. During the process, you can also learn how to manufacture a Nikke body completely from scratch."

"..."

Snow White subconsciously looked toward Dorothy.

Dorothy ignored her.

Mainly because Dorothy herself also didn't understand any of this.

"O-Okay."

Wearing the headset, little Snow White stayed together with Red Hood in the operating room next door.

anwhile, on the other side, Charon arrived beside Liliweiss.

At this mont, she was lying on the operating table. Her face was pale, and her breathing was extrely weak–

But it was certain she was still alive.

As long as she isn't dead, that's enough.

Charon raised his head and looked toward Rapunzel.

"Do you know exactly what happened to her?"

"I don't…" Rapunzel replied carefully. "Before we received her distress signal, communication had been interrupted for so ti."

"And Liliweiss… she's already reached her limit."

Rapunzel's face was filled with sorrow, her fists clenched tightly.

"She… she can't fight anymore. She really can't keep fighting."

"..."

Charon slowly reached out his hand, touching Liliweiss's cheek as gently as if handling sothing fragile.

Soft.

Weak.

There was no trace left of the powerful woman she once was.

"Sorry. I ca too late."

A flash appeared in Charon's hand.

A pill materialized in his palm.

Then, before anyone could even react, he directly fed it into Liliweiss's mouth.

The [Panacea] began to take effect.