After the previous "50-hour" war, most people believed that Nestor Corporation used extremely cunning and despicable means to defeat New Xisheng Group, pulling off an inconceivable victory in this underdog battle.
Now, they deeply realized that Nestor Corporation could fully replace New Xisheng, becoming the unrivaled colossal force of the Eastern Hemisphere.
The victors and the strong are unquestionable; Nestor Corporation’s power and strength are now clearly understood, and all they could do at this moment was report the situation to their own corporate higher-ups, pointing out that the biggest spoils of war had been taken by Nestor Corporation.
The winner had been determined.
Correspondingly, as soon as Orochi arrived on the scene, the soldiers of Nestor Corporation quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
They couldn’t help but wave and cheer to their warship companions in the sky, enthusiastically welcoming their support.
The soldiers were also aware of the risks; if Orochi hadn’t come, the remaining 300 or so people were weak in strength, and the Battle Witches’ magic power had all but run out. They were absolutely no match for Namisis Group’s 7 shuttle machines and the elite Witch Troops of over 30 personnel.
If a battle were to begin, all of Nestor Corporation would be sacrificed here, their bodies thrown into the Golden Cicada River, becoming a steppingstone for Namisis Group, and suffering the most tragic defeat since Nestor Corporation’s founding.
Thankfully, Orochi provided timely support, living up to its legend of being the fastest.
Hundreds of reconnaissance drones, medical machines, and transport machines flew out from Orochi’s onboard platform, scattering like an agile flock of birds, taking care of and protecting the entirety of Relic 208.
"Everyone be careful!"
"There’s food and medicine!"
"That’s a huge arm... logistics team, come retrieve this!"
Also parachuting in with support were thousands of well-trained naval soldiers and staff, swiftly acting to treat and rescue the fatigued allies in battle, easing their injuries and stress.
The massive body of Orochi slowly descended.
As a warship, its function was to project power, broadcasting Nestor Corporation’s formidable prowess to any corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, and dealing an inevitable heavy blow to ordinary enterprises lacking warships.
A medical Witch placed 102 into a temporary medical cabin, connecting various cables to 102’s Witch Armor.
Subsequently, 102 felt her armor being replenished with energy, supplements, and medicine; these resources flowed into the armor and then provided treatment to 102 inside, making her feel her body gradually improve.
"Do you want to rest or..." the medical Witch asked.
"Sleep," 102 closed her eyes. The medical Witch gave 102 an additional injection of the Pale Cure Injection so that, unless there was an earthquake, 102 wouldn’t wake up and would continue to sleep for several days and nights.
On the other side, Rinne was lying on the ground with grievous injuries.
"Try this..." Chiyuki Sajou placed Amber Honey into Rinne’s mouth.
The first sip had been tasted by 102 before, used to recover from the burns caused by Blackfire. The healing effect of the second sip was even stronger than the first, and as Rinne’s blurry consciousness licked the Amber Honey, the half of her body shattered by buckshot rapidly regenerated at a visibly rapid pace.
Chiyuki Sajou took out the Amber Honey with the last bit remaining on it; the leftover honey was the essence, with the most powerful effect.
The emergency response personnel rushed over, using modern medicine for emergency treatment and combining it with the arcane efficacy of the honey, attempting to monitor and improve Rinne’s physical condition.
"The bullet casings, gunpowder, and lead still need time to be removed, and her organs will heal, but it will take time for her to walk unscathed, probably a month or two," the medic observed.
For Rinne, a Lower-rank Witch, her physical fitness and body quality were still in need of further development.
"Huff... huff..." Rinne opened her eyes, smelling the strong scent of blood emanating from her body.
She felt two sensations inside her body: one was the pain from her wounds, the other was the vitality that Amber Honey brought—dizzy and struggling to get up, Lu Jing, who had been anxiously watching by her side, hurried to make her lie down.
"Don’t rush! Don’t rush!" Lu Jing shouted, "It’s alright now... Rinne..."
"Aiden—" Rinne’s voice was hoarse as she called out.
"He’s dead!" Lu Jing looked toward the place where Aiden’s severed head lay.
The bloodshot eyes had turned white, and all the electrical cables had been sharply severed, devoid of any signs of life.
"Really dead?" Rinne murmured.
"Dead! He won’t come back to life! Really! I’ll burn his body to ashes... who’ll lend me a flamethrower..." Lu Jing paced back and forth.
"No... No need..." Rinne lay back down on the ground and slowly closed her eyes.
The illusions of her companions flashed before her eyes, one after another.
After three years, Rinne had finally accomplished her revenge. Now, it was time for her to rest.
Seeing Rinne’s relieved expression, Lu Jing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief as well.
"That’s great..." Lu Jing squatted beside Rinne, speaking intermittently, "You now have Digital Mind, so you can become the strongest hacker... No need to worry about anything now..."
Looking at Rinne’s white hair, now stained red with blood, Lu Jing could not hold back her tears, yet these were tears of happiness.
Rinne’s freedom, uninhibited nature, and vitality all infected Lu Jing, making her grow from an anxious girl into a more mature individual.
She had to wait for Rinne to recover, and then they could fulfill their promise—to sink into the Helis Sea together and see the true form of the Cyber Specter, to figure out just what sort of creature the Cyber Specter really was...
"Excuse me. Is she alright?" Shallow Dream came over carefully—she wanted to get to know new people, and both Rinne and Lu Jing seemed like lovely individuals.
"She’ll get better," Lu Jing wiped away her tears.
"Ha, that’s good, it’s safe now!" Shallow Dream saw Rinne covered in blood and thought she was utterly dead, but it turned out there were still many breaths left.
"It’s still very scary, that executioner from Namisis Group... gone in the blink of an eye, ridding us of a big nuisance until the warship arrived," Lu Jing murmured.
Heh heh. Shallow Dream chuckled inwardly.
Aside from the greatest time stopper, Shallow Dream herself, no one else could have salvaged the dire situation. It was also thanks to the deity Farosa who provided the Twin Star Rings that allowed Shallow Dream to replenish Magic Power quickly.
However, the fact that she herself was the Time Stopper was not something she could casually reveal.
"The warship arrived so quickly. I thought it was in the Northern Archipelago, but it got here in just a few hours," Shallow Dream shifted the topic, looking up at the Orochi.
"The Orochi has been at Jialong Slope for a whole day," the medic beside her said, "we’ve signed an agreement, becoming the security contractors for Jialong Slope, so even the warship could be sent here. Officer Aledy is on board."