The best solution was to destroy the Naval Base and eliminate the Ship Girls who knew. If no one knew, she could perfectly avoid trouble.
"Hahaha! You're scared, aren't you! Island Princess, with Lord Yukikaze here, are you so frightened that you don't dare to come in? What a coward! Bleeeh..." Yukikaze made a face at Island Princess and patted her bottom while facing away from her.
Yukikaze was going further and further down the path of seeking death. She wasn't afraid of Island Princess because they were protected by the Silver Barrier, and Island Princess couldn't hurt them in the slightest.
Taking a deep breath, Island Princess tried to restrain herself from being infuriated to death by this brat. She endured! She was a noble Nightmare Abyssal, and this Ship Girl was just a Gold-Plated Ship Girl, an existence like an ant. She couldn't let herself get angry because of her.
But in the end, Island Princess couldn't take it anymore because that brat actually dared to stick up her middle finger at her. "You little brat, just you wait. Once I get in, you'll be the first one I kill."
After being glared at by Island Princess, Yukikaze was startled. She couldn't help but hide behind Azuma, trying to conceal herself and reduce her presence so that Island Princess wouldn't focus on her too much.
Would Island Princess not focus on her? Of course she would! She was now furious. A mere ant actually dared to humiliate her like this. Once she broke this barrier, she would definitely make that Yukikaze experience what it meant to wish for death.
She heard that humans had a torture device called an Iron Maiden, and she happened to have one in her rigging space. Island Princess planned to throw Yukikaze into it after catching her to let her taste what it felt like to be pierced to death.
Island Princess manifested her rigging, and the main and secondary batteries began to calibrate. Boom, boom, boom! Countless shells fired at the barrier.
Based on the strength of this barrier, Island Princess believed that in just one hour, she could blast through it. At that time, she would be able to kill all the Ship Girls inside.
Under the powerful bombardment of shells, the Silver Barrier flickered continuously, as if it could break at any moment.
"What should we do? The Silver Barrier isn't going to break, is it? If it's destroyed, we'll be dead for sure!" Yukikaze, who had maxed out Island Princess's hatred, panicked! She began to blame herself. "It's all because of me that Island Princess is so angry. Otherwise, she might have already returned empty-handed."
"No! This isn't your fault. According to my intuition, Island Princess wants to kill us all. Even if you hadn't provoked her, she would still destroy the barrier and sink us," Azuma said dismissively.
"Don't panic! It will take another hour to break this barrier. We are still very safe for now." Seeing Yukikaze trembling with fear, Shokaku comforted her.
Unicorn caught a keyword in Shokaku's words. "Sister Shokaku, you said we are safe 'now'. Does that mean we won't be safe in an hour?"
Shokaku didn't answer Unicorn's question, but Unicorn and Yukikaze knew that her silence was a form of tacit agreement.
"Waaaah...! Unicorn, what should we do! We're going to be killed. That Island Princess is so scary!" Yukikaze hugged Unicorn in fear.
"Unicorn doesn't know what to do either. I'm sorry I can't help you, but if there's danger, I will protect you," Unicorn said, trembling slightly.
Feeling Unicorn's body trembling, Yukikaze stopped crying and thought to herself: Stupid Unicorn, you're clearly scared to death yourself, but you still say you'll protect me. You really are my best friend. Don't worry, even if I die, I will protect you well.
"Everyone, follow me to the barrier core. The enemy won't be able to break the barrier within an hour. Staying here is useless. We might as well go and supply some power to the barrier; that way, we can hold out for another half hour," Azuma said to everyone.
Everyone nodded and then followed Azuma to the barrier core. The barrier core was on the roof of the Admiral's Villa. After Azuma and the others went up to the roof, a massive device appeared before their eyes. In the center of the device was a glowing crystal.
Azuma took out eight azure crystals and gave six of them to Shokaku, Unicorn, and Yukikaze, two each. "That glowing crystal is called the azure crystal core. Its grade is purple, and it's the energy source for the barrier."
"Under Island Princess's bombardment, it will probably only last an hour before being broken. But if we refine golden azure crystals for the barrier and input energy into the azure crystal core, then this barrier can last for another half hour."
"How do we use this thing?" Unicorn said with a dazed look, holding two golden-grade azure crystals.
"Circulate the Wisdom Cube in your body, then concentrate your power into the azure crystal. At that time, the azure crystal will activate gentle Ship Qi, and finally, guide the Ship Qi into the azure crystal core," Shokaku explained while refining on the side.
Everyone focused their Gaze on Shokaku, observing her actions as she refined the azure crystal. The azure crystal in Shokaku's hand suddenly glowed, with countless rays of light surrounding it. The light continuously projected into the azure crystal core in the form of a beam. After receiving the energy from the azure crystal, the purple-glowing azure crystal core, which had been a bit dim, gradually regained its luster.
"Refining is very simple, just like what Shokaku is doing. Now everyone, let's start refining the azure crystals and input energy into the azure crystal core!" Azuma also followed Shokaku's lead in refining the azure crystal and inputting energy into the core.
Seeing Azuma inputting energy into the azure crystal core, Unicorn and Yukikaze looked at each other and then followed the method Shokaku taught to input energy into the core.
Half an hour later, Azuma and the others had fully refined the two azure crystals in their hands and input them into the azure crystal core. The core was now glowing brilliantly. Next, the Silver Barrier would be able to hold out for another half hour without being destroyed by Island Princess.
After being heavily damaged, Zuikaku had entered the Repair Bay for recovery. When she was almost recovered, she received a soul network message from the Admiral. The message said that the Admiral would return to the Naval Base in one hour.
Upon receiving this news, Zuikaku immediately got up from the bath, put on her clothes, and ran to inform everyone.
"Everyone, listen to me! The Admiral said she'll be back in an hour!" Zuikaku shouted at the Ship Girls as she pushed open the roof door.
"Really? That's great! Then we're saved. With the Admiral's strength, she will definitely be able to sink Island Princess." Azuma was very happy. The Admiral was the Silver King, and her current strength was at the level of a Five-Star Epic Ship Girl!
"Sister is coming back! Yukikaze, you'll be able to see the Admiral with me then," Unicorn said, her face full of joy as she turned to Yukikaze.
"Why are you all acting so strange! Isn't the Admiral human? With a human's fragile body, Island Princess could kill the Admiral with just a breath," Yukikaze said, not understanding why everyone was so at ease.
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