Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 340 Searching for Nineveh

Back in the office of the Anti-Air Division 6, Kiana idly scrolled through her phone.

After all, the previous dead end had been reduced in size, and there were no more infamous or threatening creatures inside. If it weren't for the presence of the Shiyu Tower used for transmitting ether energy inside, the dead end would have been cleared away long ago.

Furthermore, one of the masterminds behind the Vision bombing has been apprehended and will be sent to court for a public trial. The original project has also been handed over to Baizhi Heavy Industries. Unlike other construction companies, Baizhi Heavy Industries uses its own AI-powered engineering machinery, so there is no need to worry about various situations that may arise from working in the cavity for extended periods, minimizing the risk of accidents to workers.

Therefore, there is no need for support from the Sixth Anti-Air Division. However, it is said that the other side seems to have encountered some problems, but the Sixth Anti-Air Division cannot directly go to provide support before submitting a support request.

"Speaking of which, has Baizhi Heavy Industry run into some trouble?"

While organizing the documents, Tsukishiro Ryu asked Kiana and the others for information. Since they had lost track of Ninevey, Hoshimi Miyabi and the others had no choice but to return to headquarters and wait for news from Scott's outpost.

Since Karen happened to be present at the time, she was appointed by the higher-ups as the captain of the team exploring the traces of Nineveh, while the task of making the radishes was handled by Tetsuya, the leader of the independent investigation team who had just passed the assessment.

Rather, this mission is the first mission after the establishment of the independent investigation team. Apart from Karen, who represents the military, Zhe needs to deal with the other agents on his own.

However, since Tetsuya and Rin still had a batch of requests they received from Morning Star, Karen and Tetsuya had been in charge of the entire exploration process for some time. Rin, on the other hand, was working with the others from the Rabbit House to expedite the processing of those requests.

It wasn't that the only agency they could use was the Rabbit House, but rather that most of the others were genuine cave raiders who couldn't withstand the military's scrutiny. Furthermore, the cases they had were all high-difficulty ones that ordinary cave raiders couldn't handle. Therefore, they had no choice but to ask Nicole and the others to finish quickly before heading to Scott's outpost.

Then a strange phenomenon occurred: Hoshimi Miyabi and the others unexpectedly stayed at the HAND headquarters for several days. Previously, they would periodically need Hoshimi Miyabi and the others to assist in clearing out threats within the Zero Void that the military couldn't handle.

Now, this part of the content has been posted on the rope net in Kallen's personal name as a commission. These commissions are accepted by Morning Star and handed over to Rin and the others to handle. Rin is using these commissions to direct Nico and the others to make a lot of money in the Zero Hole.

After all, although these commissions are difficult, the Kaslana family is extremely generous with their money, so the commissions paid upon completion are also very substantial.

It's fair to say that Rabbit House has made a fortune these past few days, not only paying off all its debts but also having a considerable amount left over. As long as it doesn't squander its money in the future, it can fully support Rabbit House's stable operation for several years to come.

Not to mention that after completing this batch of commissions, there were still commissions directly issued by the military. Although they were indeed a bit tired, Nicole and the others did not complain about it.

"What?! What do you mean we're not part of the independent investigation team?!"

Inside a tent inside Scott's outpost camp, Nicole slammed her hand on the table with a bang, while the soldier in charge of receiving her looked utterly helpless.

It turns out that the Rabbit House, which had just finished dealing with those cases not long ago, immediately rushed to Scott's outpost. Of course, all of this was the result of Nicole's dictatorial rule, who had fallen into greed.

Ling originally planned to let Nicole and the others rest before reporting to Scott Outpost. After all, so much had happened that day that Tetsu had forgotten to upgrade the members of the Rabbit House to his own research team after passing the assessment. As a result, when Nicole arrived at the outpost to report, the system had not yet officially included them in the independent research team's organization.

Of course, this is not a sign of Scott's outpost being inefficient. In fact, Scott's outpost is very efficient because it adopts the military's management system. The reason why it is in the current situation is purely due to someone's secret interference.

"Alright, don't make things difficult for that soldier. Your names have indeed been reported, but it takes time for the system to enter them. There's no use in rushing until then."

Nicole and the others turned around and saw a blond, blue-eyed man in a white researcher's robe. The man gave an elegant bow.

“I am Otto Apocalypse, and I am one of the members of the Wistar Society in charge of this area.”

"So? What brings the researcher from the academy here?" Nicole asked, frowning.

“Of course I’m here to resolve your issues,” Otto chuckled. “To be honest, you were making too much noise earlier, to the point that it was affecting the scholars’ research.”

“Um, Mr. Otto…” the soldier said uneasily.

"Alright, dear Mr. Benjamin, please relax. They are indeed members of the independent investigation team and will be working with Major Karen. So, could you please let me handle the situation for the sake of Major Karen and me?"

“But…” Benjamin still had some concerns, “But Mr. Otto, your safety…”

"Don't worry, I don't think anyone inside the outpost would be so foolish as to attack directly, so could you please leave here first?"

As he spoke, Otto's tone carried an air of unyielding authority.

"understood."

Benjamin, seeing Otto's insistence, stopped trying to stop him. After all, as Otto said, no one would actually lose their mind and attack someone inside the outpost. Besides, Otto's presence meant Karen was also nearby, just not showing herself; anyone in the outpost could see the close relationship between the two.

Not to mention that Otto had admitted that the two were engaged, and Kallen did not deny it. In any case, it was common for the Kaslana, Apocalypse, and Shaniat families to intermarry in history. Since neither party denied it, it must be true.

With members of the Kaslana family protecting them, how many people in this world could possibly harm someone they protect?

After Benjamin left the tent, Otto continued, "As an apology, you will have a few more opportunities to ask questions, and I will tell you everything I know truthfully."

"Really?" Billy asked, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he jumped for joy. "Great, Boss Nicole, we got free information!"

However, before Billy could be happy for long, Nicole punched him on the head, forcing him into silence. Unlike Billy's joy, the others in the Rabbit House showed varying degrees of vigilance.

Cat was the lightest, followed by Nicole, and Ambi was the heaviest, but in the end Nicole spoke on behalf of the group.

"Stop wearing that fake smile."

"How could that be? My smile is genuine."

"Come on, maybe others don't know you, but don't I know you? The current head of the Apocalypse family, hailed as a genius but also a mad researcher... Otto, I don't need to say more about the titles you have, do I?"

“Alright, it seems I underestimated you.” Otto put away his smile and looked at Nicole. “Even if you’re not related by blood, you’re still a member of the Demara family. Nicole, you certainly have the qualifications to inherit the Demara family.”

"No way!" Nicole frowned and waved her hand. "I have absolutely no interest in that position, and I've never even considered competing with my nominal brother for the position of family head and the inheritance. Don't talk nonsense!"

"In that case, please give my regards to your parents when you have time. Is there anything else you want to ask? It would be best if it concerned your commissioned task, as my time is very limited."

Finally, Nicole sighed and began asking Otto for information. Under Otto's guidance, she met up with Kallen. After that, Otto was no longer responsible for what happened.

Just as Kallen was about to lead Nico and the others into Void Zero, Kiana appeared with the captain.

"Kiana? What brings you here?" Kallen asked Kiana, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

"Well, I was just so bored that I came to see if there was anything I could help with," Kiana explained.

"So you and the captain came here to help?"

"To be precise, I was alone; the captain brought me here."

"Bring you here? Can you even drive? Why do you need the captain to drive you? It can't be that your driver's license was revoked, can it?"

"This... hahaha..."

Although she was very curious about how Kiana's license was revoked, the mission was more important now. So, after Kallen assigned Kiana to the Independent Investigation Team, she led everyone into Void Zero, while Tetsuya began his guidance.

Inside Void Zero, guided by Zhe, the group quickly arrived at the nearest supply station. This would be their last resupply before they ventured deeper into the void to conduct their investigation.

"If we go forward a little further, we'll reach the place we explored last time."

Zhe's voice came from Ies, and upon hearing this, everyone immediately became alert and began to be vigilant about their surroundings.

The cavern is chaotic and disorderly, and no one can guarantee what unexpected events will occur on the journey ahead; it is even possible that they will encounter Nineveh directly.

After clearing out the remaining debris from the area once again, Billy breathed a sigh of relief and put down his overheated pistol.

"Phew! It's finally over. If this had continued, I would have run out of bullets. I should have brought more bullets instead of just taking all the bullets from that camp!"

"Where are you going to put all those bullets?" the cat complained. "And even if you could carry that much weight, it would already exceed your carrying capacity, wouldn't it?"

"Hey, can you guys not be so realistic?" Billy said, slumping his shoulders. "You have to have some dreams, right?"

Suddenly, Ambi looked around warily, her right hand resting on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw her weapon at any moment.

"Did Ambition make any discovery?" Kiana asked.

"Be careful, I have a feeling there are enemies lurking around!"

"Really? I didn't feel anything." Billy then moved closer to Ambby. "Could it be that you're just imagining things, little Ambby?"

"No, this isn't my imagination!" Ambi had now gripped her weapon tightly and lowered her stance, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

Seeing this, Billy also dropped his nonchalant attitude and his tone became serious.

"Ambi, what is the enemy's location? And how many are they approximately?"

"The exact number is unclear, but it's obvious we're surrounded!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of canine-shaped skeletons appeared around them. Judging from their appearance, their official codename was the infamous Hati. Not only that, but there were also individuals covered in armor and energy-charging individuals emitting red light in the entire skeleton group. Even more surprisingly, there were two or more energy-charging head dogs.

It was obvious that the group had mistakenly entered the territory of the Hati tribe. Heaven knows why there would be more than two alpha dogs in a tribe, and that was only the number visible to the naked eye. According to Zhe's report, there were many more Hati individuals in places that the group could not see.

"Why do I have so many bad reputations?!" Billy shouted, clutching his head.

“It’s a pity this is Void Zero,” Karen said as she stepped forward, a huge cross appearing on her back at some point.

Karen placed the cross on the ground, and instantly the fragile ground was dented and made a loud noise, which shows how heavy the cross was.

"Prepare for battle, everyone! Judah, deploy!"

As she spoke, Karen pulled on the chain on the cross, and then the cross, which Karen called Judah, unfolded from the side, from which long spears radiating golden light slid out.

Karen pulled one of the many spears from her hand, and the next second, another identical spear appeared in the empty space.

Seeing this, Nicole understood what the weapon in Kallen's hand was—the Oath of Judah was the full name of this cross, the first Divine Key that Otto replicated in this world.

Of course, the official claim was that it was a weapon invented by Otto, and Nicole, the owner of the Yorozuya with some connections, naturally knew about this weapon.

She also knew that Otto had invented more than one similar weapon, which he collectively referred to as the Key of God.

As his name suggests, these weapons are indeed like a gift from the gods, their power and function completely surpassing all modern high-tech weapons. This is one of the reasons why Otto is called a genius in this world.

If she remembered correctly, the power of Judah's Oath was to limit the activity of etheric energy within a certain range, and even, when the power was fully turned on, it could clear out an etheric energy vacuum zone inside the cavity.

However, now was not the time to think about such things. As if sensing danger, the Hati swarmed forward and charged toward Karen's position.

But instead of being nervous, Karen planted her spear in the ground and stretched out her right hand, saying, "Judah's Oath, Zero Power, Divine Grace Barrier Activated!"

The next second, accompanied by the sound of gears meshing in the air, the entire sky was bathed in gold.