"Before that, gather all your subordinates together!" Illustrious said with a cold expression.
"Thank you, Sister." Aircraft Carrier said gratefully.
Aircraft Carrier couldn't bring herself to kill her own subordinates. Illustrious knew this, so she decided to do it herself, ensuring Aircraft Carrier wouldn't feel too guilty.
After gathering all the subordinates together, Aircraft Carrier looked slightly troubled and said to Illustrious, "They are gathered. Sister, please proceed!"
"Aircraft Carrier, don't feel guilty. I killed all these Abyssal creatures. If you must blame someone, blame me." After speaking, Illustrious reached out into the void, and the silver sword materialized in her palm. Gripping it firmly, the silver sword erupted with dazzling light.
A fingertip-sized silver energy sphere shot out from the tip of the silver sword, instantly halting 20 meters in mid-air. As Illustrious continuously infused it with energy, the silver energy sphere grew larger and larger, eventually becoming a silver energy sphere fully three zhang wide.
The power contained within the silver energy sphere was terrifying. Simply hovering in mid-air, it completely expelled the surrounding air, and the energy it emitted caused the space itself to slightly tremble.
Illustrious's expression was solemn. With a low shout, she fiercely swung the sword toward the gathered Abyssal creatures. The silver energy sphere detached from the sword and shot toward the Abyssal creatures gathered nearby.
"Great Light Silver Emperor!"
The massive silver energy sphere streaked across the sky, vanishing in a flash, carrying an unstoppable momentum that seemed capable of destroying everything in its path.
Facing this giant silver energy sphere, the Abyssal creatures remained expressionless. They were subordinates of Aircraft Carrier Hime, obeying only her orders. If Aircraft Carrier Hime wished them to die, they would quietly await death.
"Boom!" The massive silver energy sphere violently slammed into the bodies of the Abyssal creatures. The moment of impact triggered an earth-shattering explosion, bursting into flames, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, indicating astonishing destructive power.
After eliminating the Abyssal creatures of the Second Habitat, Illustrious said to Aircraft Carrier, "It's your turn next, Aircraft Carrier."
"Mhm! Leave it to me!" Aircraft Carrier withdrew her gaze and nodded.
Aircraft Carrier lightly raised her right hand, and the Nightmare Power that was eroding the Ship Girls instantly returned to Aircraft Carrier's grasp. After doing this, Aircraft Carrier said to Illustrious, "Sister, I have retracted the Nightmare Power. They will wake up soon."
Illustrious said contentedly, "Well done, Aircraft Carrier. When they wake up, I will explain your situation to them."
After a while, the Ship Girls floating on the sea surface woke up one by one. They were quite frightened by what they had experienced in the dream, hugging themselves and trembling.
Dido and Cang Long were the first to awaken. Having nearly succumbed to despair in the dream, the first thing they did after recovering from their shock was to seek retribution against Aircraft Carrier Hime.
"You bastard! You actually made me dream of killing the Admiral! You truly deserve ten thousand deaths!" Dido flew through the sky, shooting toward Aircraft Carrier, and said hatefully.
Cang Long reached into the void, her right hand slightly open, and a rigging Tachi materialized in her palm. She gripped it tightly, holding the rigging Tachi diagonally, and a crisp sword chime emanated from it.
With a bang, Cang Long shot toward Aircraft Carrier, her face furious. "Aircraft Carrier Hime, in the dream, the Admiral almost gave you a Fat Admiral! You successfully disgusted me, so come and face your doom!"
Illustrious calmly watched the two charging figures, placing herself in front of Aircraft Carrier. A terrifying aura erupted from her body. Gripping the silver sword tightly in her right hand, she swung it forcefully, sending a silver sword Qi shooting out.
Seeing the silver sword Qi shooting toward them, Dido and Cang Long realized the power contained within was too terrifying, so they immediately avoided it instead of meeting it head-on.
Dido looked at Illustrious, who was blocking Aircraft Carrier Hime, and sharply demanded, "Illustrious, why are you helping this creature? She is an Abyssal Princess!"
"Aircraft Carrier Hime is an Abyssal creature, the lifelong enemy of us Ship Girls. By helping an Abyssal creature, are you intending to become enemies with all of us Ship Girls?" Cang Long stared intently at Illustrious and said.
Illustrious smiled in response to Dido and Cang Long's words, saying, "Open your eyes and look closely. Is Aircraft Carrier Hime still an Abyssal creature?"
Dido and Cang Long used their Divine Sense to investigate and were shocked to discover that Aircraft Carrier Hime no longer possessed the Abyssal aura, but instead radiated the aura of a Ship Girl. What was going on? How could an Abyssal creature turn into a Ship Girl?
Illustrious clarified their confusion: "It's a ship device. I used a ship device called the Abyssal Purification Potion to purify Aircraft Carrier Hime into a Ship Girl."
So it was a ship device! ship devices are bizarre and varied, so it didn't seem too strange that there was one capable of purifying an Abyssal creature into a Ship Girl.
"My soul network can clear Nightmare Power. After waking up, I successfully persuaded Aircraft Carrier Hime to turn over a new leaf and purified her into a Ship Girl. Given that Aircraft Carrier Hime is now a Ship Girl, please let her go!" Illustrious looked up at the two figures in the sky and said.
"So what if she turned into a Ship Girl? She made us fall into despair in the dream so we would turn into Abyssal creatures. She won't escape this crime; she must pay the price for it," Cang Long said dismissively.
"Cang Long is right. Don't think she can escape the crimes she committed just by pulling a trick like the Cicada Shedding Its Shell," Dido said, deeply agreeing with Cang Long.
"The reason you woke up is because Aircraft Carrier Hime retracted the Nightmare Power, otherwise you would have long turned into Abyssal creatures. Furthermore, to show her sincerity, Aircraft Carrier Hime gathered all her subordinates and allowed me to execute them all! These two actions are enough to prove that she is now on our side."
"Since Aircraft Carrier Hime has already become a good Ship Girl, if you still insist on killing her, then you'll have to get past me first!" After saying this, an extremely terrifying aura erupted from Illustrious's body, an aura so powerful that it made Dido and Cang Long wary.
The order and rules within the ruins of the Blue-Tier Azure Island suppressed them all to the level of Three-Star Epic Ship Girls. At the same level, Illustrious seemed to be stronger than them!
Dido and Cang Long exchanged glances. They still had one Abyssal Habitat left to attack, so there was no need to fight among themselves now!
Dido retrieved her rigging Great Sword into her rigging space and said flatly, "For Illustrious's sake, I'll let you off this time."
Seeing Dido put away her weapon, Cang Long followed suit. "Alright! Since Aircraft Carrier Hime has turned over a new leaf, we should indeed give her a chance."
Illustrious grasped the edges of her skirt, performed a Royal Navy Noble Etiquette toward Dido and Cang Long, and said with a smile, "Then I shall thank both of you on behalf of Aircraft Carrier for your understanding."
"Alright, since you have persuaded the second Abyssal Princess to turn over a new leaf, Cang Long and I must gather our respective fleets and continue to conquer the last Abyssal Habitat. Illustrious, you should gather your Third Mobile Fleet!" Dido instructed.
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