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However, what shocked Vilvie and her companions even more was a massive spaceship docked in this underground base.
The Rhine Lab employees and guards in the underground base had only recently awakened, but upon waking, they had already received orders from Muirsey to hurry back to their posts.
"This is... the spaceship you were talking about, Director?"
"Vilvie asked in surprise."
"Yes, a spaceship originally planned for space exploration."
As the elevator slowly descended, Muirsay gazed at the spaceship in the underground base.
Her name is Enterprise.
After the elevator stopped, Muirsay and his group quickly arrived at the entrance of the Enterprise spaceship.
Saria pushed Muirsays in his wheelchair into the spaceship, but when Velvi and the others were about to follow, they were stopped by Christen and several soldiers.
“You don’t need to go with the director,” Christen said.
"?" Velvi frowned. "What do you mean? Weren't we made to get off so that we could board the Enterprise?"
Einstein nodded, and many other scientists also wanted to go on board the Enterprise, but some hesitated.
"No, it means you'll be living in the underground base temporarily. Your safety will be guaranteed here."
Christen replied.
Muirsey certainly wouldn't let these valuable scientific researchers go to China with the Enterprise. The mission was too dangerous, and Muirsey didn't even know what other hidden treasures China had.
Those could all be used by the Eighth Witch against the Enterprise.
"But who will operate the Deus Ex: prototype?! Only Ai-in and I know how to start it up!"
Velvi didn't want to stay here. With Alicia and many magical girls unable to return to Earth, one more person meant one more source of strength.
Moreover, Velvi was unwilling to sit idly by and wait to be controlled by the witch!
"I know better than you how to use it."
Muirsey's voice came through the communicator on Christensen's body.
"Don't forget, this is part of the information I provided, which is why Christen recruited you for the research."
Vervi was about to say something when she then heard Einstein's voice.
"Director, how are you going to manage to operate this prototype while defending against the Shenzhou army's attack?"
"Governor Emilia and the Mu Continent are currently unaware of the situation. Earth is also isolated from outer space, and we need to destroy the giant tower of Mount Taixu in Shenzhou as soon as possible."
"Relying solely on you?"
Upon hearing Einstein's words, Muirsay fell silent.
"..."
The situation is not optimistic. Muirseth's magic is still insufficient, and she was never confident that she could destroy the giant tower of Mount Taixu in Shenzhou.
However, time did not allow Muirsay to make any thorough preparations.
The Eighth Witch has already taken control of China. If she were to take control of all of humanity as well, it would be too late for Alicia and the other magical girls to return to Earth.
Before unleashing the torch to awaken human consciousness, Wei Hua had already told Muerses about her discovery: the consciousnesses of the Shenzhou people controlled by the 8th Witch were all linked together, and there was currently no way to save them.
Because of this, Muirsays was still hesitant about whether destroying the giant tower would lead to even more serious consequences. Had the consciousness of over a billion people in China been so interconnected?
Wei Hua was unwilling to kill the soldiers of the Shenzhou Expeditionary Force, and Muirsey was even more unwilling to see all the Shenzhou people killed after the giant tower was destroyed.
"Think carefully before you decide to use the Enterprise account! It's relatively safe here, and you can enjoy a relatively quiet life for a while."
"But once we board the Enterprise, there will be no safe moment on our journey to China!"
After a moment of silence, Muirsay calmly told Wilvie and the others.
However, no sooner had Muirsay finished speaking than Velvet stepped into the Enterprise without a second thought, followed closely by Einstein.
Some other scientists also boarded the Enterprise, but most scientists remained standing in place.
Christensen, Saria, and the others bypassed those who remained in place and boarded the Enterprise.
Soon, many more soldiers arrived at the underground base, driving armored vehicles and tanks into the spaceship. In addition, many employees from Rhein Life Sciences headquarters also boarded the Enterprise.
Most of them were clones, completely following Muirsey's orders. However, all the clones wanted to go on board the Enterprise, which forced Muirsey to temporarily have the main AI draw lots to allow the clones, who were Rhine Lab employees, to enter the Enterprise.
As they proceeded to the bridge of the Enterprise, following instructions, Velvet turned around and saw many people entering the Enterprise and walking inside with practiced ease.
This is clearly not the first time they've entered the Enterprise account.
"You all came along?" Velvi couldn't help but look at Christen and Seria and the others.
Christen simply nodded without answering, and began contacting various departments of the Enterprise as his adjutant.
Saria did the same; she led a group of Rhine Lab employees toward the Enterprise's armory, preparing for the battle to come.
Velvet also saw that the others had already gone to other parts of the Enterprise.
"That's really strange," Wilvi said, puzzled.
According to her understanding, these people were all senior executives at Rhein Life Sciences.
However, in recent years, Velvey has been busy with research and does not really know Christen and the others, which makes Velvey think in her heart that they will not rush to their deaths with Muirsay.
Yes, it was definitely suicide.
Vilvi had little hope for this operation.
Although she herself was actually prepared to die along with them.
Upon entering the bridge of the Enterprise, Velvet saw Muirsay sitting at the command post with his eyes closed, resting, while Christensen took over command from Muirsay.
"All personnel are to begin takeoff broadcasts. All unaccompanied personnel are to evacuate immediately."
"Each department reports its findings..."
The senior executives of Rhine Life Sciences seemed to have become heads of various departments on the Enterprise, skillfully operating the ship on the bridge and reporting their findings.
"Power system is functioning normally! Core magic reactor is operating normally!"
"Weapon systems are functioning normally! Ready at any time."
"Radar system is functioning normally..."
Velvi strolled around the bridge, feeling like she had nothing to do.
The senior executives and employees of RheinLife did not appear to be piloting the Enterprise for the first time. Perhaps it was their first time taking off in the Enterprise, but they had probably come here many times for pilot training.
"Stop shaking, go and check out the Deus Ex prototype with Ai-in."
Muirsey slightly opened her eyes and said to Velvi.
"Oh"
Velvi nodded obediently and then followed the instructions to leave the bridge.
However, as she walked down the spaceship's corridor, Velvet slowed her pace and looked out at the Enterprise through the glass partition.
At this point, there was no one to be seen outside the underground base, and no one would be foolish enough to stand at the takeoff position when the Enterprise was about to take off.
Velvet didn't feel any vibration in the spaceship beneath her feet, but she did see everything outside the window falling rapidly—no, the Enterprise was rising.
"click"
A clicking, clattering sound came from above. Wilvi raised an eyebrow; she knew what was going on just by the sound.
A very large mechanical and electronic composite hatch.
Velvi walked to the window and looked up. Sure enough, the Enterprise was rising from underground, and the doors on the top floor of RheinLife Science headquarters were opening.
Only after seeing the hatch fully open did Velvet realize that the Enterprise was preparing for takeoff.
An announcement came over the loudspeaker that the entire ship was ready for takeoff.
However, unlike the previous times, this time it was Muirsay who was speaking.
"My fellow human beings! I am Muirses, please listen to what I have to say!"
"This is a critical moment!"
"The Eighth Witch has taken control of China! And she has sent the Chinese army to advance across the world, intending to build more control towers to enslave human consciousness!"
Wilvi realized something was amiss; Director Muirsay's tone suggested it wasn't just an internal Enterprise broadcast, but a global announcement?
"But fortunately, we have several brave magical girls who used their powers to temporarily halt the witch's plans! And successfully awakened the vast majority of humanity!"
"But our time is running out. The witch may accelerate her pace and forcibly take control of all humanity in the world."
"We must defeat the witch as soon as possible! We must rescue all the humans who have been controlled!"
Velvi couldn't understand why Muelseth would broadcast this to the whole world. Wasn't this just inviting the witch to force the Divine Army to attack her?!
But then, Velvet suddenly remembered that the Eighth Witch would definitely intercept the Enterprise no matter what, since it was impossible to hide when the Enterprise took off.
Whether Muirseth broadcasts such a message or not is irrelevant; the Eighth Witch would intercept it anyway.
Wilvi didn't know if Muirsay had any backup plans, and such a careless move could destroy them prematurely, making everything go to waste!
"...May humanity's glory endure forever."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Enterprise took off from the headquarters of RheinLife Science.
After hearing this last sentence, Wilvi fell silent.
It seems there really is no way to deal with it. The Eighth Witch was captured too quickly. Alicia and many magical girls are not on Earth, and the magical girls on Earth do not have enough magic power. Furthermore, the land of China is controlled by the witch.
The only thing Muirsey and her companions can do now is to bravely charge straight for the giant tower of Mount Taixu in Shenzhou and fight to the death for survival.
"They went and never came back."
Vilvi smiled helplessly at the Chinese military outside Los Angeles. After seeing the Enterprise take off, they not only did not retreat, but instead immediately turned on their anti-aircraft fire.
The Enterprise did not have much contact with the Chinese military in Los Angeles and flew directly to the continent on the other side of the Pacific Ocean after takeoff.
Chapter 450 The Second Great Collapse (3)
China, Mount Taixu
"They've already set off."
Fu Shi looked at the information summary on the data panel.
A huge thing flew up from the Rhine Life headquarters.
Humans around the world who fell into a coma due to the influence of the Tower of Babel on Mount Taixu have now almost all awakened thanks to the magical girls' powers.
The Earth's space was also frozen by the magical girl's power, rendering the teleportation device unusable for a short period.
"General Cheng, please report on the progress of each war zone."
Fu Shi turned to face the generals of Shenzhou in the conference room, and asked General Cheng on her right.
A huge virtual screen appeared in front of Fu Shi, displaying the current situation of the world. The colors and flags representing China covered almost half of the world.
"The Americas theater has captured most of the high-ranking U.S. officials and occupied major cities such as Washington and New York. Furthermore, the main force of this theater is attempting to eliminate the two S-class magical girls there, but with little success. General Chen is requesting the use of more advanced weapons."
Fu Shi looked at the data panel and saw that she had indeed received the application from the Americas theater. However, she did not agree to it. Instead, she replied that the Americas theater should temporarily ignore Du Shushu and Wei Hua and continue to carry out the original plan.
Given their current condition, they can't hold out for long. Once their magic runs out, we can just capture them without wasting any more firepower.
"The European theater has already captured the capitals of all countries except the Soviet Union, but General Lin's army has also surrounded Moscow, and it's only a matter of time before it is captured."
"The Antarctic theater is currently at a stalemate. Due to the large number of magical girls there, General Xu's assault teams have not achieved significant results."
"The situation in the Mu Continent war zone is gradually escalating. S-rank magical girl Emilia is currently engaged in battle with General Ye's army, and the Mu Continent's army has also begun to counterattack."
Fu Shi nodded calmly.
In the original plan, the Shenzhou army should have been able to easily occupy most countries, but Fu Shi did not expect that Muerses and the other S-class magical girls would wake up so quickly, which caused a setback in the plan.
However, Fu Shi didn't care. Besides, if the plan didn't go as expected, she would have to create some unexpected events herself. Fu Shi didn't really want to end the game at this point.
The main target now is Muirsay, who disappeared after running into the Pacific Ocean.
Alicia and many magical girls are still anxiously circling around in outer space, unable to enter Earth for the time being; while Emilia's continent, Mu, is the place with the largest number of Shenzhou troops among the various war zones.
Currently, Shenzhou has 18 army groups, 10 of which are on the Mu Continent, making it impossible for Emilia to leave to support Muerses.
The main targets of Fu Shi's attacks are Muirsey and Emilia; even Alicia will have to wait a bit longer.
"General Cheng, go and intercept Muirsey and her group."