Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 408 - 368 Haiyun

Chapter 408: Chapter 368 Haiyun

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A ghost ship appeared out of nowhere at the Anjiu City Port, forcing Xu Yang to wake Farosa at 2 a.m. for an important discussion.

Farosa was in a deep sleep, needing to replenish her energy. Xu Yang pondered as he made his way to her. A brief notification would suffice, she should be allowed to rest a while longer. Once he and Lila had decided on a strategy, they could ask her to take action.

He pushed open the door of the ebony chamber, only to find that Farosa had already awakened.

Adorned in the Rainbow Cloak, she sat alone in the center of the room, its resplendence making her original visage appear blurred. At this moment, she seemed more noble and mysteriously alluring than ever before.

It was just like this the first time the Little Witch saw Farosa. Xu Yang thought to himself. He hadn’t expected to one day experience this feeling himself.

The divine transformation indeed brought about monumental changes in Farosa.

Could he still treat her as he had before? Would she treat him the same as she once did? Xu Yang had been certain of the answer to this question, but Farosa’s divine appearance now altered his thoughts.

Farosa stood up, the divine light emanating from her Rainbow Cloak shimmering with her movements. She was the Witch Goddess walking among mortals, every gesture exuding an intimidating nobility.

"I had a nightmare," Farosa said.

"What?"

In her dream, Xu Yang had taken flight far away. Farosa thought silently. He was a free-spirited wanderer, capable of resolving to leave the Kyushu High Pavilion where he had lived for twenty-eight years, and leaving her could also be a mere whim of his.

"It’s nothing," Farosa shook her head, "let’s talk about the news."

"The enemies have arrived," Xu Yang said, "You woke up very quickly... don’t you need more rest?"

"My physical mechanisms have evolved," Farosa said, "I’ll catch up on sleep later."

She walked past Xu Yang, alone, not insisting on leaving together with Xu Yang as before, but instead moving with light steps, leaving him standing there.

She moved so swiftly that Xu Yang only managed to catch a glimpse of the Rainbow Cloak’s Phantom Light passing through his line of sight. The Rainbow Cloak was a Divine Artifact that came into being alongside her, with its main material being constantly flowing, iridescent silk, further adorned with feather-like and leaf-like embellishments. It was considered by the Seven Witches to be the attire most suitable for Farosa, encapsulating their collective imagination of the Witch Goddess. Now, it seemed to complement Farosa exceptionally well.

After Farosa left, her scent still lingered in the air.

Xu Yang followed Farosa outside. She seemed oblivious to his presence, walking ahead like a phantom, forcing Xu Yang to quicken his steps.

"Feeling upset?" Xu Yang trailed behind her.

"How do you expect me to remain calm?" Farosa whispered, "A group of uninvited guests have disturbed my rest, and I just want to crush them into pulp, to let them truly understand the agony of being flayed and dismembered."

"I don’t mean that. You have something on your mind."

Something on her mind. Farosa silently mused. What could possibly trouble her? She looked into Xu Yang’s eyes. As the Witch Goddess, her thoughts were more intricate and she held this relationship to a higher standard.

She desired Xu Yang’s love without reservation—a singular, obsessive, and nearly pure devotion, not the ambiguous connection led by his free-spirited personality.

How could she make Xu Yang love only her? She feared that question had no answer; he inherently resisted all commands, and Farosa’s compulsion was no exception. Farosa did not want to waste her time on an insolvable question, so she opted to voluntarily endure this eternal paradox.

"Forever and ever," Farosa said, though she herself didn’t know why she suddenly uttered such words.

"What?" Xu Yang asked, puzzled.

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"You’ve irritated me, you’ve thrown my mind into chaos..." Farosa turned around, "In the name of the Witch Goddess, I shall punish you severely, ensuring you will never leave me for as long as you live, do you hear me!"

"What kind of punishment is this? I have always been with you voluntarily." Xu Yang had long become accustomed to Farosa’s capricious temper. As long as he complied with her wishes, her sudden anger would gradually subside, "And I always will be."

They arrived at the top floor’s large office of Shijin Mansion, where Lila had already arrived. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was the quiet city, neon signs crisscrossing, projecting different advertisements, with citizens immersed in sleep, unaware that a death ship had sailed into the port, laden with killing intent.

Xu Yang, Farosa, and Lila sat on either side of the glass round table. Faced with trouble in the middle of the night, Farosa was already exhausted, now even more weary, but she appeared much calmer than before, her joys and rages no longer showing on her face, watching the port model projected in front of her expressionlessly.

"This Haiyun is the ’Haifeng Class’ ocean-going armored cargo vessel 040 from Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing." Lila reported, "A 60,000-ton quasi-military cargo ship, 198 meters long and 32 meters wide, with a designed draft of 10.5 meters, 30 crew members, and 120 military personnel. It set sail from Jinnan Prefecture 12 hours ago, preparing to head to the Silla Region, and ceased all external signal responses 10 hours ago, losing its track. It arrived at Anjiu City Port 9 minutes ago."

"We need to give a heads up to the people from Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing." Xu Yang pressed his forehead.

"Yes, I have already communicated with the staff of Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing Administrative Office. They said they will relay it to Xia Headquarters for a decision." Lila reported.

"They’ll also be woken up in the middle of the night?" Farosa sneered.

"If they keep reporting it up the chain, it might be delayed by several hours." Xu Yang said, "Artificial intelligence can’t make decisions on its own, probably going to have to be escalated to the regional president... The president of Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing in the Archipelago Region is Cao Zihao, who is also known for being indecisive and conservative."

"If we delay until dawn, and the citizens wake up to find the port blockaded, it will surely cause various feelings of resistance." Lila said, "Our competitors—the other security companies—will all seize the opportunity to build momentum, claiming that Nestor Corporation cannot defend the safety of Anjiu City. Including Hundred Lions Security, Social Security Engineering, Continent Alliance Special Service, and other organizations, will all attempt to cut into our share in Anjiu City."

"Is it that serious?" Farosa asked, "Public opinion is something that can be manipulated easily, isn’t it? In a few days, it’ll all be forgotten."

"Interested parties will collect and bind the information." Xu Yang said, "If this crisis is mishandled, it will leave a deep mark that will tarnish Nestor Corporation."

Lila was silent for a moment.

"Nestor Corporation is the result of the hard work of me and my master." She said to Farosa, "Please take this matter seriously, I don’t want to see the reputation that Nestor Corporation has built up until now ruined overnight."

Lila was the most likely to take Xu Yang away from her. Farosa’s brain was now smarter than before, thus she liked to deduce extensively, often coming up with genius ideas. Maybe one day Lila’s circuits would get confused, and suddenly seize her beloved master, take him aboard a Shuttle Machine to another corner of the world, and hide Xu Yang in a bunker, feeding him constantly, using her perception abilities to stop any possibility of Xu Yang escaping, until he dies of old age—such a scenario was entirely possible!

"Then I’ll use the Great Slaughter Law to kill everyone on the ship, and then take over the vessel." Farosa emphasized, "If there’s anyone who shouldn’t die, I’ll just bring them back to life."

"That might expose all your potential." Xu Yang cautioned, "If there are important people from Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing on board, and we kill them and then are forced to resurrect them, they will immediately realize that there is a power here that can bring people back from the dead."

"Then we create an accident." Farosa said impatiently, "Let the ship mysteriously sink in the port, and we monopolize all interpretive rights."

"Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing would feel outsmarted," Xu Yang said, "but there is feasibility in the plan. Set it as option one."

"Ordinary forces would probably have a hard time flipping the Haiyun." Lila stated, "It has its own air defense system."

"This world is full of intimidating but internally weak individuals, I don’t want you to be one of them." Farosa said with contempt, "Lila, now I can command the ’Star Tamer’ and destroy everything, not falling short in large-scale destruction."

"What if there are people on board capable of retaliating?" Xu Yang considered thoroughly, "The trump card should always be the last to be revealed. If we maximize firepower at first sight and turn half of Anjiu City into ruins, the impact would be far too great."

"I’ll summon Clares the Second first." Farosa closed her eyes, communicating with the sea beast.

The Crimson Sea Descendant, Clares the Second, had now adapted to its enlarged body, roaming long-term in the heavily polluted ocean, already showing slight mutations. Given time, it might be able to spout radioactive flames.

Xu Yang fell into contemplation. This matter tested every aspect of Nestor Corporation; it was a matter of whether they had the capacity to resolve this crisis swiftly. Otherwise, by the break of dawn, when more people became aware of its existence, the scale of the crisis would multiply.

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