Azur Lane: Traveling through time and becoming a Siren!

Chapter 958 Successful Escape

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after a while.

With the support of carrier-based aircraft, Xiao Meng and her group successfully retreated to the shelter built beneath the Space Needle at the White Eagle Exhibition Hall.

Xiao Meng had previously wondered why the emergency shelter was located here.

However, once you actually get to the underground area via the elevator, the situation becomes completely clear.

Essex operated the control panel and closed the massive blast door.

"Underground blast door closed... Successfully."

"Alright, Commander, we're safe."

At this moment, Xiaomeng also raised her question about the bunker.

Essex replied, "About this bunker..."

"At the same time we received your message that you were coming, Saratoga also sent an order from the parliament requesting the construction of a shelter."

"They said they would make every possible preparation to ensure your absolute safety during the event."

"I never thought it would actually come in handy..."

"Moreover, before this, Donghuang had also made a suggestion, and since we had nothing else to do at the time, we arranged for someone to reserve space below in advance."

"It'll come in handy, and it can make the bunker even stronger than before."

Xiao Meng was alert; Dong Huang's suggestion...

They know something, no, they definitely know something.

After all, Tiancheng had already issued a notification.

Essex continued, "Ah, of course, the existence of the bunker is kept secret. The official explanation is that it was built as a secure warehouse to store valuable exhibits."

"That was also Donghuang's suggestion back then, and this reason just happens to come in handy."

Memphis said, "I only knew this bunker existed, but I didn't know Saratoga was behind it..."

She breathed a sigh of relief and expressed her gratitude.

"You've really been a great help, Saratoga."

"In that case, Commander, why don't we use this place as our command center for now?"

Xiao Meng had the same idea.

"Yes. Now that we've secured our safety for the time being, we need to figure out the current situation."

"Helena, how's the external liaison going?"

Helena shook her head slightly.

He sighed, "No... We can't get in touch with NY Command, and the Garden Fleet in NA waters isn't responding either."

"However... the communication signal is behaving strangely."

"It doesn't seem like there was interference, but rather... a failure to locate the communication target."

Essex said, "Yes, this is the same situation we found."

"Communications within the venue and in the surrounding areas are generally unimpeded."

"Although the communication was not working well due to the attack, there was no strong interference."

"But for targets further away, there's absolutely no way to contact them...it's as if the communication target itself doesn't exist."

"In addition, we also tried to contact Donghuang. Unlike the other targets, Donghuang was reachable."

"However, our attempts to contact Amagi were rejected, so we were unable to communicate with the other ship girls."

Xiao Meng waved her hand, indicating that there was no problem. "Don't worry about it. I already knew about the situation in Donghuang beforehand."

How is the current situation being handled?

Essex nodded slightly and took out a diagram of the venue.

The group went to a nearby table.

Unfold the map.

Essex explained, "We had already sorted out the current situation before you arrived."

"As you can see, this is the Space Needle, our current location."

Essex pointed to the location of the White Eagle Pavilion.

"Our fortress is located underground beneath the venue, and it is safe for the time being."

Then, following Essex's explanation, her finger moved continuously across the map.

"The main venue of the expo, the Sardinian Grand Theatre—as you can see, it was destroyed in the first wave of attacks."

"Meanwhile, at least ten mechs—we'll call them 'Deloi' for now—are wreaking havoc throughout the venue."

"Although carrier-based aircraft bombed it, the effect was minimal."

"The origin and specific capabilities of the enemy are still under investigation, and there is no new information at the moment."

“Earlier, we successfully made contact with Royal Iris and Free Iris.”

"Both venues suffered severe damage in the attack."

"Currently, they are planning to assemble their fleet and then break out towards Malta."

"The royal family's external support is also being assembled."

"We were unable to make direct contact with the venues of the other factions."

"However, judging from the reconnaissance results, the Sardinian Empire is protecting its remaining exhibition hall and trying to organize a counterattack."

"The Sakura Empire fleet is also holding its ground at Igarashi, and has at least successfully repelled one direct attack by Diloi."

"The Donghuang Pavilion may have escaped disaster because it was already deserted."

"However, the Northern Union Pavilion has been destroyed, and the status of its personnel and fleet is unknown."

"Signs of fierce fighting have also been found around the islands where the Ironblood Hall and the Vichy Vatican Hall are located."

"Although the specifics are unclear, considering that the Ironblood Expo fleet includes two planned ships, there shouldn't be too much of a problem."

"That's the situation we have right now."

"At the same time, contact with all factions except Donghuang is still ongoing, and we believe we will receive more intelligence soon."

Xiao Meng praised, "You've worked hard with so much information. You truly live up to your reputation as an Essex native."

Essex immediately felt embarrassed.

"It's not hard work! It's not hard work at all. I...I'm still far behind the senior colleagues in the company, and this is all I should do, so it's not hard work at all."

“So, Commander,” Memphis and Helena asked, leaning closer.

"What exactly is the situation in Donghuang? Commander, can you tell me now?"

Essex also looked at Xiaomeng with curiosity.

Xiao Meng is the only one who knows the current situation of Donghuang.

Xiao Meng felt that now was the right time, so she directly told what she knew.

"Shortly after I arrived at the venue, a series of things happened."

"Among them, Tiancheng contacted me through some means."

"I already know the reasons why the arbitrator Jiang Mengyue is unable to participate in the war, which claims that this incident has nothing to do with the Sirens."

"From this perspective..."

"The Sirens seemed to know in advance that the venue would be attacked."

"The Eastern Empire fleet must have received advance notice and retreated."

Memphis exclaimed in surprise, "What?! They knew beforehand? Then why didn't they tell us?!"

"And they had advised Essex long beforehand to dig out space ahead of time."

"Since we knew a disaster would occur, why didn't we stop you from coming to the World Expo? Isn't that just watching you jump into a fire pit?!"

Xiao Meng could roughly guess why this was the case.

because...

This is part of following the steps of the β experimental field.

This is one of the events they will experience.

Xiao Meng realized she had miscalculated. She thought that if she had known this would happen, she should have asked the commander of the β test site about the situation beforehand.

Most importantly, if the Sirens didn't cause this incident, then who did?

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