After all the Raptures were eliminated, Mo Wang silently descended from the Divine Arsenal.
Alright, it was satisfying.
But the problem was also quite significant.
Using the Divine Arsenal to clear out the Raptures in front of the Ark had left most areas of the Ark completely empty.
But what was the cost, Mo Wang?
Obviously, it was the hefty electricity bill.
"Damn it. If I had known it would use up energy so quickly, I would have just charged it myself."
Thinking about the electricity bill that would soon arrive, Mo Wang couldn't help but look up at the sky.
He finally understood the pain of his selves from the Honkai and ZZZ worlds.
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: You should be content that they didn't put an artificial idiot in there for you.
[A Certain Video Store Owner]: Yeah, the electricity meter at my place has already started spinning backwards.
Mo Wang thought to himself, if he used it a few more times, he might not go bankrupt, but the people from the power department would definitely come looking for him.
Although, one of those two was a mini-game addict, and the other was an ultimate socially awkward hikikomori.
Getting into trouble with them wouldn't be a big deal.
But the thought of using the Ark's meager electricity to charge it again, and those two probably running to him and committing suicide...
Trony: Commander! I'm begging you, please don't use the Ark's electricity anymore! There's really not a single drop left!
Eleg: Yeah, Commander! You've already used up three years of the Ark's electricity! I can't even play BOOM anymore!
The thought of the two of them hugging his legs and begging him made Mo Wang sigh.
He really was too kind.
Well, for the missing electricity, I'll just have those two make it up to me in my room dressed as maids. Hehehe!
"Speaking of which, where are Rapi and the others?"
Mo Wang looked around and saw the two of them on a small hill nearby, doing something.
"I say, what are you two doing?"
When Mo Wang walked over, he just felt his vision go dark.
"Rapi! Hurry up! Marian is pulling my ear!"
Anis, with her messy blonde bob, was riding on Marian's waist like a cat with its fur on end.
Then, she suddenly jumped up with a scream. The frenzied Marian had suddenly bitten Anis's chest.
"Wait! Marian is biting my chest!"
Rapi, on the other side, was pressing down on Marian's left shoulder with one knee. Her uniform was also in disarray, and one of Marian's hands was grabbing Rapi's chest, which was a size smaller than Anis's. Rapi's calm voice was laced with helplessness. "Anis, don't use your thighs to lock her neck. You'll easily hurt her."
"I'm showcasing my judo talent!" The blonde girl said, suddenly leaning back flexibly, just barely dodging Marian's hand reaching for her shorts. "Hey! How can you use that move? That's going too far!"
Rapi took the opportunity to wrap a rope around Marian's ankle, her combat boot precisely stepping on the right leg that was trying to kick her waist. "Grab her belt, don't let... Anis!" But before she could finish, she was pushed down by the rampaging Marian.
"I say, can this corruption really make Nikkes stronger? This strength is ridiculous!" Anis said, panting.
In just a short while, her uniform was already in tatters, with several places exposed, giving a glimpse of her skin.
The three beautiful girls were now playing a game of human Jenga in the middle of the ruins.
The scene was a little too beautiful, and Mo Wang couldn't quite understand it.
"Commander? You're finally here!"
Seeing Mo Wang arrive, Anis finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Commander, we're... almost done! Just wait a moment!"
Rapi was still trying her best to hold Marian down.
"Don't rush, I'll wait."
Mo Wang said, pulling out his ancestral white chair and sitting down to watch the show.
As expected, the legendary philosopher king Lü Xiaobu was right. Girl fights were the most interesting.
It wasn't until about ten minutes later that Anis and Rapi finally managed to pin Marian down and tie her up.
"Commander, what should we do now?"
Rapi straightened her uniform and asked Mo Wang, who had already finished a whole pile of sunflower seeds.
"Rapi, what should we do with a corrupted Nikke?"
Mo Wang didn't answer Rapi's question, but instead asked her one in return.
"Corrupted Nikkes must be immediately destroyed... That's the Ark's regulation."
Rapi, who was usually very decisive, hesitated when faced with Mo Wang's question.
"Do we really... have to do this?"
Anis, on the other hand, looked at Marian on the ground, who was just babbling incoherently, and seemed particularly hesitant.
Although the three of them had only been together for a short time, they had been comrades who had risked their lives for each other.
To kill her own comrade like this, Anis honestly couldn't bear to do it.
Although she also knew that this was the Ark's regulation, and ordinary people had no right to defy it.
"Commander, if you're unwilling to do it, I can do it for you."
Rapi seemed to have noticed Mo Wang's hesitation and offered to do it for him.
"No need. You two are already so tired. I'll do it myself."
Mo Wang refused Rapi's kind offer and walked over to Marian in a few steps.
"Commander... Commander... Commander..."
Marian, on the ground, began to chant his name repeatedly when she saw him approaching, her words no longer just gibberish.
Her vacant, crimson eyes were fixed on Mo Wang.
"I'm sorry, Marian. I have no other choice."
Mo Wang then pulled out a handgun from his pocket and aimed it at Marian.
BANG!
Mo Wang aimed at Marian's forehead and unhesitatingly pulled the trigger.
Seeing this, Rapi turned her head away, unable to watch.
And Anis lowered her head in disappointment.
"As expected, even the commander is..."
"Alright, the plan was a success. Let's take Marian back now. See, I told you. A mere corruption is child's play for a genius like me!"
Before Anis and Rapi could grieve for Marian's death, Mo Wang was already telling them that Marian was fine!
"Huh? What's going on?"
The two of them looked at Marian on the ground in surprise.
The originally corrupted Marian, after being shot by the bullet, the corruption reaction was actually starting to disappear.
"Commander, what's going on?" Rapi looked at Mo Wang in surprise.
This was something that had never been recorded in the Ark's history.
"An anti-corruption bullet. A new product I just developed. Good thing I was prepared." Mo Wang smiled and raised the gun in his hand, saying to Anis and Rapi.
"You have something like that? Then why did you make that face just now?"
Hearing Mo Wang's words, Anis was stunned! In that situation just now, no matter how you looked at it, it seemed like Mo Wang was about to kill Marian, right?
"Well, it's mainly because this thing has never been tested before. I didn't know if it would work or not. That's why I said that..."
Mo Wang explained to the two of them.
To be honest, the formula for this bullet was just his blood mixed with some special Nikke materials. He had made it a long time ago.
Unfortunately, corrupted Nikkes were too rare, so he didn't know if it would be effective.
But now it seemed that it should be fine.
"You bastard, give me back my emotions!"
Hearing Mo Wang's words, Anis was furious.
"You never asked me. How could I tell you? You were the one who misunderstood!"
"Shut up! It was clearly your fault!"
"You woman, it seems I need to teach you a lesson so you know who the real plaything is, right?"
"Hah~" Rapi, on the side, sighed and silently carried the unconscious Marian on her back.
"Then, Commander, how should we leave this place? Because of the commotion you caused, the Ark probably can't come over now."
Rapi asked Mo Wang.
"It's fine. I've already called for a ride."
Mo Wang raised his hand and pointed to the sky.
As the two looked up, a white warship appeared in their sight.