Death Notice

“Apostle 70053, due to your influence on the plot characters, the original main plotline ‘Major’s Wish’ has changed into ‘Battle of Britain’. This is a team mission. Extra mission rewards will be given based on the apostle’s contribution.”

Battle of Britain (Major – Lieutenant Colonel rank): Apostle 70053, your planning ability has been recognized by Major Montana. At the same time, the three major Nazi organizations have stirred up their fighting spirit, launched the Empire Revival Plan, and started World War III ahead of schedule.

The war declaration has entered a 24-hour countdown. The starting location of the main plotline remains the same, but it has expanded from the original plot’s British Royal Order of Knights, also known as the HELLSING organization headquarters, to the entire London area.

Mission requirement: Try to gather and eliminate the superhuman elites of the world’s major powers to reduce the pressure on the Third Reich’s revival. With the help of the Millennium Bug Corps, kill at least one main leader of the Allied superhuman organizations. Extra kill rewards will be given together with the World Exploration Degree reward after returning.

Basic mission reward: 50,000 Shattered Crystals, 1,000 Exchange Vouchers, 25 Contribution Points, 8 Soul Life Limit points, and two Intermediate Stress Training Scrolls.

Mission hint: You have automatically joined the German side. Except for the three major secret Nazi organizations, all other superhuman organizations in the world will automatically become hostile. The Battle of Britain plotline is the prequel to the hidden mission ‘Empire’s Dawn’. If this mission reaches over 70% progress, it will directly trigger the ‘Empire’s Dawn’ hidden plotline.

Mission hint: Because this world is in a phase of time-space fusion, the details of the mission environment cannot be calculated. There is a certain possibility that the mission difficulty of this main plotline will increase midway. If the mission difficulty increases, the basic mission reward remains unchanged, but the extra rewards will improve along with the World Exploration Degree.

Warning: The apostle must complete this main plotline within the mission stay time. Otherwise, it will be considered a mission failure, deducting 30 Soul Lifespan points and reducing the Soul Life Limit by 15 points.

“Apostle 70053, because your team has accepted the Death Hunting Mission, the mission mode has changed from plot to Kill Mode. Since this world is influenced by many transmigrators, the magic law seal has been lifted from low rank to mid rank. Except for high rank magic which cannot be used, all other magic can be used.

Hint: Killing apostles on your own side gives no reward. Killing Reincarnators will definitely drop random equipment items. If a plot character kills an apostle or a Reincarnator, there is a 10% chance for equipment items to drop.”

Looking at the prompts in the Death Notice, Qin Lun and Grant smiled wryly at each other. Plans really couldn’t keep up with changes.

Originally, Qin Lun used words to provoke Major Montana. His goal was to make the Millennium Bug Organization spread the news of his and Grant’s appearance. This would attract their mortal enemies like the Justice League and the Grimm Academy to come. Through the unusual movements of the plot forces, apostles and Reincarnators would gather in one place, making it convenient for them to carry out the Death Hunting Mission.

This way, with the help of the Millennium Bug Corps, they would have a certain chance to obtain the Gold Card of the Mid-Magic World. Of course, whether it was their own apostles or Reincarnators, everyone would be somewhat cautious about such unusual news.

However, Qin Lun was not afraid they wouldn’t come. Risk always came with reward. With plot forces gathering, apostles and Reincarnators could not ignore this temptation. As long as they were confident in themselves, they would all come.

But now it seemed that Qin Lun’s grasp of Major Montana’s personality was not very accurate. That major, who seemed like a steady politician, unexpectedly loved war very much. He actually contacted the other two major secret organizations, intending to spread the declaration of war all over the world, directly triggering World War III.

Once successful, London, England would obviously become the gathering place for all superhuman organizations. The situation began to develop in an unpredictable direction. The premise of fishing in troubled waters was that there was no threat to one’s own existence. But if many sharks and piranhas were attracted, how could one still fish?

The minimum difficulty of the new main plotline increased from Captain to Major, and the maximum difficulty increased from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel. This was the clearest sign. This level of difficulty indicated that London might gather many high rank or above plot powerhouses.

Among the newly appeared prompt information, besides the greatly increased basic rewards, the only thing that could comfort Qin Lun was that the magic seal was raised to mid rank. This also meant that he could basically use all the mid rank magic stored in the Glove of Sacrifice. His safety factor increased greatly.

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After the main plotline changed, Major Montana surprisingly did not come to find Qin Lun and Grant again. After sailing through the night, the Zeppelin Airship stopped on the morning of the third day after Qin Lun and the other two entered the Divine Comedy World.

“What is this place?” Qin Lun looked curiously at the harbor where the Zeppelin Airship was docked.

This harbor had an arc-shaped structure. Under the morning sun, the blue sea was calm and peaceful, unlike the big waves outside the harbor. Standing at the harbor pier, two airships very similar in shape to the Zeppelin were docked side by side with it.

Looking from the outside, the Zeppelin Airship looked like a big gray squid. Its wings merged with the main body. The ship’s body showed a beautiful streamlined, rolling cylinder shape. The ship’s bow was like the head of a squid, flat and fan-shaped at the tip.

Besides having four gas turbines on each wing, there were also two rows of vector engines at the tail that could adjust their angles. The ship’s body had shiny armor plates that looked thick and spectacular. Some positions had obvious flip-cover features. Missiles and offensive weapons were basically hidden inside, showing excellent stealth capability.

“This is an unnamed small island in the Atlantic Ocean. In the 1970s, we bought it through a third-party organization and transformed it into a secret military base for the Millennium Bug.” Major Montana introduced with a smile. “Besides the Zeppelin, the other two ships in front of you are the ‘Germany’ and the ‘Kiel’.”

“Major, come with me. I’ll take you to see the inside of the base!” Major Montana tilted his head towards the pier. “Also, although you and Captain Kluge have recovered physically, you haven’t been in combat for a long time. I will arrange some adaptive training for you this afternoon.”

After entering the island base, Qin Lun and the other two were assigned to a simple and plain dormitory. This place was not as modern as the rooms on the airship. Throughout the base, many German soldiers in gray military uniforms could be seen walking back and forth.

The trio’s lunch was very simple. The canteen consciously controlled their food intake to avoid physical discomfort during high-intensity training.

In the afternoon, when Qin Lun and the other two were taken by guards into a huge training ground in the base, they found Major Montana and some other officers were already there. One of them was Captain Hans, who had taken Qin Lun and the other two from the Vienna hospital.

This training ground was located inside the mountain of the island. The ground was paved with thick stone slabs. In the center of the ground, there were some metal boxes used as cover, and specially set traps and obstacles. It should be a comprehensive training ground. It could be used for both melee training and shooting training.

“Three, allow me to introduce to you. Captain Hans Gerth, you have already met. The other two are Lieutenant Solin Blitz and Lieutenant Lieber van Winkle.” Major Montana smiled and pointed at the three fully armed German soldiers. “They will be your sparring partners to help you get back into your previous combat state as soon as possible.”

Qin Lun and the other two looked in the direction the major indicated. They saw Captain Hans had already taken off his military uniform. He wore fingerless boxing gloves. Under his white tank top, the outline of his muscular body was visible. The captain’s face carried the usual coldness and toughness of German soldiers. His lips were pressed tightly together. Only deep in his eyes could one see a trace of burning desire for battle.

However, what caught the attention of Qin Lun and the other two at this moment was not Captain Hans, but the other two German lieutenants.

Lieutenant Solin’s image seemed somewhat unique. Her face and the arm exposed on the right side of her body were covered with dense tattoos. But upon closer look, these did not seem to be ordinary tattoos. Some of the pentagram patterns were clearly magic runes. It seemed they should be related to the lieutenant’s abilities.

But… what really surprised Qin Lun and the other two about Lieutenant Solin was not her tattoos, but her chest, which seemed a bit too “developed” compared to her fit physique.

“A woman?” Looking at Lieutenant Solin’s sharply defined face and her spiky, standing-up crew cut, Qin Lun raised his eyebrows slightly.

Compared to Lieutenant Solin, whose image was rough and didn’t look like a woman at all, Lieutenant Lieber was a complete beauty. However, compared to ordinary women, Lieutenant Lieber was still a bit different.

Her nearly 180 cm slender figure, paired with a military skirt and black stockings, gave her a special beauty of a woman in military uniform. That head of blue hair that almost reached the ground and her frameless glasses added an intellectual beauty to her. The only flaw might be the few freckles on the lieutenant’s cheeks, but covered by the glasses, it instead made her look like a cute librarian from a comic book.

“Three, don’t overlook the strength of the two lieutenants just because they are women. In the entire Millennium Bug Corps, their superpowers are outstanding. Except for Captain Hans, no one can definitely beat them.” Major Montana patted his hands meaningfully.

“Major Gerthard, Captain Kluge, Miss Lace, you can freely choose one of the three as your sparring partner. So, let me see if you still have heroic combat performance after fifty-four years!”

Qin Lun and Grant smiled at each other. The fat major’s test was completely expected. Wanting to win the command of the Millennium Bug Corps couldn’t be done just by talking. In the military, if you want a say, you have to fight for it with your fists.

“I’ll go first!” Grant grinned and walked towards the center of the ground. At the same time, he hooked his finger at Captain Hans.

The captain curled the corner of his mouth. He wasn’t surprised. Military rank didn’t represent strength. According to previous data, Grant’s plot identity as Kluge was originally strong in close combat, while Major Gerthard was a super sniper.

“This guy really knows how to pick…” Qin Lun curled his lip secretly. Actually, he also really wanted to pick Captain Hans as his opponent.

As a Second-Order Apostle with Perception nearly reaching one hundred, he could clearly feel that Captain Hans was much stronger than the two female lieutenants. Only from Hans Gerth did he feel a trace of threat.

This wasn’t because Qin Lun loved to fight. The fact that the Millennium Bug Organization could stand firm for so many years meant that their superhumans probably weren’t much worse than the Allied superhumans. He wanted to personally experience the combat level of this world by facing Hans, the strongest in the Millennium Bug.