On the blue sea, a small boat floats quietly.

At the bow of the boat stood a young-looking man, and behind him stood a petite girl with short sky blue hair, blood-red eyes, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and brown hot pants, less than one meter and two meters tall.

The girl is wearing a cannon barrel, torpedo and other equipment that exudes a cold metallic luster, making the already petite girl look even smaller. It's like a poor child working girl who is exploited by a cruel and unconscionable boss, and it's pitiful.

But such a body, even an adult man may not be able to hold one of the equipment, and the girl does not have the slightest difficulty on her back, and even, as if she has become one with her body.

For the ship girl, these equipment are part of their body, and the girl is a destroyer ship girl - Ayana.

This special life form is the main creature of this world, and although it has a similar appearance to a human, it is not a human being. Speaking of which, it should be regarded as an organic combination of carbon-based life and silicon-based life.

The man standing in front of Ayanami was affectionately called the Admiral by the ship's wives.

Eight years ago, the Admiral came to this world for unknown reasons, which is commonly known as the "Traveler". And for some unknown reason, he couldn't say his name, as if he was blocked. No, it's not even as good as shielding. If it was shielded, there would be a silence of "beep", and he couldn't say his name at all, as if the world didn't have the sound zài.

In this open sea, it is not surprising that a boat like the Admiral and Ayanami are riding can be overturned by the waves or swallowed by a sea monster that pops out of nowhere at any time.

If he could, the Admiral would have liked to meet a sea monster. Of course, he didn't shake m, and he didn't like Ling. Ultraman, who insults the little monster, just wants to rekindle the passion for life in this uneventful and ordinary life!

However, not to mention the little monster, there won't even be a single wave......

It's a world where "accidents" never happen.

The world is as if it is bound by tortoiseshell, and it will always remain in the same position.

The novelty of the traverser has long been worn out in this world that has remained unchanged for eight years. He felt that his life was decaying with the world.

Decay is not an exaggeration, but an exposition of the fact that this is a world that could die at any time.

The population is withering, and even with him, a traverser, the whole world adds up to only a few dozen people. Even if it is the description in all the novels, movies and other stories he has read for the rest of his life, he basically can't find anything worse than this.

And the ship mother is a special life form, they only have females, no males. Population growth can only rely on "construction", after all, even in carbon-based life, there is zài reproductive isolation between different species, not to mention the ship's mother who is not even carbon-based life?

So even if he has a heart to save the world, he sacrifices himself for righteousness and delusionally wants a person to "create zào"...... No, such a great cause as saving a race can only be done in vain.

And "building" not only requires resources, but also "construction drawings". But since he came here, he hadn't seen what the construction drawings were.

This is not only a withering population, it is simply a race on the verge of extinction!

Secondly, the resources are withered, even if there are so many people, but the resources of the whole world can maintain the basic survival of people. Fortunately, this is a world where "accidents" will never happen, and if something natural happens, I am afraid that when he comes, he will not see a "rotten" world, but a "dead" world.

However, even though it is not "dead" yet, the pace of "decay" has not stopped - the world is shrinking.

Admiral and Ayanami sailed to the end of the world, the real "end". Although it seemed that the distance was still stretching endlessly, they could not take a single step.

The Admiral raised his hand, floated in the air, and pressed forward, obviously empty, but he could clearly feel a repulsive force, and the more he exerted himself, the stronger the repulsion force became. After feeling the repulsion, he stopped at it. Then, he picked up a steel bar about two fingers thick and a meter long, held the end of the steel bar, and stabbed it hard at the void.

The repulsion was strong, but under his force, the hand still wanted to move forward little by little, and the front end of the steel bar disappeared from his vision.

After stopping, he picked up the steel bar, and the one-meter-long steel bar was less than half a meter left, and the front end of the steel bar had an irregular fracture.

The whole world is shrouded in such an invisible "wall" that no matter can pass through this "wall", and this "wall" is still shrinking.

Endless sea ...... It may seem like a big deal, but the whole world is actually not as big as a province in the country he remembers. Of course, for him and the few remaining ship mothers, such a small place is indeed a big one. But compared to the world with countless galaxies, this world is as small as a grain of sand in the desert.

The rate of contraction was slow, and according to his speculation, there were still 1,800 years to go. However, if you think about it from another angle, there are only 1,800 years left in the lifespan of this world.

Looking up at the sky, the sky was clear, but the bright sunlight could not bring the Admiral the slightest warmth...... A qiē is false.

The sky was also shrouded in such a "wall", and he tried countless methods except that the Admiral could not go to the bottom of the sea, but he could not find the slightest gap.

However, the world can see the sun, and there is also day and night.

Faced with such a phenomenon, he has two conjectures.

One is that the whole world is inside the "wall", and this phenomenon is just an illusion simulated by the laws of the world to maintain the normal operation of the world. So, what forces simulate such an illusion? Why is the world the way it is?

There is also a conjecture that the phenomena we see are the real world outside the "wall", and the "wall" is just a kind of "cage-like device", so that not a single qiē inside the "wall" can pass through the "wall". So, why exactly is this place "imprisoned"? How can that "wall" be crossed?

Although the "apocalyptic" catastrophe has nothing to do with him in terms of human lifespan, he is very interested in this "wall" and the world that may exist outside the "wall"!

The Admiral is the Traverser, and since something like "Traversal" can happen once, it can happen twice!

Since he can cross alone, why can't he take the ship girls to cross together?

Unknown and mysterious - the dull and boring rotten life needs such medicine to rescue!

The Admiral has been working on the study of the Wall, but so far, no effective progress has been made.

"Ayana, let's have a shot."

Ayaami, who was expressionless all the time, heard the admiral's order, got off the boat, and stepped on the water. Although she seems to be petite, the metallic barrels and torpedoes hanging on her arms and behind her make her whole person exude a momentum called "powerful".

She raised her arms and pointed them at the sky.

Bang!

There was a roar from the barrel, and her arm didn't move, followed by a loud bang in mid-air.

Even artillery shells could not break through this invisible "wall".

……

A gap between many worlds, the mysterious instruments around it are full of science fiction, and the space is filled with some kind of rich and powerful energy.

In the middle, there is a circle of instruments, and in the center, a transparent mass of light blue light, which changes from moment to moment - the star map that monitors many worlds.

Suddenly, a red dot suddenly lit up on the mass.

"High-energy reaction detected!"

A man in front of the instrument immediately said loudly, waving his hands at the same time, only to see the location of the red dot magnified and an information sign appeared.

"Target positioning, Universe 21, 2333333 node!"

“…… Is this someone mocking us? Hearing this, a companion next to him joked.

"Regardless of whether it is a mockery or not, immediately find the nearest field staff around to investigate, this node area is located in a low-level world, and the 'anomalous' phenomenon for ordinary people in this node world must be contained-I don't want the year-end bonus yet!"

A field worker of a mysterious organization on vacation suddenly accepted a temporary mission, it seemed that there was an abnormality not far from him, and asked him to investigate, so he didn't care that he hadn't finished eating the hot dog, carried it in his arms, and rushed to the target point.

"Who are you?" At the target point, he saw two mysterious men in black, and a young girl holding a teddy bear. The surrounding space is filled with a huge amount of energy visible to the naked eye, and the center of the energy convergence is something next to the girl.

Feeling the strength of these two men in black, the field service felt tricky in his heart, he was just a non-combat field officer, and his combat strength was not strong, so he questioned the two men in black and dragged out time, while silently asking the headquarters for help.

But when he saw the two men in black looking at each other, they ignored him and attacked the girl directly, and the girl closed her eyes tightly and was very scared.

But at this moment, the gentle and rich energy around him suddenly became violent, and the field staff felt that something was wrong, and it was too late to retreat.

With the instrument next to the girl as a dot, the space suddenly collapsed inward, and the girl, the two men in black, and the surrounding qiē disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the disappearing Yiqiē, the field staff wanted to stand up, but found that his two legs and one hand had disappeared.

He smacked his lips and reported the qiē to the point. This small injury is insignificant to the mysterious organization to which he belongs, as long as it is not completely dead, the organization can be rescued and restored to its original state.

Then, while waiting for the organization's rescue, he took out the flattened hot dog from his bosom with his only remaining hand and continued to eat.

Headquarters received a message from the field, and a man said, "There is good news and bad news, which do you want to hear?" ”

“……”

Seeing that his boss ignored him, he compromised and said, "Okay, the good news is that there is a field service next door to the target." The bad news is that the target occurred at the same point as the 1096 Class A surveillance target! ”

“……”

"There was a message from the field calling for support, and in addition to the 1096 A-level surveillance target, there were two unidentified people at the scene...... Determine the enemy, level danger, and apply for B2 Combat Task Force support. ”

“……”

"Oh, no, there is news from the field again, the enemy has disappeared, and the 1096 A-class surveillance target has also disappeared at the same time."

"I don't need you to say it! Grass, space-time quake! A strong spacequake has been detected! ”

"Also, there is news from the field that one of his arms and two legs have been annihilated by time and space, and he wants to apply for work-related injury benefits, and he also wants to apply for half a year of leave......"

"Apply for a fart! The A-Class surveillance target is missing, the intrusion target is unknown - and nothing has been heard before, and a space-time earthquake has been triggered! Do the watchmen all eat! Let them die! ”

"Oh, the surveillance personnel in charge of Target 1096 have confirmed that they are inanimate. In addition, the front-line 'cleaner' Beta-7 sent a message that the scene could not be 'rolled back', and there was a very strong information interference. Alpha-4 tracking task force has been dispatched, but don't get your hopes up, they say the information on the scene is chaotic and no valid clues can be found. ”

"No. 1096...... 1096？！ What about the information there? Was there anything left at the site? ”

"It's gone, it's all gone."

"Escalate the matter immediately."

"What level is the positioning?"

"Level 4 (top secret, maximum level of secrecy is level 5)."

……

In the sky, the smoke cleared, but there was a black spot that did not disappear at the place where Ayana's shell exploded.

"Huh?" The Admiral couldn't help but be curious, at first, he had tried to bombard, but to no avail. Could it be that this 'wall' has become thinner? Becoming unstable? Can it be blown through?

The black dot was getting bigger and bigger, and it looked like it was getting closer, as if something had fallen.

“…… Haven't you eaten enough? What was shot out was a dud? He complained.

"It's a person." Ayanami retorted coldly, the ship's eyesight is much better than that of humans.

“…… Person? ”

After being silent for a long time, the Admiral raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, but without giving him time to think about it, he discovered a question that he was about to face: "Why do I feel that thing is flying towards me?" ”

Ayanami fired the cannon at the sky diagonally, and the black dot slid a graceful arc in mid-air and smashed straight at him.

The speed was extremely fast, and by the time he saw clearly that the black dot was indeed a person, there was no time to dodge.

He reflexively stretched out his hand and caught the figure, and then felt a huge force coming from his hand, and the whole person was smashed directly into the sea.

He was sincerely glad that he was fortunate to be at sea, and he had also cultivated the incorruptible body of King Kong, otherwise he would have died.

After choking on a few mouthfuls of water, he surfaced with the figure in his arms. Ayanami floated over with a broken boat that had been smashed out of it, and looked carefully at where his hand had been placed for an extra minute.

The soaked clothes clinged to his body, and he felt the softness in his hands, and he saw that he was carrying a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in his arms, and she was still holding a teddy bear tightly in her arms.

He pried open the girl's mouth and made her spit out the small amount of water she had just choked on, and tried her snort and heartbeat to make sure she was still alive.

It's been eight years!

The population is finally growing positively!

Although it was shot out with one shot.

But...... Grammatically and semanticly, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

He raised his head, looked at Ayanami with burning eyes, and said:

"Ayana, one more shot!"