Chapter 286 Icarus
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"Always beware of the Sirens."
"Beware of that beautiful song."
"Open your eyes wide and let them determine the direction you want to go."
"Seal your ears, don't let them lead you to death."
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The Sardinian ship girls calmed down.
Under the guidance of carrier-based aircraft, they once again encountered the chess piece fleet.
And this time.
They discovered something was wrong with this fleet.
Just as Nicoloso Darreco was about to launch an attack...
"Wait a minute. I missed a lot of information when I was so excited..."
The Duke of Abruzzi said: "Look carefully, that chess piece fleet does not seem to have any offensive intentions."
After observing from a distance for a while.
"Really...it's not obviously heading in our direction, and there's no sign of the weapon being aimed at us." Tianying said.
Southwest Wind nodded, "It seems to be waiting for us just ahead...!"
Northwest Wind asked doubtfully: "What are you waiting for us to do... Are you waiting to be destroyed by us?"
"Then after the chess piece fleet is completely destroyed, the maze will change, and we will enter a new cycle..."
Veneto thought of the previous changes.
"I didn't expect it to be like this... It seems we have to find a way to break the cycle." Littorio said.
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After everyone discussed for a while.
Mistral proposed a possibility: "...Perhaps, if we don't destroy this decoy fleet, the maze will not change."
"Should we try to go around it? Isn't there a saying that there is more than one way through the maze..."
Nicoloso Darreco rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "Hmm... If we don't consider the shortest path, there are indeed many ways to pass through the maze, but there are certain key sections that all paths must pass through."
"It looks like the fleet ahead is stuck at a critical position..."
Xixifeng was a little disappointed. "It seems that going around it won't work."
"But continuing to move forward will cause the maze to change... Even the hero who once destroyed the Minotaur has never encountered such a problem!" Southwest Wind could not think of any good solution.
The Duke of Abruzzi said calmly, "The former hero Theseus managed to leave the labyrinth after destroying the Minotaur, relying on the ball of thread he brought with him when he entered."
"It's just as easy for us to leave the maze, but turning back before reaching our goal is just a cowardly escape..."
"That's right. Turning back and leaving is definitely not an option. Regardless of the mission instructions and the glory of the empire, we cannot retreat simply because some of our companions are still trapped in the maze!" Littorio said excitedly.
Speaking of myths, Veneto thought of another story, "There is actually another story about the Labyrinth of Knossos... about the builder Daedalus."
"Daedalus... do you mean the wings he used when he left?" Skyhawk asked.
"That's right! In the story, there is more than one way to leave the maze. Wings can also help us leave!"
Veneto thought of a solution.
"I have been using carrier-based aircraft to guide me along the way... But as long as the maze keeps changing, this method will not work..."
Skyhawk didn't know what Veneto meant.
"Because wings are not used to lead the way...but to help us leave directly." Veneto said.
Littorio immediately became interested. "You seem to have an interesting idea... Are you planning to let us take a carrier-based aircraft and drop directly into the center of the maze?"
"Huh?! Is this kind of thing possible?!" Nicoloso Darreco said in surprise.
As the scholar in the team, Torricelli began to analyze the feasibility of this method.
"Very dangerous, only a theoretical possibility..."
"Our carrier-based aircraft are not designed to carry people. To achieve this, we can only be fixed outside the carrier-based aircraft in some way after the ship's equipment is removed, and then fly at an ultra-slow speed and low altitude..."
"This kind of acrobatics cannot be done without special training. Moreover, we are on the battlefield now. If we are hit by the Siren, we will be finished. Wuhuhu..."
Torricelli imagined fireworks in the sky.
Veneto shook his head and said, "As the operator of carrier-based aircraft, Skyhawk and our mass-produced fleet can't cross the maze in this way, right?"
"Of course I know about this. The wings I'm referring to are not the wings in the physical sense, but the wings in the spirit."
Everyone was puzzled by Veneto's statement.
This is a bit abstract.
Veneto continued.
"Our minds are always trapped in a maze called past failures and never really get out."
"It's not enough to just face it, I'm afraid we need to accept it thoroughly."
"If we don't free our minds, we will be trapped in the maze on a physical level... I think this is the viciousness of the Siren Maze, and also the key to cracking it."
The Duke of Abruzzi pondered and said, "It feels a bit metaphysical... but it does fit the mysterious style of the Siren."
At this point, Littorio seemed to understand something, smiled and said, "Accept it from the bottom of your heart... I understand!"
Littorio then turned on the enemy.
After coughing twice.
"Siren on the other side, I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying, but in this situation, I don't mind the quality of the audience."
"Even if you listen to it in a dark corner, this magnificent speech from me, Littorio, is called "Reflection"~!"
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