Chapter 729: The Ghost Catch Game in the Guardian Mansion (Part 1)

After stepping out of the elevator, Fangzheng was surprised to find that the weird thing here was not just the elevator.

Different from the slightly old-fashioned style of the tutelary mansion itself, outside the elevator is a very modern pure white hall, which looks like some kind of high-tech facility. Not only that, but in this hall, Fang Zheng also saw a row of green plants placed in the corners that were being illuminated by fluorescent lamps, and what looked like research equipment placed around them. Fangzheng even saw a compartment made entirely of glass... Judging from the equipment inside, it seems to be an emergency room or ICU or something...

This is a hospital? Or what kind of research institution fails? Fangzheng hasn't thought about equipping Tiandao Palace with a special research institution, but now it seems that there is a ship girl who wants to build one herself?

"1408, are you there?"

Musashi asked, her voice echoed in the empty hall, but there was no response. I don't know why, but the place looks very empty, even the footsteps of Fangzheng and others seem to be slowly swallowed by it...

"Brother Fangzheng, I always feel that this place is a bit scary..."

Cui restlessly leaned against Fang Zheng's side, stretched out her hand to hold Fang Zheng's clothes tightly, and Fang Zheng patted her small head.

"Don't worry, I'm here to protect you, and this is inside the Tiandao Palace, so what danger can there be?"

"Although that's what I said..."

"1408? The captain has something to do with you, did you hear that? Come out quickly."

Iona also stepped forward and shouted a few times in the hall, but it was obvious that there was no one here. Even the table filled with what looked like research materials was empty, with only a steaming cup of coffee on it... It looked as if the owner had just left here not long ago.

"Are you resting?"

Fangzheng glanced at the other steel gates on the wall in front of him, and asked casually, while Iona and Musashi also looked at each other, and then saw the two of them walking to one of the gates, and then the gate " Swish" and slid away. The deep passage inside was exposed... Wait, what the hell did this guy dig up the Tiandao Palace?

"In short... let's look for it first..."

The only thing Fangzheng can say now is this.

At the same time, in the courtyard of the tutelary mansion, Xiao Hei was leading Illya, Yoshino and the others to look for the legendary No. 1408 ship girl.

"Why does it feel like I can't find it anywhere..."

Xiao Hei folded his hands behind his back, looked around boredly, and muttered in a low voice. And Illya and Yoshino also walked and looked at each other, only Kurumi smiled and followed behind the three of them... She can leave it to the avatar to do things like finding someone, and she doesn't need to do it herself at all.

"Where is 1408...1408...?"

Although everyone met a few ship girls on the way, there was no sign of 1408 among them. Not only that, but faced with Xiaohei's questioning, those ship girls also said that their impression of 1408 was similar to that of Musashi and Iona. I know there is such a person, and it seems that I have trained with her vaguely, but when Xiao Hei asked what the No. 1408 ship girl looked like or what characteristics she had, no one could answer...

But this instead aroused Xiao Hei's interest.

"This is so interesting, I must find that number 1408! Take a good look at what she looks like!"

"really interesting………"

At this moment, Kuang San also became interested. She almost spread her avatars all over the periphery of the tutelary mansion, but the information sent back showed that they had never seen the ship girl. Of course, just to be on the safe side, Kuang San also sent a few avatars to the street and the pier to check the situation—maybe they went shopping?

"Wait, I'll go up and see what's going on!"

After saying this, Xiao Hei turned around directly, ran to the top of the bell tower next to him in three or two steps, then squinted his eyes, and quickly scanned around. Then, Xiao Hei immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to the square on the other side of the courtyard.

"Ah——! There! On the chair under that statue, I saw it! A big sister with long straight black hair was reading a book, and her nameplate said 1408!"

After saying these words, Xiao Hei jumped up immediately, then quickly stepped on the tiles and jumped all the way across the roof, running towards the square. Seeing that Xiao Hei acted first, Ilya was also taken aback.

"Wait, Xiao Hei, you are so cunning to run away!"

"Hahaha, everyone depends on their own abilities, Ilya, if you lose, you have to obediently admit that I am your sister?"

After leaving these words, Xiao Hei disappeared from everyone's eyes in three steps and two steps.

"Hmph, that's impossible, I must be here first! Sister Yoshino, let's go!"

"Ah good………"

Facing the menacing Illya, Yoshino also nodded instinctively, and then she was pulled by Illya and flew straight up, rushing towards the square.

"Ah, I see!"

Soon, Illya and Yoshino, who were flying in the sky, also found the figure that Xiao Hei said was sitting on a chair under the statue reading a book. It's just that their vision is of course not as good as Xiao Hei's eagle eyes, and naturally they can't clearly see the number on the nameplate on the woman's chest. But since Xiao Hei said so, she must be right!

"I was the first to find sister 1408!"

"No, it's me!"

Accompanied by the yelling, Xiao Hei and Ilya quickly rushed towards the chair, and then...

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the two little heads bumped into each other heavily, and then they fell to the ground with such a "plop".

"Xiao Hei, Ilya, are you all right?"

"Oh... this is really..."

At the same time, Yoshino also flew down from the sky worriedly, and came to the side of the two, and Kurumi also stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and walked towards the two slowly with a few smiles.

"Woo..."

Hearing Yoshino's voice, Xiao Hei and Illya, who were knocked dizzy, hurriedly got up, and then looked at the bench in front of them again.

"Obviously I discovered it first!"

"But my speed is faster than yours, and Xiao Hei, you steal... eh?"

Looking at the bench in front of them, the two who were still arguing stopped suddenly. At the moment, the bench in front of them was completely empty, nothing at all.

"Hey? Where's the big sister?"

"Hey???"

"………This………"

Until then, everyone was surprised to find that there was no one on the chair?

How is this going? Just now they clearly saw that ship girl sitting here! But the moment Ilya and Xiao Hei collided and attracted everyone's attention, she disappeared?

what's going on?

"Just now... there were indeed people here."

Xiao Hei scratched his head, then stood up and looked around, only to see that there was no one in the square except the four of them, not even a mouse...

She could swear that she did see that ship girl sitting here, and the name tag on her chest did indeed say 1408! But now, why can't anyone be found?

What exactly is going on?