Chapter 2013


    "Where exactly?" Gab asked.


    Estelle rummaged through her desk and pulled out a sheet of paper. She hastily sketched the


    topography of Tripe and then superimposed the constetion of the Big Dipper, aligning it with the


    corresponding locations. "It should be around these spots!" she said, her voice heavy with certainty.


    The positions of two stars, Alkaid and Mizar, had shifted slightly, a detail whose significance was


    unclear.


    Jonathan and Gab exchanged a nce, squinting slightly, their tone icy. "Triceratops, such grand


    ambitions!"


    Seven cobalt bombs had been strategically ced around the borders of Citadel, the Mystoria


    Federation, and the remote region of Silver Valley, areas mostly uninhabited yet secretly harboring


    Triceratops''s military bases.


    Four bombs were ced to the northwest, and then the pattern shifted, with three more along the


    border with the Mystoria Federation.


    Gab studied the locations of the four bombs, double-checking the local geography. His voice turned


    grave, "Triceratops isn''t aiming at me."


    "Hmm?" Estelle raised an eyebrow.


    "Look at the positions of Alkaid and Mizar. If I''m not mistaken, the real target of their threat is the entire


    coastal line of C Country!"


    Estelle''s expression darkened. "How dare they? What''s their endgame?"


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    "It''s clear that Triceratops isn''t acting alone. We all know who''s backing them," Gab stated.


    Gab was stationed in Silver Valley, at the northwest juncture between Tripe and C Country, guarding


    the C Country border. Yet, there were those still relentless in their efforts, using Triceratops to threaten


    C Country.


    Estelle and Jonathan''s expressions turned somber. Jonathan''s voice was frosty as he spoke, "So the


    microwave weapons were a decoy. Bernard''s real project was the cobalt bombs. Does Raiden know


    about this?"


    If they were developing cobalt bombs at the twelfth floor underground, then Raiden would likely have


    objected to his and Lambert''s descent.


    So, was Raiden out of the loop?


    "It''s hard to say. Bernard might be coordinating remotely with Triceratops, handling only the theoretical


    aspects. Considering the current situation, it seems they''ve already seeded," Gab surmised.


    Estelle dered, "No matter what Triceratops is nning, we must destroy those seven cobalt bombs.


    We can''t allow such a threat to linger!"


    Gab turned to Jonathan. "We need to move quickly. We''ll split up tomorrow. You take out the three


    bombs at the Mystoria border, and I''ll handle the other four. Triceratops will soon catch on to us. When


    Raiden moves out to back them up, and he''s away from Zion, that''s Estelle''s chance to hit the twelfth


    floor underground and take out Bernard!"


    By now, Bernard''s fate was sealed.


    Jonathan paused for a moment, "Are we sure the twelfth floor underground is safe?"


    Gab nodded confidently. "Bernard is too valuable to Triceratops for him to rig him with explosives. He


    also wouldn''t easily destroy the twelfth floor underground; after all, the microwave weaponry is another


    key project of his. Don''t worry."


    Estelle looked at Jonathan, her expression earnest. "Jonathan, you said we stand side by side."


    "Jonathan!" Estelle grasped his hand, her eyes clear and determined. "Trust me!"


    Jonathan''s hand tightened around hers, and he nodded slowly, "Alright, but wear the ne I gave


    you. If anything happens, your safetyes first." Co?tent of Dr?м??ovеls.cоm


    Estelle nodded solemnly, "I will!"


    After all, Raiden was the only one who could pose a threat to Estelle and knew their identities.