Poseidon in Arknights

"Hey, you bastard, I'm talking to you." Skadi was only saying this because Specter was telling her that Sea Sprite seemed to have reformed. Otherwise, Skadi would have pounced on him and killed him by now.

But the other party still dared to ignore her. Skadi couldn't stand it, so she took a step forward and grabbed the other party by the collar.

“Hey, you and I…” Skadi hadn’t finished speaking when she looked at the Sea Child in front of her in surprise, because the Sea Child in front of Skadi looked almost exactly like her.

Chapter 155: Jessica's Bullet Art

"Who are you? Why do you look exactly like me?" Skadi stared coldly at Hai Si, who was being held in her hand. "And where is this place?"

“My name is Isamara.” Isamara, who had been lifted up by Skadi, finally responded to Skadi, “Because you look like this, so do I.”

"And this is your spiritual world."

"The spiritual world?" Skadi's body heated up slightly, then her eyes turned even colder, and her grip on her collar tightened. "If this is my spiritual world, then why are you here?"

"You preyed on me, so I am here." Isamara looked at Skadi and said calmly, without any trace of the feeling of being an abandoned child.

“You’re lying,” Skadi said, looking at Isamara. “I have never eaten any sea creatures.”

“We originally thought you were trapped in skins,” Isamara said, looking into Skadi’s eyes, “and attacked us. We tried to feed you, but you refused, so I decided to feed you with my own body, and this time you agreed.”

"..." Skadi stared wide-eyed at Isamara, "You are the one born?"

“Yes.” Isamara nodded and then liquefied the collar Skadi was holding, freeing Isamara from Skadi’s grasp and standing in front of Skadi.

Do you have any other questions?

"..." Skadi looked at Isamara, "Yuzuki, do you know me?"

Isamara nodded: "Lady Yuzuki, you are aware of my existence."

Skadi nodded. Since Yuuki knew about it and allowed Isamara to continue to exist in her body, then it must be harmless, right?

"One last question, what were you just muttering?" Skadi looked at Isamara, who remained calm. "What do you mean by saying Yuuki doesn't like you anymore?"

Upon hearing Skadi's question, Isamara seemed to fall into a state of dejection again, hugging her legs behind her back, where a wall made of seawater had appeared out of nowhere.

"Lady Yuzuki thinks we're too noisy, but it seems like no one understands what you mean. I want to tell them, but I can't contact the main group right now."

A series of muttered words came from Isamara's mouth again. Skadi silently watched Isamara, who had built a corner for herself and was in a state of self-isolation.

Is this guy really a newcomer from the Sea Si that fought them for so many years? He's acting like a little kid in an emo state right now!

"So the idea of ​​me going home was your doing," Skadi said after a moment of silence. "You want to go back and inform the group?"

"Ah."

——————Rhodes Island - Large Training Grounds——————

It was already night, and their vacation had just ended, so apart from Yuuki and her group, no other operators came to the training ground, which made things much easier for Yuuki.

"Why do I feel a chill down my back?" Yuuki asked, touching her back in surprise. "It feels like someone is talking about me."

"What's wrong?" Razer asked, looking at Yuuki. "Is there a problem?"

“No, it’s not.” Xi Yue shook her head. “It just feels like someone is talking about me.”

"Narrive?" Jessica tilted her head. "Who would 'narrive' at Teacher Yuzuki?"

"Someone who was healed by Miss Yuzuki, right?" Franka guessed after thinking for a moment. "They probably thanked her behind her back or something?"

"Maybe." Xi Yue shrugged. Although it didn't feel like she was expressing gratitude, she just muttered it to herself.

"Never mind that for now." Yu Yue coughed lightly and looked at the trio in front of her. "I want to test Jessica's progress these days, especially in the practical application of the techniques I taught her."

“Understood.” Razer nodded. “But I have a question: why did Franka and I have to come too?”

"Oh, right?" Franka asked curiously, "Wasn't it supposed to be a test of Jessica's learning progress? Why do we have to come too, and why do we have to bring weapons?"

“It’s very simple.” Xi Yue smiled. “I trust Jessica with the technical aspects, after all, I’ve been teaching her. What I want to see is the practical aspect.”

"Achievements on paper cannot represent real-world results, especially in the medical field."

"You've been teaching me all along?" Razer was stunned by Yuuki's words. "What do you mean?"

"Hey, I thought Jessica would tell you guys?" Yuuki looked at Jessica in confusion. "You haven't been avoiding them and going into my dreams to study with me all this time, have you?"

"Huh, can I say it?" Jessica was also taken aback. "I... I thought I couldn't say it."

"Sigh, when did I say I couldn't say?" Yu Yue looked at Jessica with some helplessness. "Ah, it seems I'll have to go ask Elena later."

"Ah, no, what she said does seem a bit difficult to say. Oh well, it's okay."

"Wait a minute." Franka glanced at Yuuki first, then looked at Jessica. "Dream teaching? So, Jessica, the reason you've been going to bed so punctually these past few days is because you've been dreaming about learning from Miss Yuuki every night?"

“Mmm.” Jessica nodded, then showed the bracelet on her wrist. “This is a special teaching method of Teacher Yuzuki. Whenever Miss Yuzuki is free, I can enter my dreams and learn from Teacher Yuzuki with the help of this bracelet.”

"What amazing Originium Arts." Franka crouched down slightly and examined the bracelet on Jessica's wrist more closely. "Learning in a dream, huh? That seems really convenient."

“But if you study for too long, you’ll get a headache,” Jessica said with a hint of regret. “So you can’t study all the time.”

"You still think you don't have enough study time? You know, I've taken on at least 90% of your mental stress," Yu Yue said, rubbing Jessica's head in exasperation. "The time I've allocated for you is already pretty much at its limit. Any more and you'll be in real trouble."

"Otherwise, next time I won't share your mental stress, I'll let you experience it for yourself."

"Waaah~" Jessica shook her head as Yuuzuki rubbed her. "Um, um, I'm sorry."

“Okay, just hearing that sound is enough~” Yuzuki immediately released Jessica’s head. “Anyway, that’s it. I know the results on paper, so what I need to test is practical skills.”

"And for mercenaries..."

Xi Yue took a small step back, and the moment her foot landed, the training ground was instantly covered by a dark blue light. Then, water jets erupted across the training ground, and as the water jets fell, buildings appeared, completely covering the original training facilities.

"What!" Razer exclaimed in surprise, staring at the buildings that had suddenly appeared around them. "This..."

“I think actual combat would better suit your fighting needs.” Yuzuki said with a smile, looking at the three who had instantly become alert.

As the words fell, many water droplets suddenly appeared on the nearby ground. The surface of the water droplets slowly writhed and gradually revealed a group of mercenaries wielding various weapons.

"Be careful." Yuuki gradually retreated, backing up behind the group of mercenaries who had transformed from water. "Their weapons aren't fake, you know. If you're not careful, you really could die."

"The purpose of this live-fire training is singular: to get past these mercenaries and reach where I am. That's all. How about that? Simple, right?"

"Testing in this way?" Franka looked at the mercenaries around her who hadn't yet made a move, her lips twitching. "That's really outrageous."

"A comprehensive test?" Razer looked at Jessica beside her. "Miss Yuzuki wants to test Jessica's comprehensive abilities, including her ability to observe the battlefield situation, when to provide support, and in what way."

"But Fat Fox, you're right. Testing in this way is indeed outrageous."

Jessica took a deep breath and checked her two pistols side by side: "No problem, plenty of ammunition, I'm ready."

As Jessica finished speaking, the surrounding mercenaries scattered instantly, and the ground beneath their feet, like waves, swept them up and carried them to the entrance of the training ground.

"Test begins." As Yuuki's voice echoed throughout the training ground, Razer immediately raised its shield to block the first wave of arrows.

“Dense fog, ring shield, sonic probe,” Jessica murmured, then raised her white pistol and pulled the trigger.

A bullet with white patterns shimmering on its body shot out and collided with Razer's shield. Upon impact, the bullet shattered, and a thick fog erupted from the point of impact, protecting them within it.

bouncing!

Two more gunshots rang out in quick succession, and bullets with blue patterns struck Razer, instantly covering its entire body with blue tortoise-shell patterns.

Another bullet was fired into the open ground ahead. Yellow ripples spread outwards from the point of impact, and the appearance of enemies hit by the ripples was instantly marked in Jessica's eyes.

jump! jump! jump!

The moment Jessica saw the enemy, she fired her black pistol in her other hand, knocking down the approaching enemy. At the same time, the enemy who was shot began to emit a faint yellow light.

Yu Yue, who had found herself a sofa in the distance and started brewing black tea, was reflecting on the scene she had just witnessed: "The dense fog provides an environment to prevent ranged attacks, the ring shield increases the Razer's defense, and the sonic scout opens up her vision."

"Are those markings inside the black pistol? It looks like it's been used quite a bit."

Razer, relying on her shield and the ring shield around her body, charged forward with her shield raised. This was a combination they had used many times before, giving them the initiative, so Razer did not hesitate at all.

Upon getting close, Razer decisively used his shield to knock down an enemy he had marked in his eyes, and then opened fire with his pistol.

He first shot the body, then fired two more shots at the head, and the other person immediately stopped moving.

Razer then decisively turned to the side, using his shield to block the enemy who came at the sound. After blocking, Razer fired his pistol again, knocking the enemy to the ground with three headshots.

"They all seem to be at the level of ordinary mercenaries." Razer reloaded his pistol. "They don't seem to have any weaknesses just because they're made of water."

"Me too." Franka's voice came from the thick fog on the other side. Judging from the glowing objects at her feet, Franka had just killed an enemy as well.

"Advance! We're not here for a defensive battle." After confirming the status of the others, Razer was the first to raise its shield and charge out of the thick fog.

Razer understood that their goal was to capture Yuuki, not to defend the area. These enemies were just things Yuuki had casually created with water, and she didn't think Yuuki would let them stay here so easily and eliminate all the enemies.

"Earth wall, implosion, alternating firing." Jessica whispered again, both to inform Franka and Razer what her next bullets would be, and to give herself a hint as to what kind of bullets she should put into the gun next.

Yuuki once gave Jessica a belt called the Ranger, which had two main functions: one was to store a large number of bullets in the storage bag, and the other was to directly load bullets into the bound firearm.

It can be said to be a very suitable weapon for Jessica. Others can only use this to make it feel like unlimited firepower, but Jessica can use this to show what fireworks are, making the enemy never guess what the effect of Jessica's next shot will be.

Bullets that can heal, block, injure, or support—that's the art of Jessica's bullets.

Of course, to perfectly realize such an art, one must accurately load the desired bullets into the firearm to avoid accidentally hitting teammates or healing enemies.

Jessica doesn't have that ability yet, so she chooses to tell herself verbally what kind of bullets she should load.

At first, Jessica wasn't very familiar with this method, but through continuous practice, she gradually mastered it. Now, Jessica can tell herself what kind of bullet to load using simple phrases.

These words, besides reminding myself, are also meant to remind my teammates whether the next bullet is a support bullet or an attack bullet.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of gunshots erupted from the white pistol in Jessica's hand. The bullets flew into the building and struck the windows, instantly creating an earthen wall at the point of impact that stunned the enemies who tried to peek out and shoot.

The subsequent bullets detonated the earthen wall, and the debris propelled by the explosion became another deadly weapon, piercing right through the bodies of enemies trying to break through it.

"Wide-area strength marking." In order to end the test as soon as possible, Jessica used the bullet with double markings that she had painstakingly created.

This bullet combines two markings: wide-area detection and intensity marking. Not only does it have a wide detection range, but it can also form different colored markings in her eyes according to the strength of the person being detected.

As bright yellow ripples spread outwards from the point of impact, a dark, gleaming spot of light quickly appeared in Jessica's eyes in the middle of a building in the distance.

Although the bullet's effect was so short-lived that it quickly disappeared after detecting the black spot, it was enough.

Jessica immediately raised her hand and pointed to the building in the distance: "Found it!"

Chapter 156: Isamara Rejoins the Flock

Sitting on the sofa, sipping black tea, Xi Yue watched as a flash of black light passed over her body.

"Hmm, is this intensity detection?" Yuzuki recalled the data she received when she bought the bullet engravings. "However, the range of intensity detection doesn't seem that large. Is it a combination of wide-area or super-area detection?"

"No, it should be wide-area. As for surpassing it, Jessica hadn't managed to do it last time. But anyway, it's a double imprint. It seems like we've taken another step forward."