Poseidon in Arknights

"Looks like everyone's ready?" Yuzuki pushed open the door with a cold expression. "Have you all been called yet?"

“Of course.” Sora nodded as he looked at Yuuki walking in. “Shall we drive back to Lungmen now?”

“No need, that’s too inefficient.” Xi Yue shook her head and tossed the crystal she had been holding onto in the corridor onto the wall.

The crystal shattered the moment it touched the wall, and the broken crystal fragments, enveloping the water, converged into a vortex shimmering with blue light.

"Let's go." Xi Yue waved to the group, and a tail shimmering with a faint blue light slid out from under her trench coat as she turned around.

——————Longmen·Penguin Logistics·Headquarters Lounge——————

In the lounge, Exusiai wiped her submachine gun clean over and over again, her expression not serious. After all, someone was about to return, and they were determined to settle this matter today.

In Exusiai's vision, it's probably like this: I have Admiral Yuuki, who can command all invading enemies, while the others, well, they're just there to help out and prevent the damage from spreading to an entire city.

"Zaruo, Zaro." The Emperor sat in his executive chair, twirling the Peace Gun in his hand. "All you do all day is play your wolf lord's games."

As the emperor muttered something, he raised his head, and a blue vortex appeared in the air in front of him. Then, a foot stepped out.

“Oh, Yuuki has arrived.” Exusiai looked at the opening vortex. “With Yuuki here, our clear sky is here, and justice will soon come.”

Then the Emperor noticed some changes in Xi Yue. In addition to the dragon horns that replaced the ear feathers on her head, the dragon tail of Yu Sheng Hou Shuai was always flashing with fluorescence.

"Tsk tsk tsk, their game has finally been turned upside down." The Emperor looked at Xi Yue with some surprise behind his sunglasses. If it were him, he would at most just tell those two guys not to go too far.

In the matter of Texas, we should at least give him some face. If we were just being polite, we would at most beat them up ourselves, but Yuuki acted like this...

"Xi Yue, are you sure you're going to settle scores?" The Emperor waved the Peace Gun in his hand at Xi Yue. "You're not going to flip the table, are you?"

"Putting aside everything else, Your Majesty, isn't this what you meant by calling me back?" Xi Yue's face was full of smiles. "Now that things have come to this, it seems like we have no choice but to cause trouble, right?"

"That makes sense." The Emperor nodded. That was exactly what she meant when she called Xiyue back; otherwise, he could have handled the matter himself.

No matter what, he and Zaro still have some connection. No matter what that old wolf does, it won't go too far. And although Texas does owe you something, it did agree to your contract.

So, the fact that Texas was asked by Zaro to participate in their game is something that Dadi can't really say, since there's really no reason to complain.

However, since you've quietly lured away one of my best employees, that's a different story. After all, you're clearly not giving me any face, so I'm not going to give you any either.

So after identifying the mastermind, the Emperor decisively decided to bring Xi Yue back and settle scores.

Unexpectedly, Yuuki was even more decisive, seemingly ready to cause a ruckus. But this seemed to be even more entertaining.

"Alright, let's put the fun aside for now." Xi Yue smiled. "Let's go, we're going to settle things. Hopefully, they won't surrender as quickly as Paris."

"What do you mean?" Sora, who was following behind Yuuki, looked at Yuuki with some confusion. "What does finding a way out and surrendering have to do with Paris? Wait a minute, who is this Paris?"

Xi Yue waved her hand without offering further explanation: "It's nothing, I just told them not to surrender too quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to take action."

“Speaking of which, I have a question.” Croissant raised her hand. “I want to ask how we find this venue.”

“It’s simple.” Yuzuki turned around and looked at Croissant. “The Emperor will lead the way, I’ll go over the table, and you guys can go help Texas.”

"What are you saying? I feel like I'm being a traitor." The Emperor stroked his chin. "Never mind, it's not a big deal, it's all the same. Also, Xi Yue, remember to keep the kill radius small when you're done."

"Also, I'm not just talking about the kill radius, but also the area of ​​impact should be minimized as much as possible."

"Alright, alright." Xi Yue waved her hand. "I know what I'm doing. At least it won't affect ordinary people. Let's see how quickly they surrender."

"Once you get there, they'll probably surrender." The Emperor always shrugged, admitting defeat was nothing new to these wolves.

Xi Yue nodded: "Then I'll act quickly and try to finish before they surrender."

------wilderness------

A car was speeding across the wasteland, with Texas and a dark figure sitting inside.

[Achoo!] The dark figure sitting in the passenger seat, whose shape could only be seen by a pair of eyes, suddenly sneezed.

Texas raised an eyebrow, looking at the shadowy figure with some doubt: "What, someone like you can also be troubled by a cold?"

"No, and I will not suffer from drought or the ailments that ordinary people get." The shadowy figure's tone was slightly mocking, as if he were laughing at the frailty of mortals.

"So, in that case, Wolf Lord, what was the reason you sneezed just now?" Texas asked casually.

The Wolf Lord snorted. Didn't he know that penguin well enough? "I think the Emperor has already discovered that I took you out, so he's cursing me now, or deciding to settle scores."

“Boss…” Texas’s fingers, which had been tapping incessantly on the steering wheel, suddenly paused. “So aren’t you afraid that the Emperor will actually come looking for trouble?”

"After all, according to what you just said, you brought me out without asking the boss. Doesn't that mean you're disrespecting him?"

"I know, but so what?" the Wolf Lord snorted. "Whether he finds out or not, it's good for our game."

“Neither of us can do anything to the other. At most, he'll just beat me up, that’s all.” Wolf Lord’s gaze, hidden in the black mist, turned to Texas beside him.

"But he will come and support you, and I will have some friends who, although beyond my control, will develop in the direction I hope."

"..." Texas tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel, lost in thought. After a long while, she finally uttered a pointless question, "Speaking of which, I've always wanted to ask you this: why were you in the car? Shouldn't gods like you be able to teleport around?"

"Why squeeze into the same car as me?"

"Hmm?" The Wolf Lord raised an eyebrow. He really wanted to ask, "Where did you get this idea? Neither he nor the Great Emperor could teleport anytime, anywhere."

However, to maintain his mystique, the Wolf Lord didn't elaborate further: "Whether you can or can't, it makes no difference to you."

"You're already on your way to fulfilling the contract. Just finish what you're supposed to do, and we'll call it even. You go back to your Penguin Logistics, and I'll enjoy my fun."

“Your fun…” Texas sighed. “I’d like to ask, how did you find me? Did you know I was in Lungmen?”

"You signed a contract with me, so I naturally know where you are." The Wolf Lord's tone was full of confidence. "As long as I need you, it won't matter if you run to the ends of the earth."

“No matter where you are, it won’t help…” Texas tapped the steering wheel lightly with her fingers, asking seemingly casually, “Have you been to Lungmen before?”

“No, just a mere human city.” Since waiting would be boring anyway, the Wolf Lord didn’t mind chatting with Texas. “Besides, it’s the Emperor’s territory, and our relationship isn’t good enough for us to visit each other.”

“I understand then.” Texas nodded knowingly. “Then I hope you’ll be alright when the boss brings people to cause trouble for you.”

“A mortal utterly oblivious.” The Wolf Lord frowned. Texas’s attitude puzzled him, but perhaps it was only because of the Emperor, so the Wolf Lord didn’t pay too much attention to it.

As for the threat from the Emperor, it's nothing more than being banned again or banned for a few years. As long as they can have fun in this game, it's not too bad overall.

“On another note, besides telling me to go to Syracuse, you haven’t given me a specific destination.” Texas glanced at the Wolf Lord beside her. “Or perhaps what you want me to do isn’t just to drive you to Syracuse, is it?”

"Let's get to Syracuse first." The Wolf Lord chuckled sinisterly. "As for what you need to do, you'll find out when the time comes."

"I understand." Texas nodded, then focused on driving, unconsciously pressing the accelerator a little faster.

'As long as this is done, that's enough. I just need to completely let go of the past, and things will be fine soon.'

Meanwhile, the wolf component Texas seemed to have no intention of continuing the conversation, and simply maintained a mysterious, shrouded appearance.

However, he felt a little uneasy, perhaps because of the sneeze he had just had, or perhaps something in his heart was telling him that something was wrong.

Or perhaps danger was approaching? But this thought only flashed through the minds of the wolves. They were the lords of the beasts, and there were not many things on this land that could truly threaten them.

Moreover, no matter what his relationship with the emperor is like, he wouldn't go so far as to use those things, because once those things are used, a whole host of chain reactions will occur.

To wage such a war against him over one person—the Emperor can't possibly understand this debt.

Therefore, the Wolf Lord simply put his unease aside and looked forward to the start of their new game with great anticipation.

Chapter 220: Syracuse

——————Longmen·Penguin Logistics·Garage——————

"So they're going to play a game?" Xi Yue stroked her chin as she listened to the Emperor's description. "It sounds ridiculous, but it also seems a bit indifferent."

As someone who used to skip parts of Arknights, Yuuki was unaware of most of the storylines from the past, including the so-called Syracuse storyline.

Yuuzuki knew that Texas had found its own unique identity here, ushering in a double happy era for the game Arknights.

But what exactly is the plot...? Yu Yue says she'll skip it all, skip it all, all she knows is that she's going to go on a killing spree.

Furthermore, due to the severe "bad luck" issue when drawing cards, Yuuki completely ignored the storyline at the time and didn't even bother to read any analysis.

Today, upon hearing the Great Emperor's description of the Wolf Lord's so-called game, for some reason, a cold smile arose in Xi Yue's heart.

I just don't understand how the rules and order established by humankind, or rather, the laws and society, can become a game. Aren't they just necessities that exist to restrain certain things?

It is a so-called rule that can be changed if needed, and its version needs to be updated every minute and every second.

This has nothing to do with games. Games require strict and rigorous rules that cannot be changed at any time.

Even though many games have so-called village rules, they are still within a general framework.

What's even more laughable is the Wolf Lord. Shouldn't he be an existence detached from the world and outside the order of civilization, following the so-called rules of the human world to complete a certain game? Is that really necessary?

Especially in the world of Terra, beyond the mobile cities and some towns lies a world of savagery and wilderness.

In other words, one of the rules of all Terran civilizations is that might makes right, but the Wolf Lord does not use his power as the Beast Lord, but instead condescends to participate in the power struggles of humans.

How should I put it? I just feel like something's off.

“Everyone has their own way of passing the time,” the Emperor said, taking a sip of his cigar. “But I know what you’re thinking; it is indeed a bit strange.”

"Well, now that I've finished, I have a question." After thinking for a moment, Kong raised his hand. "So, after all that talk, can anyone tell me where Texas went?"

"I don't know." The Emperor lit a cigar. "Otherwise, do you think I wouldn't have had Xiyue open a portal and throw us all into the destination?"

"Is the distance between Iberia and Lungmen shorter than the distance between Lungmen and Syracuse?"

“How could that be?” Croissant waved her hand. “The distance between Iberia and Lungmen is much greater.”

"That settles it then." The Emperor rolled his eyes. "Xi Yue can travel freely from Lungmen to Iberia. If I knew where he got it, wouldn't I have had him just throw us all over there?"

"First of all, let me correct something. My ability to come and go freely is limited to myself." Xi Yue opened the car door. "My teleportation is due to the omnipresence of my water source. If I want to bring people along, I still need to use tools. If I haven't been to that place, then I can't bring you along."

“It’s all the same, it’s all the same.” The Emperor waved his hand. “So we’ll go to Syracuse first, and then I’ll have a way of finding out where they went.”

——————Syracuse Wasteland——————

[Bouncing around!!]

In the peaceful wilderness, several gunshots suddenly rang out. Following the sound of gunfire, one could see a penguin holding a heavy gun, facing a wolf that looked ferocious.

A short distance away from the penguin confronting the wolf, four people stood quietly watching what appeared to be a wolf hunting a penguin, only to be killed in return.

"By the way, what's that layer of black mist shrouding this area?" Croissant nudged Yuzuki, who was grinning beside her, and finally pointed to the black mist in front of them. "Is it... some kind of power? Like something in a novel that obscures reality?"

“It’s not power, it’s just special effects.” Yu Yue shook her head. “I didn’t sense anything special. It’s probably something to maintain the mystery.”

"Hmm." Kong stroked his chin, looking at the black mist that obscured everything in front of him. "By the way, what do the bosses talk about inside?"

"Would the wolf lord remain silent to protect his companions?"

Yuzuki shrugged. The black mist that could block Sora and Croissant's view was useless to her: "As far as I'm concerned, things are going well."

"Your Majesty, we shouldn't have offended you, right?" A wolf dragged its bullet-riddled body to the ground, the bullet holes all over its body showing just how inhumane the Emperor had done to it.