Poseidon in Arknights

Sora nudged Exusiai, who was fidgeting nearby, and said, "Don't move around, it's cramped here... Ugh! Exusiai! Your halo!"

"Don't stand there, Bison, get down." Texas reached out and pressed Bison's head down.

"Huh? Ah~~" Baison lay down on the ground a beat late.

"Fire!!"

As the sound rang out, a series of fierce arrows flew in, instantly throwing the bar into chaos.

Hearing the continuous sound of breaking glass outside, Croissant said with heartache, "Oh no, the shop is completely ruined now."

Bison suddenly remembered something: "Wait, Miss Yuzuki, Mr. Emperor, and Miss Hong seem to still be outside. Is that alright?!"

At this moment, Xi Yue, carrying Hong and the Great Emperor, slowly walked into the bar and squatted down, releasing the water sphere. The feathered arrows floating in the water sphere then fell down with a crackling sound.

"Thank you for your concern, Bison, but I'm fine."

The Emperor shook his head angrily and said, "Why are these people so persistent? Why don't they fight back before the shops are completely destroyed!"

Chapter 39: The Law of Noise (Part Two)

Exusiai glanced at the magazine in her hand and said apologetically, "Sorry, boss, I think I've run out of rubber bullets. How about we grab a chair?"

The Emperor pointed to the cabinet behind him: "Didn't we specifically buy a batch of cheap liquor and put it here as weapons?!"

"Hey, that was the last bottle we drank. The rest are all valuable stuff."

The emperor paused, then slowly said, "Never mind, only a pedantic old man would store fine wine in his palace."

The Emperor pointed to the unbroken bottle on the counter: "We should let these wonderful creations flourish, both in terms of their value and their physical qualities."

Croissant glanced briefly at the bottles on the counter: "Uh? But those vintage bottles are very expensive..."

Before the Emperor could finish speaking, he had already ordered Xiyue to use water to take down the wine bottles one by one and place them on the ground.

"Take these, one bottle for each person. Remember, only smash them on your head. I want to see the flowers that bloom from the splattering glass and the splashing liquid."

"Protecting my bar is protecting this land. Let's go."

"I see. Everyone should take good care of the end of the earth~" Yuzuki, who was watching the show from the side, shook her head and started stroking Hong. This child might not be able to stop herself. If she hits her, something might happen.

To be honest, she really wanted to participate, but Xi Yue had already told the Emperor not to interfere unless it was absolutely necessary. So, she could only hold Hong and watch the others pick up the bottles.

Texas didn't pay any attention to Yuuki, who was watching the show from the sidelines. Just as they had agreed from the beginning, she was only there to watch the show and be a backup plan tonight.

Texas sheathed her lightsaber and picked up two bottles from the ground: "Exusiai."

Exusiai casually picked up two bottles: "Alright! You want to throw bottles at people, huh? That's my specialty."

If Yuuki isn't mistaken, the bottle Exusiai picked up was a Victoria Royal Special Supply wine. Of course, although it's called a Royal Special Supply, it can still be bought for a high price.

The bottle that Exusiai is holding is probably worth around 13, which is considered to be of medium quality among the bottles on the ground.

After thinking for a moment, he picked up two bottles of liquor and said, "Wait, wait for me!"

Sora truly lives up to his idol reputation. If Yuuki isn't mistaken, the two bottles Sora picked up are high-end collectibles, likely worth around 40 yen.

The group quickly flipped over the bar and rushed straight towards the gangsters outside the door. As for the weapons in the gangsters' hands, Xiyue said that the water clinging to them was not something to be underestimated.

She might be watching the show, but that doesn't mean she won't lend a hand.

"They're coming out! Watch out! Ouch!"

"Watch out for the water on them! Don't use melee, those things will trap your weapons! Ah!!"

Croissant, wielding a shield and hammer, charged through the crowd, chanting repeatedly, "100,000, 150,000, 450,000, 700,000..."

"How much was that bottle again? No! Wait, Exusiai! That bottle was—! Oh dear." Croissant counted the price of the drinks that Exusiai and Sora had smashed, one bottle at a time, her heart pounding with each smash.

Hearing Croissant's whisper, Bison asked in confusion, "This...this is...?"

Croissant looked like she was about to cry: "The losses tonight... no way. At least the two of us can still fight with our shields. We can't let the losses get any bigger."

"Ming, understand!"

"OK~ Three, two, one, go!" Croissant nodded and participated in the battle even more actively.

Looking at the excited Xi Yue behind the bar, the Emperor said calmly, "You can actually participate too."

"Are you sure? I might not be able to control myself." Xi Yue smiled and was about to shake her head to refuse. Since she had agreed that today was just a minimum requirement, then she would just be doing logistical support.

"Do you know?"

"of course not."

The Emperor picked up a wine bottle from the ground and handed it to Xi Yue: "A party should be lively, of course. As for Xiao Wei, did you flood Longmen? No, then that settles it."

Xi Yue took the wine bottle and put it back on the ground: "Alright, I won't cause you any more losses, Mr. Emperor. Besides, I don't need to take action anymore."

The Emperor shrugged: "Fine, fine, whatever."

"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, there's something I'd like you to investigate."

The Emperor glanced deeper into the bar: "It's about Iberia, huh? Ah, but I don't have anyone from Iberia. Only that duck goes there."

"But if something really big happens, I'll just ask around and have Is look for it later."

Xi Yue nodded: "I'll leave it to you, Your Majesty."

"It's nothing." The Emperor stepped out from behind the bar and looked at the fleeing gangsters outside. "Good evening, you stray dogs of Syracuse. Out of crossbow bolts? But how come I'm still alive?"

A primate with a head that was now entirely that of a wolf walked into the bar and stared at the emperor with fierce eyes.

Gambino clapped his hands: "Truly worthy of being called the Emperor, still holding a wine glass amidst a hail of bullets, quite lucky."

“…Lungmen has never tolerated real fighting.” Kong held the bottle, looking at the Gambino in front of him.

Exusiai said with a grin, "If you don't follow the rules, you'll be kicked out of the game."

Gambino grinned, revealing a somewhat terrifying smile: "Rules?"

Dozens of gangsters armed with weapons blocked the entire bar behind Gambino. Then, an explosion was heard behind Gambino, and a Penguin Logistics truck parked outside was directly detonated, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"When the Lungmen police arrive, they will only find your mangled corpses, Penguin Logistics."

Bison glanced at the situation outside, his face tense: "The streets are full of their people, and the cars are gone."

Croissant glanced back and saw several gangsters coming in from the back door: "They even blocked the back door. Sigh, it seems this gentleman has been holding a grudge all along. He's gone all out."

“That coward Capone is too afraid of the Rat King and Wei Yanwu. The latter might be worth paying attention to…” Gambino threw his cigar on the ground and stomped it out. “As for you and that pretentious rat, apart from your first-rate ability to make people sick, you are worthless.”

The Emperor gave Gambino a strange look: "Hmm, do you really think so? Or are you just trying to make a threat?"

“With all sincerity, Mr. Emperor,” Gambino replied to the earth in an extremely mocking tone.

The Emperor paused for a moment, then reached out to Croissant: "Croissant, help me get a bottle of wine. I'll help him fix his cerebral cortex."

“But boss, to be honest, we’ve already smashed over a million LMD worth of wine.” Croissant pointed to the broken bottles on the ground. “And that doesn’t even include the bottles they broke during their last burst of fire.”

"...How much are their lives worth?" The Emperor glanced at the broken bottles around him. It could be said that almost all the bottles on the counter in the bar were broken and spilled on the floor, and the air was filled with the smell of alcohol.

Croissant shrugged: "It doesn't look like that number at all."

The emperor's hand, holding the last remaining wine cup, trembled slightly.

Texas glanced at her silent boss: "Are we getting serious?"

The Emperor glanced at the gangsters in front of him: "How could that be? We will definitely keep our promise to Xiao Wei. Within the Dragon Gate, we will not fight for real or kill anyone. All business disputes will be settled on a business-to-business basis."

Then the emperor's tone suddenly changed: "But today we spent a total of five hours on the run, which is more than twice my usual working hours, twice!"

“Not only that, we also blew up a whole year’s worth of operational subsidies! Cars, wine, and my treasured vinyl records!” The Emperor took a deep breath. “Now, some predictable accidental deaths have occurred in my bar, so that shouldn’t be a problem, right? Hmm?”

Texas nodded, put down the remaining half-bottle of liquor, and drew the hilt of her sword from her pouch: "Understood."

Gambino looked at Texas: "Texas, your name makes me uncomfortable."

Texas said nonchalantly, "I don't remember ever knowing a Syracusan like you. But you'll be scurrying away from Lungmen with your tail between your legs again."

Gambino took a deep breath: "You will regret slandering my family, Texas."

"You know in your heart who the real fugitives who fled to Longmen are. You are not worthy to be an enemy of the Sicilians."

Texas silently swung the hilt of her sword, wielding the red lightsaber, and swung it out with effortless grace.

Gambino laughed at Texas's expression: "That's a proper expression, Texas! That's more like a Syracuse!"

Xi Yue carried Hong out from behind the bar, looked at the confrontation in front of her, and shook her head: "How pitiful. Of all things to say, you had to bring this up."

Xi Yue put Hong down and pulled a bow from her clothes: "Alright, it seems doctors have to join the battlefield too, but after all, who gave you permission to touch my patient?!"

A sudden surge of water rushed out from a room behind the bar, and several gangsters fell to the ground.

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“…Hmm?” Mostima looked at the person in front of her with a surprised expression. “That’s unexpected. You were also called here?”

Is nodded: "I guess so. But it feels good to be able to get away from a business cocktail party."

Mostima glanced into the distance and asked, "Hmm, are these petty Mafia squabbles really worth all this fuss about?"

“It’s not worth it. Besides, I just want to escape from this troublesome social life and take a break.” Is shook his head, his voice full of exhaustion. “Croissant has new parts custom-made for her hammer. Exusiai asked me to help maintain her Guardian Gun. In short, there’s still a lot to do.”

Mostima smiled at the doctor and said, "Well, perhaps I'll have to trouble you too."

"It's okay. Besides my own job, it's also my responsibility to handle these miscellaneous tasks for my colleagues."

Mostima drew a white staff from behind her: "Could you keep this staff for me?"

Is looked at the staff Mostima handed him and asked, "The white one. You understand what it means, don't you?"

Mostima nodded: "At least let me relax tonight, it's just a party."

“I can’t really bring it into the ball, that would be out of control, and besides, he seems terrified of something today, like he’s scared to death.”

"I understand. Leave it to me, it's part of the job." Is said casually as he took the staff. "After all, someone got angry today."

"Hehe, it all comes down to work, doesn't it? You really work hard." Mostima snapped his fingers. "Want to grab a drink after we're done? My treat."

“I completely agree. A drinking party among colleagues is much better than a boring social gathering, and I hope the doctor isn’t too keen on drinking today, but…” Is glanced regretfully into the distance, “but unfortunately, judging from this commotion, perhaps the end of the earth is hard to save.”

Mostima nodded regretfully: "So, you've just returned to Lungmen? How much do you know about tonight's events?"

"All. The ins and outs of this carnival are not complicated; all the information is clear."

Mostima nodded without questioning anything Is said; she knew his capabilities. "Aren't you going to lend a hand?"

Is immediately said, "I refuse. Leave the physical labor to the hot-blooded young kids. I'll just keep an eye on your goods, have a cup of tea, and wait for things to be over."