Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Hey Grani," Xia Yu said, strolling through the golden forest formed by the Locks of Heaven, addressing the only person on the field who knew her own strength, "do I look harmless?"

Why does everyone think I'm weak?

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Grani looked at Xia Yu's face, which made him feel ashamed, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

So that's what you mean?

I can’t tell…

Even I wouldn't have believed he was that good at fighting before I received Lin Guang's confident assurance.

Even Skadi, before witnessing her terrifying destructive power firsthand, few would believe that she was the legendary jinx.

It would be more like it if it were a burly man like Big Bob.

But the truth is, a strong man like Big Bob was cut down by Skadi with a single sword strike.

I still haven't recovered.

What a miserable word.

In the end, Grani didn't know what to say.

He could only give Xia Yu an awkward smile.

Fortunately, she wasn't the only one who felt awkward.

Skadi, holding her greatsword, stared at the Reunion Movement's white-masked figure, who was suspended in mid-air opposite her, unsure whether to swing her sword down or put it down.

She now finally understood why Kal'tsit had allowed Xia Yu to come to this remote wilderness.

In just a few breaths, they subdued dozens of fully armed, battle-hardened veterans...

He had originally thought that the portable electromagnetic cannon was his trump card, but who would have thought he had something else hidden away.

Skadi put down her greatsword with a complicated expression and glanced at Grani.

Judging from this journey, Kuranta is not someone who doesn't know what's important. He probably abandoned Xia Yu to protect Koro because he already knew that Koro's strength was such that he didn't need to protect him.

The problem is, if Grani, who isn't even a core member of Rhodes Island, knows about Xia Yu's strength, then it's probably all over Rhodes Island by now, and what about me...?

Skadi took a deep breath. It seemed she had been too aloof before, not even knowing something that should be common knowledge.

It seems we should change things. Skadi thought to herself as she walked toward Xia Yu. Specter's condition still depends on Rhodes Island. It's fair to say that she and Rhodes Island are in the same boat.

It has been like that for a long time.

It's just that she's worried about the curse on her body and doesn't want to get too close to others.

Skadi knew that such a distant attitude was not a good thing.

But there was no way to get rid of the curse on her body, and she could not get rid of the shadow of the past, so she could not interact normally with people.

But now, Ghost Shark's condition has improved, and since this so-called attending physician could isolate Ghost Shark's problems, he might be able to as well...

While thinking about it, he silently walked behind Xia Yu and expressionlessly assumed the role of bodyguard.

A profound silence fell over the cave.

Grani didn't know what to say, and Skadi was too preoccupied with her thoughts to say anything either.

The Reunion Movement members were all holding their breath, trying every possible way to break free of the chains that bound them.

At this point, there's no point in saying anything more.

"Grani, this, this is also one of yours?"

Finally, even the complete outsider, Carol, couldn't contain her curiosity and whispered to Grani, "I can't help but ask."

She had a profound influence on Skadi, and in her eyes, Xia Yu, who could make Skadi obediently follow behind, was clearly an even more remarkable person.

You absolutely must not offend them.

After all, to fulfill his long-cherished wish, he still had to rely on Rhodes Island.

Although her voice was soft, in the utterly silent cave, it was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

Even the Reunion Movement members, who were trying to break free of their chains, perked up their ears.

“Of course,” Grani said with great enthusiasm upon hearing this, “Senior Xia Yu is someone even that Radiant Knight admires. Back in Chernobog, the Rhodes Island team was able to successfully complete their mission and safely withdraw entirely thanks to Senior Xia Yu holding off the Reunion Movement’s leader and executives, as well as most of the army!”

It would have been better if she hadn't said it; once she did, the Reunion Movement members, who had been silently struggling to break free, all lost their strength.

What? This person held off Tyrant Talulah and the remaining officers? And he even escaped unscathed?

Although they had broken away from the Reunion Movement and started wandering alone before the Battle of Chernobog, they were still aware of the strength of their former leader, Talulah.

Not to mention the other cadres and countless members of the Integration Movement.

He could hold them off by himself... With his meager resources, trying to compete with them for the treasure would be suicide.

Not to mention Skadi is still eyeing the scene covetously.

They could manage to take down those ragtag bounty hunters, but against something like this...

Let alone this person I've never heard of, Skadi alone would probably be enough to wipe them out.

If this were anywhere else, these people certainly wouldn't believe it. They've witnessed the tyrant Talulah's abilities firsthand. But now, she's subdued everyone in the blink of an eye, and they're still unable to break free.

It's hard not to believe it.

If you can subdue so many people in an instant, can't you kill them in an instant?

Capturing someone alive is much harder than killing them.

Gradually, the Reunion Movement members, bound by the Chains of Heaven, stopped struggling.

Seeing this, Big Bob was utterly despondent.

“Enough, we give up, we surrender,” he said, coughing as he stood up, leaning on his badly bent chainsaw.

It seems that Skadi's sword strike was not an easy one for him.

After being knocked away, he just lay there, and even Xia Yu's Heavenly Lock couldn't bind him.

What if Skadi accidentally cuts someone in the middle with her sword, causing internal injuries or breaking their ribs, and then she ties them up and kills them?

Xia Yu hadn't forgotten that the big Bob in front of her had quite a relationship with her vice-captain.

“We’ve resigned ourselves to our fate,” Big Bob pleaded, leaning on his chainsaw. “We’ll do anything you ask, just spare my brothers’ lives…”

Can't win.

The despair in the eyes of Franco, the sentry he had placed outside, when he stumbled in and saw the person named Xia Yu was unmistakable.

Something earth-shattering must have happened outside the cave, making him willing to abandon his duty to come in and deliver the message.

But when that person makes a move, it's always something grand.

Can't win.

Furthermore, according to Grani, this person also has some grudges against the Reunion Movement in Chernobyl.

If they really wanted to kill us, why would they need to subdue us?

He spared their lives, he must have had other motives.

That's good, that's good.

At least I won't die here.

At least we can survive.

Big Bob wisely surrendered.

I brought my brothers here to seize the treasure so that everyone could survive.

But what does it matter if you lose your life in battle?

Big Bob pleaded as he painfully closed his eyes.

If people like us can be valued by others, then what else could be valued?

It's nothing more than the banner of the Reunion Movement, or these few dozen strong soldiers.

In either case, our brothers need to risk their lives.

I wonder how many of them will survive in the end.

But it's better than us all dying here now.

"Your name is Big Bob, right?" To his surprise, Xia Yu did not reveal the ambitious face he was familiar with, but instead pulled out a letter from behind her back.

"I have your letter here."

After saying that, he released the envelope in his hand, and instead of landing directly, it floated towards Big Bob.

At the same time, the Heavenly Locks that bound the Reunion Movement suddenly turned into golden specks of light and disappeared into the void.

Seeing this, Skadi instinctively wanted to raise the greatsword in her hand, but then, recalling Xia Yu's relaxed appearance earlier, she put the sword down again.

He was just an emotionless bodyguard. Although the target he was supposed to protect seemed incredibly tough, as a member of the team, he just had to listen to the captain.

Since he released those people, it means that there should be no more hostility between them.