Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Who is it?

Those equipment manufacturers?

Haha, they've already hired an assassin to kill him. Even if he joins one of those people, the others won't allow him to live.

If you can't have it, destroy it; that's a perfectly normal choice.

It's normal, at least for them.

Aside from those people... the Securities and Futures Commission?

That's impossible!

Even if the Securities and Futures Commission had never contacted them, what could the Commission possibly offer them?

A noble title? Or a small fiefdom? Or something else entirely?

Can these compare to a board position in a business association?

Can't?

Or……

Charne looked at Maria Nearl on the ring.

Near Light?

Or perhaps it's the damned so-called persistence of the Linguang family?

glory?

Ah!

Charné always scoffed at this, though he never said it aloud.

Can that stuff be eaten as a meal?

“Mr. Xia Yu,” he took a deep breath and said to Xia Yu, “I want to know why you have always been unwilling to cooperate with us.”

It shouldn't be a problem with the Rinko family.

After thinking about it carefully, Charné realized it was unlikely.

That night, Lin Guang's youngest daughter was clearly tempted by his suggestion.

It wasn't the conditions that tempted him, but his promise to resolve the issue of the Unarmored Alliance.

At that time, the most resolute person was actually the one who appeared to be the most dangerous.

Xia language.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out the reason, but time was of the essence, so he just asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Markowitz, who was standing nearby, also looked over.

"Rather than asking why I refuse to cooperate with you, it's more accurate to say that you've misunderstood something."

Xia Yu said leisurely, "Why should I cooperate with you?"

"Because your existence has hindered the interests of many people!"

Charne said without hesitation, "They've already started sending assassins to kill you."

"Haven't I said this countless times?"

“Those are assassins from the Unarmored Alliance. There’s no one in Kazimierz they can’t kill!”

"I don't know what you're still hesitating about?"

"Hesitate?" Xia Yu waved her hand. "No, no, no, you must be mistaken."

“I have never hesitated on this matter.”

"But……"

“There’s no ‘but’,” Xia Yu glanced at him, stood up, and walked towards the door.

"Alright then, since you're so sincere, if Maria gets into a desperate situation in any of the next matches, then I'll tell you why I don't agree with your plan."

"Desperate situation?" Charne was confused. He pointed at Maria, who had been knocked down by her left hand once again on the ring, and said incredulously, "Isn't this a desperate situation?"

"Look at the knight you chose, how many times has she been defeated?"

"If the Left-Handed Knight hadn't wanted to humiliate her, she would have been defeated long ago!"

"This isn't a desperate situation?"

"So you mean, a desperate situation is only considered hopeless when she's about to die on the field?"

“Believe me,” Xia Yu said, shrugging. “This really isn’t a hopeless situation.”

This is a victory for gamblers.

Of course, these things cannot be said to him now.

“Mr. Xia Yu,” Markowitz said, watching Maria being knocked down again and again, only to raise her sword once more, with a heavy heart, “Although I have no right to say this, please reconsider.”

They couldn't understand what a dead end was if this wasn't a desperate situation.

But clearly, Titus Poplar, the left-handed knight whom Charné placed high hopes on, did not think so.

almost.

He glanced at the odds displayed on the huge screen in the arena.

1: 63.

That's insane...

With such high odds, it's amazing they dared to offer them.

Aren't you afraid of losing everything if there's an upset?

Even Titus Baiyang, who had already decided to take the gamble, dared not let the odds rise again.

If it keeps rising, I really won't be able to handle it!

So, it's time to end it.

clang!

He extended his left hand and swung the spear with all his might. Maria was caught off guard by the sudden change in rhythm and had her weapon knocked from her hand.

"Get up! Keep going!"

Titus Poplar's voice echoed through the arena via loudspeakers.

He pointed his spear at Maria and said calmly, "Pick up your sword. Don't you have another trick up your sleeve?"

"What, at a time like this, what are you still hiding for?"

Hearing this, Maria gritted her teeth and reached out to retrieve her one-handed sword.

Then he lowered the shield and gripped the sword hilt with both hands.

It incorporated its own Originium Arts.

In an instant, brilliant light gathered and formed on the sword, and in less than five seconds, a huge warhammer forged from light appeared in her hand.

The enormous hammerhead, larger than a human head, with its menacing engine exhaust behind it, and the exaggerated size of a two-handed warhammer with a handle only the length of a one-handed sword, all held in the girl's hand, created a scene full of incongruity.

But Titus White, a veteran rider, doesn't think so.

To be able to construct a definite form using light, something intangible and intangible... that's not something a little girl of this age can master.

Even he didn't master such advanced skills.

So, was it made by the same person as that armor?

That's really... extravagant, entrusting such a weapon to a little girl to use.

Why don't I have such good luck?

However, he only thought about it briefly; the thought vanished without a trace after passing through his mind.

He has more important things to do now.

After Maria finished constructing the warhammer, she charged at him with the hammer in hand.

Once you've given up your shield, passively taking hits is no longer an option.

Let's just finish this quickly.

That was Maria's decision.

However, when she said "quick victory," she meant a swift and decisive end for herself.

There's no way she'd admit defeat; this girl is incredibly stubborn.

But she also knew that she was absolutely no match for the left-handed knight in front of her.

So let's just go all out, even if we get knocked out of the game, it's still okay.

Faced with her charge, the left-handed knight smiled contemptuously, easily deflecting and striking with his spear, neutralizing her attack.

"Is this the Originium Arts you rely on?"

While hitting him, he taunted, "Is that all?"