Arknights' Lock of Heaven

The Corrupt Knight leaped forward and swung his heavy hammer with a powerful split.

Even faster than him was the withering arrow, which shot towards Xia Yu's left side with a whoosh.

Yes, this is to restrict his movements, because Maria is on his right, so it directly blocks his left hand.

Then the second arrow was already nocked, ready to be shot whenever Xia Yu dodged, even if he lost his footing.

Forced him to dodge again, then Corruption continued to follow with its heavy hammer.

Logically speaking, there's nothing wrong with this tactic, and the two players' cooperation can be described as seamless. They don't need to communicate about the timing of their attacks or their follow-up actions.

But the problem is, Xia Yu just plucked his arrow from the high-speed movement like picking an apple. Has he forgotten that?

With this precedent, how did he think his arrows could block Xia Yu's movements?

Or... has his brain really been completely destroyed? Is he only left with these instincts to act?

Xia Yu was confused, but that didn't stop him from responding.

"Small……"

Maria, who was standing to the side, hadn't even finished saying "be careful" when she saw Xia Yu once again effortlessly take the steel arrow from her left hand and look at the high-flying Corruption.

Light is converging.

The so-called Originium Enhancement Technique was revealed to the public for the first time.

As the light enveloped the arrow, the quality of the entire arrow underwent a dramatic transformation.

Then Xia Yu grinned at the corrupt knight in mid-air.

Then he roughly grabbed the arrow tip, using the entire steel arrow as a club, and swung it at the corrupt heavy hammer with a whistling sound.

clang!

The sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the stadium.

The steel arrow, over a meter long, struck the corrupted hammer directly.

No matter how impressive the size of a long arrow may be compared to that of a regular arrow, it is still only relative to the size of a regular arrow.

Even more impressive was the metal hammer, which was as big as a human head, held in the hands of a Sarkaz knight who was over two meters tall...

If it were someone else, all we can do is offer our condolences.

But now, a miracle has occurred.

It was a miracle, at least in the eyes of the audience.

Every detail was captured by the drone with crystal clarity.

The steel arrow should have been crushed by the heavy hammer, but the situation on the field was completely reversed.

Compared to the heavy hammer, the slender arrows showed no signs of being at a disadvantage, forcing the heavy hammer to retreat repeatedly before striking Corruption with unstoppable force.

With a loud bang, the Corrupt Knight was sent flying, his own heavy hammer imprinted on his chest.

Xia Yu thoughtfully adjusted the angle for him and smashed it down on Diaoling with lightning speed.

The latter, who was drawing his bow and nocking an arrow, never expected this turn of events. To avoid injuring his teammate, he immediately threw down the long arrow in his hand.

Then he and the corrupt man collided and rolled around like tumbleweeds.

Seeing this, Xia Yu nodded in satisfaction.

“Hmm,” he cleared his throat, preparing to continue, “Let’s move on to the business association, this kind of hypocritical thing where they want to have their cake and eat it too…”

"Roar!"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw corruption and decay struggling to their feet and roaring deafeningly in his direction.

"Hey, you guys still aren't convinced, huh?"

Seeing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and snapped her fingers with her right hand.

Golden light instantly enveloped the entire venue.

"What's this?"

As the golden ripples slowly appeared behind him, the audience members all had the same question on their minds.

"what is this?"

Originium Arts? That's incredible!

The entire arena was bathed in this light.

"Near Light...Near Light!"

In the arena, in front of the television broadcasting the news, countless people began to silently recite this name.

Nearl...

How similar this radiance is to that legendary surname.

Furthermore, since there was actually a real Shining in the audience, almost everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but think the wrong thing.

When did this person from the Lin Guang family reappear?

Even Marna couldn't help but crush the water glass in her hand.

He knew Xia Yu's identity; she couldn't possibly be from the Lin Guang family.

But this light...

There aren't many families in the entire Terra known for their Originium Arts of Light.

And wasn't it said that this person's Originium Arts were some kind of enhancement? Then what exactly is this light?

He wasn't the only one who couldn't understand it.

Zofia, who was off the field, and Maria, who was on the field, were both dumbfounded.

Although they were used to the faint golden light that Xia Yu emitted when she activated Originium Arts, they didn't think much of it.

After all, it's perfectly normal for Originium Arts to have some special effects.

But the scene before us is not just a little bit of light...

Only Platinum was truly pleased to see this.

This guy's finally not hiding it anymore! He's finally getting serious!

You should all have a good understanding of the panic and pain I felt back then!

Platinum felt genuinely happy at the thought of the panicked reactions of the board members who had issued the kill order.

As ripples gradually appeared on the field, a large, silver-white machine came into everyone's view.

"Can you recognize what this is?" Xia Yu raised an eyebrow as she looked at the decay and decay before her.

"Okay, with you guys like this, even if you recognize each other, you probably won't be able to talk to each other."

"Besides, if I hadn't known about this beforehand, I wouldn't have recognized it either."

"Well then, I'll kindly remind you, this is a cannon."

"A genuine electromagnetic cannon, forged with the combined efforts of Kazdel's top 100 youths and legendary craftsmen from Yan Kingdom. Every single part on it is a masterpiece."

Xia Yu patted the cannon barrel beside her and then aimed it at corruption and decay.

"So, for the sake of our stance, may I ask you two to shut up?"

To his surprise, the two Sarkaz opposite him not only did not shut up, but instead helped each other to their feet and roared once again.

"Roar!"

Hearing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow.

It wasn't because I felt provoked, but rather...

They were seeking death.

Yes, Xia Yu could even hear a hint of pleading and relief in that roar.

"..."

"Never mind, you guys have it tough too."

Seeing this, Xia Yu sighed and silently turned the cannon.

He aimed at the empty space to the side, loaded the ammunition, enchanted it, and fired in one smooth motion.

Amidst a familiar whistle from the veterans, the specially designed arena of the Flame Blade Arena was ripped open by a cannonball.

Then, the magic trick begins.

Just as the enchanted projectile was about to run out of kinetic energy, the illusionary collapse attached to it detonated.

In an instant, half of the arena was engulfed in a spectacular explosion.

223 Deterrence

Fantasy collapse.

Emiya's signature move.