Arknights' Lock of Heaven

That jinx?

Can't they see that even that jinx is in dire straits himself?

"At least here, I haven't seen any infected people."

Monique, standing on the high point, frowned.

The Unarmored Alliance's plan is simple.

Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by Hongsong's attack on the power center, the three Xuan Ties personally took charge of dealing with the directors who knew their identities.

Then there's Qingjin. Monique is in charge of silencing the people at the power center, while Roy is in charge of eliminating any potential threats, leading the assassins to kill the people in the camp, and then shifting the blame elsewhere.

Let that troublemaker fight the Business Federation!

After all, it is a well-known fact that the Unarmored Alliance is the dog of the Business Federation.

Furthermore, the business federation had also issued a task to clear out infected individuals.

You say the Unarmored Alliance betrayed you, and then you're trying to erase what you did?

Who believes it?

That unscrupulous fiend certainly wouldn't believe it.

Therefore, during their struggle, the Unarmored Alliance had ample time to conceal themselves.

Cleaned up and out of the water.

Then everyone happily sits as a capitalist.

What? Platinum?

Oh, from now on she'll be the biggest boss of the Unarmored Alliance. Just go to her if you need anything.

After tonight, the Business Federation will find that its most loyal dog is just a bewildered Platinum.

Moreover, this Platinum is full of ulterior motives.

They don't have time to target us yet, because that scoundrel will definitely come knocking on our door because of the deaths and injuries of the infected.

That's enough to give them a hard time.

The plan was wonderful, but unfortunately, it suffered a setback right from the start.

The promised main characters, the Red Pine Knights, are nowhere to be seen!

On the field, the people being watched by the Securities and Futures Commission and the assassins from the Unarmored Alliance were blowing in the cold wind in the empty alley, nervously watching the empty street.

By now, the superiors Xuan Tie have already set off and are just waiting for the arrival of the Great Divider.

However, the situation became awkwardly stuck.

So Monique could only send Roy to see what those infected were doing.

Are you no longer planning to cooperate with the Securities and Futures Commission? Do you think you can act with impunity because you have that scoundrel's protection?

Soon, news came from the other side.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Marner..."

Roy's voice was as frivolous as ever.

"Someone who hasn't made a move in years wants to appear in this position again... Ha."

"Let me go meet him!"

After he finished speaking, he gestured for his assassins to stay where they were, and then he stepped forward.

“Marna…” Monique frowned upon hearing this.

This is indeed a problem.

Nobody knows just how strong Marna is right now, but with so many assassins around Roy... he should be fine, right?

But soon, she had no time to care about Roy.

Because of the soft footsteps that could be heard on the empty street in front of the power center.

Da, da, da, da…

Logically speaking, since I was on the tenth floor, the light footsteps on the street should not have reached my ears.

Unless it's the steel behemoth-like weight of a Victorian knight in steam-powered armor.

However, the sound of footsteps reached his ears clearly.

Looking through the binoculars, she saw someone she absolutely did not want to face.

Xia language.

The figure walked slowly down the street, her long green hair fluttering in the wind, a smile on her beautiful face, humming a light tune.

The unknown melody, though low and somber, struck the hearts of everyone hiding nearby like a heavy hammer.

Monique clutched her heart and bent over.

"What... kind of Originium Arts is this?" Feeling the heavy music, she tried to concentrate.

“Music…Letania…no, the style is different…”

"And is this really Originium Arts?"

Recalling the many things that the person named Xia Yu had done, Monique looked completely bewildered.

From the initial enhancements to the golden ripples on the field later on, and the ability that allowed the electromagnetic cannon to unleash such power...

And now... what exactly is his true Originium Arts?

Fortunately, the melody that struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer stopped as he approached the power center.

Monique took a deep breath, feeling the lightness in her body, a hint of awe flashing in her eyes.

"Tsk...they were prepared!"

Roy's disheveled voice came from the other end of the communicator.

“Marna, and that Sarkaz woman who was with the Radiant Knight… and that bounty hunter, Calamity, from the intelligence…”

Hearing this, it goes without saying that he would return empty-handed.

Or rather, they survived because they didn't intend to fight back.

Roy's voice was filled with the relief of escaping death.

“Monique, it looks like tonight’s plans are ruined, damn it… those infected really thought that scoundrel could protect them…”

“No, it hasn’t failed yet,” Monique took a deep breath.

"Hmm? You're planning to attack the power center yourself and then frame the Infected?"

Roy asked, puzzled, "This is quite different from your usual style."

“No, of course not,” Monique looked toward the power center, “but rather, that scourge… he’s standing right in front of the power center right now.”

"..."

"Are you serious?" Roy couldn't help but become serious upon hearing this.

“That’s true,” Monique replied.

"But... he really dares to do that!"

“Protecting the infected…and destroying the Grand Knight Command’s power center…these are completely different concepts!”

“I don’t know why he dares,” Monique said, looking at Xia Yu, “but there’s no doubt he’s already standing here.”

"..."

Xia Yu stood below the power center.

He looked up at the magnificent facilities before him.

It must be said that Terra's engineering is truly impressive.

Mobile cities are not something that can be set up casually.

Looking at the power center, which was more than ten stories high, Xia Yu knew that this was only a small part of the facility.

More of the structure lies below, within a metal frame with a drop of over 100 meters.

The Securities and Futures Commission's claim of damaging the power center is actually just equivalent to cutting a wire; the power center as a whole will not be damaged.

Even the mighty red pine cannot destroy such a behemoth.

However, there's no need to destroy everything; just drop a bomb on a key spot.

However, Xia Yu was not satisfied with this approach.

If I came all this way just to cut a wire, that would be a huge waste of my talents.

How about... we go big?

After gazing up at the towering power center building for a while, he felt a slight soreness in his neck.

Although the physical constitution of a divinely created weapon is certainly not that great, you know what I mean?

Therefore, Xia Yu decided to look down on it.