Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Then the mayor will be torn to shreds by angry citizens and tourists, and he will become a hero of Siesta, leading the people to rebuild the city."

The doctor shrugged, "That's probably his plan."

“But, if I may be so bold,” Hei frowned upon hearing this, “the master… is not someone who can be so easily brought down.”

"This so-called plan seems somewhat feasible, but in terms of execution..."

The difficulties are numerous, or rather, one wrong step could lead to utter ruin.

“Of course,” the doctor said, shrugging.

"He wasn't deliberately trying to oust the mayor; he had been preparing old silver coins for decades. He was forced into it."

"In front of Kronin was the mayor, who had already noticed the anomalies in the obsidian market and had begun an investigation."

Behind us lies the restless Siesta volcano.

"He had no choice but to take this desperate gamble to survive."

"Go and confess to the mayor?"

"If it were just about secretly mining obsidian, the mayor might let him off the hook and let him leave with nothing, considering how hard he's worked all these years."

"After all, it didn't cause any serious consequences."

"But if the volcano gets involved and the mayor finds out... Kronin will definitely die."

"No one in the entire Siesta can tolerate him."

"So he had no choice but to take this one path."

The doctor shrugged at this point, "Even if the success rate is very low, even if one wrong step could lead to utter ruin, at least there's some possibility of it being feasible, isn't there?"

"It's much better than surrendering and being torn to pieces."

"In short, it's all because of greed."

"If he hadn't been greedy for the profits from obsidian and secretly mined it, things wouldn't have come to this."

"Insatiable greed."

The Doctor sighed.

"Seriously... sigh."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed in unison.

Although the doctor said it was all her guess, everyone thought it was probably pretty close to the truth.

As they walked and talked, they arrived at the city hall.

Mud Rock and Red Bean exchanged a glance and walked to the front.

Black stood guard beside Ceylon and the Doctor, and through the earpiece, he directed his subordinates to begin taking control of Kronin's forces throughout the city.

"Stop! Don't come any closer!"

Before they had taken more than a few steps, they saw several tall and burly bodyguards blocking their way.

"Captain Black, what's wrong with you...?"

The head bodyguard looked suspiciously at Red Bean and Mud Rock, who were clearly tourists, and then at Ceylon and the Doctor beside Black.

Somewhat confused.

If we bring the people back, what's the story behind those two tourists?

The bodyguards didn't take Mud Rock and Red Bean seriously.

Ha, what can two Sarkaz girls do, one is 1.4 meters tall and the other is 1.6 meters tall?

Are you going to jump up and hit our knees?

Then, very quickly, they realized they were terribly wrong.

Even Red Bean is a veteran!

Although Red Bean was born in Kazdel, she had been living with her parents in a city in Colombia since she was a child.

Frequent changes of address, an unstable childhood, and the often conflict-ridden streets of Colombian city fostered the most unruly part of Red Bean's personality.

Before coming to Rhodes Island, she was already quite capable in combat, and with the systematic training she underwent at Rhodes Island...

Having experienced various real-world combat scenarios, Hongdou was far superior to these bodyguards who had only received training.

Not to mention there's a mudstone rock nearby.

If Mudrock were wearing her combat uniform right now, no one would dare to underestimate her.

But what can you do when she's here on vacation?

Neither of them brought any weapons.

No wonder the bodyguards didn't take them seriously, since they were unarmed.

But they soon learned what it meant to judge a book by its cover.

Hongdou lunged forward and, disregarding all martial ethics, delivered a fatal kick to one of the bodyguards!

There was no way around it; this person was 1.9 meters tall, while Hongdou was 1.4 meters tall, so the height difference was just right.

She's not exactly a refined person either; she's a street fighter from Colombia. What's martial virtue? Never heard of it!

In an instant, everyone was stunned.

"Ow!!!"

Only the bodyguard's heart-wrenching screams still echoed in the street.

It was so horrible, it was almost unbearable to look at. Even Kronin, who was in his office on the third floor, couldn't help but peek out to take a look.

This sight alone tells you something bad has happened.

Black didn't bring his men with him, but instead returned to the city hall with several people of unknown origin and Ceylon.

He panicked and immediately ordered his bodyguards to go down and stop them.

Back on this side, the bodyguard who had been brutally killed was still lying on the ground groaning, clutching his groin, while Hongdou had already picked up his weapon.

A long stick.

After all, he is a bodyguard and security personnel, so this is the only weapon he is usually equipped with.

However, Hongdou didn't mind; a stick it is then.

Meanwhile, while the bodyguards were still dumbfounded, Niyan found her target. However, she was more virtuous and did not engage in a fatal blow with Hongdou. Instead, she punched the bodyguard holding the hammer squarely in the abdomen.

Mudrock's fists... Just look at the combat uniform she usually wears and the hammer she uses, and you'll know how powerful her fists are.

Mudstone easily snatched the weapon from the bodyguard who was unable to get back to work, then exchanged a glance with Red Bean.

He swung the sledgehammer and charged into the crowd in a flash.

Upon seeing this, Ceylon's eyes widened in astonishment.

She watched as Hongdou wielded a long stick like a spear, dancing with such ferocity that enemies trembled at the mere mention of his name.

Of course, if this little girl is too unscrupulous and targets weaknesses, and the previous example is still screaming on the ground... how can anyone not be afraid?

Mudrock, on the other hand, is much more solid. Unlike Red Bean, it's not flashy at all. It simply creates a shield around itself using Originium Arts and then wields its hammer to wreak havoc.

That hammer spins so fast, you'll die if you touch it, and get hurt if you just graz it.

That's freaking brutal.

Even Black, who was guarding Ceylon and the Doctor, couldn't help but swallow hard.

And this wasn't even the full force of the mudstone.

If she summons her 'friends,' she could demolish this building.

However, there's no need to make such a fuss over these small fry.

"Rhodes Island...what kind of place is it exactly?"

Ceylon asked, dumbfounded.

First, Skadi unleashed her power with a series of body pillows, then Hellagur charged in and out of the bodyguards seven times. Surtr, though not making a move, stood out with her arms crossed, a disdainful expression, and the exaggerated greatsword behind her...

He's obviously not a nobody.

There were also a few people heading to the volcano, an experienced messenger of natural disasters, Tianhuo, a genius girl who was proficient in Originium geology, plus Eyjafjalla, a volcano expert, and Xia Yu, who caused a mountain to collapse with one kick...

"What kind of company are you?"

Ceylon couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? Us?" The doctor shrugged upon hearing this. "Just a pharmaceutical company."

"A pharmaceutical company?"

Upon hearing this, Black and Ceylon asked in unison.

Looking at those people before, why can't I believe them?

"What medicine?" Ceylon asked, his face full of disbelief. "Do you need a volcano expert to make medicine?"

"Is it medicine for the volcano, or are the medicinal herbs inside the volcano? And what about Originium geology, and the Catastrophe Messenger..."