Ark Chess Player

If anyone dared to do that, she would burn the enemy to ashes and grind their bones to dust.

This is to let everyone in Chaldea know that Master is under her protection, and anyone who wants to bully him will have to get past her first.

“Master, you are still the same as always… an overly kind person.”

The girl's sigh came clearly from beside my ear, filled with deep weariness.

Lin Lu tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt incredibly heavy, as if they were locked.

His mental strength was almost completely depleted, and his head felt as if it were filled with lead, so heavy that even trembling his lips was difficult.

Even the concept of time became blurred, and it was unclear how much time had passed before the stiff hands regained control and slowly braced themselves on the ground.

Lin Lu looked up blankly, straining to open his eyes. Gathering intelligence was always the highest priority. His dark eyes gave him a somewhat frail, scholarly air, completely unlike the arrogance and domineering presence he had displayed half an hour earlier when staring at Governor Wei Yanwu of Longmen.

Lin Lu found himself lying on the collapsed rooftop of the Longmen Administrative Hall, his oversized hooded coat covered in dust and rubble. He was filthy, and the way he propped himself up was like splashing water, scattering black debris onto the ground…

Wait a minute? A hooded coat?

Lin Lu blinked; this seemingly insignificant movement almost made him faint again, showing just how exhausted he was.

Whether it's commanding the battle tonight, personally facing one powerful enemy after another, conducting business negotiations with Wei Yanwu while physically weak, or controlling all information by covering the entire Longmen Administrative Hall with the spiritual domain, every detail is a major undertaking that is mentally and physically exhausting.

As for the key point that directly caused Lin Lu to lose consciousness for a short time, it was that he had a brain fart and forcibly used magic to control the overturned hot pot... I mean the collapsed rooftop, the sea of ​​fire falling from the sky, and the semi-melted building materials weighing thousands of pounds.

Even if Lin Lu were in a state of complete mental strength, it would be difficult to block directly with magic power, let alone when he was extremely exhausted. This directly caused his consciousness to be interrupted, his mental strength to be almost completely drained, and the heroic spirit control form that he had been maintaining was also forcibly interrupted.

"How is it now...?"

An unimaginably hoarse voice came from his throat. Lin Lu's mouth was dry, as if his whole body was about to be dried out, and he couldn't even secrete a drop of saliva.

His dark eyes darted around in their sore sockets, his eyeballs red and bloodshot. If there were a bed nearby, he probably wouldn't be able to get up for at least twenty hours. With Lin Lu's current mental strength, he couldn't even maintain his passive skill, Spirit Domain, and could only observe his surroundings through pure physical functions.

"You are……"

A phantom figure appeared before Lin Lu. Her face was blurry and her features were indistinct, but judging from her clothing and appearance, it was the heroic spirit form that Lin Lu had been controlling, Jeanne d'Arc Alter.

The girl, only 159cm tall, wore an evening gown, which accentuated her graceful figure. As her figure gradually faded away, she reached out and pointed at Lin Lu's head without any politeness. Her slender, jade-like fingers vanished into particles of light as they touched his long, silvery-white hair, fluttering in the wind.

"I'll be waiting for you to return to Chaldea, Master."

Jeanne Alter left behind these words, and the spirit armor that had been barely maintained reached its limit, dissipating into the air.

Lin Lu stared blankly at her vanishing phantom, involuntarily raising his hand to try and touch the disappearing point of light. A warm touch came from his fingertips, as if the girl, across the distant shore of time and space, had reached out and gently touched his fingers.

"Crack."

The Ark Drive, which was wrapped around Lin Lu's waist, made a slight sound as the locked mechanism was released and returned to normal.

"So that's why you wouldn't let go, because you promised to see me again..."

Lin Lu smiled helplessly. He slowly looked around. Centered on his location, all the flames were isolated in the corners, creating a clear, dust-free space. His greatest threat, the monsters that were not yet dead, were still bound by the cage of flames, unable to move an inch.

Even if Lin Lu cut off all of its limbs, it could still drag its broken body and move around, with the same tenacious vitality as G.

"Thank you for protecting me, Joan of Arc."

Lin Lu gently stroked the outer shell of the Ark Driver. The driver, constantly emitting white mist, was efficiently dissipating heat, and the patterns engraved on the shell remained bright red. After one intense battle after another, this night was no easier than the night of fierce fighting in the upper city of Chernobog.

However, this time he is not fighting alone.

The connections we made in the past have now borne fruit.

Chapter 203 Kars-sama!

Humanoid pilot, M4a1.

Heroic spirits, Joan of Arc Alter.

Rhodes Island operators, riding knights.

Lin Lu's lost past is being gradually recovered. Even if he has forgotten what he once was, everything he experienced will not be buried forever. Perhaps one day, when things have settled down on Rhodes Island, he will have the opportunity to embark on a journey to find his memories and meet these beautiful and charming girls.

Yes, Amiya absolutely must not know about this.

Lin Lu was fully aware of the situation; he could imagine how Amiya would react upon learning of this.

Perhaps Amiya will ask to travel together, perhaps she will dig open Lin's stomach and say with lifeless eyes, "Liar, there's nothing here," or perhaps she will hold his head and sit on a cruise ship to enjoy the scenery, traveling around the world to the melodious song "In the blue sky and the Milky Way, there is a little white boat..."

No matter how you look at it, it's a terrible bad end!

"Before that..."

Lin Lu struggled to his feet from the scorching ground. The movement was arduous, like waking from a stone coffin, his entire body feeling unresponsive. He forced himself to approach the monster. The ordeal wasn't over yet; this long night still lacked a proper conclusion.

The cage of flames showed signs of dissipating the moment Joan of Arc disappeared. She must have made considerable efforts to wait for him to awaken, all for Lin Lu's safety. Thinking of this, a force rose within Lin Lu, urging him to take a step forward.

"Mephisto, you're still watching me, aren't you?"

Even after withstanding the stress of the collapsing ground, the distortion of the entire administrative building, and the hellfire emanating from the Dragon Witch across the distant horizon, this battered monster still possessed life. Its biological characteristics far exceeded those of the Terra system; it was like an ultimate creature that had escaped from a nightmare.

"You must be thinking, what can I possibly do to destroy your toys now?" Lin Lu sneered. "Even though your little brain is full of filthy and disgusting things, it doesn't matter. You just watch."

Lin Lu took out a palm-sized device from the pocket of his hooded coat and waved it gently.

—Fulton recycling facility.

"Knowledge may not change your destiny, but it can solve your problems."

Lin Lu tossed the Fulton recovery device onto the monster. Since he didn't need to consider personal safety or recovery issues, he could treat it roughly and casually. Without activating the Fulton recovery system, the Fulton balloon would continue to float upwards. Even if the jet fuel ran out, the hydrogen inside the enhanced balloon could keep it suspended, allowing it to float for at least a week.

The Fulton device landed precisely on the monster's back, contracting and expanding with mechanical noise, the rising telescopic ropes curling its jointed limbs together.

These retractable ropes are made of materials that are exceptionally robust in both high and low temperatures. After all, the design was initially conceived of potential applications for individuals with unique Originium Arts skills. Therefore, high-grade materials were selected, achieving peak performance in abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, and cut resistance.

The Army Without Borders never accepts useless or incompetent individuals; the personal safety of every talented person with unique expertise in a particular field is always a top priority.

The Fulton balloon rose with a thud. The limbless monster still tried to resist, but its smoothed remains, hardened by flames and tempering, could not break free of the industrial-grade telescopic rope. Black sap, a terrifying venom, splattered from its body, attempting to corrode the rope.

But it's not big!

Our borderless military boasts the world's number one technological prowess!

Even Thor Industries would have to crawl. Are you kidding me, the S-class R&D personnel that Lin personally recruited?

Originium fuel rose into the air, and Fulton's recovery balloon ascended into the night sky, shining as brightly as the most brilliant star in the night sky.

"Wuhu... Take off."

Lin Lu whistled, sincerely hoping that Mephisto was afraid of heights, so that next time they could use the Fulton balloon without the system on him. It wasn't just about the visual experience; being able to experience it firsthand would surely be an extremely enjoyable thing.

Soon the Fulton balloon rose into the air and disappeared from Lin Lu's sight, leaving only a bright white spot of fuel spray.

Unable to use his spiritual domain, Lin Lu's eyesight was worse than he had imagined; being able to see things clearly was already his limit. Furthermore, the surrounding area was stained with flames and smoke, further limiting his visibility, and the sky was shrouded in even deeper darkness by the thick smoke.

Even so, Lin Lu was able to imagine in his mind what the monster was about to face.

In the world of Terra, where aviation is not well-developed, many people believe that the hot weather is caused by sunlight and subconsciously think that the higher the altitude, the hotter it is. However, this statement is not entirely accurate.

The upper atmosphere is divided into different layers, with the troposphere being the lowest layer and closest to the Earth's surface.

The main heat source of the troposphere is radiant heat from the Earth's surface. As altitude increases, this radiant heat gradually decreases, making the troposphere cooler at higher altitudes. Above the troposphere lies the stratosphere, whose main heat source is ozone. Ozone absorbs solar radiation and warms up, resulting in increasing temperature as you ascend through the stratosphere.

However, the atmospheric heat sources in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere change further upwards, so it's not as simple as the residents of Terra think.

This knowledge existed in Lin Lü's mind, stemming from the knowledge and experience he gained as a researcher in the past.

In the world of Terra, Originium energy is practically the lifeblood, controlling the development of modern industry. Weapons, equipment, defensive machinery, and even the power engines of mobile cities all rely on this mineral.

Therefore, Terra's scientific research development is abnormal, yet it has its own unique development pattern.

Deprived of the Fulton System's navigation, the Fulton balloon, propelled by Originium fuel, had already reached an altitude of 5,000 meters and was still rapidly ascending, having long since crossed the forbidden zone for humans. Frost rapidly spread across the monster's charred surface, but thanks to its own resilience, this level of cold was not enough to kill it.

but……

Friend, have you ever heard of thermal expansion and contraction?

Under Lin Lu's relentless bombardment and the ever-increasing temperature, coupled with Jeanne d'Arc's fiery cage that constantly intensified the heat... the monster's heat was already in an extremely terrifying state, to the point that Lin Lu dared not touch it directly with his hands or even stomp on it, lest the soles of his shoes melt the instant he stepped on it.

It goes without saying what would happen under such temperatures with continuous and rapid cooling.

"Boom."

Lin Lu pursed his lips and made a playful onomatopoeic sound.

The monster, high in the sky, exploded completely from the inside out.

The flawless ultimate biological researcher stopped thinking.

Chapter 204 New Dragon Gate Police Story (4K)

"Speaking of which, how do I get down?"

Lin Lu looked up at the night sky, fell into deep thought, and began to question the meaning of life.

The entire Lungmen Administrative Building was ablaze. He dragged himself to the edge of the collapsed wall and looked down into the thick, blackened fog.

Wow... it really is hot pot.

Lin Lu had previously brought the fire in the administrative building under control. Even during the powerful earthquake, he was still able to halt the flames with the might of the Dragon Witch, buying time for those below to escape. But that was all; the truth could not be hidden forever. The moment he lost consciousness, a torrent of fire descended from the sky.

Firefighters from the Lungmen Fire Department are working hard to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other areas, while officers from the Guard Bureau are maintaining control of the scene to prevent anyone with malicious intent from adding fuel to the fire.

Lin Lu's efforts paid off. When the Lungmen Administrative Office encountered an emergency, nearly a third of the Guard Bureau members stationed on the outer ring of Lungmen came to the scene. If Mephisto's conspiracy were allowed to succeed, the Guard Bureau's strength would be greatly reduced, and the cooperation mission between Rhodes Island and Lungmen would jump directly from "very difficult" to "hahaha" level difficulty.

“Mephisto…”

If we had killed him back in Chernobog, none of this would have happened, right?

In Chernobog, Mephisto treated Reunion soldiers as pawns and the battle as a game of chess, demonstrating considerable command ability.

If it weren't for Lin Lu's unique tactical command skills, his ability to use his data-driven spiritual domain to detect the enemy's troop deployment and predict their intentions... perhaps the rescue team would have been defeated by the Reunion Movement soldiers who outnumbered them by more than three times.

Moreover, the Reunion Movement's invasion of Lungmen tonight also reveals Mephisto's ambition.

Whether it's tying down most of the Lungmen Guard's manpower in the wealthy area or completely exploiting these soldiers as tools, it's clear how despicable Mephisto's tactics are. He treats human lives as part of his human resources; these infected are nothing more than numbers to him. Even if he can't conquer Lungmen, they can be turned into human bombs to wear down the Lungmen Guard's manpower and solve the Reunion Movement's current situation of having too many people and lacking food and supplies.

It was truly... a plan as innocent as a child's, a scheme as ruthless as a devil's.

"Indeed, to catch the thief, you must first catch the king."

Lin Lu sighed and slowly leaned his shoulder against the scorching wall. Even though his coat was quite fire-resistant, he still felt the heat... but if he didn't do this, he worried he might accidentally fall. Even if he didn't die from the fall, the process of reverting from a puddle of mud to human form would probably scare the people at the Lungmen Fire Department to death.

Mephisto had foreseen this: to catch the thief, first catch the king. The two earth-shattering events that occurred in succession at the Lungmen Administrative Hall were not coincidences, but retaliatory strikes against Lungmen and Rhodes Island. If either Wei Yanwu or Lin Lu fell, the likelihood of Lungmen falling would increase dramatically.