Ark Chess Player

This is no longer a feat that can be described as mere courage; it is a reckless act that should not be imitated. If the gloves had been any less resistant, if the Kingslayer had hesitated for even a moment, if she had failed to seize them… she would have suffered extremely dire consequences, ranging from severed fingers to instant death.

But she didn't think about anything.

The Kingslayer dislikes thinking, which means she doesn't need to consider other things when fighting like others; she only cares about one thing.

—Defeat the opponent and achieve victory.

"You're asking me why I left Reunion, right? I can tell you now."

The Kingslayer braced herself against the shattered bone's blade, then kicked off the spot, striking Shattered Bone in the abdomen with her knee, sending him flying into the air for a follow-up attack. Her red and white gloves shone brightly, and her phantom-like punches exploded in the air like fireworks, leaving Shattered Bone unable to fall.

The True Wolf Technique perfectly counters the Supreme Art of Super Calculation. Like a wild beast, its savage, primal violence never follows rules or reason.

"--A Reunion Movement without Elmoni and Lin Lu is not the Reunion Movement I want!"

The Kingslayer kicked the Broken Bones through the air, sending the disoriented Broken Bones crashing violently into the wall.

Franka was speechless with astonishment. She had heard rumors of the Kingslayer while on the Rhodes Island ship, such as someone single-handedly taking on a Sarkaz mercenary squadron. At first, she thought it was just hearsay; as a mercenary for Blacksteel International, she knew all too well how formidable the Sarkaz mercenaries were. The Sarkaz were born warriors, cursed sorcerers; even the valiant Ursus could not defeat a Sarkaz of similar physique alone.

Now it seems that perhaps... it wasn't all just a rumor.

"Kingslayer!!"

The infected members of the Reunion Movement were furious; they had heard rumors that Mephisto had maliciously spread them.

In these messages, the kingslayer is portrayed as a witch, the kind of evil person who should be tied up, hung on a tree stump, and burned alive.

The regicide ignored them; even when someone rushed at her, she suppressed them with her bare hands and knocked them down instantly.

In close combat, she has never lost to anyone except Lin Lu.

"enough!"

Shattered Bones rose from the collapsed house. He was injured, but the pain only made his mind clearer.

"Is this your reason for leaving Reunion? You should have left five years ago! Why wait until now?!" Shattered Bones said sharply, his whaler mask sliding off his face, half-concealing his short, snow-white hair and deer-like eyes.

Texas's mouth, which was holding the chocolate bar, opened slightly, and the bar slipped out of her mouth, only to be caught by Exusiai with a difficult bending motion before it hit the ground. She then placed the chocolate bar back into Texas's mouth, mimicking the gesture of lighting a cigarette for her older brother, and blinked curiously.

"Texas, what's wrong?"

"...I actually lost to a child."

Texas's lips twitched slightly, and she suddenly felt that the chocolate bar in her mouth had become even more bitter.

"Therefore, there is only one answer!"

Faced with the questioning of Shattered Bones, the King Killer's emoticon mask revealed a rather smug expression.

"Law has come to pick me up."

The kingslayer proudly patted his ample chest, causing his loose-fitting shirt to sway.

She felt a sense of pride, like the first parent to come to the service desk to pick up a lost child in a shopping mall.

Franka, Exusiai, and Texas didn't quite understand what that sentence meant, nor did the Reunion members. Only two people present truly understood it: the Kingslayer, whose face was practically tilted to the sky, and the Bonebreaker, a child so shocked he was questioning his very existence.

"Teacher... he's back?"

"Impossible! Talulah said he's dead! Talulah said he's dead..."

"If he comes back, why doesn't he come to see me? Why?!"

Broken Bones muttered to himself, clutching his head. His short, snow-white hair was being pulled so hard that it tugged at his scalp, sending a stinging sensation through him. Normally capable of calm analysis during intense battles, he was now lost in a state of utter confusion.

Franka narrowed her eyes slightly; she didn't miss this good opportunity and immediately gestured to Texas.

Texas nodded and said in a low voice, "Prepare to retreat. I'll lead the way. Exusiai has already determined the retreat route. I'll take you there."

"Hmm?" Exusiai pointed to herself and asked doubtfully, "Why don't you just let me lead the way? Are you afraid I'll lead you into a ditch? Of course not! Look at this bright fluorescent light on my head, you can tell I have built-in navigation while driving!"

"Please lead the way," Franka said earnestly, grasping Texas's hand.

“Leave it to me.” Texas nodded solemnly.

"What about me?!"

Exusiai pointed to herself, her eyes brimming with tears.

Texas thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Here's what we'll do, repeat after me—0-2 is gone! There's no chance of a comeback from 0-2 down to 3-2, at best we can only win one game. These kinds of world tournaments are too easy to collapse."

"Why? I don't understand what you're saying..."

"There's a match in Longmen. The team I picked is currently down 0-2 and looks like they're doomed... Tsk, just read it! Don't ask so many questions!"

"Texas is bullying people..."

Just as Texas and Exusiai were fooling around, Amiya finally arrived.

"How is the situation now?" Amiya asked, her gaze habitually sweeping over the scene.

Franka shook her head: "The Kingslayer is in a standoff with the enemy, and we need to leave as soon as possible. I'll cover the rear; you guys go with the Penguin Logistics personnel. Here, I'm probably the only one who can keep up with the Kingslayer's speed."

Amiya thought for a moment and decided that this was the best course of action. She nodded in agreement.

"you……"

Misha caught up, panting heavily. She felt like her lungs were on fire; she had never run so hard before.

She looked up and saw the broken bones slowly being put on the whaler's mask.

For a fleeting moment, Misha felt her heart clench violently, almost stopping.

The line between reality and memory seemed to blur, and Misha stared blankly at the thin figure in the distance, her gaze seemingly frozen.

Shattered Bones turned his head and, following the focus of his gaze, looked back at the white-haired Ursus girl.

The two stood still, their gazes fixed on each other.

"King killer, flee!"

Franka appeared beside the Kingslayer and helped her escape from the siege of Reunion soldiers.

Texas patted Exusiai on the back, and the two of them ran together towards the south, with Texas acting as a guide.

“Miss Misha, hang in there a little longer.” Amiya took Misha’s hand. She noticed Misha’s confused and helpless state of mind and quickly held her hand tightly to comfort her. “Don’t worry, we can get out of here. Please come with me.”

"……Um."

Misha lifted her aching and swollen legs and started running after Amiya.

She instinctively turned around and saw the thin boy standing in the distance staring at her.

Just like a lost child waiting for their parents to pick them up at a shopping mall service desk, they waited quietly without making a fuss.

"Could it be... Xiaoya?"

Misha murmured to herself, silently covering her tender chest.

--It hurts here.

"Don't stop me, let me bite them to death! How dare they say I defected because the Reunion Movement's food was terrible! Who do they think they are?! Back when I was licking snowballs and moss in Syracuse, you bunch of brats were probably eating bread somewhere else!!"

"Yes, yes, Miss Kingslayer, you've seen it all, you won't stoop to the level of these small fry."

Franka hugged the Kingslayer's slender waist and forcibly dragged the increasingly agitated Kingslayer away.

If we delay any longer, it will be troublesome if we fall behind the group.

Franka thought to herself, she hadn't expected the Kingslayer's body to feel so good to the touch; it was quite light, she felt like she could lift him up with one hand...

"Hey fat woman over there! Leave the king killer here, or I'll spare your life!!" shouted the Reunion Movement pursuers.

Franka paused, stopping her run, her gaze suddenly turning sharp.

"What did you say?!"

Franka drew her thermite sword and unleashed a backhand strike of extreme sharpness.

"Who's the fat fox?! How dare you call me fat fox! Come out and face your death!!"

"No, no, no, it can't be that bad, Franka, calm down!"

The Kingslayer hoisted the cursing Franka onto his shoulder and ran towards the end of the Rhodes Island contingent.

"Bonebreaker, aren't we going to give chase? Just let them get away like this!?"

The members of the Reunion Movement ran and ran until they realized that their leader was still standing in the same place.

"It's alright...they can't escape. I've already..."

Shattered Bones shook his head. He wanted to say something, but suddenly he knelt on the ground, coughing violently, blood flowing down the gaps in his mask.

"Bone shattering?!"

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

Shattered Bones raised his hand, stopping the Reunion members who were worried about him.

Compared to the ruthless combo of the Kingslayer, the side effects of this gunblade are actually more pronounced.

The old hunter's weapon, unearthed from ancient ruins, possessed a soul and kept whispering to him in his dreams.

"An unfathomable curse."

"The unfathomable ocean."

"—Completely accept everything that exists and is possible."

Shattered Bones shook his head, banishing the incoherent ramblings from his mind. He tore off his scarf and bound it to the bloody wounds on his hands; it was because of his momentary distraction that the gunblade had the opportunity to retaliate.

The words of the Kingslayer still resonated in his mind, and Shattered Bones had to admit that the Kingslayer might not have lied. Only this reason could best explain the Kingslayer's departure from the Reunion Movement.

If that's the case, why didn't the teacher come to me, but instead went to the king killer...?

"If the teacher really invites me, would I be willing to leave with him?"

Shattered Bones paused for a moment, then turned to look at the Reunion members behind him, suddenly realizing why the teacher had sought out the Kingkiller instead of him.

He can't let it go.

Chapter 285 Is this even possible? (4K)

"We've arrived."

Texas slowed her pace. She did not refuse Amiya's kindness and obediently accepted the treatment from the Rhodes Island medical operator.