Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The Bugle Team could only hide in the pipes temporarily. Victoria was obviously sick now, and her illness was very serious.

Horn has an obligation to repay the team members who gave up everything to rescue her, and also has an obligation to live up to Miss Noah, who worked hard for the Xiaoqiu County incident and finally disappeared.

"What a pity... It would be great if Sister Noah were here." Fengdi came to the campfire and drooled at the roasted feather beast meat stuck on random branches. Although this simple country girl was a powerful Vaifan, she still did not have any arrogance. On the contrary, she might be the most adaptable one in the team.

According to her, she was only fighting for Victoria, and she didn't really care about Victoria's military or anything like that.

She admitted that she was a soldier, but soldiers should work for the safety of the people of Victoria, not oppress them. Bagpipe did not think she had done anything wrong.

But now, rather than being a soldier, Haojiao feels more like leading a guerrilla force.

After discovering the presence of Deep Pool troops near Londinium, she immediately followed their lead and orchestrated the attack, which was a success, capturing most of their men. Deep Pool's soldiers were a mixed bag, essentially a mob that had taken up arms. They were simply not on the same level as the military-minded Bugle Squad, so their success was a given.

However, she learned a piece of news from the soldiers in Deep Pool that made her a little happier.

Rhode Island.

Rhodes Island left a good impression on Horn. Whether it was Ms. Sakota, who was old but still shining, or Ms. Noah, who was strategizing in a wheelchair, or the operators of the Rhodes Island office, they were all excellent people.

The presence of someone from Rhodes Island nearby might be a good thing...

The current Bugle Squad can only be said to be in contact with the Self-Defense Army, which is a resistance organization spontaneously formed by the citizens of Londinium. They desperately need a solid ally.

What a tragic life! If she had heard a month ago that Victoria needed a neutral organization to help, she would have thought that the other party didn't know Victoria very well. But now, she found that the strength of a country may not be confined to books, and strength is often just an appearance. Today's Victoria is really like those deep pools... terminally ill.

Although Victoria might not be destroyed this time, she will definitely suffer some serious injuries...

"If we can gain the support of the Rhodes Island team, it will obviously be a good thing for us. Bagpipe, Cello, Triangle, the three of you collect as much information as possible about the Rhodes Island team. If you meet them, remember to make good contact and avoid any conflicts. Right now, we need to unite all the forces we can. The Self-Defense Army still has doubts about us. Our team is mainly composed of Victoria soldiers. We must strive to gain allies if we can—"

Rhodes Island is a pharmaceutical company. With them around, perhaps many deaths could be avoided...

Horn was not asking Rhodes Island to help Victoria. She even felt that Rhodes Island had no reason to participate in this war. She only hoped that Rhodes Island could help those civilians who should not suffer as much as possible, that's all.

After all, I am in trouble now and it is embarrassing to ask others for anything.

Providing protection and respect, and then maintaining good relations, this is the most direct attitude of Horn towards Rhodes Island.

She did not forget that if Rhodes Island had not been there during the Xiaoqiu County incident, the losses might have doubled.

Horn considered a lot, but she also understood that fighting was what Victorian soldiers should do. If this incident affected civilians, it would be their dereliction of duty. They should do whatever they could.

In addition to what happened in Rhodes Island, the appearance of Deep Pool also represents a bad situation. Deep Pool is likely to take advantage of the situation.

Whether intending to turn the tables or using this incident to achieve the independence of the Kingdom of Tara, this is obviously the best time. Now may be the most vulnerable time for Victoria in a hundred years.

Shenchi obviously also wants to get a piece of the pie.

Troubles keep coming one after another...

At this time, she began to miss Miss Noya from Xiaoqiu County, as if as long as she was there, she wouldn't need to lose so many brain cells.

However, Horn probably didn't expect that Miss Noah, whom she was thinking about, was only about five or six kilometers away from their camp. In order to prevent being exposed, everyone got off the vehicle. Dr. Kal'tsit and the drone left behind by Miss Kal's were preparing to contact Amiya's team. Noah had nothing to do for the time being, so she and Kuro began to investigate the enemy situation nearby.

Noah felt a little uneasy. This uneasiness came out of nowhere and suddenly emerged in his heart.

She closed her eyes and tried to contact the doctor. There was a spiritual seed she left in the doctor's body. Although she didn't remember when she left it, she realized it after she regained consciousness.

And this spiritual seed allows him to contact the doctor——

And soon, she heard the voice belonging to the Doctor...

-

Londinium, Sadeen District, Exit 309.

Amiya and the others have arrived at the entrance. So far, everything has been surprisingly smooth.

But Amiya frowned, because the messenger who contacted Dr. Kal'tsit should have been here to pick them up, but now, there was no one here.

She was a little worried. The situation in the city was turbulent. Could something have happened?

Or perhaps I had misjudged the other party's response method, perhaps just leaving some marks? Or was it not the right time to meet now?

If you can't get in touch, there's no way to confirm.

No matter how worried you are, you can only keep it in your heart.

"Doctor, we should go into the city as planned. We can't delay any longer."

"Okay." The doctor nodded. It wasn't quiet here at the moment; it was more like a large wave of people were leaving the city. It looked like the Sarkaz had no intention of hindering the civilians' escape, and were even giving them the green light.

Did Tracys, the Sarkaz regent, not care about the civilians? Or did he feel he didn't need to hold them hostage?

However, those who were able to leave the city didn't seem to be poor... judging by their clothing, they looked more like wealthy individuals fleeing. They also mentioned things like exit permits. It seemed the Sarkaz were systematically dispersing the civilian population of Londinium, which was a good thing... to prevent vulnerable civilians from getting caught up in the situation.

After sending Rhodes Island here, Mr. Thomas retired, and Amiya began to command the team to blend into the crowd and enter the city - they had to enter the interior of Londinium first to find out what was going on.

"Attention, all teams. We will follow our previous arrangement and blend into the crowd ahead in batches. Team Korshiel will go first. Once the path is clear, Team Advance King will follow. The Doctor and I will bring up the rear. Reconnaissance teams, please maintain vigilance and report any abnormalities immediately."

After assigning an operator to escort Mr. Thomas away, the little rabbit showed the decisiveness that a leader should have. Her serious look made the doctor sigh that after the Lungmen incident, the little rabbit really grew up.

It would certainly be a good thing if they could get in smoothly, but it was clear that the goddess of luck would not smile on Rhodes Island so easily.

Soon, there was a commotion ahead, and Amiya quickly received a report from the reconnaissance team - it was Sarkaz soldiers.

Their appearance immediately caused Rhodes Island to go silent and suspend its actions. It would not be fun if the Sarkaz discovered that their new demon king was mixed in with the crowd.

After the Sarkaz soldiers appeared, they seemed to be checking everyone leaving the city one by one, especially those who were injured.

They seemed to be searching for stowaways mixed in with the group leaving the city.

After inspecting several people leaving the city, the Sarkaz soldiers rudely drove them away, muttering something. "Not this, not this, damn it! Listen up! No one move! Stay where you are! You, you, and you, turn around! What's in your bag? Are there any weapons? Take everything out!"

The doctor observed for a while and whispered to Amiya, "They seem to be checking whether there are any wounds caused by their weapons on the people leaving the city - they are searching for resistance groups in the city."

"…So what should we do, Doctor?"

"Let's wait and see." The doctor raised his hand to indicate that there was no need to rush. However, compared to the doctor, the other group of people were not so calm.

Horn, who had just rescued a soldier from Shenchi and was about to send him out of the city for treatment, was now among the crowd. She hadn't expected that the noise of her battle would attract pursuers, and now this group of Sarkaz were searching for them.

"Tell me, if we old brothers charge forward together, how many Sarkaz can we take down?" Though wounded, the wounded soldier exuded an unexpectedly fearless demeanor. Rather than letting others prey on them, they preferred to fight these demons head-on. They felt they couldn't make it through this, and they simply didn't want to implicate Horn and the others.

"...Listen up, everyone." Horn's face was gloomy. "No one is allowed to move. This is an order."

"..." The wounded soldiers still considered themselves soldiers. Now they were willing to accept the orders from the horn and could only fall silent again.

But the current situation doesn't seem to be getting better...

"It'll take a few minutes to walk from here to where the Sarkaz soldiers are." Seeing the wounded soldiers calm down, Bugle whispered, "Everyone, keep your heads down. Remember what I taught you. You're all unemployed people from the nearby streets, and your injuries were caused by a fight over a piece of bread."

"Will the Sarkaz believe it?"

"The injuries you suffered earlier were caused by Shenchi. They should be able to tell. Their weapons are very special, so you shouldn't be exposed," Horn instructed. "And no matter whether they believe it or not, even if they force you to confess... you must not act rashly."

"I understand. We will never endanger the lieutenant's safety." The wounded soldier nodded quickly, "We will definitely..."

"If any of you act rashly, I will take action." Horn closed his eyes and said something that warmed the hearts of the wounded soldiers. "I will not abandon any soldier."

"...Lieutenant."

"Okay, shut up and wait and see." Horn raised his hand to stop the wounded soldier from expressing his gratitude.

But soon, neither Amiya nor Horn expected that the person who started the commotion was Mr. Thomas, who had brought Rhodes Island here before. After seeing the Sarkaz soldiers, this timid man immediately turned pale. After seeing the Sarkaz soldiers checking the crowd, his psychological threshold finally reached the limit. He directly drew the standard dagger of the Rhodes Island operator beside her, pushed through the crowd, and ran out of the city.

The Rhodes Island operator didn't even have time to grab him, and the commotion obviously caught the Sarkaz's attention.

"catch him!"

The Sarkaz soldiers immediately let go of the others and rushed in this direction. Mr. Thomas, dagger in hand, was completely panicked and at a loss as to where to go. Just as he was about to escape, the Deep Pool team appeared outside the crowd, and Mr. Thomas ran headfirst into the arms of the Deep Pool soldiers.

"...Humph, you want to run?" The Deep Pool soldier kicked Thomas over with one foot, and the dagger in his hand didn't play any role at all.

At this time, Mr. Thomas was surrounded by the Sarkaz behind him and the deep pool in front of him. There were wolves in front and tigers behind him. Even the King of Advance and Amiya began to sweat.

This Mr. Thomas...he really wants to cause big trouble.

In this situation, it's difficult for them to help, and here...

Amiya secretly glanced at the city defense artillery in the distance, and her inner uneasiness became more and more serious.

written request for leave

I have a cold!

rest!

Brothers, please keep warm as the temperature drops.

I was caught——

Damn, I shouldn’t sleep with the window open.

One hundred words one ...

Chapter 28: Roar

Under normal circumstances, Amiya would definitely choose to rescue directly, but the current situation is special, and Rhodes Island cannot afford the risk of being exposed.

Furthermore, Amiya couldn't guarantee that the city defense cannon hanging over her head would care about the civilians and not fire at Rhodes Island's forces...

This is a city defense cannon...

Although people in Rhodes Island would occasionally joke that Rosemary's firepower was roughly equal to that of a city defense cannon, in reality, everyone knew that the joke was just a joke, and the firepower of a city defense cannon was truly not something that ordinary people could withstand.

Even if Rosemary were here, she probably wouldn't dare to say she could hold on...

While Amiya was hesitating, the Deep Pool soldiers and the Sarkaz soldiers also formed a standoff.

"What's going on here? It's so noisy." The Sarkaz soldiers were carrying big swords, and they were wearing clothes and equipment commonly worn by mercenaries. You can tell where they came from at a glance, while Shenchi was wearing a uniform, all in black. The two groups stood together, and Shenchi actually looked more like a formal team.

But everyone knows that although the Sarkaz have a bad reputation, their strength is unquestionable.

"..."

"Oh, who was it? It turns out to be you traitors." The Sarkaz soldier looked up and down at the leading Deep Pool soldier, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Don't use that word." The Deep Pool soldier was obviously bothered by this name. "We have nothing to do with Victoria anymore, demon."

This was obviously a tit-for-tat confrontation, with both sides saying the name that the other side was most reluctant to admit. The Sarkaz were called demons, which was itself a derogatory term. For this group of mercenaries who lived on the edge of a knife, anyone who dared to call them demons would often fall under their swords.

"Then - who allowed you to call us that?" The atmosphere between the Sarkaz soldiers and the Deep Pool soldiers suddenly became tense, and conflict seemed inevitable.

The Deep Pool soldiers naturally weren't going to tolerate this, and they launched into a new taunt. "Heh... a bunch of exiled rabble, simply taking advantage of the chaos to occupy someone else's city, and now you're delusional enough to think you're the masters of Londinium?"

"Haha, you think I care about Londinium like you do?" The Sarkaz said, looking at the Deep Pool soldiers in front of him. "It's quite clean and bright here, right? There's no stench of death. But if you ask me, this city would look better in ruins. The Sarkaz are only here because the Demon King is here."

"...Demon King..." Amiya was subconsciously stunned. Although she never considered herself a demon king, the proof of the demon king was living in her body. The doctor beside her spoke thoughtfully.

"Did Tracy finally crown himself?" The doctor's words were indeed the voice of most people, but Amiya shook her head, "...We haven't received any relevant information yet."

"But perhaps only the Demon King can gather so many Sarkaz," the doctor warned. "Amiya, you must be prepared. Perhaps your identity will be the only chance Rhodes Island can seize in this chaos."

"...I understand, Doctor, but..."

What Amiya is worried about is that the current situation is too chaotic. Can the name of a demon king really solve this problem?

Furthermore, Amiya sensed that within Londinium, an older, more powerful force was swirling at the heart of the city. She could sense the emotions flowing into her heart... and entangled within her thoughts, stirring as she approached. They grew stronger.

Are those the souls of the Sarkaz?

Or... another... demon king?

Is there a second crown in this world?

Feeling Amiya's hesitation, the doctor asked with concern, "Amiya, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Doctor." Amiya shook her head. "It's just... in that moment just now, I seemed to... when I heard those Sarkaz warriors call me 'Monarch', a strand of those emotions... it bounced up and gently grabbed me."

This description was a bit abstract, but Amiya didn't know how to describe this feeling more concretely. She thought about it and came to a conclusion, "Just like... when Miss Noya and I communicate, we occasionally have some 'resonance'. Perhaps... there is also someone here who is powerful enough to use the telepathic Originium technique?"

"...a telepathic Originium user comparable to you and Noa?" The doctor frowned. "That's not good news."

"Also, I'm very concerned about who that so-called monarch is." Amiya shook her head. "I can sense they aren't lying. They truly believe there's a Sarkaz monarch in this city. They're here for this monarch. Furthermore, I want to know what they're planning to do... Whatever title Tracy intends to give himself has nothing to do with Rhodes Island, and I won't consider myself the Sarkaz monarch just because I inherited the Black Crown... We're here simply to prevent a war."

The doctor looked at Amiya with satisfaction. Amiya has gradually transformed into a qualified leader, a leader who understands her goals and knows how to do them.

This is the most important thing -

But what should be done in the current situation? Giving up Mr. Thomas was obviously not Amiya's idea, but the doctor was also worried about the city defense cannon hanging over his head.

At this moment, a voice sounded in her ears.

"Do you need my help?"