Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

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The doctor was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening. She suppressed her intention to speak directly and instead asked in her heart, "Noah? Why would you?"

"I don't know either... but there's a seed of mine in the Doctor, and I can use it to contact you," Noah replied. "As for when I planted it in you... I can't remember."

Although Noah couldn't remember, the doctor remembered it very clearly. When Noah was on the verge of death, she asked Noah to use the Spirit Seed on her. It was probably because of that time that Noah left a mark on her, and now, he has contacted her through this mark.

This connection can actually transcend space, which is much more powerful than I imagined.

"Although you said you could do something... you're still quite far away from here, aren't you?" the doctor asked. "Can you use your abilities without your original body?"

"Yes," Noah responded, "but that requires controlling your body, and... I may not be able to do that. The spiritual seed cannot germinate in you."

"germination?"

"That's my way of describing it. To put it simply, although my spiritual seed can exist in your body, I cannot control your every move, let alone use the Originium technique." Noah explained, but this did not mean that she could not do anything.

"Then how do you plan to resolve the current situation?" the doctor asked curiously.

"...Well..." Noah paused, "I can help you contact an old friend--"

This old friend was naturally Miss Horn whom she met in Xiaoqiu County. When Noah moved her consciousness over, she subconsciously sensed the emotions around her. In addition to the large amount of negative emotions that filled her up, she unexpectedly discovered a familiar emotional fluctuation, which was one of the reasons why she decided to speak up to help.

- Miss Horn, I am Noah, please don't look around, I am communicating with you through telepathy.

At this moment, a sentence suddenly echoed in Horn's mind. She was startled at first, but when she heard that the person was Noah, she immediately relaxed. She wanted to ask many questions, such as the circumstances of Noah's disappearance, whether he was captured by Shenchi, and why he contacted her now. However, she knew that now was not the time to ask questions, so she just responded in her heart.

——Is there anything I can do?

—It's great that you're so calm. Right now, at one o'clock in the crowd, about ten meters away, Rhodes Island's leader, Amiya, and the Doctor are there. Right now, because your guide from Rhodes Island is panicking, we're in a passive position. So, I hope Miss Horn can cooperate with us—for example, disrupt the situation.

——What’s the situation ahead?

——The Deep Pool soldiers and the Sarkaz soldiers were in a standoff, and the situation was very bad, but both the Deep Pool soldiers and the Sarkaz soldiers had reservations and had no intention of starting a conflict.

—Deep pool... Sarkaz... I see. I have a solution.

After sharing his ideas with Noah, Noah immediately acted as the communication hub, passing messages to the Doctor and Horn, discussing the details, and finally finalizing the action plan.

"Robben, did you hide the crossbow I gave you properly in your sleeve?" Horn patted the wounded soldier beside him and asked. That was the weapon he had captured from the Sarkaz soldiers.

"Of course, Lieutenant!"

"Aim at the Deep Pool soldier closest to the Sarkaz." Horn pointed at the Deep Pool soldier, "We need to muddy the water."

"Yes!" The wounded soldier was more excited than anyone else when he heard that he could take action.

"Amiya, have the operators evacuate as many civilians as possible and get them out of the fighting area. We need to do this without exposing ourselves," the doctor commanded. "We have limited time. Our allies can only give us about three minutes."

——I have absorbed most of the negative emotions of the civilians, so I should be able to persuade them more easily.

Noah spoke in the doctor's ear.

—That's all I can do, Doctor. Good luck to you.

——You have done enough, thank you, Noah.

The Sarkaz warriors were already getting impatient. "Hey, hand over your men, or die at our hands—why not let's both of us die quickly?"

"I said no and it means no." The soldier from Deep Pool also had military orders on his head, and he was quite unhappy with the Sarkaz soldiers in front of him.

"So there's no room for negotiation?—Line up! Surround these deep-pool wimps!"

"Shen Chi must have this man." Shen Chi was not afraid. It was the other party who started it first, and he was just protecting himself! "If we really can't take him away, we can only kill him here."

Mr. Thomas felt that his life was coming to an end. She began to regret not following Rhodes Island's arrangements and staying in hiding. Perhaps she would not have fallen into this situation now. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

"Doctor, we are ready too..." Amiya also condensed a ball of black Originium skills in her hand and nodded to the doctor.

"Okay, three—"

Horn ordered the wounded soldier to raise his crossbow, his eyes locked on the leading Deep Pool soldier.

"two……"

Noah was still waiting, but unexpectedly found traces of other "Rebels" in the crowd. Suddenly, a drone flew over the opposing team.

"One! Do it!"

Almost simultaneously, Amiya's Originium skills, the wounded soldier's crossbow, and the drone opened fire on both sides, instantly shattering the already pent-up atmosphere. The Deep Pool soldier, struck by the crossbow, clutched his arm. The crossbow was clearly a Sarkaz weapon!

"Damn it! How dare you start a fight first!"

Not only the Deep Pool, but the Sarkaz were also attacked by drones and Originium techniques. They already thought the other side was despicable and immediately locked their hatred on the Deep Pool soldiers. You "plotted against us?!"

"You guys are really good at being the first to complain! Weren't you the ones who attacked others first?"

"Fight back! Fight back!" The Sarkaz soldiers immediately ordered an attack. "Those who have been stained with Sarkaz blood can only pay with more blood! Don't let anyone here go!"

"Remember, you were the first to strike." The people from the Deep Pool didn't back down and immediately grabbed their weapons. "—Go ahead, kill all the Sarkaz present. Don't let them return alive. What happened here today must not be known to the leading demon."

When the two sides began to clash, Rhodes Island operators had already evacuated civilians out of the war zone, and the plan was already half successful.

But at this time, Noah immediately reminded.

—Doctor, there are other forces in the venue who are planning to take advantage of the situation to rob, so please be careful.

——Okay, leave it to me from now on.

The Doctor also noticed the drone that suddenly appeared. It was obviously not the work of Horn and his people, but seeing that the other party was targeting the Sarkaz, it could be seen... The other party was most likely someone from the city of Londinium, and they hated the Sarkaz very much.

Neither Horn nor the Doctor had thought of this at this moment—the city defense artillery was slowly moving and aiming at this position.

Soon, they will feel why Londinium in Victoria is called the Steel City...

This city will never fall due to external attack.

And at this moment, it is showing its fangs.

Chapter 29: Drone Swarm

Everything seemed to be going so smoothly that something was amiss.

Not only the doctor felt so, even Noah felt something was wrong. Rather than retreating because they were unable to defeat the Deep Pool, these Sarkaz were more like... making a strategic retreat. There was even pity in their eyes when they looked at him and others.

Something is wrong... something is wrong...

A cry of surprise suddenly rang in the doctor's ears.

"Doctor! Look at the city defense cannon."

"...?!"

The doctor suddenly raised her head and looked at the city defense artillery that had obviously turned. At this moment, the black muzzle of this steel behemoth was facing here. She underestimated the madness of the Sarkaz. There were many civilians here who had not yet been evacuated!

However, she only had time to issue a retreat order. The King of Advance and her team responded promptly, but Indra had already spotted Thomas in the crowd and wanted to pull him out of the battlefield. However, the King of Advance also saw this and, feeling a sense of crisis, immediately spoke out to stop Indra's return to the battlefield. As a result, Indra hesitated for only a moment before being immediately blown away by the impact.

Firelight—firelight filled everyone’s vision in an instant.

The bombardment of the city defense artillery almost turned the entrance into a territory of smoke and dust in an instant. This was Londinium's city defense artillery. Strictly speaking, its mission was to target high-speed warships, but now, this almost ultimate firepower was vented on its people.

The funny thing is, the money for building this city defense cannon might have come from the taxes of these civilians...

The doomsday-like scene even caused people outside the explosion range to become deaf for a while. Fortunately, the bombardment did not produce too many fragments, but all the survivors realized that they were only one step away from death.

Anyone caught up in this ultimate violence, even if not directly hit... would likely be vaporized by the scorching heat.

This shot can directly cause heavy damage to high-speed warships and is not a weapon that should be used against humans!

Indra was lucky enough to be blown away, but if she had taken a few more steps forward, she would have been swallowed by the explosion. Even if she was tough and strong, she would probably have turned into a part of the smoke and dust.

If this is the Sarkaz's response to Rhodes Island, or to those who resist them, then this response is truly...'resounding'.

If Rhodes Island hadn't persuaded the civilians to retreat a distance earlier, the number of civilian deaths would have been even greater. Currently, the most severely injured were the soldiers of the Deep Pool. According to the doctor's observation, there were probably no more than five survivors of the Deep Pool.

This shell was a warning.

This means that this group of Sarkaz have decided... to use violence against anyone who might stand in their way. This is not surprising, considering how the land treats the Sarkaz, the Sarkaz naturally have the freedom to give back to the land.

This is just the beginning.

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"That's right, just 10% of the firepower can easily melt down ordinary structures." And on the city wall, Manfred, the meticulous Sarkaz was praising the power of the artillery fire. This was not even the main gun, but the secondary gun - if it was the main gun, only a single digit of the people over there would survive.

However, this would also destroy the entire entrance and exit, which was not cost-effective. Londinium was still a city that the Sarkaz needed, and they would make good use of it before squeezing out every last bit of its value.

"Our weapons experts said that if I can activate the main guns, these guns can easily penetrate the armor of any high-speed warship." Manfred's eyes were full of anticipation. He wanted to dismantle all these guns and transport them to Kazdel right now. He couldn't imagine how many people would be tempted if Kazdel had these cannons.

The secondary guns with modified programs can now aim at the city. Originally, these cannons could only target areas outside the city. The Sarkaz have carried out a considerable degree of magic modification and reverse engineering to complete this modification.

The Sarkaz have never lacked talent; what they lacked was the people who could unite them. In reality, the Sarkaz were still far from unity. However, the Sarkaz of today were far superior to what they were in the past.

Manfred closed his eyes. "Unfortunately, the program is not perfect yet. I missed the target just now."

"..." Hedley did not speak. He just looked at the smoke and dust under the city wall, as if he was thinking about something.

"Since the defeat in Gaul and the slumber in Iberia, Victoria hasn't had to deal with actual foreign forces for a long time." He was well-versed in history and spoke after a moment's silence. "This cannon—I suppose it hasn't been fired in a long time, so it's not surprising that it has errors."

"Prolonged comfort will corrupt them, and the Sarkaz who have come through hardships will sooner or later stand on Terra's land. Because of our suffering, we understand the importance of strength even more." Manfred shook his head. "Now, this jewel of Victoria, once the pride of all Terra, is in the hands of the Sarkaz."

"These sophisticated weapons were originally built for war." Manfred raised his hand. "They should have played a greater role, rather than being used as decorations on the door lintel."

He waved his hand, allowing the gunner to activate the moving target dynamic tracking unit.

He knew that he needed to continue bombarding those provocateurs who dared to continue their activities. This was a test, a test of weapons, a test of procedures, and even more a test of the extent to which he could control the city.

Although it may sound ironic now, the power of this cannon fully proves how powerful Victoria was at that time. This is Londinium, the most core city of Victoria, and the cannons mounted on the city wall fully prove that this city was once ravaged by war.

It's just that Victoria has been comfortable for too long, and even the maintenance of these guns has been very lax. The most recent firing was even a firework for triumph.

The sword hidden in the luxurious scabbard is still sharp.

It's a pity that this sharp weapon was actually used to bombard the city...

"...The group in Shenchi has diverted the artillery fire. Good! Let's retreat into the city first. These artillery fire seem to be reacting to moving targets. Continuing out of the city will only increase the danger." Horn had also discovered a pattern in the artillery fire. "We have no choice but to enter the city first. Fortunately, we have other allies."

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Horn. My name is Amiya, and this is the Doctor. We are members of Rhodes Island." Amiya nodded politely to Horn. During the bombardment just now, they tried their best to protect most of the civilians, and Noah was responsible for absorbing a large amount of negative emotions. With Noah's help, these civilians were surprisingly not so panicked.

On the contrary, they rationally followed Rhodes Island's command and retreated into the city.

Although everyone was stunned by the bombardment, it must be said that this bombardment became the best cover for Rhodes Island to enter the city. Now, Rhodes Island, mixed in with the refugees, was impossible to distinguish. They entered the city of Londinium in this way.

However, this bombardment also represents the attitude of the Sarkaz. Whether it is the Doctor, Amiya, or Noah who is remotely online, they all feel a little depressed.

We mourn for those who tragically lost their lives, and at the same time we worry about the dangers that may follow.

It would not be a funny thing if you could be targeted by the city defense artillery at any time.

City defense artillery can easily penetrate most bunkers...

"There's no safe place here, Doctor." Amiya's concerns were indeed justified, but Lucille had also calculated that blocking this kind of bombardment... was indeed not an easy task.

"...The feeling of being targeted by a city defense cannon—even if it were free, I wouldn't really want it," Klucie said. "I've roughly estimated that if this cannon goes full blast, it could penetrate even the ground of a proper mobile city, let alone the outer wall above us! Ah... If only Rhodes Island had a super cannon like this, we wouldn't have to be afraid of any mobile cities."

"Klossil, we're a medical company on Rhodes Island. The idea of ​​installing cannons on Rhodes Island is a good one... but think about it. Would any mobile city be willing to let Rhodes Island, equipped with cannons, get close?" Amiya quickly reminded him. "So, no matter what, Rhodes Island can't carry any weapons, at least not cannons..."

"Isn't this just envy, King of Advance? Your Londinium's cannons are really amazing." Kluchil scratched her head awkwardly. Everyone has the so-called fear of insufficient firepower.

"...This is also the first time I've seen them activated on a large scale." The King of Propulsion also spoke.

"Then the welcome we received was quite impressive, wasn't it?" Kluchil asked curiously. "How many bells did it ring just now?"

"...I'm not sure, but it should have been over thirteen." The King of Thrust shook his head. "It's almost at the highest level. I hope we don't have to use it."

"Ah ha ha."

The jokes that made for a cheerful moment somewhat dispelled the depressing atmosphere.

Of course, if they were really targeted by the city defense artillery, they would not be able to laugh.

Now that the Shenchi troops were far away from the city walls, they were the ones in danger. They had originally thought that they could avoid the bombardment by entering the city, but in fact, the search range of this cannon actually included the city. Anyone without any identification mark was included in the bombardment range.

"...The drones can't hold out for much longer. We're going to get blown away if we keep going like this..." Lucille had already pulled out all her supplies, and with the drones' reinforcement, she and the others could still take shelter in the ground. But...this wasn't a solution.

"Stop arguing, the doctor must have a way." Amiya looked at the doctor expectantly, but fortunately, she had just thought of a solution when she was discussing countermeasures with Noah, although this solution was also quite messy.

"Kulushil, how many drones do you have left?" asked the doctor.

"Ah... I brought everything I could. It's quite a lot anyway." Kluchil scratched his head. "Ah? Could it be that you wanted to?"

"This kind of city defense cannon can't rely on humans to aim at its target. It should be based on moving targets. To deal with this kind of weapon, all you need to do is use bait."

"...Although I'm reluctant, there's nothing I can do about it. You have to reimburse me when I get back." Kluchil also understood that this was a special situation, so she could only throw away the drones she had stored.

"Everyone, get ready to evacuate. Ms. Noa will plan an escape route for us." The doctor waved his hand.