Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

"We should get going," the doctor said, looking at the exit from the surface. "I wonder what the air in Londinium is like... I've had enough of the sewers."

"Haha... I want to know too." The King of Advancement also understood the doctor's sense of humor, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I wish you... a safe journey."

written request for leave

I went out to do some things today and didn't write anything.

Take a day off!

Going out consumes too much electricity.

Hey

One hundred words one ...

Chapter 42: Fire Rescue

The Doctor, the King of Propulsion and others finally left the pipeline, and their expressions froze when they arrived on the surface.

It was not because it was different from their own estimation, but because as soon as they popped their heads out of the water, they smelled a burnt smell in their nostrils, and looking at the sugar factory that was already half ablaze, even the doctor's CPU was overloaded for a few tenths of a second.

“…on fire?”

“…It seems so.”

The Doctor and the King of Propulsion looked at each other, but the next moment the Doctor immediately began to take command, without any other instructions - only one.

Save people!!

I don’t know if it’s because they set too many flags when leaving the sewer, and were still complaining about whether the air quality on the ground would be higher. But now, let alone the air quality, what they should pray for is that the trapped civilians are safe.

According to intelligence, there are not only informants here, but also many civilians!

The King of Advancement took the lead and kicked open the iron gate. Relying on Aslan's strong physique, she didn't even take any protection and started demolishing with a sledgehammer. Under the leadership of the King of Advancement, the rest of the team put on wet towels or masks according to the doctor's instructions, and then rushed into the fire scene like a group of Tinker Bells.

However, surprisingly, despite the seemingly grand fire, it was not too serious after entering the interior. As soon as the King of Advance entered the door, he saw many people breaking down the wall to survive under Heidi's command. It can be seen that Heidi had probably found the weak point of the sugar factory wall a long time ago. It's a pity that there are not many civilians here with combat effectiveness, otherwise they would have run away long ago.

"Get out of the way!" The King of Advance rushed forward, and there was a loud bang. The wall that Heidi and the civilians had been smashing for a long time instantly collapsed under the King of Advance's heavy hammer. As the outside air rushed in, the fire became bigger. The King of Advance was originally worried that they would go into shock from inhaling too much harmful gas, but he found that these workers were wearing air protection equipment on their faces, even more complete than theirs.

She didn't have time to think before she shouted, "Go out through the gap! One by one! Don't crowd!"

The fire situation does not wait for anyone, no matter how strange it is, we have to wait until people go out - the King of Advancement began to command to maintain order, and her arrival also brought a shot of confidence to the civilians.

They were sleeping in the warehouse but were woken up inexplicably. They were told that they had to start work early and were given a set of protective work clothes. After all, the torsional alcohol produced here is slightly toxic, so the protective work clothes have special protection for the mouth and nose. As a result, a fire suddenly broke out. Fortunately, the fire was not big. They were dressed neatly and did not inhale harmful gases because of the filter masks. Under the leadership of Miss Heidi, they originally planned to break down the wall to survive, but someone came to help, which was a pleasant surprise.

They felt incredibly lucky. Because of the fire, the Sarkaz had simply evacuated and abandoned the area. The filter masks in their work gear also helped them avoid inhaling harmful gases during the fire, and they even had someone to help them in the end.

I have to say, it was a bit suspiciously lucky - that's what Heidi thought.

After the evacuation, Heidi helped take inventory and found that no one was left behind. The most seriously injured were the workers who had injured their hands while breaking down the wall. Looking at the people who had already entered the pipeline, and then at the burning factory building, the King of Propulsion and the Doctor were both puzzled. Why did the fire suddenly catch on? And why were the people located in a place where the fire was not serious?

Finally…why do people have a whole set of workwear filtering measures?

The instigator of all this was now leading the Sarkaz team in beating their chests and stamping their feet.

"The factory has been in disrepair for a long time, and the fire wasn't your fault, Captain." Ming Jiao, seeing Nuoya's impeccable acting, had to step forward to comfort her. "Besides... you were going to give up anyway, so the Captain shouldn't be blamed."

"That's right, Captain, you discovered the fire immediately and brought us all out. No one was left behind. That's incredible." The terrified Sarkaz beside him nodded repeatedly, "Captain, you're right, really!"

"Alas, the factory caught fire on my first day in charge. This is absolutely my fault." Noah was practically laughing to death, but he had to maintain a look of sadness on his face. "I'm glad you're all okay. I'll apologize to Captain Hedley. The civilians left in the factory are probably in danger too."

"...Ah..." Having said that, she sighed again. Mingjiao and others also felt the same way. After all, the Sarkaz are also human beings, and they still feel a little touched by the losses caused by fires.

"We can't do anything. The fire's out of control, and we don't have time to pull the civilians out." The Sarkaz beside him said, "This is none of our business. Captain, don't worry about it. Everyone is fine, and that's better than anything else."

"That's right, that's right! Captain, you deserve the banner. If Captain Hedley dares to blame you, I'll be the first to object!" The Sarkaz team, who had been personally rescued by Noya, didn't notice anything was amiss. They even felt their captain was being overly responsible. If such a responsible person was punished, it would be Hedley's fault. Filled with righteous indignation, they intended to defend their captain, unaware that she had orchestrated the fire from start to finish.

She specifically observed the terrain of the factory, found the weakest wall of the warehouse, and selected a place where the fire would not burn civilians immediately. Finally, she even took the wind direction into consideration to make the fire look big. With the help of special filtering masks, it would be difficult for these civilians to die.

And she was not completely without insurance. Before Rhodes Island and others planned to attack, she had already sensed that the Doctor was nearby.

Even if the civilians failed to save themselves, the people of Rhodes Island would certainly not stand by and watch them die.

To sum up, Noah went to great lengths to save these people without exposing himself.

As for the fact that the Sarkaz team was convinced of him because of this incident, it was an unexpected gain. What Noah needed most now was to suppress the smile on his lips.

"Let's go back to the camp first. This matter is all my responsibility. I accept the punishment. Don't say anything. It's my mismanagement." Noah coughed twice, forced himself to suppress the curve of his mouth, and said seriously.

"...Shouldn't we try to put out the fire?" Ming Jiao was still a little uneasy. Compared to those old men, she was obviously still very young and had sympathy for most people. At this moment, she was still thinking about whether to put out the fire.

But how could Noah let them put out the fire? What if the investigation later found out that he was the one who set the fire? Then he would be exposed.

But before she could open her mouth, the Sarkaz beside her started to complain.

"The Twisted Alcohol Plant is going to be abandoned anyway, so there's no need to put out the fire. Just consider it a pre-emptive move. It was already very difficult for the captain to get us all out. It's such a large plant, and even a few of us wouldn't be able to put out the fire in time."

Ming Jiao looked at the fire in the factory that had burned half the sky red and could only sigh, "I know...it is indeed the case."

If they had not been evacuated by the captain immediately, they might have been trapped inside. At that time, not only would they have been unable to put out the fire, they would have even lost their lives.

So Mingjiao admired the captain even more. He was not only educated, but also decisive. His reaction after discovering the fire was frighteningly fast. Not only did they not fall behind when they left the fire scene, they even had time to pack up supplies, minimizing the losses.

As for the cause of the fire...this kind of factory is old, and electronic equipment failures are commonplace. Perhaps a short circuit somewhere caused the fire. They initially tried to put it out, but when they saw that all the firefighting equipment was out of date, they could only evacuate, cursing the former factory manager for his incompetence.

It’s not that they don’t want to put out the fire, but all the fire-fighting equipment are expired products. The air pressure in the fire extinguisher has been synchronized with the external atmospheric pressure. Let alone putting out the fire, it’s already very good that they didn’t suck back the fire.

To sum up, there was really no possibility for them to save this fire.

If the captain hadn't made the quick decision to abandon this place, they might have been trapped inside!

On the way back, Ming Jiao and the others were still worried about whether the captain would be punished. However, after the captain reported everything to Hedley in detail, Hedley's expression remained unchanged. He just nodded and asked if there were any casualties. Of course, they were casualties among the Sarkaz team. As for civilian casualties, he did not mention them at all.

In the end, no decent punishment was given, just making the captain run laps and skip a meal. Ming Jiao and others felt that the punishment was too severe, so they specially reserved some military rations that day. After the captain finished running laps, they took him directly to the campfire, and then each took out some canned food that they had saved and piled them together.

"Captain, you haven't had dinner yet, have this, have this."

"That's right, we've all eaten. You can fill your stomach first."

Noah looked at the cans piled in front of him, blinked, looked at the eager eyes around him, and suddenly felt a little guilty.

"What are you doing? If Captain Hedley finds out, you will all be punished." Noah was actually just a little guilty. He had directed and acted out all these things by himself, but the team members were very loyal and prepared a midnight snack for him.

"At most, we'll just run laps with the captain. Captain Hedley certainly wouldn't be so heartless." Ming Jiao pushed her can of food toward the captain. "I'm really grateful to the captain this time. I think the captain is right."

"Me too!" So everyone turned into Zhang Fei on the spot, and I did the same.

Well... the Sarkaz might have been a bit over the top externally, but they were still very loyal internally. Noah felt unworthy of the offer, but being too evasive was also suspicious, so he simply heated up the can and spread it out, treating it as a snack for everyone.

In fact, when Noah was in the factory, she specifically checked all the fire-fighting facilities. However, perhaps Mr. Thomas was a bit black-hearted, and all the fire-fighting facilities that should have been inspected and replaced regularly were scrapped. It was for this reason that she came up with the idea of ​​using fire to drive people away and allow civilians to escape smoothly.

However, she did not expect that the implementation would be so smooth. After having supper, she secretly learned about the situation of the civilians through the doctor's contact. It was the same as here, and no one was left behind. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Plans are plans, implementation is implementation, and plans can never keep up with changes. No matter how perfect the plan is, Noah must make sure that he will not end up with good intentions but end up with bad results.

Fortunately, she is very lucky, or rather, she has been very lucky recently.

After controlling her body and closing her eyes in the camp to enter standby mode, the real Noya finally had time to distract herself. Inside the Viscount's mansion, Noya turned to Kuro, who was guarding her, and spoke somewhat sheepishly. "Progress isn't very fast, but we managed to unexpectedly save a group of people."

"Don't worry, you've been operating for a whole day. Aren't you tired?" Kuro didn't care about the progress, but was just worried that Noah would feel tired due to the long period of distracted operation.

Operating two bodies would certainly be tiring, but Noah felt it was all worth it. The shapeshifter's body was so useful, whether it was for obtaining intelligence or sneaking into the enemy's camp. It was simply the perfect spy and scout.

She didn't dare to think about how severe the intelligence suppression they might have suffered if she hadn't successfully invaded the Transformer Cluster. However, Kuro's concern still softened her heart, so she stepped forward and gently hugged Kuro, "Of course I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you."

"I am your bodyguard, but I am always unable to protect you." Kuro shook his head. "This is my dereliction of duty—"

"...I don't think you've failed in your duty, Kuro. Besides, you're my family." Noya was speaking when she sensed something was wrong. Then, naturally, she was lifted off the ground and thrown onto the bed. She blinked, her face slightly red as she watched Kuro approach. "Do we have to do this in this place?"

"What are you thinking?" Kuro looked at the girl in front of him, "I told you to go to bed early, but if you want to do it... I can do it too."

"..." Noah's face turned red instantly, and even her two little ears turned into airplane ears. Shame instantly turned into anger. She twisted her body on the bed, wrapped in the quilt and turned around, leaving her back to Kuro.

"Good night!" There was obviously a mixture of anger and coquettishness in these words, but Kuro didn't mind. She also climbed onto the bed, hugged Noah's body, and whispered in her ear.

"Good night to you too, my eldest lady."

Feeling the stiffness of the delicate body in his arms, Kuro's lips curled up into a smile.

Although she had not thought of attacking Noah at this time, she was indeed a little impulsive at that moment.

I have to say, Noah’s shy look is really cute... and it can really arouse other people’s desire to ravage her.

Maybe it was because she was a bit of a S at heart, she seemed to have no resistance to Noah's half-hearted attitude.

But now... let's not bother the cute little Noah.

Chapter 43: W

Unfortunately, although Noah here was asleep, Noah, who was using the body of the Transformer Cluster, had just returned to the camp and was about to sleep when she heard a strange noise. But before she could react, the other party had already pointed the transmitter at her head.

"Hey, good reflexes. Too bad you were a little slow." The other person's voice was a little frantic. "Do you want me to blow your head off right now? Or tell me the truth. Why did you save those civilians?"

"..." Noah raised her head and saw a red-horned Sarkaz suddenly appearing in the darkness. The other party was holding a launcher in his hand and holding her hostage. She had no doubt that as long as she had any intention of resisting, the other party would blow her head off.

While this body was essentially indestructible, even if its head exploded, it would only be a minor issue. Essentially, Noa's spirit seed operating this body was more like piloting a Gundam or Unit-01. Even if its head exploded, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Who are you?" Noah planned to find out the other party's intelligence first. The other party knew that he was helping civilians, which meant that the other party was either monitoring him - this possibility was not great. His anti-reconnaissance ability was very strong, and it was impossible for him to be monitored without being discovered.

Then there is only one possibility. After investigating the remains of the fire, the other party found that there was a problem with the fire starting point they set, and deduced that they were deliberately directing the fire.

If this is the case, the other party is probably an expert in explosion and combustion. He was able to discover his plan in such a short time, which makes him an expert among experts. Therefore, it is probably useless for him to deny it.

"Ha, you still want to find out the news from my side at this time? I guess I know, you must be on the side of that mysterious hooded man! Only she and that old woman would play this trick." The other party smiled and nudged Noah's head with the transmitter.

—The mysterious hooded man... must be talking about the Doctor, right? As for the old woman... shouldn't she be talking about Dr. Kel'tsit?

Noah guessed, but she didn't say it directly. Instead, she spoke with a dead pig fearless of boiling water. "So what? Could it be that I had sympathy for the civilians and deliberately helped them escape?"

"Sarkaz have sympathy for civilians. Stop making me laugh. What exactly is your purpose? Are you a spy for Rhodes Island?" The other party seemed unconvinced by his denial. "Also, who are you, kid?"

The moment the other party mentioned Rhodes Island, Noah knew that this person was probably one of their own. Noah calculated for a moment and actually guessed the other party's identity. Normal Rhodes Island operators would not do such a thing as pointing a transmitter at someone's head and questioning them. However, it was rare to find someone who stood on the side of Rhodes Island and was so crazy... So with a high probability, the other party must be...

"You're W, right?" Noah asked, and he knew the answer from his emotions. "After the Dragon Gate incident, Rhodes Island hasn't heard from you. Since then, have you infiltrated Londinium?"

"..." The other party stared at him with murderous eyes. Noah had no doubt that the other party really wanted to kill him, but he relied on his immortal body and continued to speak.

"Both the Doctor and Dr. Kal'tsit told me about you, as well as Amiya. She said you are trustworthy." This is actually a bit of nonsense. Noah did not learn about W from Kal'tsit, but Amiya did mention it. When coming to Londinium, Amiya specifically mentioned to herself that there was a Rhodes Island operator lurking here, that is, W - although she herself might not admit it.

It was also because of this that Noah was able to guess the other party's identity.

"As expected, you're a spy from Rhodes Island—tsk, you should have said no earlier." W finally moved the launcher away. "I almost blew your little head off."

"We're not familiar with the place, so let's test it out first." Noah also sat up and looked at the other person. After relaxing, W just sat cross-legged, seemingly not caring at all about being discovered. "What are you doing in the camp? It's quite dangerous."

"Of course I came to see you—did you expect me to say that?" W curled his lips in dissatisfaction. "I hate dealing with smart people. You guys are full of riddles, trying to make every conversation difficult to understand. I just hate people like you."

"...It's hard for me to refute you, but I think sometimes it's a survival skill in certain situations." Noya didn't like it either, but the first thing she learned when she was in Casimir was to tell people what they want to hear and tell them what they want to hear. Sometimes, hiding one's true intentions isn't just a riddle, but simply to test others. This kind of interpersonal skill is probably a good thing for a pure mercenary like W. "But since we've already met up, how about we exchange some information?"

"Finally, you're being direct. What intelligence do you have that I should be interested in?" W asked, propping up his head. "It better be meaningful."

"Well... first of all... Captain Hedley, my superior, might have someone skilled in shadow magic around him." W's expression changed after Noya spoke. "You mean... there's someone skilled in shadow magic around Hedley?"

"Yes, I saw him talking to a shadow. I'm also good at this. It should be a technique that hides in the shadows - but this is the first time I've seen such a thorough one. The other party's control over shadow magic should be better than mine." Noah explained, "I suspect Hedley is also a spy sent by some force, perhaps from the Grand Duke's side?"

"...Ha, shadow spell, I knew it." W laughed out loud when she heard this. Of course, she knew what this so-called shadow spell was, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, was put at ease all of a sudden.

Inès, you're not dead after all! How could Hedley bear to kill you? I knew it a long time ago! Although W didn't say it out loud, the change in his emotions was undeniable. Noya, who sensed his emotions, immediately made a guess.

"...Is Hedley one of ours too?"

"you guess."

Of course, W would not tell Noah directly. After all, she did not completely trust the woman in front of her, and the other party obviously did not know about Inès's existence.

"Okay, then the second piece of information." Noah shook his head helplessly. Before coming here, Amiya had already explained W's personality. The other party's personality was too moody. If he wanted to obtain enough information, he had to give everything he had.

"In the Sarkaz camp, there is a Sarkaz leader called Her Highness Theresa, who is suspected to be the former leader of the Tower of Babel, the former Demon King Theresa, who has been resurrected..." Before she finished the second piece of information, Noah felt a strong force kicking her out. She rolled on the ground twice. Although it didn't hurt, she still looked at W, who suddenly turned against her, with some confusion. Just a moment ago, she felt unprecedented anger.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" W clenched his fists, "That's definitely a fake!"

"...I understand how you feel, but my intelligence is well-founded. At least in the eyes of the Sarkaz... the other party is that Theresa." Noya could only take care of the mood of this moody child and explained, "The reason I'm lurking here is to have a chance to contact Theresa or Theresa to confirm the accuracy of this intelligence. Even if you want to kill me so much, the trouble will come after that."

"You better be!" W's expression was completely different from before. After hearing Theresa's news, his emotions became unstable, as if he was about to kill himself. "Tracy... It must be Tracy who did this. I'm going to blow his head off!"

"W, calm down for a moment. You're being too loud." Noah quickly stopped him. "If you're discovered, I'll be held accountable, and it will be even harder to find Theresa."

"..." Her persuasion had somewhat worked, and W lowered her voice, but her voice was still full of threats, "If your information is false, I guarantee that your head will not remain on your neck!"

"I know, I know, so I just want to confirm it." Life is not easy, Noah sighed, "If you want to join us, I can tell you the doctor's location, or you can go to this address."