Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The child's face was gray and looked like an ordinary child. His expression was very bad and his eyes were fixed on him. Noah recognized that this child seemed to be one of the children he had met when he first came to Saltwind City. He was very interested in his magic.

But today, he obviously didn't come to watch magic.

Noah watched him approaching her like a zombie. She hooked her finger and the shadow began to swirl. If the other party continued to move forward, she would capture him with shadow spell. She would not attack the child, but she would not let the child do anything to her either.

Her expression was serious.

"If you continue to disobey, I will really take action--"

At that moment, Noah saw a smile on the corner of the child's mouth, a strange smile. Immediately, several tentacles suddenly stretched out from the open mouth. These tentacles seemed to be struggling to escape from the child's body, twitching violently in all directions. Then, the child's body suddenly began to swell, as if something under the skin was about to explode. Noah immediately waved his palm and bound the child with a shadow spell.

"Mace!"

With just a call, Jian returned to the wooden house as if teleporting. After seeing the strange child with the mouth-exploding tentacles, her first reaction was that the other party was about to explode, so the next moment, Jian kicked the child out of the wooden house, and then there was only a bang.

The strange thing exploded directly outside the wooden house, and blood and unknown liquid splattered all over the ground.

The noise also suddenly woke up many people who had fallen asleep. When many people in the mobile house came out to check the situation, they found a pool of flesh and blood outside Noah's house, whose shape could no longer be seen.

Even after the explosion, these flesh and blood were still wriggling, as if alive, with tentacles growing on them.

In an instant, the entire camp fell silent, even to the point of being unsettling.

Chapter 9: Remember

In the end what happened?

In fact, even Noah was not completely sure. She only saw the child walk into his mobile home, and then suddenly began to mutate. A large number of tentacles burst out of his mouth, and then he was kicked out by the mace and exploded. Noah's mobile home was located in the center of the camp, and those who heard the noise and came out to check saw this scene.

No one wants to believe that stuff, ever as a kid.

Even Noah herself didn't want to believe it. She felt her whole body trembling. Although this was not the child she killed... but in the eyes of God, everything was slowed down and every detail was clear.

So she could see that before the child became like this, his eyes regained clarity for a moment, and there was clearly confusion and puzzlement in his eyes, as well as a moment of disbelief when he saw her.

"...Mace..." Her voice was trembling. She grabbed Mace's arm beside her, as if looking for something to support her, otherwise she might fall down.

If the other party was an adult, or even an assassin, she might not have reacted so strongly, but it was just a child... a child of about five or six years old, innocent and naive.

He had clearly tried so hard to save a child like this, but before he could do so, he had already turned into this... twisted flesh and blood.

"Sorry, everyone, we have to cordon off the scene. Everyone here please return to your residences. We will conduct an investigation." At this moment, someone stood up to maintain order. It was Dr. Kal'tsit, who had just arrived at the camp not long ago. Her majesty successfully suppressed the restless hearts. Soon, apart from the medical staff and guards, the only one left at the scene was Noah, who had not yet recovered.

Kal'tsit stepped forward and patted Noah on the shoulder.

"this is not your fault."

Noah did not respond, and Kal'tsit did not continue to comfort her. Instead, she led the team to immediately sort the flesh and blood on the ground, gathered them together, and left a few pieces as materials, and burned the rest.

Kal'tsit handled the situation very professionally and quickly. There was no sign of the serious injury she had suffered in Victoria. Under her command, even some of the sand on the ground was shoveled away, and the place seemed to have returned to its original state.

Only after everything was over did Kal'tsit care about Noah.

Noah had calmed down at this time. She described the appearance of the mutated child, confirmed the identity of the victim, and then built a small grave for him - actually it was a small grave made of several pebbles, built with the help of a mace. Several medical staff were already observing a moment of silence in front of the small grave.

No matter what, the death of a child is always heartbreaking... Most of those who become medical operators have kind hearts. They can indeed feel the preciousness of life, but they only mourned for a moment before leaving. They still have more things to do.

Noah's complexion looked much better than before. Kel'tsit took a look from afar and felt relieved, turning back to direct the others. She believed Noah saw the situation more clearly than she did. It was like a patient's sudden death, a common occurrence for medical staff, though the images were perhaps more shocking.

Being able to adjust her mentality at such a fast speed, Kal'tsit's evaluation of Noah has once again improved. Only someone with such a big heart is suitable to be a medical operator.

Being too sentimental is actually not helpful for medical treatment. If you are too good at empathizing with others, you can't even keep your own mentality stable. How can you keep the patient's mentality stable?

In this regard, Kal'tsit recognized Noah's calmness.

"Ms. Noah, are you okay?" Skadi, who came over, saw Noah in a daze and couldn't help but ask.

"I'm fine." Noah shook his head. "The mace protected me. I didn't expect the situation to develop like this. Perhaps I should have made a decision earlier..."

The decision she was talking about was about letting Dorothy restart the neurotransmitter therapy experiment. She hesitated for a long time whether to use this treatment method. If she had signed the permission earlier, perhaps the child would not have ended up like this...

There had already been casualties, and Noah knew that it was useless to be confused. Now he had to think about how to protect the remaining people.

Noah forced herself to suppress her negative emotions in her heart. The hypnosis on herself played a great role at this time. It was not that she did not have negative emotions, but most of her negative emotions were suppressed by herself.

She must remain calm and rational, as she has more lives on her shoulders.

She is the leader of this camp and the absolute core of this camp. Her mentality must not collapse. She must continue to lead the people of this camp forward.

This was the reason why she calmed down. After suppressing everything deep in her heart, she was finally able to smile and say that she was fine.

But at this moment, a voice sounded in her ears.

"You could have saved him—"

"..."

"After all, you still have two chances, don't you? Just don't use the last one, and there won't be any consequences." Precious spoke in a seductive tone, as if leaning on her back. "With just a gentle nod of your head, everyone will be saved, and no more tragedies like this will happen. Isn't that what you've always dreamed of?"

Noah did not answer Precious, and her expression did not even change. She knew that Precious was just trying to deceive her. She still had the transmitter plan and she had the ability to save the rest of the people.

She believed in Dorothy, a kind person. The Transmitter Project had saved her from mineralogy—there was no reason why people infected with the Sea Cells couldn't be saved. She had faith in Rhine Life, and as long as they worked together, they would be able to avert this disaster.

The most important thing now is to be firm, firm in your own ideas. Only when you firmly believe in them can you reassure others.

This incident had a terrible impact and would definitely affect the atmosphere in the camp. She had to explain the whole story as soon as possible and calm everyone down. For this matter, she would not hesitate to use her own Originium skills.

If there is chaos here, it will be even more impossible to save more lives.

Thinking back to the bombarded Hill County, and the people who were bombarded by the city defense artillery on the Victoria battlefield... Noah clenched her fists. She couldn't let these things happen again in front of her.

"...Haha, you just don't want to admit your failure, you selfish guy." Precious's words were meaningless, and Noah threw her words behind his head and began to gather the crowd, intending to formally deliver a speech.

The first priority was to stabilize the emotions in the camp, so Noah’s first words after turning on the microphone were.

"Last night, something terrible happened." Her voice was amplified by the loudspeaker so that everyone could hear it clearly. "A little boy left us last night. This is a fact. I don't want to lie to you, nor do I want to deny the truth. His death sounded the alarm for us and revealed the true nature of the so-called dried meat you ate before. This dried meat was made from the flesh of the terrifying fish. It seemed to satisfy the stomach, but it was actually a bone-eating poison. It was because of this dried meat that the child became... what he is now."

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, panic broke out among the crowd. Before this, Noah had not announced this fact because he was afraid that these people would be too panicked.

But now, it can no longer be concealed. Instead of letting them suspect that there is a problem with their relief food, Noah might as well tell the truth. He is not the scapegoat, and there is no reason for him to take the blame for the dried fish meat.

Noah had already checked the church where the dried fish meat was distributed. He didn't know when the church had been deserted. Apart from finding a large amount of dried fish meat, he found nothing else in the church.

But it just so happens that these evidences can be tested by Dr. Kal'tsit to prove that what she said is true.

Sometimes, the truth must be told to the victims in full, otherwise the well-intentioned concealment may only lead to more suspicion, and eventually even riots and public opinion. All Noah can do is to tell the truth at this time. There is no other way. She knows the imagination ability of these people. In order to prevent the situation on her side from becoming more troublesome, this is all she can do now.

"But please rest assured, there's an antidote for the dried fish. We already have one," Noah continued. "This special treatment from Rhine Life can effectively expel the virus from your body. Simply accept the treatment and don't panic. We will definitely resolve this incident. I assure you that this treatment is completely free, and I won't ask for anything in return. I, Noah Kyrielight, guarantee this on the behalf of my family."

Noah's family, or the guarantee in the name of the Kirilet family, may be the heaviest guarantee in Noah's eyes.

After all, although she may not care about her own fame and fortune, she cares very much about the surname Kirilet. It can be said that this surname is her glory and the foundation of the morality she upholds.

When she said that she would guarantee it in the name of the Kirilet family, it meant that she was really serious.

However, most people obviously do not know this. They do not understand the weight of this guarantee. It is basically equivalent to putting something that Noah regards as his life on the gambling table.

The preparations for neurotransmitter therapy have been basically completed. The next step is to inject neurotransmitters into the bodies of these patients, allowing the neurotransmitters to expel the seaweed cells little by little in a regular and quantitative manner, ultimately achieving the goal of cure.

After all, there is absolutely no problem with this theory, and its effect on oripathy is immediate. As a beneficiary of neurotransmitter therapy, Noah is confident.

However, the problem was that, while Rhine Life wasn't unfamiliar with sea cells, it wasn't well understood. Even after numerous experiments, Rhine Life hadn't fully grasped the full scope of these bizarre creatures emerging from the ocean. Therefore, the effect of transmitters on sea cells was theoretical. This was different from treating mineralogy, as no one had considered using transmitters to treat patients infected with sea cells.

But there is a reason for this, and now the only hope for the residents of Saltwind City is neurotransmitter therapy.

When there is no hope, the only option is to take a gamble.

Noah was ready to take on everything.

So, that afternoon, Dorothy finally prepared the laboratory. Many patients affected by the explosion voluntarily received treatment that day. Dorothy did not force everyone to join. She was like a person sitting in the office. She would help with the injection when someone came, and would just stand there in a daze if no one came.

Noah found time to come over for an inspection. The first batch of Saltwind City residents who had been injected with the transmitter had all fallen into a deep sleep. To ensure their health, they had been placed in a hibernation chamber, reportedly developed by Kristen. With Dorothy personally in charge, Noah didn't really have much to offer, but she had to come over to check on the situation. She breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the vital signs of the Saltwind City residents who had been injected with the transmitter were very stable and the transmitter was working normally.

After all, no matter how confident she was during her speech, she knew that a new treatment method was inherently unstable, just like the gray matter in her body, which was subject to unexpected circumstances.

Looking at these people sleeping peacefully in the hibernation chambers, Noah, with her eyes slightly shining, silently closed the Eye of God. She finally felt a little relieved.

"Director Dorothy, do you think... am I doing the right thing?"

"I don't know either." Although Dorothy had asked to conduct the transmitter experiment, she didn't intend to make any promises. After all, she wasn't sure. She didn't know whether her actions were right or wrong. She simply did what she could do out of good intentions. This was her most terrifying part.

She is a kind person, but also a crazy person.

Her moral values ​​are simply bizarre. She can easily propose human experiments, yet she has extremely high moral standards. These two things coexist in her...

It should be said that people are really complicated...

"That's right, who knows... maybe only the gods know. Fate... does such a thing as fate really exist?"

"I don't know..." Dorothy shook her head. "But I don't think you did anything wrong, Noah. You just tried your best."

"Even if we try our best, we can't save these people... If they can recover, then the people of Saltwind City will be saved." Noah shook his head. "I just hope for a good outcome like this, that's all."

"We must do our best and leave the rest to fate. The Governor—the former Governor once said that human progress always requires sacrifice." Dorothy looked at Noah. "We need to remember the sacrifices, but we must not forget to move forward."

"Go forward..." Noah closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Perhaps, from this moment on, she truly understood Kristen.

Chapter 10: Another Wish

It's the same dream again -

I was walking on a beach that seemed to have no boundaries. Sometimes I was stepping on rugged rocks, and sometimes on soft sand. But what remained unchanged were the tides, another self walking in front of me, and a scene that seemed like the end of the world.

Noah didn't know why she appeared here. Every time she entered this dream, she was very clear-headed, so clear-headed that she could realize that she was dreaming.

She also asked Herhunzoren, but even the Witch King, who had reached the pinnacle of magical attainments, could not figure out what exactly caused Noah to start having such strange dreams. This was obviously not within the scope of his research.

In other words... this isn't an Originium technique—

There is no reason why Herhunzoron, who is omnipotent in this area, cannot see any Originium skill, but since this is not someone's Originium skill, then what could it be?

Noya squatted down and scooped up some sand from the beach. She hadn't noticed it before, but when she really looked, she realized that what looked like sand under her feet was actually very different from the sand she knew. This sand was white and hard, not like sand... but rather, it had the texture of shells ground into powder. The white sand slipped through her fingers, and she unconsciously clenched her fist, but nothing remained.

Endless beaches, boundless ocean currents, if this is Noah's own spiritual space, then he is really spiritually barren to an astonishing degree.

She tried to keep moving forward, but strangely, no matter whether she was running fast or walking slowly, she always felt that some things were familiar. However, perhaps because most of the scenery here was the same, it was difficult for her to notice this, until one day she found the traces of digging gravel she had left before, and she realized that she had been going in circles, back and forth between the reefs and the beach.

She closed her eyes, felt the sea breeze, and continued moving forward.

She had long been accustomed to groping in the dark. If there really was something like a ghost wall, closing her eyes should be able to block out most of the interference.

So she continued to move forward, and after a while, she felt her toes seemed to touch the sea water, and the sea water splashed on her calves. She seemed to be walking towards the sea. She paused, but her intuition told her that she was not on the wrong path.

After hesitating for a long time, she continued to take steps. The sea water submerged her body bit by bit. Only when her chest was submerged did she stop again.

Let's be honest - she can't swim.

After all, there is no real ocean in Casimir, so there is no need for her to move in the water, and the knight's course will not teach you how to swim...

So she was a complete landlubber. In this situation, she was inevitably afraid to go into the water. Moreover, if she continued to move forward, she was afraid that she would be completely submerged by the sea water.

Fear clung to her heart, the cold sea water was taking away her body temperature. It was not too late for her to turn back. She only needed to turn back and return to the beach, and she would be safe.

She could even feel behind her, the strange self who was originally in front of her seemed to be looking at her back.

Perhaps even she found it strange that she had taken the initiative to step into such a dangerous sea? She had experienced strange dreams again and again, but each time, this figure had walked ahead of her. Only this time, she was behind her.

The temptation to look back was so deadly, but Noah still took a step forward.

——She didn’t think that she could be drowned in her dream!

A roar—from afar, then approaching. Noya didn't even have time to react. When she opened her eyes again, she was being carried on the back of a strange black beast. The beast's front body looked like her own, but its tail was a slender fish. In front of her was a strange, skinny knight. It was probably him who pulled her out of the tide and onto the beast's back.

"Kill the sea—"

"what?"

Noah didn't hear the other person's words clearly, but the other person repeated them again.

"Kill the sea! Kill the sea! Kill the sea!"

Boom——

The tide exploded, and the pale giant Noah had seen suddenly emerged from beneath the tide, raising a huge wave, turning the tide into a high wall, smashing towards them - but the giant beast under him ran on the waves as if it were flat land, actually floating on the waves, while the knight on his back raised his lance high and let out a deafening roar, "Kill the sea!"

Noah finally understood the true identity of the knight who carried him forward.

When Cyril was telling himself a story, he once mentioned this "Last Knight".

Some people call him the Mad Knight, the Tide Hunter Knight, and many other aliases. Many people have studied this knight, but have found nothing. Except for a knight picture book, he seems to have left no trace in Casimir.

But now, Noah saw his true appearance.