Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

Therefore, those who entered here were either madmen obsessed with the study of Originium or ambitious individuals seeking power. He, so absorbed in the study of the Warp, never considered what these people might want. He simply gave them what they asked for, and as for their fate afterward, he cared little, nor did he care. Day after day, year after year, he was captivated by the vast expanse of space, and this palace had long since become his prison.

And this time...something seems to be wrong.

The person who came in was not a lunatic, nor was she an ambitious person. In fact, her entry here was an accident.

So when the other party found him, the first thing he said was, "I'm not waiting for you."

But the other party did not give up communicating with him. The old man looked at the child in front of him who seemed to have inherited the blood of the Golden Pegasus and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you here to seek wisdom?"

"……what?"

"So... you're here to seek strength?"

"It seems... not?"

"So you are someone who is obsessed with music?"

"I'm tone-deaf."

"Then what can I give you?" he asked doubtfully. "Why are you here?"

"I told you, I'm lost," Maria answered honestly. "I don't know why I came here. You're the first living person I've seen here."

"..."

The old man finally gave up asking. He opened a door and said to Maria, "If you don't want to ask for anything, then leave here. Go back to where you belong."

"What about you?" Maria looked at the open door behind her. Her intuition told her that she only needed to walk in and she would be back to a familiar place. But she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she turned around and asked, "Aren't you going out with me?"

"I can't leave here." The old man shook his head. "I've become just like this palace, a fragment on the edge of this world. I can't return to reality, and there's no need to. Everything I need to study is already here."

"...Then can I come see you?" Maria blinked and asked, "Since you don't want to leave, how about letting me come and see you?"

"...Why?" The old man once again looked at the girl in front of him. "If you don't want anything, then why did you come to me?"

Maria looked into the old man's eyes and scratched her head. To her, the reason was really not that important.

"Maybe I just feel like you must be bored staying here all the time. Next time I'll bring some knight novels to read—" Maria said bluntly, "as long as you don't find it annoying."

"..." The old man fell silent again, but he waved his hand quickly, and then a huge force swept Maria and flew towards the door behind her. Before leaving here completely, Maria heard the other party's words.

"It's not you I'm waiting for."

Chapter 99: Miser!

"Wow!!"

Maria jumped up from the bed, the scene just now still lingering in her mind. The old man waved his hand and threw her out.

However, she soon noticed something was wrong with her body, as if something was missing, and... who turned off the lights?

Maria groped around and soon found the light switch, then clicked it—but the darkness before her eyes showed no sign of dissipating.

"Power outage?" Maria scratched her head. Not only was everything dark, but she also felt strange, as if something was missing. When she tried to get out of bed, she was surprised to find she couldn't control her legs. This was a new experience for her. It felt like she still had feeling in her legs, but couldn't control them. Even though Maria repeatedly instructed them to move, they remained disconnected.

How is this going?

Maria fell into deep thought. She was first inexplicably thrown into a strange palace, met a strange old man, and then inexplicably thrown out. As a result, as soon as she was thrown out, she found herself in a dark space and her legs could not move?

Putting it all together...could it be possible that he was locked up? And drugged?

However, she was not confused for long, because she heard the sound of the door opening, and the next moment, someone hugged her directly. The other person was trembling all over, which made Maria subconsciously reach out and hold her in her arms.

"...Maria...you finally woke up."

Wait a minute… why does the other person’s voice sound similar to mine?

Maria was stunned, then she asked curiously, "You...you are?"

"...I'm Noa. Noa Kyrielight." The other person was stunned at first, then immediately understood and began to introduce himself. "The sound is because I'm using your body... I'm sorry, something went wrong and I temporarily took over your body. You're in mine now. I know this might be uncomfortable, but I'll find a way to recover as soon as possible!"

"...I, am using Sister Noah's body?" Maria was stunned at first, and then she immediately understood why everything in front of her eyes was dark and why her legs could not move.

"...Is this true?" Maria immediately began to feel her own body. Indeed, this body was very different from her own. Sister Noah was obviously thinner, and...her breasts were also a little bigger than hers.

"Where are you touching?" Noah saw Maria put her hand on her chest. Instantly, a sense of shame swept away the guilt. She immediately stepped forward and held down Maria's dirty hands. "Stop touching me!"

"But...but this opportunity is rare." Maria said a little embarrassedly, "Then I won't touch you in front of you next time."

"You can't touch me unless I'm in front of you! You guy, I'm too embarrassed to touch you even when I'm taking a shower, how could you just..." Noah was furious. She thought Maria would feel scared, terrified, or even hysterical. She was prepared to be scolded by Maria, or even beaten. She was not going to resist, but after all, this was Maria's body, and she would not let the other party hurt her body too much.

But I didn’t expect that the first thing the other person did was to touch my breasts - what on earth is this guy doing!

It seems that all my worry and guilt for so long were in vain!

"Hehe...it's actually nothing. Just think of it as letting Sister Noah experience it. It's okay for Sister Noah to touch my body. I don't mind anyway." Maria said with a smile, "Sister Noah, there's no need to feel any psychological pressure. There aren't so many troubles between us. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours."

"You can't touch me!" Noah quickly slapped away Maria's hand that was about to pinch her thigh. "Just understand this: you can't continue like this. I'll solve this problem as soon as possible."

"Hehe, so before you exchange it back, can't you let me touch it a little to make up for it?" Maria's tone was so sincere that Noah didn't know whether to scold the child or nod. "Anyway, just don't do this kind of thing in front of me..."

"Yes!" Maria's excitement didn't seem fake. Noah couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps she was the only one who felt uneasy.

"Get some rest. You've been on an IV drip lately, so you might still be feeling weak. I'll have the chef make you a hospital meal. If you need anything, just call me. Zofia will come see you soon. I still have training to do. After all, I need to make up for your battles, so I can't always be by your side..." Noah instructed Maria, holding her hand the whole time. "This time, it's my fault for not protecting you well."

"It has nothing to do with Sister Noah." Maria quickly shook her head. "This was just an accident, and it's not a big deal. If I can change it back, I can naturally change it back. Just think of it as experiencing life. Isn't everything I'm experiencing now what Sister Noah has always faced? Maybe after I experience it for a while, I'll understand Sister Noah better, which is not a bad thing for me."

"If possible... I don't want you to experience this..." Noah lowered his head and said in a low voice, "It must be very uncomfortable and painful... I'm sorry..."

"Sister Noah, why are you even sadder than me..." Maria was helpless and hugged Noah again. "Don't worry, there will always be a way. The person I trust most in the world is you, Sister Noah."

"Well... there will always be a way. Even if I have to go to Leithania to find clues, I will get them back." Noah nodded. "Don't worry, Maria."

"Hey, so before that..."

"No."

"Stingy..." Maria's words were predicted, so she could only puff out her lips and grumble softly. "Well, good luck in training then."

"okay."

-

I don’t know if it’s because Maria woke up, but Noah’s motivation for training has increased by nearly one-fold. Maina, who accompanied her in training, was also surprised at her growth rate. It’s hard to imagine that Noah had such a long blank period.

However, Noah herself also understood that a large part of the reason for her growth rate was because Maria's physical fitness was actually much better than she had imagined. As expected of a member of the Linguang family, she was actually very good in all aspects of her body, according to Noah's own evaluation.

——This physique was born for the battlefield.

Chapter 100: Platinum

"Breaking into a two-player battle?"

Noah was still training when he learned from the Knights' Association that the next match would be a special "Double Battle." Because they were being rushed into the competition, the opponents were being kept secret. But there was a problem—how could Noah possibly play in the double battle? While he had plenty of capable fighters around him, he couldn't find a single Knight-qualified player. Either Zofia, who had already retired, or Mainna, who didn't even have Knight qualifications, or Kuro, who couldn't participate for special reasons.

And why arrange a doubles match at this time? According to previous rules, with the standings already largely finalized, matches that would significantly alter the standings wouldn't be arranged, as doing so would be detrimental to the subsequent schedule. And the reason the other team didn't hesitate to arrange a doubles match at this time...

"Did something happen at the Howling Guards' headquarters that made them so alert... They're ready to flip the tables on you." Zofia frowned beside her. "What should we do now? It's a two-man battle, and we don't even have a second knight ready."

"If an independent knight doesn't have a teammate ready for a two-man battle, you have to report it to the Knights Association and have them assign you a suitable knight... but that's obviously a dead end." Noah shook his head. "Let the Knights Association provide you with a knight?" "Why not just admit you're going to fight three alone? The Knights Association has long since become a business federation. Can't Noah see that?"

Well... Actually, I inferred that Noah really didn't have good taste before...

It's a two-player battle... Can anyone help me?

Noah's first thought was Viviana, but she was a single-titled knight, guaranteed entry into the official tournament and not allowed to participate in the previous points tournament. So that option was completely ruled out. The next option was... While the Sanhua Knights were not without knights, their strength was clearly not up to par for this level of competition.

The Sanhua Knights are essentially still a fan club of the Candle Knights, and not even one of them can enter the official competition...

This definitely hit Maria's soft spot. If Noah hadn't announced his retirement, she could still intervene, but now... she couldn't negotiate with this face, right?

The other party's intention is very clear, which is to force himself to participate in the competition under absolutely unfavorable circumstances. Whether it is to find weaker players to participate, or to choose to be planted as an insider by the Knights Association, this group of people is probably already prepared to deal with it.

However, the knights with similar strength to himself are basically the celebrities of the major knight orders, so it is naturally impossible for them to form a team with Xia Guang Knight himself who is against the Commercial Federation.

"...No, there's another way." Noah suddenly remembered the little squirrel who had duelled Maria in a one-on-one duel during that melee. Although she had never seen her fight Maria, Maria had said afterwards that the squirrel was actually very strong. If they could find her... maybe there would be a chance...

But what Noah didn't expect at this time was...some things are really just coincidences.

-

"Sona! Go!" Huimao blocked the incoming crossbow bolts with his shield and called out Sona's name, urging her to leave as soon as possible. The Helmetless Alliance's sudden attack caught everyone in the Red Pine Knights off guard. Perhaps it was because the Helmetless Alliance had been peaceful for so long that everyone had let down their guard. But once Noya announced his retreat, the Helmetless Alliance immediately launched an attack on the Red Pine Knights' base.

Although Huihao's shield could block the crossbow arrows, when the subsequent suicide drone rushed over with the alarm beeping, she knew that she could not continue to resist.

Following two explosions, Huimao burst out of the smoke. Her heavy gear slowed her down, but at that moment, two members of the No-Horned Alliance who had caught up with her were instantly knocked down by a flash of red light. Sona didn't take the opportunity to escape, but circled back and rescued Huimao. "What are you doing back here?"

"I heard the explosion. I'm back to save you, Little Gray." Sona took Gray's hand, and the two of them once again broke through the enemy's encirclement. Together, they led away most of the pursuit of the No-Horned Alliance. Meanwhile, Wildmane was evacuating the less powerful members of the Knights. They had to fight for what they could now; the situation didn't allow them to think too much. This attack was too sudden... they were completely unprepared.

"Let's go this way!" The two turned into an alley. They knew the alleys in the lower city like the back of their hands. They were confident that they could shake off the pursuit of the Wuzhou Alliance in this well-connected place, but the premise was that there was no expert in this group who could lock on to them from a super long distance.

"I hate this job." Meanwhile, standing on the rooftop, Cintrea sighed helplessly. After her boss went on leave for reasons unknown, she immediately received another mission. She was tasked with disposing of the [Infected Knights] here, requiring them to, at the very least, lose their combat capabilities, preventing them from participating in future competitions...

As for why, Xinteleya never asked the reason.

Cintela, the Platinum Lord of the Unhell Alliance, assassinated an elite warrior knight in her debut battle. Although she often suffered hardships, that definitely didn't mean she was a complete loser.

In fact, her super-long-range sniping ability is surpassed only by two Qingjin and three Xuantie in the entire Wuzhan League. And now her mission is...

"Kill those two little rats..." Sintela's pupils shrank slightly, like a focusing camera lens, her field of vision instantly became clearer, and the opponent's movement trajectory became so easy to capture. She placed the arrow on the bowstring, aimed, and shot - without deviation. Although she didn't aim at the head, this arrow... was aimed at Sona's dominant hand.

As long as it hits—Flametail Knight will be out of the game.

Whoosh!

The arrow broke through the gust of wind, flying down from top to bottom at a speed so fast that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye. At this moment, only Huimao reacted and pushed Sona away. He only had time to meet it with his shield.

boom!

The arrow was so powerful that it sent Huihao flying backwards before she was even ready. The arrow almost pierced through her shield, and she was so shocked by the energy that she vomited blood.

At this moment, Xinteleya no longer had the laziness she had when she was slacking off. Her eyes were shining, like a hunter under the moonlight.

She nocked the arrow once more—she wouldn't miss a second time.

Chapter 101: Margaret Linguang

"Little Gray!"

Seeing that Huihao was knocked back by the force of the arrow and vomited blood, Sona hurried forward to pull Huihao up. She didn't even dare to use the shield, but just carried Huihao on her back and ran away.

To be honest... even with her brain, she couldn't figure out what to do. She knew her own strength very well. If she couldn't even block Huihao's arrow, then she had no chance at all. Her specialty was not defense. Now she could only take Xiaohui and run as far as she could.

No one would lend her a hand...but she had to escape into the crowd.

At least these people... can make the other party a little more cautious when taking action.

"Sona..." Huimao had already suffered severe internal injuries and his voice became weak. "Put me down... You can't get far like this."

"Are you the leader or am I? Listen, we can escape." Sona naturally couldn't listen to Huimao's words at this moment. She was now a dictator, the one who had the final say, but she also had to protect the people around her. She and Huimao had come out together, so they had to go back together. She absolutely couldn't go back alone.

Carrying someone on her back did indeed slow her down, but it was true—Cintraya began to feel a headache as she slipped into the crowd. While the Helmetless Alliance was a lawless assassin organization, that didn't mean she could just go on a killing spree in the streets. According to online gaming, killing civilians would result in a fine. It wasn't easy for Cintraya to go on a mission, and if she killed too many civilians, she might end up having to pay the Helmetless Alliance for the costs.

Damn, I'm not stupid, how could I possibly attack civilians...

Cintraya could only keep up with the two men from a distance, and at the same time, she told those useless No-Horned Alliance soldiers to get out of the way, lest they hurt civilians and be blamed. Cintraya was very fast, and Sona, carrying the Gray Hair, knew she couldn't hide in the crowd forever. The crowd would only give the killers some pause, but it wouldn't stop them from striking. Perhaps one of them had already infiltrated the crowd and was closing in on her, so she had to keep moving.

Damn... Now Casimir... Can killers hunt people down on the streets at will?

Although this group of people may not know that there is a killer behind them, and they don’t even know why they are running around in the crowd carrying someone on their backs, no one of them even offers to help them.

Even Sona was a little confused at this moment...

As expected...she really...

"That's it." It was at this moment that Sona realized someone was standing in front of her. Like a beam of light, it suddenly passed through the crowd and landed beside her. A hooded, white-horned Sarkaz supported her and, after a quick inspection, spoke. "Internal injuries, but fairly manageable."

"Okay, leave it to me next." The knight, holding a shield and a war hammer and wearing a hood to hide his face, stood in front of Sona. For some reason, Sona felt at ease as long as she was behind him.

"Nightingale, Shining, take these two little guys away first and help evacuate the people. I'll stop them."

She gave the command in a low voice, and the two Sarkaz nodded and helped Sona and Xiaohui to leave. The knight in black and white armor walked step by step towards where Xinteleya was. The crowd parted around her like wheat waves. She went against the crowd and only left Sona with her back.

A figure that she might never forget in her life——

"Okay, I'll heal your friend first. You help hold her down and don't move. She might have broken some ribs." The white-horned Sarkaz spoke, but Sona was confused.

"Aren't you going to help her?"

"No." The white-horned Sarkaz shook his head, "She doesn't need it, and there's no need."