Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

Amiya was originally riding on the pack animal in a daze. When the artillery fire sounded, the pack animal was frightened and broke free from the vehicle and ran like crazy.

Amiya didn't dare to move and could only hold on to the reins tightly. But in the end, she was thrown off by the beast of burden.

It was impossible to tell the direction in the forest, and the sound of artillery fire almost never stopped. Amiya was very scared and could only walk in one direction based on instinct.

As she walked, she saw a wounded Sarkaz...

Wait, this is a little different from what the doctor said. Why did the Amiya here escape by herself... Didn't the Amiya here meet the doctor?

Noah suddenly realized something was different. Moreover, the injured Sarkaz... no matter how he looked at it...

"It's me." Theresa, who was also watching, spoke up, "...but I don't remember this part."

"Sarkaz are all devils." Adults often say this.

But what Amiya saw was just a big sister with long pink and white hair and long horns.

If there is anything special about her, it would probably be the little black crown floating on her head.

"Hello, are you okay?"

Sarkaz looked up at Amiya and nodded slightly.

But her condition was not good, her white dress was stained with blood.

Amiya wanted to stop her bleeding, but she was a little afraid in her heart. She moved forward step by step, testing the Sarkaz's reaction.

The Sarkaz didn't move, so Amiya walked forward. When she got to the Sarkaz, she saw the shocking scar.

As Amiya and Noah knew, they had kindness deep in their bones and courage beyond ordinary people. Even in such a situation, they would step forward without hesitation. It was because of this that they could be such close friends.

"Does it hurt?"

It was Sarkaz who spoke. She looked at the scratches on Amiya's arm and seemed a little distressed.

Amiya shook her head and wanted to say something - in fact, she wanted to help Sarkaz heal the sword wound, but she didn't know how to bandage or sew. She was confused for a long time and finally just put her hand on Sarkaz's hand covering the wound.

Although it was different from her memory, this Amiya was indeed the Amiya in Noah's memory, and Noah confirmed it immediately.

But before she could be moved, an unsettling sound of nails colliding came from behind Amiya.

Amiya was preoccupied with comforting the Sarkaz before her, oblivious to the soldiers closing in from afar. Archers raised their crossbows, mages brandished their staffs. They had long forgotten how many of their compatriots they had "accidentally" killed in their pursuit of the Sarkaz. Rather, under the banner of annihilating their enemies, any kindness toward the Sarkaz was a sin, even if it stemmed from the inherent goodness of children. They would not tolerate it.

"No!" This time, even though she knew it was just a memory, Noah's body still moved first. But when she blocked the arrows and Originium skills, Theresa's sigh was heard.

"—Noah, this is just a memory."

"We can't change anything."

The arrow pierced Noah's body and flew towards Amiya. Facing imminent death, Theresa held Amiya in her arms.

Pure light burst out from Theresa's body, enveloping the entire area.

Amiya felt something piercing her chest.

It should have hurt, it should have bled, just like the Sarkaz before him.

However, there was no pain in my chest at all, only a gentle stream flowing into my heart.

So warm, so sleepy...

If Noah was not mistaken, this was the beginning of Amiya's transformation into the Demon King. Just by seeing this, she had already realized it.

The Amiya she saw was probably different from the Amiya she knew a long time ago.

Chapter 4: Ignoa?

"So this is a meeting between Amiya and Theresa from another world? And... in this world, there are probably only a few Sarkaz left. And Amiya became the Demon King without even knowing it?" Noah had heard of the theory of parallel worlds before, but at that time she just thought it was unproven pseudoscience.

But the current scene seems to be telling him that there is indeed such a person as [Amiya who accidentally embarked on the path of the devil].

Moreover, this Amiya even crossed the world line to come and meet him.

Then the garbled words she said that day might be due to the impression of the world line, so some information cannot be said.

Since I can't say it out loud, then I will use the survival of civilization to convey the information. Amiya must have something to tell me, so she came across the world.

"Let's keep watching. This Amiya must have received some revelation, or perhaps she came here to change something—" Theresa knew Noah was wavering, but she had to offer her advice. "We've already arrived. I don't think you'd be willing to turn back now, would you?"

"You're right, Theresa... We've come this far. If we don't continue... Wouldn't it be a waste of Amiya's kindness?" Noah nodded and continued to push the flow of memory, so the paused picture in front of him finally began to flow again.

Amiya woke up again from the darkness and found herself in her parents' arms. The pack animal had been found and she was safe.

This should have been a good thing, but where was the Sarkaz sister? She looked around but saw nothing.

The sound of gunfire had stopped, and the adults were talking about the light in the forest and the disappeared soldiers. However, Amiya didn't hear any news about the Sarkaz.

Ringing the bells, pulling the reins, starting the engines, the caravan set off again. Everyone looked forward, looking forward to a bright future after the war.

Only Amiya was left, staring blankly back at the silent forest.

"Goodbye, Sister Sarkaz."

The pack animal, carrying Amiya, disappeared over the horizon.

If I hadn't seen the overall situation from another perspective, if I had thought about it from Amiya's perspective, it would have been like a dream.

From then on, no one would say goodbye to the Sarkaz.

What awaits them are swords, bows and arrows, and death.

After the fall of Kazdel, their size shrank again, until in the end, they were unable to organize a loose social structure.

As the last head fell to the ground, the Sarkaz were declared extinct, and their former glory also disappeared in the long river of history.

But when a common enemy was completely destroyed, the nations that had once "joined forces to fight the enemy" fell into conflict again. With a mentality even more fanatical than the slaughter of the Sarkaz, they destroyed their former comrades. War broke out everywhere, and the era of hope that most people hoped for did not arrive.

——The Sarkaz are extinct.

This was a genocide that was not completed in their history but was completed in a distant world line. The Sarkaz were once the indigenous inhabitants of the planet Terra. Their culture was burned, their lives were trampled upon, they were regarded as public enemies, and were even completely wiped out by the invaders, becoming a line of blood-soaked text in history books.

Not only Noah felt the weight of this, but Amiya, who had obviously grown up a little, naturally felt the same way.

However, after the Sarkaz were destroyed as a public enemy, can humans shake hands and make peace?

Perhaps it was at the beginning, because hatred will be eliminated by revenge. After the Sarkaz disappeared, there was indeed a period of peace - but this peace did not last long.

A genocide would not satisfy them.

Even when the Sarkaz were already extinct, they still did not let them go.

So, after careful selection, people applied the concept of "Sarkaz" to a certain area.

When the population in the area was decimated, they began to claim the location of the new "Sarkaz".

Starting from a marginal country to a powerful country, and finally dividing classes within one's own ethnic group.

Keep categorizing, keep killing.

But as long as the "Sarkaz" exist, they will still have "unity and justice."

Then, the Sarkaz will kill the Sarkaz, and the war will never end.

The "Sarkaz" entered their own tragic era.

——History is a circle.

There is nothing new under the sun.

Noah was not surprised by this. As a former history student, she deeply understood that the only lesson humans can learn from history is that humans never learn any lessons.

Amiya lives in this world. Kind-hearted by nature, she never met Rhodes Island or Kal'tsit, and only met Theresa once. Yet, possessing the power of the Demon King, she joins Doctors Without Borders and becomes a doctor. Even in this world, Amiya remains courageous and kind.

"Please be careful in the future. The medical team may not always have time to reattach your entire arm." She warned the familiar Fidelia mercenary wearing sunglasses. Noah was not very familiar with him, but Theresa recognized him.

"He is ACE. In our world... he is an elite operator of Rhodes Island." Theresa certainly recognized these people who had followed her since the Tower of Babel, but when she said ACE's name, Noah was stunned. After all, she remembered this code name. On the Martyrs' Wall of Rhodes Island, ACE's name was prominently displayed, and it was also listed together with the name of another sniper operator.

In Chernobyl, Operators ACE and Scout died in the line of duty.

"...I'm sorry, I've never met this esteemed operator." Noya sighed. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, she had never truly met this elite operator. She hadn't expected their first meeting to be under such circumstances. "How unpredictable things are."

"ACE..." Theresa sighed. From Noah's reaction, she had almost realized that ACE had also been sacrificed during this time. "He must have always upheld his principles. He is the best tank operator I have ever seen. With him around, no one will be left behind."

"But if that's the case, then Amiya and I shouldn't have any connection... So, what exactly am I doing in this world?" Noya couldn't help but feel curious. After all, these were memories from another worldline. But thinking carefully about her own life... it felt very likely that she had died in that attack. "No... already..."

"Don't be so pessimistic. Amiya appeared in front of you because she must have seen you before, or even established a deep connection with you—" Theresa shook her head, denying Noya's pessimism. "Otherwise, there's no way to explain why she came to you, right? She can't be looking for me, right?"

"——Okay, just keep reading." Indeed, Noah thought about it and realized that what Theresa said was right. However, before she finished speaking, the mercenary waved his arm bravely, and the bandage instantly turned red. Amiya hurriedly asked ACE to put his arm down. If this continued, they would need a second bandage.

At this time, both medicines and medical bandages are quite precious things. ACE also knows that he cannot waste resources like this, so he had to put down his arm obediently. Fortunately, Amiya's medical skills are quite superb. She manipulates the white lines, passes through both ends of the wound, and then tightens it. Although it will cause some pain to the patient, Amiya's treatment method is quite efficient and can stop bleeding instantly.

"Okay, it's done, Mr. ACE. But... even if you're the mercenary group's ace, we can't guarantee we can always reattach your arm. Luckily, there's a supply ship nearby, so we have ample resources. It's just a standoff on the front lines, no fighting yet. If the fighting gets back to the way it was a few months ago, we won't have the manpower to perform such a major operation. Do you understand?"

I was wrong, Doctor Amiya..." Although Fidiya was a big man, he looked like a child who had just made a mistake in front of Amiya.

"With your skills, you can obviously find an easier job with higher pay. I think the nobles would be happy to hire guards like you. Why did you come here?" Amiya was actually very curious. They all knew the strength of the big brother ACE in front of them. If he hadn't been protecting the other people in the team, he would never have suffered so many injuries. In such a chaotic time, he entered a war-torn area - he was not even from this area, what on earth was he doing?

Or in other words, what is the purpose of his team?

This team, composed of people of different nationalities, had little in common besides being mercenaries. Several even spoke different languages, yet they all joined the war-torn region, taking it upon themselves to protect Doctors Without Borders. They risked their lives to protect them...

What is this for?

"What's your reason again, Dr. Amiya?" ACE smiled. He had probably been asked this question countless times. He naturally changed the topic and handed it back.

"I just want to save more people so they can return alive." Amiya was stunned for a moment, then gave her reason, "This is a doctor's duty. Isn't the purpose of doctors to save lives?"

"I just want more of my mercenary friends to go home with their pay, rather than having their ashes burned to ashes and placed in a jar along with their pensions," ACE replied with a smile. "Believe it or not, our protection of you was just an accident. We mercenaries come from all over the world, constantly exposed to the fumes of war, so casualties are commonplace. We're truly lucky to have met kind doctors like you. Did you see that drunken idiot? If it weren't for you, we would have burned him to ashes and put them in a thermos yesterday."

“…Thermos cup…”

"Don't underestimate the thermos. It's much more useful than many urns."

"..." Amiya's face darkened, "But what if you take the wrong one..."

"...Usually not." ACE coughed awkwardly twice, "Usually..."

"Hey... Mr. ACE, pay attention to hygiene." Amiya was amused, and ACE also laughed. The old and the young, both of them couldn't stop laughing. The light of the bonfire reflected on their faces, so vivid.

But the two of them were tired of laughing, and suddenly the atmosphere became cold.

It was so cold that even the evening breeze became a biting.

"We don't really have a choice, do we?"

"It's really hard to realize your dream of becoming a doctor...especially in this day and age..." ACE shook his head. "I always feel that this shouldn't be the case. Neither me nor you should be like this...At your age, you should be studying in the classroom, not running to a place like this to eat sand..."

ACE lowered his head as if praying, but he did not believe in God, so he had no one to turn to.

"Let's not talk about this, doctor. By the way, do you want to hear some good news?" When he raised his head again, he finally thought of a piece of happy news.

"what news?"

"The mercenary group doesn't have to go to the front lines lately, so I don't have to come in sideways every time." ACE winked. "How's that? I'll reduce your workload."

"Really?"

"Really? We were assigned to protect the field hospital and supply lines."

"That's great! I thought we were about to run out of medicine."

"But I've heard some bad rumors: some nearby troops have gone on a rampage and started targeting non-military facilities." He said the good news, as is customary, but also included some bad news. "Alas, the world is unpredictable. People are a bit overly sensitive these days."

"...not even a neutral Doctors Without Borders camp..."

"That's why the mercenary group was collectively transferred to the rear. Don't worry, you will be fine with us here." ACE did not forget to comfort her after telling her the bad news, but in Amiya's eyes, this sentence was like setting a huge flag.

As a result, just when they were halfway through their conversation, the two of them raised their heads almost at the same time and looked at the sky. They saw a transport plane. This kind of helicopter that can fly at low altitude is very common in Terra, and many large companies will purchase it. The logo on this transport plane is something they are quite familiar with.

"Why is the Yuni Company's transport plane here?"

"It looks like they're planning to land. Uni Company has a good reputation, so they shouldn't be causing us any trouble."

"I'll ask others to help guide them, so that nothing goes wrong." ACE took out the walkie-talkie and gave the order quickly, but at this time Noah seemed to sense something when he saw Amiya's gaze.

"...Is it an Originium technique?" Noya was a little surprised. "And it's a telepathic technique? Who is above it?"

"Wait a minute! Is someone going to jump down?"

"Are you crazy? At this height?"

"Scatter! Don't get hit!"

As expected, a figure suddenly fell from the helicopter, creating a nearly half-meter-deep pit in the wasteland.

"Sorry, I jumped down in a hurry." At this time, a familiar voice sounded, "We are members of the Unicom emergency team. I found your mark. Do you need help?"