Arknights, but keeping Terra in captivity

But even so, Xi still pretended to be calm and said stubbornly: "When have I ever been timid? I was just angry at your nonsense."

Seeing this, Chen Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and deliberately tilted his palm.

So when she felt her body was about to slide down, Xi, who had been pretending to be calm, was frightened again and quickly hugged Chen Ran's thumb tightly.

When Chen Ran straightened his palm and saw Xi's originally frizzy hair finally smoothed down, he said, "Right, right, right. Our little Xigua is the bravest, isn't she?"

"..."

When her thoughts were exposed, Xi's cheeks turned red instantly.

But after this incident, Xi, who already knew how bad Chen Ran's temper was, just bit her lower lip and said nothing more, as if she wanted to get angry but didn't dare to, so she had to hide aside and sulk.

Seeing this, Chen Ran almost laughed out loud.

However, he also knew that this little Xigua's personality was that he would only respond to tough situations and not soft ones.

If you are tough with her, you will see this little girl crying and hiding in the room, not daring to make a sound.

But if you treat her gently, this little girl will feel that she is back to normal and will immediately climb up the ladder, as proud as a white swan.

So when he saw Xi remained silent, Chen Ran softened his attitude and said, "Alright, I'm just teasing you. Our little Xigua is a generous person, right? Why would he bother with me, right?"

"Humph."

As expected, Xi benefited greatly from this submissive attitude.

Xi, who had just looked like she had suffered a great injustice, snorted coldly upon hearing this: "I just felt that talking to you would only waste my breath. Why would I bother with you? I'm not that petty."

"Ah, yes, yes."

Chen Ran said perfunctorily, "Our little Xigua is very broad-minded, so why not take this opportunity to tell me what the situation is like in your world line?"

No, Xi actually wanted to know who Chen Ran was and where she was now?

And why did Chen Ran always call her "Xiao Xigua" such a strange name.

as well as……

World line?

What does it mean?

Ke Xi was timid by nature. Faced with such an unknown existence, she really didn't dare to take the initiative to ask unless Chen Ran said it.

So after a few conversations, Xi finally answered Chen Ran's doubts.

"So that's how it is. The Sui Beast awakened early, but only possessed consciousness but no power. Little Xigua, you were just unlucky enough to be swallowed whole by the Sui Beast. You perished, and the Sui Beast reclaimed the power of your 'will,' Little Xigua."

"Unlike you, Xiao Xigua, Sui Beast's use of power is clearly more proficient than yours. So, it seems that anyone could break your painting, but when it comes to Sui Beast, no one has been able to break it so far."

evening:"……"

Xi really wants to say that your last sentence is redundant.

What do you mean anyone can destroy my painting?

It's hard, the fist is hard.

Ke Xi glared at Chen Ran, but when Chen Ran turned his head to look at her, Xi quickly looked away.

Then, with a feigned embarrassment, Xicai said, "Just as you said, after Sui swallowed me, although I don't know why he left me conscious, I was trapped in that little house. I don't know what's going on in the outside world, and I don't know if my sisters came to save me."

"I'm saving you."

Chen Ran reduced the model of the planet in front of him, and his focus expanded from the small house where Xi was imprisoned to the entire city and even the entire Dayan.

You can see many residents being evacuated and troops rushing towards this side.

Among them there are even ancestors like the Old Heavenly Master, and naturally, there are also a few familiar faces.

"Oh, I didn't realize that this little rice cake was so angry because his sister died. Oh, that little rice cake was stopped."

"That's true, actually. With Xiao Nian Gao's strength, even if she yelled 'Give me back my sister!', she would most likely be eaten like another cookie by the Year Beast."

evening:"……"

Xi is a tsundere. Even if she doesn't say it, she is still very moved when she sees with her own eyes how anxious Nian is to save her.

But Chen Ran's last sentence ruined the atmosphere completely.

Could you please stop talking about 'biscuits'?

"Of course."

Xi's mood was obviously much better. "Sui can regain the corresponding power by devouring our fragments. If Nian really came to save me, the result would be nothing more than Sui regaining the power of 'form'. So it was inevitable that she would be stopped. Or rather, my sisters and brothers should all be stopped."

Chapter 237 NPC and Pseudo-human? The rules are out, right?

Years old, a giant beast, of the same clan as Yelagund and Ishamara.

Thousands of years ago.

When the pre-civilization still existed, the giant beasts lived in harmony with them and enjoyed friendship with each other.

Until the previous civilization collapsed.

As the best friend and die-hard fan of the former civilization, Sui wanted to rebuild the former civilization after its collapse, but he had no idea how to do so.

Until she saw civilized humans attacking giant beasts in the land of "Dayan".

She was ecstatic. She saw hope for rebuilding the previous civilization in these people of the current civilization and believed that these people could inherit the mantle of the previous civilization.

So Sui joined Dayan and fought side by side with Dayan, defeating or expelling the other giant beasts that were wreaking havoc on the land of Dayan one by one.

But even after the great victory in the war and during the celebration, Sui was still dreaming of "rebuilding the previous civilization".

The group of Da Yan people whom she had helped pointed their weapons at her at this moment.

At the age of 18, he was surrounded and suppressed as the "last giant beast".

Sui couldn't understand, and didn't know why these humans attacked her.

With reluctance and doubt, she split herself into twelve parts before dying.

And these twelve fragments became Ling, Shu, Nian, Xi and other twelve brothers and sisters.

Da Yan rewrote history, changing 'the year of encirclement and suppression' to 'and before the other gods left, they dealt a heavy blow to the traitors who betrayed them. The controversial true dragon forgave the last one left on the land of Yan, the oldest, tallest and eternal existence, in the name of offsetting merits and demerits, on the condition that it must submit to Da Yan'.

So Dayan buried Sui's body under the capital city and kept the twelve pieces of Sui strictly guarded.

Yes, just keep an eye on it, because Da Yan can't kill those fragments.

Xi and the other twelve brothers and sisters were originally part of Sui.

Once they die, they will return to their original form. When all twelve brothers and sisters die, that will be the day when Sui will be resurrected.

And those who were betrayed and killed in the encirclement, once resurrected, will only go on a killing spree for revenge.

Dayan couldn't afford the gamble, nor could he bear the price of Sui's resurrection.

and so--

“So my brothers and sisters would just be stopped.”

Xi said, "Thirds of a thousand times nothing happens. Sui has already devoured Jie and me. If he devours one more person, Sui's strength will recover to the next level. If he devours six people, then no one will be able to stop him."

So the best way is to take the other fragments away, the farther the better.

Asking other fragments to help will only make the difficulty of this BOSS increase sharply.

"Oh, Xiao Xigua, is this the little dragon you're talking about?"

Chen Ran suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the five-clawed golden dragon that was coiled on the mountain.

That is years old.

In other words, it is a projection of age.

Its size is so huge that it looks like mountains and rivers spread across the ground.

But compared with Chen Ran's huge palm... it seems that there is nothing wrong with calling the dragon a "little dragon".

After all, it seemed that Chen Ran could take it out at any time and play with it as a bracelet.

"Since the changes in this world line were caused by this little dragon..."

Chen Ran suggested: "Then I just need to fish this little dragon out, and then swing it like a windmill to make it vomit. Wouldn't that solve the problem completely?"

evening:"……"

Xi opened her mouth, then closed it, and looked at Chen Ran with a subtle expression.

Because the method Chen Ran mentioned... seems to be really feasible?

Is it hard to defeat the boss? Then why not just delete it?

I have to say, this proposal really made Xi a little moved.

But when she looked at the little dragon, she saw that the little dragon had a very human expression, and was searching here and there with a puzzled look on its face.

As if she was saying, "Where's my Xi? Where's a Xi like me? How come she's gone?"

"No, no..."

Xi denied this: "The world within the painting created by Sui with the power of 'intention' has already eroded an entire city. Even if Sui is defeated, it will be of no use. Moreover, as Sui rages, the mortals trapped within the painting will also suffer."

"Oh, so you're using the entire city as a hostage, right?"

Chen Ran nodded in understanding: "Then let's rescue the people in the world in the painting first?"

“It’s not that simple.”

Xi shook his head: "The world in the painting can create people and scenery that are completely consistent with the real world. The people in the painting cannot distinguish between reality and over time, they will only indulge in it. People outside the painting want to come in, but I have the power to paint another person who is no different from them.

The person in the painting can imitate the exact same appearance, posture, tone as the original person, and even when injured or bleeding, can react completely realistically.

Others can't tell who's real and who's fake, and in this situation, it's almost impossible to move forward."

"What is the real and fake Monkey King?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ran couldn't help but grumble: "What a weird rule, right? If you fall behind, you'll be replaced by a fake person, right?"

Xi's power is "intention". If this is a bit difficult to understand, it can be regarded as "Ma Liang's magic brush".

Xi can use a pen to paint, and everything she draws, whether it is a person, a scene, or even the clothes on her body, can become real.

In the plot of "The Man in the Painting", Xi drew a small world in this way, and then drew a bunch of NPCs, letting those NPCs play real people, working from sunrise to sunset and resting from sunset to sunrise.

But it is obvious that this power is used more skillfully in the hands of the young man.

So how do you tell the difference?

Just as Chen Ran and Xi were silent, a small exclamation came from the side: "What a beautiful person..."

This sudden interruption made both Chen Ran and Xi subconsciously turn their heads to look.

Then, at the table, Zofia was looking amazed, with a reluctant Xinteleya beside her.

"Of course not. You know, Viviana and our little Xigua are officially recognized as the most beautiful girls."

Chen Ran smiled and said, "But why did you and Little Platinum come out, Auntie? Or rather, why did Little Platinum bother to leave the house?"

"I just saw her staying in the house all day and felt like she was going to get moldy, so I took her out for a walk and let her get some sun."

Sofia seemed to realize her impoliteness, so she gave Xi an apologetic look before explaining.

But these words made Na Xi's eyes a little vague.

Because Xi is actually a shut-in, and he stays at home for hundreds of years without going out at all.

However, in order to maintain his aloof personality, Xi simply raised his chin slightly as a response.

"Since we're here now, Auntie and Little Platinum, do you two have any good ideas?"

Chen Ran briefly described the problem just now.

"Oh, to put it simply, there are two former young ladies who look exactly the same, standing in front of me. How can I tell which one is fake and which one is real, right?"

Cintela yawned and said casually, "Take off both of their skirts, spank them, and make them look embarrassed and angry but also a little excited. That's the real thing.

After all, for NPCs, spanking can only be considered a punishment, right?

But for human sexual fetishes, spanking can also be considered a reward.

NPCs cannot understand humans.