NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

"Lavi, keep a close eye on the support from the right wing Lecher, and provide appropriate assistance to Marian as needed."

"Leicher on the left is attacking. Mihara and Yuni, they're in your hands now."

……

All the red dots displayed on the detector in Labi's eyes disappeared.

"Battle over. No Lecher signal detected in this area. Temporarily safe, Commander. You may exit now."

Far from the front lines, Li Zuoyi emerged from behind the ruins of a building and dusted off his military uniform.

"Well done, everyone is working together better and better."

They are currently on the ground, following Mihara and Yuni to capture Lecher.

But after most of the day and several battles, Mihara and Yuni were still advancing into deeper areas.

Li Zuoyi recalled Shu En's words:

"Go with the two scrap metal guys behind me to capture a Lecher on the ground. As for its level, it's probably a bit stronger than the Transcendent Lecher you defeated last time."

The ranks of Rachel are divided into Selfless, Servant, Master, Lord, and Tyrant.

Last time, he encountered a special Transcendent-level being, which, according to Ark's assessment, was Rachel, who had risen from Master-level to Lord-level.

Based on Shuen's manner of speaking alone, he's even slightly better than a lord-level being...

He prayed in his heart: I hope it's not a tyrant-level Leitcher, I hope it's not a tyrant-level Leitcher!

In the past, he would have had many ways to restrain the Tyrant-level Rachel, but...

Li Zuoyi touched the black longsword at his waist: Is this all we have now?

But he doesn't regret it; at the time, he only had one choice.

Having just finished their battle, Niki and her men did not put away their weapons just because they were temporarily safe. Instead, they were on high alert, surveying their surroundings.

This is the ground; countless commanders and Nikkis have died because of carelessness.

Walking up to the Nikis, Li Zuoyi glanced around and said, "Start the damage report now."

"The counter-attack force, Lhapi, sustained only three abrasions and is capable of continuing operations."

"Counterattack force, Anies, no casualties, sustainable operations."

Looking specifically at Marian, Li Zuoyi asked, "Marianne, what about you?"

He went through Marian's test results yesterday, and there were no problems.

In other words, Marian's unusual behavior during this period can only be attributed to her mental state.

Marian smiled brightly, raising her arm: "I'm unharmed too! I can keep fighting!"

Since regret is useless, we might as well cherish every day we spend by the commander's side.

She had to do it, otherwise the commander would worry.

Then, before you're consumed by his influence and lose yourself, leave him...

"That's good." Seeing how energetic she was, Li Zuo didn't ask any more questions.

"Commander, Mihara and Yuni are also unharmed."

"You guys are amazing too!"

This was the first time Mihara had ever seen the Commander and Niki get along so harmoniously.

Indeed, this commander is quite interesting.

"This is all thanks to the commander. I never expected the commander to be so skilled."

After looking Mihara up and down at her incredibly impressive figure, Li Zuoyi nodded in satisfaction: "My other skills are also excellent, would you like to give them a try?"

“Commander, please be careful not to sexually harass Niki.” Anies replied with typical silence.

He's incredibly handsome when he's normal, but he turns into this when he speaks?

Although she likes them all.

Li Zuoyi retorted, "I was referring to swordsmanship!"

"Where is this sword from? Let me try to break it." Anis glared at the commander's crotch.

Feeling a chill in his lower body, Li Zuo hid behind Lapi and slapped the long sword at his waist hard.

"It's the sword here! Soldier Anis, please be careful not to sexually harass your superior."

"The commander started it!"

The two of them exchanged barbs and insults.

"They have such a good relationship." Mihara covered her mouth and laughed.

This kind of relationship is truly enviable.

She and Eunice had never felt such a relaxed atmosphere with Shum.

If one day I could join his army...

Mihara shook her head with a self-deprecating smile. Given Shuen's personality, how could he possibly let the two of them go?

Having survived such an ordeal, this commander is unlikely to want anything to do with Shuen.

Li Zuoyi glanced at Yuni, who was clinging to Mihara, and said, "You and Yuni have a pretty good relationship too."

“I enjoy feeling pain, while Yuni enjoys watching others suffer.” Mihara ruffled Yuni’s shiny pink hair with pity. “That’s the twisted partnership we have.”

"Mihara, I want a reward." Yuni blushed slightly, her face full of hope.

Mihara gently declined her offer, waving his finger: "We haven't found Xiao Cao yet. We'll talk about it after we catch it."

"Yes! Yuni will do her best!"

Li Zuoyi seized on the key phrase in her words: "Is clamor our target this time?"

"Yes, it's a special individual of Lecher, and Shuen seems to care about it a lot."

"anything else?"

"What?" Mihara tilted her head, somewhat confused.

Li Zuoyi frowned: "The arrogant appearance, abilities, and other detailed information."

“No,” Mihara replied matter-of-factly. “Shun neither gave it to us, nor have we ever seen it.”

Seeing their fearless demeanor, Li Zuoyi's lips twitched: "You two are really a bit arrogant."

Rachel dared to capture a special individual without any intelligence, and it might even be a Tyrant-level Rachel.

Do they think they've lived too long?

But after hearing Li Zuoyi's words, Mihara smiled even more seductively, looking very confident: "Commander, you should have experienced the abilities of me and Yuni, right? For Lecher, Yuni and I are their nemesis."

In all their missions, she and Yuni have never failed.

This is why Shuen would entrust the task to them.

“Your abilities are useless to me, aren’t they?” Li Zuoyi reminded him.

While it's not entirely useless, hopefully this will prevent them from being so blindly misguided.

"This is because my and Yuni's abilities were originally designed for use only against Lecher; their effectiveness against humans was just an accidental discovery."

Seeing that it was no use, Li Zuoyi didn't intend to force their ideas: "At least we have a backup plan."

"some."

"Can you tell me?"

“No.” Mihara held up a finger in front of her pink lips: “It’s a secret.”

Yuni opened her mouth, but was stopped by Mihara's gaze.

“…I understand.” Li Zuoyi adjusted his military cap and said to the counterattack troops, “Continue to follow Mihara and Yuni in their search for Xiao Cao.”

He prayed silently: He hoped that neither of them would have any problems with their abilities!

Chapter Fifteen: Dare to have a go at me?!

Mihara and Yuni led the entire team to the center of a dilapidated complex of buildings.

The abandoned, rusty car, covered in moss, faces out of the city, resembling a rusty river.

Even now, one can still feel the horror of humanity's escape during the Rachel invasion.

Beside an unusually tall, rubble-covered ruin, Yuni stared at the ground and said, "The footprints end here."

Her visual system is specially designed for tracking, enabling her to see footprints that are invisible to the naked eye.

Mihara looked up and around. On the exterior wall of a half-collapsed high-rise building, there was a series of deep footprints extending to the back of the building.

"It seems that our tracking alerted the raucous creature, which activated its anti-tracking system in an attempt to shake us off."

"Sounds quite intelligent."

Li Zuoyi appeared relaxed, but with one hand he blocked the advancing counterattack force and distanced himself from Mihara and the others, while with the other hand he gripped the scabbard tightly, his thumb pressing against the blade.

"But that's about it. Lecher has no intelligence."

Mihara turned her head and saw that the commander and his group were far away from them, and felt a little strange: "Commander, what's wrong? If we don't hurry, Xiao Cao will get far away."

"No, it's nothing. I just don't want to get into a bear trap."

Li Zuoyi drew his longsword, which he had been holding back for a long time, and swung it at the rubble mountain next to Mihara and Yuni.

Meanwhile, the guys hiding under the rubble also launched an attack.

A gigantic mechanical hand suddenly emerged from the rubble, sending up countless fragments and a burst of wind, and grabbed at Mihara and Yuni at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

If Niki were to be grasped by this mechanical hand, even if she were made of a special metal—divine cadmium—she would be crushed into real scrap metal.

But Li Zuoyi's longsword unleashed a crescent-shaped slash that severed its entire hand.

The flying hand landed in the abandoned traffic, smashing four or five cars.

"Enemy sights! Provide cover fire!"

At Li Zuoyi's command, the counterattack squad, which had already prepared for the attack, unleashed its full firepower, pouring all its bullets at the despicable attacker.

Having temporarily escaped danger, Mihara immediately pulled Yuni to the commander's side, and together they raised their guns and fired.

Mihara managed a weak chuckle, forcing himself to calm down, but he was still shocked by the strength the commander had displayed.

"Commander, you're even better than I expected."

Is he really human?

Mihara began to understand why Shuen had gone to the outpost in person.

"After this is over, I'll show you how great I am."

Li Zuo gripped his longsword, not daring to relax for a moment, constantly watching the two red lights that seemed to be staring back at him in the rising dust.

This ferocious firepower lasted for nearly a minute, enough to completely destroy a hundred Lechers.

'roar!!!!!'

With a deafening roar, the smoke was dispersed by the powerful sound waves, revealing its true form.

It was a Lecher that resembled an ape, its massive body completely crushing the ordinary Lecher.

Its enormous hands were covered by sturdy armor, and the missile silos on its back undulated with its breath, as if they were alive.

Even more surprisingly, the left hand that Li Zuoyi cut off is now regenerating at an astonishing speed.

Bullets rained down on its body, leaving bullet holes that were then repaired in the next moment.

“Mihara, that footprint!” Yuni shouted, pointing to the ape-shaped Lecher’s foot. “It’s Xiaoxiao!”

Li Zuoyi said, "I knew it."

The arrogant one is a tyrant-level Rachel!

Clearly, Heaven did not hear Li Zuoyi's prayer.

No wonder his long-charged attack only managed to slice off its palm, and it didn't seem to have done any effective damage.