NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

Because she really wanted to finish work quickly and go back to the amusement park.

……

Before the police arrived, Li Zuoyi took Mudan and left the 'Seaside' restaurant.

The atmosphere of the date must not be ruined.

The two walked side by side down the street. Peony asked, "Strike? Those chefs?"

"Hmm, it seems they're unhappy with the salary the boss offered. They probably won't be able to eat at that restaurant today," Li Zuoyi said.

"It's such a pity."

Peony had no doubts about what the young man said and believed him immediately.

“But my movie tickets are for a movie that’s about to start. Can we buy some popcorn to eat inside and then find a restaurant after the movie is over?” Li Zuoyi asked for her opinion.

"Okay, what a gentleman..." Looking at the young man's gentle smile, Peony steadied her slightly trembling heart and said, "Of course, what movie tickets did you book?"

“The horror movie ‘Midnight Phone Call’,” Li Zuoyi said.

"Huh?" Peony was taken aback, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "That's great~~ I, I actually like it very much too..."

"Listen up, Peony!" Sakura's voice came through the invisible earpiece: "If you're scared during the movie later, just snuggle into the Commander's arms."

"I really like horror movies!" Peony looked at the young man with shining eyes.

"That's good then." Li Zuoyi felt that Peony was even more excited than he was.

Peony took a candy from her handbag and put it in her mouth, then took another one and handed it to the deliveryman, "Would you like one, sir?"

"Does Mudan like sweets?" Li Zuoyi asked.

"Sweetness can relieve tension and fear." Peony was preparing for the movie later when she saw the deliveryman put the candy away and asked, "Aren't you going to eat some?"

Li Zuoyi leaned close to her ear and whispered, "It's okay, you still have some."

Peony opened her handbag and glanced inside: "Hmm? It's okay, I have plenty more here..."

"Idiot! The commander was talking about the one in your mouth." Hearing Sakura's flustered voice through the earpiece, Peony could almost see Sakura's face turning red.

After understanding the meaning of cherry blossoms, she belatedly blushed all the way to her earlobes.

So, in other words, we're going to have a kiss in the movie theater later?

Peony felt like her brain was about to stop working...

Is this a prelude to me taking her first kiss...?

Oh no, my breathing is getting so fast... I feel like my core is on fire...

Soon, the two arrived at the movie theater.

"I'm going to pick up my ticket. The line is a bit long, so it might take a little while."

The delivery guy went to pick up the tickets, while Peony was still daydreaming.

Just then, she saw Cherry Blossom hurrying past outside the movie theater, and Lapi and Anis, whom she had seen before, were also following behind her.

Why are they here? Judging from her expression, something must have happened.

Seeing that her brother had not returned yet, Mudan went out to check on the situation.

As a result, as soon as they stepped outside, they saw many people walking solemnly in the direction of the cherry blossoms.

Some of them, Peony recognized as members of the Cherry Blossom Seimei Association.

"W-what's going on?" Peony didn't know what had happened on the street and looked around.

"Seven or eight gangs from the outer district suddenly went crazy, causing trouble on Royal Boulevard like they didn't care about their lives, smashing, looting, burning various shops, and beating pedestrians." Sakura's somewhat annoyed voice came through the earpiece: "It's okay, Peony, I should be able to hold on here, and the counterattack force is helping us too."

“But they’re different from us. They can’t hurt anyone without Brother’s orders.” Peony craned her neck to see what was happening in the distance and said, “Besides, you and Rosanna don’t have time to call in your main forces, do you?”

The underlying logic written into Niki is that she cannot harm humans.

However, each Niki is different.

Some Nikki are simply incapable of harming humans, while others don't consider it harm as long as they don't kill a human.

The Underworld Queen's Army belongs to the latter category.

“Indeed, but I’ll find a way,” Sakura said. “You and the Commander…”

"I can't pretend nothing happened and be all lovey-dovey with my brother while you guys are fighting," Peony said. "I'll help too!"

Moreover, if they are not quickly contained, the movie theater will have to be evacuated immediately.

"I understand. I'll contact the commander then..."

"No, there's no need for that." Peony clenched her fist tightly. "Today is my first date with you, young man. I can't let something like this ruin it! Let's get this over with!"

"Okay, then come over as soon as possible."

Sakura agreed because she knew that Peony was determined to do what she set out to do.

Peony returned to the movie theater and ran into the delivery guy who had just come back with the tickets. "Let's go in, the seat number is..."

"Excuse me, sir, I have something to take care of."

"If something comes up unexpectedly, then there's nothing I can do. Maybe next time." Li Zuoyi felt a little regretful.

"No, no, I'll be back soon, but I might miss the start of the movie," Peony said.

Seeing her anxious look, Li Zuo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go in first. Here's the ticket."

After receiving the ticket, Peony waved goodbye to the young man for the time being. Watching him enter the lobby, she rushed out of the movie theater, immediately took off her high heels, and ran wildly down the avenue.

Soon, she saw the dilapidated shops, pedestrians lying on the ground, and gangsters fighting.

The unrest was showing signs of escalating into a full-blown riot on the Royal Promenade.

There was anger from ordinary people being implicated, and annoyance from having their dates disrupted.

Peony leaped into the crowd, like a chariot descending from the sky, and began her crushing assault...

My date!!!

Chapter Sixty-One: Without him...

"Is that Niki a monster?"

From afar, Krau watched as Peony moved freely through the crowd, knocking one person down with a single punch.

The other two underworld queens are also formidable, but the difference between their mecha and Mudan's is obvious.

Previously, when Peony faced those three abnormally strong mass-produced Niki, she also unleashed a strange power.

In the end what happened?

"Klaus, didn't you say those gangsters were enhanced?" Viper unusually put down his phone, watching the battle in the distance with great interest.

Their superiors not only provided the list, but also fitted those people with experimental prosthetics.

"That's why I said that Niki was a monster," Krau said. "In terms of strength, they were already on par with ordinary mass-produced Niki, yet they were still beaten so badly."

"Then I'll go and tear them to pieces!" The jackal standing next to Krau opened its mouth wide, revealing its sharp teeth.

"You want to act alone without my orders?" Krau's eyes were cold, as if he were talking to a prop without any emotion. "Is this how I usually teach you?"

"Yes, I'm sorry..." The jackal immediately shrank its neck, apologizing fearfully, "No, please don't abandon me, I beg you..."

"I was just kidding," Krau said with a faint smile. "But don't act on your own in the future."

"I...I understand!" The jackal nodded vigorously when she saw that Krau's expression had improved.

“But, Krau, you don’t seem angry.” Viper looked at Krau and tilted his head in confusion. “We might die.”

The person who gave them the orders wasn't someone like Shuen, who would just yell at them and be done with it.

If the impact of this attack is not amplified, they may not be able to complete their assigned mission, and it is quite possible that they will be dismantled afterward.

But before that, the bombs in the collars around the necks of the three of them may have already exploded.

"Look, those humans."

Instead of answering directly, Krau raised his head and gestured with his chin towards the onlookers who were still enthusiastically filming the fight between the underworld queen and her gang on their phones:

"Even with danger right in front of them, they can still enjoy the sense of security that Niki's protection brings, and film videos there. What if that sense of security is gone?"

After she finished speaking, she took out her phone and tapped the screen a few times.

'Da da da da da'

The rapid sound of bullets rang out.

The venomous snakes saw that the humans, who were only a few meters away from them, had been riddled with holes and were lying on the ground, where all that could be seen was a pool of blood and rotten flesh.

The person who killed the passerby was a gang member who had already been knocked unconscious by the Queen of the Underworld's forces; the gun on his raised mechanical arm was still smoking.

Screams erupted, and the crowd erupted into chaos.

"This is..." The venomous snake's eyes widened involuntarily, and the calm smile that had always been on his face was shattered, his expression turning serious.

"A backdoor left during the cybernetic modification." Krau waved his phone smugly. "As expected, machines are more reliable. The brawl just now was like a performance for these humans to watch. This is much more interesting."

The jackal ignored the corpse that made her feel nauseous and echoed Krau, "Hmm, this is still more interesting."

"..." The venomous snake stared intently at Krau, without uttering a word.

“There’s something even more interesting.” Krau pressed an ‘remove restrictions’ icon on the screen.

……

……

"Why haven't the police arrived yet?!"

Sakura elbowed a crazed gangster in the face, clearly shattering his nose and causing his eyes to roll back, yet he stood as if something was supporting him, continuing his attack.

Moreover, it wasn't just her; most of the people who had just fallen to the ground stood up like zombies and began attacking the surrounding onlookers.

Damn it, I warned them not to stay here!

Peony, who was standing nearby, was attacked by several madmen and twisted her arm, so she had to retreat to a distance for the time being.

But then those madmen went on to attack the people.

Unable to stand by and watch someone die, Peony had no choice but to drag her injured body forward to stop them.

These clearly modified lunatics are no match for Rosanna and the few henchmen Sakura brought today...

However, if this is allowed to continue unchecked, these lunatics will inevitably cause even more serious consequences, and the impact will likely extend beyond just Queen Street.

She must stop it!

'Da da da da da'

The members of the Qingming Society who were brought along received the support of the Sakura Association President and shot and killed those reckless lunatics.

However, what was terrifying was that those madmen, whose foreheads had already been pierced, only paused for a moment, their heads drooping, their bodies still moving on their own.

It was as if a prosthetic body was controlling the body.

So even though Anis and Labi were doing their best to evacuate the crowd, innocent people were still falling one after another on their escape route.

They lay on the ground groaning, their blood seeping into the paving stones of the Royal Avenue.

"Rosanna!"

Sakura saw Rosanna lying on the ground surrounded by four or five madmen, while Peony and Rosanna were blocked by madmen and could not help her at all.

"I am coming."

A familiar voice rang in my ears, and then a blurry figure flashed past me.

The madmen in front of her had already been cut into pieces and turned into real corpses.

Such swordsmanship… Sakura knew he had arrived.

The same thing happened to Rosanna; the madman who had just tried to attack her was now scattered all over the ground like collapsed building blocks.

In just a few dozen seconds, Li Zuoyi took down the last enemy and rescued an office lady who was slumped on the ground.

"Brother!" Peony ran to his side.

“You can’t enter 15 minutes after the movie starts, but you weren’t here yet, so I came out,” Li Zuoyi said, turning to her.