NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

"We can't trust those two Niki units so easily. Who knows what evil intentions they have! What if they were sent by the enemy to trick the Commander into falling into a trap they've already set?!"

“Anis?” Li Zuoyi looked at her in surprise.

Didn't she just go to sleep? And she was wearing a thin silk nightgown, with glimpses of black lace visible underneath...

"Commander, really!" Anis looked at Li Zuoyi with dissatisfaction and said, "Why aren't you worried about your own safety at all? You always think about solving everything by yourself!"

“...Anis?”

Anies looked quite angry.

"You really are third-rate..."

"Yinhua." Li Zuoyi looked towards the door.

He didn't know when, but Yinhua had already leaned against the door frame, glancing at him sideways with an extremely displeased expression.

"Only third-rate commanders think about completing everything themselves. Have you never considered the feelings of your subordinates, Niki? What were we created for? You really have no awareness at all."

At this moment, Lapi also walked in from outside, her face serious. She grasped Li Zuoyi's hand and said earnestly:

"Please use us, not as your sidekicks, but as your subordinates. We also have things we can do."

Looking at their expectant expressions, Li Zuoyi realized something.

Perhaps long ago, subconsciously he began to fear that his companions would start to disappear, so much so that he hoped he could resolve everything and prevent them from falling into danger.

But he also overlooked their feelings; they were Niki, his companions, not people he needed to perfectly protect.

Under the watchful eyes of the Nikkis, Li Zuoyi scratched his hair and said to them, "Then call Bestie, Emma, ​​Mihara and Yuni over. We'll have a meeting downstairs later."

"Understood." Yin Hua smiled, a rare occurrence, and turned to go to the dormitory to call for people.

"I...I'm going to change my clothes..." Anies looked at himself in a thin silk nightgown and felt a little embarrassed, so he quickly slipped back inside.

"Snake, Jackal, you two go down there and wait for me," Li Zuoyi said to the snake, who seemed to be in a daze.

"Ah, okay~~" The venomous snake came to its senses and led the jackal out the door and downstairs.

Only Lhabi and Li Zuoyi remained in the room.

"It's so good that you can trust us, Commander." Lapi finally felt at ease, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

“I’ve never distrusted you.” Li Zuoyi remembered something and asked, “Why did you come here in the middle of the night?”

“Yinhua and I spotted Anis acting suspiciously, so we just followed to see what was going on,” Labi said.

“…” Li Zuoyi said, “Let’s go downstairs, they should be here soon.”

……

command center.

The group of Nikis awaited their commander's orders.

Li Zuoyi explained the whole story, then placed the photo on the table and said:

“Lavi, you, Viper, and Jackal will temporarily form a small team and head here. My request is to rescue the hostages, capture the factory's mastermind, and find out about any other possible factories. I don't believe Lemon only has this one.”

"Okay~ Can I be considered Commander's Niki now? That's great~" Viper looked at Li Zuoyi with ambiguous eyes, the emotions in his eyes were hard to describe.

“It’s only temporary.” Lapi stood in front of the commander, blocking the snake’s view.

“Mihara, Yuni, and Anis, you will form a small team. Your mission is to assist the Labi team,” Li Zuoyi said specifically. “Remember, don’t let Labi out of your sight.”

While providing support, they also had to monitor the snakes and jackals... Mihara was well aware of this. She patted Yuni's head and said, "Yuni, it seems we've finally gained the Commander's trust. It's great that he hasn't disliked us."

Although her words were gentle, her resentful aura still wafted towards Li Zuoyi's door.

"I'm so glad Yuni can help the Commander!" Yuni pulled on the whip in her hand, looked at the two incoming Niki units, and said, "Yuni will carry out the Commander's mission well."

Faced with Yuni's almost aggressive gaze, Viper merely lowered his eyelids slightly and smiled even more mysteriously.

“The special forces’ mission is very simple,” Li Zuoyi said, pointing to himself. “Protect me and Shuen.”

“No, can’t we go out to fight?” Bestie asked cautiously.

“Lapianis and the others will have all their bullets replaced with suppression rounds. With my orders, they can temporarily inflict some damage on humans,” Li Zuoyi said. “Your firepower…”

A rocket launcher, a sniper rifle, a Gatling gun... even if we switch to suppression rounds, it seems there would still be problems...

Emma suggested, "The outpost's armory also has other weapons..."

“Emma, ​​these are the commander’s orders. We just need to obey them.” Yin Hua interrupted.

"Hey~ Yin Hua has to obey the Commander's orders, okay~ I know~" Emma covered her mouth, looking at Yin Hua with great interest, "She never used to listen to the Commander."

"Tsk." Yin Hua glared at the talkative Emma.

"Hoo hoo hoo..." Emma just covered her mouth and kept laughing.

With the mission assigned and the combat-type Niki present ready, Li Zuoyi waved his arm and said, "The mission begins now. I look forward to your mission results."

"Yes!"

Chapter Eighty: Let Me Drown You in My Spit

While Niki and her team went out on missions, Li Zuoyi was not idle either.

He first went to Niki's dormitory to pick up Shuen and bring her to the command center. Although she looked grumpy when she woke up, she didn't dare to lash out when she saw him and had no choice but to obediently follow him.

To prevent a possible assassination attempt by Lemon, the three special forces members were assigned to different roles: Yin Hua was assigned to protect Li Zuoyi, Bestie was assigned to protect the sleeping Shuen upstairs, and Emma was assigned to patrol outside the command center.

Since Rita and Sandy were non-combatants, Li Zuoyi didn't assign them any specific tasks.

They were simply told to be careful and to signal if anything happened.

After the outpost was set up, Li Zuoyi picked up the phone and first called Anderson.

It rang only twice before the other end answered.

"Is there some other special situation?" Anderson asked.

Li Zuoyi explained the situation to him and said, "I will send you the coordinates later. I hope you can send people to rescue those trapped in the factory. If possible, don't make too much of a fuss, as Lapi and the others may need to go to other places."

"...Are you really going to declare war on them?" Anderson asked first.

“They were the ones who acted inhumanely first,” Li Zuoyi said. “I don’t need to be polite to them.”

Anderson sighed several times on the other end of the phone. After a while, he said, "I will send my trusted troops over there."

He then hung up the phone.

Yin Hua, who was standing nearby, also heard Li Zuoyi's conversation and said, "However, if it's just like that, Lemon and the others won't be arrested because of it. They have a million ways to get rid of these relationships that are detrimental to them."

Yin Hua was well aware of the methods employed by the Ark's higher-ups. Destroying the human factory was no big deal to them; there was a high probability they would rebuild it in the future, and they might even be more cautious then.

Li Zuo nodded and then dialed another person's number.

“Hey! MY BOY! What problem do you have? You actually called me.” Mastin’s flamboyant voice came through the receiver.

"I might send you some photos later, and I'll use your online army to launch a media offensive..."

Before Li Zuo could finish speaking, he heard Ma Shiding repeatedly denying, "Oh! Why would you think I have a Paid Spammer? Ark Law stipulates that manipulating Public Opinion is not allowed."

“Then I’ll post something later to clarify that I have no relation to your artist Niki…” Li Zuoyi thought for a moment about Niki’s name and continued, “Noyce has no relation to me. The online hype about Commander Li Zuoyi’s secret Niki is fake. Don’t think I don’t know you’re using my name to advertise for your own Niki. I’ve just been too busy to contact you lately.”

"...What kind of public opinion do you want?" Mastin had no choice but to ask.

"The bloody secrets behind the Missilis board of directors."

It's useless to just tell the truth to the public. What we did before has obviously failed. All they need to do is issue a denial. Few people will even care whether the person standing at the press conference is the original Lemon.

Public opinion before evidence is released is crucial; once the discussion surrounding the topic gains traction, it's impossible to resolve the situation simply with a single press conference.

After discussing some details with Mastin, Li Zuoyi hung up the phone and then received replies and photos from Labi and Anis.

The human trafficking factory that the venomous snake led them to has been suppressed. The resisting factory workers have been subdued, and those trapped in the glass boxes are being rescued one by one.

Thanks to Mihara and Yuni's abilities, they were able to interrogate the factory workers.

The detailed information sent by Lhapi recorded the contents of the interrogation, through which Li Zuoyi learned of the factory's crimes.

The raw materials in the factory, that is, the people who are locked in the glass boxes, are mostly not locked up, but go in voluntarily.

Many of them lost their families and lives because of losses in stock trading, believing in so-called high-profit funds, or online gambling.

These people have no choice but to sell their bodies to pay off their debts, or use the money of family and friends...

A small number of people were trafficked into the prison.

These 'raw materials' are actually living organ storage tanks, which are used to extract organs when needed. All those extracted in this way die in extreme pain.

The bodies of women are faked as accidental deaths and sent to government agencies to be made into NIQI (nullible bodies). The bodies of men are also faked as accidental deaths and sent to various laboratories as experimental subjects.

Even after they died, their bodies were used to make money...

Stock market losses, fund fraud, online gambling, and various other issues all seem inextricably linked to that underground bank, and also connected to Missillis…

It seems the problem lies with the Missilis board of directors, who have yet to make an appearance.

At this time, Labi sent another message saying that the military had sent people to the scene and that they had obtained the address of another similar factory in the outer area.

Li Zuoyi instructed Anis to temporarily guard that area, while the remaining two joined the Lapi Squad and headed to the outer edge of the area. At the same time, he sent a message to the Underworld Queen's forces, asking them to assist in handling the situation.

So far, things have gone very smoothly, and the outpost has not encountered any dangerous situations.

The sky gradually brightened.

Li Zuoyi browsed through various online forums and discovered that Tetra's online trolls had already begun their work.

Is the real Lemont dead? Is the Lemont of the daytime merely a temporary substitute for the Missilis Board of Directors?

Are the Missilis board members actually all robots?

Former CEO of Missillis allegedly framed due to disagreements with the board.

……

All sorts of sensational headlines were available, and the Lemon incident, which had previously cooled down, once again became a trending topic, attracting more and more people's attention again.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Zuoyi scanned the photos given to him by the venomous snake and sent them to Ma Shiding.

Soon, the public opinion that was originally dominated by online trolls became uncontrollable.

Because Elena had accompanied Lemont to many events, sharp-eyed netizens could always spot her, and the stunning background of the photos only added to the shock.

So, there really is such a hellish place in the Ark?

Around noon, some accounts, whether trying to ride the wave or genuinely having experienced similar situations, posted long, seemingly authentic articles claiming that their family members had been taken to such places.

Suddenly, the residents of the Ark were all in a state of panic. Everyone was afraid of being taken to such a place, and they all demanded that the government come forward to conduct a detailed investigation into Missilis, but there was no response.

Meanwhile, Li Zuoyi had already received a message from the Underworld Queen's team that they had finished their work and sent photos.

Li Zuoyi then deliberately selected some blurry photos with poor composition, but which still vaguely showed soldiers, and sent them to Ma Shiding.

Before long, posts appeared online claiming that the government had secretly and urgently destroyed the factory, seemingly to cover up the truth for Missilis.

Just as Li Zuoyi had thought, the government, seeing that it could no longer remain passive, immediately issued a statement saying that it had sent troops to take over the human body factory.

Furthermore, Li Zuoyi was specifically mentioned, as he was the one who staked out the place day and night, discovered these bloody factories, and finally led Niki to destroy them in one fell swoop.

Li Zuoyi, watching from the screen, couldn't help but sneer. The Ark Government is the Ark Government, dragging each other down, huh? Now they're all in the same boat.

However, this has boosted Li Zuoyi's popularity on Arknights and helped him shed the title of "pretty boy commander." After all, there are always people who don't believe that a man can be both handsome and capable, but now the public opinion is completely overwhelmingly in favor of him.

Li Zuoyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything is moving in a positive direction. It will be just around the corner to kill off Lemon and his group of old-timers from Missilis without revealing our identities.

Chapter 81 Who allowed you to still be alive?

"The meeting has just ended, and the government has already begun considering dissolving Missilis..."

After listening to Anderson's explanation of the government's handling of the situation, Li Zuoyi hung up the phone.

He opened the most popular live stream on the live streaming channel, "Justice March in front of Missilis Headquarters".

Disband Missilis!

"May Bloody Company go bankrupt soon!"

"Disregard for human rights, utterly disgusting!"