NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

“Heroes aren’t porters…” Laplace had six backpacks on her back, backpacks that should have been shared with the other Nikis, but the commander made her carry them all by herself.

Moreover, apart from participating in the very first battle, she was required to prepare in the rear for several subsequent battles, only able to watch her comrades fight.

In the initial battles, she was simply a little nervous under the new commander and didn't unleash her full potential.

Unexpectedly, he became a porter because of this, which is a huge waste of a hero's talents.

“Before becoming a hero, you were Niki.” Li Zuoyi looked at the map, touched the dark gold longsword hanging at his waist, and said, “Obeying orders is your duty.”

Indivilla, who had recovered somewhat in the past two days, kept thinking in his mind that he wanted to eat, eat, eat.

However, he did not want to reveal his abilities until he was certain that Nien could truly become his ally.

As for making Laplace carry things, it was because she couldn't summon her combat equipment for a long time and just stared blankly as other Nikis stepped forward.

Even though she was given detailed instructions, she still managed to execute them incorrectly.

In that case, it would be better to have her carry things so that the other Nikis can have a better chance to perform.

“...That’s true.” Laplace had no choice but to accept his current role as a porter.

Maxwell couldn't help but glance at her. Was Laplace really like that?

“Commander, we’ll see the canyon in about fifty kilometers,” Lapi said, pointing to the map.

In fact, the commander doesn't need to look at the map personally. Niki, who goes to ground battles, has an offline map built-in and can view it in real time.

However, the commander insisted on having a map as well, and the way he wrote and drew on the map had an old-fashioned style that gave Lapi a sense of familiarity.

"Is the Five Tyrant-level Rachel inside...?" Li Zuoyi pondered a solution.

According to the detection signals from the Pure Land of Bliss, five Tyrant-class Lechers were concentrated in the West River Canyon.

But this is a very rare phenomenon.

Tyrant-level Raichers usually have their own territories and don't interfere too much with other Tyrant Raichers.

Therefore, based on past experience, the researchers of the Pure Land of Bliss deduced that a new type of Tyrant-class Rachel may have appeared, and they hoped that Li Zuoyi could defeat it and obtain its materials and core.

If it's not the new Lecher, then investigate the cause.

"Let's go," Li Zuoyi said to Niki and the others, then put away the map and headed towards the West River Canyon.

“Laplace? What’s wrong?” Maxwell noticed that Laplace was lagging behind the group.

"...No, it's nothing!" Laplace laughed heartily, appearing quite cheerful.

Maxwell sensed something was off about her and asked, "Laplace, can you summon your equipment for me to see now? We're probably about to face five Tyrant-class Lechers, and you'll definitely be fighting too, right? Let me check it out for you."

"It's alright, it's alright! Before she left, Shu En already checked me thoroughly! You saw it, right? There were no problems at that time, so you don't need to worry!"

Maxwell watched Laplace laugh heartily, then slung her bag over her shoulder and jogged ahead. Remembering how Laplace's expression had been different these past few days when she saw Leitch, she still felt a little worried.

So, when the team reached the vicinity of the main peak of the Aberdel Mountains, she took advantage of a rest period to mention this matter to the commander in private.

Li Zuoyi thought for a while, then called over Lapi and asked the two of them, "If Laplace is unable to fight, based on the team's combat strength demonstrated in the past two days, can they contend against the five Tyrant-level Lechers?"

After spending a few days together, Li Zuoyi realized that Maxwell was the only normal person in the Metis unit, and could also be considered the strategist of the Metis unit.

Lapi pondered for a moment and said, "The newly arrived Nien has very strong firepower, and with the commander also able to help in the battle, I think it's still feasible."

“Although it may be a bit disappointing, I feel there’s something wrong with it,” Maxwell said. “It’s rare for multiple Tyrant-level Lecher signals to appear in one region. There might be other unexpected events, such as a hidden Tyrant-level Lecher… My opinion is that we shouldn’t rush into anything before we get Laplace back to normal.”

Li Zuoyi learned from Shuen that before becoming Nikki, Maxwell was a highly regarded researcher at Missillis, with rich theoretical and practical experience, and her opinions were quite important.

Moreover, Maxwell's point is valid.

"Then let's halt the progress for now," Li Zuoyi decided.

It should have been the right decision, but Lhapi's eyes still dimmed. She thought to herself that she wished she could give such professional advice.

“I’m sorry, Laplace has run into trouble at such a critical moment. If only Nikki from the Special Forces had come with you.” Maxwell bowed his head and apologized.

“Although Laplace bears some responsibility for this situation, I think the main problem lies with Shun,” Li Zuoyi comforted her. “When we get back this time, I will teach her a lesson.”

Teaching that perpetually sullen Shuen a lesson... Maxwell couldn't quite picture that scene.

Just as Li Zuoyi was about to talk to Laplace, a loud whistle came from afar and lasted for almost a minute.

It seemed to be coming from the West River Canyon... Li Zuoyi turned his head to look in that direction.

A red 'shooting star' suddenly rose from the ground and shot straight into the sky.

Chapter 90 Nihilista

"What is that?!" Anis looked up, squinting, trying to see the meteor clearly.

But the fiery red meteor trailed a long orange tail as it soared into the sky, merging with the sun. Even with his good eyesight, Anis could hardly distinguish it.

“That…” Nien also looked up at the sun, “Is that thing flying towards us?”

Li Zuo shielded his eyes with one hand, barely managing to see through the gap in his hand that the red dot on the sun was slowly expanding.

"Commander!" A warning signal appeared in Lapi's vision, and he immediately reported, pointing to the meteor in the sky: "High-energy reaction detected!"

"Find cover and hide!" Li Zuoyi didn't care what it was for the time being; he just wanted to get away first.

However, the enemy's attack was faster. A blazing pillar of fire descended from the sky, blocking their movement. The pillar of fire was also moving rapidly, drawing a circle with a radius of nearly 100 meters.

Li Zuoyi and his companions were now trapped like lambs to the slaughter.

"The troublesome guy is here." Indivilla's voice echoed in Li Zuoyi's mind.

"Do you know who it is?" Li Zuoyi quickly asked in his mind.

"A heretic just like me."

Indivilla's words made Li Zuoyi's heart skip a beat.

He felt he was having a bit of bad luck...

"Am I confident I can beat her?" Li Zuoyi was unsure and drew the dark gold longsword hanging at his waist.

“If I still had a physical body, I might still have a chance,” Indivilla said. “But in my current state, I’d probably be blown to bits by her.”

"What exactly is this heretic?" Li Zuoyi couldn't help but ask.

Just then, a strong gust of wind blew by, and Li Zuoyi and the others turned around and discovered that what was in the sky was not a shooting star at all, but a steel dragon that was nearly fifty meters long, with clusters of flames spewing from the jet nozzles at the tail of its mechanical wings.

Indivilla replied, "Fire Dragon, Nihilista."

The enemy didn't breathe fire directly at them, so they probably didn't intend to kill them outright... That's why Li Zuoyi didn't let Niki and the others fire.

"A dragon?!" Anis exclaimed in astonishment, aiming his gun at the giant steel dragon in the sky.

"God of Firepower, grant me the power to defeat the Iron Dragon before me!" Nien was even more excited.

Lapi remained silent, awaiting the commander's orders.

The counter-attack force performed normally, but the Metis force on the other side surprised Li Zuoyi.

Laplace stared at the two-headed steel dragon in the sky, his pupils dilated, his body trembled uncontrollably, and fear was written all over his face.

Maxwell and Drake were in slightly better condition, but their morale was clearly much lower than that of the counter-attacking forces.

'Boom! '

The two-headed steel dragon slowly landed a few dozen meters in front of Li Zuoyi. The airflow from the jets of its wings stirred up a cloud of dust on the ground, obscuring its enormous shape.

However, when the dust settled, the two-headed steel dragon was nowhere to be seen. Only a woman with fiery red hair was walking towards him. The dragon claw structure on her legs and the two dragon head-shaped metal armors floating on either side of her proved that she was the two-headed steel dragon from before.

Moreover, because of Nihilista's extremely high body temperature, the heat wave increases with every step he takes closer.

When Nicholas was about four or five meters in front of him, Li Zuoyi was already covered in sweat.

Nihilista's overwhelming aura created an invisible pressure, casting a shadow over Li Zuoyi and his companions.

Laplace was already somewhat stressed, and when Nihilista walked in, memories of being corrupted by Indivilla flooded her mind, and she began to bend over and vomit.

“Laplace…” Drake, who was standing next to her, supported her, also quite nervous.

Maxwell felt a long-lost fear, a negative emotion that shouldn't have appeared in their Nikki... They really should have been injected with NIMPH before.

Nihilista was very tall, two heads taller than Li Zuoyi. She looked down at him expressionlessly, then glanced at the long sword in his hand.

“So that’s how it is. You killed Indivilla?” Nishilista said, his tone icy.

"Do you want to avenge her?" Li Zuoyi asked.

“Ha!” Nihilista laughed, his crimson eyes filled with disdain and mockery, without answering his question.

"What is your purpose?" Li Zuoyi asked again.

"Put away your sword and come with me, humans. I can spare their lives." Nihilista beckoned with his finger, gesturing for him to come over.

At the same time, she tore off a piece of armor from her shoulder, which transformed into an iron box the size of an adult. She opened the iron box and said, "Don't worry about getting burned, it's quite cool in here."

The clamor once made him follow it, and now Nihilista is too… Li Zuoyi drew his dark gold longsword, gripped the hilt tightly, and asked, “Where to?”

Nihilista merely curled the corners of his lips without saying a word.

"I don't travel without a purpose."

Li Zuo pointed the knife at her, silently asking Indeveria, "Can you eat her?"

“At most, she’ll take one bite,” Indivilla replied. “In this form, she can take off in less than a second. Once she’s in the air, you’re doomed.”

Even if Li Zuoyi wanted to attack her with his own blood, it probably wouldn't work. The small amount of blood would probably evaporate before it even touched her.

But if a large amount of blood is used... he himself will die, won't he?

Moreover, if her blood attack fails once, she will become alert, making it useless to fly into the sky...

As for his imagination... although it seems to be stronger than before after absorbing Niki from the Missilis Board of Directors, it is still not strong enough to contend with heretics.

Now it seems... Li Zuoyi transformed the dark gold longsword back into a ring and said to Nihilista, "I and..."

As soon as Li Zuoyi took a step forward, he felt his back being pulled back sharply, and he fell into a soft embrace.

“La, Lapi?” Li Zuo turned his head and saw anger in Lapi’s eyes for the first time.

But then he noticed that her hair seemed to be slowly turning red, and her face was also slightly deformed, as if she were becoming a different person.

“You’re always like this… at least consult with me first.” Lapi handed the commander over to Maxwell, stepped forward to face Nihilista, and said, “Then leave it to me.”

"Really..." Anis stood next to Labi. Although she didn't know how Labi had become like this, she knew that Labi needed comrades-in-arms now.

"...I'm sorry, young man, I'm the hero, but you're the one protecting me."

Laplace broke free from Drake, wiped her mouth, and although she was still nauseous with fear, she still stood in front of the commander.

Despite her trembling legs, she turned back and gave him a thumbs up, forcing a smile: "It's okay, the hero has arrived."

Li Zuoyi felt a sudden jolt in his heart, "You..."

Just as Nihilista was about to make a sarcastic remark, a sense of malice came from behind her. She immediately raised her arm and blocked the witch Harlan's giant scythe, which was trying to cut off her neck.

The multicolored bullets whistled through the air and struck her in the back. Although they didn't cause a fatal wound, repairing the injury was still quite troublesome.

Nihilista, focused only on what was behind her, almost forgot that Niki was standing in front of her. She barely managed to grab Lapi's fist with her other hand and kicked the charging Laplace away.

"Die!" Anis practically shoved the gun barrel into her mouth and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

A grenade exploded right in front of Nissilista.

However, when the smoke cleared, Nichrista was unharmed.

"Stay away from your sweetheart!"

Isabel, swooping down from the sky at incredible speed, unleashed a furious flying kick at Nihilista's face, but it only managed to make her head tilt slightly.

“Hahahaha…hahahahahahahaha!”

Surrounded, Nihilista burst into laughter, "You're all quite capable!"

Nihilista's size instantly expanded, transforming into a gigantic two-headed steel dragon that soared into the air.

Those Nikis who attacked her were also sent flying backward.

Nihilista said to Li Zuoyi on the ground, "Don't think you can escape."

She glanced again at the divine punishment hiding near the Aberdel Mountains in the distance, then soared into the sky, transforming into a red shooting star and disappearing from everyone's sight.