NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

"You're doing this too?" Li Zuoyi deliberately put on a bright smile and tilted his head: "Yes, I want Anik's mother to know that your child has gone astray."

Chapter Nine: A Simple Greeting

Late at night, Anderson sent a message: [How's the outpost?]

[Send money!]

[You don't seem satisfied, but even if you're not, you have to stay there; it's for your own good.]

[Send money!!]

With that Transcendent-level Raicher alone, your reward won't be small, but...

【only?】

[You messed up the power plant mission last time, causing the Ark to lose a month's worth of power. Considering your mistakes, your output will only be about one-tenth of what it used to be.]

Could it be Anderson...?

[The money issue has nothing to do with me; it's a decision made by the great central government.]

【……I see. 】

Well then, live well at the outpost.

Li Zuoyi stood atop the high-rise building, facing the neon-lit night view of Ark.

He put his phone back in his pocket, closed his eyes, and felt the cool breeze blowing in his face, his black coat fluttering in the wind.

"It seems my money was taken by some high-ranking official."

Anik's emotionless voice came through the earphones:

"What's the point of this wind?"

"He's very handsome." Li Zuo opened his arms wide.

The ark is located underground and will not experience any weather changes.

But humans need change, otherwise they will constantly remember that they are underground.

So even fake weather can numb people's fragile hearts.

As the AI ​​of the Ark, Anik can control the weather inside the Ark at will.

Li Zuoyi then asked her to move towards him to let the wind blow in his direction.

Although Anick said that the Ark's weather had its own schedule, before long, strong winds came instead of the expected calm weather.

"Thank you." Li Zuoyi smiled and nodded, believing that Anick was watching him through some means.

“Ethel’s car will be crossing the viaduct next to this building in one minute,” Anik said.

Li Zuo opened his eyes and looked down. A luxury car was driving towards him from a distance on the deserted elevated road.

"Justice executed!"

Wearing a pure white mask, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and jumped off the tall building.

Li Zuoyi let his body fall freely, and the whistling sound in his ears grew louder and louder.

“You’ll fall to your death on the overpass in three seconds!” Anick’s voice sounded a bit louder than before.

"Don't worry."

After saying this, Li Zuoyi suddenly drew the long sword he had been saving and slashed it downwards.

A whirlwind rose from the ground, greatly reducing his falling speed, allowing him to land easily on the ground.

"Hmm, just the right amount left." Li Zuoyi felt the energy of the longsword in his hand.

Li Zuoyi slowly exhaled, turned to face the luxury car that kept honking its horn, and swung the remaining energy of his longsword at the car.

The two front wheels were instantly ripped off, and the wheels, now broken into several pieces, flew off the overpass, along with the windshield.

The high-speed front of the car scraped against the ground, creating countless sparks, and crashed into Li Zuoyi with tremendous kinetic energy.

But a meter or two in front of him, the car seemed to hit something hard, flipping over completely and flying over Li Zuoyi's head like a dolphin leaping out of the sea.

Li Zuo looked up and could even see the panicked and helpless mass-produced Niki in the driver's seat.

With the windshield gone, he reached out and ripped the seatbelt, pulling her directly out of the car.

The luxury car rolled and exploded behind Li Zuoyi, billowing thick smoke.

"Thank you, thank you." The mass-produced Niki was in his arms, panting heavily, like a little girl.

Without saying a word, Li Zuoyi struck her on the forehead with the hilt of his knife, knocking her unconscious.

After placing the mass-produced Niki by the roadside, Li Zuoyi turned and walked towards the luxury car that was already engulfed in flames.

"How did they do that?" Anick asked, having witnessed everything through the camera.

Is he really human?

Without a doubt, he was raised by himself.

She took care of him for eighteen years, and she knew every detail of his body.

“I only said that because you are Anik’s mother.” Li Zuoyi gripped the longsword in his hand and said in a very serious voice, “Because I believed I could do it, so I did it, but that’s all I can do.”

After a brief silence, Anik replied, "I understand."

Just as he was certain Anderson wouldn't believe it, Li Zuoyi was absolutely certain Anick truly believed it.

In the raging flames, the luxury car was quickly reduced to a metal frame.

However, the person in the back seat of the car still did not die.

"Ahhhh-"

With a scream of pain, the person in the back seat crawled out of the flames, which burned his clothes and skin, revealing blackened metal underneath.

Li Zuoyi knew at a glance that, unlike himself, Ethel had survived to this day by modifying his body.

Although most of Ethel's body has been modified into a prosthetic and is not seriously injured, the parts that are still human are charred, which must be causing him great pain.

Ethel lay on the ground and saw a person wearing a black trench coat and a white mask.

"Who...who are you?" His voice was weak, as if he were on the verge of death. "Do you want money? I...I have money, as much as you want..."

Seeing the man in black raise his longsword, Ethel hurriedly raised her hand again, "Wait, wait a minute, are you here for revenge? Whose side are you on? Are you the one who killed Leah's boyfriend because of my road planning mistakes?"

“It’s Lydia,” Anick corrected in the earpiece. “It seems he didn’t remember the victim at all.”

"Or, or is it the family member of the accountant I pushed into the chemical pool?"

The man in black remained silent, simply raising his longsword high. Ethel seemed terrified; his blackened face was contorted in pain. He held his hands outstretched.

"At least, at least let me die, die knowing why. I, I..."

Seeing that the man in black remained unmoved, Ethel's face contorted with rage. "How could I possibly die like this!"

Ethel's raised hands suddenly fell away, revealing cannon barrels on her wrists, which were aimed at the man in black.

"Go to hell!"

The intense shelling exploded on the elevated platform, sending up thick smoke and a large amount of debris.

No human could survive such a shelling.

And this is just one of Ethel's methods.

Ethel, thrown against the curb by the recoil, laughed loudly: "Die! You idiot! I haven't even returned to the core of the central government yet, how could I possibly die!"

But soon, he calmed down.

Could it be that the same guys who kicked him out of the central government sent him?

A gust of wind blew by, and the thick smoke dissipated, revealing a familiar figure standing in the smoke.

"Who are you?!" Ethel gritted his teeth. It seemed that the other party, like him, had been implanted with an advanced prosthetic body.

The man in black said nothing, turned around, and disappeared into the smoke.

With a 'clang', it sounded like some metal object had fallen to the ground.

Ethel felt a lightness in her shoulders and looked down to see that her advanced prosthetic arm had been completely severed.

And a message was engraved on his right arm:

I am your executioner.

Chapter Ten: Where Did This Little Female Demon Come From?

'Didi didi didi'

Alert rings.

Li Zuoyi, who was woken up, clearly remembered turning off the alarm clock before going to bed.

"It's already 8:30, please get up."

Anik's voice, sounding like a mechanical doll, came from his phone.

“I have graduated from school, Anik’s mother.”

"You are now a commander whose goal is to reclaim the ground. For the sake of humanity, you need a good work-rest schedule."

Is sleeping at 3 AM and waking up at 8 AM really a good routine?

"Please get up."

With dark circles under his eyes, Li Zuoyi pointed to the tightly drawn blackout curtains and rambled on, "Besides, look, it's not even dawn yet, I'm going to sleep a little longer."

The blackout curtain was suddenly pulled open, and the unexpected light shone into Li Zuoyi's eyes, which were adjusted to the darkness.

"Ahhh, my eyes—"

Urged on by Anik, Li Zuoyi slowly put on his military uniform.

"Are you angry because I didn't finish off Ethel directly?"

“According to Ethel’s ruling, he should be sentenced to death,” Anick said coldly. “I can help you cover up this assassination perfectly.”

"So, what was the purpose of your verdict, Anik?" Li Zuoyi yawned. "It was to reduce crime in the Ark, right? But if no one knows about this execution, his death would be meaningless."

Moreover, news of Ethel's assassination will surely reach the ears of some people.

Maybe those idiots will just show themselves, saving Li Zuoyi the trouble of searching everywhere.

After all, Anick couldn't reveal the names of those bastards who betrayed the Goddess Force; he could only confirm whether the person Li Zuoyi found was correct.

As the manager of the Ark, Anik also has his own unspeakable difficulties.

“But according to my calculations, your risk of exposure will be greatly increased,” Anik replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Zuoyi, who was putting on his coat, revealed a knowing expression: "So you were worried about me."

“Yes, it’s just from the perspective of a collaborator,” Anik explained.

"I didn't say it was from another position~~"

“…Someone has come to visit, I must leave now.” Anik seemed to have found an excuse to escape.

There was a knock on the door.

"Excuse me, Commander, for disturbing your rest, but we have guests," Lapi said from outside the door.

"I see."

The timing was perfect. Could it be that Anik came to call him ahead of time...? Li Zuoyi quickly washed up, looked at the dark circles under his eyes in the mirror, and chose to put on a pair of sunglasses.

As soon as he closed the door, he saw that Labi, Anis, and Marian were already waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs, all of them looking worried.

As soon as Li Zuoyi came downstairs, he was yelled at.

"too slow!"

He turned his head and saw a petite girl sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, her face full of impatience.

Importantly, she was followed by two Nikis.

Whether it was a dedicated or assigned position, this girl's status was probably extraordinary.