NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

"For sixty-three years, four months, and twenty-three days, he remained in the coldest and darkest solitary cell at the bottom of the rehabilitation center. Then, in the early morning of the twenty-fourth day, he launched a prison uprising and was subsequently shot dead..."

As the last rays of twilight sank below the horizon, Dorothy's face lost all warmth.

Rapunzel was speechless, as if she had a lump in her throat.

A tear rolled down Dorothy's right eye as well. Her emotionless eyes stared intently at Rapunzel, and then she said:

"He had no descendants, nor did he come out of prison alive. He's dead. Give up your ridiculous fantasy."

101. From today onwards, you are the vice-captain.

"It's the young lady~"

Dorothy saw herself standing in front of the Commander and Lilith, as if she were looking at another version of herself.

She remembered that day; it was the day she went to report to the Niki Goddess Unit at the front lines, and it was also the first time she had met the commander.

To be honest, she didn't have a good impression of his unserious behavior when they first met.

As the daughter of a politician in human form, she always followed the rules of etiquette and spoke and acted with elegance.

Even after becoming Niki, she did not abandon this principle, and even on the battlefield, she was confident that she could fight gracefully and perfectly.

"It's the young lady~" Lilith and the commander echoed each other.

The captain of the Goddess Squad is really unreliable; I'll be able to replace her in a few months.

Dorothy looked at her perfectly fake smile and knew what she had been thinking.

It's okay. In a few days, Lilith will pin you against the wall, and then you'll understand the difference between you and her.

As if fast-forwarding, one familiar character after another joined in: Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Crimson Lotus...

……

Dorothy woke up on time in bed.

Never before had she so wished she would oversleep, so she could spend more time with the commander and her comrades.

However, she had an important matter to attend to today: to defeat the heretic Nihilista.

After washing up and getting dressed, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw that I looked perfect.

Dorothy left the room, finished breakfast, and went to the square in front of the obelisk, where some people had already arrived.

In the crowd, she spotted the Ark Commander at a glance, walked over to him, and saw him meditating with his eyes closed early in the morning. She asked, "Good morning, did you not sleep well?"

Li Zuo opened his eyes and said, "I slept quite well, but I was thinking about what loopholes might be overlooked in the various plans."

Last night, Li Zuoyi didn't overexert himself. After helping Isabel and Anis recharge, he went to bed early.

"A loophole, huh? We need to think about that more." A subtle, enigmatic smile appeared on Dorothy's lips.

After everyone arrived, including John, they began to divide into groups according to the plan.

The counter-attack force, including Dorothy and Isabel, followed Li Zuoyi on reconnaissance missions ahead.

Isabelle not only provides a commanding view, but being next to him also significantly increases her firepower.

The rest of the heirs and Rapunzel followed John.

Since Li Zuoyi was still the commander of the Metis troops landing, John couldn't give them orders, so he had them follow him for the time being.

Once they encounter enemies ahead or face unsolvable situations, they retreat and then take over Metis's forces.

The Heirs' Army and John were colleagues, not in a superior-subordinate relationship, so they were not subject to such restrictions.

Before setting off, Li Zuo glanced at his phone and found that the message he sent to Marian was still unread.

The high concentration of Ivira particles on the ground makes it easy to block signal transmission, so not receiving information is the norm.

The hope of having another helper was dashed.

With everything prepared, the two groups first headed together to the coordinates of Nichlista, hundreds of kilometers away.

……

Looking at the still-erupting volcano in the distance, and then at the labyrinthine rock forest in front of him, with an average height of over ten meters, Li Zuo stepped onto the dark rocks formed by the cooling lava and truly understood why Nihilista chose this place as his base.

There's no better place for a complete package deal.

"According to the location, Nissilista is near that volcano."

Cecil's voice came through Li Zuoyi's headphones.

During this operation, Cecil will assist him and John as an intelligence agent, providing Nihilista's coordinates in real time.

"Still nothing's been done?" John asked.

"No."

Li Zuoyi wouldn't have entered such a strange place if he wasn't worried that Nihilista might deliberately attack his companions in retaliation.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

A heretic lurking in the shadows, eyeing him menacingly, is far more dangerous than being targeted by the world's number one assassin.

He couldn't stay hidden inside the Ark forever. Without ground operations to support him, his boasts from the Ark's higher-ups would be nothing but a fart.

"Then let's go in first."

After saying that, Li Zuoyi led Niki and the others into the rock maze forest. Isabel also took off to guide them from the air and gave John directions on the way into the rock forest.

Two hours after entering the forest, Li Zuoyi, watching the counterattack troops slowly advancing ahead, slowed his pace slightly and said to Dorothy beside him:

"Dorothy, from now on you are the vice-captain. If Captain Labi and I are unable to make a decision for some reason, you will make the judgment."

“Me?” Dorothy couldn’t help but look at him, smiling as she said, “You trust me that much? I might even try to persuade you from behind… You know, the Inheritors don’t have the restrictions of NIMPH and can fire on humans.”

"So, do you hate me so much that you want to kill me?" Li Zuoyi asked.

Upon hearing this, Dorothy thought about it seriously for a moment and said to him, "After spending time with you, I feel that you are a respectable human being, and I trust you."

This is the truth.

"So I believe in you too, Dorothy." Li Zuoyi quickened his pace and caught up with the counterattack troops ahead.

Looking at his retreating figure, Dorothy was momentarily dazed.

……

In the conference room, Dorothy opened her eyes and found that the commander was about to announce something important.

The "Who is the Vice-Captain?" game, which has lasted for more than half a month, is finally coming to an end.

"Dorothy, from today onwards, you are the vice-captain."

Dorothy saw the commander pointing at her and appointing her as the vice-captain of the Goddess Force.

Honglian remained unchanged, questioning whether Honglian was capable of serving as vice-captain.

Honglian was really annoying back then. She would always find an excuse to challenge me to a duel. If I didn't want to get my dress dirty, Honglian's record would have been negative long ago.

"Not strong enough? Dorothy is very strong, Honglian, don't underestimate her, but that's not the main reason I chose her."

The commander looked at himself and said, "Because you crave glory and desire admiration, this will become your motivation, driving you to perfectly fulfill this responsibility. However, the most important prerequisite is..."

He pointed at Dorothy, flashing a set of white teeth that shone as brightly as his confidence. "I believe in you!"

“Admiration? Trust?” Captain Lilith’s smile was a little creepy. “I also want someone’s admiration and trust.”

“The mechanical gorilla doesn’t need these lofty things. You just need to roar and pound your chest to... Aww—”

The commander and Lilith were playfully fighting in front of them.

Little Red Riding Hood locked Snow White's neck again.

Honglian has challenged her to a duel for who knows how many times.

Rapunzel blushed and hid the book with pictures of naked men and women that Little Red Riding Hood had just given her.

Dorothy couldn't help but laugh.

That's wonderful; this is the past she hopes will continue forever.

And now that I think about it, this was probably the reason she fell in love with him...

No, that's not right...

Dorothy sensed something was wrong; she should be... fighting against Nihilista.

Why is she here...?

102. That guilt was buried deep in my heart.

"&#$, from today onwards, you are the vice-captain."

Li Zuoyi pointed at a black shadow and shouted.

Damn it, who did he call?

"Insufficient strength? %＃@ is very strong, &+ don't underestimate her, but that's not the main reason I chose her..."

Li Zuoyi couldn't control his speech, let alone his actions.

There is only one thing I know.

He now appears to be on an aircraft carrier base from a century ago.

Because Lilith was sitting right next to him, looking at him 'kindly,' her mouth moving as if she were saying something.

Unfortunately, he still couldn't hear it.

The others were just irregularly shaped shadows, as if they had been forcibly cut out of the picture.

“The mechanical gorilla doesn’t need these lofty things. You just need to roar and pound your chest to... Aww—”

Li Zuoyi couldn't control his body, but he could feel the pain of Lilith twisting his arm.

What exactly is going on?

Wasn't he heading to that volcano to fight Nihilista?

How did he get back here?

Could this be Nichrista's trap?

However, it is also very clear that he is currently in his own memories.

I've never heard of Nihilista being a heretic with psychic abilities... Isn't she fire-breathing?

John, how did you conduct your reconnaissance...?

At that moment, a shadow suddenly stood up, and Lilith looked very surprised.

Li Zuoyi knew that these shadows were members of the Goddess Squad, but he couldn't remember their faces or voices.

Then, four more shadows caught the one that had stood up.

Afterwards, Lilith smiled and said a few words to the shadows, then turned around, grabbed his chin, and forcibly kissed him.

……

"Can you hear me?" Dorothy endured the discomfort in her body and memory, forced herself to stand up, and shouted to everyone in the conference room.

However, they continued to do their own things, as if they couldn't hear her voice at all.

"Dorothy, come outside with me and let's settle this once and for all." Red Lotus suddenly grabbed her hand.

Dorothy tried to break free, but found that Red Lotus was incredibly strong. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't budge Red Lotus an inch.

"Ahhh! Little Red Riding Hood!" Snow White, who had been held captive by the neck, broke free from Little Red Riding Hood's clutches and ran behind Dorothy, grabbing her clothes tightly. "Dorothy, please help me block her!"

Oh no, I can't move now... Dorothy discovered that even the seemingly frail Snow White was surprisingly strong.

"Snowy~ do you want to play Eagle Catches Chicks?" Little Red Riding Hood chuckled and grabbed Dorothy's shoulders. "But I can catch even an eagle!"

"Let go of me!" Dorothy tried to push Little Red Riding Hood away with her other hand, but there was no response.

"Everyone, don't bully Dorothy like this..." Rapunzel hid the book, then walked to Dorothy's side and grabbed her other arm.

They spoke as if they were just having a normal game, but they all converged on Dorothy, restricting her movements.

"Truly worthy of Dorothy."