NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

Having lost its wings, Nihilista plummeted downwards, roaring at the man whose gaze remained calm.

106. Take him with you.

During the fall, Li Zuo tried to break free from Nihilista's grasp while her attention was focused on her own swallowed steel wings, but she was ultimately a powerful heretic, and her hands were like an unbreakable pair of handcuffs, tightly locking his wrists.

But just as he was about to land on the ground, Nihilista turned around and placed himself underneath him.

With a thud, the two of them crashed to the ground, lying on top of each other.

Thanks to the shock absorption of Nihilista's voluptuous body, Li Zuoyi was not seriously injured.

"Hey, I've been taking such good care of you, why don't you come with me? I don't know why the Queen wants you, but going there might be a good thing."

Nihilista resisted the urge to ruin him and patiently coaxed him.

She knew he wanted to spit out the gag now, to vomit his own blood onto her.

So she gripped his wrists tightly with both hands, lifted one leg and passed it between his thighs, forming a split that pressed him tightly against her body. She then used her calf to press his head down, pressing his mouth, which he couldn't close, against her breast, preventing him from spitting out the metal gag.

"commander!"

Worried about the commander, Anis rushed to where the commander had fallen, only to find the two of them in a rather ambiguous position.

Dorothy, Labi, and Nien arrived shortly afterward and all witnessed the scene.

“Why did it turn out like this…” Anis shook his head. Now was not the time to think about this. He pulled out his gun, pointed it at the head of the still-smiling Nihilista, and shouted, “Release the Commander right now!”

"Is it really okay?" Nihilista's laughter grew even more arrogant. "Do you really want me to let go?"

“Anis, the moment you release him, Nihilista will probably turn his attention to us and try to kill us,” Dorothy said coldly, looking at Nihilista.

"Hahahaha..." The fire dragon's arrogant laughter echoed throughout the area. "That's right! Do you want to die?"

Anis and the others have seen that the commander's antidote missed her, meaning there's no way to inflict effective damage on Nihilista.

But as long as John arrives, there won't be any problems, because John still has an antidote.

“…You must be thinking of waiting for your companions to arrive.” Nihilista saw through their thoughts and grinned even wider, saying, “It’s no use, they should have already met Liberelio by now.”

“Liberellio…” Li Zuoyi had already told her about the existence of another heretic on the way, but he didn’t expect that the other party had already gone to intercept John and the others.

“And Liberellio is much stronger than me… So much time has passed, he’s probably completely wiped out by now.” Nihilista laughed exaggeratedly.

Li Zuoyi, who was being held tightly by her in a strange way, wanted to cause her more trouble with the long sword in his hand, but Nihilista used even more force to grip his wrist, making it impossible for him to adjust the long sword even slightly.

"What...do we do now?" Anies gripped the gun, feeling like he had walked into a dead end.

"Dorothy...Dorothy..."

Dorothy received Cecil's intermittent voice.

“Cecil? Can you hear me?” Dorothy said. “How are Commander John and the others?”

“The situation isn’t good… They’ve been attacked by another heretic and are fighting back with all their might, but they’re constantly on the defensive and things are dire.” Cecil asked, “How are you? Can you go and help?”

“We’ve run into Nihilistha, and she’s captured Mr. Li Zuoyi,” Dorothy said calmly.

"How could this be?! Dorothy, you absolutely...must...save..."

Cecil was agitated as the signal was about to be lost, but Dorothy could no longer hear what she was saying.

Anyway, we have to save him.

Seeing Dorothy's expression, Labi asked, "How are the others?"

“Just like Nihilista said,” Dorothy said helplessly.

“Hahahaha…” Nihilista said, “As long as I don’t signal that I’ve captured the target, Liberellio won’t stop attacking. Your companions are doomed! Hahahaha…”

We're now in a dead end.

If they go to support John now, Nihilista will wait for Steel Wing to recover. Once it is fully recovered, she will leave with Li Zuoyi.

However, even if they temporarily let Nihilista release Li Zuoyi here, they will still have to fight Nihilista.

During this process, John and his group are killed by Liberellio, who then comes to them and takes away Nihilista and Li Zuoyi.

Whether they go to provide support or not, it seems that Li Zuoyi being taken away is a foregone conclusion.

"I..." Anis was extremely conflicted, but she finally steeled her heart, "I must save the Commander!"

Because she had sworn to him that her life belonged to him.

Rather than watch him be taken away, she would rather die to protect him.

Anis raised his grenade launcher, aimed it at Nihilista's head, and cried out to her through tears, "Let go of the Commander! I... *gulp*..."

Anis fainted, the gun slipped from his hand, and he fell to the ground.

"Dorothy, I can actually help..." Just as Labi's Little Red Riding Hood mode was activated and she was about to say that she could help, Dorothy's fist came flying at her, and she immediately lost consciousness.

Dorothy knew, of course, that Labi possessed special abilities and might be able to resolve the current situation.

But that's precisely why she can't let Labi stay awake.

Seeing this, Nien remained calm and said to Dorothy, "You will be despised by everyone."

“I know,” Dorothy said coldly, raising her hand. “But I don’t care.”

The only person who could make her care about her opinion was someone else, but he was dead.

After knocking Nien unconscious, Dorothy said to Nihilista, "You can take him away now and inform your companions."

“I could have just waited for Liberellio to come, why should I listen to you?” Nihilista knew why she was doing these things.

“No, you won’t have a chance to wait for her.” Dorothy picked up each of the counterattack force’s Nikis in her arms, gave Nihilista a confident smile, and said:

"Because I had already crushed your head before she arrived. Even though you are a heretic and can regenerate indefinitely, can you really continue to regenerate without a brain?"

Dorothy wouldn't be confident she could defeat a flying enemy if they weren't on the ground.

"You bastard..." This was the first time Niki had ever been so annoyed with a Niki.

107. Just wait for him to come back...

Li Zuoyi didn't have much resentment or anger about Dorothy's choice.

It can be said that she made the most correct judgment in the shortest amount of time.

Sacrificing just him would save the vast majority of people.

It was just quite frustrating.

However, the source of this problem is Nihilista, who is currently capturing him. If Nihilista were stronger, this situation might not have been necessary.

He's just too weak.

If there's another chance...

"By the way, I almost forgot."

Dorothy had been dragging the three counterattack soldiers away by the back of their necks, but then, as if remembering something, she turned to Li Zuoyi and asked:

"Do you want me to save you? If you ask me for help now, I will definitely save you."

Because she and Rapunzel had made a pact that she would have to rescue him whenever he asked for help.

It was a request from a dear friend, so Dorothy would not break her promise.

And that's exactly the situation now. If he really asks her for help, she will choose to break ties with Nihilista.

"Hey! I've already told Liberellio that I've taken care of things here!" Nihilista shouted loudly, clearly annoyed.

Because she could also sense that Niki was serious.

Nihilista wasn't afraid of a fight, but if she accidentally caused this human to lose an arm or a leg, or to be burned to a crisp, all her efforts would be in vain.

However, Dorothy ignored the fire dragon and waited for him to send any distress signal.

A minute passed.

Li Zuoyi didn't make any underhanded moves.

He knew that asking her for help now would be tantamount to killing everyone else—John, the Heirs, the Metis, the Counterattack, and even Dorothy herself—it was simply unnecessary.

So he chose to remain silent.

"Ha! What a great human! You've saved me a lot of trouble." Nihilista was quite pleased. She looked down at the man whose mouth she had covered with her breast. "I'm really starting to like you. Shall we find a place to do it later?"

Li Zuoyi ignored the ravings of this heretic who clearly had a mental disorder.

"As expected... you'll choose to shut up." Dorothy curled one corner of her mouth, her cunning expression giving the impression that she had everything under control. "Just as I thought, you're a good person who would prioritize others' lives over your own."

That's why she made this promise with Rapunzel.

Because the behavior of good people is really easy to predict.

“From today onwards, I acknowledge you. You truly deserve that power, and I respect you.” Dorothy’s smile gradually faded. “I never imagined that a commander who grew up on the Ark would have this kind of personality. It’s truly unbelievable.”

But that's precisely why she doesn't want him to go back to the Ark. If she really softens and lets him go back, and he really changes the dark undertones of the Ark, who will she seek revenge on if she can't bring herself to be ruthless?

She originally planned to take it slow, but after learning that the commander had died tragically in the Ark's prison, the flames of revenge in her heart could no longer be suppressed. She needed to vent her anger urgently, and she wanted the Ark to pay the price!

Otherwise, she herself would be consumed by the flames of revenge. If she were to undergo a mental shift like Snow White, she might forget the Commander, forget the Goddess Squad...

She doesn't want this!

"You talk too much~" The fire dragon chuckled disdainfully, "It's just abandoning your companions, why say so much useless stuff."

“You wouldn’t understand, heretic,” Dorothy said coldly, looking at Nihilista.

"In this situation, you either leave together alive or you die together. Aren't all other situations just abandoning your companions for various reasons?" The fire dragon's eyes darkened. "You disgust me so much I want to vomit. Get lost."

"Nishrista, have you caught him yet?"

Dorothy's pupils trembled. When did that heretic who was crouching next to Nihilistha appear there...?

“I suppose so,” Nihilista said, glancing at the man in her arms.

Liberellio tapped Li Zuoyi's forehead with her finger through her long sleeve. Overwhelmed by drowsiness, he involuntarily closed his eyes.

“And one last thing…” Dorothy said, watching his eyes slowly close. “I sincerely hope you will survive.”

He then turned and led the counterattack troops away.

"Phew~~~Finally!" The fire dragon stood up and stretched her body. The steel wings on her back had also completed their self-repair and were ready to be activated at any time.

Liberellio covered her mouth with her hand, looking sleepy. "I'm going to sleep. You take him to the Queen."

"Oh!"

The next moment, Liberellio vanished without a trace.

"For the Queen..."

Nihilista picked up the man in a princess carry, looking at the sleeping man in her arms. Recalling the various ambiguous positions they had just made together, she felt her head getting hot, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. "Damn it, this is exactly what I like. I guess I should taste it for the Queen first."

Flames shot from its steel wings, and the fire dragon eagerly took off with its target.

……

"Amazing!" Laplace looked at his leg, which Rapunzel had healed as if it had never been broken, and couldn't help but jump up and down a few more times.

"Please be careful, this is not a complete cure, it's just that the divine cadmium particles have filled the gap..."

Seeing that Laplace had no intention of listening to her explanation, Rapunzel gave up on trying to make her understand.

In the final, crucial moments of the battle, she, the other members of the Inheritors' forces, and two members of the Metis' forces were all seriously injured.

John himself lost consciousness due to excessive damage and has not woken up yet, but fortunately his body structure is sufficient to save his life, so Rapunzel doesn't need to worry.

If Laplace hadn't stepped in, they might not have been able to hold out until that elusive heretic left.

Although Laplace still can't summon her equipment, she has fully demonstrated her qualities as a hero and is no longer the person who would vomit at the sight of a Lord-level Rachel.

"Ah! Laplace! We must thank the saintess properly!" Maxwell ran to catch the fleeing Laplace.

"Hoo hoo, as the absolute villain of the world, I still have value in continuing to exist. Thank you." Drake widened his eyes and gave Rapunzel a somewhat frightening smile as he thanked her.

"Haha...it's okay..." Rapunzel was a little confused by the child's train of thought.

“Darling, he won’t blame me, will he? I actually abandoned him and flew back…” Isabel said nervously.

"It's alright, he'll understand, after all, you were trapped in a dream at the time," Rapunzel comforted her. "He's definitely not the kind of person who vents his temper without asking why. If you don't believe me, just wait for him to come back."