Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Qi Yan stopped the doctor and explained, "She wasn't lying. She really didn't mean any harm. Thorn is just facing the Sea God, which has awakened memories deep within her bloodline and attracted some unclean things."

"So you never really intended to eat me, did you?" Aya asked with a light smile. "Because you also know that the real sea creatures are about to come ashore, and you can use them for experiments."

Qi Yan shook his head again and said seriously:

"Compared to the oddly shaped sea cucumbers, I think pretty girls are more delicious to eat. Of course, stewing you is a joke. I can eat you raw."

Aya: "..."

In a sense, that's even more outrageous!

How did this land give birth to such a strange thing as you!

Aya's pink lips tightened slightly, her expression somewhat helpless, as she argued:

"But I am not a sea creature, but a giant beast born from the ocean. If you want to become a sea creature, why do you want to eat me?"

She never considered resisting, even though the man in front of her who resembled Lupo was not a god, but a true god was by his side.

Given her current state, she is unlikely to gain any advantage over these two.

Qi Yan strode up to Aya, whose body tensed slightly.

Then, under her tense gaze, Qi Yan reached out and grabbed a strand of her long pink hair, wiped it a couple of times with his fingers... and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Since we're here, let's try them all... They're quite chewy, and some get stuck in our teeth."

Qi Yan muttered to himself.

The doctor stared dumbfounded at Qi Yan's outrageous actions, his mouth gradually widening. He took a deep breath and roared:

"Damn it, I want some too!"

Are all you guys on the ground this strange?

Qi Yan spat out the hair, turned his head and said, "It doesn't taste good, it has no flavor at all."

"Is the taste the main point?" the professor said, exasperated.

Aya looked down at her wet hair, unable to laugh at all. She ran her finger along the strand of hair and cut it off.

She turned her head to look at the thorns and said:

"Sir, snap out of it! Can you help me stop my friend?"

For the first time, Thorn reacted to external sounds, slowly turning its head, its golden eyes locking onto Aya:

“I heard someone speaking in my mind, saying that he wanted to kill it, wanted to kill the ocean itself.”

I don't know if this is an illusion or some kind of real memory, but I'm a little excited right now. You asked me before if I liked dancing, so, singer, do you like dancing?

Aya seemed to have forgotten that Qi Yan was right beside her, and her emotions were clearly a little excited: "Looks like you're not planning to run away. Can I stay here and look around? Look at your dance, it'll turn the sea red..."

You wield your sword in the sea, spinning and swimming, you are torn apart or you tear it apart, your story begins or ends here…

"You know what? You're really annoying when you talk."

Thorn interrupted Aya, slowly drawing the long sword from his waist, his breathing slightly rapid: "But since you want to see, then please."

“Keep breathing, sir,” Aya said softly. “Nothing on earth can take away your right to breathe.”

Thorn didn't answer her; instead, she turned to look at Qi Yan:

"I don't need you to do anything. After this battle is over, I have some questions I'd like to ask you."

"Of course, I will answer all your questions. After all, I'm not a riddle teller."

Qi Yan stepped aside, smiling and gesturing for them to proceed.

On the beach, the sea breeze had stopped at some point, the faint sounds of tourists in the distance had disappeared, and the sound of waves crashing on the beach seemed to have been swallowed up by something.

Instead, a deep, lingering, eerie cry, like the long call of a whale, or like the gentlest voice in the world whispering in your ear, drags you into a dark dream.

The doctor seemed to be saying something, but Thorn could no longer hear it; he could only see the doctor's mouth opening and closing.

His golden eyes looked out at the sea. Something broke the waves, and a blue creature opened its eyes from beneath the water.

Thorn stepped forward, like an elegant dancer slowly ascending the stage.

He strode with the most precise steps in the world, shattering the waves, seawater soaking his trouser legs, his long sword slicing through the sea, bringing forth the ocean's blood.

The seawater swallowed the thorny figure.

Thorns cut through the ocean waves.

Red flowers bloom in the ocean, filling the endless sea surface with one after another. As the waves surge, the sea of ​​flowers ripples.

Aya crossed her arms over her chest, her emerald green eyes fixed on the ocean, her pink lips slightly parted, making no sound, yet her singing resonated in the hearts of Qi Yan and the others.

When I reminisce, the pretense crumbles; the scars you left me are the pain you've forgotten.

'I cannot grasp your form; they rise and cry your name; they smell your scent, and they too long to hear your repentance.'

On the sea, the dancer's figure bursts out of the water, her body spinning, leaving a perfect whirlpool on the surface.

The next moment, the blue creature came after them.

The dancer gracefully presented the long sword, as if it were the final curtain call after countless rehearsals. The blue creature struck the blade, transforming into beautiful waves that returned to the ocean.

The wind carried the applause of the curtain call, reaching the ears of those present.

The waves surged, bringing the stage to a close.

Thorn walked step by step onto the shore. His favorite white suit was soaked by the seawater, but it was not stained with a single red mark.

The doctor let out a long breath, only then realizing that he had unconsciously held his breath until the end of the battle. He greedily inhaled the cool sea breeze, his heart pounding wildly.

The poster in his hand was deformed from being gripped so tightly.

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Doctor."

Thorn noticed the doctor's condition and the first thing he did upon reaching the shore was to apologize.

The doctor shook his head, panting, and said helplessly:

"I'm not blaming you, I just can't understand your stubbornness. Why would you risk something so outrageous? Wouldn't it have been better to leave it to Qi Yan?"

"Exactly, if you kill it, who am I supposed to eat? Mess with you?" Qi Yan chimed in.

Thorn's lips curled slightly upwards; his soaking wet clothes did not diminish his aura.

“Everyone has their own responsibilities. This is a calling from my blood. It is my turn to end this incident.”

Besides, I trust you all; with you here, I will be in no danger.

The doctor clicked his tongue lightly, not saying much about it, but only looking at Aya with unfriendly eyes.

Perhaps the creatures in the sea were summoned by the Thorn bloodline, but if this sea god hadn't suddenly struck up a conversation with Thorn, these troubles wouldn't have arisen.

Aya noticed the doctor's gaze, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

“I reminded the gentleman that he could leave on his own, that the creature in the sea wouldn’t follow him all the way to shore, and that he could have avoided any danger.”

"But what about the other tourists on the beach?" the doctor said, getting to the heart of the matter. "You gods' way of thinking makes me sick."

No matter how much you act like an ordinary person, you still…

He suddenly stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

The atmosphere on the beach fell silent once again.

Aya looked at Qi Yan with a puzzled expression, but the latter was not paying attention to the others. He was walking to the beach by himself and looking down at the bloodstains in the water that had not yet been washed away.

He bent down, scooped up the seawater, and drank it down in large gulps.

Chapter 219 Happy Q&A Time

The fishy, ​​salty smell made Qi Yan frown.

The fishy smell from the deep sea was brought to this inland sea by Hai Si's appearance.

He smacked his lips, thinking it wouldn't work, and plunged his head into the seawater to drink it in large gulps.

Thorn and the Doctor stood there dumbfounded.

"White-haired dog, what are you doing?!" the professor yelled in a panic. "The seawater is filthy, it even has Hai Si's blood in it!"

Thorn turned to Aya and asked:

What will happen if he does this?

Aya tilted her head, thought for a moment, and gave her answer:

“Normally, you humans living on this land will be assimilated and integrated into the collective consciousness of the Sealings, which is the Great Group, after you devour the Sealings.”

However, his situation is rather unique, and no one knows what might happen.

Thorn's face darkened, and he prepared to step forward to stop Qi Yan's reckless actions.

Before he could get close, Qi Yan raised his head out of the water, spraying two streams of water from his nose, so salty that he stuck out his tongue.

"This awful stuff tastes terrible. I guess I should just eat Aya."

Qi Yan turned his head and looked at Aya again.

Faced with Qi Yan's menacing gaze, Aya's expression stiffened, and she took a few steps back.

"Haha, just kidding. I never intended to eat you. I was just teasing you." Qi Yan explained, swaying as he walked towards Aya.

As Qi Yan approached, Aya kept backing away, and after glancing at the thorns, she turned and ran.

Qi Yan didn't chase after her, but silently watched Aya's departing figure.

Her pink hair danced in the sea breeze, like uniquely colored waves gently surging.

Turning his gaze away, Qi Yan shook his head and said:

"Now that things are settled here, we need to take care of our own matters."

The doctor looked grave as he walked over to Qi Yan and scrutinized him closely.

Qi Yan generously spread his arms, allowing the doctor to examine him, to prove that he had not grown tentacles, or two extra pairs of arms, or three heads.

"Can't you just give us a break?"

After confirming that everything was correct, the doctor sighed deeply and patted his chest with lingering fear.

Only then did he notice that the autographed poster that Ji Jing had been longing for was now crumpled and wrinkled.

The doctor casually tossed the poster to Thorn and said:

"Could you please take this thing back to the Extreme Realm? Qi Yan and I still need to go to Dosoles."

Thorn took the poster, silently put it away, and looked at Qi Yan:

"Now answer a few questions for me. Are those things the sea creatures? I know they are some kind of existence in the deep sea, but I don't understand their nature."

"Hai Si, something created by the previous civilization, was originally an attempt to ensure the continuation of the race. It can also be understood as a tool for cleaning up this land. If not handled carefully, it could turn into a catastrophe."

Qi Yan's reply was concise and to the point that Thorn and the Doctor fell silent, unable to utter a word for a long time.

After a moment's thought, the doctor also asked:

"As far as I know, although most land dwellers are not familiar with the Sea Si, there are many records about it. When I was studying on Rhodes Island, I read through ancient books and found that Iberia had long been in contact with the Sea Si and had coexisted for a long time."

Even after the catastrophe known as the 'Great Tranquility' that brought down the golden age of Iberia, the sea creatures did not launch a large-scale invasion of the land. Why do you say they will escalate into a world-ending disaster?

"Because of the deep-sea kingdom of Agor, they foolishly angered the sea creatures, causing them to evolve a fighting instinct."

Qi Yan shrugged and commented sharply: "The country and race of Agor are laughable... Of course, I'm not talking about Thorn, I'm referring to those troublemakers in Agor."

They discovered Haizi and attempted to steal his technology, even enslave him, and modify a part of him to infiltrate the bodies of the Agorians, creating the Deepsea Hunters.

"Deepsea Hunter? Skadi?"

The Doctor and Thorns instantly reminded him of that heavyweight, lovable, and somewhat goofy beauty on Rhodes Island.

Qi Yan nodded: "That's right, it was her. Back then, Agor ordered the deep-sea hunters to launch a genocidal attack on Hai Si. A large number of deep-sea hunters stormed Hai Si's lair and killed both the human and the god Hai Si."

The two PhD students gasped sharply.

Then they heard what Qi Yan said next:

"Of course, there's an element of the Sea God deliberately letting things slide; He felt...angry? If He had such feelings about Agor's actions."

In short, Agor failed. The Sea Heirs were not wiped out; instead, they evolved to become stronger and stronger. The Sea Heir God took advantage of the chaos to merge into Skadi's body, using Skadi's body to observe the land and wait for his chance.