Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

The leader gave a soft hum, but said nothing, tacitly agreeing to Qi Yan's suggestion.

He wasn't worried that Qi Yan would actually succeed in taking over or threaten his position. After all, the internal competition among the remnants of the Witch King's faction wasn't a matter of who would win.

The leader was naturally happy to save himself a bounty.

The two walked one after the other down the messy corridor of the laboratory, eventually arriving at a door.

The leader stepped forward, knocked twice on the door, and stood outside to ask for instructions:

"My lord, we have successfully brought the bloodline of the Witch King."

"Has anything unexpected happened?"

A deep male voice came from inside the door.

The leader quickly shook his head, seeking credit instead:

"With me taking action, there were no surprises whatsoever. Qi Yan didn't even have time to react before we infiltrated and captured the Witch King's bloodline."

Chapter 285 Qi Yan's Enthusiasm Helps with Expansion

The voices inside the door remained silent for a long while, seemingly somewhat surprised by the outcome.

However, he didn't say anything in the end, and the door was opened directly.

However, what appeared before Qi Yan and the leader was a stunningly beautiful Lytanian woman.

The woman held a black card in her hand and handed it to the leader.

Upon seeing the card, the leader seemed to have discovered some treasure; his gaze was immediately fixed on it, unable to look away.

Qi Yan, however, quietly craned his neck to look inside the door.

Unfortunately, before he could see the scene inside the door clearly, his view was blocked by the obstructing surging.

The woman crossed her arms and warned coldly:

"You ignorant brat, if you dare to look again, I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Qi Yan shrank back in fright and said weakly:

Which eye should you gouge out?

During my previous physical exam, the doctor said my dominant eye is my left eye, so can I just have my right eye treated?

"I'll gouge out all your eyes!" the woman said viciously.

Then she saw Qi Yan stiffen, take a half step back, and cover his buttocks with both hands:

"That won't work."

She felt insulted, but she had no evidence.

However, she doesn't need evidence to do her things!

"Thirteen, are these your men?" The woman's sinister gaze fell on the leader. "I think you're tired of living, daring to send your men to provoke me!"

The leader, called Thirteen, began to tremble as if on vibrate mode, shaking his head frantically.

"Assistant Jona, please don't misunderstand. He just... just wanted to become more familiar with the public. Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare to order him around like that."

"You call this 'getting noticed'?" Jona retorted angrily.

Qi Yan raised his hand and answered quickly, "Don't you have a deep enough impression of me yet?"

Jona: ? ? ?

Her face flushed red.

That wasn't shyness; it was entirely due to being angered by Qi Yan's crazy talk.

Thirteen was also taken aback by Qi Yan's outrageous actions and quickly reprimanded him:

"Shut up! If you dare say another word, I'll tear your mouth off!"

"Should we tear it horizontally or vertically?" Qi Yan suggested seriously, "Tearing it horizontally is better; if we tear it vertically, my head will split open."

Thirteen and Qiao Na: ? ? ? ?

They weren't stupid, and they gradually realized that something was wrong.

"You are not mine!"

Thirteen distanced himself from Qi Yan: "I don't recall having a crazy guy like you under my command. Who exactly are you?!"

Jona's expression also changed drastically. She pulled out the flute from her waist and prepared for battle.

Upon seeing this, Qi Yan immediately lifted the cloak covering his head, exposing his bright smile to the two of them.

The two men's expressions changed drastically.

They had seen Qi Yan's photo long before the operation, and were extremely familiar with his punchable face.

"Damn it, look what you've done! Qi Yan managed to sneak into the team!"

Jona shouted angrily, "Hold him back! I'm calling for backup. We must kill Qi Yan here and prevent him from revealing our whereabouts."

"Really?!"

Before Thirteen could answer, Qi Yan exclaimed in surprise, "You're going to kill me?"

Thirteen and Jona: ? ? ? ? ?

They felt like their brains had gone blank.

What kind of person would get excited upon hearing that someone wants to kill them?

However, the two knew in their hearts that now was not the time to be strange.

Jona decisively raised the flute to her lips and activated her Originium Arts.

Strange fluctuations echoed with the flute music, quickly spreading throughout the entire laboratory.

Qi Yan clenched his fist and found that under the influence of the flute music, his limbs were numb and he felt weak.

On the other hand, Thirteen's state was completely different. His breathing became rapid to the sound of the flute, as if he had taken a blue pill. He roared and charged straight at Qi Yan.

A fist, accompanied by a whooshing sound, came crashing down on Qi Yan's face.

But the fist stopped half an arm's length away from Qi Yan, unable to go any further.

"Please, if you're going to kill me, can you at least do it without using your fists? I've done experiments; physical methods can't kill me."

As Qi Yan spoke, he exerted force with the hand that was gripping Thirteen's fist, directly throwing Thirteen's body out and slamming it heavily against the wall.

Thirteen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the wall behind him.

Jona was so shocked that she took several steps back, saying in disbelief:

Why didn't you fall into a state of paralysis?

"To be honest, it does have an effect." Qi Yan shook his hand and laughed, "Now I feel like I'm sleeping with my arm pressed down, it's tingly and numb, it's quite a pleasant feeling."

Jona's face turned pale and then flushed.

Qi Yan's explanation was even more vicious than directly criticizing her for not mastering Originium Arts.

Chaotic footsteps came from the end of the corridor.

Upon hearing Jona's flute, a large number of laboratory personnel realized that an enemy had invaded and rushed over immediately.

Even from a distance, the sorcerers began to condense their spells and unleash them towards Qi Yan.

Qi Yan glanced back at those people, waved his hand as if shooing away flies, and a red line of blood bloomed on his wrist.

The slender bloodline danced with lifelike agility, blocking all the magical brilliance before suddenly lunging forward and slicing through the waists of the warlocks.

To Jona's horrified gaze, the space in the corridor seemed to shift, and both the companions who came to help and the walls of the corridor broke in two, with the upper half slowly sliding down.

"See how good I am?" Qi Yan said with a smile. "I saw that you had too few people, so I doubled your numbers and expanded the base as well."

Jona felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She opened her mouth, but her throat was dry and she couldn't say a word.

She knew Qi Yan was very strong, but watching the battle videos was a completely different experience from experiencing it firsthand.

Qi Yan didn't even show any fighting spirit from beginning to end. He treated the whole thing as a joke and slaughtered almost everyone in the laboratory.

Seeing that Qiao Na couldn't speak, Qi Yan felt bored and slowly walked towards the door behind her.

Every time Qi Yan took a step, Qiao Na would unconsciously retreat until her back was against the door frame.

Then Qi Yan walked past her without even glancing at her, brushing past her like a pebble and entering the room.

The room was empty, with no furnishings, except for a blue figure that floated silently a few inches above the ground.

It was a blurry, indistinct male silhouette.

"I'm very familiar with this Originium Arts."

Qi Yan grinned: "This isn't exclusive to our Gargamel. It's just a phantom summoned while strolling around the map. It's useless, but it's fun to beat up."

The man made no comment about Gertrude's identity being exposed, and simply said:

"Your strength has earned my approval. Why not join us and together overthrow the rule of the Gemini Queens?"

"Once this is accomplished, I can grant you a position second only to the emperor, a position of immense power. You will possess inexhaustible wealth, power that commands universal respect, and the people of Letania will submit to you."

Qi Yan shook his head regretfully and sighed:

"It's such a shame. I only allow pretty girls to be on me after I've settled down."

Chapter 286 Growing Mushrooms

The phantom was silent for a moment, then chuckled softly:

"You are indeed as humorous as the rumors suggest, but I must remind you of something."

On this land, even the strongest individual has their limits. Even someone like the Witch King, who suppressed an entire era, was eventually overthrown, let alone a lone wolf like you.

Qi Yan nodded in agreement: "Unity is strength. I completely agree with your point of view. Looking at the entire Terra continent, the world-destroying dangers are all groups like the Sea Heirs and demons. As for those giant beasts, no matter how powerful they are, they will be played to death."

"As long as you understand."

The phantom was very satisfied with Qi Yan's reaction.

Unfortunately, his satisfaction didn't last long before Qi Yan's next words infuriated him so much that he dropped everything on the floor.

"But what does all this have to do with you, little Karami?"

Qi Yan said with a mocking tone, his sarcasm reaching its peak: "No matter how awesome you are, you only dare to hide in the shadows like a duck neck, babbling on and on pretending to be a high-class person."

"Come to Letania Street if you dare! Don't let me see you. If I do, I'll rip your hood off and slap you in the face!"

The man's illusory figure became blurred with anger.

If he weren't just a phantom now, he would probably be breathing rapidly.

After a while, the man finally calmed down and said in a deep voice:

"I thought you were a smart person, but you gave me such a disappointing answer."

Perhaps I have no way to deal with you for the time being, but have you ever thought about what force you are provoking right now?

I've investigated your situation and know you have a younger sister who is your only family. If I were to harm her, can you guarantee you could rescue her in time?

Qi Yan was so shocked that he gasped.

It's genuine cooling air.

The moment the man's illusory voice fell, the air in the room dropped to an astonishing temperature.

A thin layer of frost even appeared on the man's phantom image.

It wasn't because the phantom was frozen, but because his real body, which was far away and whose location was unknown, turned into an ice pop the moment he finished speaking.

The next second, the phantom shattered.

Qi Yan looked at the empty room, his expression somewhat helpless:

"Big White, it's really not that bad. Although I can't find him right now, Qi Lin is staying on Rhodes Island with the Doctor and Amiya. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, no one could touch a hair on her head."

A soft hum echoed in the room.

Qi Yan touched his chin, exhaled a breath of air, and confirmed: