Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

The squad leader looked at the two whispering amongst themselves with amusement and asked:

Are you two ready?

Anto blushed and waved her hands repeatedly, trying to explain, but was interrupted by Qi Yan's words.

"Captain, I'm a little curious, if the magic circle explodes, will you be able to escape in time?" Qi Yan asked, his face showing genuine worry.

Anto's heart skipped a beat.

The squad leader, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, straightened his expression and said:

"If we want to destroy the magic array, we can't avoid the risk of it exploding. But don't worry, even if I lose my life here, I will definitely protect your safety!"

"team leader……"

Qi Yan looked deeply moved.

Then he flicked his wrist and cleaved the blood-red line in two, cutting the more than ten-meter-wide magic circle in front of him, along with the Originium altar beneath it.

Everyone in the team, including the squad leader, was stunned.

Qi Yan raised the string and dropped it, then jumped up and landed directly in the squad leader's arms:

"It's going to explode! Captain, save me!"

The squad leader suddenly woke up and, without caring about anything else, grabbed Qi Yan and ran away.

Everyone in the group immediately began to flee for their lives.

A violent surge of energy erupted from the broken Originium altar, resembling a menacing monster that relentlessly pursued the group.

The team ran nearly fifty meters in one go before successfully escaping the area affected by the explosion of the magic circle.

Everyone was out of breath from running, but Qi Yan, lying in the squad leader's arms, was in high spirits and said:

"Everyone, let's move on to the next magic circle. I feel like I'm getting more and more proficient."

Anto yelled, grabbed Qi Yan by the wolf ears and yanked him out of the captain's arms, angrily saying:

"As I just said, directly destroying the magic circle will cause it to explode!"

Qi Yan was caught in a fatal trap and screamed in agony:

"Wrong, wrong! This is my favorite thing, I can't touch it! If I touch it again, I'll turn into Amiya!"

The rest of the group looked at Qi Yan, who was baring his teeth, and were still somewhat frightened.

If they had run any slower, they would have been doomed.

The squad leader wiped the sweat from his forehead, whether from fear or from running, and took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

However, she was not angry. Instead, she immediately began to think of an action plan that was more in line with Qi Yan's abilities.

"This little Rupert named Qi Yan is very skilled at destroying magic arrays," the squad leader affirmed. "Although it was very dangerous just now, it was because our teamwork was not good enough the first time we worked together."

Young lady, don't make things difficult for your boyfriend. Let him break the magic array next, and we'll keep a safe distance.

Time is of the essence, and your boyfriend's approach is the best choice.

"I...we..." Anto was so anxious and embarrassed that he couldn't even speak properly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qi Yan escaped from Anto's clutches and hid behind the squad leader, grinning as he said:

"The squad leader is wise. Let's move on to the next magic circle."

The squad leader looked at his teammates, and after they had regained their composure, they all nodded in unison.

While other teams were still struggling to deal with their first magic array, Qi Yan's team had already begun looking for their second target.

In the group, Qi Yan kept dodging Anto's pursuit, holding a little red hat in his hand and smiling as he recommended his products to his teammates.

At first, some people asked a few questions out of curiosity, but after learning that a Little Red Riding Hood cost a Pure Origin Stone, they were even more frightened than when the magic circle exploded, and shook their heads and dodged away.

Despite their playful antics, this team's speed in processing the magic array was in no way slower, even surpassing that of other teams.

As one magic circle after another in Wolumonde City went out or exploded, joy appeared on people's faces; they seemed to see the hope of victory.

But I hope it comes quickly and goes even faster.

With less than ten magic arrays remaining in the city, just as everyone was preparing to take them down in one fell swoop, the battle in the sky took another dramatic turn.

With a maniacal laugh, the Witch King used red mist to completely engulf the resisting 'nobles'.

As the 'noble' figure disappeared, the remaining magic arrays in the city went out of control and fell into the hands of the Witch King.

"You bunch of ants, resistance is useless. Even if you waste so much of my time, you can't change the final outcome!"

The Witch King laughed wildly and unleashed a burst of red mist that instantly swallowed half the sky.

Logos, with a solemn expression, dared not confront the Witch King's red mist head-on and quickly retreated. However, before leaving, in order to prevent the Witch King from becoming even stronger, he forcibly rescued Severin and the surviving military police.

However, this also caused Logos to be struck by the Witch King's magic, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and his body falling from the high sky.

Chapter 382 Severin's Dream

Just before Logos hit the ground, the giant rock statue that was active in the city arrived in time and raised its hand to hold Logos up.

Logos lay on the giant rock golem's massive hand, taking advantage of the temporary obstruction of its form, and bared its teeth, saying:

"Mudrock, next time you want to pick me up, just do it yourself. Don't use this big rock golem, it's too hard!"

As a creation of mudstone, the Rock Colossus clearly conveyed Logos's complaints to the mudstone itself.

The fair-skinned girl inside the mudstone armor blushed slightly and quickly controlled the rock colossus to place Logos on the ground.

Large numbers of people rushed from all directions of the town, looking worriedly at Logos, who was covered in blood and looked like he was seriously injured.

"Mr. Sarkaz, are you alright?" someone asked cautiously.

Logos quickly suppressed his resentment, his expression a mixture of pain and determination, and said regretfully:

"I can still hold on, but I'm sorry, I couldn't save you. The Witch King... is too strong."

He looked up at the sky, where the Witch King had become the sole victor, refining the blood he had gained in this duel.

Even a blind man could see that the Witch King's aura was constantly rising, seemingly without end.

A sense of resentment and bitterness welled up in the hearts of the people who had gathered around.

They had tried their best and were truly at their wits' end. They put aside their past grudges and resentments, and everyone united, but they still could not resist this cruel reality.

"Never mind, at least we tried and fought for it."

A middle-aged man, clutching his injured shoulder, suddenly gave a carefree laugh.

His emotions infected those around him, and many people smiled amidst the atmosphere of despair.

"At least before I died, I realized how foolish I had been. I was blinded by prejudice, even though infected people are just like us ordinary people, living, breathing human beings."

“I’m satisfied. I made so many friends before I died. Hey, old John, you were my first infected friend, but unfortunately, you’re also my last.”

"First of all, John, I'm not old, I'm only middle-aged. Secondly... this isn't the last one, all the infected people here are your new friends, buddy."

John had a shallow scar on his face, but he was also all smiles.

He put his arm around the shoulder of the non-infected person next to him, pointed to the wound on his face, and joked:

"I was disfigured while saving you. Why weren't you a pretty young girl? That way, I could have had a beautiful woman by my side before I died."

"Screw you!"

The two looked at each other, and then burst into hearty laughter at the same time.

Some people turned to look at Niyan and the others, and earnestly suggested:

"Sarkaz gentlemen, you are very strong and may still have a chance to escape. Please take Mr. Logos with you and leave Wolumonde."

We will do our best to hold off the Witch King, even if it's just for a few seconds. This is the only thing we can do for you right now.

The laughter stopped, and everyone looked at Ni Yan and the others.

Their eyes were filled with gratitude and reluctance, but also with determination and a desire for Mud Rock and the others to grant their request.

Niyan and the others remained silent, not saying a word.

Not far away, Severin, who had been rescued by Logos but was ignored, was still conscious, his eyes fixed on the people.

He was a little moved.

Wolumond was destined to perish, but its inhabitants achieved an unprecedented level of unity.

However, Severin still had some doubts.

He felt like something was off.

This feeling reached its peak when Qi Yan peeked into the crowd, feigning感动 (a feeling of being moved) while actually taking the opportunity to promote Little Red Riding Hood.

“Cough…that Luper…is also a powerful figure…he…he…”

Severin struggled to say something, but his injuries were too severe to utter a complete sentence.

Beside him, a doctor silently squatted down, but made no move to treat him.

Noticing Severin's probing gaze, the doctor chuckled:

"Sir, since everyone is going to die soon anyway, why make me work for nothing?"

"I...ahem!"

Severin was so angry he was almost sent away on the spot.

Unable to speak, he simply stretched out his finger tremblingly, pointing to Qi Yan, who was selling Little Red Riding Hoods in the crowd.

The doctor looked around and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Hey Rupert, someone wants to buy your Little Red Riding Hood! Come quick, or the Witch King might kill us all!" the doctor called out.

Severin's eyes widened, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Before he could make any further move, everything went blurry, and Qi Yan's excited face squeezed into Severin's somewhat darkened vision.

"Oh, isn't this the Little Red Riding Hood you wanted, Commander Severin?"

Qi Yan placed the hat on Severin's head, then reached into Severin's pocket: "One Pure Originium. I can't tell you can pay for it yourself in this state, so I'll pay for it for you..."

"Hey, you still have three yuan left in your pocket, I'll give you two more."

As he spoke, Qi Yan pulled two more little red hats from his pocket and folded them up like cats, putting them on Severin's head.

Severin: "..."

He suddenly felt that he might as well just be killed by the Witch King.

Qi Yan patted Severin's face, smiled, leaned close to his ear, and whispered:

"With my Little Red Riding Hood by your side, you're protected. Don't worry, you're safe and nothing will happen to you."

Severin's eyes widened.

Sure enough, Rupert had a backup plan!

Severin gritted his teeth, ignoring the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and tremblingly pointed his finger at the residents of Wolumond.

Qi Yan tilted his head, looking at Severin with a puzzled expression.

"Save...save...them!" Severin managed to squeeze out a few words with all his might.

Looking at the man in front of him, who was clearly seriously injured and on the verge of death, yet still preoccupied with protecting the residents, Qi Yan couldn't help but feel a hint of respect in his eyes.

He slowly sat down next to Severin, took his fingers which he couldn't fully straighten even with all his might, and bent them in another direction.

Severin, puzzled, turned his head with difficulty to look in that direction.

Through Severin's somewhat blurred vision, he saw swathes of Wolumonde reduced to ashes, and at the edge of his vision, even the walls of Wolumonde were in ruins.

Outside the city lies a desolate land overgrown with Originium stones.

Severin knew what lay at the end of that direction; it was the route he had chosen after the cataclysm, the closest mobile city to Wolumond.

But the destination of this route may never be reached.

Severin let out a silent sigh.

His eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and his vision became increasingly blurry.

In a daze, he seemed to be seeing a hallucination.