Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Chapter 447 Power Outage

Qi Lin stood on the street corner, looking up at the starless sky.

Her terminal vibrated.

Qi Lin picked up the terminal and glanced at the caller ID.

Recently, her otherwise empty contact list on her terminal has been filled with many people before she even realized it. So many that she has to think carefully before she can match the names with the identities of the people she calls.

"What is it?" Qi Lin asked.

It was Huihao's voice on the other end of the communication line:

"I have already begun the operation and am heading to the city's power center, where I expect to meet up with the team you mentioned. Sona has also successfully infiltrated the Federation building, so we don't need any support for the time being."

Please keep a close eye on Wildmane's situation; her actions are the most dangerous.

Qi Lin gave a simple reply and turned to look at a restaurant not far away.

Inside the restaurant, two figures sat facing each other at a corner table, leisurely enjoying their dinner.

To be precise, Roy was leisurely enjoying a rare moment of peace, while Monique's face was rather unpleasant as she chewed her food vigorously, as if she were chewing on the annoying man in front of her who wouldn't let her work.

The call ended, but Qi Lin remained standing silently, without taking any action.

With each breath, she could clearly smell the faint scent of blood permeating the air of the city.

Qi Lin knew that the city was experiencing an unusual upheaval tonight.

The smell of blood came from the infected, as well as from their opposing side, not just the Unarmed Alliance.

But she was still a little confused.

Because she overheard two people in the restaurant discussing that they shouldn't kill anyone anymore.

Qi Lin listened to their conversation at a leisurely pace, slowly pondering what was going on.

She wasn't in a hurry because she never saw herself as a savior who had to save everyone.

She couldn't do it either, unless she went to find Qi Yan, but she didn't want to do that; Qi Yan might need to rest.

She had come to terms with some things, but at this moment, all her actions were still only to make Qi Yan happy; she only cared about Qi Yan.

Qi Yan... never cared about the occurrence of death.

She heard Roy rambling on about all sorts of gossip about the Great Knights' Territory, and she also heard Monique complaining that without the Unarmored Alliance to take charge, there would be a lot of casualties.

Then he heard Roy laughing and saying, "So be it, I'll die then."

"This night needs to see death, it needs to become even more chaotic."

Roy said that.

Roy's logic seemed somewhat contradictory, but Qi Lin understood it.

"Have you figured out his personality?" Qi Lin murmured to herself. "You figured it out so quickly. He only cares about the lives of certain people. What a smart person."

In the restaurant, Roy suddenly turned his head and gave Qi Lin a humble smile.

Qi Lin remained expressionless.

"Mr. Qi Yan?!"

Amiya gasped in surprise as she looked at the masked man before her.

Qi Yan paused, staring at Amiya in disbelief:

"How did you know it was me? I covered my face!"

Amiya held a stack of documents and looked helplessly at Qi Yan, whose face was covered by a square scarf.

“Mr. Qi Yan, don’t believe what you see on TV.” Amiya lectured like a little adult. “If you want to hide your identity, you have to cover your face completely, and also your hair, ears, and even your tail.”

"So what brings you back to the hotel all of a sudden... Are you here to look for something in the warehouse?"

By the end, Amiya was visibly nervous.

"Don't mention the warehouse to me. When I came back to store the Xuan Tie Heavy Arrows, I found that all the gels and other materials I bought were gone!"

Qi Yan was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Amiya silently added in her mind: The heavy iron arrows you just brought back are gone too.

"Amiya, you won't stop me today!" Qi Yan roared angrily. "I, Qi Xiaobai, the Platinum-ranked leader of the Wuzhou Alliance, must sacrifice a fool to the heavens today!"

“But… Doctor has been very tired lately,” Amiya pleaded. “He’s been busy with collaborations and analyzing the situation in Kazimierz, and his sanity fluid consumption has increased significantly.”

"I don't believe it. He must be slacking off by playing on his device and then using 'Rationality' to speed up his work!"

Qi Yan succinctly revealed the doctor's recent behavior.

But Amiya clearly didn't believe her and stubbornly stopped Qi Yan from getting any closer to the doctor's room.

Just as the two were at an impasse, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the corridor.

The two turned their heads and saw that it was Furong leading a group of people from the medical department, hurrying over.

"What happened?" Amiya asked quickly.

Furong waved for the others to go first, and stayed behind to explain:

"Sister Flash and Sister Nightingale just returned, bringing with them a seriously injured person... and a corpse. We need to start emergency treatment immediately."

"They're already corpses, what's the point of trying to save them?" Qi Yan asked, puzzled.

"The important thing is that there's still one seriously injured person!"

Furong kicked Qi Yan's shin in anger: "Mr. Qi Yan, you're not serious as soon as you come back!"

Qi Yan ripped off the face mask, gritting his teeth in anger: "This piece of junk can't hide my identity at all."

Furong rolled her eyes at him, then turned and continued rushing to the emergency room.

Amiya was also worried about the injured, so she followed to check on them.

Qi Yan suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh, and hurriedly chased after him:

"Don't operate, the power's going to go out soon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a power switch tripping, and then everything went dark.

A series of exclamations immediately echoed through the hotel.

Amiya ran to the window, glanced outside, and then fell into surprise:

"It's completely dark outside. This is a major incident affecting the entire city!"

"Of course, after all, it's Kroos who's making the move. If it's not a big show, it would make Rhodes Island look like it has no prestige."

Qi Yan grinned and came over, looking out the window with Amiya.

The neon lights of this city that never sleeps have completely disappeared. At this moment, the symbol of human civilization seems to have been swallowed up by barbaric desolation.

The starry sky, hidden behind artificial lights, gradually became dazzling, with stars shining brightly.

Amiya, however, had no interest in appreciating the beautiful scenery.

She rushed to the emergency room:

"There are still patients waiting for emergency treatment, quickly find a way to restore power!"

"What can we do? Razer isn't here."

Qi Yan jogged alongside Amiya.

The two arrived at the emergency room almost one after the other. The room was dark, with only a few emergency Originium flashlights providing some light.

The medical staff gathered around a hospital bed, their expressions showing surprise in the dim light.

Amiya initially thought they were surprised by the power outage, but when she approached the bed and saw the person on it dressed in Wuzhoumeng attire, she couldn't help but show her astonishment.

"Why did Miss Shining bring back the Unarmored Alliance?" Amiya asked, voicing the question that puzzled everyone present.

Shining used Originium Arts to keep her opponent alive, and whispered:

"Because he felt his own sin."

Qi Yan leaned closer, placed his hands on Amiya's shoulders, and looked past her fluffy rabbit ears, exclaiming in surprise:

"Holy crap, the immortal kid!"

"Mr. Qi Yan knows him?" Amiya was a little surprised, but then she realized, "No, that's not the point right now. We need to find a way to save him. No matter who he is, we can't just stand by and watch him die."

The emergency room immediately sprang into action.

When the Undying Boy heard Qi Yan's voice, a flicker of emotion finally appeared in his lifeless pupils, and his gaze slowly swept across the surroundings.

Then, for some reason, he suddenly started crying and laughing at the same time.

He, an unarmored assassin, was being given emergency treatment by a group of medical company employees who were standing up for the infected.

As the Immortal Boy's emotions fluctuated, his body trembled continuously, causing the medical staff to become somewhat anxious.

"Don't move!"

“Give him anesthesia… No, that won’t work. He can’t withstand the effects of the medication without machine assistance in his current condition.”

"Aren't you afraid of dying? We're trying to save you, please cooperate!"

A crisp slap suddenly echoed in the emergency room.

The room fell silent instantly, and everyone stared in disbelief at Qi Yan's sudden action.

"Kid, be quiet."

Qi Yan stood by the hospital bed and forcefully poked the immortal boy's forehead with his finger: "This slap is for the corpse next to you."

"We at Rhodes Island never fail at rescuing people, and you're no exception."

Chapter 448 The Innocent

The Immortal Boy's lips twitched twice, but in the end he said nothing.

He lay silently on the hospital bed, his eyes unblinking, staring blankly at the dim ceiling of the emergency room.

"We're going to stitch up your wound and stop the bleeding. Hang in there..."

A medical operative instructed, carefully using tweezers to hold a bent suture needle and thread it through the gruesome, everted skin of the wounds.

The Immortal Boy's muscles were spasming due to nerve reflexes, but his expression remained numb.

Seeing that she couldn't help, Amiya tugged at Qi Yan's sleeve and led him out of the emergency room.

The corridor remained completely dark.

"Mr. Qi Yan, is that Wuzhan Alliance member your friend?" Amiya asked.

"I wouldn't call him a friend, just one of my subordinates in the Wuzhou Alliance. I have some impression of him because he can't keep his mouth shut." Qi Yan stroked his chin and sighed, "There are countless people like him tonight."

Amiya remained silent.

She didn't activate the Demon King's authority to sense emotions, nor did she need such a thing at this moment. She could understand that the Immortal Boy's heart was scarred by the death of his companion.

"I hope... he can pull through," Amiya sighed softly.

Qi Yan glanced at Amiya, puzzled, and asked:

"You should know what kind of people the Unarmored Alliance are."

Amiya's expression was complicated. Of course, she knew what the Unarmored Alliance was, and she also knew about the existence of the Red Pine Knights. She also learned from the Doctor that Rhodes Island had secretly contributed to tonight's operation.

A city-wide power outage cannot be caused by simply destroying the city's power plants.

It was Kroos who led the Rhodes Island engineering team to directly infiltrate the city's power control system.

"Amiya, are you heartbroken over the loss of life?" Qi Yan asked. "Like seeing a small animal run over by a car on the roadside, feeling uncomfortable because you see life disappear before your eyes?"

"It's not just that."

Amiya turned to look at the dimly lit emergency room door: "I suddenly thought of something. I think Rhodes Island is doing the right thing, helping the oppressed infected."

But... is this kind of resistance really the right thing to do?

Just as when we want to rescue someone, but a power outage makes what should have been a simple rescue extremely difficult, how many people in this city are in crisis because of a sudden power outage?

An elderly person needing an oxygen machine to stay alive, a pregnant woman waiting to give birth, and her unborn baby…