Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Upon hearing Gray's familiar voice, Sona cried for help without thinking, only to have her mouth filled with wind.

The next second, Sona felt herself fall into a hard embrace.

The two Zalak girls rolled around in a ball, their tails tangled together.

"What are you doing again? It's so high! Aren't you afraid I won't be able to catch you in time?" Gray Hair growled in a low voice, still a little scared.

"Hey hey hey."

Sona lifted her head from Gray's arms and chuckled awkwardly, "I just trusted you. By the way, you're really quick."

Upon hearing this, Huihao clicked his tongue lightly:

“Our mission to sabotage the power plant was just a ruse. Before we even got close, Qi Lin’s friends succeeded, and we escaped immediately.”

"...That's it."

Sona seemed to realize something, but didn't continue the conversation. She simply tugged at her tail and said weakly:

"Can you let go of my tail now?"

"Your tail has gotten tangled in mine too!" Gray said with dissatisfaction.

After struggling for a moment, the two were able to separate their tangled tails.

But before they could get up and run away, they heard a light thud as someone landed.

"Wow, this must be over ten meters long!"

Roy bounced around on the ground a couple of times as if nothing had happened, and joked, "It's ridiculous that you guys can still be jumping around and playing sticker games like that."

Gray and Sona clearly recognized Roy's identity, and their expressions changed.

Roy flipped his green hair with a flamboyant air and said narcissistically:

"As expected, it's easy to become famous if you're too handsome, but unfortunately... for an assassin, being too famous isn't a good thing either."

Of course, more importantly, the Unarmored Alliance is different from the Knights; their reputation cannot be monetized.

Sona and Gray looked at the incessantly rambling guy in front of them and cautiously tried to put some distance between themselves and him.

Roy paid no attention to their little antics, and, like a cat playing with a mouse, chuckled as he said:

"Gentlemen, I personally don't like fighting without money. Hand over the chips you have and leave alive, or I'll kill you and take the chips. Make your choice."

Sona placed her hand lightly on her pocket, her gaze slightly narrowed.

She was confident that her infiltration would go unnoticed, but in that room, she received a communication from someone who not only knew her objective but also the results of her operation.

The Red Pine Knights' operation was clearly under surveillance by certain entities from the start, leaving no room for secrecy.

Sona didn't believe the call came from the Federation, and given that Roy was also well-informed about the news, a guess gradually formed in Sona's mind.

"Are you hyenas of the Federation finally ready to bare your fangs at your master?"

Sona chuckled coldly: "If you want it, then come and try it."

"It seems things are going to get complicated."

Roy complained resentfully.

Compared to Roy's dismissive attitude, Sona and Gray were not careless at all.

The Azure Gold Grandmaster is not someone the two of them can defeat.

If you manage to escape alive, you've succeeded!

Sona grinned: "Little Grey, how long has it been since we really fought side by side?"

The last time was... when we fought the Pincer Beast?

Given Gray's personality, she clearly wasn't in the mood for joking around at a time like this. She silently set up her weapon, shield in front of her, and aimed the dark cannon barrel at Roy.

Roy looked troubled as he faced the two Zalak girls.

"If I were described as a pincer beast by that person, I would be somewhat happy, after all, it is a kind of ferocious beast even to ordinary people."

But aren't you going a bit too far by treating me like a beast with pincers?

Roy was met with only one cannonball.

Dust and smoke billowed into the sky from the street, accompanied by a deafening roar.

Gray Hair unleashed his full power from the start, relentlessly attacking Roy while simultaneously pushing back to create distance.

But the next second, a dent appeared in the dust, and a blue arrow shot out fiercely.

Sona's figure flashed like a meteor, slashing down the arrow.

But her wrist was also numb from the force of the arrow.

"You retreat first, I'm faster, I'll cover your retreat!" Sona made a quick decision.

Huihao knew what to do in this situation; indecisiveness would only put the two of them in danger.

She quickly turned and fled into the distance, trying to fire cannonballs to restrain Roy as she ran.

Unfortunately, the cannons that could blast the rusted bronze knights into a dusty mess couldn't even touch the hem of Roy's clothes.

Roy moved like a ghost amidst the gunfire, each arrow he fired throwing Sona into disarray.

At times like these, Roy even has the leisure to engage in awkward small talk:

"Your time is very precious. The Federation has issued an arrest warrant for the infected. Once the effects of the Great Quarantine have subsided, you will be hunted down by the entire city."

Incidentally, it's called a 'major partition' rather than a 'major blackout' because after the core power is lost, various plots will experience a brief period of drift..."

Roy dodged Sona's thrusting sword, then used his longbow like a club to sweep it across, easily sending Sona flying.

Roy watched as Sona struggled to her feet and continued unhurriedly:

"In other words, the connection between the land plots surrounding the Federation is now severed, and you cannot escape."

Sona gripped her sword tightly, her eyes scanning her surroundings for anything that could help her escape danger.

"Stop struggling. I won't hesitate to hurt your pretty little face when I do it." Roy dodged Grayhair's long-range artillery fire and came to Sona's side. "If you keep being stubborn, you'll die."

Sona seemed to completely misunderstand Roy's words and suddenly lunged forward with her sword.

"What a nuisance." Roy didn't shoot an arrow, but instead used his longbow as a fire poker to send Sona flying again.

But this time, something unexpected happened.

Before Roy could put away his longbow, he caught two flashes of sword light bursting from the shadows beside him out of the corner of his eye.

In an instant, the blades were upon Roy, who could clearly see the owner of the twin swords, Toran, whose smiling face was just as annoying as his own.

The gray cannonball landed precisely behind Roy, cutting off his escape route.

Sona also braced herself with one hand, and with a clean and neat flip, she turned back, wielding her sword and crouching down to slash at Roy's legs.

A chilling killing intent enveloped Roy, and he felt as if he had fallen into an endless icy pool, making even breathing difficult.

"too horrible……"

Roy sighed softly, sweeping away Toran's killing move with his bow in one hand, and with his other hand he drew an arrow, effortlessly blocking the tip of Sona's sword and forcibly pressing it to the ground.

Both Toran and Sona couldn't help but show expressions of horror.

"Please allow me to boast a little."

Roy maintained his slick smile, drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed into the distance: "As the only Azure Gold Assassin in the Unarmored Alliance that hasn't been replaced in over a decade, I haven't encountered a crisis as interesting as this one in a long time."

The fingers loosened, the bowstring shattered the air, and the blue arrow drew a striking trajectory in the night.

Sona gasped in shock, turning her head to witness the gray shield being pierced through like paper by the arrows.

Chapter 452 A mess

The arrow pierced the shield and embedded itself in Grayfur's shoulder armor. The enormous impact sent Grayfur's petite body flying, crashing heavily into a wall.

"I...I'm fine..."

Gray Hair loudly reported that he was safe, while glancing at the arrow in his shoulder with lingering fear.

The blue arrow pierced her shoulder armor with a very subtle angle, but did not damage her skin.

Toran, wielding two blades, watched Roy warily.

"Are you deliberately holding back? What are you afraid of?"

"Oh, of course I'm scared." Roy made no attempt to hide his unease. "After all, according to my intelligence, those chosen by Qi Yan are all under his protection. I don't want to be treated like a beast and disposed of at will."

However... I aimed this arrow at neutralizing the Gray Knight's fighting power, but unfortunately, it was interfered with.

You have so many helpers, it's impossible to count them all.

Toran looked at Sona with suspicion, but the latter also looked puzzled.

Just as the three were facing off, another unexpected event occurred.

Numerous black arms emerged from the shadows and lunged at the three of them, indiscriminately grabbing at friend and foe alike.

"Damn it, that kid's chasing us again!"

Toran and Roy exclaimed in unison and immediately dodged to avoid it.

Sona's red tail streaked across the night like a shooting star, narrowly avoiding a sneak attack and hiding beside Toran.

An indescribable sense of oppression descended upon the three of them; it was an emotion called fear.

The Nightmare Knight walked step by step from a distance, dragging his long-handled scimitar across the ground with a screeching sound.

"You liars, don't even think about getting rid of me this time!"

The Nightmare Knight was filled with a mixture of fighting spirit and rage, and his aura continued to rise as he approached. When he reached his peak, a large number of black phantoms appeared and condensed behind him.

One person is like an army!

"Tonight has been far too lively." Roy looked at the young Nightmare and felt utterly overwhelmed.

"Hehe, how so?" Toran looked at Roy.

The two thugs seemed to have an unspoken understanding at that moment, and they both turned and ran at the same time.

Enraged by this, the Nightmare Knight swept his scimitar, unleashing a massive black shockwave that forcibly blocked the street.

Roy moved nimbly through the air currents, countless illusory claws trying to grab him, but all missed.

"This kid is a bit strange," Roy said with a headache. "He's getting stronger all the time. If this continues, he might really catch up with me."

On the other side, Toran and Sona were also entangled in the Originium Arts of the Nightmare Knights, and both of them looked somewhat disheveled.

"I know this guy, the new king Nightmare Knight. Why is he attacking us?" Sona asked, puzzled.

“He’s treating us like prey, as part of his trials on the path to heaven,” Toran said with a wry smile.

His only consolation at this moment was that the Nightmare Knight's main target was still Roy, and his sudden appearance had brought a turning point to the previously deadlocked battle.

But before Toran could enjoy his joy for long, two more figures rushed into the battle one after the other.

The blue arrow pierced through the Nightmare Knight's Originium Arts blockade, opening a passage for Roy to escape.

Blue ice crystals descended from the sky, instantly suppressing the black airwaves. Qi Lin, with a swift movement, carried Toran and Sona in each hand to Gray Hair's side.

The Nightmare Knight's breathing became noticeably rapid; he was extremely excited about the two powerful figures who had suddenly appeared.

His gaze swept across the room, eventually settling on the two strongest individuals present.

"Both of you are true powerhouses!"

The Nightmare Knight's blade hovered between Roy and Qilin.

Qi Lin remained expressionless, but Roy and Toran's expressions changed simultaneously.

"You little nightmare, don't drag me down with you!" Roy yelled.

Toran stepped forward and waved his hands repeatedly:

"Good brother, you can't hit this guy, it'll kill him!"

Unfortunately, if the Nightmare Knight could heed these words, he wouldn't be the Nightmare Knight.

Unfortunately, the Nightmare Knight targeted Qi Lin, who was relatively close to him.

"*Kasimir profanity*"