Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Because the bar was only open for one hour, and because Jijing was treating everyone, no one held back and drank one glass after another.

Gradually, everyone got a little carried away.

Extreme Realm began to sway unsteadily, his eyes unfocused, his gaze sweeping across everyone's faces, and he asked with a slurred speech:

"Wait, where's Phantom?"

Thorn shook his head, looked around, and found Phantom sitting in a chair, fiddling with something in his hands.

He put down his wine glass, got up, walked over, and asked:

What are you looking at?

Phantom turned around and looked at Thorn expressionlessly: "Meow, meow meow."

He almost suspected he was drunk, patted his face, and looked at Phantom again.

Phantom: "Meow."

"Holy crap, Phantom's drunk!" Thorn yelled, beckoning to SilverAsh, "Come on, let's give him a hand and take him back to his dorm."

SilverAsh nodded, stood up, and together with Thorns, lifted Phantom up, ignoring his struggles, and led him out of the bar.

Phantom's "meow meow meow" echoed in the bar before quickly fading away.

Qi Yan shook his head with amusement, leaning on the table beside him and laughing:

"This puppet cat is so lame!"

Huang chuckled foolishly: "So, you're pretty brave then."

"Just kidding, I can really hold my liquor!"

Qi Yan thumped his chest loudly and downed another glass of wine.

Huang, not to be outdone, immediately followed with a drink.

Both men were aroused and drank heavily, one after the other.

When Huang finally couldn't hold on any longer and slammed his forehead on the table, Qi Yan also felt a wave of dizziness.

He patted his head and found that ACE and Scout were already leaning against each other, completely drunk.

On the contrary, the carefree and irresponsible Extreme Realm still maintained the most basic ability to move around. He was sitting next to a little girl, muttering something to himself.

Qi Yan rubbed his eyes and was surprised to find that the little girl was an old acquaintance of his.

"Sonia, you're only a high school student, why are you drinking here?"

Qi Yan walked over and asked.

Sonia was being utterly annoyed by the Extreme Realm when she suddenly saw Qi Yan, and her face lit up with joy:

"You're finally awake. I was thinking of going to see you again tomorrow."

"Hehe, if you want to see me next time, remember to come over before I go to sleep, and I'll show you some good stuff," Qi Yan said with a sly laugh.

Sonia was already used to Qi Yan's unserious behavior, so she rolled her eyes and ignored him.

Despite being outmaneuvered by Sonia, Qi Yan wasn't embarrassed. He simply asked Natalia and the others about their situation and learned that they had all joined Rhodes Island and were currently living quite happily.

Qi Yan nodded in relief, then looked at Huang and the others, thinking it would be best to send them back as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Qi Yan didn't forget to remind him, "Drink less alcohol."

Sonia's forehead veins bulged, and she looked as if she wanted to shove the cup in her hand into Qi Yan's eyeballs.

"How much did you drink? Open your dog eyes and look carefully, this is juice!"

Qi Yan blushed, awkwardly touched his nose, and turned to slip away.

Sonia gave a soft snort, turned around, and heard Extreme still talking non-stop:

"Little sister, your red hair is just as handsome as mine. Maybe we even have the same mother!"

Sonia's anger, already stirred up by Qi Yan, flared up even more.

On the other side, Qi Yan, with Huang tucked under his arm and another on each shoulder, swayed as he left the bar.

He randomly picked a passing operator in the corridor, asked him for ACE's room number, and, too lazy to escort the others one by one, simply dumped all three of them on the floor of ACE's room.

Then he shook his head, climbed into ACE's bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

In a daze, Qi Yan felt a swelling in his lower abdomen and a tightness in his chest, as if something unclean was pressing down on him.

Qi Yan opened his eyes with difficulty and found that there was an inexplicable person on the bed.

Huang sprawled out next to him, head down, drooling, her long, shapely legs draped over his chest. His gaze followed the beautiful curves upwards...

"Ahem, I really didn't expect that you, a girl, would have such a pink-loving heart."

Qi Yan pushed Huang's leg away, shook her head, and got out of bed.

In the darkness, Qi Yan stumbled and opened the dormitory door, seemingly having stepped on someone's foot, before heading towards the public restroom at the end of the corridor.

It was already past midnight, and the corridor was completely quiet, without a single Rhodes Island operator in sight.

Halfway there, Qi Yan suddenly felt that the temperature in the corridor was a bit cold.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

It wasn't that the temperature in the corridor had dropped, but rather that a chilling gaze had been fixed on him without his noticing.

Qi Yan's body stiffened slightly as he slowly turned his head to look in the direction of that gaze.

A red shadow suddenly appeared.

Chapter 042 Justifiable Defense

In the office, Kal'tsit's eyes held a lingering weariness.

She hadn't slept for over 24 hours, and her personal terminal kept issuing warnings, but she used her permissions to silence it.

Kal'tsit rubbed her temples and picked up Qi Yan's blood test report.

She had lost count of how many times she had looked at the contents tonight; she had memorized every single punctuation mark.

But every time she picks it up, it helps her regain her spirits.

"This is much better than coffee."

Kal'tsit read the report word by word, and a slight unease still flickered in her green eyes.

"Blood, capable of dissolving Originium... it's even more powerful than the Doctor's blood... Qi Yan..."

"Help!"

Qi Yan's scream suddenly echoed through the Rhodes Island ships.

Kal'tsit's heart skipped a beat, and she abruptly stood up, a green rhombus-shaped polyhedron flying out of her pocket.

"Mon3tr!"

A grotesque monster leaped out of the rhomboid polyhedron, lifting Kal'tsit and smashing her head through the office door.

Huge claws dug into the corridor floor and walls, allowing them to move at top speed. Two figures, one black and one green, sped through the Rhodes Island ship, shattering doors and leaving deep craters in their wake.

Upon reaching the location from which the sound came, the monster named M3 suddenly froze, its massive head tilting to one side, its eyes revealing a human-like bewilderment.

Kal'tsit jumped down from behind M3 and saw the two entangled together. Even with her strong temper, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger rush to her head.

"Qi Yan, what are you doing?!"

Kal'tsit even forgot the riddle for a moment.

With a mouthful of sanity serum, Qi Yan pinned a woman to the ground, one hand holding her head down and the other grabbing her furry wolf tail, his movements violent as he repeatedly rubbed it.

The woman's face was flushed, and her body trembled slightly, as if she was enjoying the caress.

Qi Yan turned his head and spat out the empty bottle of sanity serum from his mouth, protesting:

"I just got up to use the restroom, and this girl suddenly attacked me in the hallway. I was just defending myself!"

"Get off Red right now!"

Kal'tsit was like an old mother whose daughter had been violated, wishing she could have M3 slap Qi Yan on the spot.

Qi Yan chuckled twice and quickly jumped off the woman named Hong.

Having escaped Qi Yan's clutches, Hong quickly hid behind Kal'tsit.

This was the first time Kal'tsit had ever seen Red so afraid, and she gritted her teeth in anger.

Qi Yan rubbed his hands together, stood up straight, and focused on being well-behaved.

After all, you've bullied a girl you treated like your own daughter, so you absolutely can't jump in now.

Kal'tsit hesitated several times before speaking.

She knew Qi Yan was right; as a wolf hunter, Hong always carried the instinct to hunt the Lupo tribe with her.

Of course, Red was only 'hunting' Lupo's tail and wanted to touch him; she had no malicious intent.

Regardless of the circumstances, it was indeed Hong who struck first and was then bullied, which can only be attributed to her inferior skills.

Kal'tsit took a deep breath and said:

"Hong, remember this person. You are never allowed to lay a hand on him again, and you are not allowed to touch his sister either!"

"Hong, I understand."

Red, hiding behind Kal'tsit, had her ears drooping and her fluffy tail swaying gently behind her.

She then moved quickly and fled the scene.

After admonishing Red, Kal'tsit looked at Qi Yan again:

"Since you're not asleep, go and clean up the mess you made."

Qi Yan asked, somewhat puzzled, "What did I do wrong this time?"

"The three leaders you captured from the Reunion Movement have been causing trouble these past few days," Kal'tsit said expressionlessly. "Whether to keep them or release them is your decision."

Qi Yan almost doubted his ability to count, as he had clearly only caught Lyudmila and Mephistopheles.

Kal'tsit retrieved M3 into the rhombus crystal, explaining:

"After you fell unconscious, on the way back, a guy named Faust led a team to launch a sneak attack... but he was badly beaten by your sister, and nearly half of his squad was captured."

Qi Yan smacked his lips and didn't ask any more questions.

Following Kal'tsit's footsteps, he soon met the three old acquaintances.

The three were being held in Rhode Island's detention cells, in adjacent, consecutive cells.

"So, what exactly do you want from us? Kill us or torture us? Give us a straight answer!"

Lyudmila glared angrily at Kal'tsit and Qi Yan upon seeing them.

The way he looked at Kal'tsit was even more furious than when he looked at Qi Yan.

Qi Yan laughed and said, "Why is she looking at you like that? Did you ruin her father?"

Kal'tsit did not reply; instead, the rhomboid crystal that served as the carrier of M3 slowly floated up and hovered beside her.

Qi Yan touched his nose, no longer daring to act recklessly, and said bluntly:

"Please leave for a moment and give us some space to talk privately."

Kal'tsit gave Qi Yan a deep look, then turned and left the cell.

After Kal'tsit left, Qi Yan pulled up a chair for himself and sat down. His first words were directed at Mephisto:

"Shut up! From now on, you're not allowed to speak."

Mephistopheles' eyes were practically brimming with rage, and he clenched his fists tightly, but he didn't dare to provoke Qi Yan under these circumstances.

Seeing this, Qi Yan nodded in satisfaction:

"Very good. From now on, you will stay on Rhodes Island obediently. I will release you when your Reunion Movement is reunited."

Lyudmila gripped the bars of the cell and shouted angrily:

"You think you can take over the entire Reunion Movement? You can't even beat Talulah, let alone Patriot and Frostnova!"

Faust also said in a deep voice: