Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Xiaobai, I..." The leader hesitated, unsure whether he should tell the truth.

But whenever she recalls that figure in her mind, that sister who cast a shadow over her life, she feels like she's suffocating and can't muster the slightest courage to resist.

She now deeply regrets not being more assertive and directly refusing the request to send troops.

"Should we withdraw our troops?" Qi Yan suddenly asked.

The leader's spirits lifted, and he instinctively nodded.

But noticing Qi Yan staring intently at her, she suddenly became unsure of what to do.

Is withdrawing troops at this time really the right thing to do?

She looked out onto the battlefield, where the deep-pool soldiers fearlessly charged again and again under heavy fire.

Do they want to retreat at this time?

Even at this critical juncture, she couldn't help but recall the figure holding the Crimson Cloud sword in the banquet hall.

If it were Chen Huijie, what would she do right now?

"Hold on a little longer, I have some arrangements inside the enemy artillery battalion," Qi Yan said again.

"Should we postpone the attack?" the leader asked hastily.

"No."

Qi Yan decisively refused: "We have no way out. The moment the Shenchi troops left the city, you, as the leader, should have considered that the garrison would inevitably notice our actions."

I can assure you that the main garrison is on its way. We must not only win this battle, but win it swiftly and decisively!

Chapter 543 Raphsini: I'd rather hang myself on the spot

Lavshini was somewhat dazed.

She is one of the few remaining red dragons on this land, a member of the Drak race, who practically embodies the word "power" itself.

Indeed, her flames were very powerful, enough to incinerate all enemies.

Lavshini didn't want that kind of power.

Her flames were not born to kill; they were meant to heal wounds and ignite the flame of life.

But she couldn't control this power...

Lafsini thought of her sister.

Abrahana, the true leader of Deeppool.

The sisters look almost identical, so Raphsini was pushed into the limelight by her older sister and became the 'leader' in Deeppool's eyes.

However, the two sisters have completely opposite personalities.

Lavshini admits that she is afraid of Abrahana, so afraid that she dares not do anything to disobey her sister, so afraid that she doesn't even dare to think about whether her sister is wrong.

"But is this really the right thing to do?"

The incessant roar of artillery fire echoed in Raphsini's ears.

"Then what do you think is right?" Qi Yan asked from the side.

Upon hearing Qi Yan's question, Lavshini suddenly realized that she had unconsciously uttered her inner thoughts aloud.

Lavshini opened her mouth, but said nothing, lowering her head with a struggle on her face.

Qi Yan did not urge him.

But the sound of gunfire seemed to roar in Rafishini's heart, urging her to make the right choice as soon as possible.

"I don't know, but I want to end all of this."

After a long silence, Raphsini finally managed to utter a single sentence, almost in a daze.

Without waiting for Qi Yan's reply, she gripped the spear tightly, and a spark ignited at the tip.

Without a word, Raphsini charged forward, her figure cutting a straight path across the battlefield as she charged toward the artillery battalion under heavy fire.

Qi Yan stood there silently watching Rafishini's departing figure, his face as calm as still water, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Qin Liu said worriedly from the side:

"Qi Yan, is she in danger?"

"It doesn't seem likely at the moment. A mere artillery battalion is not enough to pose a fatal threat to Drak, even if she has an injured arm."

Qi Yan said calmly, "But this girl is ridiculously soft-hearted. She has been bullied by her sister for so many years that she doesn't even dare to cry. The situation that I have created may cause her to explode with emotions that have been pent up for many years."

"Because of her own cowardice, the soldiers who trusted her were used by the enemy," Qin Liu murmured. "She is a kind girl at heart, and this sin will probably make her feel guilty to the point of...doing something foolish."

"I orchestrated all of this intentionally." Qi Yan made no attempt to hide anything, frankly admitting his cruel actions.

Qin Liu froze, speechless for a long time.

The sound of gunfire continued to boom.

Because of Laphishini's personal involvement, Deeppool's morale reached a new peak.

The front line advanced significantly towards the artillery battalion, gradually chipping away at their position as Rafishini continued her advance.

"Will you save her?" Qin Liu asked again.

"Why would you want me to save her?" Qi Yan asked, puzzled. "It was Deeppool who started this war, using the emotions of the Tara people to rebel against Victoria. If it weren't for me, Deeppool would have already occupied Little Hill County, and Little Hill County would be bombarded by the garrison's artillery fire."

"So you're rewriting the fate of both Little Hill County and Deeppool County being defeated by the garrison?"

Qi Yan denied it, saying, "Deep Pool will not fail. The resistance of the Tara people was guided by Deep Pool, and the counterattack of the garrison was also guided by Deep Pool. Deep Pool will always be invincible."

Hillshire, Deeppool, the garrison, and even the so-called Tara people are all just pawns of Deeppool leader Abrahana, who is willing to make any sacrifice to achieve her goals.

However, the concept of sacrifice does not exist for someone with the ability to revive the undead.

Of course, I know you don't believe the girl you saw could do such a thing, because she's not the true leader of Deeppool at all, just a shadow pushed out by her sister.

"shadow……"

Upon hearing the truth, Qin Liu was momentarily dazed, and her previous doubts about the leader's excessive gentleness were finally resolved.

"What kind of person is that Deep Pool leader named Abrahana?" Qin Liu asked.

"These two sisters have quite different personalities," Qi Yan explained half-jokingly. "For example, they both work at a company and both encounter difficult situations from their bosses."

The older sister would get angrier and angrier, then slap the boss and force him to step down so she could take the position. The younger sister, on the other hand, would become increasingly heartbroken, and the next day hang herself at the company entrance.

Qinliu found this strange explanation somewhat unacceptable, but surprisingly found it easy to understand.

After understanding Raphne's plight, Qinliu, even though she didn't agree with Shenchi, couldn't help but feel sympathy for the poor girl and became increasingly puzzled by Qiyan's behavior.

"You actually wanted to help Rafishini, right?" Qinliu asked, "Then why treat her in such a cruel way?"

Qi Yan shrugged: "The feeling of being driven to despair by one's family is too painful, so let me, an outsider, experience it."

A wind carrying the stench of blood and the smell of burning swept across the battlefield, carrying with it large swaths of Originium dust left behind by unburned shells. The dust drifted over Qi Yan and Qin Liu.

Qi Yan raised his hand and took out the terminal, asking the Witch King to apply protection to it, and then handed the terminal to Qin Liu.

The red barrier protected Qinliu in the middle, blocking out the Originium dust and the pungent smell of the battlefield.

"You're going to save her, right?" Qin Liu asked.

"Yes, I understand her despair right now, but it's a pity that many times people, even when they can't get out of their own predicament, like to advise others to be magnanimous."

Qi Yan smiled again, his smile was very bright: "After pushing her into the abyss, I will try to pull her out. If she wants to hate me, let her hate me. I don't care."

"Right now, I only care about one thing: going back to Rhodes Island to find Kal'tsit and apply to become a Push-Pull Specialist."

Despite Qi Yan's smiling face and his usual jokes, Qin Liu couldn't manage a smile.

She had never seen anyone laugh so sadly.

"Yes, I believe you, and everyone on Rhodes Island believes you too," Qinliu said softly.

Qi Yan took a soft breath and turned around.

With his back to Qin Liu, he sighed:

"But unfortunately, although I may seem amazing to you, omnipotent and omniscient, there are things I cannot do."

After all, I myself am trapped in a similar predicament to Lavshini, and have not yet found a way out.

But we still have to keep trying!

Qi Yan turned around again, still with a bright smile: "Living beings will always find their own way out."

The wind he stirred up blew across Qin Liu's red barrier, and Qi Yan's figure swept away into the distance, merging into the battlefield.

Qin Liu's grip on the terminal tightened, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

But the next second, Qi Yan suddenly returned.

“I still feel a little uneasy. You’re standing so openly on the battlefield, wearing that red hood, it’s like you’re telling the enemy to come and attack me.”

Qi Yan seemed to have completely returned to his normal state, circling Qin Liu twice with a worried look on his face.

Qin Liu's emotions were thrown into disarray for a moment, and she couldn't react for quite a while.

Qi Yan ignored her and gestured wildly, saying:

"I've decided to teach you the ultimate secrets of defense. Just do as I say."

Qin Liu nodded blankly, and under Qi Yan's command, squatted down with her legs together, then raised her hands and put them together behind her head.

"Lower your head a little more... Yes, that's it... Tighten your body a little more... Okay, hold on... The only pity is that there's no blanket, otherwise, with the 'Wrap yourself in my little blanket' buff, the damage reduction could reach 99.99%, what a pity."

Qi Yan watched as Qin Liu, under his command, perfectly executed a head-covering crouch defense, and slowly revealed a somewhat satisfied expression.

"This is the correct way to use a flag bearer: just find a corner on the battlefield, drop him off, and tap him whenever you remember him."

Qi Yan said smugly, "How could a mere PhD know how to command as much as I, Qi Xiaobai?"

"You stay put now. Just call me if you get into danger, and don't wander off!"

With that final word, Qi Yan turned and charged back into the battlefield.

After he left, Qin Liu slowly raised her head and stared blankly in the direction he had gone.

Even in this situation, you still need to take care of my feelings.

Qinliu murmured softly, "Take care of yourself first..."

Chapter 544 Seizing Power

Inside the artillery battalion, following the sudden attack by the Deep Pool troops, all soldiers in the camp went into a state of emergency combat readiness.

A transport team rushed to the storage area for Originium dirty bombs. One of them stepped forward, opened the hatch of the transport vehicle, and prepared to unload the shells to provide supplies to the front line.

The moment the hatch opened, he was grabbed by a hand that reached out from inside the transport vehicle and pulled into the compartment.

This sudden situation left even well-trained soldiers momentarily stunned.

It was this brief juncture that determined their fate.

The Storm Commando team rushed out of the transport vehicle, snapped the necks of the soldiers present in an instant, and dragged them into the transport vehicle.

Throughout the entire process, not a single sound was uttered.

After a series of scattered noises inside the transport vehicle, the Storm Commando changed into garrison uniforms and drove the transport vehicle straight to the commander's tent in the camp.

Before they even got close, several soldiers stepped forward to block their way.

"What are you doing? Why did you drive the transport truck here?"

When stopped and questioned by the garrison, the cello player remained completely calm, instead sporting a smug expression.

"Report to the commander immediately! We have killed a group of enemy soldiers who had infiltrated the transport vehicle!"

"what?!"

To the astonishment of the garrison soldiers, the cello opened the car door, revealing a jumbled mess of corpses inside, along with a survivor who had only been knocked unconscious.

The bodies and survivors were all wearing Storm Commando uniforms.

The soldiers who were trying to stop them looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

The cello player immediately urged: