Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

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Within the artillery battalion's lines, Raphsini was overwhelmed by the barrage of crossbow bolts and spells raining down on her, forcing her advance to a halt.

At the critical moment, Qi Yan came to her side, used brute force to lift a cannon, and casually threw it, knocking down a large number of garrison troops.

"noob?!"

Lavshini stared at Qi Yan in shock, never expecting him to possess such terrifying power.

Qi Yan raised his hand and pointed to a tent deep within the artillery battalion:

"Over there is the artillery battalion commander's position. The decapitation operation I arranged may have failed, and now we need to take on this responsibility again."

“…I understand. Stay by my side and I will protect you.”

Raphsini gritted her teeth and reignited the flames, creating a scorching shockwave.

The soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

Unfortunately, Raphsini's flames ignited from within them, and the moment they were set ablaze, it was tantamount to a death sentence.

Lavshini did not linger in the fight. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she rushed down the artillery battalion's wall and quickly attacked the commander's tent.

Qi Yan followed behind her at a leisurely pace, occasionally picking up heavy objects along the way to delay the pursuit of the stationed troops.

The distance from the edge of the artillery battalion to the commander's tent wasn't short, but for Raphsini and Qi Yan in their golden-eyed state, it was practically nothing.

Soon the two of them forced their way to a spot not far from the camp.

Lavshini hadn't expected it to be so easy. Turning her head to look behind her, she realized something was amiss:

"Why are the garrison troops so indifferent to the commander's safety, with only so many men chasing after us?"

"Perhaps... their commander said that this is a trap set up to lure the enemy leader."

Qi Yan followed behind Raphsini and casually shared his guess.

Lavshini stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Then she saw several figures suddenly rush out of the commander's tent and instantly surround her.

The oboe wore a smug smile.

"As expected of me, I was the one who came up with the plan to lure and kill the enemy leader!"

“You’re right, but if Qi Yan hadn’t actually followed us, we would be the ones running away right now.” The cello stared intently at Lavshini. “Qi Yan said that this person is not someone the few of us can handle.”

Lavshini heard a peculiar name and turned her head in surprise:

"Yes, it's me."

Qi Yan removed his mask expressionlessly: "I'm an undercover agent."

Chapter 546 Qi Drak, the Assassin, Yan

Raphsini was struck dumb, standing there frozen in place.

She didn't believe it until she saw a line of blood peeking out from Qi Yan's wrist.

They were completely outmaneuvered by Qi Yan, foolishly leading their soldiers headlong into a pre-prepared trap.

This fact almost made Lavshini lose her composure.

"Surrender, Lavshini," Qi Yan said coldly. "Although I don't know what arrangements the Oboe and the others have made, if you continue to resist, you will definitely cause Deep Pool to suffer heavy losses."

Before Lafshini could even speak, the oboe began her psychological maneuvering:

"Our plan is simple: two consecutive luring tactics. First, we'll lure you, our leader, in so that Qi Yan can kill you. Then, the Deep Pool troops, who think they've succeeded as our leader, will use all their strength to launch a surprise attack on the artillery battalion through the breach."

But I had already ordered the artillery battalion to prepare its cannons. Once the Shenchi troops stormed the artillery battalion, they would witness the fall of their leader. At that point, the morale of the Shenchi troops would collapse, and they would be sitting ducks, facing artillery fire without any cover.

Qi Yan listened silently and nodded, memorizing the operation so he could replicate it later.

Then he'll be able to prove himself, and that the tactical planning flaws need to be addressed!

Some are happy and some are sad.

The pain and regret in Rafishini's heart at this moment were almost indescribable.

"I won't let you succeed!"

Faced with this desperate situation, Lavshini disregarded her surprise that Qi Yan knew her name and only wanted to try her best to mitigate the losses.

She turned her head to look at the convoy of transport vehicles parked in the distance within the camp. There were clearly various types of artillery shells inside. If that number of shells were detonated, the entire artillery battalion would cease to exist.

As long as the shells can be detonated before the soldiers in the deep pool fall into the trap, the deep pool has not yet lost!

Flames flickered on the tip of Raphsini's gun as she charged toward the transport vehicle without hesitation.

But the next instant, blood threads wrapped around the spear in her hand, and Qi Yan followed closely behind, reaching out to firmly press down on her shoulder.

Despite the powerful physique of the Drak clan, they were unable to gain any advantage against Qi Yan.

Lavshini was not surprised at all.

Qi Yan was well-known, and she never thought she could get any benefit from him.

Flames erupted, instantly engulfing Qi Yan and Raphsini themselves.

Lavshini wanted to use this to force Qi Yan to back down, and then rush over to detonate the cannonball with flames.

But reality always falls short of ideals.

Qi Yan let the flames engulf him, his body visibly charred and carbonized, then regenerated despite the flames' destruction, only to be charred again, in an endless cycle.

His hand never loosened its grip, firmly pressing down on Rafishini's shoulder.

Raphsini was utterly shocked.

She could ignore her own flames, but she knew very well the pain that others would experience when burned by them.

"If you detonate those shells, even with Drak's physique, you wouldn't be able to withstand the explosive force of that kind of explosion; you would die."

Qi Yan's voice was somewhat hoarse in the flames.

With her weapon restrained by the bloodline and her body pinned down by Qi Yan, Raphsini felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" she said through gritted teeth. "But even if I die, I will stop Shenchi from being murdered by you. This is a mistake I made, and they shouldn't have to bear the consequences!"

Qi Yan looked at the oboe and the others:

"If you change your tactics now, can Deeppool secure the final victory?"

The oboe was dumbfounded: "Didn't you give the deep pot a hole card? We thought you were protecting the deep pot, so we were really going all out against it."

After luring the enemy deep into our territory, we also devised a series of deadly tactics, including flanking maneuvers, landmine traps, cutting off their retreat, and undermining their strength.

Qi Yan: "..."

There's too much to learn.

Lavshini looked pale.

With her excellent tactical planning skills, she only needed to mention these arrangements on the oboe to be able to foresee the situation in the deep pool.

Lavshini felt a deep sense of desolation. She gritted her teeth, suddenly threw away the spear in her hand, and raised her hand to reach for her shoulder.

"She wants to lose an arm!"

The oboe realized Lavshini's plan and quickly reminded her loudly.

Qi Yan frowned and quickly let go.

Lavshini, now free, immediately rushed to the location of the transport vehicle.

She had clearly given up all hope of living and only wished to use her life to reduce the losses of the Deep Pool troops as a way of atonement.

Oboe and the others tried to stop them, but in just one exchange, they felt the temperature of their bodies and the surrounding environment rise sharply, as if they were in purgatory.

"Get out of the way."

Bloodline and Qi Yan's voice arrived simultaneously, entangling the bodies of the oboe and others and throwing them away.

Qi Yan rushed up behind Lafshini and, without any skill, tackled her to the ground with a bear hug.

His original intention was to subdue Raphsini, but unfortunately, his combat skills were deemed flawed by Amiya. So, when he claimed to be using a grappling hook, he looked more like a thug taking advantage of the situation.

Furness was both angry and anxious, and she dragged Qi Yan into the tent next to her.

Qi Yan felt a jumble of heavy objects falling on him, leaving him completely disoriented.

"I said stop, stop! You're showing no sportsmanship!"

Lavshini made no attempt to respond to Qi Yan's ramblings.

At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: to reach the transport vehicle and use her own flames to give the deep pool a chance to survive.

"Old man, get to work!"

Qi Yan had no other choice but to call for reinforcements.

A ring of blood once again appeared around the edge of the golden pupils.

The phantom of the Witch King emerged from behind Qi Yan, chanting a melodious incantation, and pointed at Laphsini.

The blue-silver entanglement in Qi Yan's eyes, the spell that the Witch King was unwilling to reveal his true name about, erupted and transformed into crimson vines that tightly bound Raphsini's body.

"Is this Letanian magic?" Raphsini asked in astonishment.

"Absolutely right, she's the most orthodox kind of person. Even the Gemini Queen would call her 'senior'." Qi Yan flipped over, pinning Laphsini beneath him. He breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but gloat. "Little brat, if I let you commit suicide, would I still be able to live a normal life?"

Even if your sister came today, I'd still pin her down!

Raphsini gritted her teeth in anger, swung her tail and wrapped it around Qi Yan's neck before throwing him away forcefully.

Even in this bound state, she persisted in crawling towards the transport vehicle.

Qi Yan, draped in a blood-stained cloak, followed at a leisurely pace, accompanying Raphsini as she advanced.

"If I say you're weak, then you don't give up fighting even in this situation; if I say you're strong, then you get bullied by your own sister like a doormat."

Qi Yan walked around Lavshini with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself.

Lavshini didn't answer, knowing full well that her defeat was inevitable, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.

Qi Yan sighed and said slowly:

"You don't really think that if you succeed, you can stop Deeppool's destruction, do you?"

An explosion of that magnitude could kill you, could destroy this artillery battalion, but it couldn't do any harm to me.

What do you think I should do with the deep pool after that?

Lavshini paused, her eyes filled with pain, but then silently continued crawling.

“It’s very touching, but unfortunately death can’t change anything.” Qi Yan squatted down and grabbed Lavshini’s tail. “This is my experience as someone who’s been there, and you should humbly accept it.”

But now, I can give you a chance to change the outcome.

Lafshine froze as she tried to pull her tail out.

Chapter 547 I really cried.

"what do you want?"

Lavshini didn't rush to agree, but instead asked a question.

She understood that Qi Yan must have had his own purpose in going through all this trouble.

Qi Yan looked at Lavshini with a sly smile and said mischievously:

"I want you."

Lavshini: "..."

She remained silent, but the expression on her face proved that she did not believe Qi Yan's words at all.

"What, you won't agree?" Qi Yan grabbed Lafsini's plump tail and shook it twice. "Then I'll go out and kill the Deep Pool soldiers."

"Are you serious?" Raphsini asked, taken aback.