Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

What followed was an intense sense of humiliation.

"You are shameless!"

Lavshini suddenly felt an urge to cry.

"Thank you for the compliment. Could you say a few more words?" Qi Yan asked excitedly.

Lavshini was really about to cry this time.

On one side are the lives of countless compatriots in the deep pool, and on the other side is an outcome that is even more unacceptable to them than death.

Is this my punishment?

Rafishini was utterly desperate.

She pressed her forehead to the ground and whispered, her voice trembling with tears:

"I...I promise you, but you must not lay a hand on Shenchi again."

"Oh dear, you really cried?"

Qi Yan scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

I think I went a little overboard.

Or rather, Lavshini is a bit too naive.

Do you really believe everything they say?

Even his infamous reputation for wreaking havoc on this land didn't arouse the slightest suspicion in Lavshini's heart.

Not far away, the oboe and the others gathered around again, not forgetting to turn around and, in the name of the commander, order the garrison not to approach.

After calming the garrison, the oboe limped forward and asked, puzzled:

"Is the leader of Deeppool so fragile? He actually cried because he was outmaneuvered by the enemy?"

Qi Yan was equally puzzled: "Are you all this fragile? You were crippled just from being burned by Draco's flames?"

Storm Commando: "..."

"Um, do you think it's possible?" the oboe said weakly, "that we were injured because you threw us out."

Qi Yan clicked his tongue, decisively changed the subject, and said to Lavshini:

"I'm not just teasing you. I'm not simply lusting after your body. I just want to capture you, to capture you for the sake of Deep Pool's future, understand?"

Lavshini raised her head again, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"So you're still lusting after my body?"

Qi Yan: "..."

The oboe nudged the cellist's arm and muttered, "Should we report this to the captain?"

“Of course, reporting every detail of the operation is the rule of the Storm Commando!” the cello said matter-of-factly, though the upturned corners of her mouth betrayed her true thoughts.

The dignified Qi Yan actually went undercover and used coercion and enticement to lust after a young girl. This secret will be exploited by the Storm Commando for the rest of their lives!

"Get out of here and clean up the mess you've made. Deep Pool must win!"

Qi Yan snapped at the Storm Assault Team members in an annoyed tone, then lowered his head and explained:

"Silly girl, I really didn't mean to do anything to you. I did this to prevent you from being betrayed by your own people. The Deep Pool is not harmonious, and many people are after you."

Your sister is powerful and cunning; the people of Deeppool can't afford to mess with her. But as Deeppool's forces continue to expand, their ambitions are becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

"If I don't intervene in the affairs of Hillshire, the Deeppool troops will be reduced to dust along with the inhabitants of Hillshire under the gunfire."

"Why should I trust you?"

Although Lavshini refuted, her confidence was clearly lacking.

Qi Yan gently ruffled her light golden hair, without insisting on anything.

"Believe it or not, you are now my prisoner. If you want to protect the soldiers in the deep pool outside, you'd better listen to me."

"What exactly do you want me to do?"

"Stand up and keep fighting."

Moments later, Draco's flames reignited.

The artillery battalion was originally preparing to encircle and annihilate the Deep Pool soldiers according to the orders given by the 'commander', but suddenly received an emergency transfer order, handing over temporary command to a small team that rushed over.

Several members of that squad even walked with a limp.

But as soldiers, they still chose to obey orders, fulfilling their duty.

This move sealed the fate of the garrison.

The main force of the deep pool kept pouring in through the gaps in the defense line, but the artillery's encirclement and suppression operations were always fraught with difficulties. Even more critically, the enemy leader who should have been beheaded in the rear started to move again.

The scales of victory gradually tipped towards the deep pool.

The oboe leaned against the cello, and the two disabled people supported each other, their feelings complicated.

"I never imagined that one day we would help the enemy achieve victory."

"On the bright side, the actions of the garrison in Hillshire do not conform to the principle of Victorian soldiers protecting the people, so let's just consider them rebels."

"I think that Deeppool leader named Rafishini isn't in a much better mood than we are right now."

"And the captain, she must have been under a lot of pressure giving us this kind of order. I wonder how she is doing now..."

Within Hill County, the tide of battle was completely reversed due to the withdrawal of the Deeppool team.

After initial probing, the remaining guards were in high spirits and gradually regained control of the Little Hills district.

The remaining hundreds of Deeppool soldiers in the city did not choose to fight head-on. While eagerly awaiting their leader's return with his weapons, they chose to give way.

The deep pool shrank to the area in front of the gate of Xiaoqiu County before finally stopping.

The guards had intended to kill them in one fell swoop, but as soon as they approached the block, several stone pillars fell from the sky, killing many of their comrades. Terrified, the guards fled in panic.

Mandela stood on the roof, watching the guards flee, and let out a disdainful snort.

As the fleeing guards saw that Deep Pool showed no signs of retaliating, their fear gradually subsided, and their hatred began to resurface.

Their hatred extended beyond the deep pool to include the common people.

“Those civilians are all traitors. Because of their reports, the guards suffered many unnecessary casualties.”

“Leave some people to continue contacting the garrison for support, and the rest to arrest those civilians.”

The unrest that had just subsided in Hillshire was reignited by the actions of the guards.

Chen and Horn, who were stationed at the power furnace block in Xiaoqiu County, noticed these movements and frowned in unison.

"These guards are really crazy," Chen muttered under his breath, and took action without hesitation.

Horn was calmer than Chen, and looked first at ACE and Outcast, asking them with his eyes whether this was also part of Qi Yan's plan.

Outcast gazed into the distance, observing the movements of the troops at the deep pool near the city gate.

Soon, she finally saw what she wanted:

"Six figures have entered the city; they should be the six cadres from Shenchi that Qi Yan mentioned."

"Shall we start now?" ACE asked.

Outcast calmly said, "The guards' behavior is equally unacceptable. Let's use the deep pool's counterattack to force the guards back again. Hopefully, this lesson will teach them a lesson they won't forget."

Chapter 548 Deep Pool Cadres

At the entrance checkpoint to Little Hill County, six men dressed in Deep Pool uniforms slowly walked toward the Deep Pool troops.

Mandela had been waiting for their arrival for a long time.

"You guys are really slow. I'm in a hurry to complete the leader's mission."

As soon as they met, Mandela couldn't help but start complaining.

One of the six cadres glanced around and asked in confusion:

"According to Ahmoni's plan, Little Hill County should have already fallen under the rule of Deeppool by now. Why are you hiding in a corner instead?"

And what about that other person?

Mandela knew that the person was referring to Lavshini, and she didn't give him a friendly look, saying:

"She took some people out to steal weapons. Anyway, it was something Ahmoni and I agreed to together, so you don't need to worry about it."

"It was Ahmoni's idea again."

The person who spoke up directly excluded Mandela from the decision-making circle.

Mandela was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

Before she could say anything more, another cadre spoke up first:

"The leader will be arriving in Little Hills soon, and we don't have much time left."

"Let's clean up this mess in Little Hill County first, and then when that person returns with her team, we should give her a warning. Her unauthorized actions could very well affect our plans."

The third cadre said ominously, "The leader has not yet expressed his approval of our plan, so this time we must produce sufficiently convincing results."

"Stop wasting time, just take Little Hill County, even if some damage occurs in the process."

Mandela was so disgruntled that she almost burst when she saw these guys take over decision-making power as soon as they arrived.

But when she thought of the mission Ahmoni had relayed to her, the mission that belonged exclusively to her by the leader, Mandela forced herself to suppress her displeasure.

“I don’t care what you do, I’m going to lead these people to Lentinium right now,” Mandela snorted.

"So you're planning to send the six of us to face a city like Xiaoqiu County?" an official asked rhetorically.

Mandela made no attempt to hide this:

"Don't think I'm unaware of your methods. If you leave these Deep Pool soldiers behind, you'll definitely use them up as expendable resources. I'm definitely taking them with me."

If you fail to complete the mission, that's your own incompetence, and has nothing to do with me.

"Ha ha……"

All six cadres couldn't help but let out a mocking chuckle.

However, they did not stop Mandra, allowing her to leave with the remaining Deeppool soldiers in Hillshire.

"That eyesore finally left with that bunch of good-for-nothings. Now it's our turn to shine."

The six cadres walked together into the depths of Xiaoqiu County.

It wasn't that they were united enough, but rather that each of the six harbored their own secrets, fearing that if one of them was left out, they might do something underhanded to steal all the credit.

Flames, explosions, and even multicolored, highly toxic fumes began to spread throughout Hillshire.

The city's guards were trying to arrest residents, but Chen always managed to stop them, and a conflict soon broke out between the two sides.

"The withdrawal of the Deep Pool troops could not be a voluntary abandonment; they will soon return."

Facing a large contingent of guards, Chen remained calm and fearless, saying, "At a time like this, instead of seizing the opportunity to unite all forces, you are engaging in frantic internal strife. I really don't know whether to call you foolish or overconfident."

Faced with Chen's accusations, the guards all spoke with righteous indignation.

"The troops that fight against the deep pool are not something that a group of ordinary guards like us can do."

“We have already contacted the garrison, and they are definitely on their way back to provide support after receiving news of the evacuation from Shenchi.”

"These damned Tara people are traitors! They betrayed us first!"

Chen glanced at the residents of Xiaoqiu County who were hiding behind her. She didn't have much affection for these people, but she still couldn't tolerate the guards attacking civilians.

She looked directly at the guards, her words ringing out firmly:

"They were incited by the enemy, and what about you?"

Haven't you been stirred up by the enemy's hatred?

Have you ever considered that if you, as Victorian soldiers, could have provided these Tara people with a sufficient sense of security, how could they have ended up in this situation?

When Chen said these words, his voice was filled with barely concealed anger and resentment.

These words were not only spoken to the guards in front of her, but also to herself.

When the Reunion Movement invaded Lungmen, the infected people in the slums were in the same situation. The reason they chose to stand against Lungmen was because Lungmen failed to provide them with enough security.