Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Because the ship has been trapped in the dense fog caused by the natural disaster for several days, the operators' sense of time has become somewhat confused, and they can only rely on clocks and their own biological clocks to determine whether they should rest or work.

"Miss Kroos, I've left your breakfast here."

The logistics officer personally delivered the lunchbox to Kroos's workspace and reminded her.

Kroos, who had been engrossed in a pile of machinery, seemed to awaken from a dream and looked up in surprise:

"A day has already passed?"

"Not only that, it's already 9:30 in the morning." The logistics officer handed Kroos a wet wipe, indicating that she should wipe the oil off her face.

"When will this awful weather ever end?"

Kroos wiped her face, casually took out her terminal, and then, right in front of her, a new email notification suddenly popped up.

"A new email?!" Kroos exclaimed in surprise. "There's a signal in this desolate place with no village or town in sight?"

The logistics staff were equally baffled:

"Could it be because your terminal has been modified, making the signal stronger?"

"I only modified the channel module, which can decipher TV programs from all countries in this land indiscriminately, but it does not have the function of receiving information in wasteland."

Kroos frowned as she opened the email, then became even more surprised:

"It's Dijkstra, isn't he in Colombia?"

"That hacker you worked with in Kazimierz?" The logistics officer tilted his head and speculated, "He could help you create a large partition, so with his abilities, he could probably force his way in, right?"

Kroos shook her head solemnly:

"No, it's not that simple. The source of this signal is not far from us."

As Kroos read the email, her expression grew increasingly solemn, yet also tinged with confusion.

Noticing the logistics operator's curious expression, Kroos explained:

"This guy made some strange remarks, saying he had joined an organization of infected people, and that he had finally made up his mind to do something..."

Time is now.

Logistics Officer: ?

Before the two could react, a deafening explosion was heard, followed by the Rhodes Island ship beginning to shake violently.

"The tremor... is coming from the lower levels. Someone is using explosives to destroy Rhodes Island!" Kroos's expression changed drastically.

"Below is... the detention room!"

The logistics officer realized the seriousness of the problem and turned to notify the others.

But when she arrived at the workshop door, she found that no matter how she pressed the switch, the cold metal explosion-proof door did not respond at all.

Kroos spoke up behind her to remind her:

"It's no use. I've been tricked. Dijkstra used the communication channel I gave him to hack into Rhodes Island's defense system. Now all the doors under the central control system are unusable."

"What do we do now?" the logistics officer asked anxiously.

"I'm contacting people outside to cut off the independent power supply to Rhodes Island's defense system first, and then I'll take back control the moment it restarts."

Kroos looked rather grim, a mixture of anger at being betrayed and self-reproach for Rhodes Island's peril due to her negligence.

However, none of this affected her actions.

Kroos quickly detected the nearest signal source and immediately dialed it.

"Huh?... Hello, who is this?"

A calm, young girl's voice came through the communication.

Kroos's eyes lit up when she heard the voice: "Is that Winter? I am Kroos. Rhodes Island has been invaded, and I need your help to fight back."

"So that's it! I knew it was going to explode suddenly. Watch me go and kill those intruders!"

Winter immediately roared.

Kroos was so frightened that she shouted, "I'm not asking you to fight! Go and control the power well below the central hub, cut off the independent power supply to the defense system, and then count to seven before turning it back on!"

"Tsk, I get it."

After learning that she didn't need to fight, Winter couldn't help but let out a soft click of dissatisfaction, but still chose to obey orders.

After ending the communication, Kroos breathed a sigh of relief and began fiddling with her terminal, preparing for a network confrontation with Dijkstra.

Unfortunately, Kroos, who was completely focused on her work, was completely unaware that Winter's appearance near her workshop at this time was all orchestrated.

Winter's eyes widened as she arrived at the power well.

"Which of these *Ursus curse words* is the defense system power supply?" Winter cursed as she pulled out her terminal, fiddled with it for a couple of moments, then angrily gave up. "What channel is Kroos using? Why don't I have any call logs? How am I supposed to call back?"

Frustrated, he paced around twice. Winter's anger rose from his heart, and he glared fiercely at the largest switch in the power well.

Ignoring the bright red warning sign next to the switch, she jumped up and pulled it down.

As the power switch was pulled, a dull thud echoed from Rhodes Island, followed by complete darkness.

"Suka BuLei!"

Winter belatedly realized her mistake: "This is the main power source, but it's morning now, so why does everything go dark as soon as the lights are turned off... Oh, it's foggy now."

Meanwhile, not far from the Rhodes Island ship, a man looked at the huge ship that had suddenly become paralyzed, his face full of confusion.

"What's going on? How could Kroos make such a basic mistake?"

Dijkstra stroked his chin and said regretfully, "Never mind, let me give you a ruthless move. I'll take this opportunity to disable this ship's power supply system... Wait, this is Rhodes Island's medical department, and it's also... Oh well, I'll help you out."

"Kroos, you can blame me, I won't argue. I'm sorry, but I had to do this!"

As Dijkstra's fingers moved across the complex instruments in front of him, one command after another broke through Rhodes Island's defense system, plunging the entire Rhodes Island ship, except for the medical department, into an irreversible blackout.

Inside the workshop, Kroos realized the seriousness of the problem and couldn't help but let out a loud and prolonged scream.

Meanwhile, in the power well, Winter was sweating profusely, frantically pulling the power switch back and forth, only to find that she couldn't restore power to the ship no matter what she did.

In the infirmary, Kal'tsit, her face dark, muttered a curse under her breath:

"Doctor, your behavior has become increasingly outrageous under Qi Yan's influence. You promised you wouldn't cause too much of a commotion."

After cursing, Kal'tsit immediately returned to the surgery, completely unaware that the Doctor's real trump card was just being revealed to make this performance more convincing.

In the far corner of the ship's crew quarters, a door that was originally tightly closed suddenly creaked open without any power supply, and was completely damaged and could no longer be closed.

Eureka, clutching her stomach, cautiously peeked out from inside the door:

"What's going on at Rhodes Island? Why hasn't the person who was supposed to bring me breakfast shown up yet, and why is there such a commotion?"

She hesitated for a moment, thinking of the Doctor and Kal'tsit's order to stay indoors, and wanted to retreat to her dormitory and wait for the storm to pass.

But since last night, the portions of dinner have been reduced, and I haven't been able to keep it up until now.

Eureka circled the dormitory entrance twice, but eventually succumbed to the torment of hunger and slowly moved from inside the door into the corridor.

"I'm just going to the cafeteria, nothing will happen, right?"

Chapter 559 Talulah's Secret Cheat Device

Rhode Island detention cell.

Mephistopheles, who usually practiced her singing skills secretly in a corner, walked to the fence and looked at the darkened room with a puzzled expression.

"Was Rhodes Island attacked?" His voice was still hoarse, but now he dared to face his flaw and spoke calmly in a normal tone, "Who on earth is so brave as to not be afraid of offending Qi Yan?"

"Ino, take care of yourself."

Faust, in his room, reminded himself, "The other side must have some reason to dare to attack Rhodes Island."

Mephistopheles immediately agreed.

The sound of a ball bouncing back and forth filled the air. In the next room, the Kingslayer was idly tossing the ball against the wall, catching it, and repeating the process over and over again.

She said nonchalantly, "Easy for you to say. Right now, everyone is locked up in this cell that suppresses Originium Arts. Even if there is real danger, we don't have much power to resist."

"No, you will not be in danger."

Talulah, who rarely spoke, suddenly said, "These attackers are coming for me."

"what?!"

Several people were shocked at the same time.

Talulah didn't explain anything, but simply asked again:

"Bonebreaker...why are you silent?"

In the darkness, the broken bones remained unresponsive.

Mephistopheles listened intently for a moment, then answered for the Broken Bones:

"He fell asleep because the gift Qi Yan gave him had no entertainment value, so he now sits cross-legged and meditates every day, saying it's for self-cultivation, but he always falls asleep while sitting."

Everyone: "..."

During their silence, another explosion suddenly occurred.

The explosion burst into flames right before their eyes, creating a huge hole in the previously intact floor, from which a large number of Reunion Movement members jumped out.

Nine was also among them. After landing, he scanned his surroundings and finally focused his gaze on Talulah.

“I thought it would be difficult,” Nine muttered, then greeted Talulah. “This seems to be our first ‘official meeting,’ the ‘leader’ of the Reunion Movement.”

"The Integration Movement..."

Talulah looked at the group of people in front of her, her eyes filled with sighs.

Before she could speak further, a member of the Reunion Movement rushed forward impatiently, slashing through the fence with his knife and charging towards Talulah.

“Long time no see, ‘Leader’!” The anger in this Reunion Movement member’s voice was almost tangible.

Talulah's face remained calm.

The Reunion member became even more enraged upon seeing this:

"Ha, it seems you don't recognize me. Of course you don't recognize me. I'm just a nobody, someone who was lucky enough to escape being killed by your betrayal!"

“You joined our party when we passed through that village destroyed by the tax collectors, and your name is… Valia.”

Surprisingly, Talulah could easily recall the other person's name and even clearly remember how they met.

Varia's anger did not subside; instead, it surged even more fiercely.

He stepped forward, grabbed Talulah by the collar, and roared angrily:

"Do you still remember Leonti, Denis, and Arseni?"

Do you know how they are doing?

I participated in this operation so that I could personally ask you why you did that, what gave you the right to do it, and how you could betray us!

Talulah silently watched the angry man before her.

Her Originium Arts were suppressed, but as a Drak, she could easily break every bone in the man's body.

But she didn't do that, and she couldn't possibly have done it.

This is the fate she deserved.

Jiu stepped forward, separated the two, and advised them:

"Let her go. It's not the right time yet. We need to get out of here first."

Varia clicked his tongue, released his grip, and turned to rescue Mephisto and the others.

Nine looked at Talulah and said in a deep voice:

"You heard that, leader of the infected. Everyone needs an answer. You must come with us."

Talulah moved her feet in silence.

Just as Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly saw Talulah shrink back.

"You want to resist?" Jiu asked.

“No, I just need to see some things first.” Talulah took out a brocade pouch. “Qi Yan said you would come. He said that I should open it and take a look at it at certain times each year, and this is one of them.”

Jiu's pupils suddenly contracted: "Qi Yan knows our plan?"