Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Patriot swept away the charging enemies once again and looked up in the direction of the nursing home.

He had already noticed the arrival of Rhodes Island reinforcements, and now it was time for their counterattack.

After confirming that everything was correct, Patriot took a deep breath and prepared to withstand enemy fire to fight his way back to the nursing home and join forces with the others to end the war once and for all.

Next, he will use ruthless methods to make this land realize one thing.

This nursing home, named after Kazdel, has grown to a point where everyone must be cautious, rather than a lamb to the slaughter if it leaves Qiyan.

He will use his blood and life to draw a safety line for the nursing home that no external enemy can cross!

Suddenly, a familiar shriek came from behind Patriot.

He turned around in surprise and saw a red signal flare drifting straight up into the clouds.

"That's... the Shield Guard's support signal?" After a brief moment of surprise, Patriot suddenly chuckled. "So you guys came too."

He casually trampled an enemy soldier to death, abandoned his plan to rendezvous with the nursing home, and turned to charge towards the direction where the signal flare had been launched.

Those soldiers, unaware of what they were about to face, were still numbly carrying out their missions, relentlessly pursuing the patriots.

From a distance, it looks like a group of ants clinging to an elephant, trying to build up wounds on the elephant with their own lives until it falls.

The patriot's thoughts had already drifted far away, gazing at the horizon.

A team came into his view.

The leader, General Junying, with his upright posture, marched swiftly, followed closely by his shield guards who formed a steel torrent.

As the two drew closer, Hrag laughed loudly:

"Sorry, old friend, I contacted your comrades without permission and led them on a detour to get here, which caused some delay. Luckily, we weren't late."

"No, I'm so glad you came to save me."

The patriot's voice was filled with emotion.

Just as Patriot led his Shield Guards through the snowstorm to rescue Hellagur from the Silver Spear Pegasus, Hellagur is now leading his Shield Guards on a long march to this battlefield to support Patriot.

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

Then Helag drew his longsword and swung it forward:

"Form ranks! Charge!"

The black-clad shield guards marched in unison, raising their shields high as they charged fiercely to Patriot's side, clearing away the surrounding enemy troops and tightly protecting him in the center.

A shield guard stepped forward and presented Patriot with a spare shield from the team.

There was no communication.

Patriots and these shield guards do not need to communicate with each other.

They were already familiar with each other; a single gesture or glance was enough for them to understand each other's will.

Patriot, equipped with his new shield, stood shoulder to shoulder with Hellagur.

The shield guards quickly lined up behind them.

"I met some people when I crossed the Ursus border."

Herag stared at the bewildered enemy army before him and said eloquently, "Those silver-speared steeds that once put me in danger have once again come to the border of Ursus."

As I led my shieldbearers across the ridge, I almost mistook them for the twin moons fallen to earth; their silver armor still shone brightly.

“They are on guard against Ursus,” Patriot nodded.

“They are a group of respectable opponents, and also a group of true knights,” Herag exclaimed.

"Did they say anything?" Patriot asked.

Hrag paused, then finally smiled slightly:

"They say that suffering knows no borders and should not befall innocent people because of the greed of some people."

This was the first time I had ever received such a grand send-off with silver spears and celestial horses; because of this honor, I also successfully shouldered a promise.

"What is it?"

"In my own name, in the name of Hrag, save the people in this country who are suffering."

"I'll be with you."

"It's not just the two of us; don't forget, there are also our comrades behind us."

Chapter 785 The End of Time

Qi Yan squatted on half of a pale skeleton, his black tail swaying gently behind him, constantly brushing against the ground without picking up a speck of dust.

"It seems your friends are safe. Congratulations."

The roar of the giant beast reached Qi Yan's ears.

Qi Yan didn't respond, silently watching Patriot and Herag lead the Shield Guards, crushing through the enemy forces and advancing towards the nursing home.

He didn't follow them, but stayed where he was, calmly watching the Patriots and the others leave.

After a long pause, Qi Yan sighed and stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

"Ruined."

"What?" the giant beast asked, puzzled.

“I’m doomed when I get back,” Qi Yan said bitterly. “Although the old man didn’t show it, I could tell that he was furious now that he knew I had ruined myself.”

"With your strength, the anger of these people is insignificant to you."

"You are pitiful."

Qi Yan gave a mocking laugh, then turned and continued on his way.

When Qi Yan stopped focusing his gaze on any one person, with each step he took, the sky completed a cycle of light and dark.

Qi Yan didn't turn around, and continued walking forward step by step.

His hair and tail, with only a few white hairs remaining, slowly faded away. In the end, his once lively wolf ears began to droop, and his tail behind him stopped wagging.

Touching his soft ears, Qi Yan stopped again and looked around.

"It's an unfamiliar place."

Qi Yan chuckled softly and continued forward.

The giant beast hesitated, wanting to remind Qi Yan that the place he was in was a small border town called Xiaoqiu County.

He wandered through history, knowing both the past and present, and naturally understood the connection between Qi Yan and this small town.

After several years of recuperation, this small town, which had experienced the ravages of war and rebellion, had returned to peace.

But Qi Yan moved forward without looking back, and in the blink of an eye, he had already left the giant beast behind.

"If you wander aimlessly through time like this, you will eventually lose all anchors and become completely lost."

The giant beast sighed and caught up with Qi Yan.

Qi Yan still didn't turn around: "Since you have such concerns, why are you still following me?"

"You think I want to follow you?" the giant beast said, getting angry. "It's because your soul is clinging to me so tightly that I can't leave even if I want to!"

Qi Yan, I'm warning you one last time: even I can't dabble in time at will. Once you go too far, even this old man who can still talk to you will be worn away.

"Now that you hear what I've said, I really am a little reluctant to part with it."

Qi Yan chuckled, but his steps did not stop.

The behemoth was truly helpless, and pitifully pressed on with the question:

"How long do you intend to go on? Is it so hard for you to shed your disguise? Why do you seal yourself off so tightly?"

"There are too many questions, so I'll just answer the simple ones."

Qi Yan said with a grin, "I've heard there's a treasure at the end of time, and I'm planning to take it out and use it."

"The...end of time?"

The behemoth seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world: "Then you really need to educate me. What kind of treasure could exist in a concept that doesn't even exist?"

"The End of Time," Qi Yan explained in a serious tone, "With it, as long as a new cycle isn't reached, there's still a chance to make amends for mistakes."

Don't you think it's perfect for Little Te and some idiot from Abaaba?

The behemoth couldn't help but laugh: "It's just a fictional creation of a playwright, don't waste your energy on it."

Qi Yan laughed: "How can you know if it's real or fake if you don't test it yourself?"

At least I hope it's true.

The giant beast suddenly stopped talking.

A chilling sense of dread rose from the depths of His soul for some unknown reason.

In the instant he was distracted, Qi Yan walked away once again.

The giant beast calmed its mind and wandered through time, following Qi Yan's footsteps. It then discovered that the two of them had arrived in a modern metropolis with dazzling neon lights.

Qi Yan looked up at the stars whose brilliance had been overshadowed by the city lights. In the pitch-black night, the city seemed brighter than during the day.

Someone who never gets lost wondered, "Where have I ended up again?"

"...Longmen many years later."

Upon being reminded, Qi Yan suddenly realized what was happening.

Then his eyes, adorned with scattered gold, lit up, and he began to run quickly through the city streets:

"Come with me, I'll show you some good things!"

"The cemetery is in another direction."

Qi Yan skillfully changed direction and continued running.

Half an hour later, a young couple passing by the cemetery witnessed a white skeleton running past them.

Two young people: ? ? ?

That night, in downtown Longmen, not only the two young people, but countless others saw a skeleton making a chilling cracking sound as it ran past them.

Unbeknownst to Qi Yan, he single-handedly created an unbreakable record for the psychiatric ward of Longmen Central Hospital, leaving behind an enduring urban legend.

On the same night, Governor Chen Huijie of Longmen had a rare moment of leisure and was about to enjoy a cup of fragrant tea in his office when he was startled by a skeleton that suddenly barged in, causing him to perform the famous scene of "Dragon King Spraying Water".

A large number of black-clad shadow guards rushed out from the shadows, attempting to subdue the eerie skeleton.

However, they were all knocked to the ground by this indestructible skeleton, resulting in a total wipeout.

It wasn't until Chen Huijie realized something and shouted out a name that had long been buried in history that the skeletal frame suddenly stopped moving and helplessly turned into a pile of ordinary bones.

That night, the Black-Cloaked Shadow Guards, who had been dismissed to wait outside the door, heard their governor talking incessantly to the pile of skeletons in his office, but received no response.

As dawn broke, Chen Huijie personally collected the remains and transported them back to the cemetery.

Many of the newly recruited Black Cloak Shadow Guards were seeing their governor with that expression for the first time.

On that day, Chen Huijie declined all engagements and stood alone in front of the tombstone, silently watching until the setting sun painted the sky red.

On the damp Iberian beach, Qi Yan, panting, supported himself on his knees, a look of relief on his face, and said:

“I’m just a skeleton now, how could Old Chen still recognize me? Luckily, I reacted quickly when she called my name and ran away, otherwise my mother would have been taken away.”

Old man, you're still here... Oh dear, when did I lose my tail?

Qi Yan, who was bending over and supporting himself on his knees, suddenly let out a strange cry. He looked down at his crotch and found that his beloved big tail was nowhere to be found.

"My favorite thing!" Qi Yan cried out in despair.

"You've lost your wolf ears too," the giant beast remarked in amazement.

Qi Yan quickly raised his hand to touch it, but found nothing. The fluffy touch on his head was gone, leaving only his soft black hair.

Qi Yan immediately squatted down on the ground, covered her face, and wept bitterly.

As he was crying, he suddenly heard a familiar sigh coming from afar.

Qi Yan looked up and saw a suspicious hooded man holding a long knife, watching over the sea on the silent coastline.

"Wow, the Doctor's gone freakish?" Qi Yan curiously leaned closer, only to discover the truth upon closer inspection. "Why is he carrying a weapon made of thorns?"