Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Chen ran his fingers over the terminal screen, wiping away the smudges to reveal Afa's complete code name underneath.

"There's still time. I'll get there in time."

Chen muttered something to himself and stepped out of the room.

After Chen finished bidding farewell to the Rhodes Island representatives and arrived at the gate of the Rhodes Island ship, Hoshiguma and the Guard Bureau team were already ready.

"Time is of the essence, let's set off immediately."

With a command from Chen, he led his team directly toward Longmen.

As she left, she keenly noticed signs of battle around Rhodes Island.

"It seems that this offensive by the Reunion Movement is quite large in scale."

Hoshiguma glanced at Chen and replied:

"No matter how large the scale, it won't have any effect on Rhodes Island. You have no idea what I just witnessed."

Chen was somewhat surprised and looked at Hoshiguma, gesturing for her to continue.

Hoshiguma glanced back at the massive Rhodes Island ship, seemingly still caught up in those memories:

"The other side has a little girl from the Felin tribe. I don't know exactly what her abilities are, but all the enemies who dare to attack Rhodes Island seem to be squeezed by an invisible giant hand, like a bursting dragon fruit, or like a mosquito that has been swatted."

"...That's enough, your description is very vivid."

Chen swallowed hard, realizing that he probably wouldn't be interested in dragon fruit for a while.

For the remainder of the journey, the Guard Bureau team remained somewhat silent.

They sneaked into Lungmen along the path, encountering a large number of Reunion Movement members along the way, who were forming gangs and roaming the streets.

As they approached Lungmen city, a team dressed in Rhodes Island uniforms waited at the agreed-upon location and quietly gestured for them to come over.

Chen did not refuse.

Given Lungmen's current situation, she desperately needs Rhodes Island's support.

The two teams met at a building, and the Rhodes Island team's squad leader immediately stepped forward:

"Thank you all for your hard work. I have the general situation of Lungmen and the distribution range of the enemy here. Please receive it through the terminal."

But why are we only seeing the Guard Bureau's team? According to the contract, weren't Amiya and the others supposed to be working with Officer Chen?

Chen received the squad leader's message via the terminal, and then replied with some difficulty:

"Amiya's forces are still in Chernobog."

The Rhodes Island team suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The squad leader's eyes blazed with rage as he growled, "You abandoned Amiya and the others in Chernobog?"

“…Yes.” Chen didn’t hide anything, but reassured her, “Qi Yan is also in Chern City, so Amiya’s safety is at least somewhat guaranteed.”

The squad leader's worries lessened somewhat, but his anger remained high:

"This is no excuse for betraying your partners!"

"sorry."

The squad leader and the Rhodes Island operators showed no sign of accepting Chen's apology; each of them glared angrily at Chen.

The squad leader snorted coldly, took a few steps back, and said:

"I don't need your apology, and I have no right to interfere in the cooperation between Lungmen and Rhodes Island."

But now, we no longer trust you. We will continue to report to the Guard Bureau according to the contract, but we will operate separately from the Guard Bureau.

With that, the squad leader, filled with anger, led the Rhodes Island team away quickly.

Chen scratched his head in frustration.

Hoshiguma came up to Chen, trying to say a few words of comfort, but Chen spoke first:

"Time is of the essence. I'm not at the point where I need to be coaxed. Following the safe route provided by Rhodes Island, everyone head to the Muhe Warehouse immediately."

Hoshiguma swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and silently returned to the group.

The Guard Bureau's team set off again, this time with a safe route provided by Rhodes Island, their speed increased significantly.

By the time the team arrived at the Muhe warehouse, the fighting there seemed to have subsided.

Chen and Xingxiong's hearts sank.

"There are many man-made bunkers, making it impossible to determine how many Reunion members are here. Dispatch a reconnaissance team immediately..."

"no need."

Chen's command was interrupted by Hoshiguma halfway through.

The members of the Royal Guard looked at Hoshiguma in surprise.

This was the first time they had ever seen Hoshiguma, who was usually so amiable, display such a tough attitude.

“Hoshiguma, I know you’re feeling terrible, but you need to stay calm,” Chen immediately reassured her.

Hoshiguma shook her head. She didn't show any annoyance, nor did she give Chen a hard time because her friend had been dragged into being a dangerous informant.

"Give me three minutes," Hoshiguma said softly.

The members of the Royal Guard were all taken aback.

If it weren't for disciplinary requirements, they would have definitely spoken up to stop them by now.

The members of the Guard Bureau looked at Chen in surprise, not understanding why she agreed to Hoshiguma's crazy suggestion.

Chen didn't explain, but simply took out his terminal, started a timer, and said in a deep voice:

"You only have three minutes. Once that's up, I will order a general offensive."

Forgive me, even if this leads to a backlash from the Reunion Movement and kills Afa, I must have his body.

Hoshiguma closed her eyes, slowly exhaled, then gripped the Hannya Shield in her hand, straightened up, and walked towards the Muhe Warehouse.

Chen hid behind cover, staring at the terminal in his hand.

Exclamations of surprise came from members of the Reunion Movement.

The two sides then began their formal confrontation.

A sound like something being knocked over came from behind.

The Reunion Movement's counterattack is intensifying.

Screams from the Reunion Movement began to rang out.

The ground seemed to have been struck by something heavy, and Chen clearly felt the tremor.

The body of a Reunion member flew high into the air and crashed into a roadside building like a tattered rag doll.

The screams of the Reunion Movement ceased, and faint pleas for mercy could be heard.

Then everything returned to peace.

Chen stopped the timer on the terminal and stepped out from behind the bunker.

In front of the gate of Muhe Warehouse, a tall figure stood silently, holding a huge shield.

Behind her was a straight road made up of countless Reunion Movement corpses and blood.

The bunker was overturned, the walls were breached, and the bodies of the Reunion Movement members were mangled beyond recognition.

Hoshiguma turned her head and looked at Chen from afar.

Chapter 077 When the Evil Spirit is in a Bad Mood

04:10 AM Sunny

Above Lungmen, the Rhodes Island transport plane 'Bad Guy' arrives.

"The situation is truly dire."

"It's strange that Lungmen was breached so easily. The leaders of the Reunion Movement are all imprisoned on Rhodes Island."

"Look at the Guard Bureau building over there, the fighting is fierce... Shh, they're coming."

The Rhodes Island operators fell silent, watching the two figures heading towards the hatch.

The big cat, as passionate as fire, smiled and waved to everyone:

“Everyone, keep chatting! I’d like to join your conversation too.”

Beside Huang, the professor looked down at the situation at Lungmen without saying a word.

He was fiddling with his terminal in his hand, as if waiting for something.

The terminal vibrated.

The doctor waited silently for a few seconds before slowly and deliberately answering the call.

From the other end of the terminal came Kal'tsit's voice:

"Report your current location. How is Amiya?"

The doctor glanced at Huang, whose ears drooped slightly, and who turned his head away, not daring to say a word.

“Amiya isn’t with me. She was taken away by Qi Yan and is suspected of joining the Reunion Movement,” the Doctor replied.

Kal'tsit remained silent for a long time, then her voice noticeably rose a few decibels:

"I remember telling you that you shouldn't let Amiya and Qi Yan be alone together without my permission!"

In response to Kal'tsit's accusation, the Doctor chuckled foolishly and said:

"What Qi Yan wants to do is none of my business. You don't know, he just punched Qi Yan in Chern and gave him a middle parting."

The dark clouds left after the natural disaster were all breached.

"How long are you going to play dumb?" Kal'tsit's tone was clearly not good. "Qi Yan is dangerous. Amiya is likely to come into contact with bad things at any time if she stays by his side, let alone infiltrate the Reunion Movement at a time like this..."

"You don't need to tell me that."

The Doctor interrupted Kal'tsit directly, saying slowly, "Anyone with eyes can see that Qi Yan's mental state is a bit unstable, but that's not important. He has no ill intentions towards Amiya."

Compared to me, who's clueless and clueless, or you, obsessed with your own ideas, Amiya will actually grow better by staying with Qi Yan, this madman.

He didn't lower his voice intentionally, and the Blaze and Rhodes Island operators beside him could hear it clearly.

The group of people fell silent, each keeping their eyes down and their minds in their own thoughts.

If their departure at this moment hadn't been so abrupt, they would have already vanished without a trace.

Through the terminal, Kal'tsit's voice, tinged with suppressed anger, said in a deep voice:

"I should never have trusted you again in the first place."

“You’re right, Kal’tsit. There shouldn’t be any trust between us in the first place.” The Doctor looked down at Lungmen, his tone calm. “I don’t have any memories of the past, but I think I did something to cause you pain. I can feel your resistance towards me.”

Conversely, I remember nothing, and I have no trust in a woman like you who has more secrets than hairs on her head.

"Qi Yan has just as many secrets as I do."

"Who would bother arguing with a madman about these things?"

The doctor took out his last piece of pure source stone and played with it in his hand.

His voice remained calm, as if he were dead.

"He's crazy, I'm already stupid, and you're obsessed. We're like three ragged, unlucky guys wandering aimlessly across an ice field, finally finding a spark of fire, so we huddle together for warmth."

Everyone wanted to make the flames grow bigger, so they crowded around to try to block out the cold wind and torn their clothes to add fuel to the fire.

But Kal'tsit, adding too much fuel will extinguish the flames, and blocking it too tightly will suffocate them. We should all exercise restraint.”

Kal'tsit remained silent for a long time on the other end of the terminal.

After a long while, just as the Doctor was about to check if there was no signal, Kal'tsit's voice rang out again:

“Amiya is different from others; she has a lot of responsibilities to shoulder, and she must move forward.”

"Old woman, you've gone too far."

The professor scoffed, "Isn't it a bit... too much to ask three adults like us to burden a little girl who should be carefree, only needing to dress up cutely every day, go to school, and make friends, with all sorts of messy responsibilities?"

"I am oblivious."