Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Yuxia's eyes, and she drew her sword without hesitation at the person reporting to her.

She showed no mercy with this sword strike, aiming directly at her opponent's throat.

Before the person reporting could even react, Lin Yuxia slit his throat with a single sword strike.

Having succeeded in her attack, Lin Yuxia immediately retreated cautiously to the window, staring intently at the person who had given the report, who was now clutching his throat and falling to the ground in a disheveled state.

The other person struggled on the ground for a moment, and seeing that Lin Yuxia was unmoved, stopped his performance.

He lowered his hand, the wound on his throat healed instantly, and his expression gradually lost its previous liveliness, becoming dull:

Where did I give myself away?

"You said it yourself, that outsiders can't see through you unless you actively reveal yourself. So how did you assert that the martial artist who clashed with the soldiers wasn't the real culprit?"

Lin Yuxia flicked the blood off her sword and said coldly, "Besides, you're just an ordinary undercover agent. With your limited knowledge, how can you so easily determine that the martial artist is among the top-tier among mortals?"

"Just because of these things, you can so readily turn against your own people?" The person reporting seemed full of curiosity.

Lin Yuxia raised an eyebrow: "Qi Lin is also in the city. She works in the medical department. If I misjudge a mere fatal injury, I can just call her over for help."

"Her name was Qi Lin. I've finally found her. The wolf has returned home. It's time for us to have a resolution."

The person giving the report gradually developed a stiff, rigid smile, as if trying to portray a feeling called joy.

To Lin Yuxia's astonishment, a mirror-like barrier suddenly appeared between her and the person giving the report; she stood outside the mirror, while her projection stood inside.

Then the woman in the mirror started to move on her own, carrying a sword and stepping out of the mirror.

Chapter 904 Eagle's Outer Core

On the streets of Yumen, two members of the Mountain and Sea Clan fled in a sorry state.

But they were incredibly grateful, even somewhat proud.

They escaped!

Under the combined encirclement and suppression of Yumen soldiers and warriors, and even with the legendary Qi Yan's participation, the two of them managed to break out of the encirclement by relying on their advantage of being faster than their companions.

One of the Shan Hai group members glanced back amidst the chaos and discovered that most of the pursuers had been shaken off, with only the legendary Qi Yan and three girls hot on their heels.

As he turned around, he saw a girl holding a flying wheel leaping high into the air, raising the wheel to throw it at them.

At the critical moment, the legendary Qi Yan, "careless," suddenly appeared at the girl's feet, successfully disrupting her balance in mid-air, and the two rolled into a heap on the spot.

The member of the Mountain and Sea Clan exclaimed with elation, "The enemy's coordination is poor; we can escape!"

He received no reply from his companions, and turned his head in confusion, only to find that his companions had already run far ahead, leaving him several body lengths behind.

"*Slang from beyond the Great Wall*!"

He cursed and took a deep breath, trying to catch up.

But the next second he tripped over something, fell to the ground and saw stars, almost spilling his food from yesterday.

This delay allowed Nian, who was jogging slowly, to catch up with him without breaking a sweat.

A sigh of despair and bewilderment escaped Nian's lips, followed by Nian crouching down and knocking him unconscious with a single palm strike.

Qi Yan pushed away Jie Yun, who had fallen on top of him, and witnessed everything that had just happened.

The Shan Hai clan member who was captured did not fall by accident; rather, the Shan Hai clan members deliberately threw a wooden stick they had picked up from the roadside at his feet as they fled without looking back.

"I've learned something. I'll use this method next time the Doctor and I are being chased by M3."

Qi Yan fully demonstrated his learning spirit, got up, and brushed the dust off his clothes.

Jie Yun was also helped up by Qi Lin, and said angrily:

"Why did you trip me just now? Otherwise, we could have captured those two Shan Hai people!"

Qi Yan chuckled and said, "If we don't let him go, how will we find the lair of the Mountain and Sea Clan?"

As Nian, who was dragging the Mountain and Sea Clan along, added, "How can we infiltrate them without finding their lair?"

The two looked at each other and said in unison:

"How can we ensure that this land is populated only by the Mountain and Sea Clan if we don't infiltrate them?"

Jieyun: "..."

Qi Lin, who had been slacking off and observing the whole thing, shrugged at Jie Yun in a gesture of comfort.

Nian and Qi Yan had already begun searching the unconscious Shan Hai Zhong.

Before long, Qi Yan found a golden mask that looked like it was made from the skull of some kind of canine beast.

He turned the mask over and over in his hands, laughing like a warfarin.

"It's true that all organizations on this land love wearing masks."

He fell a step behind, clicked his tongue in annoyance, and said mischievously:

"Your white hair and Rupert ears are too conspicuous. Why don't you leave the undercover mission to me?"

He glanced at the same white fur as that of the previous year, plus the more conspicuous dragon horns, and said nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.

The dragon grabbed its own horns and said in distress:

"When I get back, I'll forge a saw and saw these two pieces of junk off!"

"Stop acting crazy." Qi Yan put the mask on his face. "Let's go over our secret code."

Nian curled his lip: "Don't worry, we won't forget... Let's have an inner eagle and an outer core!"

"The Inner Eagle's Outer Core!"

The two of them let out a dark, low laugh, which startled Jieyun so much that he couldn't help but hide behind Qi Lin.

On the other side, the Shan Hai member who had successfully escaped ran away without looking back. Seeing that the pursuers had been shaken off, he quickly ducked into an alley to hide.

He hid for a long time without noticing any pursuers following him, and only then did he breathe a long sigh of relief.

"That woman with the red tattoo on her arm is too powerful. I wish she were a god on our side."

Muttering to himself, the expressions of the Mountain and Sea Clan were filled with bitterness again: "What happened to the promise that the Mountain and Sea Clan would also have divine assistance?"

Qi Yan has been running around everywhere, but why hasn't he seen a trace of the god Ya mentioned? He doesn't even know where Ya has disappeared to. If this continues, the Mountain and Sea Clan might as well just disband.

"Are you going to betray us?"

A majestic voice suddenly came from above the heads of the Mountain and Sea Clan.

The group of people from the mountains and seas were startled and quickly looked up. They saw two figures, one tall and one short, leap down from the top of the building above the alley and land silently in front of them.

The two newcomers were dressed in the attire of the Mountain and Sea Clan, and wore masks unique to them.

The burly, hoofed man stepped forward, his tall figure casting a shadow that completely enveloped the surviving member of the Mountain and Sea Clan.

Beside the man with the large hooves, the thin, Fidian man also drew his sword from its sheath an inch at the opportune moment, silently exerting pressure.

The sweat that had just begun to subside among the surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan surged up again.

Not to mention the terrifying, mountain-like aura of the man with the thick hooves, even this seemingly immature brat possessed a chilling and terrifying presence.

"You...which team are you from?" The surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan were trembling.

A disdainful reply came from beneath the mask of the portly man:

"The news of your exposure under the city wall has spread, and the boss has arranged for us to provide backup for you bunch of trash."

Upon hearing this, the surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan repeatedly tried to dissuade them:

"Don't go any further! The entire squad below the city wall, except for me, has been captured. I'm the last survivor. Let's run! Qi Yan will be catching up soon!"

"Qi Yan?!"

The man with the thick hooves was startled: "You managed to escape from Qi Yan?"

"...Don't ask how we escaped, just let's get out of here quickly." The surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan clearly dared not reveal the truth.

Fortunately, the man with the thick hooves and the boy beside him exchanged a glance, and the two of them really stopped asking questions. They also became nervous when they heard Qi Yan's name.

Without further delay, the three hurriedly left the scene.

During the escape, the surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan noticed that their two companions were intentionally or unintentionally lagging behind them by half a step. In particular, whenever they reached an intersection, the two would stop and look back suspiciously, waiting for them to pass first before catching up.

Seeing the surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan frequently scrutinizing the two of them, the man with the thick hooves rebuked them in a deep voice:

"What are you looking at? Keep walking. The pursuers are Qi Yan. We must remain extremely vigilant!"

"That makes sense! Thank you for your hard work!"

The surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan shrank back in fright, and their pace quickened again.

Unbeknownst to the three of them, in this dusty environment, a dog's furtive figure was watching them closely from beyond their sight.

Qi Yan, wearing the newly acquired Shan Hai Zhong mask, played the role of his little follower with great interest.

"Interesting, how perfect! You honest, simple man have actually stolen my secret technique."

Qi Yan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth beneath his mask: "You sneaked into Yumen with Zuo Le without even telling me. Are you trying to keep an eye on me?"

"That's outrageous! Absolutely too much! Then don't blame me for infiltrating your ranks, where you've already infiltrated the Mountain and Sea Clan as a spy!"

Chapter 905 On Undercover Agents, Only I, Qi Xiaobai, Can Be the Champion!

The surviving members of the mountain and sea tribes led the way, weaving left and right through the city streets, constantly circling around.

Just as Taihe began to doubt whether he had been exposed and was being used as a pretext by the other party, the surviving Shan Hai group finally stopped and jogged to the front of an inconspicuous house.

"The four seas and eight wastelands all belong to their master." The surviving members of the Mountain and Sea clan whispered the secret code.

Another voice immediately came from inside the door, questioning:

"Which team are you from? The boss didn't say any team would be back at this time."

"Who are we... huh?"

Just as the surviving members of the Mountain and Sea Clan were about to explain, they suddenly realized something was wrong.

If the leader of the Mountain and Sea Clan didn't expect what would happen to their squad under the city wall, then who were the two people behind them who claimed to be sent by the leader to meet them?

Alarm bells rang in his mind, and he opened his mouth to shout out the names of the two people behind him, but he only saw a flash of light as a knife swept past his eyes.

Zuo Le silently slit the throat of the man from the Mountain and Sea Sect, and at the same time stepped forward to hold the corpse to prevent it from falling to the ground and making a sound.

Taihe then took over the other person's work and said to the person inside the door:

"Something happened under the city wall. Qi Yan exposed the movements of our team and told the leader that we need to move to a different position immediately."

"It's Qi Yan again!"

The person inside the door cursed.

Taihe spoke first before the other party could speak again:

"The situation is urgent, and we are not sure if there are any tails following us, so let's not rush to regroup."

Go immediately and report what happened at the city wall to the leader. He will arrange for us to move to a new position. We will continue to patrol around Yumen. If our squad is safe and sound in an hour, we will meet at the end of Yuya Street.

"You've thought things through."

The person inside the door praised him repeatedly.

Taihe waved to Zuo Le repeatedly, and the two of them quickly left with the corpses of the Shan Hai people beside them.

After the two left, a short while later, a small group of people dressed in plain clothes hurriedly pushed open the door and walked out of the house, each going their own way to spread the intelligence that Taihe had sent to the people in various strongholds in the city.

After the group of people had all left, Qi Yan peeked out from an alley.

"I never knew there was such a technique. I've learned something new."

Qi Yan admired Taihe's roundabout undercover strategy, but still shook his head and said, "It's just a bit slow. We have to wait passively for an hour. It's not as quick and efficient as my undercover method!"

As he spoke, he immediately chose the direction in which the Mountain and Sea Clan had left and chased after them. At the same time, he tore a couple of times on his clothes and smeared some fresh blood on himself.

By the time he finished these preparations, he could already see the back of the mountain and sea people in front of him.

Qi Yan exerted force with his feet, leaping high onto the roof and easily overtaking it with the help of the power of the natural disaster.

Then, the member of the Mountain and Sea Clan, who was nervously navigating the streets and alleys, encountered a companion who looked disheveled.

"what's the situation?!"