Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

“Wei Yanwu, you choose to deal with the cooperative countries in the north. Elena, you choose to deal with the cooperative countries in the south… Columbia, you bunch of bastards, don’t even think about running away. I personally appointed you to explore the ice field!”

Qi Yan gave random orders: "Last time I failed to capture Muirsey, this time I demand that you Rhine Lab pack her up and throw her into the ice field. I have a great use for her."

And then there are you bunch of Sargon idiots, guard the Foehn Basin for yourselves! And finally, Kazdel, little Terrible!

“I’m here,” Theresa replied softly.

Qi Yan said with a satisfied look, "You just need to focus on being beautiful on your own. Leave the troublesome things to your brother and Manfred."

"Is this an order from you as the commander-in-chief of the Terra United Association?" Theresa asked, somewhat helplessly.

“That’s right.” Qi Yan finally showed a serious expression. “You don’t need to be responsible for the troubles on both the north and south sides. You just need to focus on researching Originium and take on the responsibility of defending against the Cyber ​​Demoness.”

"...Although I didn't understand much, I got the general idea of ​​what to do."

Theresa nodded at Qi Yan with a gentle, almost indulgent, expression.

Chapter 1011 The Doctor's Sami Pigeon - Part Two

The drone hovered in the air, its propellers humming softly.

"The interference has become more intense."

Magellan, holding the control terminal, frowned as he looked at the wildly fluctuating signals on it: "Doctor, if this continues, our reconnaissance methods will become obsolete. We must find a way to improve our anti-interference level."

The PhD student, deep in thought, casually remarked:

"Let's ask Simone for two boards to make a fuss."

"It seems the Doctor has truly lost his mind," Extreme said with a wry smile. "He's starting to talk nonsense."

“Maybe I really can give it a try,” Simone said.

He couldn't help but scratch his head in bewilderment: "Can science and metaphysics really be combined?"

Simone and Magellan ignored Extreme's complaints and immediately huddled together to whisper and exchange their experiences.

A moment later, Simone received the information she needed and walked to a dead tree not far away to begin praying.

A piece of bark fell off automatically and was respectfully caught by Simone with both hands.

“Videma”.

Simone, holding the apocalyptic tablet, explained, "It translates to 'hunter,' symbolizing that battle is imminent. Please note the numbers ending in '5.'"

Magellan stepped forward to take the board and examine it, but tripped over something hidden in the snow and screamed as he buried himself in the snow.

Simone quickly reached out and pulled Magellan out of the snow, only to find that the girl's face was covered in snow and she was tightly clutching a stone slab in her arms.

"That wretched rock almost made me vomit my dinner from yesterday!"

Magellan wiped his face while complaining, wishing he could smash the stone slab to pieces.

"Don't act impulsively; this is also a lesson."

Simone rescued the stone slab from Magellan, bent down to wipe away the snow on it, and examined it:

"Sogna, which translates to silence, symbolizes... the preservation of life, the rejection of sacrifice and reckless exchange, and the advocacy that a person's life determines the length of their destiny, not the other way around. Note the numbers that end in '8'."

“5…8…” Jijing muttered, “Luckily it’s not 9 and 1, but I feel like the symbolism of these two stone tablets isn’t very good.”

Simone explained, "Whether or not revelation comes, the impending crisis will not change easily."

The crisis comes first, then the enlightenment; the arrival of enlightenment is actually a good thing, as it can help us to fight the crisis next.

As she spoke, Simone had already stacked the two ciphertext tablets together and closed her eyes in earnest prayer.

Neither the extreme state nor the self-absorbed doctor noticed anything, but Magellan did.

"The signal has actually become stronger!" She looked at her control terminal with a delighted expression. "How amazing! What is the principle behind this? It's a pity that now is not the time to study it in depth, otherwise it would definitely be a major discovery!"

Extreme curiously nudged the doctor beside her and urged:

"Take a break for now, don't completely exhaust your rationality. Instead, analyze these encrypted tablets to refresh your mind."

"If you're really curious about these things, you don't need to waste your energy analyzing them," the doctor said calmly.

"What do you mean?"

"The standard answer is in your hands."

Reminded, Extreme Realm suddenly came to its senses, cupped its hands, turned its back to the skeletal behemoth, and pleaded:

"Could you please wake up and say something to help explain this?"

The runes formed from the skeletal behemoth flashed with light.

Ji Jing looked up in astonishment at the three people around him.

"Do you have an answer?" the professor asked.

Simone and Magellan also cast curious glances their way.

Extreme took a deep breath and chuckled dryly:

"This person said that the source of the power of the cipherboard is this ice field beneath our feet, and He called this ice field...the same kind."

Even the doctor couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his voice:

"Is there a colossal beast protecting this icy plain? Was the Sami's ancestral father a colossal beast?"

As the first to receive information from the skeletal behemoth, Extreme diligently translated:

"He was referring to the ice field beneath our feet, not to any kind of home or habitat for our kind."

Everyone fell into silence.

Of the four, Simone, being a local, was the first to process the information.

"The Father of Ancestral Spirits forever protects the Sami people. He is omnipresent. We do not need to concern ourselves with His specificity. We only need to show Him respect and awe."

Simone preached devoutly to the three men.

Upon hearing this, Jijing couldn't help but grin, squatted down, and began showering the ground with compliments.

Upon learning that the icy plain beneath his feet, large enough to support the survival and growth of a nation and its people, was actually a colossal beast beyond the imagination of ordinary people, he needed no further explanation; he guaranteed to respect and revere it more than anyone else!

If the temperature weren't so extreme, people in the polar regions would be inclined to lie down and embrace this ice field as a gesture of goodwill.

Having spent these past few days with Extreme, Simone had already come to understand Extreme's personality. Ignoring Extreme's erratic behavior, she turned to look at Magellan.

She said softly, "Continue to use your drones to scout ahead. I have a feeling we are about to encounter our destined enemy."

"The drones have already been dispatched."

Magellan pointed to the control terminal display and explained, "Look at these three screens, they represent... Hey? Why did one of the signals suddenly drop?"

Her soft exclamation immediately drew the attention of the others.

The doctor looked at the screen on the terminal and gave instructions:

"Maneuver two other drones to approach this location from the left and right sides at different speeds."

Magellan, with a serious expression, controlled the drone according to the doctor's instructions, as the white blur of the screen kept flashing past on the terminal display.

Soon one of the drones also lost signal, but the other drone, which was half a step behind, successfully captured an image.

The black figure lay prone in the white snow, like a wounded wild beast.

However, the black blood that kept flowing out of it, and the black mist that was expanding outwards in bursts like breathing, all proved its true nature.

"Got you."

Simone stared at the figure in Ursus blade attire, her tone turning menacing.

The last image on the control terminal also disappeared.

The doctor turned his head to look in the direction of the blade that had been corrupted by the demon, and said in a deep voice:

"We must not be careless. The opponent was a top military unit in Ursus when he was alive, and his strength should not be underestimated. Now that he is controlled by the demon, his methods may be even more ruthless."

“But it has already appeared, and I absolutely cannot let it go.” Simone took a step toward the location of the demon’s blade. “Its existence is a serious threat to Sammy, and a desecration of a warrior. I will give everything to purify it.”

"Sogna."

"The doctor said softly."

Simone stopped in her tracks.

But the next second, the Doctor and Exusiai walked past her on either side, striding towards the location of the demon's blade.

"Doctor, what do you mean by this?" Simone was greatly surprised.

"I'm not advising you to hide or run away," the doctor said without turning his head. "I'm just reminding you, with the revelation of your ancestral father, not to fight with the resolve to die..."

We must fight with an unwavering determination to win!

Extreme gave a cool smile, his usual carefree attitude gone:

"Gentlemen, the battle ahead is different from the ones we've encountered before. Please remember, in this battle, our team can only have one voice, and that is the Doctor."

"...I understand. Please give me your instructions, Doctor."

Simone took a deep breath, her eyes hardening as she followed the doctor's steps.

Chapter 1012 The Stone Goblin Appears

"Extreme Realm, go and fight the demon's blade one-on-one."

After a short trek, the four-person team successfully approached the location where the demon's blade was entrenched, and the doctor immediately gave the order.

This order, however, made both Simone and Magellan somewhat nervous.

These two were just putting on a cool act a moment ago, how come they've suddenly started digging their own graves again?

But just when the two thought that Ji Jing was about to start complaining, they found that Ji Jing didn't say anything, but drew the dagger from her waist and quickened her pace to rush directly towards the polluted black snow.

Simone instinctively wanted to stop her, but then she remembered the warning from Extreme Realm and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Under Simone's worried gaze, Extreme stepped onto the black snow without hesitation.

His pace slowed visibly, as if the black mist had materialized and was binding his ankles.

Before the blades of the demons and the Extreme Realm could meet, he suddenly began to dodge left and right, and kept waving his dagger at the air in front of him, as if he were fighting against some unseen enemy.

"After stepping into the collapsed area, movement will be greatly restricted, and non-existent enemies will appear in front of you."

The doctor observed Extremis's reaction and continuously summarized the information: "Extremis has begun to show signs of injury. Those non-existent enemies do not mean there is no threat. Judging from the wounds, Extremis is being besieged by at least three Ursus Hundred-Battle Vanguards, and there are also drone units interfering from above."

The source of this collapse is the blade of that demon, and it seems the information contained within the collapse also originates from it. In the upcoming battle, we will encounter Ursus units.

The doctor's gaze began to sweep left and right, quickly confirming the battle plan.

"Magellan, deploy your drones to awaken the dormant demonic blades." The Doctor issued orders one by one. "Simone, proceed to the high ground on the left and wait for my command. Once I give the order, immediately activate Originium Arts at full power."

Despite their deep concern about the extreme situation, the two resolutely carried out their orders.

The doctor continued to observe the situation, bending down to pick up a few pebbles from the snow and clenching them tightly in his hand.

During the extreme situation, the doctor seized the opportunity and threw a pebble with all his might.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

The Doctor transformed into a stone-throwing goblin, frantically hurling stones and adding numerous obstacles to the path beneath the Extreme.

The already difficult situation was further complicated by this disturbance, and the danger became even more severe, with more and more cuts appearing on their clothes, getting deeper and deeper.

His aura became chaotic, and realizing he could no longer hold on, he decisively raised his hands in surrender.

The power of the skeletal behemoth emanated, teleporting Extreme back to the Doctor's side.

"Phew, damn it, I must have been corrupted just now." After Exusia broke free from the collapsed landmass, the illusion before her eyes finally disappeared. "I just encountered a large number of Ursus enemies, and I even saw that you, Doctor, had also betrayed me and were frantically using slingshot attacks on me."

"It was all an illusion, it's all over now," the doctor reassured her.

As the two were talking, Magellan's drone had already flown above the demon's blade and fired several laser beams at it.

"Hush...huh..."

The attacked demon blade swayed and slowly crawled up from the snow.

The previously peaceful black mist, along with the awakening of the demonic blade, instantly turned violent and rapidly spread outwards.

"Doctor, my drone signal is being severely interfered with. The delay has reached 3.65 seconds and is still increasing," Magellan reported loudly.