Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

The next second, all of them on the ship sprang into action, jumping into the water like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, and together they lifted the Fool from below the surface.

"Don't really go too far!"

The Witch King screamed as he unleashed a spell to envelop the Fool.

Unfortunately, his original intention was to protect the Fool, but he inadvertently allowed the shapeshifters to exert their power on the Fool even more freely.

Standing on the deck, Qi Lin felt a sudden wave of weightlessness wash over her.

With the combined efforts of a large number of shapeshifters, the Fool leaped directly out of the water and crashed into the sea foam floating in the air.

Shuiyue beneath her: ??

The sea creatures striving to evolve: ? ? ?

Shuiyue gave Haimo a final warning, then turned and ran.

Haimo's limbs frantically stirred the air.

Unfortunately, although she had mastered the ability to float in the air, she had not truly mastered the ability to fly, and her movement speed was not fast.

The shadow of the Fool loomed over her, crashing down upon her with a whooshing sound.

At the critical moment, a sigh rang out.

The temperature of the originally humid and warm air on the beach suddenly dropped, and ice crystals appeared in the surging waves.

Qi Lin stood steadily on the deck of the Fool, her hands flashing with a pale blue Originium Arts light, and suddenly raised her arms upward.

The sea breeze was replaced by a cold current, and four icicles rose from the ground, connecting the ground to the bow of the Fool's Ship in the blink of an eye.

The Fool was held in mid-air by icicles at an incredible angle.

Its hull creaked under the strain, but thanks to the witch king's magic, it managed to avoid breaking apart.

Haimo was trapped in the middle of four icicles, and the joy of surviving the ordeal almost made her cry on the spot.

Texas and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and then huddled together for warmth from the cold.

"Qi Lin has become even stronger," a caster operator remarked.

"To be precise, it's been a long time since we've seen Qi Lin take a serious stance," the medic beside her corrected. "Nobody knows when Qi Lin reached this level, let alone how terrifying her true strength has become."

"Hey sis, bullfrog, bullfrog!"

Qi Yan, who had been swept ashore by the swarm of fish, struggled to stick his head out from the fish and exclaimed in admiration.

Qi Lin subtly flicked her tail tip, then lightly leaped off the deck, causing the group of tarantulas around Qi Yan to scatter and flee.

She lifted her older brother, who was lying on the ground, with one hand, and said with disdain:

"You and the shapeshifter brought the Fool to the shore. You are responsible for how to get it back into the water afterwards. I have only one request: that it be able to return to Kal'tsit."

"I guarantee there won't be any problems, trust me!" Qi Yan said confidently.

Qi Lin: "..."

Kal'tsit's concerns and advice may be valid, but... he made me trust him!

Qi Lin stopped talking and stood quietly beside Qi Yan.

After easily dispelling his younger sister's doubts, Qi Yan shook his head and shook the seawater off his body onto the ground, then ran to Hai Mo's side.

"Haimo, be good and come down obediently." He looked up and called out Haimo's name directly.

Seafoam, trapped in the middle by four ice pillars, hesitated.

She didn't know Qi Yan.

"You're not listening, are you?" Qi Yan said with displeasure.

The sea foam emitted a distorted, low moan.

She had already realized that she was losing control, and she couldn't even continue singing.

This attitude of hers caused her great pain.

Perhaps she is full of power at this moment, but she has also lost too much because of it.

The power was drowning her; she was becoming the very thing she once hated most.

A distorted groan escaped from Haimo's degenerating vocal organs as she thrashed about, trying to break free from the icicles and flee this place.

Seeing that Haimo was completely ignoring him, Qi Yan got so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and hissed:

"Shaper!"

"We're here!"

One of the shapeshifters immediately jumped out and took its place.

Qi Yan snorted and said, "Let me show this girl what kind of punishment a disobedient child should receive."

The shapeshifter transformed into another sea foam to the bewildered eyes of Texas and the others.

He floated in mid-air, freely stretching out his seemingly weightless body.

Qi Yan pointed at him and shouted:

"I won't go down!" The shapeshifter wobbled and drifted away into the distance.

Qi Yan raised his hand and summoned the Witch King, who descended from the sky to his side. Qi Yan grabbed the Witch King and instantly refined him.

A sinister red glow appeared around the edge of his black pupils.

"Hey! Take this, my Horse Entanglement!"

Qi Yan conjured several red vine phantoms with his hands, instantly binding the shapeshifter who was trying to escape, and then forcefully pulling him to the ground.

Qi Yan stepped forward and stomped the shapeshifter under his foot, while red magical energy rippled between his hands.

"disobedient?"

A ball of fire fell, and the shapeshifter screamed in unison.

"I'll teach you to disobey!"

A whip lashed out, and the shapeshifter twisted its body in response.

"Disobedient children are going to suffer a lot!"

A distorted note appears.

Qi Yan paused, looking at the musical note with a strange sense of familiarity.

"Before I lost consciousness last time, I successfully intercepted a portion of your singing," the Witch King interjected to explain.

Shapeshifter: ?!

"Ah! I'm dead!"

Before Qi Yan could make a move, the shapeshifter screamed and died instantly.

Qi Yan glanced at the deformed creature lying 'corpse' at his feet, then turned his gaze to Hai Mo in the air, the twisted musical notes in his hand slowly swirling.

Haimo: "..."

She obediently landed on the ground, lying prone on the beach, shivering.

Mom, this person is so scary!

This group of people is terrifying!

Chapter 1077 Extra: Mud Rock, Qi Yan, and Rumors

(Taking a day off today, adding a bonus chapter, three chapters tomorrow)

Kazdel, a literacy class construction site.

Niyan stood beside a newly built pillar, holding blueprints in her hands, her delicate brows almost furrowed in worry.

"Phew, no, I can't understand it..."

She lowered her head in distress and scratched her hair hard.

Her once smooth, long white hair suddenly became messy, and a stubborn tuft of hair broke free of its restraints, swaying freely in the wind.

“Mudrock, why don’t you take a break?” Ines called out as she walked over from a short distance away. “It just so happens that the funding Hedley applied for from Manfred has come through, and he’s calling everyone over to collect their wages.”

"Okay, here you go!"

Upon hearing that his salary was about to arrive, the distress on Ni Yan's face instantly turned into joy.

However, before leaving, she couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, when will Kroos arrive? Literacy classes are really important; it's hard to build a decent building with such simple blueprints."

"Shining has received our request for assistance, and Kroos has already departed from Rhodes Island."

"Okay, then I'm relieved."

Mudstone breathed a sigh of relief, and without bothering to tidy his messy hair, he hurriedly headed towards Hedley's office with his tuft of hair sticking out.

Ines was about to turn around to inform the others when she saw a Sarkaz worker approach her.

"Is there something you need?" Ines asked.

After a moment's hesitation, the worker finally voiced the question that had been weighing on his mind for so long:

"I've been observing Mudstone for a long time, and she seems...to be short of money?"

Ines's expression was somewhat strange, her fingers resting on her chin as she fell into thought.

"If it's a matter of privacy, then just pretend I didn't say anything." The worker waved his hands repeatedly upon seeing this. "I just think Niyan is a really good girl. If she encounters any difficulties, I'd like to help her if I can."

Ines raised her head again and chuckled softly:

"It's not a matter of privacy. Mudstone is just helping people pay off their debts. This girl is a bit silly."

Seeing how focused she was, no one said much; perhaps Mudstone herself was enjoying it too.

"Help...help someone pay off their debts?" the worker asked, dumbfounded. "A man or a woman?"

"Why are you asking this?" Ines asked in surprise.

"No...nothing."

The worker immediately tensed up, chuckled awkwardly, turned around, and quickly left.

Seeing this, Ines's eyes flashed with a hint of suspicion, and she prepared to use her Originium Arts to peek into the truth from the other party's shadow.

Just then, a Rhodes Island medic jogged over:

“Ines, you’re here. Vishdel said he has an important meeting to attend, but Hedley is busy and asked you to attend in his place.”

"Vishdel? A meeting?"

This time, it was Ines's turn to be dumbfounded.

She didn't understand how the name and the noun were combined.

Driven by curiosity, Ines immediately set off with the medical staff to the meeting place, the sweet potato field of the King of Carrion Eaters.

On the other side, the worker who had hurriedly left soon slowed down, and began to look lost and dejected.

"Is it a man or a woman? Why is Mudstone helping someone pay off their debts?"

"Friends, we smell the fresh aroma of melons."

A sudden voice rang out beside him, startling the worker.

He looked nervously at the Liberian man who had suddenly appeared beside him, and became flustered as if some secret had been discovered.

The shapeshifter narrowed its eyes slightly, a hint of interest flashing within them.

Kazdel is no longer particularly xenophobic towards races other than the Sarkaz. While they are not everywhere, they are at most noticeable.

The worker was clearly not frightened by his disguise as a Liberian, but rather flustered because his little secret had been discovered.

"Good brother, just say what's on your mind. Maybe we can give you some advice." The shapeshifter stepped forward with a grin and put his arm around the worker's shoulder.

“But I don’t know you at all.” The worker said awkwardly.

"Isn't it precisely because you don't know them that you can speak so freely and boldly?"

"Hmm...that makes some sense."