Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

She pushed open the door.

All three of them saw the scene inside the room at the same time.

Qi Yan took off his shoes and sat on the table. He reached out and scratched his toes, then reflexively put them under his nose and smelled them.

Qi Yan instantly got carried away, his face scrunched up in a grimace of embarrassment.

The three people at the door: "..."

Sikunda glanced at Qi Yan, then at Ulbian beside her, and hesitated before saying:

"Did we come at the wrong time?"

She thought that her teacher would ignore this pointless question again.

Ulpian adjusted his hat brim and bowed his head, saying:

"How about we talk about this later? Let's take Brandus to see Ms. Kal'tsit for a check-up first."

Even though Brandos had prepared himself for Qi Yan's strangeness, he still felt a bit flustered when he actually met him.

This is Millyuyam's highest-level conference room. Decisions made here are all far-reaching national policies, and a historic diplomatic relations establishment meeting has just been held here.

But what did he see now?!

A Lupo was sitting on the conference table picking its toes!

Qi Yan also noticed the three people at the door, showing no embarrassment whatsoever, and cheerfully waved:

"You're here! Come here quickly, I have something urgent to tell you."

Seeing that Qi Yan said so, the three of them didn't hesitate and walked to Qi Yan's side with some resistance.

Qi Yan's gaze immediately fell on Brandus.

He saw a hint of familiarity in this man's face and immediately extended his hand to forcefully shake hands with Brandos:

"Brother Yunlong, it's been so long! I've missed you dearly!"

"What Brother Yunlong? I'm not... Hey, stop!"

Brandos watched as Qi Yan's hand, which had just finished picking at his foot, grabbed his own, and he felt goosebumps rise on his skin.

He immediately pulled his hand away forcefully.

Brandos thought it would be difficult for a physically weak researcher like himself to pull his hand back, but to his astonishment he not only succeeded, but almost pulled Qi Yan off the table.

Seeing that Qi Yan was about to fall, he quickly reached out and supported Qi Yan again.

It was this subconscious choice that made him regret it so much that his eyes widened as he watched Qi Yan wipe his fingers with his clean research uniform.

Brandos felt like he was going crazy.

Ulpian raised his hand and pressed down on Brandus's shoulder to prevent him from escaping Qi Yan's clutches, and said calmly:

"This is the punishment you deserve for making a mistake."

Brandos and Siquinda were dumbfounded.

They actually heard Ulpian start joking!

Ulbian's gaze swept over the three people in front of him with suspicion, and he asked curiously:

"Isn't it funny?"

The three of them shivered simultaneously.

"Third Captain, your sense of humor is even worse than Brandos'," Qi Yan complained.

Ulpian adjusted his hat brim expressionlessly, trying to hide his embarrassment and change the subject:

"Let's talk about your more important matters."

"I've already taken care of it," Qi Yan said innocently. "You can't expect me to wipe my toes on my own clothes after I just picked my toes, can you? I'm a very hygienic person."

Brandos clutched his chest in disbelief.

He felt that this might be a side effect of the frequent experiments he had conducted on his own body over the years, and at this moment, he felt a sharp pain in his internal organs.

Ulpian tried to take a deep breath, but then stopped himself when he remembered that Qi Yan was barefoot.

"Qi Yan, let's get back to the main topic." His tone was somewhat hurried. "I learned a clue from Hai Si that Ital might be targeted by certain beings."

"Oh," Qi Yan replied casually.

Ulpian said in disbelief:

"Is this your reaction? Shouldn't you be immediately trying to find a way to support Ital? Isn't it a crucial part of your plan?"

“You’re right, but that’s how it always is in the early stages of a conflict.”

Qi Yan put his shoes back on, jumped off the table, and said nonchalantly, "But not just anyone can touch my cat. Third Captain, pack up and come with me and Shuiyue to the sea."

"But Brandos..."

"Brother Yunlong, I have made arrangements. Clementsa and Kal'tsit will handle things in the city."

Qi Yan walked past the three of them without turning his head and said, "You just need to come with me. My and Shuiyue's actions will not be possible without you, the succubus who is specifically targeting Hai Si."

Ulpian: ?

Xikunda: ?

Brandos: ? ? ?

The two stared wide-eyed, speechless with shock at Ulbian's identity and role.

Ulbian was truly panicked this time: "I didn't, I didn't, don't listen to Qi Yan's nonsense!"

"Oh? Have you forgotten about Hai Si, the little darling wife who was created just for you in the group chat?" Qi Yan turned around and grinned mischievously.

Ulpian: !

Why does Qi Yan even know about this?

Is all of this under his control?

Seeing his reaction, Siquinda and Brandos instantly understood.

Qi Yan was not lying!

“Teacher, you…”

"Ulpian, so you were..."

"I'm not! I didn't!"

The wind and snow were left behind.

Skadi carried the unconscious Typhon in one hand and ran across the snow with her greatsword in the other.

With Isamara's power, she could unleash unimaginable speed with every step, and could climb over a hill nearly ten stories high in just a few steps.

Even so, Skadi did not stop.

She glanced back and couldn't help but let out a soft click of her tongue.

“These collapsing bodies move in such a bizarre way, we can’t shake them off at all.” Skadi glanced at Typhon, her brows furrowing even more. “Although for some reason Typhon’s collapse is subsiding, when will she wake up?”

Unable to rely on Typhon for the time being, Skadi could only look around at her surroundings.

A vast expanse of white, the environment on the ice field is forever covered by a layer of white, no matter how Skadi travels, it seems to remain unchanged.

"It's really troublesome."

She turned around and slashed with her sword, splitting the ground behind her into a hundred-meter-long abyss, thus slowing down the pursuers behind her.

Just as Skadi sheathed her sword and prepared to continue her escape, a snowball rolled out of Typhon's pocket due to the vibration.

"Ama's love?"

Skadi still remembered Typhon's high regard for the snowball and immediately bent down to pick it up.

This time, the snowball that had remained unchanged suddenly underwent a strange transformation. To Skadi's astonishment, it quickly melted into a puddle of water that trickled down Skadi's fingers and splashed onto Typhon.

In a way, Skadi felt as if she had gained another kind of perception.

Something was right beside her.

Skadi looked over nervously and discovered that it was actually a snow-white deer.

"You've been following us the whole time?" Skadi asked warily. "Could you be Anma?"

Anma did not reply, but simply raised her front hoof and gently stomped the ground.

A pleasantly cool breeze spread out from Anma, and the collapsing entities that had been relentlessly pursuing Skadi seemed to have lost their target and began to wander aimlessly in place.

After doing all this, Anma slowly stepped forward and, under Skadi's wary gaze, gently touched Typhon's cheek with the tip of her nose.

Typhon, who had been frowning intermittently while unconscious, instantly relaxed, his expression peaceful, like a child sleeping in his mother's arms.

"Can you wake her up directly?" Skadi asked.

Anma shook her head silently, then raised her chin towards the south.

Skadi understood that the other person was reminding her to turn around.

“Skadi, we can actually wake her up.”

Isamara, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up.

As Isamara's voice appeared, Anma immediately stepped back a distance, her figure becoming slightly dimmer.

Chapter 1097 Isamara: I will definitely be the final boss! A certain female ghost: (laughs)

Skadi frowned suspiciously.

She wasn't stupid; she knew that the thing inside her wasn't there out of kindness.

"By simply feeding them some of our blood, your companions can be transformed into blood relatives with whom we have a closer bond."

As Isamara spoke, Skadi felt as if her arm had a mind of its own.

She controlled her arm and said with disgust:

“Those who are dead should just die peacefully and not try to get anything from me.”

"You are me, and I am you." Isamara's act of giving up the struggle for control of her body.

He no longer makes a sound.

Anma moved closer again, curiously examining Skadi.

"Please don't look at me like that. I know I have some health problems," Skadi said sullenly. "Once I get back to Qi Yan or the Doctor, I'll ask them to help me."

But now, could you do me a favor?

Anma nodded.

Skadi picked up Typhon and placed him on Amm's snow-white back.

Anma seemed to have no physical form, but Typhon was held in place by a special force field, lying steadily on Anma's back and fast asleep.

“Please take her to a safe place,” Skadi instructed.

Anma didn't rush to act, and continued to watch Skadi.

"Don't worry about me."

Skadi said confidently.

Seeing that she had said so, Anma nodded again, and turned to head south with Typhon on her back.

His steps were light and agile, and he didn't seem to be moving very fast, but each time his four hooves touched the snow, he covered a distance of hundreds of meters.

Skadi watched Amma and Typhon leave, and the last burden in her heart finally dissipated.

"Now, it's time to fight back."

The tip of the sword drew a graceful arc in the snow beneath her feet. Skadi felt a sense of triumph and walked towards the bewildered, collapsing structures.

One step, two steps...

Skadi stopped in her tracks.

She discovered that the power Isamara had lent her was fading.