Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Ha, this is the real you. It seems this time it wasn't an illusion."

Whether Sonny heard the soft hum or not, he stopped trying to escape, but still didn't dare to look up into Mary's eyes.

"Sonny, what's going on?"

One of the pioneers noticed Sonny's expression.

“I…saw someone I knew,” Sonny said dryly. “I have a thing with that red-haired sheriff…sigh, I made a mistake with her.”

A chorus of taunts erupted from the pioneers' ranks.

In the face of crisis, everyone feels panic, and the more this happens, the more people need something to distract themselves.

“Hey, you're young, I know what I mean.” A middle-aged pioneer patted Sonny on the shoulder. “That sheriff is really handsome. It’s normal for a young man like you to be impulsive, but judging from your posture…”

Did she catch you in the act when you made a mistake?

"No, what are you talking about!" Sonny exclaimed, "It's not that kind of mistake, I...I did something to hurt her!"

The pioneers were dumbfounded.

"Are you telling us you just went ahead and did it?"

"What are you all thinking?!"

Sonny got a little carried away, and in an attempt to explain, he unconsciously blurted out things from his past that he would never dare to mention in normal times:

“Mary and I are childhood friends. When I contracted Oripathy, she and her family took me in during my most difficult time.”

But I... to pay for that expensive insurance policy for people infected with the virus, I... I robbed her and forced her to hand over her family's savings.

The pioneers' burning passion for gossip was instantly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

The pioneers, who had originally gathered around Sonny, even subconsciously kept a little distance from him.

Sonny lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.

He wasn't surprised by the pioneers' reaction. He knew perfectly well how unforgivable his mistake was, and he had considered how to make amends, but ultimately…

He only dared to run away.

Chapter 1155 is Qi Yan's name; we're doomed.

A gigantic monster was wreaking havoc nearby, and the bizarre environment they were in was completely incomprehensible.

Sonny felt this was not a good opportunity for a reunion, especially with his most cherished and most guilty childhood friend.

"Hey, how long are you going to keep dawdling?"

Mary heard a familiar voice coming from not far away.

Sunny was startled and looked up to see Mary walking towards him alone.

“What’s the meaning of that expression? And what’s the meaning of stopping here?” Mary looked at Sonny expressionlessly. “We must unite all forces that can be united. The pioneers’ team is very important.”

"I...I know."

Sonny gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing the emotions surging in his heart, and turned to look at his fellow pioneers beside him.

He knew that his exposed past had created a rift between him and the pioneers.

He was no longer the perfect captain revered by the pioneers—educated, literate, and knowledgeable.

“Let’s keep going. What’s the point of hesitating?” one of the pioneers sighed.

Sonny breathed a sigh of relief, nodded vigorously, and looked back at Mary who was walking towards him:

"I know that the pioneers are no match for armed law enforcement, much less for the defense team led by Ms. Vayvan, but we will never back down whenever we are needed."

Mary remained noncommittal, but offered a reminder:

"In my judgment, the only ones who can turn the tide right now are Ms. Vaiva and her companions."

“Hermer…”

Sonny's gaze immediately locked onto the figure who was listening attentively to the lecture.

A sudden inspiration flashed through his mind.

“We’re missing two key figures: Extremis and Dorothy!” Sonny spoke rapidly. “This is Dorothy’s experimental base. She must know everything that happened here. And Extremis, he’s a member of the military… no, he might not just be Extremis, and he might not just be a member of the military.”

I remember what information was revealed in the conversation between those people in that room earlier.

Mary frowned as she looked at Sonny, who had suddenly fallen into his own thoughts, wondering what was wrong with him.

"Qi Yan... I think I've heard this name before... It sounds familiar..."

Sonny's mutterings struck Mary like a bolt from the blue.

"You just mentioned Qi Yan?!"

Mary's voice rose a few decibels: "You mean Qi Yan is here too?"

"Do you know Qi Yan?" Sonny asked tentatively.

"You've been working on Wilderness Action for years, so it's normal for you to have some information blockages, but you've never even heard of the name Qi Yan?"

Mary was exasperated by Sonny's slowness: "This man is a big shot who has stirred up a storm in this land. The smallest thing he's involved in has changed the fate of a city."

"We're finished. If it really is Qi Yan, then all our resistance is meaningless."

"Officer Mary, watch out, I might sue you for defamation!"

A voice that was unfamiliar to Mary but sounded very familiar suddenly appeared not far away.

Mary flinched, almost blurring her head as she looked at the speaker.

"What the hell?!"

She saw a strange humanoid creature that resembled a combination of Liberi and Rupert.

Qi Yan smiled and adjusted his feathered headdress, saying smugly:

"How is it? Pretty good, right? This is what I got from Paradise World! It's unique in this land; only I can retrieve things from there!"

"You...you're Qi Yan?" Mary asked incredulously. "You know me?"

"I've heard about the name for a long time."

Qi Yan stepped forward and forcibly shook hands with Mary: "But officer, your hairstyle is too dangerous, you should change it quickly."

All of this happened so suddenly that Mary felt like her mind couldn't keep up.

"Have I entered an illusion again?"

Mary was so bewildered that she pulled her hand out of Qi Yan's palm, raised her crossbow, and smashed it against Sonny's forehead.

Sonny gasped for breath in pain.

“It’s not a hallucination!” Mary realized the truth.

"You two like this kind of flirting, huh?" Qi Yan said with a smile.

"We're not!" Sunny, ignoring the pain in her forehead, hurriedly explained, "Extreme Realm... no, or rather Qi Yan, don't talk nonsense... ugh!"

Before Sonny could finish speaking, Mary, who was so frightened that her hair stood on end, covered her mouth with her hand.

Mary looked at Qi Yan with awe, unconsciously using honorifics:

"Mr. Qi Yan, you...you've come here to..."

Or are they here to eliminate those of us who are in their way?

"Don't be nervous, the crisis has been resolved. Dorothy has shut down her experimental core."

Qi Yan smiled at Mary and said, "I just took some time to chat with you. I wonder if Officer Mary would be interested in visiting Rhodes Island?"

"Ah I?"

The sudden offer of recruitment left Mary bewildered once again.

What makes her so special that she deserves to be noticed by the legendary Qi Yan?

Just as bewildered as Mary was Horhaya, who was floating in the sky.

As the one in control, she had already discovered that the neurotransmitter creations she had made were losing their power, and even the world she controlled was gradually merging with the real world.

But none of that mattered. Holhaya never thought that such a little trick could cause any trouble for Qi Yan.

What truly bewildered and even made Horhaya jealous was that Qi Yan, who suddenly appeared, completely ignored her and instead took the initiative to approach an inconspicuous Colombian police chief.

Jealousy caused Holhaya to experience some plasmolysis.

A figure rushing up from the ground pulled Horhaya back to reality from her emotions.

She manipulated the airflow to dodge Saria's punch.

"It's over, Miss Quetzalcoatl."

Seeing that Qi Yan had finally shown up, Saria immediately felt reassured and began to fight with complete abandon.

After Horhae evaded her attack, she bent her elbow in the process, white enamel condensing on her arm, and slammed her elbow hard into Horhae's shoulder.

"Hiss...Get out of here!"

Horhaya broke out in a light sweat as she used the airflow to blow Saria away.

She also covered her shoulder and stepped back.

Saria's unexpected attack even made Horhaia suspect that her shoulder was broken. The excruciating pain caused her jealousy to subtly turn into annoyance.

"You've already lost!" Saria landed on the top of the building, calmly announcing Horhaia's fate.

Holhaya glanced at the neurotransmitter creation that had begun to disintegrate.

The huge commotion she painstakingly created only revealed itself once, and before it could exert any destructive effect, it began its demise.

Qi Yan didn't even make a move throughout the entire process; he simply guided Dorothy in a way that no one noticed.

This terrifying scheme, keen observation, and control over everyone and everything allowed Qi Yan to effortlessly resolve every crisis, while also leaving Huo Erhaiya terrified and realizing that she had become the damned clown.

"Horhaiya!"

Ferdinand stood up, his face beaming with undisguised smugness: "I told you, your madness is pointless. I am the one Qi Yan has chosen!"

"I'm pointing at your mother!"

Qi Yan's angry roar came from the direction where Mary and the others were.

Ferdinand: ?

He turned his head to look blankly.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qi Yan, who was described as having "perfect control over the overall situation," "changing the fate of a city with every move," and "able to see through all the mysteries of this land," charged towards Ferdinand, panting heavily, with a head full of feathers on his head.

Accelerate, jump, and bring your legs together.

Qi Yan mustered all his strength and delivered a flying kick that slammed into Ferdinand's face.

Chapter 1156 Ferdinand's Perfect Team Fight: 100% Damage Taken

The experimental base was completely silent.

Everyone stared in astonishment as Qi Yan and Ferdinand both collapsed to the ground.

Ferdinand lay on his back on the cold ground, the azure sky so distant, the pain on his face so real.

What just happened?

A dog's head covered in feathers suddenly entered Ferdinand's field of vision, while Qi Yan held a weapon that Ferdinand was extremely familiar with.

"No, wait, don't!"

The soles of the shoes danced simultaneously with Ferdinand's screams.

"A man-made behemoth! Huh?"

"Qi Yan's chosen candidate! Huh?"

"You're going to cause me trouble! Huh?"

Qi Yan swung the shoe so hard it almost left afterimages.

Ferdinand dared not resist at all, curling up on the ground with his head in his hands, screaming in terror: