Asura in Arknights

Wait a minute... Could Viviana be searching for the Witch King?

Although Viviana only had a nominal connection with the Witch King, did Ioleta really know the whole truth?

At least if the previous speculation is correct, this is the only possibility that Li Ang could think of for Viviana to be connected to the ruins of Plot 21.

After all, it was Adele who awakened the Witch King's last remaining consciousness in the ruins of Land 21.

No... to be precise, it was the Witch King who sensed a trace of aura leaking from outside the world and voluntarily awoke.

The outer world?

Everything was such a coincidence, how similar it was to the situation back then?

Could it be that Viviana is truly a descendant of the Witch King, left behind at some unknown time?

"Thank you for the information and help. It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer."

Realizing he couldn't stand there in front of the Grand Knight Commander, Leon quickly said goodbye to Ioleta and hurriedly left the place where they had agreed to meet.

This meeting with Grand Knight Commander Ioleta was very fruitful for Leon. He not only confirmed the press conference three days later and received some help from the Grand Knight Commander, but also learned Viviana's reason for going deep into the ruins of Plot 21—at least the most likely reason.

It seems he needs to take some time to go back and talk to the old man who only has a wisp of a soul left.

What method could be more convenient than directly asking the Witch King himself for spoilers?

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Meanwhile, in the lower structural zone of a certain edge plot in the Great Knight Territory.

Dozens of Waifans were busy moving back and forth in this small space.

These people had a clear division of labor, and each person had their own responsibilities. However, apart from a few people who did odd jobs, most of them were constantly flipping through newspapers and magazines, studying television programs, browsing forums on the intercity network, and researching every way they could obtain new information.

Not long ago, the announcement that Cintria read on the evening news naturally caught the attention of these people.

Although 99 percent of people did not take this announcement to heart, a very small number of people did notice this information.

After mutual verification, the importance of this intelligence was confirmed. This intelligence was passed through several levels of bureaucracy, eventually being delivered to the leader by a strong, Waiva man.

It was in the hands of a thin, seemingly blind man named Vaiva.

"Boss, I think this is our chance."

The burly Vayvan lowered his voice and said, "I just checked, and they're holding a press conference in the city center. Not only the chairman, but many of their top executives will be attending. With everyone's attention focused on the press conference, the defenses of Plot Zero will be at their weakest point recently."

"If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we'll get another one. The people we incited last time didn't work out, so we definitely can't use this trick a second time."

"What you said makes some sense."

The one-eyed Vaiva man nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face. "However, our features are too conspicuous; we definitely can't go there ourselves."

As he said this, the one-eyed Vayvan man also looked towards the shadows in the corner, revealing a half-smile, "You heard what we just said, didn't you?"

"Sona...you still won't agree?"

Chapter 83 Conspiracy Rehearsal

"wishful thinking!"

Upon hearing what the one-eyed Vayvan said, the Zalak girl locked in the cage in the corner shouted angrily, "Even if you kill me, I will not do anything for you, Lucifer, you might as well give up on that idea!"

The man named Lucifer didn't react in any particular way when he heard this.

He beckoned to his men to bring over all the intelligence related to the previous report.

Before long, his men brought him a large stack of ambiguous intelligence.

"Oh? So many? It seems that Pol Pharmaceuticals has indeed made some big moves recently."

After casually flipping through the intelligence, Lucifer admitted that his subordinates' earlier statement did make some sense.

The reckless action a few days ago had alerted them. Although Lucifer misled their investigation through some tricks, the relevant informants have been dealt with.

Even so, it probably won't take too long. If they miss this rare opportunity, they probably won't have another chance.

So, putting down the intelligence in his hand, Lucifer said slowly, "We've been observing you for a long time."

"Sona, I know you're a brave girl, and even death won't make you back down an inch, but... why don't you think more about your friends?"

Sona's expression changed instantly after Lucifer said those words.

"Grenati, Justina, and who was the other one again... never mind, I don't think you'd want them to get hurt, right?"

“You XXX! *****!! ***!!” Sona immediately burst into a tirade, shouting out a string of words that needed to be censored and muted.

"Damn Tara people, you deserve to be treated like that by the Victorias. Why didn't those lords kill all the maggots like you?"

After being imprisoned here for a while, Sona gradually figured out who these people were.

They were not victims of a natural disaster at all, but spies who had infiltrated the Great Knights' territory—the Tara people who had been causing chaos in northern Victoria for over a decade.

Those people's territory was indeed relatively close to Kazimierz, but Sona did not expect them to be so bold as to brazenly infiltrate the Great Knights' territory.

Upon hearing Lucifer's threat, Sona simply unleashed the most vicious curses she had ever heard directed at the Tara people.

After venting her frustrations, she did feel a bit better.

However, this time it was Lucifer's side that changed their expressions, as Sona's tirade hit their sore spot.

It doesn't matter if you curse any one of them, or even Lucifer himself, but Sona curses all the Tara people.

Why did the Tara people rebel? Because they were Tara people.

The Tara man who was helping Lucifer organize the intelligence immediately turned red with anger and stepped forward, ready to teach this loose-tongued fellow a lesson.

However, Lucifer stopped him before he could make a move.

“Anger is a sign of incompetence. If you get angry over such trivial matters, how will you fight our enemies?”

Hearing Lucifer's words, the Tara man immediately lowered his head in shame and silently retreated to the side.

"Let me answer your question. Why doesn't Victoria kill us all? It's because we Tara people possess great power. One day we will destroy their throne and overthrow their despicable rule over Victoria."

Sona just scoffed, completely ignoring the man's nonsense.

Overthrowing Victoria's rule? They might as well just go to sleep and realize it all in their dreams.

Let alone the Grand Dukes of Victoria, the garrison of Londinium alone would be enough to give these Tara people a hard time.

Lucifer ignored Sona's provocation and said slowly, "Actually, you don't need to be so resistant. We just need your help with something. Just do as I say, and I will let your friends leave."

Just as Lucifer was about to say something more, the entrance to the lower structure area suddenly opened.

All the Tara people looked warily toward the entrance, ready for a battle to break out at any moment.

However, this time they were a bit too nervous, because the person coming down from upstairs was an old acquaintance of theirs.

"So it's Ms. Monique."

Lucifer put Sona aside for the moment and greeted Monique with a smile, "What brings you here today?"

"Your commission is complete. Come and settle the remaining payment. Also, I'd like to borrow your intelligence database to investigate some things."

"No problem, please proceed."

Lucifer was very generous to his benefactor who had helped them solve many problems.

"Also, don't go too far. This is Kazimierz."

Monique glanced at Sona, who was imprisoned in the corner, and said something indifferently.

Lucifer shrugged, looking utterly helpless.

What does "don't go too far" mean?

Is this Kazimierz? Without the help of some people within the Great Knights Territory, how could Lucifer have infiltrated this place with such a large group and developed it so brazenly for more than half a year?

Although they knew those people had ill intentions and planned to use them to muddy the waters in Victoria.

But coincidentally, Lucifer was also up to no good.

Those people are probably still wondering who stole their things.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Lucifer's face, and he subconsciously touched the small bottle he kept close to his body in his pocket.

This is a good thing.

Just one-tenth of a drop can turn hundreds of people into fearless berserkers. If one can withstand the side effects of this drug, it can even greatly enhance Originium Arts, amplifying the power of magic to an unbelievable level.

Lucifer has personally experienced the effects of this drug and has not yet encountered any obvious side effects.

This is exactly what their deep pool lacks.

Unfortunately, Lucifer only managed to get his hands on one sample, which contained a paltry 10ml, far too little for use in the deep pool.

As the captain of this special unit, Lucifer took it upon himself to acquire the production technology of this drug, thus adding another significant chapter to his resume.

The only thing that was somewhat unexpected was that Lucifer underestimated the difficulty of doing so.

Everything about this drug seemed like a mystery. Lucifer investigated a lot before finally getting some clues from Monique.

It is said that six months ago, she saw someone use a similar drug that enhanced their Originium Arts several hundred times. That drug was taken from the laboratory of Pol Pharmaceuticals.

Lucifer was not so easily convinced, but when he discovered that the suppliers of the drugs in his possession, Rhine Lab and Pol Pharmaceuticals, had a secret agreement, the clues finally came together, and everything pointed to Plot 21, which had been destroyed half a year ago, where Pol Pharmaceuticals' laboratory was located.

This discovery made Lucifer want to curse. How was he supposed to get his hands on something that had already been destroyed? Had all the previous investigations and the funds spent been wasted?

Wasting so much money without any results, Lucifer might not even be able to keep his position as squad leader, let alone get promoted.

While Lucifer was frantically running around, Monique provided him with another crucial clue—before Plot 21 was destroyed, Pol Pharmaceuticals had transferred some of its lab equipment to Plot 0, where the things he needed should be stored.

It's not an exaggeration to consider Monique as Lucifer's savior; his plan finally saw a glimmer of hope again, which led to the riot at Plot Zero.

The riot was merely a rehearsal to prepare for the actual operation, but they underestimated the power of the drug. Even diluted a hundred times, the drug still produced effects far exceeding expectations.

When it acts on infected individuals... its effects seem to be several times greater than those on ordinary people.

Although Lucifer's group infiltrated as infected, they were not actually infected. Strictly speaking, there weren't many infected in the entire Deep Pool.

Victoria's attitude towards the Deeppoolers was already extremely harsh, and for those Deeppoolers infected with Oripathy... death was a relief for them all; Oripathy was a taboo that no Deeppooler dared to touch.

Therefore, they overlooked this difference when testing it on themselves, which almost led to the failure of the plan.

What was originally just a test riot caused far more damage than expected, which attracted the attention of the authorities. If they weren't mentally challenged, they wouldn't have given Lucifer a second chance.

That's why Lucifer changed his approach.

"What's your decision? You should know that my time and patience are limited."

Lucifer pretended to be losing patience and threatened.

After a long silence, Sona finally spoke softly.

"...Why me?"

"I don't think I've offended you, have I?"

Sona and her friends have always run their business honestly and without any conflicts with others, let alone offending anyone.

Even if she accidentally learned the secrets of the Radom Association, she never intended to tell anyone and cause trouble for herself.

Sona didn't intend to cause trouble for herself, but trouble eventually found them anyway.

Almost that very night, they were ambushed by Lucifer. Despite their best efforts to resist, they were ultimately outnumbered and all were captured alive.

As the leader among the group, Sona was imprisoned in solitary confinement.

To this day, Sona has no idea how her friends are doing.

Upon hearing Sona's question, Lucifer found it somewhat amusing, and he instinctively wanted to make a sarcastic remark.

But after thinking about it, since Sona was already showing signs of backing down, there was no need for him to provoke her any further. So Lucifer explained, "It's because of your strength."

"strength?"

Perhaps due to fatigue, Sona did not immediately understand Lucifer's meaning.

"You don't think I can just find anyone to complete my task, do you? You are the only suitable candidate for Plot Zero."

Sona and her companions are very strong, all of them reaching the standard of a high-ranking knight. As the strongest among them, Sona is even qualified to obtain her own unique title, which is the [Flame Tail] that she came up with.

Moreover, unlike those competitive matches that are just for show, Sona's strength was earned through real battles in underground arenas. Her ability to fight to the death far surpasses that of those competitive knights. Lucifer didn't want to find some show-offs to help him with his work.

"Besides, you are a legal resident of Plot Zero, so you can do things without arousing suspicion."

Upon hearing this, Sona's mind began to work.

Without arousing suspicion? Do these guys want her to infiltrate some key location?