Arknights, but the family has fallen again

Chapter 157 Yes, why?

On the high building, Wendigo looked at the huge landship.

The metallic behemoth, gleaming faintly in the dim winter sun, stood quietly near a high point. This was one of the more advantageous mounds of earth within a moderate distance from Facility 14.

If Wendigo had enough soldiers and armor, he would have occupied that place as well. But the guerrillas were only scattered at outposts closer to the abandoned city.

Battle-hardened veterans knew that even if this barely armed civilian land craft relied on high ground... if it had heavy weapons or its own armored support, it would still not be a difficult opponent.

But he also knew that he and the shield guards had been out of the Ursus war sequence for too long, and the "supplies" in Chernobog were far from sufficient!

The enemy is indeed weak, but we are even weaker!

Not to mention, the Rhodes Island main ship is not "unarmed".

Under these circumstances, if we were to launch an offensive, our only hope would be boarding tactics... or...

"Dad, the radio received a signal, it's..." The messenger hesitated.

After leaving Che City, the Patriot also took off the black cloth from his head.

His deer-like, white bones actually revealed some melancholy: "Yelena..."

The messenger was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said yes.

"Frost Star..." The messenger carefully considered his words, finally speaking distantly, as if using a code name, "She brought people from Rhodes Island and ordered us to leave the city for negotiations."

This is so alienated that it has somewhat changed the original meaning.

It seems that the closer the relationship, the more intense the disgust caused by this "betrayal".

"other?"

You haven't finished what you were saying. Do you have anything else to say?

Amidst the white bones of the deer head, the turbid red eyes were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into the messenger's heart.

The messenger finally succumbed to the pressure and relayed to Bodrakastí the words that he considered too "Sargon's Night Tales".

"Froststar said she brought a way to treat you, Dad."

The Wendigo raised his head, noncommittal. A mixture of disappointment and relief filled his cloudy eyes—disappointment that his own daughter was truly that foolish! He'd emphasized the Mind Flayer so many times, yet she still fell for it!

"……go."

The messenger was extremely disappointed, but he was still prepared to tell others the truth.

As he was leaving, the patriot slowly added the second half of his sentence: "Prepare for war."

The word "prepare for war" was pronounced extremely clearly.

It seems Ott's naiveté, hoping that the patriot would forgo such a golden opportunity for his daughter, didn't impress Wendigo. The stubborn captain, even facing his own daughter, could harden his heart... using the opportunity presented by the conversation to launch a surprise attack.

the other side.

"Is this really possible?" Shuangxing asked worriedly, "Father will definitely attack us halfway."

As expected of a father and daughter, Frost Star understood exactly what the Patriot was thinking.

Having already stood on opposing sides, any patriot would choose to fight. It would have been fine if he hadn't been given the chance to launch a surprise attack, but with such a clear opportunity right before his eyes... Captain Wendigo would have seized it without hesitation.

So it’s easy to guess.

"Only in the worst-case scenario will we need to defeat him head-on. I've already prepared a backup plan for this." Otto didn't even raise his head. The tasks processed on the terminal changed one after another, but he always seemed to be able to find new...work for himself.

Frost Star became curious: "What have you prepared for my father?"

Otto glanced to the side and saw Big Cat busy there with a group of engineering staff.

Neural interference mines.

"Surprise." The Sarkaz girl crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.

“Jing” is good, right?

W showed extraordinary enthusiasm for being able to manipulate Rhode Island's specialties.

With the Rhodes Island main ship present, Ott had too many cards up his sleeves... but out of bad taste, he still used the classic interference mine.

The main reason is that as a pre-prepared tactical prop, if these mines are not used in this step, they can still be easily used for other purposes.

Dozens of minutes later, in an open space, even the gloomy winter day was trying its best to cheer up at noon.

Wendigo looked at the landship in the distance. The Rhodes Island style he had witnessed recently had to some extent overshadowed the rumors about the evil spirit of the Tower of Babel.

Your Highness's military advisor...that mind flayer, is he really that naive?

No, after going through countless wars, he still insisted on not killing the enemy and still insisted on believing in the beauty of human nature... Perhaps, that Otto is a true saint.

But alas, war is war.

Even if the person standing on the opposite side is his own daughter.

Wendigo tried to convince himself again and again, as if he was really as determined as he appeared.

Midwinter soldiers, wrapped in gray coats, performed odd jobs, bustling about in this negotiation area, erected to demonstrate sincerity. The Sarkaz, wrapped in similar coats but carrying strange backpacks, also performed similar tasks.

What was surprising was that during the time that Wendigo was observing them, those Ursus people, whose civilian style had not yet been washed away... did not have any quarrels with the Sarkaz.

He is worthy of being a military advisor, but what a pity.

To prepare for a sudden attack, Bozhukasti didn't display his hostility too clearly, and his entourage consisted mostly of ordinary, visually unintimidating guerrillas. A few elite shield guards were kept by his father-in-law... by the captain as high-ranking officers.

The military tent was opened from the inside by a long spear whose shape looked vaguely familiar to Wendigo. The sunlight and the cold light of the lamp illuminated the interior of the tent.

"Come on!" Yelena invited.

Seeing his father's figure, even in this situation, Frost Star's mouth corners still unconsciously rose.

At this time, after nodding, the patriot suddenly realized: the halberd was very similar to his halberd in certain details.

The faint sense of relief made him even more dissatisfied with Otto...

That's normal - even if Otto didn't stand on opposite sides of the Chu River and Han River with the Patriot because of his awkward position, the Patriot would never give him a good face as a brat who "kidnapped his daughter".

A light long table with almost no traces of handicraft was placed in the center of the military tent. Various flags were placed on the map on the table, almost blatantly showing off Rhodes Island's penetration into the core area of ​​Che City.

A hooded man was leaning over the table, occasionally moving several flags from one place to another.

Wendigo's military training told him that this disgusting bastard was the Mind Flayer. In front of the Mind Flayer stood a Carterus. Based on intelligence, the rabbit seemed to be his puppet.

The daughter stood blankly to the right of the mind flayer, while to the mollusk's left stood a red-eyed Sister Agol, far more shrewd than Yelena. Further back, the young Sarkaz girl, who had been transported by the mind flayer the previous time, and a vibrant Filin.

The damned mind flayer slowly lifted its hood towards her, and it looked like it was almost the same age as her daughter.

Two artificial bird feathers appeared on his earlobes, making him look like Liberi in a pretentious disguise.

"Ah!"

Who can be fooled?

Turbid dissatisfaction squeezed out of the Wendigo's throat.

"We need to talk." The Mind Flayer's voice was cold and unfathomable.

Talk? What's there to talk about? We already talked about everything last time!

Despite siding with the Mind Flayer, the daughter still spoke for herself: "Father's point is that there was once a basis for conversation between us...."

It seems that in order to quickly put pressure on Frost Star, Ott not only took her to see a lot of surgical records - but also probably a lot of "speaking art".

The Mind Flayer's eyes, filled with contempt, rolled across Yelena's face, as if confirming something. Then he said, "Mr. Patriot, I believe that a marriage between people of similar biological age will not only eliminate threats for us, but also lay the foundation for further cooperation between Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement."

The Doctor is going to marry Miss Yelena! ?

What about Dr. Kelsey?

What about me!?

"Eh!!!!" Amiya's mouth could almost fit a whole loaf of bread, and she switched her vision back and forth between Frost Star and Otto uncomfortably.

W and Huang were also shocked, and if it weren't for the big cat's quick eyes and hands, the Sarkaz girl would have already started rushing towards Otto.

Marriage?

It's almost like stealing power!

An old trick of the Mind Flayer...

Watching the young man's antics opposite, Wendigo stared intently at the old monster's seemingly young eyes.

Equivalent biological age?

Where can we find such a person in the Integration Movement?

He made an impossible request, could it be because...

Ok?

Eliminate the threat?

A terrible thought came to Wendigo's mind.

Yelena, who hadn't misunderstood Otto's age like her father did due to the Mind Flayer incident, suddenly realized something when the little rabbit looked at her with a strange look. But before she could start to feel shy, Otto's outrageous remarks severely hit her solid consciousness.

"Considering the special nature of the Black Snake, I suggest using her current body as the support, and the wedding venue..." Ott began to talk nonsense seriously.

Before the Patriot could get around the corner and get angry, on the other side, after suddenly hearing this bombshell news that was completely different from what they had rehearsed, Yelena's stress meter quietly crossed the red line.

The pale hand was unable to hold the heavy weapon steady for a moment and slowly slipped down.

As the cold-driven halberd was released, the heavy axe blade carved a curved gash in the tent. Sunlight filtered through the arc, illuminating Yelena and W's feet behind her. Along the bright curve, beneath graceful calves, two pairs of sporty shoes, and the tail of the cold-driven halberd formed a heraldic emblem... like an iron crown.

The biting cold current actually stirred up a strong wind, and the sharp air current roared from under Frost Star's coat, which was clearly marked with the Rhodes Island triangle emblem.

"Why!"

Selfish!

Chapter 158 This Is Not a Performance

Throughout her life, Yelena had barely had the chance to think for herself. She was the last child in her family to survive, the adopted daughter of a Wendigo, the eldest sister of the Yeti team, and Tallulah's closest friend...

Perhaps in the original world line, the last few breaths when the body temperature gradually faded away were the few moments that belonged to Yelena.

After her shrill cry of "Why?", the sudden burst of Originium skill also severely damaged White Rabbit's body. She staggered twice and fainted on the ground. However, the astonishing cold energy still "lived" with vitality.

Huang, bewildered, quickly picked up Ott, generating heat from his body to counteract the chill emanating from Frost Star. Having served under Ott many times, Big Cat had etched his vulnerability into his mind.

Amiya also didn't participate in the formulation of this plan. Although it had little effect against the cold air, she subconsciously opened the magic barrier.

"Yeliya!"

The nickname was quickly pumped out of Wendigo's mouth, like a hard stone squeezed through the throat that had already been ravaged by the Originium.

Ott noticed the title.

Although Bozhukas had no intention of worrying about the gap between Huang and Amiya's "performance", he still subconsciously realized from the corner of his eye that what was happening was purely an accident.

Tsk, why doesn't your intuition work at this time?

Look at that hooded guy more often!

It seems that the old father was fooled by the hooded monster.

Not only the patriots, but also the guerrillas who came with him were moved by this:

"Yelena!"

"Frost Star!"

"Miss!"

Hiding in the big cat's warm embrace, Ott's voice was a little anxious: "Get out of the way! Let me heal her!"

This "performance" made W feel uncomfortable. She gave Ott a fierce look of disdain, and then, as Ott requested, she completely opened the tent. Then, she shouted something like "I'm going to find someone to help," and disappeared into the distance.

The biting north wind should have made it much colder outside, but after the Sarkaz girl overturned the tent, allowing the heat inside and outside to exchange, the people around the negotiation table felt much warmer.

The big cat seemed to have heard some command, and she allowed Ott to "rush" out of her arms and pounce on Frost Star. When Amiya tried to intercept Ott, she obeyed the order and lifted up the nominal leader of Rhodes Island, protecting him where Ott had just been.

On the pale ground, surrounded by a crowd, a man in a pitch-black Rhodes Island uniform knelt on top of another Rhodes Island uniform.

The biting cold was quickly mistaken by Ott's nervous system for heat, and beneath the shelter of his Rhodes Island uniform, the frail body of the late-stage Homo sapiens quickly necrotized. This genuine pain completely wiped out Ott's performance—if there was any, it would have been frozen into shards.