Arknights, but the family has fallen again

"Lead the Sarkaz mercenaries and attack from here to narrow down Tallulah's escape routes."

Black Snake's intention to retreat now is more out of fear of the "unknown".

But the problem is that Black Snake, who possesses the body of young Drake, has extremely terrifying individual combat power. Although, in the original world line, she appeared in the early plot of the game, her individual strength is also firmly ranked in the first tier among the regular humanoid characters in the subsequent chapters.

If conventional tactics were used and they lined up to wait, even if it could not be considered as sending her firewood under micro-management, it would greatly damage the manpower available to Otto in subsequent events.

"We fight Tallulah?" Inès looked surprised: You don't even pretend anymore, right?

"Negative." Hedley remained indifferent. "The possibility of this mercenary group engaging in battle with Tallulah is extremely small."

"You said it was negligible, so it does exist?"

"I don't disagree with that."

Core city.

Tallulah looked a bit disheveled in her supposedly luxurious little dress. Standing on the tower, facing the Dragon Gate and the plan she had been making for about twenty years, she sighed deeply.

The longevity of the "Black Snake" is the result of Originium skills and self-identity.

Regardless of the form it takes, immortality is not something that can be discussed openly within the power system. Now that the "Grand Duke of Kosice" is dead, those who know about the Black Snake or not will pretend to know nothing and devour the Grand Duke of Kosice's legacy with peace of mind.

Although Koschei had entrusted a considerable portion of the inheritance when promoting the plan, the difference between this entrustment and being embezzled was limited before the new "Grand Duke Kashena" truly emerged from Tallulah's mind.

This limitation is reflected in the various ulterior motives and disunity among her allies and "subordinates," as well as her ability to influence the Ursus Army within the Reunion Movement.

These special teams, used as "spies," had extremely limited loyalty to her and were only useful in matters that had been previously discussed with the Third and Fourth Armies.

Even if their lives are threatened with violence, they will at best just do the work perfunctorily without putting in any effort.

"Based on realistic considerations, her ability to control other Ursus soldiers is no longer sufficient to give her confidence at this moment."

"My understanding of her is limited, but from a few encounters and firsthand intelligence..."

Otto's gaze drifted away from Hamlet and landed on the ghost shark sleeping peacefully beside his pillow.

The deep-sea hunter opened his red eyes and woke up the terminal.

After a brief operation, the footage taken before the car was destroyed will be displayed.

On the map of the remnant force's command center, Facility No. 14 was marked "Longmen Occupation."

Spring and Autumn style of writing.

However, Commander Ursus, who came with the intention of triggering the Ursus-Yan War, also turned a blind eye and accepted the order of "Tallulah".

however……

"Tallulah" faced the bright moon, closed her eyes, opened her arms, and took a step forward.

Draco's body drew a cruel parabola that was almost unbearable to watch.

The hooded figure's actions were flawless. All attempts to probe him had been met with nothing, and so far, apart from the long-held knowledge that he possessed exceptional command abilities and could destroy others' minds, nothing had been learned.

Moreover, his every move seemed to see through my thoughts.

As a pharmaceutical company, Rhodes Island's time in Longmen is limited—and even if it isn't, it can be made limited. A more feasible approach would be to temporarily forgo killing Chen Huijie personally. While provoking a war, wait for Rhodes Island to leave and then look for a new opportunity to strike.

Flames ignited at the ends of the dragon girl's limbs, scorching the dry and cold air, creating an excellent buffer for her.

To do this, I need someone to cover my retreat.

As it happens, their deaths themselves can serve as a tool to add fuel to the fire.

"...As long as they aren't all wiped out, they'll be enough to serve as witnesses for the army, proving that the Great Yan faction was the first to capture Chernobog and instigate the war."

"And if they were to be completely annihilated, the tragic death of this clearly identified Ursus regular army within the Longmen Channel and on Chernobog territory (Facility 14) would be enough to plant a single seed."

"Of course, this is not the most important thing."

"Most importantly, Tallulah will gain an excellent tank to help her with her 'transition'."

Inès was a little impatient: "What does this have to do with whether we fight Tallulah or not!?"

Hedley closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the indifference had already disappeared.

He took several heavy, rapid breaths, then looked around blankly and anxiously, as if he was in an extremely cramped environment.

Seeing that Hedley was fine, Inès's concern immediately turned into annoyance: "This is what you get for listening to that person's nonsense!"

Hedley came back to his senses, but couldn't help but utter a few words: "And your existence will force 'Tallulah' to narrow down her options for the direction to turn."

"If she sees you as a threat, she will choose to stay away from you."

"And if she's a flaky girl, she'll think you're a target for her harassment and will choose to stay away from you."

Hedley shook his head, trying to re-adapt himself to this narrow reality: "There is only a very slight possibility that she realized that you were a target and became complacent with her current strength."

"Only under this possibility will your mercenary group have a head-on conflict with Tallulah." The voice of this sentence became smaller and smaller, and Hedley finally regained control of his body.

Inès complained, "What should I do then?!"

Hedley himself was a little uncertain: "Then I'm afraid we will have to buy time for Rhodes Island to rush to the battlefield."

There was absolutely no doubt about this: this ship had already arrived in the wilderness, and Rhodes Island, with several near-ground aircraft, possessed unparalleled small-scale combat maneuverability in this incident.

Regardless of whether "Talulah" is forced by the Sarkaz mercenaries to narrow her options or crushes them head-on... this small time difference is enough for Ott to prepare several spearhead teams from his hand to behead her - under the premise of micro-management.

Chapter 182: On the Road

"Captain, shouldn't we try a night raid?" an Ursus "officer" asked. "These Dr. Khan's drones have crawled into our tent. It's infuriating!"

Judging from his shoulder straps, the young man who asked the question was a "warrant officer".

In the Ursus military system, this was a position between non-commissioned officers and officers. If he could be promoted, he would be a reserve officer, but if not... this would be the highest rank he would ever hold.

The person being questioned by the warrant officer was not young.

The captain's temples were gray, and even his bear ears were a little withered.

It seems that he has been stuck at the captain level for a long time.

"Night attack?" the captain scolded. "Do you think our chances of success are slim?!"

"Or do you want to torture us until our chances of victory are slim?!"

He kicked the warrant officer viciously and cursed, "Also! Don't call them Doctor Khan! They are Longmen regulars! They are Dayan people!"

"Captain! Captain!"

Seeing the captain roll up his sleeves, the warrant officer quickly dodged. He walked around the battle map and shouted, "Uncle! Forgive me! I didn't mean it!"

It seems that this warrant officer has the potential to become a captain - if nothing unexpected happens.

Shift your gaze from the Ursus camp, across the vast wilderness, past the Ursus checkpoints, to the defense line set up early by the Midwinter soldiers.

W burped. The intake of starch caused her blood sugar to rise, which soon caused fatigue.

"Ote?" She wiped her mouth, plucked a chord in her heart.

After a long delay, the familiar feeling of oppression and fullness spread throughout her body.

"exist."

Doesn't he like to beat around the bush and make simple things sound complicated?

Without time to think about it, W once again pitched her strategy to her commander: "Let's gather a team now, go back and blow the hell out of it!"

After W finished describing his plan to "bomb the guy" in a garbled and disorganized manner, like he was offering a treasure, Ott slowly replied on the other end: "Negative."

"Night raids are full of uncertainties. When the battle is already locked, victory is only icing on the cake for the overall situation, while failure will severely damage the manpower."

If there was someone next to her, they would definitely hear the literal "gritting of teeth" of W.

W's strategy is actually pretty good.

If she and her Sarkaz mercenaries were allowed to execute this plan, she would have a good chance of escaping unscathed while further disrupting the organization of the Ursus army. Furthermore, unlike her previous boasts, this time her plan also included a plan for her and her team's escape.

"However, the plan was good, the tactics were as excellent as always, and strategically... you've realized a considerable amount of room for improvement."

W's expression changed instantly. She hummed a little tune happily and said, "You do have some sense of judgment sometimes!"

The ability to judge people?

This girl seems to be studying.

However, she obviously did not immediately understand what it meant to "realize the room for improvement."

"Wait! Stinky Otter! You were just teasing me, weren't you?!"

Otto avoided the question and just gave the arrangements, asking her to arrange her subordinates to keep watch.

W cursed but obeyed obediently.

On Hedley and Inès' side, the situation was subtly different.

If both the attackers and defenders on Facility 14 clearly understood the drawbacks of a night raid, then the situation outside the core city...

After the regular troops hidden in the crowd were almost completely withdrawn, their military quality quickly returned to its original state. Under the almost theatrical encouragement of "Tallulah", they were filled with a sense of courage and fighting spirit that came from nowhere.

A large number of masked thugs left the mobile plot in a disorderly manner under the moonlight and attempted to attack the Sarkaz mercenary camp at night.

"The leader is right!"

"Those two-faced demons betrayed us!"

"They must be rich now!"

The masked thugs came in all shapes and sizes, but the thugs who emerged from the city had different goals but the same methods: like the war heroes in the storybooks, they took advantage of the night to catch the enemy off guard.

"If that 'Tallulah' is truly a long-time Grand Duke, how could she do such a thing?" Inès rubbed her forehead and complained, "Is she trying to tire us to death?"

With the sentries' return, the Sarkaz mercenaries, cursing and swearing, took up their post on the makeshift defensive structure they had constructed from vehicle hulls. It's worth noting that the bows and crossbows used by these versatile Sarkaz mercenaries looked uniformly equipped and exceptionally new.

"Calm down, they are not a problem." Hedley whispered.

Then, he encouraged the mercenaries, saying, "It's still the same old W rule! 70% of the spoils are yours!"

"These people are just infected with Originium techniques that have burned their brains!"

The Sarkaz mercenaries looked at the outline of the core city with concern.

They muttered, "Who's worried about these rookies?"

As they spoke, their hands did not slow down at all, and they put arrows on the strings of crossbows one by one.

This is the disadvantage of having a veteran...

It can't hide key information at all.

Gantry.

"Ms. Di Ling, is this what you call 'further acquisition of natural disaster intelligence'?"

Chen Huijie opened a piece of information and threw it in front of the Earth Spirit.

The attached photo was taken at dusk.

"How did you get together with the Sarkaz!?"

Di Ling was extremely unwilling to be suddenly forced to work overtime.

But now is not the time for her to be willing or unwilling: Otto only gave her a plan, but now he wants her to perform it herself!

"After the failed assault on Lungmen, the Sarkaz mercenary leader intended to embezzle the Reunion's commission, resupply on the spot, and then leave," the Earth Spirit explained. "But considering the potential challenges of advancing deeper into the wilderness, we offered a batch of supplies in exchange for their temporary service."

This series of lies is probably why Otto didn't go himself...

"Isn't what you've given them enough to risk their lives against the leader of the Reunion Movement?"

"Our leaders have some old acquaintances in Kazdel," the Earth Spirit said sincerely, "After a step down, they are willing to attract our attention for a while to buy time for our ship."

This is so true that even Dr. Otter, a person with mysophobia, can say it.

"How long will it take before we can set sail again?" Chen Huijie's dragon eyes were half closed.

Due to the lack of further intelligence, Lungmen now seems to have regarded Rhodes Island's occupation of Facility No. 14 and construction of the construction site as a temporary stop for repairs.

"Our ship's primary mission is to gather intelligence on that natural disaster," Di Ling said, avoiding the main point. "Current data indicates that various indicators in the area remain active, and there's the potential for a new natural disaster to develop at any time."