Poseidon in Arknights

Texas, expressionless, pulled on Yuuki's ear: "My doctor, don't cause me any more trouble."

"It's just an invitation, an invitation~" Yuuki liquefied her ears and escaped from Texas's grasp.

'Tsk…' Lappland looked at the two people in front of her and clicked her tongue inwardly, 'Looks like I've missed quite a few stories.'

Then, Lappland waved to the two of them and turned to walk deeper into the alley: "Never mind, if Miss Yuzuki is interested next time, you can come to find me alone."

"And also, Texas, this time it's only because of the doctor." Lappland slightly shook the black cloth draped over her body, and the knife hanging at her waist flashed a cold light in the sunlight.

"Be careful, hahahahahaha."

Texas watched Lappland walk away and couldn't help but sigh. She hadn't expected Lappland to find her, and she certainly hadn't expected that Lappland had been brought here by Yuuki.

Thinking of this, Texas glared at Yuuki. Yuuki noticed Texas's gaze, and guiltily looked away while awkwardly scratching her face with her fingers.

"Sigh." Texas sighed and patted Yuuki's lower back. "Let's go back."

—————Penguin Logistics Headquarters · Staff Rest Area—————

Hong sat quietly on the sofa, watching TV while waiting for her mother to come home, because she remembered that her mother had said in the morning that there was no food left in the refrigerator.

So Hong thought that her mother must have gone to buy groceries, so she waited quietly on the sofa without any rush.

"Hong, I'm back~" Xiyue pushed open the door and called into the room.

"Mom!" Upon hearing Xiyue's voice, Hong immediately jumped off the sofa and then rammed into Xiyue's arms with a rocket-like motion.

"Good girl~" Xi Yue patted Hong's head, "Did you deliver the things?"

"Mmm." Hong nodded. "The things were delivered safely. The loud-voiced lady also told me to tell my mom to take care of herself, but if I'm still not feeling well tomorrow, I can rest for another day."

"Okay, I understand." Xi Yue nodded. "Okay, go watch some more TV, Mom will make lunch today."

"understood!"

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"We're back!" Croissant and Exusiai pushed open the door and entered. Just as they were about to ask Yuuki what she was having for dinner, they smelled a spicy aroma.

Chapter 66: Night’s Teaching

"Oh, it's hot pot today!" As soon as Exusiai and Croissant entered the room, they smelled a spicy aroma. As experienced foodies, the two immediately recognized what the smell might be.

The two looked at the dining table, where a steaming hot pot was bubbling away, with visible steam rising into the air and carrying a spicy aroma that filled the room.

"Oh, you two are back." Xi Yue turned her head from the sofa and looked at the two who had just come in. "Wait a minute, Kong is still on his way. We'll eat later."

"OK~"

—————Slums—————

"Boss." In a dark room, a henchman walked in timidly, looking at the four figures sitting on the table.

One of the figures turned around and looked at the underling who had just entered: "So? Did you find them?"

"No, nothing...nothing at all." The underling stammered to his boss, "We only found the car they drove out in, but nothing else."

"Forget about people, we haven't even found a body." The underling lowered his head, not daring to look at his boss's almost murderous eyes. "There are some signs of a struggle in the factory next door, but still nothing."

Suddenly, there was a sound of shattering glass, and flying shards hit the younger brother's face, but he just lowered his head even further, not daring to look at his boss.

"Useless trash! Then tell me, where did those 80-odd people go? Were they eaten?!"

“Penguin Logistics only has six people in total. Tell me, how did they deal with those 80-plus brothers?”

The man tried to grab a cup from the side and throw it at his underling, but a figure on the other side grabbed his arm: "Black Hat, this is my cup, put it down."

"Tch." Black Hat curled his lip and put down the cup in his hand. "What's wrong? Bladeface, aren't you worried? The Guard Bureau has even set up posts in the slums."

“Of course I’m anxious, although I don’t know why the Rat King has remained silent about this.” Knife-faced looked around. “But everyone here is probably here because they don’t want to be under the jurisdiction of the Royal Guard, right?”

"Nonsense!" A figure sitting opposite slammed his hand on the table. "If it weren't for that, would I be here?"

"Canine teeth, don't be impatient."

"Hey, aren't you in a hurry, Rat?" Fang looked at the short, last figure. "I remember that guard was right next to your territory, wasn't he?"

"Hmph, use your brains. Do you really think those six guys from Penguin Logistics can take on 80 of our brothers?"

"Hmm?" Knife-faced raised an eyebrow at the rat. "What you said is interesting."

"Hmph! Two fists can't beat four hands. There must be a reason why they can defeat 80 people." The rat tapped its fingers on the table. "For example, they got help from the Rat King."

"..."

The room fell silent for a moment, then Fang curled his lip and said, "What do you mean by that? Are you saying the Rat King betrayed the slums?"

"Ha, then tell me, what reason do they have to beat them? Even if they really had the ability to take on ten people at once," Rat said, looking at Fang. "How did they manage to make those 80-plus people vanish into thin air?"

The rat looked at the silent crowd and said, "There's only one explanation: someone helped them clean up the battlefield. But who in this lower city would help Penguin Logistics, which is now infamous?"

"So you're saying the Rat King helped them?" The man in the black hat pulled back the chair and sat down at the table again. "That also seems to explain why the Rat King turned a blind eye to this matter."

“He’s been bribed. He’s betrayed our slums.” Knife Face slammed his fist on the table.

The mouse waved its hand, silencing the angry crowd once again: "Alright, alright, my friends, I have another idea. Since we can't take forceful action against Penguin Logistics, we can use something else."

After saying that, the mouse threw something out of the bag on the ground and onto the table.

"what is this?"

"A bomb, a homemade bomb, not very powerful," the rat explained to everyone, pointing to the object. "Of course, that's not the most important thing."

"I put some Originium fragments in there. I think you understand what I mean?" The rat smiled at everyone. "Doesn't that doctor like to save people?"

"...Who do you want to blow up?"

"This is it~"

—————Penguin Logistics Headquarters—————

"Oh, that was close, my manager almost made me come back." Sora pushed open the door and casually hung her scarf on the rack by the door.

"If you can't come back, you can call ahead. It's not like we won't have food tonight." Xi Yue looked at Kong, who had just pushed open the door.

"Why eat the company-provided lunchbox at the office when there's hot pot available?" Kong said, hands on his hips, looking at Xiyue. "It's not as good as yours."

"Alright, alright, let's put this aside for now." Exusiai jumped up. "The more important thing now is to cook!"

"Alright, alright, let's open the pot." Xi Yue smiled, looking at Exusiai, whose eyes were practically glowing as she stared at the hot pot in front of her.

Soon, the hot pot boiled, but at the same time, a fierce battle, though without gunpowder, began.

"Where are the meat rolls I just put in? Who stole them?"

"That piece of tripe is mine later!"

"Exusiai, you're right, but those who are slow will miss out!"

This is a war without gunfire.

"Wait a minute, the meatballs aren't cooked yet!"

"Who said that? I've seen you down there for quite a while now, you've already surfaced!"

"These are the fish balls I made."

But it was also a war full of deceit and treachery.

Xi Yue slowly scooped up a meatball from the clear broth area, watching the other three people engage in a frantic battle in the red broth area.

"Great! Here, Hong, be careful, it's hot." Xi Yue quickly snatched a meatball from the red soup bowl and put it into Hong's bowl, who preferred spicy food.

"thanks Mom."

"Ah, those are my dumplings." Exusiai glared at Yuuki. "Those who drink clear soup are not allowed to join our war."

"What does it matter? Anyway, your war has reached the point where one more or one less makes no difference, and one less or one less makes no difference." Yuuki looked at Exusiai without caring, and without slowing down her movements, she scooped a dumpling from the red soup and put it in her mouth as if in a provocation.

Yuuki glanced at the table and, noticing that most of the plates were empty, looked at everyone and asked, "Are you full? Shall we have another round?"

"Of course, I'll have some more!"

"Okay, okay." Xi Yue stood up and walked to the kitchen. After a while, another batch of dishes were placed on the table. It was clear that this battle would continue for a while longer, and there would probably be a second battle that night.

—————Iberian Coastal Defense Line—————

Elena leaned against the trench, raised her hand, and a stream of water slowly moved up from her elbow, gathering in her palm. The water ball in her hand began to emit a faint blue light.

The light gradually brightened, quickly overshadowing the lantern that Elena had placed nearby for illumination. In the areas illuminated by the light, the dark marks on the ground that had not yet been cleared away by the other judges seemed to be stirring restlessly.

Suddenly a bright light shone down, and the dark marks on the ground disappeared.

Elena looked up in the direction from which the light was coming: "Ah, teacher."

"Hmm." Dalio nodded, then looked at the glowing ball of water in Elene's hand. "Still practicing?"

“Hmm.” Elena nodded. “Perhaps if I master this spell enough, my comrades will be able to restore my severed limbs, so I need to practice diligently.”

Dario nodded, his tone full of emotion: "I never imagined you would have such a talent for healing magic."

"It's all thanks to the teacher's excellent teaching."

“That’s what you’re saying.” Dario waved his hand. “At most, I taught you how to fight. Your talent is your talent.”

Just as Elena was about to say something, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the bracelet on her wrist was emitting a faint light.

"Eh, Lady Yuzuki, why are you up so early today? It's not even late at night yet?" Eline looked at the bracelet that was emitting a faint glow with some curiosity.

"What's wrong, Eleanor?" Dario looked at Eleanor, who had suddenly fallen silent, with a puzzled expression.

“No, there’s no teacher. I just feel I need to practice more.” Elena immediately shook her head. “I want to help my comrades.”

Dario nodded: "I believe you can do it, but this can't be rushed."

“Hai Si hasn’t shown up for almost half a month. Has the attack ended?” Elena looked at the sea and subtly wiped her bracelet with her hand.

This means she has agreed to the dream link, but she still needs some time to prepare, such as getting her teacher away or finding a quieter environment for herself.

“I don’t know. This strange attack ended even more suddenly than it started.” Dario shook his head. “An attack without reason, without killing anyone for no reason. I have no idea what they were thinking.”

As he spoke, Dario suddenly burst out laughing: "Perhaps those madmen from the Deep Sea Church have a point. They're looking for something, ha, mad ramblings."

"In short, Eleanor, be on your guard; this ocean is starting to get even stranger." Dario picked up his lantern and walked along the trench.

"Understood, teacher." Elena nodded as she watched her teacher's departing figure, then sat down again against the trench.

——————Dreamland——————