Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Xia Yu was also helpless.

It's not impossible to suppress the aura of divinity; he just needs to adapt to it.

The earth is truly generous, stuffing so much over at once that Xia Yu is almost bursting.

It is estimated that in another day or two, Xia Yu's divine nature will be adapted to by the Heavenly Lock, and he will be able to restrain it.

However, I definitely cannot attend tomorrow's negotiations.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Chen got out of the car and led Kal'tsit and Xia Yu to their reserved room.

Longmen had originally prepared more than ten rooms for this meeting, but only two people came, so the other rooms had to be cancelled.

During this time, Chen tried to talk to Xia Yu several times, and this time Kal'tsit didn't stop him completely; she still managed to say a few words to Chen.

But it was all just a perfunctory excuse.

Xia Yu hadn't even told Kal'tsit about divinity, so how could she possibly tell Chen, whom she had just met?

14. Miss Snow White, full of confidence

3:21 am

Snowflakes drifted through the skyscrapers.

She received an order to test someone.

She was already disguised, dressed in black with only her eyes showing, and even her ears were covered. She didn't bring her usual shuriken, but instead took a pair of small katana.

After all, it was just a test. One strike and then leave, just enough to find out the other person's strength. As a ninja from the Eastern Country, I still knew how to use the kodachi.

Facing the cold evening wind, she couldn't help but think of the lady's niece—who had come looking anxiously for her master and her husband.

According to her, the green-haired man exuded an unsettling aura. Although she couldn't quite put her finger on it, she was worried that something might go wrong during tomorrow's negotiations.

Therefore, his master, Lady Wenyue, sent him to test the waters.

After all, as the controller of Longmen, the window of Yan Kingdom to the outside world, Wei Yanwu would inevitably have conflicts of interest with certain people.

The battle we fought more than a decade ago is still vivid in my mind.

As the highest ruler of Lungmen, safety is definitely his top priority.

The negotiations with Rhodes Island were for their drugs, intended to appease the people in the slums.

As a ruler, stability is undoubtedly the top priority, and the ever-growing slums of Lungmen are the most unstable part of the city.

Wei Yanwu couldn't possibly kill everyone in the slums for no reason, right? That would be a huge blow to his reputation and the reputation of Longmen.

Unless there's a scapegoat, but such a scapegoat is hard to find.

Therefore, Rhodes Island's drugs are needed to soothe those infected.

Only two people from Rhodes Island, who were supposed to arrive in Lungmen tonight, showed up.

According to the report, an accident occurred during the journey, so the ship remained in place for repairs, and the person in charge came to discuss the matter.

It seems like there's no problem, after all, the wilderness of Terra is full of unknowns, and accidents never fail to happen.

When you're walking in the wilderness, you never know whether an accident or tomorrow will come first.

But Chen's report drew attention.

After all, as a graduate of the Royal Guard Academy of Victoria, Chen, who has dragon blood flowing through his veins, is no pushover in terms of martial arts skills.

The person she mentioned so solemnly late at night could not possibly be some nobody.

Moreover, Rhodes Island first encountered an unexpected breakdown, and then the person in charge led a person exuding a dangerous aura across the wilderness to Lungmen.

If I had to put it bluntly, it did have a hint of conspiracy.

Therefore, just in case, Lady Wenyue still sent her loyal ninja, Baixue, to test her strength.

They should strike and leave immediately. If Bai Xue judges this person to be too dangerous, she must not let him enter the negotiation venue tomorrow under any circumstances.

Wei Yanwu's safety is of paramount importance.

Although Wei Yanwu was somewhat dismissive, he knew a little about the inside story. Rhodes Island was a very complex entity, far more complex than just a pharmaceutical company, and it was not surprising that there were such dangerous people involved.

But his wife cared about him, so she didn't object.

His wife's caution saved his life several times.

Despite Chen Du saying that the person was dangerous, Bai Xue remained cautious, befitting her master.

She first observed the area opposite her hotel on Rhode Island for a while, making sure there were no lights in the room before carefully shooting out a rope and sliding down to the top of the hotel.

After confirming the location, they took out ropes and rappelled directly from the rooftop.

Using the main entrance would leave surveillance footage, but ninjas who did shady work preferred to break windows.

Moreover, my mission is to strike and leave immediately; all I need to do is test their strength, which makes things even simpler.

First, break in through the window to wake the other party, then unleash your strongest attack to clash with them, and finally use the force of the other party's attack to escape from the room and head towards the escape route you had planned in advance.

Perfect plan.

However, the plan encountered obstacles when it was first implemented.

The attempt to break the window failed.

Because the window was open, and there was someone standing behind the curtains!

Looking at the deep blue eyes staring at her from behind the curtains, and the long hair fluttering in the evening breeze, Bai Xue froze on the spot.

Strangely enough, Enkidu's eyes are green, Jingu's eyes are purple, and Xia Yu, after waking up in this body, finds that her eyes are azure.

Can this really vary depending on the soul?

Bai Xue was startled when she saw this. Why was he here? Was he still awake at this hour?

Moreover, I just checked from the building across the street, and the window was definitely closed!

Coincidence? Did he just open the window to look at the scenery because he couldn't sleep? Or had he already discovered her?

But there was no time to think about it. Since they had been discovered, they might as well make the best of a bad situation. They just needed to strike once to test the upper limit of this person's strength, and then continue with their plan to use the force of his counterattack to escape!

A streak of light flashed, and two small katana slashed at Xia Yu side by side.

Before that, she had already loosened the safety buckle of the rappelling device.

One strike is enough; strike and run.

With this thought in mind, two sharp katanas sliced ​​through the evening wind, slashing towards Xia Yu with a mournful whistling sound.

Then the plan failed once again.

Miss Bai Xue felt that everything was going wrong tonight.

The person opposite did not retaliate; he simply gripped the two knives in his hands with ease.

It's like holding two branches in your mouth.

I didn't even see how he reached out his hand!

Bai Xue thought this was simply outrageous. Even her teacher in the Eastern Kingdom, the one who was hailed as a swordsman, would never have been able to receive her attack in such an absurd way.

He might use skillful swordsmanship to break through, then put the sword to his own neck; or he might use brute force to defeat the enemy, charging head-on.

If all else fails, retreating a step to temporarily avoid the attack is fine; isn't that how a normal person would respond?

The person in front of me is abnormal.

He could see the trajectory of the sword the moment it slashed down, and then instantly grab the back of the blade, using absolute power to suppress the two swords in his hands.

Bai Xue tried to pull the blade from the other person's hand, but to no avail.

It can't even budge the slightest bit.

Now she knows she has encountered a monster.

Those monsters who stand at the top of the world, beings I can never reach.

He's even laughing now!

There was no need to test her anymore, so Shirayuki decisively abandoned the kodachi and tried to escape from there.

It would be too late if it got any later. Once she reached the ground, she was confident that with her familiarity with Lungmen, she could shake off that monstrous person in front of her.

After all, no matter what their intentions were in coming to Lungmen, they couldn't possibly cause widespread destruction right now.

For me, as long as I can get to the ground, tonight's mission will be a success.

Having tested its strength, it still managed to escape unscathed from such a monster...

Miss Bai Xue felt that tonight was probably the peak of her life.

As long as I can get to that place!

She dropped the small katana in her hand, leaned back, and watched the safety rope leave her, the night sky polluted by the lights of Lungmen, and the twinkling lights of the buildings across the street.

As long as we can get to the ground!!!

boom!

That's the sound of Miss Snow White's head hitting the glass.