Arknights' Lock of Heaven

After saying that, he raised the warhammer in his hand.

If I were alone, perhaps we could become good friends.

But this cruel world has no "what ifs".

Hearing this, Grani knew that things were unlikely to end well today.

She reluctantly raised the spear in her hand.

I know I can't beat so many of them, but at the very least... I have to hold them off.

Carol, please don't go this way!

The battle is about to break out.

boom!

At the critical moment, a greatsword that looked very familiar to everyone present flew out of the cave behind them and stuck straight into the middle of them.

“I don’t care who you are or what you’re up to, all of you, get out of my sight immediately.”

Skadi emerged from the cave, her pretty face radiating murderous intent.

After making those harsh remarks, she saw Grani confronting the Reunion Movement and realized that there might have been something wrong with what she had said, so she added another sentence.

"Oh, you're an exception."

“If we must be enemies with you, Skadi… we will fight to the death today,” Big Bob said, gripping his hammer tightly as he looked at the determined Skadi. “We have no other choice.”

Upon hearing this, Skadi narrowed her eyes, raised her sword, and prepared to unleash a massacre.

But then he immediately remembered that he was no longer alone; he had a boss behind him.

Since you've joined his team, it's best to follow his instructions.

So he immediately put the sword down and looked behind him.

Upon seeing this, the Reunion Movement members, who had just been prepared to fight to the death, were stunned.

What do you mean by raising your sword and then lowering it? Are you still going to fight or not?

Grani also looked nervous.

Everyone looked in the direction Skadi was pointing.

Xia Yu stepped out from behind Skadi.

"Ah, this, this..." Upon seeing him, Grani, who was preparing to fight the Reunion Movement alone, burst into tears.

"It's Senior Xia Yu!"

149. Do I look harmless?

Without a doubt, Grani, as a prominent figure on Rhodes Island recently, knows Xia Yu.

Recently, the Doctor and Xia Yu have been the center of attention at Rhodes Island.

The Doctor is alright, as some veteran operators on Rhodes Island still know about her past, but Xia Yu's identity remains shrouded in mystery for everyone.

All that is known is that the elders, led by Kal'tsit, seem to value him highly.

Grani had actually met Xia Yu on Rhodes Island.

That day at the restaurant, the usually bustling Rhode Island restaurant was so quiet that it felt like entering a high-end hotel.

Simply because in the corner of the restaurant, Dr. Kal'tsit, who was always loved and respected by the operators, was sitting there quietly.

No one in the entire restaurant dared to speak loudly.

Xia Yushan arrived late and sat opposite Kal'tsit. The two ate and talked for more than an hour.

Grani was also dragged into the restaurant by her curious senior and ate for a whole hour.

Judging from the excited look in her senior's eyes that day, she knew that this person was definitely not an ordinary person.

I heard that even his idol, the Radiant Knight Nearl, spoke highly of him.

Grani remembered him even more.

But she never expected to encounter this mysterious senior under these circumstances.

Even Skadi, a colleague who was completely uncooperative with him throughout the journey, would seek his opinion before taking any action...

This made Grani feel like she had seen a true savior.

After all, he was a reliable companion personally certified by the Radiant Knight, so I didn't have to worry about him being like Skadi.

Grani almost ran straight towards him.

But when Grani saw Skadi blocking his way and the greatsword in her hand, he stopped in his tracks.

The image of Skadi collapsing the cave with a single sword strike was still vivid in his mind; he'd better not be too reckless.

However, although she recognized Xia Yu, the big Bob across from her didn't...

Even before the Chernobog incident, Big Bob had already left the Reunion Movement with his brothers.

Just as he had told Grani before, he thought the integration movement would change our lives, but still no shop would sell them bread, and no place would accommodate them.

Furthermore, this occurred during the period when Talulah was spreading fanaticism after being corrupted, and Big Bob realized something was wrong, so he simply led his brothers away.

There are others like them, such as Mudrock, who was a step behind them and left after witnessing the atrocities of the Reunion Movement in Chernobog.

Even now, the two people, who usually get along fairly well, still keep in touch.

Therefore, Big Bob cannot recognize the Xia language that was so powerful in Chernobog.

Big Bob isn't going to back down when it comes to Skadi either.

What if?

We're in a cave now. No matter how violent the calamity's sword is, she can still unleash her full power, bury herself here, and perish together with us, can she?

We are different; even if we exert all our strength, we cannot shake the rock wall in front of us.

If Skadi really becomes hesitant because of this, then we still have a chance of winning.

Once we've seized the treasure and left the cave, we'll scatter and flee. What can she do to so many of us by herself?

It was with this侥幸心理 (a sense of wishful thinking) that they dared to swing their swords at Skadi.

But it must be said that this was absolutely a wrong decision.

Everyone saw the power of the greatsword in Skadi's hand; its unparalleled power filled their entire field of vision, causing them to overlook many things.

For example, how could a deep-sea hunter who fought against beings like Hai Si for an unknown period of time and finally slew their gods with his sword only use brute force to swing his sword?

Such a hunter would not survive more than a month in a battle with Hai Si.

As one of the best deep-sea hunters, Skadi can wield her greatsword in countless ways if she wants to.

The reason she usually fights with brute force is that no one can get her to use her battle-hardened skills; she can defeat most enemies with just pure brute force.

Of course, Skadi has also encountered enemies that required her past skills to defeat.

But Skadi is still standing here unharmed, while her enemies have vanished into the endless wilderness, and rumors about her unparalleled skills have never surfaced.

You'll then know the result.

Clearly, Big Bob and his Reunion group were among those who had been misled by Skadi's usual behavior.

Bang!

An arrow fired from within the Reunion camp was deflected by Skadi's greatsword.

The greatsword, which would be difficult for an ordinary person to lift, seemed as light as a feather in her hands.

This crossbow bolt was like a horn signaling the start of something; its appearance was just the beginning.

Both Reunion and Skadi are tacitly moving closer to each other.

Seeing Skadi approach, Grani gripped her spear tightly, ready to charge after her into battle, but Skadi grabbed her by the collar and threw her towards Xia Yu.

"Huh!?" Grani was caught by Xia Yu with a blank look on her face.

"You, protect him!" Skadi didn't turn around; the determination in her words was unquestionable.

In the past, she might have lazily used brute force to gradually defeat the enemy in front of her.

But it's different now.

Because of Xia Yu's appearance, she had to act quickly.

He must not let these people harm him in the slightest.

In her eyes, the electromagnetic cannon might be more than enough to deal with this group of Reunion Movement members, but that was in the outside world, where it didn't matter how it was fired.

But using an electromagnetic gun here would be tantamount to suicide.

Are you afraid this cave won't collapse?

So she threw Grani in front of Xia Yu, telling her to protect Xia Yu, while she herself defeated the enemy in front of her as quickly as possible!

"Protect whom?" Grani was completely bewildered. This colleague, who had never communicated with her before, really didn't treat her like an outsider...

Then she turned around and saw Xia Yu's innocent eyes.