Arknights' Lock of Heaven

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Even if Xia Yu behaves like an ordinary person, Skadi won't...

“That expression,” Xia Yu interrupted her wild thoughts with a strange look, “you…you’re not thinking too much, are you?”

"And who are you, the incarnation walking on the earth?" Skadi took a deep breath and asked.

She knew that she could no longer live without the person in front of her.

Whether it's the Ghost Shark problem or my own problems, I have to rely on him.

and so……

Seeing her serious expression, Xia Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Was Skadi really this single-minded?

"Hmm, let me guess, you think of me as some kind of god?"

Skadi looked puzzled upon hearing this, her face clearly saying, "Isn't that right?"

Given all these signs, could there be other possibilities?

Able to suppress the influence of a god, possessing a wide variety of abilities completely different from the current Terra Originium Arts, that transformative enhancement, and the terrifying spectacle of this earth-shattering change—would anyone believe you're not a god?

“But I’m really not a god,” Xia Yu said helplessly.

I really am not a god.

If the Sumerian gods had left a production tag when they created Enkidu, Xia Yu would probably have immediately dug it out and used that divinely created weapon to prove his identity.

Unfortunately, that's not available.

So we had to find another way.

"Did those so-called gods who grew up wildly really receive a systematic education?" Xia Yu shrugged helplessly. "You see, as I said before, the education I received didn't allow me to not see the essence of the Terra contradictions, right?"

“Uh,” Skadi was stunned when she heard this.

Indeed, although he had killed a god, he didn't really know much about the god's past.

God knows how they grew up in the first place.

Thinking of this, Skadi looked at Xia Yu with a conflicted expression.

You're not... making this up to fool me, are you?

Seeing her undisguised questioning gaze, Xia Yu was speechless.

In the end, Xia Yu decided to ignore the oddball Black Serpent and instead tried to fool Skadi, saying, "Have you ever seen any so-called god get angry about the inequality in Terra?"

"Those high and mighty gods, who would care about the lives of ordinary people?"

Well, the God of Sherag probably cares, but let's ignore Him for now.

Upon hearing this, Skadi's eyes showed even more hesitation.

Because the gods she had encountered were actually those deep-sea creatures, which were completely different from those on land.

Needless to say, Jeragand has sheltered Sherag to this day.

Black Serpent's art style... is actually really crooked. Don't be fooled by its stirring up trouble and the wrath of heaven and man; it actually wants to make Ursus great again.

Although the logic is strange, it's completely different from those deep-sea creatures.

In short, the ocean and land of Terra are completely different in style.

Skadi, on the other hand, happened to come into contact with the gods of the deep sea.

Those sea creatures that are either my kin or my food are fundamentally different from the Terrans. Individuals are insignificant to them; lower-ranking individuals will not hesitate to sacrifice themselves so that higher-ranking individuals can survive.

The fact that they do not focus on individuals means that, as long as someone is hostile to them, whether it is an ordinary citizen or a high-ranking international leader, they make no difference in their eyes.

They're just moving grain reserves.

Under such circumstances, the deep-sea hunters who fought against the gods naturally developed a distorted impression of them.

Oh, actually it's not entirely wrong, since their impressions in the deep sea were correct.

The gods of the deep sea and their retinue of sea creatures are absolutely determined to kill Agor.

After all, two tigers cannot share one mountain, let alone two civilizations that are completely incapable of communicating in terms of thought and ideology.

As long as we don't bring this common sense about the deep sea onto land.

Coincidentally, Skadi, the hunter who came to land, had never come into contact with the gods, which meant that her understanding of the gods was still limited to the deep sea.

Little did they know that the gods on both sides were completely different in style.

Xia Yu, on the other hand, represents the third art style.

He's from another world (laughs).

Therefore, Kal'tsit, who understands the gods of the continent, would not superficially regard Xia Yu as a god. Just as the gods of the continent and the gods of the deep sea have different ways of thinking, Xia Yu's way of thinking is also different from the gods she knows.

His way of thinking is closer to that of a human being than that of a god.

Although she didn't really know what Xia Yu was.

“I assure you,” Xia Yu solemnly raised her hand and said, “I am really not the god you know.”

Skadi stared at him for a long time before responding with an "Oh," and then turned her head away, seemingly no longer dwelling on the matter.

"Hmm, you believe me?" Xia Yu was somewhat surprised to see this.

You believed it so easily?

“They don’t bother to hide their identities,” Skadi said in a low voice. “If they do, they’ll just say it.”

At least the god she encountered was like that.

Yeragand in the snowy landscape gave it a thumbs down.

Hearing this, Xia Yu didn't know what to say.

Skadi also fell silent.

The two of them stood there silently in the moonlight, enjoying the cool evening breeze.

“Oh,” Skadi finally turned her head after a long while and asked with a complicated expression, “If you’re not a god, then what are you?”

Hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't hold back anymore.

How am I supposed to answer this...?

Should we just say they're from another world?

Doesn't this sound even more absurd than the idea of gods?

His gaze towards Skadi was complicated. Skadi, oh Skadi, you really are so outspoken...

I've known Kal'tsit for so long, and she's never asked me this question.

Some things are better left unsaid.

“I’m just an Agorian who knows a few more things, an ordinary human being,” Xia Yu said with a complicated expression. “No matter who asks, that’s the answer I’ll give.”

“I see,” Skadi nodded upon hearing this, then turned to go back to her room.

"I'm going to rest."

"Oh, goodnight then."

Snapped!

After returning to her room, Skadi immediately threw herself onto the soft bed.

So much happened today that Skadi is still a bit overwhelmed.

Am I overthinking it?

His words certainly didn't sound like those of a god.

But judging from all the signs...

Ugh.

At this moment, Skadi misses Kal'tsit terribly.

Although she has a sharp tongue, when it comes to understanding this land, she's probably the most qualified person to speak on it.