Arknights' Lock of Heaven

This scene is a bit hard to imagine.

But if you replace that warhammer with a folding fan, holding the tail in your left hand and gently tapping the top against your right palm, it would be a very vivid depiction.

However, this action could be performed with a warhammer...

hiss……

The impact of this scene is unparalleled!

Not to mention, there are still three unlucky guys lying at Sona's feet who tried to break the law.

Maria slowly repeated the movements Xia Yu had taught her while looking around.

Every knight she saw gasped and retreated immediately.

They were terrified of becoming the next victim.

The gray-haired knight, who had been the first to eat the crab and was quite pleased with himself, immediately retreated behind the crowd, afraid of being seen by her.

Maria nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this.

Xia Yu's teaching method is really effective.

Given the current situation, who would dare to cause her trouble?

Maria looked at the battlefield in her hands and liked it more and more.

Because this warhammer is not simply Xia Yu's Originium Arts; he also participated in its design.

For example, the structure of the jet engine was proposed and designed by himself.

While a warhammer may be powerful, it is ultimately based on a one-handed sword. A hammer with concentrated light may look large, but it is actually not very heavy.

She can wave it with one hand.

Moreover, thanks to Xia Yu's Originium Arts, the durability and malleability don't require manual effort, but the destructive power... is truly impressive.

But adding a jet engine changes everything!

It can be said that 90% of Warhammer's output relies on this instantaneous engine.

Originally, this warhammer wasn't this big; it was just a regular two-handed hammer.

The hammerhead should be no larger than two fists.

But its power... isn't actually that great.

That's why the hammerhead was made bigger and bigger to fit Maria's jet engine.

Until it finally turned out like this.

Xia Yu wasn't just playing around when she made this design.

He was experimenting with how to use Originium Arts to power his magical creations.

Maria's sword was the first prototype.

It's like Xia Yu enchanting a weapon with a certain effect, but it requires the user's Originium Arts to charge it up before it can be activated.

Don't underestimate this technology; it has many uses.

Putting aside everything else, once this technology matures, the entire Rhodes Island's equipment can be upgraded on a large scale.

It's an upgraded version of Maria's current outfit from head to toe.

It doesn't require Xia Yu to provide magic power; it can be used as long as the user's Originium Arts are charged.

What's even better is that even if someone else obtains it, because the essence of the spell is Xia Yu's magic, the overall authority is essentially with him.

He can disable a feature whenever he wants.

Without the enhancement of magical techniques... equipment is just a bunch of ordinary stuff.

The scene is so beautiful to even imagine.

However, the technology is still in the experimental stage and has many shortcomings.

The biggest drawback is the waste caused during energy conversion.

A knight with a solid foundation like Maria can only use this warhammer a maximum of three times before it is completely drained.

The amount of energy wasted was so great that all the previous ideas seemed like empty promises.

This is also because Xia Yu has not studied Originium Arts much.

But it doesn't matter, we just need to find a few experts in Originium Arts to optimize it.

After all, neither Zofia nor Maria in the Great Knight Territory were experts in this field, let alone Hongsong.

We'll have to wait for Rhodes Island to arrive before we can discuss it further.

However, no matter how dissatisfied Xia Yu was with the weapon, Maria liked it very much.

What is this? A weapon that I helped design and manufacture!

That's an incredibly powerful weapon—it can take down three knights in one hit!

Is Maria's dream to be a knight?

Of course not, she was more interested in craftsmen!

Entering the Knights' Arena was merely to preserve the family's title and what my sister and grandfather had always protected.

In the original timeline, after Maria joined Rhodes Island, she spent all her time in Rhodes Island's equipment workshop, except when she was on missions.

During her time stationed on the ship, Miss Shining actually had frequent interactions with Vulcan and Kroos, and also visited a group of engineering enthusiasts such as Glaucus and Mel.

It is said that Xia Guang wanted to visit and learn from the engineers in the engineering department several times, but considering that after agreeing to Xia Guang's request several times, she seemed to disappear and became obsessed with various workshops, her requests were politely rejected each time.

"While it's like having a little sister, which is wonderful, her passion for craftsmanship is just too much. I'm not a Knight of Kazimierz, after all, and there are many things I don't know the answers to..." —Miss Mel

"Does this child want to fall in love with an anvil?!" — Miss Kroos.

This is a direct quote from Maria's file!

You can imagine how much she loves the hammer in her hand!

206. Real Business Battles!

Although there's a limit to the number of times it can be used, these people in front of us don't know that!

This is why Maria didn't attack the gray-haired knight directly, but waited until the tree branch knight, the spring, and the rock-piercing knight joined forces to attack before using her skills.

In order to intimidate opponents on the field to the greatest extent possible.

Just like now.

Following Zofia and Xia Yu's instructions, Maria pounded her hammer while looking around.

Those around were horrified and took several steps back, fearing that they would be targeted by this menacing figure.

The foal that they were supposed to hunt had transformed into a terrifying behemoth in the blink of an eye, and no one dared to fight her.

After looking around, Maria was quite satisfied to see that everyone except for the cheerful Flametail Knight, who claimed to be her fan, kept their distance from her.

What to do next is quite simple.

She locked onto the first gray-haired knight who attacked her and smiled faintly.

Then he carried his warhammer and walked toward his location.

Wherever she went, people avoided her, fearing that she would be targeted.

The gray-haired knight, who had been hiding behind the crowd, was dumbfounded.

At that moment, he had no other thoughts in his mind but pure regret.

Why would I covet this title?

See? Something bad happened.

“Let’s unite,” he said to the knights around him, though he held little hope. “She can’t use that attack indefinitely!”

"Once she's used up, she'll be lambs to the slaughter!"

indeed.

The knights knew this too.

However, not everyone is a pure gambler.

Instead of attacking Maria, which would be a thankless and exhausting task, why not just let it go?

It's important to understand that such attacks don't seem like they can be used indefinitely, especially in a match that can last all day.

But didn't you see that even strong players like Branch and Spring were instantly killed?

To exhaust her energy?

It's easy to say, but who can guarantee they'll escape unscathed from Maria's attack?

Even if we unite, who will emerge as the ultimate winner?

Don't forget, these knights were never a united front; like the loose alliance of the Merchants' Guild, their interests were not entirely aligned.

This is a competition and format where one general's success is built on the bones of countless others...