Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Margaret remained silent in the face of their questions.

"So you're admitting it? And what about your relationship with those Sarkaz...?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you," the Candle Knight interrupted the reporter's questioning at that moment, "Lord Nearl."

"Can we talk over somewhere else?"

Upon hearing this, the reporters excitedly raised their cameras.

Big news, isn't it?

Watching the broadcast on TV, Xia Yu shook her head in boredom.

He said to the platinum man in front of him, "That's enough for today, I have other things to do."

I'm going to kill someone.

Oh, maybe there's more than one.

239 They are completely unable to recognize their mistakes.

"You..." Old Martin hesitated, looking at Xia Yu who had taken the key from him.

"Ugh……"

In the end, he still couldn't say anything.

After all, what ability do I have to manage such a matter?

Watching Xia Yu walk out of the tavern step by step, he finally lowered his head and silently wiped the glasses.

Although I don't know exactly what happened, judging from the atmosphere today... it's bound to be another bloody battle.

After a long while, he couldn't resist his curiosity any longer. His right hand, which was wiping the glass, suddenly stopped, and he looked at the Platinum-ranked member of the Undead Alliance who was drinking his masterpiece, Thorn Tears, glass after glass.

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "So assassins can get drunk too?"

"I thought you guys had to stay alert all the time."

“That might have been true in the past,” Platinum replied lazily, waving his hand dismissively. “But today, it’s fine to get drunk and relax.”

"After all, at this moment, who can care about a mere Platinum member of the Unarmored Alliance?"

Hearing this, old Martin got the answer he wanted.

Sure enough, things are going to get serious today.

“Oh, right, boss,” Bai Jin suddenly said, “when someone comes in a bit, just say that he’s been threatening me to drink here with a cannon pointed at my head.”

Just as Bai Jin said, Xia Yu's departure from Zofia Manor did attract a lot of attention.

But when they saw him enter the bar he frequented, they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had just come out to relax after being cooped up for so long.

So they simply notified the Platinum Alliance, who were responsible for monitoring him, to continue their surveillance.

But when Xia Yu came out of the tavern and rode Maria's dilapidated car, which she had been repairing again and again, all the way towards the inner city, many people couldn't help but feel excited.

This isn't the way back to Zofia's house.

Platinum, who was in charge of surveillance, never showed up.

After he left, the intelligence agents of the Unarmored Alliance rushed into the tavern, all prepared to collect Platinum's body.

The result? Well, it really was a case of 'collecting the corpse'. Looking at the completely drunk Platinum, the Unarmored Alliance members dressed in black turned to Old Martin.

"Uh..." Upon seeing this, Old Martin hesitated for a moment, but in the end he explained to them according to Platinum's request that she had been forced into this situation.

Looking at the sincere-looking boss, and then at Bai Jin, who was completely drunk, the people were also dumbfounded.

Finally, urged on by Qingjin in the communication, Baijin didn't even care about Baijin anymore and just took off chasing after Xia Yu in the direction she left.

After receiving news that he had threatened the Unarmored Alliance Platinum Leader by pressing the muzzle of a cannon against his face and then drove directly into the inner city, the Securities and Futures Commission and the Business Federation were stunned.

The latter was genuinely too afraid to show his face. He had assumed that staying quietly at Zofia's manor would be fine, but who would have thought that he would suddenly go out today, and with such an unfriendly demeanor...

The entire Grand Knight Territory was mobilized, and everyone was searching for who had offended this man.

But no matter how much I search, I can't find anything!

Logically speaking, with him staying in the manor all the time, who could possibly offend him?

Could it be that the recent news has shifted and he's become unhappy?

Seeing that the headquarters of news organizations such as Rose Newspapers were in the direction he was heading, almost all the well-informed managers immediately withdrew.

Then the temporary shift told a few scapegoats who had been prepared in advance, "You've been promoted!"

At this moment, regardless of which faction is in the Great Knights Territory, they all follow only one principle.

Let him make a scene!

In a country where esports is the lifeblood of the economy, no one can afford the consequences of the Major being disrupted.

Almost all those in positions of power had decided that as long as it wasn't too excessive, they would let him be.

As long as the Special Championship is successfully completed... all the frustrations you've suffered now will be made up for tenfold!

Then, under everyone's tense gaze, Xia Yu drove the old car slowly through the Rose Newspaper Building and continued towards the inner city.

Well, it seems this isn't the target...

From the directors of the business federation to the knights of the Securities and Futures Commission, everyone was racking their brains trying to figure out where things had gone wrong.

This provoked the jinx to personally come to their door.

They just don't know who the culprit is right now, otherwise they would be eager to expose the culprit before Xia Yu does!

Look at what you've done!

Why did you provoke him?

Although he didn't know exactly what that person had done to offend him, but...

The Securities and Futures Commission also contacted Nearl and Rhodes Island immediately.

When questioned by the Securities and Futures Commission, Lin Guang only needed to think for two seconds before he knew the answer.

Infected.

The infected knight who died on the field.

Before this, some people had used his questions to make things difficult for themselves.

Looking at the kind-looking Grand Knight Commander Russell before him, Lin Guang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Excuse my bluntness, but do you really not know?"

She stared intently at the kind elder.

"I really don't know," the high-ranking Grand Knight Commander said with a wry smile. "If I knew, why did I wait until now?"

Why bother asking you?

We took care of that arrogant guy ourselves.

I really...don't know...

Lin Guang sighed inwardly.

Despite the significant public outcry caused by the infected knight in the Great Knight Territory, these people remained completely unaware.

Why is that? Are they stupid?

Or is it simply a case of the blind spot? Someone who couldn't even imagine it?

Lin Guang believes it is the latter.

Because in the Knights' Tournament, it's perfectly normal for a few infected knights to die...

So normal that even those who normally hold the reins of the nation's destiny couldn't react for a moment.

Do you know how an infected person becomes a so-called knight?

They allowed infected individuals to participate, but no country would stand idly by and allow infected individuals to become the backbone of society, so they created an additional competition format.

First, you have to survive the cage full of gnats, and then, stepping on the blood of other infected people, one step at a time... to win back your identity as a normal person.

With this step, there are piles of white bones beneath your feet.

Then, plot zero.

Wherever they are, infected people have no dignity, no freedom, and even their lives can be taken away at any time.

The small plot of land commissioned by the Grand Knight Territory and Meshko Industries was officially designated for medical treatment of infected knights, but internally...

Everyone knows that, and nobody would believe that claim.

Just like no one would believe that capitalists have good intentions.

Therefore, the deaths of the infected are really nothing to the Great Knights.

It's perfectly normal for an infected person to die; they never think there's anything wrong with it.

So much so that these people searched everywhere for the reason, but couldn't find anything.

Thinking about this, Lin Guang couldn't help but laugh.