Arknights' Lock of Heaven

This child has never been a puppet, and will never accept his actions.

Moreover, will things really go as smoothly as he planned?

Wei Yanwu thought he had calculated everything, but he hadn't anticipated that the enemy's appetite was not limited to just one Longmen.

Kosiché knew him too well; the invasion and the subordinates were all just tactics to lull him into a false sense of security.

The real killer move is still in Chernobog.

With her God-like perspective, Xia Yu quickly figured everything out.

Because he wasn't interested in these things, he hadn't thought about them much before, but now he only needs to think about it a little to figure it out.

What he's interested in is still in Chernobyl.

The Doctor's calm demeanor suggests he had already figured it out, not to mention Kal'tsit.

Seeing Xia Yu's probing gaze, the Doctor nodded almost imperceptibly, then looked at Amiya, who still couldn't believe how quickly things had changed.

They still need more practice.

"Doctor?" Amiya asked pleadingly, "What should we do?"

“Even if you ask me,” the Doctor’s soft voice carried a hint of helplessness, “I have amnesia. You might as well ask Kal’tsit.”

Xia Yu gave her a disdainful look at her for such a perfunctory tone. At least try to act more convincingly.

If Amiya hadn't trusted the Doctor so much, she would have been able to glean something from his tone.

Sensing Xia Yu's gaze, the professor immediately raised his head.

Whether my tone is perfunctory or not, as long as it works.

“Yes,” Amiya exclaimed in sudden realization, “Dr. Kal’tsit!”

She quickly dialed Kal'tsit's number and reported everything to her.

“I will discuss the matters in the city with the Royal Guard,” Kal'tsit said in her usual calm tone. “Since you happen to be outside the city right now, there is a mission that requires your attention.”

"What mission?" Amiya breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Kal'tsit's assurance.

“A district in Chernobog sensed something was wrong before the Reunion Movement started, so it fled Chernobog and went to the nearest city, Lungmen, for refuge, but it was still caught up by the Reunion Movement halfway there.”

“I sent several reconnaissance agents to investigate, but they all disappeared an hour ago. I need you to bring them all back.”

"Be careful, I'll have the Bad Guy take Huang's squad and supplies to meet you."

"Huang?" Amiya's expression brightened upon hearing this. "She's back?"

"Yes, they just arrived. The rendezvous coordinates have been sent to your communicator. Get there as soon as possible; I'm a little worried about them."

“Okay,” Amiya said, hanging up the communication and addressing the operators around her, “Everyone, we have a new mission.”

"..."

"Amiya!" Huang rushed off the Bad Guy first, picked up Amiya, and started rubbing her face against hers.

"So tender and cute!"

"Nibie Zheyang..."

"Hey, what does it matter?" Huang casually put her down. "Aren't we good friends?"

“Even good friends shouldn’t do this,” Amiya said, feigning anger and putting on a stern face.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, I won't do it again next time."

“You always say that,” Amiya muttered under her breath, then pulled Blaze over to the Doctor and introduced them to each other.

The other operators are unloading supplies from the Bad Guy.

“This is Xia Yu,” Amiya introduced the Doctor, then approached Xia Yu, “She’s my bodyguard!”

“I know that,” Huang said casually, patting Xia Yu on the shoulder. “When he first came to Rhodes Island, I was the one who guarded the door for him.”

Xia Yu recalled the alloy door that she had kicked open that morning...

“You really gave me a fright back then,” he shrugged. “Just one kick…”

"It was an accident," Huang chuckled sheepishly. "It's your fault for not opening the door for so long."

“But I’ve heard about what happened in Chernobog,” she said, giving Xia Yu a thumbs up. “It’s not like your face; that was really manly.”

Xia Yu's smile froze. How was she supposed to respond to that?

After exchanging pleasantries, the group began their journey towards the city.

After all, they came to rescue people.

Unlike in the story, because of Xia Yu's appearance, the Reunion Movement's operation took place faster than in the story. Therefore, it was not Meteor Frostleaf and Cathead who were trapped here, but a team of reconnaissance operators who first discovered the place.

"That's so strange," Huang said. Although she was a carefree person, as an elite operator, she still had the most basic tactical skills.

"Didn't they say the entire city had escaped? Where are they?"

The rescue team has ventured deep into the city, but they haven't seen a single person.

Even the seemingly ubiquitous Integration Movement was absent.

The gloomy sky seemed to cast no light, and whether it was an illusion or not, everyone felt that the surroundings were getting colder and colder.

Xia Yu remained silent.

“Go a little deeper,” Amiya bit her lip, feeling uneasy about the surroundings, which were filled with malice. “Go a little deeper and we’ll reach the place where we lost contact.”

"You really came..."

Just then, a familiar voice sounded.

Mephistopheles appeared atop a ruin.

"You value your comrades that much?" He asked with a twisted smile. "Then why are you able to target us, who are also infected?"

“Back in the sarcophagus, it was you who attacked us without any explanation,” Amiya responded.

Mephistopheles' expression froze for a moment, then he seemed to become furious.

"Want to know where everyone here has gone?" His smile twisted even more. "Then open your eyes and take a good look."

A flame ignited from the dilapidated building.

That's the symbol of the Reunion Movement.

It illuminated the dim surroundings and, in front of the people of Rhodes Island, it illuminated hell.

"Don't look!" Huang quickly covered Amiya's eyes.

But it was too late; everything had already been seen.

A mangled body, twisted limbs, the stench of charred corpse...

This is a massacre.

“Thank you, Blaze,” Amiya said with difficulty, removing Blaze’s hand from her face, “but I’ve already seen it…”

"Did you do all of this?" Huang kept rubbing the chainsaw in his hand.

“That’s right,” Mephisto said condescendingly. “How about it? Isn’t it beautiful?”

"This is a work of art that I created with my own hands."

54 sword

"I will...tear you to pieces!" Huang said through gritted teeth as the chainsaw roared in his hand.

“In that case, you’ll have to ask them if they agree,” Mephistopheles said with a smug look on his face, like a clown announcing a performance.

"Next, please give a warm welcome to the true protagonist of our stage, the nightmare of the Northwest Tundra, the princess of the Yetis—Miss Frostnova!"

The chilly air permeated the square.

"She'll freeze you all to dust!"

A bone-chilling cold current gathered all around.

The ice slowly covered everything around it, and the flames that had just been lit were extinguished in an instant.

“Mephisto,” Froststar’s cold voice rang out, “I should have left you, a murderer worse than a beast, on the tundra to die.”

"And where are your men?"

“How terrifying,” Mephisto said with an exaggerated look of horror, then added with a grin, “Rhodes Island is over there, don’t forget the mission the leader gave us.”

"However, I didn't expect you to be the only one who could succeed."

“Moreover,” he looked at Xia Yu, who remained silent in the Rhodes Island team, and revealed a bloodthirsty smile, “what do you think I did all this for?”

"I heard your name is Xia Yu, right? Come and see the big gift I've prepared for you!"

He raised his hands high, his face filled with a self-satisfied expression.

"Herds, what are you waiting for? Tear them apart!"

Countless low roars echoed from beneath the surrounding ruins.

Then the monsters appeared.