Arknights' Lock of Heaven

This means that if a battle were to break out, Frostnova would truly have to fight with everything she has.

“This trick…” Mephisto looked at his flock, “Does this trick even work?”

"My brothers and sisters, my compatriots, they are still with me!"

He used madness to mask his unease, roaring at Xia Yu on Sword Hill, "Even if you move to another place, what can you do? Can you stop them?"

He reached out and pulled out a rusty, broken sword beside him. "With this? You think you can stop my brothers and sisters?"

Mephistopheles raised his hand, and the herd surged toward Summer like a tide.

"kill him!"

Seriously... such a brainless idiot who can't see the situation.

Xia Yu shook her head.

"Frostnova has already reduced her Yeti squad and is on guard. What do you think I let your herd in for...?"

Do you think these swords scattered all over the ground are just for decoration?

Xia Yu raised her right hand, and a series of clear sword sounds echoed throughout the world.

The sword began to tremble.

They cheered and leaped, pulling themselves from the earth, soaring into the air, and converging into a torrent of steel that hovered above Xia Yu's head.

"Weren't you looking for revenge?" Xia Yu calmly looked at the crazed Mephistopheles. "I'm right here."

"Come here?"

"Kill him! Kill him!!!" Mephistopheles ignored him, directing the herd like a raging torrent toward Xia Yu.

At the foot of Sword Hill, the two torrents collided.

The result was devastating.

The shepherd's body, which could withstand guns and cannons, was no match for the countless swords of all shapes and sizes.

Every moment, herds are nailed to the ground beneath the hill of swords.

Every moment, swords join the battlefield from wherever they can be seen.

Your flock is dwindling, while my sword is ever-flowing.

Upon seeing this, Froststar accelerated the production of Originium and urgently laid the foundation.

She knew that Mephistopheles wouldn't last long.

The Rhodes Island crew stared wide-eyed, deeply moved by this miraculous scene.

2000.

1500.

Mephistopheles looked quite grim.

1000.

"What are you doing?" Mephisto roared at Frostnova. "Can't you see he's slaughtering our people?"

Why are you just watching?

Frostnova ignored his impotent rage and silently set up the Originium circuit.

Compatriots? You've turned them into that. Have you ever considered them compatriots?

She wasn't going to bother with this twisted killer; she needed to find a way to survive for her Yeti Squad brothers and sisters.

900.

Large beads of sweat streamed down Mephistopheles' forehead.

700.

His limbs trembled slightly, and he could only stand up with the help of his staff.

500.

Finally, Mephistopheles could no longer hold on.

"Come back, all of you come back!" he shouted hoarsely. "Come to me, all of you!"

The herds returned to his side and surrounded him.

"Why?" Mephisto's voice trembled as he looked at the layers of herd corpses piled up below Sword Hill. "You were so powerful, and Sister Talulah said you were omnipotent..."

"All-powerful?" Xia Yu scoffed. "A bunch of walking corpses. They might be able to deal with police officers who don't have heavy firepower, but they'll be slaughtered when facing the army. And you call them all-powerful?"

"Don't you understand? Talulah lied to you. You are nothing but pawns sent to hold me back."

"Sister Talulah wouldn't lie to me!"

“Then explain,” Xia Yu smiled maliciously, “why are the herds that she claims are invincible piled up like mountains of corpses at my feet?”

Mephistopheles collapsed to the ground, his face blank.

"You betrayed us!" After a moment, he turned and roared at Frostnova, "You betrayed our leader! You watched my herds being slaughtered! I will, I will definitely tell Sister Talulah!"

"The slaughter of my herd must be your fault. Sister Talulah must mean that we are invincible together, all because of you!"

His lame excuses could only comfort himself.

Froststar scoffed at this. Complain? You'd better try to survive here first.

Moreover, she glanced at Xia Yu, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end.

You only dare to bark at me, you mad dog, don't you even have the courage to bare your teeth at him?

Xia Yu watched his impotent rage with disinterest.

This madman is more fragile than I imagined; he broke down so easily?

Did he break down because he couldn't accept the fact that his seemingly invincible herds could only be slaughtered and that he had been deceived by Talulah?

Watching him throw a tantrum, Xia Yu felt a surge of boredom.

He suddenly remembered that he had said he was going to prepare a sword for Amiya.

"Amiya," Xia Yu waved behind her, "come here."

55 Sword in the Lake

He was terrified. The all-powerful herd that Talulah had described was slaughtered by Xia Yu like pigs and sheep, completely powerless to fight back.

This isn't what we agreed on...

Why is that? Did Talulah deceive herself?

Mephisto dared not think in that direction and could only hysterically berate Frostnova.

Talulah was, after all, the most important light in his life, and he subconsciously avoided any thoughts that were bad for her.

Xia Yu was too lazy to make a move against Mephisto.

I simply feel it's not worth it.

It would be better to reuse it and use it to test the surprise prepared for Amiya.

"What do you think of him?" Xia Yu asked, pointing to Mephisto, who was huddled in the middle of the few dozen herds, throwing a tantrum at Froststar.

“He…” Amiya bit her lip, looking at the hysterical latter, “is pathetic.”

"Is it hateful?"

“Hmm,” the little rabbit nodded, recalling what Mephistopheles had done in this abandoned city, “It was hateful.”

Do you still remember the dream you shared with me from heaven that night?

"Yes, I want to remove the infected from..."

Amiya was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

“It’s meaningless to just talk about it,” Xia Yu said, looking at the flock around Mephisto. “Take action.”

“Hmm,” Amiya nodded emphatically upon hearing this, then turned to look at the numerous Rhodes Island operators behind her, preparing to give orders.

“No, no, no,” Xia Yu shook her head at her, “As a leader, uniting your companions and having the ability to command are certainly important, but in this world, the most crucial thing is strength.”

“Strong personal strength is very important. When you are able to take on a thousand men on the battlefield, people will automatically gather around you without needing to say much.”

“That’s exactly what I’m good at. As for what happens after we gather, that’s something Kal’tsit should teach you.”

“Go and draw a sword,” Xia Yu said, spreading her arms. “Any one in this bounded field will do, as the first gift I’m officially giving you.”

"Anything?" Amiya looked around. If that's the case...

She casually pulled out a rusty iron sword from beside her.

Or rather, they were surrounded by broken swords, while the intact swords were quite far away.

Amiya had a guess in her mind.

Sure enough, from the moment she drew her sword, the mottled rust began to dissipate, revealing the gleaming blade beneath.

With its lake-blue hilt and golden guard, this is a beautiful two-handed sword.