Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Your heat cannot overcome my cold, nor can it sever my frost," Froststar said with a smile. "How will you defeat me?"

“It can even cut through the city wall,” Huang realized that close combat was not a wise choice, so he retreated decisively, “and it can actually block it.”

"What should I do, Amiya? I'm at my wit's end."

“Amiya,” Greythroat’s voice trembled slightly, “the cold wave… my finger can barely pull the trigger anymore…”

We must finish this quickly!

when!

Amiya used her longsword to part a piece of ice crystal, listened to her companions' expectant words, and gritted her teeth slightly.

"It can only be this way……"

She wanted to break the seal on the ring on her hand.

“This is…” Froststar’s movements froze, and she stopped in her tracks.

"This ring..."

Amiya has eleven rings on her hands.

Amiya was stunned when she saw her unusual behavior.

Do you recognize this ring?

She was referring to the one Xia Yu had given her when she returned from Chernobog that day.

Froststar did not answer, but instead stirred up the cold current once more.

"My hand!" Amiya was caught off guard as her fingers were frozen in ice.

"It's come to this point, what hope do you still have?" Frostnova's voice echoed in Amiya's ears.

"The ring on your hand is your trump card, isn't it? You actually stopped what you were doing just because of one sentence I said..."

"You are far too naive as a soldier."

"It's just freezing a few rings," Huang said, using his own blood to warm Amiya and thaw her.

But it was soon discovered that no matter what, the black ice showed no sign of melting.

“Huang, stop,” Amiya shook her head. “This is an extremely powerful and exquisite Originium Arts.”

She glanced at the long sword standing at her feet.

Just as Frostnova said, she was far too inexperienced.

The cold current, carrying Originium crystals, lurked nearby as soon as it entered the area.

As the commander, I hadn't even noticed...

"The battle began the moment you stepped into this place," Frostnova said calmly. "It's no use. The stronger the power you apply to them, the more solid they become."

"Explosion? Energy storage? Reserve? Is this your trump card?"

"You think you can defeat me with these petty tricks? Do you even know what you're dealing with?"

"I know Talulah will plan your death before anything even begins."

Ignoring Greythroat's arrows, Frostnova changed the subject, "You are just like these arrows now."

She raised her right hand and made a fist.

The arrows that Greythroat had been frozen in mid-air by the cold air slowly turned into dust.

"How sad."

“This is an arrow made of carbon fiber mixed with aluminum alloy,” Greythroat murmured in shock.

“You’ll crumble with the slightest squeeze,” Frostnova said, ignoring their reactions. “And I’m just the captain of the Yeti squad.”

"Rhodes Island, I know your ideals, I understand you."

"But how can you, so weak, face Talulah? What do you think Talulah is? The leader of Reunion, the savior of the infected?"

“A savior?” Amiya gritted her teeth. “Saviors don’t exist in this world.”

“It seems you don’t agree with her anymore. So, back to that question, how are you going to deal with Talulah? Rely on her?” Frostnova pointed to Xia Yu, who was watching the show from the sidelines.

"One person's strength may be great, but is Talulah simple?"

"She was first and foremost a military strategist, then a soldier, and only lastly a leader."

"But hidden beneath that facade is a complete schemer."

"Talulah betrayed us."

"The leader I believed could lead us forward turned out to be just a facade."

A trace of sorrow appeared on Frostnova's face. "Behind her is the Ursus Empire!"

"I'm a slow learner, and it's only now that I understand everything. Why Chernobog was so easily captured by us, why Talulah incited the infected with hatred, and why we couldn't wait to attack Lungmen after just taking Chernobog..."

"Behind Talulah is Ursus."

"His name is Xia Yu, right? No matter how powerful he is, can he single-handedly overthrow all the deeply entrenched nobles of Ursus and the high and mighty emperor?"

Xia Yu, an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

I can indeed overthrow Ursus single-handedly, as long as I have enough Originium reserves.

But now is not the time to speak.

“I hate Talulah, and I hate myself for trusting her.”

“But I have no time left,” Frostnova said with a bitter smile, “and the only opponents she has left are people like you who have no resolve and never face death.”

“Speak more politely,” Huang retorted without hesitation, “You’re not the only ones who have risked your lives together.”

“There is regret in your eyes too,” Frostnova replied calmly. “I can see it.”

"It's not your place to remind me!" Huang picked up the chainsaw and once again blocked Amiya and the others' way.

"You also have things you want to salvage."

"enough!"

Huang charged forward, but was repelled once again.

"Am I really ready?" Frostnova murmured to herself after defeating Blaze. "I've thought about it so many times, dreamed of so many people dying."

"No matter what preparations you make, the news always comes so unexpectedly."

"You're the same, little kitty."

Ignoring Huang's angry gaze, Froststar looked around.

"I had imagined countless horrific deaths, but I never thought I would die so alone."

Upon hearing this, the large bear next to Xia Yu, which was tightly bound, began to struggle desperately.

“You’re different. You still have time,” Frostnova said with a long-absent smile. “You must live well, Big Bear.”

"Why?" She turned to look at the Rhodes Island team. "You've all had this question before, haven't you?"

"Why wasn't I there? Why wasn't I stronger? Why couldn't I stop it?"

"why?"

“Such intense emotions,” Amiya struggled to resist the onslaught of Froststar’s emotions.

"Stand next to me!" As the cold waves intensified, Huang could only continuously shrink the range of his Originium Arts.

"why?"

Why must my brothers and sisters suffer such injustice?

"My compatriots, they are all fools, fools who only know how to help each other, who only want to survive, who only want a place to go..."

"Why can't I even have such a humble wish fulfilled?"

"Why is Ursus so cruel to our fellow citizens and so cold-hearted to ordinary people?"

Why must this tiny spark, capable of igniting the earth, be extinguished in this foreign land?

"Why did I end up making more pointless sacrifices in a war that was supposed to prevent more atrocities?"

"Cough, cough...uh..."

Frostnova's body was on the verge of collapse under this extreme exertion.

"Why did we risk all our lives, only to... cough cough, to create a lie?"

She wasn't asking Rhode Island.

I was just asking myself.

Boundless regret, carried by the cold front, nearly overwhelmed everyone's defenses.

Why...why won't this land give me just a little more time?

"Talulah, the ideals you once talked about with us, the direction you found, those budding beliefs..."

"Is it all fake?"

"With only incitement and laissez-faire, we were assigned to the most arduous battles, with no time to intervene in the building up of the troops..."