Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

After investigation by the Helmetless Alliance, it was discovered that the remnants of the Witch King who had quietly infiltrated Casimir were secretly assassinating some ancient knight clans. Many of these ancient knight families had declined or even disappeared. Even the once glorious Golden Pegasus family was now almost on the verge of losing its noble status.

The Linguang family is in such a situation, and the situation of other knight families is not very good either.

But why did the descendants of these knight families become their targets?

Noah did not find this reason from the intelligence. The intelligence had already pointed out all the merchants in Casimir who colluded with the remnants of the Witch King, but it still did not explain why she and the Lin Guang sisters were targeted. Moreover, they targeted almost all young descendants. Could it be that they just wanted to weaken the power of the younger generation in Casimir?

But now the Twin Queens are in power in Lethannia. Why don't these remnants of the Witch King deal with direct enemies like the Twin Queens, but instead target the neighboring country of Casimir?

The remnants of the Witch King... What on earth are these people thinking?

Noya felt increasingly confused as she read. Suddenly, she remembered something and looked up to ask, "Kuro, I remember your hometown is Leitania?"

"Yes."

"That……"

"I'm sorry, but I don't know much about Leitania." Kuro shook his head. "I wasn't very popular with the people there, so naturally I didn't leave a good impression."

"Oh... I'm sorry." Noah shook her head. What was the reason why the remnants of the Witch King targeted her and the Lin Guang sisters? Previously, Noah thought that the people who took action should be from the Chamber of Commerce, or she never thought that this group of people actually came from the neighboring Leithania.

Noah now has a strange feeling that the enemy is clear, but even more mysterious.

"The remnants of the Witch King...hunting the descendants of the Knight family."

The Sorcerer King, Herhunzoren, a wise ruler in the first half of his life, a tyrant in the second, the most brilliant sorcerer in Leithania's history, and also the greatest musician. His presence brought Leithania to both its peak and its abyss. After his fall, he was widely described as a tyrant, a madman, but no one could deny that he was perhaps the greatest sorcerer in history. He modified the Golden Rule, a movement that had remained untouched for centuries, and he composed a supreme symphony.

He built the towers of Leithnia, and he brought them down.

Legend has it that he has never died. His power is passed on in his music, and his magic flows in his blood.

Legend has it that he will return from a distant world and rebuild the tower of fear with his brutal rule.

The Twin Queens was also his work. The genius of this man almost dominated an entire era.

And those so-called Witch King remnants who longed to follow the Witch King, their ultimate goal, or rather, their ultimate goal, must be to resurrect the Witch King, right? What exactly brought them to Casimir...

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On the other hand, when Noah obtained information from the Helmetless Alliance, Mainna also encountered an uninvited guest.

“…Yo!”

"..."

"Don't look so sad, as if my presence is a bother to you. Didn't we have a good relationship before?"

"That depends on your definition of a good relationship."

Mainna closed her eyes, feeling a headache. The man before her looked rather frivolous, carrying two swords and tanned, a man accustomed to the elements. He waved enthusiastically, "You're really ruthless! A former good brother comes to see you, and this is how you treat him? Isn't hospitality fashionable in Casimir?"

"It depends on the quality of the customer." Mainna was stopped by this guy on her way home. Maria had a match that afternoon, so Mainna really didn't want to get entangled with the person in front of her any longer if possible. "Also, see what the customer is here for."

"...Don't worry. My coming here isn't necessarily a bad thing. Maybe there's something good going on." The other person patted Mainna's shoulder. "I've also seen your niece's matches. The knights of your Linguang family are indeed extraordinary. They're just not as flamboyant as you were back then. They seem a little shy."

“…I’m leaving now.”

"Hehehe, don't be so anxious." The other person grabbed Mainna's shoulders. "I promise, you won't regret letting me finish."

"……you say."

"Be careful of the Howling Guards."

"...?"

Maenna stopped, looked back, and frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"I've done some research for you. To be honest, I didn't expect it at first... Didn't a knight die from injuries sustained in the melee that day?"

"I heard he was cremated. What happened?"

"I switched the body," the man said with a smile. "Guess what? I asked a doctor I know to investigate. The man's injuries were indeed serious, but not fatal. The attacker didn't intend to kill him. The attack was very precise, completely avoiding vital areas. The real cause of death was poisoning."

"and then?"

"Because I thought it was strange, I simply asked someone to get his weapon from the investigation team. And wow—guess what, his weapon was coated with Originium dust. If it were stabbed...tsk tsk tsk."

As soon as the man finished speaking, Mainna turned around, and a fierce murderous aura appeared on his face, just like in the past, which reminded the man of the young man who was bathing in the rain of light that day.

"Does this technique sound familiar?" the man simply smiled, as if reminiscing about the past. "I still remember the name of the girl who'd been protecting your niece. We were the ones who found her back then, weren't we? What was her name, Noah?"

"You'd better get to the point now, Tolan." Mainna's patience was almost exhausted. It would be more accurate to say that when he heard this, he already knew who the assassin's target was.

"Okay, here's the key point... That knight wasn't originally eligible to participate in that melee, and his points came from the Plastic Knight. And the ones who transferred those points were the Howling Guards... or rather, someone working with the Howling Guards."

Tolan Cash raised his hand. "I followed the lead and investigated—and guess what? I discovered that the upper echelons of the Howling Guard were in contact with the Leitanians."

"...Letania."

"I've told you everything I know. What are you going to do next? Or... can we work together for once?"

Tolan looked at the profile of Mainna. It was the same as before, or rather... I finally saw this expression on your face again.

This expression is full of anger.

written request for leave

I have a cold——

Plus I have part-time work to do today.

I'm taking a day off today and will see how things go tonight. I'll give you an update if I recover.

over!

One hundred words one ...

Chapter 64: I'm Just Reading the Newspaper

“I didn’t expect that even the body had been disposed of.”

Noah was a little late. She originally wanted to replace the body that was about to be cremated, but when she took action, someone had already replaced the body.

Noya had to admit that perhaps there was a more sophisticated operator behind the assassination, perhaps someone who, like her, had discovered the remnants of the Witch King and was looking to gain leverage. However, now that leverage was gone, she still had to consider how to handle the upcoming matches. With Maria's match against the Rusted Bronze Knight about to begin, Noya had no choice but to put aside her other work and go watch.

After discovering that the other party had set their sights on Maria, Noah was too lazy to pretend that she was unfamiliar with the other party. On the contrary, she had to be present at almost every competition. The competition situation with and without a spokesperson was obviously completely different, and her presence could avoid many bad situations.

After she entered, she didn't hear Maina's footsteps. She was a little confused. Hadn't she asked Maina to be present when Maria competed? What had delayed her?

Confused, Noya called Maina's number, but it was always busy. After calling two or three times, she finally decided to watch the game for the time being. After all, Kuro was there, so nothing serious should happen.

But Noah probably didn't expect that at this moment, Mainna was sitting at the door of the Howling Guard reading a newspaper, well... reading a newspaper.

Tolan on the side was a little confused. According to his previous understanding of Mainna, Mainna should have been saying that it was going to rain, and then walked into the Howling Guard, and when he came out, everything should have been over.

Indeed, the Howling Guards was a large company, and having invested in the Howling Knights, they were quite powerful. However, in Mainna's eyes, these were basically the same as a quarantine-qualified label on pork. In the entire Casimir, the number of people who could make Mainna Linguang take a second look could be counted on one hand.

"What are you doing?"

"Read the newspaper."

"Not going in?"

Mainna paused for a moment while flipping through the newspaper, as if thinking about something, and then she spoke slowly.

"My being here is enough."

"..."

Although Tolan didn't quite understand, what he didn't know was that when Mainna appeared on the bench at the door of the Howling Guard, the entire Howling Guard immediately went into battle preparation mode. Perhaps many Casimir people had forgotten the horror of Mainna Linguang, but the Leithanians were different. When Mainna led the Sarkaz Knights to tear apart the position of the Tower Warlock, the golden Pegasus who shed light rain on the battlefield had already engraved his horror firmly in the eyes of some Leithanians.

"...Why is Maenna Linguang here?" The masked tower warlock among the Howling Guards asked gravely. "What should we do?"

"...do nothing." The masked Kuranta was silent for a long time, watching Mainna sitting on a bench reading a newspaper through the surveillance camera. "If he wanted to, no one here could stop him. Since he didn't come in on his own initiative, it means he doesn't want to completely break up with us. It's just that he doesn't want to see our little tricks, so he's here, blocking all of us here."

"...You know him well?"

"I might be the person who knows him best in this world..." said the masked, black-haired Kuranta with a wry smile. "Don't act rashly. Believe me, facing him is no different from facing a natural disaster."

If you encounter a Golden Pegasus on the battlefield, you have only two choices: surrender directly. The Golden Pegasus will never slaughter prisoners at will, so you will definitely save your life. Or... go to hell with your pride.

Even though this Mainna Linguang had never truly obtained the qualifications of a knight, he was still Linguang...

He just sat there, enough to suppress anyone who wanted to make any small moves.

"Damn it... This must be that Noa Kyrielight's plan... Her parents ruined our plan, is she going to do the same?!"

"It's hard to say." The black-haired Kuranta shook his head. "Don't underestimate any Lin Guang. This is my advice to you."

"So...about dealing with that Flawed Light Knight..."

"Stop for now. After the assassin was discovered, we have no chance." The black-haired Kuranta seemed to have a very high status here. As soon as he opened his mouth, the high tower warlock shut his mouth although he was unwilling.

However, she still gazed with disapproval at the tall, black-haired Kuranta. Ever since entering Casimir, he seemed to have a hand in everything related to dealing with the Linguang Family. Furthermore, he had never expressed any hostility towards the Linguang Family. Although her superiors had told her to follow Kuranta's orders, she still believed that this man was definitely not on the same page with them. He had even expressed opposition to the assassination attempt on Maria...

However, in the end, the warlock himself took out the organization's order as a basis, and the other party reluctantly agreed.

This guy...could it be possible that he has some connection with the Linguang family?

The more the Tower Warlock thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. The remnants of the Witch King had been operating in Casimir for more than ten years, but there had been no major progress. This was definitely not a good thing.

Even if it means bypassing him... we have to do something, and the first goal...

The tower warlock curled his lips. "Since you're unwilling to become an enemy of Lin Guang, then we'll continue to target Noah Kyrielight. If the attack was successful the first time, then we can succeed the second time."

I have already destroyed a descendant of the Linguang family and crippled another one. It’s just a matter of capturing her back. The bodyguard will always leave the girl. Will it be difficult for me to capture a disabled person by then?

Nightmare Bloodline...

Recalling the incident in Leithania, the red-masked monster, she couldn't help but shudder... The grotesquely twisted mask, the shadowy figure lurking in the shadows, and the other party's seemingly omnipresent Originium skills left a deep psychological scar on her. It was said that the person had finally entered the Witch King's tomb with the previous head of the Kirealite family, and there had been no news since then. It was presumed that he had died there.

Then as for their only descendant... she naturally couldn't let her continue to live.

The Nightmare's bloodline... must be cut off!

She had a sinister look on her face and silently clenched her fists, while Kuranta looked thoughtfully at Mainna who was sitting at the door, with a bitter smile on his lips.

"I should have known...you would stand in my way."

Chapter 65: vs. Rusted Copper

"Now coming up! The rising star of the Arena Knights! The sister of the Radiant Knights! The Destroyer of the Field! The King of Melee! Her title has appeared in most newspapers recently! I think everyone is already very familiar with her! Let's shout out her name together! The Flawed Light Knight! Maria Linguang! Let's look forward to the Flawed Light Knight bringing us another exciting match!" Big Mouth Mob was working very hard to heat up the atmosphere, and Noah was a little dazed at this time.

"When did she get so many titles?"

"It was given in the latest newspaper..." Kuro explained, "It was mainly because of his excellent performance in the melee, and also... that sword that broke the field."

"...That's too much. Is the media so unscrupulous these days?" Noah shook his head helplessly. "That was clearly just an accident..."

"Whether the media is surprised or not is irrelevant. They just think this situation is easy to hype. It's all about attracting attention." Kuro seemed to understand the media's thinking and immediately complained, "That's how they acted in the beginning."

"Back then? Were you like this when you were competing, Kuro?"

"…It's much more serious than this."

"...Okay." Noah might have underestimated the media's thirst for sensational stories. Kuro must have been a victim of that, too. He imagined that the tabloids, especially those focused on private lives, would probably report... some rather groundless stories, right? Like the Wine News. God knows how imaginative they are to come up with such stories.

By the way, the star of the Red Wine News is obviously the Candle Knight. Compared with other knights, the Candle Knight has the most rumors and is also the audience's favorite.

Even Noah, who didn't pay much attention to these things, had heard that there were hundreds of male servants in the manor, they bathed in expensive red wine, and there were revelries every night... or that the man was actually female in nature.

Viviana denied the last one directly. Rightly so. I'd known her for so long, and I hadn't noticed any inclinations in her. She'd never crossed the line with me. We didn't even hug or hold hands like best friends usually do; we always maintained a very social distance. I guess most of this was just groundless talk.

While Noah was still thinking about some random things, the Rusty Bronze Knight had already appeared. His popularity was slightly lower than Maria's, which could be seen from the cheers of the audience. Although the Rusty Bronze Knight's combat style was very popular, the audience was also polarized. Some hated the Rusty Bronze Knight and demanded that the Knight Association punish him severely, while others loved the Rusty Bronze Knight and thought that the Rusty Bronze Knight's combat was "real" and should be promoted vigorously.

However, the Rusted Bronze Knight himself paid no attention to the chatter in the stands. He stared intently at Maria Linguang, who appeared radiant and beautiful, with a halo that rivaled those of the idol knights. He smiled a disdainful smile. Although hidden beneath the knight's mask, the smile still emanated a chilling chill that made Maria feel cold all over, as if she were being stared at by a monster.

"...I can't wait to tear your skin and see the blood bursting out."

The Rusty Bronze Knight Olmer Ingra was once a descendant of an ancient knight family, but now he has completely become a bloodthirsty beast. The purpose of participating in the competition has become to tear the opponent apart completely. Facing him, many knights will be terrified.

That's what Noah had found. While this axe-wielding knight might be unassuming, his strength was formidable. Many believed Rusty Copper might have taken illegal drugs, yet he consistently passed drug tests. However, his opponent's attack style was incredibly violent. Upon learning Maria's opponent was the Rusty Copper Knight, Noah briefly considered having her withdraw...

But since she has decided to believe in Maria, then this time... she will stand firmly by Maria's side.

Come on...Maria.

At this time, Maria on the ring began to recall the analysis of the Rusty Bronze Knight that Zofia told her before the game. To sum it up... The Rusty Bronze Knight's style is open and aggressive, with basically no skill. He relies entirely on brute force and that strange momentum to suppress his opponent. In front of him, you must never be afraid. Once the momentum is weak, you will be suppressed by him from beginning to end, and there will be no chance of recovery.

So... the most important thing... is momentum!