Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

It seemed like everyone was looking forward to Maria Linguang's performance, except for someone sitting in the stands -

"Is everything settled?"

"Don't worry, the Wuzhou Alliance has already set up control outside the arena. No one can stop this... battle."

"I don't like to call this kind of competition a [battle], I call it a [hunt]." This mysterious big man postponed several meetings specifically to watch the competition. Although he didn't know why Noah Kyrielight suddenly fell ill, the timing was just right. If it weren't for the sudden illness of this troublesome guy Noah, it would be difficult for him to take the prize money casually. Now there are many people who spend money on Maria Linguang.

The odds this time are much higher than before. More than 100,000 people participated in the betting of this game. In this game, whether from the perspective of interests or the future, Maria Linguang cannot leave the field alive.

Yes, she was indeed a noble knight, but the era of chivalry was over.

Now that the old Pegasus was dead, what kind of waves could a little Maria Linguang stir up? Foolish, short-sighted, she'd drown herself clinging to the little glory of the past.

The investigation into the Howling Guards incident ultimately yielded no results, but the reaction of the Supervisory Commission was clear. They did not want the Chamber of Commerce to get involved in the matter. This seemed to be a signal, not a good one.

In order to consolidate his position as the Howling Guard, he must actively demonstrate his abilities—

For example, getting rid of the Chamber of Commerce's biggest headache... this thing.

Normally, he wouldn't personally intervene, as countless people would be willing to help him. But things were different now. His colleagues from the Business Federation were still wary of the Knights of War and the Supervisory Commission.

However, Casimir's lifeline now fell into their hands, and the CSRC was merely a figurehead—to be hesitant to act based on the CSRC's stance was sheer folly. Now was the time to proclaim the end of the Knights' era. Having returned from studying abroad in Columbia, he sensed an opportunity. If he succeeded this time, he would surely be able to use this capital to elevate his net worth to new heights.

By then, I believe the remaining members of the Witch King will also increase their investment in me—

Opportunities are for those who are prepared.

And in his hands, he already holds the future——

"Okay, let's take a look at Maria Linguang's opponents! They are from the Knights of Snow Heel...eh?" Big Mouth Mob was stunned the moment he saw the players on the field. Although these two knights were nominally members of the Knights of Snow Heel, Big Mouth Mob, who had commented on so many games and seen almost all the players' information, felt very unfamiliar with them - had they really appeared in the knight competition arena?

"Ah... they may look unfamiliar, but they are indeed the Knights of the Snowheel Order... the Knights of Decay and Corruption! I'm sure they'll give us a thrilling duel!" Big Mouth Mob forced himself to explain, having only just been reminded of the nickname through his earpiece. According to his own opinion, these two looked nothing like knights, but rather like two monsters.

This made him a little... worried about Maria Linguang on the other side.

The two monsters were tall, and their bodies were filled with the aura of death and corruption. Their mere appearance gave the audience a very bad impression. Their appearance was as incongruous as a pair of strong men holding maces mixed in with a gorgeous fencing match. The two knights called [Withering] and [Corruption] did not seem to care about the audience's reaction, but stared at Maria Linguang, who seemed to have no expression at all.

"Just deal with it..."

"Pretend it's an accident."

Boom—the giant hammer fell to the ground. The noise also showed that the hammer was extremely heavy. Noah also heard that these two guys—indeed, they had strength beyond most competitive knights, and they were not just show-offs.

Only someone who has truly crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood can have such murderous aura.

Noah Kyrielight smelled the strong smell of blood and corruption in the air, but the smile on his lips did not disappear.

On the contrary, her grip on the bow tightened even more.

"If it was Maria... I would probably end the game by force," she muttered to herself. "After all, Maria has never encountered anything like this..."

"but……"

Noah... but he was the one who fought his way out of a group of desperadoes at the age of thirteen.

Want to suppress her with murderous intent?

"I've been immune to this kind of thing since I was thirteen."

Chapter 105: Arrow of Light

boom!

The arena cracked, and the Corruption Knight's hammer slammed down on Maria, but she deftly dodged it. The hammer struck the ground, instantly transforming the smooth artificial terrain into a vast crater. The force of the hammer far surpassed that of the Rusted Bronze Knight, and the visual impact resonated deeply with the spectators. Maria Linguang, who had gracefully dodged the blow, noticed the Blight Knight aiming at her.

The Originium skills of these two people should be similar, which is an Originium skill that weakens the opponent and restricts the opponent's recovery. Noah originally wanted to try to use her own light to fight against it, but she had not practiced the Originium skills of the Lin Guang family for a long time, and it was impossible for her to reach the level of resisting the opponent's highly targeted Originium skills in a short time. However, this did not make Noah feel difficult. It was better to say that she finally got on the court, and now she was enjoying it all wholeheartedly.

"Bug!" The Withering Knight had long been impatient with Noah who had been dodging left and right, and immediately shot the arrow from the bowstring. The arrow wrapped in black color came in front of Noah at an extremely fast speed, but Noah had already prepared. She condensed the light belonging to the Linguang family in her hand, condensed it, and then, using this layer of light as protection, she caught the arrow directly?

"He caught the arrow!?" Not only did Big Mouth Mob exclaim in surprise, but even the audience had never seen anyone dare to do such a thing. Most arrows were adorned with various exotic Originium techniques, but Noa simply caught it and dropped it to the ground. This seemingly nonchalant act directly infuriated the Withering Knight.

However, Noah also felt that he might have been a little too arrogant. Although his light did offset the originium skill attached to the arrow, the light attached to his hand was also corroded and almost penetrated it, so he threw away the arrow in such a hurry.

This arrow-catching technique used to be one of the unique skills of the Kirilet family. It was said that his grandfather could even catch the spear thrown by the Silver Spear Pegasus. However, when Noya was a child, he was only trained to catch crossbow arrows. It was his grandfather who shot the arrows, and he had to stand in front of the target and catch the arrows shot by his grandfather one by one. Although those arrows did not have sharp tip ends, if he made a mistake, he would be directly knocked away by the force of the arrows.

The most serious incident was probably when my arm was broken. After three days of recuperation, I started practicing catching arrows with my left hand.

She has already mastered this skill to perfection. Unless it is a sneak attack, she can catch most flying props.

Roar!

The Corrupted Knight at the side once again raised his hammer and lashed out in Noya's direction. Noya had, of course, heard the noise. Honestly, she hadn't intended to attack from the beginning until now. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but she was getting into the flow. It had been so long since she had been in this kind of combat environment, so she needed some time to get used to the atmosphere.

It was almost time now, so Noah suddenly turned around and did a backflip, dodging the blow of the giant hammer while pulling out an arrow from the fixed quiver. This huge arrow was specially designed for this bow. At the moment of dodging, the arrow was instantly wrapped in a layer of light. Before the backflip landed, the arrow had already left the bowstring. The huge force made the Corrupted Knight take two steps back. The arrow almost pierced through his armor and even embedded in his body.

Noah couldn't help but feel pity - if he had used his own body, the arrow would definitely have passed through.

Maria's arm strength, though quite good, was still far behind her own, as she hadn't received any specialized training. This also slightly reduced the bow's power, but there was no other way.

In the lightning-fast confrontation, Noah actually got a little advantage - remember, it was a one-on-two fight, and the graceful way she caught the arrow and dodged and fought back made the people in the arena cheer and encourage her. They originally thought that Maria's matches were all head-on, but now she showed a very smooth and technical style of play, especially the dodged and fought back, which was a scene that could be recorded in the top ten counterattacks.

"How come this guy is more slippery than a loach..." The Withering Knight's arrow was caught again. From before until now, all the attacks of the Withering Knight have missed, and even made many viewers forget the existence of the Withering Knight. His arrows clearly came with terrible Originium skills that were enough to corrode armor, but Noah caught them one after another. Sometimes he was even too lazy to catch them, and simply avoided them and let Corruption take the arrow.

With ease, making light of heavy tasks, this is the pace Noah is showing now—

Smoothly and naturally, each attack hit the opponent's most uncomfortable spot. Although it was difficult to deal with these two guys in a short time, she seemed to be invincible.

That being said...

But Noah herself knew that she did not have a great advantage. The light she used to protect herself was not much. It was only because of her good control that she was able to take the arrows with the Originium skills. In fact... she could not afford to take a single arrow, and her light was almost exhausted by the opponent's Originium skills.

Fighting two at once was indeed too tiring. No matter how skilled you were, it was difficult for your attacks to penetrate the other party's armor.

The armor of these two men was obviously specially made, and ordinary arrows could not penetrate it at all. What could Noah do now? That was to get rid of this corrupt knight first. The sledgehammer was the most troublesome thing. Arrows could be blocked by his family's special skills, but the hammer could not block them at all.

After careful consideration, Noah decided that it was more important to deal with the corrupt knight first.

So, once again dodging the hammer's blow, Noya made a desperate move. His index and middle fingers transformed into sword fingers, their tips ablaze with light. He then pulled the bowstring—the light coalesced, and an arrow of light, condensed entirely from Originium, suddenly appeared on the bowstring. Light condensed into an arrow, transforming the imaginary into the real. This was one of the Linguang family's unique Originium techniques!

Although they usually use swords of light——

But since I’m good at using bows and arrows, the arrow would naturally be…the arrow of light!

collapse!

The bowstring exploded like thunder, and the arrow of light broke away from the bowstring and turned into a beam of light, which directly penetrated the left button of the Corrupted Knight. After piercing the body of the Corrupted Knight, the beam of light even went all the way up and exploded directly in mid-air, as if the night sky suddenly brightened!

And this arrow is the strongest attack Noah can make now.

written request for leave

Something's up! Slacking off! Two more updates!

over!

Although it seems like I have taken a leave of absence, it also seems like I have not taken a leave of absence. After all, the basic updates are all there.

No need for leave

I'm scratching my head, but I've already written 120,000 words this month, so it's really not that big of a deal.

I am so diligent!

Suddenly, slacking off became justified.

But it is indeed difficult to update four times a day, unless there are more votes——

【Crazy hint】

Wow! This is really important to me!

...scares me to death

Did you guys cast over 800 votes in one go? No, you don't usually cast that many votes.

I suddenly feel guilty.

Scratching my head... No... Okay, although I have taken a leave of absence, I will try my best to update two chapters in the evening.

It's very subtle.

What's going on?

I just woke up and was frightened awake.

Anyway... I will update two chapters in the afternoon, that's all!

Chapter 106: Illegal Drugs

His shoulder blade was directly pierced, and no matter what, the opponent would definitely not be able to swing the sledgehammer that looked terrifyingly heavy.

After crippling one of the guys, Noah could focus on the one who kept shooting arrows at him. However, the Wither Knight seemed to realize his teammates wouldn't be able to help him anytime soon, so he simply unleashed all his remaining arrows in one go. If you can catch your own arrows one by one, then try catching them all at once!

But his plan was quickly dashed. Noya casually caught two arrows. This time, without the protection of light, her palms burned from the corrosion. She dropped the arrows and then caught the remaining five or six. Finally, with a cold smile, she snapped the last arrow in her hand. Remember, these were arrows made of fine steel, but judging by the physical fitness of the heir of the Golden Pegasus bloodline, they were something she could break with her bare hands.

The technique of breaking the arrow is as easy as breaking chopsticks.

Even with such a high-intensity battle, Noah did not feel tired at all. On the contrary, her heartbeat was quite stable, and she felt that it would be no problem for her to continue fighting.

This is the bloodline of the Golden Pegasus, this is what the Lin Guang family's superhuman physique brings.

No wonder my grandfather, back when he was still alive, had complained, "Never compete with the Linguang family in strength. Their endurance and strength are simply beyond the reach of ordinary humans." Furthermore, even in terms of Originium skills, Guang's Originium skills were exceptionally superior.

To put it simply... Golden Pegasus is a numerical monster with all attributes maxed out. It is said that even throughout history, few people can compare with the descendants of Golden Pegasus in strength.

Oh... not that there isn't one, but that is the bloodline of the nightmare that is almost extinct in this world.

Noah's performance had already startled the audience. They'd thought Maria might win, but they'd never imagined she'd do it so easily. They even suspected the two knights were even weaker than the Left-Handed Knight. The agility and agility she displayed against the Corrupted Knight were a stark contrast to her previous style. In other words—had Maria Linguang been hiding her true strength in the previous match?

Although such speculation sounds outrageous...it is actually outrageous.

The Left-Hand Knight was only still unconscious, otherwise he would have been sweating profusely. Of course, he wasn't the only one sweating profusely. The chairman of the Howling Guard, sitting in the spectator's booth, was almost crushing his wine glass.

“These two guys! Aren’t they famous mercenaries on the street? Idiots! All of them! They can’t even take down a fledgling kid from the Lin Guang family!” His fury made his deputy beside him wipe the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief. In fact, it was very subtle. His original goal was to find the two most famous people in this business, but he found out that the two had been killed before, so he had to settle for the second best and found Corruption and Decay, but he didn’t expect Maria Lin Guang to have such strength.

"No...it's okay, boss. We put drugs in the food of these two mercenaries. The effect just hasn't been fully exerted yet. Believe me, Maria Linguang will never be able to walk off this stage alive!" The deputy quickly assured.

"It better be this way!"

What the chairman of Howling Guard did was undoubtedly against the rules, but as long as he succeeded, no one would care. But if he failed... then he probably wouldn't have a chance to rise again in the Business Federation.

This matter must not fail!

-

——Next...just deal with this Blight Knight.

Noah had already made up his mind. Although he could no longer use his Originium skills or shoot arrows of light, he could rely on Maria's terrifying physical qualities to fight. The opponent had already used up all his arrows, and the Corrupted Knight had lost another arm. This battle could be brought to a peaceful conclusion.

But at this moment, she suddenly seemed to hear a sound like a heavy hammer. She turned around in shock. The corrupt knight whose shoulder blade she had broken stood up again and roared like a beast. The other party's heartbeat was deafening at this time, like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of all the audience present. His eyes were already occupied by scarlet. Noah subconsciously realized the threat, but the speed of the other party's outbreak this time was completely beyond her expectations.

The opponent was holding a huge hammer in one hand, which originally required two hands to hold, and rushed towards Noah. Noah only had time to turn sideways and try to dodge, but this time the opponent seemed to take the initiative to seize the opportunity when he dodged. Although he had clearly avoided the heavy hammer, he was unstable because of the gust of wind brought by the hammer. At this time, not only the Corrupted Knight, but also the Withered Knight let out a terrifying roar like the Corrupted Knight. This time, although the opponent had run out of arrows, he grabbed a whole piece of rubble about half his size from the ground and threw it towards Noah.

Noah really couldn't dodge this time. She avoided the corrupt knight's hammer, but was affected by the gust of wind brought by the opponent. She hadn't recovered her balance yet - she could only decide to withstand the rubble thrown by the opponent. With a bang, Noah was knocked away by the rubble. She was shocked. The opponent's sudden burst of strength and speed were far beyond their original level. Noah thought of medicine at the first time.

Are these guys crazy... This kind of drug cannot possibly be harmless to the body. Even if they win, they will most likely be killed by the side effects of the drug.

Noah rolled on the ground several times, but still insisted on standing up. Originally, she didn't want Maria to suffer much damage... But this time, she really underestimated the determination of these people to kill Maria.

Now the wounds on his body have even worsened due to the other party's Originium skills. Instead of healing on their own due to his own physical condition, they are becoming more painful.

The Noah of the past...would have been in so much pain that he would have cried.

But now... she has become somewhat accustomed to the pain. After all, she has experienced more painful things.

She stood up, looked at the two frantic beasts, and slowly exhaled...

In this case... giving up is the best option...

However, it seemed that the other party had not considered giving her a chance to give up.

How embarrassing... Is it because it's been too long since I last fought? My body hasn't fully recovered from the feeling of battle yet.

"But..." Noya took a deep breath. Unbeknownst to her, a strange shadow gradually began to boil from beneath her feet. She stared intently at the two monsters called knights in front of her...

"I'm not going to give up..."

Chapter 107: Because She Is Margaret