Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

"What? You're not satisfied?"

"How dare I, my Lord Knight?" The Grayhair Knight curled his lips. "But you'd better not do anything unnecessary."

"Stop the nonsense, little brat. I'm not here to play some weakling game with you." The Plastic Knight said coldly. "I don't care what you want. I'll just do what I have to do. The Helmetless Alliance won't let me go, so I have to strike first. We share the same enemy, but we are definitely not teammates."

"It's mutual. I'm really sorry for putting you in such a difficult position, my Lord Knight. If you do anything out of line, I will be the first to get rid of you." The Gray Hair Knight naturally knew that the guy in front of him didn't like the infected, and he had rescued him just out of convenience. Besides, it was Yuanya who did it, not her.

"I'm standing here... only for my wife and children. It has nothing to do with your ridiculous career. Don't be so self-righteous, infected. Do you think this city only has friends and enemies? I'm telling you, you bunch of paranoid sufferers—the most common people in this city are [irrelevant people]. Most people in this society just don't want to get involved with guys like you, lest they get infected themselves."

"I didn't expect you to become our stakeholder." If Huimao could be angered by these few words, he would not have been arranged to act with this plastic knight.

Bickering aside, they still had things to do. After dodging a few sentries, they arrived at the ground floor of the Chamber of Commerce building. The construction area below was only accessible to the engineers and maintenance personnel of the mobile city; they had no way of going down directly.

"There are no cameras here." Plastic Knight said as he looked at the nearby defense map.

"But there doesn't necessarily exist a Heroless Alliance."

"Just kidding. The Helmetless Alliance wouldn't go on a killing spree in public—especially where these [social elites] gather," Plastic Knight responded. "That would give the Overwatch Council too much leverage. The Helmetless Alliance is an underground organization, naturally hostile to the Overwatch Council. That's their limitation."

"You know them well?" the Gray Hair Knight asked curiously. "It sounds like you are very familiar with them."

"I've come into contact with them. They're a bunch of hyenas who will pounce on anything that's worth money," Plastic Knight responded. "But they shouldn't touch my wife and children."

The Plastic Knight's eyes were cold, like a hungry wolf in the dark night—

-

"What's happening here?"

Sona originally wanted to sneak into the company, quietly block an employee, and then quietly obtain information.

As a result, as soon as she entered the company, she was tied up by a blonde older sister and thrown into this... reception room. In the reception room, besides her, there was also a black-haired girl who seemed to have just been woken up and was a little tired. Moreover, this girl seemed to have heard of -

"Noah...Kirillet, is this your company?"

"It wasn't like that before... but it is now," Noah said. "I won't hold it against you for cutting the company's phone line. Remember to be careful next time you come in... Not every company can't afford security."

"...I didn't know you were here. I thought you were still sick." Sona was untied. She rubbed her wrists and was finally able to sit on the chair and talk.

"Indeed, but I'm well now." Noah nodded. "Would you like some pine cones? I just had someone get some from the border."

"Thank you, I'll have the cream flavor." Sona looked at the spokesperson for the Business Association. Although she had heard he was a moderate, she was surprised to see him suddenly appear at the company and capture her. She hadn't expected him to have been waiting for her for a long time. He even stuffed her with pine cones, making it look like a pajama party.

"Here, the cream flavor is really delicious. I ate a pack yesterday and got scolded by Kuro. He said I couldn't eat so many nuts—" Noah complained as she handed the nuts to Sona. "I also recommend the original flavor."

"Thank you." Sona took the pine cone, but she still remained vigilant. "So, can you tell me why you're here? You're a big shot."

"I guess I got some intelligence..." Noah paused, "But I won't tell you the source. After all, I have my own channels. I can pretty much understand what you want. I have it here, and I don't think it's very important, so..."

Noya pointed to the file bag on the desk. "This is for you. It's a map of the underground pipelines of the Chamber of Commerce, as well as a detailed layout of the facilities."

"...How did you... Well, I shouldn't ask this question." Sona almost said this, "Then... Can I assume that you also think our actions are...correct?"

"I won't comment." Noah shook his head. "But I'm willing to help you. Is that enough?"

"Yes, that's enough." Sona picked up the file on the desk, which was much more convenient than she expected. "Can I ask another question?"

"Please say."

"...Are you also infected?"

"..."

The silence, the bone-chilling silence, gave Sona goosebumps all over her body. She felt like she had asked the wrong question. It was just a hunch, so why did she say it out loud? She was so stupid. If this led to the failure of the mission, Sona would never forgive herself. She had already placed her hand on her weapon, but soon, the atmosphere faded with Noah's gentle nod.

"When did you find out?" Noah asked, "I thought I covered it up well."

"...How should I put it, intuition." Sona breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "I really can't imagine why you, as the spokesperson for the Chamber of Commerce, would choose to help us... I just guessed that you might also be... infected."

"Intuition... intuition, there's really nothing I can do about it. Flametail Knight—never mind, I'll just call you Sona." Noah shook her head helplessly, "Please keep this secret. At least don't tell anyone until the knight competition is over, okay?"

"Since you are infected and you helped me, I will." Sona nodded. "But, I am also surprised that you are also infected."

"Surprising?" Noah shrugged. "Sometimes, the difference between a normal person and an infected person is just one bad day. And... one unfortunate moment."

"You're right." Sona nodded. "Then I'll leave first. Thank you for your help. I won't tell anyone."

Sona picked up the file bag on the table, turned around and was about to leave, but heard Noah's gentle reminder.

"Don't think you are united. Your actions have never been a secret."

This was just a piece of advice. Sona could only nod and leave the reception room. Noya yawned before asking, "Did I scare her?"

"Maybe." Kuro shrugged. "But after you got the information from Qing Jin, you prepared this document, right?"

"Yes," Noa nodded. "Qing Jin gave me this information through Xinteleya... and it was given to me after I became seriously ill, as a form of apology. So, what is the significance of this information? Of course, I must investigate it thoroughly."

"That's the meaning?"

"The Heroesless Alliance may have sensed something. They've been rooted in Casimir for too long. They'll be the first to sense any disturbance. That's why the Heroesless Alliance has survived to this day," Noah responded. "But what I find strange is... why would the Heroesless Alliance trust me?"

"Perhaps it's simply because you and the Chamber of Commerce are not on the same page?"

"Maybe." Noah still felt strange, but she really didn't have any more information. At least so far, she had not been cheated by the No-Horn Alliance.

"Then why did you choose to help the Knights of the Red Pine?" Kuro asked doubtfully, "You could have just let them go."

"I just wanted to meet the knight Maria praised. Indeed, she's thoughtful and has leadership skills. She's a very good person," Noah replied. "Perhaps we'll collaborate in the future. This information is just a stepping stone."

"Noah, what are you going to do?"

"I just plan to follow the plans of those big shots and do what I can." Noah's answer was very calm, but Casimir's night was not over yet.

But her worries weren't limited to this. Although the Wuzhou League didn't seem to be planning to become her enemy, it was clear that they couldn't just sit there and do nothing...

It’s best...it’s just my own unnecessary worries.

-

"Okay, the intelligence has been delivered." Roy said with a smile, "Flametail Knight has left the company with our intelligence. We did a good job, right?"

"Now that this situation has been resolved, then we need more than just sending intelligence, right?" Monique responded. "Also, I don't know why Xuantie values ​​that girl so much—honestly, I had many opportunities to kill her."

"Then I guess your body will appear in a sewer somewhere." Roy said with a smile, "And it won't be Xuantie who did it. I don't want to kill my colleagues."

"...Humph." Monique glanced at Roy coldly. Although this man looked unreliable, he had been the Qingjin for much longer than her and his strength was superior to hers, so he was not exaggerating.

"Now that the information has been delivered, we have to find someone to take the blame, right?" Monique curled her lips. "I'll deal with that guy called Wildmane Knight."

"It's up to you, but don't force it." Roy hung up the phone with a smile, although he knew Monique rarely failed.

But she also didn't know that the guy she might face next was not an opponent that could be dealt with by just [Blue Gold].

As Roy said, after Monique hung up the phone, before she could shoot an arrow to take out the Wildmane Knight who didn't seem to be a troublesome person, she was stopped by a strange Sarkaz.

"...Tsk." The opponent's sudden appearance caused her arrow to lose its accuracy slightly. Not only did it fail to kill the Wildmane Knight, but it even caused him to react and start running away. She looked at the troublesome Sarkaz mercenary with murderous intent.

"...Beautiful lady, why do you look so angry?" Tolan Cash appeared here at this time, which was indeed an unexpected situation for Monique.

"Because there's a guy with no sense of boundaries who's blocking my work." Monique's eyes were cold. "I'm considering whether to change the focus of my work."

"Oh, am I disturbing you while you're working?"

"It's obvious."

"That's really bad. My motto is not to cause trouble to ladies." Tolland said with a smile, "Would you like me to buy you a drink? Just as an apology?"

"No need, just give me your head." Monique stared at the guild leader in front of her. He was a notorious figure among the mercenaries. "Your head is still worth something."

Chapter 141: Questions and Answers

"Doesn't this lady look very friendly?"

"You were the one who interrupted my work first."

Despite their threats, neither man had any confidence in defeating the enemy without taking any damage. Having achieved his goal, Tolan was already considering how to escape. The Red Pine Knights were now safe, and the next step was to escape. After all, getting dragged into this wasn't worth it.

"—I think you may have misunderstood. I just came here to invite this beautiful lady to enjoy the night view with me." Tolan's words were still frivolous, but his eyes had begun to wander, and his hand was on the sword behind his back. "You know, I don't look like a troublemaker, do I?"

"Bounty hunters were not originally within my hunting range, but guild leader - since when did bounty hunters start to form a group?" Monique also touched the arrows in the quiver. Although she was not sure that she could catch them, she had to use up her anger.

"That's not the case. Ever since the brothers [Fire Lung] and [Yellow Smoke] suddenly disappeared, such a large piece of territory has been left without a master. There must be someone to take care of it, right?" Tolan replied. The two people he mentioned had not been heard from since they went to Dishui Village and did something unknown. It was said that the two were killed by a passing swordsman, but it was not yet known whether this news was true or not.

That's why Tolan had the opportunity to form such a team, although if possible, he would rather name this team the Knights of Sarkaz. After all, if he didn't like that time very much, he wouldn't be so obsessed with Mainna.

Just as the two sides were about to clash, Monique's communicator rang again. A helpless look instantly crossed her face. Tolan, like a gentleman, waved his hand. "Go ahead. The call always comes when you least want it, doesn't it?"

Monique ignored the mercenary in front of her and answered the call directly, "It's me, I'm working."

But as the voice came from the communicator, her face turned very bad, but she didn't lose her temper. Instead, she replied rather coldly, "Got it."

Seeing the murderous aura suddenly disappear, Tolan relaxed a little. "So you don't plan to watch the night view with me? What a shame."

"Whatever," Monique rolled her eyes. "By the way, I hate frivolous people."

After all, her colleague was also a slippery guy. And what was even more hateful was that she couldn't beat that idiot.

Tolan heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Monique leave. To be honest, he wasn't very sure. He definitely couldn't beat her head-on, but she wasn't sure she could catch up with him either.

After all, he has been a mercenary for so many years. He may not have any other skills, but he is good at running away.

"Come out, Kuranta, we are safe."

Only then did he turn his head to look at the collapsed brick wall behind him. Wild Mane, who had escaped earlier, was hiding inside. "Who... are you?"

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Tolan Cash, a bounty hunter." Tolan began. "I approached you before, but the atmosphere wasn't right. Believe me, this is my real name."

"Bounty hunters... I don't have any money to give you." Wildmane frowned. Bounty hunters have a bad reputation. People say they're the same type as the Helmetless Alliance, willing to do any dirty work for a living. "And that guy just now... was he from the Helmetless Alliance?"

"Don't even think about chasing after the Grand Master Qingjin of the Wuzhou Alliance. Even the two of us combined can't defeat her." Seeing that the man was even eager to try, Tolan quickly stopped him. "But I don't plan on asking you for money."

"The people here are extremely poor, while the rich are singing and dancing in the upper town. You should go find them." Avona, or the Wildmane Knight, did not have any hostility towards Tolan at this time, but was just wary. After all, the other party had just saved him, and he could not repay his kindness with evil.

"I'm not here to look for rich people, I'm here to look for you—and what I want may be what those rich people need the most."

"what do you want?"

"The will to resist."

Tolan smiled and said, "I know you are doing something big, and I want to see if I can get involved."

"...I'm not Sona, so I can't make the decision, but since you saved my life...I can talk to Sona."

"That would be a great help."

-

Compared to the harmonious atmosphere here, Monique's expression was extremely gloomy after being called away by Roy. Especially when she saw Roy's face that deserved to be beaten, this guy's frivolousness was almost the same as that of Tolan just now. "What's the reason for calling me off?"

"Ahem, it seems like you've been working too hard lately, so I'm asking you to take a break."

"..."

"..."

"I'm going back to work."

"No, no, no! Stop it! If you keep rolling, I'll lose my job."

"That gives me even more motivation." Monique's eyes lit up, "How long until you get out?"

"...Can you please wait for me?"

"cut……"

"Alright, alright, let's get back to business. The Brilliant Knights have already started their Special Tournament journey, and I'm a little worried about leaving it to Platinum alone." Roy said seriously, "Also, there seems to be some movement over at the Supervisory Council lately. I think it's about time we make some plans."

"So this is your reason for slacking off?"

"Not entirely. Let us deal with the [three above] appropriately."

"..." After mentioning the three Xuantie above, Monique's expression also relaxed. After all, a workaholic is a workaholic, but if the boss gives an order, you can't disobey the boss's order. "Understood."

"What the infected are doing now is to our advantage. The Xuantie will take this opportunity to eliminate the last insider and shift the blame to the infected. Then we can prepare to find an identity and escape." Roy said with a smile, "The intelligence we gave you before was for this purpose. We originally planned to have you kill an infected person first to show that we are not slacking off, but since someone has intervened, forget it. It's not that important anyway."

“…Not that important?”

"Haha, don't be angry, don't be angry. This just shows we have a lot of contingency plans. Also, the attention they're paying to Noah Kyrielight is a bit strange. I suspect it has something to do with this little girl."

"...I'm starting to wonder if you've already known a lot of this... It's all Qing Jin, but you clearly know a lot more than me." Monique glanced at Roy with suspicion, but she didn't dwell on it too much. "What about Nightmare? Doesn't that guy need special attention as well?"

"Well... it's a little more troublesome than I thought. He met Noah." Roy's expression froze, and then he said helplessly, "He also recognized Noah's bloodline."

"...How did these people recognize each other?"

"I don't know, maybe it's just intuition." Roy was also puzzled by this. "But so far, the board of directors hasn't asked us to get rid of him."