Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

Margaret and Shining reacted quickly, each protecting Noah and Nightingale. The figure that emerged from the darkness was naturally Roy.

"Good evening, Knight Yao, Miss Noah, and the two Miss Sarkaz." Roy waved his hand as a greeting. "I'm touched to see you again so soon."

Chapter 161: Black Iron

"...Roy." Noah asked the Qingjin Emperor in front of him, whom he had already met. "We just talked on the phone. What? Do you regret it?"

"It's not just me. This time, we're going all out." At this moment, another figure landed beside Roy. This person was none other than the Qing Jin, Monique, whom Noah had never met. Two Qing Jins... this was no joke. The presence of these two was enough to kill most of the people in Casimir.

"Is the No-Horn Alliance planning to declare war on me?" Noah asked. "You don't need such a big show if you want to kill me, right?"

"That's not the case, actually." Roy smiled. "If I want to kill you, I have to find a good time. First, the Three Crowned Knight is no longer by your side. Where did she go?"

"No comment." Noah curled her lips. "Besides, even if you knew, what's the point? You didn't stop her before, and you won't be able to stop her this time."

"Well, since you won't cooperate, I'll ask the next question." Roy's gaze grew subtler as he spoke. "Next question, why did you let both Maena and the Black Knight leave you at the same time? You should understand that you're on the No Helmet Alliance's assassination list, right?"

"..." Noya didn't answer the question directly. Indeed, tonight was the most vulnerable time for her. Kuro wasn't around, and neither was Maina. Now she was only accompanied by Margaret and Shining. While these two were no weaklings, they seemed slightly inferior to Maina and Kuro. She had originally anticipated that being around these two would protect her from a surprise attack.

But now it seems... behind the other party... there is probably a financial sponsor who is very interested in me.

"I'm very curious. We were just discussing business, but now you're putting a knife on your business partner's neck. Is this the way the No-Horned Alliance does business?" Although Noah was feeling uneasy, there was no doubt that she didn't feel any danger at the moment. In other words, even if she faced Qing Jin, with the help of Shining and Margaret, she would have a chance to resist.

But the other party appeared in front of her so openly, which made Noah think that the Wuzhou Alliance might be telling her that someone wanted her life, but... the Wuzhou Alliance could violate the contract on the condition that she could give up more benefits.

"Don't be like this. You've already ruined many of our plans. We haven't taken any extreme action against you, have we?" Roy said with a smile. "Besides, now that I've appeared like this, I feel I'm very, very sincere. Miss Noah, what exactly is your plan? Where did the Black Knight go? I hope you can reconsider and answer this question properly."

After the Helmetless Alliance discovered that Kuro disappeared beside Noah, they realized that this might be an opportunity... an opportunity to completely control Noah Kyrielight.

The Radiant Knight and the suspected Absolver, the White-Horned Sarkaz, though troublesome, were by no means untouchable to the Helmetless Alliance. Now that the two men who could restrain the Helmetless Alliance had left Noya's side, they would definitely not let this opportunity go.

"No comment..."

Noah's answer was exactly the same as before, which made Roy sigh.

"I don't want to do this... Miss Noah, have you heard the story of the No-Head Alliance?"

Before Noah could answer, he continued.

——What is the Helmetless Alliance?

In ancient times, in order to fight against the knight nobles, local farmers and retainers colluded and hired a group of battle-hardened killers.

But they all failed.

Roy's story made Noah a little confused. Why did he suddenly start talking about the beginning of the establishment of the No Hero Alliance?

The knight hanged all the traitors from the castle as a warning to others. The villagers in the territory were so angry that they dared not speak out and could only swallow their anger and give up resistance.

But later, an archer volunteered. At that time, people generally believed that archers could not cope with the speed of the Kuranta Knights, and they did not hold out much hope...

However, the next morning, when the family of the tyrannical knight woke up, they saw the knight still in a charging posture, face up, nailed to the ground of the square by a spear.

When people looked closer, they found that it was not a spear, but a sharp arrow made of black iron.

【Xuantie】 is the first member of the Helmetless Alliance in history.

"...It's a great story, embodying the theme of resistance. But what do you mean by this now?" Noya had a bad feeling, but it was impossible... How many years had Xuantie not taken action? Many people believed Xuantie to be dead, that the current Xuantie of the Wuzhou League was just a figurehead, and that the legendary Xuantie...should no longer exist.

"Although I'm still aware that we're just hired killers, but..." Roy chuckled, "Some legends don't come from nowhere."

——Buzz…

Noah's ears twitched, and he suddenly looked up and shouted to Margaret and Shining. "Margaret! Up there!"

Knight Yao then looked up. The stars were shining brightly tonight. For some reason, the street lights seemed to be dimmer today. One of the meteors, after flashing several times, deviated from the orbit of the stars and headed in this direction.

—The charging knight was pinned to death in the square, the dark iron arrow...

It’s actually like this…

Margaret understood what the meteor was in an instant.

"--arrow!?"

bass--

There was still time. Shining's sword had already left the scabbard in the first moment, and Margaret's reaction was equally fast. The two of them realized what to do almost at the same time.

"Cut it off!"

"understand!"

There were people behind her who she needed to protect, so Margaret couldn't fail this time. Now that the trajectory was clear, they finally realized that the arrow was aimed at Noah.

Shining's sword and Margaret's sword and spear were both blocked in a hurry, but these two were not weak. If it was an ordinary arrow, they could of course cut it off easily, but this arrow - no, it could be regarded as a black iron spear. The force and power it carried made the two of them only have time to deviate from their trajectory. With a loud bang, the moment the heavy black iron arrow fell to the ground, it also swept everything nearby into the dust.

Margaret didn't have time to care about her hand which was paralyzed from forcibly catching the arrow, and rushed into the dust at the first time. In the dust, the heavy black iron arrow had already pierced into the ground, causing a large area of ​​collapse with the heavy arrow as the center. Shining had found Nightingale, and she was fine.

Margaret was relieved when she saw Noah still sitting in the wheelchair, but the next moment, she heard Noah's voice.

"Be careful--"

Then, in front of her, a second heavy black iron arrow fell from the sky, almost heading towards Noah. It was because Noah noticed the existence of this arrow that she reminded Margaret.

But at this moment, Margaret couldn't stop this arrow. She was able to stop the first heavy black iron arrow only because of the combined efforts of the two of them, but now she...

Margaret's eyes narrowed, and she actually rushed forward, trying to block the arrow with her body.

Chapter 162: Sliding on Knees

At that moment, time seemed to stretch out. Noya didn't know if it was because of the adrenaline rush, but she felt that time was slowing down. She shouldn't be able to see, but a strange scene appeared before her eyes. It was a strange perspective, as if she had suddenly become a three-meter-tall giant. The heavy black iron arrow was heading towards Margaret and herself, as if it was going to make her and Margaret into a skewer...

But at this moment, Noah had a feeling...

This arrow flies so slowly?

She subconsciously stretched out her hand and grasped the heavy black iron arrow using her family's inherited technique. Then she threw it casually, and the heavy black iron arrow flew out.

Before Noya could figure out what was happening, darkness once again enveloped her. This was only from Noya's perspective. So what was it like from Qingjin's perspective...

When Roy saw the second heavy black iron arrow, he was actually a little surprised. He had thought that only one black iron would shoot this time, but he didn't expect there would be a second arrow. However, this arrow suddenly stopped in mid-air when it was about to hit Noah and Knight Yao, as if a hand had pinched the arrow. It completely ignored the laws of physics and condensed in the air. The next moment, Roy saw Noah's eyes turn from black to red, and a vague figure appeared and disappeared in the smoke and dust.

It was a shadow about three meters tall, and the shadow's hand was holding the heavy black iron arrow.

Then, the shadow threw the heavy black iron arrow far away, and Noah's blood-red eyes returned to normal the next moment.

"Impressive..." Even Roy, no matter how clueless he was, knew Noya had a hidden weapon up his sleeve. Since this attempt failed, there would be no next time. "I thought you could only block the first arrow, but since you blocked the second, I can only declare the No-Horn Alliance's assassination attempt a failure. Congratulations! You might be Black Iron's first undying target."

Indeed, this time the myth of Xuan Tie's 100% assassination success has been broken, but even Roy is not sure which Xuan Tie's myth has been broken.

"The Brilliant Knight's swordsmanship is indeed remarkable, and that Absolver over there also showed strange techniques—strange techniques, is that the smell of a soul? Fortunately, arrows are lifeless."

"...Is this the attitude of the No-Horned Alliance?" At this time, Shining and Margaret's anger values ​​had reached a terrifying level, but Roy really couldn't be scared at this time, after all, he still had an ace in his hand.

"Don't worry. You should know that there are three Xuantie, right?" Roy waved his hand. "You can stop the first two arrows, but what about the third? Can you stop it?"

"..." This sentence made the Knight of Glory and Shining silent. They didn't care, but Noah and Nightingale were still here. Although they didn't know how Noah blocked the second arrow, they really didn't dare to bet that Noah's method could be used a second time.

"Calm down, just calm down. Don't worry, we also abide by the ethics of martial arts. Since the second arrow also missed, we will not continue to shamelessly continue. This time, the Wuzhou Alliance admitted defeat, you won. Hopefully, you can become our customers in the future." Roy smiled and waved his hand. "Also, I hope you can understand from the two arrows just now that the Wuzhou Alliance is not begging for mercy from you-"

Or in other words... if you want to provoke the Wuzhou Alliance, first think about how to block Xuantie's three arrows.

Roy and Monique retreated almost at the same time and disappeared into the night of the city in an instant. Margaret wanted to chase them, but was stopped by Noah.

"Don't chase him—" Noah's breathing was a little rapid. "He's right. I don't know if I can stop the third arrow, so... we don't have the confidence."

"..." Margaret understood, of course, but she couldn't bear it. The No-Horned Alliance was openly trying to kill Noah. If Noah hadn't been hiding a hidden trick, she might have watched Noah die today... Just imagining this scene, she didn't even know what she would do.

"Black iron... a metal with the luster of obsidian, very heavy." Shining was already sizing up the two heavy black iron arrows, which were clearly expensive. "They're like steel spears dropped from the sky..."

"...In the sky." Margaret looked up at the sky. She had never felt that the night sky was so full of danger.

"This arrow was shot from a great distance, and its extremely high parabola made it seem as if it had fallen from the sky. Fortunately, it didn't exceed the speed of sound, so I heard the sound," Noa said. "But it's definitely not logical... I don't think anyone other than a giant could use an arrow like this."

"...Bed crossbow?" Shining beside him offered his opinion, "Could it be the bed crossbow's function?"

"I don't know." Noah shook his head. "But since they were able to shoot a second arrow, it means that at least they can really aim at us..."

"There are actually three such killers?" Margaret felt the terror of the Wuzhou Alliance for the first time. She was confident that she could deal with Qingjin, and even dealing with two Qingjins was not impossible, but when faced with this sniper attack from an unknown source, she really had no way to deal with it.

"This is a warning." Noah also saw it clearly, "and it's a very serious warning... Perhaps I really underestimated the No Hero Alliance."

-

Roy and Monique, who had already left the scene, were no less shocked than Margaret and the others. This was the first time they had witnessed Xuantie miss. After all, that second arrow was destined to take Noah's life. After all, Noah was a key figure. Although they had received a promise from him, their employer could not be underestimated. Therefore, Xuantie's original decision was to deal with Noah beforehand to prevent any further complications.

But after seeing that phantom, Xuantie might have changed his mind. He had just informed Roy through his headset that the Wuzhou Alliance would not accept this order.

When Roy saw the phantom, he was also glanced at by the phantom. Although they were very far away and it was just a glance, Roy felt as if he was locked in, as if the phantom could take his life if it wanted to.

Even Xuantie and Mainna did not bring him such a terrifying oppressive force. What exactly was the phantom? Why did Xuantie give up hunting when he saw the phantom?

For Roy, who has always been a smart person, this may be the night he felt closest to death.

After all, I almost died twice in one night—

Roy was even paralyzed by fear. He shook his head and said, "Even Xuantie couldn't take him down... Forget it. This time, the Wuzhou Alliance might have really picked the wrong guy."

"So what's next?"

"Show sincerity. Since we've already done something wrong, it's our turn to slide on our knees."

Chapter 163: Walking into a Trap (4k chapters)

Noah naturally didn't know that the hand she showed had stunned Xuantie. On the one hand, she didn't know why her phantom could actually hold the heavy arrow of Xuantie. On the other hand, she was not sure whether she could block the third arrow.

So she could only swallow her anger. They were all adults, not children. They didn't have to fight back if they were beaten.

However, the Wuzhou League's actions today were clearly a demonstration. To be more precise, the Wuzhou League had long been dissatisfied with its role as a knife. It seemed that the Trade Union's dog was ready to kill its master.

To be honest, it is a good thing that the No-Hero Alliance is in this situation now. After all, this is equivalent to the Commercial Federation losing its sharpest blade, which is also good for Noah's next plan.

But these thoughts only went through her mind for a moment, and then she shook her head and asked Shining and Nightingale beside her, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." Shining responded, "I didn't expect Miss Noah also had her own trump card. I underestimated you."

"A trump card?" Noya shook her head helplessly. This thing couldn't really be considered a trump card, after all, she couldn't fully control the phantom. However, she still silently thanked the phantom in her heart, although she didn't know if it could receive it.

"Come to think of it, Noah, could this be why you asked us to go for a walk?" Margaret asked curiously. "Even at home, it probably wouldn't be much better, but it's not your style to just go out and get attacked."

"This is just an accident. What I really want to show you is..." Noah smiled, "is this..."

With a snap of Noah's fingers, Margaret witnessed a sight she would never forget—the lights of the entire city flickered and then went out completely. In an instant, Casimir went from being a city that never sleeps to being plunged into the darkness of eternal night.

-

This is certainly not Noah's superpower, and igniting the entire city was not her action, but the merit of the Red Pine Knights.

While Noya and Qingjin were dealing with the situation, they successfully raided the mobile city's energy supply area, cutting off power to the entire Casimir. This was a mobile city, and when power to the main city was cut off, to prevent damage from scraping between plots, the other districts had to activate their own power sources. This was the Four-City Divide, and the Red Pine Knights' goal.

Only when the power of the entire city is lost will Sona have the opportunity to sneak into the Chamber of Commerce and steal the specific information of Plot Zero.

And just at that moment, the entire Casimir was suddenly cut off from power supply and fell into a deep sleep in an instant.

When night falls, all ugliness will no longer be concealed.

When night falls——

A man looked up. Today, the starry sky was exceptionally clear. Without the city's endless light source, the sky was now filled with stars as before.

"What happened? A power outage? There was no notice before?" The office worker who was still working overtime looked at the computer in front of him that was forced to shut down, scratched his greasy hair that he had no time to take care of, as if it was not the computer that had lost power, but his brain.

"Power outage! Where's the backup power supply?"

"It's already being called—what the hell is going on?"

In every corner of the city, countless people were talking about the power outage. People took out candles from their homes and lit them. They had been accustomed to the fast-paced modern life and finally slowed down and stopped moving forward.

Although everyone knows that the city will not fall into sleep forever and power will be restored soon.

But just for a moment, people in this city who were used to walking with their heads down and reading documents began to look up at the starry sky, looking for that ray of light.

Sona did see the darkness outside, but to her surprise, the Federation Building actually had its own power supply, which really caught her off guard. However, she still used her petite body and extremely fast speed to find a hiding place.

People still had memories of the big partition, and many people began to panic. However, at this moment, the appearance of a person made them calm down again.

"Don't worry, don't panic. Each city has its own backup power supply, and everyone should return to their respective posts." The person who appeared here at this time was Noah, who had rushed over with Margaret and others. She deliberately wore the spokesperson's uniform before going out. When she appeared, everyone seemed to have found a backbone, and McGee also appeared almost at the same time as her. The two spokespersons immediately took control of the situation.

"Looks like we can't have the meeting today?" Noah turned around and asked when he heard McGee's footsteps. "Today is the spokesperson's meeting, and I was wondering if I'd be late."

"I guess so." McGee smiled awkwardly. "The important thing now is to evacuate the people and contact the Supervisory Committee representatives."