Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

My writing state is not very good. I got stuck after writing two chapters. I will continue to update tomorrow. It just allows me to find some inspiration.

Well, the duel between Nightmare and Blood Knight will probably be written tomorrow... probably.

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Chapter 193 I am willing to join Rhodes Island

Noah had no reason to refuse.

Although she has been preparing for her own death, she is not the kind of person who has lost hope in life and hopes to die.

She just reconciled with her fate, feeling the calmness she felt when sliding down the cliff with all her might. But if someone was willing to help her, she would hold their hand without hesitation.

Death is not terrible, but you should at least try your best to live——

And now, it seems that everything is so within reach. As long as I sign this contract, I can get this medicine... which may allow me to live a few more years.

She fully believed that Rhodes Island could produce this drug, and she also thought that the doctor had no reason to deceive her, and the price was not that difficult to pay. Noya thought a lot in her mind, but it seemed that she was thinking nothing.

But her hand stopped, and she suddenly raised her head. "Doctor, can I ask you a question?"

"Hmm? Go ahead." The doctor looked up at the girl before him. A glint of hope shone on her face, which softened her heart. She could have taken it out sooner, but she wanted to see more of Noya's decisions and reactions. She wanted to know what kind of person Noya was and whether she could trust her. After all, the core of this medicine was her own blood. If anyone else knew about it, the doctor would likely end up like Tang Sanzang.

The infected will go crazy seeking the doctor's blood - she knows the special nature of her own physique, so she must be cautious.

"This medicine... you've been hiding it until now. Are you testing my trustworthiness...? Noya wasn't stupid. She knew that if this medicine could be mass-produced, Rhodes Island wouldn't have kept it hidden. And they were being extremely cautious and only releasing it now. There was only one possibility: this medicine was incredibly valuable, and there was probably only one available. Noya had to reconsider—could she really afford this precious medicine?

Of course, this fee does not refer to money. If the problem can be solved with money, Noah will not think it is a big deal.

Even if she had to hand over all her business resources, including everything she had, except the assets to be left to Margaret, to the doctor, she would not hesitate, because these were all external things to her.

But the favor... this favor is too great.

Free things are often the most expensive...

Noah had to stay rational and carefully confirm the other person's intentions. Especially since she couldn't hear the other person's inner voice... Miss Doctor.

"Indeed, this medicine is extremely valuable, and there aren't many available in Rhodes Island... Moreover, the raw materials cannot be disclosed," the doctor said with a smile. "This medicine is still in the clinical stage. We conducted internal testing, and only after the success did we decide to make a few more for backup. If you're worried, I can have Amiya come in and tell you. You should be able to trust Amiya, right?"

"...No, I trust Rhodes Island. If even Rhodes Island would deceive me, then there's no company in this world I can trust." Noya took a deep breath, confirming his thoughts. "But I want to know one thing: what's my worth that would warrant you handing over this precious medicine?"

"……value?"

"Well, this medicine means a lot to me, and to Rhodes Island as well. You're exchanging it for a vast fortune. You could easily become a guest of honor in many major countries with it. Honestly... I don't understand why you chose to give it to me." Noya expressed her concerns. "Although Rhodes Island is trustworthy, I don't think I'm that valuable. I'm just a struggling businessman, and I'll soon divide up most of my wealth. You should understand that my value isn't that high..."

"Ms. Noah, your value isn't reflected in your wealth." The doctor shook his head. "If you really ask me to explain why, I probably can't give a specific reason... But, Ms. Noah, your actions have earned Rhodes Island's friendship. You trust Rhodes Island, and Rhodes Island will trust you in return. This drug itself cannot be mass-produced and is indeed of great value, but if it were treated as a commodity, then Rhodes Island would no longer be Rhodes Island."

The doctor smiled. "This is a gift, a gift for a friend."

"...A gift...? I understand." Noah finally nodded. "Okay, I'm willing to join Rhodes Island, Doctor. From now on... just call me Noah."

"Using your real name as a codename? That's fine, though. I think Noah sounds nice, too." The doctor finally smiled, her gaze fixed on Noah's bodyguard, the masked woman. Although she had a pretty good guess about her identity, she didn't completely expose the Triple Crown Champion. She simply added, "Then your bodyguard..."

"Wherever Noah is, I'll be there," Kuro said. "If Noah chooses to join Rhodes Island, then I'll join too. That's all."

"Well, happy cooperation, Operator Noah." The doctor extended his hand, and Noah also showed a gentle smile. The two shook hands with each other, formally concluding the contract.

From now on, Noah will belong to Rhodes Island.

Of course, Noah will not announce this matter for the time being, and Rhodes Island will also conceal the fact that Noah has joined the company for the time being. After all, Casimir's matter is not over yet, and the two of them will need to work together.

The situation on Plot Zero has actually been half resolved, and the problem now lies in the outcome of the Knights' Championship.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Noya had naturally recognized the identity of the person from the footsteps. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Then we will take our leave first. I guess this Miss Knight of War likes the spokesperson of the Business Federation being here too much. I will visit again later."

"See you next time, Noah." The doctor nodded, so Noah and Kuro left the living room temporarily, and the one who walked into the living room was Li, who also brought good news.

"Good news, Doctor." Li didn't seem to care who was sitting there, instead focusing all his attention on the Doctor. "The Supervisory Council has approved everyone's requests to go out on Rhodes Island. 'It's also necessary to allow important partners to tour the city.' There's nothing we can do. We previously restricted your movements to a limited number of places, and this is also because the recent situation has not been good."

"Okay, Li, I told you, you can trust Miss Noya—there's no need to deliberately attract her attention." The doctor said with a smile, "Besides, I also want to know what else you plan to tell me besides this good news."

Chapter 194: Fear? Fear of Who?

"I still can't hide it from you, Doctor." Li was already accustomed to the Doctor's keen observation. "Master Russell told me that Silver Spear Pegasus has basically taken control of the situation now. As long as the Brilliant Knight wins the championship, Silver Spear Pegasus will support her. No matter how reluctant the Chamber of Commerce is, we will maintain fairness. It's time to let the Knight Competition return to its original form -"

Yes, that’s what knight competition should be like.

It was originally a sacred duel between knights, a competition of will and ideals - and martial arts.

It's a way to select the best knights—

It may have gone astray, but the best knights always come out on top.

It's time to bring fairness back to this sacred duel——

-

The blades intertwined, and Tora once again stepped onto the field and recovered some of his injuries with the help of Noah. This time he was no longer facing the Knight of Glory, but the champion of the previous knight competition.

That red guy...

The battle between Tora and the Blood Knight was the most intense from the very beginning. Tora and the Radiant Knight had been testing each other for a while during the battle, but at this time, Tora was forced to attack with all his strength from the very beginning. There was no other reason, it was because of the oppressive feeling brought by the Blood Knight.

Every time the giant axe slashed, Tora had to concentrate all his energy to avoid it. He didn't even consider taking the next blow.

The oppressive feeling brought by this axe was almost suffocating. Tora suddenly understood why the Blood Knight was able to win the new Knight Competition Championship after the Glory Knight.

His martial arts, Originium skills, and willpower are all top-notch among the top.

If the Brilliant Knight was a young warrior whose brilliance was beginning to blossom, the Blood Knight before him was a warrior who had crawled out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses. Perhaps he no longer possessed the ability to advance, but as a veteran warrior, he possessed a mature physique and a terrifying amount of combat experience. Tora's attack was like sinking into a vast ocean, leaving no ripples behind. His opponent's blood-manipulating Originium technique was both offensive and defensive, and his blade couldn't even penetrate the blood shield he had created.

"Where has your momentum gone, Nightmare?" The Blood Knight had already discovered that Tora's momentum was beginning to wane, no... it was being completely suppressed.

Tora's power was indeed very troublesome. When dealing with the Radiant Knight, his Originium skills caused him great trouble. However, when facing the Blood Knight, the phantom he created couldn't even break through the blood shield...

The other party has no flaws.

Tora understood this very well, so he had to try to break through the surface with a single point - this was not something he was good at. Perhaps the Radiant Knight was better at this...

With his momentum suppressed, Nightmare's Originium skills were completely unable to be fully utilized, and at one point, Tora even had the illusion that there was a cliff in front of him.

"Minoans... in the days when my countrymen lashed out against the past, your heroes have become mere legends in the mouths of poets..."

"You're talking nonsense."

Although Tora was harsh in his words, this level of counterattack was just a tickle to the Blood Knight.

"Where is your Khan now? Where do your proud compatriots live?" The Blood Knight swung his axe again, and this time, Tora was forced to retreat to avoid the blow. The arena cracked, and even though it had been reinforced for Maria's sake, it couldn't withstand the champion's onslaught.

"..."

"A nightmare living in the past, a pitiful man." The Blood Knight pulled his axe from the ground and stared at his opponent. This red hero was like a high wall, defying the past that Tora believed in.

"...Minoans, infected, what are you fighting for?" Tora felt a will within the enemy's attack, a terrifying, almost unshakable will. He couldn't help but ask.

"Survival," the Blood Knight said. "They worship me as a hero of the infected... and see me as a role model for history, but my original intention was simply to stay alive."

Facing a rare opponent, the Blood Knight did not show any heroic attitude. He was serious and took every match seriously, treating every match as a life-and-death battle. He was a man who only considered the present and naturally had no time to think about past honors and future glory.

"...A hero of the infected?" Hearing this, Tora's mouth twitched. "Are you fighting for the infected? Are the infected your compatriots?"

——Are you fighting to protect like that golden Pegasus?

"Compatriots? No, we are not related by blood, nor do we share the same hometown. We simply suffer from the same disease." The Blood Knight denied Tora's words. "Their plight fills me with compassion, so I go to save them and find a way out for everyone."

"...They're not compatriots... yet you still want to save them?" Takula frowned. The person before him seemed different from the Golden Pegasus. He couldn't understand it, but for some reason, he didn't mock him.

Perhaps it was because, during the conversation just now, he felt a similar...will as that of the princess he met.

"You are a strong man, but... has the grassland of Casimir been swept away by the infected and foreigners?" Tora said, "The people of Casimir, Kuranta, where are they?!"

As the descendant of Nightmare, the last of the Keshik, he asked, "Did I come all the way to the Kingdom of Knights... just to fight the Infected, the Minoans...?"

He felt ashamed that in Casimir's land, Casimir's knight champion was actually a Minoan.

But no matter how sad he felt, he still had to acknowledge the strong. He did not mean to despise the Blood Knights. On the contrary, he believed that people like the Blood Knights were much nobler than those fallen Kuranta.

"Minoan, what kind of training have you received?" He raised his long sword and launched another charge, turning his words into a sharp blade, smashing fiercely on the opponent's blood shield. In the midst of the tremor, the Blood Knight suddenly swept across, forcing Tora to abandon his next attack, and the weapons collided again.

"Unfortunately, before becoming a knight—I had no proper combat training." The Blood Knight's reply was mixed in with the clash of weapons. "After becoming a knight, I just learned by fighting."

"...A natural born warrior..." Tora's mouth twitched. The other party's strength was actually trained in this way.

In a sense, this is a warrior who has returned after completing his heavenly journey. No wonder he is so powerful.

More importantly, he couldn't sense a single trace of fear in the Blood Knights' battle—

This left him with nowhere to start...

"Young man... I want to teach you something." The Blood Knight took a half step back, blood seeping out of his armor and gathering into streams in the air. "Fake fear is meaningless to anyone who strives to live in the present."

Perhaps you are indeed a naturally powerful race, a monster that feeds on the fear of others...

However, the reality is much more terrifying than you think.

So why should I be afraid of you?

Why don't you fear me?

Chapter 195: Why Fight? (4k long chapter)

The Blood Knight's axe blade was wrapped in blood. The bright red color from the source of life gleamed on his axe blade and trembled as if a heart was beating. It was only for a moment, yes, a moment, Tora actually felt fear in his heart. It was not the beginning of death, but something in the other party's mouth was slowly breaking his will. His will based on pursuing the past and pursuing bloodline was being broken by the other party's words.

"Answer me, Nightmare. In the history of your dreams, in the history thousands of years ago to the present day—is there even a shred of hope for the infected?"

"……you!"

"Do not be intimidated, Nightmare! Nightmare who calls himself Keshige!" The Blood Knight's words were piercing, as if to break his spirit to the very core. "Where is your Khan? Tell him to come forward!"

"..."

Tora was shocked. His Khan?

Thousands of years have passed since the Khan's death, and Tora can only find him in dreams and history books.

Keshig was a follower of the Khan and the most valiant warrior in the land. The Khan had conquered many lands and achieved remarkable feats, but he had also done many things that harmed others.

To spread fear... is the nature of a Nightmare, and the lust for conquest is the food of a Khan.

But - Tora, you were born in this land that the Khan has left for thousands of years, you will always find...yourself.

——Father, rival, mentor, ideal.

Tora realized this belatedly. He came to this country of knights, and in essence, he was just a confused man looking for a goal to strive for.

He was so lonely, walking on this road, he was so lonely.

The path to heaven may be a trial for those who are lost. When they return, they will always find a goal, a goal for which they can devote everything.

He was looking for these...

No, the dream should have ended long ago.

Tora suddenly woke up. The Blood Knight's words did make him confused. Perhaps those were some fragments left in his heart by the young man named Tora, a kind of remembrance, but now he understood.

The path to heaven that he had drawn for himself...was already predetermined.

The young hunter set out on his journey to heaven,

Set out from the dream and head to the other side of gold.

nightmare.

A nightmare stood on the field.

His limbs were relaxed, revealing numerous flaws, and his gaze beneath the helmet was scanning an unknown area.

He was humming a ballad, an ancient ballad.

Until the darkness obscured his vision, until the tower of bones stood in his heart.

Until the poisonous ginseng strangles the hazy homeland.

Like a prayer, like a ritual before a battle, his body was filled with a black mist of nightmares, which was the fear accumulated along the way.

The nature of nightmare thrives in him, planting fear in the hearts of the viewers. This monster is roaring from the bottom of its soul.

My family is dead, my people are lost.

You are right, I can no longer find my Khan...

Reality, reality is really terrible. It wears away the courage of warriors, damages the weapons of soldiers, shatters the ideals of idealists, and makes it impossible for the suffering to avoid their suffering.