Poseidon in Arknights

"To put it nicely, you can be either the trader or the audience member," Xi Yue smiled, waving her hand as the water screen began to change. "Alright, their game is quite exciting. Who do you bet on to win?"

"Anyway, it's not that pack of wolves."

——————Syracus Vorsini——————

In one street, Leontuso also could not escape being attacked.

Leontuso dodged the incoming arrow and shouted, "Get down!"

Upon hearing Leontuso's voice, Rubio immediately leaped and dodged the incoming arrow by lying on the ground.

Capone frowned as he looked at the man in the painting. "Tsk... I thought he was just a young master, but he's quite difficult to deal with. No wonder he's from the Bellone family..."

Leontuso was also panting heavily; he wasn't exactly in good shape. "...Tsk, the opponent is tough to deal with. Rubio, step back."

"They're clearly after me!"

Rubio nodded immediately, then quickly scrambled to his feet and ran away, saying, "I...I understand!"

He had barely run two steps when two more assassins rushed out of the alleyway and, seeing Rubio running towards them, immediately raised their weapons and slashed at him.

Rubio, who had difficulty walking, saw the blade swinging towards him and had no time to escape. He could only manage a strained cry: "Eek!!!"

"Tsk, there are some over there too!" Leontuso, who was still watching this side, saw the situation and immediately fired a shot, forcing the assassin back. "Get out of the way!"

Capone sighed, shook his head helplessly, and nocked the arrow again: "Tsk, troublesome guy."

Gambino spat to the side: "Carpenter, instead of wasting time on nonsense, why don't you get started? We don't have much time..."

Just as Gambino was about to continue his attack, he saw a figure running towards him from the street in the distance. Upon recognizing the person, Gambino exclaimed in surprise, "Backup is here? Wait, what? That's not Penguin Logistics..."

"Huh?" Texas looked at Lin Lai with some confusion when she heard someone mention Penguin Logistics. After seeing clearly, she raised an eyebrow. These two were still alive.

But whatever, as long as they're alive, they're alive. What does it matter? Or rather, if they become her enemies now, it's not too late to kill them later.

Texas deflected the blade of Gambino's sword with a swing of his own, and just as he was about to continue his pursuit, he caught a glimpse of an arrow that Capone was shooting at him from the corner of his eye.

Texas's instinctive sense of crisis told her that the arrow was not the answer, so she pressed Luca's head down.

"Get down."

Rubio skillfully followed Texas's momentum and lay flat on the ground, his vision flying over their heads, flying behind them, and exploding violently, creating a huge cloud of smoke.

Capone calmly nocked an arrow and asked, "Gambino, is he dead?"

Gambino burst out of the smoke: "Do I look like someone who would die so easily? Tsk, I didn't expect to run into the real deal..."

"Stop talking nonsense." Seeing that Gambino was alright, Capone didn't intend to linger any longer. After all, with reinforcements arriving, continuing to entangle them would only lead to certain death.

"The mission has failed. Let's go now."

Texas looked up in the direction Capone and the others had left, a headache running through her mind: "So many familiar faces around here, what a nuisance..."

"Cough, cough..." Leontuso stood up, patted himself off, and looked at the dissipating smoke around him. "Have...the people all retreated?"

"Is he alright?" Texas stood up, about to brush herself off, but found her clothes spotless and sighed helplessly.

The clothes are quite nice, don't get them dirty. You didn't bring a change when you left.

"These things are really worrying." Texas shook her head helplessly. However, she was indeed in a hurry on the day she left, and she thought she hadn't brought a change of clothes because of the outfit she wore that day.

Moreover... this young master might not necessarily make him change back into the Penguin Logistics outfit.

Leontuso heard that? The enemy immediately collapsed against the wall, unable to hold on any longer. The suppressed pain erupted at that moment, but he still stubbornly said, "No... nothing's wrong."

Texas rolled her eyes at Leontuso's wounds and took out a small vial of blue potion from her clothes: "You're injured. Don't move, or you'll bleed easily."

"Drink this first, it's incredibly effective. I've already contacted support, they'll be here soon."

Leontuso took the potion, looked at its strange color, thought for a moment, and then drank it: "I'm fine, but how could this be..."

Texas, sword in hand, looked around and asked, "How many people know about today's banquet?"

“You mean…” Leontuso paused for a moment before immediately realizing what was happening, “Indeed, such an organized and large-scale attack could not have been unplanned.”

"But my identity is public now, so it's not that difficult for people to find out where I am."

Leontuso touched his scabbed wound, and feeling his strength return, he leaned against the wall and stood up: "It really is good stuff. Luckily you arrived in time."

Texas nodded, looking at the healed wound. "By the way, your Minister Karachi is in the hospital now."

Leontoso immediately looked at Texas: "What did you say?!"

Rubio looked at Texas in surprise: "Really?"

Texas looked at the two and explained, "It was a car bomb, detonated precisely as the guards pushed it into the car in Karachi. It was very powerful."

"Karachi and three guards who were close to him were hit by the bomb first. Karachi's condition is worse. He was blown up headfirst and is now in the hospital."

"However, there's no need to worry too much; you should be able to save your life."

When Texas said that, Leontoso immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could save his life, the other problems wouldn't be too big, but he probably couldn't count on that for the time being.

Chapter 224: Backed by the Storm

“I’m sorry.” Texas sighed. He could roughly guess how important Karachi was to this young master’s plans.

Even if the other party didn't die in the car explosion, it was only because Yuuki pulled him back at the last moment. After all, that minister wasn't a Vaiva.

Facing a car explosion at almost zero distance, an explosion powerful enough to reduce a car to scrap metal, without any warning, it's a miracle you weren't blown to pieces on the spot, let alone survived to the hospital.

The minister was only thrown into the air by the explosion and went to the hospital because of the impact and his head hitting the ground.

Although it's a fairly serious injury, he should recover in about a week or two in the hospital.

However, even if the target of the mission did not die, it was only because of Yuuki's help that her mission was still considered a failure.

Leontuso waved his hand, seemingly uninterested in pursuing the matter: "The people who attacked us are undoubtedly the same group who killed Minister Karachi. What exactly is their purpose...?"

After Leontuso finished speaking, he sighed. Although he had just said that as long as he could stay alive, it was clear that the other party couldn't help him now.

If he couldn't help, from a utilitarian point of view, it would be no different from being dead, and he didn't think those attackers would let Minister Karachi stay safely in the hospital.

While he was thinking, Leontuso touched the wound that had just been scabbed over after drinking the potion, but unexpectedly, touching it rubbed off the scab.

"Oh no..." Leontuso immediately covered the wound on his waist. In this rainy weather, exposing the wound was not a smart choice. At the very least, he could not lose his fighting ability because of an infection.

That was undoubtedly the worst thing, but after Leontuso covered his hand for a while, he found that he could not feel any blood on his hand. When he lifted his hand, he saw that the flesh and blood had regrown.

"What a powerful potion." Leontuso breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he wouldn't have to go to the hospital for his injuries, which was a good thing for the time being.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Texas shook her head. This potion was a standard medicine that Xiyue provided to all the people at Penguin Logistics. It was potent and easy to store.

Just then, many vehicles began to drive into the surrounding streets.

"Support has arrived, so quickly?" Texas looked at the vehicles approaching, but still held his sword; he had only just made contact.

Leon Tuso, who was standing nearby, pulled Texas up by the arm: "It's okay, he's from the court, so he's a friend... oh, no, just a friend."

A woman named Rupert stepped out of a car, her left hand clad in a gauntlet that resembled thorns wrapped around her body, and even the codex she carried seemed to be decorated with thorns.

Leontuso looked at the woman who had gotten out of the car: "What are you doing here? There are so many courtroom vehicles here..."

Lavinia looked at Leontuso, whose clothes were torn and who looked disheveled, and sighed. Then she looked at Texas and said, "Bellone invited her. You should have told me sooner."

Leontuso shook his head at Lavinia, indicating that he would not explain.

Lavinia frowned as she watched Leontuso's actions, then looked at Texas, who seemed to be idling to the side: "Celina Texas, the first eyewitness to the attack on Minister Karachi, is also a suspect."

"Hmm?" Texas raised an eyebrow upon hearing his name being mentioned suddenly, looking at the judge with some curiosity.

“Now, I’m going to arrest you.” Lavinia looked at Texas and took out handcuffs. “If you resist in any way, you will be considered to have defied Syracuse law and will be punished accordingly.”

"Is that so?" Texas did not resist. She understood the judge's gaze, hung her weapon on her waist, and let him handcuff her.

“Furthermore…” Lavinia looked at Leontuso, “Officers and family members, Minister Karachi’s importance to Volsini is self-evident.”

"Therefore, the attacks you all suffered will be investigated together in the Karachi case."

Lavinia took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice, "I, Lavinia, guarantee with my own reputation that I will do everything in my power to find the murderer and will show no leniency!"

With his hands cuffed and even more idle, Texas raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Syracuse to have a judge like this; it was quite a rare sight.

Why were they handcuffed? Why were they even more relaxed? It's because Texas was already used to it back in Lungmen. Don't underestimate them; Penguin Logistics can break the law more than 600 times a month!

[This isn't something to brag about, is it? And what's with the 600+ times? What on earth did you guys do?]

"Stop peeking, Yuuki..." Texas sighed, looking up at the rain in the sky. "Is it funny to see what I'm thinking?"

[This is so interesting!] The whisper in my ear seemed to carry a certain pleasure. [And I'm just chatting with you, it doesn't count as offering help.]

Texas was about to ask a question when Yuuki blurted it out first, leaving her speechless. Sigh, Yuuki's sometimes wicked sense of humor is just...

Oh, by the way, please look after that little kid next to you. He's not in the best of health. The Water's Grace can only alleviate his injuries, not his fatigue.

“Hmm…?” Texas frowned and looked at Leontuso beside her.

Leontuso frowned immediately upon hearing Lavinia's words: "Are you serious?"

Lavinia was silent for a moment, then closed her eyes and nodded: "...Of course."

Leontuso stared at Lavielavinia for a moment before nodding. "...I understand. You should also be careful; this isn't just about splashing paint..."

The series of events left Leontuso feeling somewhat exhausted, and perhaps due to the recent blood loss and the continuous cold rain from the sky, he felt a little dizzy.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, Lai Antu felt his legs give way, and the world seemed to turn upside down, followed by complete darkness.

——————Syracuse Wilderness——————

"Hmm, it's making me a little itchy to touch it..." Yu Yue looked at the water screen and stroked her chin. "I'm getting a bit bored..."

"Hey, hey?" The Emperor sat on a rock, looking at Yuuki beside him. "You were the one who said you were the operator and the audience, and now you're the one saying it's boring. Where did you learn your three-minute enthusiasm? Exusiai?"

"It's nothing, I'm just going to check on Exusiai." Yuzuki smiled. "And also to tell some of the little guys we haven't approached yet not to get carried away."

"A Syracuse movie without any dead people?" The Emperor thought for a moment, shook his head, and complained, "That's not very gangster-like."

"Isn't it good?" Xi Yue shrugged. "A groundbreaking and miraculous development, isn't it?"

"Spend less time with him in the future, his taste will influence you." The Emperor rolled his eyes. "Listen to the classical music I give you more, that will improve your taste."

"Nian hasn't shown up on Rhodes Island for a long time." Yuuki spread her hands. "Where am I supposed to hang out with her? I don't know where to go for fun~"

"Xi disappeared a while ago, and I don't know where she went."

"Ha..." The Emperor's lips twitched. "What? Aren't you worried?"