Poseidon in Arknights

At this moment, Is, who was holding a tablet, suddenly spoke up: "Miss Yuzuki, do you have any other official evaluation reports? If so, it would save a lot of time."

"Is it from the Messenger Association acceptable?"

“Of course.” Is nodded.

Xi Yue reached out and took out the test report from back then, casually handing it to Is, who also casually took it and started reading.

Of course, if any one of the items on this test report, except for the name, or even including that name, is true, he can eat the tablet in his hand.

Iss had the tablet automatically scan all the words on the report and created a basic profile for Yuuki: "Most of the tests are done. The testing ground is downstairs. Texas, can you do me a favor?"

“Okay.” Texas nodded, took the hilt of her sword from the table beside her, and put it into her pouch.

"Miss Yuzuki, please."

————Training Ground—————

Texas stepped onto the ring first: "Is, want to use real knives?"

“Use it.” Is nodded to Texas from below the stage.

"I hope Miss Yuzuki won't go too far. As a doctor, she probably won't hurt you too badly. Using a real knife should give her some face by making an excuse to hold back."

Xi Yue patted Hong's head, telling her to behave herself later, and finally walked onto the arena, reaching into her clothes to take out her compound bow, which she hadn't used for a while.

Seeing that Yuuki had taken out a rather exquisite-looking composite bow, Is breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, although the composite bow looked to be exquisitely crafted and the Originium circuits on it were exceptionally good, compared to the fact that the other party was a god, the bow made by a mortal was almost insignificant.

The fact that the other party took out such a bow shows that they really wanted to hold back; at least even if they used their powers, they wouldn't exceed the bow's limits.

"Please, Miss Texas."

Texas took the knife hilt she had put in her pouch, gave it a sharp flick, and the gleaming blade shot out.

"Please be careful, Miss Yuzuki." Texas lowered her body, but her body was different, and she rushed out like an arrow.

The 20-meter distance between the two seemed to be ignored by Texas, who arrived in front of Yuuki in an instant, raising her sword and slashing. Yuuki, seemingly unaware of what was happening, stood frozen in place with her bow in hand.

'Because you're a doctor, you're not good at fighting?' Texas suddenly slowed down her sword swing. This was just a test, not a fight. She looked like she was swinging the sword with all her might, but she could stop at any time.

'Wait, something's not right!' Texas's eyes narrowed, and the previously slowed sword swing suddenly accelerated, slicing through Yuuki's body in an instant.

However, the area where the blade had slashed Yuuki's body turned a deep blue, completely unharmed, and that deep blue hue spread all over Yuuki's body like ink dripping into water.

Then, just like the overlapping models in the game, another smiling Yuu-yue emerged from behind the Yuu-yue whose entire body had turned dark blue.

He then quickly retreated, and with each step he took, a layer of water was peeled off his body.

As Yuuki retreated to the edge of the arena, the water curtains left behind during her movements transformed into Yuuki's appearance before Texas.

"Water clone? An elemental Originium Arts?"

Yuuki, who was initially wounded by Texas, turned into water and flowed up Texas's body along the light blade.

"What!" Texas patted the water flowing up her body, but water is invisible, so how could it be stopped?

After the water covered Texas's entire body, it did not move, but instead formed a thin curtain of water.

"This is?"

"Don't worry, there's no harm. It's just a layer of protection. After all, they're colleagues. It wouldn't be good if they got hurt."

Texas moved her body slightly to make sure the water curtain around her wouldn't affect her movements.

"That's how I want it." A red mark appeared on Yuuki's body, running from her shoulder to her abdomen, as she stood at the edge of the ring. "Just use this as a mark."

"..." Texas lowered her body, exerted force with her feet, and moved like a ghost to avoid the two water clones in front of her.

'Attacking the water is useless; the only target is…' Texas's gaze was fixed on Yuzuki at the edge of the arena.

"How straightforward, water sublimation, mist and clouds." Thick water vapor erupted from the five evening moons, instantly covering almost half of the arena.

'Oh no, we've been tricked.' Texas's charge was thwarted.

Looking around, Texas saw only thick fog and reached out her hand.

I can't see anything, not even my outstretched hand. The humidity is so high, I can't smell anything either.

Texas held her sword in front of her and slowly retreated, trying to leave the area of ​​the mist. She wasn't stupid to fight on the enemy's home turf.

Instantly, Texas's ears twitched, and she pushed off the ground. The next second, five almost transparent feathered arrows were planted where Texas had been standing.

Under the ring.

"The humidity is too high, we can't see anything at all! Is, hurry up and use your invincible intelligence network to think of a solution!" Exusiai, who was only there to join in the fun, was naturally unwilling to accept the situation on stage and decisively pulled Is next to her.

Is chuckled softly at first, then replied in a cold voice, "I can't do it. My intelligence network isn't for this kind of thing. It's not my area of ​​expertise. Miss Exusiai."

"Then there's no point in me following along."

Compared to the carefree and optimistic Exusiai, Sora nervously watched the thick cloud of water vapor on the stage.

"Senior, are you alright?"

"It's hard to say. This mist was created by Miss Yuzuki, which means she's very likely unaffected by it, but Texas can't," Croissant commented, offering a fair assessment of the situation on stage.

"Five archers are hidden in the thick fog, and Texas is also among them. It's a situation where the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Texas is also a melee fighter, so her situation is worrying. However, Texas also has a rain of swords, so it's hard to say."

“That makes sense.” Sora nodded in agreement with Croissant’s statement.

Just then, a dozen orange lights flashed through the mist. On the other side, Texas emerged from the mist and took several steps back to make sure the mist had created enough distance for her to react.

“Mist condenses, frost forms.” Xi Yue’s voice came from the mist. As she finished speaking, the surging mist suddenly stopped and turned into snowflakes that fell to the ground.

The arrows, which were originally translucent, became visible because they were covered with snowflakes. A quick count revealed that there were as many as a hundred arrows. It is conceivable that Texas faced numerous difficulties in breaking through the enemy lines in such a short time.

"Huff...huff...huff..." Texas was slightly out of breath. She had just been through a series of dangerous situations in the mist. Like ghosts, the numerous arrows that darted through the mist were silent and deadly.

Texas could only determine the direction of the attack by the sound of the arrows slicing through the air.

'The other side held back...' Texas looked at the silver-covered ground.

Miss Yuzuki can turn water mist into snowflakes when she goes out, so there's no reason why she can't do it while she's still in the water mist. As long as there's a slight change in temperature, Texas's movements will be distorted.

At that time, those arrows, like venomous snakes waiting for their chance, struck Texas's body.

"Alright, that's enough!" Is's voice rang out at just the right moment. As a test, this was enough.

Chapter 20: Lower City

After hearing Is say from below the stage that it was time to stop, Yuuki put away her bow and arrows.

The four water clones around them, along with the snowflakes that had turned into silver on the ground, gradually rose up and merged into a huge water mass. Then, with a casual wave of Xi Yue's hand, they disappeared without a trace.

"How are you feeling, Texas? Are you alright?" Exusiai climbed onto the ring and put her arm around Texas's shoulder as she put away her sword.

Texas was slightly touched, thinking that Exusiai had come to care about her, when she heard...

"What a crushing defeat, Texas~" Exusiai said with a mocking smile.

Texas's face darkened. Yes, she had actually thought that this angel was there to care about her.

Texas shook her head and looked at Yuuki, who had jumped off the arena and was patting the werewolf's head.

Texas admitted that he hadn't used his full strength, but neither had his opponent. In that thick fog, his opponent had plenty of opportunities to kill him, but it was good that his colleague was stronger.

Texas sighed, took out a pack of Pocky from her fanny pack, picked one out and put it in her mouth to calm herself down.

“Miss Yuzuki, please come with me. There are a few more tests that will require your cooperation.” Is walked over and interrupted Yuzuki’s interaction with Kurenai.

"No problem at all."

"this way please."

In the observation room next door, the Emperor sat on a sofa chair, looking through the glass, recalling the scene of the battle that had just taken place.

"Something's strange. What she just used should have been a power, but it's completely different from those other guys. Migration, growth, reproduction, survival... none of it makes sense."

The Emperor recalled the faint aura he had just sensed. "It didn't seem like life, but more like the ocean that sustains all things. Was it the nascent life, or the will of the ocean itself?"

Thinking of this, the Emperor's lips twitched: "I think it shouldn't be like that. If it were, it would be a bit terrifying."

After thinking for a moment, the Emperor picked up the phone on the table: "Old Lin, Old Lin, don't blame your brother for messing with you. This might be the last chance. I've put a big shot in your lap."

Longmen City Lord's Mansion - Office

Wei Yanwu was dealing with a mountain of official business on his desk when his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

"Um……"

Wei Yanwu did not answer the phone immediately. Instead, he nervously looked around and carefully took out his phone from his pocket after confirming that the person was not there.

"Hey?"

"Hey? Lao Long, why are you so hard to answer the phone? Are you hiding from your wife again? How about coming out for drinks tonight?"

"You damn penguin, don't you have any idea how much trouble your four girls have caused me... Are you treating? If you are, I'll dare to come."

"I'd be happy to treat you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to make it."

"If you dare to invite me, I dare to come."

"Alright, Lao Long, you said it, same place, same time. If you don't show up tonight, don't blame me for laughing at you behind your back."

After hanging up the phone, the Emperor sent a message to someone. Compared to Wei Yanwu, who was strictly controlled by his wife, that person had much more freedom of action.

As long as they don't go back reeking of alcohol, there won't be a big problem, and they're destined not to drink much tonight.

"Old Lin, Old Lin, I've seized the opportunity for you, and I've brought the Buddha statue to you. Now it's up to the slums to see if they can accept this Buddha statue and if they have the ability to seize this opportunity."

the other side.

Yuuki casually looked at the tablet that Is had just handed her.

[Codename: Xiyue/Xinyi]

【Gender: Female】

[Occupation: Medic/Sniper]

Combat Experience: None

[Birthplace: Yan Kingdom]

Birthday: Not disclosed

[Race: Liberi]