Arknights? Yesterday's Arknights!!

The darkness was intense as the motorcycle sped through the wilderness. The wasteland of Syracuse was unlike that of Lungmen or Ursus.

An Xin turned her gaze to the horizon and saw the moon, which had just risen.

What a moon it was! Pale white, perfectly round, it moved through the clouds with an eerie aura, yet possessed a sorrowful beauty that evoked images of pale faces and cries from the wilderness.

The map in the upper left corner happened to overlap with the moon, and those red dots had stopped moving for a long time, which meant An Xin would be able to catch up with them tonight.

You think you're safe once you leave the city, right?

An Xin was riding a motorcycle, which was quite noisy, and she immediately spotted several off-road vehicles in her field of vision.

Is that it?

The Gambino family had set up a makeshift camp, but they didn't seem very vigilant.

That's true. Gambino, that idiot, got let go, and instead of running away, he went and killed someone.

If they hadn't killed anyone, An Xin definitely wouldn't have been so relentless in her pursuit.

Perhaps by the time An Xin wanted to chase after them, they would have already used the six or seven hours they spent killing them to escape to other towns.

An Xin wanted to pursue him but couldn't.

That fool Gambino left his own life in the wasteland.

The motorcycles sped straight into the camp. By then, the dozen or so members of the Gambino family had been woken up and quickly jumped into their off-road vehicles, trying to escape.

They couldn't win by fighting; this had already been proven during the arrest operation.

An Xin raised her right hand, grasped the peach wood sword, and aimed it at the last off-road vehicle.

Silver Ring of Thunder.

In an instant, all the energy accumulated during this time surged into his right arm, passed through the Originium fragments, and was transmitted into the peach wood sword, where it burst forth.

Unlike the previous widespread paralysis and electric shock, this time An Xin focused all her energy on a single point, forming a straight line.

A lightning bolt nearly half a meter thick blasted away three or four off-road vehicles, completely destroying them. Even the surrounding land turned scorched black, and the area looked like it had been struck by lightning. Only the two off-road vehicles at the front were minimally affected and were still able to drive.

"So powerful." Texas murmured, looking at the traces that stretched for more than four or five kilometers. The ground was completely scorched black, as if a layer of soil had been shaved off, and at the end there was a large crater about ten meters in diameter.

But she didn't know how much resources this attack had expended. It was military rations given by Wei Lao Er, plus half of the green belt in Longmen, plus everything she had eaten in Syracuse these past few days.

The Silver Ring completely lost its luster. An Xin clicked his tongue. In his estimation, this attack should have been able to catch up with Talulah, but it still fell short.

I don't know if it's because the Silver Ring has only accumulated a quarter of its power, or if the Thunder Mage himself is only level six.

He rode his motorcycle past the SUV that was already an explosive device and charged towards the two SUVs at the front.

One SUV was reduced to ashes in the explosion after driving for a minute, leaving only one vehicle standing.

An Xin struck again with lightning, which the opponent dodged, but this gave An Xin an opportunity to catch up with the off-road vehicle on her motorcycle.

It's Gambino.

His eyes turned cold, and he remained silent, while Gambino, all alone, was in a panic, though the rat-headed man's expression was unreadable.

"Hey! An Xin! What do you want? What right do you have to chase me? There are so many families in Syracuse, but you chose to target me. I've already run all the way here, and you're still chasing me?!"

"Further words are useless." An Xin activated her lightning magic again, while Gambino gritted his teeth, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at the blond youth's head.

In that instant, the bullet and the lightning strike narrowly missed each other, and Gambino's forehead was pierced by the lightning.

There was a clang.

Texas used her sword to deflect the bullet, shielding Anxin from a fatal blow.

The driverless SUV eventually crashed into a large rock and stalled.

An Xin stopped her motorcycle. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Texas jumped down, her tone indifferent. She went to the SUV, chopped off Gambino's head with her sword, put it in her backpack, and then found food and water.

The food consisted mostly of dried meat and dry rations, but there was a lot of it—enough to feed a dozen or so people for four or five days.

"Can you cook? There aren't many kinds of food."

"Okay, I'll just grab something to eat. I'm not planning to spend the night in the wilderness, so I'm sure I can eat."

Anxin had no interest in eating near a dead body, but Texas ended up with Gambino's head, and the two of them randomly picked a place to eat on their way back.

It's a real shame we couldn't take all of this food with us.

During the years of the Reunification Movement, he received training in food at the police academy. He didn't care about the taste of the food, only whether he could eat his fill.

In particular, the gluttony gave him a boost, allowing him to eat almost anything, and even if it was a little toxic, it didn't matter, as Anxin could digest it all.

The Silver Ring was dim, and he suddenly felt very insecure. He needed to quickly recover and rebuild this trump card.

This dinner took an unexpectedly long time; Anxin ate for over an hour, grilling all the jerky and finishing it all in one go.

The silver ring lit up again, but only slightly, about one-twentieth of its original size.

After finishing their meal, the two embarked on their journey home again.

The moon slowly climbed into the sky and then slowly descended. An Xin looked at the night sky and saw a barren wasteland in front of her. She didn't need to look at the road; she could just grab the direction and run wildly.

It wasn't until dawn that Anxin and Texas entered the city again. The journey of the night wasn't too tiring, just mentally exhausting.

After experiencing intense emotional turmoil, An Xin did not feel any relief after killing the person. However, the guilt in her heart was erased, and she became indifferent to joy and sorrow again.

Back at the police station, the first thing An Xin did was throw Gambino's head into the chief's office.

"Pah! I'll make you a mole. No matter who's behind you, if you do something like this again, I guarantee your head will be the one I cut off."

Seeing the police chief's ugly face, An Xin finally felt a sense of relief.

I'm not going to work today.

Go home and sleep.

Anxin brought Texas back to the manor, and Lappland immediately pounced on her.

"Where did you go! Why didn't you take me?! Where did you go to play?!"

She kept sniffing between Anxin and Texas, then suddenly looked up.

"You went to kill someone? There's the smell of blood and the smell of the wilderness. You went to do something so interesting, and you didn't even take me with you?!"

How can you be so biased?

Why didn't you take me? I'm the best at killing people. I was so bored in that community yesterday. It was such a fun activity, and you didn't take me along.

I'm getting angry.

"Okay, okay, what can I do to make you stop being angry?" An Xin still couldn't tell that Lappland was making demands. "I'm going to sleep now. By the time I wake up, will you have made up your mind?"

"Okay, okay, go to sleep. When you wake up, I'm sure I'll have figured it out." Lappland pushed his back.

An Xin felt a little helpless.

Back in his room, after taking a shower, he lay in the comfortable blankets, the murder scene still haunting him.

He couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

I'm mentally exhausted, and my brain is telling me it's time to sleep and rest.

In the end, An Xin didn't go to sleep. She put on her pajamas, asked the old housekeeper for a cup of tea, picked up a book, and slowly began to read.

He claimed to be reading, but his mind was elsewhere; his thoughts were preoccupied with the situation in Syracuse.

I wandered around the study a few times, looking at all the books, but I couldn't get into any of them.

Finally, feeling drowsy, I fell asleep in the study.

While Anxin slept, the Syracuse family stirred up a commotion, but no one said much.

Using public office to arrest the Gambino family and try to bring them to court so that ordinary people can punish the family is clearly against the rules.

However, An Xin's pursuit of the Gambino family for a day and a night, successfully killing them, was in accordance with the family's rules.

Because, having gained the recognition of Madame Sicily, An Xin, even if he were alone, would still be considered part of the family.

Vendettas are by no means a violation of the rules.

Many people think An Xin did a good job.

Amidst the undercurrents, time slowly slips away, from day to night, requiring only a single sleep.

Anxin woke up on the desk, covered with a small blanket. Lappland was sleeping next to her, wrapped in an identical blanket.

It was as if it was telling him, "I put this on you."

He smiled, didn't disturb Lappland, asked the butler for some food, and ate it quietly.

More than an hour later, Lappland woke up, yawned, and stretched. Her short white women's shirt was pulled up with the movement, revealing her lower abdomen.

Smooth and flat.

Her skin is smooth, but she has visible abs.

Honestly, it's very good.

Lappland smiled gently. "So? Want to keep watching, brother?"

"Don't wear such short clothes next time," An Xin said expressionlessly. "Have you thought about what you want?"

"Hmm, I still don't know. How about this, brother, come with me to the bar. You won't agree to me going alone, will you?"