NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Incidentally, it can also deter some opportunists who want to take advantage of the situation and make some extra money from committing crimes.

What's absurd is that when Anick connected Phoenix's phone and brought up the map navigation, the software actually marked the four routes connecting to the intersection with red crosses, meaning they were impassable.

At this point, the lieutenant finally understood why the road had become deserted after he turned onto it, with not a single car in sight.

"That's professional."

The man couldn't help but admire how thorough the Ark's administration was in certain aspects. Then, just as he was about to bypass the crowd and continue towards MMR Affiliated High School...

"Get away from me, you disgusting human-brained machine!"

Suddenly, a mass-produced Niki, who was guarding the perimeter of the crowd, took two steps back and appeared at the edge of Phoenix's line of sight.

“I’m very sorry, Ms. Irene. This is a basic requirement for your march permission; you cannot lead your group away from the pre-arranged march location without authorization.”

Faced with the agitated, overweight woman in front of her, the mass-produced Niki seemed to have become accustomed to the woman's blunt malice. After retreating to the zebra crossing, she stood still without hesitation and refused to give an inch more.

"Please abide by the march agreement with ACPU, thank you."

To everyone's surprise, the woman named Yilin not only did not restrain herself, but her attitude became even more vicious and agitated.

She reached out and shoved the heavily armored Niki on the shoulder, roaring loudly.

"What's wrong with me leaving here in my personal capacity?! How dare you, Niki, infringe on my personal freedom?! Do you even know where you are? This is the Ark!"

As she spoke, her fat, pig-like hands and feet were already on Niki's shoulders. She exerted force, but failed to push Niki even an inch. Instead, she slipped and fell heavily to the ground.

"Nikki...Nikki hit someone!!!"

It's unclear which troublemaker shouted something, but it instantly ignited the emotions of the protesters behind who hadn't even seen what was happening.

"Ms. Yilin, are you...are you alright?"

This was the first time that mass-produced Niki had ever seen a woman who could push someone and fall down herself. Caught off guard, she couldn't catch the other woman and had to quickly squat down to try and save her.

This act of help only made the already humiliated fat pig feel even more ashamed and angry. His pent-up anger found a suitable outlet and surged towards Niki.

"Don't touch me with your mechanical hand! You can't even protect a human from falling down. I've known all along that you guys were useless bastards who brought shame to women in your lives. You only sold your brains to corporations to aid and abet evil when you couldn't survive."

Over there, taking advantage of their superior numbers, a female protester at the front roared furiously, raised her arm, and used all her strength to smash the plastic sign at the head of the mass-produced Niki who was squatting on the ground.

Snapped--!

The extremely cheap sign shattered instantly, and the part of the sign that read "Protect Women's Human Rights" spun continuously and flew into the sky.

At the same time, a woman's scream suddenly rang out.

Ms. Yilin, who was lying on the ground and unable to get up for a while, suddenly had her large, thick right hand pressed down by a hiking boot. In just an instant, the sharp tread pattern of the boot, combined with unimaginable downward pressure, easily crushed most of her finger and metacarpal bones.

But that wasn't all. The counter-clockwise twisting further ripped apart the woman's hand muscles, fascia, and even blood vessels, leaving them lumped together like noodles that had been left out for a long time.

The sudden turn of events was unexpected not only by Eileen, one of the organizers of the parade, but also by the parade woman holding half a sign handle, Niki who had just raised her head, and even Anick.

Phoenix actually crippled a protester in public to stand up for a girl named Niki.

Are you confident you won't be exposed?

Out of trust, the AI ​​did not question the lieutenant's decision immediately.

Unfortunately, Phoenix's answer left Anick speechless, as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

I'm not sure, so I'll take it one step at a time.

The man silently retracted his high whip kick, and with a keen interest, his simply made-up eyebrows and eyes scanned his surroundings, taking in the parade that had him completely encircled.

"Do not misunderstand."

The deliberately disguised voice lacked some of its roughness and depth. Someone, having come up with a plan, took two steps back, roughly pulled up the mass-produced Niki who was still squatting on the ground in a daze, and said:

"Whether that pig on the ground pushes her or beats her, that's your business. I have no interest in getting involved."

But this pig clearly saw me walking beside it, yet it still dared to push the scrap metal towards me. Ha, I say, you guys who march around all the time, aren't your manners a bit too low?

"What the hell..."

Nearby, a male protester hiding in the crowd was about to habitually spew profanities when, unexpectedly, the masked man surrounded in the center seemed to have a locking system; the moment he opened his mouth, the other man immediately turned to look at him.

Those were eyes so calm that even calmness itself could be seen as an emotion.

Immediately, an unspeakable sense of fear made the male protesters swallow hard, swallowing back all the profanities they had been hurling at them.

However, out of pride, he still forced himself to stumble and shout:

"...You, which department are you from? I'm going to sue you!"

"Lieutenant Voss of the Triangle Force."

Faced with the citizens' questioning, this person lied without batting an eye, grabbing Niki's arm and immediately shouting:

"This is official business! Get out of the way!!!"

Chapter 316 Don't Cross the Line

"Lieutenant Voss of the Triangle Squadron..."

Worth...

"Huh? We have someone like that in our unit?"

Privati ​​stared intently at the video for a while, and just as her brain was about to explode, her eyes finally shone with a "wise" light.

"Could it be that terrorists are deliberately impersonating our Triangle Force to beat up civilians! Trying to tarnish the reputation of our Triangle Force?!"

Edmi: "..."

Yursha: "..."

The ace soldier from the Triangle Force successfully silenced the two people present single-handedly.

To say their princess is foolish is an understatement; the reasoning they offer actually has a hint of political intrigue.

But if you want to sincerely praise her for being smart... this speculation makes the person in question seem a bit silly.

The best way to ruin Triangle Force's reputation is to carry out more terrorist attacks to criticize Triangle Force's incompetence, right?

Who would have the time to beat up two civilians and frame someone?

Throwing a few grenades into the marching crowd would be more entertaining than beating someone up and framing them.

"We'll take the blame for them for now and announce to the public that our Delta Force is indeed carrying out the relevant mission. Voss is just a pseudonym, and we can't disclose the specific details."

For the 507th time, Yursha abandoned the idea of ​​training Privati, and clearly stated her decision.

"Judging from the video taken by the reporter on the street, both his body language and his demeanor when surrounded, this person cannot be an ordinary citizen. And you should have also noticed..."

Ms. Shark Tooth manipulated the video projector, rewinding the progress bit by bit, repeatedly playing the actions of the masked man before he suddenly attacked in the video.

Privati, standing to the side, didn't see anything wrong, but she nodded thoughtfully, with an expression that said, "I see."

Seeing her expression, Yursha could only sigh deeply in his heart and continue:

"Judging from his walking posture, this guy clearly didn't want to pay attention to the protesters shoving Niki at first."

It wasn't until someone in the crowd shouted, "Nikki hit someone," that he suddenly turned to face the crowd, deliberately stepped on the victim's hand, and kicked away a parade sign.

It was obvious that he was protecting the mass-produced Niki.

These anti-Niki protesters already viewed Niki as an inanimate object. Once surrounded by the enraged crowd, the mass-produced Niki would be beaten because they were unable to resist or escape. If they were repeatedly struck on the head, they would also be in mortal danger.

Moreover, the distance of that high roundhouse kick was very precise. You see, after kicking the sign, the toe of the foot grazed the attacker's nose, which is why the attacker was so frightened that he stood still and dared not make any further attacking moves.

He's exceptionally skilled and willing to protect an unrelated mass-produced Niki. He's using our title to avoid revealing his identity, and he doesn't use ACPU or other department titles because he probably thinks we're more likely to cover for him.

Taking all the factors into account and using the simplest, most direct process of elimination, Privatti, who do you think it could be?

After listening to the captain's logically sound analysis, the twin-tailed counter-terrorism elite opened his mouth wide, looking as surprised as if he had just learned a huge secret.

Then, she exclaimed softly.

"Commander Hua... Hua Erqiulei is actually a man?!"

Edmi: "..."

Yursha: "..."

……

Fifteen minutes ago,

"This is official business! Get out of the way!!!"

Phoenix spoke with such confidence that the protesters who were being attacked suddenly felt guilty, looking at each other and backing away.

Even under the spotlight of freedom, no matter how much courage they have to cause trouble for the government, they would never argue with the military.

It's true that the pen is the most vicious weapon, but when it comes to killing with a gun, the sound of a gun being cocked is ultimately more terrifying.

So, before they were sure whether the other party was a fake, the marching crowd, which had been so arrogant as to confront ACPU, suddenly found no one willing to take the lead and charge to stop Phoenix's advance.

Similarly, the other mass-produced Niki and ACPU police officers did not make a move, allowing Phoenix to drag Niki away from the scene.

The former chose to turn a blind eye because they didn't want their innocent companions to be harmed by the protesters.

The latter felt that since the person taken away was just Niki, not a civilian, it would be more appropriate to go to the Triangle Force for an explanation.