Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

116. Winter's Wrath (Part )

"Froststar, I want to ask you a question. Did you hesitate when you killed these people? Is it possible that they were also part of the previous integration movement?"

Looking at the corpses on both sides of the road, Huang hesitated for a moment before asking, while Shuangxing had a calm expression, as if the frozen corpses around her were not her work: "Maybe, but what those guys are doing is no longer creating a possible path for the infected."

"And these guys are just using the name of the Reunion to do evil." Froststar said, and stretched out her hand again to send a spiked ice crystal turret into the air. "The future that Tallulah imagined with me in front of the campfire is not what it is now, and she is no longer the same as she was then."

"Also, if we go out of this intersection ahead, we will reach the building of the Imperial Guard Bureau, right?"

After getting a positive answer, the White Rabbit narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. After all, Frost Star was not in the city when he attacked Longmen city last time, and he had never seen this building that represented the dignity of Longmen.

But when Froststar and the members of Rhodes Island arrived at the intersection and saw the building, her expectation immediately turned into disappointment: "Is this the Longmen Guard Bureau building? Why is it so rotten?"

The building that was originally towering into the sky was now full of smoke, and none of the panoramic glass was in good condition. Below the building, one could vaguely see the figures of the Guards officers, as well as the drone that served as a loudspeaker, and the sound was very loud.

"Who is the one controlling the drone?"

"Shi Huaiya is a senior inspector like Xingxiong and is also our main rescue target this time." Lin Guang has already picked up the shield and stood side by side with Shuangxing and Huang. "The grandfather of Inspector Shi Huaiya donated a large sum of money to Rhodes Island."

"Why would Kal'tsit be so proactive in asking you to come over and help?!"

"That's only part of the reason. The other part is what Amiya wanted."

Just as Lin Guang was about to lead the charge, Shuang Xing reached out to stop her and Huang, who was eager to make a move, and said, "Let me do it. It's just a token of my loyalty."

"Hey, White Rabbit, you want to take on this many people by yourself? Are you crazy?"

In response to Huang, the temperature around Frost Star became increasingly cold. Pieces of ice crystals appeared on the girl's body, connecting into a robe, while the staff carved from ice crystals emitted a dazzling and deadly luster.

Lin Guang, who was standing behind her, recalled what Kal'tsit said to her before they set out: "Don't be surprised if you see Froststar's Originium skills. Write it down and bring it to me." Kal'tsit's expression at that time was still fresh in the memory of this 'Knight of Glory' - since she, Shining, and Nightingale became part of Rhodes Island, she had never seen Kal'tsit have an expression like 'curiosity'.

"Is this Originium skill that even Dr. Kal'tsit would find novel..."

Froststar raised her staff with one hand, and a shock wave carrying an arctic cold current was released from her body and spread to the surroundings at an extremely fast speed. Unlike the people of Rhodes Island who just felt the cold wind, those Reunion Movement heavy defenders who were carrying large shields and wearing heavy armor were frozen in place before they could even raise their shields.

Even though the 'Integration Movement' soldiers a little further away were not turned into ice sculptures, they were covered with an extremely thick layer of white frost. Before these soldiers could turn around and fight back, Frost Star had already raised his staff and released another cold wave.

There was no sound, just like a snow-covered plain, everything was quiet. Shi Huaiya, who was in the first line of the Guards' defense line, opened her mouth slightly and said, "Is this something that a human can do?"

Facing Little Tiger's question, the surrounding police officers first raised their collars and shrank their necks, then shook their heads in unison: "Missy, is this our support?"

"Are you stupid? If you hadn't supported us, you would have turned into an ice sculpture!" Shi Huaiya scolded and laughed while commanding the team to start supporting shooting at the surroundings of Frost Star. After all, the integration movement surrounding them was not only composed of melee soldiers, but the crossbowmen and mages hiding in the middle of the formation were the most deadly.

But Frost Star didn't care. One after another, ice cones shot out from the staff, tearing apart the bodies that had not yet been completely frozen. And with every shock wave, the soldiers who had been completely frozen shattered. There was no mercy or sympathy, only the purest annihilation.

"Winter's Wrath... this name really suits me." The girl chuckled and put away her staff. The ice crystal robe also disappeared, leaving only the ice crystal mask she had made before still on her face. Compared with the pain and hypothermia after releasing the Originium skill, Froststar now just felt a little tired and wanted to eat something.

"It would be nice if that guy was here." Then she could lie in that guy's arms and eat with him. Thinking this, the white rabbit walked slowly back to the center of the Rhodes Island team, completely ignoring Shi Huaiya who had just spoken.

“White Rabbit, when we get back to Rhodes Island later, are you interested in practicing with me?” There was no fear in Huang’s eyes, only the purest fighting spirit. “If you complete more missions with this strength, you can become an elite operator.”

“So is Linley an elite operator?”

"Him?..." Huang really wanted to say yes, but her character of not liking to lie made her lower her head in embarrassment, "He doesn't even seem to be a proper field operator."

Lin Guang on the side patted his forehead speechlessly and said, "Alright, you two. Superintendent Shi Huaiya is still waiting for us to come over. They should have injured people to take care of over there."

...slums...

Lin Lei held up an umbrella and looked at the people in black bamboo hats running past the roof. “Is Wei Yanwu planning to take action against the slums? Why are there so many of them?” Just when he was confused, his cell phone rang. The person who sent him the message was Lin Yuxia, whom he had just parted ways with not long ago.

"I'm so glad that I went to the sewer with you this morning. I'm so glad, so glad."

"What did she send you, boy?"

At this moment, a sinister voice sounded from behind the man, "Can you let me see it too?"

“Okay, but let me send your father a message first to let him see our chat history.” Linley dodged the Rat King’s blow by shaking his head. “Hey, old man, hiding behind someone else’s butt is really ungentlemanly.”

"What? I'm her father!"

"I hope you can be so tough in front of her."

117. Want some candy? (Fourth update!)

“So Yuxia is going to command those shadow guards? Did Wei Yanwu give her such great power?” Lin Lei pondered for a long time and decided not to call Lin Yuxia Miss Lin. After all, he could feel that this future ‘father-in-law’ didn’t seem to be emotionally stable.

“Hey, why don’t you call me Miss Lin this time?” The Rat King squinted at Lin Lei, who was shivering as he drank his tea. “Am I scarier than that Emperor’s guard or what? Your hands are shaking so much?”

“No, no, I’m flattered.” Linley gave a wry smile. If one really took into account the length of time he had spent traveling through time, he was actually older than the Rat King and most of the people on Terra. But this was his first time to come into contact with the immediate family of a close friend. What do you mean, you ask Texas?

There is no one left in the Texas family except her. When Lin Shilei and Miss Rupert met a year and a half ago, the grass on her father's grave should have been two meters high.

"Letting Yuxia go is also to reassure me." The Rat King was silent for a long time before saying, "But this is also a good opportunity to train her. Now I hope that group of black capes will not let me down."

"How to say?"

"Both Wei Yanwu and I know very well that there is a group of infected people who have done nothing wrong, but the current Longmen cannot allow them to live healthily and happily." Lin Gerui closed his eyes, "And leaving with the Integration Movement may be a good choice."

“But it’s definitely not the current integration movement.” Lin Lei added.

"Then tell me, kid, if Rhodes Island really confronts the Reunion Movement in the future, will you kill Tallulah?"

“If this is the only way.” Linley stroked his chin and said in a deep voice, “But I think this Reunion tyrant can still be saved.”

"What do you mean? Are you saying that Xiaota's kid hasn't been completely brainwashed by Kosice?"

“Her soul is still fighting.” Linley pointed to his own eyes. “That’s what I saw. If things are truly irreversible, it’s better to let someone you don’t know that well do the killing than to let someone you’re close to do the killing.”

The Rat King laughed out loud after hearing this: “You see clearly, kid, but I don’t know what that guy is thinking now…” He pointed at the ceiling, and Linley naturally understood what he meant: “You clearly called him a friend before.”

“But even if he’s a friend, I don’t really understand what that guy is thinking. However, the nature of these dragons is surprisingly easy to understand. They are all as stubborn as a donkey.” The old man picked up the teacup and looked at Lin Lei. “You shouldn’t be in a hurry to go back now. Both Xiao Chen and Xing Xiong should have a lot of things to deal with now.”

"That's no problem, but why didn't you mention that Yuxia is also very busy?"

"If you, a bastard, had gone to Yuxia's house tonight, I would have broken your third leg even if it cost me my life!" The Rat King immediately blew his beard and glared, and then he returned to the image of an old man in his fifties: "Let me tell you the story of Longmen back then, so that you can have a deeper understanding of Kosice and Xiaota's life experience."

......

"Pujielong, you are late."

Shi Huaiya put her hands on her waist and looked at Chen Huijie, who was covered in mud, and said bluntly: "If the people from Rhodes Island hadn't come, you could have come to burn incense for me on this day next year."

"Barbecued Pork Cat, don't cry. If you weren't lucky today... you would have been eating my meal in two days." Chen patted his face, trying to recover from the exhausting march. "The integration movement in the city has been almost cleared out now."

"Well, but I feel something is wrong with this group of 'Reunion Movement'. Their fighting power is much stronger than the ones who attacked us before. Shi Huaiya then lowered her voice, "Do you think these guys are not the Reunion Movement at all?"

"How is that possible? Do you have any other possibilities?"

"For example, they are disguised as gangsters from the slums, or to be more extreme, they are disguised as the Ursus army."

"You are too ridiculous!" Chen screamed, but soon realized her mistake, "Sorry, my voice was a bit loud... By the way, BBQ Cat, is the Rhodes Island team still here?"

Shi Huaiya then pointed to the side and said, "Yes, they are still over there. Their blond Kuranta even used the Originium technique to help with the recovery... But let me tell you..." The little tiger grabbed Chen's arm and pointed at a white rabbit sitting quietly on a chair, "But the only one who actually took action was that woman. She helped us out by herself."

Chen looked in the direction of Shi Huaiya - this hair color and this race... the frosty beauty who had argued with her in the orphanage suddenly appeared in front of her, "Longmen swear words, isn't this woman from the integration movement? Why is she here?"

Thinking of this, Chen immediately walked over with his sword in hand, and Shuangxing naturally noticed the approach of a little female dragon: "It seems that my mask has no effect on you."

"I can recognize you even if you turned into ashes!" Chen said coldly, "How did you get here? How did you become a member of Rhodes Island?"

"It's just a deal and a miracle that only happens once in a while." Shuangxing raised her head slightly, her silver-gray eyes just staring at Chen quietly, "After all, if I stay in the Integration Movement, I can't save those innocent people, so I came out."

"What do you mean?!"

"It's meaningless, and it has nothing to do with your Guards Bureau, right?" White Rabbit's voice seemed a little dull under the mask, but it was loud enough for every Rhodes Island operator present to hear. And Froststar's words naturally made a very passionate Filin stand up:

"What do you, the Imperial Guards, want to do to our companions?" Huang had completely forgotten the prank that someone had played on her. "Or have you always been like this at Longmen? Using your power to bully others?"

"I just asked her some questions." Chen didn't bother to argue too much. She turned around and prepared to leave. "I'd like to have a good chat with you later if there's a chance. Of course, the topic will be about the person you want to save."

"Then I hope there will be such a day. Also, do you want some candy?" Frost Star took out another light yellow candy like a magic trick. When Huang saw it, her pupils suddenly contracted, but for some purpose she said nothing.

"Oh? Thank you so much." Chen immediately took the candy, completely unaware of the big cat who was trying hard not to laugh.

"Someone is going to be in trouble." Huang said.

118. The Last Night

Just as the members of the Royal Guards began to withdraw and Chen was called away by Wei Yanwu, Huang immediately ran to Shuangxing:

"Hey, White Rabbit, do you know Officer Chen? I feel like she knows you, otherwise she wouldn't say something like that to you."

"Of course she knows me. We met once before in an orphanage in the slums." Shuangxing said softly, "Her expression at that time was much more interesting than it is now. Maybe she was Chen at that time?"

"No matter what her personality is, we have to leave here first. After all, this is still the Guard Bureau's territory." Lin Guang also came over with a hammer, "Besides, Amiya and the others will be back soon."

"Oh! Really? That's great!"

Compared to a certain white rabbit that likes to play pranks, Huang said that her own black rabbit is better, not only is it considerate but also has a petite body that can be held in the arms. But at this time, Lin Guang poured cold water on her again:

"Don't be happy too soon, Huang. Even if they come back, there won't be any celebration party or anything like that, because the work hasn't been completed yet, so don't keep thinking about drinking."

"I didn't say I wanted to drink, don't talk nonsense." Huang immediately retorted guiltily, but Kuranta just narrowed his eyes and said 'I understand, I understand'.

After all, even the auntie serving food in the cafeteria knew that there was a drunk person in Rhodes Island who liked to wander around and get close to the petite Carter operators, and the main victim was naturally Amiya. Also, because this kind of thing often happened after the operation was over, this also led to a certain big cat only being able to drink a little milk at the celebration party.

After seeing Lin Guang's expression, Huang walked behind Shuang Xing angrily and said, "If I had known... I should have gone back to find De Ruijie. At least he would treat me to a drink."

"Lin...Drejie is not coming back?" Shuangxing looked at Huang behind him in confusion, "And when did he go out drinking with you?"

"(⊙﹏⊙) Uh... just yesterday? What happened?" Although Huang instinctively sensed the change in White Rabbit's mood, he still said honestly: "And De Ruijie is still on vacation, so he doesn't live with us."

"So you lived together yesterday?"

"No, I got drunk last night and stayed in that Penguin Logistics." Huang scratched his head and grinned, "It seems that Drejie and that Texas Lupert went out to live there, but don't worry, except for the smell of shower gel on them, nothing must have happened."

A long silence followed. The operators who were originally repairing their equipment stopped what they were doing, and Xingxiong, who was standing not far away to maintain discipline, glanced at Filin who was still standing in the field.

"Did I say something wrong?" Huang also realized that something was wrong, because the temperature, which was not high to begin with, felt even lower after she said that, and why did she feel like she was being stared at by a fierce ghost?

Lin Lei, who had just opened the door to his apartment and returned to Xingxiong's house, shuddered for no apparent reason: "What the hell is going on? Why do I have the illusion that tonight is going to be bad?" Was it the Witness calling? Or was it Amon and his hybrid that came to rule the Terra continent?

But this sense of crisis came and went quickly. The man patted his face, picked up the broom beside him and started cleaning: "It's only been less than two days, how can it be so dusty?"

......Longmen Governor's Mansion......

When Chen arrived at Wei Yanwu's office, the three people from the Dali Temple Supervisory Office had already left. In addition to Wei Yanwu and his wife, Amiya and the extremely mysterious "Doctor" were also in the office.

"It seems that everyone is here, so let's get started." Wei Yanwu nodded with satisfaction: "First, I would like to ask Officer Chen, what is the difference between this integration movement's invasion and the last one?"

"They are more united and have better equipment." Chen said without hesitation, "Captain Wei, I suspect that this group of people are not members of the Reunion Movement at all, but an infiltration and invasion of us by Ursus."

"I don't think the Reunion Movement has so many well-equipped armors, and we have tried to take off the masks of these people, but failed without exception."

Amiya exclaimed in surprise: "It all failed. What does Officer Chen mean by this?"

"The faces of those people have been welded to the masks in an unknown way, in order to prevent us from investigating their identities." Chen returned to his seat after explaining: "If Chief Wei asked me to come here just to make a report, then I'm done."

"Of course I asked you to come here for more than just this matter." Wei Yanwu held his pipe and looked at Amiya: "Miss Amiya, can you tell me the news you got again?"

"In thirty-six hours, the core city of Chernobog will hit the Dragon Gate, and the radio station on it is constantly issuing its own authentication code." Amiya's young face was full of extreme seriousness: "It keeps repeating the same message. Chernobog is the territory of Ursus."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this is what the leader of the Integration Movement planned." Jane explained indifferently, "Combined with the information provided by Officer Chen, the tyrant has probably reached a cooperation with the Ursus army... As long as Longmen attacks Chernobyl, then..."

"We are about to face the real Ursus army." Wei Yanwu tapped his pipe and concluded, "But we still have a chance, and I hope to get help from Rhodes Island in this operation. By then, if Longmen still stands proudly on this continent, Rhodes Island will become Longmen's eternal ally."

"What do you want to do?"

"Behead them and stop the city." Wei Yanwu's words were full of uncompromising momentum. "Before Chernobog is attacked by Longmen, there is no reason for the Ursus troops to go out, and this is our opportunity."

Then he closed his eyes: "Officer Chen... No, Huijie, are you ready to face her?"

......Star Bear's Apartment......

Linley was now wearing nothing but a pair of underwear, and a certain female ghost looked at him with a crazy smile: "It seems that our Golden Gunner had a lot of fun during my absence... And what about the scar on your chest? If you explain it to me, I may consider not breaking your pelvis by sitting on it."

119. I hope you can come back alive

Amiya had no reason to refuse Wei Yanwu's invitation, whether for the development of Rhodes Island or for the people who were still working hard to live on this continent. But unlike before, the little rabbit put forward other conditions this time:

"We can help, but the prerequisite is that your armed forces will not make any aggressive moves against us." The girl shook her ears, and her childish voice was filled with unspeakable fear: "Any actions of killing the donkey after it has done its work are forbidden. We are willing to fight for Longmen and the innocent people on this continent."

"I don't care about the infected, nor do I rely on them... But I can swear in the name of Wei Yanwu that you can return to Longmen for rest and supplies after the operation." Wei Yanwu's words made both Amiya and Wen Yue behind him breathe a sigh of relief, and then he made a gesture to see them off:

"But what follows can be said to be a family matter. Can you two please leave?"

"We will be waiting for Officer Chen at the quarantine point in Longmen District 5 at four o'clock tomorrow morning."

After Amiya and the doctor left, Wei Yanwu took a deep breath again and looked at Chen, who was a little uneasy: "Huijie, in fact, this matter should not be handled by you. The problems of the previous generation should actually be resolved by ourselves."

"Wei Chang... No, uncle, what do you mean?" Chen Huijie raised her head, "I don't quite understand what you are saying."