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

"How can we change places if we don't kill Faust?" Scout took off his sunglasses and said with wide eyes, "I need you to create a space for me to snipe... Kill that guy and then we will go find other teams to join up! Also, are Lei Fa and the others okay?"

"No problem, just a scratch." Pushpin nodded, "Then I'll go inform them right away."

As he spoke, Phidias crawled back little by little. Faust was now on the verge of collapse because of the death of Mephistopheles. If it weren't for the reminder from his subordinates, he would even want to commit suicide to go to Ino.

"Rhode Island..." He sighed as he loaded his crossbow. His sniping skills were trained under the Patriot, but the elusive Sarkaz on the opposite side really annoyed him. The sniper rifle equipped with a sight was much taller than the crossbow in his hand.

And his team is more lethal than the Phantom Crossbowmen under his own command. If he didn't have more people and the help from the main force of the Integration Movement, he might not be able to save any of his Phantom Crossbowmen.

"You...if I die, go find Frost Star and the Patriots..." Faust said softly, "Don't go find the leader...I just feel strange about the current leader..." These words, which were almost like telling his own affairs, immediately made several crossbowmen who were relatively close to him explode:

"Captain..what..do you mean?"

"The sniper from Rhodes Island is stronger than me... and I don't want to admit it... but now I, the Faust who is leading you, have lost my mind." He growled: "I can no longer see the future... but you still have a chance..."

"Captain, let's kill those people from Rhodes Island together and avenge Lord Mephisto!"

"You... don't have to do this..." Faust shook his head: "But... if you really plan to follow me... then follow me!" After saying that, he jumped lightly out of the shelter and hid in a house closer to Scout's current location.

"They're coming for you, boss!"

"According to the plan...you guys deal with those annoying phantom crossbowmen, and leave Faust to me!" Scout said as he carried his sniper and walked towards another rooftop. What he had to do now was to control the distance between himself and the Avenger.

As long as you ensure that you have an advantage in distance, you will never lose!

......Institute basement...

Although he had lost his mind, Jane still completed his first command after waking up. The members of the Integration Movement who had poured into the underground were all eliminated by Team E1 and Amiya. Now only a few scattered Originium bugs are left wandering on the ground.

Doberman also brought his team to reunite with Amiya. She looked at this extremely unfamiliar sick beauty and said, "Is this Dr. Jane?" Doberman raised his eyebrows at Amiya.

Amiya nodded slightly: "But Dobin... the current doctor doesn't remember his past... and we have lost the way to contact Dr. Kal'tsit."

"So what should we do? It sounds like we can only follow the original plan and join up with Lin Guang and ACE from the west. Also, are those Reunion group crazy enough to actually attack the city of Ursus?"

"But the good news is... the doctor still has the ability to command operations, which was verified in the underground just now." Amiya said, looking directly at Dubin, "So I hope... if a battle occurs during our retreat, we can let the doctor command the battle."

021. Star Nighthawk

Du Bin took a deep breath and said, "Let a person who has lost his memory take charge? Amiya, did I hear you right?"

"You heard it right. We need a commander, but neither you nor I have the ability to command an operation, right?" Amiya looked at Doberman with great determination.

After a long while, Dubin finally nodded, and then she turned her head to look at Jane who was bewildered. "Doctor, to be honest, I don't trust you, and I have never worked with you... But I trust Amiya, and I trust her choice... So please don't betray our trust."

"This is not a game, your mistakes will lead to the death of our warriors... I hope you can pay attention to this!"

Don't you still want me to take charge? Jane wanted to refuse, but a voice suddenly penetrated her mind and struck her soul:

"They need you, and you're going to bring victory to Rhode Island, to us."

"I... will do my best," Jane said softly, "So what is our evacuation route?"

"Our original plan was to evacuate from the ruins of the central city to the west, but now we can't contact either the E3 or E4 teams responsible for the response." Amiya said with an embarrassed look on her face, "Please give the order, Doctor."

"Let's move forward as planned. If nothing unexpected happens, the two teams will definitely move closer to this side when they realize that the communication link has been cut off." Jane immediately gave the first order, "There is no reason for us not to take this route."

At this moment, ACE, who was risking his life to scout for his team, encountered a familiar stranger: "You... are Dredger?"

After seeing that it was ACE, Linley put down his gun and shrugged: “You know me, that’s great. It looks like we can skip the self-introduction part. Where’s your team?”

“Still near the rendezvous point. I remember you were from Team E1…” ACE first pulled Linley behind the wall and then kept observing the movements of the Reunion Movement and the Ursus military police. “Does your presence here mean that the Doctor has come out?”

“I don’t know. I acted alone after the main force of the Reunion Movement entered the city. Also, do you know where the leader of the Reunion Movement is?” Linley said as he took out a mask that looked like a falcon. The white and gold lines and patterns gave the mask a strange sacred aura.

The Celestial Nighthawk was a legendary hunter equipment, and was also the equipment Linley used most often when he used the Golden Gun. However, compared to the original Celestial Nighthawk, this mask had too many damages and cracks, and there was even an extremely clear crack in the center of the mask.

Although he didn’t know what Linley was going to do, ACE still made his own guess: “When I came here, I noticed that the people from the Reunion Movement were leaving from the square in the southwest. If nothing unexpected happens, Tallulah should be there... Eh? Where’s she?”

“A square… and it’s very close to the meeting point in the west… and it’s very similar to that scene.” Linley put on his coat with a hood and walked between the houses like the legendary assassin in Florence. “I think I can go find Klushel later to tinker with a couple of hidden blades.”

“The white-haired...Drak, is that woman the leader of the Reunion Movement? And it looks like she is waiting for someone?” Linley saw the woman standing under the statue at a glance. Her face, which could be described as heroic, had no expression at the moment, like a deity.

Now, in the square where the statue of the first emperor of the Ursus Empire originally stood, only Tallulah was left, leaning on her sword and gazing at it: "I will drag the empire out of this abyss, and then let its glory once again shock every country in the world!"

At this time, the teasing words interrupted Tallulah's thoughts. Linley put on the falcon mask and slowly walked up the stairs.

"This isn't something the leader of an extreme infected organization would say~"

Upon hearing this, Tallulah smiled and turned to look at Linley, who was twenty meters away. “Oh, is that so? Then how do you think the leader of an infected organization should speak, Mr. Golden Gunman?”

“Don’t… I can’t bear the name of the Golden Gunman.” Linley narrowed his eyes and said loudly: “At least you should say something that is beneficial to the infected, instead of getting horny at the statue of the Emperor of Ursus. Do you think I’m right…”

"The leader of the Reunion Movement, Miss Tallulah?" the man spoke word by word. The moment he saw this woman, he realized one thing:

There were two consciousnesses in Draco's body, and now the black one was in control of his body. But none of this mattered to Linley. All he had to do was to drag this humanoid scourge here, and after the people of Rhodes Island had safely evacuated, she could do whatever she wanted, even burn down all the houses around her. It had nothing to do with him.

“It sounds like you saw something interesting?” Tallulah’s expression instantly became extremely evil, and at the same time, she lightly slashed her staff sword in the air, and a black and red ring of fire instantly gathered around Linley!

Seeing this, Linley did a backflip to avoid this directional Originium technique: “It’s a shame you don’t have some weird ‘hehe’ laugh on that expression.” As he said that, he pulled out the thorn and fired three shots at Taluna’s head!

"Bang bang bang!"

Tallulah did not dodge. She raised the sword in her hand and gently pulled it on the ground. A wall of fire rose out of thin air and directly blocked the bullet. "Tell me what you saw, the Man with the Golden Gun. Perhaps I can spare your life?"

“I killed Mephisto, and you, the cadre of the Reunion Movement, are still thinking of recruiting me?” Linley pointed at his head. “Are you serious? Are you sure you have no brain problems?”

"The dead have their own value, and Mephisto's value after death is far less than that of a skilled archer." Tallulah sneered, and she recited the ancient Ursus's poems as if reciting poetry, and the whole square began to heat up with her voice.

"Bang bang bang!"

Linley fired directly in an attempt to interrupt the Originium Warlock’s spellcasting, but every time Thorn’s bullets were about to hit Tallulah, they were blocked by a barrier made of fire, and his explosive throwing knives were unable to penetrate the flames and hit the woman.

"Submit or die, you don't have much time left! The Man with the Golden Gun!" Tallulah issued an ultimatum in a cold voice, "Also, even if you can cross this barrier, you can only kill this little girl named Tallulah~"

022. Let’s talk about the issue of treatment

"So they are not two sides of the same coin, but a parasitic relationship? I was wondering why the black one looks so much like a combination of consciousnesses? If you don't know, you might think it's a dark version of Belisariukauer."

A plan instantly formed in Linley’s mind—mainly because his light energy was still a little short of being able to release the golden spear a second time...all he and Rhodes Island needed was time.

“Surrender!!! Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!” Linley immediately put down his thorns and raised the Gaul military salute. His tone was very similar to that of a certain master who was arrested while eating hot pot and singing.

"Oh? You're giving up so soon?" Tallulah tapped the ground with her foot, and the temperature of the entire square did not rise again: "I thought you people from Rhodes Island would be particularly tough?"

“There’s no loyalty for us workers. What’s this… um, what’s your name?” Linley spread his hands. If he wasn’t wearing a mask, he would have knelt on the ground and criticized the company’s shortcomings with tears in his eyes.

Tallulah walked over with a strange look on her face. “You can call me Tallulah... or you can call me... Kosice.” She leaned her head close to Linley’s ear and whispered softly. Her extremely gentle voice was extremely charming.

Koschei... I'll ask the old lynx when I have time later. "Boss Koschei, let me put it this way... As long as you give me enough, I can surrender now and chop off Kal'tsit's head for you."

“After all, boss… you have to know that people like us will definitely follow whoever pays more, offers more benefits, and treats us better.” Lin Lei said slowly.

“You sound like a mercenary.” Koschei walked behind Linley with her hands behind her back and said, “Are there still such mercenaries in Rhodes Island, or are you trying to delay time on purpose... Mr. Golden Gunman?” She pressed the blade of her sword directly against Linley’s lower back.

"In fact, it's useless for you to delay. Both the Sarkaz mercenaries and the snow monsters under Froststar will stop the Rhodes Island team and turn them into us, and become sacrifices for this city."

“No, no, no, Boss Kosice, you have to know that I actually don’t want to come for this job… If that CEO named Amiya hadn’t threatened me with my salary and vacation time, I definitely wouldn’t have come.” Linley shook his head like a rattle, and he kept his dead eyes and lied calmly:

"And you may not believe it... I am still a virgin after living for so long... I was thinking of going to the bar in Longmen this weekend to find two film girls to have some excitement..."

“Okay, stop talking.” Kosice covered her head with her hands in a headache. Why was this Golden Gunner talking nonsense? “If you join the Reunification Movement, there will be no salary.” She stretched out her long legs and walked in front of Lin Lei, unbuttoning her dress as if intentionally or unintentionally.

Have you ever seen the snow-white mountains and the drops of water rolling down from the mountains?

Linley had seen it before, but he had never seen anything as beautiful as this. “Is this the second dimension?” The time traveler sighed inwardly, but then he asked in all seriousness:

"So what can you give me?"

“How about some physical compensation?” Kosice’s voice was so gentle that it felt like someone was giving him a one-on-one ASMR. “As long as you can complete the tasks I assign, even with this body… I can still play some exciting games with you.”

“Ahem, why don’t we talk about the issue of welfare benefits?” Linley quickly took two steps away. The golden spear was ready to be released… but at that distance just now, he was afraid that he would be stabbed to death by this old ghost who had lived for who knows how long.

“Oh, do you think I’m annoying? I’ve been a woman many times… Even if you ask Tallulah herself to do this, she may not be as good as me.” Kosciuszko did not follow him but instead looked at Linley with his sword raised.

"I can find you a top-notch Ursus craftsman to help you repair the mask on your face."

“There’s no need for that… because you never know when this thing will break.” Linley muttered, “I appreciate your kindness, so let’s talk about something worth five dollars… Do we have a two-day weekend, or a weekday weekend?”

"How can we rest if we don't have any salary, Mr. The Golden Gun?" Kosice looked at him with a smile.

"Then I guess you don't have any of the five social insurances and one housing fund?"

"What do you think... But we can provide you with some other conveniences, such as forming your own elite team and becoming a cadre second only to the emperor... and so on..." Kosice was like an elder who was guiding and persuading at this moment.

"If I can't do it, then you can look at Shuangxing. I have a pretty good relationship with her. Although she has entered the countdown of her life, she is still a beauty, isn't she?"

Well, the kind that forces you to go to another company to be a legal representative without knowing anything, or become a pimp.

“Do I look like someone who’s short of women?” Linley pointed to his head, while Kosice looked at him with a mysterious smile, not saying a word.

“Forget it then. I think it’s fine to stay in Rhodes Island.” Linley said with a look of regret. “I’m sorry, Ms. Kochiche… your plan has failed.”

"It sounds like you want to die here with Rhodes Island!" Kosice didn't hesitate. The square, which was almost returning to room temperature, began to surge with heat again, and the bronze statue began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye!

“They won’t die… and I… won’t die either!” Linley once again condensed his golden spear and pointed it at Koschei: “Stop, or we’ll both die together.”

"Mr. Golden Gun, I think I should have said it before. Even if you destroy this body, I will die..."

"I know, but it shouldn't be easy to find a body similar to this Miss Drake, right?" He curled his lips, "Or maybe there are not many Drakes in this world, or do you think you are qualified to possess that Wendigo?"

"And once the leader of the Reunion Movement dies, these guys will be leaderless and won't be able to cause much harm... And if you do this, how much time will it take for you to revive the entire Ursus Empire, Ms. Kosice?"

"It sounds like you've eaten me to death?"

"Who said it wasn't? Let me leave, or die together."

023. Burning Streets

Red and black molten iron had begun to flow across the square in Chernobyl. The smell of sulfur and steel continued to fill Linley’s nostrils, and the temperature of this place was almost beyond his tolerance.

If it weren't for his special physique, he would have been carbonized by this fire dragon long ago.

What Linley didn’t know was that the confrontation between him and Koschei had been seen by the retreating Rhodes Island team.

“Is that white-haired Draco the tyrant Tallulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement?” Amiya murmured to herself, while ACE, who had already led the team to reunite with them, nodded: “This terrible Originium spell...Amiya, we have to leave here quickly.”

"That woman is simply the embodiment of natural disaster." Doberman on the side subconsciously gave the thoughts of most Rhodes Island operators, and this was also Jane's thought, "No, there seems to be someone else in Amiya Square?!"

Upon hearing this, the little rabbit looked towards the square again. There was indeed a person standing next to the flowing molten iron and the burning building. Moreover, his attire and the hand cannon on his waist were so similar... "Is that Mr. Drege?!"

"What is he doing?" Dupin cried out. "Drejer, is he crazy?"

"He is buying us time, Amiya. We don't have time to delay. We must leave Chernobog as soon as possible!" ACE said firmly, "No matter whether Dredjie can survive or not, we must leave!"

"You really have to go." Everyone's radio finally came back online, and Scout's voice came directly from it.

"Scout?" ACE seemed to be confirming something, "You coming?"

"Nonsense, if it's not me, who can do it? You have to protect the doctor and Amiya and the others!" The Sarkaz sharpshooter had lost his usual demeanor. He spoke very quickly, "My team will meet up with you. Leave the retreat of Dredger to me."

"In addition, according to Drjie's previous actions, the Sarkaz mercenaries should turn a blind eye. You must seize this opportunity." Scout said as he lay on the ground again, and a crossbow arrow was stuck straight into the wall where he had just been.

While reloading his arrows, he continued to issue orders to his team using the restored radio: "You guys, once you are dealt with by the Reunion members on your face, go and join the main force."

"What are you going to do, boss?"

"Me? I'll bring our lone ranger home after I kill that Faust." Scout smiled bitterly. You bastard, Drjie, you're really worrying. But we'll teach you a lesson after we get back safely.

"Don't worry about me. I won't necessarily die even if you all die...so just do your job well." After he said that, he raised the sniper rifle in his hand and shot an arrow at Faust's hiding place. The life-and-death duel between the two sniper masters unfolded silently among the ruins.

......In the square of Chernobyl...

"It looks like your colleagues are running smoothly..." Kosice said this with a hint of pity: "They saw you but didn't come to save you. Is this the friendship between you colleagues?"

Linley pouted beneath his mask: “Koschei, your rhetoric may be good enough to irritate a brat like Mephisto, but if you use it against me... it’s not good enough.” The last words condensed from light energy did not tremble at all.

"Your words have far less influence on me than tomorrow's deadline." He tilted his head slightly, "So, I'm waiting for your reply, Kosice... or are you waiting for reinforcements?"

Koschei did not speak, but Linley could feel the temperature, which had once been scorching hot, dropping rapidly. “I agree… You’ve won the bet this time. I really can’t find another body that can compare to Tallulah’s any time soon.”

"But I have one more condition, The Man with the Golden Gun." Koschei's iron-gray eyes narrowed into needles: "Give me your name... then I will agree to this deal."

“Drejie…” Linley let out a long sigh without leaving a trace. “Then we’ll see you again if we’re lucky enough, Miss Kosche.” Without further hesitation, he leaped onto the building outside the square in two steps.

"Don't be happy too soon... I have a feeling that it won't be too late for us to meet again... I wonder if you still have the courage to stand in front of me by then." Kosche smiled sinisterly, "Drejie... and Rhodes Island... I will remember you."

At this time, the evacuation team successfully joined up with the team of the Shining Knight Lin Guang. Under the guidance of ACE and Lin Guang, they carefully crossed the streets and houses one after another.

Jane didn't know if it was her illusion. She and the people from Rhodes Island had clearly been discovered by those members of the Reunion Movement in white clothes, but they turned their backs and performed crosstalk as if nothing had happened.

There is also the Integration Movement cadre hiding in the shadows. Amiya said her name is the King Slayer, and no one knows why she didn't attack her own team.