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

107. Night without Light (IV)

......Source Stone Cloud Office Building......

Lin Lei stood quietly with the Breath of Leviathan in his hand. He was already on the eighth floor of the office building. There were no desks or offices here. There were only training grounds and targets one after another.

Around him were a large number of Helmetless Alliance assassins lying in a circle. Judging from their attire, in addition to Roy's sweepers, there were also quite a few from the third team belonging to another Blue Gold Lord.

'So far, we haven't seen the two Xuantie guards appear, or are they unnecessary?'

Linley thought as he walked deeper into the building. Just like the previous floors, this place must have an elevator and a secret passage leading to the outside of the office building. “Thinking about it, Astrid’s gang is really stupid. But I guess they didn’t expect the location of their sanctuary to be discovered.”

At this moment, three arrows flashing with blue-black light shot out from the shadows, flying towards Linley’s head, chest, and ankles respectively! More importantly, these three arrows flashing with extremely strange light were also flickering.

'Is this thing still an explosive arrow?'

Lin Lei dodged forward and three arrows pierced his clothes and hit the ground. Then there was an explosion of moderate size!

"boom!"

“Phew… Fortunately, fortunately, if this clothes were torn now, wouldn’t I have to go and cause trouble for those Xuan Tie guys in my underwear later?” Lin Lei patted the dust off his clothes with satisfaction, then pulled out the thorns and fired nine shots in the direction where the arrow had just attacked!

"Bang bang bang!"

The dark green bullet passed through the pitch-black space and pierced someone's armor, but it obviously did not penetrate - because he did not hear any sound of the bullet entering the flesh, and at this moment, extremely heavy footsteps were heard in the shadows.

They were two Sarkaz knights dressed almost exactly like the slaughterer Linley had encountered in the arena before—black heavy armor, blue and black unknown liquid and steaming mist, and broken chains on the armor. All of this made them look like the most filial son of Lordaeron.

But unfortunately, Linley could not sense any similarities with Arthas from their mental fluctuations. If the brain of the murderer was no different from brain matter, then these two were complete mental patients. Even the war beasts raised by the Cabal people were smarter than them, right?

“This feeling is just like the feeling of having to deal with the gatekeeper before defeating the boss. I wonder if the designer of this building is Miyazaki XX.” Linley complained while narrowing his eyes. He could sense that the Sarkaz in front of him with a war hammer was about to charge, while the one behind him wearing similar armor raised his bow again:

"Wow, wow~ Doubles, that looks scary~"

The man said this but there was no fear on his face, and golden flames were burning on his body at this moment, and the thorns turned into golden guns again.

"Roar!"

The Hammer Knight, codenamed Corruption, roared, and his iron boots left marks on the concrete floor! It could be said that this was a humanoid chariot that was running wildly. However, Linley did not immediately aim his golden spear at the aggressive knight, but turned around without hesitation.

And a huge black iron arrow like a guided missile was approaching him silently!

'boom! '

The golden thorn spewed out the first bullet, and the blazing flames immediately turned Xuan Tie's sure-hit attack into nothingness. Without hesitation, Lin Lei instinctively pulled the trigger for the second bullet out the window!

"boom!"

The golden flames spread across most of the city like a meteor, but unfortunately, Lin Lei did not feel that he had hit the target with this shot - but this was enough. This shot was enough to point out the target to Frost Star or Tallulah. As for who would deal with this guy, it didn’t matter.

"boom!"

The heavy hammer fell, and the man dodged the blow as if he was dancing a minuet. At the same time, he fired the last four bullets of the golden gun in his hand at the two knights without any hesitation.

Nothing unexpected happened. The light energy fire burned the bodies of the two men along with their weapons in an instant.

“Hey, I hope you won’t be caught again in heaven or hell.” Lin Lei sighed and put away the thorns that had turned back to their original color and slowly climbed up the building. He could feel that there was always someone sitting there on the top of this office building, and if nothing unexpected happened, he should be waiting for him.

So what kind of person could wait for me in such a place?

The answer came to mind in an instant. The man hummed a tavern tune and took off the Breath of Leviathan that he had been carrying on his back. When he thought that the first two heads of this bow would be made of black iron, his mood improved in an instant.

But some people are in a good mood, while others are in a bad mood.

Xuantie 'La Ya-Reid' was in a very bad mood at the moment. His arrows covered with Originium skills were basically sure to hit the target, but that guy was able to sense the attack from behind and shot it away with the golden spear.

If he hadn't run fast enough, the second flame would have burned him to ashes - in terms of physical strength alone, Xuan Tie, who specialized in sniping, was not necessarily as strong as the two modified knights.

But before Xuan Tie could completely leave the sniper site, she was blocked by someone, and the cold wave and visible white frost that appeared almost instantly directly blocked all her retreat routes.

"Who are you, Your Excellency?"

Laya pulled the black iron bow continuously without hesitation. In an instant, seven black iron arrows flew towards the person like the venom of a poisonous snake!

But almost at the same time, one ice pillar after another rose from the ground, blocking the opponent's arrows like a curtain wall!

"Puff puff!"

"The black iron bow and the arrows are made of black iron. You are indeed Black Iron... Then I didn't find the wrong person." The woman's voice was as ethereal as an elf from the snow country, but it did not lose the unique coldness of the ice field.

After just a few words with this woman, Xuan Tie felt that his respiratory tract was about to be frozen by the low temperature of this place: "We should have no grudges or hatred, right?"

"You plotted against Dredger and did that to the infected people in Casimir. How can we say that we have no grudges against each other?" Frost Star said faintly, and several extremely sharp ice cones were floating around her:

"Don't worry, I will make your death painless."

108. Night without Light (V)

"Captain, the third squad has already started fighting with the assassins of the No-Armor Alliance, and His Excellency the Kingslayer is still tracking other places where the No-Armor Alliance may appear. Also, what is that bright light that just flashed across the sky?"

"Drejie, the Man with the Golden Gun, has taken action. Ignore them and continue marching according to the plan." The Patriot shook his head. The towering figure of the Wendigo, like a mountain, was enough to cause a large group of pedestrians to scatter just by moving forward.

But at this time, a blond man stopped the Wendigo who was slowly moving forward. Although this man's eyebrows and eyes were as sharp as swords, he still couldn't hide the strong temperament of a social animal.

"Captain Bozhukast of Ursus, why are you here?" The office worker asked with his eyebrows slightly lowered, and his hand was on the one-handed knight sword he carried with him, as if ready to draw it at any time.

"Bodrocasti of Ursus is dead. The one standing before you is a patriot... a patriot of the Reunion Movement."

Not only did this office worker know the patriot, the patriot also knew them: "You are the knight who appeared on the Western Front before. Who is Cyril-Lin Guang to you?"

"That's my father, and I'm not a knight... just a ranger." Mainna said in a low voice. There was no joy or sadness in his tone, but the patriot could feel the faint nostalgia and sadness in the heart of this 'young man'.

"So tell me, Patriot, why did you come to Casimir and what are you doing now?"

"We fight for the infected and the oppressed, and now we are just fulfilling the agreement with the Supervisory Council." The Patriot raised his halberd, and a lavender light appeared on his body: "So are you here to stop us from advancing on the No Helmet Alliance, Lin Guang?"

"No, I just came to confirm your intentions. I'm actually working overtime at this point, so in a way I have to thank you."

Maenna did not stay long. After confirming that the Integration Movement did not intend to attack other people in the city, he immediately turned around and left. However, before the Ranger took a few steps, the Patriot said again:

"There is a knight from your family in Rhodes Island."

"Really? That Rhodes Island is the same as you?"

"They need to be more gentle, and the knight has done a good job in this regard." Wendigo then added, "Perhaps you will see her again soon."

"Actually, she shouldn't have come back." Ma Enna frowned, but didn't say much: "Thank you for the news."

Then the Kuranta people walked into the darkness again, and the Patriot stared at the man's back for a while before turning around and continuing to move towards the office building of "Source Stone Cloud".

A shield guard raised his shield and asked in a low voice: "Captain, should we go look at that person?"

"No need, that guy is the descendant of an old friend... and he is also a patriot." Wendigo shook his head, "Now let's continue our march and completely annihilate those assassins in this dark night!"

...The rooftop of Yuanshiyun Office Building...

Linley held the Breath of Leviathan in his hand and looked at the man who was shrouded in darkness. “Compared to the two Black Irons who attacked me, you are the real Black Iron…Since the establishment of the No Clan Alliance, there have always been three Black Iron masters, and one of them has never changed hands.”

"Compared to them, your aura is more in line with this statement."

If you didn’t know that this Xuantie standing in front of Lin Lei was Xuantie, you would think of him as an old man, pedestrian, or child that you can see everywhere and ignore the existence of this stranger. However, this person’s figure and the Xuantie bow in his hand did not look like any of the above-mentioned people.

"Drejie, you destroyed the Heroless Alliance... But even if you kill me today, it will be useless. Those people from the Business Federation will eventually build an organization exactly like the current Heroless Alliance."

"But you still have to pay for my hard work!"

Xuan Tie’s voice sounded extremely old, but Lin Lei could see that the body hiding under the black robe was indeed quite young, and his arrow suddenly appeared in front of Lin Lei just like his aura!

"Ding~"

The bowstring of Leviathan's Breath made a deafening sound, and the 'arrow' that was powerful enough to tear through reinforced concrete collided with the opponent's black iron arrow and was annihilated.

“You’re making a sudden move, old man?” Linley sneered as he looked at the now-vanishing Xuantie and shot his second arrow. “Do you think running fast will help?”

In an instant, black and red lightning surged from Linley’s body to all around the room. The currents entangled and swirled, then transformed into a psychic storm that was powerful enough to tear apart everything and raged throughout the room!

Dare to run? I can't kill you with an electric shock!

Soon, the figure of Xuantie appeared in the gap between the electric currents, and the Breath of Leviathan mercilessly released a breath comparable to that of a behemoth.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It could be said that each of Linley’s arrows was enough to make a hole in the already dilapidated house, but none of them actually hit the assassin. However, the black iron arrows were mostly used for defense—he knew very well that even though his body had been transformed from ancient ruins, it could not withstand arrows that were strong enough to blow a person to pieces.

So each of his arrows was used to detonate the opponent's arrows in advance, but he didn't know if it was his illusion, why was Lin Lei's arrows shooting faster and faster? At the same time, the electric current in the field turned into a chasing dragon flying towards Xuantie!

Just when Xuan Tie was about to taunt Lin Lei to interrupt his rhythm, a gunshot rang out in this not-so-quiet room.

"boom!"

Just like a football player being tackled, Xuantie, who was hit in the thigh by the thorns, lost speed immediately, fell to the ground and rolled.

“You! Despicable!” Xuan Tie roared in a low voice while holding back the pain, while Lin Lei shrugged his shoulders: “Not as despicable as you. Don’t you know that I can use a gun?”

As he spoke, he tapped his forehead with a thorn. Damn! I forgot there was a thorn on the muzzle of the gun! The man put the hand cannon back into his holster expressionlessly, and at the same time raised the Breath of Leviathan again and looked at the black iron that could no longer move:

"Do you have any last words?"

“I will not surrender!” Xuan Tie raised the bow in his hand without hesitation, but Lin Lei was still one step faster. The arrow like a short spear directly nailed the immortal to the ground, and the only possibility waiting for him was annihilation.

"Uh... It looks like I'm going to die, but you have to come and accompany me, Deruijie!" Xuantie touched the arrow on his chest weakly and laughed miserably: "Who told you that there are only three Xuantie!"

109. Night without Light (VI)

Once upon a time there was a pair of twins who underwent the same training, had similar appearances and the same goal - to kill those corrupt noble knights. This was their teacher's wish and also theirs.

When their arrows were strong enough to pierce gold and split stone, their teacher told them that they could start their studies.

Rather than armor which is a symbol of knighthood, they chose quivers which are more suitable for archers, and the assassin organization called the Helmetless Alliance came into being. However, only one of these two brothers who are close friends will ever appear in front of the assassins of the Helmetless Alliance.

Even other assassins who became Xuantie would only think that there were only three Xuantie in their Wuzhou League. Little did they know that in the shadow of the original Xuantie, there was always an almost identical Xuantie pointing a bow at them.

This is also the real trump card of the founder of the Wuzhou League. Shadow looked at the arrow that was about to explode in his chest and whispered: "Goodbye, brother... From now on, the Wuzhou League will disappear, and you will be alone."

"boom!"

The arrows from the Breath of Leviathan directly caused annihilation in a small area of the room, and Linley had no time to reload the Leviathan’s Breath with arrows, and the furious attack from the true Black Iron also arrived at this moment.

Without any disguise or hiding, the huge black iron arrow rushed towards the man like the most obvious meteor in the night sky!

At this moment, Linley had no way to retreat or evade, but he had no intention of dodging! The black and red electric current wrapped around his body turned into blue and white electric light, and the psionic power was completely replaced by the arc light energy!

A stick made entirely of lightning appeared in his hand, and then an electric current ran through it. Lin Lei then spun the stick around, and a barrier made of electric arcs appeared in front of him!

'Ding~'

The black iron arrow flew back at a strange angle! At this moment, Black Iron himself also met his eyes - if Lin Lei himself was now at the highest point of the source stone cloud, then Black Iron was located in the basement of the entire building.

Without hesitation or attack, Xuantie just ran away!

What a joke, he was knocked away by someone after using all his strength? Even if it was the Wendigo, if he wasn't careful, Xuantie was confident that he could tear a hole in that guy's armor. But now his attack was useless, which he couldn't accept at all.

Fear and the desire to escape filled the assassin's mind at this moment. Revenge for his brother, revenge for his No Heir Alliance... these things didn't matter anymore! He had to escape and then make a long-term plan.

But Linley would naturally not give Xuantie more time, he simply jumped down from the hole between the buildings!

The extremely fast speed and the blue and white special effects caused by the electric current made the man flash past the integrated movement that had already entered the building like a meteor!

"Did something just flash by?" A Reunion fighter holding a stick looked at his companion and whispered, "Do you think that was some high-level assassin from the No Helmet Alliance?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The one who just flashed past should be the Man with the Golden Gun. Apart from him, who else could have entered this building faster than us...and the style of these corpses on the ground is very similar to that time." A guerrilla soldier was silent for a long time before speaking.

"Don't think about it. My brother is gone... Without him, we wouldn't be where we are now, right? So..."

"I know, but I still feel a little uncomfortable." The guerrilla soldier nodded naturally, "So let's go. Although that guy has solved a lot of problems, the rest still needs to be solved by us, the Integration Movement."

As he said this, he swung the weapon in his hand and carried away a half-dead assassin from the No Helmet Alliance who was lying on the ground painlessly.

When Linley arrived at the underground passage where Xuantie had just been, the assassin had disappeared.

“It’s true that living longer is different. My running speed alone is unmatched by others.” Linley sighed as he began to run. The presence of the arc light energy was enough to make him comparable to the fastest man in the world to a certain extent.

Moreover, the man had a hunch that no matter how fast this black iron was, it would not be too far away from him!

"boom!"

"We're almost there, the exit is just ahead!" Xuan Tie looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar street at the exit, feeling ecstatic. He was confident that he could rely on his familiarity with the city and his speed to get rid of the evil star that was trying to take his life from behind.

Then, Xuan Tie took out a green and faintly fluorescent injection from his pocket and stuck it directly into his arm! This special medicine from Colombia was enough to make an old man and child who was powerless run endlessly for three days and three nights.

Of course, as a side effect, basically everyone who used this potion died of organ failure, but Xuantie naturally didn't have this worry. During that ruins expedition, he and his brother both fell into that ordinary-looking pool - but it was also because of that accident that their bodies would no longer suffer from the troubles of time.

And this kind of medicine that acts on the physical state will naturally not have any side effects on them.