Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

After all, everyone was skeptical as to whether even a fully armed knight could remain intact after being hit by the iron chain with a force of several tons.

With such great strength, he would naturally choose a fighting method that would give him more advantages.

The Ice Explosion spell is definitely enough to scare people, regardless of other things.

Faced with the endless stream of ice cones, a normal person would choose to jump in when they find the flaw that looks very "fatal".

But only those who jump in will know that this is not a flaw, but a carefully prepared trap.

"Very insidious, I like it!" After figuring this out, Scout gave Suika a thumbs up.

"What do you think of the battle that just happened?" Scout looked at the place not far away. At this time, the operators had already gathered and ACE began a new round of education.

Suika rubbed her head and said, "I'm not sure about the Rhodes Island system, but normally, each team should have a responsible person as the captain, right?"

Scout nodded, indicating that Suika was right.

"What about these cooperative missions involving multiple teams? In a makeshift team, there's not enough communication. Who among the captains of the same level has the final say?

Normally, there should be someone at a higher level to organize this situation..."

Scout understood what Suika meant

"That's correct. Normally, when there are more than three teams on a joint mission, an elite operator or organizer will serve as the overall leader to communicate and issue orders.

But this time the organizer was ACE, but he did not participate in the battle. Others were suddenly arranged to come, and there was no time for communication, right!

But in fact, Rhodes Island's training courses include content related to joint operations...

It's just that they feel that there is no need for too much communication and arrangement when more than 30 people are fighting against you alone, and your fighting style is very aggressive, which does not give them any chance to breathe, communicate and reorganize their positions.

So their loss is not unfair, and you don’t need to make excuses for them.

If they had been more vigilant and not skipped the normal process, then under unified command, even if they lost, they wouldn't have lost like this, each fighting on their own, with a group of people being divided and surrounded by you alone."

Scout glanced at the people not far away who were afraid to raise their heads because of the ACE's spit, and said angrily.

Rhodes Island has few operators, so the principle they adhere to is to take the elite route.

But this time the contempt exposed many shortcomings, which made those who had served as instructors feel ashamed and embarrassed, so they showed such anger.

"Aha..." After hearing what Scout said, Suika felt embarrassed to continue begging for mercy.

At this moment, a muffled sound was heard. Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from. In the distance to the east, a striking black smoke was rising.

The smoke and dust that can be seen clearly from here can make you imagine how terrible the situation over there is.

"What's going on?" Scout picked up the walkie-talkie and asked about the situation on the watchtower.

"Captain, it's too far to see clearly... but I estimate it's at least ten kilometers away from Rhodes Island.

This level of noise and black smoke is most likely a volcanic eruption or..."

Before the people above could finish speaking, an alarm sounded in Rhodes Island.

"Attention all units. We have just received news from Stroia (the town where Rhodes Island is currently docked) that an explosion has occurred in a small Originium mine located 9.5 kilometers east of this ship. There are over a hundred workers in the mine.

The mayor hopes that we will cooperate with the town’s security team to immediately launch a rescue operation at the mine.

The helicopter is ready. Scout, you will lead the first rescue team to survey the situation. The medical department is preparing equipment and will follow as soon as possible."

Amiya's voice was hurried but her words were very clear and measured.

It not only explains the location and work content, but also includes the follow-up plan.

After hearing this, Scout looked not far away.

A downward slanting passage was slowly opened, and the "Bad Boy", one of Rhode Island's only two helicopters, was slowly driving out of the passage.

Seeing Scout about to leave, Suika followed him.

"Take me with you! My Originium skills are perfect for this situation."

Scout jumped onto the helicopter and thought for only a second before reaching out to Suika.

"Da da da..." Accompanied by the sound of propellers, the rescue and reconnaissance team led by Scout quickly headed towards the direction of the smoke.

After entering the helicopter, Suika saw everyone opening their backpacks, changing their clothes into a special jumpsuit, and then putting on hoods and gas masks, wrapping themselves tightly, looking like the common biochemical troops in the game.

"Get Suika a set of protective clothing!" Seeing Suika standing motionless and looking at the situation inside the helicopter, Scout hurriedly said to the person next to him.

"Hurry up and put it on! Since it was an explosion in an Originium mine, the concentration and activity of the Originium there must be quite high. Even if it's not as bad as a natural disaster, it won't be much worse.

A normal person who stays in that kind of environment will quickly become infected.

This is the professional protective suit Rhodes Island ordered. As long as it doesn't rip, it can protect the people inside from infection for a short period of time, even in the midst of a natural disaster."

Suika waved her hand at the protective suit handed to her by Scout.

"No need. My Originium skills can help me isolate the Originium particles in the air. It's much better than your thing..."

Chapter 155: Rescue in Progress

Recalling the skill of Suika rubbing the Originium with her hands, Scout did not continue to insist, but looked at the person behind him.

"Attention, teams! Due to the influence of Originium particles in the air, the helicopter will place us one kilometer away from our target.

Now, let’s check each other’s protective clothing one last time, there’s no time to be idle.”

As Scout was speaking, the helicopter had already reached its destination.

Before the helicopter landed, Suixiang stepped out amid the exclamations of others.

Scout subconsciously wanted to catch Suika, but when he saw her flying freely around the plane like a fairy, he remembered what Suika had said before.

"Everything the clone knows is what she knows."

Those clones had demonstrated the ability to fly, but he subconsciously ignored it.

Now, after seeing Suika's ability to fly more freely than a bird, I can't help but feel a little envious.

After all, who among the creatures that walk on the earth has not longed for the sky?

"I'll go over first and clear the way for you!"

When looking down from the plane just now, Suika saw signs of life inside. She was worried that the breath over there would have disappeared by the time the people here got there, so she volunteered.

"Take this and be careful on your way!" Even though he had never seen Suika's abilities, the various methods she had revealed made Scout feel that he could still trust her judgment.

Then SCOUT handed Suika an atmospheric Originium sensor and a communicator that could be used in environments with high Originium concentrations.

After taking the two things, Suixiang flew straight towards the mining area, but she frowned not long after she flew out.

Although the target was still five or six hundred meters away, the Originium dust blowing in her face clearly told Suixiang that this accident was not simple, or that the explosion was quite powerful.

The detector that the scout asked her to wear also issued a sharp alarm and transmitted the observation data back to the Rhodes Island main ship in real time.

The Rhodes Island ship was shocked when it received the data.

Although the values of the Originium concentration analysis in the air sent from the detector are not as good as those of natural disasters, they are not much different.

Based on this data, people without protective clothing will be 100% infected if they are exposed to the air for more than one minute.

At this time, the data continuously transmitted from the detector showed that the holder was heading towards a more serious area.

Just as Amiya was hesitating, Kal'tsit, who had received the message and came to the control room, picked up the communicator.

"Scout team, please report your current situation immediately."

Ten seconds later, a girl's voice came in.

"Tsk, such a big red button, I thought it was a detonator!

Um, I'm Suixiang. I'm right above the explosion mine area now. I see signs of life below, so I'm going to go take a look.

I think this communicator has a camera function, but I can't find it. Which button is it?"

……

After a brief silence, Kelsey picked up the communicator

"There's a black button on the upper left. Press and hold it to start a remote video feed for Rhodes Island."

"Okay, wait a minute!"

A few seconds later, a very tragic explosion scene appeared on the big screen in the Rhodes Island control room.

A deep, flower-shaped pit appeared below the camera lens, with a number of Originium visible to the naked eye flashing on the surface. However, everyone looking at the picture felt a sense of panic.

It is obvious that these source stones are currently in an active state.

"There's someone there!" Someone suddenly exclaimed. Others also saw a man crawling out of a pit below, but his situation was quite dangerous. The Originium was visibly growing on his body. At this moment, everyone fell silent again.

Even the operators in Rhodes Island who were used to seeing the infected die still showed an expression of pity when they saw this scene. In this case, a severe Originium disease broke out. Even with the latest medicine, saving the patient would depend on luck. They hoped that the Originium would not appear in some fatal place in advance (such as inside the brain).

Otherwise, even if the latest medicine is injected, the patient's life cannot be saved.

What's more, he was currently in the center of a high concentration of Originium particles, and there were active Originiums around him that could cause a secondary explosion at any time.

The man also saw Suixiang falling from the sky. He stretched out his hand and tried to ask for help, but before Suixiang fell, the Originium completely took over his body.

Watching a living person in front of her turn into an Originium statue, Suixiang was shocked. To be honest, this was the first time she witnessed the process of a person transforming from a living being into Originium at such a close distance.

"Are you okay?" Kal'tsit's voice came from the communicator.

"Hiss, it's okay, but this is the first time I've seen this kind of scene... It feels a bit too exaggerated..."

As he spoke, the Originium man in front of him began to gradually disintegrate, then turned into dust and mixed into the world.

"You're not wearing protective clothing?" When the man turned into dust, Suixiang subconsciously reached out to grab him, but only grabbed a handful of Originium dust.

At this time, her arms were exposed.

"No, my Originium skills can help me isolate the Originium particles in the air. If you don't believe me, just look!"

Suixiang turned the communicator around, and her large face, which remained spotless even in the high-concentration Originium environment, appeared in the control room.

Then she cut to the front

"There are active Originiums everywhere here. Tell Scout and the others to be careful when going in. If things don't work out, stay out in the periphery and wait for support..."

As for those inside, I’m afraid there’s no need for rescue…”

With so many active Originiums in this air concentration that can quickly turn a normal person into Originium, it is likely that there are few living people in the mining area. Even if there are, they will quickly turn into a ball of Originium dust like the man just now.

"I will inform the scouts and the subsequent rescue team of the intelligence here. Will you return?"

"I'll go in and take a look, but I'm afraid there won't be any signal once we're inside the cave. I'll use my camera to take pictures of what's going on inside!"

Before Kal'tsit could finish her words, Suika looked at the hole that the man had escaped from and went in without hesitation.

After entering the cave, it was pitch black inside. Suika was surprised to see five people lying in the cave.

Judging from the value displayed on the detector on her waist, the concentration of source stone in the cave is several times lower than that outside. In other words, if the person just now had not gone out, he might have had a greater chance of survival if he stayed in the cave.

Suixiang quickly checked the condition of the five people and found that except for one who had stopped breathing, the other four were still alive.

Chapter 156: The source of accidents is never accidents

She just blew gently, and dozens of little Suika appeared in the passage.

She assigned several Xiao Cuixiang to continue walking into the passage. She directed the other Xiao Cuixiang to lift up the living servants in the same way as the Six Immortals of Taogu did and prepare to take them out.

After reaching the door, she looked at the one who had no breath, and then sighed.

"You two, go and take the dead one with you!"

After leading a few people out of the cave, she waved her hand, and the surrounding Originium dust was driven by her ability to disperse in all directions, leaving a life passage for the few living people where the Originium dust content in the air was low, making it safe enough for both infected and non-infected people.

Then she picked up the communicator

"This is Suixiang. I found a few people still alive at the entrance of the mine. I am going to take them out. Please ask the rescue team to be ready to receive them."

After saying that, he turned around, took Xiao Cuixiang and the others, carrying the patient, and flew in the direction they came from.

After leaving the mining area, she saw the scout group more than 400 meters away from the mine.

Because of the situation inside the mine reported by Cuixiang, and after knowing that the concentration of Originium inside was lethal enough and there was still highly active Originium present, making it very easy for a secondary explosion to occur, Scout decisively stopped the team's advance and started to establish a frontline station here.

After all, they are here to save people, and if there is still a chance of rescue, they have no choice but to do it.

But now it has become a desperate place. The chances of going in to rescue people are not high, and there is a high probability that you will be trapped in it.

Even if everyone in the team is a saint, it is impossible for them to take such a risky action to enter at this time.

After all, the protective equipment they carry now cannot guarantee their own safety under such Originium concentration.

But the place where they were was not actually safe. You should know that when Cuixiang was in the air before, the sky more than 500 meters away was filled with high-concentration Originium particles.