NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

Rosanna stared at the corpse on the ground, her clenched fists cracking.

"Boss, we've searched everywhere, but we haven't found EH." Hedonia's advisor stood behind his boss and said cautiously.

“Miss, we have found nothing else,” the retainer of the Qingming Society said to his young mistress.

“Boss, we are too,” the underlings of the Peony Society said to their boss.

The gang members who had been summoned were now too afraid to utter a sound.

Because members who are familiar with their respective leaders know very well what their leader's aura is like when they are angry.

Forcing herself to calm down, Rosanna said to the advisor, "Take his body back first and give him a proper burial."

Li Zuoyi squatted down beside the corpse, examined it for a while, then looked up at the dense network of brass pipes overhead and said:

"I think it's best not to move the body for now."

"Why?!" Rosanna was in a bad mood, and her tone was somewhat sharp.

"Someone deliberately lured us here. Did they just want us to watch him kill someone?" Li Zuoyi said. "There must be another purpose. Your men have checked the area thoroughly and found nothing unusual, but..."

He pointed to the brass pipes a dozen meters above his head, "That hasn't been inspected yet."

Sakura sent her retainers and subordinates up to inspect the area.

"Ahhh!!!"

Just as they were about to leave the factory, a scream suddenly came from above, and then a corpse fell from above and hit the ground, its flesh mangled and unrecognizable. Judging from its clothing, it was a retainer of Sakura.

Is anyone up there?

Sakura looked up angrily, only to find that standing on the brass pipe was a mass-produced Niki.

Meanwhile, Niki was holding one of her subordinates by the neck with one hand, and the subordinate looked like he was about to suffocate.

"Mass-produced Niki is attacking humans?" Rosanna seemed to have witnessed something impossible.

These special Nikis can, through their own will and the authority granted by their superiors, greatly relax the restrictions on killing.

However, mass-produced Nikis with almost no special characteristics cannot defy the ironclad rule of 'cannot attack humans'.

But now this common sense has been broken.

"shot!"

Sakura immediately gave the order, and the members of the Seimei Society immediately opened fire on Niki, who was standing above them.

At the same time, Rosanna and Peony also ordered their men to fire and rescue the people.

However, the rain of bullets had no effect on the mass-produced Niki; they were all deflected.

Li Zuoyi sensed something was wrong and said to Mudan beside him, "There's something wrong with this mass-produced Niki!"

But just as Peony made a move, someone descended from the sky and kicked her on the head.

Caught off guard, Peony's ankle sank directly into the cement ground.

Fortunately, she was tough enough that she didn't lose consciousness from the blow, but was just dizzy.

However, when she reached out to grab the thing above her head, she was struck in the abdomen as if hit by a truck weighing several tons. Peony staggered back nearly ten meters, leaving two deep grooves in the concrete floor. She knelt down and struggled to lift her head to see what it was: the mass-produced Niki.

But who are their men shooting at now?

Li Zuoyi saw that the mass-produced Niki who had taken the sword had the number 4 written on her right cheek, and this Niki had actually broken his sword in two and then crumpled it into a ball.

Rosanna and Sakura immediately turned their guns on Mass Production No. 4, Niki, shouting, "There are two of them!"

“Based on his behavior just now, we can identify him as a similar suspect and arrest him,” said Nikki, number 4, without a trace of emotion.

After saying that, Niki jumped down from the brass pipe, and the cherry blossom she was holding was already lifeless. And the number 3 was written on her right cheek.

All eyes were on the two Niki cars, but the powerful firepower of the three gangs had no effect whatsoever.

Even Li Zuoyi was shocked. What model of mass-produced Niki was this, or was it a special model Niki disguised as a mass-produced Niki?

"Arrest him." Number 3 repeated Number 4's words, dropped the corpse in his hand, and walked towards Li Zuoyi together.

Li Zuoyi realized that he was their target, but he did not surrender. He drew his sword, and flames appeared out of thin air, wrapping around the blade. In the firelight, his eyes were like torches as he stared intently at the mass-produced Niki with extraordinary strength.

Peony noticed the dark figure behind him, but before she could warn him, he had already swung his sword behind her.

"Tch, you dodged it..." In the firelight, Li Zuoyi saw the number 5 on the face of the mass-produced Niki who wanted to ambush him.

"A flanking maneuver," Niki, number 5, said coldly.

"Ah!" Li Zuo heard a sound behind him and turned around to see that Peony was being grabbed by the hair by Number 4 and forced to tilt her head back. Number 4's fingers were pressed together against Peony's chin. Based on the strength she had shown before, if she exerted any force, Peony's head would be pierced through. If her brain was damaged, even his abilities would be unable to save her.

"Big Sister!" The underlings of the Peony Society were filled with righteous indignation, but dared not take action.

"Damn it!" Rosanna was forced to curse.

Cherry blossoms have terrifyingly dark eyes.

Peony's body was still unable to move. She understood the thoughts of these mass-produced Nikis, who hoped to blackmail her into making the young man submit.

"I'm so sorry, I only met this man today. Actually, I don't know him well. You've misunderstood," Peony grinned.

She didn't want to hold her boyfriend back.

"Go ahead and kill me if you want, but my men will make sure you regret it..."

Peony spoke harshly, but seeing the flames encircling the sword in the young man's hand dissipate, her pupils trembled, and she continued, "Not to mention you've already killed our people, there's even less reason for you to live..."

Seeing the young man bend down, place the sword on the ground, and raise his hands, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice choked with sobs: "You will definitely, definitely die... I swear, I will... Young man, don't do this..."

She promised to protect him, how did it turn out like this? How could she be so weak...?

Niki, number 3, broke the sword by stepping on it, then picked it up and crumpled it into an iron ball, rendering it unusable.

"Capture complete." Number 5 had captured the unresisting man. "Initiating the report sending process."

“Signal interrupted, report upload failed.” Niki, whose face was marked with a 5, blinked and mechanically said, “Move to find a signal.”

Number 4 released Peony, and the three mass-produced Niki machines, carrying Li Zuoyi, smashed through the crowd with astonishing speed and power, leaving the factory.

Moreover, the commotion caused the body to move, revealing a pressure trigger hidden underneath, which caused the brass pipes above to explode.

"Retreat!" Rosanna shouted.

All the gang members ran for their lives.

“Peony…” Sakura helped the weak Peony up and walked out of the factory. Fortunately, Sakura was still strong enough and quickly got out of danger.

The series of explosions turned the entire factory into an inferno. Shortly after they escaped, the factory collapsed, revealing the melted steel bars inside the broken walls.

The bodies of those fallen comrades could never be recovered intact; they could only watch as the raging flames devoured their souls and bodies.

Rosanna and Sakura were quickly assessing the casualties.

Because they have more important things to do later.

"Ah ...

Now the peony kneels and weeps.

She had already made plans with him!

You clearly promised to protect him!

She pounded the ground, hating her own powerlessness.

Remembering his smile as he looked at her, the gentleness with which he persuaded her, and his sacrifice in bearing the blame alone, Peony's tears fell like rain, filled with endless regret. Her heart felt as if it were being torn apart, causing her immense pain.

Peony clutched his jacket tightly.

Why does she always act like an idiot...?

Why, why am I only realizing my feelings for him now...?

but……

It's not too late!

Peony struggled to her feet, wiped away her tears, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll come save you right now."

Then, she wanted to tell him her feelings in person.

Chapter 40 Krau: Put That Man Down

Seeing her friend cheer up, Sakura explained the current problem: "Although we are going to rescue him, those three mass-produced Niki units are moving too fast. We have no idea where he has been taken."

"What if we send people to search?" Peony asked.

“By that time, they could have already taken the gentleman out of the outer area,” Rosanna said.

At that moment, their phones rang simultaneously.

……

It's approaching dusk.

An abandoned bar with no one around.

Li Zuoyi sat at the bar, with the mass-produced Niki standing next to him, her face marked with the number 5.

She was watching him.

After bringing him here, Nikki, number 5, released him.

Although he wasn't restricted by ropes, whenever there was any indication that he wanted to escape the bar, Number 5, Niki, would be there in the next instant and lock his wrists.

When he was brought here, he already knew that Niki's power far exceeded his own.

With Niki's presence on the third platform, Li Zuoyi, without any weapons, had no chance of fighting against them.

So he had no choice but to stay put for the time being.

But this does not mean he will sit idly by and wait for his doom.

With his phone still in his pocket, Li Zuoyi tried reaching into it.

Number 5 noticed his subtle actions but didn't stop him, mechanically saying:

"There is no signal here, and calling for help by phone is useless."

Now that he had been discovered, Li Zuoyi stopped trying to hide it and took it out directly, glancing at the screen.

The signal is at full strength.

Annick also sent a message: [Rescue efforts have begun.]

As expected, Anik had been watching him the whole time, and when he knew he was in danger, he blocked their signals.

On the surface, his eyebrows furrowed in disappointment, and he sighed, acting as if he had lost all hope.

But in his heart, he excitedly shouted: "Mom!"

Li Zuoyi put his phone away again and waited for the rescue to arrive.

But if there's no signal here, why did they come here in the first place? Weren't they supposed to send a report to the person behind the scenes?

Just then, someone else entered the bar.

Li Zuoyi turned his head and was taken aback.

Because it was EH and Hannah who entered the bar.

EH glanced around the bar and said to the man sitting there:

"Are you the delivery person?"

What kind of goods? A bomb?

Before Li Zuoyi could answer, number 3 Niki spoke up: "It's me, it has nothing to do with him."

A central government vehicle, Niki, arrived to deliver goods... EH found it strange, but didn't say anything more.

After all, the bomb was bought on the black market, so it's not surprising who delivered it.

"So where's the merchandise?" EH asked.

Number 3, Niki, held out her hand. "Pay first."

EH took out a black card from his waist bag. Number 3 stepped forward to take it, but EH took a few steps back and said, "Let me see the goods first."

She had just looked around and didn't seem to see anything that looked like merchandise.