NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

So he used the tip of his knife to cut a rectangle about the same size as himself, like welding.

A short while later, the cutting was completed. Li Zuo kicked it, and the rectangular piece fell inward, revealing the room inside.

Li Zuoyi went inside and found that it resembled a hospital ward, with nearly thirty beds lined up on both sides of the room, and an elderly person with white hair lying on each bed.

“They were all people who made great contributions to Missilis.” Shuen’s mother stood in the middle of the room, seemingly waiting for him.

“But now they’re just a bunch of bastards clinging to life, trying to prolong their lives by using others,” Li Zuoyi said.

“That’s true.” Shu En’s mother looked helplessly around at the patients in the hospital beds, then looked at Li Zuoyi and said, “Are you going to kill them?”

"Yes."

“Then can you kill me too?” Shuen’s mother said. “I should have died long ago.”

"Are you really Shuen's mother?"

“I’m Niki now, and I don’t know if I’m considered her mother.” Her face was filled with sadness.

“It seems there’s quite a story behind how you ended up like this.” Li Zuoyi pulled the head off the longsword.

“Hmm.” She didn’t want to explain too much, but simply handed him a storage device. “It’s for Shuen. Also, I’m already dead. What she saw yesterday was just a robot.”

Her mother never came back to life, and that's enough.

"it is good."

Once Li Zuoyi confirmed that she had nothing more to say, he severed her neck and absorbed her completely.

"Ahhhhh..." The elderly people on the hospital beds screamed in fear at the sight, but they were too old and unwilling to have prosthetics, so they had no way to escape.

"Nothing much to say, let's go." Li Zuoyi walked to the bedside and casually slit the neck of one of the men, blood gushing from the wound.

He didn't kill the old man outright, but watched him clutch his neck in despair, filled with the fear of impending death, until the old man's eyes lost all light.

At this moment, someone had already climbed off the bed to try to escape, but Li Zuoyi saw him, kicked him in the head, and stabbed two bloody holes in his kidney area.

The others were treated in the same way: instead of killing them immediately, fatal wounds were inflicted on every organ in their bodies.

There is no punishment more appropriate than making a group of cowardly people watch their lives slip away.

After finishing with each task, Li Zuoyi sat cross-legged on the ground, listening to their desperate cries, and felt a sense of peace.

……

Chapter 83 Shuen: I'll do anything...

Ark Government

Secret meeting room.

In the darkness, two holographic projections landed beside the round marble table in the center of the room.

As before, the holographic projection did not accurately project the owner's true appearance.

"Number One is still the same as always, basically never attending meetings. Number Three... is he out hunting again?" Number Five looked around and said, "Then Number Four..."

"Number Four is dead." Number Two pushed up his glasses and looked at where Number Four had been sitting; his seat was now tinged with a faint red.

This is proof that Number Four is dead.

They all have life detection devices in their brains. If they are alive, the seat will turn pale blue even if the person is not present. But if they are dead, it will only turn pale red.

"Let him be so smug, thinking he can solve everything with a little money." Number Five laughed gleefully. "He even dragged the board of directors of Missilis into this. I told him long ago not to open a human factory for a few old geezers who are about to die. It's not easy for me to get things done during inspections here."

However, Number Five also knew that these human factories supplied not only the board of directors of Missilis, but other high-ranking officials must have also enjoyed his services to varying degrees...

"The murderer who killed Number Four... must be that ghost, right?" Number Two asked.

"The autopsy report shows that they all died from penetrating wounds caused by long, sharp objects," Number Five said. "The surveillance footage outside the mansion is also being investigated, but no trace of the Ghost has been seen."

Then came a chilling silence.

As expected, the ghost wielding the sword was after them, as evidenced by the death of Number Four.

Most importantly, they had long since changed their identities and were no longer the same people they once were. How did the ghosts find them so accurately?

It couldn't have been number four who said it...

"But I heard you caught the murderer." Recalling the rumor he had just heard, Number Two asked, "What happened?"

"Ah, it's a commander named Li Zuoyi. He was standing at the scene with a pistol, telling the officers who arrived that he was the one who killed the person." Number Five rubbed his forehead. "What a nuisance. He's at the police station giving a statement right now..."

Holding an iron bar in your hand, I'd take it seriously, but holding a gun? Do you think I'm blind...?

"Anyway, we need to be careful lately," Number Two said.

"Number one goes without saying, but the important one is number three. Do you think his personality will stop?"

……

The news about Ark has been all over the place these past few days.

It's a miracle that a commander could single-handedly storm the mansion of the Missilis Board of Directors, wipe out the entire board, and then emerge unscathed from the police station.

Although the government later issued a statement saying that the perpetrator of the Mississippi massacre was someone else, many people still believe that it was Li Zuoyi who did it.

Every day, many people crowd around the elevator leading to the outpost, or secretly wait outside the military perimeter leading to the outpost, just hoping to catch a glimpse of Commander Li Zuoyi.

If you could take a picture of him, it could sell for several thousand credits on the black market. If the picture were clearer from the front, it might even fetch tens of thousands.

Even going out has become a luxury for Li Zuoyi.

At the same time, Shuen's reputation was instantly reversed, from the mastermind behind the terrorist attack to the righteous CEO who was framed for refusing the bloody demands of the Missilis board of directors.

Of course, this was also Li Zuoyi's way of using the public opinion campaign of the Tetra online army behind the scenes.

Shuen automatically resumed his role as CEO of Missilis.

Li Zuoyi handed over the entrusted storage device to Shu En, but she lost contact after returning to Missilis. It seemed that she was busy in her laboratory and had no time to deal with the storage device for the time being.

Regarding the human factory, those who were imprisoned were properly resettled by the Ark government, while the Ark residents who were the victims spontaneously prevented the memorial march.

At the end of the march, Li Zuoyi, as a representative, also attended and expressed his condolences to the victims, which, without his knowledge, boosted his popularity among the public.

The night after the parade ended, Bai Xue reappeared at the outpost and gave Li Zuoyi a nearly identical antidote that he had found in the laboratory.

However, Li Zuoyi sensed that she seemed to have become somewhat indifferent.

Before, she could share a plate of poppet, but now she just stares at the new flavor of poppet he brings out, drooling, and then firmly refuses.

Even when Li Zuoyi offered to help her change her weapons and equipment and repair her body, she said no, she could handle it herself.

In short, after giving him the antidote, Bai Xue left in a hurry.

The next day, Li Zuoyi took the antidote to Missilis.

In Shuen's private meeting room, Li Zuoyi met Shuen as he walked in.

She was the same as before, except she looked a little tired.

"How is the situation with the Metis forces?" Li Zuo asked, clutching the antidote Bai Xue had given him.

"..." Shu En didn't answer, but sat down beside him absentmindedly. After a long while, she finally spoke, "It's basically hopeless. The corruption has completely infected her. Now, only brainwashing can save her, but... if all her memories are wiped clean, is she still herself?"

"..." Li Zuoyi himself also had memory gaps, and those were memories about the Goddess Squad.

"You...didn't you say you had a way to save her?" Remembering his earlier words, Shuen gripped his sleeve tightly as if grasping at a last straw, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked up at him, her voice trembling with sobs:

"I know I owe you a lot of favors. Please, if you really have a way, please save her. I... I'll do anything. Don't just ask for three, I'll ask for thirty! As long as you're willing to save her..."

It wasn't that Li Zuoyi didn't trust Shu En; although she had changed a lot, given her personality, he still didn't dare to tell her about the antidote.

So he said:

"First, I won't allow anyone to see how I saved them, not even you. Also, I'm not sure if the corruption can be completely eradicated, so you'd better not have too high hopes."

Second, I do not want to hear any news in the Ark that I have the ability to remove the erosion.

Third, give me a promise that you will never betray me.

Upon hearing this, Shuen's eyes widened in surprise; he really did have a solution!

But she didn't know how to guarantee it.

Where can you find an absolute guarantee that someone won't betray you...?

Do not have!

Shu En placed one hand on her lower abdomen and the other tightly gripped his sleeve, her face flushed as she lowered her head and whispered:

"Let me, let me get pregnant with yours... It just so happens that Missilis needs an heir... In that case, Missilis will also be yours... If you don't want to take care of it, that's fine too, I'll raise it, you won't lose out..."

It was a little different from the guarantee Li Zuoyi had in mind, but it didn't seem to be a problem.

There's just one thing...

Li Zuoyi pointed to the ground in front of him. Shu En was taken aback. Perhaps because she had been trained by him, she inexplicably understood.

Shuen rose, then slowly knelt before him, hands on the ground, tilted his head back, and stuck out his soft tongue, slowly uttering:

"Owner……"

Chapter 84 The 'War' of the Nikis

Li Zuoyi went to Shu En's laboratory first.

He secretly crushed the bullet containing the active ingredient and smeared it evenly on his hands. Then, Shuen turned off the power to the entire laboratory to ensure that no cameras were recording. Immediately afterward, the cryogenic chambers of the Metis forces opened automatically.

Alone in the laboratory, Li Zuoyi touched the faces of the Metis soldiers with his hands, which were covered in antidote.

After waiting for a while, he had Shuen restart the power and check the erosion status of the Metis forces.

The graph on the computer screen clearly shows the curve representing the erosion state gradually decreasing until it reaches zero.

Li Zuoyi breathed a sigh of relief. After Shu En confirmed with great surprise that the erosion was indeed fine, she blushed and pulled him to the private meeting room, locking the door behind them.

After that, I naturally gave him a little more training, and then force-fed him a lot of Shuen Puff.

……

That night, at the outpost.

Li Zuo shut down his computer, got up, and prepared to go upstairs to rest. When he turned around, he saw a Niki with purple armored wings on her back. She was staring at him without saying a word, her face slightly flushed, as if she wanted to devour him.

Li Zuo studied her face for a while and then remembered. Wasn't this Niki the one that flew next to John, the commander of Paradise?

“I am Isabel, and I have come to convey the park’s decision to you.” Isabel looked at him and her heart couldn’t help but race.

She had always mistakenly thought he was a scumbag no different from other Ark commanders, but after a long period of spying and secret investigation, she finally saw what an upright commander he was, unafraid of power, and even daring to punish those scumbags who escaped legal sanctions.

Especially after witnessing the Missilis board incident, she was captivated by his valiant fighting prowess. Although he seemed to have some unspeakable secret, she figured he must have been forced to hide it.

Isabel had never cared so much for a commander before; her desire was growing ever stronger… She longed to take him back to paradise and cherish him…

"Is that so... then please speak." Li Zuoyi felt Isabel's inexplicably passionate gaze and couldn't help but back down. There seemed to be something wrong with this Niki; he had only met her once.

“Yes.” Isabel swallowed and said, “After discussion in a meeting, the park has agreed that you can visit at any time.”

Before Li Zuoyi could speak, Isabel suddenly pressed her body close, almost touching his nose. A faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils, and her purple eyes were filled with intense emotion, so intense that it made him feel somewhat uncomfortable...

With anticipation, she asked, "If you'd like, I can fly you there right now. It's a place perfect for someone like you."

"No, no need... I don't have any plans to go right now..."

Li Zuoyi braced his hands on the table behind him, leaning back, trying to get away from the somewhat dangerous Niki, but unexpectedly she herself coiled around him like a snake on a stick, half-lying on his chest.

Li Zuo glanced down and saw the deep cleavage created by her pressing against his chest... even more impressive than he had imagined...

Seeing his somewhat wary expression, Isabel realized she had been a little too hasty. She smiled slightly, reached out, and put a miniature earphone into his ear.

“These headphones have a channel from Paradise on them, so please don’t lend them to anyone else,” Isabel said with a smile. “However, someone of your character wouldn’t do such a thing.”

"I, I know."

She took out another phone, pointed the screen at him, and said, "This is my personal contact information. Let's add each other."

Seeing that she seemed determined not to give up, Li Zuo had no choice but to add her as a friend on his phone.

"Well then, I should take my leave now. I need to return to the park to report on my work. Although it won't be long, I will try to suppress my longing for you."

Isabel sniffed his neck lightly before reluctantly getting up and leaving, turning back every few steps.

As she left the outpost and reached the ground, just as she was thinking about flying back to Paradise, she sensed an attack from behind.