Herrscher of Reason's Arknights

However, it must be said that this is a great opportunity to stir up hatred.

A grand rebellion is quietly brewing, but no one knows that behind this future carnival lies only a grand funeral.

There are also malicious scams.

Sodium chloride suddenly started looking forward to this mission...

P.S.: I'm so sleepy from staying up all night writing. My sleep schedule is definitely back to normal since I got home, sob sob. [collapses]

Section 16, Chapter Sixteen: Different Masters, Same Tablet

A few days later.

"What are your sister's Originium Arts?"

"It's nothing serious, just a slight distortion of the emotions of the creatures around us."

"That sounds amazing."

"Actually, it's nothing. At most, it affects people's emotions. Of course, it works for non-humans too, although the effect isn't very good."

...So this is what my sister meant by "not working well"? ???

The whistling sound pulled Yelena back from her brief reverie.

White claws slashed past her, but Yelena dodged them, twisting her body and instantly freezing the attacker into ice blocks in the biting cold wind.

That was a snow wolf; to be precise, she was now facing a whole horde of snow wolves.

"Oops, another freebie."

On the treetop at the other end of the forest, sodium chloride sat watching everything that was happening below.

"The advantage is with us, let's attack together."

Yes, now the wolf pack is in the hands of sodium chloride. With a flick of his finger, the previously loose wolf pack quickly regrouped and launched an attack on Yelena.

The creature's natural instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm becomes extremely agitated under the influence of sodium chloride on its emotions. It no longer avoids any danger, but instead bites any alien creature it sees, just like a zombie.

Even the animals' physical abilities have changed; all the wolves' eyes are glowing with a purple light, which is quite eerie.

Even with her powerful Originium Arts, Yelena was still overwhelmed by the relentless attacks of her opponents. One or two snow wolves managed to break through the death zone she had created with her extreme cold, nearly leaving claw marks on the girl.

However, the death zone created by this cold current was indeed very powerful; at least none of those who rushed in came out alive. The wolf pack dwindled in number as the battle raged on, but Yelena's weakness was time.

The consumption of powerful Originium Arts is also terrifying. If she doesn't consume her life force and relies solely on her physical strength, Yelena would likely run out of stamina very quickly if she tried to hold out until she reached the Wall of Death.

Yelena couldn't afford to drag things out, but the reality was that the other side often liked to procrastinate, after all, it was a tactic.

Who cares about martial virtue?

Seeing the wolf pack charge again in a dense crowd, Yelena hurriedly increased the thickness of the death zone in front of her in order to stop them from getting closer.

The crowded attack became increasingly vulnerable in the territory, which was even colder than winter, and it seemed that if things continued this way, the wolf pack's offensive would be completely defeated.

It works.

Yelena focused her attention on the present moment as much as possible, paying closer attention to how she managed her physical strength.

However, as the saying goes, decisiveness leads to victory, while hesitation leads to defeat. The key to success is...

—Go deceive! Go, launch a sneak attack!

In a corner unseen by anyone, a lone snow wolf leaps out of the woods and appears behind Yelena!

The crowded attack may seem like suicide, but it's actually just using these cost-free cannon fodder to draw Yelena's attention, making her focus all her attention and strength on what's in front of her, while the vacuum behind her becomes a fatal weakness.

This is a common problem for mages: they are weak in close combat!

Yiku Zou Yelena! Mayoulaiba Yabulelu! !

A roar came from behind, and the snow wolf suddenly leaped up. Only then did it realize that Yelena, who was approaching from behind, no longer had time to re-encode the Originium Arts. In an instant, the death domain created by the Originium Arts in front of it also collapsed.

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"So, tonight we're having wolf meat?"

"Most of them are frozen solid and can't be thawed, so we have to eat these."

At night, tiny specks of light, barely clinging to life, flicker across the desolate snowfield.

Ursus seems to be a sparsely populated area, with many traces of human activity, such as uninhabited villages.

The village was dilapidated and in ruins; many houses had their roofs collapsed by the weight of the snow and wind. The people had long since moved away, leaving behind only this desolate village isolated from the elements.

This actually made things easier for Yelena, since it was just her and Sodium Chloride here, so finding a reasonably livable room wasn't difficult.

"So hard..."

After chewing for a long time without being able to bite the meat in her mouth, Yelena looked at the roasted wolf meat in her hand with a look of disgust, but she couldn't bear to throw it away, so she could only continue to hold it and gnaw on it.

"Eat as much as you can, after all, you've wiped out the entire wolf pack."

Sodium chloride had a good appetite today, mainly because it consumed some Honkai energy. The wolf pack wasn't actually controlled by any Originium Arts. Just kidding, she didn't know any Originium Arts. She just spread Honkai energy to influence the wolf pack. It was all just to train Yelena in a safe environment.

"Don't you have any thoughts on the results of today's training?"

"The silver-haired girl asked."

"idea?"

Yelena had never been to school and didn't quite understand the vocabulary her sister was using.

"For example, what are the shortcomings? Where do you feel there are still shortcomings during combat?"

"For example... not being able to see behind you?"

The girl's disgusted gaze shifted from the wolf meat to the young woman.

"Don't call me despicable, this is called tactics. As the saying goes, my heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is for the sake of winning. As long as I want to win, nothing is surprising, and besides, don't answer questions with questions."

Sodium chloride gave a cold reminder.

"And haven't you sensed the limits of a mage?"

"I think I felt it."

"That's right."

"Yes, I've learned something from these past few days of training: the more you want to win, the more you realize your shortcomings..."

Oh, wait, you're not playing by the rules! Shouldn't I be the one saying that?!

"Are you planning to stop being human, Yelena?!"

Sodium chloride hurriedly cut off the famous line the other party might say next, feeling that if he followed up with the classic line "What do you want to say?" the other party would look at him with a dio expression, and then make a meaningless shriek while letting his imagination run wild. That would be too beautiful to imagine.

Once I take your lines away, you can no longer act like a human being according to the script!

"????????"

However, this behavior only earned Yelena's puzzled look; her sister always occasionally did things that she couldn't understand.

"Ahem, what I mean is that mages ultimately have their limits, and only by ceasing to be mages can one possibly surpass those limits."

"so?"

"so···"

The older sister slowly extended her right fist.

"Use short-range force against the enemy."

"what?"

"I mean, let me teach you a new skill..."

—The art known as the creation of heaven and earth.

P.S.: I went to scan the contract, and I got back late! I'm late to post this, thankfully I got back quickly, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't have gotten any recommendations, sob sob.

Seeing how thoughtful they are, how about giving them some votes? [Heart emoji]

Section 17, Chapter Seventeen: [The Prologue Is About to Begin]

I remember it was a morning.

A quiet, taciturn Valkyrie always appears at the European branch of Schicksal, always accompanied by a white-haired girl.

Fu Hua, a Valkyrie subordinate to the Grand Master of Schicksal, and her students.

Kiana Kaslana.

Of course, to be precise, it's the one who replaced the original soul.

From that time on, sodium chloride, who had gained Fu Hua's trust, had already been learning boxing from her.

“Each master in every school has their own area of ​​expertise; no one is omnipotent, which is normal.”

Fu Hua said this.

"What about you, teacher?"

"I?"

Fu Hua adjusted his glasses with his fingers.

"I'm invincible."

···········

"This 'inch strike' is an ancient technique in Eastern close-quarters combat, which emphasizes the explosive power in a short period of time."

The memories are long gone, but it's still not a problem to imitate it a little. After all, sodium chloride has practically stepped into the sect, even though he didn't have time to undergo Fu Hua's final test.

"Although you need to learn etiquette before you can learn to fight, I can't teach you that part for some reason, but that's okay."

The girl placed her fingertips together on a newly erected wooden stake.

"I'm a pragmatist, so it's more important to solve the immediate problem first."

Yelena followed suit and placed her fingertips on another wooden stake.

"Don't rush. There are no shortcuts to this, and you have to be flexible in your application. After all, what I'm going to teach you is not a single style. The so-called 'inch punch' is a modern improvement that combines the strengths of many schools and technology. It has little to do with ancient martial arts anymore."

As she spoke, the girl merely twisted her hand slightly, then clenched it tightly, seemingly pressed against the wooden stake, leaving no room for her to exert force.

However, the next moment, a sound of holding one's breath and concentrating was heard, as if a thunderclap had risen from the ground, and in that short space, unparalleled power was poured in!

A ring of air spread out and blew away the snow that had been driven through the wooden stakes.

The seemingly sturdy wooden stake had only developed a few cracks, but the tearing sound from within indicated that the wood had completely broken apart from the inside.

"The significance of 'inch power' lies in its practicality in actual combat. No matter when, where, or what distance, it can unleash power to strike the opponent in a short time."

Unassuming and unpretentious, yet incredibly fierce and cunning, harboring deadly intent.

Sodium chloride slowly spoke, recalling the words of his first true mentor.

"Inch-force and inch-grab, hard strike and hard break. Of course, ancient martial arts are used in conjunction with weapons. For example, the inch punch nowadays is used in conjunction with a spear or sword. But it's not easy for you to do that now, so learn the basics first, and we can talk about more advanced things later when there is an opportunity."

Sodium chloride got more and more excited as she talked, wishing she could come out in her true form right now, find a bear, and beat it to death to demonstrate.

There's no way around it; she actually really likes close-quarters combat techniques.

Or perhaps, they still cherish that time from the past.

Even though that time was beautiful, it was short-lived.

After all, what is false is ultimately false.

"So...did you remember?"

When the girl finished speaking and looked at Yelena again, Yelena's mouth was now wide open enough to fit an orange.