Herrscher of Reason's Arknights

"I am of limited knowledge and do not know what to call it. I cannot find any known elements of nature in it; it seems to originate from…"

"—A product from beyond this world, but this thing possesses an incurable corrosive power against living beings, surpassing even Originium..."

Leave slip for overdue shifts

School just started, and I'm already incredibly busy. The school's timetable system is acting up, and all the classes I scheduled were from last semester. When I went to class, my name wasn't on the student list, and classes I didn't register for were still counted. I didn't check, so I'm considered absent. And then, the teacher who used to be in charge, Ms. Zemi, is on maternity leave and won't be back for at least six months. The handover of the class supervisor will also take time. There's so much clutter, and with the system problem, we have to wait for the academic affairs office to fix it one by one until October 1st before we get any notification. That means I've been absent for the entire week. Luckily, I'm not the only one having this problem; everyone taking online classes is experiencing it. But the solution is to go to the school. With the current COVID-19 situation in Japan, if I go there, it'll most likely mean the country will just reopen immediately, so I'm going to be incredibly busy these next few days [crying]. I really haven't had time to update. I go to bed late at night and wake up around 8 AM to start classes, and I also have to contact my teachers to change my schedule and check my attendance. It's so troublesome, I can't stand this damn life for even a second longer [just kidding].

Okay, just kidding. The main thing is I'm really busy, so I'm planning to write a leave note first. It's not that I'm abandoning the project, it's just that I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had any time to write anything. I'll have to wait until at least Thursday or Sunday (Thursdays have fewer classes) to free up my time to write. I'm so tired, really so tired. [collapses]

I'll try to update more often once things settle down; I've been just too busy these past few days. [crying emoji]

Chapter 372 [An Unexpected Encounter]

What on earth is this...?!

The moment the box was opened, a chilling malice seemed to lower the surrounding temperature considerably.

The indoor temperature, which should be just right, feels like winter right now!

It felt as if something that made one's hair stand on end had entered the room; it wasn't a physical cold.

Instead...

A chill that penetrates to the bone.

Incredible.

Wei Yanwu was not the civil official that people usually imagine. In fact, the swordsmanship he mastered was so good that there was almost no one in Longmen who could compare with him.

Having honed his swordsmanship to an unimaginable level, he once thought that nothing could frighten him anymore.

However, the moment the box was opened, that feeling of fear, as if looking up at the two ends of the food chain, was recalled once again.

"Hiss~ What is this?!"

Wei Yanwu would naturally trust his own feelings; his own will would not deceive him.

The ominous aura emanating from this thing was something Wei Yanwu had never seen before.

However, even the all-knowing Dr. Kal'tsit simply shook her head in silence.

"I'm sorry I can't answer Mr. Wei's question, not because I can't tell you, but because... this thing shouldn't exist in this world in the first place. And those Reunion Movements actually used this thing in downtown Chernobog. Otherwise, Ursus's military and police forces wouldn't have collapsed so completely in such a short time."

If it's something like this...

Although I don't understand how this thing works at all, or even what it is.

There was no chance to verify Kal'tsit's words, but when he first saw this thing, he already believed Kal'tsit's words.

If it were something like that, even a small fragment would evoke feelings of fear in a powerful figure like Wei Yanwu, let alone the citizens of Ursus. It could even completely destroy Chernonberg.

incredible.

However, new problems arose.

The old dragon looked up at Kal'tsit, who was slowly putting the briefcase in front of him and dying.

“Tell me, Dr. Kal'tsit, I’d love to know where you… got this from.”

Eerie, insane, twisted—all negative emotions seem to be found in this object.

How did she obtain something so extremely dangerous?

"...Of course there's no need to keep this a secret, it's just...this isn't a suitable place to talk."

Kal'tsit's meaning is self-evident.

There were many people around, even in the reception room of the Wei residence.

Wei Yanwu simply nodded; he needed to know the origin of this item.

That thing gave him a very bad feeling.

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"This is the Lungmen Guard Bureau."

Walking down the corridor, I noticed that in the past few days, due to the previous bombing and the influx of refugees, everyone in the Guard Bureau had been working non-stop.

Guards officers kept running past in the corridor.

At that moment, a group of unfamiliar faces appeared inside the Guard Bureau building.

The original plan was changed at the last minute, so the procedure was shortened. Wei Yanwu's order was to get Rhodes Island personnel into action as soon as possible.

It's unclear what made Wei Yanwu, who was known for his caution, suddenly change his mind, shifting from cautious contact to taking action as soon as possible.

However, given his position as a senior superintendent in the Guard Bureau, Chen's natural distrust of the infected still made him somewhat concerned about his uncle's opinion.

Although Chan herself felt great pity for those infected, as a police superintendent, she could not act out of personal feelings.

Everything must be done according to procedure.

"I will provide you with identity verification and new identification codes. When we act together, my people will be able to recognize your identification codes, which will prevent unnecessary misunderstandings and casualties."

"It's troublesome."

Amiya was leading the group. Dr. Kal'tsit had gone to see the administrators of Lungmen, and Amiya knew the contents of the box Dr. Kal'tsit was carrying.

Even now, Amiya still occasionally dreams about that day in her sleep.

"I will stand on the other side of the mirror, waiting for you at the end of the earth, my dearest Amiya..."

—Rejoice, Amiya, your wish... is finally about to come true!

An ominous gold swirled and filled the woman's eyes, sending chills down her spine like the smile of a demon.

Snow Demon.

The female doctor who called herself Haimer was actually Snow Fairy herself.

But who exactly is the Snow Demon, and where does it come from?

no one knows.

Even after Amiya, who had grown up much later, consulted a large number of documents, she was unable to find any trace of the "Snow Fairy" in the remnants of history.

It was as if it had appeared suddenly and then vanished just as suddenly.

She still remembers the way that face rushed towards the inhuman texture.

On that very day, the chaos caused by the snow fairy's silver hair gave the assassins sent by the regent of Kazdel a rare opportunity to assassinate the leader of Babel.

That king, gentle to the extreme...

The true evil of this world...

After many years, the snow demon seems to have reappeared.

The moment it appeared, it destroyed an entire city.

Why would anyone do something like this?!

We must stop it no matter what...

As he was thinking about it, the little donkey, now grown up, felt a little sore in the eyes when he thought of Theresa.

In order not to appear weak in front of strangers, he had no choice but to pretend to squint and tilt his head back to wipe his eyes.

Just then, on the newly painted ceiling of the Lungmen Guard Bureau.

Through that narrow ventilation window, a face that was both unfamiliar and familiar was hiding somewhere, watching me!

That is? !

虚~

The silver-haired white rabbit was pointing a finger at itself.

How could she be here?! And how did she manage to sneak in and hide in the access control area?!

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P.S.: I'm so tired lately, so many classes, so many things to do, I'm so exhausted!

I really don't want to go to school!!!

After being on vacation for so long, the word "school" feels completely unfamiliar, and even the inability to switch between day and night is painful!

Being unable to stay up late means losing so much inspiration for the author, sob sob!

Chapter 373 [Heroes Have No Weaknesses]

“Um… Uh, Dr. Kal'tsit.”

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Amiya clutched her stomach as if in great pain.

"Um... Dr. Kal'tsit, my stomach hurts so much, I need to go to the restroom."

Without giving anyone a chance to speak, Amiya's small figure disappeared into the living room, leaving the people looking at each other in bewilderment.

Before negotiations even began, how come the publicly acknowledged leader of Rhodes Island has already run away?!

"Ahem, I'll temporarily take Amiya's place and continue this topic."

Kal'tsit coughed a few times, drawing the attention of the others present, and then spoke.

No one paid much attention to this detail; Wei Yanwu simply took it as a hint from Kal'tsit.

This implies that she is the true leader of Rhodes Island, not Amiya, who is like a puppet.

After running out of the meeting room, Amiya didn't go to the restroom. Instead, after checking that no one was following her, she rushed into an empty room.

After a while, with the sound of screws being turned, the metal mesh used for the central air conditioning was removed, and a white figure fell out of the narrow opening.

That is...

She still remembered the teddy bear; the little doll was still sitting on Amiya's desk. It was a testament to their childhood friendship.

Then, everything changed after that "accident".

The Tower of Babel collapsed that very night.

Then came Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals.

Many familiar faces have disappeared; some have left, some have vanished without a trace, and some have had their identity tags removed by the living, leaving them as cold, lifeless shells.

The dead are nameless, but the living have lost their way.

This is what Amiya has seen over the years.

The only people left to see were the doctor and the still taciturn PhD.

And now, it seems there's one more familiar face among them.

That white rabbit.

However, the girl she is now is completely different from the childhood playmate she once remembered.

A chilling aura swept over us, as if a freezer door had been opened right in front of us, and the temperature in the entire room dropped to a bone-chilling level.

The girl, named Yelena, had grown into a graceful young woman, her bangs slightly askew covering her right eye, revealing only a gray pupil.

However, a faint, ominous crimson glint could be seen through the thin gaps in the other person's hair.

Thick as blood.

Its inhuman texture and pale, bloodless skin evoked only thoughts of death.

"Ugh."

Perhaps because of the biting cold, Amiya had to take a few steps back.

The white rabbit was completely different from the girl she remembered.

What exactly has she been through all these years?

"Ye... Yelena... what's wrong with you?"

Amiya tried asking.

"There's no time left. Is it just you? Where is everyone else?"

"W-What's wrong?!"

"Tell them to be careful, my sister is in Longmen!"