Ark Chess Player.

The Kingslayer asked curiously. She had heard of this organization in the assassin world, but knew nothing about it. In terms of information warfare, this mysterious organization perfectly concealed its intelligence, and they had only ever appeared during crisis contracts.

"Good question."

The conman removed the necklace from his neck and handed it to the kingslayer. A stainless steel necklace pierced through it, bearing an identification tag. It appeared to be made of some special metallic mineral, emitting a soft, pale blue glow. The tag bore the emblem of the Borderless Army, and an ancient script…

“We are all pawns, we are all the black general. We checkmate every time, we are an army without borders. Five years ago, a private military contractor founded by a legend in the mercenary world, we raised funds and recruited new people just to give the outlaws of this vast land of Terra a home. The war three years ago made us lose almost everything, even our light... BOSS, you are our light.”

“Since then, we have followed the key you left behind and developed the Shangri-La Project around the world. We are willing to lick the blood-stained mud of the battlefield. If someone needs someone to do the dirty work for them, we will do it. This is neither for the greater good nor for justice.”

The conman gently took the dog tag back from the kingslayer's hand. He gripped the chain tightly, his fist clenched so hard that veins bulged.

"Boss, compared to you, I'm just a liar. You're the real liar; you've deceived the whole world."

Chapter 209 The First Lawyer Lin

"This is the base construction platform, mainly responsible for the construction and maintenance of the base. Project Utopia was also completed by the operators of the base construction team. This is the intelligence platform, responsible for intelligence processing. The medical platform and the isolation platform are a bit far from the headquarters platform. This was designed from the beginning to take into account the important role of the area responsible for the daily health management of the base and the treatment area for isolating critically ill infected people."

The conman walked at the front, explaining things to the crowd, followed by Lin Lu and the King Killer.

Lin Lu slowly collected and organized the information provided by the other party, while the King Killer was lost in his own thoughts.

The girl recalled the time when she first met Lin Lu. At that time, the Reunion Movement was just a small organization of a few dozen Oripathy infected people who united to survive. Under the leadership of Dr. Elmoni, they searched for a suitable place to gather while struggling to solve the problem of food and clothing.

Back then, every time they found a suitable place to live, they had to move on to find the next place.

Natural disasters never wait for anyone, and neither do man-made disasters.

In the frozen wastelands of Ursus, military personnel would always arrest the infected and drag them to the mines as disposable laborers. If you didn't want to be worked to death in the Ursus mines, or maliciously pushed into the abyss, you had no choice but to keep moving forward and never consider stopping.

The regicide was somewhat lost in thought, and unconsciously slowed his pace as he stared at Lin Lu's back.

The dark coat was covered in dirt and grime, and the person walked with a slight sway, but still held their back straight.

Her shoulder-length, silvery-white hair was tied up with a dark red ribbon, and one could vaguely sense the presence of that person.

Over the years, Lin Lu seems not to have grown taller, nor has his appearance changed at all; time seems to have stopped flowing for him.

The king killer felt a moment of disorientation, his gaze following the swaying ribbons binding Lin Lu's long hair.

Those days were tough. We had to give up cultivating both food and herbs because of the frequent changes in safe zones. Every night, as we fell asleep, we had to endure the pain of Oripathy and worry about whether a natural disaster would strike. When we woke up, we wondered if we would be back in the nightmarish mine.

Even so, no one gave up hope.

A Sarkaz woman with silver-white horns led them, never abandoning them, accompanying them on their unknown journey. No matter how arduous the days, no matter how many felt like battles, everything was for the sake of saving more lives.

Elmoni, this Sarkaz woman, was chosen as the first leader of the Reunion Movement, and she systematically established various squads.

Infected individuals skilled in combat and capable of independent fighting were assigned to bounty hunting jobs in exchange for supplies. Another group was tasked with scouting trails left by the military, while the remainder stayed at the settlement to serve as guards and instruct others in combat techniques.

Those severely infected with Oripathy, or those whose congenital conditions made them unsuitable for combat, were assigned by Elmoni to handle logistical matters. Whether it was planting potatoes, cultivating herbs according to her requirements, gathering wild fruits in safer areas, or digging for natural minerals growing in the desert... these were all things that non-combatants could do, allowing them to support others in another way.

In this chaotic world, you have to learn some skills, otherwise it will be difficult to survive.

The Kingslayer's knowledge of herbs was acquired through Elmoni's forced instruction, which saved him countless times.

No matter where or where in the world, anyone infected with Oripathy will have their original identity stripped away by everyone. A bleak and hopeless future is laid bare before them, their social status plummets, they are denied the resources they deserve, and they are branded with negative labels.

The anger, the humility, the despair, the helplessness of the infected—in the early days of Reunion, you rarely saw anyone with such expressions. Here, everyone wears the same smile, a smile that other infected people never had… hope.

In the Integration Movement, everyone has a job to do and everyone has something to do; no one is truly a burden.

Under Elmoni's leadership, everyone is equal, and everyone shares the same goal.

Lin Lu was picked up from the woods by Elmoni, with an Originium Bug hanging from his leg at the time.

He was like a researcher in distress, wearing a white lab coat, barely alive when he was found, his body so frail it seemed as if a single touch on his arm would break him. It was only under Elmoni's meticulous care that Lin Lu recovered from the dangerous state of dehydration.

"weirdo."

This was the regicide's first impression of Lin Lu.

While helping to clean his body and treat his wounds, she and Elmoni examined Lin Lu over and over again, but they couldn't find his tail or horns.

Elmoni, who had once worked at Rhine Labs, was as if she had discovered a new continent. If it weren't for the rudimentary conditions, the King Killer would have suspected that she would have dissected Lin Lu on the spot. To put it bluntly, her eyes were like those of a wolf that hadn't eaten for weeks seeing a lost traveler in the wilderness.

In the end, Elmoni held back.

The Originium Bugs they picked up together seemed to possess intelligence, constantly guarding the unconscious Lin Lu.

The Kingslayer once poked Lin Lu's sleeping cheek and was hit by an Originium Bug, causing his abdomen to go numb and nearly sending him flying out of the room.

Later, Lin Lu woke up. Under Elmon's questioning, he claimed he didn't belong to this world, came from a very, very far place, and couldn't find his way home. Despite everyone else's objections, Elmon insisted that Lin Lu live with the Reunion Movement. Besides the fact that Lin Lu was a rare, uninhabitable human, the main reason was that Elmon was worried about letting someone who knew nothing about Terra leave alone.

If Lin Lu is allowed to be driven away by others, he will die without a burial place if he encounters natural disasters or beasts.

Therefore, Elmoni became enemies with Mephistopheles of the opposition.

Mephistopheles harbored resentment and set a trap while the three were out.

Countless Originium-infected creatures surrounded Lin Lu, the Kingkiller, Elmoni, and the Originium Bug Soujiro on the mountaintop, putting them in imminent danger. In this critical moment, Lin Lu comprehended Originium Arts, and a deep cobalt blue light shone in his dark eyes.

During that attack, Elmoni was forced to separate from the Kingslayer and Lin Lu in order to rescue the people at the settlement. Neither of them could have predicted that their next meeting would be... in the mines north of Ursus!

To rescue Elmoni, who had been captured by the Ursus military and taken to the mines, Lin Lu seemed to transform into a different person. He went from a frail researcher to a warrior wielding a sharp blade, willing to do anything to achieve victory. Back then, he wasn't the strategist he is now; he was a clumsy, simple-minded fool, single-mindedly wanting to protect others, even at the cost of his own injuries. He was always at the forefront, never willing to fall.

As the days went by, Lin Lu's wounds multiplied, and the burdens he carried grew heavier, as he walked unsteadily amidst the expectations of others.

Later, when the infected collectively broke out, Lin Lu, the second leader of the Reunion Movement, was ruthlessly driven away and left quietly with Zong Jilang.

Ironically, there was only one reason for the conflict.

He is not infected.

Chapter 210 The easiest woman to win over on all of Rhodes Island (4K)

"Mira, what's wrong?"

Lin Lu turned around and looked at the regicide who had been standing there for some time.

"No, it's nothing."

The regicide blinked, and before he knew it, tears had filled his eyes and slid down his cheeks.

Her memories were far heavier than she had imagined. A great deal of pain that she had buried deep within surged up with her memories, turning into sharp blades that pierced her heart.

The less willing a person is to think in normal times, the harder it is for them to extricate themselves once they are caught in the quagmire of pondering contradictions.

"Are you tired? I'm sorry, I didn't notice you weren't feeling well." Lin Lu came to the King Killer, reached out and touched her cheek, wiping away her tears. "Hang in there a little longer, we'll go back soon and let me finish these things."

"……Um."

The regicide nodded obediently.

It would be a lie to say I'm not tired.

Whether it's a surprise attack on the outer ring of Lungmen, a mobile defensive operation, or a standby mission at the Lungmen Administrative Office, none of these tasks are easy.

But the regicide knew that the one who was truly exhausted to the point of being unable to stand, yet still taking steps, was not her, but the man before her with a worried and self-reproachful expression.

Lin Lu asked cautiously, "How about we rest here for a while?"

If only the Spirit Realm could still function normally at this moment, Lin Lu had never felt so dependent on the digitized Spirit Realm.

Lin Lu was worried that the king killer might be experiencing some health problems, but he couldn't accurately grasp the girl's data at his current level.

If he calmed down now, perhaps he could perceive the girl's true feelings. But Lin Lu greatly underestimated the importance of the Kingslayer to him. Thinking about how he had repeatedly forced the Kingslayer to his feet tonight, and how she might actually get hurt, now was not the time to worry about the Army Without Borders.

If Lin Lu had to weigh the borderless army against the regicides, he would decisively choose the latter over the former.

Lin Lu doesn't care about how much glory and power he had in the past; he only truly cares about a few people.

"Ritsu, let's go, I'm fine."

The regicide rubbed against Lin Lu's palm before reluctantly letting go of his hand.

"From now on, I won't let you leave secretly anymore. Wherever you go, I'll go with you."

The emoticon mask of the regicide revealed a big smiling face as she stepped forward, filling in the gaps that had previously prevented her from moving forward.

She didn't know how much suffering Lin Lu had endured after leaving the Reunion Movement, how he had founded the Army Without Borders, established his prestige on Rhodes Island, and paid such a high price. But she knew that she would be with Lin Lu from now on. She would take on all of Elmoni and Soujiro's burdens; they would always be there, never having left.

Lin Lu chuckled, breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly followed.

In the distance, the con artists, who had been unknowingly fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing a romantic relationship), were waiting for them.

"This is the research and development platform of the Lungmen branch, mainly responsible for storing large combat vehicles, equipment, props, and weapon research and development."

The conman showed Lin Lu and the Kingslayer the core departments of the Army Without Borders. The Fulton Recovery System and the Ark Drive, these cutting-edge technologies, were the brainchild of the Army Without Borders' research and development team. Furthermore, the initial repairs, rebuilds, and weapon installations of the Noah Armed Forces were all contracted out to the Army Without Borders, only later being handed over to Kroos.

"Boss, I'd love to show you around the equipment area, but I don't have the authority right now. Everyone who does is busy with other things," the conman said with a hint of heartache. It was like bringing classmates home to play, only to find a room filled with Knight belts, transformation items, and Gundam models, but no key to open it.

“Speaking of which…” the Kingslayer asked, “we haven’t seen anyone else since we arrived here.”

The conman sighed deeply: "We ran into some trouble, and the defense team and combat team rushed to handle it. Because it could trigger a breach of containment by Originium creatures, most of the other team members, except for a few people stationed at the platform, went to the safe house for refuge." The conman sighed with emotion, "Everyone, whether they were veterans or newcomers, really wanted to see the BOSS."

Lin Lu narrowed his eyes and asked, "The 'accident' you mentioned... refers to the two major earthquakes that occurred in the Lungmen Administrative Office?"

The swindler's eyes widened in surprise, and he opened his mouth in astonishment.

But then he thought about it again. The boss is still the boss, and this little thing naturally won't escape his watchful eye.

"Around 11:20 PM tonight, twelve trucks belonging to the Lungmen Guard Bureau, transporting the corpses of Integrative Movement Oripathy infected individuals, were involved in an accident. According to our intelligence team's investigation, these transport vehicles all disappeared at designated locations, and none of the drivers survived. When the missing vehicles were found at the accident site, all the infected corpses placed inside the truck beds had vanished."

The swindlers meticulously filter and select the most valuable information to report, a common practice among intelligence agents.

"At the same time, our radar network also detected an attack on the interior of Lungmen's mobile city. According to information observed from hidden cameras, Lungmen's sewer system was the first to be compromised. Some black sludge took the opportunity to sneak in and deliberately infiltrate the mobile city's core, wreaking havoc in Lungmen's intestines. Like parasites, Lungmen has ingested some unclean things, and it will always have to pay the price."

The scammer pulled out a mobile device from his pocket, turned on the screen, and shared the intelligence he had obtained.

"Based on your brilliant combat record in the outer rings of Lungmen, we have preliminarily determined that the Reunion Movement has mastered a brainwashing ability that can corrupt and degrade people and make them work for them. This ability can cause the mental pollution level of Oripathy infected individuals to exceed the limits of rationality, thereby losing their ability to think, and instead greatly enhancing their Originium Arts and physiological tolerance."

The ultra-high-definition photos were projected one by one, so detailed that you could see the black mud on the lumberjack's body, the insects on the butcher's mask, and the contamination marks on some infected soldiers.

"If Lungmen hadn't been protected tonight, the situation would have spiraled out of control, plunging the city into chaos, and one disaster would have led to another. It's a pity that your efforts, Boss, haven't been appreciated by others. These people of Lungmen probably never dreamed that tonight might be their last."

The conman sighed deeply again, carefully putting the mobile device back into his pocket, giving it a final pat. Tonight, the intelligence team members were all on fire, using every trick in the book to gather intelligence. Using the borderless army's high-tech equipment for remote detection, and having the privilege of witnessing the BOSS's heroic figure on the battlefield again, was incredibly exciting.

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu nodded thoughtfully, adding a new label to his impression of the Army Without Borders.

The boss is still fighting tooth and nail outside, while the underlings just watch the show, waiting for him to get exhausted so they can send people to kidnap him... What kind of borderless army is this?! You guys are really causing a lot of harm, you group, please, you've really gone too far, why did you even create such an organization?

Is the boss just a tool?

What happened to your promise to single out someone? You've been giving special attention to other people instead!

"How strong are the members of the combat team and the defense squad?" Lin Lu asked the most crucial question.

"Boss, don't you have any idea how strong the people you kidnapped are?" The conman almost blurted out his true thoughts, but he knew the boss was currently suffering from amnesia. Otherwise, given the boss's strength, how could these lowly members of the Reunion Movement possibly pose a challenge to him?

"Boss, I believe you will have the opportunity to test their strength in the future."

The swindler smiled confidently and stopped in front of a door.

“I’m sorry, the next meeting is not something someone of my caliber can participate in. I’ll just be responsible for guarding this place and providing some services.” The conman turned to the Kingkiller and asked politely, “Madam, what are your dietary needs?”

"I'm not hungry."

The regicide clutched her stomach and tried to appear strong, but the emoticon mask on her face betrayed her true thoughts.

Seeing this, Lin Lu couldn't help but raise his hand and gently rub her head, then instructed the swindler, "Prepare a cup of hot cocoa and some local Lungmen late-night snacks for her. Thank you."

"I already told you I'm not hungry!"

"I'm hungry, let's eat together later."

"Oh, is that so? Then it's alright, go ahead and order."

The kingslayer gave a soft hum, easily put to the task.

If Jeanne Alter is the easiest woman to win over in all of Chaldea, then the Kingslayer is the undisputed candidate for the title of Rhodes Island.

The conman silently observed all of this, and his respect for the BOSS grew even stronger. He knew that there were still people in the Army Without Borders who had feelings for the BOSS... The conman suddenly shuddered, as if he were thinking of some war behemoth, a torrent of steel, and nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, boss."

While preparing the meal, the conman also directed the Kingslayer to the rest area outside the research lab. Here, besides comfortable, common furniture, numerous documents and drawings were laid out on the table. Clearly, his intention was for the Kingslayer to rest there and not disturb the BOSS's upcoming meeting.

Lin Lu could see through his thoughts at a glance, but he also understood the swindler's intentions.

There are some things that, if more people know about them, will only do harm and no good.

"Wait here for me, I'll be right back."

"...Call me if you encounter any danger."