Ark Chess Player.

Amiya's hand holding the dark blue gun trembled, and her breathing became irregular and disordered.

Just then, Amiya, the illusionist beside her, took a step, and stone pillars rose from the ground, resembling thrones or tombstones. She stood atop these pillars of unknown material and began to rise.

The air around the sorceress Amiya began to distort, and a dark red torrent dyed the clouds the same color.

The bright moon disappeared without a trace, as if it had quietly hidden away.

But what power could possibly make the moon goddess back down?

"Chimera".

Incomprehensible murmurs drifted over, causing even Gavial to frown. She had a strange feeling that the Originium within her was singing, resonating with the illusory sound and surging forth unbearable heat. Perhaps Alex's unconsciousness was a good thing; given the severity of his Oripathy infection, he might die after hearing it.

The illusionist Amiya raised her arm, and the five cyan rings on her fair hand turned deep red. Cracks appeared on each ring, and all ten rings shattered one after another, breaking into shimmering fragments. Because she was an illusion, she could unleash her full potential without reservation. This was the sedimentation of history, the continuation of the world, the power accumulated by generations of demon lords.

"Om-"

The buzzing sound rang out from high above, growing louder and louder, and strange ripples appeared in the dark, cloud-covered sky.

An astonishing pressure enveloped an area of ​​over a hundred miles, covering the entire city of Longmen. It instilled a sense of unease in everyone, instinctively prompting them to kneel and prostrate themselves in submission. Some people in the Yan Kingdom had a custom of offering sacrifices to Heaven, and immediately lit incense, praying for their deity to appease their anger.

The people of Longmen looked up and saw a beam of light at the other end of their line of sight.

Or, to put it another way, it's like light cascading down a waterfall from a towering cliff.

Countless dark red arcs of electricity rubbed against the air and shone down, illuminating the dim sky with tremendous force, their trailing flames drawing distinct lines across the night.

The figure of the skeletal hijacker was submerged by the waterfall of light, and its massive form was directly pressed down onto the melting earth.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Amiya unleashed her full power, her light wheel spinning rapidly, transforming the converged true magic into an indestructible spear of light. The final blow shattered the city-burning cannon, and the bone ring, resembling an eye totem, teetered on the brink of collapse under the double attack.

The pitch-black clouds were dragged towards the earth by the cascade of light, the cloud layer condensing into a spiral funnel, the very end of which almost pressed down on the skeletal kidnapper's body. Thunder roared through the sky, and one after another, the cascade of light poured down, like a pool filled with crimson arcs of electricity overturned, the water flowing and dripping precisely into the skeletal kidnapper under the converging force of the cloud.

A moment later, the lightning dissipated, and everything came to an end.

The illusionist Amiya knelt on the stone pillar, her right hand, like a shattered crystal, wrapped with a thin thread. The end of the thread was connected to the skeleton of the skeletal kidnapper. Even while casting the Chimera spell, she managed to spare some of her power to protect Misha, who was trapped in the birdcage.

Misha's body, wrapped in thin threads, was dragged directly from the burning remains of the skeletal kidnapper, away from the flames. Covered in severe burns, she lay on the ground, barely alive.

In the moment Mephistopheles realized the situation was hopeless, he attempted to turn the birdcage into an execution chamber, igniting an amber-colored solution to burn Misha alive! Fortunately, Amiya discovered this in time and intervened to save her. However, her power had also reached its limit.

Cracks appeared on Phantom Amiya's left hand. She clutched her chest, her pale lips trembling as she uttered a silent cry.

"—"

The stone pillar collapsed, the rhombus totem disintegrated, and the sorceress Amiya, projected by the driver, turned into blue smoke and dissipated into the air.

"Uh……"

Amiya was also affected; the phantoms she projected became synchronized with her mental energy.

At this moment, her mind went blank, her mental energy was exhausted, and she immediately disengaged from the knight riding state.

The dark blue gun dissipated into faint particles, and Amiya's outstretched hand grasped nothing, her body leaning backward.

"Amiya!"

Gavial intended to get up and rush to catch her, but she stopped halfway through her movement.

Amiya didn't fall. Her hand was firmly grasped, and her slender waist was pulled into an embrace, causing her to fall into the arms of the person who had brought her. Her small head rested against the other person's chest. The person was only twenty centimeters taller than her, yet he gave off a feeling of towering strength. It was as if with him by her side, even if the sky were to fall, it wouldn't matter; he could still hold it up with one hand.

"It's so...warm."

Amiya's frozen little hands were enveloped by a fair, slender hand, and a steady stream of warmth flowed through her, gradually filling her blank mind and warming her spirit. She slowly opened her eyes, looked up, and her azure eyes gradually moistened.

"PhD……"

She murmured sobs uncontrollably.

Amiya tugged at Lin Lu's sleeve, her breath sounding almost like a spoiled child, as she tried hard to hold back the urge to cry.

"Why did you take so long to arrive..."

Amiya buried her head in Lin Lu's chest. She didn't really want to say those things. What she truly wanted to tell the Doctor was that she had worked very hard, that she had really put in a lot of effort while he was away. She wanted to proudly tell him that she could now stand proudly by his side, sharing his burdens and solving his problems.

But the moment she saw the doctor, she felt like she had become a child again, wanting to rely on him.

A thousand words stuck in my throat, unable to be uttered; only endless longing filled the air.

Amiya misses the Doctor very much, and at the same time, she is very afraid of losing the Doctor again.

After finally managing to rescue the Doctor from the sarcophagus in Chernobog, he had barely woken up on the Rhodes Island ship when he rode the Noah motorcycle back to Chernobog.

When Amiya heard the news, she was terrified and quickly boarded the Bad Guy spaceship to follow. When the dust settled, Amiya looked at the Doctor, who was still recovering from serious injuries and had now suffered new wounds, and felt extremely distressed.

For the past two days, the Doctor had vanished without a trace, and the Lungmen Guard's perfunctory attitude only fueled Amiya's anger. Now that she had finally found the Doctor, she felt a sense of unreality in addition to her joy.

"Amiya..."

Lin Lu patted the rabbit's head. He originally wanted to tell the rabbit what he had done, such as wiping out all the Silverwing Security contractors who bullied Kal'tsit, storming the Guard Bureau building to deal with the instigator of the incident, saving the lives of all the citizens of Lungmen City, and even getting back some insignificant things... But he decided against it. He swallowed back these words about being a role model for others and having his voice and appearance still vivid in their minds.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Lu felt that it was most appropriate to say this at this time.

"I am back."

A gentle smile appeared on Lin Lu's slightly scholarly face; this was his genuine smile.

Amiya's droopy rabbit ears perked up. She lowered her head to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then raised her head, revealing a bright and sunny smile.

"Welcome back, Doctor."

Lin Lu felt a surge of happiness welling up in his chest, like a middle-aged office worker who had finally returned home after a three- or four-day business trip and was greeted by his daughter's smile the moment he opened the door. His weary body perked up, and he straightened his back.

He subconsciously touched Amiya's head, skillfully locating her pressure points. His palm, warm as a child's, transferred warmth, gently stroking the rabbit's head to revitalize her nearly exhausted brain.

"Hehehe, it itches so much, Doctor."

Amiya gave a silly smile. She sniffed, vaguely catching a familiar scent. Her nose had been blocked earlier because she was about to cry, but now that she could breathe freely, she realized something was wrong.

"Sniff."

Amiya's smile vanished.

She gripped Lin Lu's hand nervously and asked, "Doctor, are you injured?!"

Because of the darkness and the fact that the only source of light was the burning skeleton behind Lin Lu, Amiya did not notice his injuries immediately.

Amiya observed closely and discovered that the bandages wrapped around Lin Lu's body were already soaked with blood, drying over time, then the wound would reopen, heal again, and repeat this cycle repeatedly—with Lin Lu's self-healing ability, even if a finger were cut off, it could regenerate quickly, so what had he gone through to be injured like this?!

"Doctor, is it my fault?"

Amiya hurriedly removed the ark driver. She tried to put it back on Lin Lu's waist in a panic, but she couldn't get it to stick to her no matter how hard she tried. The tears she had managed to hold back almost burst forth.

"Amiya, calm down...Amiya!" Lin Lu hugged the panicked Amiya, constantly trying to comfort her. Even when fighting the Bone Hostages, confronting Superintendent Chen of the Guard Bureau, and battling the villains of the Lungmen freshmen, Amiya had never been this flustered. She thought it was her fault that the Doctor was in danger, because the Doctor had even given her the Ark Driver—

"This is the enemy's blood. Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."

Lin Lu smiled and said, "This is a white lie."

No one knows how much effort he has put in today.

No one knows when the accumulating injuries will finally erupt.

Lin Lu was also unwilling to let Amiya know about these things, because there was a rather disgraceful side to them. For example, at Silverwing Security Contractor, he had used the power of the Abyss... which was not much different from the power used by Mephisto.

Even so, Lin Lu hoped that he could protect his place of refuge.

Lin Lu will not let anyone who wants to destroy Rhodes Island get away with it, even if it's Lungmen. So what if it's Wei Yanwu, or even the emperor of the Ursus War Empire?

"...Liar! Do you think I wouldn't be able to smell what the Doctor's blood tastes like?"

"Amiya, that was a dangerous statement... but it's okay, I'm here perfectly fine, aren't I?"

With Lin Lu's reassurance, Amiya finally recovered from her trembling state. It wasn't just her worry about Lin Lu getting hurt; the real reason for her anxiety was the guilt she felt for being a burden to the Doctor.

fair enough.

Amiya doesn't need to shoulder everything on her own.

Perhaps it would be more suitable for Amiya to reveal her true self, rather than just being the leader of Rhodes Island?

Lin Lu gently touched Amiya's nose, which was stained with blood, and wiped it clean for her.

At the same time, the data-driven spiritual domain provides feedback on new data added within its coverage area.

"What a bunch of clueless people."

Lin Lu released Amiya's waist and carefully took the Ark Driver that Amiya handed him. He ran his fingers lightly over the outer shell, checking the almost empty energy inside, and smiled. Luckily, he had accumulated COST points beforehand; otherwise, it would have been awkward if Amiya had to cancel her transformation due to insufficient energy during a spell.

"Doctor, your health condition..."

Amiya was still worried, but she herself was in a bad state.

If Lin Lu hadn't patted her head in time, she would have collapsed by now.

"If you're still worried about me, then let Dr. Gavial treat me."

"Doctor...you actually have a brain injury too, right? Let me see!" Amiya was even more worried.

"Amiya, that's incredibly rude of you!"

Gavial pouted unhappily, Alex tucked under her left arm, Misha, whom she had just picked up, under her right, and an Originium staff strapped to her back. An unsuspecting observer would probably mistake her for a cannibal from legends, fresh from a hunt.

Gavial carefully placed the two on the ground. Amiya took a closer look and realized that Misha and Alex both had very peaceful expressions... It seemed that they had indeed received emergency treatment from Gavial.

"Doctor, are you ready?"

Gavial swung the Origin Stone Staff with great enthusiasm, creating a powerful whirlwind.

This was the first time she had been specifically requested to be the attending physician, which made her extremely excited.

Gavial has made up his mind. He'll give it his all and repay the doctor with his dedication, vitality, regeneration, and wide-area attack!

"Madei yo (Please wait a moment)."

Lin Lu raised his hand to indicate that he would have to wait. He turned around and picked up the shy and flustered Amiya. He used the data-driven spiritual domain to calculate the best buff that teammates could receive within the range when Gavial released his healing skill.

Details determine success or failure. Lin Lu's reason for accepting Javier's treatment was by no means reckless... Although he also felt that it was not good to evaluate Dr. Javier in this way, the fact was that when he saw the other party swinging the warhammer—that thing was definitely a warhammer, right?—so vigorously, even Lin Lu felt a sense of dread that his life was in danger.

"Are you still standing firm?" Lin Lu asked.

"Um……"

Amiya nodded slightly, still somewhat uneasy, but Lin Lu shielded her from the danger.

As a leader, you cannot doubt the abilities of your important subordinates.

"Trust me, trust Gavial, okay?"

Lin Lu gently patted Amiya's shoulder, with an expression of heroic sacrifice, then turned and left behind his back.

"Doctor...you look so cool!" Amiya clenched her little fist.

Gavial felt like she had become a tool, but instead of being unhappy, she happily gripped the long handle.

"Are you ready, Doctor!"

Lin Lu stood in the designated spot, and he subconsciously looked at the anemone, making sure he wouldn't die.

After receiving a thumbs-up from Anemone, Lin Lu's lips twitched slightly.

She said, "You can go now."

Chapter 345 Misha, I'm Going to Have Her (3K)

Rhodes Island!!

The Lungmen police, who always arrive late to the scene after everything is over, were once again the last to arrive today. Superintendent Chen raised his hand to stop his subordinates from acting rashly, lest these clueless people rush forward and get caught in the crossfire.

These guards were filled with fear, and that fear drove them mad.

They are obsessed with preemptive strikes, intending to harm others first in order to avoid being harmed themselves.

After witnessing the magic capable of altering the very fabric of the world, no one could remain unmoved; those unaware of the truth might even mistake it for a natural disaster. At this moment, the land resounding with thunder, the massive burning skeleton in the distance, the mottled battle marks on the earth, the ravines that had been etched into the ground… all inspired awe and fear.

Some officers had only heard the battle reports over the radio, but the officers from the Guard Bureau who accompanied Superintendent Chen and Inspector Hoshiguma had experience fighting monsters. They understood that this monster could die and rise again and again, and each death made it stronger. However, this time, the Bone Hostage was probably really dead, leaving only a pile of grayish-white bone fragments.

Rhodes Island has done what the Guard Bureau couldn't.

only……

"Rhodes Island, is this a case of mutual slaughter?"

One of the officers muttered something under his breath, then was glared at fiercely by Superintendent Chen and quickly shut his mouth.

When the Guard Bureau arrived, they saw Rhodes Island's Doctor being blasted into the air by a warrior in a tattered white coat. He fell to the ground twenty seconds later, leaving a large crater, and passed away peacefully.