Ark Chess Player.

Chapter 430 A Passing Ark Knight

Gone.

The power of frost is gone.

Dong Guan stared wide-eyed at Shuang Xing in Lin Lu's arms.

He couldn't sense the other person's power, and the innate power he had been so eager to possess was gone.

The Winter Official was calculating and scheming, fantasizing about what would happen if he refined this freezing power, powerful enough to alter the phenomena of heaven and earth. He envisioned himself as the next Imperial Supervisor, wielding absolute power, able to manipulate events at will, second only to the Emperor!

But it's gone now.

His hopes were gone, and his chances were gone.

It was because of that man in black with white hair—it was him, he took away what I should have had!

No one can take my things away!

"kill him!!"

The Winter Official gave the order with all his might.

The men in black raincoats stiffened and glared angrily at the Winter Official.

"What are you looking at! Attack! I want him, and them too, they'll all die!!"

The Winter Official has gone mad. He holds the celestial globe in both hands and unleashes the power of the Winter Calendar to its fullest extent.

The celestial power unleashed by Froststar when he slaughtered the four Black-Clad Warriors of Wu, Wei, Shen, and You in a single move had not yet dissipated, and now it was all at his disposal. The air temperature suddenly dropped, and the icy wind and snow swept in like blades.

The Winter Official was filled with murderous intent. He was a chosen one of Heaven, exceptionally gifted from a young age. Entering the Imperial Academy under renowned teachers, his talent shone through, earning him the respect of all! At thirteen, he was selected by the Director of the Imperial Observatory to serve in the government, a hereditary position whose members could not retire without a special decree! He had always had everything he wanted; how could he allow someone to steal his thunder?!

"Make a move! If you don't make a move, Wei Yanwu will not be able to find any allies in the Imperial Observatory. That's what I'm saying. You can try."

The Winter Official narrowed his eyes. He was quite dissatisfied with the performance of the Shadow Guards. They were just a bunch of assassins, yet they dared to disobey orders! His threat was indeed real. Second only to the Supervisor, and standing on the same side as the other three officials, he certainly had the ability to do what he said.

"kill!"

The men in black had no choice but to comply.

The fiercely fighting beast emitted a large amount of steam, its surging heat resisting the severe cold, silently guarding the front line.

The Yetis were all carried to an area near the ruins for treatment. Gavial, who had just washed his hands and was carrying his Originium Staff, rushed over and treated the wounded one by one with a chilling aura. Ironically, the most seriously injured, the Deceiver, received the best treatment. Shining, with her exceptional Sarkaz magical talent, reattached his hand. Perhaps the Deceiver was lucky, because his severed arm had fallen onto the cold ice, so the chances of it fully healing were high.

"Amiya, please take good care of her for me."

Lin Lu entrusted the sleeping Frostnova to Amiya. Big Bear wanted to remind them that their older sister's body temperature would cause them frostbite, but...

"The eldest sister's symptoms of infection—have disappeared?!"

The bear was so shocked that its jaw almost dropped; it couldn't close its mouth at all.

This is not a simple matter; what does it mean?

Is there a cure for Oripathy?!

Amiya's nose twitched; she smelled the Doctor's blood, very thick blood.

"PhD……"

Amiya held Froststar, who was so light that she felt she could crush her if she squeezed too hard. She looked up at Lin Lu, and all her words were summed up in one sentence.

"Go ahead and do it! Rhodes Island will be your strongest support!" Amiya mustered all her courage. Her decision might bring Rhodes Island to a major crisis, but she believed that as long as the Doctor was there, they would be able to solve the problem.

Amiya's small shoulders bore an incredibly heavy responsibility, and her eyes seemed to shine with a light that Lin Lu needed most.

--trust.

"This time you can't leave alone again, Doctor."

"I promise you, Amiya."

Lin Lu turned to look at the black-clad men surrounding Huang, then slowly looked up at Dong Guanzheng, who was casting a spell.

Dong Guanzheng's eyes were filled with hatred and violence; he only wanted to kill Lin Lü and use him as a sacrifice to the heavens.

Lin Lu smiled, raised his hand, bent his fingers slightly, and a card automatically popped out of the class card box and into his hand.

It was a black card filled with an ominous aura, covered in cracks, and exuding a sense of oppression.

The pure black card had no class markings on it.

The Winter Official's eyes changed slightly. He suddenly felt an ominous premonition that a great calamity was about to befall him, and he quickly flipped the celestial instrument to divine good or bad fortune.

"crunch-"

The planetarium shattered, revealing a crack, and even the cloud-covered sky seemed to flash with a crimson lightning bolt.

"A bloody disaster!!"

Dong Guanzheng nearly fell off the high platform, staring wide-eyed at Lin Lü.

His hands were trembling, and as an astronomer, he naturally knew what that meant.

All his arrogance and confidence vanished as if struck by lightning. Dong Guan gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Who the hell are you?!"

"I am merely a knight passing through the Ark. Remember that."

Lin Lu tossed the black card into the Ark Driver's slot and slapped it against the side handle.

As the central core rotated, the cobalt blue patterns on the Ark Driver instantly lit up, and photon blood flowed joyfully within it.

Lin Lü's data-driven spiritual realm version rose steadily from version 6.2 until it stopped in version 10.0.

At this moment, it was as if the entire Dragon Gate had been analyzed and materialized into data before his eyes; nothing could escape his gaze. His powerful will distorted reality, and the void behind Lin Lu reflected a dazzling silver-white star chart, tearing through the dim sky and illuminating the earth.

I feel great.

This is different from when he drew his sword in anger at Talulah's inaction in Chernobog.

This time, Lin Lu wielded the power of the black card through his own will.

Perhaps this is related to the fact that he has regained some of his past memories. Lin Lu remembered what happened five years ago and knew how important Elmoni, Yelena, and Lyudmila were to him.

Lin Lu discovered something.

Whether it's him in the past or him now, he has one characteristic.

"Those who bully me will pay the price."

Lin Lu raised his hand and pointed directly at Dong Guanzheng.

"—The cost of life."

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, an oppressive force far greater than Mephistopheles' summoning of Amidala through the Holy Grail ritual.

The menacing mask emitted cobalt blue flames, and black armor covered Lin Lu's body. The jet-black armor was engraved with countless magical runes, and deep blue light flowed along the runes. These were all Originium Arts inscribed on the armor, demonstrating his mastery of all kinds of weapons.

Lin Lu raised his hand and slowly clenched it into a fist.

His mind was incredibly clear, the dizziness caused by excessive blood loss had vanished, and he seemed to possess the power to destroy everything with every move he made.

Lin Lu finally understood what the Black Card class was.

knight.

A true knight.

Guard, Vanguard, Heavy, Support, Caster, Sniper, Specialist.

Only by integrating the power of all classes can one become an Ark Knight.

"Kill! Kill... Stop him!!"

Dong Guan was roaring, changing his order because he knew the men in black raincoats were no match for Lin Lu.

Therefore, he chose to abandon the black raincoat and turn to flee, running away in front of everyone.

There's still a chance; Dongguan knows exactly where he should escape to!

Lungmen Administrative Office!!

Chapter 431 The Demise of the Black Cloak

"Is this your choice?"

Lin Lu smiled and strode towards the black raincoat, his gaze fixed on the retreating figure of Dong Guan as he fled in a panic.

Without the magical support of Dong Guanzheng, the frost technique that had been condensed in the air was directly taken over by Lin Lü, and the situation was instantly reversed.

The jet-black armor exuded a cobalt blue hue, and the engravings symbolizing ice magic lit up.

Each engraving symbolizes a spell, and the engravings cover the entire body, making it impossible to count exactly how many there are.

Lin Lu beckoned with his finger, and in an instant, ten thousand ice crystals condensed, forming a dark, overwhelming mass, resembling an apocalyptic scene.

Dong Guanzheng didn't look back, but he could feel the violent turbulence formed by the Originium particles, and fear spread in his heart. The power controlled by the Celestial Instrument was stripped away, and the authority of the Winter Calendar was also out of his control. The last bit of fighting spirit he had left was completely worn away.

What a joke!

Even a supervisor couldn't possibly master this level of Originium Arts so easily!

We must find Wei Yanwu, no, even Wei Yanwu can't save him! The Dali Temple, yes, only the Dali Temple can save his life now!

Dong Guanzheng was currently preoccupied with how to leverage the background of the Imperial Observatory to bind the Court of Judicial Review to his side. He refused to believe that Lin Lu would be so crazy as to dare to oppose the Great Yan for a few infected individuals! This was a matter of national dignity, and the nation could not be humiliated!!

At this moment, the officials of the Dali Temple's Supervisory Office all felt a chill.

"Taihe, I have a bad feeling."

"plus one."

Their eyes met, and they finally turned their gaze to the Director of the Inspection Department among the three.

The Director of the Inspection Department remained silent throughout, like a ruthless scoring machine, silently assessing everything from the moment she arrived in Longmen. She evaluated Longmen's security level, whether Wei Yanwu was qualified to continue serving as Longmen's Governor, and the resources Longmen would receive in the Great Yan Dynasty.

Even when Amida descended upon Lungmen, the Director of the Inspectorate showed no reaction whatsoever, neither joy nor sorrow, and not a trace of fear.

But at this moment...

She is trembling.

Her mind went completely blank; it was as if she had heard thunder that shook the heavens and the earth, and suddenly she could not hear any sound.

Even from a great distance, she was certain she hadn't misheard the voice; she knew who it was. She thought she could forget, but the reality was she was destined never to forget that person…

Four years ago, when the Great Yan Zhenwu Division clashed with the Ursus Third Army outside the Lungmen border, the Zhenwu Division had less than half the number of its opponents. Even though every member of the Zhenwu Division was a martial artist, they were ultimately overwhelmed by sheer numbers and the superior weaponry of Ursus. The Zhenwu Division desperately needed an excellent battlefield commander to oversee the overall situation and unite the warriors' strength.

At that time, Longmen was not yet under Wei Yanwu's control; various forces wanted to take advantage of the situation and make a profit.

So when Ursus sent people to cause trouble, everyone was dumbfounded, and no one was willing to pay the price.

Just as Lungmen was about to become a sacrifice in the war between Yan Kingdom and Ursus, a man who called himself "Ancestor" appeared and berated the three commanders who were unwilling to take responsibility for the failure.

The old ancestor roared, "This is war, not child's play! What soldiers fear most when they are fighting bloody battles is receiving different orders at the same time, being caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward, and simply dying in the process of hesitation!"

At that moment, someone angrily shouted, "If you're so good, why don't you do it yourself!"

Without a word, the patriarch immediately took command. Before anyone could stop him, he had already issued a series of orders, and in just three moves, he saved the Zhenwu Division from the brink of defeat. The soldiers finally received useful orders, no longer engaging in the haphazard tactics of fighting one moment and retreating the next. Their massive fighting force instantly coalesced into a single, unified force. The Zhenwu Division was not weak, truly not weak; it was just that their previous command had been too ineffective.

Before the three commanders could react, the small-scale border conflict was quelled.

The Ursus Third Army suffered a major defeat, and its commander-in-chief was killed on the spot. He was later succeeded by Natasha Andreyevna Rostova.

The commanders of the Great Yan army were baffled as to what had happened, as were the Zhenwu Division, and the Ursus soldiers had died unjustly. Victory was in sight; sweeping through the poorly defended Lungmen would have been a simple matter of using F2 and a basic attack to clean up the mess. How could they have all vanished so suddenly?

Just as the soldiers of Zhenwu Division were cheering for the rare instance of their Great Yan commander giving a truly insightful and rational command, the black-haired, richly dressed man who called himself the Ancestor had quietly departed. It seemed he had simply been passing by and, seeing his unworthy descendants disregarding the lives of their soldiers for fame and fortune, felt both pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of ambition.

The Director of the Inspection Department was present at the time, but back then she was already in her current high position and couldn't say anything.

That's why she can see more different things from an outsider's perspective.

"Taihe, Jingzhe".

"The subordinate is here."

"Don't interfere in this matter; let Lord Wei handle it himself."

Taihe and Jingzhe didn't understand why their boss was doing this, but what else could they do?

"only!"

As for those men in black raincoats...