Asura in Arknights

Because of Liz's unconsciousness, Shining acted rashly, but as her mind calmed down, she found herself in a difficult situation.

The Originium energy gathered on the sword had reached a considerable level, and Li Ang on the other side did not deny it. The aftershocks of the two spells alone had already stirred up a storm between them.

Whether she chooses to draw her sword or give up, the time has come for her to make a choice.

Just as Shining slowly turned the sword, a red light suddenly lit up the distant sky, and a huge fireball flew straight toward Shining.

The sudden attack actually relieved Flash. She swung her sword and sliced ​​the incoming fireball into countless tiny flames. Apart from warming the surrounding temperature a little, the fireball did not do much.

"Sister Shining! What are you doing!"

Adele's voice came from afar, her staff burning with flames, as she ran towards them anxiously.

Taking this opportunity, Shining also extinguished the light on her longsword.

With Liz's fall, their plan has completely failed. Without the Sanctuary's suppressive power, their chances of successfully subduing Leon are almost zero.

If Adele hadn't suddenly appeared, they would have inevitably ended up with both sides suffering heavy losses.

When Adele ran to their side and saw the battered armor on Leon's body, her gaze toward Shining held a hint of hostility.

Adele thought that Leon had returned to clear up the misunderstanding with Shining and the others, but she didn't expect the two sides to actually fight... The Originium energy reaction emanating from them just now made Adele feel a little scared, and in a moment of desperation, she simply threw a fireball at Shining.

Adele was very clear about where she should stand.

"This... was our mistake." Shining gave a wry smile. "I can explain..."

To her surprise, Adele had no intention of listening to her explanation and turned to Leon, asking with concern, "Leon, are you alright?"

“It’s nothing.” Li Ang shook his head. “It’s just that there was a problem with the armor. To be honest… the three of them were injured much more seriously than I was.”

Liz fell unconscious due to the backlash from the Originium Arts, Margaret was sent flying by Leon's punch and her current whereabouts are unknown, and Shining, the strongest of the three and the leader, received special attention from Leon.

Li Ang had been chasing after Shining the whole time. Her robe was now tattered and covered in mud, blood, sweat, and other messy things, making her look dirty and clinging to her body. Even the beggars in the slums looked better than Shining now.

Seeing the three apostles in their current disheveled state, Li Ang's anger subsided somewhat.

After all, they were somewhat restrained when they took action; they couldn't really fight to the death, could they?

Although things ended up a bit bad, thankfully Adele arrived in time to prevent the situation from getting any worse.

As Shining withdrew, Leon also stopped condensing the Evil Light Slash.

"Alright, forget about that guy. Now give me the hard drive. I need to hand it over to my employer."

"Ah."

Adele took the hard drive that Shining had been dreaming of from her bosom and gently placed it in Leon's hand.

……

"boom--"

A loud commotion came from afar, and Margaret struggled to finally clear herself from the pile of fallen trees.

But as soon as she looked up, she saw two familiar faces appear before her—

"Uncle?! And Aunt Zofia?" Margaret exclaimed in surprise, "What are you all doing here?"

"Wait... Uncle, what's wrong with your body?"

At this moment, Marna was wrapped in several bandages and sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by Zofia from behind. He looked very miserable.

Hearing Margaret's question, Marna's expression darkened further. "How I am is none of your business. How did you end up here... That's the question I should be asking you."

"What are you doing back here? Do you even know the significance of your presence?"

"Do you know how much your father paid when he sent you out of this city?"

"It's one thing to sneak back, but to cause such a commotion? Do you think the Knights' Association and the Business Federation won't notice you?"

Just now, even from dozens of kilometers away, I could see the light emanating from the iconic Originium Arts of the Rinko family. Now that things have escalated to this point, even if the Securities and Futures Commission wanted to help cover it up, it would be impossible to hide it anymore.

Marna was so angry he could hardly breathe. He had made up his mind that if Margaret dared to utter any words related to 'knightly competition,' he would rather be bedridden for months than fail to teach her a lesson.

Fortunately, Margaret could tell that Marna was angry, so she stood there with her head down, not saying a word.

"Alright, the person is already here. What's the point of saying all this? You might as well think about what to do next."

Zofia, who was pushing the wheelchair from behind, couldn't stand it anymore. She tapped Marna's wound and rolled her eyes at him.

Marner's expression froze instantly; he tried his best to keep a straight face and not let any other expression show.

As Marna struggled with the pain, a hand reached out from the side and placed a dark object in his arms.

"This is the hard drive I removed from their research director's computer; it should contain what you're looking for."

Margaret, who was bowing her head to receive the scolding, twitched her ears slightly. Suddenly, she raised her head abruptly, her gaze instantly locking onto the hard drive in Marner's hand, and asked in astonishment,

"The person who commissioned you...is it Uncle Marner?"

Chapter Seventy-Eight Advice

Margaret stared blankly at the hard drive in Marna's hand, suddenly feeling like she had acted like a clown.

Not only Margaret, but Shining, who was in the distance, also couldn't keep her composure after hearing the conversation.

The atmosphere here suddenly became extremely awkward.

They were indeed embarrassed. After all Shining's actions, she not only failed to get what she wanted, but also made herself look foolish. Even Adele became hostile towards her. It could be said that she lost both her wife and her army.

It's almost laughable, but Shining had been so wary of the so-called third-party forces. If they had known earlier that this was something Marna had commissioned Leon to do, they probably wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble.

Through Margaret's connections, it might be easy to get the information she wants from his uncle.

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't?" Li Ang said calmly. "My mission is to get the information he wants from Pol Pharmaceuticals and ensure it is safely delivered to Marna."

“Now that my mission is complete, whether you want to trade with Marna or simply take it by force is none of my business and is between you.”

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, Zofia looked at Margaret with some surprise.

Margaret quickly lowered her head, not daring to meet Zofia's gaze. She felt her cheeks burning. Although what Li Ang said was harsh, it was all true, exactly what they had just done.

Now that the hard drive has been handed over to Marna, can they still forcibly take it back?

"Anyway, remember to settle my payment when the time comes."

"I know."

Marna swept her scrutinizing gaze over Margaret, Shining, and the others, then nodded solemnly. "Thank you for your hard work. I will complete the final procedures after confirming the authenticity of the information."

After handing the information over to Marna, a huge weight was lifted off Li Ang's shoulders. As long as he sold the manor, he wouldn't have to worry about funding for a long time.

All that was left for Li Ang to do next was to go and settle accounts with that guy named Adams.

"Alright... now it's time to talk about the issues between us."

Marna withdrew her gaze from Leon and looked sternly at Margaret and Maria beside her.

Now, the four remaining members of the Lin Guang family have all gathered in this small park.

“Maria! Come out here!” Marna shouted, his face dark.

Despite Maria's best efforts to hide herself behind Shining, the old suit of armor she secretly took from home has completely exposed her presence. How can she possibly conceal a suit of metal armor behind the slender Shining?

Under Marna's death stare, Maria obediently stepped out from behind Shining. She and Margaret were indeed sisters; even their expressions when bowing their heads in apology were exactly the same.

"What did I tell you before! I told you not to get involved in this, and look what you're doing now?!"

Speaking of this, Marna was furious. The two sisters completely ignored his words and didn't take them to heart at all. If they caused any trouble in the end, he would be the one to clean up their mess.

"Um... actually, I ran into my sister by accident on the street. I really didn't go looking for her..."

Maria said somewhat awkwardly, but she was met with a look from Marna that made her feel like she was an idiot.

Who are you trying to fool with this nonsense?

Knowing that Margaret had come to the Great Knights' Territory, Marna secretly searched many places, but still could not find her whereabouts. Why did you happen to run into her when you went out?

“But I’m telling the truth…” Maria’s voice sounded a little aggrieved, but Marna obviously wouldn’t accept her explanation.

“It seems… I was too lenient with you before,” Marna sighed and said, “After you go back, you’d better stay home and don’t even think about going anywhere!”

Maria pursed her lips, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She knew that arguing with Marna at this time was pointless. It was just talk anyway. Could a mere room really lock her up?

"And you, Margaret."

Margaret straightened up instinctively when Marna's gaze swept over her.

While Marna was scolding the Nearl sisters, Leon also instructed Adele, "You should go back with Marna first and stay at the Nearl family's manor for a while. Don't worry about Sarah; someone will be responsible for protecting her safety."

"how about you?"

"I... have one last thing to do. I have to go and settle things with that person."

Adele's face was filled with worry, and she hesitated to speak several times.

"Then... you must be careful."

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

After giving Adele his instructions, Leon set off to leave this troublesome place.

As he passed by Shining, Li Ang suddenly stopped and said without turning his head, "Miss Shining, before you leave, let me give you some advice."

"If you continue with this arrogant attitude, next time something like this happens... no one will be there to stop you."

Even Shining herself probably didn't realize that her every word and action revealed a haughty arrogance.

When Li Ang first met them, because the time they spent together was relatively short and Shining and the others had come to help him voluntarily, he didn't notice anything amiss.

However, through what just happened, Shining's arrogance was instantly exposed. Their attitude of being prepared to forcibly take what Li Ang didn't give was unacceptable to Li Ang, no matter how important the reason.

Shining will pay the price for her attitude sooner or later. Li Ang has already given her one. As for whether she can learn anything from it, what does it have to do with Li Ang? Anyway, even if she gets her hands on something tough next time, she will be the one who gets hurt.

After saying that, Li Ang strode away, leaving them with only his back view.

Shining stood there in silence for a long time before asking Margaret, who had just been scolded.

“Margaret…”

Did my previous attitude... make me seem condescending?

“This…” Margaret hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, “To be honest… no one can accept what we just did.”

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Under the cover of night, Li Ang quietly returned alone to the industrial park of Boer Pharmaceuticals.

At the entrance of the industrial park, people were already waiting there.

"Mr. Li Ang, you're finally back. My supervisor asked me to pass on a message to you: now that you're back, please go see him as soon as possible. He has something very important to discuss with you."

Adams approached from a distance with a sincere smile.

Chapter 79 Paul Adams

As expected...

Seeing Adams appear before him, Li Ang felt no surprise whatsoever.

As Li Ang gradually unravels the truth of the matter, Adams becomes increasingly reckless, as if he is not afraid of others discovering his problems.

Imagine, it's already three or four in the morning, and the outside temperature has long since dropped below zero. What spokesperson would be so dedicated as to wait outside for Li Ang to return?

Also, how did he know Li Ang would be back tonight? If Li Ang hadn't come back, would he have had to stand here all night?

"Stop putting on this fake act. There's no one else here. Just say what you want to say."

Having resolved his concerns, Li Ang quite decisively abandoned all pretense of civility.

Now his only concern is Ryan's condition, and Adams, as the mastermind behind it all, is an unavoidable obstacle. No matter how much Li Ang tries to hold back, he will eventually have to confront Adams head-on.

Moreover... Raine didn't have that much time to wait any longer. Who knew what kind of impact it would have on his health if his soul were separated from his body for an extended period of time? It was better to resolve this matter as soon as possible.

"Huh? I don't understand what you're saying. It was the supervisor who told me to do this." Adams was still not giving up, looking puzzled.

"Then I'll just say it straight: you took Renn's soul, didn't you?"

Adams' smile gradually faded.

"You actually figured it out?"

Although he was still the same person, Adams's demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation. One second he was a humble spokesperson bowing and scraping before his clients, and the next he transformed into an emperor sitting high on his throne.

It's like someone using hairspray on their head; they just changed their hairstyle, but they look completely different from before.

"I'm a little curious, how did you find out? I think I did a very good job as a spokesperson, and I shouldn't have revealed any flaws."