Hello, Arknights

Chapter 363 Rescue

"..."

"...Baird, is everyone okay?"

The two men who had not seen each other for a long time sat opposite each other and it was finally Aslan who broke the silence. Morgan Dagda, who was accompanying them, sat on both sides. The members of the Glasgow Gang gathered again but it was not as lively as imagined.

"Not bad. Every now and then there are still some ignorant guys who come to cause trouble, and we have also absorbed a lot of new members - they don't recognize you." The purple-haired Feilin responded as if he had finished his work. There was no enthusiasm in his eyes, only physical and mental fatigue.

"Vina, you didn't come back this time to see us, did you?"

Morgan frowned, while Dagda was even more excited and almost stood up suddenly.

The King of Advance growled, "Dagda."

"..." An indescribable silence once again descended on the small table. Baird did not meet her gaze, but silently expressed his contradiction.

"I'm sorry." Taking a deep breath, the King of Advance said seriously, "I left so suddenly these past few years, leaving everything to you... It must have been very hard for you. This should have been my responsibility."

The gloomy atmosphere was finally broken. Baird smiled and shook his head. "After all, we can't just sit there and watch those idiots take away the territory we fought for."

"Are you leaving this time?"

"...Vina is going to where she is needed." Dagda turned his head away.

"...Vina, you shouldn't have come back. At least, the 'King of Advance' shouldn't do this." Seeing that Vina didn't refute, Baird understood her attitude, bit his lip, and stood up to pay the bill.

"I'll do it." Morgan went first and gave the King of Advance a look to signal her to hurry up and say a few more words.

Unfortunately, the conversation had to end without any further suggestions from peers, but it ended in a decent way because of the arrival of other people.

"I apologize for interrupting your long-awaited conversation, but the King of Advancement, Doctor, has ordered us to take some action. The Rhodes Island station in Xiaoqiu County needs support, and intelligence from the rear needs to be consolidated." Huang appeared and spoke directly. "You have more connections in Victoria than I do. Can I leave the intelligence consolidation to you?"

The King of Advancement picked up his equipment, exchanged glances with Dagda and Morgan who had just returned, and finally looked at Baird who had not left yet. He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Huang, weighed his own strength, and swallowed back the words he wanted to ask, "Is the military support sufficient?"

"Let's go see the doctor first." Seeing her concerns, Huang didn't say much.

The waiter walked past the departing people with trays in hand and casually handed the drinks to a customer at the other end of the restaurant. The customer nodded in thanks and then took out a piece of paper made of a special material and wrote a line of words:

"Their hair color is unique, and their mannerisms have changed, but their fundamental characteristics remain unchanged. The information is undeniable—the person who came is indeed a descendant of the king."

However, when the intelligence officer stood up, several people with solemn faces "happened" to come over, shared a table, and pushed him back.

"My friend, we have been observing you for a long time - don't say anything. The Duke is different from Caister. He should not make things difficult for you and me. We should be on the same side." The leader spoke in an extraordinary manner. The intelligence personnel had to calm down. The other party's companion waved and added the main meal.

"Now let us talk, my friend from the Ever-Gracious Cumberland."

"Even if it's a 'friend I just met', I still have to say hello." The "besieged" man was uneasy because his background was exposed, but he did not show weakness.

"Yes, I should have introduced myself first." Seeing that the other party did not insist on denying it, the visitor's eyes brightened a little, and his dejection dissipated a lot.

"My name is Charles Lynch."

Xiaoqiu County, a bloody war zone.

A premeditated human ambush and a counter-ambush by bloody monsters broke out at the edge of Chrislin Forest. However, the humans fighting against the bloody monsters were not local garrisons, but they were also of a certain size and had good discipline.

Moreover, the blood-red monsters fighting with them did not have the desperate fanaticism in their eyes, but were more like machines that only cared about killing. However, there was indeed a difference compared to the all-encompassing momentum on the front battlefield.

"Surround... clear the obstacles." The blood-colored monsters looking down seemed different from the blood-colored monsters running below. Their eyes seemed deeper, and they slowly straightened their hunched backs. These were the three-headed commanders of the blood-colored soldiers, the original infected people, who led the blood-colored wave composed of two hundred blood-colored monsters.

However, they were soldiers at the end of the transformation plan, had not been able to catch up with the concentrated strengthening period, and had not yet undergone a decent flesh and blood evolution, so they were expelled and ordered to develop new battlefields.

Their advantages over other blood-colored monsters are nothing more than better stats and clearer minds.

"It's been a long time... facing 'them', our inferior compatriots are not very motivated."

"From the rear, drive them forward again and advance the front."

"Or, should we go down too?"

"The infected ones are not tasty."

The tallest blood-red monster shook his head and leaped down, followed by his two companions, who jumped down on all fours to absorb the impact. As their flesh and blood began to throb more and more, more special features on their bodies gradually emerged. The blood-red surface that looked like it had been skinned became dull and gray, and blood-red lines lit up. At the same time, the twisted claws flipped and broke in a way that was incomprehensible to common sense, and bone spurs protruded and transformed into new claws.

They appeared behind the blood tide. Although the blood mist emanating from their bodies was thin, it caused other blood-colored monsters to go into a violent frenzy when it came into contact with them. It was like real waves, with a radiating influence spreading out, and the battle line expanded step by step towards the situation they had preset.

"Hold on at the front! The wounded are retreating! Magician support will be here soon!" A Vaifan woman was giving orders in the human position. She wiped the blood from her forehead, and after confirming the condition of the wounded, she drew the heavy sword beside her and joined the front line.

"commander!"

She had led the charge in the previous battle and was a wounded soldier herself, but just now the enemy's offensive had become more fierce, and the already struggling front line did not allow her to breathe, so she advanced into the enemy camp regardless of others' obstruction.

The special nature of her weapons and fighting style forced her to face a large number of enemies alone when she made a desperate attempt. The bloody flesh and bones shattered like a bomb under her heavy weapons, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

But not to mention that the warrior himself had suffered serious injuries before, the stimulated blood-colored monsters themselves had increased the danger level. Their sharp claws cut through the flesh. Vayfan tore the enemy in front of her into pieces with one sword. In front of her, ordinary blood-colored monsters could only use their lives in exchange for her increasing wounds. The deepest wound was so deep that the bone was visible.

The vision began to blur, and Vaifan, who was leading the resistance, could only try her best to swing the heavy sword towards the red color she could see. Even in a bad state, her sword could still chop the bloody monster into pieces within three rounds - until she could no longer lift the sword.

However, she did not survive that desperate moment. With the next sword strike, a blood-red bone claw clamped her weapon tightly.

"Such a powerful body... Unfortunately, it's an infected person." The scarlet eyes revealed a terrifying expression. Vayfan shouted loudly, but her poor condition made her unable to shake the claw at all.

"Madeleine!"

Hearing his companions' terrified cries, Vayfan shouted again with all his might: "Don't come over here!"

The even more peculiar blood-colored monster did not give her much chance to breathe. When she was about to deliver the final blow, she instinctively sensed the danger.

Extremely dangerous.

Its once elite qualities made it immediately let go of the heavy weapon in its hand and jump away to find the source of the crisis. Then the blood-colored monsters on the edge of the area let out a special roar, and the next moment, the flames of the explosion caught everyone's attention.

Including the blood-colored monster, even they were stunned for a second, and then a black shadow was thrown high into the sky. It was a rock controlled by magic.

Then, a cold sword light appeared in the eyes of the blood-colored monster leader.

"Crack!"

The sound of bone claws shattering was wrapped in the sound of flesh being cut open. The bloody figure left behind a fragment of bone armor and retreated from the attack range. Just as it was about to judge the direction of the situation, its instinctive fighting skills and greatly improved reaction speed allowed it to immediately swing its newly regenerated claws behind it.

The exploding shrapnel pierced its eyes, followed by a burst of crazy laughter. The scars left by the sharp blade covered its fragile throat, chest and abdomen layer by layer. The wolf shadow roared and the sword light once again destroyed the defense of its strengthened body.

Under Mandela's cover, Triangle shot another explosive crossbow arrow, shattering the target's right claw. The blood-colored monster roared and turned to flee into the group of blood-colored monsters. However, the icy cold suddenly stung its limbs, and the mysterious interference made it freeze. The next moment, the sword light swept across its neck, which no longer had any resistance.

A sword pointed at the head.

Ling Dengxian let out a sigh. He had to admit that with the help of Lappland and others, his combat capability had indeed been upgraded to a higher level. At least the chance of getting hurt was greatly reduced.

Deep Pool's team appeared on the other side of the battlefield, catching the blood-colored monsters off guard. The newly added force broke the deteriorating situation.

The blazing bright flames were tearing through the blood-colored monsters' front line. Shen Chi's move timely diverted the pressure from Vaifan's team. The monsters either fled or roared as they rushed towards the battlefield over there.

He withdrew his gaze. Orange-red hair, Vaifan, heavy weapons, he almost recognized the wrong person from a distance. The key point was the shape of her horns, which was indeed very similar to a bagpipe.

"You are..." Madeline struggled to open her eyes, the blood loss was robbing her of her energy.

"We're here to help you. Wait a moment, I'll treat your wounds right away." Ling Dengxian took out his first aid kit and knelt on one knee to begin emergency treatment. White-haired Rupert smiled and took the white sword he had lent her to clean up the battlefield.

Ling Dengxian met the other person's eyes at close range and couldn't help but blurt out:

"Do you know the bagpipes?"

The other party was also stunned: "Little Fiona?"