Arknights: Iron-Blooded Savior

And Rankopel simply focused his spirit behind Mephistopheles' crossbow.

Click!

The bolts and buckles in the crossbow in Faust's hand automatically fell off because they were manipulated by Rankopel's source stone technique, so the crossbow in Faust's hand directly turned into parts and scattered on the ground.

Snap la-la.

They are scattered on the ground, like children's blocks that have been pushed down.

At this moment, even Faust, who had been in the battlefield for a long time, was stunned.

“...... What do you want from the integration movement? Blood Demon? It

was a long time before Faust spoke.

He hadn't even picked up the crossbow parts on the ground, or pulled out a pinned dagger from his lower back - he had already seen that the difference in strength was too large for him to beat Rankopel.

"I want to save the creatures on this continent who deserve to be saved, and the integration movement is only part of it."

Rankopel said to Faust.

And Faust did not change because of Rankopel's words, and the vigilance in his eyes became stronger:

"Ha, in this case, when I was a child, I heard people say that the noble lords over there in St. Petersburg talk every day about saving this and saving that, but in the end what did they save?"

"They saved their own granary, they saved the lust in their crotch, they saved the food of their caged feathered beasts, and they saved the position where they could still spit in the palace of Usas the next day."

"Are you playing me like a pack of burden? Name your purpose, Blood Demon, and don't hide it. Seemingly

the truth was not believed, but it was normal, Rankopel continued to look directly at Faust and said:

"I'm not lying, Faust, I did come here to save more creatures worthy of being saved in this land, and I want to help integrate the movement."

Faust immediately replied

, "The integration movement never needs the help of any outside forces,

and we will take back the rights of mutants with our own hands."

But Faust didn't expect Rankopel to actually laugh and said,

"Oh, then you should see what you have retrieved?"

"Faust, you don't really believe that Dayan will transfer the dragon gate to a group of Usas mutants to use as a territory, right? It's impossible.

"No matter how strong Tallulah is, she can't resist Da Yan who really wants to regain the country, and the biggest possibility is that Da Yan and Usas will have an unending war."

"And I can tell you unequivocally that if Dayan and Usas really fight, on this continent, whether it is Sami in the far north, Sargon and Iberia in the south, or Casimir, the country of knights, Colombia with prosperous capital... Or Rutland, a paradise suspended in the sky..."

"No country can survive the war between Great Yan and Usas."

Rankopel saw a clear flash of brilliance in Faust's eyes, so he said again:

"The best way to integrate the movement now is to take Chernoberg and reap the good things and temporarily look for opportunities for development in the wilderness of the Usas border, rather than almost suicidal hitting the dragon gate."

"Look what, Faust, Tallullah, she just wanted the integration movement to be used as firewood to ignite the Usas and the Great Flame War, and now you have almost burned it."

"She doesn't need you anymore, she doesn't need you anymore."

"Now the city of Chernoberg is full of undead of Usas, sweeping away the ashes burned by the integration movement, and you have been abandoned by Tallula."

"No matter how much you don't want to admit it, Faust, I must tell you that the integration movement has now reached a critical moment of life and death, and it must seek strong helpers."

Faust was silent for a long time.

“...... Maybe you are right, the blood demon, the integration movement does need stronger helpers, but the integration movement has developed so far, and none of the foreign forces that 'helped' the integration movement are fighters who really fight for the rights of mutants.

"Among them, there are businessmen who smell profit, butchers who are purely murderous pleasures, insane maniacs, cruel and violent thugs..."

"The integration movement can no longer trust anyone, and the trust we entrust is nothing more than a beautiful vision, and vision is often the most broken thing in war."

Rankopel replied

, "But Faust, you are not just a warrior, you are also a small leader,

and the Phantom Crossbowmen you lead were a nightmare for many Usas mutant pickets."

"You should understand, Faust, the current state of the integration movement, only survival first, and then development."

"Faust, you need my help, the integration movement also needs my help, I may not be able to directly turn the tide of the war yet, but my strength is enough to tilt the scales of war by a small arc."

Faust heard the silence for a long time, his eyes clearly flashed the brilliance of the game, and in the end, the other side won.

"Say, Blood Demon, the price."

Faust took a long breath, stared at Rankopel, and said

, "If you can really save the integration movement,

what will be the cost?"

"What if I'm going to suck your blood?"

Rankopel stared at Faust and said.

"That's a surprisingly cheap price, if just sucking my blood can save the integration movement, I can now wipe the dagger around my waist through my neck."

Faust replied without hesitation.

"Very good, you are still the Faust I remembered."

Rankopel nodded secretly.

For Faust, he still admired himself in his previous life.

Unlike Mephistopheles, who rushed to human life, Faust actually valued human life very much

, and in the original plot, he left the temple behind himself in order to protect his Phantom Crossbowman troops and Mephistopheles, and finally died heroically,

and his crossbow was also recovered.

This level is called [broken string].

It not only refers to Faust's bowstring broken, so it implies Faust's death, but also refers to Mephistopheles' spiritual pillar, and the string representing Faust is also broken.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Mephistopheles, who did not have a dead heart, to walk into the sarcophylus of Chernoberg, and finally complete the atavism and become the singer Mephistopheles.

Because the plot of Ark of Tomorrow has changed a lot, it is not surprising that Rankopel met Faust here - even the undead who crawled out of Usas under Chernoberg came, and what is the fuss about Faust, who originally fought in the Dragon Gate, returning to Chernoberg?

"Huh... Since Faust is there, Mephistopheles should be nearby... Just went to ask him about the herd... My gut feeling is that these herds are not Mephistopheles' handiwork..."

Rankopel thought to himself.

But before he could ask, a doctor from the snow monster squad ran over and said

to Faust, "He is very injured... Faust, our doctors have done their best, but the internal organs of his wound are all charred, and his bones are widely damaged, and it is difficult for us to get him back. "

Although his Source Stone technique is accelerating to heal himself for him, it is only a false healing, if it goes on like this, it won't take a day, he will turn into a real Source Stone and then explode."

At this time, Rankopel probably understood that something had happened to Mephistopheles, and he should have been severely injured and sent to the snow monster team to seek medical help, but the injury was too serious.

"Faust, these herds are Mephistopheles' handiwork?"

Rankopel asked.

"No, maybe you, like Frost Star, may not believe it at first, but this time it really wasn't his move, and I suspect it was probably Talula's doing."

Faust shook his head and said to Rankopel:

"When Mephistopheles and I met Tallulah in the conning tower in the center of the core city, I had many doubts in my heart, but before I could answer all my questions, Tallulah burst into trouble."

"Mephistopheles was almost stabbed to death by him, and I also survived."

It could be seen that the sleeves and trouser legs on the right half of Faust's coat had been burned, almost burning the flesh.

"So..."

This surprised Rankopel, it was normal for Froststar not to believe this statement at first, even he did not believe it - it was impossible for Tallula's Source Stone technique to manipulate the herd.

But what if it's not the Source Stone technique?

Rankopel thought about it, Tallula had the undead black snake of Usas residing in her body, and if the black snake did to awaken these undead spirits of Usas, it was not impossible.

Faust was silent for a while, and said to Rankopel:

"Blood Demon, are there any doctors in your team who are skilled enough?"

Rankopel replied:

"Yes, I once worked with the doctor to cure a patient with the same degree of injury as him, and it may not guarantee how much combat ability he will have in the future, but it guarantees that he will at least survive."

"In addition, my name is Rankopel, Rankopel Zoster, you can directly call me by my real name."

Faust closed his eyes and said,

"Rankopel, count me as I beg you, save Mephistopheles."

"Maybe you've heard from Frost Star and the Patriots that Mephistopheles once used inhuman Source Stone skills and brutal atrocities, but... I still ask you to save him, he... It shouldn't have been

like this..."

"After this, I will supervise him and really fight for the mutants, and if he continues to act like this, I will kill first... I'm sorry, I can't do it, but I'll deprive him of his mobility.

"If you can really save him... I am willing to obey your command, and I am willing to give my life to you, Rankopel. Rankopel

was silent for a moment and said, "

I see."

Rankopel for the role of Mephistopheles... Feelings are complex.

In the past, he was also a kind and naïve child, but Usas's boundless malice and suffering washed him into a brutal butcher and inhuman madman.

He became a mutant because a vicious fat woman shoved a source stone crystal into his throat.

How much Mephistopheles suffered as a child, then after Mephistopheles grew up, he flowed exponentially to innocent people, and even to the integration movement itself.

This is a person who has been crushed by suffering and reorganized into a monster.

A pathetic, shameful, wretched person.

In a previous life, he was at the sarcophagus in Chernoberg and sent him the last ride in a requiem.

“...... Take me to see it... Faust.

In the end, he said to Faust.

Rankopel eventually decided to operate on Mephistopheles to save as much of his life as possible.

Even if Mephistopheles really deserved to die, he should have died in an upright judgment, not the claws of an evil god stretched out in the darkness.