Arknights: Iron-Blooded Savior

[That night, the village burned with a fire that could not be extinguished by the rainstorm, and Draco's breath was like a torch falling in the sky]

[Eno sang in the rainstorm, and the song floated in the flames, lingering with heat and death. 【Why

... Why is this? [

Why did they kill our forgiver ... It is extremely sad that it was not the city-breaking spears of the regular army of Usas that killed a sin pardon division ... Rather, a long nail and a hammer in the hands of a peasant. 】

......

["

It's okay, as long as you want to

do it, you can do it, after all, you are Mephistopheles, I allowed it.

"But you said before..."

"That was a few years ago.

"As our career progresses, some things will change naturally, and if we can't keep up with the situation, we will be eliminated, and the result of elimination is death."

"We must carve out a new future for ourselves and all our fellow mutants, and my flame will burn all the thorns and obstacles in our path.

"Until then, everyone can sacrifice for this ideal, including you and me, Mephistopheles. "】

【“...... I can trust you, right? Sister Tallula?

"Of course, because I'm Tallula.

"I will do it!

["Ino, good boy, you will definitely do it!

"We can't do it without you, but with you, we can do countless things, you can do anything, you can do anything."

She was still so good at motivating, but this time I felt something was clearly wrong.

Who the hell is she?

......

"Come in... You should have seen it all.

[The scaly Phidia boy walked in from the doorway, he stared at the strange Draco woman in front of him, his finger always on the trigger on the crossbow pinned to his waist. 【"

Who are you?"

"Of course it's Tallula.

["She used to be like you..."]

[Faust, I don't like to kill, but there are always ignorant and so-called villains who take the initiative to bump into my sword.

"Faust, no, Sasha, remember, Tallulah is just Tallula, and Tallulah will change, like a fire that burns more and more. "】

【“...... Help him, Faust, help him, Mephistopheles needs your help, Mephistopheles needs you to make him valuable, he only trusts you and me.

["Tallulah will never do this, you are taking advantage of his trust in you!!!"

"None of us have the right to choose, Faust, the fire is already burning.

"

I'll do it for him, everything. "】

......

Should I really continue to trust her?

Flames can bring warmth, but what she brings now is boundless destruction.

What made her like this?

"Ino, haven't you realized it yet? After passing through that village, Tallulah changed completely, she changed completely! Inno!

"I know, Sasha, I've always known.

"Then why do you still do this?"

"Now I won't believe anyone but you and Sister Tallula.

"I don't want to choose either.

["Faust

, where are we going...?"] "】

【“...... I...

"["

Faust, tell me, what should we do?"] "】

【“...... We live, together.

"Isn't it painful to be alive?"

"It's painful.

"But we can live together."

"Also, I apologize to you, Ino. "】

【“...... What the?

"The book that talks about ideals, I think, is worth reading carefully.

"Why can't people have ideals?" Even if it's an illusion, it's a bubble, it's a beautiful thing worth pursuing.

"Go, Ino, go after our ideals.

"I'll look at you, Ino.

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"Sasha..."

At this moment, Mephistopheles, who was lying on the makeshift hospital bed, opened his eyes, his pale green eyes were a little dilated, and his mouth was still muttering, and his tone was very low.

“...... Woke up early? Rankopel

put down the scalpel in his hand, wiped the sweat from his face, and said to the Iron Guard doctor on the side:

"Increase the intensity of healing and heal his wounds."

Several doctors immediately increased the amount of source stone technique released in their hands, and the cleaned wounds on Mephistopheles' bodies healed quickly, and the corresponding doctors immediately oozed sweat on their foreheads.

By the time the cure was complete, the doctors were so exhausted that they almost collapsed on the ground.

"Hard work on you, doctors, go to the truth side to receive your reward, I am proud of you, Sakatz."

Rankopel spoke sincerely.

"No need to thank you, leader, our life is much better after following you! What does this count? We Sakaz are never afraid of bitterness and tiredness, only afraid that our bitterness and tiredness are meaningless! Several

Sakaz doctors also paid tribute and gratitude to Rankopel.

Rankopel nodded with a smile, turned to look at the silver-haired Sakaz boy in front of him, and said:

"Now tell me, are you Mephistopheles, or Ino?"

This is a high-level limit breakthrough application, and it is not necessarily guaranteed to succeed at once.

"I'm Eno, I don't know anything Mephistopheles... I'm just Ino.

Eno replied timidly, and at that moment he seemed to go back to his old childhood... There was no abuse or bullying, and Rankopel could read in her eyes that he wasn't lying.

It was Ino's eyes, not Mephistopheles' eyes.

Mephistopheles, a cruel and vicious soul born in suffering, was completely uprooted by Rankopel.

Rankopel turned to Faust, who was watching the battle, and said:

"I did it, he is now Ino, just Ino, but whether he will become Mephistopheles again depends on your guidance,

Faust."

Indeed, if Eno is not well guided again, he will still become Mephistopheles again, and Mephistopheles is not a person, but a vicious will born of misguided in suffering.

"Thank you, Rankopel, for being willing to fight to the death for you in return until my infected organ ruptures."

Faust's tone was flat but solemn, and this was his most serious tone.

"So shake hands?"

Rankopel held out his right hand to Faust—a hand that looked like a nobleman, without calluses and scars, and such a hand never seemed to appear on a warrior.

Faust took his hand out, but hesitated.

[Believe in a blood demon? How ridiculous.

But Faust eventually took Rankopel's hand.

[Maybe... In this absurd world, absurd paths may lead in the right direction. 【I

hope you're not the next Talula.】

Faust said silently in his heart.

After Rankopel walked out with Faust and Eno, the mercenaries under W saw Faust and immediately surrounded him, looking at Rankopel with a slightly wrong look in his eyes - because of the extreme vigilance born of fear.

Rankopel saw that these Sakaz were not his own team, and the team led by Faust in his memory was also the Phantom Crossbowmen, so he asked:

"Faust, these Sakaz are your team?"

Faust shook his head and said, "

They used to be mercenaries of another cadre under the Integration Movement, and now they are temporarily at my command."

After Faust answered Rankopel's question, he said to them in a serious tone:

"Now he is my leader, and I, and you will listen to his orders next."

"If you don't approve, turn around and leave."

And W's Sakaz mercenaries were a little stunned after hearing Faust's words.

"Faust, what kind of demon joke is this? You and he don't know where to go, and you swear allegiance directly to him? When was Sakaz's loyalty so cheap?

"Besides, Faust, he's a blood demon, a blood-sucking monster, a notorious species in Sakaz, aren't you afraid that one day he'll skin you and drink your blood?"

A very weighty Sakaz mercenary stood up and said in a heavy tone.

"Stop talking... Tut... Do you want to die...,"

a Sakaz mercenary behind him carefully tugged at the back belt of Tut in front of him and whispered.

After all, these Sakaz were once mercenaries, and they had nothing to do with themselves, and it was really normal to notice their race for the first time.

"Faust, this squad is directly managed for you, I am not responsible."

Rankopel smiled, a disobedient team is better than not, which has its own iron guards, although the number of their own iron guards is not large, but they are absolutely obedient to their orders.

Simply threw it directly to Faust's full management, but I don't expect them to make much achievement, as long as they don't cause trouble for themselves at a critical time.

And W did not die in the plot of Ark of Tomorrow, and should come back later to take over them, and it will probably not take them long to let them go back, no need.

"I see,...... Leader.

Faust seemed to want to say something, and Rankopel shook his head at him with his eyes closed, which he finally closed.

"Faust, how infected are you?"

Rankopel turned and asked him.

“...... If you fight at full strength, you can last for another month.

Faust was silent for a moment and said.

In other words, this sentence means that if Faust fights with all his strength, this month will be his strongest month, and the source stone skill will be used by him to the limit.

But after that, his infected organ ruptures and he dies.

"I see."

Rankopel didn't say much, just secretly noted the incident.

He asked Faust to take Eno down first, and then he came to a member of the snow monster squad, he had just told himself about the situation of Frost Star and the proper placement of the doctor, but he was still a little uneasy.

As soon as the snow monster saw that it was Rankopel, he immediately greeted him:

"Ah, Mr. Rankopel."

Rankopel stood in front of him and asked,

"How is Frost Star doing now?"

The snow monster team immediately took Rankopel to where Frost Star was, and at this time, Frost Star was lying on a hospital bed temporarily laid for her by the snow monster team, breathing steadily, but extremely weak.

The member of the snow monster squad said to himself,

"The doctor named Linguang you brought with you almost exhausted her strength for her eldest sister..."

Mr. Rankopel, she said the level of this infection... Even Rhode Island's best medical equipment couldn't save her life.

"She was limping when she left, it's hard to imagine that she is a Kuranta who is good at running, we originally wanted to send two fighters to see her off, but she smiled and refused."

Rankopel was silent when he heard this, and finally nodded quietly, which he remembered in his heart.

"

Frost Star..."

Rankopel looked at Frost Star, at this time Frost Star was immersed in the source stone technique that Linguang finally fought for her, and her life was temporarily saved, but it could not last long.

"Rankopel..."

And at this moment, Frost Star's eyes opened a little, and he muttered to himself.

"I'm here, Frost Star, you say."

Rankopel half-crouched down and held Frost Star's cold hand.

"Will I die... Die here? "

The strength of Frost Star's voice has become very small, small like a snowflake about to melt in heaven and earth.

"No... No!! Big sister, you won't die! You definitely won't die! A

snow monster squad cried and grabbed Frost Star's other hand - he was only fifteen years old, this was only the age of a high school student in his previous life, but he had to become a warrior and witness countless life and death partings.

"Soldiers, I'm sorry... I..." Frost

Star didn't finish his words after all, and the white rabbit gently closed his eyes.

She slept temporarily.

"I will never let you die, Frost Star, our white rabbit, the cold wind that whistles for the mutants, the cold wind that blows for all the injustices in this world..."

Rankopel put Frost Star's hand on his forehead, silently thinking in his heart.

There are still a lot of things to do next.

"Mr. Rankopel, what should we do?"

The sadness in the tone of the member of the snow monster squad has not completely faded:

"Big sister... Slept, the captain could not be contacted, we ... We listen to you now! Rankopel

closed his eyes and said to them.

"Take her... Snow monsters, let's go to the patriots to converge. "