Hello, Arknights

Chapter 311 Abnormality

At least he got rid of Nightingale who was thinking about something in her head. Ling Dengxian thought about his life these days and roughly understood why she asked these questions:

"It seems I have to find some time to accompany Nightingale. I really haven't taken good care of her. I just let her watch TV..."

"Brother Baige, I don't quite understand what you mean by letting Nightingale see your interactions with Operator Skadi?" Black Horn didn't quite understand, so he asked directly.

"It's okay, it's just that I really haven't taken good care of her these days, so I just wanted to tell her to relax." Ling Dengxian also thought of Skadi. The lonely killer whale had left the ship to perform a mission long before he left Rhodes Island, and he didn't know how she was doing now. Although he didn't need to worry about her strength, her personality still gave him a headache as to how to let her integrate into life on the island.

Although she arrived on the island earlier than him in terms of seniority... he had no friends at the beginning, but his life now... the serious and responsible senior sister Yaye, the persistent Surtur, the little Shuangye who said one thing but did another, the sunny and cheerful brother Black Horn... and Fiona and Celinina who he cared about the most. He still remembered the scene of everyone eavesdropping outside Kal'tsit's office when he first submitted the application for mission personnel. Now, his life is gradually filled with all kinds of daily life.

The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, but when he noticed that Flametail and the others were still there, he had to remind himself that they were still on the field, and whether it was a cocktail party or anything else, they had to return to the ship after the mission was successfully completed.

He continued to arrange the deployment of personnel:

"Ye Dao and Texas will stay at the base to respond to other situations. Surter... I forgot about Surter, Kaku, please notify Operator Ye Dao and the others and then send her to my friend Lorna to stay for one night."

Black Horn once again had a question in his mind: "Sartre? Brother White Dove, is this arrangement appropriate? I remember that she is also a very powerful fighter."

Ling Dengxian looked away guiltily. Of course he knew it, but that was before. Now he heard her say that the weapon had stopped responding and its strength had been greatly reduced. He was not sure how much strength she had left. To be on the safe side, he did not include her in his plan of action.

"Ahem, I have my considerations, but she is indeed not suitable for this night operation."

"Hmm... Indeed, Ms. Sultel doesn't seem like the type to make a quiet move when solving problems. Brother Baige, you are worried about attracting the attention of the Casimir officials and the Helmetless Alliance, right? That's true."

Well... the conclusion is the same, Ling Dengxian naturally nodded in agreement.

As expected of a senior operator, he was able to consider aspects that he had missed.

"But logically speaking, she should be responsible for responding together with Ye Dao and the others..."

"Well, Brother Black Horn, it's time for us to take action. I will be responsible for familiarizing myself with the terrain, which will facilitate support from all sides. The Red Pine Knights and I will inspect the terrain that may need to be checked during the day to ensure smooth operations at night." Ling Dengxian quickly changed the subject.

"Okay then, I'll go. Brother Baige, you should be careful too." Heijiao didn't ask any more questions and carried out the mission instructions diligently.

Ling Dengxian finished all this, paused for a moment, turned to Yanwei, and smiled gently: "So where do we start? By the way, I may need to go around a few more times before I can remember the terrain."

"Okay, okay, let me lead the way here..." Flametail nodded slightly confused and led him to the scene.

"You mentioned before that some of your companions were injured in the attack by the Wuzhou Alliance... Can I ask if the situation is serious?" Ling Dengxian asked, remembering the companion she had mentioned before.

"Well... I'm much better now. The attack came very suddenly, and the people in the settlement were not well informed. Generally, everyone had to resist the attack on their own. We were out for something at the time, and Justina... the Farfang Knight, was ambushed alone. Fortunately, she managed to hold on until we rescued her. She was hit by several arrows, but fortunately, no injuries were done to her vital parts..." Flametail gritted his teeth more and more as he spoke, Grayhair remained silent, but her clenched weapon showed that she was not in a relaxed mood, and although Wildmane was angry, she was worried that she would say something wrong again, so she just humphed.

"Misfortunes never come singly for you..." Ling Dengxian said sympathetically, handing some trauma medicines that Nightingale had given him to prepare for the Red Pine Knights to Flametail, "We are not a medical team, and the medical operators who joined the logistics team did not bring many medicines. I hope they can help you. Here are some trauma medicines."

"Ah, thank you very much! Um... do you want money? We've been a little busy lately..." Yanwei was happy at first, but soon felt embarrassed.

Ling Dengxian was stunned for a moment, looking at Yanwei's sensitive expression as if he saw himself at a certain moment, and then smiled: "No, no, we act for the infected."

After a pause, he felt that this statement was biased.

"As long as you are also fighters against injustice, Rhodes Island, we, and I will stand by you."

Soon, night falls.

Unlike other districts where the neon lights still illuminate the city buildings, the West City District where the infected live has few lights, which is somewhat out of place compared to the passion brought by the Cavaleriak Knights Competition.

Ling Dengxian was in a group with Shuangye, Xinhuo and Wildmane Knight, responsible for monitoring and patrolling an area. The infected people knew that there would be activities by the Red Pine Knights tonight, so they stayed in the settlement and did not move around.

"...Captain, aren't you going to give orders?" It was pitch black all around, and Xinhuo couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? Didn't I tell you to follow me?" Ling Dengxian asked puzzledly.

"But shouldn't there be more instructions?"

"…We are not sneaking in. The correct solution is to keep an eye on the environment and be careful not to miss any abnormalities."

"Is this so..."

"If you feel it's unsafe, then you lead the way in the front, and Shuangye and I will focus on other directions. How about that?" Ling Dengxian suddenly said.

"Okay." Xinhuo felt somewhat relieved after finally hearing the changes, but soon he felt the cold. Turning around, he found that Bai Ge, Shuang Ye and others were no longer behind him, and instead, there was a high, cold wall.

"Teacher Bai Ge?! Senior Shuang Ye?!"

……

"Where did that idiot go this time... Didn't they say they recognized the road during the day? Xinhuo, we..." The white-haired Wolper girl turned her head and found that her companion had disappeared without a trace, and the streets around them seemed to have become a little more weird.

She couldn't help but tighten her grip on the axe in her hand, and a chill rose above the blade: "What the hell..."

She also felt a little more timid and cold in her heart.

……

"Director! There are abnormal energy fluctuations in the West City District!"