Hello, Arknights

Chapter 336: Door Opening

"Has the temperature in the city gotten higher..." The Kuranta man with short purple hair looked at the crimson sky worriedly while continuing to ensure the safety of his family. The fog that could devour people was constantly expanding. With the whole city paralyzed, Serchiak returned to his family as soon as possible. On the streets, he could always see injured people being transferred to the hospital by medical staff. He couldn't help but deepen his frown. He had experienced the danger of the monsters that came out of the fog, so he now stayed by his wife and children's side without leaving.

The light suddenly dimmed and visibility dropped drastically. The panicked citizens almost all looked towards the "light source" at the same time. The Pegasus, infected by crimson, flapped its broken wings weakly. Its painful roar was blocked by the invisible wall, and the people on the ground could not feel it at all. The Pegasus's already cracked feet stomped again, and then sank deeply into the world of fog. Visible to the naked eye, cracks appeared on his body, and a light like blood was spilled. Between the roars, the crimson storm roared and fell mercilessly. The raised city-breaking spear made a horrible tearing sound, and then shattered in the gathering cosmic storm.

Having lost his weapon, his broken wings quickly retracted to defend himself, but the black and red light of death pierced straight through the light of protection——

It was as if the sentence of death had arrived around a corner, and the creatures in the mobile city felt the belated panic. Serkiak cursed softly, and his survival instinct told him that the situation had become dangerous. He turned around and called his family to flee towards the city entrance, but found that when he was not paying attention, the fog had spread to the vicinity of their block, and the dim light gradually revealed the unknown horror of the darkness, and he could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

The sound of small objects rubbing against the ground was heard, and all the survivors were alarmed. The large number of casualties had already told them with their blood what the danger was. Strange monsters emerged from the fog. Under the horrified gaze, a two-story high monster opened its huge mouth, and a large number of ferocious eyes rolled wildly in its mouth. The silent roar pulled at everyone's fear.

Fear... the fear of the Casimirs... ha!

A red light flashed, and a ray of darkness appeared on the tip of the long-handled sword in the hand of the armored Nightmare, and then it was covered by the red light in his eyes, and a strong fighting spirit emerged from him.

"Wait! Nightmare Knight--" Serkiak subconsciously reminded the other party that this was not an opponent that could be easily dealt with by physical means. However, Nightmare's actions were faster than his words. Facing the ferocious monster that seemed to be slow in movement due to its huge size, he did not avoid or give way. Instead, he soared into the air, gathered his fear, and slashed down with his sword!

The monster's body, made of unknown material, fell to the ground. The wounds of the monster where its flesh and blood had been cut off were covered with eerie black air. The message of fear was transmitted to it through the wounds. It felt helpless, but its stiff reaction was met with Nightmare's rude second knife.

The sharp blade was still heading for the head, but this time it missed. The sudden agility displayed by the monster exposed Tora's flaw. The wound he had cut open sprouted sharp spikes that crossed the sky and pointed directly at his forehead. In a flash, the last Qiexue who had hurriedly returned to defense with his weapon was smashed to the ground. He coughed and turned over. The half of the long-handled knife with a blade on one end that had just been broken by the impact flew away and nailed to the top of the monster's head. Tora inserted the remaining handle into the asphalt and drew out his sword.

"...I know that the road ahead is not easy, and I will take my knife back myself!" Fear fluttered under his cloak, and the red light became brighter. He attacked again with the essence of his emotions. His waist knife slashed through the small monsters charging on both sides of the road, cutting them into two pieces, and they fell to the ground motionless.

"Why is that guy's slashing attack effective against those things... Never mind, I'll only cause trouble for him if I go. Everyone, let's go to the city entrance!" Sekiak knew his own weight very well and did not feel unwilling. He took a deep breath and called on the survivors to begin retreating under the cover of the Nightmare Knights. Hearing the fierce battle erupting behind him, he paused, but a large rock raised by the aftermath of the battle knocked back his reckless idea. Finally, following Tora's battle cry, he decided to send others who were weaker than himself to the safe zone and help him gather reinforcements.

Fortunately, the fog had not yet swallowed up the road leading to the city entrance, but more and more ordinary people continued to gather around him along the way. Facing tremendous pressure, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and this fear reached its peak when dozens of wandering monsters appeared ahead of the road.

"how come……"

Serkiak sensed that someone was looking at him for help, and the knife in his hand suddenly became limp. He would have to risk his life to deal with any one of them, and with this number... but he was the only "knight" who could protect people.

As his eyes dodged, his throat rolled slightly, and he realized that he was afraid. Nonsense, he had always been afraid. He had been afraid since he found out that his force was not enough to protect the lives of his wife and children. Apart from one of the reasons, if we talk about dark thoughts, he brought many citizens with him in the hope that if any danger arose, the probability of him and his family surviving the turmoil would increase... But when the frightened and exhausted civilians looked at him with eyes that changed little by little, his heart was in turmoil, and his words were stuck in his throat.

"Dad? What should we do?" His son grabbed the corner of his clothes tightly. He tried his best to prevent him from bleeding, but even if he covered his mouth with his hands, blood would flow out from between his fingers. The screams could not be buried by words. The pain had ears, and the child could not ignore it.

Facing the child's question, Serkiak's shoulders trembled, and he looked at the monster that looked like a stone sculpture. It seemed that his fear was too obvious, and the hope in the eyes of the citizens faded. They remained silent and did not utter that fervent request, but his son's eyes became brighter. He rubbed the child's head, trying to suppress his thoughts. He took a deep breath and said in a slightly trembling voice: "...The road ahead is blocked, let's go back."

"...Mr. Knight, the road we came here was covered in fog..."

Serkiak turned his head sharply; the fog had swallowed up his path without him noticing. As if mocking his hesitation and fear, the fog swayed, and a monster with a terrifying face appeared from behind them. Its five-meter height almost completely cut off all his hopes of victory.

"Dad... can you beat it?"

"... Later, you have to rush forward with your mother... You must survive." Serchiak took a deep breath and didn't even look at the dagger in his hand. No matter what weapon it was, it could not save his life in the current situation.

"Beast! Come on!" The purple-haired Kuranta Knight turned around and rushed towards the enemy in front. The road behind was already shrouded in fog. Even if there was only one enemy, there was no way to retreat. Reality forced him to choose the most desperate option.

Serkiak is very self-aware. He is not a very noble person. He has done things like match-fixing and perjury. But at this moment he has to do something that seems noble. Therefore, he does not think he should survive.

Perhaps this is what the Yan people call karma.

"Be careful!!" The moment the spell was constructed, the dark spell bombarded the group of monsters, blasting a way out for Serkiak before he rushed to death.

Carters shook her long ears, and the rings on her ten fingers glowed slightly, reflecting the girl's determined gaze. The dark magic seemed to have a special influence on these demonic monsters. The dark residual light frightened the monsters with stiff movements. The black-haired Carters kept releasing spells, and after confirming that the rescue target was safe, several magic balls shot out at the same time!

During the bombing, Serchiak looked up and found another group of people emerging from another direction where the fog was thinning. One of the leading people was none other than the Grand Knight Commander Russell, who was known to all the people of Casimir in the Grand Knight Territory. There was also a slender man in a hooded coat with a few strands of white hair hanging from the hood, and the other was the Carters girl who had just rescued him.

"Well done, kids - everyone listen up, cooperate with Amiya's spell, and protect the civilians to reach the entrance to the city!" Russell pounded his cane and spoke in a sonorous voice.

All the citizens cheered loudly when the knights lined up to fight the monsters head-on, but Serchiak's heart sank. He knew that the appearance of them, who were the backbone of the army, meant that the center of the Great Knights' City had already fallen.

This move does not aim to kill all the enemies completely, but only to ensure that these monsters cannot pose a threat to people in a short period of time. The knights in formation quickly attacked the enemies with limb amputations. More than a dozen knights were injured to varying degrees, but they still arrived at the entrance to the city smoothly.

"Mr. Russell, the emergency mechanical press can still be used, but the power system is still paralyzed. We are unable to open the gate from the inside..."

"Not bad," Russell said unexpectedly optimistically. She seemed to feel much more at ease. "Finally, there is some good news."

Amiya was confused: "Ms. Russell?"

The doctor rubbed her head and guessed what Russell meant: "The mechanical pressure devices in the city are all fine, so the backup mechanical pressure devices outside the city are also likely to be fine. According to the structure, what we need to do here is to open the key to give the outside forces access permission... The outside forces, that is, Casimir's forces, have arrived?"

Russell nodded approvingly. Out of trust gained from years of battle, she believed that her "Knights" should already be in place, and familiar noises could be heard from behind the thick gates.

They don't have the power in the city to activate the mechanical pressure device, but Silver Spear Pegasus can.

As if in response to Russell's call, the heavy gate of the Grand Knight's Territory rang loudly, and in the dark vision, a group of silver knights appeared in front of everyone with clanging sounds.

"Mr. Russell!"