"Will you... stay by my side?"
"Even though this guilt will always exist... all kinds of regrets, all kinds of losses, I must face them squarely."
"Together with everyone from Rhodes Island—"
Faster!
Appear already!!
Before Amiya could finish speaking, Mochi's heart urged the prompt box to appear quickly.
She wanted to give Amiya a definitive answer.
The audience off-stage was also anxious, their hearts like cats scratching, dancing in front of the screen.
Wishing they could smash the screen!
'Damn it, don't be a ticking clock at a crucial moment!'
'Bunny, I will always be by your side, together with Rhodes Island!'
'A single spark can start a prairie fire!'
.......
The viewers were so anxious they were spewing profanity!
It was evident how desperate they were at this moment.
[Yes, I will accompany you to witness Rhodes Island's growth, I will accompany you through tears and laughter, witness you making more and more friends. Amiya, believe me, things will get better!]
Bang bang bang!!
Mochi tapped frantically!
At this moment, she had waited for too long!
If there was any more silence, Mochi feared she would go berserk and curse.
Repeatedly stabbing my bunny, are they bullying my bunny army into having no one? (Referring to YJ's writing!)
"Doctor!"
Amiya jumped excitedly onto the Doctor's head, her two bunny ears twitching charmingly.
In the sunset,
The small girl with perked-up bunny ears rode on the neck of the tall, completely covered villain, their silhouettes stretching long in the sunlight.
Like a father and daughter leisurely playing after dinner.
So satisfying!
So satisfying!
After such long suppression, they could finally breathe.
Seeing Amiya's long-lost smile, everyone involuntarily showed an aunt-like smile.
'Unexpected, yet within reason.'
'From this scene onwards, I'm completely in love with this game!'
'I'm a firm console player, and at this moment, I announce that I will gloriously join the ranks of anime mobile games (limited to Lingjing's productions)!'
'Rigorous, me too!'
.......
Instantly, gifts exploded in the live stream, everyone genuinely happy for Amiya.
The poor child had endured too much hardship in her heart.
It was time for some sweetness.
Buzz buzz buzz—
The warm scene didn't last long, as the communicator in Amiya's hand vibrated.
"Hmm? It's Dr. Kal'tsit's communication..."
Picking up the communicator, Amiya asked, "Dr. Kal'tsit? May I ask what's the matter?"
"Amiya, scout teams have reported a critical situation," Kal'tsit said concisely on the other end.
"Understood, I'm coming right away."
Knowing the gravity of the situation, Amiya put away her playful demeanor and rushed off with the Doctor.
........
The God's-eye view shifted to Frostleaf, Jessica, and the others.
Facing more and more enemies, they gradually fell into a disadvantage.
At this moment, the temperature continued to drop.
Frostleaf discovered a frozen wall in the nearby ruins, which was the center of the area's cooling.
She recalled a legend circulating in mercenary barracks—
In the northwest region of Ursus, there was a group of Infected guerrillas who had been at odds with Ursus.
Among them, there was a tower-like monster, said to be unstoppable.
Shields would be crushed, weapons broken.
After the monster left, only flat ground remained, a ground devoid of life.
And within that guerrilla group, there was a squad—the Snow Crabs.
They were like a winter storm, freezing everything in their path.
Buildings collapsed with a roar, turning to dust, scattering across the open battlefield.
The trenches were filled with Ursus soldiers frozen into blocks of ice.
Now, they were likely in a place where this Snow Crab squad had lingered and fought, and they could appear at any moment.
"Is this laying the groundwork for a new boss, or a new operator?"
After hearing Frostleaf's analysis, Mochi guessed, "Ice attribute, capable of destroying terrain, seems plausible as a specialist operator!"
"And there's the tower-like monster, capable of pushing through everything. It might be the boss guarding the later chapters, usually very difficult to defeat."
Mochi's guess wasn't unfounded, and the viewers largely agreed.
'If that's the case, my liver is starting to hurt.'
'This is a progression tower defense game. The two bosses mentioned should just be appetizers. Don't forget the final boss, Talulah.'
'I even think Talulah might just be a stage boss if Lingjing's goals are long-term, planned for three to five years.'
'Hey, hey, no way? Lingjing is playing that big?'
'From their meticulously crafted writing, I think it's highly probable.'
.......
Observing the details, the viewers were old hands at various game genres, having played for years.
They had practically dissected "Dormant Ark" to its core.
Their overall assessments were mostly correct.
However,
No one expected that characters like Patriot, FrostNova, and even Faust, who appeared as villain bosses, could be turned into emotional blows by the old fox.
Although Mochi was psychologically prepared, she was also quite confused at this moment.
Because the Doctor was a transparent figure, only acting as a timer and idling the rest of the time.
On one hand, Frostleaf's side was encountering troublesome enemies.
On the other hand, Amiya was handing over work to Sir Chen.
At this point, Chen had regained her usual capable demeanor.
Amiya suggested launching a joint operation to completely annihilate the Infected within Lungmen.
As expected,
Chen rejected the suggestion.
Her reason was simple: the people of Rhodes Island were all Infected.
Operating in the slum area again would only cause greater unrest.
As Amiya was still trying to persuade her, her communicator rang again.
This time it was Jessica calling. While hiding in the ruins, they had been discovered by the enemy leaders.
And there were two of them!
The scene then shifted to Jessica's side.
At this moment,
Familiar faces reappeared.
Mephisto and W arrived at the ruins, and as soon as they met, they started bickering and spewing sarcasm.
Even through their arguments, there was a lot of crucial information.
Among it, Mochi heard about a very important character—Patriot!
This person was likely a significant figure. From Mephisto's words, it seemed W was quite afraid of Patriot.
After the argument, Mephisto directed the Infected to launch a probing attack.
Although Jessica, Frostleaf, and the others withstood the wave.
However,
No one expected Mephisto to be a "poisonous healer."
His Originium Arts could emit large amounts of dust. Infected members who inhaled the dust became extremely frenzied and excited.
Attacking recklessly, even elite operators couldn't withstand such a relentless war of attrition.
With no other option, they had to call Amiya for help.
Hearing this, Amiya became very anxious.
She wanted to ask for more information, but the communication was cut off.
Helpless, she called Dr. Kal'tsit.
Then,
Dr. Kal'tsit uttered a very "manly" line, so much so that players would call her "Dad Kal" for a long time to come.
"Ask that Sir Chen next to you, ask her—"
"How long will Lungmen continue to put on a pretense?"
.........
ps: I finally know why some people said Arknights' writing was lackluster before. After reading the fourth chapter's plot, I found it was indeed lacking, so I made some modifications (✿◡‿◡)