Ark: The Cycle of Light and Darkness

a friend.

This almost polite statement is somehow so reassuring, as if as long as the other party expresses its position clearly, it will be implemented to the end.

After the other party said those words, the sizzling sound of the electric current was able to disappear, but the horns and bagpipes, the Rhode Island operators behind them, and even everyone present felt that it was not the other party leaving, but It's close enough

"Reinforcements?...There is a whole group of ghost troop soldiers outside."

Oliver muttered in disbelief:"What's the use of just one person."

Bang bang

……

The sound of the banging on the door disappeared at the moment when Oliver's voice fell.

At the same time, everyone's heartbeats were in their throats. It was not necessarily a good thing that the sound of banging on the door disappeared - maybe the other party had already mastered the key to breaking the door.

……Such as bombs.

This strange calm actually didn't last long, but for everyone present, it seemed like every day was like a year.

"etc.……"

The sound of the horn was very soft, even trying to suppress the interference caused by his own breathing and heartbeat.

As Luper, her hearing is different from ordinary people, so she can also hear some very small noises. Just now, she could clearly hear a voice.

Footsteps, footsteps going downstairs - steady, powerful, and you can even hear a strong confidence and defiant power from the faint sound.

……Who is coming?

Thinking this in her heart, girl Luper couldn't help but think of the voice in the communicator just now. a friend.

The footsteps stopped and stopped at the end of the steps - that position was enough for the ghost soldiers who were breaking down the door and blocking the basement corridor to see the incoming person.

Then, all that could be heard from the horn was a panicked sound, guns being loaded, knives unsheathed, armor scraping, and footsteps panicking.

But the calm footsteps didn't move anymore, they just stood there, as if waiting for the soldiers to take action first.

The next second, intensive gunfire sounded, the scream of bullets flying across the long corridor was heard, the sound of metal hitting was heard, and there was also a panic sound.

"……What the hell is this Sakaz? Don't, don't come over!"

"Long, sir! Bullets, bullets were all deflected by his knife! We can't hit him!!"

Da da da——

"Use Origin Stone skills quickly!!"

"No! no! My spell stopped in front of that person! What the hell kind of trick is this - ah!"

"impossible!! He... he crushed my Origin Stone skill with his bare hands - ugh!!"

"let me go! Goo——！！" boom!

"No retreat...attack! Attack, I, no, no, don’t want it——！"

Screams, wailings, gunshots, and howls of Origin Stone skills sounded chaotically, but eventually stopped abruptly with the sound of a blade entering the body, or the sound of an object hitting the wall.

Twenty seconds.

Various sounds rang for a total of twenty seconds. As the final gunfire fell, there was silence outside the corridor.

Horn and Bagpipe looked at each other, both seeing horror and absurdity in each other's eyes.

There was at least a whole group of ghost troops outside that were well-equipped to compete with the regular army. They numbered at least fifty people, and the unknown enemy or friend only took twenty seconds to resolve the battle.

——Even if there were fifty pigs, it would be difficult to knock them all down with such efficiency, right?!

The steady footsteps paused and then sounded again.

The horn's ears perked up, and his finger was on the trigger of the shield cannon.

She could tell that the voice was coming towards the door. She would not easily identify the faceless figure outside the door as a friendly force.

The footsteps stopped at the door of the room.

There was a soft sound, as if something was being put down.

Immediately, the sound of footsteps sounded again, this time, it was a sound that was gradually getting away.

From the beginning to the end, there was not a single word of dialogue between the two parties. The visitor seemed to be somewhat accustomed to it, while the horns, bagpipes, and even Oliver and the Shredder all remained silent.

Until long after the footsteps disappeared——

"Captain, have we gone too far?"

Bagpipe said with some uncertainty:"That person seems to be really here to help us."

Horn looked at the red-haired Vaifan girl, looked at the other person's embarrassed expression and sighed slightly.

"If we were the only ones in the room, I would open the door - but there are so many people behind us, so no"

"If everything happening outside is as we imagined, then the other party... is already so strong that it is unreal. I don't think there would be an existence of this level to support us at a time like this."

————Dividing line————

After confirming that no one was outside for a long time, the bugle signaled to Oliver to open the door.

There are no traps outside the door.

The soldiers of the ghost army fell to the ground in a mess, and more were crowded at the gate, as if they were resisting some terrifying existence and fled to the gate deep in the corridor.

Oliver walked up to a ghost soldier, stretched out his hand and touched the other person's neck.

"……Not dead, just passed out, probably the same as everyone else."

The horn just stared at a long dark-colored package placed next to the door.

"what is that? Wait, this is——！"

Bagpipe, who had quick eyes and quick hands, could no longer hold back and reached out to open the package. The moment they saw the contents of the package, the two Victorians and the two Rhode Island operators took a deep breath.

"……Jenny's sword?!"

In an instant, the huge pulling force released from the sword instantly formed a spatial vortex, which enveloped the entire room before anyone had time to react.

"wait——"

Before the voice fell, the vortex rolled wildly, and the next second, the whole room was empty, as if no one had been there.