Someone in Arknights, Starts as Griseo

She leaned against her shoulder, just like last night.

"Good afternoon..."

Seeing Griseo close her eyes shortly after, Alyona's eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on her face.

Then, after a moment of hesitation, she reached out her hand and gently stroked the little loli's sky-blue bangs.

Because Griseo had warned her in advance, Yelena, who was prepared, waited quietly and investigated carefully.

Soon, she found some clues around the mine, which directly confirmed the matter of the advance team the little loli had mentioned.

Upon realizing that there weren't many of them, FrostNova was already planning to take care of them with the Yetis...

After all, if they let such a reconnaissance team go, they might soon bring a large number of enemies to surround them.

Therefore, to buy time and slow down the enemy's actions, FrostNova absolutely would not allow this team to return alive.

Since a decision had been made, Yelena naturally acted decisively. After privately contacting a few Yetis and forming a small team, They quietly left the mine and pursued the prey that had already gathered intelligence and departed.

As for why they didn't attack while the team was still scouting, the reason was simple: the enemies had dispersed after approaching the mine... and the Yeti Squad didn't have enough people.

If they alerted the enemy prematurely and accidentally let one or two slip away, it would be over, and this operation would be meaningless.

That's why FrostNova chose this method: to follow them from a distance, waiting for them to regroup before striking them all at once.

Griseo noticed Yelena's departure, after all, her Tyrant and Madam were still out there.

However, the little loli didn't intend to stop her... because there was no valid reason.

Normally, Griseo might have stopped Yelena or acted before her... but this time, she couldn't act due to annoying mission restrictions.

However, the little loli wasn't very worried, because she sensed that Sakura was about to arrive.

So, although "Griseo" couldn't act to protect Yelena, if Sakura could, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

However, because of this, Sakura's originally casual handling order became fixed, directly targeting the advance team.

"Mmm..."

Thinking this, Griseo hummed softly and unconsciously nuzzled Alyona's shoulder.

ps: More tonight, I'm really going to do a burst update today, the editors are all cheering me on, making me a little embarrassed...

I've been wearing braces for a while, so they don't hurt anymore, but wearing the rubber bands is very painful, and the braces also rub against my mouth.

After I write another chapter, I'll start the bounty settlement, and then after the burst update tonight, I'll have to write a shelf recommendation. The first subscription is really important, I'll ask for your support tomorrow.

Chapter 54: Forget-me-not Is My Alias (Additional Update Chapter 2)

Wind howled with snow, and the surrounding trees blurred as they rushed backward. Sakura continued to move rapidly towards her target, without any pause or relaxation.

However, when Sakura arrived, she saw both sides fighting and Yelena about to use her Originium Arts to counterattack, with icy cold energy already condensing in her hand...

But, it was clear that Sakura didn't intend to give the "white rabbit" that chance.

With an extremely fast slash, several sharp sword energies cut through the air, leaving behind ice-blue trails.

In just an instant, before all the members of the advance team could react, Their heads were gone.

"Wha..."

This time, Sakura didn't hold back as before, so before the headless corpses fell, scarlet geysers of blood erupted before everyone's eyes.

"What!"

"Shit!"

It wasn't until the blood gushed out, stinging the eyes of several Yetis present, that they finally reacted and looked at the masked culprit not far away.

Even Yelena frowned slightly, her expression serious as if facing a formidable enemy, and asked, "Who are you?"

As for why Yelena reacted so strongly, it was because... it was too fast.

The speed at which the masked, scantily clad pink-haired Catter she saw just now acted was too fast, so fast that not only the Yetis, but even she couldn't see clearly.

"Me? You don't need to know yet."

Clearly, Sakura didn't want to waste too much time with FrostNova here, as there were still large numbers of enemies waiting for her to deal with.

If she lingered here any longer, Patriot might run into those enemies, causing some unnecessary losses.

So, after leaving two Forget-me-nots, just like before, Sakura intended to turn and leave.

However, as if remembering something, she softly dropped a sentence: "If you really want a name, Forget-me-not is my alias."

Then, Sakura truly didn't look at Yelena and the others' reactions anymore. She flashed and quickly left the area, heading towards the next target.

Watching the figure disappear in just a few breaths, Yelena's frown deepened. She unconsciously repeated softly, "Forget-me-not?"

"Big Sister, this... are we heading back directly?"

Seeing her Big Sister in a daze, one of the Yetis who had snapped out of it asked.

"Mm... let's go back. Although we didn't do it, the scouting party was still dealt with." Hearing this, Yelena nodded slightly after coming back to her senses.

However, before leaving, she still stepped forward, cut a piece of cloth from a corpse, and wrapped up the two tender pink Forget-me-nots Sakura had just left on the ground.

In the mine warehouse—

Meanwhile, Griseo, who had been leaning on Alyona's shoulder, slowly sat up straight and rubbed her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Griseo suddenly sit up, still groggy and cute, Alyona softened her voice and asked quietly.

"Mmm... nothing, I'm just a little unaccustomed to it."

Hearing this, Griseo also quietly explained to Alyona.

The little loli suddenly sitting up wasn't because she was happy about Sakura's situation; she was genuinely just a little unaccustomed to it.

Of course, this unaccustomed feeling wasn't about not being used to leaning on Alyona's shoulder. It was about... the gazes that still kept stealing glances at her.

Although Griseo wasn't scared, nor did she care...

This time, the distance was too close, and these gazes were mixed with various colors. It was making her uncomfortable, or rather, she was about to be forcibly dyed.

"Is it really okay?"

For some reason, Alyona felt that Griseo seemed a little irritable at the moment, but when she looked closely, she couldn't discern anything from the little loli's expressionless face.

"Mm... it's fine."

After responding softly, Griseo gently hugged her companion, resting her small head on her shoulder. After a while, she continued in a muffled voice:

"Mmm, can Alyona lend me some color again?"

"...Mm, take it."

Feeling the warmth by her ear, Alyona's mind went blank for a moment, and then after reacting, she answered simply.

In her opinion, it was just a mere color... If Griseo wanted to use it, she didn't even need to ask again; she could just take it.

And by now, Alyona had actually more or less finally understood the concept of "color" that Griseo mentioned.

Although she didn't fully understand, she had reached a general conclusion through observation and combining it with the little loli's previous words.

In Alyona's view, this "color" should refer to the different characteristics of each person, a characteristic that others couldn't see.

However, Griseo seemed to be special; not only could she see it, but she even seemed to be affected by it. Just like before and now.

Moreover, Alyona also noticed that the little loli had actively come to "stain" herself with her color both times to get rid of the influence of other "colors"...

"Hoo..."

After realizing this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Alyona's light green eyes.

Soon after, Griseo once again "stained" herself with her companion's color. However, this time she didn't intend to paint; she just sat there quietly, wanting this color to linger a little longer.

If the influence was still as strong when the color faded later, she planned to go out and play.

She wasn't afraid of the cold anyway, so she could just treat it as patrolling the mine.

Next, Sakura continued to move through the forest covered in silver frost, following the information Griseo provided. Even the heavy snow at this moment couldn't affect her speed.

However, this time, she was clearly much more vigilant than before, because she was afraid that an Elite Guard might emerge from the enemy forces on this side.

Sakura didn't actually fear Ursus's Elite Guards; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she could easily eliminate them. However, the characteristics of Elite Guards were truly troublesome... they were purely like widespread humanoid bombs.

As long as their protective suit was destroyed, it would trigger an annihilation, powerful enough to level a manor.

In such a situation, either Sakura had to just repel the enemy as the system mission stated, or she would have to lure them further away...

Otherwise, if Yelena and Patriot were caught in the crossfire, she would regret it immensely.

However, it could only be said that the restrictions on this mission were too great. If Griseo could intervene, she wouldn't even need to resort to force; she could directly seal the enemies into a painting.

That would truly be safe and pollution-free.

ps: There should be two more updates tonight. This is the first time I've written a novel that made my head buzz, and tonight I'll speed up the pace a bit. This matter is almost over.

Hurry me up.

Chapter 55: Who... on earth... are you (Additional Update Chapter 3)

However, just as Sakura was cautiously moving forward, the information from Griseo made her pause, and her speed slowed down considerably.

Just now, the little loli had told her that the enemy's main force, which Mr. Tyrant had been keeping a close eye on, had given up on another round of probing and had begun to advance.

Patriot was also getting closer to Sakura's location, and the two would collide before long.

If possible, Sakura really didn't want the two sides to meet. She just wanted to resolve the enemy quietly and silently, protect her friends, and get some rewards.

You see, Patriot is quite a handful, in every sense of the word.

And it's still unknown whether there are any Elite Guards among this wave of enemies. If we analyze this logically, Sakura feels the possibility is slim. After all, why would Elite Guards have nothing better to do than to resolve such a minor issue?

However, since the system has laid out this mission, it does raise some doubts? Of course, it's also possible she's overthinking things.

"Sigh..."

With a soft sigh, Sakura exerted force under her feet, accelerating her pace once more...

"Stop... there are... enemies... ahead!"

Patriot, walking at the very front of the group, suddenly halted his steps. Gazing at the blurry figures in the distance, he issued his command in his hoarse voice.

The group also stopped at his command, and everyone entered combat readiness.

The Shield Guards behind them all stepped forward to stand with Patriot, taking up defensive positions at the forefront of the formation.

And just as Patriot's side discovered the opposing force, the other side naturally noticed their situation as well, and they all entered defensive stances...

For a moment, both sides quietly observed each other's identities.

However, this harmony didn't last long. Suddenly, a pink figure directly and recklessly charged into the official team, relentlessly reaping lives.

Group after group fell in response... The team was completely thrown into chaos by Sakura's disruption.

Some attempted to counterattack with weapons, while others used Originium Arts. In the end, it devolved into utter disarray, with no one managing to hit the attacking assassin.

However, there were two reasons why Sakura dared to be so reckless... The first was that through her observations, she confirmed that there shouldn't be enemies of Elite Guard caliber in the group.

The second was that Patriot was about to charge forward any moment now, and to help Reunion reduce some losses, she decided to strike first.

Upon noticing the situation on the other side, the red glow in Patriot's eyes flickered. He didn't choose to act rashly but remained still, analyzing the situation ahead.

In his view, this seemingly disciplined group before him should be the official forces sent to handle this mining incident and suppress the Infected.