Arknights: Suika's Journey as a Messenger
Chapter 216

Plans and Their Respective Opponents

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"Over here!"

Seeing this, the three of them each got a dish and sat down.

The moment my bottom touched the stool, I heard ACE's deep, urgent voice say...

"Did you tell Dr. Kal'tsit that you wanted to have another match?"

"How did you know?" Amiya asked, somewhat surprised. After all, the decision had only been made recently, but judging from the expressions of the cafeteria staff, it seemed that everyone already knew.

"Just now, Kal'tsit called over Logos, Ascalon, Rosmontis, and all the others who were on the other side last time."

Rhodes Island's only major move recently has been your plan.

Even if we need to guard against Sarkaz attacks, we don't need Rosmontis's involvement.

The biggest event they've participated in recently was our last competition.

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Anyone with a sound mind could guess that there might be a second round of competition.

And since you guys are back, I guessed it must have been you who did it!

ACE stated that Rhodes Island has only a few recent activities and missions, and they are generally not kept secret from Elite Operator. Therefore, the Rhodes Island operators currently in service can usually guess what is going on that brings those few operators together.

"That's right, there will indeed be a second competition."

Before Amiya could speak Suika spoke first.

"You probably know that we lost rather badly in the first match, right?" ACE looked at Amiya apologetically.

Suika nodded

"Amiya already said that, but there's no need to worry about it, because I wasn't there at the time."

With Scout and I here this time, we don't need to worry about the combat aspect."

Suika said this while looking at Amiya

"Could you tell me about our opponents?"

Don't look at me like that. Gathering information about the enemy is part of the fight. Even in the harsh environment of Ursus, Scout still has to go out and collect intelligence every day.

Without your intelligence, we wouldn't have been able to resolve that issue with the New Reunion Movement, would we?

Hearing her words, everyone at the table looked over. Suika spread her hands and said matter-of-factly.

"That's absolutely right. Gathering enemy intelligence and concealing one's own intelligence are also part of the battle. To be precise, intelligence warfare is sometimes more dangerous than the main battlefield, because the ripple effects of a single intelligence failure can even surpass the losses on the main battlefield itself."

Scout agreed with Suika's statement after hearing it.

"Then how about I play the villain..." Scout looked at Amiya and Ace, then asked about the list of members on Kal'tsit's side, and then told Suika about each of their fighting styles and methods.

The ACE next to me was sweating profusely.

Suika listened with great interest.

After all, although he knew the abilities of Elite Operator like Li Gousheng, an Elite Operator was not just himself, but had a squad under his command to carry out missions.

These people may have names in the game's storyline that they are familiar with, or they may not even have names.

But they are also living, breathing members of this world.

Scout, as expected of Rhodes Island's scout and assassin, has an astonishingly high level of familiarity with his own people, especially when it comes to Elite Operator. He can not only describe their fighting styles and tactics in detail, but also their combat habits, and so on.

You could say he's an encyclopedia of Rhodes Island's active combat operators.

"I mean, is it really necessary to go into so much detail..." Amiya asked softly from the side.

"Amiya, if we're going to do it, we should do it the best we can."

Kal'tsit took advantage of our absence to strike first; winning one game is nothing special.

Watch as we, Mingtian, will help you win it back fairly and squarely.

And don't you think what Scout said was quite interesting?

Li Gousheng uses these little tricks during fights, do you think he's aware of them?

Suika poured Amiya a glass of calming grape juice and said with a smile.

For tomorrow's opponents, the people she needs to know most are those Elite Operator, but they are also the people she doesn't need to know the most.

Because these are all characters who have already appeared in the games they know, they are very clear about their strength and level—for example, Rosmontis is not good at fighting empty spaces (not really).

Therefore, Scout's descriptions of these operators were mostly taken as anecdotes.

After all, many characters who only appeared in the background with a name, or even without a name, became real people in Suika's eyes through Scout's vivid narration.

Of course, after Scout finished speaking with great enthusiasm, he looked up and saw the disdainful looks from the female operators not far away.

"What a disgusting guy, I never imagined Mr. Scout was a stalker..."

"You said he didn't steal that hair conditioner you lost before, did he...?"

"No way..."

"Otherwise, how could he know everyone's background so clearly..."

"No, I just..." Scout realized he had gotten a little carried away and forgotten that they were in the cafeteria, so everyone had heard what he said.

At this point, he was being regarded by those around him as a stalker who secretly followed operators and recorded their every word and action.

Seeing the way everyone looked at him as if he were trash, Scout knew that his reputation on Rhodes Island had probably hit rock bottom.

He looked at Suika with a sorrowful expression, only to find her whispering with Amiya.

"Amiya, you really need to be careful of Scout. He might have been secretly watching you to gather information... Ugh, just thinking about it makes me sick..."

"Aaaaaah, Suika, you bastard!" Scout, his defenses breached, reached out to grab Suika, but she was slippery as an eel and vanished in an instant.

Chapter 395 Plans and Their Opponents

After Suika's witty remark, Amiya and the others no longer felt tense or worried.

Amiya said she would gather the previous team members together again after dinner.

Then, the battle command was handed over to Suika.

Although Suika felt that she was not a good leader, and that her command ability was not as good as Doctor's or Kal'tsit's.

However, her plan this time was to use overwhelming force to defeat all opponents, so letting Amiya and her group experience the joy of overwhelming power in advance would also be helpful in the later battles.

After finishing their meal, Amiya and Scout used their communicators to contact their teammates.

Soon, in a makeshift meeting room not far from Amiya's office, Suika met the operators who had been persuaded by Amiya to participate in the operation.

The leading Elite Operator are ACE, Scout, Whitesmith, Raidian, Mantra, and Nearl.

Each person has about ten team members under their command, and each team includes basic combat units such as heavy armor, guards, snipers, and medics.

It can be said that although it is small, it has all the essential parts.

The office, roughly the size of a classroom, looked somewhat bulky with about seventy people sitting inside.

The two people standing in front of a group of adults (Amiya and Suika) looked quite young, which made the scene look somewhat comical.

"We lost the last competition, but a temporary victory or defeat doesn't mean anything. When Suika talked to me about this before, she said that people have to get up from where they fall down in order to improve. I think she makes a lot of sense."

So we requested another training match from Dr. Kal'tsit, and Kal'tsit agreed.

This training match is different from the previous ones, so our commander for this match, Ms. Suika, will be explaining it."

Amiya pointed to Suika, then offered the main seat to her.

Seeing Amiya's actions, some of the uninformed operators in the meeting room wondered if this was being done too hastily.

After all, Suika looked a little younger Amiya, and she had been drinking ever since she entered the room.

The idea of entrusting the victory to a drunkard makes many people instinctively uneasy.

Sitting in Nearl, Nearl frowned slightly upon hearing Amiya's words, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the Elite Operator beside her didn't seem too surprised. The one who should have stood up to object the most, and who was also the most mature and composed member of the team, ACE, remained unmoved.

Does this girl really have some special abilities?

Thinking of this, Nearl raised her hand to calm the emotions of the team members behind her, and then looked at Suika on the platform.

First of all, I would like to thank Amiya for her trust.

Actually, I'm better at charging into battle and fighting than commanding.

This competition was also my suggestion, and it will be much more difficult than before.

As per our agreement, Kal'tsit's operators will deploy their defenses today at the hills not far from Rhodes Island, while we will head there tomorrow.

As for the combat methods and objectives...

After Suika finished explaining the basic situation, she paused.

"Everyone can ask questions now."

Many operators raised their hands immediately.

Suika looked at Amiya, Amiya then pointed to the kindest person.

"Hello, I'm Solana, a member of Captain Scout's team."

Although our team didn't participate in the previous competition, we witnessed the whole thing, and it's fair to say that we had no advantage in terms of combat strength.

Now that Dr. Kal'tsit has gained the upper hand, to be honest, I really can't think of a way to break this deadlock...

Although her words seemed somewhat pessimistic, they were quite in line with the current reality.

To be precise, most of the operators who came here understood that the difficulties they faced were beyond their imagination, but they still came here without hesitation.

This is not just about trusting Amiya, but also about believing that the Doctor she spoke of can lead Rhodes Island to a better future.

Suika glanced at Scout and raised an eyebrow.

Scout rolled her eyes, still angry about what happened in the cafeteria.

"The solution to this impasse is simple, but I can't tell you because you wouldn't believe me."

However, if you trust Amiya, just follow my instructions tomorrow.

The road ahead may be dangerous, but I will pave the way for you all...

Suika felt that there was really no way to explain it; it wasn't possible for her to lead the charge and for everyone else to simply follow behind and expect to win.

So she looked at Amiya; now she had no choice but to use Amiya's reputation.

Amiya did not refuse, but nodded in agreement.

The ordinary operators below saw that the commander was full of confidence, Amiya also agreed. The Elite Operator in front all tacitly accepted the situation. Although they felt a little strange, no one continued to nitpick.

Even though some people felt there was something fishy about it, when the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up. Amiya, who was in charge, and the Elite Operator all agreed that Suika should take command.

These lowly soldiers are being incredibly disrespectful to Amiya and the Elite Operator by constantly questioning this and that.

Furthermore, if they don't even trust their own captain during training matches, who can they trust when undertaking dangerous missions?

After explaining the basic combat methods, the ordinary team members left one after another, leaving only six Elite Operator.

"Although I made it sound so easy, tomorrow's battle will still depend on everyone working together."

Because the combat strategy I mentioned earlier included slaying generals, the enemy will definitely use that as leverage. Amiya, you are our commander, so your safety must be guaranteed. Otherwise, even if we break through their defenses earlier, if you fail here, it will still be a defeat for us in the end."

Suika said this, complex emotions flickered in the eyes of ACE and the other elderly people.

The reason is simple: Suika's words touched a raw nerve in their hearts.

If someone had been as clear-headed as Suika back then, that incident probably wouldn't have happened.

"So apart from Amiya and your people, ACE, your team can't stray too far from Amiya."

If she encounters danger, I hope you can provide her with support immediately.

At least ensure she is safe while we accomplish our objectives on the front lines.

Then Scout... Based on your intelligence, the most dangerous member of the opposing team should be Ascalon.

Like you, she excels at assassination and reconnaissance...

I need you to keep her occupied tomorrow!

Don't look at me like that. We're all doing the same thing. You're not going to admit you can't beat a woman, are you?

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