Arknights, but Raising Terra Chapter 19

To me, it's just a phone, but to you, Amiya, and Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, is it some kind of advanced AI or Red Queen?

Amiya, unaware of Chen Ran's thoughts, simply bowed and then, upon lifting her head, said, "I was reckless. I have offended you, Lord God. I beg for your magnanimity. If I can appease your wrath, I am willing to accept punishment."

This time, it wasn't because Amiya was kind.

After calming down from her initial anger, Amiya finally realized two things:

First, an existence as majestic as the one before her would not, or even disdained to, lie to her. She was not worthy.

If He said He didn't do it, then He didn't.

Second, no matter how she looked at it, Amiya was the one who attacked first.

And wasn't His casual instruction to Heart of the Corrupted Skadi on how to more efficiently destroy a planet a warning to Amiya?

For one person's mistake, the entire race is held accountable. Isn't that only natural for a god?

Therefore, Amiya quickly realized that she had to admit her mistake. Not only did she need to have a good attitude, but she also had to be willing to accept punishment.

Otherwise, if this Lord God became unhappy and sent her home planet to another dimension, she wouldn't even have a place to cry.

"Oh, this scene looks familiar."

Chen Ran suddenly chuckled.

Of course, it looked familiar!

Wasn't this just a repeat of "Kal'tsit's attitude finally became respectful as she clearly called out, 'Lord God'"?

"I'm saying, you and Kal'tsit, why are you two like you're carved from the same mold?"

If it were before, Chen Ran probably wouldn't have understood the reason for Amiya's change in attitude.

But with Kal'tsit's incident beforehand, Chen Ran understood it instantly this time.

Not to mention, the semi-transparent pop-up box also flashed at the opportune moment:

"Amiya is awestruck by your majesty. She deeply understands how incredibly audacious her previous attack was."

"Little rabbit, you wouldn't want your home planet to be hit into a sewer like a marble by me, would you?"

"You are so despicable. Under your tyranny, Amiya has no choice but to submit."

"I recommend spanking her."

Chen Ran: "..."

This Eastern system, dial it back a bit.

But speaking of butts...

Chen Ran looked down and carefully examined Amiya.

In the normal timeline, no matter how Amiya ascended or what her class was—Arts, Sword, or Medic—

Amiya's standard attire was always those black stockings.

But in the Demon King Rabbit timeline, Amiya had become a bare-legged, barefoot type, wearing only a white dress and not even shoes.

Indeed, this timeline was a corrupting influence.

Chen Ran was observing her, while Amiya began to feel uneasy.

Amiya didn't believe Chen Ran was looking at her with lustful eyes, but rather assessing her value.

Could she, alone, represent the entire human race? Could punishing her alone atone for the sins of the entire race?

"I remember, little rabbit, you've come of age, right?"

"Eh...?"

Chen Ran's sudden question made Amiya pause, but she quickly replied, "Yes, Lord God."

"It's like a pet rabbit you kept at home suddenly grew up and became a big rabbit, but upon closer inspection, you realize that even though you've grown up, you're still so small?"

But as long as she was an adult, it was fine.

So Chen Ran extended his hand towards Amiya and said, "Come up here."

"Okay..."

Although Amiya didn't understand why, she didn't disobey the Lord God's will. She stood up and walked onto Chen Ran's palm.

When Chen Ran lifted the little rabbit closer, he continued, "Lie down. As punishment, a spank on your bottom will suffice."

Amiya: "..."

Amiya remained silent for a long time.

It wasn't that she thought the punishment was excessive, but she was wondering... wasn't this punishment too light?

Lord God, you were offended and attacked, yet you would let it go with just a spank on someone's bottom?

Is this Lord God... so kind-hearted...?

So Amiya didn't refuse, she just obediently lay down on Chen Ran's palm.

Then Chen Ran reached out—

He tugged on Amiya's rabbit tail.

"Lord God...?"

"Oh, I was just a little curious. I've always heard that rabbit tails are actually quite long, just curled up, so I wanted to see."

"Then you now—oof?!"

Having satisfied his curiosity, Chen Ran naturally let go of Amiya's rabbit tail.

Then, with his fingertip, he lightly tapped Amiya's little bottom as a form of punishment.

Otherwise, would he really have beaten this little rabbit?

Chen Ran thought his action was very light, so light it was like a mere touch.

But for some reason, after Chen Ran withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, consider the punishment over,"

When Amiya lifted her little head, her eyes were already teary from the pain.

"I don't think I used that much force? Did you really cry?"

"No..."

Amiya sniffled and tried to roll over to sit up, but whether it was from the pain or not, she had to stand up again.

Using the black veil she wore to cover her face, Amiya quickly asked, preventing Chen Ran from seeing her wronged expression:

"Thank you for your magnanimity... May I... ask if you, Lord God, have a way to resolve all these tragedies?"

Even after being treated so poorly by those Terrans, Amiya still thought of saving them.

But upon hearing this, Chen Ran casually replied, "They've just gotten too comfortable. Let the Sea Creatures go and blast them all, and they'll behave."

Amiya: "..."

It's over.

Amiya's little face fell.

This Lord God was still not satisfied. It seemed the punishment just now was too light.

Then... then how about...

"Lord God...? How about... you hit my bottom again?" Amiya said.

Chen Ran: "?"

What kind of fetish does this little rabbit have?

029. Sending Amiya to the Sea Creature timeline to experience maternal love

Amiya certainly didn't have any such peculiar hobbies.

But it was simply that Chen Ran, this deity, was too terrifying.

When he could destroy a planet with a casual flick, personal desires held no meaning.

Most people, when bitten by an ant, wouldn't bother to find that specific ant in the entire colony to punish—you'd just pour boiling water into the anthill.

So, when Chen Ran, this deity, spoke of world-ending prophecies, Amiya naturally assumed Chen Ran was still blaming her for her previous offense.

What could Amiya do?

All she could do was admit her mistake, obey, and pray that this being's mood would improve.

But Chen Ran didn't see it that way.

"Did you turn out this way because you weren't raised by the Doctor and Kal'tsit in the Demon King Rabbit world line? Do you have some kind of S&M fetish?"

Chen Ran began to speculate, "And I'm telling the truth. If you tell them you want love and peace, they'll just laugh at you for being naive like a child, saying that the adult world is only about interests. But if you say you have the nuclear button in your hand, they'll instantly raise their hands and cheer for peace."

As he spoke, Chen Ran turned his head to look at the pile of planet models.

However, in his peripheral vision, he first spotted that dark... no, that planet model from the Demon King Rabbit world line. A semi-transparent pop-up window was flashing.

Chen Ran focused his gaze and saw the semi-transparent pop-up window read:

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Line): Agree! 100% agree!"

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Line): Hurry up and end the world, kill those Terrans, so they stop bothering me every day."

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Line): And also... if you hit Amiya, you can't hit me anymore, okay?"

Chen Ran: "..."

Although he didn't know if the words in the pop-up window were the true thoughts of that planet model or if the system was just messing around.

It genuinely amused Chen Ran.

So Chen Ran turned his head back, looked at Amiya, and pointed, "See, little rabbit, I was right, wasn't I?"

Amiya: "?"

Amiya didn't know what Chen Ran was talking about or what had happened.

She was already proactively lying on the table, her little bottom sticking up, waiting to be punished.

Fortunately, she could hear:

Amiya heard her homeworld... fawning?

With a rough guess formed in an instant, Amiya looked in the direction of her homeworld with a complex expression.

Is there a possibility that...

While the Demon King Rabbit is indeed kind-hearted, when she actually gets serious, she's absolutely the most ruthless?

Why don't you guess how all those Terra people turned into stone?

Why don't you guess again how long it takes her to turn a planet into stone?

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Route): ..."

Alright, now that planet model fell into an eerie silence.

It looked like it couldn't afford to offend anyone, so it squatted to the side and played dead.

Chen Ran, who had been watching with amusement, found the Terra (Sea Creature Route) planet model at this moment.

"Perfect timing," Chen Ran reached out and pointed at the planet model, saying, "I happen to have a planet model that was destroyed by Sea Creatures. How about you go take a look at what happened to that planet model yourself, little rabbit?"

"Planet..." Amiya was stunned for a moment before realizing, "You mean... a parallel world line?"

"You can understand it that way if you want."

Chen Ran said, "Little rabbit, aren't you just worried that Terra will be devastated and littered with corpses after being ravaged by Sea Creatures? Then why don't you just go take a look for yourself to see what it's like?"

Chen Ran wasn't exactly confident in the Sea Creatures... well, actually, he was quite confident, after all, those guys who only knew how to drive up the price of rice...

More importantly, it was because it was Amiya. Chen Ran trusted that Amiya wouldn't cause trouble. If he told her to take a look, she would really just take a look and wouldn't mess around.

Oh... perhaps he could also let her meet Savior Kal'tsit? Let her experience maternal love?

"Since you say so..." Amiya was silent for a moment before saying, "Then I will follow your will."

Amiya couldn't disagree, could she?