We're not really Doctors. (Shirou x Harem) Arknights x Fate

Chapter 29 - 1

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=== CH'EN ===

Things had gone from bad to worse.

Ch'en thought Talulah was fighting with her all...or at least somewhere close to it. No, she had been holding back. The screen in front of her showed the Draco channeling two simultaneous spells. The sea of fire around Talulah was growing larger just like the fireball forming above her. The two operators from Rhodes Island were impressive the moment they entered the battlefield. They quickly took over the Reunion general's position and started distracting Talulah. They were faster and their numbers pushed Talulah on the defense.

Everything changed when Talulah forced them away by turning the area around her into a sea of fire. The heat must've been intense to push them back. WIth their speed, the option to rush in and attack was possible, but retreating would've been impossible. They'd get trapped in the center of Talulah's flames.

Ch'en didn't want to imagine what Talulah would do to them.

"This looks bad. FrostNova doesn't look like she can weaken her fire at all." Amiya watched nervously. The Reunion commander was behind a wall of ice she erected to cover Patriot. She created more ice around Talulah, but they began melting the moment they were formed.

Ch'en gripped Chi Xiao tightly. The four of them weren't enough to face Talulah. She was just too powerful. Rin was right to be wary. Ch'en couldn't see herself surviving in such a battle. Talulah had all the cards. Her arts were on another level. Her range further than they could engage. Her ability to sustain so much magic effortlessly. It was baffling.

Who else could join the fight?

Her.

Ch'en knew it. Deep down, something was pushing her to rush forwards and confront her sister. She glanced at Rin. Perhaps she would help? But from first impression, Rin wasn't one to throw herself in the thick of things. She carried the atmosphere of someone who wasn't used to being on the battlefield. Which was surprising considering the impressive combat ability she showed earlier.

Nobody had expected the Fuyuki Clinic doctor to fight. Much less with that much capability. Ch'en was sure Rin would wipe the floor with her.

Her eyes drew to Chi Xiao. The sword was silent in its sheath, but something inside it was calling to her, almost as if it was rattling for battle. Ch'en bit her lip. She was half a step away from running into battle, but her experience as the head of the LGD kept her from being rash.

"Rin, give me a shield. I need to go in." Ch'en spoke up. Amiya and the Docto didn't hear her as they were busy ordering the rest of the RI operators back. A couple steps behind them, Rin watched the screen intently with a frown.

"How effective is Chi Xiao against dragons?" It was still an awkward concept to Rin that the human-looking girl was considered a dragon. Thankfully, she had seen weirder stuff with Zeref. Calling Talulah a dragon was well within acceptable range.

"My uncle has records of Chi Xiao's legend where it slayed a dragon."

That was as close as Rin was getting to any proof. Ch'en had been adamant about it since earlier and there was nothing else she could find until later research.

"What's your plan if I let you fight?" Rin looked Ch'en in the eye. Any plan now was near suicide up against Talulah. She needed to know if Ch'en had some sort of retreat prepared.