Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

Rita was met with a claw strike from Natasha.

Entropy reversal is not the problem.

Although the Titan mechs were created by Anti-Entropy to replace the Valkyries, apart from a few special mechs, the combat power of a normal Titan is probably not as good as that of a B-rank rookie.

Training a B-rank Valkyrie requires far more investment than producing a Titan mech, and the human growth cycle dictates that Valkyries are "non-renewable" in the short term.

—With the production volume of mass-produced machines like Titan, if the average combat strength of a single unit could reach the level of a B-rank Valkyrie, Destiny would have been finished long ago, and the Iron Torrent would have already swept across the world.

Rita didn't take Anti-Entropy's mech army seriously, nor did she take those things seriously.

The question is why Reverse Entropy wants to tie Liu Bai to it—well, their own lord probably didn't think that far ahead.

Mebius's meaning was likely, "You've gone too far. If you dare touch my lab rat, I'll chop off your paws."

Hmm, so that means Natasha brought her assassins with the intention of silencing them.

If Rita learns anything about Liu Bai when she comes into contact with Anti-Entropy, then things will be even more dire.

“Miss Natasha, I don’t want Mr. Liu Bai to lose his sister, who is his only family, tonight.” Rita was a little annoyed and started calling Natasha by her name, while also trying to use Liu Bai to disrupt his rhythm.

Well, the current result of my contact with Liu Bai is that she can stop using the broad term "snake" to refer to Natasha.

“I would be happy to get rid of the pests who approach my brother with ill intentions.”

Natasha was also aware of this; the longer it dragged on, the more dangerous Liu Bai's situation would become.

But we absolutely cannot reveal any weaknesses right now.

...and she also has to play a brother-obsessed older sister with a yandere vibe.

Annoying.

"Raven, target has returned home, evacuate."

Just as Raven was about to continue playing along, Gray Snake's hoarse voice came through the headset.

"...?"

What the hell?

Has Liu Bai already gone home?

What the hell am I supposed to do, fighting to the death here?!

It's impossible for the gray snake to lie on the World Snake's communication channel.

How did Liu Bai manage that? Or was encountering Anti-Entropy just a misunderstanding?

Seeing the scythe in front of her, Natasha felt a sharp pain in her chest and immediately jumped back to escape Rita's attack range.

"Tsk, forget it, that's enough. You're lucky."

"...?"

do not fight?

They just made those tough words and then stopped fighting?

"My brother asked me to come home for dinner, so you can do whatever you want here."

Natasha made up an excuse and left, no longer caring about the assassins being suppressed by the Undying Blade.

Rita was left standing there, completely bewildered.

"...What exactly is she here for?"

Rita muttered something, but then a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Hmm, as expected, Mr. Liu Bai is the Achilles' heel~"

Chapter 52 Connecting Clues

"So you managed to kill Anti-Entropy? That makes sense... If Titan is under control, the two of them are indeed not a threat."

After Natasha called Liu Bai and Gui Naifen out of the pot, she learned the details of what had happened.

It would take Natasha a lot of time to deal with all those Soul Reapers, let alone with Liu Bai giving orders from the side.

Then Natasha saw the information summary written by Liu Bai.

"Reverse Entropy...you're not the target, are you sure?"

"I'm not sure, but all I can say is that if the target is me, the whole approach and attitude are too mild."

With her own actions controlled by the other party, there were no limits to their methods—of course, Himeko could never have imagined that he could summon Honkai zombies.

However, Liu Bai could sense the haste of this kidnapping. There were no backup plans, and now that their current strategy had been broken, they had no choice but to run away.

"..."

Natasha looked thoughtful.

("Rumor has it that the head of the Inazuma Group is seriously ill and unable to get out of bed.")

("The anti-entropy team is also looking for doctors recently.")

("Right now, the world's strongest doctor must be your snake master.")

(“My esteemed master stopped being a doctor a long time ago.”)

("It's not like I can't do it.")

The scene of exchanging information with Yelan earlier flashed through Natasha's mind.

Inazuma, Anti-Entropy, their own lord... this storyline...

"What did you think of?" Bai asked, looking at Natasha's expression.

"...The target might not actually be you."

Natasha spoke with a frown.

"Yesterday afternoon, when Yelan came..."

Natasha recounted her conversation with Yelan the previous day to Liu Bai.

"You mean, they kidnapped me to find a doctor?" If this were yesterday, these would have been completely nonsensical.

But now, all of these are connected.

"Are they crazy? Who taught them to go to the doctor like this? Don't they know how to negotiate?" Bai asked with a strange look.

"The problem is that they can't find a lord."

Natasha said something that left Liu Bai speechless.

"You know that our Lord lives a secluded life in the underground of Shencheng Medicine, but to them, our Lord is a mad scientist who is rarely seen. If you're not an alien, you would never be able to see our Lord, okay?"

"..."

"Let me add something else. You don't think that Gray Serpent and I are very well-known, do you? Believe it or not, before today, when I stood in front of Anti-Entropy, Anti-Entropy didn't even recognize me as a cadre of World Serpent. Not to mention Gray Serpent, that guy has done an even better job of concealing his identity. Only the Chamber of Commerce is familiar with Gray Serpent and me for various reasons. Even so, they only know a little about our Lord, and don't even know what the Lord's name is. Don't doubt Gray Serpent's ability to handle the aftermath."

Liu Bai thought for a moment, then remained silent.

That makes sense. World Serpent isn't some ostentatious organization; that seems to be more in line with World Serpent's style.

"Ye Lan knows that the Sky Dome District is the home of our World Serpent, the serpent's nest, but she absolutely does not know that Shencheng Pharmaceuticals belongs to the World Serpent. Shencheng Pharmaceuticals is still a good partner of Destiny. If the World Serpent were an organization with nothing to lose, Ye Lan would have personally led people to make connections long ago."

"...So, Anti-Entropy tied me up so that they could connect with the World Serpent?"

"Not only that, it also means to get a bargaining chip—if Yelan really told Anti-Entropy all the information about the World Serpent, then Anti-Entropy should have an understanding of the Lord's preferences... As far as I know, Anti-Entropy currently has nothing that the Lord is interested in."

"...Even the Inazuma Group can't produce one?"

"Please, Liu Bai, have some idea of ​​how much of a lord's curiosity is... Well, well, it's because the lord dotes on you so much."

Natasha sighed.

"In short, whatever Your Majesty asks for, you can definitely produce it if given time, but if it's really a race against time... I'm afraid there won't be enough time to prepare. Moreover, they know very little about Your Majesty's personality, so they can just capture you, this guy who seems to be 'hard currency,' and still deal with any situation."

"Now that you mention it, I feel like this isn't something that can be easily backed down from—but at this stage, as long as Gray Serpent is willing to make contact in the opposite direction, we can start negotiations, right?"

Liu Bai realized something: although the process was not very pleasant, the foundation for negotiation had been laid.

However, what if Mebius makes exorbitant demands and the negotiations break down...?

Yes, he will be targeted again.

Moreover, this matter will definitely involve Mebius; it's not something Grey Serpent can handle alone.

Natasha's expression turned slightly strange. She exchanged a glance with Liu Bai and they immediately felt a sense of resonance.

Möbius... while he has a mature and intellectual side, he also has a willful side.

Putting everything else aside, Mebius is definitely going to hold a grudge this time. Whether he can get over it, and when he will get over it, is still uncertain.

Liu Bai suddenly thought of something.

The Raiden General who has a death flag... is that Raiden Shin?

"Sister, tell me, what kind of illness requires us to find our patriarch?"

"of course……"

Natasha realized the problem halfway through her sentence.

Our Lord is the doctor of the Honkai Disease Special Forces!

Wait, that Thunder General can get Honkai? Isn't he one of the world's strongest warriors?

"...I think I know why the Inatsuma Group hasn't shown up."

If that's really the case, then the other party would be an excellent experimental subject for our Lord!

We can't even start talking about this until we've discussed the outcome!

If they speak first, their eldest son might also be put on the negotiating table as a bargaining chip!

"Ah, but is Your Excellency's medical ethics alright?" Bai remembered that although Mebius was a mad scientist, his medical ethics were quite good.

"If I had to say something, it's actually very good."

Natasha's face showed a hint of emotion when she spoke of this.

"The Lord is... at least in the past, the only top scientist who treated Honkai patients as human beings and dared to take in and treat them at the risk of infection. So although the Lord's talk of 'human evolution' is a bit hard to understand, I am willing to believe it—even though Jackal is a bastard."

"You're the one who was rescued?" Bai looked at Natasha with some surprise.

Come to think of it, surely it wasn't Grey Snake who picked up Natasha in this world?

Mebius must be in his late forties or early fifties now.

"Hmm... that was a long time ago. Back then, something happened to my family, and then the Honkai infected my hometown. In short, I was displaced and encountered a lot of terrible things. When I was about to die, I met the Lord. And I was probably the only recovered case? Even though the Lord was collecting data at the time, she did her best."

Natasha seemed reluctant to talk about it.

"Alright, alright. Anyway, your speculation is quite valuable. I'll tell Gray Snake to go pick a fight with Night Orchid tomorrow. Can you go by yourself and Gui Naifen?"

Chapter Fifty-Three: Please grit your teeth and bear it!

"Welcome to Liyue Merchant Guild... Oh, it's you, you're that..."

Kiana was still standing at the door.

Kiana clearly recognized Liu Bai.

Kiana recognized me last time I came, and she still recognized me this time.

Looks like I've been remembered.

but……

"Um...you are that...wait a minute, I'll definitely remember."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Kiana frowned as she began to think hard.

"Let me make this clear! I absolutely haven't forgotten your name! I just can't remember it for the moment!"

“My name is Liu Bai, and she is my friend, Gui Naifen… Although we have met more than once, we haven’t introduced ourselves yet, Miss Kiana.”

Liu Bai offered a gentle reminder from the side.

"Huh? We haven't exchanged names? No—then how do you know my name?" Kiana looked bewildered.