I found a belt in the Honkai Impact 3rd world.

"Hmm..." Sasha responded softly, and with Mo Mo's help, she swayed as she stood up.

"Then I'll hurry up and..."

"Tap tap tap..."

The distinct footsteps made Mo Mo tense up, and he swallowed back the rest of his words.

Oh no, we're doomed.

"I've felt something was off since before." A familiar voice sounded from behind, "Why is it that the phantom thief can always move so quickly?"

The footsteps grew closer.

"Why is it that the phantom thief whose leg I injured can still move so fast, while Captain Karen, who shouldn't be there, is injured?"

There is only one answer to these questions...

With the two Valkyries' encouragement, Eleanor emerged from the darkness, pointing at Mo Mo's retreating figure, her sharp voice revealing unparalleled confidence, "The Phantom Thief was never alone from the beginning!"

【Mo Zai, she said you're not human.】

[You're still in the mood for jokes at a time like this?]

Sasha looked frightened upon seeing the newcomer and clung tightly to Mo Mo.

"Give up! You can't escape now!" Eleanor roared. "Hands up!"

With his back to Eleanor, Momo obediently raised his hands.

"Turn around slowly, let me see your true colors, you little thief!"

Have they given up the fight?

【….】

Momo slowly turned around as Eleanor had commanded, and just as he was about to reveal his face, he suddenly swung his hands downwards.

"boom!"

The explosion of the bullet shattered in the narrow space, and a thick cloud of smoke instantly filled the air, obscuring all vision.

"Cough cough cough cough————"

The violent coughing continued unabated in the thick fog, clearly indicating that they had been caught off guard and attacked.

【Mo Zai, this is a great opportunity!】

You don't need to talk nonsense!

Mo Mo bent down, picked up Sasha who was coughing, and ran towards the exit he remembered.

"Cough, don't even think about it!"

Suddenly, a deep black light appeared in the thick fog, and with a gentle stroke, it tore through the fog.

"Don't even think about going anywhere today..." Eleanor suddenly paused, holding a black gun that she had pulled out from who-knows-where.

The masked figure didn't leave; instead, it stood at the exit, quietly watching itself.

The little girl he had been protecting had disappeared.

"I didn't go anywhere."

"You'd rather let that little girl escape than risk your own safety?" Eleanor remained unfazed. "Do you really think she can get away?"

“I promised someone I had to get her out of here, and this is all I could do.” Mo Mo also looked at Eleanor warily. “From now on, all I have to do is stop you.”

“I take back my assessment that you’re scum, but…” Eleanor’s eyes flashed with malice, “For the greater good, please die!”

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24. Setbacks may be late, but they will never be absent.

Inside the dark and cold basement, several figures stood facing each other.

Eleanor, leading the group, wielded a strange black spear, her originally brown hair now tinged with a dangerous white. She stood poised, ready to strike and take Mo Mo's life at any moment.

[Alright, so what are your plans now, Mo Zai? Do you think you have a chance of winning in a 1v3 situation?]

I think there's still a one in ten thousand chance.

【...】

With the spear tip pointed directly at Mo Mo's neck, Eleanor roared, "Today I will use your blood to atone for the tarnished honor of my destiny!"

After saying that, he raised the spearhead and made a move to stab Mo Mo.

"Wait!" Mo Mo shouted, interrupting Eleanor's charge.

“What else do you have to say? I’m not as weak as Victor. How could a few words of nonsense confuse me?” Eleanor paused, temporarily halting her attack. “Or do you know you have no hope of escape and are choosing to beg for mercy? I advise you not to let me despise you in your final moments!”

"It's over, Mo Zai. This stubborn guy won't listen to you. You'd better think of a way to escape quickly."

"None of those!" Mo Mo quickly said when he saw Eleanor about to make a move again. "I just want to know... is all of this under your control?"

Are you ready to die knowing the truth?

“Of course. I noticed something was amiss after our fruitless pursuit, which is why I set this trap to lure you in. And you took it, just as I expected,” Eleanor sneered. “As I suspected, Captain Karen told you about this place. Did you really think Schicksal’s prison was so easy to infiltrate? Would such a crucial secret as the mansion’s basement be left unguarded?”

"What!" Mo Mo exclaimed in surprise, "The Guardians of Destiny actually possess such superb acting skills?"

Impossible! Those guards clearly looked completely useless!

I think it's probably because it's a natural performance.

【...】

“Performance technique?” Eleanor was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what she meant and replied with a strange expression, “Exactly!”

"You are all despicable!" Mo Mo shouted angrily. "Even the map of the fork in the road above was a trap you set? How utterly despicable!"

[You couldn't even spot such an obvious trap! That's your own problem! Seriously, I'm so stupid I couldn't even spot such a idiotic trap... Mo Zai, it's all your fault!]

[Get lost! What does this have to do with me!]

“Of course… a map?” This time, Eleanor was genuinely stunned, a look of astonishment in her eyes.

Looking back at his two subordinates, one of them, rather ashamed, forced a smile and replied, "Reporting to Lieutenant Eleanor, we had planned to put up road signs all over the mansion so we wouldn't get lost... We never expected that this despicable thief would use us like that! It's truly despicable; I suggest killing him on the spot!"

Halfway through her sentence, the Valkyrie suddenly became impassioned, pointing at Mo Mo with an indignant expression, as if Mo Mo were some kind of vicious villain.

Wow, is this even possible?!

Mo Mo was so shocked that he didn't reply with a clear head.

Excuse me?

"How can you live with yourself by shifting the blame like this?!"

Ah, but if we calculate it this way, then this doesn't count as a trap, right?

So in that case, I don't think I've fallen into a trap, right?

In that case, it wouldn't count as being foolish, right?

Mo Mo, a great victory!

[You actually have the time and energy to think about these things now?]

Upon hearing her subordinate's report, Eleanor turned back to Mo Mo with a complicated expression, "Looks like there's another reason to get rid of you..."

"Murder to cover it up? I'm going to report you!"

"Enough talk, prepare to die!" Eleanor had made up her mind completely and thrust her spear forward.

In the blink of an eye, Mo Mo dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding a fatal attack aimed straight at his heart.

"Pause!"

"Stop your ass!" Eleanor roared, turning her thrust into a sweep, and in the blink of an eye, the sharp spearhead was only a hair's breadth away from Mo Mo's view.

Mo Mo could only lean back and do a backflip to create some distance.

Before he could even catch his breath, the sharp shadow of the gun was already in front of him again.

It's coming!

The continuous thrusts formed an impenetrable net; anyone who touched it died instantly.

Mo Mo could only concentrate on dodging the imminent death, daring not to relax for even a moment.

"Why didn't you fight back!" Eleanor shouted angrily. "Are you underestimating me?"

"No, I just..."

"Don't look down on me!"

Enraged, Eleanor increased her speed even further, forcing Momo to retreat steadily.

[Hey Mo, why aren't you fighting back!]

I want to pay it back too!

Eleanor probably thinks Momo is some kind of incredible, powerful figure.

"You've been hiding pretty well, haven't you?"

I think this is a miracle, okay? But... I just feel like I managed to avoid it!

"Damn it!"

A fierce glint flashed in Eleanor's eyes, and a surge of energy shot forward along the black spear.

"Stab!"

The stone wall was pierced as easily as tofu by the sharpness of the black spear, disappearing deep inside.

With this opportunity, Mo Mo finally had a chance to catch his breath.

[Mo Zai, while those two extras are still observing, why don't you hurry up and get out of here?]

"No, we need to delay for a while longer." Mo Mo said to the system, glancing at the exit behind him.

Eleanor drew her black gun, her gaze toward Momo becoming even more ferocious.

"I really can't do anything with you. Since you insist on doing this..." Mo Mo looked at Eleanor with feigned ease, "Then I'll get serious! I'll show you the strength of the number one swordsman in China!"

【Mo Zai, you're lying to people again.】