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Jackal.

This pair can be considered the evergreen of the World Serpents; apart from Raven, the executor, they are the two who have the most dealings with the main characters.

The Gray Serpent possesses thousands of bodies and an extremely calm and rational thinking ability, essentially serving as the external brain of the World Serpent. Of course... it also has to act as the World Serpent's literary figure, spouting rhymes and parallel haiku. If it weren't for the Golden Serpent hindering the other Gray Serpents, there would probably be hundreds or even thousands more modern poets in this world.

As for Jackal, although she had suffered a setback with Otto, her talent in the technology of Stigmata cannot be denied. Of course... this part of her talent was the result of human experimentation.

However, as the brains of the World Serpent, at least before Kevin, the King of Slash, returned from the Sea of ​​Quanta, the World Serpent still retained a lot of prestige.

"...The 'Lord'?"

Inside the World Serpent's base, the Gray Serpent's administrator gazed at the fairy lady dressed in pink, his mechanical voice revealing a surprise just like that of a human.

"I never expected that you would be the first to return, Lord Alicia."

"Mr. Gray Snake, it's been a long time."

"...Why are you able to appear in the outside world now?"

"Because there are so many cute girls outside, my 'pretty girl radar' has been activated!"

Listening to Alicia's rambling words, Gray Serpent became even more certain that this woman was indeed one of the Thirteen Heroes. He fell silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"May I ask if there is any imperial decree ordering your return to the 'Snake'?"

"You don't need to use so many honorifics with me, Mr. Grey Serpent. Unlike Mebius, I don't like that kind of thing."

"Moreover, the reason I came to the outside world is the same as I just said: there are many girls as lovely as me outside, and I am planning to go and find them."

"...Excuse me, who are they?"

"All the Heralds of the present civilization."

Replacing Alicia, Emiya addressed the gray snake directly.

"We intend to take all the Herrschers of the current civilization under our control."

"Who are you? I'm sorry, there is no data about you in my database."

"I am Mebius's collaborator, Velvi's partner, Alicia's prospective lover, Mebius's temporary mentor, and Cangxuan Danzhu's temporary superior..."

Gray Serpent quickly located these individuals in its database, but... without exception, there was no data related to this person in any of the information about them.

but,

The person who can name all these lords in one breath is most likely from a previous civilization.

Is it a hidden character?

Gray Snake didn't know and couldn't make a direct judgment, but since Alicia hadn't denied the series of identities he had just revealed, at least the identity of his prospective lover was locked in.

Therefore,

He stored this identity in his Gray Serpent Network and announced it to the entire Gray Serpent Group.

After a while,

He asked again.

"Do you need a 'codename' to log in to the World Serpent terminal?"

"The Nameless Guest."

"Command confirmed. Mr. 'Nameless Guest,' please continue with the details of your plan. How do you intend to capture all the Herrschers of the current civilization?"

“I can’t reveal the details of the plan, but I need Cocolia’s exact location. Wait… is the Gem of Desire in your possession now?”

Emiya slapped his forehead, belatedly realizing that the Gem of Desire might not be in Cocolia's hands anymore. At this point, whether Wendy's body was still there or not was irrelevant; what mattered was whether the Gem of Desire contained the little girl's spirit.

"Now? Your Excellency, you certainly used an interesting word. However, as you said, the Gem of Desire is indeed in my hands now, but it has its own channels for use."

"Can I borrow it for now, or do you insist that I bring Mebius or Kevin to ask you for it in person?"

Upon hearing this, the gray snake's crimson mechanical eyes flickered with an uncertain light. After a moment, it spoke softly.

"You must guarantee that it can be returned to its original purpose."

“Rescue Kevin from the Sea of ​​Quanta? Actually, there’s no need for such trouble. After my plan is completed, I will personally go to the Sea of ​​Quanta and bring him, Welt, and… Seele back.”

Walter, Kevin, and Seele.

Upon hearing Emiya accurately point out these three names, Gray Serpent had no further objection. Through the Gray Serpent Network, it had other Gray Serpents retrieve the Gem of Desire and deliver it directly to Emiya.

"Yes, as I expected, it does retain some spirituality."

"The world allows consciousness to fit into new containers, but it cannot allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness."

“But… Otto, what you can’t do, I can do now.”

He extracted the faint spirituality directly from the Gem of Desire, and then, using the power of the Herrscher of Reason, absorbed a large amount of Honkai energy, reversing it back into its original imaginary internal energy.

"It's not just the little girl's consciousness."

"The Jewel of Desire still contains a large amount of Valkyrie consciousness; the victims of the Oceania experiment are probably all within it."

but,

Reviving all of these people would be an extremely troublesome undertaking.

and,

Most of these Valkyries were trained by the Destiny organization and have a blind trust and worship of Bishop Otto.

"Let's get Wendy out first. Why doesn't this girl dare to do what Wendy did after the second collapse and just destroy the entire Schicksal fleet?"

The neighbor's name is Wen Tiandi, but after checking their battle records, we might as well not call them Wendy anymore, let's just call them Gentle.

"...Speaking of which, I think I drew a training item before, brother? I never had a chance to use it, but it can come in handy this time."

Using the Six Flowers of Shield, the girl's spirit was restored on the spot. About one or two hours later, when the girl's spirit was fully restored and she opened her eyes again, there was still a trace of pain in her eyes.

She looked around, the unfamiliar environment making her feel increasingly insecure. It wasn't until her gaze fell on Gray Serpent, Alicia, Emiya, and the others that she became wary.

"What about Cocolia?"

"What else do you want to do to me?"

"I still want to help you build your Herrscher team for the rest of my life."

Emiya beckoned to the little girl's spirit, and immediately, unable to resist Emiya's spiritual ability, she fell down and transformed into a spirit ball.

"We don't have your physical information yet, so stay with me for now, dog."

"...What do you mean? My body...wait, what's wrong with me right now?"

“You are already dead, and I am merely repairing your soul. Once a suitable vessel is found, you can return to this world.”

"What are your goals? Aren't you in cahoots with Cocolia?!"

"As I just said, I'll help you form a Herrscher team, and then gather all the Herrschers and victims in this civilization who have been harmed by that bastard Otto, and launch a revenge campaign against him."

"Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind; Kiana, the Herrscher of Void; Raiden Mei, the Herrscher of Lightning; Bronya, the Herrscher of Reason; Ana, the Herrscher of Ice; Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Consciousness; Seele, the Herrscher of Death..."

"...Kiana, Mei...Bronya, you're all Herrschers, it's impossible, I never noticed they had cores inside them before."

"Is it possible that you're just too weak? It seems that you're the only Herrscher who can be killed by a mecha. But judging from your battle record, you're not even fully Herrscherized yet, and you've already fought against the trio of the future End, Origin, and Truth. You should be proud of that."

ah????.

Chapter 184: Theresa Apocalypse, what a terrifying woman!

Resurrection should be a wonderful thing.

However, within just a few tens of minutes of being revived, the little girl fell into a state of autism.

He had given up resisting for Bronya's sake.

In the end, it turns out that Bronya, Mei, and Kiana were all Herrschers...

I've been deceived!

"Don't worry, after your body is rebuilt, I will arrange for a teacher with 100% teaching ability to train you, and I will also prepare special training equipment for you."

"One hundred percent pronating ability..."

Upon hearing this, Wendy felt a strange mix of emotions; she sensed that the words were implying something...

Bronya, Kiana, Mei, and she are all students at St. Freya Academy. Could it be that person... is the headmaster?!

Was St. Freya Academy ever created with this purpose in mind?!

Choose a potential candidate to become a Herrscher and then train them?

Wendy's heart tightened instantly; she suddenly realized that she had fallen into a long-woven trap.

Could that academy headmaster be the kind of monster who looks like a child but is far more intelligent than ordinary people?

Could such a terrifying ambition be hidden beneath her respect?!

What exactly is her purpose?

Could it be that...

Is it to overthrow Destiny 090 and seize power for himself?

Yes,

Only this reason seems reasonable.

These people are probably also subordinates of Dean Theresa? They've even mastered techniques like soul repair...

What a terrifying woman!

What is the connection between everything that happened to me on my way to the Oceania branch and this woman?

And Cocolia,

She is probably just as pitiful as she was, kept in the dark.

Are we all dancing like puppets under the control of that woman, Theresa?

Even though Wendy has discovered the truth, she feels no joy. She glances cautiously at Emiya and the others; she doesn't want to endure the pain she suffered in her previous life a second time, so…

Regardless of the other party's reason for reviving you.

This time,

She would never choose to resist again.

His previous death was probably due to his excessive rebelliousness.

The reason he died tragically on the experimental table was probably to teach himself a lesson.

Wendy silently suppressed her temper.

Having been targeted by someone as terrifying as Dean Theresa, she absolutely cannot act as recklessly as before.

but,

perhaps,

Only by following someone like Dean Theresa can we completely defeat the Honkai and have a chance to return to a peaceful life.

[Wendy's mood score +26]

Mr. Emiya glanced somewhat subtly at the now completely docile green-haired girl, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"After being brought back from the dead, she became well-behaved? But it's good that she's settled down. She should read more books. The power of Ideal Fluid has fallen into her hands and ended up being so weak that it can't even kill a few Skyfather mechs in an instant."

After carefully collecting Wendy's soul, Grey Serpent transmitted relevant information about Emiya throughout the entire Grey Serpent network. His intention was to ensure that all members of the Grey Serpent network remembered this man's abilities.

Unbeknownst to him, within his gray snake network, there were hundreds upon hundreds of individuals who longed to break free from his control as the administrator, to gain true individual souls, and to transcend their role as tools and become human.

They silently memorized Emiya's appearance into the data.

perhaps,

One day in the future,

They can rely on this sir's power to become true human beings.

"Alright, you can keep the Gem of Desire for now."

After tossing the Gem of Desire to the Gray Serpent Administrator, Emiya spoke again.