Playful! Collapse!

"It's okay. Now that I know she's safe, it's okay to go see her again later."

"Let's get down to business first, but before that I have a question."

Thinking of that disgusting woman, Siegfried felt that Yuan Yan's attitude was a bit too serious.

"That woman... is she so difficult to deal with?"

"Most of the radicals have abandoned her, and now she only has a few Titans. Why are we so nervous?"

"Aside from the Fourth Herrscher who could be born at any moment... assume the worst, and you'll understand why I need your power."

Well, the Fourth Herrscher...meaning the Herrscher of Death might have been born here because of the Serenity Gem.

If it was just one Herrscher, Brother Yuan Yan could solve the problem by himself, but now...

Seeing that Yuan Yan had already contacted the headquarters and asked Einstein and Tesla to prepare for the transmission of the Moonlight Throne, Siegfried's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Just think about it, a ruthless person who could absorb the energy of the third Honkai Impact into his body without batting an eyelid and finally let the Moonlight Throne hit his body, could he be so nervous about the fourth Honkai Impact that has not yet appeared?

Our enemies aren't just the possible Fourth Herrscher and Cocolia. If he's serious enough...

——Shit, could the enemy be Otto?!

This bastard is actually planning to target us again?!

When Siegfried thought of the bastard who changed his life and destroyed his family, he felt that his emotions were almost out of control.

"...Uncle Siegfried."

Mei, who felt the temperature around her drop slightly, spoke cautiously to Siegfried.

"Is this enemy really that difficult this time?"

"Well, it's so tricky... I want you two to leave now."

Looking at the two girls who were very confused, Siegfried spoke to them in an extremely serious tone.

"Although you can temporarily utilize the Herrscher's power by leveraging the core within Yuan Yan's body, you are no longer qualified to intervene in the subsequent battles."

"That's it..."

Sure enough, I am still too weak.

[Yes, you are still too weak. ]

At this moment, the voice in Mei's mind that had not spoken for a long time suddenly sneered at Mei and said.

[Putting aside the main reason you're trying to become stronger, your current state of mind is much better than before.]

[But battles are about more than just state of mind. No matter how strong one's state of mind is, without power, one will always be just a pawn controlled by others.]

...That's enough. Since you come out now, it means you have a way to make me stronger.

[Oh, you're going to be disappointed... No, I should say, I'm the one who's going to be disappointed.]

[Of course I have a way to become stronger, and it's okay for me to tell you right now.]

Having said that, the Herrscher of Thunder's tone suddenly became a little deeper.

[You and that fake plant guy next to you are right. This place is definitely not normal.]

[Here, just like in Changkong City, after the imaginary singularity of the Herrscher Core had already appeared, another singularity had unexpectedly appeared.]

[Of course, this is not what you need to focus on right now. The solution is very simple, and I will only tell you once.]

[You and I are Herrschers chosen by Honkai. After being chosen, a door has already appeared in our bodies.]

[As long as you absorb enough Honkai energy in this new singularity, the Herrscher of Thunder core in Yuan Yan's body will disappear, and the Herrscher of Thunder core will condense in your body.]

[If you do this, you can lighten his burden and gain enough power at the same time, but here comes the problem...]

[——After knowing the answer, what will you do? ]

...I can feel it, you're not lying.

[Yes, everything I said is true.]

But I also feel it - you definitely don't say this out of kindness!

Facing the Herrscher of Thunder's words that sounded like the devil's whisper, Mei responded to him with great determination.

Yuan Yan is about to face a powerful enemy. Are you saying these things now because you hope that I will weaken his strength and then be harmed by the powerful enemy?

I... won't fall for your trick!

[Oh, that’s why I said I was going to be disappointed.]

Even if I told you this method, you wouldn't dare use it. The power is in the hands of others, and you will always be able to only look at this man's back and shout behind him, "I can't do anything."

[If you think I'm fooling you, then just keep this attitude. It's just that in the future...]

[——Don’t regret not doing what I said, you crybaby.]

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PS: 5K, I exceeded the time limit today, and the counter increased by one.

Continue tomorrow.

Volume 1: Chapter 99. Good Seedling

Inside a bar in Singapore

In a deserted bar, Fu Hua looked at the paper information in front of her and asked the bartender at the bar.

"Ghost, is this information confirmed to be accurate?"

Inside the bar, a woman in a bartender's uniform threw the human skin mask in her hand onto the bar and spoke unhappily to Fu Hua.

"It's absolutely true. This is the information I stole from Cocolia at the risk of my life."

"Alas, this time the net has finally been closed. If we don't close the net soon—"

"Are you going to be the boss?"

"...?"

Hearing Fu Hua's rare teasing remark, Ghost suddenly poked his head out, carefully looked at the female colleague next to him, and a look of shock that was hard to conceal appeared on his face.

"What's wrong with you? Today, you actually know how to joke?"

"Are you really Fu Hua? Could you also be a spy from another organization—"

After seeing the fist stop in front of him with a whoosh, the ghost, who was about to continue talking nonsense, quickly raised his hands in surrender.

"Okay, okay, it's just a joke, it shouldn't be like this."

"Do you believe it now?"

Facing the chattering ghost, Fu Hua retracted her fist without changing her expression.

"If you believe it, go ahead. I'm in a hurry."

"Okay, I'll continue then. If Bishop Otto doesn't close the net, I think the chances of me running into danger will only increase."

The ghost who mentioned this news felt a little scared at this moment.

"Hey, that woman Cocolia... is quite interesting."

"She has some ability, but her ability doesn't quite match her ideas."

"That's why she, who has been constantly recruiting talent to strengthen her team, has incorporated more than one traitor into her core team."

"I'm sure that during the time I was lurking, she definitely had some of my 'colleagues' under her command."

"You know how I rose to the rank of A-rank Valkyrie. Without any combat support, I was nearly killed several times by my peers."

Listening to the ghost's complaints, Fu Hua did not say anything to refute him.

As an A-rank Valkyrie affiliated with the Destiny Headquarters, Ghost, who excels in intelligence warfare, is different from other A-rank Valkyries. Her own combat power cannot be said to be very high.

But she was able to reach A-level even though her combat power was not high, so she must have her own unique abilities.

During her years as a spy, Ghost has honed a special ability.

When she needs to, she can ignore the objective needs of the human body in the blink of an eye and directly transform into another person in appearance and body shape.

For example, now, Ghost is like a person who has nothing to do after eating. He has abandoned his original body shape, hairstyle, hair color, and appearance, and directly turned into Theresa who should be guarding Kiana in the Far East Branch.

Although her appearance changed, she did not gain the same combat power as Theresa after taking on Theresa's appearance.

She has a special skill, and with this skill she was promoted to the position of head of the Tianming Intelligence Department, but how much combat effectiveness can be expected from her... Fu Hua felt that she might as well hope that Yuan Yan would not be so extreme.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Oh, it's not that bad actually. Anyway, the bishop said he would give me a raise when he gets home."

After changing into Otto's appearance, the ghost said with a bit of regret.

"It's such a pity. I saw a good candidate this time and was thinking of finding a way to persuade him to defect."

"result......"

"Stop keeping me in suspense."

After burning the information in her hand, Fu Hua spoke calmly to the ghost.

"Don't leave your words unsaid—since you've chosen to speak, it means the topic is related to the mission."

"Everyone is very busy right now, so just say whatever you want to say."

"...Alas, you are still like this."

Looking at Fu Hua's calm expression, the ghost sighed helplessly.

"You're really not cute at all."

"But if you think about it carefully, that unfortunate kid might have some similarities with you in this regard."

After talking about the good seedling he mentioned, a look of regret really flashed in Ghost's eyes.

"That guy is a member of the anti-entropy radical faction, but he is different from Cocolia."

"Compared to Cocolia who 'sacrificed others to fight Honkai', that kid gives me the feeling of 'sacrificing himself to fight Honkai'."

"At that time, I had already discovered Cocolia's general plan. I thought that if this guy knew about it, he might become disillusioned with Anti-Entropy, and then..."

"Then?"

"Then I found an opportunity. He already had good hacking skills, and he noticed the anomalies in the Cocolia Project."

"After learning the truth about the Cocolia Project with my help, that kid... ended up turning Changkong City upside down."

"...Yuan Yan."

After saying this name that made the ghost nod slightly, Fu Hua suddenly revealed a subtle look.

"So, he knew about Cocolia's plan entirely because of you?"

"Yes, he's just a good candidate, but that doesn't mean he has the means to obtain information from Cocolia. So I gave him a chance and let him see the 'truth'."

"only......"

The ghost sighed helplessly at this time.

"I admit I underestimated him."

"He's a good seedling, but it takes too little time for this good seedling to grow into a towering tree."

...Yeah, that's what I thought too.

Not only me, Otto also thinks so.

However, why did Ghost mention Yuan Yan on his own initiative?

Does she really think this guy is a good candidate?

Fu Hua, who felt her brain working rapidly at this moment, was suddenly startled and realized that something was wrong.

Although Ghost certainly knew some of the things Otto did behind his back, for the Valkyries who did not know the truth fourteen years ago, the archbishop's bad deeds were not a reason for them to rebel against Otto.