You Idiot!

On the other hand, as an elder, and with Siegfried being his daughter's only best friend, Rita certainly wouldn't and couldn't really go all out. His idea was to pretend to beat her up, then turn around and say to the others, "Look, I've already beaten her up like this. If I keep going, she might die. Everyone, let's disperse."

With both deterrence and favor, Siegfried felt the plan couldn't be more perfect.

"He's over forty years old, how can he still be so naive?" Liu Bai sighed. "Well, maybe I should say he's only in his forties... Cecilia, you should keep an eye on him. I'm afraid if he keeps going like this, some AOE attack will come along and wipe him out."

"What's wrong with that?" Siegfried asked, looking unconvinced.

I admit I'm not very smart and can't outsmart you guys, but I'm not so stupid that I'd be looked down upon!

"So you're saying... Siegfried, what makes you think that having a common enemy means we're allies?"

Liu Bai gave him a look as if he were an idiot. If it weren't for the fact that Siegfried was his future father-in-law, Liu Bai would have just thrown him out to fend for himself.

"Now, all three organizations share the common enemy of the Honkai, but is the reason for merging together to resist the Honkai?"

"...Yes, but not entirely." Siegfried suddenly understood, but remained stubborn.

"That's right. If the Honkai continues to grow stronger, these three organizations will inevitably be forced to form a united front in the future. But the reason they can form a united front at this point is because of me."

Siegfried didn't refute at all, and his face once again showed an expression of "my ancestors are dead".

"So now you understand, right? The so-called 'fighting' isn't about taking turns beating each other or ganging up on each other. It's about everyone fighting each other first, and then the winner beating up Rita."

Liu Bai showed little interest. "If you were to go down in the ring, I'd definitely beat you up first. Who told you to be the most unconventional person?"

The consequence of being a father is essentially helping his daughter assert her dominance, isn't it? In this situation, if they didn't gang up on you first, it would be a disservice to everyone who came to pick a fight with Rita.

"... Your position as Alliance Leader is certainly not for nothing."

Siegfried hesitated for a long time before finally saying this.

What is this feeling of being saved?

My gut feeling was probably telling me I was really going to be beaten half to death...

"So Rita shouldn't get beaten too badly?" Bianka for a moment, feeling slightly relieved.

If there's an internal conflict first, the remaining people shouldn't be able to take down Rita. Although Rita is a bit weak, that's relative to monsters. Rita is at least a genius in the conventional sense, above the S-class standard. Unless it's the strongest in the Schicksal or some ancestor who comes to the rescue, Rita can run away even if she can't win, and might even be able to turn the tables.

"That's not necessarily true..."

Liu Bai stroked his chin. "I sent her to find Raven. With the two of them helping out, they should be able to get by. I'll just find someone else to keep an eye on things tonight."

After all, Liu Bai and Rita are "accomplices." Although he can't stay by Rita's side during this sensitive period, he won't really crash and burn because of Rita. Letting her team up with Raven is a way of helping her if he can.

If we can't get through this, then there's really nothing we can do...

Evening, 9:00 PM, Raven's Room

"Natasha, what are you doing?"

Because they had gone through thick and thin together and now needed each other's help, Rita's way of addressing the Raven became much more affectionate.

"As you can see, mix the drinks." Raven lazily Raven at the table. "Drink up and then go to sleep. When you get hit, keep your screams down so you don't disturb my sleep."

"... Are we still friends?"

"Which timeline is this about?" Raven countered.

"..." Rita's lips twitched slightly.

"Just kidding, out of respect for Lord Liu Bai." Raven stirred the cup in his hand. "But actually, I feel like one more person wouldn't make much difference."

"It's alright, you just need to take the blows for me," Rita sighed.

"Tell me, do you regret it? You've caused so much trouble!" Raven asked abruptly.

She was quite Rita's current thoughts.

"Regret?" Rita smiled and nodded at Raven. Just as Raven thought Rita truly regretted it, Rita revealed a cold smile:

"Regret my ass, I'm having a blast."

"... You can use such vulgar language too?"

"That's true." Rita, who had just uttered the vulgar words, regained her composure.

The Raven sighed, "You deserved to be beaten to death."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Chapter 343 You idiot!

Nighttime, dormitory flowerbed

"Susang? Is your face a little purple? Are you feeling unwell?"

Squatting in the flowerbed, Cheng Lingshuang, dressed in night clothes, turned around to look at Li Sushang, her daughter and disciple, who was also dressed in night clothes.

If her daughter were to let her down at this moment, Cheng Lingshuang would truly look down on the girl.

"I..." Li Sushang pursed her lips, shook her head, and indicated that she was fine.

"Are you really alright?"

Cheng Lingshuang paused for a moment and noticed that her maid's breathing seemed a little erratic, indicating that she wasn't backing down.

"Period? But isn't this not the time of year?"

"Um... actually, I'm having trouble breathing."

Li Sushang tugged at the collar of her night clothes.

"..."

Cheng Lingshuang fell silent as she looked at Li Sushang's ample bosom, which was just as full as her junior sister's.

What I'm saying is... should we beat this brat up first?

"You really are angry..." Li Sushang's face showed an expression of no surprise.

Yes, this expression is even more infuriating.

"... If it's too tight, just tear open the chest area."

Li Sushang's words blocked Cheng Lingshuang's path, leaving Cheng Lingshuang with no choice but to glare at her and ask her to open her chest.

"Alright, alright!" Li Sushang immediately perked up and quickly tore open the chest of her night clothes.

Watching Li Sushang's smooth movements, Cheng Lingshuang inexplicably felt like she had been tricked.

Is this girl setting a trap for me...?

Li Sushang, who had broken free of her restraints and taken a deep breath, did not notice her stepmother's increasingly dark expression; of course, it was also possible that she had gotten used to it.

After letting out a long sigh of relief, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, Li Sushang finally asked, "I heard Miss Rita went to Miss Raven's dormitory. How do we get there? By climbing the wall? Or by climbing the ventilation duct?"

"... Can't we just go through the main gate and beat her up?" Cheng Lingshuang disliked beating around the bush.

"Then why are we wearing night clothes? This is definitely not what the old lady wants us to do. It seems like she wants us to ambush them."

"Smash him with a club..." Cheng Lingshuang leaned on her head, lost in thought.

It wasn't that she was against being hit on the head, but she suddenly thought of her second senior sister's personality.

The martial arts world back then may have been a fishpond in terms of martial prowess, but in terms of human nature, it was definitely more chaotic than it is today.

My senior sister is actually a wise person, especially when it comes to people. However, because she is a pure strategist and not compatible with the side job of a scientist, and she has recently settled down, her presence in Schicksal is not very high.

But if we're really talking about skill level and intelligence...

So, does the fact that the second senior sister told them to use a blunt object to subdue the enemy mean that using a blunt object to subdue the enemy is the best way to handle this matter today?

Or rather... will things escalate to a point where they can no longer be resolved through direct confrontation?

Cheng Lingshuang scratched her head, unsure of what to do.

"Hey, stepmother, look, isn't that Mei?"

Li Sushang tugged at Cheng Lingshuang's sleeve, signaling her stepmother to shift her attention.

"Raiden Mei?"

Upon hearing Li Sushang's words, Cheng Lingshuang snapped out of her reverie and sensed a somewhat sharp aura. Sure enough, a girl with purplish-black hair was walking along the illuminated avenue.

Although she didn't pay much attention to others, she still managed to recognize everyone—after all, these were all "enemy situations."

"She doesn't seem to be carrying a knife? Nor is she wearing a belt?"

While remaining concealed, Cheng Lingshuang gave Mei was swaggering towards the dormitory, a thorough once-over.

He didn't bring a knife, so he doesn't seem like someone looking for trouble... well, he does seem that way.

But that fierce aura seemed to say, "I'm going to randomly pick someone to chop up."

Cheng Lingshuang is quite familiar with this kind of aura.

So Cheng Lingshuang pressed down on Li Sushang, who was a little flustered beside her, and quietly watched what the girl on the main road was about to do.

Raiden Mei walked to the dormitory door, took two deep breaths, and the imposing aura that seemed to be about to draw her sword and chop people gradually subsided.

"Call..."

With her last breath, Mei gave a gentle and calm smile, straightened her clothes, and stepped into the dormitory.

"... This person is up to no good."

Neither of them were stupid; after exchanging a glance, they reached an agreement.

Mei's situation clearly indicates that she's preparing to pull a fast one while smiling.

"Someone else is here."

Before Cheng Lingshuang could change her plans because of Mei's arrival, Li Sushang nudged Cheng Lingshuang and continued to remind her.

"This time it's Miss Bronya and Seele."

"Ah..."

Bronya, carrying her Project Bunny, walked indifferently on the stone path, while Seele timidly followed behind, clutching her large scythe.

Cheng Lingshuang could still vaguely hear sounds such as "missile" and "not good, right?"

... It feels like they're talking about something really bad.

After watching the two sisters walk into the dormitory, Cheng Lingshuang was about to weigh the pros and cons to determine her course of action when Li Sushang nudged her again.

"... Someone else is here?" Cheng Lingshuang seemed to understand something and asked first.

Li Sushang was momentarily speechless at her stepmother's interruption, but she still nodded. "Himeko and Miss Ragna, Miss Himeko only arrived this afternoon."

"... Aren't there too many people?"

Cheng Lingshuang felt like she understood why her second senior sister had reminded her to knock her over.

Li Sushang swallowed hard. "Won't anyone else be coming later...?"

"Doctor, you came all this way just to sit here?"

In the lab, Mei handed Liu Bai a cup of coffee.

"Yes, I'll come and take a look."

Liu Bai nodded without any hesitation, "Don't worry about me. Mei, you can continue doing whatever experiments you're doing, just like we did back then."

"It's a real pity that we didn't have time to recruit you for the Divine Key Project back then... back then."

Speaking of those days, Mei sighed slightly. As soon as the Divine Key Project was proposed, Liu Bai ran away. Otherwise, her teacher would have been a scientist on the same level as her.

To be honest, if she had really had a choice back then, she would have definitely given the job to Liu Bai, not Vil-V. But at the time, she really had no choice but to bring in Vil-V, who was the Minister of Construction... Fortunately, Mobius's recommendation was without any problems.

On the other hand, Mei felt at the time that the Moth Chasers to Fire might be flawed, throwing a mechanic whose skill level was basically equal to hers into construction engineering...

In short, aside from occasionally adding useless little functions to the God Key, Mei doesn't really think that's all the crafting skill that Vil-V can achieve.

It can only be said that Mobius was the most reliable guy back then, and Liu Bai ran away; otherwise, she would definitely have taken over the Divine Key Project herself and then left it to Liu Bai to handle.

"Is it really okay to openly say that I want to recruit my own teacher? Besides, I'm not good at practical skills."

"If you can't even do it practically, how can you Mei Mei's belt?" Mei gave him a "you're kidding me" look.

Hands-on practice? Hands-on practice my foot! Do you think I had any hands-on experience back in the day? This is something anyone can do, right?