Although Gray Serpent could fully understand his lord Kevin's hatred for Herrschers, what were you thinking? You dared to charge headfirst at the First Herrscher of Reason wielding Eden Star without even a suitable weapon?
Joyce holding Eden Star was practically equivalent to the First Herrscher of Reason plus a pseudo-Herrscher of Rock.
In other words, Kevin was basically fighting two Herrschers barehanded when he fought Welt.
You Fusion Warriors... no, you Thirteen Flame-Chasers—if every one of you could beat two Herrschers empty-handed, you would have killed the End long ago.
Unable to swear, Gray Serpent could only say that his lord truly deserved respect for never bowing to the Honkai forces.
Well, the price of refusing to bow was that Gray Serpent had no idea when his lord's cell door would ever open.
And he did not dare make any major moves either. After all, Joyce was still alive and well. If he drew that man over here, then his lord would really be serving a life sentence.
"Will it... take more time?"
There was no trace of arrogance or conceit left in Jackal now.
"...Gray Serpent, if it really comes down to it, why don't we split the luggage and go our separate ways?"
"Hm?" A trace of killing intent instantly entered Gray Serpent's hoarse voice. "Jackal, are you planning to betray our lord?"
"No, my loyalty to our lord is beyond question." Jackal sounded increasingly dead inside. "But... according to the latest intelligence, the First Herrscher, Welt Joyce, has just departed Anti-Entropy headquarters and is flying toward Abyss City."
It was not that she was disloyal. It was just that, against certain beings... the gap in strength was no longer something intelligence could make up for.
She was arrogant and conceited, but she was not stupid. That