This Ten-Pull Is a Little Scary (Continued)

What exactly was Bishop Otto's purpose in sending such a disorganized group on this dangerous mission?

Even if it was to pave the way for the descendants of the Kaslana clan and to assign Kiana a special mission to prevent her from advancing too quickly, this mission still feels very strange to me.

Moreover, I've looked up information about the Nine Nether Netherworld; the legendary Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chiyou was sealed there.

Chiyou is a Honkai Beast that can strengthen itself by devouring everything nearby. If this thing isn't handled properly and is released, then...

—The first to be swallowed up was our Far East Branch's Hyperion warship.

Thinking about it this way, I became even more uneasy about sending a group of greenhorns on this mission.

It's best to stop using HSN Serum for now.

For this mission, I'm prepared to connect to the Nexus System at any time.

Several days later

After everyone was transported to the area near the Nine Nether of Shenzhou, Fu Hua looked at her comrades-in-arms and spoke to them in a very serious manner.

"Everyone, although Major Himeko has already mentioned the precautions for participating in the battle, this mission is extremely important, and I hope you will listen to me repeat the key points again."

After glancing at everyone, Fu Hua was surprised to find that even the usually carefree Kiana was staring at her intently.

That's strange, did Kiana really change her personality today?

But whatever the reason, it's a good thing that she's obedient.

After confirming that everyone's attention was focused on her, Fu Hua took a deep breath and looked at Yuno and Mei first.

"Yuno, Mei, you are well aware of your identities and characteristics, which dictate that I must treat you with utmost care."

"After entering the Nine Nether, I will keep a close eye on Mei, while Yuno will be left to Second Lieutenant Lin Yu. You two, if you sense that the Herrscher Persona within you are trying to cause trouble and you are unable to suppress them—you must notify us immediately."

After slightly adjusting her glasses, Fu Hua continued speaking to the two of them.

"You two might think this is inhumane, but believe me, it's better for everyone."

"I have no objection."

Faced with Fu Hua's wary actions, and recalling Yuno that day, he clenched his fists.

Because of excessive force, Yuno's fingernails dug into her skin, causing a few drops of blood to flow from her hands.

"Rather than that, I hope Senior Lin Yu will keep a close eye on me. If things go wrong, it's okay to knock me out or even kill me."

"There's no need to be so extreme."

Lin Yu, who was standing next to Yuno, gently patted Yuno's shoulder when he saw Yuno slightly ferocious expression.

"Don't worry, if your Herrscher Persona tries to cause trouble, I'll beat you half to death first."

No, no, no, that's too extreme of you.

Looking at Lin Yu's relaxed expression, Kiana couldn't believe that those words had just come from Lin Yu mouth.

"I... while I don't have Yuno's unwavering resolve, please don't hold back if something happens to me."

Recalling that nightmarish experience, Mei looked at Fu Hua and Lin Yu and pleaded earnestly.

"Please, both of you, do not hold back when the time comes."

"Well, just be prepared."

Looking at the two girls in front of her, Fu Hua couldn't help but sigh. These two girls, who had been tormented by the Herrscher Core for a long time, were indeed much stronger than the average rookie Valkyrie in terms of belief and will.

"However, the martial arts practitioners from Shenzhou also brought back some intelligence after entering the Nine Nether — Bronya."

At Fu Hua's signal, Bronya, who was in charge of intelligence management and analysis, tapped her finger lightly in the air a few times, displaying the intelligence screen in front of everyone.

"The martial arts practitioners from Shenzhou who are responsible for protecting Shenzhou have entered Nine Nether many times with testing equipment to test the concentration of Honkai Energy here."

"Their conclusion was that the deeper they went into the Nine Nether, the higher the concentration of Honkai Energy became. Later on, the concentration of Honkai Energy even reached the point where martial artists who had undergone preliminary 'anti- Meele transformation' treatment began to experience adverse reactions."

"And the conclusion of the headquarters after combining the intelligence collected from Shenzhou is that if Mei and Yuno enter the Nine Nether Netherworld, there is a very high probability that the Herrscher Core will undergo an activation reaction."

After saying these words, everyone except Lin Yu had a question.

Kiana, the most oblivious to the atmosphere among them, voiced the question on everyone's mind, clearly puzzled.

"So, Bishop Otto knew that the Herrscher would experience adverse reactions after entering, right?"

"Then why did he let Mei and Yuno in? Is he suffering from dementia?!"

Although the others did not utter such impolite words, the fact that the silent crowd did not choose to refute them naturally indicated that they agreed with Kiana's opinion.

The four D-rank Valkyrie present did not believe that Bishop Otto had sent them on this mission to awaken the personalities within Mei and Yuno.

They did not fully trust Otto's character.

The reason they thought this way was that if Otto had any normal intelligence, he wouldn't have gone to the extreme of imitating Cocolia and detonating the Herrscher on the spot, accidentally blowing up all the innocent unlucky people around him.

We are all human beings; if we don't consider morality when doing things, then we'll only consider self-interest.

The Schicksal new recruits present did not see any benefit in Otto's order.

But just because the four little girls didn't notice it doesn't mean the remaining two wouldn't see the clues.

Knowing the game's storyline, Lin Yu roughly guessed that Otto wanted to guide Mei's power to awaken again after learning that the Honkai Energy concentration in the Nine Nether Netherworld was too high.

Raiden Mei is, after all, one of the baits Otto prepared for Sirin. If Raiden Mei cannot produce the power of the Herrscher of Thunder when the two sides fight fiercely, how can Otto 'create' the Herrscher of the Void that he wants?

The prerequisite for an emotional outburst is that the two sides can fight. If Sirin can kill all the enemies in front of her with a single move after waking up, then Kiana wouldn't even need to wake up. She would probably be in despair on the spot before she even woke up.

Knowing that Otto had his eye on Yuno, Fu Hua, after reaching a similar conclusion to Lin Yu, used her intelligence advantage to guess Otto's thoughts.

In Otto's view, Yuno's two powers, plant growth and Herrscher's Poison, are clearly inferior versions of the Herrscher of Death's two major powers, [Creation] and [Withering].

In the future, Yuno Otto for artificial Herrscher experiments. So before that happens, if Yuno's Herrscher Core can be improved and she can become more proficient in manipulating Herrscher power, the probability of Yuno the Tranquility Gem will increase.

For Otto, these were probably all things he did incidentally and by chance.

But it also makes sense to think of how to cause trouble...

Lin Yu, who is now working under Otto, feels immense pressure.

But now that they're already here, they can't just say, 'We question the bishop's decision,' and then simply not go to the Nine Nether.

Moreover, after a little thought, Mei and Yuno both came to the conclusion that 'the bishop definitely hopes we can overcome the difficulties'.

Seeing that the two of them had actually succeeded in self-manipulation, Lin Yu suddenly felt it was a bit surreal.

No, Otto only chatted with you for a few minutes, and you believe him so easily?

My dear roommates, you're not much better than Kiana, who already treats Otto like a good elder.

Or is it that—after comparing him to that idiot Cocolia, you all think Otto is a good egg?

This world is crazy; a mouse is a bridesmaid for a cat.

Although I've wanted to complain for a long time that this world is way too chaotic compared to the original story, now...

—Otto has already fooled both the Finality and the Origin, leaving only the Truth. Why does this feel so wrong to me?

Moreover, I can't say anything bad about Otto right now, or his character will be ruined again.

Otto is known to most people as a bad guy, but now, no one doubts his determination to fight against the Honkai.

Speaking ill of Otto indiscriminately will not only have no effect, but will also attract Otto's attention.

Now, no matter how much Lin Yu internally complains, he can't stop everyone from diving into the water and heading towards the Nine Nether Netherworld.

After all, the idea that 'Lin Yu is a vengeful ghost' and 'Lin Yu wants to climb up to better fight against the Honkai' is already a fixed impression in everyone's mind.

Now, he not only can't persuade people not to go in, but he also has to take the lead and be at the forefront to fit his persona.

Feeling the gazes coming from behind, Lin Yu could guess without turning around that his companions were probably starting to think, 'This vengeful ghost is courting death, we need to keep an eye on him.'

Sigh, looking back now, the biggest ticking time bomb in this trip to the Nine Nether wasn't Mei or Yuno, but Kiana.

Damn it, could Otto have made Kiana come here so that Sirin could absorb some of the Honkai Energy first?

With Fu Hua around, even if Sirin absorbs Honkai Energy, she won't be able to cause any trouble.

However, Fu Hua is unable to act due to the need for secrecy, so in the end, Mei and I, who are close to Kiana, will be the ones in danger.

With this thought in mind, Lin Yu, forced to rush to the forefront, stepped into the Nine Nether the moment...

—Then he heard the sound he least wanted to hear at that moment.

[Ding! The system has detected that the host meets the requirements for claiming the reward, and the reward has been sent to your system mailbox.]

Sigh, if I could, I really hope you don't pop up at this time.

So, does that mean the reward should be taken back?

[I'm just kidding, please give me the best equipment.]

After opening his email, Lin Yu was completely stunned when he saw the reward he had received.

It's not that the reward the system gave him this time was bad.

Or rather, the rewards the system gave him were far too good.

[Ding! The reward you have received is (Special Item - Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket).]

In past operations, Lin Yu had obtained items like the [Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket].

However, the last time he obtained a [Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket] was when he defeated the Herrscher of Thunder.

To be fair, encountering a survival crisis like the Herrscher of Thunder is dangerous enough, yet even so, the system didn't give Lin Yu a ten-pull upon meeting him.

Given the close correlation between the severity of the crisis and the rewards, the fact that he gave out ten consecutive draws during this meeting suggests...

—Is the danger I'm facing this time even greater than encountering the Herrscher of Thunder?!

Yes, that's right.

[However, on another note, last time you didn't just defeat the Herrscher of Thunder, you defeated the Herrscher of Thunder who was almost destroyed by Siegfried.]

I'm speechless. Aside from Ji Lin and Chiyou, this place Nine Nether...

Forget it, the plot has become so unrecognizable that even miHoYo's writing team wouldn't recognize it anymore. I'd better prepare for the worst.

If a chaotic dance of demons can happen in Changkong City, then it's certainly possible for Shenzhou Nine Nether as well.

When the Schicksal comes, the two major factions, Anti-Entropy, will both make their grand entrances, and I'll be stuck in the middle...

[Hey, whether it's Schicksal or Anti-Entropy, looking at the Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket in front of you, you're absolutely certain—this bunch of losers are no match for you.]

When you're praising me, I hope you can also give me some good stuff during the raffle, even if it's a bit of a shady deal.

Forget it, there's no point in complaining anymore.

System, add points!

[Ding! (Special item - Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket) has been used. Begin drawing items.]

After the system issued this announcement, Lin Yu immediately saw countless items flash past him.

Then, the first seven items he drew were almost all useless things.

Among this pile of junk, probably only that bag of Little Raccoon instant noodles would be of any use to Lin Yu, who holds the title of "Cold-Faced Hunk."

If it weren't for the fact that the description of the Special Ten-Consecutive Draw Ticket stated that "this 10-pull will definitely yield three high-level items", Lin Yu felt that his already not-so-low blood pressure would only rise even higher.

Don't panic, at least we can guarantee that the last three items will be high-level items.

Let me see... Purple, purple, ah, the last one is a gold item.

Looking at the three props in front of him, Lin Yu first focused his attention on the first purple prop.

[Skill Book - Hai Hu Explosive Fist (Hai Hu Series)]

[Skill Introduction - This is a martial arts masterpiece created by Bai Junlang, the "Hai Hu," Magnetic Field Expert. Its key lies in utilizing acupoints, energy points, and power sources throughout the body to propel the movements.]

[When using this move, you can utilize its implosion property to launch an implosion attack into the enemy's body. If the user is proficient in acupoints, they can precisely blast through all the acupoints on the opponent's body.]

Furthermore, this technique, improved by Bai Junlang himself, can be combined with other abilities and moves. Depending on the combination, the Explosive Fist can naturally deliver different special attacks in actual combat.

[Note: This move is more powerful when used by those with Magnetic Field Expert.]

I see. This move actually makes up for my weakness on the offensive end.

Although I feel bad for Fu Hua, this kind of move that can maintain a certain level of skill is obviously more suitable for me than the sword moves of the Tai Xu Sword Qi.