Taixu, Endless Jizo Blade (cont.)

While conservatives and radicals may fight amongst themselves, their overall direction is not significantly different.

However, with Cocolia's sudden emergence, Anti-Entropy has been completely ruined due to issues related to the Third Honkai Outbreak.

Whether you're a conservative or a radical, continued operation requires funding.

As a result, now that Cocolia has directly demonstrated through her actions that "even with a money bag like ME Company, I don't care," countries with even a little bit of information channels and influence will begin to be wary of Anti-Entropy's local companies.

Of course, some people probably know that Cocolia behavior doesn't mean that all of Anti-Entropy is like that.

However, people who lack a sense of security nowadays don't trust Anti-Entropy, and those who aren't worried about Anti-Entropy continuing to do evil will seize the opportunity to fight for their own interests.

In addition, given the deep bond between Siegfried and Siegfried, and after experiencing things like 'the organization he joined being nearly betrayed by Cocolia's and 'his daughter being hunted down by Cocolia,' Siegfried will almost certainly fight anyone he sees in Cocolia's camp on the spot.

Given the current situation, Rita felt that instead of trying to find out where the people of Anti-Entropy were, she should try to solve the problems on Nine Nether's side.

Ultimately, Rita Roseweisse is a Valkyrie fights to protect the world.

There's a distinctly unsettling atmosphere around Nine Nether right now. Rather than waiting for the Far East Branch's team to resolve the issue, she'd rather take action herself first.

Moreover, even if it was out of personal motives, Rita wanted to resolve the remaining issues here before things completely descended into chaos.

After all...

If A'yu realizes something is wrong, he'll definitely cause trouble again.

There's really nothing I can do.

With this in mind, Rita continued her relentless advance into the depths of the Nine Nether.

Then, somewhere, Rita suddenly revealed her Stigmata Weapon, Aphrodite.

"Oh dear, although I've already guessed who you are, I still want to know..."

Looking at the man in black robes before her, Rita smiled and asked him a question.

"—Sir, could you please remove that boring mask before me?"

"I'm truly impressed."

Looking at the girl in front of him, the man in the black robe took off his hood and mask, revealing a speechless expression.

"This is the fourth time, junior. Although I probably wouldn't get an answer even if I asked you, I still want to ask..."

"—Why is it always you?"

Well... how should I put it...?

Looking at Siegfried before her, Rita did not choose to point her weapon at Siegfried, but instead gave him a kind smile.

"This must be fate, Senior Siegfried."

"Oh, you've really learned your lesson this time."

Siegfried sneered as he watched Rita put away her scythe.

"It's better not to fight. I don't want to waste my energy on you, you unlucky girl."

"Well, Rita has no reason to fight you right now."

Looking at Siegfried's seemingly relaxed but actually tense body, Rita even removed her armor and bowed slightly to Siegfried.

"You are no longer a wanted criminal of Schicksal. You are now just a member of the Kaslana clan who has temporarily left Schicksal."

"If you are willing to return the Flame-Chaser's Judgment to the Kaslana clan, then Lord Otto will surely return the position of patriarch of the Kaslana clan to you."

"Yes, I think he really will do that. But—do you think any of this makes sense to me?"

Looking at Rita, who was bowing to him, Siegfried said irritably.

"Junior, I know you're smart, so since you know I can't go back to Schicksal, stop talking nonsense."

"That's true."

After receiving that obvious answer, Rita also stopped smiling and spoke very seriously to Siegfried.

"But you should also understand that success or failure is one thing."

"But inviting you back to Schicksal is also one of my potential missions. It's your business if you don't come back, but it's my responsibility if I don't say anything."

"I understand, I understand."

After closing his eyes and letting out a sigh, Siegfried showed an expression of understanding.

"Working under that bastard Otto, the more capable and versatile you are, the easier it is for him to boss you around."

"A clever and shrewd girl like you must have been tormented by him quite a bit."

"Ha, you're joking."

Faced with Siegfried's overly direct assessment of Otto, Rita responded quite naturally.

"Lord Otto may have some unscrupulous methods, but I believe that his choice will surely lead us to victory."

"Ha, then good luck."

At this point, having failed to persuade each other to oppose one another, the two remained silent.

Although there was no hostility between the two, it was impossible for them to be completely unguarded against each other.

After each choosing a path with perfect understanding, the two parted ways at the fork in the road ahead.

However, after Rita left, Siegfried, who hadn't actually gone very far, ultimately chose to move in the opposite direction.

This time, the technicians on Cocolia's side used some methods to cause Schicksal's communication system to malfunction.

Although Siegfried also had the communicator processed by Anti-Entropy, due to the slight difference in technology between the two sides, Siegfried could only detect whether anyone was approaching by detecting heat sources, but could not confirm the other party's identity through images.

After confirming that Rita was moving towards the depths of the Nine Nether, Siegfried simply chose to ignore Nine Nether might appear there.

He knew he wasn't very bright, and the mechanisms deep within the Nine Nether clearly required someone with a sharp mind to handle them.

After meeting Rita, this junior, a few times, he had come to understand her character.

This woman was undoubtedly Otto's loyal subordinate, but her nature was beyond reproach.

She came to the depths of the Nine Nether, presumably to resolve any potential calamities that might arise there.

Compared to going inside and competing with Rita for jobs using his mediocre brains, Siegfried felt he'd be better off going outside to see who that scoundrel Cocolia had sent to cause trouble this time.

Siegfried now harbors a very strange underlying thought.

It's okay if something breaks out; Cocolia first, and then everyone might be safe.

Although the idea itself was outrageous, and Siegfried knew that Cocolia didn't have the ability to cause so much trouble, well...

After being stabbed in the back, anyone who isn't a fool would be wary.

After Siegfried was stabbed in the Schicksal by Otto, he became wary of Otto.

Now that Cocolia has stabbed all of humanity in the back, Siegfried feels that guarding against or even trying to eliminate Cocolia first is not so incomprehensible.

Furthermore, you can also see if Mei and Kiana are together.

If Mei and Kiana are separated, then I can find an opportunity to tell her that Ryoma is safe.

As for Kiana...

Oh, Sirin.

Now that we're in a place with such a high concentration of Honkai Energy, I dare not provoke Kiana any further.

If Sirin wakes up here, then we'll be in much bigger trouble.

After Yuno used that strange displacement technique, she successfully caught up with Lin Yu and Kiana.

"Senior! Wait a minute!"

At this moment, Yuno was floating in the air, shouted loudly to Lin Yu behind her.

"Didn't you tell me not to rush? Then why are you rushing so fast now?!"

"Oh, the answer is simple."

After stomping hard on the ground, Lin Yu used the force of the impact to propel his body forward like a cannonball.

"As I said before, we are indeed at a disadvantage against the Titan Mech. But—I have a trump card, and I am confident that I can take them down in a short time."

"The reason I rushed so fast is simply because I was afraid you would rush too fast, so I wanted to be at the forefront to take care of the enemy."

"If you can understand my good intentions, then you'd better get out of here and move to the back right now."

"... I don't want to!"

Seeing Lin Yu calmly say these words, Yuno said to Lin Yu with great anger.

"What you're saying makes me think you're definitely going to do something reckless!"

"Yuno is right."

Kiana, who had caught up with Lin Yu at this moment, continued to sprint while speaking to Lin Yu with some difficulty.

"Even if there's not enough time, senior, you don't have to do this, do you?"

"Even I know that we should avoid enemies that are difficult for us, but you..."

"—You went up there looking like you were ready to fight to the death, how could the two of us feel at ease coming down!"

"Kiana, I told you a long time ago that I'm a professional."

At this moment, Lin Yu, who was still speeding along, did not look at his two companions beside him, but calmly looked ahead.

"I've thought about many things in my head, but I'm just too lazy to say them out loud. And you two shouldn't feel like I'm treating you as a burden."

"Actually, the reason I dared to rush so fast this time was largely because I had teammates I trusted."

[Heh heh, after saying those words, you could sense that the anger on the faces of the two girls beside me had clearly lessened.]

[You managed to appease them with just a half-truthful remark. It seems you've completely figured out the personalities of these two easily fooled young girls.]

Practice makes perfect, and if you can still show your face, then...

Unification?

Oh ho.

Upon realizing that the system had abruptly logged off, Lin Yu suddenly looked directly in front of him.

As Lin Yu stopped, Yuno and Kiana naturally did not choose to continue rushing forward.

"This is..."

Kiana and Yuno, seeing the Titan Mech in person for the first time, both frowned slightly.

These Titan Mech, gleaming with a metallic sheen and looking quite menacing, would probably go unnoticed by Kiana and Yuno if only one or two of them appeared before them.

But—with dozens of them suddenly appearing, the sense of oppression became quite strong.

"Senior, are you... really confident?"

Looking at the Titan Mech in front of her, Yuno asked nervously.

"These enemies are indeed as difficult to deal with as you said."

"Yeah, senior. I feel like we'll have to team up with Mei and the others to deal with these mechs safely."

"Hey! You bunch of idiots from the Schicksal over there, what are you still whispering about!"

At this moment, Xing Mar, who had just seen the group, suddenly smiled coldly at the three of them.

"Fine, say whatever you want. After all—these words will be your last words."

"Oh, it's you... not that surprising."

Looking at these Titans and Xing Mar, Lin Yu stretched out his right hand to protect his two companions before activating the Mirror Mind skill.

"Kiana, Yuno, step back."

"This is my first time using this move, so I might not be able to control the force a bit."

"If you step back a little, I won't have to worry about accidentally hurting you."

"Huh? Why all this mystical stuff—get them all out there!"

Seeing Lin Yu take a step forward, Xing Marton immediately gave the order.