This time I'm really angry, Big Brother Lin Yu!

Seeing the undisguised surprise on Wendy's face, Rita, who shouldn't have said anything, spoke softly to the girl in front of her as if she had found someone to confide in.

"To prevent him from going to the battlefield, I deliberately modified his test data so that he could not be selected for combat units."

"It's just a pity... There's an old Chinese saying that Shenzhou, 'Gold will always shine.'"

"A'yu has that idea and that ability. Even though I was secretly hindering him, he still shone with unparalleled brilliance."

It's just a pity, A'yu, it's precisely because you're so dazzling that you were noticed by K423.

As someone noticed by K423, you will inevitably be implicated in Bishop Otto's plans in the future, and may even face a life-threatening risk.

Rita, who had already suppressed her inner confusion, now felt that what she was doing was becoming more and more ridiculous after Wendy mentioned her adopted brother.

She should be Valkyrie protecting the world, but instead, she's secretly helping Otto do some bad things.

Although her reason for helping Otto was essentially because her parents were under his control, what's done is done, and making excuses couldn't make her feel at ease.

After all, the plans she helped Otto complete would threaten her colleagues, her best friends, her sworn brother, and countless innocent people in the future.

Those who were unaware of Otto's intentions but were exploited by him naturally do not bear the burden of sin.

However, Rita, who knew about Otto's plan, still helped him complete it. In Rita's own eyes, she was undoubtedly a person with a great sin.

The Rita of the past certainly realized that she had indeed done something wrong, but in the past, she always brushed it off with excuses like "her parents are in the other party's hands" and "Lord Otto knows what he's doing."

But people are all hypocritical.

After realizing that her younger brother might be killed by Otto himself, Rita has to admit that she panicked.

In a fit of anger, Rita certainly wouldn't mindlessly rush into Otto's office, slap Otto twice, and yell, "I quit!"

The more anxious she was, the more she had to stay calm.

It was precisely because of this that Rita, forced to face reality, realized just how radical Otto's methods were.

If the Fourth Honkai Outbreak occurs near a city, and if Yuno doesn't encounter Siegfried to stop her like Mei did, then millions of innocent people will truly die this time.

It's better for Bianca than for Otto. At least I can really feel from Lord Otto that he cares about Bianca.

But A'yu...

Lord Otto doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people.

So, in Lord Otto's eyes, is there really any difference between A'yu and ordinary civilians?

This is troublesome.

I have too little information, and I am far inferior to Lord Otto in terms of intelligence.

Lacking strength and intelligence, I, as a pawn, want to step out of the game and engage in a contest with Lord Otto...

This is practically impossible.

If we want to stop Lord Otto's atrocities, I need more allies.

However, the only people who can rival Lord Otto are the Alliance Leader Anti-Entropy, Welt, and the executives of World Serpent.

But to have any contact with these people is tantamount to assisting them in harming my colleagues...

In her constant contemplation, Rita tragically realized that even though she knew Otto had no intention of doing anything good, she had no power to stop him from moving forward.

Moreover, can hostile organizations really be relied upon?

Anti-Entropy is creating Honkai and promoting the birth of Herrscher, while World Serpent is releasing Judgment-class Honkai Beast to slaughter Shenzhou.

From this perspective, some of the cadres in the other two organizations were not much better Otto in terms of 'personal conduct'.

Rita, as one of humanity's top combatants, truly feels that humanity in this world is pathetic.

Those who reached the pinnacle had long since descended into madness.

The only one who didn't seem completely insane, Welt Yang, was already a cripple.

I have no ability, the boss is a bad guy, my teammates are good at deceiving me, and the enemy is even more vile.

The faster your mind works, the more despair you feel inside.

At this point, no matter how hard Rita tried to calm herself down, Wendy could see that Rita's expression was visibly becoming unpleasant.

"Senior Roseweisse?"

Looking at Rita in front of her, Wendy asked with great concern.

"Your complexion seems... getting worse and worse."

"... I'm fine, Miss Wendy."

At this moment, Rita forced herself to suppress all her thoughts and suddenly summoned her God-Slaying Armor and Skyfrost Skadi.

"Huh?!"

"It's just a pity that our chat time is over."

The next moment, the door in front of the two suddenly seemed to be squeezed by something, and began to be squeezed from the middle into a ball of alloy.

After being treated this way at the gate, the two saw a stranger dressed in a black robe appear before them.

"As expected, Mr. Otto had a trick up his sleeve."

Upon seeing the S-rank Valkyrie before him, Gray Serpent, who had already transferred to the Oceania Branch, suddenly bowed deeply to Rita.

"Miss Rita Roseweisse, I have long admired your name. It is truly an honor to meet you today."

"Oh dear, Mr. Gray Serpent, you're joking—as an intelligence broker in the underworld, you actually hold the position of World Serpent executive. Rita is far less 'famous' in this regard than you are."

"Ha, then let's end the small talk here."

At that moment, ten clones of Joyce appeared behind the Gray Serpent.

The next moment, Gray Serpent said something to Rita that shocked Wendy.

"Actually, our World Serpent is currently recruiting talents. As long as Miss Rita and Miss Wendy beside you are willing to join us, we will prepare corresponding compensation and status for you."

"Miss Rita and Miss Wendy, would you both be interested in joining our World Serpent and working with us to save this world?"

Chapter 159. I'm really angry this time! Lin! Yu! Brother! Brother!

"Would you two be interested in joining our World Serpent and working with us to save the world?"

Upon hearing Gray Serpent's words, Rita had already prepared herself to launch an attack at any moment.

Although she could sense that the ten Herrscher Clone behind the other party did not possess Honkai Energy strength that she could not match.

However, as an S-rank Valkyrie, Rita had of course seen the information that the former World Serpent executive, Natasha, had given to Schicksal Xiola she defected.

Gray Serpent is not only an intelligence analyst within World Serpent, but also arguably its current leader.

Gray Serpent is definitely not a brainless idiot.

From his tone, Rita could tell that Gray Serpent probably guessed that he would be here.

So—the fact that he still dared to come to their door under these circumstances shows that he was full of confidence in the fighting force behind him.

The Honkai Energy intensity isn't high, so the problem lies with the powers of these Herrscher Clones.

The clone that fought A'yu last time could use the power of Gravity Manipulation...

The thought of this power made Rita feel that the enemy in front of her was really giving her a headache.

The ability to Gravity Manipulation is inherently effective against speed-type Valkyrie like Rita.

Moreover, Rita's task now is not to defeat her opponent, but to escape with Wendy, which makes her even more constrained.

Was the judgment wrong?

I had previously thought that taking Wendy on haphazard trips might...

Seeing Rita's slightly tense body, Gray Serpent continued to extend an invitation to Rita with utmost sincerity.

"Miss Rita, I know you're thinking about tactics, but please believe me, what I just said was truly from the bottom of my heart."

"Oh, is this sincerity?"

At this moment, Rita continued to think of a solution while smiling and replying to Gray Serpent.

"Mr. Gray Serpent, if you want me to switch jobs, you can't just rely on words."

"Lord Otto has been very good to my parents and me, and I personally have no complaints about the salary and benefits."

"Under these circumstances, how can your so-called sincerity possibly move me?"

"Well, regarding sincerity, you've probably forgotten something..."

At that moment, the scarlet prosthetic eye on the Gray Serpent suddenly burst out with a blinding light.

"—Your life and Miss Wendy's life are now in my hands."

The moment Gray Serpent uttered those words, Rita's expression changed. She immediately grabbed Wendy from her wheelchair and threw her forcefully to the ground.

Then, Rita, wearing the God-Slaying Armor, was crushed to the ground by the sudden gravitational wave.

"When...!"

"While we were chatting, Miss Rita."

At this moment, Gray Serpent looked at Rita, who was already suppressed by the gravity field, walked up to her, squatted down, and said to Rita with great helplessness.

"While you are contacting other Oceania Branch members, I am also directing my soldiers to build up strength."

"Their power is indeed far inferior to that of ordinary Simulated Herrscher, but precisely because of this, the fluctuations in their power are not so easily detected."

"After I've captured your attention with my words, you're unaware of their actions, which is exactly what I've been planning."

After saying these words, Gray Serpent changed his previous sincere and respectful attitude to a mocking tone.

"After all, Rita Roseweisse is in my intelligence network. Although she is an S-rank Valkyrie, her win rate against Emperor-class is not high."

"As long as my soldiers follow my command, suppressing a Valkyrie who is slightly stronger than Emperor-class warrior shouldn't be too difficult."

Seeing that Rita was completely suppressed by the gravitational wave, Gray Serpent suddenly turned his gaze to the problem not far away.

After being thrown away by Rita, Wendy didn't say anything, but immediately tried to escape.

As A-rank Valkyrie, Wendy certainly wouldn't say something as silly as 'I want to fight alongside Rita -senpai'.

Since the enemy's target is her, then this burden should be able to escape quickly in her electric wheelchair the moment the enemy reveals a weakness.

Unfortunately, after Wendy crawled to the vicinity of the spare electric wheelchair, she watched helplessly as the wheelchair was crushed into a pile of scrap metal by a sudden gravitational wave.

"Miss Wendy, it seems that you, like Miss Rita, haven't figured out the situation."

Seeing Wendy's unwilling expression, Gray Serpent continued speaking to the two of them.

"Do you think I'd be like a third-rate villain in a novel, revealing the principles behind my plan simply because I'm bored and have nothing better to do?"

"I've said all this just to make one thing clear to you—right now, your lives are in my hands."

"I hope you two will think this through carefully and not do anything foolish at this time."

"You...!"

At this moment, Wendy drew her two pistols from her waist and pointed them at the enemy in front of her.

"If you shoot from this distance, you won't be able to dodge!"

"Ah, that's true, but..."

The Gray Serpent, which had already commanded the Herrscher Clone to set up a protective barrier, nodded slightly as it watched the bullets that actually cracked the barrier.

"It's a pity, Miss Wendy, although you are indeed a genius, you are still too young."

"If you were given a few more years, your strength would be enough to break through these protective shields and harm me, thus turning the tide of the battle."

"It's just a pity that 'what if' doesn't exist in reality."

"Wendy, don't listen to him—"

"Please take a rest for now, Miss Rita."

After using a gravitational wave to suppress Rita to the point of being unable to speak, Gray Serpent continued to speak slowly to Wendy.

"Right now, I could kill you and Miss Rita directly, but I didn't."