This time I'm really angry, Big Brother Lin Yu! (cont.)

"Enough with the nonsense, all you want is the Desire Gem inside me!"

At this moment, Wendy pointed the gun directly at her own head and spoke to Gray Serpent in a trembling voice.

"No, don't underestimate me!"

"Even if my legs are crippled, I am still the Valkyrie of Schicksal!"

"Rather than let the jewels fall into the hands of you villains, I'd rather... die by my own gun!"

"... Ah, admirable courage."

At this moment, Gray Serpent shook his head helplessly after seeing the ice that suddenly appeared under everyone's feet.

"Unfortunately, he had courage but lacked efficiency."

"Miss Wendy, if I were you, I would trade myself for Miss Rita's life."

"And you, although you will leave with me from the Oceania Branch, as long as you are alive, at least your allies will still have a chance to take you back from the hands of our World Serpent."

At this moment, Wendy, upon seeing the undisguised pain on Rita after she had already fallen unconscious, had no intention of putting down her gun.

"You—you think I'd believe that nonsense?"

"Actually, you already believed it, otherwise you would have already fired the gun, wouldn't you?"

The Gray Serpent walked up to Wendy and spoke to Wendy in a very 'gentle' manner.

"You know very well that you have no choice right now."

"Perhaps you have the courage to give up your own life, but unfortunately—you do not have the resolve to give up the lives of your companions as well."

"Without this determination, you'll always just be an immature little girl—am I wrong to say that?"

Seeing Wendy becoming even more hesitant, Gray Serpent pulled out a specially made pistol and pointed it at Rita.

"Or do you want me to be the bad guy who 'killed Rita Roseweisse '?"

"If you're really that hypocritical, I can help you out. Well then, I'll count down from three, three..."

"Enough!"

After seeing Gray Serpent place his finger on the trigger, Wendy reluctantly lowered her dual pistols and asked Gray Serpent a question.

"Are you really willing to let Senior Roseweisse go?"

"Of course—you probably don't believe me as an enemy, but after you hear my reasons, you'll probably believe me."

After realizing he had successfully fooled the girl in front of him, Gray Serpent said helplessly.

"You have the Desire Gem within you, and that is indeed our target."

"But if we push you too hard and cause you to Herrscher Transformation, then Miss Rita will die, and our plan will fail."

"With her level of combat power, whether she lives or dies doesn't really affect our plans."

"Rather than increasing the risk to my plan by killing someone who doesn't need to be killed, I would certainly prefer to leave the battlefield with my objective and proceed with my next plan."

"... Then what are you waiting for? Let's go."

At this moment, Wendy looked at Rita lying on the ground and wanted to say a proper goodbye to her senior who had protected her.

But in the end, she abandoned this weak and useless idea.

After watching the girl in front of him give Rita a deep look, Gray Serpent realized that these little girls from Schicksal were actually too easy to fool.

He genuinely didn't intend to kill Rita, but if Wendy intended to stall for time, he wouldn't dare kill Rita, nor would he dare to provoke Wendy too much.

Just as Gray Serpent himself said, he was indeed afraid that Wendy might suddenly 'awaken'.

When the time comes, facing a genuine Herrscher of Wind, relying solely on Gray Serpent's current combat strength...

He felt that even if he had four or five hundred more Herrscher Clone, they would still be doomed against the real Herrscher.

It doesn't really matter whether Rita lives or dies now.

Anyway, once he brings back Venerable Lord Kevin with the Desire Gem, all the scoundrels on the Schicksal side will be reduced to ashes under the Venerable Lord's power.

With Wendy completely giving up resistance, Gray Serpent's plan at this stage was finally completed, albeit with some setbacks.

In the next instant, Gray Serpent managed to leave the Oceania Branch thanks to the unstable Quantum Teleportation System.

Rita, who had fallen to the ground, had exhausted too much strength from struggling and could no longer maintain her armor, completely reverting to the incredibly weak maid she once was.

Several hours later, at the Schicksal Headquarters

At the Schicksal Headquarters, Durandal looked at Lin Yu on the hospital bed and sighed helplessly.

Lin Yu's injuries were completely healed after Durandal used the power of the Black Abyss White Flower on him.

However, after his injuries were healed, Lin Yu slept for several hours and still hadn't woken up.

According to Kiana, who was with Durandal, Lin Yu was so exhausted last night that he fell asleep halfway through his conversation with Fu Hua.

Lin Yu's health should be fine now.

If you suddenly fall asleep repeatedly even when you are physically fine, it means your mental state is extremely poor.

The thought of Lin Yu heading to these terrible battlefields one after another Durandal feel the anger in her heart burn even more fiercely.

According to her recent investigation...

Okay, calling it an investigation was really just asking Kiana a lot of questions.

According to her inquiry with Kiana, when Lin Yu encountered these troubles, things weren't always that serious when Lin Yu was on his way.

When Lin Yu participated in the Changkong City mission, Raiden Mei had not yet been driven to the brink of despair.

When Lin Yu participated in the Nine Nether mission, Chiyou showed no signs of awakening.

When Lin Yu participated in the Singapore mission, Yuno had not yet transformed into Herrscher.

And what was the result?

In Changkong City, Cocolia caused trouble, and Lin Yu almost died Changkong City.

In the Nine Nether of Shenzhou, the World Serpent caused trouble, and Lin Yu was almost killed by Chiyou.

In Singapore, the World Serpent continued its antics, delaying Lin Yu's progress and causing him to fail to Yuno Lin Yu, nearly killing him once again.

Okay, although Lin Yu did appear to be unharmed this time, how could he possibly be completely unharmed when facing Herrscher!

Even though Durandal used the Black Abyss White Flower without investigating Lin Yu's body, she was certain that Lin Yu's body was riddled with internal injuries.

Ultimately, these messes weren't caused by Cocolia, but by World Serpent.

However, the intelligence provided by Xiola explicitly stated that World Serpent and the Anti-Entropy radicals under Cocolia were in a cooperative relationship.

This breed of dog is now all about being a snake and a rat in the same den.

Adding to the news that came from the Oceania Branch an hour earlier, Durandal felt his killing intent surge an unprecedented number of times.

"Um, Durandal..."

Seeing Durandal's terrifying expression, Kiana whispered.

What's on your mind that's making you so angry?

"I?"

Only after Kiana's prompting did Durandal realize that she had lost control of her emotions. She quickly composed herself and said to Kiana in an annoyed tone.

"It's all because of this guy!"

"This guy didn't listen to a word he said before! It seems like every time we meet he's even more reckless than the last!"

"It was one thing to ambush Herrscher before and to fuse with Herrscher power using the Divine Key, but this time, instead of running away from the real Herrscher, she actually engaged in a direct confrontation with the Herrscher of Death..."

"—This idiot, he's driving me crazy!"

Hearing Durandal's annoyed remarks, Kiana immediately began nodding frantically.

"Yes, yes, his problem... Durandal, do you have a solution?"

Looking at Kiana's eyes sparkling with light, Durandal felt an inexplicable urge to return her gaze and give her a positive answer.

But in the end, Durandal, who could never lie, could only shake her head bitterly, look up at the ceiling, and let out a long, helpless sigh.

"If there were a way, Rita and I would have used it already."

"I'd also like to ask you, when you were spending every day with him, did you come up with any ways to solve this problem?"

Hearing the question posed by the other party, Kiana pondered for a moment, and then, without realizing it, she looked at the ceiling and did the same thing as Durandal.

"There's no way out, there's really no way out."

"The senior usually seems harmless, and even very considerate and gentle in some ways, but when it comes to Honkai, he's like a completely different person."

At that moment, the two girls, who were both looking at the ceiling, let out another helpless sigh.

"Well."

Then, the two people who looked at each other because of this synchronized action suddenly burst out laughing.

From the time she can remember until now, Kiana has never felt that anyone could maintain this level of understanding with her.

This is completely different from her special feelings for Lin Yu.

This inexplicable sense of understanding made Kiana feel that the blonde girl in front of her, whom she had only met a few times, was constantly radiating a feeling of closeness to her.

"Alright, let's end this small talk here."

At this moment, Durandal also sensed something amiss in her heart, did not intend to delve deeper into this feeling.

Although she had just smiled, Durandal was filled with worry about the future when she thought of Rita, who was also currently hospitalized.

Rita, who was guarding the A-rank Valkyrie Wendy at the Oceania Branch, was previously defeated by the World Serpent Squad, who launched a surprise attack on the Oceania Branch.

Although her injuries weren't particularly severe, Durandal immediately used the Black Abyss White Flower to heal them.

However, I don't know why.

This time, Rita, who should have woken up immediately, actually fell into a deep sleep, just like Lin Yu beside them.

Moreover, Wendy's abduction means that the Wind of Desire has fallen into the hands of the World Serpent.

The thought of World Serpent's desire for the Herrscher Core filled Durandal with unease.

She was not afraid of challenges from open enemies.

However, if someone is secretly causing trouble, Durandal cannot guarantee that she can arrive at the battlefield immediately to defeat the enemy.

Moreover, her confidence in defeating Herrscher- level enemies does not mean that Herrscher- level enemies are all weaklings.

Even if Lin Yu is included in the list of 'Herrscher- level' combat power, there are only six people in all of humanity who have the ability to defeat Herrscher individually: Otto, Siegfried, Theresa, Durandal, Lin Yu, Welt.

This number seems large, but in reality, apart from Otto who can switch bodies at any time, even if the others defeat the Herrscher, they will be severely injured.

After the World Serpent once again demonstrated the power of their Quantum Teleportation System, even Durandal was able to deduce just how terrifying a threat this system posed to Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.

Now, if Gray Serpent has the idea, it can lead a squad of Herrscher Soldier to attack any base of Schicksal or Anti-Entropy at any time.

By then, even if Schicksal's forces arrive at the scene as quickly as possible, World Serpent's people will probably have already completed a blitzkrieg using the power of their Herrscher Clone soldiers and left triumphantly.

As for whether the other party will actually do that...

Gray Serpent is a cyborg that never tires.

The soldiers he led were Herrscher Clone without any self-awareness.

This type of unit, fearless of death and fatigue, capable of instantaneous movement, and possessing high combat effectiveness, appeared on the battlefield...

This is terrible, this is really terrible.

I can hold headquarters, but my colleagues in other branches could be attacked at any time.

If this system isn't fixed, the tragedy that happened to Rita will happen to other colleagues!

"So, what are you doing sitting here with that gloomy look on your face?"

After waking up, Lin Yu felt a sense of comfort in his body and said to Durandal in an annoyed tone.

"Why are you using Abyss Flower again!"

How dare you say that?