Ignoring Siegfried's gritted teeth, Otto snapped his fingers lightly on the other side.
"Also, you don't need to worry about Kiana."
At this moment, the communication screen immediately switched.
On the screen, the young man Siegfried had seen more than ten minutes ago was riding a motorcycle.
And Siegfried's second daughter was sitting on the bike, holding onto Lin Yu's waist.
"She's already made contact with our ace agent, Lin Yu. The two of them have successfully escaped danger now."
"So, what will it be? Will you abandon the safety of Changkong City's people and Anti-Entropy's reputation to go after Kiana?"
"Or will you do what a hero should do?"
"The choice is yours."
After saying this, Otto voluntarily cut the communication.
At this moment, Siegfried put away Flame-Chaser's Judgment.
The atmosphere at the scene became tense due to Otto's communication.
"Hey, junior."
Looking at Rita, whose expression remained unchanged, Siegfried asked.
"Do you have any thoughts after hearing Otto's words?"
"Is a man like that really worth you risking your lives for?"
[Chapter 4: Believe in Archbishop Otto]
"Is a man like that really worth you risking your lives for?"
Facing Siegfried's question, Rita nodded seriously without any hesitation.
"Of course, he is."
"... Utterly foolish!"
Siegfried stared coldly into Rita's eyes.
"You have no idea how wicked things this man has done to achieve his goals."
"Perhaps, but Senior Siegfried—does it really matter what you think Archbishop Otto is like?"
Facing the increasingly agitated man, Rita did not reveal her Valkyrie God-Slaying Armor or the Scythe of the Gods.
"We are loyal to Lord Otto because we believe that no matter what, he will lead us to successfully defeat the Honkai."
"As for who he is in private, or what he's done... honestly, I don't think everyone cares as much as you imagine."
"Moreover, Lord Otto's methods have never disappointed Rita."
"You might find Lord Otto's words just now excessive, but in Rita's view, they succeeded the moment they were spoken."
"Everything he said is true, and these truths have easily deepened the conflict between you and Cocolia."
"He objectively analyzed the pros and cons of two courses of action for you, and as long as you stay true to yourself, you will naturally move along the path he predicted."
"In less than two minutes and with just a few sentences, he executed a brilliant open ploy, successfully turning you, who could have been an obstacle, into someone who had to make a choice favorable to us."
"It is precisely because Lord Otto possesses such abilities that we believe in him."
Even though most of us here know he's not a good person.
"Ha... I suppose so."
Siegfried let out a self-deprecating laugh, then shook his head with a bitter smile and walked towards the Valkyries.
"Tell Otto, he succeeded."
"I truly cannot abandon my friend's daughter and the millions of lives in Changkong City."
"You are truly enlightened."
Facing Siegfried's bitter expression, Rita bowed slightly to him again.
"Although our positions are different, Rita must admit that you are a hero worthy of admiration."
"Hero?"
As he walked up to Rita, Siegfried looked at the young woman and said blankly.
"Stop joking, junior."
"The hero Siegfried died fourteen years ago."
"Before you stands no hero, only a clown who couldn't avenge his deceased loved ones and is being led around by his enemy."
"... Regardless of how you see yourself, please accept this."
Handing him a motorcycle key, Rita said to Siegfried.
"Archbishop Otto knew you would need transportation, so he prepared a motorcycle for you in advance. It's in the alley behind us."
"Of course, if you don't trust us, you can also ignore this motorcycle..."
"Ha, haha..."
After taking the motorcycle key from Rita, Siegfried said helplessly.
"How could I not trust you? Otto wouldn't send me a faulty vehicle at this time."
"After all, I'm just a pawn in his hand right now. He still needs me to do things for him, so why would he actively do something to hinder me at this point?"
After saying this, Siegfried no longer paid attention to the Valkyrie in front of him and left the sight of everyone.
More than ten seconds later, accompanied by the roar of an engine, Rita knew that Siegfried had begun to act.
"Lady Rita."
Another Valkyrie, who was following Rita, frowned slightly as she watched Siegfried's departing figure.
"Are we really just going to let him go like this? What if he..."
"Trust Archbishop Otto. His judgment won't be wrong."
Rita said with a smile, looking at her colleague.
"Archbishop Otto understands Siegfried Kaslana better than we do."
"From the moment he stepped into Changkong City, Archbishop Otto had already begun to scheme against him."
"And before, when Rita and Siegfried fought and I was injured but not incapacitated, it also showed that Siegfried would still go easy on his Schicksal colleagues."
"With this point, after Lord Otto made his verification, he issued this mission – that man who has been completely outmaneuvered by Lord Otto, we don't need to pay attention to him."
"I see."
All the Valkyries present at this time were confidantes carefully selected by Otto.
In terms of combat power, their overall quality might not be comparable to the average standard of Schicksal's strongest unit, the Blade of the Unbroken.
However, in terms of loyalty, these Valkyries were definitely the most loyal members of Schicksal to Otto.
Ha, Mr. Siegfried's actions... Even his actions of accusing the Archbishop have been calculated by the Archbishop.
After making an enemy of the Archbishop, he is still led by the nose by the Archbishop and forced to do his bidding.
This is the tragic end of defying the Archbishop.
Schicksal Headquarters
Inside Schicksal Headquarters, Otto, who had finished communicating with Siegfried, looked at the woman beside him.
"Amber, has the intelligence department received any news?"
"Lord Otto, I am truly sorry."
Looking at the broken connection in her hand, Otto's secretary, Amber, shook her head helplessly.
"The intelligence department said that they are already struggling just to cooperate with other departments to repair our communication screen system."
"With our current shattered electronic warfare systems, we are temporarily unable to collect information on the First Herrscher."
"Never mind, they have tried hard enough."
Looking at the screen that appeared before him, Otto tapped the table idly.
The communication screen was a system that Schicksal had mastered in its early years.
However, due to the imminent awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder, this system had encountered problems.
It was precisely because of this that when Rita and the other Valkyries infiltrated Changkong City before, they were forced to use old communication systems like electronic terminals.
And now, although the system has been temporarily repaired, looking at this unstable screen, Otto knew that the Third Honkai Outbreak was about to erupt.
"Ha, during the Second Honkai Eruption, the two major organizations were still working together to fight against the Honkai."
"And now, the Third Honkai Outbreak has actually become a Honkai outbreak guided by Anti-Entropy."
"My nemesis, you can't sit still anymore, can you?"
"I'm already starting to look forward to what kind of posture you will appear on the battlefield with."
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[Fifth Update] Chapter 47: Otto [LMAO]
Otto was extremely satisfied with the current situation in Changkong City.
Siegfried was forced to work for him through his open scheme.
And Siegfried encountered Raiden Mei, who could awaken at any moment. As long as he didn't choose to kill her on sight, the awakened Raiden Mei, relying on her Herrscher power, would basically be able to defeat Siegfried, who only had one hand left.
Even if Siegfried's strength was greater than I estimated and the situation ended in a mutual destruction, it would still be even better for me!
If Siegfried is crippled, I can reclaim Flame-Chaser's Judgment.
If the Herrscher of Thunder is crippled, I can reclaim Conquest of Thunder, and perhaps even a awakened Herrscher.
If both of them are crippled, I will get my hands on both items at the first opportunity.
No matter what, there's no way I can lose in this situation.
The only difference is profit versus massive profit.
And as for Lin Yu... hehe, this young man is even more outstanding than I imagined.
He's working hard to complete the mission, and K423 has successfully made contact with him.
Although we couldn't survey what exactly happened at the television station building, judging by their accelerated actions all the way there, they are the ones being pursued.
Lin Yu was driving the motorcycle, which pretty much confirms that he went to save K423.
The young man risked his life to save the young woman, and after that, the boy and girl began their escape together to evade enemy pursuit.
This script is even better than the one I prepared.
I had originally planned for them to start developing feelings for each other after arriving at St. Freya.
But now, thanks to the Bridge Effect, as long as Lin Yu acts normally, even if he has no idea how to flirt, he can make K423 develop feelings for him.
This young man is truly a lucky charm for me.
I didn't expect him to accomplish much, but now it seems his capabilities are far greater than I imagined.
Rita really found a promising talent.
And on Anti-Entropy's side... the current Anti-Entropy is basically stabbing themselves in the back.
I've already had Ghost lead a bunch of intelligence personnel to build momentum. Once Cocolia's actions are fully exposed, all the remaining neutral countries will side with us.
My nemesis, Welt, will definitely not be able to sit still. If I can capture him then, my gains from this Honkai will be immense.
Conquest of Thunder will most likely return to my hands.
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