Truly Pathetic

Let's rest for a bit and get back to our best condition before heading to the location they've explored.

"Um, Brother Lin Yu."

Seeing Lin Yu withdraw his power, Seele immediately fell into deep thought. She timidly took the meal that Yae Sakura had prepared for Lin Yu and walked up to him.

"This is the meal that Sister Sakura prepared for you."

"Ah, thank you very much."

After taking the basket from Seele's hand, Lin Yu took a deep look at Seele's chest.

To be honest, for someone who has only known a girl for a few days, staring directly at a girl's chest is hardly a polite gesture.

However, neither Seele nor Black Seele believed at that moment that Lin Yu's action had any 'that' meaning.

Seele simply thought that Lin Yu was a really good person, so she didn't think about it that way.

As Stigmata Personality, Black Seele is more sensitive in some ways.

So now, in her view, Lin Yu wasn't looking at Seele's chest, but rather at the Stigmata on Seele's chest.

What did you do?

Could this guy even sense that I was talking badly about him?

"Seele".

After withdrawing his gaze, Lin Yu spoke very seriously to Seele.

"I don't know why your other personality has such a strong prejudice against me."

"But tonight, I hope you can have a good talk with her and persuade her not to do anything reckless when I take action tomorrow."

"I don't want to waste any more time in this World Bubble, so—I think you, being so clever, should understand what I mean."

Lin Yu didn't finish his sentence.

But Seele isn't stupid. Lin Yu has put it this way, so she must understand what Lin Yu means.

To put it bluntly, Lin Yu hoped that she would keep an eye on her other personality and not drag everyone down at the crucial moment tomorrow.

Black Seele certainly understood Lin Yu's meaning, and now that she had grasped the implications of Lin Yu words, she dared not speak.

Lin Yu was very polite to Seele.

However, the look in Lin Yu's eyes when he gazed at the Stigmata just now was far too calm for Black Seele to bear.

The calmness actually made Black Seele a little scared.

"I understand, Brother Lin Yu."

At this moment, Seele spoke very seriously to Lin Yu.

"I'll have a good talk with my other self and make sure she doesn't interfere with your operations tomorrow."

"Oh, that's not what I meant."

Hearing Seele's very serious tone, Lin Yu immediately spoke to Seele.

"You two little brats can't interfere with my operations. What I mean is—you should have a good talk with her."

"I'm a petty person. If she messes up at a crucial moment tomorrow, I won't hold a grudge. If I have the ability, I'll get my revenge on the spot. We'll see then..."

"You'll have to suffer with her, do you understand?"

Ah?

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Seele was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

"I understand, I won't make things difficult for Brother Lin Yu."

As for Black Seele...

Let me out! I'll fight him to the death!

This guy actually dared to look down on me! He actually dared to look down on me to this extent!!!

Um, my other self, Brother Lin Yu warned us because he knew you had this kind of personality.

[Damn it, so what if you can fight?]

Black Seele, who had wanted to say something more, suddenly fell silent after watching Lin Yu leave in front of them with the basket.

Hey, what's wrong?

Fine, I'll give you face and put up with him for a few days.

Although I don't know what happened, it's so great that you're willing to do this.

Completely unaware of what Lin Yu had done, Seele left the area contentedly.

At the same time, Black Seele, as the Stigmata Personality, just sensed a sudden surge of Stigmata power on Lin Yu.

Lin Yu, who was already an Awakened Stigmata, just a moment ago, began to try to link the Stigmata, which already possessed the 'Erosion Herrscher Power', with the Jizo Mitama and the Blank Key.

Although this collaboration only resulted in a slight leakage of power, it was enough for Black Seele to realize that the gap between the two sides was greater than she had imagined.

Enraged by Lin Yu, Black Seele had to admit that in a direct confrontation, she would probably only suffer the consequences.

So, let's just bear with it for now.

Retaliation isn't something that can be done with just fists.

Let's wait until we get outside... let's talk about it outside!

How dare they threaten me! I'll remember this grudge!

Lin Yu, you just wait!

One day, I'll make you pay!

Shenzhou. A certain region

After operating within the Shenzhou for about ten days, Li Sushang, relying on her own skills and the equipment prepared for her by Otto, did indeed make a name for herself.

Although Shenzhou has suppressed many Honkai Beasts with the help of mechanical guards and martial arts practitioners, it would certainly welcome anyone who comes to help.

In order to gain the approval of her master, Li Sushang did indeed work very hard to help Shenzhou solve some very difficult problems in the past ten days.

In her opinion, if things continue like this, sooner or later, the Crimson Heron Immortal on Tai Xu Mountain will choose to meet her.

However, now, with Li Sushang's actions during this period, her desire to meet with her grandmaster has not been so strong.

Ultimately, what she wanted to do was to uphold justice and fight against injustice.

Now, helping her hometown kill monsters and protect its people is what she wants to do and should do.

Given this premise, her thinking about so many unnecessary things seems like a case of worrying unnecessarily to Li Sushang.

Today, Li Sushang, who felt much better, suddenly encountered someone after the battle ended.

A person who shouldn't be here, yet exuding a terrifying sense of oppression, suddenly appeared in front of the Shenzhou combat troops.

"You..."

At this moment, Li Sushang looked at the white-haired girl floating in mid-air and immediately drew out the weapon she had just put away with great vigilance.

"Miss Li."

Seeing Li Sushang's actions as if facing a formidable enemy, the disciples of the Tai Xu Sword Sect who had been in charge of contacting her immediately drew their weapons.

Is there something wrong with this woman?

"Everyone, run!"

After uttering those four words, Li Sushang looked into the other person's incredibly cold eyes and addressed the crowd.

"Quickly inform our grandmaster that you cannot handle this enemy!"

"Notify the immortals?!"

Upon hearing Li Sushang's words, the martial arts practitioner was initially startled, but then immediately began to anxiously urge the others to retreat.

"I understand, everyone get out of here!"

Having spent so long on the battlefield, this swordsman knew very well that if weaker allies remained on the battlefield against an overly powerful enemy, it would only distract the strongest forces.

Especially after getting to know Li Sushang for a while, he discovered that Li Sushang was a loyal, sentimental, and guileless person.

If everyone stays here, she definitely won't be able to fight the enemy with full force.

If a few more people were to die at this moment, the girl, overwhelmed with guilt, wouldn't immediately experience a breakdown of her swordsmanship, but her mind would certainly be in turmoil.

When facing a formidable opponent, how can one achieve victory if one's mind is in disarray?

"Interesting."

Watching the Tai Xu Sword Sect disciples retreat in an orderly fashion, Sirin had now taken over Kiana's body, muttered to herself with great interest.

"I thought you hypocritical humans would choose to stay where you are, shouting something like 'We'll all go together,' and then you'd all die at my hands."

"Who... are you?"

Upon noticing that the other person's appearance bore a slight resemblance to Siegfried, and that they both had white hair, Li Sushang suddenly spoke with extreme nervousness.

"You have a relationship with that middle-aged man with white hair?!"

The thought that Siegfried had once stood against Otto made Li Sushang even more nervous.

"You bastard, are you Rosharian... no, an enemy of Otto?!"

"Don't mention these two people's names in front of us!"

At this moment, Sirin, who had intended to continue chatting with the woman in front of her, immediately summoned a large number of Void Lance after hearing the two names she hated.

"Siegfried killed me once, and I will never let him go."

"That bastard Otto managed to revive me, but I can't forget what happened fourteen years ago."

"Siegfried must die, Otto must die, all the humans in this world are hypocritical trash, they all must die!"

In just a moment, the Void Lance that suddenly appeared in the air were all aimed at the utterly astonished Li Sushang.

"And now, the most damned thing..."

"—It's you, Otto's lackey!"

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Chapter 253. Truly Unbearable

Faced with the girl's angry expression, Li Sushang wanted to tell her that she was not Otto's lackey, but merely his partner.

However, when her painful memories were brought up, Sirin had already abandoned her cat-and-mouse mentality.

When faced with a subordinate of an enemy, her first thought, of course, is to kill him immediately.

Only in this way could Sirin, who had been lying low for so long, calm her anger even slightly.

Faced with Sirin's furious attack, Li Sushang, who dared not be careless in the slightest, still felt immense pressure after the battle began.

As an Awakened Stigmata Mark and a sword qi cultivator, Li Sushang can already be considered one of the most outstanding individuals among humans.

However, facing the enemy's Void Lance that could be projected from all angles, Li Sushang, who lacked long-range counterattack methods, could only keep dodging the enemy's attacks, but could not find any opportunity to retaliate.

The girl in front of her, whose eyes were filled with hatred, was very angry, but she had not lost her rationality.

Facing Li Sushang, who was armed with a melee weapon, the other party maintained a distance from Li Sushang and had no intention of getting close.

Although both sides are still in the process of testing each other, after thinking about it for a while, Li Sushang felt that she was at a great disadvantage.

The opponent used ranged attacks to deplete his stamina, and also observed his combat methods and attack habits.

On their side, simply dodging and parrying was already extremely difficult.

At the same time, even if Li Sushang could spare the energy to observe the other party's actions,...

—Aaaaaah! This woman can project all these weapons without even standing still; there's no point in me observing her!

If this situation continues, Li Sushang will only face the fate of being exhausted by the opponent, who will find a weakness and kill her directly.

I must find a chance to retaliate, otherwise... this girl will really die at the hands of this little girl.