Collapse, Kiana's Cross-Dressing Strategy

The whirlwind suddenly rose, sweeping away all the dust and obscuring Feather Rabbit's vision.

Bai Yan flashed and attacked Jackal again.

Feather Rabbit had anticipated this and moved to defend steadily.

"Always trying to take shortcuts, you really are a superficial little girl," Jackal taunted, shielding Feather Rabbit and a group of mechs with her body.

Bai Yan instantly became enraged.

Who do you think you are to mock me?

Where's your authority? I, the Herrscher of Wind, will blow you to pieces. Without the Bodhisattva sending you beads, let's see how you play!

A whirlwind suddenly erupted, targeting Jackal's position and slamming into her.

The slender whirlwind brushed past Feather Rabbit and the metallic exteriors of the mechs, hitting Jackal squarely in the stomach like a heavy punch.

"Puk-!"

Jackal was instantly sent flying high into the air, losing all balance and spinning wildly with her navel as the axis.

"Aaaah! Let me down! You bastard!"

Bai Yan remained silent, suddenly retreating to a distance and continuing to strengthen the whirlwind's power.

A group of mechs had already started preparing to catch her. If only they had airbags, it would have been a model for a thrilling mechanized rescue operation.

Only Feather Rabbit was left behind to watch Bai Yan.

At this moment, a Gray Serpent clone suddenly emerged from the darkness.

"Feather Rabbit, you should retreat too."

"Mmm... I don't really care, but why are you always trying to retreat today, Gray Serpent?"

The usual Gray Serpent was different from Jackal. While the latter was merely arrogant, the former possessed a deep-seated contempt.

Having existed in the world for a long time and witnessed the history of humanity, she no longer held ordinary views.

Today was different; it was as if she had been wary of something all along.

Feather Rabbit looked towards the fierce battle in the distance. Fu Hua and the Herrscher of the Void were nowhere to be seen.

She asked, "Did you know she came here long ago?"

Fu Hua, the fusion warrior Hua from the previous civilization era, was from the same era as World Serpent's master, Kevin, and had been his comrade.

Perhaps she's wary of this one?

However, Feather Rabbit didn't see anything wrong with Fu Hua.

"In any case, let's retreat. Today ends here."

"What about the Herrscher of the Void?"

"Explain the situation, and that one will understand."

"Alright."

Feather Rabbit was just asking casually.

Seeing that the person she was concerned about was fine, she no longer cared.

Gray Serpent looked at Bai Yan. "World Serpent is withdrawing from Singapore from now on, and both sides will cease hostilities."

"Before that," Bai Yan looked at him with some curiosity, "What about Raiden Mei? Did you do anything to her?"

"That was just a diversion. You don't need to worry about Cocolia either; she has no cards left to play."

"Oh? Doesn't she still have the Herrscher of Reason's clone?"

"Ha!"

Gray Serpent sneered, "If it were merely manufactured by her, it wouldn't be qualified to appear."

Bai Yan fell silent, understanding dawning in his mind.

So it's World Serpent's craftsmanship.

Cocolia had created Welt, but when she cooperated with World Serpent, World Serpent, in exchange for strengthening Welt's power with their technology, brought him into their own ranks.

Thinking about it this way, Cocolia wasn't far from being completely abandoned.

There were still some individuals with incomplete legal capacity in the orphanage; with a little persuasion, she could easily be turned into a lone wolf.

Gray Serpent turned to leave after speaking, but Feather Rabbit remained where she was, showing no intention of leaving.

"Aren't you leaving?"

"I'm just not interfering. Is it not allowed to stay?"

Bai Yan flicked his short sword.

"No."

Volume 1: Chapter 54: It's My Turn to Fight the Herrscher of the Void

Feather Rabbit tapped her chin, pondering.

Bai Yan stared at her, remaining silent.

A moment later, Feather Rabbit had an epiphany.

She extended her hands, "Then just tie my hands up for me."

Bai Yan stared at her, unmoving.

He felt that to tie up Feather Rabbit, one would need the belt used by Taishang Laojun to restrain the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Seeing Feather Rabbit's behavior, Bai Yan even suspected that Gray Serpent had only pretended to retreat, planning to return moments later to reap the rewards.

But then he thought, Feather Rabbit was likely concerned about Bronya; otherwise, she wouldn't have been frozen by his words for three seconds.

Bronya was guarding the unconscious Rita, her Heavy Cannon Rabbit's weapon system activated to its fiercest setting, ready to go all out at any moment.

"So, why do you want Kiana?"

Just as Feather Rabbit was about to speak, Rita's hand twitched, and she suddenly woke up.

Without any delay, she instantly got to her feet, grabbed the giant scythe she had just spotted out of the corner of her eye, and rushed to Feather Rabbit's front.

Her slightly messy hair and the undeniable trace of bloodshot eyes revealed her owner's poor condition.

"Sister Rita, World Serpent has temporarily ceased hostilities."

"Hm? Why?"

"I'm not sure, but Gray Serpent and Jackal have already left. This person here said she wouldn't make a move."

Rita looked at Feather Rabbit, not believing her at all.

"This is quite troublesome..."

"So I suggest you retreat as well. It's always been like this, 'guacheng lixia' (suspicious circumstances)." Bai Yan advised.

"Alright, then I'll see you next time."

Feather Rabbit retreated with a hint of regret.

Rita breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Yan took a step forward, gathering his strength.

The next moment, Rita collapsed, and Bai Yan caught her just in time.

The faint scent of her hair wafted with the breeze, her delicate body weak and powerless, her chest rising and falling continuously, clearly in a very bad state.

"How is the situation?"

Bai Yan held her, his breathing ragged, his tone very weak.

"Kiana went berserk for some reason, Fu Hua came to support and suppressed her, and Durandal's whereabouts are unknown; she's likely been temporarily contained by them."

"Why did World Serpent suddenly retreat?"

"I'm not sure. Only Gray Serpent proposed it; Jackal and Feather Rabbit were forced to withdraw."

Hearing "Feather Rabbit's" name, Rita remembered the face from earlier...

"Feather Rabbit..."

"She looked so much like Cecilia back then. Kiana only started... changing like this after seeing that face."

... In the distance, Fu Hua was still delivering heavy blows to the Herrscher of the Void, almost gaining the upper hand.

Everyone turned their gaze, awaiting the outcome.

"Let's go take a look," Rita suggested.

The group then cautiously approached the battlefield.

The forest was filled with the sounds of intense fighting, and the Herrscher of the Void's voice could be faintly heard.

"Damn it!"

"Die!"

"So troublesome!"

The few exchanged glances, but their faces showed no signs of worry.

"What's wrong with Kiana?" Bai Yan asked deliberately.

"This..." Rita was speechless.

Without orders, she couldn't disclose secrets freely.

But now, any sensible person could see that Kiana had serious problems.

Bronya followed silently behind the two, listening to the commotion not far away.

Bai Yan stopped asking.

Rita understood his intention.

Asking questions was part of Miss Bai Yan's persona, while not prying further was the nature of the excellent employee, Bai Yan.

A sense of guilt quietly descended upon Rita; she truly wanted to tell Bai Yan everything.

It's a shame I can't control my own destiny.

"I really can't stand watching this anymore."

A strange male voice suddenly appeared. All eyes turned towards the sound, only to see a person.

The Welt Clone.

He crossed his arms, glanced at the battle not far away, and said calmly, "Is Gray Serpent really this cowardly? Retreating at the slightest mishap? I don't understand why World Serpent put him in charge!"

"It's you!" Rita said, on guard.

"Schicksal's little rat, you can just watch here slowly."

After speaking, he ran towards the battlefield without looking back.

Bai Yan inwardly cursed his luck.

That guy definitely wants to stir up trouble!

The battlefield.

Fu Hua took a deep breath and, facing the bruised and battered Herrscher of the Void, once again assumed the starting stance of Shenzhou's ancient fist art.

Herrscher of the Void: "..."

She hated it. She hadn't absorbed enough Collapse energy, her condition wasn't optimal, and she couldn't possibly defeat the person in front of her!

"Scum! So annoying!"

Stomp, stomp, stomp...

"Since that's the case, why don't we join forces to deal with her?"

Although his tone was suggestive, he had already begun forming a degraded miniature black hole in his hand.

Fu Hua was stunned, then quickly responded.