Meanwhile, deep within the base, Jackal sat before a computer, looking utterly bored.
The whole world's suppression of World Serpent had not come without losses for them. One could even say the losses had been devastating. World Serpent had spent many years infiltrating industries such as finance and manufacturing through its followers, building up its secret network.
Yet now, almost all of it had been lost.
There was also Gray Serpent. Previously, Gray Serpent had told them to prepare for the Alliance Leader's return, and Jackal had been quite excited about it. Yet in the end, nothing ever came of it?
Where was the Alliance Leader they had been promised? Where had he gone?
That aside, Gray Serpent had later instructed them to use Sky Dome City as an experimental site for testing the Stigma Project. Jackal had eagerly rolled up her sleeves, ready to make a big move. She had even accounted for the threat posed by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, specifically preparing the serum obtained from Schicksal and modifying it into a serum gas that would be absorbed upon contact and neutralize Honkai Energy.
But what Jackal had not expected was for an unexpected interloper to appear. Not only had they crushed their plan, they had even hacked directly into World Serpent's secret network core through the communications line!
Had Gray Serpent not decisively severed the connection, all of World Serpent's secrets might have been completely exposed!
Even so, what had already been exposed was enough to leave World Serpent in serious trouble. Most of the organization's key forces operating outside had been wiped out in one sweep, and the entire organization had ground to a halt. Gray Serpent had ordered Jackal and the others to hide to avoid being discovered.
Thus, Jackal could only stay hidden in World