Chapter 132

K422, leaning against the wall, suddenly turned its gaze to a medical worker.

The medical staff member being watched froze, and the syringe in their hand fell to the ground because they couldn't hold it properly.

"Acting, Acting Grand Bishop... Your Excellency..."

"You guys go and arrest her, check the contents of the syringe, the rest of you can leave."

After assigning tasks to the medical team, K422 waved his hand, signaling them all to leave the room.

She didn't know what to say.

Right under her nose, a traitor in Welt's medical team was planning to secretly inject Jackal with some kind of drug. Was this a sign of disrespect for her? Or was it a sign of disrespect for her?

"Do you really think I can't lift a knife?"

If the person who did this is connected to the Senate, it will only strengthen K422's resolve to take down the Senate.

"Mr. Welt, this logo is listed in the database as the World Serpent Organization. I wonder if you have any recollection of it?"

After dismissing the medical team, K422 moved a chair to a corner, sat down quietly, and turned the communicator back on.

Welt had clearly just finished processing several documents, his face extremely grave. It seemed the documents he was dealing with were very tricky and important; he had even summoned the injured, on-leave human seal.

Welt and Tesla would only call on Theresa, the "third wheel," when dealing with important documents.

As the Grand Bishop's Aide, she certainly had the right to veto all of K422's decisions.

In other words, with Theresa's opposition, no policy of K422 could be passed.

However, she herself did not object to Welt and Tesla. She was basically only responsible for stamping and signing. Considering that only important documents required Theresa's signature, Theresa only came to sign and stamp important documents a few days ago, otherwise simply throwing her stamp at Tesla.

Don't ask her what else she can do; K422 has no idea what Theresa is thinking.

She had no idea whether Theresa was deliberately giving Welt and Tesla some alone time, or simply didn't want to be a human stamp because she couldn't understand the documents.

In the office where the three of them were gathered, Welt looked like a winner in life, nodded.

"Yes, I know. Anti-Entropy has also investigated this organization. The organization is called World Serpent. It is an organization that may be even older than Schicksal, but Anti-Entropy does not have much information about World Serpent."

"Heh, Schicksal, too."

K422 took out his personal terminal and searched, but couldn't find much information about the World Serpent.

Otto didn't seem to care much about the organization.

The only highlighted and underlined word in the document is "Lord of the World Serpent," with a question mark next to it, meaning that the leader of this ancient organization is of unknown identity.

However, the Schicksal discovered the ancient organization World Serpent, or rather, Otto took notice of them, during the post-apocalyptic period after the Second Eruption War. At that time, Otto was secretly kidnapping people, the Schicksal was openly taking in people, the Anti-Entropy Organization was secretly funding some orphanages to take in people, and the World Serpent Organization was also secretly kidnapping people. Sometimes, they even had several conflicts with Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and other organizations in order to kidnap people.

At that time, Otto believed that the leader of the World Serpent was a man named Gray Serpent.

It's just that it's really... well, he is too.

Of course, Otto didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did, but the Gray Serpent's actions did expose their deeply hidden organization.

Since then, Otto has paid more attention to the ancient organization World Serpent.

At that time, Otto's mind was focused on the Second Herrscher and Cecilia's remains that he had just recovered, and he successfully recovered the real Kiana before starting to create clones of the K series.

He used special cloning technology to try to revive the Second Herrscher in the clones he created.

Until K422, the more than four hundred clones created by Otto were just mindless shells. In fact, with the authority that K422 now has, she is able to unfreeze and discard the K-series clones, but even if she does unfreeze and discard them, the other K-series clones cannot come back to life.

"Since this logo belongs to the World Serpent, then the culprit in this incident must be the World Serpent."

K422 pulled his wandering thoughts back and analyzed the situation seriously.

Unfortunately, there is very little information about the ancient organization World Serpent, so much so that Otto doesn't know how many members the organization has or who its leaders are.

Of course, Gray Serpent, the black-clad man who appeared in Otto's field of vision multiple times, became Otto's primary suspect.

"Is the World Serpent the culprit? I don't think that's like the World Serpent's style. Because of the absence of its leader, the ancient organization World Serpent has always adhered to the policy of lying low. This time, it's more like a brainless fool to jump out and fight back."

Welt offered a contrary opinion.

"Mr. Welt, maybe one of World Serpent's executives suddenly had a brain fart? But Shencheng Medicine should be related to World Serpent, otherwise how do you explain the mecha units sent by Shencheng Medicine having the World Serpent logo?"

"Regarding this matter... Your Acting Grand Bishop, we have found the ledgers of Shencheng Medicine, which contain numerous transaction records between Shencheng Medicine and the Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Organization... In addition, there are many records of transactions involving prohibited drugs. World Serpent is also a partner of Shencheng Medicine. Judging from the records in the ledgers, Shencheng Medicine is merely a simple partner."

Welt flipped through the ledgers, which had been found in the Jackal's house.

The transaction records above inevitably contain some rather shady dealings, which Welt chose to conceal.

In fact, he kept it a secret from Theresa.

In any case, the documents that Theresa stamped and signed were unrelated to the ledger, and the exchanges over the past few days also surprised Welt and Tesla with Theresa's innocence and straightforward nature.

Both Welt and Tesla believed that darkness was unsuitable for Theresa.

"However, I think this ledger is fake. No... the transaction records on it are mostly correct, but the ledger must have been deliberately placed in Jackal's house by someone to clear Jackal's name."

"Mr. Welt, I think so too. It seems that Sister Jackal is more important than I thought. She must be an important researcher of the World Serpent. I wonder if the person I just caught has any important information?"

K422 shrugged and continued, "Moreover, I suspect that the emergence of the Senate is not a coincidence. Given the shamelessness of those old geezers, it's not impossible that they have had close cooperation with Shencheng Medicine, or even with the World Serpent behind Shencheng Medicine."

"???"

Welt was confused.

If K422 weren't the kind of person who doesn't speak carelessly, Welt might have suspected that K422 was deliberately trying to smear the Senate.

However, this statement is actually true.

It is indeed possible that the Senate had closer cooperation with Shencheng Medicine and World Serpent.

144. Tonight might be a sleepless night.

"I understand. I will investigate the Senate."

The communication screen shows Welt pointing his head.

"Forget it, let's not waste time on the Senate... Tsk, so that's why that bastard bishop simply ignored it?"

K422 shook her head in response, and it was at this moment that she suddenly understood Otto's feelings.

The entire Senate is now like an appendix. Removing the appendix won't restore a damaged body to health. Yes, if we were to compare the Schicksal to a person, that person would be riddled with illnesses.

The Senate, however, is merely an appendix.

The Senate doesn't have many powers, and their kidnapping of the Valkyrie for the research institute was because some of those institutes had this need.

Since getting rid of the Senate wouldn't make Schicksal better, and the Senate itself had no right to challenge Otto, the Grand Bishop of Schicksal, Otto naturally left it alone.

To be honest, half the reason why the Schicksal has become like this is because Otto neglected it.

Otto gave those researchers too much freedom.

However, even if the Senate is taken down, it won't save the Schicksal. That doesn't mean K422 won't take down the Senate. Since the appendix is inflamed, the appendix will be removed.

As for problems in other parts of the body, although it's impossible to cut off a foot when it hurts, chop off a hand when it hurts, or cut off a head when it hurts, one can always think of ways to cure them.

However, the appendix can be removed directly.

"Hehe, at least it puts my mind at ease."

"Uh, Your Acting Grand Bishop, your smile is rather wicked... please mind your manners."

Welt let out a helpless sigh in the communication screen, while Tesla on the other end covered his face.

Perhaps because K422 and K423 share the same face, Tesla, who is more like an adoptive mother from a certain perspective, simply cannot look directly at the wickedly smiling K422.

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Welt, there's no need for the Senate to investigate. Just continue to let the Conservatives of Anti-Entropy cooperate with Sister Laguna."

"Laguna? It seems you had this planned all along."

"No, that was just a coincidence. At the time, I was just annoyed by those research institutes, and Sister Laguna's beliefs were also severely shaken because of their human experimentation. Introducing Anti-Entropy to Sister Laguna was just to give her leverage, and the Anti-Entropy organization could also take the opportunity to strike at the Schicksal."

K422 shrugged. At the time, she didn't have the authority to Acting Grand Bishop, so how could she know that some research institutes were involved with the Senate?

Laguna's investigation and Anti-Entropy's crackdown have indeed continuously weakened the Senate's influence, much like removing lesions from the massive human body of Schicksal.

Although it will be a long time before all of Schicksal's ailments are cured, his health has indeed improved somewhat.

"Acting Grand Bishop, your scheming is just like Otto's. You should probably change it."

"...Tsk, I understand." With that, she ended the call.

K422, naturally annoyed by his own words and actions, began to smack his lips in displeasure, much like Otto.

However, for the young girl, everything about Otto was so vivid in her memory.

She even harbored an invincible image in her heart.

K422 never actually fought Otto, but the outcome of Otto battle was already decided before it even began.

Otto realized that she could establish a mental connection with True Kiana and K423, but she chose to keep it a secret in order to protect True Kiana and K423, which put her in Otto's clutches.

Otto probed her little by little, trying to understand her personality, but she remained completely unaware of Otto.

After using True Kiana to keep her in check, Otto began to seriously train her, even giving her opportunities to interact with Theresa and letting her constantly contact the candidates and trainees in Schicksal, thus creating a deep connection between her and the Schicksal.

In the end Otto taught her what ugliness was, and then used the Schicksal as a shackle to bind her.

At this point, she could no longer abandon her Schicksal.

Even if none of the high-ranking officials and researchers in Schicksal are innocent, Schicksal itself is the largest organization fight against Honkai.

At the same time, it is also a force that protects her, True Kiana, and K423.

Otto's scheming made K422 understand what it meant to be meticulous and a true master strategist, and she unconsciously began to imitate him.

"..."

K422 rubbed her face, trying to shake off the frustration that was etched on her face.

Now that I'm back at the Schicksal Headquarters, I'm sure I'll be able to see True Kiana and K423 in the consciousness space tonight.

Even though she's not resting in her own room right now, Tesla made her a device that looks like a network connection.

However, the effective range of this tool is only ten kilometers, which means that she must be on the Floating Island of the Schicksal Headquarters to activate the mental amplifier created by Otto.

Since she could see her older sister and younger sister that night, K422 didn't intend to face them with a dejected face. Even though her younger sister K423 had someone to rely on and a new pillar of support, and True Kiana had reunited with her father, K422 still wanted to use her optimism and positivity to dispel their anxiety.

Halfway through the kneading, K422's gaze fell on Jackal, who was wearing a nightgown-style hospital gown.

K422 actually wanted Jackal to be naked as punishment, but the nurses from the medical team changed her into a hospital gown instead.

The hospital gown, resembling a nightgown, couldn't conceal Jackal's curves. Even while lying down, they resembled two towering peaks. The nightgown-style gown couldn't hide her full thighs, drawing the eye upwards to peek into their secrets...

Simply put, she could have lived a good life based on her figure, but she chose to cause trouble instead.

"Alright, Big Sister Jackal, your breathing has suddenly become rapid. Pretending to be asleep won't work. Just as I said that, your heart rate increased by two beats—"

With physical abilities that surpass the limits of the human body, K422 naturally possesses insight far exceeding that of the Valkyrie.

Even Valkyrie specializing in physical abilities cannot surpass K422 in terms of the five senses.

Of course, the price of enhanced senses is that she enjoys eating more and can hear a wider range of sounds. As a result, she is overwhelmed when surrounded by a large number of "Mom fan" because there are so many sounds that she can't distinguish them at all.

However, in a private room, the K422's hearing, vision, and smell can perform unexpected functions, especially its hearing, which can be used to listen to the heartbeat of the person being monitored.

"..."

The Jackal opened her eyes in utter despair. She straightened up and stared at the small figure sitting in the corner with a wicked grin.

Jackal injected himself with a drug to fake his death, but there wasn't much time to inject Jackal. Just seeing the petite figure in the scene take out the Valkyrie's standard Fire Sprite Type I and point it at the ground, Jackal instinctively sensed danger and hurriedly released the final Super Emperor Honkai.

But when that shot pierced through more than ten layers of ground armor and exploded at the bottom, Jackal felt as if he had seen the sun.

Then she knew nothing more.

The lowest level of the laboratory instantly transformed into a massive furnace, the erupting flames engulfing everything around it like a tidal wave.

The oxygen at the bottom was depleted in an instant. The moment the Jackal sensed the impending death, it instinctively injected itself with a drug to feign death, hoping to avoid suffocation on the spot.

She was also gambling on the fire resistance of the Super Emperor Honkai.

Although the Super Emperor Honkai, who possesses ice and snow attributes, will die, he should be able to save her life. Therefore, when the opponent reaches the bottom level, he can only see her complete corpse.

At this point, the Jackal gambled that the other party wouldn't whip the corpse out of spite.

For the sake of argument, the Schicksal Saintess used gentleness and kindness as her selling points, and at that time, the Jackal could only pray that she wouldn't make a move.

But Jackal never expected that she injected too little of the drug to fake death, and that K422 didn't descend through the normal passages, but instead jumped down one level at a time through the hole she had made.

When K422 and his group reached the bottom, the drug injected by Jackal had not yet taken effect. Although her breathing seemed to have stopped, her vital signs did not diminish.