Run!

Amid cries of alarm, the off-road vehicle, accelerated to its limit, suddenly shot off the edge of the cliff.

At that moment, the black off-road vehicle was like a bird taking flight, like an eagle spreading its wings.

But the next second, it was like a kite entering a windless zone, plunging headfirst toward the cruise ship below.

"Ahhhhhhh—"

Piercing screams rang out.

The Great White Shark cruise ship, outer deck.

Since night had already fallen, the neon lights were long since lit, bathing the entire cruise ship in a dreamlike glow.

Those who could board this ship might not all have been rich or noble, but every one of them had at least some status and connections.

A glance around revealed wealthy young men and women, dashing and attractive, or successful big bosses with imposing bearing.

Of course, there were also a few odd ones out.

For example, on one lounge chair sat a handsome middle-aged man with short white hair and oversized sunglasses.

Sigfried held a newspaper in his hands, pretending to read while constantly sweeping the surrounding crowd with the corner of his eye.

Like Ren Yu, he had boarded this cruise ship because he had set his sights on the Tranquility Gem.

In just this short while, he had already spotted quite a few "wealthy businessmen" whose manner of conduct clearly carried the organizational style of Schicksal.

Sigfried chewed his gum, suddenly chuckled, and thought to himself, Looks like there'll be a good show tonight.

Just as he had expected, this place was indeed full of pieces planted by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, as well as agents from unknown organizations.

After making a rough estimate, Sigfried found that even under these circumstances, ordinary people who had genuinely come to gamble still made up two-thirds of the total.

It seemed there were still plenty of gamblers drawn in by the thrill of gambling.

"Go on, gamble. I know you won't stop until you've gambled away everything you own..."

Sigfried could not help laughing as he watched these gambling fanatics.

Because Schicksal and Anti-Entropy had blocked the news, most ordinary people knew nothing about Honkai.

Naturally, they also did not know that there was a group of extraordinary people in this world who differed from ordinary humans.

They dreamed of using clumsy cheating tricks, or luck that might not even exist, to win against these people?

What a joke!

As Sigfried laughed, he suddenly thought of his daughter, and his expression turned sorrowful.

He gazed toward the west, toward the Mediterranean, where Schicksal headquarters was located—and where his daughter was trapped, the pain of his entire life.

As he thought about it, Sigfried slowly clenched his fist, his emotions surging.

He wanted to carry Heavenly Fire Judgment and charge toward the Mediterranean with all his burning passion, storm Schicksal headquarters, cut his way to Otto, demand to know why he had imprisoned his daughter, demand to know why he had fired a Honkai fission bomb at Cecilia, then shoot him dead.

But he could not, nor was he capable of doing so.

If he truly sacrificed himself here for nothing, that would only be fulfilling Otto's wish. He would never have another chance to take Kiana back.

In the end, Sigfried gradually loosened his clenched fist and gave a self-mocking smile.

He had to wait, wait for an opportunity to turn the tables.

That was why he had chosen to cooperate with Schicksal's mortal enemy—Anti-Entropy—and wait for the moment they tore away all pretenses and officially went to war with Schicksal.

After watching for a while, Sigfried suddenly turned his head and stared directly toward the harbor, murmuring, "It's been so many years. I wonder how she's doing."

Besides his eldest daughter Kiana, who was trapped at Schicksal headquarters, he actually had another, younger daughter—K423, Kiana's clone.

After defecting from Schicksal, he had taken K423 with him as well.

At first, Sigfried had not truly regarded her as his daughter.

But after spending time with her and talking to her, he realized that he had developed familial affection for this "daughter" too.

In the end, he had even given her the name "Kiana."

"I wonder how she's doing now."

Run!

His feelings toward this "younger daughter" were actually very complicated.

There was reluctance, guilt, and heartache.

As a father, he truly felt that he had failed.

That was true for both of his daughters.

As he thought, a nostalgic look appeared in Sigfried's eyes.

After this is over, I'll secretly go to St. Freya to see her. She should be nearly an adult by now. What gift should I give her?

Just as he was thinking, a wave of startled cries suddenly erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Men and women, young and old, dressed in evening gowns and suits.

At that moment, every one of them looked up toward the sky.

Something unidentified was falling from above.

"What is that?!" someone exclaimed.

"A UFO?!"

"No, it looks like a car!"

What was going on?!

Sigfried also raised his head and looked up, only to see a vehicle with high beams blazing as it fell from the sky.

Besides that, he could vaguely make out several white parachutes deployed behind the vehicle.