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"Sigh, if it weren't for the crowds here—I'd let it go this time, see you next time."

The shadowy figure finished speaking casually, then turned and disappeared into the army of mechs.

Bai Yan lowered his greatsword, a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead.

His hands were numb, he was completely exhausted, and his legs were shaking.

The shadowy figure's strength far surpasses that of Raiden Mei; even a momentary deprivation of her senses consumes a great deal of energy.

In a one-on-one situation, Bai Yan would be defeated by his opponent who could deflect the greatsword with a single move based on their feel for it.

Durandal was able to provide support so quickly because she had noticed Bai Yan's unusual behavior from the very beginning.

Based on her understanding of Bai Yan, she knew that he must have noticed the truly important details, so she kept a close eye on his situation and was ready to provide support at any time.

Upon noticing Bai Yan's movement, Durandal immediately picked up her lance and threw it, then quickly arrived to provide support.

She could sense that the dark figure was not weak, otherwise it wouldn't have come.

At that moment, as the shadowy figure failed to capture the person and retreated, the mech unit immediately resumed its covering fire.

This time, another S-rank Valkyrie from Destiny also made a move.

Rita picked up a scythe at some point and darted into the mech formation, reaping a harvest of kills.

The hard body crumbled before her like a slicing vegetable.

The Valkyrie Stormtroopers also began their attack.

Led by Ragnar, they disrupted the mech formation, causing immediate losses to Anti-Entropy and the World Serpent Alliance.

The jackal fell silent and quickly started its aircraft.

Seeing this, the Walter clone quickly unleashed a gravity field with all its might, then used up all its power to create a mech to block Theresa before staggering and scrambling to board the plane.

The aircraft quickly took off, accelerated, and disappeared into the distance.

The remaining mechs immediately switched to quantum state, with most of them teleporting away.

Soon after, the coalition forces completely fled, leaving no trace whatsoever, as if it were a joke.

The members of Tianming were dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what the enemy meant.

Himeko had already picked up her weapon to protect the apprentice Valkyrie beside her, but she didn't even have a chance to move the greatsword in her hand.

They made a huge scene, then got beaten up in return, and finally slunk away.

What kind of performance art?

Bai Yan thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what these people meant. He even spent some time worrying beforehand about whether to prevent Bronya from betraying him or to prevent Raiden Mei from being captured.

Ultimately, he felt that Bronya was safer without her heavy bunny, so he chose the other side.

After all, in this situation, if Cocolia were to hide in the shadows and control Bronya, it would be tantamount to pointlessly handing a pawn to the opponent to play with.

Predictions are useful, but I didn't expect the other side to suddenly be wiped out.

Raiden Mei snapped out of her daze and walked up to Shirohiko with a somewhat complicated expression: "Um, thank you."

"Don't be shy, we're all family."

Her expression became even more complicated, so she went to thank Durandal again to cover up some emotion in her heart.

After the battle ended, Durandal exchanged a few pleasantries with Raiden Mei and then followed her to Bai Yan and the others.

Volume 1: Chapter 35: Rita Arrives in the Far East

"Any clues?"

As soon as she stepped forward, Durandal asked Bai Yan a question, causing Kiana and the others nearby to turn their heads.

"If the World Serpent's target is something else, it's perfectly reasonable for it to come and cause trouble—after all, the invincible Lady Durandal is here."

The woman's tone changed halfway through her sentence, sending chills down Durandal's spine and making her toes feel like they were about to start doing some serious construction work.

But considering that Bai Yan had a mission, she could only endure it.

"Other purposes... That man in black was very strong, but I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

Bai Yan put the greatsword back on the shelf and said indifferently, "I don't know, but at least she is indeed the main force responsible for capturing the Herrscher of Thunder."

Kiana saw the two of them chatting, walked over, put her hands on her hips, and had a plaster on her face, looking rather comical.

"You are indeed very strong, Durandal."

"Thank you, but you seem to have very little experience fighting against people?"

"Tsk, don't get cocky, I'll catch up with you sooner or later."

"I look forward to it."

Durandal carefully examined Kiana, then silently glanced at Bai Yan, making a mental note of the girl.

"Just a reminder, Lady Durandal, those students seem to have recovered."

"That's right, it's time to get over the tension—hmm?!"

She noticed that Bai Yan was suddenly making a heart shape with his hands towards her again, which immediately put her on high alert.

The next moment, the crowd suddenly surged in, completely surrounding Durandal.

Seeing this, Bai Yan pulled Kiana and Raiden Mei up: "Kiana, clear the way."

"Oh!"

The three of them, leaning against Kiana's large head, parted the crowd and slipped out.

Seeing Youlandail's helpless expression, Bai Yan thought to himself that this method was really useful.

There are always female fans who are jealous of being able to hug their idols, and then they think they can't fall behind others.

"They're really popular..." Kiana couldn't help but sigh as she looked at the crowd.

She stared for a while, then suddenly looked around and found Theresa leaning on Judas, sulking.

"I'm going to check on my aunt."

After Kiana left, Raiden Mei looked at Shirohiko again.

"What?" Bai Yan asked, noticing the other person's gaze.

"Xiao Yan was so fast just now, I didn't even realize that person was getting close... You're not actually like you are in practice matches, are you?"

Bai Yan became alert, his mind racing, while he feigned a profound demeanor.

"As the old saying goes: win with the orthodox and the unorthodox. The Herrscher and the mecha are just a cover; the real killer move must be something else entirely."

Raiden Mei nodded, finding it to be very reasonable.

I had already guessed that they were definitely better than someone like me who was completely unprepared.

Not far away, Rita handed over the matter of revitalizing the organization to Himeko, and then came to Shirohiko.

"Xiao Yan's performance just now was a bit unexpected," Rita said with a strange look in her eyes.

"It was Lady Durandal's timely support that saved me; otherwise, that person could have taken me down in one move."

Rita remained noncommittal, only staring at Bai Yan's ear.

"Xiao Yan, you've put your earrings on?"

"...Sister Rita doesn't like it?" Bai Yan immediately smiled.

Rita squinted.

This subordinate has actually learned to trigger his own perfectionist obsessive-compulsive disorder; he really needs some serious guidance.

She exchanged a few pleasantries with Raiden Mei, then casually made an excuse to call Shirohiko away.

This made Bai Yan feel uneasy.

She forgot to take off her earrings; she's still in her Luoshen transformation state.

Her perfectionist female boss seemed to interpret this as an accidental act.

However, Bai Yan did not feel any unexpected physical strain when he struck the man in black with his sword.

Both speed and strength have clearly improved simultaneously.

“According to the latest intelligence, our laboratory in New Zealand was attacked by the Anti-Entropy Cocolia forces, and the Desire Gem along with its container was stolen,” Rita quickly whispered.

Bai Yan suddenly realized.

This makes more sense. The World Serpent and Anti-Entropy are attacking on two fronts. Catching Raiden Mei is a pretense; the real purpose is to steal the Desire Gem.

Make your move while the elite of Destiny are away, divert everyone's attention, and then head to New Zealand.

No, that's not right.

With Anti-Entropy and World Serpent collaborating, who is the true mastermind?

Cocolia has taken complete control of ME Corporation, and on the surface, she has surpassed the current World Serpent in terms of manpower and resources. Logically, she should be in charge.

but.

What kind of organization is World Serpent that would willingly act as a feint attack force?

has a problem!

"Cocolia still hasn't given up on creating Herrschers?" Bai Yan asked calmly.

"It's just speculation at the moment. Their actions against the Far East branch are so obvious that we can't even be sure if the desire for gems is their real target."

The problem is this: if World Serpent has other ideas, then the only one left is the Stigmata Project.

But Kevin has not yet returned.

Bai Yan suddenly realized.

Go ahead and try to save Kevin now... Go ahead and try, I support you guys. If you interfere with Otto's plans, you'll be in big trouble.

"Xiaoyan, what's your opinion?"

"Well, first we can assume that their primary goal is not to covet the gems."

"After this incident, they are destined to face our counterattack."

"So the question is, which of these two organizations will be the first to be hit?"

Rita understood.

The World Snakes are known for their elusive nature, making both their bases and personnel extremely difficult to locate.

So Cocolia will have to draw most of the firepower, and we might even have to pry information about World Serpent out of her.

Bai Yan thought he could handle the interrogation work!

I don't mean anything by it; as an intelligence officer, interrogation is a basic skill.

Cocolia's mother, you don't want Seele to be unable to go home either, do you?

Realizing his thoughts were starting to wander, Bai Yan quickly regained his composure.

Rita added, "Only after Anti-Entropy has captured our attention will the World Serpent begin their real plan."

“They will first confirm that our attention is truly being drawn,” Bai Yan added. “If we have to use a criterion, it would probably be the deployment of elite Valkyries like the Undying Blade and the Stormtroopers. Otherwise, I tend to think that the World Serpent will stay in its hole and observe the situation.”

Rita nodded in agreement.

"It seems that Xiaoyan's spirit hasn't been worn down by life here, so I'm relieved."

Her eyes sparkled as she walked up to Bai Yan and pulled out a makeup box from somewhere, beginning to carefully touch up her pretty face.

Bai Yan didn't dare to move at all.

This time, Rita was very sensible and stopped after about ten minutes, preventing Bai Yan from getting numb from standing.

She gently approached Bai Yan, compared their heights, and remarked, "Xiao Yan has grown a bit taller. In another two years, she'll probably surpass me."

Bai Yan felt that this must be a word from Ragnar.

"Professor Ragnar has been very busy training new students lately, so he asked me to keep an eye on you."

Ragnar's mother is much better, unlike some people who claim to treat you like a son, but in reality, they're just a nobody.

At that moment, Rita moved closer to Bai Yan's face.