Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

He needs to let his light shine as brightly as possible, illuminating and dispelling the confusion in the hearts of more people.

This is his inescapable mission as an anti-entropy advocate!

"..."

Looking at the delicious-looking pork chop in her hand, Wendy felt like she was about to burst into tears.

Once again, the girl felt an overwhelming longing for Mei.

If the other party helps her, she should at least be able to unlock the feeding gameplay, right?

Wendy silently chewed on the pork chop, swallowing it down along with the bitterness.

Chapter 106 The Dark Currents Under the Frost

"Miss Mei, this is the battle plan sent by Anti-Entropy."

Upon returning to the temporary base established by Schicksal, Mei was greeted by a short-haired maid dressed in Azure Knight armor.

Mei quickly glanced at the documents handed to her, nodded expressionlessly, and said, "I understand. I will cooperate."

"..."

Rita's eyes gleamed as she carefully examined the aloof, long-haired girl with black hair in front of her.

"Is something wrong?"

Raising an eyebrow, Mei asked, her tone naturally revealing a sharp edge.

“Miss Mei, this is Schicksal, not World Serpent.”

Rita sighed softly.

She still remembers that Mei, during her time in St. Freya, was also a swordsman, but she only showed her prowess in battle.

At other times, the girl exudes a gentleness reminiscent of a Yamato Nadeshiko, which makes people feel tenderness towards her.

But even now, in this theoretically safe temporary base, Mei is still like a drawn sword, constantly radiating her sharpness.

"Oh, is there a difference?"

Asking in a lukewarm tone, Mei raised her chin slightly, her purple eyes reflecting the cold white light of the base's lights.

Rita: “…”

Although nominally, Destiny has become a vassal of the World Serpent, there are still many differences between the two.

At least, aside from taking away various resources at exorbitant prices, [Walter White] seems to have no real interest in leading Schicksal and never interferes in the affairs of the Valkyrie forces.

Even after promoting Mei and Yae Sakura to S-rank Valkyries, [Walter White] didn't assign them any specific positions, as if they were just nominally in charge.

In order to maximize the acquisition of resources, Walter White even purged several corrupt officials left over from the Otto era, which greatly improved the efficiency of Schicksal.

Of course, if Walter White hadn't pocketed all the organization's assets that those people had embezzled, his reputation wouldn't have fallen so drastically in less than a month, becoming synonymous with tyrant and gluttony.

Unfortunately, purging the court was not the new bishop Walter White's goal, but merely a means to achieve his objective.

Therefore, Walter White never cared about the aftereffects that his overly brutal methods might leave on Destiny.

To fill the gaps left by those parasites and to restore order disrupted by the brutality of [Walter White], she and Amber's hair... well, Amber is a synthetic being whose body has been mechanically modified, so she has always been the only one losing hair.

Thinking of all the trouble that Walter White had brought to Schicksal, Rita couldn't help but sigh and said, "Miss Mei, although I don't deny that Schicksal's power is indeed occupied by someone."

But compared to that bishop, I'm still confident that the Valkyries in the base will trust Lady Durandal more.

After Walter White's series of outrageous and inhumane actions, the trust in the Archbishop among the Schicksal community has plummeted to its lowest point in centuries.

Anyone with a modicum of sense would think of how to shirk responsibility when receiving a secret order from the bishop, rather than obeying the order to the best of their ability as they had in the past.

Rita believes that if Welt White's orders conflict with protecting the world, even if it's just a superficial conflict, most Valkyries would choose to disobey.

As a key force in the fight against the Honkai, the Valkyries of Destiny never hesitate to sacrifice their lives in such matters.

"But Durandal is not here now."

Moreover, faced with that guy's power, your struggles are no more tenacious than those of ants.

Mei said dismissively, her tone showing no softening whatsoever.

"Is Miss Mei worried about us?"

Sensing something amiss from the girl's words, Rita asked with a smile.

Have you ever seen an eagle soaring in the sky playing with insects on the ground?

With a cold laugh, Mei's slightly raised eyes were full of arrogance.

"If Miss Mei is truly as cold-hearted as she claims, then why does she fight for ordinary people?"

As if ignoring the indifference in the eyes of the girl with long, straight black hair, Rita's smile softened even more.

Meiyi: "..."

Does this guy really think he wouldn't dare to cut her?

"Miss Mei, why don't we have a proper chat?"

Rita pointed to an open space not far away and said with a smile.

boom--

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck, and the figure of the girl with long, straight black hair landed on the roof of a house.

"..."

Rita's lips twitched slightly as she met the arrogant gaze of the black-haired girl looking down at her.

Does that mean the law enforcers can do whatever they want?

Looking at the roof, which was over ten meters high, Rita suddenly exerted force with her feet, and her body leaped high into the air like a bird, landing on the roof.

"Not bad, as expected of a former S-class Valkyrie."

Watching the maid deftly absorb the force and regain her balance, Mei couldn't help but nod in approval.

Rita: “…”

Although it was indeed a compliment, the more she listened, the more it sounded like an insult.

Moreover, in terms of the Valkyrie class, shouldn't she be the senior?

In an instant, Rita's smile froze.

Shaking her head to clear her mind, Rita regained her elegant smile.

"Miss Mei, what are your thoughts on the World Serpent?"

Looking at the black-haired girl sitting down beside her, clutching a katana, Rita asked softly.

Do you have any other opinions about the World Serpent?

Mei rolled her eyes at the maid, her voice cold.

"Hehehe, World Serpent is indeed a very dangerous organization."

With a light laugh, Rita sat down a short distance away from Mei.

Looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky, the maid paused slightly before continuing, "Lady Durandal once told me that Kevin Kaslana returned to reality with the mission of the Stigmata Project."

In that plan, only those who awakened their Stigmata could live on in a new form, while the rest would serve as fuel to shape the new world.

"Oh."

She responded softly, a glint of light flashing in Mei's eyes.

"What a terrible plan, isn't it?"

With a smile, Rita asked, her gaze drifting into the distance.

The temporary base of Destiny was located on high ground, and combined with the height of the building, the patches of light on Coral Island could be clearly seen at this moment.

Those were camps maintained by both destiny and anti-entropy.

Compared to the stars in the sky, which are countless light-years away from Earth, she still preferred the light emanating from these human lights.

Although these lights are so faint that they disappear into the darkness at a distance and cannot be seen at all, when they are close enough, they can have a color that is warmer than the sun.

"..."

Mei remained silent in response to the maid's question, but a faint glint of lightning flashed in her eyes.

"Unlike Kevin, [Walter White] plans to collect all the Herrscher powers."

Without pausing to wait for the girl's response, Rita continued, "He seems to believe that this will allow him to become a true god, restarting the world to a past where there was only primitive society, thereby preventing the collapse from happening again."

"But he doesn't even have a single healer under his command."

Mei said in a deep voice.

Even though he had once possessed several Herrscher Cores, [Walter White] chose to release them all, as if... he was deliberately maintaining the existence of the Herrscher!

Mei's heart sank at the thought of the Herrscher of Ice created entirely by Welt White.

Is Welt White's plan, which allows him to guide the birth of a Herrscher without relying on the Herrscher Gem, truly as futile as it appears?

"Perhaps it's because there are some limitations in their plan that we're unaware of."

Rita guessed with a smile.

"so what?

If Walter White or Kevin wanted to do something, do you think destiny or something else could stop them?

Mei asked with a cold smile.

As things stand, Walter White and Kevin are in a league of their own, far surpassing everyone else in strength.

Unfortunately, before the final moment arrived, these two men, who were at the pinnacle of martial prowess in the world, had no intention of completely deciding their fate.

Therefore, for other people living in this world, it seems that they can't be fishermen; they can only survive by struggling to survive between these two equally towering and insurmountable mountains.

"At least, we all have people we want to protect, and we are prepared to do anything to protect them."

Smiling, Rita looked at the black-haired girl beside her and said softly, her eyes filled with a cunning that seemed to see right through her.

"You want to cooperate with me?"

Mei asked with a light laugh, a hint of surprise showing in her haughty, raised eyes.

"No, I just meant that Miss Mei and Lady Durandal should have been on the same side."

Rita shook her head and said.

Although Mei and Durandal haven't met many times, Rita can tell that there's a significant distance between them.

Or rather, it was Mei who harbored dissatisfaction with Durandal on her own.

"Oh?"

Mei raised an eyebrow, a playful smile curving her lips.

In her opinion, Durandal and Walter White were getting a little too close.

After all, as a World Serpent executive whose appearances are only slightly more frequent than the completely vanished [Feather Rabbit], every time [Walter White] appears in the base, it seems to be related to Durandal.

You can't exactly say that Durandal will become a Herrscher someday, can you?

"Lady Durandal once said that she had found some secrets related to [Walter White] in the World Serpent, and perhaps she could find the truth about his plan from them."

Therefore, I hope that Miss Mei can help Lady Durandal when necessary.

Rita looked intently at the girl, her tone revealing an unprecedented seriousness.

Even knowing that Durandal holds multiple positions and that shuttling between the World Serpent and Destiny is a regular occurrence.

More than 24 hours have passed since the birth of the Herrscher of Ice, but Durandal has yet to appear. This anomaly immediately put Rita on alert.

Amid this anxiety, Raiden Mei, the only World Serpent member that Rita could normally contact, naturally became the maid's only lifeline.

"Is the secret you're telling me legitimate?"

Thinking about how she had seen Durandal looking incredibly tired on several occasions, Mei couldn't help but ask.

As far as she knew, there were no training grounds or similar facilities in that direction.

Rita: “???”