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

Shihen answered coldly and ruthlessly.

If Peggy truly possesses potential, then with the aid of Honkai energy, she could easily outrun a rabbit.

"..."

In an instant, the excitement on Peggy's face froze, and her whole body turned flaxen.

Chapter 43 Do you want another mother?

After driving to a small town, Raven sneaked into a bar and wandered around. When she came out, she gave Shihen an OK sign.

Nodding, Shihen immediately pulled out a few bills: "Go buy some snacks."

Peggy's eyes showed a hint of resentment as she looked at the crisp new banknotes the boy handed her.

But the girl wasn't one to be spoiled, so she simply asked, "What would you like to eat?"

"Whatever, buy whatever you want. The rest is for you as pocket money."

Shihen didn't care about this issue.

Peggy's expression immediately became even more resentful.

With a bang, the car door opened, and the girl scurried out, her short, light blonde hair swaying as she did so.

"That child seems to like you very much."

Back in the driver's seat, Raven chuckled and joked.

"That's only because I saved her."

Shihen shrugged.

"Isn't this enough?"

Staring intently at the boy, Raven pressed for an answer.

"It's just a form of dependence." Ignoring the mercenary's threatening gaze, Shihen opened a bag of beef jerky and placed it near Raven. "Want some?"

Mysterious, powerful, handsome... At the age of thirteen, when a girl's emotions are just beginning to blossom, Shihen, with these attributes, was already as dazzling as the sun to Peggy, not to mention that the boy had also saved her life.

But as someone who aspires to become the big boss, Shihen is not interested in this childish game and does not believe that Peggy can keep up with him.

And most importantly, he doesn't like bean sprouts.

Raven glanced at Peggy, who had been tricked into buying snacks, then looked at the beef jerky in front of him. He paused for a moment, then picked up a piece: "Eat."

"Has everything been clarified?"

As he stuffed a piece of beef jerky into his mouth, Shihen asked.

He was referring to the current mission.

Although training Peggy took some time, he and Raven still had the World Serpent mission to complete on this trip.

“Hmm. Cocolia just fought a battle with several other warlords a while ago, and utterly defeated the coalition of five opposing forces.” Raven said while eating beef jerky, “But unfortunately, some of them are our debt collectors.”

"...This Cocolia is pretty amazing."

Shihen sincerely praised.

Although her understanding of Honkai is somewhat superficial, Cocolia's abilities are indeed remarkable.

"Yeah, that's why we're in trouble."

The raven looked somewhat helpless.

This incident is seriously affecting her ability to collect debts.

"Are those guys dead?"

Shihen thought for a moment and asked.

“They’ve gone into hiding.” Raven sighed. “By the way, the group we encountered earlier were deserters from these guys’ ranks.”

Shihen: "Are they the people who destroyed Peggy's village?"

Thinking back on it carefully, those guys were indeed in quite a sorry state.

"Who else could it be?"

Raven said irritably, his tone full of contempt for those people.

As a mercenary, she wouldn't dare say she was completely innocent, but she wasn't so bad as to lay a hand on a group of unarmed civilians.

Moreover, if you want supplies, it's one thing to rob a little, but massacring an entire village clearly crosses the line of basic human decency.

"It seems Siberia will be in chaos for quite some time."

Time couldn't help but sigh.

He was certain that Peggy's experience was not an isolated case, and that similar things must be happening in this land.

"Only after destruction can there be new life. I guess things will be more stable here from now on."

The raven seemed to have many feelings as well.

"Will Destiny just watch Cocolia take over this place?"

Shihen asked, somewhat surprised.

Theoretically speaking, Siberia is under the jurisdiction of the Far East branch, and the other side would not allow an entropy executor to cause trouble here.

"Who do you think supported those warlords?" Raven rolled his eyes. "Besides, Cocolia didn't use Titan mechs on the battlefield, so she didn't violate the agreement between the two organizations, and Schicksal can't say anything about it."

Not using Honkai energy weapons outside of Honkai battlefields is a mutual agreement between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.

Of course, when it comes to implementation... as long as no evidence is left, it can be treated as if it never happened.

"There seem to be quite a few stories behind this."

Shihen's eyes gleamed slightly.

Although on the surface it was only Cocolia who defeated the combined forces of the five warlords and thus became the overlord of the Siberian region.

But behind the scenes, Destiny and Anti-Entropy must have used a lot of methods, and perhaps even the World Serpent secretly played dirty tricks.

However, judging from the results, it can only be said that Cocolia does have some ability; she is indeed worthy of being the woman who almost became the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance.

Of course, Cocolia's victory was only on the surface; as for the actual situation... heaven knows how many pawns World Serpent had planted here.

Don't forget, the military-industrial complex in Siberia is secretly all under the guise of the World Serpent.

Perhaps for Grey Serpent, this war was simply a way for him to find a new investment opportunity.

A few years later, when Destiny was able to free up its resources, Cocolia, who had become the acting leader of Anti-Entropy, was still forcibly sent to Abyss City, and even the orphanage could not be saved.

“But none of that matters to us now,” Raven waved his hand. “The important thing now is to find those hiding mice.”

The World Serpents' subsequent plans in Siberia are handled by others; their task is merely to collect debts.

"Sister Natasha must already have a clue, right?"

Shihen asked in a matter-of-fact tone.

He had great faith in the abilities of this mercenary queen.

Moreover, the common information we just gathered wasn't worth Raven's personal intervention.

"If I said no, would you believe me?" Raven's beautiful eyes slightly reproached. "No one likes boys who are too smart."

She wanted to tease the boy a little more.

"What about Natasha?"

He asked softly, a smile playing on his lips.

Noticing the boy's smiling gaze, Raven spat lightly and turned his head away, pretending to just notice and calling out, "Peggy's out."

In fact, the girl had already lingered for a full three minutes on this journey that takes less than thirty seconds since she left the store.

But without Shihen and Raven's permission, the girl dared not approach rashly.

Peggy is very sensible; she knows there are certain topics she shouldn't listen to.

So even though they had been together for almost ten days, the girl never asked about their origins or purpose. She simply tried her best to meet Shihen's demands, no matter how harsh they were.

Raven glanced at the helpless-looking boy, then waved to Peggy, who immediately ran over after receiving permission.

Once in the car, Peggy proudly opened the plastic bag to show off the various snacks inside: "Hen, which one do you want?"

"...This one will do."

Seeing the girl looking at him expectantly, Shihen couldn't bring himself to do it and reached out to take a chocolate.

As if her efforts had been recognized, Peggy immediately flashed a bright smile.

While eating chocolate, Shi Hen glanced at the thin, malnourished girl and asked with a smile, "Peggy, would you like to have another mother?"

As the most professional child-picker in the Honkai world, Cocolia should go and take a good look at these kids, and incidentally give them a good beating from the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance.

"...?"

Peggy glanced at Shihen, then at Raven beside her with a smile on her face, and was stunned for a moment before revealing an expression that looked like she was about to cry.

The girl knew that some foster care institutions preferred adopted children to call them father or mother, so was she really too late?

Chapter Forty-Four: Debt Collectors Arrive at the Door

After leaving the town, Raven sped along, finally arriving at a manor before sunset.

Shihen simply gave the middle finger in response to this speed.

If he were to fly on his own, he was even confident that he could catch up with the rocket after it accelerated.

However, if speed is the real goal, Raven, with the boost of Honkai energy, can actually outrun a car.

But that's not classy at all.

So when faced with the soldiers patrolling and blocking the road outside the manor, Raven simply floored the gas pedal and casually flung out a few black and red feathers.

boom!

The feather exploded upon landing, and the scalding heat and the spreading shockwave knocked dozens of soldiers to the ground.

"Tell Andrei that I, Raven, have arrived!"

Raven parked the SUV directly at the entrance of the manor, rolled down the window, placed one hand on the steering wheel, and shouted inside. His voice wasn't loud, but it carried far.

A group of soldiers stood facing each other, guns in hand, unsure whether to open fire or relay a message.

Although Raven had stopped the car at this point, making it a fixed target, given the other party's extremely arrogant behavior, it was hard to believe they weren't relying on something.

If you make the wrong choice, the price could be your life.

Those dozens of patrolmen who tried to stop the other side are still lying on the ground groaning in pain.

They were just there to serve in the army; they didn't want to die.

Seeing Raven single-handedly and in his car completely dominate the scene, Peggy in the back seat practically had stars in her eyes.

Although Shihen has shown some tricks these past few days, none of them are as simple and direct as Raven's.

Ignoring Peggy, who had become a little fangirl behind him, Raven simply tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel, completely oblivious to the fact that his body was exposed to dozens of gun barrels of various kinds.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Shihen glanced at the gunmen, some visible and some hidden, scattered throughout the manor, but didn't take the matter to heart.

If Raven could be taken down by these grunts, he wouldn't be a member of the World Serpent's leadership.

His gaze swept casually across the room, only lingering for a few seconds when he saw the soldiers wailing in agony.

In a sense, these patrolmen were innocent victims, but he and Raven were not here to reason with each other, so Shihen did not complain about the mercenaries' cruel methods.

Everyone has their own way of surviving, and Ironblood and Thunder are the survival paths chosen by Raven.

Before Shihen and the others had to wait long, a burly man dressed more extravagantly than the others came out.

"Lord Raven, General Andrei requests your presence."

The burly man opened the car door and bowed respectfully.

"What about others?"

The raven sat still.