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

"That's right, I'm really powerful! They're just a few bad guys, I can kill them all in no time."

With Bronya leading the way, Xing felt confident again.

"Seele... will also try her best to protect herself."

Seele also spoke up timidly, not wanting to fall behind.

Shi Hen: “…”

Can't these guys just give him a break?

Why do I have to argue with him at a time like this?

"I don't care what you think, but I will still put protecting you first," Shihen said firmly. "In our world, those who cannot complete their missions are useless."

But if you can't even protect your comrades, then you're worse than trash!

Having said that, without giving the others a chance to object, Shi Hen gestured and walked towards the dock:

"Now, the mission begins."

-------------------------------------

Walking between the shipping containers, looking at the darkness around her that seemed ready to devour her, Xing couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Those bastards, couldn't they pick a better location for their transaction? Why did they have to do it in this godforsaken place?

Shrugging her shoulders, Xing glanced at Bronya, who remained as still as an ice cube beside her, and couldn't help but complain, "I never thought I'd end up working with someone like you."

Bronya pursed her lips and explained, "The captain said that the teams need to develop teamwork."

“Yes, yes, that’s what that guy said.” Xing said with a disdainful look. “He says nice things, but who knows what he’s really thinking.”

Maybe he just thinks Seele is easy to bully?

Swish!

Bronya's piercing gaze swept over the pink-haired girl beside her.

Oblivious to this, Xing continued her incessant chatter: "If you ask me, he would definitely deliberately put Seele in danger, and then he would play the hero and save her."

"It won't be long before Seele is with him..."

“Seele is not that kind of person.”

Bronya retorted, her voice somewhat cold.

"How do you know?" Xing pouted, not stopping there. "That coward looks like a pushover. If that bastard just uses some tricks, he'll be easily fooled."

Bang!

The sound of a pistol being cocked was so clear in the quiet night.

Bronya pointed the dark muzzle of the gun directly at Xing's head and said expressionlessly, "I won't allow you to talk about Seele like that."

"Bronya!"

Xing's expression twisted instantly when she saw the cold, menacing gun barrel radiating a chilling killing intent.

She'd only exchanged a few casual words, and Bronya actually wanted to kill her?!

“We are currently on a mission,” Bronya said calmly, slowly lowering the muzzle of her gun. “So, this is just a warning.”

As she spoke, a dagger appeared in the girl's hand without her noticing, its snow-white blade stained with streaks of crimson.

Upon seeing this, Xing subconsciously touched her slightly itchy neck, and when she looked down, she found several red marks on her hand.

In an instant, Xing's eyes widened to their maximum size.

She only said a few bad things about that guy, just wanted to warn him to be careful of that smooth-talking boy, just hoped he would be wary of that kind of thing happening, just...

However, for this very reason, Bronya actually attacked her directly!?

The string of reason in her mind snapped instantly, and Xing summoned a black sword shaped like a pointer with a wave of her hand.

"Bronya!!!"

With a loud shout, Xing swung her black sword at the gray-haired girl.

Bronya dodged the attack by stepping back, her eyes flickering slightly as she looked at the crazed almond-shaped figure before her.

Having once served as a Ural Silver Wolf in Siberia, she takes her missions very seriously.

She strongly agreed with Shihen that anyone who couldn't complete a task was useless.

Now, Anne's actions have seriously interfered with her ability to carry out her mission.

Do you want to eliminate the other party?

With her finger on the trigger, Bronya's mind raced.

But then, thinking of Cocolia's mother, Seele, and the other people in the orphanage, the girl subconsciously loosened her fingers again.

Since that's the case, let's make subduing the other party our primary goal.

With that thought in mind, Bronya swung her dagger and lunged forward.

Chapter Seventy-Six: World Famous Painting, Apricot in a Container

"Are you nervous?"

Shihen glanced at the girl beside him who was following him timidly, but whose sickle kept waving in her hand, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

Seele's scythe is not made of Honkai energy, but is a Honkai energy weapon developed by Anti-Entropy Equipment Department.

Despite perhaps having the strongest talent among the three, Seele was unable to unleash her full potential at this point, and her actual combat strength was probably even inferior to that of the elite soldiers in Anti-Entropy.

Even though he could foresee this, Shihen still couldn't understand why Cocolia would include Seele in the combat squad.

Just to get a team synergy?

But this doesn't provide any attribute bonuses.

"No, no."

Upon hearing Shihen's words, Xier quickly puffed out her chest to make herself look more energetic.

"You're sweating."

Shihen shook his head slightly.

"what?"

She gasped softly and quickly wiped her cheeks, but her hands remained dry.

Shihen couldn't help but laugh.

Seele is really fun.

"team leader!"

The voice grew louder, and the girl realized that the boy was teasing her.

"Just kidding." Shihen chuckled. "How are you feeling? Are you feeling any better?"

He was willing to swear to Duck that he really didn't do this because he thought Seele was funny.

"...it seems a bit..."

Looking at the smiling young man in front of her, Seele forced a smile and nodded.

"Actually, you don't have anything to worry about." Shihen smiled as he glanced around warily. "According to intelligence, the other side is just an ordinary criminal gang with very low combat power. Even you could easily take them down."

Have confidence in yourself.

While there's some consolation in that, compared to ordinary mafia members, Tanxi'er's fighting ability is indeed quite remarkable.

The world before and after the ability to utilize Honkai energy is completely different.

Even though Seele is limited by her personality and other factors and cannot fully control her own power, she is still vastly different from ordinary people.

To put it simply, Seele's speed and strength attributes are terrifying beyond what normal people can imagine.

To fight against the Honkai and the various monsters it spawns, you must first become a monster yourself.

Using Shihen's small team to deal with criminal gangs is somewhat of an overkill.

But considering the break-in period, this is actually quite normal.

That is why they did not bring mechs with them on this mission.

Even though Anti-Entropy is famous for its Titan mechs, it doesn't use them for every mission.

When dealing with relatively low-risk issues, equipping trained elite soldiers with high-tech weapons is the most cost-effective solution.

If they had to resort to mechs for every situation, even if Anti-Entropy had a lot of money, they would all be squandered.

This is a very simple calculation problem.

Anti-entropy simply means not using people as expendable resources; it does not mean completely abandoning human power in combat.

The former adds a touch of humanity to the organization, while the latter is simply insane.

"Well, I will."

Nodding, Seele said earnestly.

Hearing the girl's answer and seeing Xier's still reserved demeanor, Shihen couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Only by enduring the trials of blood and fire can a fledgling bird that has just left its cage be qualified to fly into the sky.

But it's okay, he'll teach Seele these things properly.

Shihen truly had high expectations for this girl.

As he was thinking, Shihen suddenly stopped in his tracks:

"There's some movement."

They are tasked with cracking down on criminal gangs. The reason they don't have to sneak around like police agents is because of their heightened senses enhanced by Honkai energy.

With this ability, they can detect the enemy even when they are outside the enemy's detection range.

She stopped as well, her ear flaps slightly, and her sea-blue eyes scanned her surroundings.

"It looks like this side?"

She pointed in a direction and said in a somewhat uncertain tone.

Even though they both use Honkai energy, the information she can perceive is far less than that of Shihen.

The magnitude of the amplification of the five senses depends solely on the precise manipulation of Honkai energy, which is precisely what the girl is not very good at.

Therefore, even in his current identity, Shihen can still demonstrate a level of perception far exceeding that of Xier.

If the boy's senses were fully activated, this dock would hold no secrets for him.

And in fact... that's exactly what Shihen did.

As a professional behind-the-scenes boss, being able to control the overall situation at all times is a basic requirement.

"correct answer."

Nodding to the girl, Shihen took the lead and walked towards the transaction location.

As a squad leader, leading by example is an essential skill.

He's a man who aspires to be like Walter; how could he possibly overlook such a detail?

They walked lightly and soon found their target.

Outside a pile of containers, several men in black armed with submachine guns were on guard, clearly indicating that a secret transaction was taking place behind the scenes.

"Good luck, let's call Bronya and the others over first."

Shihen raised an eyebrow at Xier.

According to the Honkai energy feedback, the battle between Bronya and Anzu has ended.

Yes, it was Xing's complete defeat.

Of the three, Bronya's strength is clearly far superior to the others.

If we let the duck develop for a while longer, Shihen's identity might not be able to suppress it anymore.