Playful! Collapse!

"How is Yuan Yan? Is he seriously injured?"

"This... is just a common injury."

Looking at Otto's attitude at this time, Theresa asked in confusion.

"Um, what's wrong?"

"...No, it's okay. Continue reporting."

"Ah, oh."

Although she didn't understand her grandfather's thoughts, Theresa, who had already decided to pass the blame to her superiors, now told Otto directly the information she had seen.

"This woman who injured the Vice Leader of Anti-Entropy just announced to us that she is the leader of which... what clan?"

"Is there a Xiong family?"

"Ah, yes, that's right—in short, she said she was Ji Lin, a hero from Shenzhou five thousand years ago."

After transmitting the video of the scene to Otto, Theresa asked cautiously.

"She seems to think we're enemies invading Shenzhou. Now, what should we do?"

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PS: 8K, continue tomorrow.

Volume 1: Chapter 89. I am the victim!

Although Otto had guessed the worst outcome when he said the clan name "Youxiong Clan", when he saw the video sent by Theresa, Otto was stunned for a moment and still felt a little uncomfortable.

During these five hundred years, Otto, who had been working hard to excavate the remains of ancient civilizations, had once seen the figure of Ji Lin, the hero of China, from those soul steels.

Now, the woman who appeared in the image sent by Theresa, although her clothing and temperament were different from the woman Otto saw in the Soul Steel image, but considering that the other party suddenly emerged from Chi You's body, Otto felt that the probability of this person being Ji Lin was still quite high.

And...she was actually able to defeat Yuan Yan.

Otto opened the intelligence screen and saw that although Yuan Yan's current energy intensity was not as high as his peak level, he was still judged to be [Herrser Level]. He suddenly felt even more troubled.

Damn, although Ji Lin’s energy intensity is not as good as Yuan Yan’s, Yuan Yan was defeated by her.

When the facts are laid out before me, there's no point in me not wanting to admit it.

This is a difficult situation. A master who can defeat the Herrscher has appeared in Shenzhou.

Moreover, this master happened to be an ancient hero who enjoyed great prestige in China.

Thinking of this, Otto began to have some ideas in his mind.

My old friend agreed to help me, not because she really regarded me as a friend, but because she hoped that I could keep my promise and help Shenzhou when Shenzhou needed help.

During these five hundred years, the people of Shenzhou have handled all the small and medium-sized collapse incidents by themselves. The promise between her and me can only be regarded as an insurance measure for old friends to assist each other in case of a large-scale collapse that Shenzhou cannot handle.

But now Ji Lin is not dead, and he still has the combat power of a Herrscher. The situation is completely different.

My old friend is now unconscious to protect Theresa. If she wakes up and finds out about this, then...

——After this, will she continue to stay in Tianming and help me?

In just a moment, Otto came to the conclusion.

Don't even think about it.

What Otto is preparing to do now has actually already touched Fu Hua's bottom line.

The reason why she still cooperated with herself was purely because she wanted to provide a guarantee for Shenzhou in the future.

But now, Ji Lin is back, and Ji Lin has the power to defeat Yuan Yan, which means that Shenzhou already has sufficiently outstanding high-end combat power.

In this situation, Shenzhou's bottom line has already appeared, and Fu Hua did not directly prepare to fight against Otto, who has been doing bad things. That is already the best case scenario.

As for the possibility that Yuan Yan and Ji Lin were actually playing him... Otto had thought about it.

But Otto lived for five hundred years and met a lot of people.

Otto, who had seen countless people in the past five hundred years, looked at the unwillingness and annoyance in Yuan Yan's eyes and was very sure that these two emotions in his eyes were definitely not pretended.

Although he didn't know how Ji Lin, a Stigma Awakener + Key of Domination, defeated a Herrscher holding the Key of God, the facts were before him. Instead of thinking about why, Otto felt that he might as well give up on being so picky and just skip these details to think about what to do next.

"The... Archbishop?"

Looking at Otto who remained silent, Theresa asked tentatively.

"Although we have explained to Ms. Ji Lin that Tianming is now an ally of Shenzhou, she still doesn't believe what we say."

"I don't think I'm qualified to handle this matter. Please tell me—what should we do?"

How to do it?

To be honest, Otto now wishes Ji Lin would die on the spot.

But what he thinks is one thing, and what he does is another.

After taking a deep breath, Otto smiled at Theresa and said.

"Retreat, Theresa."

"Shenzhou has been a very good ally of Tianming for many years. Since the heroes of Shenzhou are still alive, we naturally have to give them some face."

"But grandpa..."

After looking back at Chi You who was still able to move, Theresa trotted to a place a certain distance away from the others and whispered to Otto.

"Chi You is still able to move now, but Ji Lin said that Chi You is under her control, so we didn't do anything."

"If we leave now, we won't be able to bring back the Key of Domination, the Stigmata, Chi You's body...

Hearing Theresa's whispered question, Otto was silent for a second, and suddenly felt very complicated.

"Theresa...when did you start caring about these trivial matters?"

"Grandpa, you are so weird."

Listening to Otto's question, Theresa spoke confidently.

"Native stigmata can help us conduct a deeper study of the original stigmata."

"The Key of Domination is a very powerful weapon. Assigning it to a powerful Valkyrie will give Destiny an extra trump card.

"And Chi You's corpse can be made into weapons and armor for Valkyries and knights.

"These things can improve the survival rate of my subordinates. Shouldn't I care about these things?"

"...You have really grown up."

Alas, my dear granddaughter has really grown up.

After growing up...why do I feel that little Theresa is a little materialistic?

Moreover, after hearing what Theresa said, Otto felt even more complicated.

If anyone else had said these words, Otto wouldn't have been so sentimental.

But my granddaughter, who used to be carefree, is now using her previously insignificant brain to get supplies for the organization...

Thinking of the changes in Theresa, Otto, who had used up a large amount of Destiny's Soul Steel reserves to build a spare body for himself, was very suspicious that if Theresa knew what he had done, she might be furious to death on the spot.

"No, it's not a question of whether I grow up or not, Grandpa."

Just as Theresa finished saying this, she suddenly felt a shock and almost fell to the ground.

"Lady Theresa—Ms. Ji Lin has ordered Chi You to take action!"

In the distance, Yulandel looked at the giant beast in front of her which began to move again, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes.

"If we delay any further we'll be attacked—where are the Bishop's instructions?"

"grandfather!"

Listening to Yulandel's words, Theresa said anxiously.

"Why are you so indecisive today? You're the Archbishop, give the orders!"

"...The order remains unchanged. Retreat."

After sighing helplessly, Otto added to Theresa.

"Don't worry about the armaments for now. I'll have the comrades in the scientific research and development department research and develop mass-produced armaments for the Throne of the Gods."

"It's not appropriate for us to make enemies with Shenzhou right now, so let's return first. As for Shenzhou... let this great hero deal with his people on his own."

“…I understand!”

After watching Theresa hang up the phone in great annoyance, Otto felt that he was a little too tired today.

Not only could he not deal with Yuan Yan, but now a Ji Lin appeared in Shenzhou - and this Ji Lin could even control Chi You.

If we think about the worst case scenario, this wave is equivalent to Shenzhou directly gaining a Herrscher-level and a Judge-level combat power.

In this situation, it would be basically impossible for Fu Hua to help him after she woke up.

After Fu Hua left, Otto lost a major supporter, and the success rate of the plan would naturally drop significantly.

And all this...

Otto felt extremely angry when he thought of the battle report sent by Theresa that he had seen before, which mentioned that members of the suspected Cocolia faction had attacked the Shenzhou Swordsman Corps.

Damn it, why is Cocolia causing trouble again!

During these five hundred years, whether it was Otto in his physical body or Otto in his soul steel body, they were actually becoming less and less likely to get angry.

After all, he has lived longer and seen more. As time goes by, Otto's mood has indeed become much better than before.

but now......

He had to admit that Cocolia was definitely a talent.

It's only been less than a month, and Otto feels that his mentality has been upset several times by Cocolia.

Because of this woman's actions, he had to constantly adjust his plans, find ways to restrain Yuan Yan, and had to face the huge risk that his old friend would leave the Destiny camp.

From an objective point of view, all of Kokolia's actions were unsuccessful.

But from a subjective point of view - Otto is the victim, so why does he care whether Cocolia succeeds or not?

He just wanted Cocolia to die now.

In Otto's eyes, this woman is like a causal weapon targeting him. No matter what she does, it will eventually cause trouble for Otto.

Ha, the Intelligence Department said before that Maki seemed to be in cahoots with the anti-entropy radicals.

Okay.

Although Dr. Maki is not very good at dealing with human relationships, he is indeed a genius when it comes to conducting research related to Honkai.

Unfortunately, he is too talented. If I continue to let him conduct research, he will sooner or later realize the truth that I am allowing the collapse to develop.

There's really no other way. Now that the opportunity is right, I should send him off.

Since you have coveted the Serenity Gem for so long, I will give you a chance to take away the thing that killed your granddaughter.

But after this, as long as you get in touch with Cocolia, I will be able to track down Cocolia.

And at this point...

—Don't blame me, Doctor.

From the moment I realized that you might be aware of my thoughts, your fate was already determined.

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Shenzhou. Taixu Sword Sect

In the Taixu Sword Sect, Li Pu, who had just returned to the sect, knelt in front of an old man, waiting for the old man to decide his fate.

In front of Li Pu, an energetic old man looked at his apprentice and asked slowly.

"So, even though you knew Chi You had already revolted, you still brought everyone back to the Sword Sect?"

"Yes."

Listening to Li Pu's response, the old man said calmly.

"This time, you took the initiative to lead the team to leave Jiuyou. Some people in the sect have begun to think that you chose to desert because you were afraid of death."