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To put it bluntly, this game is about who can't control their inner emotions first and exposes their flaws in front of the other party.

When both parties are gamblers and the cards in their hands are unclear, the person who can't afford to lose will be more likely to lose the game because it will be more difficult for him to control his emotions.

Unfortunately, Otto became the loser in this game.

"Speak, Gray Snake."

After making up his mind, Otto spoke coldly to the gray snake.

"What is it that you desire?"

"A Herrscher core from this era—this isn't an unpayable price for you, is it?"

After seeing Otto's expression become even worse, Gray Snake said very calmly.

"You have your plan, but your plan requires a lot of technology to execute."

"And now, after the Herrscher of Corrosion appeared before you, you became furious—this is enough to prove that my guess was correct."

"Stop talking nonsense, Gray Snake."

After interrupting Gray Snake's subsequent words, Otto spoke coldly to him.

“When will the delivery be made?”

"The sooner the better—I read that in Mr. Otto's eyes."

After saying this, the gray snake suddenly saluted Otto.

"I believe that with Mr. Otto's skills, it will not be difficult for you to contact us later."

"Next time we meet, I hope Mr. Otto will come with sincerity. As for now... please accept this gift, Mr. Otto."

After Gray Snake said this, Otto instinctively felt a bad premonition.

When he rushed out of the cafe, the cafe exploded from the inside.

"This guy......"

Otto came to the outside world. While enriching Amber and taking the Plague Gem away from the headquarters, he was already thinking about the follow-up plans.

Although the Herrscher Core is valuable, there is nothing wrong with using it as bait if the hidden dangers can be eliminated.

Moreover, there has always been an imperceptible micro-positioning device in the soul steel storage box where I store the core.

After Amber took the Plague Gem out of the warehouse and handed it to Gray Snake, the locator at least allowed me to know the coordinates of the gem after it was moved.

Gray Snake will definitely be on guard, but as for the things that come later...we can only think about this step for now.

After sorting out his thoughts, Otto had guessed Gray Snake's general plan.

Gray Snake actually didn't get along with Yuan Yan, but he knew that he was more anxious, so he showed the card that could deal with Yuan Yan and used this card to trade with himself.

In fact, both sides regard Yuan Yan as a threat, but because of their respective styles of doing things, it is impossible for Otto and Gray Snake to completely turn their backs on each other and cooperate closely.

Because of his obsession with Kallen, Otto lost the initiative in this final gamble even earlier than Gray Snake.

But now, Otto does not regret his decision.

His original plan was to let those sacrifices fight Kiana.

In the absence of a suitable body for the Plague Gem, Otto planned to use it on the Blank Key, allowing a warrior of good strength to temporarily possess the power of a Herrscher after being equipped with the Blank Key, and to fight against K423.

But now, Yuan Yan is no longer suitable as a sacrifice.

Judging from the current situation, Kiana may not have the time to form a deep enough relationship with Theresa, Fu Hua, and Muliangta Jiko.

Then, there is only one final candidate.

If Yuan Yan can be eliminated, then Siegfried will be the best sacrifice.

With his power and the Holy Fire Judgement...

Humph, I have tried it.

When the Blank Key is connected to the God Key of the previous civilization, it can also unleash the power of a Herrscher.

If Siegfried has enough combat power, he will find an opportunity to force K423 to awaken.

After he knew about this, he would definitely come here out of worry about K423, and then it would not be up to him to decide whether to fight or not.

If he has enough fighting power, then let him start fighting with K423 like this.

If he doesn't have enough fighting power, find an opportunity to give him the Blank Key.

Everything depends on getting rid of Yuan Yan.

Only after getting rid of Yuan Yan can I stop worrying about the threat of the Herrscher of Corrosion for the time being.

After getting rid of Yuan Yan, given Walter's current unclear condition, he may not be able to continue fighting alongside Siegfried.

Everything depends on the battle that will come next... Hey, no need to wait until later.

At this moment, Otto made up his mind and made a decision.

Although I feel very sorry for Theresa, if I just give her partner a little warning, she might not even notice what I have done.

After I deal with Yuan Yan...

——Let’s think about the plans later.

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St. Freya Academy

At St. Freya Academy, after Theresa and Himeko finished their work for the day, they had no intention of resting at all.

In fact, since the last time the Far East branch went to Jiuyou, the Far East branch has had a lot more matters related to Jiuyou to deal with.

Originally, this matter should have been handled by the Far East branch, but because Otto said, "Theresa has grown up, so it's time for you to be responsible for more affairs and prepare you to become a bishop," the Far East branch did not have to deal with these troublesome matters.

After dealing with these things, Theresa wanted to train Kiana properly.

And because Kiana's obsession with becoming stronger seemed to have become even more serious in the past two days, Theresa decided that while helping Kiana with training, she should also be prepared to suppress the Herrscher at any time.

It was for this reason that she came to the armory, ready to take out her God's Key and go to the training ground.

However, now, Jizi and Theresa were both stunned when they looked at the core weapon rack in the armory.

"Judas! My Judas!"

The weapon rack that should have held the [Oath of Judah] was now in front of the two of them...

——I don’t know when it became empty.

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PS: 4K, the chapter this morning was from yesterday, so it is actually an overdue chapter. I didn’t mention it because the word count was not enough. The update counter for this morning was +1, but this update will not be added. I will continue tomorrow.

In Chapter 92, I said that [after she had robbed her entire village in her previous life, she was tortured to death.] This was based on speculation from the Stigmata text, but later a reader reminded me that I was over-the-top in my conspiracy theories. Since Xilin was Belarusian, the Tower of Babylon wasn't that terrifying if it spread to her doorstep.

This time I didn't notice that rumors were spread, so I'm standing at attention and getting beaten.

Let’s add one to the counter and take it as a warning.

Volume 1: Chapter 96. I can't do anything

Looking at the empty weapons rack, Theresa came to her senses and felt herself cold all over.

There are many people who can enter the Far East Branch's armory, but the only people who can reach this core area in the entire Far East Branch, besides Theresa, are Wuliangta Jizi who is by her side.

Even if we put aside Theresa's own emotional filter for her best friend, she was very clear that Ji Zi had no motive or time to commit the crime.

If the person who stole the binding key wasn't Himeko...

I think I know the answer.

"Theresa."

After checking the access records of this room, Jizi's face showed a serious look.

"I just checked the records. During this period, the people who entered this room..."

"Is it just me?"

After seeing Ji Zi nod slightly, Theresa suddenly said with a smile in anger.

"Then I am more certain about who took Judah away."

Although Alliance Leader Walter had also been lurking in St. Freya Academy, if he had intended to get involved in Judas, he would have taken action long ago.

Considering that he was able to enter the underground area of ​​the Central Cathedral, which I did not have the authority to enter, if he wanted to enter the armory and take away my Key of God, he would have done it long ago.

So no matter how you look at it, the prisoner can only be a grandfather.

Thinking of her grandfather, who had stolen the Oath of Judas and was definitely planning to make some big news, Theresa suddenly felt the anger she had been suppressing with great difficulty recently...

Well, she never suppressed it at all.

When Theresa thought about her good niece and Siegfried not being able to recognize each other, Cecilia losing her life because of Otto's deliberate actions, and his recent series of outrageous actions, even though Theresa had been forcing herself to calm down, she still felt that the anger in her heart had been growing stronger and stronger.

Grandpa, what the hell are you planning to do!

Looking at Theresa who was furious in front of her, Jizi asked with a slightly serious tone.

"Theresa, the loss of the Key of God is no small matter, otherwise—"

"Don't worry, Himeko."

At this time, Theresa took a deep breath and said to Ji Zi with a smile.

"Grandpa loves me very much. As long as I tell him about this, he will definitely help me find Judah."

......Actually, what I want to say is that your Key of God might have been taken away by your grandfather.

Alas, but seeing Theresa's expression now, I think I'd better not say anything nonsense.

The relationship between her and Bishop Otto, the grandfather and grandson, has eased a lot recently. Now I have no evidence, so I'd better forget about trying to sow discord between them.

"But now it's like this...ah, this is really troublesome."

At this moment, Theresa seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked Ji Zi.

"Where's Fu Hua? Grandpa said she was seriously injured last time, so he took her directly to the headquarters to recuperate."

"How is her health now?"

"Headquarters didn't say anything about this."

Hearing Theresa's question, Jizi said a little embarrassedly.

"She's seriously injured. I don't think she can be cured in a short time."

Yes, Jizi is right.

But now, Grandpa has taken Judas away, and he is 100% prepared to do something.

If they were going to defeat the Honkai Beasts and the Death Soldiers, he could have just let me or someone else go. There was no need to use this method to take away the Key of Constraint.

So think about it from this perspective - what he did was 100% shameful.

The more Grandpa tries to hide his actions, the more I will expose his behavior.

I acted recklessly...it was inappropriate.

Even without the Oath of Judas, I still have good combat power, but without Judas, I cannot use the Divine Grace Barrier, and I always lack an ace when facing a strong enemy.

Fu Hua's health may not have recovered yet, but... maybe it will be easier for her to move around than for me.

Although it’s not good to force her like this, this is the only solution I have now.

At this moment, Theresa realized how much of a constraint her grandfather's five hundred years of holding the Mandate of Heaven had placed on her.

Although she is the branch chief of the Far East Branch, the Far East Branch is, after all, the branch of Tianming.

In this branch, even if she knew where the cameras left by Otto were, she could avoid them but she could not avoid her subordinates and students.

For those who were unaware of Otto's absurd actions, Otto Apocalis was an excellent commander.

Once Theresa takes a move that "betrays" Otto, the probability of those around her turning against her will only increase.

It's so troublesome. I can't do anything now.

Acting recklessly...will only lead to tragedies that should never have happened.