I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Otto stared at Gil, his face showing no anger, but rather a smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Jill frowned.

“I’ve just confirmed that you are indeed a man with feelings after all.” Otto stood up, leaning against the wall. “They say emperors are heartless…”

"Don't talk to me with those Chinese ways. I don't belong there, and I don't know any imperial tactics." Jill raised an eyebrow and said, "People say emperors are heartless, but emperors are not grass, wood, or stone; they are human beings. How can human beings be heartless?"

Gil looked at Otto, a hint of killing intent flashing in his crimson eyes, but it quickly subsided. "Anyway, you wouldn't listen to me. If you think you can beat me, then go ahead and try your best."

“…” Otto narrowed his eyes, then swayed as he stood up. “It seems you’re not worried about that child named Lian.”

Jill shrugged. "If you think your forces can wipe her out along with the Azure Dragon, then go ahead and try."

Jill looked at Otto, her expression unreadable. "You don't know, do you? That girl Lian, she has a world of [Darkness] inside her."

Yes, [darkness].

"If I had to describe it, even the Herrscher of Flame from the last era, who had completed her full evolution, or the Herrscher of the End, probably wouldn't be a match for Ren." Gil tossed the two bottles in his hand and said, "I told Theresa that Ren's combat power is equivalent to a Herrscher—actually, I didn't finish my sentence."

“If Lian goes all out, it wouldn’t be surprising if this planet were destroyed.” Gil held the two bottles, one gold and one purple. “Besides, the Dark Elf King is no easy opponent. Even two Divine Keys… wouldn’t be of much use, would they?”

Otto narrowed his eyes, looking at Jill. "So what do you mean by this?"

“It’s simple. I hate it when people have inappropriate thoughts about the people around me.” Jill stared coldly at Otto. “I don’t mind turning this floating island into dust in history.”

"..."

A profound sense of powerlessness instantly overwhelmed Otto.

He had been plotting for Karen for five hundred years...

Why... is this man in front of me... a monster?

"...I work so hard simply to prevent the tragedy of this world from repeating itself."

Gil seemed to have read Otto's mind and said this.

“…” Otto narrowed his eyes, looking at Gilles. “What do you mean by that?”

"Hmph, you'll understand when that day comes."

Jill shook the full bottle in her hand, and golden and purple light emanated from it.

"Well then, that's all for now. See you next time."

Jill turned around, and her figure disappeared along with the golden and purple light.

Otto remained silent for a long time, staring at the empty space before him.

If it weren't for the lingering, intense stabbing pain in his back, Otto might have truly thought he was having a nightmare.

Otto covered his forehead and sighed.

He opened the communication and connected directly to Durandal.

“Durandal, the plan has changed… Don’t go looking for Ren Ashbell, you’re no match for her… No, it’s not what I’ve found out—if you think you can defeat the one who single-handedly defeated your entire [Undying Blade] team… feel free to give it a try.”

Otto and Gilles have been scheming against each other for over a decade, engaging in open and covert battles, economic maneuvering (though Destiny has never won here), and clashes between their armed forces...

Therefore, the two of them know each other quite well.

There's a saying that goes, "The one who understands you best is always your opponent," and that's why Otto understood Gil's character very well.

That's someone who would never lie.

Rather, he utterly despised lying, and he had excellent eyesight, able to spot who was lying at a glance.

Such a person's words are at least 80% credible—but about 20% of what they say requires us to consider whether they are hiding something.

Otto felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of the girl's strength.

Because, when Gil spoke of that girl, though it was very subtle, Otto could see a hint of pride in his eyes.

Moreover, what Jill said was...

Even the Herrscher of the End, who burned down the entire country of Australia in seven days and ended the entire civilization, might not be a match for that girl?

Furthermore, according to the spies' investigation, the girl called Jill—

Master.

"Tsk...this master and apprentice are both monsters..." Otto slumped back in his chair, rubbing his forehead and muttering to himself.

No, the plan must be changed.

Otto's dejection lasted less than three minutes before he rallied and began preparing a new plan.

"The original plan... no, let's keep it as a cover, and secretly start working on the backup plan... but we need to modify the backup plan." Otto stood up and hurriedly left the office.

……

Meanwhile, in Sky City...

“I say… little girl, you are indeed very capable, but are you sure you want to do this?” Randolph, carrying the heavy axe, looked at the girl standing in the vast underground space, and asked with a slightly troubled expression.

“Yes, after all, you are all soldiers, warriors. I think the best way to solve this problem is in a warrior’s way,” Lian said, patting the two military knives at her waist.

That was a military knife that Randolph had found in the armory; it had quite a history.

However, the saber was well-maintained and looked like a brand-new weapon.

"I'm not trying to be mean, but you're facing our [Azure Dragon] combat personnel, you know?" Kashu stroked the military dagger in his hand, squinting at the girl in front of him. "Sister Lian, even I would get a little angry at such provocation."

"...Was I not clear enough?" Lian tilted her head. "I'm going to take down all of your combat personnel here, all by myself—one hundred and twenty in total."

Then, a roar erupted from within the Azure Dragon.

Although the languages ​​spoken are from different countries, they all essentially convey the same message—

"Don't underestimate you?"

Lian tilted her head and revealed a somewhat arrogant smile.

Randolph's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression... looked very similar to Jill's when they first met.

"Then prove to me that I haven't underestimated you." Lian raised the corners of her mouth. "I don't know how to use those firearms, so bring it on!"

Chapter 169: Just one more person is needed to complete the trio of idiots (lol)

Lian's words ignited the fighting spirit of these guys who had only recently engaged in a bloody battle.

"I won't admit defeat!"

"Bring me my big knife!"

"Let's teach this little brat a lesson!"

It wasn't that the members of [Azure Dragon] looked down on Lian, but rather that Lian's face and figure were simply too deceptive.

Although she is already eighteen years old, Lian still looks like a high school student, at most fifteen or sixteen years old. In addition, for some reason she has not grown any taller, she looks quite petite...

In short, they look extremely frail and weak.

Although they instinctively felt that things weren't so simple, the Azure Dragon only needed twenty people to take down the eighteen Sky Guardian mechs without taking any damage.

They were simply angry at the person in front of them for claiming that he could defeat them all by himself.

"Haha, don't believe me? Well then, I'm about to begin." Lian's hands loosely gripped the hilt of the military knife at her waist.

"Tsk! All personnel, enter Level 1 combat readiness! Spread out, form groups of four, and provide mutual cover!"

As Randolph saw Lian slightly bend down and slow her pace, a voice in his mind kept shouting at him, "Danger! Danger!"

Therefore, his years of experience on the battlefield led him to issue the order without hesitation.

The soldiers, who almost instinctively took the commander's words to heart, quickly huddled together and then dispersed in groups of four. In the vast underground space, the previously densely packed crowd instantly dispersed.

"You reacted quickly and gave the right instructions, but did you think about yourself?"

The voice came from behind, and the military knife in Lian's hand struck at Randolph like a viper's tongue!

Assassination Sword - Dual Sword Technique - Orochi!

That was a sword technique that Lian learned when she was still at the academy. Although it was not as flashy as the Absolute Sword Technique or as powerful as the Soul Flash Sword, it was definitely the close combat technique that Lian was most proficient in when it came to short-range assassinations.

"Drink!"

Randolph let out a deep roar, and a powerful shockwave erupted instantly.

"Tsk! This is the only thing we can use..." Randolph took something out of the inside pocket of his clothes, something that Lian found extremely familiar.

“…Hey, hey, that can’t be…” Lian stared wide-eyed in surprise at the thing in Randolph’s hand.

That is--

"A squeeze drive?!" Lian exclaimed in surprise.

Yes, it was the squeeze driver that Jill gave to Kusanagi back then, calling it a tool that Kusanagi couldn't control.

“Miss Lian, you recognize this? That makes things easier… Kashu, step back.” Randolph attached the squeeze driver to his waist and then took out a bottle that looked like a jelly drink.

After screwing the cap on, Randolph casually placed the jelly bottle in his hand into the groove of the squeeze driver!

"RobotJelly!"

"Since you say you can take down all of us, why don't you try taking me down first?" Randolph narrowed his eyes and slowly extended his left hand, pointing at Lotus.

"Transformation."

Pressing down the yellow handle, just like the armored suit of Kusanagi that Ren had seen before, a huge beaker-like vessel slowly appeared.

The black liquid enveloped it directly, then, as if drawn by something, it swirled towards the center—

"Crush, flow, overflow! Robot In Grease! Buraa!"

The black liquid swirled into a suit of armor, a golden suit that looked like it had a modern, mechanical style. The excess black liquid gushed out, covering the white parts of the armor, and finally turned into a black, transparent helmet and shoulder armor.

"...They're not the same..." Ren looked cautiously at Randolph, exhaling, "I feel like I'm under less pressure than my junior..."

Her outer garment slowly transformed into a jet-black haori, and Ren tossed aside her military knife, selecting a Honkai energy-powered pulse sword from a nearby armory rack.

Ordinary military knives couldn't even break through the armor's defenses. Even with the Divine Might used to enhance the blade, the weapon couldn't withstand the damage for long. Restia wasn't a Steel Elf and didn't have skills like "Weapon Refinement" or "Cold Forging," so naturally, she had to change weapons.

"A wise judgment."

Randolph nodded, then pressed down on the handle at his waist once more.