Siegfried pointed his sword at Luo Chen, looking at him with a grin. Then he sheathed his greatsword and beckoned to Luo Chen.

"I have to say, uncle, you're too ruthless."

Luo Chen also sheathed his greatsword and, from who-knows-where, took out a bottle of wine and tossed it to Siegfried.

"You still understand me!"

Siegfried took the wine, had Luo Chen open it, and then tilted his head back to drink, marveling at the beauty of life.

"So, uncle, what are you doing here?"

"Well..."

Siegfried tossed aside the empty bottle, stroked his chin, and chuckled, "Then we'll have to start with Cocolia's plan."

"Cocolia, that vixen, is truly ruthless."

"Rather than stopping Cocolia, Otto would prefer that her plan continue, even if it means sacrificing many people."

Siegfried finally became serious, holding an iron box in his hand: "If you want to save more people, take this iron box. The contents of the box can neutralize the Honkai energy reaction caused by the gems."

Luo Chen took the tin box and put it in his pocket: "Did the Doctor and the others make this?"

“That’s right.” Siegfried nodded, gripping Luo Chen’s shoulder tightly. “My current identity is special, and I cannot appear. Therefore, I would like to ask you to rescue Kiana.”

"Of course! Kiana is my friend."

"Isn't she your girlfriend?"

Upon hearing this, Siegfried looked at Luo Chen with some disappointment: "Are you even capable? How come you haven't won him over yet?"

"I like Mei."

Siegfried's hand, which was patting Luo Chen's back, suddenly stopped. He looked at Luo Chen incredulously: "What's wrong with my Kiana? You actually went to find Raiden Ryoma's daughter!"

"No, no, that would mean Kiana would be unwanted."

Siegfried paced anxiously, and finally, as if making a decision, solemnly said, "If it really doesn't work, I'll have to ask you to accept them all."

"6"

Luo Chen was speechless, utterly unable to comprehend Siegfried's thought process.

"Uncle, why are you still bothering me?"

Siegfried fell silent, seemingly searching for a reason, before finally saying, "Want to hear the truth?"

"think."

“Alright then.” Siegfried sighed, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes: “To put it simply, when you and Kiana were first born, we did consider pairing you two up, but…”

'So, Bianca likes me because of you guys!'

Luo Chen was speechless. In order not to hurt Siegfried's feelings, he said he would think about it again. Siegfried took the opportunity to talk about many of Kiana's good points.

"Kid, it's all up to you now. I'm off."

After saying his goodbyes, Siegfried waved and left into the sunlight, leaving Luo Chen alone.

"This is still a troublesome matter."

Luo Chen returned to the bar and saw Wraith still relentlessly pestering Fu Hua to talk. He walked over to the bar and sat down.

"How about it?"

"It's done."

Luo Chen placed the iron box on the table and gave a brief account of what had just happened.

"Can this stuff really neutralize gemstones?"

Wraith examined the metal box. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary box, but the weight in her hand told her that it was definitely not as simple as it appeared.

"Luo Chen, Ghost, I need your power to reclaim Kiana and the gem."

"I might not be available."

Luo Chen listened to the voice in his earpiece and said in a deep voice, "I understand, I'll be right there."

"I've found my objective here."

Chapter 69 Suspect X's Escape

When Luo Chen arrived at the location Bianca had mentioned, he found it to be an abandoned factory and couldn't help but complain.

"Why do suspects always like to hide in places like factories?"

"do not know."

Bianca walked ahead, observing the factory's interior layout and trying to deduce the target's hiding place.

"Hey, Bianca. Do you think someone might be hiding there?"

Luo Chen spoke softly, pointing to a room that looked like an office not far away.

"It's possible, go and see."

"Are you two looking for me?"

A voice came from behind them. Luo Chen turned around and saw a woman standing at the entrance, wearing a pure white mask.

The woman snapped her fingers, and the factory gates and windows on both sides closed, while the overhead lights illuminated the entire factory.

"finally found you!"

Luo Chen excitedly drew his sword, and as soon as he took a step forward, a powerful wave of Honkai energy appeared beneath his feet, forming a strange pattern on the ground.

The pattern shone brightly, and Luo Chen felt as if the Honkai energy within his body had been suppressed, leaving him weak and kneeling down.

Luo Chen turned to look at Bianca. Although she was still able to stand, her pale face proved that she was also in bad shape.

Luo Chen grabbed Bianca's hand and forcibly activated Honkai energy to pull her out of the suppression range, using his sword as a crutch to force himself to stand up.

"Honestly, wouldn't it be better to just stay where you are?"

The woman drew her sword from her waist, pointed the tip at the ground, and with a gentle tap, the entire factory building was instantly covered with those eerie patterns, and a purplish-red light enveloped the three of them.

"Oops."

Luo Chen clearly sensed that all the Honkai energy around him was being absorbed, and the Honkai energy in his body was being suppressed even more severely, making it completely impossible to mobilize.

"We'll have to resort to hand-to-hand combat now."

Luo Chen and Bianca exchanged a glance. Bianca took out her dagger and nodded. The two of them attacked the woman at the same time.

The woman used her sword to deflect Luo Chen's knife, and with her other hand, she punched Bianca's dagger, causing the attack to deflect and only manage to sever a strand of her hair.

"Soul Steel!"

Bianca's pupils flickered slightly; she began to wonder about the woman's identity.

"What this young lady says is quite right."

The woman stepped back, withdrew her hand, and continued, "As expected of a Destiny S-rank."

"Without further ado."

Bianca stepped forward to continue fighting her, while Luo Chen looked for an opening to interfere with the woman from the side.

'This guy can actually hold his own against Bianca.'

The longer the battle went on, the more astonished Luo Chen became by the woman's strength, and he began to think about an escape route.

The woman blocked Bianca's attack with her sword, grabbed the dagger in her hand, and crushed it with force.

Seeing her weapon destroyed, Bianca released the dagger fragments and retreated. Luo Chen slashed horizontally and then also retreated.

"Thank you both for bringing such a wonderful performance, but the farce should come to an end now."

The woman sheathed her sword, raised her right hand, and Honkai energy appeared in her hand.

“Miss Durandal, let’s begin with you.”

The woman clenched her right hand and unleashed the Honkai energy in it, striking towards Bianca.

Bianca was about to dodge when the suppression of Honkai energy suddenly intensified. She was caught off guard and struck, falling to the ground unconscious.

"Your turn, Mr. Luo Chen."

Luo Chen's brain was racing, trying to think of a way to break the deadlock, but a sudden wave of dizziness interrupted his thinking.

"The future is in your own hands."

The woman said something inexplicable, looked at Luo Chen who had fallen down, and took a test tube out of her pocket and put it in his pocket.

"This can temporarily enhance your control over Honkai energy, but the consequences are severe."

These were the last words Luo Chen heard before he went black and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Chen was woken up by Bianca and got up from the ground.

"We're still alive?"

Luo Chen covered his head, sensing that the Honkai energy within his body was usable again, and felt that everything that had happened was somewhat absurd.

"I don't know what that person was thinking."

Bianca felt that everything was so unreal, but since it had already happened, she had no choice but to accept it.

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