People are collapsing, but Kevin

She shuddered at the thought of the Second Herrscher and his minions that wreaked havoc back then. Now the Third Herrscher's strength was beyond her imagination. Not only did she fail to gain any advantage by attacking, but she also exposed her position and put herself in trouble.

But for the sake of her children, she had to hold on a little longer. She didn't need to defeat the opponent, but at least she had to lead the Herrscher out of the nest.

With this thought in her mind, Raven no longer had the will to fight. From the previous fight, she had realized that there was an absolute gap in strength between herself and Mei. She had absolutely no chance of winning by fighting head-on, so she could only choose to fight in a roundabout way.

But can she really escape?

In fact, it cannot.

From the moment she noticed Raven's intention, Mei had been putting pressure on her, using every aggressive step and move to make it difficult for her to resist, and it became difficult for her to escape.

The reason why she didn't use all her strength to defeat him directly was because Mei needed him to be subdued so that he could tell her everything she knew, instead of being unable to speak.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

Just as the raven was trying to escape by throwing out another round of feathers, Mei finally gave up her reservations. The restless arcs of electricity surged around her body like an unrestrained elf, and with her light hum, dazzling lightning burst out.

The row of feather spikes were broken down into atomic state almost at the moment of contact, which was the same reaction as when the target was hit by the Seven Thunders of Purification. This made Raven's pupils shrink and she realized the urgency of the situation, but the next second, those arcs of electricity wrapped around her body.

Finished!

The thought barely flashed through her mind before she felt her whole body overwhelmed by a feeling of numbness and weakness. The severe pain from the electric current running through her body made her scream, and she collapsed to the ground in a convulsion.

Sheathing the knife, Mei walked forward, grabbed her collar, lifted her limp body, and asked with narrowed eyes:

"Okay, tell me the truth. Who are you and what is your purpose?"

What the hell! That's the question I want to ask you, okay?

"Ah...wuwuwu..."

The raven was in tears at this. Even if he wanted to say something, he couldn't utter a single word because his tongue was paralyzed and he had lost the ability to pronounce words.

But Mei obviously wouldn't understand her feelings.

"It seems like you are not very willing to cooperate. It seems that I am too gentle. Although I don't like this, I am sorry..."

The sweet voice sounded in her ears again, but it only made her feel a deep fear. Looking at the purple-haired girl with long scarlet horns in front of her, Raven felt that "devil" might be the most appropriate description of her...

“Ugh!!”

Along with the crackling sound of electric arcs, a more intense softness raged through her body. The strange feeling made her eyes turn white and her soft tongue involuntarily stretched out from her trembling lips.

Even the close-fitting combat uniform has become a torture. The black silk fibers tightly wrapped around the body rub against the sensitive skin with every movement, bringing a strange touch, making a hot feeling surge up from the lower abdomen, and the feeling of powerlessness increased a bit.

My body... seems to be getting weird...

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No way!!

ps: Fat-headed bird is the common name of raven, because although the raven's head is really very large, it is also a large corvidae, and the raven's head is three times larger than that of the white-necked bird. Maybe this is the reason why ravens have high IQs ()

Chapter 49 Xiaokong: The teacher’s girlfriend is here?!

So, after a fierce exchange after entering the house, Mei realized that this strange gray-haired woman was not a suspicious person, but was the teacher who came back to visit Xiaokong and the others.

However, the other party seemed to have always believed that she was an "evil Herrscher" who wanted to harm the children, which made Mei feel very confused. Even the children could see that she had no ill intentions, so where did such a strong hostility come from?

Well, just as Mei can't understand Raven's thoughts, Raven also completely can't understand why a Herrscher would be so friendly to humans, which makes people doubt the definition of "Herrscher".

Where is the evil enemy who promised to exterminate humanity? Why is she acting like an ordinary big sister next door? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Raven quickly shook her head to deny her own thoughts. To be honest, this guess made her feel a little nauseous...

"Xiao Kong, please go out first. I have something to discuss with this uh..." She considered her words, "with this big sister, okay?"

"it is good!"

Seeing that the door was closed, she still did not let down her guard and stared at Mei's lavender eyes with a scrutinizing look, as if trying to dig out some real intention from them.

Mei's cold eyes couldn't reveal any useful information. Was it contempt? No... it was more like she was disdainful of hiding anything from me. Damn it!

This made Raven feel insulted. If she didn't care about her image, she would have been so angry that her face would be swollen. Although she was still frightened by the beating she had just received, she still dared to ask:

"Third Herrscher, what is your purpose in coming here?!"

This problem again?

Mei felt speechless. She had clearly explained that she was only here to investigate the abnormal Honkai energy fluctuations in Changkong City, but the other party just didn't believe her.

However, the other party may look aggressive, but in fact, he is just a coward...

The erratic gaze betrayed Raven's inner uneasiness. Mei saw through it almost instantly. She looked at the big girl in black stockings in front of her with interest, smiling without saying a word.

"Hey! What are you laughing at?! Damn Herrscher...if you keep doing this, I will...I will..."

As she spoke, Raven's voice became softer, because she found that she seemed to have no way to pose a threat to Mei. However, she was unwilling to give up. She always wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

As a result, her face turned red, her tightly pursed lips trembled slightly, and she occasionally let out a breath of anxiety, showing a different kind of cuteness.

Is this an elite mercenary? He is quite impressive.

Mei looked at Raven with some sympathy, but she also felt unhappy about being called "the hateful Herrscher", so she decided to continue teasing this guy.

"You can rest assured," she said. "I have no intention of hurting the children, and I hate playing tricks, and if I really want to do something..."

Before she finished her words, Mei's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot with a crackling arc of electricity.

When Raven reacted, she felt a strong impact hit her chest, pressing her against the wall.

"Then you would have died more than once."

Mei, who appeared again, had locked her collar with her arms and moved in front of her. Their eyes met almost at zero distance, and she uttered a word with a slight warning.

As she spoke, Mei stretched out a finger and teasingly lifted up Raven's smooth chin. The sharp claws on her fingertips brought a cool touch, causing the latter to purse his lips in shame and annoyance. There seemed to be some hidden words in his throbbing throat, but he couldn't say them out loud.

Damn Herrscher...are you still going to humiliate yourself like this...wuwu...

The mixture of humiliation and powerlessness made her eyes sparkle with crystal light, and her cheeks puffed up unconsciously, as if she was about to cry in the next second.

But at this moment, the sound of a door opening attracted the attention of the two.

"Teacher! Lanis lost it again...ó △ òWa ...

Xiaokong's voice ended in a soft exclamation. She widened her eyes and looked at the position of Mei and Raven with disbelief, and for a moment she forgot what she wanted to say.

Is this a... date?!

She immediately made her own judgment about the scene.

I saw Mei sister affectionately hooking her arms around the teacher's neck, making their foreheads close together, and there seemed to be a bit of blush on the teacher's face. She put her hands lightly on the other's waist and pretended to push.

It looks like they are about to kiss!

Most children like Kong have lost their memories before the collapse, but her mind still inexplicably emerges with these strange knowledge at this time, and even she herself doesn't know what's going on.

Mei-san and the teacher? Is this possible? They are both girls, is it possible for girls to do this?

Xiaokong’s little head is full of question marks.

Of course she thought her teacher was very beautiful. Her well-trained body was fit and toned yet still feminine. She had the standard Russian beauty style, and with that charming face, no matter how you put it, her teacher was a super beauty.

Unfortunately, I am a bit disappointed in cooking. Every time I make fried tomato and eggs, they are so salty that I can only eat them with rice...

Therefore, "Can the teacher find a boyfriend" always becomes a hot topic among the friends in the nest, and no matter how many times it is discussed, no conclusion is ever reached.

But when seeing this scene, Xiaokong also realized that they might be narrow-minded and only considered whether there were men willing to marry the teacher. Why didn’t they consider that the teacher would find a girlfriend to take care of himself?

A gentle and caring person like Meiyi can perfectly make up for the teacher's shortcomings in home economics! In this case...

Thinking of their ambiguous posture, Kong's cheeks turned red. He couldn't help but cover his mouth with his hand, stammering out something and then running away.

"Teacher... I'm sorry! I didn't know... Mei-san was... your girlfriend? I'm so sorry to bother you＞,＜!"

"Wait a minute, Xiaokong, things are not what you think—"

Raven was still a step too late. Before he could finish his words, Xiaokong had disappeared from the spot and slammed the door shut, leaving only her hand suspended in the air, twitching from time to time.

"..."

The originally tense atmosphere suddenly fell into an awkward silence. After a moment of silence, Mei couldn't help but ask:

"What exactly did you teach your children?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Raven was so ashamed and angry at this time that he slapped himself in the face, sighed heavily, and almost turned gray.

This was so scary that she was already thinking about how to hold herself up in front of the children.

ps: In order to ensure that Kevin is the only boy in Saint Freya, Brother Collodi has to be inconvenienced, don’t you think, Sister Lanis?

Chapter 50: Dodo wants to change jobs

Despite some minor incidents, Mei's negotiations with Raven are still going on.

Mei reiterated the purpose of her visit - the Far East Branch of the Mission detected abnormal Honkai energy fluctuations in Changkong City, and she was ordered to investigate, but she happened to rescue the unconscious Xiaokong outside, and came to the "nest" at the latter's invitation.

So it was indeed Raven's own overreaction. Her hatred and prejudice towards the Herrscher made her do some irrational actions. If the other party had no hostility at all, I'm afraid...

When she thought of this, Raven couldn't help but blush. Is it stupid to care about children? She hesitated for a long time before she stumbled out a "thank you". She had been acting independently for many years and didn't like to owe favors to others, but she was even worse at thanking people.

This made Mei feel a little funny. The other party was obviously a seasoned mercenary, six years older than her, but how come he sometimes acted like a little girl and seemed so cute.

"So have you decided?" Mei asked, "Since you are a free mercenary, do you want to transfer to the Far East Branch? I believe that the children can be better taken care of in Saint Freya."

"Well... I need to think about this..."

Raven rolled her eyes at this question. She grabbed the hair by her ear and twisted it around her fingertips a few times, feeling troubled for a moment.

Although she is a cadre of World Serpent, she is still a freelance mercenary. In this industry, changing jobs and changing bosses is a very normal thing. If Tianming pays enough, then joining Tianming is not out of the question.

Even the "astronomical" price of 500 million euros that she had just proposed as an excuse, the other party said in a very domineering manner that it was no problem.

Now the pressure of making a decision is entirely on Raven's side.

She didn't think Mei had any need to deceive her. Putting aside the difference in strength, this was the Far East Branch! The territory of the most beloved granddaughter of Archbishop Otto Apokalis of Heaven's Destiny had no shortage of money.

A mere 500 million is probably not even a fraction of what she wants.

As early as the period after the Second Collapse, that place was famous for accepting orphans and providing free Valkyrie education and welfare, and the scale was not small...

Raven couldn't even imagine a school that didn't charge tuition. How rich could one be to do such a thing?!

This...damn money power!

But she had to admit that she was tempted. As long as she joined Saint Freya, she would not only get a large commission, but also a stable salary as a teacher, and the children's food and accommodation would no longer be a problem.

Even if we consider Xiaokong and the others, it would be much better to be able to live in the safe and stable St. Freya Academy than to live in the wasteland of Changkong City.

If this could be accomplished, compared to the miserable life of being a brick in the world now, being moved wherever needed, it would be a crushing blow at the level of dimensionality reduction. Even the time to save money to buy a villa or an island would be saved.

Every day she has to do one task after another, and she is also ordered by a crazy scientist to help do all kinds of immoral things, the kind of things she hates extremely.

Raven couldn't help but think of what his mentor Gray Snake said before he disappeared. The current World Snake is being led astray by the corruption in the shadows. It was a little unclear at the time, but now thinking about it, this statement is probably not wrong.

The third collapse claimed the lives of more than three million people. It not only created many poor children like Xiaokong, but also deprived a young girl of her right to an ordinary life.

The purpose of the creation of the World Serpent is to defeat the collapse at all costs. However, Raven really can't see what this artificial creation of collapse can bring except giving rise to more tragedies.

She secretly glanced at Mei who was sitting opposite her. She looked to be only in her early sixteen years old. Thinking of the proposal that she had just made to take everything into consideration for her, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

Did I just act a little too much?

Raven gradually realized that the so-called third Herrscher, Mei Raiden, was essentially just an ordinary high school girl. She might have had her own daily life, but it was completely destroyed by the artificial disaster.

Even before that, the World Serpent framed her father and put him in prison, forcing him to become an orphan. This made Raven feel somewhat empathetic. Unlucky people always tend to stick together for warmth, even if the other party is a Herrscher.

After much thought, Raven, who considered himself an egoist, could not see any harm in working for the Far East Branch of the Mandate of Heaven. It was nothing more than betraying the original organization.

She is not a tough guy. She is a member of an anti-Honkai organization anyway. As a mercenary, changing bosses is a common occurrence. Loyalty does not exist at all.

Not to mention that the gray snake that saved her had long since disappeared. For her, there didn't seem to be any particularly good reason to stay in the World Snake.

what can we do about it?

Although staying in World Snake seems to be more stable...

But if you join Tianming, you can get money!

Okay, it’s decided!