Wanjie Game Hall, I sent Kiana to Silent Hill

"Raven!" the Jackal, his legs dangling in the air, gnashed his teeth. "Look at the security you've provided, and you still have the nerve to be a traitor!"

"If you can do it, come on." Raven raised his hand and didn't intend to put it down. "Dozens of isolation walls can't stop him for a second. How long do you think I can hold him off? If he wants to kill someone, we won't even know whose account to pay the compensation to."

"Alright, if we really want to settle the score, none of you can escape." Wang Xuanqiao sat in a rolling wheelchair, sliding back and forth between Jackal and Raven. "I hadn't planned to look for you so soon, but I didn't expect you to bump into me. So I had no choice but to come over and say hello."

"See, Jackal! I told you to take your troops back!" Raven, who instantly realized the connection, became angry.

"Raven, ah Raven! You idiot! Now you admit everything!" The Jackal was so angry that he swung in the air.

"Don't be so quick to pass the buck, both of you. No one can escape this beating anyway." Wang Xuanqiao stomped his foot on the ground and the wheelchair stopped in front of Raven.

"But now, let's get down to business," he said. "Tell me, where is your Lord Kevin?"

As soon as Wang Xuanqiao finished speaking, the jackal and the raven fell silent.

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Volume 039: : The snake found it could not go back

Where is our Lord Kevin?

This is a really good question, very insightful.

Raven and Jackal secretly grumbled, but didn't dare to speak aloud. This ruthless man who had ripped through Shencheng Medical in the blink of an eye was clearly not someone they could afford to provoke. Even someone as arrogant as Jackal knew he had to keep his tail between his legs.

In order to survive this disaster, there is nothing wrong with being a Hu dog.

By the way, how does a dog bark?

Wang Xuanqiao counted to three silently, and when he found that Raven and Jackal were still silent, he slid the chair in front of Raven.

"You won't tell me, right? That means you have to be loyal to the World Serpent, no more talk."

"No, no, no—" Seeing the evil star running towards him, Raven quickly shook his head, "It's not what you think."

"I only know that the Lord is trapped in the Quantum Sea, but I have no idea where exactly. Perhaps the colleague in charge of intelligence has some clues, or you can ask him?"

"Raven! You traitor!" The Jackal was so angry that he swayed in the air. "Why can't you be a little tougher?"

"Shut up, Jackal! Why would I risk my life for such a small salary a month? Besides, you are not the one paying my salary." The raven retorted loudly, feeling unreasonable.

Wang Xuanqiao turned around in his rolling wheelchair and slid in front of the jackal again.

"Although Miss Raven didn't give me a specific answer, she at least gave me a clue." He looked at the jackal hanging upside down from the ceiling and smiled. "What about you?"

"...Please ask Gray Snake, he should know."

The raven was shocked at that time.

"Jackal! How dare you call me a traitor!"

"A wise man doesn't try to be stubborn when he's hanging from the ceiling. Is that a hard truism to grasp, Raven?"

Although it was somewhat interesting to watch these two prisoners criticizing each other, everyone could see that this was just a performance by the two of them to buy time.

Sadly, however, neither of them knew what they were waiting for.

"Then call Gray Snake over. Whoever can contact him will be pardoned." Wang Xuanqiao didn't plan to delay, as he had to go back to attend to new things soon, such as meeting with the messenger sent by Tianming or Nienentropy.

Before the Jackal and the Raven could speak, a slightly deep voice sounded from the equipment in the office.

"If you're looking for me, please forgive me for taking some time."

A mechanical face appeared on the big screen behind the Jackal, and its mechanical eyes, flashing scarlet light, unexpectedly showed a human-like gaze.

It was looking at Wang Xuanqiao, and Wang Xuanqiao was also looking at it.

Wang Xuanqiao regretted that he had not progressed fast enough in the game. Currently, he only knew that this gray snake had had conflicts with the protagonist group and Tianming in Tianqiong City, and incidentally paved the way for the existence of the world snake in the story.

"Your arrival is indeed rather unfortunate. I have a business deal today, and I am a sincere businessman. I wish I could split myself in two, so that neither customer would be disappointed by my momentary negligence."

"Then let's talk right here." Wang Xuanqiao controlled the rolling wheelchair around the jackal and turned to the big screen. "Since we're all a bit pressed for time."

"Of course, I sincerely thank you for your understanding and tolerance." Gray Snake's mechanical face showed no expression, but his voice had a performative intonation and was a bit exaggerated.

"But please allow me to give you a special warning. If you wish to find the Lord of us snakes, you will need to wait patiently for a while, as normal. Although the fruit trees in Paradise have already borne fruit, the snakes have only just climbed to the tops of the trees. Everything will take time."

"To put it simply, your Lord is still locked outside the world." Wang Xuanqiao said directly.

Thanks to Fu Hua! If I hadn't searched her entry on Wikipedia that day, I would have been completely in the dark.

"Your insight is amazing." Gray Snake flattered lightly.

"But please believe me, this situation won't last long. And...it seems I'm having some minor business troubles here."

Yo, business troubles? Is this from the original storyline?

Wang Xuanqiao was immediately intrigued. After accompanying Kiana back to this world, he'd lacked any clear-cut events to anchor the timeline. In other words, he had no idea where the plot was headed.

Now it seems that it is very likely that it is time for Gray Snake to make a deal with the protagonists.

Then the person who caused trouble for Gray Snake was most likely the S-class Valkyrie Rita sent by Destiny.

"That's perfect." Wang Xuanqiao stood up from his chair. "Just stay there and let me meet the Valkyrie of Destiny."

He looked at Raven, who had suddenly changed from a squatting position to a sitting position, and said to her, "Keep an eye on your colleague. Let her hang there and swing until I tell her to let her down. Can you do it?"

"Please don't worry, it's just a piece of cake." The raven immediately jumped up from the ground.

Seeing that the evil star disappeared in the blink of an eye, the raven looked at the jackal with a playful look on his face.

"Raven! Put me down!"

"Heh, if our roles were reversed, would you let me go?" Raven sneered. "You should use your clever brain to figure out how to wait until he's willing to let you go."

Under the jackal's panicked gaze, the raven walked towards her leisurely...

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The moonlight lingered slowly on the sparsely lit street. Gray Snake stood there, holding an umbrella, as if worried that the sparse light would hit his face. He surveyed the scattered mechanical wreckage, his free hand clasped behind his back.

"Come out, little girl."

In the shadow cast by the building, a slender figure appeared with slow and rhythmic steps.

"Good evening, Mr. Gray Snake. Are you waiting for someone?"

The S-rank Valkyrie of destiny, Rita Rossweisse, greeted the gray snake with an impeccable smile.

"You took care of all my bodyguards by yourself?" Gray Snake withdrew his gaze from the wreckage.

"It's just a small habit. It makes the negotiation scene a little cleaner and tidier. Ah...it seems I've done unnecessary things."

Rita finished her words, then added an apology, seemingly innocent. Her manners were impeccable, but anyone could hear the sharpness lingering in her words.

"Well - to compensate for your losses, I can offer you a business deal with a good return."

The gray snake suddenly laughed.

His deep laugh was ambiguous. Although Rita's expression remained unchanged, an alarm suddenly sounded in her heart.

What was going on? Why was it reacting like this? Rita subtly raised her guard again.

"Why does business always like to come to us at the same time?" Gray Snake shrugged in a very humane manner.

"You see, fate always seems to like playing tricks on us. Whenever we feel like we're going to be overwhelmed, more things tend to come our way."

"You mean you have a last-minute appointment tonight?" Rita smiled. "Greed is not a good thing, Mr. Gray Snake."

"That's an unfounded accusation, little girl." Gray Snake's laughter was a little hoarse. "Some deals, like you standing before me right now, I can't refuse. Since fate pushes us forward, in order to avoid being abandoned by fate, we have no choice but to stride forward."

"Fate's joke contained poison and mead, and I have made my choice. Now—it's your turn."

Rita no longer hesitated, and her figure flashed by like a ghost, as if the scythe of the god of death slashed with cold light and went straight for the gray snake.

But the extremely sharp blade strangely stopped in mid-air, and Rita's elegant expression showed astonishment for a moment.

Gray Snake glanced at the blade so close to him, and he had no doubt that if he moved just a little further, the weapon would destroy his body. However, at this moment, it was frozen there, like a photo after the shutter was pressed.

"You arrived faster than I thought." The gray snake took a step back and tried to search around for the figure of "the visitor", but found it was in vain.

Because he had already stood behind the Tianming Valkyrie.

"Actually, I've been here a long time ago." Wang Xuanqiao walked out casually, "I was just watching the fun."

When!? Rita instinctively wanted to retract her weapon, but a hand was quicker than her to grab the scythe's handle.

Wang Xuanqiao pulled it casually, and the sickle weapon with a rather mechanized shape broke away from Rita's control and fell into his hands.

"I have always believed that the bottom line of doing business is fairness." Wang Xuanqiao grabbed the part of the sickle that looked like a folding module and pressed it lightly - and then the sickle broke.

"...So, I really don't like your performance."

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Volume 040: : How to hit the bull's eye with one arrow?

"It seems that this gentleman must have misunderstood me."

Rita calmly put her hand back to her lower abdomen and resumed the posture she had in the conversation.

"I come here with sincerity. Since you've been observing for a while, you can see that this is not my fault. You must understand that when doing business with someone like Mr. Gray Snake, you must always be vigilant."

"Alright. Look, you dismantled their bodyguards, and then you showed up without even hiding your weapons. If you find any normal person, they wouldn't think there was anything wrong."

Wang Xuanqiao threw the broken sickle towards the mechanical wreckage, as if that thing had nothing to do with him.

"Then my behavior was somewhat inappropriate. Thank you for your guidance." Rita smiled slightly. "But I don't know why someone as powerful as you would seek out Mr. Gray Snake to make a deal? Our Tianming intelligence network will not lose to anyone."

"I sincerely hope that you two can each get what you need. However, my client is arriving soon, so to avoid further misunderstandings, I suggest you step aside."

Rita glanced at the gray snake out of the corner of her eye.

"I'm sorry, those customers may not come," she said. "But Mr. Gray Snake is still standing here, chatting with me in a friendly manner. I think it has caused a 'bigger misunderstanding'."

Hearing this, the gray snake couldn't help but sneer.

"You seem very brave, young lady," he said. "But thank you for seeing my guests off. This way I can properly entertain...this distinguished guest."

The gray snake turned sideways towards Wang Xuanqiao.

"To be honest, I'm more interested in your request," he said slowly. "You really want to know the whereabouts of our Lord?"

"Indeed, I need someone who experienced the Final Battle firsthand," Wang Xuanqiao replied. "I plan to gather intelligence about the Final Battle and see if there's any way to prevent the Honkai disaster."

After saying that, he looked at Rita again.

"You have to pay to listen to what's coming next. If you don't leave, remember to ask your bishop to pay you."

Rita didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded slightly.

"Then let's continue." Wang Xuanqiao turned to Gray Snake. "Let's be frank. I've already guessed your plan. If I hadn't intervened tonight, this deal would have been a chain reaction set up by you. You used the Herrscher of the Void's clues to entangle the Anti-Entropy and Destiny factions, then faked your own death by using Destiny's great enemy to escape."

When Rita heard the description of "destined enemy", the expression on her face darkened slightly.

"You'll use this opportunity to hide behind the scenes, letting Anti-Entropy and Destiny battle it out for intelligence on the Herrschers, muddying the waters. Then you can take advantage of this opportunity to get what you want from both of them, like a way to bring Kevin back, right?"

pop - pop - pop -

The gray snake clapped slowly.

"Allow me to commend you once again for your insight," he admitted generously.

"Although there are still some minor details that are off. But just like people don't care how many legs a centipede has, they only attack the most deadly torso. When the main plan is completely exposed before you, any conspiracy or subterfuge becomes meaningless."

Rita's face became even uglier. Although she hid it well, some shock still showed through.

She had originally thought of herself as a hunter, even considering Theresa and the others. However, she hadn't anticipated that the Sky City operation was a game within a game. If things had continued as they were, everyone would be playing under the control of the Gray Snake.

If this gentleman hadn't intervened...

Wait? Could he be the person the Bishop suddenly contacted to investigate?

The maid, who tried her best to maintain her elegance, completely fixed her eyes on Wang Xuanqiao.

"Don't flatter me, I'm just following the cause from the effect." Wang Xuanqiao shrugged slightly. "And you were the one who told me the most crucial information. I can only say... you really made a great sacrifice to save your colleague."

"If I hadn't already dedicated my life to your cause, I would have joined your army right now." Gray Snake sighed deeply. "Over the years, I've barely experienced the transformation of fear into admiration."