I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　Jackal angrily hung up the call: "Then hurry up and catch Wendy and come pick me up."

　"We are happy to help."

　Gray Snake hung up the phone with a smile.

　Although the Gray Serpents can be emotionless for the sake of the World Serpent's grand plan, they still don't mind retaliating against jackals, who are disgusting to both opponents and teammates, on some unimportant occasions.

　As for whether this is an unimportant occasion... although the Jackal's plane crash was indeed somewhat unexpected, Wendy is still just one person, even if she turns the world upside down. And the team responsible for capturing him, besides Yutu, has at least two other highly targeted trump cards.

　Therefore, Gray Snake never considered the possibility of failure.

　Until... another signal from the Gray Serpent network was received.

　"Hey, don't just show up and not actually put in the effort!"

　Another Grey Snake in the same group as the one who had just contacted the Jackal complained in the channel.

　"I've lost almost half of my Temple-class Honkai Beasts, you'd better hurry up and drive your horde away!"

　"?"

　The gray snake slowly typed out a question mark.

　"Haven't I been in front of you the whole time?"

　"?"

　Now it's the other gray snake's turn to ask a question.

　"How many Honkai Beasts of Temple level or above do you still have?"

　"..."

　They both fell silent at the same time.

　"Boohoo!"

　"These battle losses aren't right! What's going on? Wendy came to participate in the Honkai Beast siege? Didn't she just shoot down the Jackal's plane? She shouldn't be here so quickly!"

　"Wake up, this can't be Wendy."

　Looking at the rapidly decreasing number of Honkai Beasts in his hands, Gray Serpent's lips twitched: "Wendy is using a sniper rifle. Even a sniper rifle can't take down a large Honkai Beast with one shot. At the rate at which these Honkai Beasts are decreasing, if she really did it, then what she's holding isn't a sniper rifle at all, it's more like a Gatling gun."

　"I'll go to the site myself to see what's going on."

　The Grey Serpent Network fell silent instantly.

　……

　"Phew, another one..."

　Wendy took a breath and rubbed her slightly sore shoulders.

　She had only ever heard Valkyrie sisters with large chests complain about their daily shoulder pain, but she didn't have the prerequisite for such a happy problem. Now, although her body hadn't developed to that extent, she was experiencing the same shoulder pain first.

　It was just hit by the recoil of the sniper rifle.

　"One after another, have these Honkai Beasts really made this their lair?"

　"Uh……"

　After thinking about her own identity as a Herrscher and then about the identity of the girl in the wheelchair in front of her, Suzumo said, "I can't say."

　"Oh right, Suzumo, I think I also sniped a Gray Snake just now!"

　Rubbing her sore shoulders, Wendy excitedly nudged the softness on her head.

　"Another Gray Serpent? Just how many Gray Serpents did World Serpent send this time...?"

　Lingmo muttered something.

　"What about the unit nearby?"

　"They arrived a bit slowly, it seems they are still waiting for instructions from the other side."

　"That makes sense. There wasn't much time between the Jackal crash and the mass deaths of Honkai Beasts on the other side. They probably weren't sure of your exact location, which is why they hesitated."

　Lingmo chuckled softly, "However, they have no time to hesitate anymore. Next, they will probably come to the Oceania branch to take a gamble."

　"After all, if we don't gamble now, not only will all the Honkai Beasts on the front lines die, but even Yuuto might lose contact with us~"

　Meanwhile, not far from Suzumo and the other woman...

　"Should I go to the Oceania branch right now...?"

　Yu Tu frowned slightly. Since she took on this mission, the tasks she was responsible for had changed again and again, and now she didn't even know what she was supposed to do.

　"Never mind, let's go take a look first..."

　"No~"

　A voice almost indistinguishable from that of the Feathered Rabbit rang out in the dim space.

　“Lingmo told me that a large amount of Honkai energy radiation will involuntarily leak out around you. Now, there are only some clerical staff left in the Oceania branch. If you go and take a look, you will cause them heavy losses.”

　"so……"

　Cecilia emerged from the darkness with a slight smile.

　"Let me talk to you about this?"

　Chapter 144 Lingmo: Why is it that every single World Serpent team is aiming to strengthen their opponents?

　"Eh?"

　As the dimly lit room was illuminated by the glowing light emanating from the Honkai energy, the two people inside froze in shock.

　Yu Tu was stunned because she didn't know how the other person had found her, and why the woman in full armor had the same voice as her.

　Cecilia was stunned because... Suzumo had said she would find her an interesting opponent, and Cecilia had always thought that Suzumo meant the area of ​​poison on the opponent.

　I never expected her to say something so interesting.

　"You are……"

　The exact same sound rang out from both sides at the same time.

　“Mistelin Shaniat, a cadre of the World Serpent. Of course, since this name is inherited, I prefer to be called by my code name, Feather Rabbit.”

　Yu Tu's hand revealed a spear that resembled a flag.

　“Mistelin…”

　Cecilia pondered, "Both the name and the code name are very nice, but... after me, the Shaniat family has actually produced such a powerful descendant?"

　"Shaniat, junior?"

　Yu Tu frowned slightly: "In my opinion, I might not be... never mind, but you, why do you give me a familiar feeling?"

　"If you don't mind, may I see your face?"

　"Okay."

　Cecilia chuckled and removed the mask from her face.

　"?"

　Yu Tu instinctively took a step back.

　"You...it's impossible, Cecilia is dead, isn't she...how could this be..."

　In this world, if there is anyone more certain of Cecilia's death than Otto, who personally pressed the Honkai energy fission bomb, it is undoubtedly Yuto.

　After all, her birth was due to Cecilia's death.

　Therefore, she didn't even think about resurrection; instead, she subconsciously considered Cecilia as another possibility.

　"The Destiny would go to such lengths to seize the power of Cecilia's holy blood...?"

　The spear in Yu Tu's hand lit up instantly, and her voice was somewhat angry: "Although I am not her, as a being born from her power... I think it is necessary for me to maintain her peace after death."

　"Eh?"

　Cecilia was stunned; she never expected things to develop in this way.

　"Wait, I am—"

　"bass!"

　Cecilia was interrupted by the whooshing sound of a spear flying through the air.

　"Why didn't you let me finish speaking... And, am I really that different from before?"

　Cecilia muttered something, but the naturally clueless mother-in-law had no idea that, due to wearing the latest armor developed by Anti-Entropy, she was not exactly the same as Cecilia in Yuto's memories during the Second Honkai Impact 2, but at least she was completely unrelated.

　In terms of appearance, it's roughly equivalent to the difference between Yunmo Fu Hua and Yue Lun Fu Hua, exuding an aura of technology and ruthlessness.

　"Forget it, I didn't expect to solve the problem with talking anyway... Let's get you under control first, and then ask Lingmo what happened later."

　Cecilia took out the knock-off Black Abyss White Flower that Suzumo had given her, and her figure immediately appeared in front of Yuto. The tip of the Black Abyss spear slashed upwards, leaving an arc that emitted a corrosive black mist.

　However... this ability failed to leave any marks on Yuto's body.

　"A rational body is not that fragile."

　Yu Tu smiled slightly and reached out to grab the gun barrel of Hei Yuan Bai Hua: "Besides, you've fallen for their trap."

　"In this dream, I understand everything—"

　As the sound faded, the scene around them suddenly began to change.

　Through physical touch, she can pull the other person into her "illusion" or "stigma space" through the Stigmata. Although the other person is just a clone of Cecilia, Yutu has just sensed that she also has a newly awakened Shaniat Stigmata on her body.

　However, these will not be problems within the Stigmata Space. As we all know, Stigmata are carriers of data and the past. Within the Stigmata Space, Yutu can materialize the many heroes recorded in the Sariat Stigmata into their ideal forms and fight for her. And once the Stigmata Project is fully implemented, this summoning range will even expand to the entire historical range radiating from the Stigmata Project.

　Moreover, when facing a clone with no "past," Yu Tu doesn't even need to rely on these methods. Although she doesn't know how this clone Cecilia developed consciousness, as long as she is pulled into the Stigmata Space, her fragile soul will be exposed without a doubt.

　So, Yu Tu confidently opened its eyes.

　Then... she saw Cecilia standing before her, "one" with Cecilia's record in the Stigmata—at her prime.

　"Yo."

　Cecilia curiously moved her arms, feeling the long-lost surge of power within her body: "Your ability is quite interesting. Knowing I couldn't beat you, you restored me to my peak condition."

　"Thank you, you're so kind!"

　"?"

　Yu Tu felt completely bewildered.

　"No, who are you?!"

　……

　At the same time that Yu Tu's head was pointing, on the other side, in the Oceania branch, the same "try not to laugh challenge" was also taking place.

　Since Jackal wasn't well-liked among the World Snakes, the two Gray Snakes who participated in the raid on Oceania wore gloating smiles after Jackal's unexpected plane crash.

　Compared to the Jackal Group that crashed and the Interference Group that controlled the Honkai Beasts, their group was arguably the easiest in this operation.

　With the Staff of the Underworld, the Titan Armor, and a special trump card provided by the Jackal, and with the support of Feather Rabbit, the strongest psychic executive in the World Serpent, it can be said to be a complete version-follower.

　It's important to know that, based on her current stats, while Wendy may indeed have "some achievements" in the sniping field, her physical attributes are truly at the B-rank Valkyrie level. In high-level matches, she could even be described as "delicate, soft, and easily pushed over."

　The Titan mech technology they obtained from Anti-Entropy, intended as a replacement for the Valkyries by Anti-Entropy, is used by each of these mechs to rival the strength of a regular B-rank Valkyrie.

　So, who cares about her being the Herrscher of Wind, as long as she's surrounded by the invincible Titan Legion...

　Do you know how Valkyrie fragments are obtained? (laughs)

　"Already arrived."

　Upon arriving at the outer wall of the Oceania branch's headquarters, one of the gray snakes immediately spotted Wendy on the rooftop of the tallest building in Oceania. However, Wendy didn't seem to have noticed them yet, and was instead rubbing against the chest of the maid-dressed girl behind her.

　However, due to their position, they couldn't see who the person in the maid outfit was, but... judging from the fact that the person didn't "dare to resist" Wendy's forceful contact, they probably weren't anyone important.

　"Quantum Titan, observation frame shift, release quantum state!"

　Grey Serpent waved his hand: "Surround Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind, and then, take care of her!"

　"Om-"

　Titan suddenly appeared behind Gray Serpent, obediently raising its arm, and then...

　As the iron fist fell, a fresh fragment of the gray snake emerged.