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

　Chapter 145 What does your interference with imaginary numbers have to do with my quantum mechanics? I'll throw myself into the sea!

　The Grey Serpent was stunned the moment it was smashed by Titan's iron fist.

　After all, he had considered Wendy's counterattack, such as being "perceived as murderous intent" by her and turning around to shoot her dead with a sniper rifle.

　But to his utter surprise, he was hit by an iron fist.

　"broken."

　It was only then that Gray Snake realized that the girl who had been flirting with Wendy on the rooftop had long pink hair.

　"Quantum Titan, execute the final agreement, self-destruct immediately!"

　Almost the instant he spotted Suzuma, Gray Serpent, with his extensive combat experience, made the best choice.

　There is no room for complacency when it comes to controlling such mechanical creations of the Herrscher of Corruption. If they don't self-destruct now, they'll be smashed by the iron fist again later.

　"He is decisive, but his eyesight is a bit poor."

　Lingmo chuckled: "It's too late to self-destruct now, isn't it?"

　however……

　Several more sounds of self-destruction could still be heard coming from the space.

　"Ok?"

　Lingmo frowned slightly.

　"These gray snakes... I see. I was wondering why I couldn't control you directly."

　In fact, all the Titan mechs that just successfully self-destructed were those that had not yet undergone observation system shift and were completely in a quantum state. That's why their self-destruction was just a sound and they couldn't be corrupted by Suzumo.

　Of course, Lingmo didn't try to corrupt these quantumized Titans just now; she wanted to directly corrupt the Gray Serpent and seize control of it.

　However, this move failed.

　The corrosive power successfully penetrated the gray snake's body, but it did not have an immediate effect.

　There can only be one reason why this is happening: the gray snake is not mechanical.

　After all, although the power of erosion can also control people, its response speed is several times slower than that of mechanical creations that have been eroded. Among the remaining gray snakes, two of them are not purely mechanical creations, but rather exist in a way similar to "wet parts".

　"I'm sorry, Miss Suzumo—"

　The gray snake leader immediately stepped forward and bowed slightly respectfully: "Before coming to Oceania, we really didn't expect you to be there as well. It was a lack of consideration on our part."

　Wendy immediately gave Lingmo a questioning look.

　Although the girl didn't speak, after spending these days with Wendy, Lingmo could easily understand her meaning, which was roughly...

　"It's one thing for you to be flirting with girls everywhere in Destiny and Anti-Entropy, but how did you manage to get involved with the World Serpent organization?"

　"Cough cough..."

　Ignoring Wendy's "resentful" gaze, Lingmo looked at Gray Serpent and said, "What are you saying? Even if you knew I was in Oceania, wouldn't you have come? I know better than you how much you need this Herrscher Core."

　"If that's the case, we will take a more moderate approach. In fact, it's not too late even now."

　The gray snake asked with great sincerity.

　"Miss Wendy, Miss Suzumo, would you... be willing to join the World Serpent?"

　"Of course, don't rush to refuse. I am well aware that both of your Herrscher cores have certain flaws. Miss Suzuma's core output power is forcibly locked at a low value, while Miss Wendy is still confined to a wheelchair."

　"If you can join World Serpent and help us rescue the Lord, I can assure you that I will help you fully master the Herrscher core and ascend to immortality, and moreover..."

　The gray snake looked at Lingmo: "The two of you can also enter the most hidden inheritance site of our world snakes and receive gifts from the previous civilization."

　"Alright, alright, stop being so mysterious. It's just about letting us into Paradise. To be honest, even if you don't agree, I can go in by myself if I want to."

　Under the horrified gaze of the gray snake, Lingmo shrugged indifferently: "Besides, I know far more than you can imagine."

　"For example, I know that there is a Gray Serpent Network within your Gray Serpents, where only a portion of the Gray Serpents have awakened self-awareness, while the rest are purely used as consumables and bodies by you—although there are so many Gray Serpents here, there should only be two real 'Gray Serpents' here, right?"

　"This, this is impossible!"

　The gray snake's eyes flashed red, and it almost instinctively took a step back.

　"These things were completely unknown in the previous civilization... Even if you have the Holy Mark of Queen Alicia, you couldn't possibly know such information. Who exactly are you?!"

　"Who I am is not important, Gray Serpent."

　Lingmo's lips curled up slightly. She had always been the one being ridiculed by others, but now she was finally experiencing the joy of being a riddle herself.

　"What matters is your choice."

　"Friend or foe, the choice is yours. Out of respect for you and my position, I'm giving you a chance to choose and prepare."

　"..."

　The gray snake fell silent for several seconds.

　Then... the World Serpent soldiers who had come with the Gray Serpent almost simultaneously took out a syringe from their chest pouches and plunged it into their own bodies.

　"I'm sorry, Miss Suzumo."

　Gray Snake gave a wry smile and bowed slightly.

　"The arrow is on the string and must be released—moreover, we believe that even in the current situation, we still have the upper hand."

　"Once I return to the World Serpent Base, I will apologize to you both and ask the Lord to contact you."

　"To put it bluntly, we still have to fight... But is this your trump card?"

　Seeing the several giant Honkai Beasts that instantly appeared around the Gray Serpent, confronting the Titan, a hint of disgust flashed in Suzuma's eyes: "Jackal's technique is truly disgusting."

　"I wholeheartedly agree."

　After a brief exchange, the battle was about to begin. However, unlike before, due to the defection of some Titans, the number of Suzuma and the Gray Serpents was almost evenly matched.

　"Wendy, fire freely!"

　Lingmo leaped behind Wendy's wheelchair, instantly crushing a card in her hand: "I'll take care of any approaching enemies; you just need to keep shooting!"

　"Ok!"

　The engine inside Wendy's wheelchair roared to life: "Lingmo, hold on tight... Eh? Wait, your appearance..."

　Seeing Lingmo's hair, which had suddenly changed from pink to a two-tone dye job with black on the outside and pink on the inside, and her wearing a very sexy bodysuit, Wendy almost slipped out of her wheelchair.

　"Watch where you're going, you idiot!"

　Lingmo gently tapped Wendy's head, while conjuring an enormous scythe in her hand: "It's just a change of appearance, why are you so excited?"

　"..."

　Wendy silently took out the dead spot. How should I put it? After all, that sudden tilt of her head just now... Wendy felt like she almost had a nosebleed.

　From her perspective, Lingmo's clothes looked incredibly revealing.

　After all, the transformation card Suzuma was using at this moment was...

　The first major character in the Quantum Battleship series is Seele.

　"Is it that transformation ability of hers again...?"

　Gray Snake thought to himself that she was troublesome. After all, so far, Suzuma's transformations that he had observed had never been repeated. This meant that every time he fought her, he had to figure out her ability mechanics again.

　So he waved his hand lightly, and several Honkai Beasts that still retained their rationality immediately broke away from the battle line and rushed towards the two of them.

　"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

　It should be said that once Wendy gets close enough, her attacks are not as unpredictable as when she's sniping at long range. After all, at long range, no one would be on guard against a special bullet that doesn't even make a sound. But when she's close enough, Wendy's shooting motion can be observed, and with some precautions, her sniping is naturally not as strange.

　Therefore, Wendy chose to use her sniper rifle as a submachine gun, since her bullets were genuinely expensive and their power was naturally considerable.

　And Suzumo... that's even more outrageous.

　The transformation card that Suzuma used this time completely made up for the fact that this combination was not elusive enough.

　From Gray Serpent's perspective, Lingmo was clearly behind Wendy's wheelchair one second, but a few seconds later she instantly appeared behind a certain unfortunate Honkai Beast, slashed it hard with that exaggeratedly large scythe, and then instantly flew back behind Wendy.

　Then, the gray snake and another gray snake beside it exchanged a secret glance, and then one of the gray snakes instantly charged towards Wendy's location.

　"Huh? Still not giving up?"

　Lingmo gave a soft snort, and the scythe in her hand reappeared, directly aimed at the gray snake that was "going to its death".

　"Follow the butterflies, phantoms of the past!"

　As a large head (crossed out) flew by, Gray Serpent was instantly surrounded by several phantom images of Suzuma, and his reinforced armor only lasted a fraction of a second longer than the silicon-based shells of those Honkai Beasts.

　However, what the gray snake needed was precisely those fractions of a second.

　As Lingmo left Wendy's wheelchair, a gray snake in an extremely cunning position immediately pulled out a strangely shaped hand cannon and aimed it at Wendy.

　This is one of Grey Serpent's trump cards—the Staff of the Underworld, a weapon exclusive to Herrschers that appeared in the original story.

　In the original work, the Staff of the Underworld did not appear until the middle of the main storyline. As a weapon exclusive to Herrschers, it successfully took Mei's first blood, and then Mei learned it and used it to lift Anna up.

　Although Mei never used this bug-like "Herrscher Killer" again after that, it did not diminish its excellent functionality.

　Because this weapon is not a lethal weapon, but an "EMP" targeting the Herrscher core. After use, it can interfere with the connection between the Herrscher core and the imaginary space, causing the imaginary singularity within the Herrscher core to temporarily lose connection, and further causing the Herrscher's Honkai energy to become disordered across the board.

　For Herrschers who have already ascended to immortality, such an attack would only be a distraction. However, for Herrschers like Wendy and Suzuma, who have not only not ascended but also do not fully control the power of their own cores... it could even directly cause their Herrscher cores to go berserk.

　This is also why Gray Snake didn't use the weapon directly on Lingmo, but instead seized the opportunity to use it on Wendy—after all, the weapon hadn't been tested in actual combat, and if it really hurt Lingmo, or even accidentally killed her, they couldn't bear that responsibility.

　but……

　Neither Gray Serpent nor Wendy, who was already aware of the attack, knew one thing.

　Suzuma's character card comes with two incredibly powerful special effects.

　[Reappearance: When a user successfully kills an enemy unit, the reappearance effect is triggered, instantly reappearing anywhere within 100 meters of the user. If the reappearance occurs near an enemy unit, an attack will be automatically triggered.]

　A fraction of a second after Gray Serpent unleashed the Staff of the Underworld, Suzumo's figure appeared instantly in front of the Staff of the Underworld, before Gray Serpent and Wendy's eyes widened simultaneously, and then she slashed down with her sword.

　but……

　As mentioned earlier, compared to conventional weapons, the Staff of the Underworld is more similar to an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse). In other words, as long as you are within the attack range of the Staff of the Underworld, the effect is not significant regardless of whether the carrier is destroyed.

　So... amidst a crackling sound of electricity, Suzumo, who had just been teleporting to slash at bombs, suddenly fell to the ground with a "thud" and stopped moving.

　"Boohoo!"

　The gray snakes instantly began to sweat profusely.

　Although the Staff of the Dead didn't hit Wendy, well... the original plan was indeed half accomplished.

　Good news, Wendy did indeed lose control of her abilities; bad news, it's coming for them.

　"Lingmo!"

　As Wendy cried out in anguish, a powerful current of air began to surge from around her body, so much so that the originally blue vortex was compressed into a bluish-black color.

　Pulled by the airflow, Bellmo was gently lifted from the ground and flew into Wendy's arms.

　Seeing the girl's face contorted in pain under the influence of the electric current, Wendy's flames burned even brighter, and the bluish-black vortex even began to hiss as it cut through the air.

　"How dare you... How dare you!"

　"I will make you all pay the price!"

　"Boom~"

　However, at that very moment, Lingmo, who was in Wendy's arms, suddenly opened her eyes slyly, looked at the enraged Wendy, and "sneaked" a bite without hesitation.

　Wendy: "?"

　Gray Serpents: "?"

　Suzuma: "Hehe~"

　"Lingmo, are...are you alright?"

　Ignoring the embarrassment of being ambushed in public, Wendy immediately looked at Lingmo in her arms with concern. Even the restless abilities around the girl calmed down as Lingmo's Origin Mark lit up.

　"Something's up."

　Lingmo replied matter-of-factly, "That's a weapon specifically designed to counter Herrschers. I'm a Herrscher myself, how could I be unharmed? The Herrscher core within me is indeed in complete disarray right now."

　"It's just that this thing doesn't affect me that much right now, since that weapon is designed for imaginary energy."

　"And when I use this form... hmm~"