Why are all the people in my chat group rumored to be from the outside world?

"...What do you two think?" Yu Jin asked quietly, without showing any emotion.

"Should we fight or run away?"

“I think this problem doesn’t depend on us, but on the person in front of us,” Kevin said cautiously, looking at Durandal who had begun to remove her armor.

Wait! Take off your armor!

"Wait, what are you going to do?" Yu Jinerkang raised his hand.

What do you mean by taking off your armor? You're not going to use that, are you?

Isn't that something only used in the side story of Phoenix Pride, and never used in the main story?

“You are too strong. In order to avoid causing too much damage, I must take you down immediately.” Durandal stated her answer very frankly.

Cold sweat began to trickle down Yu Jin's forehead. While his two companions were still unaware of the gravity of the situation, he decisively stepped forward, pointed at the opposite side, and said seriously, "Durandal, are you also going to destroy this city?"

Durandal paused, frowned, and looked at Ember with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Let me ask you what you mean! Do you know why we're here? Do you know what we're supposed to do?" Ember said as he walked towards Durandal, all the while in the chat group.

The Firebringer: "This guy, we don't need to fight head-on, let me outsmart him! And how's Cocolia? Aika."

Traveler: "I didn't even need to lift a finger; Mei killed me with a single slash."

The one who passed on the torch: "Then let's just make our escape."

Durandal stopped what she was about to do and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?" as she looked at Ember, who was walking towards her with his arms outstretched and no weapon in hand, completely unguarded.

“What I want to say is, do you... want to know the truth?” Ember stood in front of Durandal.

Durandal tilted her head slightly to look at the man in front of her whose golden eyes were burning.

"...What is the truth?"

She truly didn't know what had happened; her only task was to bring the four people back.

One reason for bringing them back was that these individuals were connected to a hidden organization.

So here she is.

But once she arrived here, even she could sense that something was wrong.

She could clearly see the lightning bolt from earlier, and she also saw the pile of shattered Anti-Entropy Titans underground.

She originally intended to capture the group before conducting a thorough investigation, but these individuals were incredibly powerful; Durandal had never encountered anyone as formidable as them before.

She admitted that she had been somewhat arrogant.

The title of "strongest" is still too heavy a burden.

Looking at the blonde knight princess in front of him, Yu Jin did not answer. Instead, at close range, he turned his back to her without any precaution.

"If you want to know the truth, come with me. The truth you seek is underground."

Durandal silently stared at the figure with its back to her. Even she couldn't help but wonder how the other person dared to do that.

She made it very clear that she was there to take them back; they were definitely enemies.

But what's with their attitude?

How can you expose your back to the enemy on the battlefield?

Is it...trust?

Does the other party trust that I won't launch a sneak attack?

Trust yourself, your own enemy?

Durandal took a deep breath and followed Ember, while Kevin and Star made way for her, their expressions calm.

Durandal ignored them. If they escaped while she was searching for the truth, she would accept it.

They watched as the two jumped into a hole.

Xing spoke first: "Did you see how uncomfortable Yu Jin looked just now?"

Kevin shook his head: "It's normal to feel uncomfortable when you have a gun pointed at your back and you don't know whether to fire it or not."

“That’s true.” Xing nodded in agreement with Kevin’s words, then said, “Seriously, is she really that easy to talk to? I thought we had to beat her down first before she would listen to us.”

Kevin, who shared the same thought, remained silent. Just then, Ayaka Sajou arrived beside the two girls.

"Is it alright to let Yu Jin go down alone?" Aigo asked.

"Believe it, belief doesn't need a reason." Xing gave a thumbs up.

Just then, the sound of a propeller overhead drew their attention, and they soon saw a purple-haired man looking anxiously at Raiden Mei below.

Meanwhile, in the shadows, Gray Snake silently watched Kevin, who was looking up.

"The profile view with the head tilted back is... exactly the same."

"...We need to observe further."

Chapter 59 Otto: So I took action

Before the helicopter had fully descended, Raiden Ryoma had already jumped directly from the air to the ground and rushed towards Raiden Mei.

Kevin and Hoshino did not stop Raiden Mei after hearing her call the other person her father.

When Raiden Ryoma arrived beside Raiden Mei, a look of urgency appeared on his face that Raiden Mei had never seen before.

"Mei, how are you feeling? Have you experienced any other symptoms?"

He had already seen the scene of lightning shooting into the sky from afar, and it was because he saw this scene that he was so anxious.

He was aware of the power contained within his daughter, but that power was dangerous and could even harm her body.

Seeing Raiden Ryoma's worried expression, Raiden Mei shook her head after her initial surprise.

"I'm fine, Father, I'm just a little tired. By the way, Father, why are you here?"

Seeing that Raiden Mei seemed to be just a little tired and didn't show any other reaction, Raiden Ryoma breathed a sigh of relief, then looked towards the helicopter.

“My situation is a bit complicated. Anyway, after receiving some information, my colleagues brought me out. Later, when I heard that you had been kidnapped, I came here with them.”

Raiden Mei looked at the two people getting off the helicopter, a girl with blue hair and a girl with red hair.

At this moment, the two girls in Raiden Mei's eyes were staring at her with incredulous eyes, as if they were witnessing some kind of wonder of the world.

"Hey, you with the messy hair, you didn't see wrong just now, did you?" Tesla asked Lisser in a low voice.

“There’s no mistake, it’s a Herrscher.” Lisser turned her gaze away from Raiden Mei and showed Tesla a data point.

"Although it was fleeting, that fluctuation just now was undoubtedly from a Herrscher."

"It's just that this Herrscher... is a bit underdeveloped."

Lisser's last words made Tesla almost lose his composure.

Can a Herrscher suffer from stunted growth?

Okay, that's true. After all, the Great Collapse hasn't happened yet, and without enough Honkai energy, the Herrschers will indeed be somewhat underdeveloped.

Tesla said, "Otto would never be so kind as to inform us about things on Longma's side. I wonder what kind of scheming he's up to now."

Lisel sighed deeply.

"We can only take one step at a time."

Lisser strode toward the crowd.

"If you don't mind, let's chat somewhere else."

If Durandal comes out from below in a moment, those few Anti-Entropy members won't be able to escape.

Before Xing could even utter a comment like, "Who are you?"

Lisser frowned and looked to the side at a small machine that had been following her.

"Wait, why is the Honkai energy concentration... increasing?!"

She ignored Xing's words and kept inputting commands into a device. Soon her gaze fell on the hole where Durandal and Ember had jumped down.

While everyone was somewhat confused by her actions, she asked Kevin and the others with a hint of urgency in her voice.

"What's down there? What did Cocolia put down there?"

At that moment, the doctor walked out from a building not far away and answered the question.

"It seems to be called the Honkai Energy Reactor."

"Ha!" Tesla was the first to shout.

"Installing a Honkai reactor in the city? Cocolia is really brain-dead... Okay, she really is brain-dead."

"Hey! Is something going to happen to that guy with the messy hair?"

Lisser ignored her and muttered to herself.

"The Honkai energy concentration has just started to rise. Cocolia should already be dead, so she couldn't have done anything wrong, right...?"

I shot.

Otto, far away at the Schicksal headquarters, watched as Liesel spoke her name on the screen, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.

He couldn't see anything he wanted to see, which wouldn't do.

Even though Cocolia failed, she still has him!

He could easily take over the experiments that Cocolia failed to complete, couldn't he?

The people sent by destiny were not only Durandal.

"Gentlemen, let me admire your heroic bearing."

As for whether Durandal, whom I sent, would be in the way or cause trouble?

Please, she'll definitely get in the way, but she'll definitely not cause any trouble. Otto knows that better than anyone else.

That girl was incredibly strong, so strong that even Otto found it unbelievable, but this time, the trouble he created wasn't about fighting.

As for whether they will hold someone accountable?

If there's no evidence that he did it, don't say things that are detrimental to the group.

-

In the dimly lit basement, a man and a woman walked about. The girl was wearing very thin clothes. If this were anywhere else, perhaps something interesting would happen!

Unfortunately, Yu Jin only felt like he was being pricked by a thorn in his back.

He no longer believes in texts, characters, plots, or settings; those things are for players to play with. This guy plays for the real thing.

Durandal's overly direct gaze always made him wonder if the other person was pointing a gun at him.

Yu Jin desperately wanted to turn around and see if the other person was pointing a gun at him. Although he wouldn't die, he couldn't escape the psychological effect.

Just when Ember thought the silence would continue until they reached their destination, Durandal spoke first.

"You shouldn't have exposed your back to me."

Holy crap, you actually did it!

Just when Ember thought that after saying that, the other person was about to have a heart-to-heart talk with him, Durandal simply quickened her pace and walked alongside him.

Seeing that the other person had simply walked to his side, Yu Jin subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and the feeling of unease behind him finally disappeared.

Durandal looked at the dark ground and asked, "What's up ahead?"

Ember: "A Honkai energy reactor that, if it malfunctions, could affect the entire Changkong City."

Durandal frowned immediately.

"How could a reactor of this caliber be in a city?" She looked at the scattered Titans.

"It was caused by entropy reversal."

"To be precise, it's Cocolia. As for who her partners are, I don't know."

"Furthermore, her purpose in doing this was to encourage the creation of Herrschers."

Durandal's expression grew increasingly grim.

"you mean….…"