Speedrun Collapse!

"so what?"

Cocolia, who had always needed help from the Gray Snake, suddenly showed a mocking expression.

"Are you here to squeeze out the last bit of my usefulness?"

"Rather, I'm here to give you a chance to live, Ms. Cocolia."

At this time, the gray snake said to Cocolia in front of her the words she expected.

"I have seen the power of the pseudo-hermeneutics you created. They are indeed very useful."

"But I guess you no longer have the funds to continue making these pseudo-hermetic agents, right?"

"I'm here to support you with technology, and now, there's a good deal in front of you. It depends on whether you want to take it."

Listening to the gray snake's persuasive words, Cocolia said sarcastically.

"You just want the Herrscher's genes, don't you? Just tell me the price, Gray Snake."

"If the price is right, I will certainly choose to cooperate with you."

"That's straightforward! We'll provide the money and the people, and you'll be responsible for bringing the genes over. Half of the mass-produced Pseudo-Laws will be at your disposal. Don't try to bargain. This is the limit of what I can offer."

"Deal, three days later—"

"We're all out of time, aren't we?"

After interrupting Cocolia's speech, Gray Snake looked at Cocolia and looked at him deeply. He didn't say anything more, just nodded and hung up the phone.

At this time, the jackal looked at the equally exhausted gray snake with great confusion.

"Didn't you say before that you didn't want to cooperate with her? Now our World Snake still needs funds to complete the Stigma Project. Give the funds to Cocolia..."

"Jackal, remember one thing. Without sufficient power, everything else is empty."

At this time, the gray snake began to contact other gray snakes while speaking to the jackal helplessly.

"If this continues, our World Snake's home and plan will be lost. At this time, all we can do is to increase our own strength to prevent the other party from directly copying our home."

"Now, our course of action is actually just a few simple points."

"Explode the troops, create high-end combat power, and first go and seize the control of Haiyuan City and a gem."

"And after the Lord returns, under the leadership of the Lord who can suppress the world, we, the World Snakes, will not have to worry about funding issues in the future."

"Only if we have a strong enough military force can we ensure that these plans can be carried out."

"In order to buy time, sacrificing some funds is inevitable."

"Next, we need to transfer the data to a base where there is no risk of exposure. Then, when we have enough pseudo-heresy people..."

"——Let's go directly to the Oceania branch of Tenmi, bring the Valkyrie named Wendy back to the World Serpent headquarters, and find a way to remove the Desire Gem from her body!"

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Destiny Headquarters. Medical Room

In the medical room, Fu Hua, who had completed the treatment and physical examination, looked at Otto beside her and spoke to him in a bad mood.

"May I ask you what I may do for you, Otto 'Bishop'?"

"There's no need to be so distant in private, old friend."

At this time, Otto looked at Fu Hua with a smile, then sighed pretentiously.

"I remember I explained everything to you before. When I found out you were injured today, I immediately asked you to return to the headquarters for treatment."

"Tell me, how did the sinister and cunning clown Otto offend the great Red Kite Immortal this time?"

After ignoring the sarcasm and self-mockery in Otto's words, Fu Hua recalled what had happened in recent days and asked Otto coldly.

"Now that I think about it, someone like Xiora should be a great source of information for you."

"You didn't bring her back to Tianming this time, but left her in the Far East Branch. What are you planning?"

Listening to Fu Hua's words, Otto showed an expression that was neither amusing nor crying.

"I thought it was something...old friend, old friend."

"I know you think I'm a deceitful villain, and I've never denied that, but although I did have a plan this time, the main reason this time is you."

Facing Fu Hua who looked like she was talking nonsense, Otto adjusted his expression and spoke to Fu Hua in a very serious tone.

"I'm not kidding. This time I didn't take the action you said, it was really because of you."

"Old friend, to be honest, although we were not that close before, we still have a pleasant cooperation."

"I helped you suppress the scoundrels near Shenzhou, and you have also helped me a lot in secret. It is precisely because of these things that I have always respected you."

"But, since the third collapse, I can feel that your dissatisfaction with me seems to be getting worse and worse."

"Ha, what do you think is the reason?"

Listening to Otto's words at this time, Fu Hua said in a cold voice.

"Although I'm not smart, if I analyze it a little afterwards, I'll find that you have the ability to prevent many things."

"It is true that Cocolia is the main mastermind behind the Third Collapse, but - with your intelligence and the hard power of destiny, if you have the intention, will the Third Collapse really happen?"

"You're watching Cocolia do evil... Maybe I should have realized earlier that you don't care about the lives of ordinary people."

"of course."

Listening to Fu Hua's condemnation, Otto admitted the accusations very frankly.

"It's not the first day you've known me. I am indeed this kind of person."

"In order for the Thunder of Conquest to successfully have a new owner, I did sit back and watch all this happen."

Hearing Otto's extremely frank words, Fu Hua was completely furious.

"Then you have the nerve to ask me why I don't believe you!"

"Hey, don't be angry, don't be angry, because it's not good for someone like me to get hurt by anger."

After pressing the suddenly angry Fu Hua back, Otto said to Fu Hua with a smile.

"Look, I act according to my character, and you think it's too much for me to do nothing. But..."

"——If I start to be a good person someday, will you start to suspect that Otto is planning some conspiracy?"

After hearing Otto's question, Fu Hua was stunned for a moment, then nodded decisively.

"Look, it's over now."

At this moment, Otto's face was full of helplessness.

"In fact, everything else is false. The reason why I didn't take action this time is that the trust between us has been completely broken because of your suspicion of me."

"During the Nine Nether Rebellion, you suspected that I was planning to conduct experiments in the Nine Nether to harm Shenzhou. Tell me, do I dare to act rashly?"

"If we don't move Xiora, to put it bluntly, we're just leaving her in the Far East Branch and leaving her to you to interrogate."

"You will only know from this woman's mouth if I have not had any contact with her - I really had no hand in this incident."

Fu Hua wanted to refute or question Otto, but...

——As I said, Fu Hua is a reasonable person.

When she found that what Otto said made sense and that this matter seemed to have nothing to do with him, Fu Hua certainly could not continue to make trouble.

Even in Fu Hua's view, Otto had already developed some habitual strategies to appease her, but - the other party did not say anything wrong, so what reason did she have to blame him?

"You see, that's why I think we should communicate like this more often."

After seeing the anger on Fu Hua's face disappear, Otto said to Fu Hua with a smile.

"I have great respect for the Red Kite Immortal, so I am willing to give you the initiative to interrogate Xiora."

"So old friend, I also hope you can understand that I really value you."

"As a person, I respect you for protecting China."

"From a profit perspective, I do need someone at St. Freya Academy to help me keep an eye on K423."

"Even if you don't believe in my character, you have to believe that I'm not a fool - it really won't do me any good if I offend you."

Looking at Otto's sincere smile, Fu Hua was of course...

——I didn’t believe a word of it.

In fact, what Otto said really made sense. After thinking about it rationally, Fu Hua really felt that Otto did not lie to her this time.

But for some reason, Fu Hua subconsciously felt that she should not trust Otto.

Even this subconscious thought hidden in her mind interfered with her current actions.

"Well, seeing you like this, you should understand my good intentions."

Seeing that Fu Hua had no intention of continuing to question him, Otto slowly walked towards the door.

But before he left, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Fu Hua.

"Come on, old friend. You should have seen Lin Yu's combat record in the Far East Branch this time, right?"

"Ah, what's wrong?"

Looking at Fu Hua's puzzled expression, Otto asked the question with a smile.

"Do you think that his progress...is a little too fast?"

"Why, do you think there is something wrong with Lin Yu himself?"

"No, no, the genius of my Apokalis clan can easily defeat the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite. This is a good thing that is worth celebrating no matter how you look at it."

Listening to Otto's words, Fu Hua, who had already understood Otto's thoughts, shook her head gently at Otto.

"Your research on Taixu Sword Qi and combat experience are far inferior to mine, so you have this idea."

"Lin Yu seemed to have fought too smoothly this time, but in fact, if you analyze his actions a little, you will find that there is nothing wrong with it."

"When he discovered the enemy, Lin Yu instantly began to accumulate the Honkai energy on his fingertips, and then shot it at the enemy's body in one breath."

"In fact, in my opinion, this is a move that can be performed by manipulating the Houkai energy in the body through the heart of the Taixu sword energy."

"And Lin Yu himself is undoubtedly a genius. In fact, before I taught him the essence of the mind, his control over Honkai energy was already quite accurate, so this attack was not excessive in my opinion."

"As for the subsequent performance - the opponent was not smart enough, and was provoked by Lin Yu. In the end, he was still in a daze on the battlefield..."

Looking at everything on the battle screen, Fu Hua shook her head slightly and said to Otto.

"With only strength but no mindset and experience, it's not surprising that this pseudo-hersr ended up like this when facing a real strong man."

"Okay, the experts have said so, so I will listen to them seriously."

After saying this, Otto immediately chose to leave from Fu Hua's sight.

These analyses from my old friend...although biased, cannot be said to be completely wrong.

I was thinking too much. After all, this Pseudo-Herrscher couldn't even defeat the little girl named Yuno. He was not smart enough and met the meticulous Lin Yu. It was not surprising that he was killed easily.

However, his progress was far beyond my imagination.

My plan requires a life-and-death struggle, so as to stimulate K423's consciousness to fully awaken and transform.

If Lin Yu continues to improve at this rate, then even if K423 is suppressed by Xilin, my plan may not proceed as I want.

This is such a headache. My subordinates are so good at fighting, but they actually affect my plan.

I had originally planned not to be so impatient, but now it seems that all plans must be accelerated.

Before Lin Yu progresses to a point of no return, I have to prepare bait for the Queen of Honkai.

As for other things, they can only be put aside for a while.

But then again, Lin Yu is getting stronger faster, so in a sense, my plan can obviously be completed faster.

The biggest problem with this plan now is whether the relationship between K423 and Lin Yu can reach the point I want before the plan starts.

Well, this plan can't go wrong, so...

Otherwise, I should find some time to push them towards that step.

This young man Lin Yu is really good in every way, except that he is too rigid when it comes to men and women.

Let's prepare a chance for K423. As for whether she can seize it...

——I hope Siegfried has taught his daughter how to act in this regard.