People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

Perhaps, when Wendy first became a Herrscher, she could still fight him off, but as the erosion of her body by the Herrscher Core was about to reach a critical point, Wendy could only rely on the power brought by the Core to barely maintain her defense.

On the other side, Youlandel did not kill Wendy. Compared with Wendy's passive defense, her attack was more like making the battle more decent. After joining forces with Rita, most of the counterattacks were still launched by Rita. The two of them were clearly letting Wendy win.

Unfortunately, the battleship's radar could not reflect the battle situation in such detail, and Wendy, who was in the middle of the battle, was unable to care about these things because her body was on the verge of collapse.

then......

As several light spears attacked, Theresa, carrying a huge golden cross on her back, stood in front of Wendy, and behind her, Xia Ling slowly took out the Crescent Rose, ready to go.

Yulandel's eyes suddenly lit up, and she exchanged a glance with Rita without leaving a trace. Their tacit understanding had already allowed the two of them to automatically assign opponents.

"Yulandel, you should be able to see that Wendy is in a bad situation, so why are you pressing on so hard?" The cross behind Theresa had been fully unfolded, and twelve spears of light were dancing around her body. It was obvious that she was ready to attack with all her strength.

"I'm sorry, this is the order of the Bishop. So, Principal Theresa, can I understand that you are disobeying orders?"

"Whatever you think! Anyway, Wendy is my student. Even if she becomes a Herrscher, as long as she still retains her self-awareness, I will protect her!"

"Then... there's nothing I can do. It just so happens that I haven't fought with the principal for a long time."

Yulandel swept her spear across, clearing away the spears of light, and rushed directly towards Theresa.

On the other hand, Xia Ling and Rita were much more harmonious.

Both of their weapons are sickles, one red and one blue, and they look quite similar in style.

"Ms. Xia Ling, I'm an S-rank Valkyrie. Do you really want to stand in front of me?"

Rita smiled as if she was sure of victory.

"I can't beat them, but I have to defend myself. I have a good relationship with them." Xia Ling carried the sickle on her shoulder: "But, I'm not prepared to fight you."

Xia Ling freed her left hand, and the holy scar-like lines on the back of her hand began to emit a bloody glow.

"Help me, Sister Yaesakura!"

"Miss Xia Ling, do you have any instructions?"

A figure with pink hair and fox ears, dressed in a witch's costume and holding a blue long sword that exudes a cold aura, stood in front of Xia Ling.

Now Rita couldn't laugh anymore.

The chill and might emanating from the pink figure before him was far beyond what he could easily handle.

However, this battle, which was not evenly matched, did not last long.

Because Wendy couldn't hold on any longer.

Purple Honkai energy lines began to spread on Wendy's body, especially on her slender, white legs wrapped in bandages, which were now emitting an ominous purple light.

"Good opportunity!" Youlandel took the opportunity to retreat. At the same time, a golden giant bow appeared in her hand.

He used the golden javelin in his hand as an arrow, and the bowstring was instantly pulled into a full moon.

"This blow penetrates the stars!"

"I'm so serious!"

Xia Ling was startled by Youlandel's sudden attack. She was about to take out something, but suddenly stopped what she was doing.

No, Yulandel shouldn't be that kind of person... Then, it was Otto who wanted...

Xia Ling figured it out instantly and quickly synchronized her thoughts. Coincidentally, Hai Mo sent her thoughts almost at the same time.

"We can't help it. This is an open conspiracy." Hai Mo sighed: "The problem is, we can't afford to gamble."

"——————"

As Yulandel shot the golden javelin, an indescribable roar came from the depths of the ocean.

Then, a blue mist of the same size attacked the javelin.

"Sure enough, it's just a huge noise..."

Compared to its size, the amount of Honkai energy in this javelin is pitifully small. This familiar sense of déjà vu immediately reminded Xia Ling and Hai Mo of Xi's usual bluffing tactics.

"It's broken. The boomerang hit me."

Hai Mo was a little annoyed for a moment. She and Xia Ling both knew that Youlandel would most likely not kill Wendy, but they couldn't bet on it because Otto did have the motive to kill Wendy, and if Wendy died, Otto would definitely not lose anything.

On one side, they can make a profit without any loss, while on the other side, they have to risk everything. They will never take such a gamble.

On the sea surface, a huge creature slowly emerged from the sea, with a white and blue chitinous shell, a golden core, floating blue tentacles and a blue-purple tail fin, as well as turbid blue water rings around its body. Yes, it was the paranoid bubble form of sea foam.

"Is this... Honkai Beast?"

Theresa was startled by this sudden change, but what she didn't expect was that Wendy, whose consciousness was gradually becoming blurred, suddenly opened her lifeless eyes as if she had a last burst of light.

"Is that you? Haimo..."

Although her breath was very weak, Wendy's voice seemed to be full of confidence and joy.

As if in response to her call, the giant Honkai beast, like a jellyfish, rushed towards Theresa at an extremely fast speed.

Before Theresa could recover from Wendy's incoherent call, she found that Xia Ling had come to her side and hugged her gently.

Then there was a flash of light, and Xia Ling and Theresa's figures disappeared simultaneously and appeared forty meters away.

Like a young swallow flying into the forest, Wendy did not resist the blue tentacles coming towards her. Instead, she relaxed her body and allowed them to lead her to the golden core of the Paranoid Bubble.

Afterwards, the giant Honkai beast slowly sank to the bottom of the sea, its tail fin shaking slightly, as if to express gratitude.

"Wait, Wendy?"

Seeing that several people who had just been fighting on the battlefield stopped in an instant, Theresa, who was held by Xia Ling, fell into thought and looked at Xia Ling with a confused look on her face.

"Uh... I'm not sure, but I feel like that was Haimo... Of course, the main reason for my confidence is that they all stopped at the same time."

Xia Ling's voice also sounded a little lacking in confidence. With just the right amount of suspicion, Xia Ling looked at Rita and Yulandel on the other side.

"Well, this is indeed a misunderstanding." As if to show her sincerity, Yulandel directly put away her star armor.

"I'm sorry, Principal Theresa, I offended you just now."

Looking at Yulandel who looked apologetic, then at Rita who was still smiling and Xia Ling who understood everything, Theresa was completely confused.

"Wait, why do I feel like I'm the only one who's out of the loop? What's going on?"

Chapter 49 Otto: I'll be at your door soon

"Ahem, if you don't mind, let me explain it to you, Lady Theresa."

"After all, although Miss Xia Ling seems to have guessed something, the intelligence we have is still more thorough, right?"

Although she was a little embarrassed by Yaesakura just now, Rita still quickly tidied up her demeanor and makeup.

"Hmm... where should I start? By the way, Master Yulandel, the instructions given to you by the Bishop should also include instructions to directly inform Master Theresa of the situation once Haimo appears."

"Yes, that's right." Yulandel nodded.

"Then I don't have to worry about exposing the content of Lord Yulandel's mission."

"Well, first of all, Lady Theresa, Haimo's true identity is not a pseudo-herrscher, but Wendy's companion Houkai beast. Do you know this?"

"what?"

Theresa was even more confused.

"It seems you don't know yet." Rita smiled: "Before we set out, the bishop told me this."

As she spoke, Rita recalled the scene before her departure.

......

"Rita, I always feel that Haimo's death was a bit hasty."

Otto stood in front of the French window in his office, looking in the direction of Oceania, and said thoughtfully: "Companion Honkai Beasts are different from Herrschers. Their strength is born strong, but this is not the strength given by their masters. Theoretically, the increase in the master's strength will not affect the strength of the companion Honkai Beasts."

"But similarly, even if the master is very weak, or even dead, it will not affect them in the slightest."

"So, I think that Haimo in this Oceania branch is not necessarily her true self, or rather, she is her true self, but she has some means of resurrection."

"So under this assumption, when Wendy's transformation is successful, she will definitely come back to find Wendy."

"However, this Honkai beast has extraordinary intelligence. Faced with a complicated situation, it may not come out to find Wendy directly. Instead, it will wait for the best opportunity."

"I don't quite know what she's waiting for, but I know the circumstances under which she'll appear."

"So, I'm going to give you a dangerous task."

Otto looked at Rita and said, "Wendy is kindhearted. She may not attack an innocent person like you. So, you need to find her and provoke her anger without leaving any trace, so that she will take the initiative to attack you."

"Then, I will let Yulan Daier time it right and appear when you are about to lose. And, with the premise that you are in danger, Yulan Daier will have a reasonable reason to take action."

"Then at this point, even if Theresa and the others arrive, you have every reason to continue fighting until Wendy's body can no longer hold on."

"No doubt about it. I've seen her medical report. Her compatibility with the Desire Gem is only 23%. Although this number is very high among humans, it is definitely not enough for her to burst out at an energy level of 4000 HW. Her body will collapse within a day like Walter's."

"This way, when Wendy is in dire straits, the companion Honkai beast will be forced out."

"Yes, Your Excellency, but I still have two doubts."

"You said."

"What if Wendy can't hold on any longer, but Haimo still doesn't show up, or if she is really dead, what should we do?"

"Yulandel is carrying the Black Abyss White Flower. Her Honkai energy is enough to support me until I can rush to the Oceania branch to treat Wendy."

"Then... Mr. Bishop, why do we have to force Hai Mo to show up?"

"It's very simple. First of all, I don't like such variables in my plan. No matter what her purpose is, Xilin's plan is about to be implemented. If I let her do what she wants, it will almost certainly affect my plan."

"Besides, no matter what the situation is, I will travel to Oceania in a few days to have a talk with her, so before that, I need to obtain more bargaining chips, intelligence, and initiative."

"Oh, and if Theresa asks after the plan succeeds, you can tell her everything except the information about Sirin's plan and the 'anesthetic' made from holy blood."

"After all...you will still be working under her in the future. It is better not to keep any misunderstandings and grudges from the beginning."

......

Removing the information about Xilin's plan from Otto's instructions, Rita slowly explained the ins and outs of Haimo's identity and the task assigned by Otto.

"Ah? Grandpa already knew all this?"

"Yes, the Bishop has specifically instructed us to tell you the truth, and said that if you have any questions that we cannot answer, you can stay here for a while and wait for the Bishop to come in person in a few days to explain it to you."

"Wait, grandpa is coming in person in a couple of days?" Theresa's eyes widened.

"Of course, if you don't want to wait for the Bishop, you can..."

At this moment, the communicator on Rita's waist suddenly rang.

Rita took out the communicator and checked the new information. Then she looked up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Lady Theresa. The situation seems to have changed."

"After receiving the battle video just now, the bishop decided to arrive tomorrow and asked Lady Theresa to wait for him."

"He also asked Miss Xia Ling to make sure Miss Yaezakura stayed for a chat as well."

......

At this time, under the sea.

Deep in the ocean, a place that is beyond the reach of any detector.

A layer of biological film separates the sea water and encloses a cave of moderate size.

Wendy's body trembled slightly, and the lines of Honkai energy began to spread throughout her body.

Her consciousness was already a little fuzzy, but she still held on tightly to Haimo's shell, refusing to let go.

"Oh, you little fool..."

The huge jellyfish slowly transformed into a human form and held Wendy's light body in its arms.

Wendy's painful expression seemed to ease slightly because she was back in a familiar embrace.

Placing Wendy's body on the ground of the cave with her head resting on her thighs, Haimo began to search for something in the system.

After a moment, she took out two cipher boards covered with blue patterns.

[Shrubs] and [Rest], the effect is to turn an area into a "safe corner" and increase the upper limit of health.

Although the effect of this set of cipher boards on life recovery is not as strong as that of [Recitation], the safe corner itself can give a concept to the cave chosen by Haimo, making it more suitable for recovery and concealment.

At the same time, Xieyu's increased upper life limit can also effectively alleviate Wendy's current ridiculously poor physical strength, which will help Haimo's next step of treatment.

So......