Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

Sensing her approach, Benares didn't show any hostility, but instead let out a faint groan.

"Is it calling me?" Kiana began to have such doubts after hearing the other party's doubts.

Although Benares is the companion Honkai beast of the Second Herrscher, in Kiana's previous understanding, Honkai beast is just a weapon born from destruction.

However, the Benares in front of her gave her a different feeling, as if... the person opposite her had feelings.

Is it because of Xilin?

Kiana hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "I always feel that it is different from other Honkai beasts."

Listening to Kiana's words, Mei looked at Benares's reaction and felt a little hesitant.

And during this hesitation, Kiana once again closed the distance between her and Benares.

At this moment, she was standing next to Benares' head.

If Benares wanted to hurt her, he could easily tear that fragile body in two.

However, Bellalus did not do so. He just used the last bit of his strength to move his head closer to Kiana, like a spoiled puppy.

Kiana reached out and gently stroked the wound on Benares's head.

Benares did not struggle, but just let Kiana stroke his head.

Then, some of the dim lines on her body lit up faintly again.

Under the illumination of this light, the wounds on Benares' body began to heal slowly.

"Kiana, what are you doing?" Mei felt confused when she saw Kiana's actions, but she did not step forward to stop her.

“Looking at it… there’s a sense of nostalgia.”

Kiana knew that this was most likely because of Sirin, but after seeing Benares' condition, her mood did fluctuate.

Moreover, because Benares did not show any aggression towards her, she decided to treat his injuries.

Finally, in this warm light, the dragon slowly stood up.

Chapter 9: Picking up a "Judgment-level" Honkai beast?

"Is this enough to make you feel refreshed?" The light on her body slowly dissipated, and Kiana looked a little tired.

Benares seemed to feel the treatment his body was receiving and began to struggle to get up.

Seeing Benares's actions, Mei immediately showed a very nervous expression.

After all, after Kiana's treatment, Benares' injuries have healed a lot. Such a "Judgment-level" Honkai beast is not something she can deal with.

However, Benares, who had recovered, still did not show any aggressiveness. He just barely stood up and stretched his big head in front of Kiana, appearing very docile.

"Look, it's not going to attack us." Kiana stroked Benares' head a few times, then said to Mei with a little excitement.

"...It actually obeys your orders?" Mei was a little surprised. Although she was once the Third Herrscher, after losing her power, she also lost the ability to control the Honkai beasts.

"I'm not quite sure either..." Kiana didn't know how to explain Mei's doubts. After all, she relied entirely on her own "feeling".

"However, I have a feeling that if we leave this guy alone, he might do something dangerous." Kiana thought for a moment and followed Mei's lead, "But since he's willing to obey, that's all that matters."

"Hmm..." Mei pondered for a moment before asking, "Should we take it back to the Helios?"

Listening to Mei's question, Kiana fell silent for a while. Only then did she remember that the person in charge of management was not her aunt.

"...That red-haired doctor with twintails should be easy to talk to." She said reluctantly.

But no matter what, it was too dangerous to leave a "Judgment-level" Honkai beast alone outside, so after some discussion, the two decided to bring Benares back to the Helios.

Just as the two were about to return along the same route, the sound of rapid running coming from afar aroused their vigilance.

The two turned their gaze towards the source of the sound, and soon saw several armored Valkyries appear there.

"Immortal Blade!" Kiana's eyes widened immediately. She had dealt with these people before in Sky City.

Are they here to arrest me?

Such thoughts came to her mind.

Mei immediately became alert and quickly stood in front of Kiana with her weapon in hand.

"We have spotted Mei Raiden and the Herrscher of the Sky, members of the Far East branch." The leading Valkyrie, upon discovering the two, immediately connected to the command center's communication.

After all, Li Wen had specifically told them not to get into conflict with someone who "reverses entropy" if they discovered him.

The Far East branch to which Mei belongs is now also considered a member of the "Anti-Entropy" organization.

After all, Anti-Entropy itself is an alliance composed of many forces fighting against "Destiny".

Kiana and Mei discovered that the Valkyries were just standing in the distance looking at them and had no intention of attacking.

So, as the two looked at each other in doubt, they began to retreat with Benares.

……

On the other side, Li Wen, who received the communication from the Valkyrie, was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that they would find Kiana's trace so quickly.

"So, Kiana still fell into the hands of Anti-Entropy..."

Li Wen still had a headache.

It would be fine if Kiana was alone, but if she fell into the hands of "Anti-Entropy", he didn't think he could get Kiana from the other party.

Especially now that I know the history of the organization "Anti-Entropy".

He could fully understand the other party's aversion to "destiny", but this aversion would indeed affect his subsequent plans.

Based on the current situation, including the "World Serpent's" "Stigmata Plan" and other issues, he did not want to have any conflict with "Anti-Entropy", so seizing it by force was not something he considered.

"It seems that the only way is to persuade him with reason and appeal to his emotions."

With this in mind, Li Wen reconnected and gave the Valkyries a new mission: "Search for Anti-Entropy's temporary base in Changkong City. I want to negotiate with them."

After receiving the order from the commander-in-chief, the Valkyries immediately began searching.

……

The two hurried back to the Helios and immediately called Tesla, wanting to tell Tesla and Ji Zi the information they had just obtained.

Tesla, whose research was interrupted, was originally unhappy, until he heard Kiana say that they had discovered the Valkyrie troops of "Destiny" in Changkong City, Tesla's expression became serious.

"Could it be that 'Destiny' has also discovered Kiana's whereabouts and sent people to capture her?" Tesla immediately had this thought.

Ji Zi shook her head and denied this speculation, "If their target is Kiana, there is no way they can just let Kiana and the others return safely."

"That's right." Tesla nodded in agreement. "This is indeed inconsistent with the usual style of "Destiny."

"Then why did they come here?" Kiana frowned and thought carefully.

"Perhaps, they are also here to investigate the abnormal concentration of Honkai energy in Changkong City?" Mei gave her own guess.

"That's a possibility." Tesla nodded, then sneered, "But there's no telling if the anomaly here was caused by Otto. After all, who knows what that guy thinks about every day?"

Even after fighting against "Destiny" for many years, Tesla still hasn't figured out what Otto wants to do.

You might say that he didn't want to fight against Honkai, but under his leadership, "Destiny" fought against Honkai for more than 500 years, and countless Valkyries of excellent quality emerged.

However, if you say he is fighting against Honkai, he is capable of murdering the First Herrscher who fought for humanity and artificially creating the Second Herrscher.

Therefore, facing the abnormality here, Tesla couldn't figure out whether these Valkyries were sent by Otto to solve the problem or to create the problem.

Faced with Tesla's questions, the other three people could not give an answer and had to remain silent.

Suddenly, a terrifying howl sounded like thunder.

"Houkai Beast?! Judging from the sound, it seems to be quite powerful."

After all, as a life form born from the collapse, the strength of the Honkai beast is generally proportional to its size. If it can make such a roaring sound, the strength of the coming one must be very strong.

Tesla's eyes widened immediately, and he was about to activate the defense system on the Helios, but was stopped by Mei.

"Mei, why are you stopping me?" Tesla struggled hard.

"Ahem... Doctor, please don't worry." Mei said awkwardly, "That Honkai beast didn't come to attack us. It was picked up by Kiana."

"what?"

Tesla was stunned when he heard Mei's explanation.

Chapter 10 I am here to establish good relations

"Picking up a Honkai beast?" Tesla was a little bit unbelievable.

Seeing this, Ji Zi also showed a curious look.

So, Mei told the whole story.

After hearing Mei's words, Tesla was speechless. "Look, stray cats and dogs are fine, but I've never heard of anyone taking home a Honkai beast. And, it was a Judgment-level Honkai beast."

Jizi didn't expect that the Honkai beast that Kiana and Mei picked up was actually Benares, with whom she had fought before.

"...I'm sorry...Doctor." Mei apologized before Kiana.

"Sorry, Doctor, this was my idea." Kiana also spoke quickly.

"Forget it, I'm not angry, I just didn't expect it." Tesla shook his head helplessly. "Kiana is right. Since it's obedient, it's actually a good thing to bring it back, so that no innocent people will be hurt."

Just as Tesla was about to continue speaking, Benares' roar sounded again, interrupting her words.

"Kiana, can you leave it alone for a while?" Tesla knocked his head, then turned and looked at Kiana.

"Okay... okay." Kiana responded quickly.

She was also a little puzzled. When Benares followed her back before, he had always been very quiet. Why was he roaring non-stop now?

However, this question was answered when she arrived on the deck of the Helios.

Not far from where the Helios temporarily docked, a group of Valkyries were standing there.

The reason why Benares roared was because of these people.

Kiana comforted Benares first, then hurried to the lobby of the Helios. "Doctor, Teacher Jizi, I found the Valkyries of Destiny. They are right at the edge of the Helios."

"What?!" Tesla suddenly revealed an extremely surprised expression and hurried to the battleship's main control room. The other three followed closely behind her.

The appearance of "Destiny" near Helios is indeed a warning signal.

"Doctor, someone has requested to connect to the communication. The other party has revealed their identity as the Valkyrie Squad, a subordinate of "Immortal Blade" of "Destiny." An operator shouted to Tesla.

"Communication? Connect it. I want to see what exactly "Destiny" is up to." Tesla did not hesitate and immediately asked the operator to connect the communication.

As soon as the call was connected, a Valkyrie dressed in the uniform of the Immortal Blade appeared on the screen. "Greetings, everyone from Anti-Entropy. I am contacting you by order of Commander-in-Chief, Lord Li Wen. This call will now be transferred to Lord Li Wen, who will speak with you personally."

As soon as the words fell, the images on the screen immediately changed, and Li Wen, dressed in black casual clothes, caught everyone's attention.

"Hello." Li Wen glanced around calmly, waved his hand and greeted everyone.

Seeing Li Wen's figure, Kiana just bit her lip and didn't say anything.

"Hmph." Tesla snorted coldly, and said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "Although I did misunderstand you last time, what's your problem this time? Mr. Li Wen, the head of the "Destiny" headquarters."

Tesla had also been a member of "Destiny" and was very familiar with its structure, so she naturally knew how powerful the position of the head of the command center was.

He has the command of all combat forces of "Heaven's Mandate". It can be said that his power is second only to the "Bishop of Heaven's Mandate".

Anyone who can sit in this position is Otto's confidant.

The fact that Li Wen was able to take up this position after returning to Tianming is enough to show Otto's trust in him.

Naturally, she had no good attitude towards Otto's loyal lackey.

"Dr. Tesla, you're still as irritable as ever. While I understand your frustration with me, do you really want to spark a war between Destiny and Anti-Entropy? Especially with the Honkai Impact raging?"

Li Wen knew why the other party hated "Destiny", but he didn't have time to have a good conversation with this grumpy doctor now.

Besides, even if he had this idea, the other side would not give him this opportunity.

Therefore, he might as well just use his power to suppress others.

"You...you..." Tesla was so angry at Li Wen that he was speechless. He could only angrily throw out, "You and Otto are indeed birds of a feather."

"We are brothers, so naturally we have some similarities." Li Wen shrugged it off and continued, "Don't worry, Dr. Tesla. I'm not here to provoke conflict. I want to establish a friendship with Anti-Entropy."

"Establish friendship? Bah." Tesla spat viciously.

"I'm serious." Li Wen continued, "I know why you're unwilling to cooperate with 'Destiny', but times are different now. There's the merciless invasion of Honkai outside, and the 'Stigma Project' is eyeing us covetously from within.