Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

"There has been some progress, but we are currently encountering some troubles." Hearing Li Wen's question, Otto turned his head and looked at him.

The female researcher looked at Li Wen and turned around curiously.

Li Wen's eyes fell on the other person's badge that was tightly attached to her plump chest - Director of Saint 1504 Institute Changguang.

Otto seemed to notice Li Wen's gaze and introduced him to him, "This is Chang Guang, the director of our "Destiny" Saint 1504 Research Institute."

Then he introduced Li Wen to Changguang, "Changguang, this is my younger brother Li Wen."

"I've heard of Mr. Li Wen's great name for a long time. I'm Elizabeth Changguang McSmith." Changguang introduced herself enthusiastically and extended her hand to Li Wen.

"Hello, I'm Li Wen Apokalis." Li Wen stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other party.

After exchanging pleasantries with the other party, Li Wen changed the subject and asked, "What trouble did you encounter?"

Chapter 25: Paradise of the Afterlife and the Sleeping Fu Hua (Two in One)

"Simply put, although we can interfere with the consciousness of these Herrschers, we currently lack the means to directly influence them." Changguang then explained, "Under the influence of the Herrscher core, their consciousness has an absolute advantage in the confrontation.

"With just these subtle influences, we can't completely eliminate the Herrscher's consciousness. At best, we can only protect the host's consciousness from being completely devoured."

Otto nodded. "As Changguang said, those Herrschers' consciousnesses aren't lambs to be slaughtered. To find a way to deal with them, we might need something that can affect consciousness. For example, 'Void Myriad Treasures'."

"But, Mr. Otto," Changguang said, spreading his hands helplessly. "You've already traded the Void Myriad Treasures to the World Serpent, so please don't use it as an example anymore."

"Haha." Otto chuckled twice. "So, it's just an example. However, when it comes to consciousness, an old friend of mine is more adept, and perhaps she can help us. After all, the reason why "Void Myriad Treasures" can affect consciousness is because it mimics the Divine Key she possesses."

There is no doubt that the Eighth Divine Key has the ability to control consciousness. Fu Hua herself successfully hypnotized the Herrscher of the Void during the Second Collapse, causing the other party to temporarily fall under her control.

"Are you talking about the Eighth Divine Key 'Yu Duchen'? If I remember correctly, its holder is the Red Kite Immortal..." Li Wen frowned and spoke.

"That's right." Otto snapped his fingers. "In the field of consciousness, no one in this generation is more adept than her."

"But, I remember she wasn't killed by you..." Li Wen didn't finish the rest of his words.

"Indeed, I had no choice but to shoot her to prevent her from hindering my plan." Otto sighed and continued, "But the Red Kite Immortal is immortal, so how could a mere fatal wound possibly do anything to her?

"I've placed her in a life support cabin for treatment. As long as her body recovers, her consciousness will soon regain consciousness." Otto stroked his chin with his slender fingers. "After all, if we want to defeat the Herrscher's consciousness through normal means, her help is indispensable."

"When will she recover?" Li Wen asked in a deep voice.

"Probably today," Otto replied with a smile. "After receiving your message earlier, I immediately started treating her."

"Are you so sure that she will help us? You have to know that it's equivalent to killing her with your own hands." Li Wen was a little worried.

"She will. Because this is the responsibility my old friend has always carried. So, no matter what kind of person Otto Apokalys is, as long as it is a measure that can help to counter the Houkai, she will obey him."

"Carry...it's such a heavy word." Li Wen sighed softly, "How are they?"

Although Li Wen did not explain it, Otto and Changguang both knew that the other party was talking about Ye Xiao and Anna.

Changguang smiled and replied, "We just finished examining Miss Anna. Mr. Night Owl is now taking care of her in the medical room next door."

"You can go see them now, and we'll go to the life support room later." Otto also spoke.

"That's perfect. I also have something I want to talk to him about." Li Wen nodded, said goodbye to the two of them for the time being, and walked towards the medical room next door under Changguang's instructions.

Although it is next door, the medical room is actually separated from the laboratory by a long corridor.

He walked across the corridor and saw the door with the sign "Infirmary" and knocked gently.

"Come in." A slightly low voice of the night owl came from the room.

Hearing this, Li Wen turned the handle and pushed open the door.

The lights hanging overhead illuminate the room extremely brightly.

A chestnut-haired girl in a white hospital gown was lying on the bed in the middle of the room. Many instruments surrounding her were still monitoring her condition.

The drip hanging nearby was slowly infusing the diluted HSN-B46 serum into her body, suppressing the Herrscher core in her body that was still continuously releasing Honkai energy.

Although her body had been restored to its Herrscher form thanks to the God-Slaying Spear and Otto's treatment, she remained unconscious because her consciousness was unable to resist the Herrscher's.

"Is there something wrong?" Ye Xiao, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, turned his head and looked at Li Wen who came in, and asked in a calm tone.

"If we want to cure her completely, we may have to wait for a while." Li Wen said.

"I can wait. At least now Anna's condition won't get worse." Night Owl turned his head again and looked at Anna's face, his expression softened a lot.

"Since you are satisfied with the results of the transaction, it's time for me to get my reward." Li Wen said bluntly.

"...What information do you want to know about the World Serpent?" Night Owl was silent for a moment before asking.

"All."

"all?"

"Yes," Li Wen said matter-of-factly, a faint smile on his face. "Only when I know all the information will I know what I need. First, let's start with what you consider to be the most important information about the World Serpent."

"The most important thing about the World Serpent is, of course, the Stigmata Project. I'm sure you have a good understanding of it." Night Owl paused for a moment before continuing, "The current leader of this project is the Jackal. The goal of the project is to have all of humanity share the Honkai energy in order to prevent the arrival of the Apocalypse."

“That’s why the Jackal conducted that experiment in Sky City. He intended to ‘baptize’ the city with a fixed amount of Honkai energy, thereby selecting the Stigma Awakeners who could take on this responsibility from the population of 30 million.

"However, due to your obstruction, the preliminary experiments of this plan have completely failed. As a result, Jackal is now studying the relevant data all day long."

He paused, then continued, "The most important element of the Stigmata Project, in the eyes of many, is the Lord himself. He is a hero of the past civilization, a forerunner of the present, and a deity in the eyes of the many followers of the World Serpent."

"God?" Li Wen asked.

"Yes. In the eyes of the many followers of the World Serpent, the Lord is synonymous with the Stigmata Project. His will, constructed directly from a vacuum, exists precisely to realize the Stigmata Project," explained Night Owl.

"In the 'World Serpent', the 'Stigmata Project' is actually more important than Kevin himself..." Li Wen murmured, then nodded, motioning Night Owl to continue.

Night Owl pondered for a moment, then continued, "After that, it seems to me it's the 'Paradise of the Afterlife'."

"'Paradise of the Afterlife'? What is that?" Hearing this unfamiliar name, Li Wen showed a look of great interest.

"That is a place where World Serpent cadres undergo trials and strengthen themselves. It is a data space composed of memory.

"According to Gray Snake, there are a total of thirteen memories in it, which were left by the only thirteen fusion warriors who survived the "Tragedy of Constraint" of Fire Moth.

"They are also known as the 'Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire,' and you, the Lord, are the foremost among them. However, because those heroes only appear when they recognize you, I've only met a few of them, not all of them."

Li Wen nodded slightly. "The memory space, the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire, it's really an interesting place... I didn't expect the 'World Snake' to have hidden something like this."

Having such a data space composed of memories not only means that the other party has the best warrior training base, but also means that the other party can completely preserve many research materials of previous civilizations.

Despite these conditions, Kevin still insisted on launching the so-called "Stigmata Plan"...

In the end, was He really that powerful? So powerful that even that man didn't have the confidence to deal with Him, and had to rely on the "Stigmata Plan" to prevent His arrival...

Li Wen fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, he saw that Night Owl had stopped talking to avoid disturbing him, so he smiled and said, "It's okay, please continue."

After hearing what Li Wen said, Night Owl continued, "The most distinguished officer in the World Serpents is Gray Snake. Although they are both officers, most of them were actually invited by him to join the World Serpents. He was the one who led the World Serpents before the Lord returned."

“It can be said that the Grey Snake has made an indelible contribution to the development of World Snake to its current scale.

“There are currently five World Snake cadres: myself, Gray Snake, Raven, Hato, and Raiden Mei.

"Among the cadres, Hato is the most mysterious. Even when summoned by Gray Snake, I have never seen her."

……

In this way, under Li Wen's guidance, Ye Xiao sold the "World Snake" completely and told Li Wen everything he knew as a cadre.

Although he was confident in his amazing memory, in order to prevent any accidents, Li Wen activated the recording function on the communicator in front of Ye Xiao before the conversation.

The conversation lasted for a long time before it ended. Li Wen, who had obtained a lot of information, showed a very satisfied look.

With the support of this information, "Destiny"'s understanding of the "World Serpent" will naturally be greatly improved.

So, he said goodbye to Night Owl in a very happy mood and returned to the laboratory.

Seeing Li Wen coming back, Otto, who had been waiting for a long time, smiled and asked, "How is it? Have you asked?"

"Of course." Li Wen finished the operation and shook the communicator in his hand slightly. "I have sent the message to Amber."

"The information brought by the surrender of a World Serpent cadre is enough to enrich our understanding of the World Serpent." Otto also nodded slightly and smiled.

Although he has been secretly investigating the "World Serpent", the information he has obtained is not much.

Now that a World Serpent cadre was willing to reveal core intelligence, he naturally gladly accepted it.

However, it will probably take some time for Amber to sort out the information.

He also took this opportunity to see how Fu Hua was doing.

"Do you want to go with me?" Although he had mentioned this to Li Wen before, in Otto's opinion, it didn't matter whether Li Wen went or not.

"Go." Li Wen considered it carefully and decided to go and take a look in person.

After all, his own brother could have shot the other person directly before. Although the other party was immortal and, according to Otto, was a good guy, Li Wen was still worried that the other party would beat Otto half to death when he saw him.

"Let's go." Looking at Li Wen's expression, Otto roughly understood what he was thinking, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he took the lead and walked towards the place where the life support capsule was placed.

The life support capsule is located in a private research institute set up by Otto, which houses a variety of medical equipment and also stores many soul steel bodies made by Otto.

Under Otto's leadership, Li Wen finally met the Red Kite Immortal who thwarted the destiny's plan of the Eastern Expedition.

The other person was wearing tight-fitting clothes, soaked in light blue liquid, and her beautiful long gray hair was slowly floating in the solution of the life support cabin. Her delicate face seemed to have removed all defenses and opened slowly, giving people a sense of weakness.

Apart from her slightly thinner figure, she is no different from an ordinary girl.

It is hard to imagine that the girl in front of him is actually the Red Kite Immortal who single-handedly defeated the "Destiny" Eastern Expedition Army and was so powerful.

However, compared to the identity of the person in front of him, he cared more about how much help the other person could give him.

If the other party cannot help with his plan, then to him, the dignified Red Kite Immortal is no different from an ordinary person.

Thinking this way, he continued to stare at the girl in the life support capsule and asked, "How long will it take for her to recover? If not, you can send her to my 'Homecoming' and use my life support capsule for treatment there."

Otto stared at the data in front of him and frowned slightly. "According to the data, her body functions should have fully recovered."

"But she hasn't woken up yet." Li Wen said in a deep voice, looking at the girl who was still sleeping in the vessel.

"Could there be something wrong with consciousness?" Otto also frowned. According to what he knew, Fu Hua's head had been torn into pieces by the sword but she recovered in the end. He only shot her. This shouldn't have happened.

But no matter what, the facts were already before him: his old friend showed no signs of waking up.

The two waited for a while longer. Seeing that Fu Hua still hadn't regained consciousness, Otto had to announce with regret: "It seems that we won't be able to get her help for the time being."

"Since she can't wake up, what about Yu Duchen?" Li Wen thought for a while and asked.

If they could get Yu Duchen, they could find a way to control the Key of God and solve the problem.

"It's a pity." Otto shook his head. "I didn't find any trace of Yu Duchen on her. It seems to have a power that I don't know about."

Having said this, Otto also showed a thoughtful expression.

Li Wen looked quite disappointed when he heard this.

But this look only flashed by for a moment, and he quickly cheered up, "It's okay, we still have time."

Chapter 26 Theresa's Beautiful Day

Seeing that Fu Hua could not be woken up, Amber also sent a message at this time.

So Otto and Li Wen left here directly.

……

"Anti-entropy", Salt Lake Base.

As the headquarters of "Anti-Entropy", this is also where Hyperion and others are currently stationed.

After the Coral Island incident was completely resolved and "Destiny" and "World Serpent" left one after another, Theresa, Bronya, Tesla and others also returned here driving Hyperion.

As soon as he arrived at the salt lake base, Tesla rushed to find Einstein.

Theresa and Bronya walked towards their dormitory.

Because of special arrangement, the three of them live in dormitories close to each other.

The two of them planned to tell Jizi about Kiana's condition first to avoid worrying her.