Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

The Jackal muttered to himself angrily.

Lin Wei was truly a master at hiding his identity. If he was truly determined to conceal his identity, and Gray Snake wasn't willing to invest too much, it would be difficult to find him.

"You bastard, you're ruining my good deeds!"

Considering that the disappearance of Lin Wei and the appearance of Yuno overlapped too much in time, Jackal directly believed that it was destiny that ruined her good fortune, which made her already deep disgust for destiny reach the sky again.

If Tianming hadn't accidentally "alerted the enemy", how could he have lost track of Lin Wei so suddenly?

"Humph, sooner or later I'll get it back with interest!"

The Jackal thought viciously, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but pace back and forth anxiously in the spacious office.

As he walked, the Jackal suddenly had an idea. His brain, which was filled with anger, suddenly calmed down. He stopped walking and turned around abruptly, shouting an irrefutable order to the humanoid machine.

"Get me all the information on that trainee Valkyrie!"

"Yes, Master."

The humanoid machine responded, and a stream of light shot out from its visor again, listing Yuno's information in detail on the screen, from the moment she was born to the present day when she joined Tianming, detailed and complete.

The jackal reached out and sifted through the information, discarding all the unimportant information and focusing only on the parts he cared about.

"One month after the third collapse, Hua brought him out of the ruins of Changkong City and sent him to the Tianming headquarters?"

The jackal looked at the part he had circled and muttered to himself,

"Isn't this the time when Hua brought that Lin Wei back to Changkong City? What a coincidence?"

Jackal was deeply impressed by this event, this time point, and this person.

After all, Lin Wei’s blackmail call happened at that time. The surprise was so huge that she would never forget it.

Not to mention the Holy Mark and the Key of God brought out from there by Lin Wei, as well as Hua, this special individual.

"Heh, it seems that Lin Wei got more than just two things there..."

It seems that this girl is also related to Lin Wei. Thinking of this, Jackal couldn't help but reveal a strange smile.

"The Sacred Mark, the Key of God, and a girl suspected of being in symbiosis with a Honkai Beast... so many good things, could this Changkong City be some kind of Feng Shui treasure land?"

Jackal was very pleased with the great satisfaction he felt after digging out a long-ignored clue, and then he retrieved the surveillance photos of Anna and Yuno.

Looking at this photo again, Jackal's mood is very different. He looks at Anna next to Yuno with interest.

"If I remember correctly, this Valkyrie next to me is also related to Lin Wei, right?"

"Yes. The loss of the Coral Island base was caused by her and Lin Wei."

The humanoid machine replied.

"Oh, it's her... Good, good loss... Good loss!"

The jackal laughed heartily, as if he had seen the funniest thing in the world; he laughed for a long time before he stopped abruptly and looked at the picture with a frosty face.

"In that case, I'll collect some interest first!"

"Meow……"

At this moment, a cat's cry was heard from the direction of the laboratory. A gray kitten pushed open the heavy laboratory door with ease, stood behind the door, and shook off the needles and tubes all over its body. It raised its front paws and began to lick them with a look of satisfaction.

After a long while, he slowly walked out of the laboratory again.

Ignoring the humanoid machine that looked like a machine, he walked straight to the jackal, sat down obediently on the ground, raised his little face covered with pink lines, looked at his master, and showed a humane and obedient expression.

"Meow?"

The new round of intensive testing is complete. What else do I need to do?

"Ha, you're just in time."

The jackal took out a high-tech collar from the drawer, bent down and put it on the kitten's neck, then pointed to the huge Colosseum outside the glass wall.

"Go, test your new toy. Then, it'll be your turn to make a difference."

The kitten followed the command obediently.

It understands its position here very clearly and does not feel any resistance. It does not hate its current life.

At least, it is no longer weak now.

"Humph, since those two little girls are related to that Lin Wei, if I just attack them, will that self-proclaimed righteous guy be able to hide?"

Thinking of that guy's claim that he would "fulfill his promise to the Herrscher," she couldn't help but sneer.

"In that case, please don't let me down!"

Thus, both Otto's plan and the Jackal's plan deviated from the intended track from the very beginning due to various unforeseen circumstances.

In the end, they all achieved their goals in a confused manner.

Of course, the jackal didn't know about this at the moment. She just watched the kitten leave and couldn't help but mutter to herself,

"Isn't it time to give it a name?"

Chapter 89: Otto, the master of timing

"Yuno! Look here, here!"

From the moment he landed in Manila dressed as "Yuno" and saw the girl smiling, dancing and waving in the distance, Otto began to have a very wonderful journey.

Being taken around by an innocent and curious girl, she went to various places recommended by Captain Jier and experienced all kinds of things that seemed new and interesting to her.

In fact, many things are only novel to her, a caged bird who grew up in destiny, but what can she do? "Yuno" doesn't mind this somewhat naive enthusiasm.

This kind of carefree comfort made Otto feel as if he had returned to five hundred years ago - at that time he was still a thin boy, and was also carried around by an energetic girl all day long.

I still remember that I would often be out of breath just to keep up with her pace; and at such times she would deliberately slow down her pace, then take my hand and run forward with me, until I got used to the comfort brought by this speed, until I smiled somewhat awkwardly in the wind, and then a happy smile appeared on her face.

Together they went to the river to catch shrimps and play in the water, together they went to the fields to fly kites, together they went to the mountains to fly their newly improved aircraft...

It’s a pity that those beautiful pasts have become distant memories, like yesterday;

And this present happiness and romance originally belonged to Anna and another girl in front of him.

However, now all of this has been replaced by a virtual personality simulated by an imposter using data.

Of course, Otto's heart had long since cooled, and the little sympathy he had left didn't make him feel much guilt.

"Oh my, you are such a shameless guy..."

Otto handed over the control of his body to a false personality created by collecting information from the real Yuno. This body made of soul steel mimics the real Yuno, natural and impeccable.

I was quietly lurking in the depths of my consciousness, enjoying this "first-person" youth drama and savoring my long-lost youth through it.

But unfortunately, this rare leisure time is inevitably accompanied by some unwelcome noises——

"Another... no, two. Two more ignorant girls have unknowingly fallen into your trap and become pitiful puppets. And you are their leader."

The half-joking, half-sarcastic voice made Otto put away his leisure time with some regret.

Of course, it is only natural that Otto would carry the Void Manzang with him.

"What's the matter, Xukong Wanzang? Are you so pathetic that you would even use such a trivial matter to attack me? Oh, I'm so sorry..."

When enjoying a high-quality 3D movie, it was suddenly cut off. Even Otto would feel annoyed by this annoying behavior, so Otto called the person by name and responded without hesitation.

"There are many similar memory images stored in the data terminal at Tianming headquarters. If you are interested, I can satisfy your needs after we return to Tianming."

So until then, keep quiet.

"Oh, really? Then I really have to thank you for your 'generosity'. But unfortunately, I don't have the same hobby as you."

Xukong Wanzang seemed not to have heard Otto's subtext and still did not intend to shut his mouth.

"Let's get down to business. Are you just going to keep wasting your time here, pretending to be someone else and playing house with little girls?"

At this time, Anna was sharing the ice cream she had just bought with Yuno. It was icy, sweet, and refreshing.

"Waste of time? How could that be, my friend? Hush...be patient...you should know that whether you are a hunter or a fisherman, the most important quality is always 'patience'."

Otto used his soul steel brain to analyze and record the shape and recipe of the ice cream, intending to use it to "compensate" the real Yuno after the mission was over; at the same time, he gently made a silent gesture - even though there was only consciousness here, he believed that Void Bankang was enough to understand the meaning.

"Our prey seems cautious. Be careful not to scare the poor little creature away."

Otto's voice was confident and gentle, and his tone was as soft as a soothing sleep aid, as if he was really afraid of scaring someone, even though this was just a conversation between consciousnesses and could not be heard by a third person.

"Huh? Prey?"

Xukong Wanzang looked outside speechlessly. At this moment, "Yuno" was walking with Anna in a garden. He saw Anna, who was full of childishness, weaving a wreath, gently placing it on "Yuno's" head, then pulling Yuno to sit by the flower bed, and began to teach her how to weave a wreath with great enthusiasm.

"...You mean her?"

Xukong Wanzang felt that Otto was insulting his intelligence. If you want to find an excuse to come out and play, just say it directly. There is no need to find a reason that can't even fool a fool.

"Hahaha, what are you thinking, my friend? Do you think that a great Bishop like me, the Lord of Heaven, needs to go through so much trouble to investigate the Valkyries under my command?"

Otto saw through Xukong Wanzang's idea at a glance, but he didn't intend to use this to dispel his childish idea. Instead, he gently defended himself in his usual chanting tone.

"You know, the reason I chose this body is not only because it possesses excellent combat capabilities and can handle most emergencies, but more importantly, it possesses exquisite senses, capable of detecting even the slightest disturbance in the air. Coupled with your unwavering support, Xukong Wanzang, this body possesses unparalleled intelligence gathering capabilities."

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say. All I see is sightseeing, sightseeing, and more sightseeing."

As if he was very happy to see Otto fail even a little bit, Xu Kong Wan Zang not only did not appreciate Otto's deliberate "flattery", but instead mocked him even more wantonly.

"Or perhaps this powerful sensory system allows you to reap more joy from your journey? Haha, do I need to remind you again? You are now impersonating someone else without permission."

Xukong Wanzang looked up at the outside world. Yuno had clumsily woven a loose wreath, which was far less delicate and beautiful than the one Anna had woven. But Anna didn't dislike it at all and happily put it on her head. She looked around and asked Yuno which angle looked better...

Xukong Wanzang curled his lips and said, "What does the happiness of two young girls have to do with you, an old man who lived five hundred years ago?"

Xukong Wanzang suddenly discovered that as an artificial intelligence, he seemed to have a sense of moral superiority, which has to be said to be a kind of black humor.

"It is indeed a great pity that the real Miss Yuno was not able to witness this scene with her own eyes."

Otto, who was hidden deep in his subconscious, also sighed, and then returned to his usual calm and playful self.

"But, my friend, don't you really notice anything unusual?"

"Ok?"

The void is full of myriad hidden things, and I don't understand why. What's abnormal? What's abnormal?

"What strange discovery have you made?"

Xukong Wanzang quickly adjusted his mentality. Although he had always been critical of Otto, he never dared to really underestimate him, and he knew that he would not do anything without a purpose.

Although he was somewhat unwilling, it seemed that he had lost again this time, and Xukong Wanzang was a little annoyed about it.

"Hehe, be patient, my friend."

It seemed that he was completely unconcerned with Xukong Wanzang's strange competitive spirit, and as if the winner naturally looked down on him, Otto simply spoke of his discovery in a tone that was either gentle or playful.

"From the first day I landed, I felt like someone was secretly watching me, or rather, us."

Otto's tone gradually became serious, his brows slightly furrowed, and he began to talk to himself as if he was thinking.

"That gaze is like a maggot attached to my bones, following me everywhere, but I still can't find a way to find it..."

"...Really? Why didn't I notice?"

Xukong Wanzang was somewhat confused as he searched through all the memories of this body - Otto had given it temporary permission before - and used its powerful quantum computer to carefully analyze every frame and every sound, but still found nothing, which made it even more confused.

"Don't bother worrying about it, the void is full of treasures."

Otto interrupted Xukong Wanzang's futile attempt and temporarily gave up his own deep thinking.

"This discovery isn't achieved through technological means, but rather stems from the instinctive perception of danger signals that has evolved over hundreds of millions of years. You could also loosely call it 'intuition.'"

Even though his body had long been replaced with solid soul steel and his consciousness could be uploaded and downloaded, Otto never gave up his soul essence as a "human".

"...Are you sure this isn't just your illusion?"

Xukong Wanzang was speechless for a while. I feel really sorry. It’s my fault that I’m just a God’s Key.

"Haha, whether it's intuition or illusion, whether it's true or not, all we need to do is find a suitable method to verify it."

Otto, with the rigorous attitude of a scientific researcher, sorted out his thoughts in soliloquy.

"That little bug is hiding very deeply, just like that snake, hiding its head and showing its tail. It's really annoying... Haha, but since they are so similar, it makes me even more interested..."

"Oh? It seems you already have an idea."

When Xukong Wanzang saw the curve of Otto's mouth, he felt a little bored. The following script was too familiar.

That is an area where it has no say at all.