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

"Don't worry, Tianming's troubles won't affect her. She and the children are safe."

"What about the World Serpent?"

Yaezakura was still a little worried, and after carefully considering her words, she said,

"You know, they're... cruel."

"World Serpent? Ha!"

Lin Wei sneered, and the laziness in his tone just now disappeared, and said,

"Gray Snake will take care of this little matter."

"Gray snake?" Yaezakura was surprised.

"Don't you think it's strange that Gray Snake, that guy who has transformed into millions of people, has never appeared in Manila?"

Lin Wei sneered and said,

"I have reason to suspect that the problem with my communication with Dr. Anti-Entropy was caused by him. Although I don't have any evidence, I don't need evidence for this kind of thing!"

"Since that guy has already plotted against me, or at least has the possibility of using me, why should I tie my own hands?"

Lin Wei kept playing with the rather plain-looking hiking stick in his hand and gently stroking his Pandora.

"If its intention is to make an enemy of me, then don't blame me for striking first! And if things continue this way, it's only a matter of time before Raven, as a World Serpent cadre, becomes my enemy. So, if we use her in advance, we're helping her make a decision. Haha, maybe she'll even thank me."

Lin Wei told a meaningless joke.

"And if Gray Snake doesn't want to be my enemy, and he's just holding me here for some hidden purpose..."

Lin Wei's tone was relaxed, as if he was just chatting.

"Whether his true motive is to have Otto and I fight to the death, or whether there are other reasons I don't know yet...but since he has chosen to push me to the point of resorting to extremes, he will naturally have to bear the consequences. Hehe, don't worry, as long as he intervenes, Raven will be fine."

"Tsk... Even after things have progressed to this point, I'm still so restrained? Haha, what a pity!"

Having said that, Lin Wei twisted his body uncomfortably and changed to a more comfortable sitting position.

"Is it too much to ask him to wipe Miss Raven's butt?"

I have to say that Gray Snake is really smart. He did not touch Lin Wei's bottom line and did not make him feel too directly threatened. He just gave him an extremely difficult problem. In this more indirect way, he made Lin Wei feel very uncomfortable on the one hand, but on the other hand, he would not directly overturn the table and make everyone lose face in the end.

After all, no matter how difficult the problem is, there is always a way to solve it - and for this problem in Manila, Lin Wei happened to have found a perfect way to solve it.

But no matter what, Lin Wei's patience had reached its limit. If Gray Snake were to add any more unnecessary weight to the situation, even if it was just a tiny moth landing on it, it would instantly tip the scales in Lin Wei's heart, which had already reached a critical point!

If you don't want to have fun, then don't play!

Even so, Lin Wei still prayed: This day will never come.

Gray snakes had better be smart and not give themselves the chance to go crazy.

Because even Lin Wei didn't know how he would go crazy when he couldn't help but decide to overturn the table.

It has happened twice, and Lin Wei doesn't want this to happen a third time.

"This can't happen again. Gray Snake, after this is over, you must give me an explanation!"

Lin Wei thought angrily while trying to calm his restless heart.

"Is the gray snake that powerful?"

Yaezakura sensed the suppressed undercurrent deep within Lin Wei's heart and couldn't help but interrupt.

"Maybe you're overthinking it? After all, the fact that Miss Yuno is actually Otto is something he wouldn't know anyway, right?"

If the World Serpent knew the every move of the Bishop of Destiny so clearly, then their main target of infiltration in recent years would not have been Anti-Entropy.

"…You're right, Sakura."

Lin Wei thought about it for a moment, and then heaved a sigh of relief. The restlessness in his heart gradually subsided.

"It was difficult for Gray Snake to predict that Otto would appear here, and it's very likely that he still doesn't know about it. So the fact that this matter has developed to this point is very likely a coincidence..."

Lin Wei changed to a more comfortable position.

"But no matter what, since the Jackal dared to attack me, he must have instructed me to do so. Anti-Entropy's loss of contact is also likely related to him. So, I didn't misunderstand him."

"It just so happened that two originally independent things happened to collide with each other and seem to become one thing - haha, for me, it just happened to be two things coming together."

Tianming wants to dig out the World Snake, and the World Snake wants to do something to Lin Wei; these two things will lead to the same result - Lin Wei's existence will be exposed to Tianming's eyes.

Lin Wei also wanted to do two things: save Anna who was seriously injured and unconscious, and protect herself from being exposed to Tian Ming.

And these two things happened to lead to the same result - killing Otto.

"The plan remains unchanged."

Lin Wei said quietly without opening her eyes,

"First, kill Bishop Otto. Then, I'll go back and ask the Gray Snake what he's up to!"

Chapter 118: Insignificant Chess Piece

This world does not exist around a certain person. It will not come to a standstill just because of Lin Wei's temporary "start", waiting for him to wake up from his dream and then play this "house game" with him again.

In this world, everyone is playing his or her own role, pushing the world forward together for their own different demands.

Just as Lin Wei said, in the next two or three days, the most restless Dr. Jackal fell completely silent.

Without the traction of the center of the vortex, the other parties being pulled in will have to voluntarily or involuntarily stop their activities.

The entire city of Manila seemed to have returned to its former tranquility - in fact, this city has always been so peaceful, and the intrigues between a few people are just an insignificant episode.

And this is the truth of this world - beneath the peaceful appearance, crises are lurking everywhere; in the calm world, undercurrents are surging.

Even the so-called "peace" and "tranquility" are merely a facade, barely maintained on the surface, like a bubble blown by a child with soapy water, beautiful yet fragile, ready to burst at the slightest touch...

Even human beings themselves are just a part of this bubble, a tiny foam on the bubble swaying in the wind, living and dying with it.

The vast majority of people do not have the opportunity to choose their own destiny. They either survive in a false peace and enjoy the trivial troubles of life; or they die in despair and helplessness in the sudden disaster.

Manila, a huge city with a population of tens of millions, is no exception.

It sounds sad, but it's true...

And in this world, there are always some people who are fighting to protect this fragile bubble.

"It's been so many days, and there's still no news of support from headquarters?"

Captain Jier suppressed his anxiety and sat firmly in his seat, asking questions to his assistant in a calm tone. However, the electronic pen in his hand could not help but tap on the table, making a "tick, tick, tick" sound.

After returning from the last investigation in the forest, Yuno told her that the strange cat-shaped Honkai Beast should have the ability to shrink its body and may have lurked in a corner of the city. She suggested that the Snow Lotus team focus their search on the inner city.

Otto's purpose was naturally to make use of the ready-made force of the Snow Lotus Team, and use their familiarity and convenience of being stationed in the local area for a long time to help him further speed up the investigation of the World Snake.

Jier didn't know what he was planning, but after hearing the news, he couldn't help but become even more anxious and angry, and he worked even harder on patrols and investigations - maybe this was exactly what Otto wanted to achieve?

"Captain, headquarters replied that in order to avoid provoking the Southeast Asian governments, they are unable to provide support until there is solid evidence..."

The Valkyrie who temporarily replaced Anna smiled bitterly and said,

"Captain, you know, this part of Southeast Asia... has never been very welcoming to us, Tianming, and of course, Anti-Entropy..."

"whispering sound!"

Jier couldn't help but snort, not knowing who he was dissatisfied with. The electronic pen in his hand that had been tapping subconsciously stopped, and he said in a hoarse voice,

"Can you give me some good news?"

Another Valkyrie came over and gently handed Jier a bottle of spray.

"Captain, your mouth is blistered from worrying about it. Please give me some medicine..."

"Is that so? Thank you..."

Jier was stunned. It seemed that after she reminded him of this, he felt a pain in his mouth that made him upset.

“Isn’t no news the best news?”

The Valkyrie who served as the assistant also said comfortingly,

"Also, headquarters has promised that, while they can't directly dispatch forces, they will have satellites in the sky constantly monitoring the situation in and around Manila. If anything is discovered, they will alert us immediately and, depending on the situation, dispatch follow-up support promptly. Furthermore, several other teams stationed in the Philippine islands have increased their alert level and have made it clear that they are ready to support us at any time."

"Well, this is indeed good news."

Jie Er only evaluates the second half.

"I just hope that not too many people will die before support arrives from headquarters..."

When the Valkyries heard these discouraging words, they looked at each other in silence.

A single strike could severely injure an A-rank Valkyrie or render a Honkai beast on the verge of death. This was an insurmountable obstacle for their Snow Lotus team.

This is especially true for the city of Manila, which they protect.

"No news is the best news," this sentence sounds a bit self-deceptive, but for these Valkyries, it is also their true thoughts.

If possible, who would be willing to challenge an enemy that is impossible to defeat?

Jier also sensed the awkward silence among the team members at the moment, and realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, so he could only smile helplessly and waved his hand.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard. Since there's nothing to do today, let's all go to bed early..."

After saying that, he stood up and pretended to walk out.

"Captain, where are you going?"

The team members did not disperse, but asked,

"You're planning to take that temporary member on patrol to some dangerous places again, right?"

"What do you mean by a dangerous place? Did you see me in danger?"

Jier tapped the heads of the team members around him one by one. Seeing them rubbing their foreheads in frustration, he couldn't help but laugh and said,

"Okay, that Yuno team member is very strong, you should all know that. As for me... although my strength is not that great, I am still an A-rank Valkyrie after all. My battlefield performance is definitely better than that silly girl Anna, right? She can't die, so as long as I prepare in advance, what can go wrong?"

Seeing that her arrogance had been suppressed, Jier pushed away the Valkyrie team members who were blocking her way with satisfaction and continued to walk out.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly seemed to remember something, stopped abruptly, turned around and gave a serious warning.

"As for the rest of you, you are not allowed to act on your own, understand? If you really can't stay idle, go to the hospital and accompany Deputy Captain Anna."

"I know, I know..."

Seeing how serious the captain was, several team members did not dare to contradict him and nodded one after another.

Seeing this, Jier breathed a sigh of relief. He continued to walk out while preparing to send a message to "Yuno" who was still staying in the hospital, saying that he would soon ride a motorcycle to pick her up.

"Ugh……"

After closing the door and isolating himself from the sight of the team members, Jier couldn't help but stop and sighed tiredly. His tense back couldn't help but relax a little. He said to himself in a self-deprecating way,

"If you were still here, these things...wouldn't be my business to worry about them."

Then she regained her spirits and continued to walk out, her short light blue hair fluttering slightly in the cool breeze between the trees.

"But since I'm still here, I have to protect our home, right?"

Chapter 119: You’re all here, what a coincidence?

In the past few days, "Yuno" often goes out with Jier. Relying on his familiarity with the city, Jier forms a temporary two-person team with the powerful "Yuno" to patrol every corner of the city where dangerous elements may be "hiding".

As the captain of the Snow Lotus Team, Jier is naturally doing his duty, but "Yuno", who is just a virtual personality, is only executing the will of the real owner of this body - Bishop Otto.

"Haha, it's true that it's impossible to find a sword by carving a mark on a boat."

After returning empty-handed once again, Otto allowed the virtual personality to return to the hospital and continue to guard Anna's bedside; he sighed with regret.

After all, Yuno and Anna went out together at the beginning; now they are "partnering" with Jier, and they also go out together.

Everything was so similar, but the other party never launched a second attack. It was so quiet that it seemed as if he was just fighting wits with the air - if Anna was not indeed lying in the hospital emergency room.

"Shouldn't we give them some credit for being so vigilant? No wonder they've managed to remain unknown for so many years..."

Otto clapped his hands in admiration.

As for how much sarcasm was contained in this praise, perhaps only he himself knew.

Of course, the World Snake he was facing right now certainly couldn't bear his assessment of being "vigilant": long before he and the Snow Lotus team returned to the forest to investigate, Stan had already attacked him on the Jackal's orders—if Orlandel hadn't suddenly appeared...

In a sense, Otto completely dug his own grave.