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

An unknown man named Lin intervened silently and took advantage of the situation to make the jackals calm down temporarily. This is the fundamental reason why the situation has been so calm in the past few days.

Otherwise, she would definitely look for opportunities more than once to continue attacking him.

Bishop Otto, who knew nothing about these things, felt a faint worry in his heart.

"Could the World Serpent guy have already escaped?"

If he had failed from the start, it would have been fine. But right now, the World Serpent had already shown its face before him once. If he escaped again, it would be a terrible feeling...

The big fish was clearly on the hook and was pulled out of the water, but it ended up breaking the hook and running away. Which fisherman wouldn't lose his temper in such a situation?

Please don't. I have been patient till this point and my true identity has not been revealed yet. Why don't you try again?

After all, Otto is a shrewd and calculating man. How could he give up so easily?

He first thought about it and carefully recalled what he had done during this period of time to make sure that he had not made any mistakes.

Since the problem was not with him, Otto had to sigh again from the bottom of his heart that the World Serpent was indeed unexpectedly sharp and cunning.

"In that case, we can't just sit and wait for them to take the bait as usual..."

Otto, who thought he had a deeper understanding of the World Serpent, decided to take the initiative.

"Haha, no matter whether those guys are lying dormant or have already run away with their tails between their legs... no matter how cunning the mouse is, it will always find its own burrow!"

Otto recalled the mission report on the Coral Island incident that the Snow Lotus Team had submitted to him not long ago, which involved a secret base of the World Serpent.

"Since there's a World Serpent base on that newly built artificial island...why wouldn't there be one in other cities?"

Thinking of the cat-shaped Honkai Beast that had appeared silently before him, Otto became more and more certain that his guess was correct.

Even if they don't have a permanent base in Manila, they will at least have a temporary hideout for those rats to stay in temporarily - so they can keep an eye on their every move, and then attack them when they think the time is right.

But the city is too big, and actively searching for it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

At this moment, Otto suddenly wanted to transfer Rita over as well. With her meticulousness and decisiveness, she would be very good at carrying out this somewhat trivial investigation task.

"Unfortunately, I've hidden Youlan Dell here for several days. After so long, the World Serpent might have discovered her."

...Perhaps it is because they discovered the existence of Yulan Dell that those timid ground rats suddenly chose to lie dormant?

"Tsk, it's really troublesome..."

Otto thought with some annoyance.

But the more this happened, the less likely Otto would be able to transfer Rita over to assist him at this time.

After all, if two S-rank Valkyries suddenly appeared in the same city together, the World Serpent guys would probably really run away - even if they hadn't noticed anything unusual before.

In this case, apart from asking the Snow Lotus Team to continue to increase patrols, I am afraid there is only one last option.

"Haha, I hope that Mr. He Kun, the anti-entropy, can continue to develop his intelligence ability of 'unraveling the mystery'. Of course, this time, it's for destiny~"

Otto laughed and once again placed high hopes on "He Kun".

Now that his mind was made up, Otto compiled his current predicament and analysis of the possible whereabouts of the World Serpent into a message and sent it to Lin Wei, along with his orders as Bishop Otto.

"Use all your strength to dig out the World Serpent for me!"

………………

the other side.

"Drip drip..."

Amidst the noise, the communicator that had remained silent in his arms suddenly made a sound. Lin Wei hurriedly apologized to the people around him.

"Sorry, there's a message. It might be something important. I have to check it first."

"Mr. He Kun, you don't have to be so polite."

The person beside her was Youlan Dale. She waved her hand generously and said indifferently,

"We're just hanging out, but we should get back to our business."

"Oh, it's a message from the Bishop."

Lin Wei first glanced at the signature, his eyes lit up, and then he quickly scrolled down to read in detail, saying as he read,

"The bishop speculated that the World Serpent...was that the mysterious organization's name? It's quite mysterious...The bishop believes they might have a secret hideout in Manila. He's tied up, so he told me to dig it out as quickly as possible, regardless of the cost."

Tsk, that’s it?

Lin Wei rolled her eyes inwardly and enthusiastically handed the communicator to the blonde girl beside her.

"Lord Youlan Dale, please take a look."

"No need. This is a message from the Bishop to you alone. I cannot review it."

Youlan Dale refused very casually, and with a slight lift of his arm, he pushed back Lin Wei's outstretched arm.

"You don't have to try to gain my trust this way. If I doubted you, I wouldn't have agreed to go shopping with you in these pet stores at this time."

Just this morning, Youlan Dell couldn't resist Lin Wei's invitation and went to the pet market to buy a cat.

The noisy sounds around were the calls of various animals, mostly birds; the next louder ones were the palm-sized kittens and puppies that were obviously newly born, while the larger cats and dogs were relatively quiet.

"Haha, after all, I promised to give you a pet cat."

Lin Wei laughed heartily, put away the communicator without any pretense, and said,

"After all, I don't know exactly what kind you like, so it would be best if you could choose it yourself. That way, we can go to the next store and have a look..."

As he spoke, Lin Wei walked ahead enthusiastically, and was about to push open the door of another shop, but was gently stopped by Youlan Dell.

"No need, I appreciate your kindness."

Youlan Dell blocked the door with one hand and said calmly and steadily,

"Since the Bishop has already sent you a mission, we should return to the mission itself instead of continuing to waste time here."

Seeing that the arm leaning against the door frame looked quite slender, Lin Wei pulled the bolt hard out of curiosity - it didn't move at all. He couldn't help but marvel at the Valkyrie's extraordinary strength again.

But Youlan Dell frowned slightly because of Lin Wei's action, lowered his arm that was leaning against the door frame, and said seriously,

"Mr. He Kun, I think our stroll should end. If you still want to continue, then I can only say sorry and say goodbye."

"You misunderstood, Lord Yulan Dale."

Lin Wei smiled slightly and told the truth.

"I was just curious about the power of the Valkyrie."

"..."

Yulan Dell was speechless when she saw his sincere expression.

How come he's like a little kid?

Since Youlan Dale's refusal was so obvious, Lin Wei would not force it. She just asked curiously,

"Come to think of it, after looking at so many stores, is there any kitten you particularly like, Orchiddale?"

"It's a pity. The kittens here are too docile and lack energy. I don't like them very much."

Youlan Dale spoke quickly. Then he felt a little puzzled about Lin Wei.

"Mr. He Kun, why are you so eager to fulfill your earlier joke? Even if you consider it a promise, it wouldn't be too late to do it after the mission is completed."

"Haha, after the mission is over, I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity anymore..."

Lin Wei said this with a double meaning.

After this mission is completed, I hope you don’t treat me as an enemy when we meet next time!

But Youlan Dell misunderstood it and said something else. She smiled and said,

"I'm not some unattainable VIP. I'm just an ordinary Valkyrie. Once the mission is completed, find a time when both you and I are free. If you invite me out for a shopping date, I won't refuse."

"Haha, then it's a deal. I hope there will really be such an opportunity."

Lin Wei didn't say much and accepted the other party's kindness with a smile.

Then, the two walked out of the mall. Youlan Dell watched Lin Wei get into the car and left, waving goodbye.

Then, she fell into distress again - Lin Wei was gone, and she didn't know what to do next.

Since Bishop Otto did not ask for his cooperation in the message he gave to Lin Wei, Youlan Dell would not take the initiative to intervene.

In her opinion, everyone has his or her own tasks and roles, and it is their duty to perform their duties.

"...I hope the order from the Bishop will arrive soon."

Youlan Dale sighed. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a neat and tidy bookstore. His eyes lit up, and he turned and walked in that direction.

………………

The other side of the other side.

In the newly cleaned laboratory, Jackal took off the high-power eyepiece covering his face, then opened the instrument in front of him and took out the limiter after the second upgrade.

Then, she woke up Stan who was sleeping in the incubator and snapped the collar-shaped restrictor around his neck.

"Okay, let's go test it out in the simulator."

The jackal patted its head gently, and there was even a hint of tenderness in its tone.

"Meow..."

Stan whimpered, jumped out of the incubator, and obediently followed orders, walking towards the room containing the simulation training device.

Previously, it thought that the "punishment" it would receive was just a few times of withholding food. Compared with the experiments it had participated in before, whenever there was anything that made the owner dissatisfied, it would punish itself in this way.

But this time, the owner's "transformation experiment" called "all-round strengthening" made it experience a long-lost feeling of excruciating pain - this was the first time it was transformed while awake, without any anesthesia, but with hard metal belts tightly binding each of its joints.

Then, Stan watched helplessly as his body was cut open by blades of various shapes, leaving his skin and flesh exposed and bleeding; he saw his bones being scanned by various instruments; he saw his internal organs being manipulated by robotic arms like building blocks.

Then, he watched helplessly as she injected various reagents into his body, making his body seem to fall apart - his head felt dizzy, his tail felt tingling as if he had been electrocuted, and his forelimbs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.

As for his hind legs? He couldn't feel them anymore—if the reflection on the glass hadn't let him see them, Stan would have thought they'd been amputated.

"Don't let it happen again..."

Stan, who had recovered, felt horrified just thinking about it.

"Humph, you're much more obedient now."

The Jackal was quite satisfied to see Stan looking a little depressed.

This beast had the audacity to destroy her laboratory and leave her in such a state of disgrace. Furthermore, he had fallen so easily into the hands of the Destiny Valkyrie...

This was unacceptable to the jackal's proud self-esteem, so she had to give it some reasonable punishment.

"Next, we need to think about how to act."

The Jackal muttered to himself.

Although the unexpected alliance between Tianming and Lin Wei made her feel quite difficult; but if I just gave up in such a disgraceful way, I don’t know how that hateful gray snake would laugh at me in his heart!

The Jackal thought angrily.

"Haha, the more difficult the target, the more valuable it is to capture, right?"

The jackal muttered to himself, and his inner emotions gradually calmed down.

"Next, when should I get the raven moving..."

While thinking, Jackal took out the communicator from his pocket.

Not long ago, she gave Raven a new communicator, known only to the two of them.

Even though he looked down on Lin Wei, after he used Stan's limiter to plot against him in a despicable way, the Jackal had a better understanding of the strangeness of the Key of Erosion.

It was for this reason that the Jackal specially replaced the communicator for Raven.

Jackal said that Lin Wei had long known about Raven's old communicator and that he might be using the Corrosion Key to monitor it. So, for safety reasons, he had given her a brand new communicator that only he and she knew about.

In this way, you are still unstable?

The Jackal expressed great approval of his own wisdom and prepared to inform the Raven to start the action.

"Keep an eye on that S-rank Valkyrie first! I want to see how she and Lin Wei team up!"

Find that audacious and despicable guy, and then catch him when he is alone!

The Jackal's plan was that simple.

But the so-called "plan" is often more feasible the simpler it is, isn't it?