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

"When, where, what level, how do you know?"

This kind of thing is no joke!

"I don't know exactly when, and I don't have any evidence. Just consider it an unfounded guess on my part."

Lin Wei said seriously,

"I've investigated recently and found no signs of human damage. If there really is a collapse, it's most likely a natural disaster. If not—then I'm just worrying too much, and this is the best possible outcome."

Unlike Anna, Jier is the commander of the entire team and has the natural right to issue orders; and he has a complete and mature outlook on life, and knows what he should and should not do.

Therefore, Lin Wei felt that it was not a bad thing to tell her the news in advance.

Jie Er looked into Lin Wei's eyes seriously, and after repeatedly confirming that he was not lying, he lowered his head somewhat dejectedly and said in a deep voice,

"Thank you."

Maybe this is a cliché story of the man who cried wolf, but what if the wolf really came?

Jier felt that he needed to take it seriously.

"Well, in that case, I'll take my leave."

Lin Wei took one last look at Anna, then turned and left.

No one can predict what will happen in the future, so it’s better not to worry too much about it right now.

"Well……"

Not long after Lin Wei left, Anna whimpered and opened her eyes. She saw Jie Er standing beside her with a worried look on her face.

"Captain, are you there?"

She scratched her head, feeling that she was in excellent health at the moment, and couldn't help asking,

"How long have I been asleep? How's Yuno?"

After she recalled her memories before she fell into a coma, she immediately cared about her companions.

"She's fine. She's back at headquarters."

Jie Er put aside his worries for the moment and asked

"How do you feel now? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, no! I feel great now!"

Anna sat up almost instantly and said with a smile,

"I feel like I can kill a Honkai beast with one punch!"

"That's great. Seeing you like this, I feel relieved."

Jier smiled slightly.

"Then you continue to rest. I'll go back to the base first."

"Wait for me! Let's go back together!"

Anna immediately stood up and tried to catch up with Jie'er, but she pushed her back.

"team leader?"

Anna was a little confused.

"I'm really fine now!"

"I know."

Jie Er raised his eyebrows and said with a smile,

"But, Team Member Anna, you were so badly injured before, but now you're suddenly alive and kicking. Do you think the people in the evaluation department at headquarters will mistakenly think you're a lazy deserter?"

"Ah? This... Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! No! I'm innocent!"

Anna cried out loudly.

"Of course I know you are wronged."

Seeing that Anna was easily shocked, Jier couldn't help but smile and continued,

"I think it's best if you just woke up. You need to stay in the hospital for a few more days to 'slowly' recover. That way, it will be easier to explain to headquarters."

"This...oh, okay..."

Anna agreed somewhat dejectedly, and lay back down on the bed reluctantly.

Phew, that’s good. This way, the headquarters shouldn’t get suspicious.

Jie Er secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but laugh at himself, wondering if this was actually treason.

At least it should be considered dereliction of duty, right?

"By the way, I'll give this back to you."

Now that Anna was awake, Jier handed her back the pendant that he had temporarily put away.

"This...ah! Thank you, Captain!"

Anna was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. She quickly took it from Jier's hand, carefully hung it around her neck, and caressed the half-heart-shaped sparkling gem with great care.

"Since you've given away half of your heart, you must protect the remaining half and don't lose it again."

Jier warned meaningfully, with a bit of double meaning in his words.

Anna naturally understood part of the hint and her cheeks flushed.

"It's not what you think!"

Jie'er shrugged and said, "I haven't said anything yet."

Seeing her like this, Anna blushed even more.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Have a good rest and return to the team as soon as possible."

Jier smiled lightly, gave one final instruction, and then turned and left.

She still remembered the rather terrifying news that Lin Wei had told her before she left, and felt that whether it was true or not, it was necessary to make some preparations in advance.

What if?

Chapter 159: Youlan Dell and Anna (5,000 words)

At about the same time when Lin Wei said goodbye to Jier and Anna woke up, Youlan Dell had just returned to the headquarters of Tianming and boarded the floating island hidden in the clouds.

"Your Excellency, I am back."

After returning to the headquarters, Yulan Dell immediately went to report to Otto.

From Southeast Asia to Europe, this distance spans nearly half the world. Even with the flight performance of the fourth-generation Valkyrie armor "Brilliant Knight Moon Soul", even if Orlandel flies at full speed, it will take three to four hours to cross this distance.

And when she was carrying an extra burden in her arms, her flying speed would inevitably decrease.

Don't get me wrong, the main issue is that the person and cat in Youlan Dale's arms probably can't withstand her flying speed that easily breaks the sound barrier - it can only be said that people's physical constitutions are slightly different after all...

"Good work, Bianca."

At this time, Otto had just spent several hours receiving and organizing the memories deposited from Xukong Wanzang.

It has to be said that having Xukong Wanzang, a divine key that is bound to his own consciousness and follows wherever his consciousness is, has really saved Otto a lot of trouble - such as a memory that is not so important but has no time to back up.

"Is this the guy you mentioned in your previous report?"

Otto first glanced at the kitten held carefully in Youlan Dell's hands, and then his eyes fell on the humanoid girl held carefully in her arms. He looked at her carefully for a few seconds and said with interest,

"She looks more like a machine than a human girl."

The metal and mechanical components on the humanoid girl's body are so eye-catching that one can tell at a glance that she has undergone extremely severe physical modifications.

"She's still alive."

Yulandel said calmly, slightly objecting to Otto's slightly cold evaluation in his own way.

"Haha, alright. This poor little girl is the only survivor you found in the World Serpent's base..."

Otto easily accepted Youlan Dell's point of view, and said with a smile,

"In that case, let's send her to Miss Elizabeth's laboratory and take good care of her. I hope we can get some valuable information from her after she wakes up."

"Yes."

Amber, who was standing by, responded, and then the data in the eyepiece flowed. She began to contact the Saint 1504 Institute, and at the same time, a bed was pushed out from somewhere, signaling Orlandel to put the humanoid girl on the bed and wait for someone to come and take her in.

"By the way, please ask Miss Changguang to help me give this little guy a physical examination."

Yulan Dale handed the still unconscious Stan to Amber. Amber took it with some curiosity, but before she could hold it firmly, she was frightened by Otto's words and threw it away.

"Is this the cat-shaped Honkai Beast?"

Otto looked at Stan strangely and asked,

"Why did you bring it back? Tianming doesn't have much interest in Honkai Beasts."

Yulan Dale hurriedly picked up Stan just before he fell to the ground, carefully held him in his arms, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Otto seriously.

"I think it's necessary to conduct some research on Destiny. What do you think, Bishop?"

"Uh……"

For some reason, Otto actually read a sense of "threat" from Yulan Dell's seriousness; it was like a little girl who found her favorite toy and didn't want an annoying adult to take it away - this feeling was quite novel.

Oh, forget it, if she likes it, just give it to her. Otto thought about it and changed his mind in an instant.

"Let the Saint 1504 Research Institute take charge of this as well."

"Don't worry, Miss Amber. It's seriously injured and probably won't wake up for a while."

Yulan Dell gently comforted Amber,

"And I've already destroyed its transformation device. It poses no threat now."

"……Yes."

Amber's voice trembled slightly as she took the furry thing tremblingly and immediately sent two words to the Changguang Research Institute: "Express."

Take it away quickly!

After dealing with the problem of the man and the cat, Youlan Dell reported the key points of his mission in the past few days in brief and concise language.

"I will submit the specific mission report in writing later."

Yulan Dell concluded, with a tone of regret and self-blame.

"However, in the end, I let those guys escape, and I failed to rescue Mr. He Kun. Not only did he die in vain, but his efforts were also wasted. Regardless, this is my mistake."

"Don't feel bad, Youlan Dell. Forcing them to escape in that manner and confirming that the Second God Key is in the hands of the World Serpent is already a huge achievement."

Otto said with a smile,

"As for Mr. He Kun, it's truly a huge pity. So, Amber, please send an obituary to our friends at Anti-Entropy for me later, saying that Mr. He Kun unfortunately passed away due to some reason; Tianming deeply regrets this and is willing to make some necessary humanitarian compensation."

Although he really liked the guy's talent; but since he was dead, he could only feel regret and put him behind his mind.

After all, dead people have no value.

"Anti-entropy?"

Youlan Dell was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

"What does this have to do with them?"

Then, Otto explained the whole story to Yulandel.

"...So that's how it is. So Mr. He Kun was originally an anti-entropy person, and had nothing to do with destiny. He was just being used by the bishop."

Youlan Dale suddenly realized, but also felt that it was a bit absurd.

"Is it simply because he was monitoring the Bishop, who was disguised as Yuno, and you discovered him?"

She didn't like the truth, but had to accept the result, and finally could only remain silent.

"Use? How could that be?"

Otto said in surprise,

"I clearly discovered his talent and gave him a chance to serve the destiny—see, our respected Mr. He Kun did a great job, didn't he? As for his pension, I will also pay it in full and on time. I just hope that my friends at Anti-Entropy can help pass it on~"