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

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll send you a deployment map of the Manila area later. I've already deployed the several Valkyrie teams that arrived earlier to the key points marked on the map. You will be responsible for dispatching the subsequent Valkyrie teams to provide support to these three key points."

Rita paused.

"Next, we should gather our strength and completely resolve this tragic farce!"

"Ah? This... is, Lady Rita!"

Yvette felt that a lot of her work seemed to be in vain, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed, but she still cheered up and said to Rita,

"Please leave it to me, there will be no problem!"

"Ah."

Rita nodded and sent the map she had used for deployment to Yalvette. After she confirmed it was received correctly, Rita disconnected the call with satisfaction.

It really saves a lot of time...

Rita thought with both satisfaction and emotion.

Afterwards, she briefly instructed the nearby Snow Lotus Squad and another team, then walked to a relatively quiet place and dialed the communication frequency symbolizing Bishop Otto. After the call was connected, she greeted them in her usual humble tone.

"Your Excellency, Bishop, your greetings. Rita Rossweisse, reporting to you..."

Chapter 188: Otto's Discovery

"Hi, Your Excellency the Bishop."

In Otto's office, Rita's holographic image quietly appeared, bowing slightly and respectfully.

"Rita Rossweisse, reporting back..."

This was a treatment unique to Otto—every time Rita reported anything to him, she would appear in the form of this holographic image.

In fact, strictly speaking, Rita had never received any direct orders from Otto before, and she had just accepted the position of commander-in-chief of the Honkai battlefield in the Philippines. There was no question of "reporting"; but she still said so.

Firstly, this is due to the identities of both parties; secondly, Otto will definitely ask her a lot of questions, so it is better to be more proactive.

While Rita saluted, she habitually glanced at the surrounding environment out of the corner of her eye.

Otto, the bishop, was still sitting firmly on the gorgeous seat at the center and the highest point, with a worried look on his face, as if he was thinking about something; Amber, the assistant, was still standing respectfully at the lower end, and when she saw Rita appear, she nodded slightly to her silently as a greeting; at the same time, she was also telling her that she had already informed Bishop Otto.

Rita also smiled back to express her gratitude.

Everything seemed the same as usual, but what surprised her was that Yuno was standing behind Otto. She tilted her head slightly and stared at him with a look that wasn't hostile, but definitely not friendly either.

It seems that the bishop's somewhat distressed expression must be due to this reason...

Rita wondered in her heart, why was she here?

But these things related to the bishop were not what she should consider, so the thought just came to her mind and stopped abruptly, and she just nodded slightly to Yuno.

"Uh……"

Yuno quickly withdrew her gaze from Otto, feeling awkward for a moment, as if she had been caught by the vice-captain - after all, she was able to stand here because she had forced Otto to agree in a way that was almost coercive.

"Hehe, Rita, glad to see you're safe."

Otto breathed a sigh of relief when he felt Yuno's surveillance-like gaze move away from him, and greeted Rita with a smile as if nothing had happened.

After all, the girl was stubborn, as if she was worried that he would disappear at any time to break the promise, and she kept staring at him and refused to listen to any advice.

It's not worth resorting to such a small thing - not only will there be no actual benefit, but it will also feel like bullying a child...

This is very embarrassing!

After much deliberation, Otto finally decided to start.

Anyway, after completing Yulan Dell's mission and coming out of the simulation device, he would let her take Yuno away. This way, this farce would naturally end, and his previous agreement would be fulfilled.

So, he just spent time with Yuno in such an awkward manner, and Rita's arrival saved him from the predicament in advance.

"Amber has already briefed me on this."

Otto said approvingly,

"When the Philippines were suddenly struck by the Houkai, you simply happened to be carrying out a mission not far away. Yet, despite communications being severed and without receiving any orders, you took the initiative to step forward and participate in this arduous battle. You truly are one of my proudest students..."

After taking some credit for himself, Otto raised his voice slightly and said loudly,

"With this spirit of dedication and perseverance, the entire Tianming community will be proud of you from now on!"

"You are very kind, Your Excellency."

Rita remained humble and said,

"Rita just did what she had to do."

"Hehe... What's the situation in the disaster area now?"

Otto just smiled slightly, not forcing himself, and went straight to the point.

"The technical department has been monitoring the energy situation in the Philippines and surrounding areas since the Houkai outbreak. They've noticed that the Houkai energy index there is decreasing at an extremely rapid rate, and no Herrscher-level reaction has been detected... Tsk, what a farce that started well but ended poorly."

As he spoke, he even felt a little bored.

"In fact, even now, the situation is still not optimistic..."

Far away in Manila, Rita sighed, turned her head to look at the Valkyries who were still fighting hard, and then gathered her spirits and continued to report.

"The Honkai outbreak was too sudden. The death toll so far is estimated to be in the millions, and the number of people affected by the Honkai is incalculable."

"Furthermore, in the battle against the oncoming Honkai beasts, several Valkyrie squads stationed on the mainland were tragically annihilated; the remaining surviving squads also suffered extremely heavy casualties..."

These huge, cold numbers made Rita's heart ache. She looked sad and shook her head and sighed.

"This is already a disaster no less terrible than the Second and Third Collapses."

After all, no matter how unpredictable Rita is and how ruthless she is to her enemies, she is ultimately a kind Valkyrie at heart and does not want to see such a tragedy happen.

"I've mobilized a group of Valkyrie troops to support the Philippines and placed them under your command. Communications are gradually being restored, and they will report back to you shortly. There's no need to worry."

Otto obviously didn't have much actual feeling about the collapse thousands of miles away. Instead, he was more interested in another thing.

"Not long ago, Amber reported to me that the top leaders of Anti-Entropy had disappeared en masse, and she commissioned you to investigate. According to her, you had discovered some clues in Singapore and had been actively investigating until the sudden outbreak of Honkai... Hehe, I wonder how the investigation is progressing?"

Otto paused, and before Rita could answer, he stared at her with his emerald green eyes and continued to ask,

"I'd like to know if there's some unknown connection between the sudden and inexplicable disappearance of those high-ranking members of Anti-Entropy and the sudden collapse in the Philippines?"

"After all, this sudden collapse came too suddenly, and declined too quickly..."

Otto paused, considering the most appropriate words, and after a moment's thought, he continued with a smile.

"It was like a long-neglected reservoir suddenly collapsed, and the water accumulated over the years instantly turned into a flood, submerging a large area of ​​land that was caught off guard, as well as the people who lived on this land..."

"But in any case, there wasn't a once-in-a-century rainstorm upstream of the reservoir, so naturally this flood came and went quickly... Ha!"

Otto crossed his arms, his tone a little cold, and brought the words back to reality.

"And such a massive Honkai disaster, which destroyed thousands of miles and caused countless casualties, is extremely rare in the entire history of mankind—yet no Herrscher was born. Isn't that strange?"

In Otto's opinion, the anti-entropy guys seemed to have lost control and were too presumptuous, which was really unbearable for him.

"I'm only letting you off the hook temporarily, but instead of being grateful and learning to be more cautious with your words and actions, you're still trying to do something behind my back."

Otto sneered. Maybe he had to give those guys a beating again!

"Strange person..."

Yuno frowned and couldn't help but glance at him again. Her distrust of him became stronger.

"Yes, Lord Bishop."

Rita sighed slightly in her heart and answered truthfully,

"Unfortunately, time was short, and Rita didn't actually find out much. But... if my predictions are correct, this collapse is undoubtedly related to the actions of Anti-Entropy."

Rita recalled the communication from a doctor from Anti-Entropy during the confrontation with Lin Wei in Singapore, and Lin Wei's immediate reaction—not surprise, but instant rage.

That reaction was as if the person on the other side had not made an unforeseeable mistake, but had made an unforgivable mistake that he had predicted in advance!

With Rita's meticulousness and intelligence, she naturally could not fail to distinguish this subtle yet obvious difference.

She gave Otto a complete and detailed report of the whole process, but accidentally omitted the content related to Fu Hua. Then she sighed and said,

"If it weren't for Mr. Lin Wei's dedicated help, I wouldn't have been able to rush to Manila, the city hardest hit by the Honkai, and save the Snow Lotus Squad from the brink of destruction. Furthermore, with communication severed, I wouldn't have been able to join the Valkyrie Squad, who were scattered across the land, fighting each other in confusion and chaos..."

Rita shook her head and concluded seriously,

"Mr. Lin Wei's role in the current situation in the Philippines is immeasurable..."

Although he doesn't seem to do much, he always hits the nail on the head and uses his strength to move the entire battle situation in a positive direction.

Although after such a joint fight, Rita had a good impression of Lin Wei, and even admired him quite a bit; but this was not enough for her to hide things related to him from Otto.

Apart from the awkwardness of serving different masters, the more important reason was that Rita asked herself: if she concealed the information about Lin Wei and compiled the remaining information into a report to Bishop Otto;

No matter how flawlessly and self-consistently compiled this report was, some of the facts that could not be concealed could not be hidden from Otto's deep and piercing eyes:

For example: How did Rita manage to reach the site of the collapse so quickly despite the lack of transportation?

You know, Rita's fourth-generation God-killing armor is almost the only one in the same series that does not have the flying function!

For example: When Honkai energy was rampant and communications were cut off, how did she contact the Valkyrie teams scattered across the country at the critical moment, integrate them from each other, and gather them into a powerful force?

What's more, besides herself, the other Valkyries from the Snow Lotus Team also witnessed Lin Wei's arrival in the war zone. They were equally impressed by Lin Wei - what if their post-war mission reports were inconsistent with what she said?

In this case, if he confessed voluntarily, he could still quietly conceal 100% of the information among the 1% of it, such as the implicit relationship between Lin Wei and Fu Hua;

But if Otto finds out and asks him to the end, he will not give up until he has obtained 100% answers to 200% of the content - this will only backfire.

Therefore, the always cautious Rita would never do something that would only see huge risks but no benefits...

"Lin Wei?"

Otto pondered over this.

The name sounded familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

where?

"Speaking of which, if I hadn't looked through the archives of the Destiny era in order to investigate the whereabouts of the Second God's Key, I probably wouldn't have known the whereabouts of such a person."

Rita said quite briefly,

"Miss Amber previously discovered that Anti-Entropy's senior management had contact with Singapore before their disappearance. Using this as a clue, she commissioned Rita to investigate..."

"continue."

Otto continued to ponder with his head down, urging casually.

"Yes, Lord Bishop."

Rita responded humbly, then continued,

"And I've found out: Mr. Lin Wei first arrived in Singapore a few months ago and began living in seclusion here. The key point is that the source of funds for his current residence seems to be related to anti-entropy..."

At this point, Rita shook her head and said helplessly,

"Unfortunately, the investigation has only progressed to this point. Before we could delve deeper, the collapse erupted... I hope Your Excellency, the Bishop, will not hesitate to criticize any shortcomings."

"No, you're doing great, Rita."

Otto listened to all of Rita's statements quietly, then raised his head solemnly and said seriously,

"I will leave the rest of the investigation to someone else. For now, please focus on handling matters related to the Honkai."

"As you command, Lord Bishop."

Rita bowed slightly again.

"If there is nothing else, please forgive me, Rita, for my responsibilities. I have to take my leave first."

Seeing that Otto had no objection, Rita immediately disconnected the communication.

"..."

After disconnecting from Otto, Rita did not rush to do anything. Instead, she hesitated for a moment and thought for a while. Then, she communicated with the Valkyrie teams that she had contacted before one by one, telling them that support was coming and not to take any dangerous actions rashly to avoid unnecessary losses.

After notifying everyone, Rita casually called the Snow Lotus team's captain, Jier, and told her that communication had been restored and not to act rashly but to wait for the main force to meet up with her.

After doing all this, Rita smiled helplessly. Was this considered tipping off?

However, this is all I can do. I hope Mr. Lin Wei can understand what I mean...

While thinking in her heart, Rita picked up the sickle again and strode towards the battlefield where the fighting was still going on.