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As the collapse intensifies, the Serpent must awaken from its slumber in order to welcome back its Lord—given its previous failures, the Serpent has played a crucial role in this endeavor.
The purpose is to obtain the Herrscher Core, thereby making up for the losses incurred by the Lord during his many years of being sealed away, and to provide him with the means to return to reality from the Sea of Quanta.
At the same time, World Serpent also believed that the Thousand Realms One Vehicle must never fall into the hands of villains.
Therefore, while pursuing the Tranquility Gem, they are also dealing with their destiny of trying to find the Second Key to God.
After dealing with the troublesome Herrscher of Reason, all that was left was to deal with Schicksal's tentacles. Jackal planned to take this opportunity to find a densely populated city to test Kevin's Stigmata Project, which had been thwarted thousands of years ago—London, with its tens of millions of inhabitants, was indeed a good place.
Because of Kevin's actions back then, World Serpent doesn't even need to use special drugs here like Sky City, since Kevin had already poisoned it once. Over the years, the latent Stigmata genes of the people on the British Isles have long been awakened to the surface. All it takes is a suitable 'Great Collapse Baptism' to get the desired result.
Coincidentally, World Serpent also possesses the Tranquility Gem—with enough Honkai energy, they can activate this long-dormant Herrscher core.
This even eliminates the need for World Serpent to prepare a large Honkai energy reactor like Sky City did.
The experimental Stigmata project, activating the Herrscher core to prepare 'supplements and signposts' for the Sinner, and taking the opportunity to transfer the second Divine Key... once realized, it would be killing three birds with one stone for World Serpent.
As a result, just as they finished dealing with the First Herrscher sent by Anti-Entropy, eliminating one of the biggest threats, and were figuring out how to deal with the S-rank Valkyrie sent by Schicksal, and were about to start planning, this inexplicable energy appeared!
"What's going on?"
"There are unknown Herrschers in this city as well. The outer space defenses used to conceal the Second Divine Key have been affected, and they probably won't last long before their true forms are revealed." Gray Serpent's hoarse, gloomy voice came from the other end of the communicator—full of unease.
It's happening again...
Honestly, he gets a headache just hearing the word "Herrscher" now.
Every time a Herrscher appears, nothing good comes of it.
"Who is the Herald?"
"I don't know."
Although almost all the current Herrschers are in World Serpent's records—except for the Herrscher of Reason who appeared outside and was captured by him, the rest should have been taken into Paradise by that Lord—he had no idea which one had suddenly appeared and was causing trouble because of the isolation between Paradise and the outside world.
"Perhaps it's the Herrscher of Ice," Grey Serpent guessed.
Aside from the Herrscher of Reason, the Herrscher of Ice who appeared in Manila not long ago was also not under the World Serpent's surveillance. According to the intelligence that the World Serpent obtained from various sources, the Herrscher of Ice seemed to have been taken away by Anti-Entropy. However, the World Serpent's intelligence network had thoroughly investigated Anti-Entropy, but it still did not find any trace of the Herrscher of Ice who was taken away by Anti-Entropy in the Schicksal report.
"Never mind what kind of Herrscher she is, find her and kill her!" Jackal was somewhat embarrassed and angry.
Damn it, a Herrscher... So what if you're a Herrscher? Take one of my Underworld Staffs, and you'd better go lie there like a corpse!!
“That’s not a problem, I can notify Raven, but... what about Fate?” Gray Serpent’s hoarse voice revealed some concern.
Actually, what's really giving World Serpent the biggest headache right now isn't the Herrscher in the shadows, since they have the Staff of the Underworld anyway.
However, that Herrscher's actions completely disrupted World Serpent's original plans.
With this energy fluctuation, and given that Destiny isn't stupid, it's impossible for them not to notice the anomaly over the Taylor River—and they can see that the anomaly over the Taylor River has already attracted the attention of local residents and tourists alike.
In this situation, it won't be long before the European-based Destiny will send a large force.
At that point, it will be impossible for World Serpent to play according to the original plan.
Given the power of the World Serpent, it is simply impossible for them to support a head-on confrontation with destiny.
Even if the World Serpent's technology is more advanced and it has hidden a lot of secrets, in terms of hard power, Destiny is undoubtedly the leader among the three major organizations, and it is far ahead of the latter two.
"Then let's not wait any longer, just activate the Herrscher core!"
The World Serpent, which inherited knowledge from previous civilizations, possesses many technologies, including 'man-made collapse'. Driven to desperation, the jackal made this decision.
They directly ingested artificial Honkai agents, which then spawned 'Judgment-class Honkai Beasts'. They then used the Honkai energy of these Judgment-class Honkai Beasts to forcibly activate the dormant Herrscher cores, thereby triggering the Great Honkai.
This method is simple and crude, but it has many subsequent problems.
The impact on worldly affairs and the possibility of unexpected events exist, but because they have not been considered, they only exist in theory and it is unknown whether they are practical.
Of course, the World Serpent could also choose to take the Tranquility Gem and run away, planning its next move in another city.
However, as the saying goes, "the longer you wait, the more things can go wrong." Considering all the previous failures, how could World Serpent dare to choose such a high-risk plan?
What if some unknown Herrscher suddenly appears out of nowhere and steals the Herrscher Core?
The World Snake, who was tricked to the point of PTSD, made a decisive choice!
And Gray Snake accepted the suggestion.
He glanced at Dr. Maki, who was holding the Tranquility Gem.
Why did you stop walking?
Dr. Maki, with his white hair, looked somewhat dissatisfied and anxious.
He had made an agreement with the World Serpent—that he and the core would be moved to a safe base.
At the same time, the World Serpent will not only help him escape the pursuit of destiny, but will also fund his new experiments.
Unlike before, Dr. Maki now does feel guilty and regretful for watching his granddaughter die before his eyes because of the experiment with the Tranquil Gem, but the World Serpent actually used something else to lure him.
Q: What is the most tempting thing for a researcher?
Answer: More advanced knowledge.
There is no doubt that the pre-civilization knowledge possessed by the World Serpent is an irresistible temptation for Dr. Maki.
Going there, he could not only acquire advanced knowledge, but also continue his research on the Tranquil Gem—even the death of his granddaughter did not make this... doctor completely give up on the idea of the Tranquil Gem.
After all, Maki has already invested too much and lost too much in this matter, even losing his own granddaughter. If he were to give up now, wouldn't all these sacrifices be meaningless?
To avoid his hard work and sacrifices going to waste, Maki hopes to find a more appropriate way to complete his research on the Serene Gem within the World Serpent.
He firmly believed what the jackal lady had said.
"There's no need to continue."
The gray snake's hoarse voice held a hint of amusement.
"what?"
"Ugh...you!" Dr. Maki was bewildered, but the next moment his throat was gripped by a mechanical hand made of steel, and he looked on in disbelief.
"Doctor's wish seems to be to conduct an experiment to achieve the Tranquility Gem. In that case, why don't you personally facilitate this power?" An ominous potion was injected directly into Dr. Maki's neck, and the hoarse voice was incredibly kind.
Frankly speaking, using it as a carrier is the best way to utilize this potion. Ordinary people or elderly people in their twilight years will definitely have a significant disadvantage, and the artificial Honkai Beasts created might not even reach the Emperor level.
For the gray snake, the body was nothing to worry about; he could simply choose a new one.
However, as a very special individual among the Grey Snakes, to be honest, even the Grey Snakes didn't have much affection for this man. In addition, there were no other Grey Snake individuals stationed on the British Isles, and if this body were destroyed, it would take some time to mobilize them. Therefore, from the perspective of efficiency and value, using Dr. Maki as a sacrifice for this Awakening Gem seems to be the best choice, right?
If the efficiency is poor, just inject a few more vials. Anyway, the World Serpent's needs for this Honkai Beast have nothing to do with combat power. It only needs to activate the dormant Tranquility Gem.
If I had to say something, it would probably be a bit of a waste. For an old man like Maki who's nearing the end of his life, wasting so much... tsk.
"Peng~"
Gray Serpent stared expressionlessly at Dr. Maki, who was lying on the ground, clutching his neck, his body covered in Honkai energy patterns, and struggling in agony. He raised his hand and shot the box containing the Herrscher core. The Honkai energy leaking from the Herrscher core itself could also be a catalyst for increasing its strength.
An elegant, yet polite, husky voice filled the air:
"I have high expectations for the doctor's performance going forward."
Ps:
Honkai Impact 3rd: I Started as Spain's Daughter?
Lin Li transmigrated to a broken world and became a spirit. As is typical of transmigrators, she naturally awakened the Transformation Valkyrie System.
Just as she was about to show her skills, the system suddenly crashed, leaving behind a mess. Fortunately, the system left behind some data and an item called "Life Incubator".
Although Lin Li, who lost the system, could not transform into a Valkyrie, she discovered that she could use the "Life Incubator" to reorganize and cultivate the Valkyrie data left by the system.
Parents: Seele, Bronya
Inheritance characteristics
Appearance: Blue hair, silver-gray eyes
Personality: Timid, tough
Abilities: Quantumization, Twin Consciousness
Mutation: Maximum Same-Sex Attraction
Lin Li: "Mom!"
Kiana: "Bronya, is this your daughter?"
Bronya: "Hmm...maybe."
Kiana: "Mom!!"
Bronya: “???”
Chapter 199 If only Bronya were here
The warm sunlight streamed into the ward; today was probably the day I would be discharged.
Given Kevin's usual lively personality, he would have felt like dying even if he had to stay in the hospital bed for just one more day.
But now... how should I put it, he has suddenly fallen in love with this hospital room.
Well—the main reason is probably not the ward, but the people.