"Alright, Mr. Welt, I look forward to our meeting in the Quantum Sea."
After ending the call with Welt, Gray Serpent hung up the phone.
"Didn't you discuss with him how to free our former Lord?"
Jackal, who had heard the entire exchange, couldn't help but ask.
Although Kevin is no longer as important, he is still a top-tier fighter after all, and that's precisely the talent the World Serpent lacks most.
"Jackal, who do you think asked the First Herrscher to go to the Quantum Sea this morning?"
Gray Serpent's hoarse voice revealed helplessness. J
ackal is good at research, but has no talent for thinking. No, maybe I wasn't in my right mind to let this guy handle so many operations.
"The Lord?"
"That's right. The Lord won't let us release him. Do you think I can negotiate this?"
Gray Serpent scoffed and thought for a moment: "But I didn't expect the Lord to have already taken over Anti-Entropy... No, that's not right."
Gray Serpent recalled some secret information he had collected.
"It should be said that Anti-Entropy is the organization founded by the Lord."
As expected of someone his creator always mentions, he is not an easy person to deal with.
"In this way, hey, we World Serpent are in an alliance with Anti-Entropy."
In this way, even though Kevin wasn't rescued, because Anti-Entropy was one of their own, it actually had a better effect than rescuing Kevin? Kevin truly doesn't need saving.
"I thought you were going to say it was annexed."
Jackal curled her lips behind her mask.
She feels that her current situation is no different from being annexed.
Anti-Entropy's current combat power is stronger than their own, and all of them put together aren't enough to defeat Welt alone.
Gray Serpent looked at Jackal coldly.
"Not to mention that the Lord hasn't yet come up with a plan that can convince me to surrender, and even if we merge in the future, I will retain the name of World Serpent."
How can I give up the name my creator gave me?
"Oh, by the way, Miss Herrscher of the Void will arrive soon. Remember to entertain her well; I mean, entertain her well in the literal sense."
To prevent Jackal's brain from misunderstanding, Gray Serpent also emphasized it again.
"You treated so many of my loyal soldiers as pawns, but I didn't expect you to do it just to entertain that guy! Don't forget that guy also ruined many of my experiments!"
Jackal was still very unhappy.
Before, we were clearly fighting to the death, so why did we suddenly become harmonious now? I'm a scientist! I'm not a restaurant waiter!
"When Raven returned, she commented that she felt she wasn't capable of serving the Master alone as a maid in Schicksal, and that she needed help..."
"Alright, I'll have someone welcome Miss Kiana."
Jackal turned around without a word.
It's better than going to that hellish place Schicksal to be a maid! That bitch Raven truly has evil intentions!
The two partners who used to get along quite well have now completely fallen out.
"Vice-Captain, this is..."
Although they successfully killed the attackers and suffered no casualties, the expressions of the Immortal Blades team members weren't very good.
They all saw that K423 escaped because they and their men were disorganized by these assassins' sudden attack and needed Vice-Captain's support.
"We can't do anything. Sky City is a huge city, so it's not easy to find someone here."
Rita sighed, feigning concern.
"And after what happened today, I'm afraid the other party will be more alert... I can only report the situation here to the Bishop."
Since it was a performance, Rita had to report the matter in detail.
The best outcome would be for Otto to give up and withdraw them.
"Have you finished your operation already? I've already booked a hotel, and you can check in whenever you like." Another actress, Raven, arrived late.
"Many thanks to Advisor Ciora, I'm sorry you couldn't participate in Schicksal's combat operations, I hope you don't mind."
Rita spoke in an official tone; obviously, this was for her own team members.
The team members naturally nodded in understanding.
After all, the other party was a stranger, and her stockings were taken off by their own Vice-Captain.
They could understand it both emotionally and logically.
Even after hearing the word "hotel," their originally low morale improved slightly.
-No one would refuse to relax after a battle.
"Alright, there's no need to take this incident to heart. This kind of sudden situation is not something any of us could predict. Today's action has temporarily ended. Let's go to the hotel and rest."
"Yes!"
After the team members, whose morale had recovered, briefly cleared the battlefield, they gathered in an orderly manner and headed to the hotel booked by Raven.
Rita and Raven walked at the end of the team at a leisurely pace.
"You're really good. You even lied to the comrades who trusted you so much."
Raven, walking at the end, secretly scoffed at Rita about this matter.
"It's just for their safety. Knowing more about some things isn't good for them; it's just a white lie."
To be honest, what she's doing now is undoubtedly a matter of life and death.
Once discovered, Otto would never let her go, given his character.
Her best luck would be to survive under Durandal's protection.
At that time, if their team members knew nothing, they might still have a chance to survive.
If they knew, they would definitely die.
"Hehe, you're quite a strange person. You've come this far, why don't you rebel like the Far East Branch?" Raven disdained this.
Rita was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly.
To be honest, this proposal really moved her. But speaking of that, the crisis of trust in her own Bishop only just appeared today.
Although she had realized it, with the World Serpent's ability, Otto might truly not know that Shencheng Medicine was a World Serpent department.
But... some things cannot be undone once they start.
Besides, she had always maintained a certain degree of vigilance against Otto.
"Miss Raven, you don't understand."
"I think if you're worried about Durandal, you can also bring her to Anti-Entropy. We are very tolerant at Anti-Entropy."
Tian Shi felt he understood Rita's concerns.
Isn't it just Durandal and your team members too? It doesn't matter, we'll take as many elite Valkyries as you have.
"Are you from Anti-Entropy?"
Hearing Tian Shi's words, Rita cracked a terrifying smile.
"Oh, so Mr. Tian Shi has something to do with Anti-Entropy?"
Right... That's right... Rita seemed to only know he was related to the World Serpent, and knew nothing about Anti-Entropy.
Tian Shi was also a little flustered by the series of events that happened before and what would happen in the future, so he said this unconsciously.
Now it seems he's making things worse.
"This... Rita, can you let me explain?"
"Alright, when we get back to the hotel, there will be time for you to explain, Mr. Tian Shi."
Things... are going completely wrong.
Hotel Room
Rita double-checked that the door was locked.
Immediately afterward, Rita pulled the curtains down again and carefully checked for a pinhole camera in the room.
After confirming, she sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to pat the spot beside her with a gentle expression.
"Mr. Tian Shi, please, come and sit down."
You're so cautious that I can't be at ease at all, okay?
However, in order not to make things worse, Tian Shi sat down next to Rita.
But after sitting down, Tian Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is Mr. Tian Shi nervous?"
Rita noticed Tian Shi's emotions, "Why are you nervous? Please tell the truth, deceiving a lady is not something a gentleman should do."
"Uh... maybe I'm just glad I'm not kneeling on the washboard in this environment, but sitting on the bed?"
Rita suddenly smiled when she heard the words: "You are not my husband... Besides, in your eyes, am I the type of person who would make people kneel on the washboard?"
I wish some people would look at their face before saying this.
"Don't worry, this lady's stubborn time has passed."
Hey, is that a sentence that can be ignored?
Rita seemed to sense Tian Shi's thoughts and couldn't help but laugh: "Although you've hidden many things from me that made me angry, I'm not much better, am I?"
Rita also realized that her temper this time was actually irrational.
"Obviously, I haven't had a heart-to-heart talk with you, Mr. Tian, before this, but I hope you're not hiding anything from me... I feel that my mistake is much greater than yours."
Rita stood up and adjusted her posture slightly, and saluted Tian Shi with a maid's greeting gesture.
"First of all, let me express my gratitude. Without your help, Mr. Tian, our team would have been doomed. I cannot express my gratitude enough."
Although Rita was very angry before due to a small emotional problem, Rita can still distinguish right from wrong.
She thought that her previous relationship with Tian Shi hadn't reached the point of needing to give him help.
In fact, the other party could have watched her fall into the trap silently, and then watch her comrades die tragically, and then, at the most critical moment, he could possess her and act as a hero to save the damsel in distress and win her trust.
But the other party didn't do that.
And in terms of the World Serpent, Rita can also feel that Tian Shi didn't want to take the position of World Serpent Lord at first, and even bluntly told the other party to go away, but then changed his mind after considering something.
As for collusion, it's even more impossible.
The communication between Tian Shi and Gray Serpent shows no trace of collusion.
Besides, Raven was actually defeated by herself.
"Although verbal gratitude is useless in practice, I beg your forgiveness for being unable to think of what you need, Mr. Tian Shi."
Although she didn't have the typical intention of marrying him in return for his help, it was obvious that even if she wanted to marry him, she couldn't marry a ghost.
"Hmmm... AV?"
You can't avoid that matter!?
However, the fact that the other party is still willing to make this joke at this moment means that the other party doesn't care too much about her previous performance.
To be honest, Rita herself felt embarrassed to use the word "voluntary" to describe her previous actions.
Anyway, Rita couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Hey, I was joking, to lighten the mood."
Tian Shi looked at Rita, who looked embarrassed, and quickly added.
He mainly thought about it and felt that he really didn't need any thank-you gifts.
Instead, the incident of Rita using animal videos as adult videos unconsciously came to his mind.
After speaking, Tian Shi felt a little regretful.
He felt that it was tactless of him to say that in this atmosphere... He was simply ruining the atmosphere.
"Well, I understand, then let's save this 'wish opportunity.'"
Although it was a little scary before, Rita, who has now returned to normal, is obviously very understanding.
What can still be saved?
"Second... Allow me to apologize for my stubbornness and impulsiveness in the battle with Miss Kiana. This goes against the etiquette of a maid and a lady."
Rita bowed sincerely again.
When Rita said the first thing, she actually admitted her mistake while expressing her gratitude, but the most important thing was the second.
Rita was not a stupid person.
Although she didn't know Tian Shi as well as Fu Hua, she understood after thinking carefully.
Tian Shi reminded Kiana at that time to prevent Kiana, who was unaware of the truth, from hurting her while she was "acting."
It has nothing to do with so-called "betrayal."
"Uh... it doesn't matter, about this, I actually didn't think it through."
Looking at Rita's sincere gaze, Tian Shi couldn't get angry even if he wanted to.
"Next time I'll remember to inform you first."
You want to have a next time?
Although Rita apologized sincerely, her eyes twitched a little when she heard Tian Shi's words.
She felt that an incident like this was enough... Forget it... Isn't there an old saying in Shenzhou that says, "The first time is strange, the second is familiar"?
"Has anyone ever told you that you're not good at small talk, Mr. Tian?"
Although she was comforting herself in her heart, there was still some resentment in Rita's eyes. "I just haven't experienced this kind of situation."
Tian Shi's mind was also dizzy.
After all, the contrast between before and after this incident was really too great... After all, before this, Tian Shi was ready to kneel on the washboard, but the contrast with Rita left Tian Shi completely helpless.
It seems it's not so much that he's trying to improve his compatibility with Rita, but rather that Rita is trying to improve her favorability...
That feeling of being held tightly...
"On the other hand, I think I'm more used to being called Mr. Ghost."
"Really..." Rita felt helpless at first, but then a faint smile spread across her face.
"The third and final thing... If Mr. Ghost doesn't mind, how about we talk frankly tonight?"