"Did the gem finally return to Schicksal's hands?"
"Yes, Lord Shamash."
"What a pity. If it doesn't work this time, Schicksal will definitely strengthen its security. Unless we are ready to go to war with the guardian organization of this era, there will probably be no chance in the short term."
After waking up, Shamash immediately paid attention to the whereabouts of the Gem of Serenity. Her tone was as calm as water, showing little loss.
Gray Serpent lowered his head in shame. "It's all my fault. I never thought that Master Hua's disciple would become the fuse."
"It has nothing to do with you. I didn't have any experience fighting the spirit system in the previous era, so it has always been my common sense that mechanical bodies are not vulnerable to mental attacks... Gray Serpent, that move is very powerful."
"After all, it is Master Hua's unique skill. Before she was seriously injured, she suppressed the Honkai disaster of the entire Shenzhou by herself. When the Black Death was raging in Europe, Shenzhou was still prosperous. Her strength can be seen."
Gray Serpent spoke with emotion.
It was a strange and somewhat absurd scene. The Western Hemisphere was robbed of a third of its population by the Honkai, while the Eastern Hemisphere was peaceful with almost no trace of Honkai activities. Wherever there was Honkai, the Edge of Taixuan of the Immortal Phoenix would fall from the sky and annihilate all demons and monsters before they were born.
That incredible power often reminded Gray Serpent of the Lord himself, and he was deeply in awe of it.
"Do you think Hua will go with Kevin?"
"Although Master Hua's disciples will resent us, this resentment is insignificant compared to the future of civilization. The Project Stigma is a sure way forward, so I think she will."
"My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours."
"This..."
Gray Serpent didn't know how to respond for a moment.
As both pioneers and Flamechasers, he had the same respect, but he was more in favor of Kevin's implementation of Project Stigma.
Gray Serpent didn't dare to think about the breakup between the two heroes and didn't know how to deal with it.
Shamash, adhering to the enigmatic attributes of the previous era's old man, did not explain further and said, "The matter of the Gem of Serenity can only end here. Let's wait for the next opportunity to take action. After my action this time, the World Serpent can no longer develop in a low-key manner, but everything has two sides. I think Anti-Entropy and Schicksal will not dare to provoke us easily again. In this way, it may not be all bad."
"That's right. Their awe will make our actions more unimpeded."
"I will continue to trouble you in the future. If you need me, come to me at any time. At least in terms of military force, I have proved my weight in this era and can be relied on to a certain extent."
"Yes, Lord Shamash!"
Gray Serpent respectfully touched his chest and bowed.
But for a dedicated tool like him, the fewer words of blame he received, the more he cared about his dereliction of duty.
'The next work must be more careful and rigorous, and there must be no more negligence!' Gray Serpent said silently in his heart. At this time, Jackal was dismantling the body of Gray Serpent that had just been broken. Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, she raised her head, with a dangerous light flashing in her golden eyes.
"Lord Shamash, can you let me study it? I am very curious about the spiritual power of the mechanical body!"
"Jackal, be more respectful!"
Gray Serpent wanted to scold her, but he had already gotten used to Jackal's recklessness in recent days, and his words were more helpless.
Then Shamash nodded. "Okay. I need to make up for my weakness in mental damage. In addition, I feel some incoordination in my body when I exert my strength to the limit, which affects my upper limit of strength and continuous combat capability. I hope you can make some adjustments."
"Are you serious? That is a limitation made for the protection of the body. If all are unlocked, your service life will be greatly shortened."
"It doesn't matter. I just need to hold on until Kevin returns. It will be about three years. Make sure that I can use it for this time scale, and then improve it to the limit."
"Okay! I will study Gray Serpent's body and relax my brain. See you in the laboratory in three days!"
Jackal seemed excited about this topic, then lowered her head and continued to disassemble his clone in front of Gray Serpent to study its structure and weaknesses.
From time to time, there were a few eerie low laughs, just like Frankenstein.
Gray Serpent wanted to ask - are you polite?
After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. This colleague didn't care about these things at all. If he asked, he would only be retorted.
'Forget it, we are all family, so research if you want. You can't find my weakness and then use it against me, right?'
Gray Serpent shook his head and began to think about what to do next.
First of all, the cooperation with Cocolia this time was quite unpleasant. He offended her to a certain extent, so he has to make some compensation appropriately.
Secondly, he has to communicate with Mount Taixu. To be honest, the affairs of Nagazora City were indeed promoted and guided by the World Serpent, so it is not unfair to take the blame. But anyway, he still have to explain it well. He can't break up with Lord Hua's forces because of this.
After that, He has to deal with the possible actions of Schicksal. The official Shenzhou will probably make some attempts... Alas, these are all troubles that cannot be avoided after going public!
However, Lord Shamash took risks for stronger power, and Jackal also had to concentrate on scientific research. Everyone has worked so hard.
In order to continue to promote the Stigma Project, I, Gray Serpent, have to work harder!
...
"Jingwei, I'm sorry!"
"I'm sorry!"
At St. Freya Academy, Fu Hua finally waited for the Hyperion to slowly row into the port, and then the Ji Lin sisters slid down to her feet and expressed their apologies with tears in their eyes.
As the beautiful sisters knelt like this, Fu Hua's mouth twitched, and she had already felt the strange gazes from all directions.
"Wow! Who is that? Why are you kneeling at the feet of Senpai?"
"Could it be that Senpai already has someone outside?"
"No!!!"
Fu Hua, who loves knowledge, is serious, upright, and heroic, is very popular in St. Freya. Fans of all grades affectionately call her "Senpai."
But Fu Hua couldn't care so much for the time being. The previous movement was so exaggerated that she was really worried and scared for a long time. When she heard that Angel was in trouble, her heartbeat almost stopped.
"Where is she now?"
"Over there, they said they were sending her to the infirmary."
Ji Lin sniffed and said with regret.
Fu Hua paused and breathed a sigh of relief.
If she was just seriously injured, it would be fine. She was afraid that Ji Lin would say that only ashes would be sent back - bah! Shes jinxing herself!
Fu Hua shook her head and helped the two of them up.
"Come on, take me to see her."
Fu Hua sternly faced, controlled her emotions, and strode to the side of the mobile bed, following the footsteps of the medical staff.
Then she saw Angel's appearance.
Her little face was as pale as paper, revealing a rare fragility, like a shaky vase in the wind that made people feel nervous.
She was still frowning in her coma, as if she was suffering from severe pain or trapped in a terrible nightmare. Fu Hua had never seen Angel so fragile. Even when she was hospitalized for the Honkai disease, she had never been so weak as if her life was about to dissipate.
"What happened? Why did it become like this?"
Fu Hua's lips trembled.
Kiana and Raiden Mei, who followed, could no longer control their emotions, and tears fell uncontrollably.
However, no one explained to them.
Himeko and Bronya had no intention of explaining. Before hearing the doctor's announcement that Angel's condition was stable, they had no ability to think or speak since they were also in shock.
Theresa didn't know how to explain. Since it was related to Nagazora City, at least she had to go to a quiet place to talk. If there were too many people and too many mouths, it would be even more troublesome if it got out.
Angel was pushed into the operating room for an in-depth examination and treatment.
"World Serpent took action. Cocolia took advantage of the Nagazora City incident to make Angel go mad and forced Ji Lin to help. Angel and the World Serpent fought, and then, that's it."
Theresa briefly explained the situation and grabbed her hair irritably and helplessly.
The air outside the operating room suddenly became eerily quiet.
The problem that no one dared to face and didn't know how to face was placed before them.