Jackal is About to Screw Up, How Can Otto Not Screw Up Too?

When Lin Wei left the room, which he couldn't quite decide whether to call a laboratory or an operating room, he turned off the glaring surgical lamp, but did not turn off the other lights in the room, nor did he close the door.

He let the light from the room spill onto the floor of the corridor, making it stand out in the darkness and silence.

"Hmm, such conspicuous lighting will definitely be noticed."

Lin Wei stood at the end of the corridor and looked back, nodding with satisfaction, and said with a smile,

"Do you think Schicksal will like this welcome gift I gave them?"

"You're asking me? Maybe…"

Yae Sakura, who had been quietly staying in the Stigmata space, said,

"I guess the people of Schicksal would like it more if you didn't delete those files."

Is this guy showing off his cleverness again? Yae Sakura thought, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

"That won't do. I can give Otto a little consolation prize, so he doesn't come all this way for nothing. Anyway, it's borrowed flowers to present to Buddha, it's Jackal's loss, and her heartache has nothing to do with me~" [Borrowed flowers to present to Buddha, 借花献佛 - An idiom meaning to gain favor or benefit at someone else's expense.]

Lin Wei chuckled.

"As for what he really wants from this trip? Heh… forget it!"

Neither the whereabouts of the Second Divine Key nor the internal intelligence of World Serpent, Schicksal will not get anything from the humanoid machine. She is just a simple research assistant, that's all~

There is the well-preserved various information in the database as proof!

Of course, it's the part that excludes the "Stigmata Project"…

This was the script Lin Wei arranged for the humanoid machine girl, a guarantee that would allow her to find a place in Schicksal even after leaving Jackal.

"This is also a small compensation from me, right?"

Lin Wei shook his head and smiled wryly, sighing.

"After all, I quite like her…"

Yae Sakura couldn't help but glance at Lin Wei, thinking, why are you always like this?

"Heh, always doing extra things, this is also one of my bad habits, right?"

Lin Wei mocked himself slightly, then turned his head and stopped thinking about the humanoid machine girl.

"Okay, it's time to hurry up and think about the important things…"

"Speaking of which, those two sides should be fighting fiercely right now, right? As an uninvited guest, isn't it a bit too much for me to be so leisurely?"

Lin Wei said seemingly self-deprecating words in a somewhat playful tone, while opening a communicator he had swiped from the humanoid machine when he left, skillfully accessing the surveillance system, and began to check the real-time images.

"Whoa, the fight is really intense…"

The screen showed the center of the arena, which had already been turned into a mess. Countless corpses of Deadman were lying there, but there were still hundreds of thousands of Deadman, stepping on this mess full of corpses and rubble, converging towards the center of the arena like a silent tide.

They were swept up and swept away by the wild vines, turning into new corpses, mixed with the gravel and rubble that were accidentally crushed and knocked down by the vines during the sweeping, becoming new corpses. Then they were trampled underfoot by the subsequent Deadman…

"Tsk, Jackal seems to only know how to play this trick…"

Lin Wei pouted disdainfully.

Downstream in the timeline, whether it was ambushing Rita in London, or ambushing Rita and Kiana in Nagazora again (Rita is so miserable), or blocking the Herrscher of Sentience who came to the door in North Africa.

Jackal's tricks were always the same three moves: she hid behind the scenes, and then set up a trap full of killing intent on the front stage.

Then, while releasing various monsters to attack the "unlucky" people who fell into the trap, she frantically trash-talked into the loudspeaker, desperately trying to mess with the other party's mentality.

Of course, the consequences…

"Let's go."

Lin Wei looked at it roughly, had an idea, and immediately closed the communicator, saying playfully,

"At the current pace, if nothing unexpected happens, our esteemed Dr. Jackal is not far from screwing up…"

Even if she doesn't screw up this time, since she's up against Otto, she will definitely screw up.

Before that, I have to find myself a great "viewing location"!

"After all, since Jackal is about to screw up, how can Otto not screw up too?"

Lin Wei thought somewhat maliciously, while speeding up his pace to leave, while constantly deducing in his heart what would happen next, and what he should do in it…

It has to be said that World Serpent really likes to dig holes in the ground. Unsurprisingly, Lin Wei was underground again this time.

Fortunately, by using Pandora to invade the system, he had already learned the entire structure of the ground and underground. Lin Wei followed the map and successfully came to the ground.

Just as he walked out of the underground, before Lin Wei could even take a breath of fresh air with a slight dew, he suddenly felt an inexplicable chill, and his hair stood on end!

"Damn it!"

Following this crisis consciousness honed by Hua in the Elysian Realm, Lin Wei didn't even think about it, released a huge black cross "Projection: 11th Divine Key," and slammed it deeply into the ground. Then he pounced over, lowered his body, and curled up under the protection of the Mimic Judah.

Just after doing these actions, Lin Wei saw that the originally slightly bright sky suddenly became as bright as the sun falling to the ground, and the brightness, from far to near, arrived in an instant!

The next second, a deafening roar came from behind, and the sound was as long as if the sky and earth were collapsing.

The Stigmata on his back lit up urgently at the same time, and a huge shock wave came from the ground, shaking Lin Wei's internal organs and making them ache. He couldn't help but shout loudly in this roar, and then was drowned in this roar, disappearing without a trace.

Then, flying sand and rocks rushed over, mixed with large and small stones, thick steel, and other messy things, flying everywhere, visibly destroying everything around into a mess.

Only the small area where Lin Wei was curled up was completely protected by this huge cross that stood like a mountain, motionless.

The shock wave came quickly and went quickly, but in Lin Wei's perception, it seemed as long as a century.

"Cough cough…"

Lin Wei's internal organs were shaken very uncomfortably, and the dust in the air was also lingering for a long time. The combination of the two made Lin Wei cough constantly. But the Stigmata on his back kept emitting a soft light, soothing Lin Wei's body, gradually calming Lin Wei's body, and no longer making him feel so uncomfortable.

When the aftermath of the explosion basically dissipated, Lin Wei carefully poked his head out in the smoke and dust, looking in the direction where the explosion sound came from – at this time, the huge stadium that should have been standing there had disappeared, replaced by a huge pit!

"What happened…"

At this time, Lin Wei's mind was still a little dazed from the shock, and he knocked on his head a little blankly, muttering and complaining,

"Otto and Jackal, these two guys… What big move did they make? They didn't even say hello beforehand…"

Lin Wei shook his somewhat dizzy head, trying to wake himself up as soon as possible.

I was just complaining about you two… I almost screwed up before you two!

(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

However, what Lin Wei didn't know was that he had wronged them with this complaint.

Because this earth-shattering big move was really not caused by Otto and Jackal…

...

Time rewound slightly, the Philippine Arena, the Valkyrie battlefield.

At this time, Jell was knocked flying by the Knight-class Honkai beast's charge, and was caught in the air by "Yuno" reaching out vines.

And "Yuno" herself was targeted and surrounded by the newly released Honkai beasts.

The huge Honkai beasts, more than ten meters tall, seemed to have plenty of room even in this extremely tall and spacious giant stadium. But when several Honkai beasts of similar size surrounded a human girl in the middle, the spacious space seemed a little narrow.

"Stan, it's your turn!"

"Meow!"

Stan jumped from the highest point of the stands, activated the inhibitor on his collar, and transformed into a huge cat-shaped Honkai beast in the air, pouncing down like Mount Tai, from the only "gap" in this encirclement.

"Yuno, be careful!"

Jell, who was struggling to get up on the side, could only watch her teammate being surrounded, but couldn't do anything.

Before, although she barely blocked the Knight-class Honkai beast's sure-kill strike, the force of that impact also hit her hard.

Even though "Yuno" used vines to help her cushion some of the force in the air, so that she didn't fall heavily on the hard ground, she was still seriously injured. And she had lost all her weapons. For a time, even if she wanted to support, it was too late.

But "Yuno's" virtual personality, worthy of being from the real Yuno, suddenly faced with this situation of being surrounded on all sides, but instead became even more excited, like when she was fighting against Durandal, without dodging or avoiding, directly meeting it!

She extended more vines from her body, intertwined and entangled with each other, forming a thick, sharp spear, and thrust it towards the cat-type Honkai beast pouncing down from the air. Stan was startled and used the cat's innate talent – turning in mid-air, dodging it.

But this attack was already fruitless.

It wasn't over yet. "Yuno" bound the Knight-class Honkai beast that had sneaked up on Jell tightly in the distance, and swung it back forcefully, like wielding a huge hammer, towards the Honkai beasts surrounding her.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The vines did not break, but the surrounding Honkai beasts were all smashed away, and a large number of Deadman were crushed. "Yuno" even quickly divided a few vines, pulled Jell to her side, and narrowly avoided the crushing of the Honkai beasts.

"…"

For a time, Jell had a new understanding of why Yuno was only C-rank – with this reckless fighting style, who wouldn't be afraid to team up with her?

"Roar!"

Stan, who missed his attack, was a little annoyed and wanted to continue attacking, but was stopped by the voice from the remaining loudspeakers on the ceiling.

"Okay, Stan, my lovely creation, stand down, you are no longer needed here, come back to me."

"…"

Stan couldn't help but feel a little down. Had he disappointed his master again?

A flash of light flashed, and he turned back into the small cat with a peculiar coat color. Finally, he looked at "Yuno's" direction unwillingly, and quickly left, jumping left and right in a pile of rubble.

"Don't run!"

Jell shouted somewhat unwillingly.

"Do you like my kitten so much? Hehehe, don't worry, you will see it again soon."

Looking at "Yuno's" absolutely wild fighting posture, Jackal, who was monitoring in the distance, couldn't help but become more and more excited, but she attacked mercilessly with her mouth.

"That little girl covered in vines over there, look at you, can you still be considered human? How about this, obediently join my laboratory, and I will help you cure this disease!"

"You dream!"

Jell shouted angrily. She instantly understood that from the time Anna was attacked, the other party's target had always been this junior beside her! It was hateful that she thought she was an outstanding combat force and foolishly brought her into the tiger's mouth?

Thinking of this, Jell decisively turned around and ordered,

"Yuno, retreat!"

"Want to leave? Hehehe, it's too late!"

Jackal sneered, and said in a condescending and pitying tone,

"Do you know why I let my kitten leave early? Hmph… If my calculations are correct, the time should be just right."

"What?"

Before Jell could understand what it meant, she saw in her vision that the originally quite fierce large Honkai beasts around her had successively collapsed to the ground. And the small Honkai beasts that were originally flying around were even more unbearable, falling down with a crackling sound.

"Uh!"

Hearing this sound, Jell was shocked and quickly turned around. She saw that "Yuno" was also slumped on the ground like those Honkai beasts, the vines around her body that had originally been so powerful, were all drooping on the ground like they had been exposed to the scorching sun.

"Is this the real trap?"

Jell was shocked and quickly felt her own body, but found that she was safe and sound. Even though she was seriously injured, she could still barely stand up and barely swing her fists. Looking at the Deadman that were already sparse in the distance, they were also standing there safe and sound.

"Why is this happening?"

Jell was a little confused. Was this trap specifically aimed at Honkai beasts?

Then what about Yuno… what was going on?

"Hahahahahaha!"

Seeing that the trap was successful, Jackal couldn't help but be overjoyed and started to get carried away.

"Poor little guy, I'm afraid you don't even know what happened, do you?"

"ICHOR factors… MANTIS warriors… these are research results that have been applied 50,000 years ago!"

Jackal mocked fiercely, and then said with some intoxication.

"And since it is our own research results, some targeted containment research as a measure to prevent these MANTIS warriors from rebelling naturally came to fruition! But I didn't expect to get such an unexpected and huge harvest today!"

Jackal sneered.

"A lucky person who luckily obtained the power of Honkai beasts, self-righteous, ignorant, and arrogant! How can you understand how thoroughly we, who have continued from the Dusk Era, have studied this power!"

"Yuno" struggled a few times, wanting to stand up and refute Jackal.

"How are you?"

Jell gently supported "Yuno" and showed a comforting and firm smile.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here…"

"Hmph, a mere Valkyrie, what waves can she make?"

Jackal folded her arms and sneered.

Jell was too lazy to pay attention to the noisy Jackal. She used her trembling hands to take out the quantum transmission device that she had been carefully protecting, and pressed it gently.

A shallow blue light flashed, and a huge, dark, matte, electroplated blue, futuristic cannon appeared in Jell's hands.

That was the support equipment she had specially requested from headquarters after being inspired by the underground exploration of the university base. It came in handy at this moment.

But at this time, the seriously injured Jell couldn't even bear the weight of this cannon, and was so pressed that her waist swayed, and she almost dropped it on the ground. She groaned, gritted her teeth, and struggled to carry it on her shoulder.

"Stop her!"

Jackal was alarmed when she saw this, and shouted loudly.

In the arena, the Deadman who were on standby in the distance received the order and rushed over.

"I said, I will take you back…"

Jell showed a gentle smile to "Yuno", and then didn't even look at the Deadman surrounding her. She just looked stern, turned around, and pressed the button fiercely.

A sharp laser, carrying incomparable killing intent, swept out from bottom to top, burning a huge crack in the wall of the stadium, and finally rushed to the ceiling, soaring into the sky!

"Alvitr, now!"

Jell shouted into the communicator.

She was not sure if the communicator could still be used normally after the fierce battle, so after negotiating with headquarters, this sudden laser was also the firing signal.

"Crackle… Static… Yes… Yes!"

Fortunately, although there was static in the communicator, Alvitr's somewhat flustered voice could still be heard.

"EOS, aim at the target, fire!"

On the horizon, at the end of the sea level, the sun, which had already jumped out of most of its body, emitted golden sunlight full of vitality and vigor.

In this dazzling golden light, an inconspicuous black dot, after a long silence, suddenly burst out with light that seemed even more dazzling than the sun!

"Phew, it's done…"

Jell smiled with relief, threw down the cannon in her hand, grabbed "Yuno's" wrist with one hand, used her last strength, and threw her towards the huge crack, shouting desperately,

"Yuno, mission accomplished, retreat!"

But at the moment when the seemingly weak girl was about to be thrown out, she suddenly grabbed Jell's wrist in reverse, and with greater force, threw her out of the crack in her astonished gaze!

"Anna… will be sad…"

"Yuno" murmured.

The hidden consciousness of Otto was speechless for a moment. Just like when they were by the river, the virtual consciousness had gone off on its own again…

"Forget it, I'll let her have her way."

Otto thought.

"No!"

The thrown-out Jell shouted, watching "Yuno" quickly shrink in her vision, and then, a huge beam of light falling from the sky engulfed her and the entire stadium.

The huge shock wave blew her away, causing the seriously injured Jell to fall into a coma.

"How can I face Anna…"

Before falling into a coma, Jell, full of remorse, thought painfully.

...

Meanwhile, in the park, under a lush tree.

A blonde girl sat cross-legged in the morning dew, meditating with her eyes closed.

She had been sitting quietly like this for a long time, letting the dew wet the tips of her hair, but she still remained sitting upright, motionless.

Suddenly, the girl opened her eyes, her blue eyes looking at the sky. She saw a huge energy beam shooting from the horizon towards a corner of the city.

Even without any communication, the girl instantly understood what this meant.

"Hmph, so it's there?"

Durandal stood up, and without hesitation, reached out and summoned the "Bright Knight: Excelsis" armor. As she ran, a blue stream of light spread all over the girl's body. In an instant, she completed the transformation.

Last time, she was a step slow, so this time, she decided to be faster!

"This time, I'll see where you run!"

The girl shouted, and without hesitation, soared into the sky, like a meteor with a blue trail, flying rapidly towards the location bombarded by the beam of light!