Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 212 The eve of the decisive battle

"In short, good people are always blessed. I think the headmaster should focus more on the problems we are facing now than on Kiana."

Fu Hua managed to comfort Theresa after much persuasion, which allowed the meeting to proceed normally. In the subsequent meeting, the captain explained in detail all the information about the Herrscher of Domination, including how the spatial coordinates of the Domination Theater could be reverse-analyzed through the invitation or the Herrscher core.

However, since the space where the theater is located is imaginary space, and there is no relevant technology for direct travel to and from imaginary space, even if it is analyzed, it would be difficult to take the initiative.

However, Chen Tianwu proposed a feasible solution: to ask the jackals for it.

If he remembered correctly, Jackal had done relevant research, and according to the progress before Chen Tianwu left, it should have been completed by now.

In fact, the captain and Chen Tianwu thought the same thing: it would be faster to borrow existing technology than to start from scratch. This technology was already in the hands of Jackal, but the captain, mindful of his position as a World Serpent officer, didn't want to directly betray Jackal, so he kept quiet.

However, Chen Tianwu did not have this concern. He had seen through the captain's thoughts and spoke up for him.

To be honest, Chen Tianwu might hesitate if it involved Gray Serpent, after all, Gray Serpent could be considered Chen Tianwu's savior. If Gray Serpent hadn't performed full-body mechanization on him, Chen Tianwu would have died long ago and wouldn't be the Herrscher of Rock he is today.

Unfortunately, the World Serpent's research officer was Jackal, and as everyone knows, Jackal was not well-liked among all the officers because of his personality.

In layman's terms, she isolated everyone single-handedly with her personality, to the point that the other cadres did not want to have much contact with her except for work-related interactions.

This is also the main reason why Chen Tianwu can choose to betray her without hesitation. Anyway, as long as the captain doesn't say anything, how could she possibly know that he betrayed her?

So the group split into two groups. Mei and Fu Hua went to the coordinates provided by the captain to borrow Jackal's experimental results, while the captain and Chen Tianwu went to the next known location to see if they could find a wild Herrscher core.

This is a courier center in Canghai City. After investigation, it was found that the statues of those Honkai Beasts were shipped out from here. This is also the coordinate provided by the captain.

However, probably because it was already past closing time, the entire warehouse of the express delivery center was empty and seemed so spacious and quiet.

The sound of the captain and Chen Tianwu's footsteps echoed in the empty space for a long time. Seeing this, the captain jokingly shook his body and complained.

"This place is really eerie and terrifying. If there were some ghost or monster elements, it would be complete!"

Chen Tianwu looked at the captain with a dark expression, and could only respond helplessly in the end.

"If the captain has nothing to say, he doesn't have to say anything. There's no need to say these awkward things."

"I was just trying to lighten the mood, but if you don't want to hear it, then forget it. Anyway, how's your relationship with Anna going these days?"

"..."

After a period of silence, Chen Tianwu replied, "What else can happen? It's just like that, isn't it?"

"Everything changed after I found out that Anna was indirectly responsible for my sister's death. Captain, do you think it would have been better if I hadn't known about this?"

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

Chen Tianwu nodded.

"I think it's better for you to know, whatever the reason. That way, you can put aside your biases and look at Anna Schariac objectively. After knowing this, don't you think Anna is just an ordinary person?"

"Yes, but the price is too high!"

"To be honest, I'm quite curious about your mindset in idealizing Anna as the only one in your heart."

"It's nothing. Anyone would act like that in such a desperate situation. It's the so-called suspension bridge effect."

"Come on, the suspension bridge effect can't explain your relationship with Anna. What kind of suspension bridge effect can allow people who have been separated by distance for a long time, who haven't seen each other for a long time, and who haven't even kept in touch by writing letters, to continue their love for so many years!"

Even if you say that, I don't know how to explain it.

"Just say you were lustful at first sight. Every man has those moments."

"...Say whatever you want, anyway, Anna and I can never go back to the way things were. It's fine to be just ordinary friends now."

"Alright, enough chit-chat, we've arrived."

After saying that, the captain led Chen Tianwu to stand by a shelf deep inside the warehouse.

"According to my memory, this is the location where the Honkai Beast statue used to be. Let's search here for any other clues."

After speaking, the captain began searching around.

"Speaking of which, can't you give me some accurate information?"

The captain gave a direct answer to Chen Tianwu's complaints.

"No, of course it's not that I can't say or to prevent disrupting the future. It's just that I've already interfered with your world too many times before, and the future has long since moved in a direction that even I can't predict. Even if I reveal the information I know now, it doesn't necessarily mean it's correct."

After listening to the captain's words, Chen Tianwu stopped talking and began to concentrate on searching through the express delivery boxes, hoping to find some suspicious clues.

"Speaking of which, Sean himself lives in Salt Lake City, so why did he go to the trouble of using the Domination Theater to move the statue he made to Canghai City, which is so far away from Salt Lake City?"

"It's not hard to understand," the captain said while rummaging through the package. "After all, this is an attack targeting one of the world's three major organizations fighting against the Honkai. If we sent it in this city, wouldn't we be caught that very day?"

"But is it really necessary to move to Canghai City? This is China, after all. Shipments to Salt Lake City in the Americas have to go through customs! What if they get detained by customs? Wouldn't that ruin everything?"

"Have you ever considered the possibility that customs officials might also have their people?"

"this…"

Well, Chen Tianwu really hadn't thought of that. In fact, if you just think about it, you'll know that if you want to execute this plan, then the customs can't make any mistakes.

The simplest way to prevent mistakes at customs is to make customs officers your own people. Given the characteristics of the Herrscher of Domination, this is not difficult to achieve.

Chen Tianwu said with a wry smile, "They really went to great lengths to sow discord between the Herrschers and humans!"

"After all, it is far from enough for our current civilization to rely on them to sow discord between humanity and humans. Moreover, even if they do so, Kevin is always there to back them up. To be honest, the Herrscher of Domination has never been a threat to our current civilization."

"But once a rift appears in the relationship between humans and Herrschers, it's very difficult to mend it, isn't it?"

"Although it's not really my place to say this, I still have to say that you shouldn't underestimate Kiana and Mei's resolve. No matter how much humanity distrusts the Herrschers, they will do everything in their power to stop the Honkai."

"But I don't have that kind of awareness. If that day really comes, I might not destroy humanity, but I would still let humanity fend for itself."

At this point, Chen Tianwu paused and finally summarized.

"In the end, that's just who I am."

"When that day comes, doing nothing will be the best option," the captain said. "Because in the end, it will definitely be a showdown between Project Stigmata and Project Fireseed."

"Project Fireseed? I remember that project. But wasn't it a failure and permanently frozen?"

"On the surface, it does appear to be permanently frozen, but has anyone said that Project Fireseed has not continued?"

"?!"

Before Chen Tianwu could continue asking questions, the captain had already found the clue he was looking for.

"found it."

The captain looked at the yellowed envelope in his hand and felt a surge of emotion.

"Is this the token you mentioned, Captain?"

Looking at the envelope in the captain's hand, Chen Tianwu focused his senses on the envelope.

"Indeed, I can feel a different kind of fluctuation in this envelope."

"Now that we've achieved our goal, let's go back. Judging by the time, Mei and the others should have already gotten what they wanted and returned."

"Ah."

So the two of them restored the surroundings to their original state and left. As the captain had guessed, Mei was already on her way back.

Let's turn back the clock a little.

Mei and Fu Hua were standing in front of the World Serpent Base, which the captain had pointed out.

"Xiao Shi, do we really have to do this?"

"I told you not to call me Xiao Shi!" Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Ignorance, shouted. "Honestly! I should have had the captain change the way he addresses me before you all met me. Now everyone calls me Xiao Shi."

"Alright, Xiao Shi is angry." Fu Hua comforted her. "You know it's not good to keep calling you the Herrscher of Knowledge. You won't give yourself a nice name, so we have no choice but to call you Xiao Shi."

"You...! I...!"

Shi Zhi Lu Zhe was furious, but even though he had already cursed the other two in his heart, he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

"However, I also think that a direct confrontation is not good. Can't we just sneak in normally or have the other side invite us in?"

"Old fogey, aren't you being a bit too naive? You're just standing there so brazenly at their doorstep. Do you think they're blind, or that their surveillance system is just for show? You've already been discovered."

Well, it's not really appropriate for them to stand at someone's door like that; at least given their status, they're definitely not here with good intentions.

Since they had already been discovered, they had no choice but to force their way in. So the two broke down the door and the sound of jackals came over the loudspeaker.

"You're finally in! I thought you two would be standing at the door, too scared to come in."

Hey! Who are you calling a coward?

Given her nature as a law-abiding person, she naturally couldn't tolerate it. She immediately seized control of her body and began to confront the jackal from a distance.

So, in the time that followed, Mei and Fu Hua witnessed something unprecedented.

One person was responsible for openly announcing their plan on the radio, while the other was responsible for countering their moves.

You know what, these two actually got into a fight.

As more and more parts of the base were destroyed, Kevin, who was stationed at the rear, finally couldn't stand it anymore.

He first went to stop the jackals from continuing to destroy the house, and then he approached Fu Hua and Mei to ask them why they had come.

After receiving their replies, Kevin immediately ordered Jackal to provide technical support to Anti-Entropy. Although Jackal was unwilling, Kevin was the Lord of the World Serpent and her superior, so she had to obey orders no matter how unwilling she was.

Jackal originally thought that all he had to do was provide the data and the principles, but Fu Hua, fearing there might be a trap, forced Kevin to agree to take Jackal back.

With no other option, Jackal had to follow Mei and the others back to the Salt Lake Base of Anti-Entropy, while Kevin looked at the base, which had been demolished in pieces, feeling utterly helpless.

Although it was somewhat different from what the captain had said, Jackal still joined forces with the Herrscher of Knowledge to destroy one of his own bases.

Kevin was furious, but the jackal was still useful, so he couldn't just take action. Since Fu Hua said she wanted to take the jackal back with her, Kevin agreed, thinking it best to avoid seeing it.

Time returns to the present.

The captain's eyes twitched as he looked at the jackal who had come back with him.

"Why did you bring someone with you when you went to the base?"

"After all, she was the one who developed this technology, and we can only be slightly more at ease with the products made in her presence. At least even if she tampered with the machine, we have Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein present to check it beforehand."

After hearing Fu Hua's explanation, the jackal became unsettled.

"Hey! Are you saying I would tamper with my own research results? Do I look like that kind of person? If it weren't for the Lord's approval, I'd rather tear down the base than give you the data!"

Mei recalled the previous incident where the Jackal teamed up with the Herrscher of Knowledge to destroy the house, and nodded as if possessed.

"Hey, Raiden Mei, what do you mean by nodding like that?"

"No! It's nothing! Really!"

Mei quickly waved her hand to explain, but fortunately the jackal didn't seem to care. She then turned her attention to the other two doctors present.

Seeing that the three doctors had begun to discuss the feasibility of the plan, the captain also focused his attention on the screen in front of him.

Although I've been muted in the group chat, I can still view the messages.

Seeing that Kiana and the others had been unsealed, the captain's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. However, he was still unable to respond, which made him feel as if a million ants were crawling all over him.

The captain quickly brought his attention back to reality. By this time, Jackal had already discussed the specific plan with Tesla and the others, and was now confronting Chen Tianwu.

Seeing that the fire was about to spread to their side, the captain wisely ran away.

A few days later, the Jackal's teleportation device was finally completed. During this time, the Herrscher of Domination attacked Seele several times, but fortunately, Black Seele was not turned to the enemy without any serious consequences.

Most importantly, when Seele returned from the Theater of Domination, she brought with her several Herrscher of Domination dolls. Through the Herrscher cores inside the dolls and the tokens found by the Captain, the coordinates of the Theater of Domination became completely clear.

Thus, the clarion call for the counterattack was officially sounded.