"Gray Serpent! Is your head broken!?"
Hearing Gray Serpent's decisive willingness to abandon her, Jackal couldn't help but shout loudly, despite having been taught a lesson once before.
Although she originally thought Gray Serpent's timely rescue was to help them get rid of Rita, the intruder, who would have thought Gray Serpent would actually turn around and sell her out?
On the opposite side, Rita's eyes also grew solemn.
To be honest, she, as the enemy, now had no idea what Gray Serpent was doing.
My own comrade... Can you really just abandon her like that?
Rita is not a child; she naturally knows that nothing happens without reason in this world, but... why is the other party willing to abandon his comrade so directly?
But Rita also felt that, compared to last time, Gray Serpent's attitude this time was surprisingly good.
Why? Rita carefully recalled that after destroying Gray Serpent's deal and briefly confronting those from the Far East Branch, she did nothing else.
"I can promise that." Tian Shi's voice sounded from behind Rita.
Tian Shi's voice gave Rita an epiphany. Could it be that... it's because of Tian Shi's existence?
"Do you know him?" Rita asked deliberately.
"I've only heard of him."
As Rita expected, Gray Serpent seemed to fully understand who Rita was referring to.
"It's a pity that I've only heard of him, but never met him... But since you asked me this question, Miss Rita, you must know of his existence."
Gray Serpent's hoarse voice revealed a rare hint of joy.
"Alright, then I accept the deal. After all, as you said, this time you are not my target, but the information I want..."
"Here." Gray Serpent threw a USB flash drive to Rita: "The information here is definitely more complete than what's on Shencheng Medicine's computer."
"Very well, then come collect your Miss Raven with me."
Rita nodded, then turned around. Gray Serpent and Jackal immediately followed her.
"Gray Serpent, do you know what you're doing?"
The tense atmosphere dissipated, and Jackal questioned Gray Serpent in a low voice, with some displeasure.
"Of course I know," Gray Serpent merely scoffed at Jackal's questioning, "I dared to abandon Raven because she fell into the hands of others. In the current situation, I am completely unable to save her. And I am willing to abandon Raven and you... because if that person truly wills it... this is what we must do."
Unfortunately, both of them can be considered to be of the same faction as Mobius.
Gray Serpent is the failed product of Mobius's experiment, and Jackal herself is directly related to Mobius's memory in the Elysian Realm.
Even if we break it down a bit further, Raven, who was trained by Gray Serpent, can actually be counted, but nominally she is a World Serpent mercenary... although essentially she is a cadre. In this way, most of World Serpent.
No, it should be said that the World Serpent was actually an organization from Mobius's lineage and had nothing to do with Kevin.
Gray Serpent supports Kevin only because the true boss, Mobius, has disappeared, and Kevin is one of the few remaining Thirteen Heroes, and he is the best choice in terms of willpower and strength.
It is because of this that the name "Serpent" doesn't seem to fit Kevin's temperament, because the World Serpent in the previous civilization was an organization established by Gray Serpent to follow Mobius's will, but in the current civilization, due to various reasons, he can only worship Kevin as leader.
As for Gray Serpent's name... no need to mention it.
"Hehe..." Gray Serpent felt happy for the first time in a long while.
"What do you mean by that?"
The amount of information revealed by Gray Serpent's words was a bit large, and Jackal's momentum immediately weakened.
Jackal is merely self-righteous and stubborn when it comes to a battle of wits, but she is not actually stupid.
She also knows a thing or two about some secrets.
"So, was it the flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple?"
When Jackal said this, she laughed, and the hostility in her tone slowly faded.
"You could say that." Gray Serpent softly chuckled twice more.
The conversation between Gray Serpent and Jackal was not hidden from Rita, so naturally, Rita and Tian Shi heard it clearly. Rita reached out and touched the armor on her body.
"It's alright, it's alright..."
Tian Shi's voice came from the armor, "When we get back, I'll tell you everything I can. Well, in fact, I have something to ask Gray Serpent."
Rita smiled softly.
That's what she wanted.
However, she also heard that Tian Shi's position in the World Serpent organization seemed to be unusual, so much so that after Gray Serpent discovered Tian Shi's possible existence, he immediately made great concessions.
And after her question completely confirmed Tian Shi's existence, Gray Serpent didn't even lower his voice while speaking, as if it didn't matter if she heard him.
She's truly getting more and more curious about her "Guardian Angel."
"We've arrived." Rita led Gray Serpent and Jackal to the room where Raven was tied up.
"Mmmmmmm!!"
"Vice Captain? This is...?"
When Raven and the Immortal Blades team members saw the person following Rita, they all had their own reactions.
The Immortal Blades members were easy to deal with, but they were a little confused about the two people behind Rita.
And Raven struggled again.
What's happening? How could Gray Serpent and Jackal follow this woman so peacefully? Could it be that they were conspiring against me? Is the clown actually me?
"Untie this Raven's rope... Miss Ciora," Rita ordered with a smile, "I have reached an agreement with the directors of Shencheng Medicine, and they will help us in our actions."
A deal? The Immortal Blades members were stunned for a moment, and then they cut Raven's rope according to Rita's order.
After all, this person is not the K423 mission target, and there are no casualties among their own people, so they have no feelings about releasing Raven.
In fact, many of them were a little confused about why they had to work with Shencheng Pharmaceutical's consultant, but fortunately, Raven's words at that time proved that this person had some bad intentions.
Raven, now freed, first stretched her muscles.
Although she had many questions about the people and the harmonious scene in front of her, she didn't ask them immediately.
"All members of the third team, return to the transport ship and await the next order at any time."
"Yes!"
...
After the third team dispersed, the atmosphere among them suddenly became awkward.
"Who can tell me why things turned out this way?" Raven asked in a low voice.
Don't tell me, guys, I got beaten for nothing this time.
"Don't worry, Raven, the beating you received this time was in vain," Jackal seemed to understand Raven's thoughts and chuckled cheerfully.
Looking at Raven's embarrassed appearance, the last bit of unhappiness in Jackal's heart was gone.
In comparison, I was confined in the control room, but what about Raven?
The entire person was tied to a chair in a very "artistic" way, and her stockings were taken off and stuffed into her mouth.
Jackal felt it was a shame she didn't take a picture and save it.
"Jackal, try laughing again."
Although both, one a scholar and the other a warrior, have teamed up many times, their personalities are truly incompatible.
It's because Raven has a good temper most of the time that there's no conflict between the two. But now... my stockings were taken off, and you're happily laughing, right?
Do you know that I've been annoyed with you, a crazy scientist who does human experiments, for a long time? If it weren't for the fact that this wasn't the place for a fight, with all the new and old grudges accumulated, Raven would have taken action long ago.
"Heh... Now that I think about it, isn't it too late to take a picture of you?"
Although Jackal couldn't beat Raven, she wasn't afraid of her at all. After all...
"You two should be quiet for a moment."
Gray Serpent was truly tired when he saw the two people who were about to fight. Besides, there was Kevin in the Quantum Sea... Thinking of this, Gray Serpent looked at Rita.
"Miss Rita, may I ask...? Are you willing to become the leader of World Serpent?"
"???"
Not only did Rita have a question mark in her head, but Jackal and Raven, who were about to fight, also stopped.
"Gray Serpent, are you going to betray the Lord?" Jackal was a little confused.
Half an hour ago, you were telling me not to betray the Lord, and now you're the one taking the initiative to set up a new king? Is your brain broken?
"I didn't say that the Lord can only be Lord Kevin."
Gray Serpent said slowly.
When a new civilization was born, the only three people he could choose as the new leader were Kevin, Su, and Hua.
After comparing prices, Gray Serpent naturally chose Kevin, who was the most resolute and also the leader.
But it all depends on who you compare him to. If you put Kevin and Mobius together... then Gray Serpent can only ask, who is Kevin?
If you don't know him, then leave. Although the person on the other side of the scale is not his creator Mobius, but if it really is that person... it seems it wouldn't be very different?
"Mr. Gray Serpent, this joke isn't funny."
Rita twitched the corners of her mouth and began to realize that things were now moving at a speed she couldn't control.
"No, it's not a joke. We sincerely hope that Miss Rita becomes the Leader of World Serpent."
Gray Serpent sincerely invited her again: "If you are willing, I will find the Judgment of Shamash for Schicksal."
"Rita, let him go."
The first half of the sentence was fine, but when Tian Shi heard the second half of the sentence, his face turned black. What the hell are you looking for? Siegfried is now squatting with Raiden Ryoma at the Anti-Entropy base!
"Sorry, Mr. Gray Serpent, he told you to get lost." Rita spoke with a smile on her face.
"...?" Just as Gray Serpent wondered what he had said wrong, the computer next to him that was turned off suddenly lit up.
"Hello, sir."
When Gray Serpent saw this scene, he immediately touched his chest and saluted.
Seeing Gray Serpent's actions, although Jackal and Raven didn't understand the situation, they knew it was definitely right to follow Gray Serpent's salute.
"Gray Serpent, have you really never seen me?"
This line of words appeared on the screen; Tian Shi wanted to understand what changes had caused him to appear in Gray Serpent's mouth.
"This... in my existing memory, there is no such thing." Gray Serpent looked at the question on the screen, hesitated for a moment, and replied.
"?"
"What is "existing memory"?" Gray Serpent's words made Tian Shi even more confused.
"It seems you have the same problem..." Gray Serpent muttered softly, and then replied seriously: "Because we don't know since when, our memories of the previous civilization have become extremely vague. When we discovered this, those memories seemed to be shrouded in a thick mist."
Gray Serpent's words made Tian Shi ponder. Did the system do it?
[Because the target is a large-scale special scenario, this paragraph and some related existences have become "uncertain"]
In reality... It seems that my plan to ask Gray Serpent to confirm past changes every time I run a simulation has failed.
"I understand."
"So you heard about me from Mobius?"
"Hmm... I first heard it from Master Mobius's inner monologue when I was thrown into the destruction pond as an experimental byproduct."
Gray Serpent took a moment to recall, and then spoke in a very calm tone, as if his being thrown into the destruction pond was a trivial matter.
"But afterward... my memory is a bit blurry, but I vaguely remember that Lord Hua, who had the best relationship with Lord Mobius, also mentioned him. As for the others, I'm not very clear. After all, I wasn't in Fire Moth for long, and my memories are very vague."
Hearing Gray Serpent's statement, Tian Shi couldn't help but think of Aponia... She should be the only host who doesn't know his name.
Everyone else called him by his real name, but Aponia didn't know...
"It seems your condition is much more severe than mine."
Gray Serpent didn't consider the possibility that Tian Shi had never experienced that period.
In his opinion, since he could leave traces on the two heroes, he must have experienced that era, but simply couldn't remember it.
Tian Shi made no comment on what Gray Serpent said. Although the system's historical "uncertainty" prevented him from cheating, it also helped him solve many logical problems.
"And what about the others? Did they also lose their memories? Haven't you tried to delve into the memories of the Flame-Chasers in the Elysian Realm?"
Tian Shi's words once again made Gray Serpent confirm his conjecture.
"I don't know about the other heroes. When I discovered the problem, everyone had lost contact."
Gray Serpent shook his head.
"As for the Elysian Realm... it's just like our memories. It has been shrouded in mist since who knows when. Meeting someone there depends on luck. Moreover, the memory of that era is also blurred... I suspect it must be a Plan B left by a certain doctor."
It seems the Elysian Realm is also within the scope of uncertainty.
Are you unsure how many memories and how many living people there will be in the end?