Chapter 26: What the World Serpent Wants to Do, No One Can Stop!
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“Another leaf has fallen.”
The broken leaf fell into the man’s fingerless-gloved hand, accompanied by a deep sigh.
Behind him stood an ancient tree emanating an antique aura, its name was 【Bodhi】.
As a survivor of the Previous Era, Su had been entrusted with the mission to defeat the Honkai by that genius Dr. MEI. For the past 4,500 years, he had remained in this world, day after day fulfilling his duty.
Through the 2nd Divine Key【Key of Infinity — Cosmic Juggernaut】, he observed infinite parallel worlds, searching for the possibility of defeating the Honkai.
Gazing at the fallen leaf in his hand, although his closed eyes might make one doubt whether he could truly see, for an enlightened being of heavenly wisdom, such details were beyond ordinary comprehension.
Every leaf symbolized a possibility of defeating the Honkai.
“…Sigh, this【world】has also failed.”
Looking at the reflection contained within the leaf, he sighed.
Civilizations destroyed by the Honkai could only wither away quietly like these fallen leaves, becoming mere【bubbles】.
“In these thousands of years, the leaves I’ve observed number like the sands of the Ganges.”
“Unfortunately, I still haven’t found a leaf that won’t wither.”
Su opened his hand, letting the fallen leaf go, allowing the breeze to carry it away.
“What flourishes must decline, once-glorious civilizations will eventually wither.”
However, when he looked up, the tree remained lush and full of leaves.
Leaves would fall, but they would grow again. Compared to it, human life was but a fleeting moment.
Finite life cannot observe infinite leaves.
“Fortunately, I have already found my answer.”
Su, standing up from beneath the tree, looked at the clear water surface. Within it was reflected the figure of a white-haired young man.
“My dear friend, after thousands of years have passed, have you also found your answer?”
“Or are you still imprisoning yourself in the phantoms of the past?”
Thousands of years ago, he had deceived his friend and imprisoned him in the Sea of Quanta.
To atone for his sins, Su had also confined himself within the 2nd Divine Key.
Every time he witnessed a fallen leaf, he would come to the riverside to look at his friend.
But Su, knowing he had betrayed his dear friend, didn’t dare to speak even a single word to him…
The fallen leaf drifted to the water’s surface, suddenly stirring up waves.
“This is…”
Su, sitting by the water’s edge, was stunned by this sight.
He furrowed his brow and muttered in surprised uncertainty:
“The intrinsic world… a variable has appeared?”
Unlike Aponia, Su’s foresight was obtained through infinite observation to derive countless different results.
So aside from executing the Seed of Sumeru plan, he also paid close attention to the situation in the intrinsic world.
According to his years of research, the future should gradually become clearer. When the time came, he would only need to take a gamble and make the right choice, and the Seed of Sumeru plan would serve its purpose.
But now, the appearance of this variable made even this enlightened being’s expression somewhat unpredictable.
He couldn’t determine what kind of changes this variable would bring.
He couldn’t even be certain whether this would cause his waiting to come to nothing.
“In the end, human calculations cannot match heaven’s will?”
The direction of the variable was in Nagazora City.
That place where fate turns.
With worry, Su sighed continuously:
“I can only hope that this variable will lead to a good future.”
…
Above the city situated in the desert, a figure with an umbrella, a mechanical skull face, and dangerous red light gleaming in his eyes taunted the beautiful figure gazing at the endless desert:
“Hehe, that little guy you asked me to keep an eye on doesn’t seem to be in very good condition right now.”
World Serpent cadre — Gray Serpent.
“What happened to her?”
The white-haired woman with a gentle and elegant voice asked with concern. Her face was identical to that of the former Schicksal’s strongest S-rank Valkyrie, Cecilia Schariac.
Misteln Schariac, a new species called【Concept】, born from the Schariac Stigma inherited by Cecilia.
However, her current designation should be World Serpent cadre — 【Raven】.
But honestly, Raven didn’t like this codename.
Due to her past relationship with a certain person, Misteln was very concerned about the condition of the girl named Bronya Zaychik.
Of course, due to her own various inconveniences, she had no way to see that child.
“She seems to have fainted, but there’s no immediate danger to her life for now. However, what happens next is uncertain.”
Gray Serpent spoke in his somewhat strange, hoarse voice with a hint of schadenfreude.
The World Serpent was hidden in the shadows, and the Nagazora City incident also had their influence within it.
Needless to say, Gray Serpent had naturally noticed the man who appeared beside the Herrscher of Thunder vessel.
He was paying even more attention to this than Cocolia or Otto.
“Do you remember what you once promised me?”
Misteln’s expression turned somewhat cold, and she looked at Gray Serpent with some disgust.
One of the conditions for her willingness to join the World Serpent was to help her look after that child.
“Don’t worry, I’ve always been trustworthy and never break my word.”
“Besides, regarding that man who is consciously making contact with both the Herrscher of Thunder vessel and the Herrscher of the Void vessel, the World Serpent can hardly avoid taking action.”
Gray Serpent’s hoarse voice carried a hint of concern.
Jiang Qiao’s actions had not only caught Otto’s attention but inevitably also drew the World Serpent’s focus.
It’s just that compared to Otto’s speculation and intuition, the World Serpent’s intelligence system was somewhat more precise.
But since they hadn’t yet surfaced, there hadn’t been much action, still mainly observing.
“I’ve already notified Raven to head to Nagazora City. I myself have certain cooperation with someone in that city, so we can’t let anyone ruin the plan.”
Gray Serpent sighed.
Time was becoming increasingly urgent, and the World Serpent had to start preparing to welcome back their Lord.
The awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder was related to whether they could welcome back their Lord one step earlier.
So the scheme in Nagazora City was also very important to the World Serpent.
Gray Serpent had to admit that the man who seemed to be called Jiang Qiao was indeed very capable.
He had actually pushed the situation to such a tight pace in such a short time.
Even if Raven rushed to Nagazora City, she would probably only be able to do cleanup work.
Given the current situation, if the World Serpent didn’t step in to help, the plan to trigger the Third Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City might not be impossible to die in the womb.
“Won’t there be problems?”
Raven’s trust in Gray Serpent was obviously not very high.
The latter didn’t care at all, only snorting coldly with that heavy, hoarse voice:
“Hmph, what the World Serpent wants to do, no one can stop!”
Perhaps due to considerations of the current situation, they might make certain concessions.
But does that man called Jiang Qiao have the qualifications to make the World Serpent yield?