Chapter 523 Theresa Was Killed in Seconds
“Boom!”
More than ten minutes had passed since Mobius launched the attack, but Rita had not made any move. The combat airship was controlled by her artificial intelligence and was circling around the Haiyuan City base to deceive the Haiyuan City radar. She was slowly approaching the Haiyuan City base by diving with the Valkyrie of the Snow Lotus team and a "burden".
“Lord Rita, is it really okay to let that guy move with us?”
As the captain of the Snow Lotus team, Anna should have stayed at the back of the team when Rita led the team. This was the most basic principle of queue organization, but she ran behind Rita without knowing when.
Rita just tilted her head slightly to the side, and the LED sensor behind the diving helmet projected Anna's face in front of her.
“This is the content of the deal between Mobius and us.”
Rita silently switched the communication channel to private chat.
"Mobius will launch an attack on the east side of the Haiyuan City base, and then we will approach the Hyperion depending on the situation. In exchange, we will carry out the mission with the cadres of this world snake, and he will perform the necessary supervision to prevent us from making a sudden retreat. Similarly, the safety of this guy will be entrusted to us for protection. But before that, Captain Anna, please return to your post first."
Rita still had a good impression of Anna. No one could refuse a girl who came from a famous family and worked hard. Moreover, this girl had written several letters to her and Bianca before, and exchanged many issues about training and combat. Moreover, as one of the very few people in the destiny who knew the secret, Rita knew that this girl was Bianca's... cousin.
But this did not mean that she could indulge Anna without any bottom line. Playing this trick on the battlefield was harmful to others and oneself. She could also see that something had probably happened between Anna and the cadres of the world snake. The two of them were in a very wrong state from the beginning when they met. She couldn't care about the World Serpent guys, nor did she want to care, but it was still necessary to give Anna a warning.
"I'm sorry, Lady Rita, I..."
Anna apologized softly in the communication, slowed down a bit, and soon fell to the end of the team.
However, she still didn't stop chattering:
"It seems that Dr. Mebius is still very concerned about the safety of his subordinates..."
"Huh?"
Rita didn't understand Anna's brain circuit for a while. Maybe in her eyes, following an S-level Valkyrie and the entire Snow Wolf Squad is safer than following Mebius?
This is also in line with most Valkyries' understanding of the combat power structure. Only when she witnessed Mikael easily killing the Second Herrscher in seconds, she understood what kind of power those "pioneers" had.
She also asked if Oran Dell could do the same thing, and the answer was not surprisingly three words - "I can't do it."
Moreover, combat power is sometimes not as simple as accumulation.
Of course, the biggest problem with that statement is that it got a basic concept wrong - the reason why they have to protect "Night Owl" is not because the content of the transaction requires it, but because once Mobius finds that he can't contact Night Owl, he will probably retreat without hesitation.
Moreover, no one will sacrifice their own interests to help their partners. Mobius did this probably because what she needed was in the base of Haiyuan City, which was completely different from the goal of the destiny, the Hyperion, right?
Rita didn't tell Anna these words after all. After all, the battlefield is not a place for idle chats, and Anna doesn't need to understand these for the time being.
However, the story between her and "Night Owl" is also a point that can be used:
"Anna, then you have to keep an eye on that guy, and his safety is left to you."
"Uh...ah? Okay...uh, I understand!"
Rita snorted softly, but was covered by the continuous explosions on the east side of the base. The projection device in the diving helmet is directly connected to the camera of the combat airship, transmitting the colorful fireworks show that is coming one after another to Rita's eyes.
She closed her eyes and estimated the time and distance, then switched the communication to the team channel:
"Everyone prepare for battle, and start entering the interior of the Haiyuan City barrier now!"
Their lurking position was close to the Haiyuan City barrier. As the order was issued, a Valkyrie immediately groped to the edge of the barrier and buried the latest technology of Tianming - the Honkai barrier decoder at the calculated position close to the barrier.
"Three, two, one..."
The red light on the decoder flashed closely following Rita's countdown, and the light and shadow of the corresponding area seemed to have a small fold, and then the sea water rushed in at a speed visible to the naked eye, even pulling out long straight lines.
Without any further instructions, Rita took the lead and rushed in from the gap, and the Valkyries followed closely, until the last Anna rushed into the barrier. Rita pressed a small button on the terminal, and the barrier of Haiyuan City instantly returned to its original state.
Turning around, the huge hull of the Hyperion was clearly visible, only about 2,500 meters ahead. Next, they needed to confirm the situation of the Hyperion and at least bring Theresa back to the headquarters of the Mission. According to this standard, they had only completed the first step of the mission. Rita was very clear about this, but every time a step of the mission was completed, people would always feel a sense of satisfaction that made them want to yawn...
For her, it was something that she could completely overcome, but the Valkyrie of the Snow Lotus team could not. Although they did not celebrate quietly, they all relaxed their vigilance.
"Ahem! Take off the diving helmet and pressure suit immediately, leaving two Valkyries here to guard the equipment. The rest, including Night Owl, will set off immediately with me to implement the next step of the plan."
"Alexia, Emma, you two stay."
Rita's voice made the Valkyries sober up. As the captain of the Snow Lotus Team, Anna was more familiar with these Valkyries than Rita, so she immediately appointed two more reliable Valkyries to stay in place as backup.
The Valkyries changed clothes very quickly, and the weapons were taken out from the transport bags that had been prepared previously. It took less than a minute in total to go from diving state to combat state.
Carrying the huge scythe behind her back, Rita looked at the countdown "57S" on her left wrist and nodded slightly. A dozen Valkyries also consciously formed two horizontal lines. The Night Owl of the World Snake did not cause trouble, but stood quietly beside the queue, as if he did not want to get close to these Valkyries at all. Anna stood at the head of the team. After briefly counting the number of people, she nodded to Rita.
"Okay. Now, out-"
Anna's expression changed from serious and solemn to terrifying at the moment when the word "fa" was about to be spoken, but it was not yet spoken.
Rita quickly changed her gaze, the corners of her eyes almost cracking.
But when she turned her neck less than ninety degrees, a hand gently put her shoulder, and a rather exaggerated voice sounded:
"Yo! Look at the looks of anticipation on everyone's faces. I can't let you down in the upcoming performance!"
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"bite--"
"Bang!"
"Da da da da da da!"
The dark mud formed a ball, rolling forward slowly. Such a target is naturally the best target for soldiers, but ordinary bullets hitting the mud will only leave a sound of gold and iron. Even if the machine gun equipped on the mecha is enough to penetrate the shell of most Honkai Beasts with a body size of less than three meters, if it hits the mud, it will only sink deeply, as if falling into a swamp. Gradually engulfed.
As for the railgun? We have tried it before. Even if the 270 mm rail gun hits it, it will only make an obvious dent. If you are lucky, it will cause a violent explosion and smoke in place. If you are not lucky, the energy of the rail gun will even be destroyed. It is refracted and causes secondary damage to the base.
But no matter what the situation was, it could not stop the big black ball.
"Damn it, keep retreating! Where is the support that the fucking headquarters doctor said? This thing is about to approach the Eye of the Abyss. Are they not in a fucking hurry at all?"
The commander of the counter-entropy defense force hid behind the bunker and shouted that although only a few soldiers had been accidentally injured by the explosion since the start of the war, and the mecha had not suffered any damage, he "could not cause effective damage to the enemy." The blow to morale was too great.
Moreover, they knew nothing about the thing in front of them. What exactly is this? It was explained above that this was Destiny's pursuer, but the inhuman shape and the three-digit level reaction that kept lighting up on the Honkai energy detector made people suspect that it was a Honkai Impact or above. beast!
Of course, the most unacceptable thing is that in this half hour, they have reported the situation to the superiors seven times in a row and requested reinforcements, but the answer they received every time was--
"Support is being mobilized. If the support cannot be sustained, your troops are allowed to retreat back and establish a defense line."
Seven times in a row, I got exactly the same answer.
"Grass!"
They were all members recruited into Anti-Entropy by Cocolia. If they had known that surrendering would be the outcome, they might as well not have listened to Cocolia's orders and resisted to the end! It is said that the two doctors of Anti-Entropy are of good character, and they are not the type to go back on their word and settle accounts later, but what about now? Borrowing a knife to kill someone is so fun!
"The mecha troops move to the rear, and all personnel retreat directly to the next line of defense to establish a new line of defense!"
There is basically no hope for reinforcements. He has already divided his troops into two parts, taking turns to retreat, building a defense line like a roller. In the worst case, he will withdraw to the Eye of the Abyss. He does not believe those two doctors. No rush!
However, just as the soldiers jumped out of the bunker and expertly took turns covering their retreat, a human voice came from the black mud ball for the first time.
The first thing that sounded was the laughter that would make people shiver all over as long as they heard it:
"Hehehe...hahahahaha!"
"What's going on? Is there really a person there?"
"It can't be that Youlandale is here..."
"Didn't the intelligence say that Hollander used a gun?"
…
"Hahahaha! After a long time, it turns out that you are restless elements under Cocolia, a group of guys who were thrown here to die by my old friends... Fortunately, I still kept my hand, for fear of hurting you. , which made him unhappy. However, since your new master doesn’t mind, of course I will accept this gift!”
The black mud began to peel off, revealing the petite figure that had been hidden in it before.
"shooting!"
This group of people were soldiers that Kokolia had gathered on the Siberian snowfields. When it comes to dealing with humans, their combat awareness is far better than that of the Valkyries. Even before the officer gave the order to fire, at least half of the soldiers had caught the opportunity and pulled the trigger on their own.
"Huh?"
Mebius was too lazy to mobilize the black mud. With a light wave of his hand, the emerald green lightning net intercepted all the bullets.
"I say, are you a little naive?"
Mebius raised his right foot and stepped on it. The splashing black mud extended in the air and turned into hundreds of spears in the blink of an eye, but it was extremely accurate and only destroyed all the tactical mechas present.
"It was a mistake..."
Mebius bent his fingers and tapped his head lightly.
"It doesn't matter. It's your turn next."
Mebius narrowed his eyes, and his tongue stretched out of his lips to lick the corner of his mouth. With the black vertical pupils and the dark lines spreading all over his body, he seemed to have entered the realm of the inhuman.
The soldiers who were supposed to retreat were stunned. It was true that these soldiers had stronger combat awareness than the Valkyries when dealing with humans, but their experience in fighting against Honkai was not good, but almost zero. Their imagination of the combat power of the Valkyries was also at the level of "humanoid mecha". Where had they seen such a battle?
Standing there was not bravery, but just being shocked by this unprecedented scene.
"Humph! Do you like being a live target so much?"
Mebius raised his hand again, his eyes almost completely narrowed into a line, until he saw the soldiers who had recovered and finally ran back, she showed a creepy smile and quickly waved her right hand.
This time, she did not hold back, and the flying black mud aimed directly at every soldier. But...
"Bang!"
The golden cross unfolded a thin light curtain, barely resisting this wave of attacks.
"Oh? Is it you, Theresa?"
"What are you doing? Retreat!"
Theresa lowered her head and shouted to the soldier who was still in a daze, then raised her eyes a little:
"You are... Mobius!"
She seemed a little surprised, but not that surprised.
Emerald green hair, black lines wrapped around the skin...Except for the change in body shape, she is almost exactly the same as the woman described by Kiana and Mei.
And thinking about Mikael, Theresa didn't feel surprised that Mobius, who should have died, appeared here.
"Well, hello, Otto's granddaughter."
Mobius smiled and greeted her. It was unknown whether she did it on purpose. Anyway, when Theresa heard this address, her face suddenly became quite gloomy.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm here, and I will never let you..."
"Absolutely not what?"
A chilly voice came from behind, Theresa stared in front of her with wide eyes, and there was only a pool of black mud left.
"Judas..."
She was just about to input the rated amount of Honkai energy into Judas, when a "crackling" sound came from her neck, and she felt numbness, which directly took away all her strength.
Until the footsteps behind her became more and more distant, and her vision began to be shrouded in a thick black, Theresa realized what happened belatedly -
She was killed in an instant. (End of this chapter)