Chapter 190: The Jackal's Battle Plan
After capturing Kirataka, the black sedan ran smoothly and soon left the town of Wanaka and headed towards a certain location.
Kirataka was naturally not knocked unconscious. Before being hit by Stan, he deliberately activated the [Infinity] for a moment to resist the frontal attack, so he only suffered some impact.
Although he pretended to be asleep, he could sense the surrounding environment even without opening his eyes. Using his electromagnetic control abilities, he memorized the route along the way.
After driving for about twenty minutes, the black car drove into a deep mountain.
"So it's in a place like this..."
Kirataka thought silently.
The car stopped somewhere and the bumpy feeling finally stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Kirataka was carried out of the car by the group of men in black and walked down the road until he entered a certain place. Judging from the surrounding environment he sensed, it should be an area like a laboratory.
'This place... is probably a shelter left over from a previous civilization.'
Although Schicksal and Anti-Entropy have been excavating the relics left behind by previous civilizations, it is obvious that these two organizations cannot grasp the location of all the relics on this planet.
There are still some ruins that are firmly controlled by the gray serpent who survived the last era, such as the [Elysian Realm] where the World Serpents' headquarters is located.
After being sent into the laboratory, the men in black placed Kirataka on the test bench and tied him up with restraints and belts. Then they left.
Kirataka waited patiently for a while until the sound of high heels stepping on the ground was heard.
He pretended to have just woken up at this moment and looked ahead with a confused look.
Through a thick layer of glass, Kirataka could see the woman standing there.
She wears the mask of Anubis, has golden eyes, brown skin, and wears a white shirt and cape with a blue wrap skirt.
"…"
Kirataka was a little surprised to see Jackal, a living person, here.
He originally thought that the Jackal would at most "interrogate" him remotely through the electronic network, but he didn't expect that she would come here in her physical body... Should he say that she was overconfident?
However, thinking about it carefully, it seems that in the offensive and defensive battle with Schicksal regarding the Second Divine Key on the original timeline, she also faced Otto directly without fear.
She is indeed a very confident woman.
And her confidence really helped Kirataka save a lot of trouble.
"Awoke?"
The Jackal's voice was transmitted into the laboratory through the transmitter.
"...Who are you?"
Kirataka pretended not to know her and asked in a somewhat angry tone.
"Haha, you've already killed our people, but you still don't know anything about us?"
"You are... a colleague of Gray Serpent?"
He showed a look of sudden enlightenment.
"Haha, that's a good guess. Unfortunately, there's no need for a test subject to know the name of my code name."
The Jackal smiled and pressed a few buttons on the panel in front of her, and the instruments and facilities around Kirataka began to operate.
Obviously, she couldn't wait to start experimenting on him.
However, since she is here, then at this distance, Fenghuang Down can also play a corresponding role.
Kirataka narrowed his eyes slightly, silently summoned the Eighth Divine Key, and began to influence the spirit of the Jackal that was nearby.
He did not hypnotize the Jackal directly, but only intended to guide her quietly so that she could naturally tell the answers to the questions he wanted to hear.
—Although this guy is a scientist and not a professional fighter, since she is a senior cadre of the World Serpent, she must have passed the test of [Elysian Realm], and maybe she is getting along well with a certain femme fatale there.
Considering the means of resistance she might have if he acted too radically, Kirataka chose this subtle way to hint at her.
Feeling the feedback from Fenghuang Down, he asked carefully:
"So, what exactly are you going to do in New Zealand?"
The person who arranged Stan to come and seduce Schicksal has even come here in person. It is impossible that she just wants to capture two or three Valkyries to take back for experiments.
Kirataka recalled the change in Otto's attitude towards him during the previous hot spring trip. In recent times, the conflict between Schicksal and the World Serpent seemed to have become increasingly intensified.
In this case, the Jackal probably doesn't intend to keep hiding the fangs of the World Serpent, but is preparing to attack the Oceania branch and take revenge on Sentient's recent actions?
At the moment when the Lord has not yet returned, the Jackal, as the chief scientist and senior cadre of the World Serpent, has considerable management and control authority, and therefore planned such an invasion.
As expected, the other party replied in a vicious tone:
"Of course I am preparing to teach you a lesson."
"…What are you going to do here?"
"A special invasion of Honkai beasts... Of course, they are all my modified Honkai beasts, which are much stronger than those shabby original Honkai beasts."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, as if she had already seen that scene:
"You should feel honored to be the cornerstone of my research. I can already imagine your comrades being crushed by my creations."
'...What a woman with bad taste.'
Kirataka thought about it and continued to ask:
"Can you really capture the Oceania branch with just your Honkai beasts? The former S-class Valkyrie Theresa is there now."
Although the combat effectiveness of the Oceania branch is not ranked among all the branches, it still has a large number of Valkyries here. Recently, there are top combat forces like Theresa here.
Unless he faced the destruction of the Wind Herrscher directly like in the original timeline, he would not be unable to do so.
No matter what, it is still possible to hold out in the face of the Honkai beast invasion until the headquarters and other branches send support.
"Haha... I naturally have a way to deal with that white-haired dwarf and those annoying Valkyries."
Then, the jackal said a term that Kirataka was very familiar with.
——HSN-b46 serum.
This invention from Dr. Machi can even have an impact on creatures at the Herrscher level.
(TL: I forgot the Doctor name haha)
"HSN-b46 serum? This thing is not..."
"Yes, that is the invention of Dr. Machi of Schicksal. Oh, no, now we should call him Dr. Machi of Anti-Entropy."
The Jackal laughed and said:
"But no matter where they are from, it won't be difficult for us to get the formula of the serum."
The World Serpent's intelligence network has already covered every aspect of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
The weapons technology of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, and their various research results, all have corresponding copies and documents inside the World Serpent, and the construction principle of the HSN-b46 serum is one of them.
Well... if Kirataka remembers correctly, during the Stigmata incident in Arc City in the original timeline, Raven did use the same serum when capturing Kiana.
"This genius has improved the serum and made it into an inhalable gas, which greatly reduces the difficulty of absorption. As long as the Valkyrie inhales the serum gas, she will become a powerless little girl. It will be easy to deal with her at that time."
The inhalation method is obviously much more convenient and feasible than the injection method. After all, not every Valkyrie is as defenseless as a certain Paramecium, which can be easily attacked and injected with serum by an old man.
But, boy...it turns out that's what she was planning.
A large amount of HSN-b46 serum gas was released into the Oceania branch to incapacitate the Valkyries, and then the Honkai beasts were released to invade the branch base and carry out a massacre.
By that time, the Valkyries who were unable to fight would probably be no match for ordinary people, and would indeed become fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.
Although Kirataka hates Otto, he still has a very positive attitude towards the Valkyries under his command.
The vast majority of Valkyries are girls like Anna and Wendy, who have pure and beautiful visions.
And now that he knows about this, he will naturally not let the Jackal's plan succeed.
Apart from this matter...
Kirataka then continued to ask:
"Your purpose is not just this, right? The carrier of the Herrscher of Wind... is still in the Oceania branch. Do you intend to let her die in the riot of the Honkai beasts?"
"Idiot."
The Jackal said contemptuously:
"I will ask Stan to bring the Herrscher back in advance. It is a very precious experimental material and will be of great use to me."
"...From what I know, the Valkyrie has been fused with the Gem of Desire for three years, but she has been unable to use any of its power. Her health is even getting worse. Other scientists at Schicksal have no idea what to do about it. What can you do?"
Kirataka asked the questions that concerned him.
"Are you underestimating my wisdom? The problem with that Herrscher is easy to deal with."
The Jackal said proudly:
"As long as we use the HSN-b46 serum to neutralize all the Honkai energy in her body, we can temporarily put the Desire Gem into a dormant state. After that, we can do it to her..."
It seems that she is indeed confident and has made plans in advance.
However, before she could finish her words, the alarm sounded in the base.
This means that outsiders who do not belong to the World Serpent are approaching the entrance to the secret base.
The sudden situation also interrupted Kirataka's hint to the Jackal. She woke up, frowned, and said to herself:
"Strange, why did I talk so much to a test subject?"
Then, she turned on the surveillance camera at the entrance of the base and saw a chestnut-haired girl standing at the entrance with a spear in her hand, struggling with Stan.
It seems that Stan did not take action in the city, but deliberately lured her here. He took action now and planned to slowly tease this trophy.
How could a mere A-rank Valkyrie possibly be a match for her Stan...
The Jackal raised his head and said to Kirataka with some sarcasm:
"Apparently, your little girlfriend has come to rescue you."
She pressed a button on the control panel and projected the scene of Stan and Anna fighting in front of Kirataka.
The girl was obviously at a disadvantage and could only struggle to hold on against the huge cat-shaped Honkai beast.
"…"
Kirataka narrowed his eyes slightly.
Anna is chasing after me?
This was a change he had not expected. It seemed that he could no longer leisurely "chat" with the Jackal.
The remaining content can be read directly from her head through Fenghuang Down.
He took a deep breath, and dazzling electric light exploded in the laboratory, and the bandages and restraints that bound him were easily destroyed.
"What--"
Under the somewhat incredulous gaze of the Jackal, Kirataka quickly rushed in front of her, with only a thick layer of specially made tempered glass between the two of them.
Inch strength——
Kirataka changed his palm into a fist and hit the glass.
——Crash!
The powerful blow easily penetrated the glass protection, exposing the Jackal's true body in front of him.
Before she could react, Kirataka's hand with glass shards pressed directly on her face. At the same time, he maximized Fenghuang Down's power and began to obtain the information he wanted directly from the Jackal's head.
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