Chapter 138: Chapter 138: Mei Feels Like She's Been Tricked
"Now, she's here."
Kevin's voice was calm, not loud, but it shook the girl's heart.
Kiana hadn't reacted yet, but she saw the originally gloomy sky suddenly thundering, thunderclouds boiling in an instant, dancing silver serpents within them, and then falling to the ground.
Unexpectedly, a thunderbolt struck in front of Kiana, the dazzling lightning momentarily blinding her. When she came to her senses, the purple-haired girl was standing in front of her.
"...Mei." Kiana didn't react at first, slightly stunned, calling out her friend's name.
There was no way around it. The changes in Raiden Mei were too drastic, even for Kiana, who had been friends with her for many years, it was somewhat unbelievable.
Raiden Mei had become a Herrscher in her own right. Floating behind her was the Conquest Authority in the form of a deep purple ring, and her eyes shimmered with a pale purple light symbolizing the authority of a Herrscher.
"What happened... what's with your appearance..." Kiana's azure eyes were filled with confusion, incomprehension, astonishment, and various other emotions, mixed together in a vat, unable to discern each other's colors.
"..." Raiden Mei remained silent, her expression flat.
Silence prevailed over Nagazora City tonight.
"It seems you've made your choice," Kevin calmly spoke.
"...I'll go with you," Raiden Mei spoke after a moment's pause.
"Very well," Kevin nodded in satisfaction. "Raiden Mei, welcome to the World Serpent."
Kiana's azure eyes blinked with wisdom, but from her bewildered expression, it was clear she didn't understand the situation.
"What are you saying..." Kiana couldn't believe it. "Mei... joining the World Serpent...?"
"..." Raiden Mei remained silent, but her wordless silence conveyed a lot of information, such as—Raiden Mei did not deny the fact that she joined the World Serpent.
"Mei, what's wrong with you? What did he do to you?" Kiana's tone was concerned, but her eyes were wary and suspicious as she looked at Kevin.
Although the World Serpent, like the Honkai and Anti-Entropy, aimed to counter the Honkai, its methods were completely different.
It was too extreme, sacrificing the majority to save a minority in the Stigma Plan to survive the Nagazora... Kiana didn't believe that her kind and loving friend would accept the World Serpent's ideology.
She would rather believe that Raiden Mei was brainwashed by Otto using Fenghuang Down than believe that she voluntarily joined the World Serpent.
As for why it was Otto?
She didn't care, it's all Otto's fault! Just throw the blame on Otto, it's never wrong, anyway, he won't miss this one.
"Kiana, I'm perfectly clear now," facing Kiana's question, Raiden Mei closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then spoke slowly, "this is my own decision, don't bother with me anymore."
Her gaze was determined, she had already made up her mind.
"..." Kiana fell silent. She knew her friend's temperament well, and she knew that the girl named Raiden Mei was as stubborn as a mule. If she had made up her mind about something, even ten horses couldn't move her.
The World Serpent...
Kiana had contemplated this organization more than once.
The leader was the strongest mantis warrior of the previous civilization, and most of the cadre had the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie. With advanced technology, a meticulous and vast intelligence network, and the ongoing Stigma Plan, all of this was something Kiana had never encountered before.
A flourishing tree must have a tangled root system.
If the previous world order was dominated by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, and the World Serpent lurked in the shadows, then with Kevin's return, the world order had truly become a tripartite balance. One must admit that the World Serpent had become a formidable force that all parties found difficult to ignore.
But Kiana did not agree with the World Serpent's Stigma Plan to save human civilization, nor did Chase.
Whether it was Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, or the World Serpent, each had their own different approach to combating the Honkai, but she was also pondering, how should humanity defeat the Honkai?
But her brain wasn't working well, so she let the brilliant Chase think, and she just followed what he said.
But now, is Mei also joining the World Serpent?
Kiana decided to respect her friend's decision.
"Well, I understand." Kiana nodded.
"Kiana, you don't need to persuade me anymore, I've..." Raiden Mei's refusal suddenly stopped, and she stared blankly at the white-haired girl in front of her, a hint of incredulity in her pale purple pupils.
At this moment, the majesty of the Thunder Empress seemed to diminish slightly, replaced by a hint of foolishness.
Raiden Mei's memorable line: "Huh?"
Raiden Mei had already made up her mind to ruthlessly reject Kiana's decision, and even had a plan to fight her if necessary.
But now, what was going on?
Kiana didn't seem to react... inexplicably, Raiden Mei felt a little disappointed, even a little lost.
For a moment, she felt like she was sitting in a McDonald's restaurant watching Batman on TV, holding a pair of jokers in her hand...
I finally took it seriously, are you sure you're losing so thoroughly...
Damn!
"Well, I understand." Kiana repeated, still smiling kindly, as if blessing her, she continued, "If you're not happy with the World Serpent, Mei, remember to come find me, I'll stand up for you."
Maybe the World Serpent would be a better platform for Raiden Mei, and she could also take care of her there, it shouldn't be a problem. Kiana thought.
"???" Raiden Mei was dumbfounded. "Kiana, you're also joining the World Serpent?"
Scratching her head, Kiana smiled somewhat foolishly.
Currently, she was following Chase's actions, and Chase was a cadre of the World Serpent, so wasn't she also considered an auxiliary member?
Raiden Mei turned to look at Kevin, only to see Kevin's back.
Kevin waved his hand handsomely, without taking away a single cloud.
"Just catch up with each other for now, remember to come find me when you're done."
"..." Raiden Mei fell silent.
For some reason, she felt like she had been deceived, like she had been taken for a ride.
Unseen by them, Kevin, who had already turned around, seemed to have a faint smile on his lips.
Well, this is quite fun.
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