140 Chapter 140: Raiden Mei Wants to Endure

Silently ascending the tall building alone, Chase stood on the rooftop, calmly observing everything in Nagazora City.

Although the sky was still as gloomy as ever and the water level had risen by more than ten meters, the city had indeed quieted down.

There were no turbulent hordes of Honkai beasts, no enormous beams shooting into the sky, and no outbreaks of Honkai energy from underground. The large hole in the sky had long been closed, and the aura of the Quantum Sea had also faded away, everything resembling the scene of just waking up.

"Hehe, even though she called you brother, you didn't hold back in the fight at all." Raven, wearing a gray cloak, appeared beside him at some point, with a curious expression.

Evidently, this little Island Bursting Raven had witnessed the scene of domestic violence.

Chase felt a bit speechless, but he didn't show any weakness. He retorted, "Hehe, seeing the bruises on soldier Crow's face, I knew my money wasn't wasted."

"???" Raven's mouth twitched, unable to find a comeback for a moment.

She did indeed sustain some minor injuries during her battle with Bronya, which was also why she didn't leave the scene immediately after withdrawing from the fight.

Originally, she was somewhat worried that something might go wrong when her colleague fought against the Herrscher, so after leaving, she chose a tall building not too far from the battlefield. After selecting a good position, she simply lay down and observed the situation here with her bow, intending to provide support if necessary.

But her support wasn't needed, and instead, she witnessed a scene of sibling conflict.

After watching, Island griefen Raven still felt unsatisfied, so she chose to come to Chase and engage in some banter. However, she didn't expect Chase to counterattack so effectively right from the start.

Politeness? Was that politeness? Was that in line with propriety?

Chase's words made it sound like he paid to get himself beaten up, which was irritating.

"Tsk," Raven grumbled discontentedly, not wanting to continue this topic further. "Are you sure it's okay to let her go?"

"My task was simply to ensure the smooth progress of the Lord's Plan, and I did indeed accomplish that," Chase shrugged. "So there's no problem."

"But you let the Herrscher go," Raven said calmly.

"Maybe the Lord should thank me. After all, I brought the Herrscher to the World Serpent," Chase said nonchalantly.

Seeing Chase acting so unconcerned, Raven's mouth twitched slightly.

This guy is so insufferable, showing favoritism to the extreme.

.........

"Mei, don't worry, I can stand up for you in the World Serpent!"

"..." Hearing her friend's words, Raiden Mei's silence was deafening.

Since when did Kiana join the World Serpent? Wasn't she just fighting against it in Arc City recently?

If Kiana had joined the World Serpent, then what were her own previous hesitations and struggles all about?

Raiden Mei felt a bit confused and wanted to find a quiet place to think, but it seemed she didn't have the time for that.

Ripples appeared in the surrounding space, catching the attention of Bella, who had been idly kicking stones on the ground. She quickly ran over.

"Big brother!"

As soon as she arrived at the designated location after the spatial shift, Chase felt himself being enveloped in something soft. He smiled faintly and patted the girl's head, asking with a smile, "Bella, you've been working hard. Are you okay?"

"Bella won't get hurt so easily," the gray-haired girl pouted unhappily, "It's just that the impact was a bit strong, and I lost my balance for a moment."

"So you fell down with a bang?" Chase laughed heartily.

Bella fell silent, lowering her head, her cheeks slightly flushed with embarrassment.

"By the way, where's Grandpa Kevin?" Chase looked around, not finding Kevin, feeling puzzled.

But then he saw the lively Kiana and Raiden Mei, which puzzled him even more.

According to reason, since Raiden Mei joined the World Serpent, shouldn't Kiana be trying to stop her? Why did it feel like they were having such a harmonious time now? Although this feeling was somewhat inexplicably subtle.

"Grandpa just left." Kiana answered at this moment. "Chase, where did you go earlier?"

"I had to deal with some unexpected matters, which delayed me a bit," Chase didn't want to mention the incident of just beating up Raven at this time, so he vaguely brushed it off.

"Oh~" Kiana nodded, not asking further about this matter, and instead asked, "What's the situation this time?"

"I think you should have your own answer, Kiana. Otto has once again initiated the observational experiment on the Imaginary Tree using the Honkai energy in Nagazora City." Chase replied smoothly.

"Oh~" Kiana nodded again, her gaze shifting to the restless and clingy Bella beside Chase, wondering about something.

On the other hand, Raiden Mei was a bit dumbfounded. She looked at Chase, then at Kiana, suddenly sensing a strange smell.

"Kiana, when did you two meet?" And why were they so intimate in their address? Raiden Mei didn't say this sentence out loud, keeping it silently in her heart.

"Uh... not long ago, hehe." Kiana scratched her head, trying to laugh it off, but failed.

Observing Kiana's reaction, Raiden Mei seemed to understand something and couldn't help but bite her lip in frustration.

Kiana was still the same as before, unable to hide anything with her carefree appearance. But Kiana was also different from before, she now had secrets that she didn't want to share with Raiden Mei.

They were no longer the close friends who could talk about anything.

Raiden Mei felt bitter in her heart but couldn't say anything.

She looked at Kiana with a gaze that seemed to contain a hint of sadness, then shifted her resentful gaze to Chase on the side.

"???"

The malicious radar sounded, and Chase looked at Raiden Mei. At the moment their eyes met, he felt the purple-haired girl glare at him fiercely, then quickly turn her head away.

Chase looked confused. What did he do just now?

Raiden Mei wouldn't forget this day.

First, there was a certain scum pretending to be a friend and getting hurt to motivate herself to become a Herrscher, and then she got herself into trouble.

["I will fall into darkness, and you will return to light."]

The former lofty ambition now seemed like nonsense, where was there any "one for one" exchange, it was all for nothing!

But now she was already on the ship and couldn't get off midway. Not to mention whether she could defeat the black-haired teenager in front of her, just the fact that Kevin was still in Nagazora City was enough to give Raiden Mei a headache.

Although she had become a Herrscher, Raiden Mei still didn't have the courage to accept the Greatsword Shamash of the world leader. That was truly a death sentence for a Herrscher!

Endure, endure for now!