Unfortunately, due to Elysia's requirement to not affect aesthetics, the emblem made by Fire Moth was engraved very inconspicuously, and Grey Serpent didn't notice the mark.
After all, despite their high technological content, the weapons in the hands of Elysia, Mei, and Kiana were far superior to those in the ordinary world, but they still couldn't compare to the relics of the Previous Era that World Serpent had inherited.
LOL, as Grey Serpent, what weapons haven't I seen?
Just a mere electromagnetic hand cannon, a heat blade, and... a bow.
Although he felt that the last weapon, along with the color of the bow in Elysia's hand, was a little off, Grey Serpent didn't think that their weapons were worth paying attention to.
If it were a Divine Key, then maybe it would be worth it!
"Don't be so impatient. I am not proficient in combat. I'm not your opponent."
Grey Serpent chuckled, a hint of amusement in his hoarse voice.
As he clapped, a section of the ground suddenly caved in, and a huge figure rose up.
"I believe you will have a very pleasant time with it. I look forward to seeing your performance."
"Now, please excuse me while I take my leave."
There wasn't a lack of combat-specialized individuals among the Grey Serpents, and some individuals were even comparable to Schicksal's S-rank Valkyries, but the Grey Serpents deployed in Nagazora City didn't have such high performance.
Being made of a special alloy, he only had high durability.
The baseball bat was okay, but the electromagnetic hand cannon and the heat blade could cause considerable damage to him.
Of course, that didn't mean that Grey Serpent was afraid of death.
As mechanical lifeforms that existed as a whole in the Grey Serpent network, the death of a single body wasn't important to them.
It was merely that Cocolia wasn't worth him going to such lengths.
Furthermore, in terms of combat, the big guy he brought was far more efficient than going into battle himself—
An RPC-series attack helicopter.
A war machine designed by Schicksal, its strength was in some ways far higher than Anti-Entropy's general-purpose Titan mecha. With a design that balanced mobility and firepower, it was a classic of its time.
"A helicopter?!"
Kiana, who was looking at the big guy in front of her, was stunned.
Wasn't this underground? How could her opponent be a helicopter?
"Be careful. That thing looks very difficult to deal with."
Elysia frowned and lowered her bow.
Although it was underground and not like the outside, the RPC helicopter's combat space was limited.
But the test area that the ME Corp underground factory had designed was indeed very large.
It was enough for the other party to start fighting.
This was quite troublesome.
Unlike the Titans they had defeated before,
The defensive power of the RPC attack helicopter may not have been as absolute as the Titans, but this thing's firepower was more than evident from just looking at the missile pods on both sides of the fuselage.
In fact, this heavy anti-Honkai attack helicopter excelled at carpet bombing sweeps.
It aimed to unleash destructive attacks on its enemies.
In this underground test area without any cover, facing this thing,
It was very troublesome!
"Be careful, it's going to fire!"
Seeing the missile pods gradually light up, Elysia quickly warned, "Dodge!"
As they frantically dodged, the RPC-6626's missile pods rotated, and a stream of fire grazed past them, leaving small holes in the ground.
The ground in this test area was made of special high-strength materials. If this hit a person, turning them into two pieces would be as easy as pie.
In this time, it's not that they hadn't tried to counterattack.
But their efforts were very ineffective.
Kiana's hand cannon was too small. Hitting the RPC attack helicopter, which had strong external armor... She really wanted to say: It's too small! Can you give me something stronger?
Besides a few small dents, it was useless.
And the terrible thing was that she was running out of bullets. The bullets for the electromagnetic hand cannon were specially made!
Elysia also faced the same predicament.
Although, with her strong combat talent, she had used an arrow to disable one of the RPC's missile pods, she didn't have many arrows left.
Originally, this electromagnetic bow was meant to be used in conjunction with her body.
Even without arrows, Elysia could rely on her Honkai energy control skills to create crystal arrows out of thin air.
But now... she only had the bow and not the body. The fairy lady didn't have any resources left!
As for Mei,
She didn't have any worries about ammunition.
But looking at the helicopter floating in the air, she, who was clutching the heat blade and hiding, felt confused.
She couldn't even reach it if she jumped!
"There's no other way. At this time, we have to use that move!"
After dodging an electromagnetic missile, Elysia, who was somewhat troubled, sighed.
It's my turn, I summon my friend!
Emergency Help, activate!
Elysia: Help! A plane is bullying a fairy! Attached a photo.jpg (Fairy lady is fleeing while hugging her head)
Jiang Qiao: Oh my god, a plane!
Seeing Elysia's picture, Jiang Qiao, who was in the middle of reporting the situation with Fire Moth, couldn't help but be shocked.
Wait, she was just supposed to deal with Cocolia. How did a plane show up?
This thing was supposed to be something that would be summoned from a World Serpent quest, right?
In his prior predictions, Jiang Qiao felt that the worst-case scenario would have been Cocolia, that mother fox, bringing the banana man with her.
He had made the appropriate countermeasures, but the appearance of a plane was completely unexpected.
Planes, the nightmares of early players.
Like a certain shameless magic-immune saintess, they were the two major newbie nightmares of Honkai Impact.
Jiang Qiao: Can you hold out? I have some procedures here, it might take a while.
As he sent the message, Jiang Qiao glanced at Mobius, who was sitting across the table with a very serious expression, feeling a bit of a headache.
Although it was indeed him alone who had defeated the Herrscher of the Void head-on, the report couldn't be truthful.
If the Herrscher's identity was exposed, while he was indeed in a dominant position with the power of the Herrscher of Origin and had the ability to overturn the situation at any time,
If he really did that, then Elysia's life would be ruined.
Those who are not of my race must have different intentions.
Although this old saying originated from Shenzhou, it was followed very thoroughly around the world.
Different races could be divided, but as for a Herrscher... no need to say anything else. You either had to lie on the operating table as a lab rat, or you had to be killed by any means necessary and put on the operating table.
The Previous Era's attitude towards Herrschers was extremely cruel, and besides accumulating over time in the later stages, this tendency was present even in the early stages.
Elysia was able to get by so well simply because her interpersonal skills were too heaven-defying. Even so, after being exposed, most of the interpersonal relationships she had painstakingly built would collapse.
If she wanted to do something specific, she had to wait for Mei to join the organization.
By then, when she had a good relationship with the Fire Moth Big Three, and when the hatred towards Herrschers was not so high, she would be able to act more freely.
Jiang Qiao sighed.
After all, he had to take into consideration Elysia's situation after he returned, or else, why would he even be wasting time here?
With the person sitting across from him, he could even call her to come have drinks with him, and she would have to smile! Yes, and she had to wear a skirt!
While his mind was wandering, Jiang Qiao waited for Elysia's reply.
If there was danger on her side, then even if his side hadn't finished up, he would have to bite the bullet and go to help. But that would make things very troublesome afterwards.
Putting on a show of disappearing right in front of Mobius, tsk, the consequences would be terrible.
While lost in thought, a new message popped up in the group—