"Go go go! This time I must get a new mecha again. The last mecha made me quite a bit of money, and our Academy's defense system has also improved by several levels. We're just waiting for Grandpa to transfer the final payment of mechas to us."
Inside the storage room, Theresa said excitedly.
"What? The mecha I saw last time was made by Schicksal?" Kiana was stunned for a moment, saying in disbelief.
"Yeah, I asked for many, many mechas, enough to fill the Academy. This is all well-deserved." Theresa put her hands on her hips proudly. Speaking, she looked at Kiana, who was scratching her head. "There are mechas everywhere outside now. Let's see how you skip class next time."
"No way, Aunt, don't be so heartless!"
Kiana cried out, barely squeezing out two tears.
She rarely cried, so she had to squeeze for a long time for those two tears.
However, for the ruthless Theresa, this was all useless.
As usual, the ones entering the Challenge Space were Kiana's trio, Yunduo, Fu Hua, Theresa, and Himeko, who was there to watch.
But at the moment everyone was teleported to the Challenge Space, a white light flashed.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar girl appeared before everyone's eyes.
Red twin-tails, a youthful and confused appearance, holding a broom as a weapon, and a look of bewilderment in her eyes as if she hadn't figured out the situation. Her small mouth let out an "Eh?" sound.
"Is this—Frederica Nikola Tesla?"
Theresa recognized this uninvited guest and immediately frowned.
One must know that Tesla is a high-ranking official of Anti-Entropy. Why would she suddenly be teleported to the Challenge Space?
Could it be that Anti-Entropy already knows everything that's happening and has cracked their secret?
"Theresa? And a few brats... Where is this? What... what space?"
Upon hearing this, several question marks immediately popped up over Tesla's head. Looking at the unfamiliar white space, her mouth kept uttering panicked questions.
"How did you get in?" Theresa asked.
"Hmph, I... I just came in like this. Why should I tell you?" Tesla turned her head, refusing to tell the truth.
"Then you'd better watch out for our fists," Theresa smiled sinisterly. "Close the door, release Kiana!"
"Wait, wait, wait! I'm not a Valkyrie, I can't take a beating."
Tesla quickly apologized and explained the situation.
A few minutes later, everyone's expressions became subtle.
"To actually be such an idiot, is this really a high-ranking doctor from Anti-Entropy?" Kiana couldn't help but complain.
"Hahahaha, those were the bricks Kiana often used to prop herself up to skip class. Later, the courtyard wall was raised, so she gave up on climbing from there." Himeko also laughed.
"What an unlucky person. Clearly trying to sneak in, but was forced to clean the campus instead..."
Yunduo also sighed.
Tesla's face turned crimson after hearing this, looking like a little hamster stuffed with pine nuts, her cheeks puffing out. Later, it became so red it felt hot, so she changed the subject: "By the way, you guys haven't said it yet, where exactly is this?"
"It's like this..." Theresa explained (misled) her seriously. "A movie theater? What movie theater? You guys are watching movies in a storage room?" Tesla couldn't help but laugh and mocked, "Hahaha, I didn't expect life in Schicksal to be so hard. You might as well come to our Anti-Entropy; at least we won't watch movies in a storage room."
Under everyone's expressions of pity and care for a fool, Tesla sensed something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
"Let's start the challenge, otherwise we won't be able to leave. Tesla, you just sit aside and watch." Yunduo rubbed the bridge of his nose and made a decision with everyone.
As Yunduo chanted silently, the third act of the challenge began.
Inside the space, a cold mechanical voice echoed through the air.
"Challenge Mission Act 3: Sinners Song officially begins!"
"Background Hint: After Kiana saved Sky Dome City, Mei and Tesla detected Kiana's traces and took the Helios to Changkong City. After experiencing various difficulties, Mei finally found Kiana, who had already lost consciousness and was covered in Honkai markings."
"A Honkai eruption is about to break out again in Changkong City. Using this energy, Otto will directly begin the experiment to reach the Imaginary Tree (the source of all laws). Einstein informed Mei of the diagnosis: there is no way to save Kiana, only to protect her to prevent her from awakening again."
"Mei met Kevin, the leader of World Serpent, at The Nest. Kevin pointed out that if Mei re-awakens, the dominion gem inside Kiana's body will dissolve. This is the only way to alleviate Kiana's symptoms. In order to completely sever Kiana's connection with the Honkai, Mei will fight for World Serpent."
"The Honkai eruption in Changkong City has begun. Kiana escaped from the Helios, dragging her exhausted body, and rode Benares to try and stop the Honkai. Mei painfully caught up with Kiana, only to see Benares shot down from the sky and the monster Imaginary Tree Honkai that defeated Benares."
"Mei fought desperately to defeat it, but time suddenly reversed, and the Imaginary Tree Honkai stood up again, swinging its giant sword at Mei. Benares blocked this sword for Mei, but Mei was already at her wit's end and fell into darkness..."
"Mission Objective 1: Defeat the Imaginary Tree Honkai!"
"Mission Objective 2: To be unlocked!"
Looking at the series of information, everyone except the bystander Yunduo fell into a state of shock.
They knew about Kiana saving Sky Dome City, but why would Mei be acting with Tesla from Anti-Entropy?
Who is Kevin? What is the Imaginary Tree? Why is it called the source of all laws? Does the Honkai have something to do with it?
Is Kiana really in critical condition? But she clearly survived; who saved her?
Most importantly, Mei actually joined World Serpent.
That third-party underground organization Theresa had speculated about before!
A long silence followed, and the cheerful atmosphere caused by Tesla instantly vanished.
Everyone felt a bit suffocated by the pressure.
Finally, Tesla broke the silence by scratching her head in surprise: "What are you guys doing? Reading a script?"
"Why am I included in it? And that Mophead fellow, she's not suitable to be an actress."
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