Chapter 120: The Noisy Opening
Singapore, Queens Hotel, night.
This hotel is one of the most luxurious and established hotels in the country, located in the heart of the city, making it easy to get around in any direction.
In the magnificent hotel, two girls, one in gray and one in white, came to the buffet restaurant under the guidance of the waiter.
"You two, this way please."
As a high-standard hotel, the variety of food provided here is also quite rich. Even Kiana, who is influenced by Mei's superb cooking skills every day, was immediately attracted by these delicacies at first sight and ran forward excitedly.
She seemed to have completely forgotten that she was following Fu Hua to carry out a mission and began to pick up the plate, looking for delicious food everywhere.
In a corner that the two of them had not noticed, Kirataka, who had already put on a camouflage mask, was sitting near a dining table, staring at the two beautiful figures.
Perhaps in order to conceal their identities, and also due to Fu Hua's habit, they were both wearing cheongsams at this time.
Kiana's was a white cheongsam that matched her hair color. The slim-fitting fabric showed off her girlish figure, and her smooth and healthy white legs were completely exposed. It was indeed worthy of the youthful beauty that matched her age.
As for the Immortal Phoenix, she is a little mediocre, well, in every sense of the word.
"I didn't expect to be able to eat so many delicious foods during the mission~"
The girl's face was filled with a happy smile as she brought a large plate of food to the table with Fu Hua.
In stark contrast to Kiana's carefree attitude, the gray-haired woman in front of her seemed to be thinking about something seriously.
Seeing that she was just in a daze holding a glass of red wine, Kiana asked with concern:
"Class Monitor, don't you want to eat something?"
"...No, Kiana, just eat it."
Fu Hua shook her head slightly.
Kiana thought for a moment before she remembered that she was here to carry out a mission.
But...
In fact, she didn't even know what the goal of this mission was.
Fu Hua didn't tell her, so she forgot to ask about it.
So, the white-haired girl asked somewhat embarrassedly:
"By the way, Class Monitor, what exactly is this mission going to be?"
"…It's just a simple intelligence gathering mission. I can do it alone. You just need to rest well in this hotel."
Fu Hua pushed up her glasses and answered calmly.
——At least the task that Otto directly assigned to her was just to come to Singapore to investigate the whereabouts of Dr. Maki, bring Dr. Maki back if necessary, or... get rid of him.
Of course, the most important thing is to recover the Serenity Gem that was stolen from within Schicksal by Dr. Maki.
On the surface, this mission seemed to be just a simple response to the scientists within Schicksal who colluded with Anti-Entropy and defected, but knowing Otto well, she could still feel that there was another hidden story behind this incident.
Otherwise, Otto wouldn't have to specifically bring Kiana along to carry out this mission.
"…"
No matter what, she will still protect her junior Kiana.
While Fu Hua was lost in thought, Kiana had brought back a large plate of food without her noticing. While devouring it happily, she asked:
"So, why did the Class Monitor choose me as her partner?"
"…In addition to helping you get your credits up, I also want you to come to Singapore for a visit, just like now."
Fu Hua explained with a lie.
"Is that so? Class Monitor, you are quite a nice person."
Kiana didn't think too much about what Fu Hua said. She simply thought that Fu Hua was a very nice person, so she started eating non-stop again.
And two such beautiful girls appeared in this restaurant... well, at least they looked like girls, so Kirataka was naturally not the only one paying attention to them.
Kirataka, who was sitting at a table near Kiana and Fu Hua, narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced inadvertently at every corner of the buffet restaurant.
In those places, one can clearly see fully armed personnel in black suits looking over here from time to time.
It was obvious that they were the people sent by Cocolia, who were monitoring Kiana and Fu Hua, two suspicious persons.
——Schicksal uses Valkyries as the main fighting force in various fields, so their mission is to monitor any suspicious girls who are suspected to be Valkyries here, and report to their superiors once they are found.
It was precisely because of this that Kirataka, the disguised man, was able to check into the hotel openly without being under any surveillance at all.
The current situation is that Cocolia has already sent a replica of the Welt series in advance—let's call him Watt, to pick up the defected Dr. Maki, and escort the doctor to the city with a troop.
Now, every corner of the Queen Hotel is filled with Cocolia's spies.
Dr. Maki's request was probably to obtain the protection of Anti-Entropy to escape the pursuit of Schicksal, but Cocolia actually had no intention of using this doctor for her own benefit.
The old witch just wanted to use the Serenity Gem in his hand to plan another artificial eruption of Nagazora level in this populous city.
Fu Hua probably doesn't know these specific details yet... she has simply accepted the mission to investigate the intelligence.
As for Otto, he would not lose money whether Cocolia's plan succeeded or not.
If Cocolia's plan was thwarted by Fu Hua, then the Serenity Gem would naturally be recovered;
And if Cocolia's plan succeeds and a large-scale artificial eruption befalls the city of Singapore, then...
A new [Herrscher of Death] will be born in this city.
The candidate for the Herrscher is naturally without a doubt, it is the white-haired girl in front of him who is eating and drinking.
Although he previously thought that Seele and the Serenity Gem would have a very high compatibility, in addition to Seele, Kiana, a girl with Sirin's blood, is undoubtedly also qualified to be the Herrscher of Death.
After all, the Serenity Gem is one of Sirin's powers.
Therefore, if Honkai eruption successfully breaks out in Singapore, the will of Sirin in Kiana's body will most likely take this opportunity to seize control of the body and also take back the authority of the Herrscher of Death.
As for what happens after the Herrscher is born... Otto has Ultrium to back him up anyway, so he probably has nothing to worry about.
While Kirataka was thinking, he saw Fu Hua talking to Kiana, and then Fu Hua stood up alone and left the table.
She was ready to take action and look for Dr. Maki's whereabouts.
——Perhaps because of Kiana's overly innocent performance, the Anti-Entropy personnel responsible for monitoring the restaurant did not seem to have too much suspicion on her and Fu Hua, which allowed Fu Hua to easily find an opportunity to avoid their sight and start to act.
Since the Immortal Phoenix has already started to act, it is about time for him to move as well.
Thinking of this, Kirataka also stood up.
The most important thing he needed to determine now was where the Serenity Gem was stored.
In order to trigger an artificial eruption, Cocolia needs to process the gems in advance and inject enough Honkai energy into them.
So, it has probably been placed somewhere special, definitely not on Watt or Dr. Maki.
As for the exact location of the Serenity Gem, probably only Cocolia and Watt, who are responsible for her work, know it now, so it is necessary for him to contact that guy to obtain information.
Although he had come into contact with Watt before during the Anti-Entropy invasion, Kirataka did not take it lightly.
As clones of the same First Herrscher, the gap between Watt-1 and Watt-2 is likely to be quite huge... Well, maybe just like Theresa and the other models of Kallen clones.
After all, Watt was just a bait used by Cocolia to attract the attention of the Valkyries inside St. Freya Academy when entering the academy. It can be said that he was just a pawn to be discarded after being used up from the beginning... Of course, the arrogant guy himself may not think so.
But for the Watt that he is about to meet next, he is responsible for the important tasks of recovering the Serenity Gems and creating artificial eruption. This also indirectly shows that his strength is much stronger than Watt, and it is worth it for Cocolia to entrust such an important task to him.
Maybe his personality and fighting style will become more stable...
It is always best to be prepared in advance, and for Kirataka, the best preparation is to engage in battle with that guy first.
Seeing that Fu Hua had disappeared from the restaurant, Kirataka turned around to look at Kiana, who was still completely confused and then left the restaurant.
When he left, he happened to see Fu Hua walking out of the bathroom, and she had changed her clothes from a cheongsam to the same suit as the group of Anti-Entropy people.
Well, she probably tricked some unlucky wretch with a weak mind into taking off his clothes.
In short, Fu Hua seemed to intend to use this disguise to sneak into the hotel and then take the elevator to the floor where Dr. Maki was.
This is indeed a good way to avoid causing too much sensation.
However, Kirataka did not intend to adopt the same undercover investigation method as Fu Hua.
He didn't have the detailed mission information provided by Otto. After all, he didn't even know which floor and which room of the Queen Hotel Dr. Maki and Watt were staying in.
But for Kirataka, it was not difficult to figure this matter out.
Sometimes, all you need to do is create enough chaos to achieve your goal.
—Although Su had warned not to use his past powers, such as electromagnetic manipulation, while in disguise, in order to avoid being discovered by people familiar with him about his true identity, the premise of this friendly reminder was that there would be no repeat in the future.
He could reset the passage of time and erase the timelines he didn't want. Naturally, he could also use this ability to collect intelligence and avoid certain things in different ways.
It was enough as long as he did not reveal his identity in the timeline he chose in the end. Now, he should use his power freely and casually.
Kirataka closed his eyes, and a few blue electric lights flowed between his palms.
He came to the center of the Queen Hotel, stretched out his hand, pointed at the ceiling, and got ready.
Anyway, let's start with a noisy and lively opening.
Kirataka's mind moved, and invisible waves were released from his palms, spreading in all directions.
All kinds of martial arts—this is EMP.
He released a strong electromagnetic pulse, and almost in an instant, the surroundings fell into darkness.
He limited the impact of the electromagnetic pulse to only damage the electrical and electronic facilities of the entire Queen's Hotel.
Whether it was the most basic lighting or the various sophisticated equipment equipped by Fu Hua and the people from Anti-Entropy, they all became useless electronic waste in a short period of time.
As the entire hotel fell into darkness in an instant, countless screams and footsteps began to fill every corner of the hotel.
Some belonged to tourists who were panicked by the sudden situation, some belonged to hotel staff who had no idea what was going on, and of course, there were also the soldiers of Cocolia who were monitoring everything here.
They didn't know what was going on.
—Anyone would feel panic and worry when suddenly falling into darkness.
Kirataka closed his eyes and used the electromagnetic field to control the surrounding environment. He moved quickly in the hotel as if walking on flat ground and headed toward the outside of the hotel.
For other people living in the Queen Hotel, this may just be an ordinary power outage. The hotel staff had already responded and started to guide the crowd to evacuate.
But for Cocolia, she would definitely regard it as an invasion from Schicksal and take it seriously.
In this case, she would definitely ask that Watt to protect Dr. Maki and even take him for transfer.
—Although the old witch didn't really care about Dr. Maki's life, in order to cover up her true purpose of trying to create an artificial eruption, it was almost certain that she would let Watt escort the doctor away from here temporarily to other backup locations to attract the attention of Schicksal.
In this way, Kirataka only needed to wait on the first floor, waiting for the target he wanted to see to come down from upstairs.
This tactic is also called "waiting for the rabbit by the tree."
Soon, Kirataka followed the evacuated crowd to the outside of the Queen Hotel.
He looked up at the dark high-rise building, waiting expectantly for something to appear.
—The ability of that Watt is the same gravity manipulation as the Star of Eden. It is not difficult for him to manipulate gravity to fly in the sky.
Therefore, Kirataka guessed that after encountering such a sudden attack, he probably would not obediently take Dr. Maki down the emergency passage and then transfer slowly.
If it were him, it would be a safer route to just break the window and fly out.
Sure enough, accompanied by a crisp sound, the sound of glass shattering came from high in the sky.
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