"Talk?" Ryan began to laugh. "What can I talk to you about? After the people you sent before were defeated by me, are the remaining people still looking like this useless? If you can't crack me

My ability, nothing you say is of any use!"

Rin thought that when he was fighting Ryan just now, only his sword could touch him, and except for himself, no one else could hurt Ryan at all.

"This is your 'Herrscher' ability, Ryan." Rin seemed to realize something and said. "Since you want to solve the problem through force, then we will duel one on one until you are willing to admit us, and

Once we are willing to talk, we will stop."

After hearing these words, Ryan seemed to become interested, his fists collided, and a strong aura erupted.

"Well, I will tell you about my Herrscher power, which is called 'Lionheart King'. If it is not the 'main target' in my opinion, then other people cannot interfere with my duel with the main target.

This is my superpower."

"So, you can only attack one by one. Any level of sneak attack will make you suffer the consequences."

Ryan was very open-minded and opened up the skylight to speak frankly. It turned out that the sixth group, which was good at organizing team tactics before, was defeated by Ryan's Herrscher power. Fighting alone was not their strong point. However,

All the members of Bronya's team have very strong individual combat capabilities. Even the usually submissive Aqiya has the level of an A-level Valkyrie in her individual combat capabilities.

Rin also knew this, so she asked Ryan: "Why are you telling us this?"

"This is not a great ability." Ryan replied with a relaxed look. "It's just a limitation. What I want is someone who can defeat me. Only in this way can you be qualified to find a way to defeat Agnes.

.”

Therefore, Ryan also said that if they can beat Ryan in this wheel battle to the death, Ryan will tell all the news, and he is not afraid of the liquidation of New Arcadia. Jian Lin offered to pair up with Ryan

As soon as the duel words came out, Bronya raised a question about his statement:

"Are you able to harness your powers now?"

"No problem. Sister Aixilia has taught me a lot. She beat me for so many days, and now I have some fighting ability."

So, Ryan led everyone into a very empty quarry deep in the mine. There was a huge pit here, forming a natural arena. After taking out Hypernetus, Lin performed the Beast King sword skill

In the release position, he is half squatting, holding the sword in both hands, lying across his chest.

"I have never seen Rin-kun holding a sword like this. Is it the result of special training? Captain Bronya." Jingliu seemed to be very curious about Rin's changes during this period.

Bronya nodded, and then watched the duel with the others. Ryan took the lead. He rushed up quickly and hit the ground heavily with his iron fist glove, but he missed Rin. Rin used a beautiful

He held the sword in his hand, pressed against Ryan's back, rolled and jumped behind him, and struck out with a knife.

"not enough!"

Ryan's burly body reacted quickly. He turned back and swept his leg, kicking Rin's sword blade, and then swept his other leg across the air, kicking Rin to the earth wall at the edge of the mine, forming a huge impact pit.

"Rin!" Yu Linqi seemed a little worried about his situation and shouted out.

However, her worries were unnecessary. Just as Bronya's expression had not changed, when the impact came, Rin deployed the Queen's Shield to protect herself and withstand the impact.

"You are indeed the one he likes, then I have to get serious."

Ryan flew over his shoulder, and Rin discovered that he was very fast. The Queen's shield shattered like tissue paper in front of him, turning into emerald green glass fragments, forming light spots and disappearing in the air. Rin was hit by a cannonball

After being hit by a normal attack, he spit out a lot of blood from his mouth, fell straight from the pit, and fell heavily to the ground.

Lin Qi couldn't bear it anymore after seeing this scene. She wanted to rush forward to stop Ryan from hurting Rin, but was stopped by Bronya. Jingliu was also filled with righteous indignation and wanted to pull out the sword and replace Rin with Ryan one-on-one.

Fighting, but was stopped by Bronya. After all, the ability of "Lion Heart King" is on Rin. If Jingliu goes forward, he will not be able to hurt Ryan at all.

"Little Bronya, have you pampered him too much recently? You can't educate your child in a doting way. You should let him learn to fly on his own."

Bronya thought of what Ashelia said to him yesterday. It was what Bronya said in a chat with Ashelia before Rin met Bronya. However, just as Ryan

With a disappointed expression on his face, and when he turned around to call his next opponent, Rin suddenly jumped up from the ground, showed a fierce expression, and slashed at Ryan with his sword.

"Pretending to be dead...it's still a bit like the behavior of a wild animal."

Ryan blocked the sword lightly, preparing to catch him, then control him and give him the final blow.

However, Rin's methods were not limited to that. He skillfully took out the Dragon Tooth Gun that he had already taken out with his other hand and fired several shots at Ryan. Ryan had no time to dodge and was hit by a bullet in the chest area, revealing his white skin.

silicified tissue.

"snort."

After taking this blow, Ryan's slightly bored expression turned to a slight smile. Then he continued to rush towards Rin and threw a punch, but it missed.

Rin's movements are very flexible. He takes advantage of the long-range weapon in his left hand and the light sword skills of Hypernetus to avoid Ryan's heavy punch while attacking in an orderly manner. In the eyes of outsiders, he is a seasoned hunter.

, a battle with a wild beast.

"It's amazing. Has Alin grown to this point? Lady Ashelia's special training is really effective." Lin Qi sighed.

But Ritter on the side didn't take it seriously. He knew about Alicia's devil training and said thoughtfully: "How strong is that guy's obsession with becoming stronger? Sister Alicia's

He can handle the training...how should I put it? How did he get here?"

The battle continued. Rin gradually gained the upper hand in the fight, but Ryan felt a little overwhelmed. His fists began to become dull and his speed slowed down. But Rin was different, his movements were getting faster and faster.

, Moreover, the new Beast King sword skills also help him defend without losing offense.

"Do you want to stop?" Rin asked, looking at the panting Ryan, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Ryan shook his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said unconvinced: "I didn't say I lost."

The two continued to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Ryan tried to hit the ground with his fists and create a strong shock wave to catch the agile hunter in front of him. However, Rin could predict his movements every time and jumped up first to avoid them.

Shock wave on the ground.

He knew that Ryan was a Herrscher with a fairly good level of integration, but it seemed that apart from his defensive abilities, the only other advantages he had were his brute strength and explosive speed. Moreover, his purpose was not to kill.

Ryan, instead used his fighting skills to suppress him and make him surrender, so that he would admit that he was the one chosen by Dr. Edward.

"The lion bites fiercely!"

"Beast King Sword Skill, Split Chamber!"

With a punch and a sword, the two people collided with each other with powerful force. While exuding a strong aura, both of them showed expressions of seriousness, ferocity and enjoyment.

This kind of battle lasted for more than ten minutes, with no winner yet, and the level of fighting was very entertaining. Bronya and the others watched all this silently with an extremely nervous mood.

At the end of the fight, both sides seemed to be exhausted. Ryan decided to use his last strength to fight Rin.

Rin also seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, and began to put his other hand on his cheek. Overlord cells were derived from under his skin, covering his forehead and body surface, turning into a jet-black full-body armor.

"Are you willing to show your true skills now? Boy Rin." Ryan smiled and started gearing up. "Okay, I'm going to show my true skills too."

I saw that white silicified tissue began to proliferate under Ryan's skin, covering his body surface, and spikes formed by silicified crystals began to grow on his back, transforming into a pangolin-shaped Honkai Beast.

The two monsters collided at extremely fast speeds. The sharp roar of the Overlord and the roar of the Honkai Beast were mixed together. The force of the impact was so strong that the sharp stone pillars above the mine were somewhat loosened.

Hit the center of the field.

"Come on, Captain Bronya, this place is going to collapse." Jingliu quickly took Bronya's hand and wanted to lead the team members to evacuate.

But Bronya remained motionless, just watching everything that happened in front of her with an expressionless face. Stone fragments came from above, and a huge steel hand resisted their attacks for the team members. It was Bronya's dimensional weapon.

-Reinstall Bunny.

"It's okay, you go first, I'll stay here waiting for Rin."

After the team members left, she was still standing on the shaky ground, as if the dangers around her were nothing to her. At this time, Rin thought of his childhood, when he had excellent grades and was the best in the entire class.

He is the focus of everyone, and he also has great aspirations for his future.

"Rin, what is your dream? What do you want to do when you grow up?"

"Of course I will go wherever there is money to be made. I think I can do anything."

He heard from his friends that only by being recruited by the New Arcadia Company and becoming a member can he make a lot of money. Therefore, his whole life was basically dedicated to entering New Arcadia.

The process of struggle.

When he grew up, completed junior high school and high school courses, and was admitted to a prestigious university, he decisively chose the Honkai Preparation and Defense subjects that would help him get into the workforce.

However, when he successfully joined New Arcadia after graduation, he originally thought he would be transferred to the headquarters, but instead he was transferred to the China branch, doing the most basic security work, with a salary that was as low as

However, despite this, he thought of his mother, Dr. Cao Liang, and still endured sending three-quarters of his salary to his family to pay for her medical expenses.

"I have never had any lofty ideals. I just want to work hard and find a job that can support myself and pay for my mother's medical expenses...but..."

"Originally, I thought I would live along this life trajectory, living a very ordinary and meaningless life."

"But everything happened until the people of New Arcadia sent us low-level security personnel to fight against Destiny. To put it simply, this is a job with no return."

"If I hadn't met everyone in Destiny, all this would have been over. I just... just want to make money. I just want to survive."

"I originally thought that I would be a nobody all my life."

"But, I also have things I have to do and things I can do!"

A burst of powerful energy erupted from the center of the stone pit, shaking away Ryan, who had transformed into a Honkaiju beast. That dark aura erupted from the young boy Rin.

"Overlord Scale Armor·The Demon King is coming!"

Along with a hoarse roar, Ryan seemed to feel that he was now in a hell, surrounded by people who died because of his past mistakes and because of obeying the new Arcadia technology, as if they were ghosts.

of surround themselves.

"I just don't have the ability. If I could have the power to change everything, why wouldn't I want to save them... Those people who died, I can't save them at all..."

At this time, Ryan had this sentence that he often used to paralyze himself lingering in his mind. In order to regain New Arcadia, he helped Agnes do so many shady things and killed many innocent people.

, including his own men and innocent people.

Just because of his indifference, they were killed by the cruel Herrscher. Thinking of this, he who originally did not want to accept the rebirth plan resolutely abandoned his identity as a human and joined the monster army.

A bright red light came towards his chest. Ryan knew that the situation was over, so he followed Rin and killed himself. This was good, and he could be freed from the sinful place once and for all.

However, as soon as he thought of his agreement with Aiden, he woke up from his dream again.

"Don't you want to avenge your sister? Don't you want to avenge Ananya, who was driven mad by Porto? They were all tortured to madness by Agnes, and you saw it all."

"Ryan Fingniel, the lion of the Fred Consortium."

He threw out a punch and collided with the piercing light. He tried his best to maintain his Honkaimon form, but he couldn't resist the siliconized tissue falling off from his body surface.

"It's over...you win, kid."

As the fighting stopped, Ryan fell to the ground exhausted and had no strength to move. Rin also released the form of the Demon King's Advent, knelt on the ground on one knee, and punched the ground with Hypernetus.

Don't let yourself fall.

"Can we finally...can...talk? Mr. Lane."

He was very tired at this time, but he still insisted on saying this.

He knew that the people of the Sixth Unit were only defeated by him and allowed them to return to Destiny safely. If they had the same temperament as the cruel Ananya, then they would not be able to come back. He stretched out his hand towards Ryan

Hand, the fallen Ryan seemed to feel this, he grabbed Rin's hand and climbed up from the ground with support.

Seeing Rin win the whole game, Bronya also showed a happy smile. It seems that this time, Rin won her appreciation for Rin with his performance, and she also felt sincere for his efforts during this period.

happy.

In the empty mine, only one bystander applauded, and she, Bronya, was cheering for the winner of this battle. Then, under the leadership of Rin, Ryan and this time

Everyone in the team who came to perform the mission met and began to have a calm conversation.

"Dr. Aiden has been in contact with me before. After leaving New Arcadia, he seemed to have found a new job in a pharmaceutical company and was doing well," Ryan said.

And Rin knew the true identity of Dr. Aiden, who was Dr. Edward Belmont, the chief physician and director of the biological research department of the First Medical Department of Destiny. But Ryan seemed to be unaware of this, and was just casually made up by Dr. Aiden.

I was deceived for a reason.

"We are going to bring you back to your destiny. Do you accept this?" Bronya asked him. "Besides, if you are willing to cooperate with us, the superiors will not make things difficult for you."

After hearing this, Ryan started laughing and said: "I have made up my mind. After meeting with the person introduced by Aiden today, I will go alone to solve the things I should solve, so

, I appreciate your kindness."

His former colleague Jingliu also knew what the "matter that should be solved" mentioned by Ryan was, so he persuaded him:

"Ryan, I still think it's better for you to come with us. With your own strength, you can't compete with Agnes."

Ryan shook his head and said: "This is a man's agreement. I once had a family, but it was destroyed by New Arcadia. This is what I have known during this time, so Frost Moon, some

Things I had to do.”

"You are not alone." Jingliu quickly shook his head. "Like you, many members of the Polaris Alliance are extremely dissatisfied with Agnes when he takes over the power, including me."

Rin also knows what happened to Miss Shizuru. If Kamisato Heavy Industries and New Arcadia had not colluded together, Miss Shizuru would not have been forced to take up a position in the New Arcadia Security Department, and even refused to do so.

There are so many scapegoats.

"I have also thought about forming an alliance, but this is my personal grudge, and I want to give myself a perfect ending."

Ryan showed a knowing smile and looked up at the sky. What was in his eyes was the past, or...

"Is it right to wish for death? Mr. Lane."

Rin's words brought him out of his previous memories, causing Ryan's relaxed expression to become serious again.

"How do you say this?" Ryan asked. "I have my own revenge plan. How dare you say that I am going to die this time?"

Rin then persuaded: "Mr. Lane, I know that you have always wanted to seek revenge on Agnes. When I fought with you just now, I also saw some of what you were thinking in your heart, but... there is no plan to achieve results. Doing this,

Will it make your important person who has passed away feel at ease?"

"this……"

Ryan was speechless and seemed a little touched by what he said.

"Also, what will Dr. Aiden think if you do this? He is the only friend you can talk to when you come to New Arcadia. You all want to resist Agnes' high-pressure rule. If you go to Agnes like this,

What would he think if Nice was sent to death?"

When Aiden's name was mentioned, Ryan's face was full of disappointment and he shook his head.

“He betrayed our agreement,” said Ryan. “He told me that he had returned to a normal life, working in a normal pharmaceutical company, and he did not express any intention to support my plan.

"

Rin's next statement shocked the entire team:

"Doctor Aiden is in destiny! He has been working hard for the agreement between you, just to be able to fulfill your wish!"

"Varied……"

The first people to be surprised were Ritter, Linqi and Aqiya. All three of them showed extremely surprised expressions. Unexpectedly, at this time, Rin said that "Aiden is actually Dr. Edward".

came out, surprising everyone.

Jingliu was also shocked. In her impression, Dr. Aiden was a mysterious man who often had his face covered with bandages and wore half a crow mask, and she couldn't say a few words to him. Bronya, on the other hand,

He smiled and said lightly: "Sure enough, it is the same as my previous guess, but it has not been confirmed."

Rin subconsciously wanted to persuade Ryan, but accidentally exposed Dr. Edward's true identity, and froze immediately, too scared to continue talking.

"That's right. After hearing what you said, I really want to go back with you and catch up with him."

Ryan finally changed his attitude, as if relieved, knowing that his old friend was still fighting for the agreement between them, and he did not intend to go to Agnes for a duel, so he agreed to go back to them.

To destiny.

On the Hela, Bronya and Rin briefly talked about something.

"Captain, you have always suspected that Dr. Aiden is hiding in Tianming. I thought you wouldn't think in this direction."

"I have thought about it, but there has been no evidence to support my conjecture." Bronya said. "You are an important witness. It seems that the reason why you have become familiar with him during this period is also because you have some secrets with him.

trade."

Rin secretly sighed in her heart. It seemed that Bronya was secretly investigating this matter on weekdays. Fortunately, she had disguised it better before. However, Dr. Edward's true identity has been exposed. I wonder if Bronya will report it to the police.

Over there with the Council of Thirteen Destiny.

"You're worried about whether I will report this news, right?"

"how do you know?"

Bronya smiled and said: "Don't worry, since he has helped us so much during this period, I haven't reached the point where I don't understand the style. Moreover, besides helping you during this period,

, there is no other action, so it is okay to keep it a secret for him."

Then, Bronya told Rin about the next plan. First, she would hold a small meeting with the team members to help keep Dr. Edward's secret secret. By the way, she would meet with "Dr. Aiden" to find out more information.

Hearing this, Rin suddenly felt relieved. He knew that Bronya was a thoughtful person. Since Aiden had the intention of siding with Destiny, it might not be a good thing to continue such secret cooperation. Reply

After arriving at Destiny, everyone who learned the true identity of Dr. Edward decided to take Ryan to see him first, discuss the conditions that would be helpful to them, and then ask him what his plans were.

"Hey, you're back, what about... Ryan?"

Dr. Edward, who was just walking in the corridor with a stack of documents, met the members of the army who came to see him. He didn't hold back the moment he saw Ryan. After all, he was his old friend.

The only being that New Arcadia can trust.

"Long time no see, Aiden, I didn't expect you to not be disguised as the Masked Mummy Phantom Thief today." Rin said with a smile.

"Lie x..."

Realizing that something was wrong, Dr. Edward quickly scattered the documents on the ground, cursed, and ran into his office. He heard the sound of the door being locked, leaving everyone at a loss.

Afterwards, after some persuasion from Rin, and with the assurance that only the entire seventh unit knew his true identity, Dr. Edward opened the door obediently.

"Everyone sign this confidentiality agreement, quickly."

After entering the office, he immediately locked the door, then simply drafted several "confidentiality agreements" at the speed of light and handed them to everyone present.

"You don't have to be so nervous, right?" Rin asked. "We have been working together for so long, don't you still know what kind of people we are?"

"I definitely don't know! I've been hiding here for so long, and this is the first time I've talked to you like this... please be clear about it!"

Rin didn't know how to respond to Dr. Edward's answer, but Bronya said that she had known Dr. Edward's true identity for a long time and had been keeping it a secret for him.

"Captain Bronya, how do you know? This guy told you?" Doctor Edward showed an expression of disbelief and pointed at Rin with his finger.

Bronya said that she had guessed it by herself, which made Dr. Edward change his previous nervous attitude and return to the Dr. Edward who listened carefully to what people said before. But at this time, Edward was also thinking, "You lied."

Who is it?" and so on, and reluctantly agreed with some hesitation.

"Well, I trust you, because I have helped you so much." Dr. Edward adjusted his eyes. "Since Ryan followed you back to see me, I should have realized that between the two of us,

The moment we meet, my true identity as Dr. Aiden will definitely be exposed."

"Then why were you so nervous just now?"

"Stop talking, you Sabi."

After Rin was scolded by Dr. Edward, she didn't say anything. Everyone just talked about future cooperation plans in Dr. Edward's office, including what Dr. Edward wanted to do the most - to recapture New Arcadia.

"We will fight side by side from now on, right, old friend." Ryan asked Doctor Edward. "Although it will take some time for Destiny to help me apply for the agent certificate, but since I haven't committed any major crimes, there should be no problem.

"

Dr. Edward touched his chin, and then said: "Let's use my relationship to endorse Ryan. I know my old friend. He and we are like grasshoppers on a rope. Moreover, if you stay in Destiny, you can

To prevent the people of New Arcadia from liquidating him."

"Then I'll trouble you."

After confirming some things and chatting for a while, Bronya left with her team members, leaving only Aiqia.

"doctor."

"What's wrong, Aqia?"

"Thank you. It turns out that you helped us when I accompanied everyone on the mission that day."

What were Aiqiya and Dr. Edward talking about in the office? What was unexpected was that after Aqiya learned her true identity, the first thing she did to him was to thank him.

"It's nothing. After all, you are my sister. How can a brother not worry about his sister? Little fool."

"It turns out that doctor, you have always been by my side, worried that my cowardice would cause trouble to everyone... It's really, really good..."

Edward walked up to Aiqia, put his hands on her thin shoulders, and looked into her eyes with gentle eyes.

"We have known each other for so long, more than ten years. When we were young, we lived in Liesel's mother's house. How can I still not understand you? You are my sister, and protecting you is not what I should do.

"?" He said to Aiqia with a smile.

Aiqiya's cheeks suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and she whispered: "So you still remember..."

"Your wish will come true. I will always be by your side. Do you understand?"

He patted her shoulder gently, then took his folder and prepared to go to the academic meeting tonight. Just when he walked out of the office, he found Ryan waiting for him and said he wanted to chat with him.

A few sentences.

"Is Dr. Liesel okay?" Ryan lit a cigar and started smoking. "When we worked together in the past, you often called home."

"It's good, it's okay, everyone is missing... She told me that there was something going on with the 'Star Alliance', and she hasn't come back since then."

Ryan just remembered that what Aiden said before was about the collective disappearance of the founders of New Arcadia, including Liesel Albert Ein who raised him and Aqia.

Dr. Stein.

"Do you suspect Agnes did it? I think he would do such a dirty thing."

"No, it's not him. Although his methods were a little more ruthless, he was not stupid enough to get rid of several major shareholders of the company at that time before the equity was in his hands."

"Who is that?"

Dr. Edward thought for a moment and said that he might not be clear about this matter. After all, Dr. Liesel had not been in danger and said that Agnes was just an arbitrary guy and there was nothing noteworthy.

However, Edward remembered that Freya, who was captured some time ago and claimed to be the "Gamma Paladin", also connected her with New Arcadia, and made some guesses.

"I am also investigating this matter. I captured a girl who claims to be a 'Gamma Person' a few days ago. She may have something to do with New Arcadia, right? I guess, but she is too mysterious.

It’s so mysterious that I know nothing about it.”

"What kind of existence is it? So mysterious that you can't even investigate it?"

Edward smiled and replied: "Of course it's very mysterious. These guys may be the culprits that caused New Arcadia to become like this - the Gamma people."

It was the first time that Ryan heard the unfamiliar term "Gamma Man", and he thought that Dr. Edward must have investigated some incredible information, so he continued to ask questions, trying to find out everything he knew.

Edward went on to talk about why New Arcadia developed so fast and turned into a global oligarch decades after the emergence of civilizational gaps. It also ignored the provisions of the provisional governments of various countries and owned a sizable private sector.

armed group.

The reason is that the force behind Agnes is an ancient race called the "Gamma People". This race has established an extremely highly civilized race with the help of the Herrscher over the long years.
Chapter completed!