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Emma's icy blue eyes also turned to Bayonetta, her gaze as cold as frost.
She stepped forward, her powerful spiritual energy faintly visible, and echoed in a cool tone:
“Harley is right.”
"If you want to cooperate, you need to show your sincerity."
Emma's gaze was fixed on Bayonetta, as if she wanted to see right through her, and her powerful mental strength enveloped Bayonetta like a tangible pressure.
"As far as I know, the chairman of Huanyu Group should be meeting with you right now. Where is he?"
Faced with Emma's questioning and Harley's provocation, Bayonetta's smile became even more alluring.
She seemed completely unconcerned by their threats, simply sticking out her scarlet tongue and slowly licking her red lips.
"Sincerity? Hmm..."
Bayonetta murmured softly, her fingertips lightly touching her fiery red lips.
The next moment!
Bayonetta snapped her fingers crisply.
hum-
A strange purple magic circle, inscribed with complex runes, instantly unfolded beneath her feet.
An invisible force suddenly spread out from her center.
The colors of the whole world seemed to fade, becoming gray and sluggish, and the light in the conference room dimmed accordingly.
[Witch Time]!
In an instant,
The flow of time around us seemed to be forcibly dragged down by an invisible hand, becoming incredibly slow.
The air became viscous like amber, and the light was stretched into strange colors.
In the conference room, Emma's forward-leaning movement stopped, Harley's smile froze, and even the dust floating in the air seemed to be sealed in amber, becoming clearly visible.
The expressions on the faces of the executives of the Universal Group who were under Emma's mental control froze instantly, like a low-quality video that had been paused.
In this almost frozen space and time, Mei, Mei, you and I, I'm free, Lin, are you here or not...?
Only Bayonetta was able to move freely.
She moved with elegant and composed cat-like steps through the almost frozen crowd, the sound of her high heels on the floor sounding exceptionally clear in the deathly silence.
Her target was Harley, who had just made an offensive remark.
However, just as Bayonetta was about to get close to Harley, she caught a glimpse of something unexpected out of the corner of her eye.
The confident smile froze slightly.
It's sizzling!
A faint crackling sound of electricity rang out!
A dazzling bolt of lightning exploded without warning in the still spacetime!
Claire, with her light pink short hair, was now entwined with wisps of azure electric arcs. Although her movements were still affected by the flashes of electricity, she was not completely still!
The lightning power surrounding the girl forcefully tore through the shackles of time, allowing her to regain her mobility.
But what truly made Bayonetta's heart skip a beat was Su Hui's gaze.
The man seemed unaffected.
He simply turned his head slowly, his deep gaze piercing through the barrier of time, calmly gazing at her.
"What do you want to do?"
A calm voice rang out in the still world, clearly reaching Bayonetta's ears.
at the same time!
Emma's icy blue eyes burst forth with dazzling light, her powerful mental strength attempting to break free from the shackles of time.
Harley's fingers, which should have been frozen, moved slightly, as if she were trying to pull the trigger.
On Tina and Mary's energy gauntlets, the light of energy was also flickering with difficulty.
how can that be!
these people……
Bayonetta was beyond astonished and stopped her witch time.
The flow of time instantly returned to normal.
The viscous air became fluid again, and the frozen light and shadow regained their vitality.
Harley's finger was already on the trigger, and Tina and Mary were also ready to attack.
Bayonetta was in turmoil. She had only intended to give this crazy little girl a hard time and demonstrate her own strength to gain the upper hand in the upcoming cooperation negotiations.
But to her utter surprise, she miscalculated.
The team's strength far exceeded her expectations.
That pink-haired woman, seemingly unremarkable and lacking in presence, actually possesses a supernatural talent capable of interfering with time, and can partially resist her [Witch Time].
Especially Su Hui!
Bayonetta realized she had underestimated him.
She sensed an indescribable, terrifying aura emanating from Su Hui, a aura that sent shivers down her spine.
Just now, in the instant she cast [Witch Time], she clearly sensed that a more primal and domineering energy was being mobilized within Su Hui's body.
That energy made her instinctively feel a deadly threat.
This man possesses the power to kill her!
We dare not be careless in the slightest.
Bayonetta's flippant expression vanished slightly, and her alluring smile returned, but with a hint of barely perceptible seriousness.
"Oops~"
Bayonetta's sexy red lips curled up, her right hand, which had been resting on her chest, was raised and lightly touched her chin. Her beautiful eyes swept over Su Hui and his female companions one by one.
"Your reactions have really surprised me."
She chuckled softly, her tone carrying a hint of ambiguous admiration, as if the thrilling scene from just moments ago had never happened.
"It seems... we really need to show some sincerity."
Faced with the hostility of the crowd, Bayonetta shrugged, her posture languid.
"First, let me answer your questions."
"I'm here as a representative of the organization. The Huanyu Group did contact us, hoping to cooperate with the forces behind us to help them resolve some 'troubles,' and they promised generous terms. Unfortunately..."
She paused, then chuckled softly, her tone tinged with disdain.
"The chairman of Huanyu Group seems to be somewhat... lacking in the ability to assess the situation and overestimating his own value."
"Fools who overestimate their abilities never inspire any interest in cooperation."
Bayonetta's gaze eventually returned to Su Hui, her eyes becoming much more sincere.
"So, I've already given up on him."
"Now it seems that this decision was indeed the right one. You are undoubtedly a better partner than him. Isn't that right?"
Since the chairman of Huanyu Group has already been abandoned, Su Hui doesn't care about his fate.
On the contrary, the woman in front of him really piqued his interest.
Su Hui's eyes flickered as he met Bayonetta's gaze and asked the most crucial question.
Whom do you represent?
Upon hearing this question, Bayonetta's alluring smile gradually faded, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness and solemnity.
She straightened up, her gray eyes gleaming with wisdom behind her cat-eye glasses.
"The organization I represent is called—[The Brigade]."
Her voice was clear and steady, with a hint of mystery.
"And I, Bayonetta."
Her red lips curved into a confident smile, and the beauty mark on the left corner of her lip added a touch of allure.
"She is a Bayonetta who walks the earth."
79. The joke went too far.
[Tour group].
Bayonetta.
When Bayonetta uttered those two words, Su Hui's deep eyes flickered slightly, and he already had some guesses in his mind.
It is clear that the woman named Bayonetta in front of us, and the organization behind her, the Phantom Troupe, are not simple.
The atmosphere in the meeting room remained tense, and Harley and the others did not relax their vigilance.
Bayonetta noticed Su Hui's confusion.
Before he could ask, Bayonetta slowly began to speak and took the initiative to introduce herself.
"【The Brigade】, just as the name suggests."
Her voice carried a languid, magnetic quality, yet it also contained an indescribable heaviness.
"We are just a group of pitiful people who have lost their homes in the face of endless dimensional disasters, and can only struggle to survive in endless worlds, forced to wander endlessly."
Speaking of it.
The flippancy on her face had subsided considerably, and her gray eyes, behind her glasses, swept over everyone present with a serious expression.
"The world today is less than a year away from a true dimensional collision."
"At that time, the dimensional barrier will completely collapse, countless other worlds will be connected to this place, and those high and mighty dimensional evil gods will turn their gaze here."
"In order to prevent this world from repeating the mistakes of the past and becoming a paradise for the minions of those evil gods, since we have come here, we naturally want to help the people of this world."
Her words struck everyone's hearts like a boulder.
Bayonetta's gaze swept over Emma, Harley, and the others before finally settling on Su Hui's face, filled with undisguised admiration.
"And you, Mr. Su Hui, are undoubtedly an excellent cooperation target for our organization."
"You possess formidable strength, proving your unparalleled talent and potential."
"Your ability to assemble such a strong team in such a short time proves your extraordinary leadership charisma."
Bayonetta took two steps forward, her tone becoming incredibly sincere.
"On behalf of the [Tournament], I extend a formal invitation to you for cooperation."
"Please believe me, in the face of the impending apocalyptic catastrophe, a terrifying disaster capable of destroying the entire universe, only by all survivors uniting together can there be a glimmer of hope."
Emma's icy blue eyes flashed with a thoughtful light as she calmly spoke, cutting to another crucial point.
"You say your organization is helping the world... and as far as I know, the federal president, Trump, also received help from an 'otherworldly visitor'."
Do you know that person?
Upon hearing Emma's question, Bayonetta chuckled, as if she had heard something amusing.
"Oh, you mean Merlin?"
She smiled, shrugged, and answered casually.
"Of course I know him. Grand Master Merlin is also a very important member of our [Group]."
"Merlin the Great Sage?"
Mary, who had been quiet all along, lit up with a curious look on her face when she heard this.
She couldn't help but whisper, "Is it the kind of old man who wears a robe with stars and moons and has a long white beard?"
Bayonetta's smile grew increasingly strange. She winked at Mary and spoke in a mischievous tone.