"..."
"..."
Fu Hua and Bianca silently placed Kiana, who had a vacant expression that occasionally transformed into wild joy, between them.
What to do? Fu Hua frowned slightly as she looked at Bianca, who looked like a high school girl.
The opponent is very strong.
The title of Schicksal's strongest is definitely not unearned.
Although the other party is currently wearing a white dress and looks like an ordinary young lady, the oppressive feeling brought by a martial artist's intuition is absolutely correct.
And do not be fooled by her current unarmed state.
Once she attacks, Schicksal's teleportation technology will instantly transform this seemingly defenseless girl into a fully armed and brave knight princess.
She could not be suppressed.
If she cannot suppress her, she will be exposed and might even involve Himeko and Master Tian. Fu Hua did not care much.
After Tian Shi's appearance, she was no longer too worried about her dealings with Otto.
But if it involved Master Tian...
It is not that Fu Hua looks down on the others.
Although Himeko's strength is not bad among A-rank Valkyries, it does not matter if her strength is A or B in front of experts like Fu Hua or Bianca.
It is only a matter of one more move or one less to suppress her.
In other words, if Master Tian is exposed, Otto could imprison him by imprisoning Himeko.
It is a dilemma...
Meanwhile, Bianca, facing Fu Hua, was already prepared to transfer the Valkyrie Armor at any moment.
Kill... No, I cannot do it.
Although Bianca has very low emotional intelligence, her combat talent and even her tactical vision are genius-level.
Upon discovering that Fu Hua could become an enemy, Bianca's first thought was to attack first and eliminate her directly.
But... I cannot do it.
Is the other party's rating really only A?
Bianca vaguely sensed that the other person might be even stronger than Rita.
Besides...
Bianca silently recalled the information Otto had told her.
Shadow Knight Moonbeam... Abandoning all ranged attacks, this is a super-fast fourth-generation god-killing armor, specialized in close combat.
In other words, if the other party wants to run, there is a high probability that you will not be able to stop her.
Calm down Bianca, there must be a better way.
The girl began to complain about why her brain was not working properly.
If Tian Shi were here... Or Rita.
If they were here, perhaps she would not be in such a difficult position.
"Take Kiana Kaslana back"
Fu Hua broke the silence between the two first.
"Take her back?"
Bianca was taken aback for a moment, feeling as if she had caught onto something.
"Certainly"
Bianca decided to trust her intuition.
Fu Hua sighed in relief seeing this.
That's right, the best option now is to take Kiana back to Schicksal headquarters.
Although it might seem like a betrayal of Kiana, this choice is undoubtedly the best option compared to a stalemate or even a death match with the strongest Schicksal Valkyrie.
Besides... in a sense, she could better use her skills at Schicksal headquarters than at St. Freya.
At that point, she could pretend she had been careless and let Kiana go, or she could break the siege with Kiana without involving Master Tian.
However, on the other hand, Sirin's consciousness is also a problem. If she were revived directly at St. Freya, it would be a huge problem, as the students and support staff have practically no capacity to protect themselves.
"Fu Hua"
Seeing that Bianca agreed, Fu Hua pretended to be familiar with her and extended her hand.
"Bianca Durandal Ataegina"
Seeing this, Bianca naturally took Fu Hua's hand.
However, the next moment, the sound coming from Kiana's side caught their attention.
"We won... we won!"
Kiana let out a joyful sound.
"What Second Herrscher! She's nothing special, with Lady Cecilia and me working together!"
Fu Hua and Bianca, who had just reached a stalemate, exchanged a look upon hearing Kiana's words.
"Kiana! Wake up!"
Fu Hua rebuked her harshly.
"There is no Second Herrscher here! And no Cecilia either!"
"Eh? Class monitor?" Kiana belatedly noticed that Fu Hua and Bianca were nearby.
In that instant, Kiana, who had not fully grasped reality, looked at Bianca dazed.
But only for a moment.
Kiana's gaze went to Fu Hua.
"What are you saying, class monitor? Lady Cecilia is here..."
Kiana turned her head and pointed back.
But then Kiana fell silent as she looked at the silent hallway.
"Your mother is not here"
Fu Hua looked into Kiana's blue eyes and exhaled a sigh of relief, placing her hand on Kiana's shoulder to comfort her.
"No, no..." Kiana's mind has fallen into a kind of chaos.
"Where is my mother?"
"Babylon Labs and Cecilia were never here"
Fu Hua looked directly into Kiana's eyes.
"Do you see? This is just an isolated hallway; there is no simulation device!"
"No... it's not like that, you're lying!"
Bianca, standing nearby, frowned slightly at Kiana's reaction.
She felt that the best thing Fu Hua could do at that moment was to knock Kiana unconscious.
Even she could see that Kiana was currently in a state where she could not communicate.
"Together we defeated the Second Herrscher and together we protected my mother..."
Kiana found the dramatic ups and downs of her shattered illusions unbearable.
In fact, Kiana had already realized it was a dream before seeing Cecilia, but after seeing Cecilia... Sweet dreams always make people subconsciously submerge themselves in them.
"Everything is just a fantasy"
I really might not be very good at communicating, Fu Hua thought subconsciously as she spoke.
"Kiana, you have stayed in the same place"
"This is just... a trick of the Herrscher"
Fu Hua turned her head.
She was not good at expressing herself tactfully, so she felt... a bit apologetic toward Kiana.
"No... it's impossible..."
Kiana covered her face, but in her heart, she already believed it.
But then, another voice inexplicably rang in her mind.
"I love you (I love you)"
She obtained a spell in that... that "place", and as long as she recited the spell, any wish would be granted... As if possessed, Kiana slowly opened her mouth:
"I love you!"
"I'm so sorry"
Shadow Knight Moonbeam.
Master Tian is right: I'm really not good at communicating with people.
Fu Hua sighed inwardly as she looked at Kiana, whose pupils had turned golden.
"But, Kiana, it's time to wake up from this dream"
...
"Are you very familiar with her?"
Bianca looked at Fu Hua, who was carrying Kiana, and asked with some surprise.
The other party's patience with Kiana surprised her.
"I guess you could say we know each other very well" Fu Hua was somewhat discouraged.
"I think so too" Bianca nodded after thinking for a moment.
After all, she was an undercover agent, so it was impossible for both to have a good relationship.
"My warship is docked at the airport, let's go before Theresa and the others realize what is going on"
Bianca is not willing to have a conflict with Theresa, and Fu Hua thinks the same in this regard.
Therefore, Fu Hua had no objections, nodded, and quickly prepared to leave with Bianca.
Fearing dragging Himeko into the mess, the two unanimously ignored the option of sending a message to Himeko.
After all, Theresa and the others would realize what was going on very soon.
…
"Let me see what movies are playing today..."
Ring ring!
"Eh? A call? And it's from Theresa? Could it be that Wraith has been discovered?"
Himeko, who was about to buy tickets at the cinema entrance, answered the phone in a half-joking tone.
But hearing what she heard, her expression instantly turned ugly.
When the call ended, Himeko's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"It's over! Fu Hua and Bianca took Kiana!"
"The two of them? They took Kiana..." Tian Shi seemed a bit distracted.
"They don't know each other!" Himeko reminded him.
"Damn it!" Hearing Himeko's words, Tian Shi understood immediately.
That is really true!
"Those two took Kiana back to Schicksal?"
"Yes!" Himeko nodded.
"Just now, a student saw Fu Hua carrying Kiana and Bianca to the warship and reported it to Theresa"
"The warship has already taken off!"
"I..." Tian Shi opened his mouth.
"Where is Theresa?"
"Theresa told me to come back and take the Hyperion to catch up with them"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find them!"
"And send a message to those two people, let's see if we can reach them!"
Tian Shi never expected something like this to happen at this particular moment.
What a coincidence!
"It can't be sent" Himeko tried it briefly and found it wouldn't work.
"I don't know what situation those two people are in now; I can't send messages"
"But... do we really have to chase them?"
"I mean, do we really have to chase them in the name of the Far East Branch?"
"Wouldn't doing this be equivalent to rebelling in the name of the Far East Branch?"
Himeko is not destined for this, so she doesn't care, but for Theresa...
The next second, Himeko's phone rang again, but this time it was Edison's, which gave Himeko a bad feeling.
"Hey, Himeko, what happened over there? That Theresa went crazy and demanded that I send the entire Anti-Entropy fleet deployed in the Far East, has she gone mad?"
"Kiana has been kidnapped; her kidnappers are Fu Hua and Durandal"
Himeko stated it succinctly.
"What?"
Edison was a bit surprised, but quickly calmed down and even let out a low laugh.
"I see"
"Theresa is finally going to break with Schicksal"
"To be honest, in Anti-Entropy we have a lot of experience breaking with Schicksal"
Edison still felt like making a small joke.
"However, there is no need to chase them then, it is too late to catch up with the warships moving at full speed, gathering the fleet takes time, plus we don't even know their exact route"
"..." Himeko thought Edison's words made sense.
"Why are you asking me? Our Anti-Entropy leader is by your side and we are ready to deploy at any moment" Edison's voice naturally reached Tian Shi's ears as well.
"Let's meet up" Tian Shi thought for a moment and then said.
"Come to St. Freya, everyone in charge of the battle, come here"
However, Joyce is in the Far East... so one option is for Joyce to chase them.
But to be honest, Otto probably treated Joyce like a boss to be defeated.
If Joyce really chased them alone...
To prevent Joyce from suffering unnecessarily, let's forget that idea.
Besides, with Bianca and Fu Hua by her side, Tian Shi didn't need to worry too much about Kiana's safety.
He only needed to worry about Sirin.
"Understood"
Edison replied calmly.
However, she soon became frivolous.
"Otto has fallen so low that even his granddaughter is turning against him"
"Tsk tsk"
"He might not really care" Tian Shi threw cold water on Edison's boasting.
"But now... things have really gotten out of control..."
…
The next day, Hyperion.
"We are approaching Schicksal headquarters, but... it seems another group of guests arrived before us"
Reanna, who had just returned from the Arctic, sat in the captain's seat and looked at the incoming message with a strange expression.
"The swarm of Assault-class Honkai Beasts, led by Benares, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast, is approaching Schicksal headquarters at breakneck speed..."
"She is an old friend"
There was no need for a special report.
The enormous body of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast exhaled a presence that no one could ignore.
"It seems Otto is manually awakening Sirin" Tian Shi was not surprised at all.
He calculated that Fu Hua would hit Benares in front of him in a moment.
"However, it seems this old friend's wound has not yet healed"
"I can try to offer a lament for her" Reanna picked up her spear, eager to test it.
Although Schicksal is also quite annoying, compared to Honkai Beasts, the Honkai is definitely more hateful.
"Whatever you want", Tian Shi didn't care.
These Honkai Beasts, except for Benares, are all weak.
Whether for Anti-Entropy or Schicksal, they are easy targets.
"It doesn't matter" Reanna suppressed her enthusiasm.
Although Reanna used to be very serene, she couldn't help but feel enthusiastic about defeating Judgment-class Honkai Beasts.
"Seele, Ann, Cocolia! Order all warships to open fire on the Honkai Beasts!"
Reanna chose a combat style more suited to Anti-Entropy.
"Yes!"
The main cannons of the escort fleet roared in unison.
Being escorted by a fleet of this size, it could be said that the Hyperion had lived a life without regrets.
"Mei, do you really want to try your luck with that dragon?"
Tian Shi looked at Mei, who seemed to be in a daze.
"If I can..." Mei reached out her hand and pressed it against her belt.
The current Third Herrscher and the former Second Herrscher... Mei doesn't mind fighting her senior.
"Fine, I'll leave one warship, the rest is yours, remember to finish this quickly"
Mei nodded without saying anything else, and immediately entered Herrscher mode.
She launched herself from the Hyperion and headed straight for Benares.
"Roar!"
Perceiving the familiar power, Benares stopped while charging toward Schicksal and emitted a deafening roar.
Even so, the next instant, Benares continued the charge without hesitation.
"You can't ignore me..."