In Yunduo's long cycles of reincarnation, nothing was more precious than the people by her side.
Upon learning that Bronya had infiltrated the Changkong Garrison, she had rushed over, forced the green-haired Valkyrie to reveal the location, and directly transformed into the SSS-Rank Herrscher of Flamescion to break through the base's defenses.
The defensive core that could withstand an Emperor-Level Honkai Beast was little more than paper in front of Yunduo.
If not for the fear of accidentally hurting Bronya, Yunduo could have leveled this entire branch with a single swing of her sword.
In her burning anxiety, she hadn't cared about much else, knowing that Bronya's life was in grave danger.
Now, after examining Bronya's wounds, Yunduo's face was grim, her fury on the verge of exploding.
She had seen too many partings and experienced the shadows beneath the surface; she rarely got angry.
But that didn't mean she couldn't get angry!
"Nerve damage from bullet wounds in both legs, extensive damage to the Exoskeleton Armor, and signs of intentional abuse..."
After Kiana finished examining Bronya's shocking wounds, she was so heartbroken she couldn't speak for a long time.
"Sister Yunduo... Idiot Kiana... Bronya is fine."
Due to excessive blood loss, Bronya's face was paler than a sheet of paper, yet she still tried to comfort the two of them.
"Didn't you say last time that they gave me a code name: Incarnation, which has the authority to view the core data of all branches and departments?"
"My pass is also in your hands. Logically, they have no right to stop you. Why did these Valkyries attack you?"
Yunduo wasn't an unreasonable person, so she instinctively asked.
Hearing this, Bronya's lips parted slightly, but she no longer had the strength to speak.
Seeing this, Yunduo looked at the fearful gazes of the Valkyrie Squad and understood in her heart. Bronya likely had told them, but not a single person believed her, and they had even tortured her.
According to Schicksal Headquarters' Valkyrie regulations, everyone present was only permitted to arrest her; they had no right to inflict secondary harm!
And yet, someone had done exactly that!
Yunduo turned her head, her eyes narrowing like ice as she looked at the Valkyrie Squad huddled in the corner.
"Who did it? Tell me."
The Valkyrie with the ponytail glanced at the green-haired Nora, who was gasping in the corner, and plucked up the courage to say: "Lord, though we do not know why you are attacking us, please stop!"
"You are currently making an enemy of Schicksal! It's not too late to stop now. Even if you are the strongest among the A-Rank Valkyries, Schicksal will definitely hunt you across the world. You wouldn't want to make enemies of the three powerful S-Rank Valkyries, would you?"
After she spoke, all the other Valkyries chimed in one after another.
"Yes, Lord, don't make an enemy of Schicksal just for an Anti-Entropy thief. It's not worth it."
"You're just angry right now. We know we went too far and will compensate you with a huge amount of gold. Just stop here, okay?"
"Don't be blinded by rage, be rational, Lord!"
"We were wrong, we know we were wrong..."
In their view, anyone of unknown identity who dared to attack a Schicksal garrison for an Anti-Entropy traitor must be a suicidal lunatic.
One must know that Schicksal was currently the most powerful force in the world, with influence in both the light and the dark!
Even in criminal paradises, Schicksal had its agents planted; one could not escape Schicksal's eyes even at the ends of the earth.
They were also used to being arrogant and domineering. Wherever they went, weren't they met with flattery, wealth, and power?
They never expected someone would actually dare to make an enemy of Schicksal!
Such people were nearly extinct.
Someone had already notified their captain to rush over; now they just needed to stall for time.
Their captain was a peak A-Rank Valkyrie!
An ordinary A-Rank Valkyrie was no match for their captain, let alone this lunatic in front of them. Hearing conditions that an ordinary Valkyrie couldn't refuse, Yunduo did not agree; she didn't even show a ripple of emotion.
"This is the last time. Who did it?" Yunduo gripped the Greatsword of Fire, the scorching light from the hilt threatening to melt space itself into fragments. "If no one answers, then you can all go together."
She tightened her right hand, and the Honkai Energy flowing within her body began to converge rapidly, manifesting a terrifying and stunning gilded color.
The air circulating in the base turned into a heatwave, nearly suffocating everyone.
The blazing flames definitely exceeded any high temperature currently in existence!
This scene scared all the Valkyries present out of their wits!
They had never seen such a terrifying aura!
What kind of monster was this?
She was like a Honkai Beast in human skin!
At the very least, the Emperor-Level Honkai Beasts they had seen didn't have such an astounding aura.
Simultaneously, the base's internal voice system, detecting the Honkai Energy leaking from Yunduo's surface, began to broadcast automatically:
"Warning, warning. Honkai Energy exceeds limits. Herrscher detected!!!"
"Repeat, Herrscher detected. Please evacuate immediately!!!"
"Detection in progress. Honkai Energy exceeds maximum value. Unable to detect!!!"
"Repeat, Honkai Energy exceeds maximum value. Unable to detect!!!"
"Detection devices damaged. Please evacuate as soon as possible!!!"
Just a sliver of the Honkai Energy aura Yunduo revealed had already caused the detection devices in the base to fail.
These devices were originally designed with a maximum limit corresponding to the weaker S-Rank Valkyries.
Because Schicksal only had three S-Rank Valkyries in total, raising the limit would instead decrease detection precision.
No one had ever thought that a power far exceeding an S-Rank Valkyrie would exist.
The Valkyrie Squad hadn't thought of it, and neither had the designers of the detection devices.
Perhaps only the Overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse, would know the peak powers of this world.
But he would never have guessed.
An SSS-Rank Valkyrie, representing the pinnacle of power, holding an PRI-ARM weapon and activating her Stigmata, was looking coldly at a small Valkyrie Squad from one of his minor branches.
Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore. In the face of the fear of death, there was nothing that couldn't be surrendered.
Not to mention, that green-haired Nora was just an ordinary vice-captain to them.
"Lord Herrscher, I'll talk! It was her, Nora! She's the one who shot your friend's legs and dragged her down from that machine!"
"Yes, yes, it was Nora! We all tried to persuade her, telling her not to act on her own, but she's not human! She's a demon! She tortured your friend, and we couldn't bear to watch."
"Everything was done by her! We were just bystanders!"
"Lord, have mercy! We were only following orders."
"..."
Hearing this, Yunduo walked straight toward the green-haired Nora lying in the corner. She had originally thought this woman was just the leader, but she hadn't expected that all the harm was caused by her!
"Get back, get away! If you dare kill me, Schicksal will not forgive you!"
The green-haired Nora crawled backward in terror, her mouth still spewing curses.
Yunduo grabbed her by the neck with one hand and lifted her high, her legs dangling in the air.
—Creeeaaak!
With her other hand, she gripped the PRI-ARM, Domain of Incandescence. A terrifying flame burned within the green-haired Nora's pupils.
At this moment, she was utterly regretful for what she had just done.
Just at the final moment before Yunduo was about to strike, a mature female voice suddenly rang out.
"Stop!!!"
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