After opening the video, Rita casually turned off the barrage of comments covering the screen.
And the video content continued from the last episode. When Raiden Mei finally crossed the city to reach the place where Kiana had fallen, she discovered that a blonde Valkyrie had actually arrived at Kiana's side before her.
After clearly seeing the face of the blonde Valkyrie, Raiden Mei said in surprise, "You are… Destiny's S-rank Valkyrie Durandal? What are you doing here!"
Facing Raiden Mei's questioning, Durandal expressionlessly said, "I am under orders to take away Kiana Kaslana."
After learning the other party's purpose, Raiden Mei immediately drew the sword in her hand and resolutely said, "Don't even think about it! I absolutely won't let you take Kiana away again!"
Looking at the girl in front of her who had taken a battle stance, Durandal also raised her knight spear and calmly said, "Then let strength speak."
As soon as she finished speaking, Durandal's figure had already disappeared from the original spot.
Raiden Mei's pupils shrank, and she instinctively swung her sword to block.
Clang!
Black Abyss White Flower and Raikiri collided, sparks flying everywhere.
The huge impact made Raiden Mei's arm go numb, to the point where she almost couldn't hold the sword in her hand.
In response, Raiden Mei decisively chose to retreat, trying to create some distance. But Durandal's speed was even faster than she had imagined.
"Too slow."
Durandal's voice came from the side. Raiden Mei had no time to react before Black Abyss White Flower swept horizontally toward her.
Bang!
Raiden Mei barely used her blade to block, but the immense force still sent her flying and crashing heavily to the ground.
Pain, powerlessness, despair… The pain mixed with emotion filled Raiden Mei's entire body. She gritted her teeth and struggled to stand up from the ground.
'This is the power of an S-rank Valkyrie… But I absolutely cannot give up!'
On the other side, after knocking Raiden Mei away, Durandal showed no intention of pursuing the advantage.
She just stood in place, waiting for Raiden Mei to get up, then said in a calm tone, "Do you still want to continue, Raiden Mei?"
Raiden Mei did not answer, only tightened her grip on her sword and charged up again. Her sword flashed like lightning, her moves fierce, but every attack was easily parried by Durandal.
After several exchanges, Raiden Mei's stamina was nearly at its limit, while Durandal hadn't even lost her breath.
"It's time to end this," Durandal said in a low voice, her gaze suddenly turning sharp.
The next second, her offensive suddenly sped up. Black Abyss White Flower, like lightning, aimed straight for Raiden Mei's chest.
Raiden Mei barely dodged, but Durandal's attacks came down like a storm, relentless and overwhelming. Her moves grew faster and faster. Raiden Mei could only barely defend, completely unable to counterattack.
"It's over."
Durandal suddenly spun around, the hilt of Black Abyss White Flower striking hard into Raiden Mei's abdomen.
"Ugh!"
Raiden Mei let out a muffled groan, her whole body once again being flung into the air, Raikiri slipping from her hand and flying away.
Raiden Mei struggled to get up, but her body simply refused to listen.
At this moment, Durandal walked to her, looked down at her, and said, "This is the end, Raiden Mei. You have no chance of winning."
However, the other party stubbornly said, "It's not… over yet… I will never hand Kiana… over to you…"
Seeing Raiden Mei not submitting to the difference in strength, a trace of admiration flashed in Durandal's eyes. She finally understood why Yae Sakura valued the people of St. Freya Academy so highly.
Unfortunately…
"Nice eyes, but right now, you still don't have the power to match that will."
After speaking, she turned and walked toward the unconscious Kiana, picking her up. Then, the two of them shot into the sky like a flash of light.
Before Raiden Mei could react, the light had already disappeared in the distance from her sight.
Only she was left on the empty street.
She forced herself to her feet, desperately chasing, giving everything she had under the dim night. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could never catch the path of the light.
No one knew how long she ran, but eventually she collapsed from exhaustion.
Looking in the direction the two had left, Raiden Mei clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.
"As I thought… I still can't do anything…"
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[Password correct! But unfortunately, the account is wrong!]
[By the way, after Kiana and Bronya said this kind of thing before, they both became stronger. Now that Mei said it too, does this mean she'll become stronger in the future as well?]
[My poor Mei, watching helplessly as Kiana is taken away, completely powerless, this is also a kind of NTR, isn't it?]
[NTR begone! Taste my pure love greatsword!]
———
After receiving news of Durandal's support, Rita immediately felt extremely relieved. Because she knew that as long as Durandal took action, then basically any mission would be solved with ease.
Thinking of this, Rita muttered to herself, "Since Lady Durandal has already made a move, then I can't fall too far behind~"
Although due to Kiana, the World Serpent's plan had been foiled, just in case, Rita decided to return to Schicksal Medical once again to gather intelligence.
Unfortunately, Rita was still one step too late.
Looking at the already badly damaged database, Rita lightly bit her lip, her face full of frustration. At last, the night full of undercurrents gave way to dawn.
However, the World Serpent hiding in the shadows also began to stir restlessly.
Next, the scene shifted to a dark room.
A woman wearing what looked like a dog-head mask was standing in front of a computer, she was World Serpent's officer, Jackal.
On Jackal's screen, a video was playing of Durandal taking Kiana away. Then, a communication came through, and Jackal began to report her operations.
From her words, people learned that Kiana had been taken to a city. And that city had experienced over ten abnormal Honkai energy surges in the past two years.
According to Jackal's judgment, that city was likely the testing site of the Second Divine Key.
Upon hearing this, the person on the other end of the call, Kevin, gave Jackal the order to depart for that city. Then, Jackal reported the status of Kiana's Herrscher transformation.
Jackal called Kiana's successful domination of the Herrscher personality "Eclosion" and asked Kevin if she should be included in a certain plan.
But Kevin coldly interrupted her and said he had his own arrangements for Kiana.
Hearing Kevin's unfriendly tone, Jackal quickly replied, "Un…understood."
———
[Looks like World Serpent is about to go to war with Schicksal?]
[Fight! Fight! Best case, both sides get wrecked!]
[Gotta say, this World Serpent Sovereign is pretty cool.]
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