92. Dark Night in the Sky, Hero Saves the Beauty, Reunited with Daughter!
Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals, a world-class pharmaceutical company headquartered in Europe, operates across all seven continents and four oceans.
After the Third Eruption erupted in Arc City, bringing the concept of "Honkai" into human life, the world entered the Era of Honkai, accompanied by increasingly frequent and threatening Honkai incidents.
Ordinary settlements could no longer protect humanity from the elusive Honkai Beasts. Over a few years, numerous mega-cities rapidly rose, and the "Honkai Infection" caused by Honkai pollution brought immense suffering to people worldwide.
During this process, a giant pharmaceutical enterprise named Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals rose to prominence. With excellent pharmaceutical R&D capabilities and emergency medical response capacity, they provided extensive medical aid to humans threatened by the Honkai.
Through cooperation with Schicksal and various nations, Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals dispatched numerous branches and medical rescue teams to major cities and every Honkai-affected region.
Countless helpless individuals infected with Honkai energy regained their health under Shenzhou's care, earning the company immense prestige in countries worldwide. Shenzhou's scale also expanded rapidly, and its medical aid permeated every aspect of societies globally. In any hospital, Shenzhou medical equipment could undoubtedly be found.
Rather than a pharmaceutical company, it seemed more like a charitable organization.
Recently, in Shenzhou's Arc City, Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals launched a vaccination program for all citizens.
No restrictions, no requirements, completely free. Faced with such a good deal, citizens terrified of the Honkai couldn't possibly refuse.
However, everyone forgot an old Shenzhou saying: "There's no such thing as a free lunch." The free things are often the most expensive.
In reality, the so-called vaccination was merely a facade. The modified vaccine would activate the recessive Stigmata genes inherited from the Previous Civilization within each human.
And if these Stigmata genes, which view the Honkai as a mortal enemy, encountered a Honkai phenomenon that needn't be too strong but had a sufficiently large range... the Stigmata Project would truly begin!
Behind Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals lay the shadow of the Serpent.
And now, the World Serpent, Midgard Serpent, Jörmungandr—this colossal serpent coiling through the human world, lurking in the shadows—was prepared to descend upon the world.
A "reformation" in Arc City would mark the World Serpent's first step onto the world stage after centuries of dormancy.
"Alright, our prey has entered the hunting grounds."
At this moment, beneath the Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals building, in the heavily fortified central monitoring room, a slender, tall, and elegant brown-haired woman holding a glass of red wine watched the scenes on the large screen before her with leisurely satisfaction.
"Since that failure in 2015, I've been reflecting on why I fell into that damned Otto's trap, allowing Schicksal to obtain the Second Divine Key... Perhaps rather than dealing with him, who has many hiding places, what we need more is to clip his wings."
The woman wore a black-and-gold mask resembling a jackal, adorned with a typical Ankh cross. Her voice was somewhat excited and trembling, as if unable to contain her exhilaration, as she chattered to the woman cloaked in black beside her.
Jackal, one of the World Serpent's cadres, also the founder and CEO of Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals. The entire Shenzhou Group was merely one of the World Serpent's disguises in this world.
On the screen, Valkyries clad in armor struggled in difficult combat against Honkai Beasts and zombies. Around them, clouds of tear gas-like mist spread.
Immortal Blades, Schicksal's most powerful Valkyrie squad, the direct subordinates of S-rank Valkyrie Durandal.
Every frontline combatant in the Immortal Blades was among the most elite and powerful A-rank Valkyries from Schicksal's various branches. To them, ordinary Honkai Beasts and zombies were nothing but feeble foes.
Their battlefields and enemies were always the cruelest and most dangerous, yet they consistently accomplished all combat objectives efficiently and swiftly.
Only they could keep up with the pace and rhythm of that most powerful Valkyrie, Durandal.
But now, their originally swift and fierce movements gradually slowed and weakened. Even against the most ordinary zombies and Honkai Beasts, they seemed somewhat strained.
"What a pity I can't speak face-to-face with the researcher of this neutralizing serum. HSN-b46 serum can temporarily neutralize Honkai energy within the human body. If it could truly be mass-produced, perhaps humanity could indeed suppress the Honkai threat to some extent... However, this serum is much more convenient as a weapon—would you like to try it?"
On another screen, a Valkyrie in light green armor, with tea-colored short hair, cleaved through a metal door and entered the lowest-level laboratory of Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals.
Her stealth device was excellent; the Valkyrie armor was clearly designed for infiltration. However, she evidently regarded Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals as an ordinary medical enterprise, underestimating the World Serpent's technology.
In the laboratory, rows of massive cultivation tanks and the "experimental subjects" within—zombies transformed by Stigmata, even fused with machinery—caused the Valkyrie to freeze momentarily, followed by unconcealable rage.
Soon, the pre-prepared "introduction" to the Stigmata Project caught Rita's attention. She discovered this cruel and insane plan that required sacrificing all citizens of Arc City.
Currently, she was completely unaware that the garrisoned forces above were in a bitter fight and that her communications were entirely severed.
"Rita Rossweisse, so elegant and powerful. But without this gifted power, they're merely ordinary women... I wonder if she'll remain as composed as before when facing my creations, after discovering she's lost all her power."
Draining the red wine in her glass, Jackal looked toward Raven beside her.
"Aren't you planning to intervene? My dear Raven, don't always think you can stay aloof. I've heard you've been pushing off all sorts of dirty work these past few years, picking and choosing tasks... You don't still think you're a good person, do you? You and I are both great villains."
Looking at Raven beside her, Jackal's gaze carried a hint of provocation. She and Raven had never gotten along. Jackal always considered Raven an affected woman—a mercenary who still insisted on having a conscience, utterly unnecessary.
She didn't kill children, didn't kill those she deemed good people, only killed those who deserved it. Sometimes, she would even arbitrarily abort missions, ruining many of Jackal's plans.
This time, Raven had only been in Arc City for a few days, spending most of her time tinkering with her shabby tavern.
And just today, after reluctantly coming to Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals to carry out a mission and inspecting Jackal's laboratory, Raven directly expressed her contempt and declined the task originally assigned to her: guiding Rita on a "tour."
Moreover, Raven even seized many of Jackal's juvenile experimental subjects, further infuriating Jackal—this woman, did she really think she was some great philanthropist?!
Although Jackal looked down on Raven, she still had to partner with her, always finding ways to needle her.
The next second, from beneath the pitch-black cloak, a pair of seductive rose-red eyes sharply glared at Jackal.
"Is that so? Is that how you see yourself? The World Serpent exists for the world's reformation, so the entire world won't be destroyed by the Honkai—you think Anti-Entropy is weak and incompetent, you think Schicksal only deceives the masses, you proclaim yourselves saviors, yet you instead consider yourselves villains. Isn't that contradictory?"
Raven removed her hood, her eyes showing even greater disdain than Jackal's.
"I said, I will only fight the Honkai. Others are not my concern... The Herrscher of the Void will be dealt with by me. As for your foolish actions—"
Raven gave Jackal a contemptuous glance, took a step forward, and in an instant, with her World Serpent-enhanced body comparable to an S-rank Valkyrie, she appeared before Jackal and grabbed her neck.
"—I am infuriated. The only reason I didn't kill you immediately upon seeing this den of evil is because I made a promise to someone in the Elysian Realm... But that doesn't mean I will always keep that promise, understand?"
Her rose-red eyes narrowed to slits, and the unconcealed killing intent in Raven's eyes instantly covered Jackal's back in cold sweat.
She was certain this "colleague" before her might actually do it.
"Calm down, calm down, I apologize, I apologize—you wouldn't want the Honorable Master to wake up and be angry because of our internal strife, would you?"
Helplessly, "a common man's wrath, blood spilled within five steps." Jackal herself had little combat power. Faced with Raven's threat, she could only back down.
"Angry? They might even be pleased. You don't understand them well enough, nor the World Serpent—I was indeed a butcher once, but now, I am not."
Throwing Jackal onto a chair and ignoring her venomous gaze, Raven picked up the case containing the Third Divine Key beside her and quickly left this place that disgusted her.
"The plan begins. Schicksal's reinforcements will arrive soon. You'd better behave yourself."
Soon after, Raven arrived before a convoy of trucks. What was important wasn't the cargo they transported, but Raven's presence within.
This was bait, bait for the Herrscher of the Void.
"Zero... wish me success in this mission. I will eliminate the Second Herrscher, eradicate every threat to the children's future in this world, one by one."
Memories of that person were growing increasingly blurred for Raven. Besides remembering his name "Zero," Raven could only recall the times they spent together accompanying the children at Cocolia's Orphanage, and the fact that she loved him.
Raven felt somewhat regretful why she had lost so much image and data related to Zero. Even Cocolia was so careless; she couldn't even find any trace of his existence in this world anymore.
The power of time was so strong, yet so weak. Three years had passed; Raven forgot much—his appearance, his voice—but seemed to never forget him.
Of course, Raven wasn't surprised by her own changes, because Cocolia was even more insane than her. Three years ago, she had indirectly triggered a major Eruption in Nagazora City.
Fortunately, due to the concerted efforts of Schicksal's Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy, coupled with Raven's critical shot at the Herrscher using the Third Divine Key, the casualties from this Eruption were minimal, though property damage was substantial.
Although she had a huge argument with Cocolia afterward, Raven understood that their natures were completely identical. To save Zero, aside from harming children, Raven was capable of many heinous acts.
But Raven was right; she was indeed no longer a butcher. In recent years, she had temporarily left the World Serpent, greatly reduced her mercenary work, and rarely took on assassination or similar activities.
Raven devoted herself wholeheartedly to caring for Honkai orphans. On the ruins of Nagazora City, she built a "Nest." Like before, she took in a group of homeless children and often brought children encountered during missions there.
At Cocolia's Orphanage, Raven learned many childcare skills from Zero. Thanks to him, Raven's work went smoothly; even children with post-traumatic stress disorder could be well soothed by her.
Simultaneously, Raven indeed followed Zero's suggestion and contracted a mountain area n a secluded and stable valley deep within Shenzhou, planning to move the children there after some time.
That place was called Mount Taixu, said to have been inhabited by immortals who founded a sect. However, after hundreds of years, only some ancient structures remained, which could be reinforced and used as the children's residence.
Meanwhile, Raven also never forgot her dream, purchasing an uninhabited island at great expense.
And just a few months ago, after the Fourth Eruption erupted, that uninhabited island and the villa under construction were completely submerged by the tsunami raised by the Herrscher of the Void, leaving nothing behind.
When she was still a child, the Second Herrscher's rampage brought the girl named Natasha Cioara to the brink of death, forcing her to separate from her brother, never to meet again.
Seventeen years later, Raven's lifelong savings and the hope for the children's new life were similarly destroyed by the Second Herrscher.
If not for Zero's reminders to her, Raven thought she would probably be so heartbroken that she'd hide alone in her room, rolling around in agony.
Whether for the children's future or her personal vendetta, the Herrscher of the Void was Raven's mortal enemy!
As for the Stigmata Project, the experiment turning an entire city into hell, no matter how distasteful it seemed, as a member of the World Serpent, Raven naturally could not interfere.
In the Elysian Realm, she had made a promise to one of the "guides." She would receive a method to retrieve Zero, but regarding the World Serpent's "great undertaking," Raven must not interfere.
But, it was only that she could not interfere.
"Come quickly, you devil. You and this despicable plan... neither shall continue to exist."
Boom————
Suddenly, Raven saw a crimson bolt of lightning strike down from the clear night sky towards the earth, seemingly landing precisely on the building she had just left.
"... Is that the Valkyries' weapon?"
After pondering for a moment, Raven decided to continue her mission. She came here solely to hunt the Herrscher of the Void.
But, why—did she feel that lightning... so familiar?
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"Stop him, stop him, don't let him get closer! This isn't ordinary electricity—Lady Jackal, Lady Jackal, Schicksal reinforcements are here!"
Accompanied by rolling thunder, sounds of mechanical collisions, and the cries of many people, an emergency communication was patched into Jackal's laboratory.
"How many are there? What are you all doing? Don't you have guns? Where's the neutralizing serum I gave you? However many Schicksal Valkyries come, they'll die!"
Still furious from Raven's earlier threat, Jackal was about to release the suppression serum to toy with her prey, watching Rita Rossweisse intently collecting information on the monitor, when a call from a subordinate interrupted her.
"No, Lady Jackal, we tried using the serum, but he... he's male, not a Valkyrie. The serum is utterly ineffective—there's only one of him, we can't hold him back! Aaaah!"
As soon as the words finished, screams and massive electric current sounds covered the other end of the call, and no further sound came through.
Jackal's heart skipped a beat. She immediately tried to switch to the entrance cameras, but all signals seemed completely disrupted.
Frowning, Jackal picked up the intercom and notified other soldiers on the floors.
"Go check the situation on the first floor, and quickly finish off those Immortal Blades Valkyries. What can one man possibly do?"
Without further thought, Jackal adjusted the microphone before her and pressed a button.
Soon, around Rita, the experimental subjects suddenly broke out of their cultivation tanks, roaring and moving. Simultaneously, countless pale yellow gas capable of turning Valkyries into ordinary humans began gushing from the room's ventilation system.
"Hello, Miss Rita. It's quite impolite to appear silently in Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals' confidential area—as you die at the hands of my creations, would you be interested in hearing me personally describe our grand plan?"
Clearly, like Rita, Jackal had also underestimated the opponent—the sole reinforcement.
"Ah————"
With a scream, the last terrified mech pilot, along with his external Titan mech, was launched nearly a hundred meters away by a slingshot formed from crimson lightning.
The crimson lightning, as if materialized, instantly retracted into the tall, black-haired man clad in black exoskeleton.
Gao Qi patted the dust off himself, glanced at the dozens of mechs that had been destroyed, and shrugged.
"You see, the result of meddling is quite bad."
With a slight wave of his hand, the authority of the Herrscher of Thunder transformed lightning into invisible magnetic force, sweeping the Destroyed mechs into a pile—whether they died afterward or not was no longer his responsibility. Hopefully, they had good fortune.
Just moments ago, Gao Qi had resolved the mech unit preparing to enter the building to surround and attack the Valkyries in under a minute at his fastest speed.
The authority of the Herrscher of Thunder was inherently the enemy of all metal. Gao Qi enjoyed a taste of Magneto toying with Wolverine.
He currently didn't have the Herrscher of Thunder's core on him; the power he could control was less than one percent of a Herrscher's. But it was still enough to deal with these guys—he didn't even get a chance to use the exoskeleton's functions.
Then, without any hesitation, Gao Qi activated his exoskeleton armor. With the extending thrusters on his back, he charged straight into the first floor of the Shenzhou Pharmaceuticals building.
"Hold on! We must wait for Lady Rita's return—damn it, communications are completely severed!"
Following the sounds of impacts and gunfire, Gao Qi raced against every second and soon found the Valkyries at the entrance from the first floor to the underground, besieged by numerous zombies.
"Whew— that was close."
As he looked at the girls before him, Gao Qi let out a long sigh of relief—his preparations beforehand had actually been useful.
Around the Valkyries, the yellow neutralizing serum still lingered, but they all wore the gas masks he had prepared in advance.
Though the serum could still seep through their skin, and Gao Qi hadn't had time to switch their Valkyrie armor to fully sealed suits, the rate at which the Valkyries weakened had slowed considerably.
Their movements against the zombies were starting to look slightly strained, but they still maintained a certain level of combat effectiveness, enough to avoid casualties.
This time, Gao Qi obediently put on his helmet, setting his suit's ventilation system to internal oxygen supply, completely isolating himself from the surrounding pale yellow gas.
The source of his power was also Honkai energy. While a MANTIS might not be afraid of this, he couldn't exactly reveal his strength openly.
And now, the powered exoskeleton armor provided by Schicksal HQ gave Gao Qi a perfect excuse.
Thud— Thud— Boom!
Then, the girls trapped in this desperate situation, growing weaker by the moment, suddenly saw the zombies with distinct Stigmata on their bodies being sent flying by a tremendous force.
Boom—
Crimson lightning flickered. Facing the deceased, Gao Qi held nothing back. His exoskeleton-clad fist carried the power to disintegrate molecular structures, shattering the zombies with a single blow.
"Eh, eh eh— Gao Qi!"
And Alvitr, Gao Qi's good friend, quickly recognized him and the powered armor he wore.
"No, run, Gao Qi! There are too many zombies here. Don't breathe in the air—it suppresses our Honkai energy—"
However, before Alvitr could finish, she froze in place.
She saw Mr. Gao Qi, whom the Valkyries considered weak and in need of protection, currently—slaying everything in sight!
Moving with speed not inferior to a Valkyrie's, Gao Qi swiftly cleared the zombies in the room. His efficiency, speed, and experience made even the A-rank Valkyries' eyes widen in surprise.
"Did you forget? I'm not a Valkyrie, nor a male Valkyrie. This is powered armor—Schicksal tech! Don't just stand there; pull back to the outside!"
Finding a moment, Gao Qi gave a thumbs-up to the girls behind him, casually gathering a ball of spherical lightning that blew an oncoming zombie to smithereens.
Don't ask—if you do, it's Schicksal tech!
"Huh? Since when is the armor used by ordinary Schicksal soldiers this strong?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's an experimental model."
Without overthinking it, the Valkyries never wasted time. They immediately dragged a few weakened injured comrades toward the sealed wall Gao Qi had destroyed.
"Gao Qi, Miss Rita, Miss Rita is still inside! Quick, go save her!"
And Alvitr, as the weakest among the Valkyries, responsible for logistics and with only B-rank Valkyrie combat strength, supported her weakened body as she approached Gao Qi, urging him to help Captain Rita.
"Stay safe. On my way here, I cleared out some World Serpent soldiers for you. Contact HQ as soon as possible and have lady Durandal come—don't worry, I'll definitely bring Rita back."
Patting Alvitr's head, Gao Qi smiled as he watched her leave.
"Oh, right, uh... Kia... the Herrscher of the Void will likely come to Arc City too. For now, avoid conflict with her. Prioritize contacting HQ."
Having saved the Valkyries ahead of time, Gao Qi suddenly remembered that if they went out, they might run straight into Kiana, who was investigating here. It wouldn't be good if they started fighting.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm, we understand. We'll charge straight out, and if possible, reclaim the EOS transport."
At this moment, the despair in Alvitr's heart seemed to finally find something to rely on. She opened her mouth, a sentence seemingly about to tumble out.
"You be careful too, don't get hurt. If something happens to you, I— Mmmph mmmph!"
But soon, Alvitr was quickly muffled by several Valkyries beside her and dragged toward safety.
"Alright, safety first, safety first."
"Yeah, Alvitr, you inhaled the most gas. Hurry up and come with us to an open area to clear your head!"
That was close—almost let that little minx seize the opportunity!
Gao Qi watched the Valkyries leave and breathed a slight sigh of relief. If these girls he'd been taking care of for so many days got hurt because of his oversight, Gao Qi... would definitely blame himself to death.
Without hesitation, Gao Qi charged through the dispersing neutralizing serum mist toward the underground research core.
Wherever he passed, all electronic doors opened automatically. The authority of the Herrscher of Thunder violently destroyed every electronic facility.
"Don't get hurt, Rita."
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Meanwhile, the Valkyrie Rita was panting heavily inside her gas mask while swinging her scythe against the twisted creation before her—a being with a humanoid upper body but a four-legged mechanical lower half.
This mechanical zombie physiologically triggered the uncanny valley effect in humans, causing immense discomfort, along with terrifying brute strength and agile speed.
To make matters worse, Rita could now clearly feel strength draining from her body.
HSN-b46 serum—this serum caused the test subject's Honkai energy to rapidly dissipate from the body. For Honkai-infected patients, while it couldn't cure the root cause, it could effectively prolong life. But for Valkyries... losing power during combat was fatal.
Rita felt as if she was experiencing again the state of powerlessness after being hit by the HSN-B46 last time. However, thanks to that experience, Rita could now adapt to the gradual loss of her strength.
Summoning all her might, the scythe glowing with a green halo in her hands cleaved through the body of a regular zombie before her. But the mechanical zombie quickly charged forward, its blood-red ominous energy forcing the weakened Rita to barely hold her ground.
"What's wrong, Miss Rita? Won't you show me the power of Immortal Blades? Let me introduce—this zombie is a specialized Valkyrie-hunting type: Death Weavers! Using Schicksal's power to attack Schicksal's Valkyries is truly refreshing, isn't it?"
From the broadcast nearby, the woman calling herself "Jackal" chattered away with unpleasant nonsense, while Rita searched for an opportunity to escape.
"Heh, traps, poison gas—is that all you're capable of? Using such despicable, underhanded methods to oppose Schicksal is nothing but wishful thinking."
Now, growing weaker, Rita could no longer move swiftly. The serum continued to seep into her body through her skin. The fatigue she hadn't felt in so long made her feel increasingly powerless.
But Rita wasn't afraid. As a Valkyrie, she had long ago set aside life and death.
Ha, what a pity. Not only am I going to die here due to my own miscalculation, but I'm also dragging Alvitr and the others down with me... I'm sorry, Lady Durandal, Teacher Ragna, Lord Otto.
Faced with the neutralizing serum, even Rita, an S-rank Valkyrie, couldn't withstand it, let alone the ordinary Valkyries. Rita didn't believe they had any chance of escaping.
Remembering Mr. Gao Qi, who was still fast asleep when she left, Rita—who was always prepared to sacrifice herself and face death at any moment—suddenly felt a hint of... relief and regret.
She felt relieved that Mr. Gao Qi hadn't fully fallen into this trap. Once he woke up and found he couldn't contact them, he would surely report the situation to HQ.
And the regret was... the promise she and Mr. Gao Qi made to have a cooking contest afterward probably couldn't be fulfilled.
"How about we add some entertainment? Guess how many of the Valkyries you brought are still alive?"
Jackal watched Rita's weakness, her tone full of amusement. She even mischievously switched some of the screens before Rita to show the areas where the other Valkyries were.
"Don't worry. After you die, I'll make good use of your bodies. Valkyrie flesh is especially precious. You'll become zombies even stronger than Death Weavers—feel honored! Your deaths will hasten humanity's steps to rid itself of the Honkai threat!"
The next second, images of the other Valkyries of Immortal Blades appeared before Rita. She couldn't help but avert her gaze.
"What?"
But soon, accompanied by Jackal's surprised voice, Rita snapped back to attention and saw the Valkyries of Immortal Blades supporting each other as they charged out of the building.
Around them, the once overwhelming tide of zombies now lay charred black on the ground.
And behind them, a man in black powered armor watched the Valkyries leave before charging toward the underground facility.
"What, who is that—Useless, these useless fools!"
Everything had exceeded Jackal's expectations. In a fluster, she slammed the pre-prepared mechanism button, intending to eliminate the man who had breached the underground core area.
But wherever he passed, all electronic equipment malfunctioned completely, ignoring her commands.
"Hurry, kill her, kill her, then go kill that intruder—"
Before Jackal could finish, the Death Weaver leaped high into the air, its sharp four legs aiming to crush the weakened Rita.
"Ugh— Ah!"
Rita swung her giant scythe to block, but it seemed exceptionally feeble.
But then, the laboratory's iron door was violently pried open amidst a flash of crimson lightning.
Boom— Clang!
The next second, accompanied by a sonic boom, a tall figure appeared before Rita. The Death Weaver's attack struck his arms as if hitting an iron plate, instantly rebounding.
"Mr. Gao Qi, everyone—"
This time, even the usually composed Rita couldn't help but joyfully call out Gao Qi's name, before her legs went weak, almost causing her to collapse.
And Gao Qi very naturally supported Rita, holding her in his arms just like last time, though now Rita didn't have the energy to blush.
"Don't worry, everyone's safe. The most important thing now is you, Miss Rita. Hold onto me tight, okay? Make it snug."
Making a funny face at her, Gao Qi picked her up in a princess carry. Through his visor, he stuck out his tongue at the nearby camera, while Rita wrapped her arms tightly around Gao Qi's neck.
"Wha... who are you?!"
The ambush plan had completely failed. Jackal was nearly mad with rage, but Gao Qi just shrugged before leaving, leaving behind a sentence.
"Just think of me... as a passing Kamen Rider. Hold on tight, Rita—Nigerundayo! Let's bounce!"
Without delay, Gao Qi carried Rita, rushing from the basement of Arc City Tower toward the first floor.
But just as Gao Qi was halfway there, passing by the data room he'd been through earlier, suddenly, a girl with white long hair and heterochromatic eyes appeared before him.
Kiana.
"Eh, Gao Qi! Aren't you a logistics staff? Why are you on the battlefield, and holding Rita too! I just ran into the other Immortal Blades members—Hey, what are you doing?!"
Kiana, who had been flipping through Arc City's documents, was slightly stunned seeing the two before her. But the next second, Gao Qi grabbed her small hand.
"Alright, no time to hesitate. Let's go, let's go, everyone, let's go! The situation's tense, let's scram! Use your portal to pull us out!"
And Kiana, completely caught off guard, was directly pulled along by Gao Qi.
"But, the documents—"
"Forget the documents! I'll tell you anything you want to know. Just teleport us to a safe location!"
Finally, seeing Gao Qi's anxious expression, Kiana, for some reason, nodded as if possessed.
"Oh, I got it..."
The next second, golden light flashed, and a circular portal appeared before the three of them.
"Wait, Mr. Gao Qi, I still have something to do— Ow!"
However, before stepping into the portal, Rita suddenly stopped and began operating the distant EOS transport via her Valkyrie armor.
But the next second, Gao Qi reached out and flicked Rita's forehead.
"What are you thinking? Not to mention Alvitr might have already retaken the EOS, if you crash Schicksal equipment into these people's hands now, aren't you worried about what they might do with the Honkai reactor?!"
He knew exactly how reckless Rita could be!
"Oh—"
Sticking out her tongue somewhat sheepishly, Rita showed a rare playful expression before following Gao Qi into the portal Kiana had opened.
Right now, she felt that Gao Qi beside her was exceptionally safe and reliable.
Behind her, Kiana couldn't help but pout before finally stepping into the portal.
Though she didn't know why... she felt really annoyed!
And on her chest, the Stigmata of the Schariac family seemed to be faintly burning.
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