The night passed without a word.
In the morning, Yunduo woke up early. Although she hadn't slept well all night, she was in a good mood and didn't feel overly tired.
Arriving at the classroom, just as Bronya had predicted, Himeko was late.
Kiana hadn't skipped class; instead, she was slumped over her desk, dozing.
Before Himeko arrived, Theresa's voice came through the communication devices of the group:
"An unidentified flying object has been detected over Canghai City. Kiana, the few of you should go and investigate."
"Canghai City... that's so far away. I want to sleep."
Kiana scratched her back and spoke with a weak, thin voice. Aside from exhaustion, she had almost no motivation.
She hadn't slept well last night. The visions of the future she had seen during the continuous challenges over the past few days had caused her insomnia.
Mei joining World Serpent, Aunt Himeko's death, herself almost being controlled by the Herrscher of the Void... It was only because Kiana had an optimistic mindset similar to a Paramecium that she hadn't fallen into depression long ago.
"Kiana! If you sleep in class again, your final exam grade for this semester will be zero!"
Seeing this scene, Theresa shouted in frustration, disappointed that Kiana wasn't living up to her potential.
"Let's go, Kiana. We still have to carry out the mission first. After all, Canghai City is a large city with a population of thirty million. If there's real danger, you'll definitely regret it once you're fully awake," Mei persuaded, knowing Kiana was just groggy from sleep.
"Mei, don't say another word," Yunduo said loudly on purpose. "We're going to Canghai City for a trip, together with Mei. Kiana, you can just stay in the classroom and sleep by yourself."
"...Dammit!"
Kiana puffed out her cheeks with a look of displeasure. Combined with her dark circles, she looked like a red panda with its cheeks stuffed full of milk, appearing quite cute.
Everyone went to change into their Valkyrie armor and then boarded the Hyperion. Before long, they reached Canghai City... "An unidentified flying object has been detected over Canghai City."
"No biological energy reaction detected."
"Drone units activated, covering the Valkyries' boarding."
"Schicksal Far East Branch's Fifth Valkyrie Squad, ordered to strike!"
They disembarked from the Hyperion onto a rooftop landing pad.
Yunduo rubbed her earlobes. Beside her was Himeko, who was giving commands while looking a bit dizzy.
Looking at her state, Yunduo figured she would likely have to take over the command.
Sure enough, a massive battleship was suspended in the sky, blotting out the sun and clouds, looking extremely high-tech.
There were also many Rush-type Honkai Beasts roaming freely in the sky, seemingly covering the battleship's entry.
This battleship was about to lose control and crash. Once it crashed, it would inevitably trigger a large-scale Honkai eruption in Canghai City.
Seeing this, Kiana grew excited. It had been a long time since she'd had a real battle.
Her eyes were sharp, and she suddenly spotted an enemy aircraft flashing by, shouting: "Neko Charm!"
Instantly, the voiceprint was scanned, and her Valkyrie armor activated!
A phantom of a giant cat paw appeared!
"Boom!"
She shot down the aircraft flying past, sending it flying and scattering parts all over the ground.
But unexpectedly, Kiana suddenly heard Yunduo's helpless voice through her earpiece.
"Kiana, you shot down one of our drones."
"Truly reckless."
"...Huh?" Kiana looked completely bewildered.
Did she just... attack her own teammate?
"Save the explanations for later. A new drone is coming your way. Take it to the Moonlight Throne."
"Idiot Kiana," Bronya sighed.
Kiana scratched her head as everyone boarded the drones and began clearing out the incoming Honkai Beasts.
At the same time, the new mecha developed by Theresa was also put to use. The new Gaia Mecha!
Almost every shot took down a small Honkai Beast, clearing them out at an extremely fast speed.
Thanks to the full set of Hannah Stigmata reward, paired with the special outfit, Valkyrie Ranger.
Kiana's strength could be considered top-tier among A-Rank Valkyries.
By comparison.
After experiencing the previous Sinners Song challenge, Mei had also matured a lot. She no longer held back, and her efficiency was not much slower than Kiana's.
The two of them were like human meat grinders. As the mecha advanced, a large area of Honkai Beasts was cleared at an incredible speed!
However, they didn't notice that a pair of eyes was watching everything from the shadows... within Anti-Entropy, in front of a dark display screen.
"You're telling me these are B-Rank Valkyries?"
Einstein, an Anti-Entropy Executor and leader of the conservative faction, widened her eyes in shock.
According to the intel Tesla had given her not long ago, these Valkyries only had B-Rank strength and didn't require much caution.
They were smashing Honkai Beasts like they were hitting babies—how could they be B-Rank Valkyries?
Setting aside Raiden Ryoma's daughter—it was fine if she was a bit strong.
But what was with that monster with the braided pigtails? Why did she seem to get happier the more she fought?
And this Gaia Mecha—hadn't she only recently finished developing it? Even Anti-Entropy hadn't started large-scale deployment yet, so how did it end up in Schicksal's hands?
This is unscientific, hey!
"Tesla, what are you doing? You said you were going to scout the enemy, and you're still not back yet."
Einstein smoothed her messy hair, feeling speechless.
Development for the Moonlight Throne had begun as early as 1955, but after various setbacks, it was only finally completed two years after the Third Honkai Eruption.
It was equipped with a large number of heavy ship-borne weapons and could destroy the entire North American continent in less than a week.
Due to a certain agreement within the Anti-Entropy conservatives, this battleship was to be gifted to Schicksal's Far East Branch upon completion.
It just needed to be done covertly, and since Einstein was the one executing it, the method of delivery wasn't exactly friendly.
Before Einstein could untangle her thoughts, she saw everything clearly through the cameras: Kiana's Valkyrie Squad had already entered the interior of the Moonlight Throne.
At this moment, Bronya had already hacked into the mecha to perform an investigation.
"Sister Yunduo, Bronya found a strange email in the main control computer."
Einstein heard their voices, and the events that followed played out much like she had expected.
"Dear Kiana, hello! This battleship, the Moonlight Throne, is finally being returned to you after fourteen years."
"You will ascend the throne and shape a new world, but before that, you must find four keys."
"The Lightning of Conquest, the Flame of Haste, the Storm of Desire, and the Death of Serenity. Oh, by the way, the navigation system password is your birthday~"
From the shadows, Einstein watched as Bronya read out the letter she had prepared.
Fortunately, everything was still under her control!
But unexpectedly, Kiana's next words left the usually calm Einstein stunned.
On the monitor, the girl with the braided pigtails said casually: "Tch, what a bunch of hocus-pocus. It's just the Moonlight Throne.'Shape a new world'? It can't even kill this Miss."
"But the Herrscher of the Void still got hurt, hit by a shot from Dr. Einstein. In this regard, the Herrscher of the Void and idiot Kiana are similar; they are both careless people," Bronya added.
"Who—who said that! The Moonlight Throne can even heavily damage the Herrscher of the End, so it's normal for the Herrscher of the Void to be hit!"
"After Bronya becomes the Herrscher of Reason, she definitely won't be hit."
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