Honkai: Strijder

Chapter 64

“Even as enemies, we have to commend your resilience. Your reactions are getting faster, and there are hardly any unnecessary movements left... You’re actually still growing in a battle like this, you are quite the monster,” one Valkyrie suddenly spoke, with genuine admiration. She had no knowledge of the true capabilities of the black armor and thought it was primarily known for its defensive prowess.

So, she genuinely regretted it. A young girl with such extraordinary skills, if she hadn’t been fighting against Schicksal, might have become another S-rank candidate and a potential new S-rank force for Schicksal.

“Thank you for the compliment. You all are not bad either! So, I’m getting ready to leave. Can you make way for me?” Kiana replied with a mischievous smile, as if she were completely unaware of the tension, using a relaxed tone that left people speechless.

Another Valkyrie shook her head. “Skill growth can’t replace the physical exertion you’ve expended. One against four, plus the previous skirmish, your stamina must be close to its limit, right? Do you think we’ll let you go?”

“Ah, I knew it... Well, there’s no other way. Sigurd told me that the truth lies within the range of artillery. As long as the firepower is enough, there’s no enemy that our truth can’t persuade! Come on, my real trump card is about to be revealed!” Kiana spread her arms, looking up as if she were watching the sky, as if summoning something extraordinary.

And indeed, she was.

A piercing sound suddenly pervaded the surroundings.

The Valkyries who were on high alert all looked up, only to see countless black spheres filling the cloudless sky, with numerous ominous little red dots appearing among them.@@@@

“Be careful!”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!”

As one Valkyrie issued a warning, an infinite number of lasers left countless terrifying holes in the ground.

Fortunately, the Valkyries quickly retreated, escaping the range of this attack unharmed.

But Kiana, who had found an opening, had already jumped into the air and grabbed one of the small spherical drones, smiling as she did so, as if she were about to summon something incredible.

“Decided to go with this one! Sigurd taught me the true use of these drones... It’s this!” With these words, Kiana used all her strength to throw the spherical drone in her hand.

Boom!

A brilliant white light illuminated half of the base city, and an eye-catching, small mushroom cloud slowly rose.

Kiana stood on two drones, flying in the air amidst the scorching wind, squinting her eyes.

“It’s just a regular fission bomb, without any Honkai energy fused in it. Given their speed and armor, they shouldn’t die from it. Valkyries are also a force against the Honkai. Our goal isn’t to slaughter... Go ahead, use regular attacks to disrupt their formation completely and divert their attention for Bronya and the others.”

Hum—

“What’s that?”

“I see... Well, you should go back soon. I hope Sigurd, and Einstein, can help her regain a normal life.”

Welt raised his hand and gently smoothed Wendy’s hair on her forehead, his eyes filled with a gentle light.

He was always like this, seemingly a saint who pitied all beings but didn’t value his own life much. Or perhaps it was precisely because he couldn’t let go of all sentient beings that he could repeatedly die and be reborn.

Then, Bronya looked up at Welt and asked, “I have a question.”

As Welt was about to lead the girls away, he paused and turned back, “What is it?”

“Although we’ve severed external communication for the Oceania Schicksal Branch, what if Schicksal has already set up an ambush in the vicinity?”

In fact, the five thousand drones Bronya requested were prepared for Schicksal’s reinforcement troops.

When necessary, she would clear a path with a nuclear explosion.

But since Welt had appeared here, there was no need for such measures.

After all, in Bronya’s view, the cost of the drones shouldn’t be cheap, so they could save them when unnecessary.

Welt shrugged and sighed, “Actually, one of the main reasons why I agree to come here is for this too. But from my current perception, just as Sigurd said, this isn’t a problem.”

“Has Sigurd made some preparations in advance?” Bronya inquired.

“Well, you could say that, as of right now, he’s entangled with Otto, making the Oceania Schicksal Branch a true isolated island.”

“Entangled with Otto? How did he manage that?” Bronya was puzzled and frowned. Those five words sounded like an impossible feat and might even be dangerous.

Welt wore a helpless expression and replied, “This question.... you’ll only know the details when he returns from Schicksal’s airborne base.”

“What!? Did you say Sigurd went to that blonde-haired villain’s lair!?” Kiana, unusually quick to understand Welt’s meaning, exclaimed and stomped her foot.

In the worried expressions of the three girls, Welt chuckled.

“You have to trust him; young Sigurd won’t do anything without making numerous backup plans in advance.”

He said this as if it were a meaningless reassurance, but a hint of crimson flashed in his eyes.

“Moreover, if there really is a problem... Well, I’ll pay a visit to Schicksal and have a face-to-face chat with Otto.”

His condition was indeed not good, and he wasn’t suitable for combat. But since Sigurd was willing to believe in him and joined Anti-Entropy, then Welt, the leader of the alliance, naturally had to show the appropriate protective attitude. It was just a visit to Schicksal, something he could do for Sigurd, and Welt was never afraid of danger when necessary.