The child is only fourteen, you wouldn't want to make a move on her! (cont.)

Because Lin Yu used both arms to parry the giant sword, even though he was in Royal Guard mode, he had no other means to parry the attack.

In the end, he could only hastily form a magical shield, using the magic contained within the Voidpower Gem Shard to try and block the opponent's attack.

"You actually want to team up with outsiders to attack your sister? A'yu, you're really naughty."

However, with the boost from the Key of Domination, Rita's already powerful Honkai Energy intensity naturally became even higher than usual.

Even though it was just a regular knee strike, it still easily broke through Lin Yu's defense with the support of powerful Honkai Energy.

"... Tsk."

Lin Yu, who had been kicked and sent flying, managed to regain his balance after a somersault.

Although Rita's attack didn't cause him much damage, after just a few exchanges, Lin Yu realized that he had underestimated the situation.

Rita is the weakest S-rank Valkyrie in Schicksal. Even compared to the previous A-Class Valkyries, Rita might not be able to win against them even with the same equipment. This was in the past, and Lin Yu saw many fellow enthusiasts' comments about Rita on relevant social media platforms.

But when Rita appeared before him and became his enemy, he realized...

—Those words might be true.

However, this does not mean that Rita Roseweisse is unworthy of her S-rank Valkyrie title.

How could Valkyrie rose to S-rank through her achievements on the battlefield be a useless bum who "only crashes every day"?

Even though Rita's will had been taken away by the Key of Domination, Rita was still an incredibly formidable enemy thanks to the skills and experience that existed in her subconscious.

Realizing that Lin Yu's reaction speed was extremely fast and his parrying and neutralizing skills were quite impressive, Rita directly chose to suppress him at close range, using the advantage of her greatsword to forcefully suppress Lin Yu's arms, which he was using to parry.

After Lin Yu was temporarily suppressed by Rita due to his weapon disadvantage, Rita kicked Lin Yu in the abdomen again, which naturally and easily caused damage to Lin Yu.

During this process, Lin Yu's hands were bound by Rita, and because Lin Yu was the one being suppressed, he was unable to use his feet to launch a surprise attack like Rita did.

If Lin Yu had chosen the same offensive approach as Rita, he would have been injured by Rita's Xuanyuan Sword the moment he raised his foot, due to his unstable lower body.

This is troublesome.

Even with the ability to Mirror Mind and the Royal Guard, these two abilities are still not enough to completely bridge the gap in experience and skill between Rita and me.

As for the Phantasm Lantern Barrier... if I were to expend my energy on this magic in front of Rita, I would only find myself at an even greater disadvantage.

Most importantly, even now, I don't want to kill her.

What an arrogant thought! Rita is clearly putting so much pressure on me, yet I can't shake off this ridiculous idea and go all out on the attack.

"What's wrong, A'yu?"

Looking at Lin Yu, who was standing motionless, Rita smiled and said to Lin Yu.

"Didn't Senior Ghost teach you that showing compassion to the enemy on the battlefield is a major taboo?"

"Sigh, never mind. Although Ghost-senpai is A-Class, as Valkyrie specializing in espionage, she might not have really told you how to act on the battlefield. So now..."

"—Let me teach you a good lesson!"

The moment she finished speaking, Rita disappeared from everyone's sight once again.

This time, however, just as Lin Yu was about to take action, an unexpected change suddenly occurred on the battlefield.

Around Lin Yu, countless trees created from Honkai Energy suddenly sprouted from the ground.

Rita, who originally intended to get close to Lin Yu, was actually rotten by this random and disorderly attack.

Rita, whose attack was suddenly interrupted, gave Yuno a deep look before saying nothing more.

Although her mind has been affected by the Key of Domination and the resentment entangled in the sword, this does not mean that Rita has completely forgotten the information she has seen.

Theresa did submit a combat report after she awoke at Schicksal Headquarters.

In Theresa's battle report, it was mentioned that the plants created by the Pseudo-Herrscher Yuno were imbued with incredibly powerful toxins.

Theresa was defeated by Yuno after being doused with venom during the battle.

Knowing this information, Rita would certainly not wander around among these trees, much less attack them.

No one knows which tree trunk contains a terrifyingly potent toxin.

Even though Rita's Honkai Energy intensity has increased, she doesn't dare to test her own body to see who has stronger poison resistance now, her or Theresa.

But soon, Rita realized that she had been tricked.

"Ah, how ridiculous! Have I outsmarted myself?"

Looking at the dozens of trees that had suddenly appeared, Rita chuckled and unleashed a sword strike.

"I was just wondering if there were any terrible venoms hidden in Yuno- san's trees. But... ha, it seems I was just overthinking it."

Seeing the wood chips flying everywhere, Rita's expression changed instantly, like a Sichuan opera face-changing act, her smile completely replaced by a cold and ruthless look.

"After creating so many trees in an instant, how could you possibly have the power to produce enough venom in each one?"

"Besides, A'yu is also nearby. If you have any sense, you can't possibly not consider the safety of your companion."

Faced with Rita's analysis, Yuno could only secretly lament her predicament.

Although she knew that S-rank Valkyrie were not easy to deal with, she really didn't expect that the trees she created could only hold off the opponent for a second or two before the opponent saw through the problem and wiped them all out.

Even those one or two seconds were bought because of the opponent's tactical thinking and prior knowledge of the intelligence, which led to a misunderstanding. If Rita had been even slightly more aggressive, her surprise attack would have been completely ineffective.

"Don't worry, Yuno- san, I don't have time to deal with you right now."

After saying that, Rita rushed off again in Lin Yu's direction.

"Let's have a proper talk after I've dealt with my good-for-nothing brother."

"Tsk, you bastard!"

Seeing Rita charge forward, Kiana flipped her hands over, aimed her dual pistols at Rita's body, and pulled the trigger.

"Stop right there!"

"A little girl from the Kaslana clan..."

Hearing the roar behind her, Rita didn't even turn her head. Instead, she enhanced her Honkai Energy and used the Honkai Energy shield to take the bullet fired by Kiana.

"Without your protection, Siegfried, you would be nothing—"

"That's enough, sister."

Before Rita could finish speaking, countless magical chains woven from magic began to strike Rita from the void.

At this moment, Rita, who was preparing to evade, suddenly discovered that the intensity of her Honkai Energy had decreased to some extent.

This happened far too suddenly. Even a master like Rita couldn't adjust her battle rhythm in an instant due to the decline in Honkai Energy intensity.

As for Lin Yu — Yuno and Kiana bought him several seconds, but when fighting against a master, even a few extra seconds wouldn't be enough to suppress the enemy, so he might as well find a place and cut his own neck.

At this moment, after the Stigmata on Lin Yu's right hand changed to 'illusion', he activated the Phantasm Lantern Barrier without hesitation.

Lin Yu, who had only activated the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, did not intend to dismantle Rita's controlled mind on a mental level.

After all, in his view, it was quite far-fetched to pull Rita out of her controlled state by talking and using Phantasm Lantern Barrier.

He didn't want to gamble with his own life, nor with the lives of his companions, and even less with the unfortunate masses on this side of Shenzhou.

Right now, if Kiana suffers even the slightest severe shock, the Herrscher of the Void will awaken.

After the Herrscher of the Void awakens, many things become truly unpredictable.

In this helpless situation, Lin Yu could only use the 'energy weakening' property of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier to weaken Rita's energy intensity, then knock her unconscious and steal the Xuanyuan Sword, thus solving the problem at its root.

"Oh dear, this doesn't seem like a good thing."

After being bound by chains and suspended in mid-air, Rita muttered to herself with a troubled expression.

"Hmm, what should we do... just kidding."

At this moment, facing Lin Yu who had already closed in on her, Rita's eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp, and she forcefully used her Honkai Energy to break the chains.

"They actually thought that energy chains of this strength could bind me?"

"A'yu, if you're so naive—you'll die on the battlefield sooner or later!"

Facing Lin Yu's attack, Rita suddenly jumped into the air and slashed at Lin Yu's body again with her greatsword.

This time, however, Lin Yu did not choose to use both arms for complete defense. He simply used his left arm to block in front of him, using a dual energy shield created by Honkai Energy and magic to forcibly block Rita's sword.

However, because Rita slashed downwards in mid-air, both of their bodies immediately plummeted downwards due to gravity.

However, Rita, who had already achieved some success, suddenly changed her expression when she looked at Lin Yu, who was injured by her.

Having sensed something was amiss, Rita dared not press her advantage any further. Instead, she immediately kicked Lin Yu, attempting to use him as a stepping stone to abruptly leave in front of Lin Yu.

However, it was all too late.

Having already sensed Rita's intentions, Lin Yu grabbed Lin Yu Rita, Rita slammed her heavily to the ground.

Rita, caught off guard by Lin Yu's sudden attack, had no time to react before Yuno was already prepared, bound her limbs with vines.

Given the Rita Honkai Energy Key of Domination of Domination, these vines snapped the moment they bound her, due to Rita's instinctive struggle.

But having lost her last chance to escape, Rita looked at Lin Yu, who was already charging towards her, and knew that it was too late for her to leave Lin Yu.

"Sister, I'm sorry, but—please calm down."

At that moment, Lin Yu used a blade formed from magic to cut open the skin on his arm, allowing the blood to begin to coat his fist.

Having completed the initial stage of power accumulation, Lin Yu now used the power of Cecilia's soul fragments to forcibly transform the blood into holy blood.

"Galaxy Cosmic Phantom!"

As Lin Yu's punch struck Rita, the power he had just absorbed through the Royal Guard also erupted within Rita's body.

With her body severely injured, Rita coughed up blood and was unable to hold onto the greatsword.

Then, Rita, who was severely injured and whose mind was being ravaged by the Key of Domination, realized that something was wrong with her after the greatsword left her hand.

However, even though the greatsword was no longer in her hand, the resentment that had been wrapped around it had now completely attached itself to Rita.

Even at this moment, Lin Yu could see that Rita's body was faintly emitting wisps of black energy, which was spreading this eerie malice in the surrounding area.

There's really no other way. I was even thinking that using the Holy Blood might be too much of a waste.

But now it seems that without the Holy Blood, things would be even more difficult.

However, Rita will definitely undergo a physical examination after returning to Schicksal following the injury.

Therefore, to prevent the presence of unwanted 'Saniate Holy Blood' within her body, and to prevent other people's blood from entering Rita's body and causing further health problems, under these circumstances...

In the end, Lin Yu decided to use the Cosmic Phantom technique, an external attack, to strike Rita and then attach his Holy Blood around her body, rather than using a more drastic method to inject the Holy Blood into Rita's body.

When the holy blood erupted around Rita's body, the vines released by Yuno were the first to be completely reduced to nothingness under the power of the holy blood.

At the same time, the resentment that had been attached to her dissipated after the appearance of the holy blood.

Rita, who had completely regained her own will, had a lot to say to Lin Yu.

Just before she could speak, she suddenly felt everything go black and collapsed from exhaustion in front of everyone.

"Sigh, there's really nothing I can do."

After helping Rita up from the ground, Lin Yu looked at Yuno not far away.

Upon seeing Rita lying on the ground, Yuno reluctantly used her power to create plants again, producing the same wooden wheelchair as before, and then pushed it near Lin Yu and Rita.

"So now, the matter is considered resolved?"

Looking suspiciously at Rita, who had lost her fighting ability, Kiana, who was following behind Yuno, still felt that this matter had been resolved a little... too smoothly?

Less than a minute ago, she felt a deep-seated fear due to the oppressive feeling emanating from the S-rank Valkyrie.

But a minute later...

—The invincible Rita Roseweisse was completely knocked unconscious by Lin Yu under the combined attack of Lin Yu and Yuno.

Honestly, in Kiana's opinion, this battle...

She wasn't saying it would be better if everyone got hurt, but why does this feel a bit anticlimactic?

"Senior, I've been wondering about something ever since just now."

After watching Lin Yu help Rita into her wheelchair, Yuno suddenly sighed softly.

"Miss Rita, actually... I didn't want to hurt you, did I?"

"Yes, that's right, I've noticed that too."

Looking at Rita's peaceful sleeping eyes, Lin Yu gently adjusted Rita sitting posture and said helplessly.