Slacker Tower Tries to Spread the Love

"Oh!"

Cocolia said nothing; everything was conveyed in a light, emotionless laugh.

Welt felt even more guilty, but he managed to calm himself down, looked up at the sky, and showed a solemn expression.

"Is that the world's trump card?"

"Have no idea."

"Aren't you cooperating with Gray Serpent?"

"He ripped me off big time in Changkong City, and I just sold him to you guys. Do you think there's any real friendship between us? Don't be ridiculous. It's just a superficial relationship of mutual distrust and exploitation. If I had known he had such strong trump cards, I wouldn't have sold him so readily. I would have hesitated for at least a few more days."

Cocolia's face darkened, revealing a grim expression that showed she was equally shocked.

Welt nodded knowingly.

Cocolia continued:

"Be prepared, they're not just showing up like this for the sake of peaceful negotiations."

"Yes, I sensed their ill intentions too."

After the two finished their exchange, Cocolia suddenly waved her hand, removing the shields that had been covering Durandal and Yae Sakura's heads, and then moved the gun away from Rita's forehead.

Durandal suddenly understood something.

"You..."

"Considering you've suffered, I've magnanimously forgiven your offense and let you go help your colleagues—oh, in this situation, what two words should a cultured person generally say to me?"

Cocolia kicked Rita's pert buttocks, shooing her toward Durandal, and asked with a mocking expression.

Durandal pursed her lips, but dared not delay. She quickly grabbed Rita's hand and rushed out of the sea base with Yae Sakura.

"Thanks."

Although she knew it was a scheme to use one enemy to devour another, Durandal dared not delay any longer. The Gem of Serenity was important, but even so, she couldn't stand by and watch so many Valkyrie be in danger, especially since Delta was still fighting!

Upon hearing the thank you, Cocolia crossed her arms, shook her head, and chuckled softly.

"Last time you didn't hold back at all when you tried to assassinate the alliance leader, but this time you're quite polite!"

"Actually, it's still Otto's conspiracy. As for Durandal herself, she has a pretty good reputation and seems like a good girl. What, you're interested in her too?"

"I only vaguely saw a resemblance to an old friend on her face. It's all in the past, nothing to talk about. Let's go. The technical department might be able to locate Kuerla if they try. Schicksal shouldn't be able to stop us from rescuing her now... I hope she's safe and sound."

"I believe she will be alright; she is very strong."

Welt and Cocolia walked away chatting.

Ninti followed, naturally taking Welt's hand and giving him a slight smile.

Xing originally wanted to follow, but after taking off her sunglasses, her eyes darted around and she went inside.

"So, what do we do with this guy?"

The cold blade gently touched Anna's cheek, causing the unconscious girl in overalls to frown uncomfortably, then smack her lips and continue her sweet sleep.

"Durandal... hehe... you've finally come to pick me up... Lady Cocolia, I'll go home first... hehe..."

"You can still dream after being electrocuted? You're quite resilient!"

Xing squatted down, resting her chin on her hand, and considered whether it would be better to lock the person in the basement or send them to prison.

Meanwhile, the flames engulfing the sea continued to flicker intensely and scorchingly.

"There's another person over there! Quick, get her out of there!"

"The logistics team is fully staffed, everyone in position!"

"The artillery crew is short-handed, please help find some!"

The Hyperion, having lost power, drifted on the sea, with people coming and going on the deck and in the surrounding waters, creating a hurried and chaotic scene.

Theresa and Wendy returned to the deck with uneasy expressions after inspecting the massive wound in the power zone that had almost torn the spaceship in two.

What exactly is the force that fills the void in the transmission?

"Never mind what it is, just get everyone back first, and then we'll figure out how to handle it. I've already sent a support order to St. Freya, so as long as everyone's still alive, it's not a huge loss."

St. Freya's finances were well-fed by Tachibana Yuki, and it was only a matter of time before another Hyperion was built, so Theresa seemed very confident.

Wendy looked worriedly at the surging and exploding flames in the sky, then looked anxiously at her palm, as if she could see the word "escape" that Delta had written earlier.

This was the first time Wendy had ever seen Delta so flustered. Even Ninti, who had once defeated Delta, had never let Delta write on her hand.

This shows that the enemy is extremely dangerous, to the point that Delta can no longer guarantee that she can protect Wendy.

"Am I still not able to help at all?"

Wendy bit her lip until it turned white, and suddenly began to resent the version of herself that had been urging Delta to work harder.

She knew perfectly well that S-Rank Valkyrie enjoyed the highest level of privileges and naturally faced the highest level of crises, so why did she urge Delta to go into such danger?

"Please, please don't let anything happen, Delta!"

Wendy closed her eyes, praying to a god she herself didn't know existed; it was the only thing she could do at that moment.

Theresa, have you seen Anqi and Bronya?

"Huh? They couldn't find them?"

"No... Ellie from the tech department said she thought she saw them swimming towards the Anti-Entropy base. Ugh! What are those two idiots doing? Is this the time to be reckless!?"

Himeko grabbed her wet hair in frustration, then sighed wearily and continued:

"Actually, it might be a good thing. With Bronya around, Cocolia should be able to take good care of them."

"Don't worry, Anqi has bodyguards in the shadows, they won't be in danger."

Theresa patted Himeko's waist reassuringly, knowing that the two children should be alright, so she focused her attention on the search and rescue of the students.

It was at this moment that Durandal, carrying Rita and accompanied by Yae Sakura, arrived on the deck of the Hyperion.

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"Rita, hurry and help save everyone!"

"Sakura, stand by below and protect the Hyperion. Be ready to support me at any time!"

Before she could even greet Theresa and the others, Durandal raised her lance high, unleashing Honkai Energy her golden armor dazzlingly bright, sending her soaring into the sky like a cannonball.

The enormous reaction force at takeoff even pushed the bow of the warship down to the sea surface, creating surging waves. The people on board swayed from side to side, and many nearly fell over.

"This simple-minded idiot, can't she even consider the situation? The place she's standing on is right where a spaceship just crashed!"

Theresa leaned against the wall, cursing angrily with a headache.

Then she looked up at the golden light and shadow heading towards the flames, and suddenly felt a sense of despondency, as if she couldn't keep up with the times.

When exactly did it start, that Herrscher- level figures began to appear one after another like cabbages?

I once thought that with the Judah's Vow, I could go anywhere in the world, but now it seems that was a complete joke. Just like the battlefield in the sky, Theresa couldn't even get there, let alone help.

"Theresa, we've brought our people back one by one. Where do we go next? The battlefield in the sky is very unstable. If there's even a slight aftershock, the Hyperion would probably be swept away by the waves."

"Go to the Anti-Entropy base!"

"But that's the enemy's headquarters."

"I'm an Apolcalypse, after all, and with so many Valkyrie who can fight, Welt is such a nice guy... Anyway, let's try to find a stable base first to avoid being separated by the sea again. And we also need to bring back those two lost little ones, Anqi and Bronya, right?"

Theresa and Himeko exchanged a glance for a second and nodded simultaneously.

Subsequently, relying on the few thrusters repaired by the technical team and the temporarily modified human-powered propellers, the damaged Hyperion slowly sailed towards the distant East Sea Base.

"Boom!!!"

Durandal approached the center of the battlefield, an unbearable heatwave suddenly erupted, forcing her to retreat a distance.

"Tick-tock!"

Something cool and sticky dripped onto her cheek.

Durandal looked up, her pupils suddenly contracting.

Under the blindingly white sun, a longsword forged in flames pierced Delta's chest, suspending her petite body in mid-air. Drops of blood trickled down her round, snow-white legs, scattering in all directions with the chaotic wind.

"Cough! Why... why can you..."

"The attack and defense capabilities of Ideal Fluid are perfect on the material level. But in the realm of Honkai, there is no such thing as absolute."

"Cough cough!"

"Let's not even talk about the fact that the power only approaches the physical limit, not the true physical limit. Even if it were true, Honkai Energy would still be above the laws of physics. If the energy difference is huge enough, the so-called perfect defense would be no different from a slightly sturdier piece of parchment."

Delta coughed up blood, hanging helplessly from the sword, her incredulous and confused expression gradually replaced by a hint of sudden realization.

Then, she murmured with a wry smile:

"Talking to a Herrscher about Honkai Energy crushing you? Cough! What kind of monster are you...?"

"Remember this lesson and keep getting stronger—if you also wish to change your predetermined fate."

Skyfire said coldly, but it was by no means a mockery; to Durandal, it even sounded like anticipation.

Then, with a flick of her flaming sword, the girl who once commanded natural disasters and roamed freely in the sky fell into the sea like a bird with broken wings, her blood dripping with every drop.

"Durandal... watch out... she's a monster..."

Delta seemed to be using her last bit of strength to send a weak warning through the wind to Durandal's ears.

"Delta!!!"

Durandal was about to rush over and catch the other person's body, a bright red light suddenly shone before her eyes, and a scorching aura rushed towards her.

"Bang!!!"

"Gurgle!"

Durandal choked on some seawater, shook her head in a daze, and then realized that she had been knocked into the sea by a blow.

If it weren't for her physique being even more robust than Honkai Beast, and the armor providing extremely strong defense, she would have died from just this one attack, right?

Durandal was beginning to feel fear, she saw the seawater in front of her distort and boil, and Skyfire's exquisite but expressionless face staring at her from close range before he drew his sword.

"Bang!!!"

Relying on the Black Abyss White Flower in her hand, Durandal barely managed to withstand the attack this time, but the enormous impact still sent her flying back into the air.

As expected, the moment he came to a stop, Skyfire stood before Durandal with one hand behind his back and the other holding the Flame Sword, as if he had never moved.

"The Herrscher of this era, in terms of both power and stance, are far different from those I have experienced. But you are an excellent warrior, Durandal."

"This power, and this tone... are you Skyfire?"

"I am."

The Skyfire Ancient Well responded calmly, without any attempt to conceal its true intentions.

That body, far smaller and cuter than a human's, exuded a mountain-like composure and powerful aura.

Durandal frowned, her mind a mixture of confusion and tension.

"But you weren't like this before..."

"The long wait has caused my body to age and my energy to be depleted. In order to continue to perform my duties, it is natural to undergo repairs, and some changes are normal."

"That's not important! What's important is why you're doing what you're doing, who you're serving, and what you want to achieve."

Durandal had no interest in reminiscing and roared as she brandished her lance.

The image of Delta falling after being pierced is still vividly etched in her memory. At this moment, Durandal with nothing but endless anger and confusion.

However, the difference in combat power between Skyfire, who had combined the power of several clones, was undeniable.

Skyfire simply raised his sword with one hand and easily blocked Durandal's attack.

"A diligent and responsible colleague told me that this was a good opportunity to obtain the Herrscher Gem, and I shouldn't miss it, so I came. Durandal, I have tested your abilities, and they are undoubtedly excellent, but there is still a lot of room for growth. You don't need to go through another trial. Withdraw now, and I won't make things difficult for you."

"Are you kidding me!?"