The Story Will Be a Little Long (Continued)

She grinned and stretched out her fingers to rub Skyfire's cheeks.

As the group moved forward, only Kiana stared intently at a white-haired man a few hundred meters away.

"We were so close, how come he didn't even notice me? Am I really her daughter?"

"It has nothing to do with that."

"Um?"

"He's simply... not strong enough."

Anqi stated the facts objectively.

If it were her, she could detect Kiana's presence even if they were several kilometers apart.

"Hmph~ Just wait until I scare him!"

"Okay, good luck."

Anqi encouraged them.

The group walked and talked as they went, gradually entering the magnificent open-air venue.

The Schicksal Headquarters has no rainy season and that the oath of succession is taken under the sun best reflects Schicksal's lofty mission and values.

Anti-Entropy and the representative of Schicksal were led to the front row, where they sat with all the S-Rank Valkyrie and the branch leaders of Schicksal.

Then, thousands of elite Valkyrie and representatives from various departments gathered together.

"Distinguished guests, fellow Schicksal compatriots, greetings. I am Bianca Durandal Atagina, a Schicksal S-Rank Valkyrie. Thank you for coming, but before the ceremony begins, I would like to share some good news with you all—a month ago, at the former Kolosten Ruins, we successfully defeated the Herrscher of Restraint, signifying that humanity has successfully overcome the thirteenth Herrscher. The price we paid was one life, the life of former Schicksal Archbishop Otto Apolcalypse."

As soon as he finished speaking, all was silent.

The silence wasn't limited to the guests at the scene; it extended to all the members of Schicksal watching the live stream.

In the Schicksal, no one could easily accept Otto's abdication, and no one could imagine Otto's death.

It was like a heavy hammer blow to their hearts, making their entire Schicksal seem to freeze.