This colossal beast displayed its ferocity and cruelty from every single angle.
And the only weapon in her hand was the apprentice knight spear.
She felt like this thing was about the right size to use as a toothpick for Ganesha.
She was going to die, she was going to be pinned to the ground and brutally hammered!
"Can I choose a different enemy? For example, a ranger Honkai Evolved or something." Li Pu finally managed a slight reaction and said, "Going up against Ganesha right off the bat, isn't that a bit..."
Too far?!
"I can arrange a reinforced company of ranger Honkai Evolved for you," Himeko said. "This doesn't look like a Valkyrie at all."
Intimidated? Himeko frowned slightly, not quite matching what the introduction had described. Although Ganesha looked terrifying, it wasn't actually all that strong. Its attack methods were simple and its moveset was quite sparse. More importantly, Ganesha was not a speed-type Honkai Beast.
As a power-type Honkai Beast, Ganesha had great strength and defense, but its speed was slow.
As long as she paid attention to dodging and wasn't hit, nothing would happen.
And yet this guy actually managed to intimidate Cecilia?
Was she faking it or deliberately slacking off?
"Cecilia." Himeko genuinely had a bit of a desire to use public office for private revenge, especially since she kept getting called auntie. Anyone would lose their temper over that.
It would be a miracle if she could be happy!
Yet if she really abused her position because of this matter, she wouldn't have chosen this Honkai Beast in the first place.
Of course, there was still a tiny bit of it.
Right now, it looked like Cecilia lacked fighting spirit! Not lacking just a little bit, Cecilia was completely devoid of fighting spirit, showing zero intention of trading blows with the Honkai Beast.
There was no defense, nor did she strike an offensive posture; she looked like she had just given up and resigned herself to her fate.
She was no different from an ordinary civilian who happened to run into a Honkai Beast.
No, or rather, the improvement over an ordinary civilian was that she at least didn't run away, nor was she scared out of her wits, and she could still manage to bargain with her.
I need to ignite her fighting spirit, Himeko thought with certainty. If she has no fighting spirit at all, a Valkyrie like this is ruined.
That sort of thing is absolutely unacceptable!
Even though Cecilia wasn't her subordinate, had no affiliation with her, and had a mouth that really asked for a beating, she absolutely could not watch a Valkyrie lose her fighting spirit and degenerate like this.
"Cecilia," Himeko said. "You aren't fighting for yourself alone here, even though it's just a simulation. But what if this were a real battle?"
"What if the Honkai really broke out in Changkong City? Do you still plan on staying this depressed?"
"Would it not matter to you even if Changkong City completely turned into a living hell?"
"Schicksal has indeed wronged you in some ways."
"But as a Valkyrie."
"What you must protect is not Schicksal, but every single person living in this world."
"Do not forget the glory and duty of being a Valkyrie!"
That sounded nice, Li Pu inwardly complained. But I am not a genuine Valkyrie, damn it!
Facing Ganesha right in front of him, Li Pu was truly out of options. It seemed it was impossible to bypass this trial today. Li Pu took half a step back, holding the knight spear in his hands.
Ganesha did not attack, appearing to be set to a mode where it wouldn't react unless provoked.
They had been talking for a while now, and Ganesha still hadn't shown the slightest reaction.
Should I just keep facing off like this? A small idea popped into Li Pu's mind.
Anyway, he couldn't beat it by advancing, and retreating wasn't allowed, so he might as well just have a standoff.
"If you have no intention of attacking—"
Right at that moment, a voice Li Pu least wanted to hear chimed in, saying, "Then all your bonuses will be deducted, and your full-attendance pay for this month is gone too."
"If you are defeated, you won't need to continue working at St. Freya."
"What?!" Li Pu widened his eyes and said, "Lord Otto? Isn't this just a simulated battle? Is that necessary! Deducting bonuses is one thing, but if I lose I get fired too?"
The speaker was naturally Otto, who had appeared out of nowhere to watch the battle.
"This is a place for training Valkyries," Otto said sternly. "The sole core is to train Valkyries, to train an excellent Valkyrie!"
"If you cannot become an excellent guide and lead them onto the correct path."
"Then what use do I have for you here?!"
"Otto?!" Theresa snatched the microphone away and said, "What are you doing here?! Cecilia doesn't need you to come and pressure her."
"Theresa~ my dear granddaughter," Otto pointed at the young girl's back and said, "Look, she's starting to make a move."
Cecilia was making a move!
Cecilia, who had looked exceptionally passive in dealing with everything just a moment ago, actually began to take action, although the battle hadn't officially started yet.
Even so, she had already struck a combat stance and intended to fight.
"Though I don't want to fight at all, I have no choice," Li Pu thought silently. "So model pig, please do your job as a model."
"Time is money, grant me power!"
Cecilia!
I need to ask the system something first.
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Your Arknights
Chapter Thirty-Eight I Initiated and Fed the Enemy
My dear system, look, is there any way around this?
You can't just let me feed the enemy for free, can you?
Li Pu completely lowered his pride and tone as he said: You must still have some good stuff, right? Hurry up and take it out so I can have a look!
Of course not. The system's voice carried an extremely strong sense of schadenfreude as it said: At the very least, I'll help you dig a pit, oh no, I'll call an ambulance for you.
Hey hey! What the heck, are you just going to stand by and watch me die?
Li Pu said anxiously: Damn it! What good does it do you if I get beaten?!
You call this standing by and watching? The system defended itself: I hate that you won't die, ah no! I hate that you lack ambition, and I plan to kick you while you're down!
Besides, why are you so sure that if you get beaten up, I won't benefit at all?
You!!! Li Pu was so angry he was practically speechless as he said: My god, so basically if I lose, you're going to be that happy?
His momentum dropped, but verbally he was unwilling to admit defeat. Yet Li Pu seemed genuinely unable to find any small weaknesses in his system. Systems of the same type usually had at least a few minor loopholes that a transmigrator could exploit.
For example, "complaining" or "non-cooperation," or perhaps more harshly, a person could manage to "throttle" the system.
As for his own system, it neither let him buy things, nor had any strict requirements for completing missions, giving him lottery chances every single time.
Moreover, the system's tasks were somewhat detached and Buddhist, seeming completely indifferent to whether he completed them or not.
Even though this system did hide certain things from him, he had nowhere to complain.
This...
This really was a somewhat unsolvable matter.
Of course I'm happy, the system said before Li Pu could speak again. What's there not to be happy about?
Clearly you're the one refusing to better yourself, what does your defeat have to do with me?
And haven't you already figured Cecilia out quite well?
If you can't even draw combat power from that—
Then if you lose, you lose!
What else do you think I can do? The system said with a detached, not-my-problem attitude: I'm just a system~
You're the man who's going to be the master of understanding, haven't you already figured out a bit about Cecilia?
If you can't even get past such a tiny hurdle—
Then you might as well just give up early.
Within the system, this matter was crucial! Li Pu opened his eyes with a sudden realization; he clenched the knight spear in his hand tightly and stared at the Honkai Beast in front of him.
Understand it! Understand it! He already understood some of it, even if he couldn't unleash his full combat power.
Just that little bit should be enough, right?
Now I'm initiating!
Li Pu felt he could do it, Li Pu rushed forward, Li Pu...
Scored a GG.
Yes, it was basically that simple, direct, and merciless. Li Pu was instantly one-shotted by this Ganesha the moment he initiated a move. There were no exploding power-ups, no roaring to boost combat strength, and absolutely no sudden flash of insight that made him extraordinarily powerful.
He simply rushed up, poked it, and was one-shotted by Ganesha.
The spectators were left completely dumbfounded.
Otto was no exception!
He had thought he basically saw through the current Cecilia—that compared to her past self, she would no longer be so naive, nor would she think that "love" could solve many problems.
The current Cecilia had become more realistic, and was more willing to fight for her own interests.
Otto felt he had seen through a great many things.
Very many indeed!
Yet the only thing he hadn't seen through was that Cecilia had been severely nerfed!
"This is impossible!" Otto's mouth hung open so wide that you could easily fit a large lightbulb inside without any obstruction as he said, "She was defeated just like that?"
"This is impossible!"
No matter how hard Otto tried to think, it made no sense. Didn't she feel decent? Although Cecilia's presence to him shouldn't have grown weaker.
So why was she one-shotted?
It broke his brain trying to figure it out!
Incomprehensible, because the reversal before and after was simply too huge, leaving everyone in silence. No one uttered a sound, as if nobody yet knew what their next step should be.
Until Li Pu was carried out.
"What are you doing?!" Otto walked over to Li Pu's stretcher, looked at Li Pu lying there with a blank stare, and said, "This is truly pathetic!"
That shouldn't be right. Even if this life differs from the past life, tracing back to one's past life—
One should be able to sublimate into the form of their past life, and more or less retain their past strength.
Former King Arthur, former Saintess of Saniyat, their strength is regressing.
Surely it wouldn't drop to the point where she can't even beat a single Ganesha?
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