Chapter 306

We must go and provide support.

Although the sudden intrusion of Durandal turned what was originally a matter of negotiation into a matter of fighting, Himeko was somewhat dissatisfied, but she had to wait until later to express her dissatisfaction.

She has to go and provide support first!

Just as Himeko was about to give chase, she suddenly sensed danger and instinctively jumped back.

The next second, a huge knight's lance slammed heavily into the spot where her foot had just stepped! It was Temple-class Honkai Beast, with Emperor-class Honkai Beast beside it.

Now these Honkai Beasts are no longer just staring at them menacingly like before; they're actually pouncing on them!

"Damn it! Let's deal with the Honkai Beast first."

There was no other way; if these Honkai Beast weren't eliminated, I wouldn't be able to support Durandal.

Meanwhile, Durandal was in the midst of a fierce battle. Judging solely from her close-combat swordsmanship, the completely corrupted Saber was truly a formidable opponent.

Her swordsmanship hadn't changed much; it looked ordinary and unremarkable.

There were no feints, no strange or tricky attack angles, and absolutely no inexplicable attack techniques. Her moves were all wide and sweeping, yet every strike was deadly!

Every move was swift and clean, without any unnecessary actions, which forced Durandal to be forced to defend herself.

'No!' Durandal was getting a little anxious.

As expected of the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, Valkyrie whose legend is told as a myth? Just her swordsmanship alone is already making her feel a bit overwhelmed.

'We'll fail if we continue like this!'

We have to think of something!

What should we do?

Durandal suddenly became a little anxious. She had initially thought that melee combat might be her weakness, given the strength of Saber's ranged attacks. But now it seemed that she was just as formidable in melee combat.

If this continues, we will fail.

Durandal is starting to falter, and she may reveal a fatal weakness in the next round.

At that moment, Saber suddenly retreated.

'What's going on?' Durandal was confused. Why did they suddenly create distance when they clearly had the advantage? She didn't know, but it didn't seem like a good sign.

Durandal did not rush to chase after them; she planned to observe the situation first.

At that moment, some rose petals inexplicably appeared in the sky.

What's going on? Why are there roses here? This is a hospital, for roses to appear in a place like this...

"It just turned out like this." Suddenly, a voice rang in Durandal's ear.

"Luckily, we arrived in time. As expected, given the captain's personality, he would have oversimplified the mission and caused an unnecessary battle."

"But it seems that a battle is now inevitable."

"I'm sorry, King Arthur, Rita must defeat you here!"

The next second, a figure flashed past like the wind.

Chapter 335 Starting with a Powerful Move

Rita arrived, her figure so elegant, possessing the poise and grace of a high-class maid.

Her figure was so swift, as fast as lightning, as quick as thunder.

She rushed forward, she...

She was sent flying by a single sword strike...

"Going all out right off the bat," Black Saber sneered. "Looks like nothing special!"

Rita Umbral Rose. This isn't a Valkyrie outfit created by MEI, but because Li Pu pulled her in a single pull and was the fastest character to reach max constellation, his characteristics are quite clear.

If we put it here, it means she's quite clear about the tactical characteristics of this Valkyrie tactical outfit.

The fancy gadgets from the game are still there, but their main purpose is to confuse the enemy, like smoke bombs.

The most notable features of this tactical outfit, besides its tankiness and healing capabilities, are that it grants Rita incredible speed when she uses her ultimate ability.

However, unless you actually perform a spatial leap, speed is useless against Black Saber.

She was the one who broke the Tsubame Gaeshi, a heroic Heroic Spirit that could slash three times in a second.

This speed is still not enough.

"Why don't you try the Azure Knight?" Black Saber asked, seemingly quite interested. "Perhaps it would be better to fight with the Black Knight now."

Yeah, actually using Azure Knight might be better at this point, although I don't know which attribute Black Saber's form should be considered.

"Of course I've thought about it," Rita said, shaking her hand. "After all, it's a tactical suit made by the Doctor."

Although I don't want to say it, the Doctor is very familiar with the characteristics of that tactical suit. If someone came wearing that suit, they would only die a more miserable death.

That's true in theory, but strictly speaking, that tactical gear should actually be considered a product of the system.

Black Saber was also very curious about what kind of results he could achieve with that tactical gear.

"Is that so?" Black Saber shook his head and said, "Since you think that way, your tactical gear might not be able to beat me."

"That's hard to say," Rita said. "If it were just me alone, I might not be able to beat you. But I'm not alone right now."

"Captain Durandal ~" Rita said with a slight complaint, "Rita just forgot to give a word of advice and this is what happened."

"Eh? Is that so?" Durandal seemed a little embarrassed as she said, "It seems... Ah~ Hahaha~ I thought if I became Herrscher, I could only knock her out and take her back."

"Alright! That's about right now," Rita said. "Excuse me, King Arthur!"

Rita charged forward again, her massive scythe slashing down. Durandal also sprang into action. Instead of immediately following Rita, she ran.

Run?

Black Saber didn't pay much attention to Rita because she had basically pulled all of Rita's characters. She wouldn't say she was very familiar with each one, but she at least knew a little about each one's characteristics.

However, I'm not very familiar with Durandal Black Saber.

Because he didn't get it!

That's it. I didn't pull her, so I'm not familiar with her, and I don't fully understand the characteristics of Durandal's different tactical outfits. However, she's a character who attacks with a lance similar to that of a medieval European knight, so her attack patterns should be similar to those of a knight.

They all need to rely on impact force to increase their attack capabilities.

If that's the case, then the most important thing to do now is to interrupt Durandal's acceleration!

Black Saber struck Rita with force, sending her flying and pushing her back a few steps!

"EXcalibur!"

This time it's completely different from before! If she was still considering Kiana and the others being present before, now she seems to care about nothing at all.

A massive amount of energy rapidly gathered on Black Saber's sword, and in that instant, the sky darkened.

The attack hasn't even started yet, but the pressure is already greater than ever before.

"You're kidding!" Durandal looked at Black Saber in surprise. The immense power swept in like a tidal wave; even without a formal attack, the prelude had already forced her to switch from offense to defense.

"No matter what, she's a figure from mythology." Rita could easily understand. "Durandal, have you forgotten? The moment she retrieved her weapon, she instantly wiped out all the Anti-Entropy blocking her way!"

"If I become Herrscher, I will only become stronger."

"We can't just sit here and wait to die!" Durandal said. "If we wait until she's fully charged up, things will get bad!"

"Of course not!" Rita said confidently. "I've thought of that a long time ago!"

"She should be here soon."

"Who?"

Durandal had barely finished asking her question when a figure suddenly landed beside Black Saber. Without a word, she picked up the thick, long, stick-like object in her hand and plunged it into Black Saber's neck!

"It really felt like a close call," Rita said. "Luckily, I just gave Himeko a small dose of medicine."

"Otherwise, things might get complicated."

"Medicine?" Durandal asked, somewhat confused. "What medicine?"

"A medicine that can be used to treat Honkai," Rita said. "This is a new medicine that Lord Otto developed specifically for this purpose!"

"Heal the Honkai?" Durandal said incredulously, "Can it turn her back? From Herrscher back into an ordinary Valkyrie?"

"Well..." Rita scratched her head and said, "It's hard to say. Now we can only pray that Lord Otto's medicine will really work."

Will it work? I don't know. Rita went to support Himeko first before she arrived. Although there weren't many Honkai Beast above, it was still a bit difficult for Himeko.

After all, they are all high-level Honkai Beast.

After quickly dealing with the Honkai Beast above Rita gave Himeko a portion of the medicine she had brought, telling her not to rush down and to wait for the right moment to give Black Saber an injection.

Now should be the time, right?

Himeko rushed forward and decisively inserted a needle into Black Saber's neck before quickly retreating.

Then...

It seems nothing happened; Black Saber didn't turn back.

"I told you," Black Saber said, touching the spot on her neck where she had been stabbed. "This isn't a Herrscher state; it's a state of corruption."

"So this medicine..."

"Actually, it works quite well for me too." The blood-red light disappeared, and the sky and earth returned to normal.

"To be precise, it should be said that it turned things around for Li Pu and Cecilia?"

"It's still somewhat useful."

After saying that, Black Saber collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 336 Back on the Ship

My head hurts~

Being in a coma is a state where one loses all sense of time, but it's not entirely impossible to estimate the duration of a coma. If you wake up feeling thirsty, you've likely been unconscious for at least an hour.

Of course, this is just a rough estimate, and there is no way to say exactly how long she has been unconscious.

Anyway, the Bed King who had just woken up was very thirsty.

"I want an iced cola." She got out of bed, pressed her forehead, and said, "It's such a strange feeling."

"Oh~ we don't have iced cola here, we only have iced water. Would you like some?"

A familiar voice was right next to her ear, and as she listened, Bed King even felt a cool sensation on her face. She rubbed her eyes, instinctively took the glass of water, and looked at the person who handed her the water, saying, "Oh, it's Ai-chan."

It's Ai- Hyperion, the super AI on the Hyperion. It seems I've already been sent back to the Hyperion.

Looking at his clothes, a white hospital gown, he realized he was in a separate medical pod on the Hyperion, and guessed he was probably in quarantine.

"They're really careful enough," Saber remarked.

"Hahaha~" Ai-chan giggled to herself.

Saber wasn't particularly angry about this, which was normal. It would have been abnormal to bring her back without any preparation and simply place her in a regular ward. This was just routine isolation and observation, to prevent this Herrscher, who hadn't fully become Herrscher yet, from causing any trouble.

"Hmph~ really..." Saber thought to herself with a self-deprecating laugh, 'So, everyone except the captain Herrscher?'

That Redhead captain...

The Saber shook his head and said, "Is this fate?"

"What is the professor saying?" Saber muttered something, or perhaps nothing at all. Ai-chan, seemingly not understanding a word, said, "What is fate?"

"No, it's nothing," said the Saber. "Just a little reflection."

It should be said that from the first meeting, I knew that the Redhead who didn't seem to be from my navy but was actually from my navy was indeed very similar to the captain in a certain fan-made four-panel comic. He should be the captain.

Now it seems that's true; there are hardly any normal people on the entire ship besides him.

"I think he's worth training," said the Saber as he downed the water in his cup.

"Him? Who is he?" Ai-chan asked curiously.

"That Redhead," Saber stood up and stretched, "You've met him, the guy sent by the Celestial Empire. Although he doesn't seem like much, he looks like he can handle the job of captain."