Chen Luo: Durandal, Go Easy on Me...

"Mr. Siegfried, if I remember correctly, the Heavenly Fire Judgment should be a pair of pistols, right? And the two pistols together can unleash a powerful attack," Waite asked Siegfried cautiously.

"Hmm, you even know this? Then this gun is for you too." After Siegfried finished speaking, he used his right hand to toss the Heavenly Fire Judgment, which was behind his right side, to Waite.

"..." Siegfried's quick decision was somewhat unusual.

Logically speaking, when a villainous female protagonist in a movie puts down her gun, shouldn't the other party hesitate for a moment?

"What? Worried it's fake? If you don't believe me, you can try putting the bolts of the two pistols together, and it will transform into a greatsword." Siegfried explained the true method of using the Heavenly Fire Judgment in order to prove that the two pistols he gave him were genuine.

"Really?" Waite asked, picking up the other Heavenly Fire Judgment and holding both guns in his hands.

"Of course it's true. My daughter is in your hands, why would I lie to you? You can try it if you want."

There was an indescribable sense of encouragement in Siegfried's tone.

Try it quickly, try it quickly, this really can unleash the true form of Heavenly Fire Judgment.

This method of use is known as the Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, which, as the name of the Heavenly Fire Judgment suggests, brings equal destruction to all things.

However... the price of using this power is that when the Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, it will burn the user to ashes.

This is also why Siegfried was so generous in handing over the Heavenly Fire to the other party.

Siegfried with Skyfire can defeat Waite, and Siegfried without Skyfire can also defeat Waite.

Since Waite obviously doesn't use the Heavenly Fire Judgment, whether or not he gives it to the other party won't have a significant impact on the difference in combat power between them.

But if Waite really learns to use the Heavenly Fire Judgment...

That's fantastic.

You committed suicide yourself.

"Emmm..." Waite held the rack in his hand, and with Siegfried's guidance, the bolts of the two guns gradually approached each other.

"Buzz!" Just as Siegfried was about to see the bolts of his guns collide completely and his opponent was about to be killed, a loud roar rang out.

A huge, gun-shaped phantom shot out, its target being the bewildered Welt.

Seeing the huge gun-shaped phantom, Welt's heart tightened, and he quickly pulled Kiana was floating beside him, in front of him.

"Boom!" In the end, the huge gun-shaped phantom forcibly changed its trajectory, plunging into the open ground next to Welt, causing a violent explosion and creating a bottomless crater.

Seeing his plan fall apart, Siegfried glared angrily at the newcomer.

Let me see which idiot messed up my plans.

What a terrible teammate!

Then Siegfried saw Durandal slowly walking towards him, holding the Black Abyss White Flower.

"... Durandal." Siegfried recognized the person instantly.

The strongest S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, and most importantly, the successor of the Black Abyss White Flower.

Looking at the Black Abyss White Flower in Durandal's hand, Siegfried suddenly lost the urge to reprimand her, since she did indeed seem to be saving someone just now.

"Mr... Siegfried, are you alright?"

"Dad," was how Kiana called Siegfried when she was a child.

In that warm and whimsical room, Durandal not only recovered most of her childhood memories by reading her diary, but also met another version of herself in that space.

That version of myself, brimming with hope and passion, vowing to fight for all the good things in the world.

Although she did regain her memories, but...

Durandal glanced at Kiana, who was being held hostage, and Siegfried, who was confronting the other party, and temporarily abandoned the idea of revealing her true identity.

Now... it's not the time.

"Wow, I never expected to run into two owners of the Divine Key this time. This is truly a great haul." Welt, who had been hiding behind Kiana, peeked out.

"Who are you? What do you want?" Durandal looked coldly at the person in front of her.

"Me? I am Welt, or rather, a clone of Welt. You can call me Waite." Welt introduced himself while hiding behind Kiana.

"A clone of Welt ..." Durandal frowned as she looked at the person in front of her.

I don't think this character appears in the story of Durandal Chronicles, at least not in the later parts of the story.

Did this guy get himself killed early on?

Durandal is someone who was spoiled by the plot, meaning she was rumored to have seen the script, but Durandal only saw the later parts of the script.

Just by looking at the later parts of the script, you can already learn quite a lot.

For example, there's Otto Apocalypse, whom Durandal initially thought was fighting to resist the Honkai and save the world.

It turns out he was actually a twisted god of pure love.

"Durandal, didn't you leave during the day? Why are you at the St. Freya Academy? This is unplanned. Cocolia only told me half of the plan, saying I should just capture Kiana and wait for Siegfried here, but she didn't say Durandal would appear." Waite scratched his head in frustration.

"Hmm?" After hearing what Waite said, Durandal sensed that something was wrong.

But Durandal didn't know what was wrong; it seemed that her thoughts were still somewhat confused because of the awakened memories.

"As expected, it was Cocolia's scheme."

"But it's not a big problem. Durandal has the Sixth Divine Key, the Black Abyss White Flower, but I also have the Seventh Divine Key, the Heavenly Fire Judgment. According to the information that Cocolia dug up from the Previous Era, the Seventh Divine Key seems to be a little stronger than the Sixth Divine Key in terms of power." Waite looked at the Heavenly Fire Judgment in his hand and then at the Black Abyss White Flower in Durandal's hand, and couldn't help but become a little excited.

"S-rank Valkyrie is stronger than an A-rank Valkyrie, and I am stronger than an A-rank Valkyrie, does that mean I also have the strength of S-rank Valkyrie? That doesn't make sense. We both wield the Divine Key, how could I lose to you in a fight?"

After saying that, Waite wanted to combine the two Heavenly Fire Judgment together to launch a powerful attack.

But before Waite could actually do it, a voice suddenly popped up on Waite communicator and started cursing.

"You idiot, what are you doing? Using the special mode of the Heavenly Fire Judgment comes at a great cost. Apart from Siegfried, none of the Kaslana family heads who have used this technique have survived. Do you want to die too?"

Cocolia's voice came through the communicator.

"What?" Waite looked at the two pistols in his hands with some surprise and anger, and then glanced at Siegfried was unhappy because his plan had been exposed.

With Waite sent a small black ball flying toward Siegfried, intending to crush him instantly.

But just as Siegfried was about to deal with the small black ball, a long spear appeared in front of Siegfried, its tip obliterating the ball.

The Key of Life, Black Abyss White Flower.

"Cocolia, the situation is different from what you said at the beginning. I am now facing two wielders of the God Sword, one of whom is Durandal, who possesses the Sixth Divine Key," Waite said to the communication panel.

"No, the plan is correct."

"Huh? Your plan is to send me to my death?" Welt roared.

"Don't you still have a hostage?" Cocolia said coldly.

"This hostage is useful to Siegfried, but useless to Durandal!"

"It might not work on Durandal, but that's not necessarily true."

As soon as Cocolia finished speaking, Siegfried's communicator on his wrist started beeping rapidly.

Siegfried glanced at the message—it was a video request from Einstein —and then at the current situation, finally answered the call.

"Mr. Siegfried, I just hacked into the Schicksal Headquarters' big data database through the underground chapel's data interface and found that Otto did indeed send people to search for your daughter after her accident, and Ragna, who was in charge of the search, did bring back one person," Einstein said urgently.

"Really?" Siegfried was overjoyed.

When Durandal heard about this, she immediately sensed something was wrong.

If Durandal had heard this news elsewhere, she would have simply been at a loss as to how to face Siegfried.

But now that we know this, it means that Kiana in Welt's hands has become a hostage to both of them.

But it was too late to stop it.

Even if you try to stop Siegfried, he won't listen to your advice.

The identity of the elderly woman's biological daughter is about to be revealed. Why should she listen to the obstruction of someone who is completely unrelated to her?

"According to the information, Ragna did indeed save a little girl with white hair. She did have some vital signs at the time, but later the little girl disappeared by Schicksal."

"But... but at the same time, a little girl who had just been pulled back from the brink of death appeared in an orphanage that was very closely related to Ragna. The time of her appearance almost coincided with the time when Kiana disappeared."

"Most importantly, the little girl's attending physician is someone we know— Otto Apocalypse. Otto always acts with a strong purpose; he wouldn't go to such lengths to perform surgery on a complete stranger like a little girl."

"Although the little girl's hair color is different from Kiana's, the orphanage records describe her personality and temperament exactly as Kiana's. This series of coincidences proves that she is indeed your daughter, Kiana."

"As for the different hair color... it could be a consequence of the surgery, or it could be something Otto did intentionally. At the same time, the other person may have also lost their memory due to the surgery."

"What's that little girl's name? Where is she?" Siegfried asked somewhat urgently.

"That little girl's name was Bianca Atagina, and later she was given an even more resounding name, the strongest S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal — Durandal."

"..."

Hearing the voice coming from the channel, Siegfried looked at Durandal, who was standing in front of him holding the Black Abyss White Flower, with disbelief.

When Durandal heard the news, her expression did not change, as if she was not surprised at all.

"How... how is this possible?" Siegfried was somewhat incoherent.

"Why not? The good news is that, according to intelligence, Durandal did come to the St. Freya Academy during the day, but she left this St. Freya Academy. So, Cocolia's third purpose was probably just a lie to lure you out. You can retreat now."

"Alright, I'll hang up now. Cocolia needs to keep an eye on this area."

"Beep beep beep..."

The call had ended, but the three people present had completely different feelings.

Siegfried's feelings were shock, confusion, bewilderment, joy, unease, and unease.

Durandal felt worried, worried about Kiana, who was being held hostage.

Meanwhile, the villain Waite, wore a strange smile.

"Hehehe! I didn't expect this, it seems this hostage is useful to both of you. Well then Durandal, throw the Black Abyss White Flower at my feet right now." Welt's face was full of smug satisfaction.

"..." Durandal remained silent.

"Don't worry, all I want is the Divine Key. I will absolutely not harm the hostages' lives. I have that much credibility," Welt assured him.

"But if you don't give it to me, I'll kill you." Welt's voice turned vicious again.

"... Um... Qi... You..." Siegfried was so shocked by this unexpected situation that he was speechless and didn't know how to address Durandal for a moment.

Her name is Kiana?

Einstein said the other person had lost their memory and might not now acknowledge the name.

Her name is Durandal?

He gives off the vibe of a terrible dad.

Moreover, Siegfried doesn't know how to get Durandal to make a choice.

Although Durandal is actually the real Kiana, the other party has no memory of her.

Asking the other party to give up the Black Abyss White Flower for Kiana seems a bit unreasonable.

But if they don't let go, things will become even more complicated if the other party hurts Kiana.

"Hmph!" Just as Siegfried was struggling with his decision, Durandal snorted coldly, turned her hand and gripped the Black Abyss White Flower, then shot it directly at Welt.

"Holy crap!" Seeing the Black Abyss White Flower Welt hurtling towards him at high speed, he instinctively dodged to the side.

However, looking at the Black Abyss White Flower that was several steps away from him, Welt realized that he might have been making a fuss over nothing.

Chapter 265 Chen Luo: Durandal, be gentle...

"Alright, you have both Divine Key now. Release Kiana. Don't think you can leave after killing her. Even without the Divine Key, I can still deal with you. Because you don't know how to use either of them."

After giving the Black Abyss White Flower to Durandal, her expression turned even colder as she looked at Welt.

"Of course I will return Kiana to you, but..."

"But what?" Siegfried asked hastily.

"Durandal, use this to sever Siegfried's only remaining right arm." After Welt finished speaking, a cold light flashed, and a sharp blade was thrown by Welt towards Durandal.

"What do you mean?" Durandal's seemingly calm eyes were filled with anger.

"He deceived me. If I had used the other method of the Heavenly Fire Judgment as he said, I might have been burned to ashes by now. So... it is necessary to make him pay the price."