With the massage finished, Ling Feng also removed the Attila Stigmata from Kiana's back. Next, it was time to imprint a brand-new Stigmata!
"What did Mei imprint?"
Kiana had always been especially interested in anything concerning Mei!
"Three four-star Stigmata. The top and middle pieces are a set, while the bottom piece is still Attila. But I don't recommend that you imprint the same top and middle pieces as Mei, because they boost melee damage. And you... uh, if you still like close combat, then you can use them!"
Ling Feng had originally wanted to say that she used guns, but then he remembered that Kiana was almost always kicking people instead. Suddenly, he felt they might actually suit her quite well...
"Three four-star ones..."
Kiana thought for a moment, then said, "Hey, Ling Feng, I want... five-star ones!"
Ling Feng: "..." Another one who wanted five-star Stigmata...
"Rejected. You still can't withstand the power of a five-star Stigmata!" Ling Feng decisively rejected Kiana's request!
"Tch, that's just because you think I can't handle it..."
Kiana turned around to look at Ling Feng and smiled. "Ling Feng, if... um... you're willing to imprint a five-star Stigmata for me, then I can give you a lap pillow. One minute of lap pillow!"
"Sorry, I refuse!"
Faced with Kiana's temptation, Ling Feng felt absolutely nothing. He even found it a little funny. A mere lap pillow, and she wanted to trade it for a five-star Stigmata? That would make five-star Stigmata far too cheap. Besides, wasn't getting a lap pillow easy? Just find a "legitimate" bathhouse in Magic City. Forget lap pillows, even... ahem, ahem, I know nothing!
"Tch..."
Kiana immediately became a little unhappy, but there was nothing she could do to him...
Then...
Kiana came up with a brilliant idea. A wicked smile appeared on her face. "Hey, Ling Feng, is it really impossible?"
"No!"
Ling Feng's attitude was extremely firm on this matter. No meant no!
"Hmph..."
Kiana suddenly turned around and pounced on Ling Feng, throwing herself at him chest-first and pinning him beneath her...
"Hmm???"
Ling Feng was instantly dumbfounded. Had this girl taken the wrong medicine again?
"Wuwuwu..."
Then, Kiana put on an adorably pleading expression and pressed her face against Ling Feng's chest. "Please, Ling Feng, help me imprint it. I don't want to always be behind Mei... and..."
Kiana deliberately pressed her body tightly against his. Combined with the fact that her upper body was bare, Ling Feng could completely feel that stimulating sensation. This was totally cheating...
"Ugh..."
Ling Feng suddenly felt a hot stream in his nose. He hurriedly raised his head toward the ceiling. Hold it in. I absolutely have to hold it in. If I get a nosebleed now, Kiana will be so smug. My life will be over!
"And..."
Kiana brought her lips close to Ling Feng's ear and whispered, "If you're willing to help me imprint it, we can do what comes next. But... if you don't do as I say, Mei might find out..."
Ling Feng: "???" This was practically the same trick as forcing a fingerprint. It seemed the two of them did not just enjoy fighting; even their methods of setting people up were alike...
"Fine, I'll agree..."
Normally, Ling Feng would not have minded enjoying the sensation of Kiana's body a little longer, but not now. Mei showered very quickly. If Mei showed up, then forget about a wedding ending—a machete ending would be far more likely!
Fortunately, Mei had not returned yet...
"Kiana, what are you two..."
Through the haze, Ling Feng seemed to hear a familiar voice. Fine, Mei was standing at the doorway...
Ling Feng: "..." Farewell, this brand-new era. Sorry, Father-in-law, I failed to fulfill your entrustment...
"Uh... hehe, Mei..."
Seeing that Mei had returned, Kiana awkwardly sat up from Ling Feng. Her left hand covered her chest while her right hand scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. She did not know what to say...
"Mei, I can expla—"
Ling Feng still wanted to struggle a little!
"Ling Feng, there's no need to rush to explain. Go outside first. I want to talk with Kiana alone!"
Mei activated her silence skill and interrupted Ling Feng's explanation!
Ling Feng: "..."
Fine, he would explain later. Mei had always been rather calm anyway. Ling Feng silently left the room, while Kiana put her jacket back on...
"Kiana, what exactly were you two doing?"
Mei asked quietly...
"Uh... actually, I just wanted him to help me imprint a five-star Stigmata..." Kiana did not dare lie in front of Mei and honestly explained what had happened!
Mei: "..."
Although she was rather speechless, she relaxed after learning the whole story. Somewhat helplessly, she said, "Kiana, Ling Feng wasn't lying to you. Five-star Stigmata really can't be imprinted so casually!"
"I know, but I just wanted to try..."
Kiana pursed her lips slightly and said, "Ever since fighting the Honkai Beasts the day before yesterday, I feel like my combat strength has increased so much. Maybe I could even pass the A-rank Valkyrie assessment now. That's why I wanted to try a five-star Stigmata. Even Auntie Himeko can rarely use one!"
"You don't need to be in such a hurry. Ling Feng is our team's assistant, so there's plenty of time to deal with Stigmata!"
Mei rubbed her head with a headache. "Besides, you're a girl, yet you did something like that to a boy. That's very dangerous. Setting aside whether he might take the opportunity to do something to you, if someone else found out, it could easily turn into rumors. It doesn't matter as much for Ling Feng since he's male, but what will you do in the future? Whenever people mention you, they'll immediately think of something improper!"
"Uh, well..."
Kiana did not know how to answer that question...
Besides, the only reason she dared to be so bold was because she had only done it in the apartment, and she knew Ling Feng would never tell anyone. She just had not expected Mei to return so quickly...
"Well, actually, I don't dislike that guy either..."
Kiana scratched her head, looking rather confused. "I think it's strange too. If it were another man, forget doing something like that—I wouldn't even be willing to show him my back to imprint a Stigmata. But..."
As she spoke, Kiana looked up at Mei and said awkwardly, "But I don't know why, or when it started, but I don't resist him touching me at all... In fact, I think I might kind of like it when he touches my body..."
Mei: "???"
Deployment Orders, Team 233!
The next day, classes proceeded as normal!
Ling Feng sat in his seat, boredly flipping through a book while secretly glancing at Mei beside him!
Although Mei had said last night that she understood what had happened, Ling Feng did not know whether it was just his imagination, but he felt that Mei's attitude had changed slightly. Ugh... damn it... Kiana was too evil. He had taken the blame without getting to see anything. The benefits he got were not even as good as when he first met Mei...
But never mind. Everything had to happen step by step. Whether it was Mei or the five-star Stigmata, there was no need to rush!
There were only three classes in total, but do not think that was a bargain. Each class here lasted a full hour. Compared to four forty-minute classes, that was twenty extra minutes!
However, St. Freya Academy did not have morning exercises, so it was truly regrettable that he could not watch "Dancing Youth." Mei said that was the real reason they had once mistakenly believed everyone in Shenzhou practiced martial arts...
There were quite a few Shenzhou students in the class, especially the Class President. At a glance, she looked particularly Shenzhou. He himself was also from Shenzhou, probably. Although it had been a long time ago, he still was!
But this Class President did not seem very easy to get along with. Whether during class or after class, she was almost always cold and aloof. She rarely spoke, and she did not have close friends like Kiana and Mei or Yuqi and Baizhi. It seemed that she had always been alone!
Moreover, she was the academy's only A-rank Valkyrie who was still a student. She naturally carried the aura of a genius, and most people did not have the courage to approach her!
It seemed that the last time he had spoken to the Class President was during the battle against Anti-Entropy last week. There was no helping it—he simply could not find an excuse to talk to her. Ask about studying? Forget it. Two of the top three students in the grade were already in his team...
During the break after the second class, Ling Feng habitually sat there spacing out. There was nothing he could do, after all. He had also become the only boy in the class. Although he had heard there was another male assistant in the same class, he had never actually met him, because that guy had never attended a single class...
"Woooo..."
Suddenly, the academy alarm sounded...
"Hmm?"
All the students heard the alarm and put down what they were doing. The students who were already B-rank Valkyries were especially expectant, because they might receive a deployment mission!
"Ling Feng, it's a mission for our team!"
Mei took out her phone. She had just received a message from Theresa. "Kiana, Bronya, the Academy Head wants us to make deployment preparations as quickly as possible. Let's hurry and equip our Valkyrie Armor and weapons!"
"Bronya acknowledges!"
Bronya immediately put down the game in her hands!
"Oh... We're deploying again? Great!"
Kiana also looked very confident. After fighting the Honkai Beasts last time, she had clearly felt that she had become much stronger. This was because, while fighting Honkai Beasts, Valkyries continuously absorbed Honkai energy and improved their adaptability to it. It was like killing monsters and leveling up. Valkyries would only grow stronger and stronger until their bodies reached their limits!
Therefore, as long as they were official Valkyries, they generally would not reject fighting Honkai Beasts, because this was a chance to become stronger!
However, fighting those metal lumps from Anti-Entropy was no fun. Aside from gaining combat experience, there was basically no improvement in any other aspect...
"Ling Feng!"
Mei looked at Ling Feng again and said, "The Academy Head wants you to go to the command center immediately. I heard there are arrangements for you!"
"Understood!"
Ling Feng nodded to show that he understood, then split up from the three girls. They needed to go to the training hall to change into their Valkyrie Armor, while he headed to the command center first to see Theresa!
Watching the three leave, Fu Hua checked her phone. The message she received was an order to stand by. It seemed this was not a major incident. Otherwise, they would not have sent out a rookie team like Team 233!
The alarm stopped very quickly, in less than a minute. Two minutes later, Ling Feng arrived at the command center, which was directly across from the teaching building!
"Ling Feng, you're finally here!"
Seeing Ling Feng arrive, Tesla, who was sitting in a chair in the command center with a lollipop in her mouth, smiled. "I'll keep it brief. According to satellite surveillance and on-site intelligence, a Honkai energy reaction has appeared in northern Magic City. The estimated Honkai intensity is level three, and the highest-level Honkai Beast should be Chariot-class. It won't be very difficult to handle!"
"But the troublesome part is that the center of the Honkai outbreak is in the city, so we can't use the battleship's heavy weapons. We can only send Valkyries to eliminate them!" Theresa, who was standing nearby, also spoke as she pointed at the map on the screen!
"For this deployment mission, your Team 233 will carry it out. You'll be responsible for both the battle plan and on-site command. However, the Hyperion and Himeko will also accompany you. Unless necessary, Himeko will not participate in the battle. Understood?"
Theresa glanced at Ling Feng, wanting to discern something from his eyes. But to her disappointment, Ling Feng's gaze was utterly calm, revealing nothing at all...
"Alright, I understand. I accept the order!"
Ling Feng nodded slightly. He had already experienced deployment orders countless times!
"Ling Feng, take this!"
Tesla handed Ling Feng a tactical visor and smiled. "As the commander, you can't be without this. Besides, I modified it myself. You can communicate directly with me through it. If anything unusual happens in the Honkai zone, I'll tell you immediately!"
"Thanks, Tesla!"
Ling Feng thanked Tesla. Although he could contact Mei and the others through the Hyperion as well, having a tactical visor was not bad. Mainly because it was convenient!
"Alright, Ling Feng, let's go!"
Himeko entered the command room at that moment. She had already changed into her Crimson Impulse Armor. It was an A-rank Valkyrie Armor, and one of Himeko's most commonly used sets of Valkyrie Armor! (By the way, is using mecha against psychic types really okay? Moon: Yes, there is absolutely no problem!)
Afterward, Ling Feng and Himeko quickly headed to the landing pad and boarded the Hyperion. Mei, Kiana, and Bronya also soon arrived after changing into their Valkyrie Armor!
Kiana was still wearing her White Comet Armor, while Mei used Crimson. Both were offense-oriented armors, while Bronya still used her initial equipment and brought Project Bunny!
"Ling Feng!"
Finally, Himeko patted Ling Feng on the shoulder and smiled. "From now on, you're the acting captain of the Hyperion. Command well. Of course, the battleship crew will fly it over themselves, and we won't be using the Hyperion's weapons in this operation either!"
"So this acting captain position is just a title, right?"
Ling Feng asked somewhat speechlessly. He should have guessed that this would be the result...
"Haha, don't be so discouraged. If you're capable enough, becoming the official captain isn't impossible, you know?"
Himeko grinned. "Don't forget, the battleship we brought back last time was, in name, a gift for Kiana!"
P.S.
The last day without Idiot Friend!
Beichen Iai Style, Slash! (Happy Birthday, Wife Mei!)
Without further ado, the Hyperion launched. Destination: Magic City!
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