"Principal! You're finally here!" Seeing the young nun, the three girls became excited.
"Seventh Squad, didn't you send out a distress signal? What happened to being surrounded by dozens of Honkai Beasts?" Theresa scratched her head and jumped down from the cross with some confusion.
"Principal, you're a step late. Those Honkai Beasts were already dealt with by them. He saved us." The captain of the Seventh Squad pointed to Ishiu and the other two who were already preparing to leave.
"Oh?" Theresa looked over there with some surprise. She had initially thought they were from Anti-Entropy and hadn't paid much attention. But as she looked, the white-haired figure in her memory made her eyes nearly pop out.
"Cecilia..." Theresa stared intently at Kiana, subconsciously murmuring a name.
"No, no, she's not Cecilia, she's..."
As she thought of a possibility, a surge of heat welled up in Theresa's heart. She ignored her own Valkyries, quickly picked up Judas, which was stuck in the ground, and ran towards them.
"Wait a minute!"
Ishiu and the other two, who had already walked out of the football field, turned their heads in unison upon hearing the voice from behind.
"You are..." Ishiu looked at the young nun who had descended from the sky, wondering why she had called them. Did she want to thank them specifically? It didn't seem necessary.
"Is your name Kiana Kaslana?" However, Theresa ignored Ishiu's question and stared intently at Kiana, asking nervously.
"Huh? How do you know my name? Has my great name even reached the ears of nuns?" Kiana was taken aback and looked at Theresa with confusion.
"You really are Kiana? That's great! I've finally found you." Hearing Kiana nod in confirmation, although she had expected it, Theresa couldn't help but tremble with excitement when she heard the truth.
"Found me? Who exactly are you? And... why do you look so much like me?" Kiana frowned, looking at Theresa's face, which bore about sixty percent resemblance to her own. Even with her thick skin, she sensed something unusual.
"Hehe, guess? We indeed have a very close relationship. Can you guess?" Theresa smiled at Kiana. She hadn't expected to find Kiana on this unsettling night.
"A close relationship..." Kiana's frown deepened. As she racked her brain trying to figure it out, Ishiu and Bronya beside her simultaneously showed a look of realization and then looked at Kiana with sympathy.
"Kiana, do you remember why you came to Changkong City?" Ishiu reminded her subtly.
"Purpose? Of course, to play with you and Mei... no, oh right, I'm here to resolve the Honkai incident and look for my old man." Ishiu's reminder made Kiana recall.
Her old man had suddenly run off years ago, and now there was another little girl who looked so much like her, claiming to have a close relationship with her...
"Holy crap! Are you my half-sister?!" Kiana almost jumped out of the ground in shock. Her eyes were wide open, her blue irises filled with anger towards Siegfried.
That darn old man! She had searched for him all over the world, only to find out he had moved on with another woman and had another daughter years ago!
Kiana's anger flared up instantly. If Siegfried were standing in front of her right now, he would receive a righteous fist from his own daughter.
"Pfft—!"
Theresa, who had been smiling and waiting for Kiana's answer, suddenly heard this and her face turned red.
She clenched her fists, stretched out her neck, and said with excited anger, "Kiana! What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not that playboy's daughter! And certainly not your sister!"
"Huh? No? Then who are you?" Hearing Theresa's righteous denial of her guess, Kiana's anger subsided by more than half, but more confusion appeared on her face.
"I'm your maternal aunt!" Theresa said, hands on her hips, legs slightly apart, her voice booming like waves, word by word.
"M-maternal aunt?" Kiana's mouth twitched. She looked at Theresa, who was only up to her chest, and her youthful face. Taking a deep breath, she put on a gentle expression. "Little sister, you can't just say things like that. Have you seen a middle-aged person with white hair and blue eyes somewhere?"
"Kiana, I know it's hard for you to believe, but this is the truth. I am indeed your maternal aunt because I know your mother and I know your irresponsible father. Don't let my cuteness fool you; I'm much older than you. And your name, I was the one who gave it to you back then."
"Do you think saying these words will make me believe you?" Kiana frowned.
"Well, although I have many things I want to tell you, and there are ways to prove what I'm saying is true, the current situation doesn't allow it." Theresa glanced at the hundreds of people being protected by Valkyries and starting to leave behind her, pursing her lips. "How about this, you come with me first, and I'll explain everything after this is over. Oh, right, you dealt with those Honkai Beasts just now, didn't you? Very good, you have your mother's spirit."
Looking at Theresa's approving gaze, even Kiana, with her thick skin, couldn't help but blush a little.
She shook her head and pointed at Ishiu. "I didn't kill those Honkai Beasts. Ishiu dealt with them all by himself. He was too fast, so I didn't even get a chance to act."
"Hmm?" Theresa looked curiously at Ishiu. "You can kill Honkai Beasts?"
"Yes." Ishiu nodded, then looked at Theresa and asked, "You said you're Kiana's maternal aunt, so you should at least tell us your name, right?"
"Oh, I almost forgot. My name is Theresa Apocalypse. You can just call me Theresa."
"My name is Ishiu, and this is Bronya."
After a brief introduction, Ishiu looked at the swarms of Honkai Beasts still rampaging outside and said to Theresa, "Theresa, you're with Schicksal, right?"
"Yes, I'm the head of Schicksal's Far East Branch. For this Honkai outbreak in Changkong City, I've dispatched all available personnel to rescue the residents. Schicksal's Valkyries are also fighting desperately against the Honkai Beasts' invasion." Theresa said with a grave expression.
"In that case, how about we cooperate?"
"Cooperate? How?" Theresa looked at Ishiu strangely, not knowing what this young man intended to say.
"It's simple. You guys handle the rescue, and I'll take care of eliminating the Honkai Beasts. Have your subordinates send me the coordinates of the powerful Honkai Beasts, and I'll go slaughter them."
After an hour of fighting, Ishiu had realized that although he had killed many Honkai Beasts, it was merely a drop in the bucket for the overall situation in Changkong City. This was because many of the Honkai Beasts he killed were ordinary Rush-class and Knight-class. As for Chariot-class and Emperor-class Honkai Beasts, they were spread out, and it was difficult for him to find a second one to kill after eliminating one.
However, it was often these Chariot-class Honkai Beasts and Honkai Emperors that caused massive destruction to the city.
Therefore, to truly stop the large-scale invasion of Honkai Beasts, he had to capture the ringleader first by eliminating their strongest Honkai Beasts. As for the rest, the Titan Mechs and Valkyries could handle them.
Unfortunately, Anti-Entropy's main force was still in Siberia, and there were simply not enough people here to provide him with the intelligence he needed.
"Oh? You say that so easily. Do you have the ability?" Theresa pouted, somewhat displeased. She thought Ishiu was joking with her.
Because although she could also easily deal with those powerful Honkai Beasts, she was an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal! An S-rank Valkyrie was a powerful existence that only three people in the entire Schicksal organization possessed.
And Ishiu claimed he could kill these Honkai Beasts; was he as strong as her?
Theresa didn't believe it.
"Hey, who are you looking down on? I'm telling you, the brat is super strong!" Kiana felt a bit displeased when Theresa questioned Ishiu.
Even though she usually acted like she disliked Ishiu, if anyone dared to badmouth him, she'd be the first to jump out and retort.
Because besides her, no one else was allowed to badmouth the brat!
"Oh?" Theresa narrowed her eyes noncommittally, then pointed to a Knight-class Honkai Beast that had just appeared around the corner not far ahead. "If you can take care of it, I'll believe you..."
Before Theresa could finish speaking, a violent gust of wind suddenly blew past her, lifting her skirt high and covering her face, revealing the little bears underneath.
"Ah!" Theresa felt a chill down below. She quickly pressed her skirt down with a blushing face and flustered hands, then glared angrily at the culprit.
But when she looked up, she saw Ishiu standing in front of her, twirling a dagger in his hand, looking at her with a half-smile. "Is this okay now?"
"Okay wha... Nani?!"
Theresa was still wondering what Ishiu meant, but when her eyes swept past him and she looked back at the corner she had just seen, she was shocked to find that the Knight-class Honkai Beast that had been standing there moments ago had already been cut in half by someone. It lay miserably on the ground, dissipating into Honkai Energy.
"D-did you do this?" Theresa looked at Ishiu in disbelief, so much so that she forgot to settle the score about her skirt being blown up.
"Of course," Ishiu said with a relaxed expression.
"Uh, this..." Theresa's mouth twitched. How long was her vision obscured? Two seconds or three?
You're telling me that in these three seconds, you dealt with a Honkai Beast at least thirty meters away and then ran back... Is this even human?
Are you trying to farm points on the battlefield here?
"Hmph, I told you the brat was strong, but you didn't believe me. Now you know how amazing my Ishiu is, right?" Seeing Theresa's dumbfounded expression, Kiana felt as comfortable as eating a bucket of ice jelly in summer. She was so smug that she accidentally said something she shouldn't have.
Of course, in Kiana's opinion, she was currently living with Ishiu and they shared a home, so saying "my Ishiu" was perfectly fine.
But when Bronya heard this, her alarm bells went off.
She hadn't taken this seemingly foolish girl seriously at first, but now it seemed she also had feelings for Ishiu.
This wouldn't do. Ishiu belonged to Seele. Since Seele was inconvenient right now, she had to help Seele keep an eye on Ishiu and absolutely not let him be tricked by some temptress from outside!
Thus, Bronya gained another person to be wary of in her heart.
"Alright... Since you've proven your strength, I'll cooperate with you." Theresa rummaged in her pocket and took out a communicator, handing it to Ishiu. "I'll have someone tell you the locations of all the powerful Honkai Beasts in the city. If you can't handle them, then forget it, don't push yourself too hard."
Theresa's straightforwardness wasn't because she truly believed in Ishiu's strength, but because these cooperation terms came with no loss to her. She just needed to report the locations. It would be best if Ishiu could deal with those Honkai Beasts; if not, it didn't matter.
"Very good, thank you in advance." Ishiu took the communicator and smiled at Theresa. Then he turned to look at Bronya, about to speak, but Bronya beat him to it.
"If you're thinking of leaving Bronya and acting alone, then Bronya swears to God she'll kick your butt hard with her boots."
"Uh... Okay, I take it back." Ishiu's mouth twitched. He really did want to act alone because it would be more convenient for him.
But since Little Pudding was so determined, he'd better drop it. After all, when she got angry, she was quite terrifying.
"Then let's start our mission now," Kiana said, eager to go.
"Kiana, you're not going. You'll stay with me," Theresa said.
"Why should I stay with you?"
Even though Theresa claimed to be her aunt, Kiana wasn't easily fooled. Without decisive evidence, she wouldn't believe Theresa's words.
But the next second, what Theresa said made her freeze.
"Aren't you looking for Siegfried? I know where he is."
(ps: Recommending two books "Cross the Trialist" "Me, Merlin, I want to build a Gundam!")
Chapter 78: Bronya: Seele, I'm sorry, it's not that your sister is being unfair, but...
In the end, Kiana was still tricked away by Theresa, as the condition Theresa offered was simply too hard for her to refuse.
Thus, Ishiu and Bronya began their solo mission.
"Ishiu, what... what do you think of Seele?"
On the way to their destination, as they ran side by side, Bronya fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.
"Seele? Why do you suddenly ask about her?" Ishiu looked at her in confusion, not understanding why Little Pudding would suddenly bring her up.
"Don't ask so many questions, just tell me what you think of Seele. Do you like her?" Bronya suddenly became a little impatient, her voice carrying a different kind of emotion.
"Of course, I like her," Ishiu nodded without thinking. "Seele is the cutest in the world, and she has a great personality. There's no one in this world who doesn't like her, right?"
"That's good." Bronya nodded, then fell silent, saying no more.
"Little Pudding, you..." Ishiu was about to ask Bronya what she meant, but the roar of a Honkai Emperor from not far away interrupted him.
The destination had been reached.
"Ishiu, do you have confidence?" Looking at the fifty-meter-tall Honkai Emperor with its imposing aura, Bronya's face turned slightly pale.
"It's a piece of cake. I'm not saying I haven't killed a Honkai Emperor before. You just wait here for my good news." Ishiu licked his lips, the Wolf Fang in his hand feeling slightly hot, as if telling him it was time to go.
Half an hour later, Theresa and the Schicksal Valkyries escorted a team of several thousand people out of the city. Originally, there were only a few hundred people, but more and more people joined later, almost causing Theresa to fail.
After all, the number of people was too large. She alone, plus a few Valkyries from Schicksal and Kiana, simply couldn't protect them all.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, mechs from Anti-Entropy were deployed, which helped them break through the encirclement.
"Phew... Himeko, how's the evacuation of Changkong City going?" Theresa wiped the sweat from her forehead, took out her communicator, and connected to the Hyperion.
"The residents near the east of the city have all been safely evacuated. Currently, nearly half the people in Changkong City have not yet retreated, and the Honkai Beasts are actually becoming more numerous. All our battleships, combined with Anti-Entropy's forces, are blocking the majority of the Honkai Beasts, but many still managed to enter the city."
A mature female voice then came from the communicator. It was the captain of the Hyperion, Schicksal's A-rank Valkyrie—Murata Himeko.
"I'm counting on you, please hold on a little longer," Theresa clenched her fist and said in a deep voice.
"Mhm, I would have anyway even if you didn't ask. By the way, who exactly did you find just now?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"The person you just asked me to send the locations of the powerful Honkai Beasts in Changkong City to. He's too damn strong." Murata Himeko's voice was filled with surprise.
"He really killed a Honkai Emperor?" Theresa asked tentatively.
"He killed three," Murata Himeko said, a mix of surprise, admiration, and joy in her voice. "In just the past half hour, he has already eliminated three Honkai Emperors and seven Knight-class Honkai Beasts. Not to mention other Honkai Beasts of various types. It can be said that he, by himself, has greatly reduced the pressure on our Valkyries."
"What?!" Theresa's mouth dropped open, her face full of disbelief.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission: Prevent Honkai Beast invasion, ensure two-thirds of humanity survives. Random reward draw in progress—]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining an unopened box of ultra-thin 0.001MM Durex—System produced, guaranteed quality, 0% leakage rate!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission: Kill over one thousand Honkai Beasts. Random reward draw in progress—]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the title: Thousand Demon Slayer!]
Exhausted, Ishiu leaned back against a Heavy-duty Rabbit. Within a radius of several kilometers around him, there wasn't a single Honkai Beast left.
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