A few days later, the Valkyries, having collected their individual equipment, were ready for deployment.
"Xina, leave the enemies we can't reach to you." Kiana waved enthusiastically at Xina from the neighboring squad.
"OK." Xina made an OK gesture and confidently kicked the crate beside her with her foot. "My Large Sniper Rifle can blow a Death Stalker's brains out from over eight hundred meters away!"
"Only eight hundred meters... Captain, you're far too modest!" Xina's teammate glanced at the frighteningly huge crate on the ground. While feeling fortunate, she also could not help but feel somewhat wistful.
What she was fortunate about was being assigned an easy, simple mission while receiving subsidies on the same level as Valkyries like Kiana, who fought Honkai Beasts and Death Stalkers at close quarters. What made her wistful was that she had even fewer chances for actual combat, which always left her feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
"Everyone, please proceed to the armory to inspect your equipment! I repeat, everyone, please proceed to the armory to inspect your equipment!"
"Gods' Throne Series Holy Spear Gear... Longinus?" Rosa bent down and tapped the red lettering on the sniper rifle case with her finger, reading it out word by word.
"Longinus? Isn't that the one from legend that pierced..." Mary covered her mouth in a hurry halfway through speaking. Her family was religious, so she was particularly sensitive to such terms.
Dragging the rifle case to an empty spot in the corner of the armory, Xina rubbed her hands together and looked up at her teammates with a smile. "Want me to open it so you can have a look first?"
"Huh? Can we really?" Mary swallowed, cautiously looked around, and saw that the other squads were also organizing their equipment. Then she lowered her voice and asked shyly.
"A gun is meant to be used. What's wrong with taking a look? Though such a grand name does sound a little intimidating."
As she spoke, Xina entered the password Theresa had sent her earlier into the combination lock on the side of the case and opened the bronze-colored metal weapons case.
The gazes of the surrounding Valkyries, whether excited or distracted, were instantly drawn to the new weapon in Xina's case.
In barely a dozen seconds, dozens of Valkyries eager to broaden their horizons had gathered around Xina.
The weapon was silver-white from end to end, with a futuristic feel that belonged only in movies. Even with its barrel disassembled, its main body still measured an astonishing two meters, and the surface of the gun was patterned with translucent vines.
"Gods' Throne Series, prototype model, Holy Spear Gear. It has the most stable trajectory, an effective range of five kilometers, the most precise scope, and tremendous power. Only Ace Snipers among the Valkyries are qualified to wield it."
"Theresa actually got this from the Bishop. Tch... that really is just like her."
Everyone turned toward the voice. The newcomer was none other than their makeup and camouflage instructor—Warith.
"Ms. Warith, aren't you semi-civilian personnel? Why are you here too?"
"I don't want to be back here either, but the higher-ups were worried that you young girls would get lost in an unfamiliar place, so they had this local guide each of your squads aboard the Hyperion!" Warith bent down and ran her hand over Xina's new weapon before swaying her way out.
An hour later, the Hyperion landed in the warship docking area of the temporary base. After it came to a stop, a Valkyrie wearing Schicksal's standard combat uniform entered the armory and led the Far East Branch combat personnel to the ground.
Judging by the Griffin Armband on her left arm, this Valkyrie was a C-Rank Valkyrie affiliated with the Middle East Branch.
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