"Perfect. Our little Kiana needs his help right now."
Upon learning of Gwen's return, the weight in Otto's heart finally lifted. He smiled as he spoke into the communicator, but his gaze remained fixed on the figure in the experimental grounds below, whose Honkai Energy fluctuations far exceeded those of a standard Herrscher.
Otto did not have to wait long. Less than ten minutes later, Gwen arrived outside the familiar base, carrying Benaless.
After restraining Benaless outside the base, Gwen had no intention of seeing Otto and headed straight for the experimental grounds below—
On his way here, Gwen had already gained a rough understanding of what had happened during his absence—
After Gwen left, every girl by his side had been filled with worry. If Yorktown had not comforted everyone by saying that she still had a connection with Gwen—though it had actually been severed too—Yolandale might have proposed repeating the experiment in order to search for Gwen.
After barely calming down, the girls' lives grew heavier and less joyful, especially for Kiana and Raiden Mei—
Kiana's Choice
As Herrschers, Kiana and Raiden Mei's potential was clearly far beyond their current level.
However, for various reasons, although the two had retained their humanity and reason, their strength was still nowhere near what a Herrscher should possess.
During this period, someone important had vanished unexpectedly during an experiment, yet they could do nothing about it. That undoubtedly dealt a severe blow to both of them.
Moreover, compared to Raiden Mei, who had already gained some control over her power and continued to improve, Kiana's slow progress made her even more desperate—
As the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana should have been the person most likely to find Gwen. Yet because of her own helplessness, she could not do so at