"Calm down, Susanna. Protect Miss Catherine."
Compared to the flustered Susanna, Rita remained calm.
After confirming the strength of the stone wall, Rita immediately activated her communicator and tried to contact the outside.
But it was completely useless. The communication channel that had still allowed her to contact Xu Yanwu earlier had now been cut off.
Then, from somewhere behind Rita, a rustling sound suddenly arose.
Rita turned around and immediately saw Stan, whom she had encountered and fought once in the museum.
"Meow. (Little girl, we meet again.)"
Stan approached Rita with graceful feline steps. "Meow. (You were lucky to escape last time, but you won't be so fortunate this time.)"
"It seems... we really did walk into an ambush..."
As Rita spoke, she manifested her Valkyrie armor and scythe.
"Meow! (Over the past two days, I've undergone devilish training and restrained my desires!)"
Stan's body swelled, becoming faintly larger than it had been in the museum.
"Meow! (This is the survival rule I learned during my days as a stray—only at the limit can one unleash the greatest strength!)"
"Meow meow—(As long as I kill you, I can go back and have a feast!!)"
Stan roared and pounced at Rita.
"Miss Rita?!"
Hearing the sounds of battle coming from the other side of the wall, Susanna began to worry.
But soon, she had no spare attention left to worry about Rita.
Because amid the sounds of machinery operating, a large number of weapon-bearing puppets appeared before Susanna and Catherine.
"Who's there?!"
Susanna warily looked toward the other side.
Where the holy sword had appeared before, countless humanoid mechs were now rolling out. Red lights flashed continuously, making their hostile intent obvious.
"Miss Catherine! Please get behind me!" A pair of Siamese cat paw-like Valkyrie armor gauntlets appeared on