Rita Rossweisse was the vice-captain of Destiny's strongest Valkyrie squad, the Blade of Immortality. She appeared to hold a high position, but to Valkyries, it made no difference. To Destiny, Valkyries were nothing more than tools.
Only Theresa was important to Destiny's bishop.
Back to Rita. As one of the only three S-rank Valkyries currently in Destiny, her strength was unquestionably formidable. If Feng Chen did not fully absorb the SAO data stored in his bracelet and advance to Advanced Herrscher, he would probably be unable to fight her head-on.
The various instabilities and deficiencies of the Stigmata had instead left Feng Chen in a difficult position.
"Please make the first move, Miss Rita. At least let me lose after exchanging blows with you. That way, I'll lose a little less face."
Feng Chen raised the Black Xuanyuan Sword behind his head and pressed his left hand against a pouch at his waist.
The elegant maid remained standing where she was, the purple-and-white scythe in her hand radiating an icy chill.
"Then, please forgive my rudeness."
The instant her voice reached Feng Chen's ears, Rita vanished from the spot.
So fast!
With nothing more than a light leap, she appeared beside Feng Chen.
The scythe's blade swept toward Feng Chen's neck. Rita's combat style as an S-rank Valkyrie was revealed in an instant—
One-hit kill. This was Rita's specialty as an S-rank Valkyrie, and something she had to accomplish whenever carrying out a mission.
The number of missions completed by an S-rank Valkyrie was dozens, even hundreds, of times greater than Feng Chen's. It was easy to imagine how skilled she was in combat and assassination.
The scythe always aligned perfectly with the direction Feng Chen tried to dodge, while Rita herself forced him to turn several times in succession.