The clash between the scythe and the black sword brought Wendy back to her senses.
What shocked her was neither why Feng Chen had saved her nor why Rita had launched a sneak attack on her. It was...
"Why did you give up this opportunity? It would have been perfectly reasonable to use such a great chance to kill me, wouldn't it?"
"After all, I'm just an idiot who doesn't know what being a Valkyrie means."
That was a completely self-destructive statement.
The next moment, Feng Chen had already taken Rita out of range of Wendy's attacks.
It wasn't certain that Rita wouldn't throw her scythe at Wendy, but an attack like that wouldn't work on the Wind Herrscher, would it?
"What are you thinking? If your sneak attack had succeeded just now, weren't you afraid she would get angry and fully transform into a Herrscher?! Once she fully transforms, we might survive, but have you thought about the other people in New Zealand? If she completes her transformation, she'll be able to destroy most of the city in just a few dozen minutes!"
Feng Chen admitted that Rita was someone worthy of trust, as well as a woman full of charm.
Every trait this woman possessed was enough to attract him. Normally, he would have taken it as the sort of playfulness hidden beneath Rita's elegant appearance.
But this time, he was truly angry.
"Looks like you don't want me to interfere, Student Feng Chen. However, headquarters issued an order just now. They have confirmed Wendy as the Fourth Herrscher and dispatched the nearest and most suitable S-rank Valkyrie to subjugate her."
The nearest and most suitable S-rank Valkyrie was Rita.
Schicksal had already made up its mind to subjugate Wendy.
"Did you not consider the ordinary people of