The Imminent Recall of Satou Yunona

St. Freya Academy.

Medical clinic.

Nishikujo Sara casually tossed the blood-stained tissue into the trash can, a vivid crimson stain still lingering on her lips.

For a woman who has entered the late stage of Artificial Stigmata erosion, this awakening of Stigmata undoubtedly shortens her already limited lifespan once again.

She stared at the fluctuating data, her heart heavy.

The girl lying in the medical culture tank frowned slightly, her white hair swaying gently like seaweed as the Honkai Energy Inhibitor was continuously injected.

The Crimson Pattern on its spine continuously emitted intense Honkai Energy, which was the source of this anomaly.

Stigmata.

Stigmata are supposed to be special organs that help users increase their Honkai Energy resistance and absorb Honkai Energy to resist its Honkai Energy.

But at this moment, the Stigmata on Theresa's body were quite the opposite; they were constantly radiating huge and intense Honkai Energy, causing the girl's body temperature to rise continuously.

If Theresa hadn't had extremely high Honkai Energy resistance, it wouldn't be surprising if she had been directly eroded to death by the Honkai Energy released by the Stigmata.

The Honkai Energy Inhibitor is currently functioning as a cooling agent, preventing the girl's body temperature from getting too high.

Su Qing'an's injury was even more outrageous; his severely injured body was practically a sieve. If Nishikujo Sara had arrived a few minutes later, such injuries would have been enough to send him to meet his maker.

Even after undergoing surgery, the teenager is still receiving transfusions of suitable blood from Schicksal blood bank, and the significant blood loss appears to have caused him to fall into a coma.

However, after carefully examining his physical data, Nishikujo Sara discovered that things were far more complicated than she had initially thought.

The woman sighed:

"The Stigmata Space?"

By observing the strange frequencies of the two women's brainwaves, Nishikujo Sara quickly identified the source of Theresa's persistent coma.

St. Freya Academy is now on high alert, as a large-scale Honkai Energy fog has covered the entire island.

A large number of students fell into a mysterious coma.

Only a small number of Valkyrie with exceptional Honkai Energy resistance survived. The remaining conscious Valkyrie have all joined the rescue efforts. Due to the sheer number of unconscious Valkyries—almost eight-tenths of the students at the St. Freya Academy —the resettlement work is extremely difficult.

Following the headmistress, Murata Himeko is now shouldering the responsibility alone, has issued an emergency recall order at the Far East Branch and reported this anomaly to headquarters.

Any matter involving Theresa Apocalypse's safety would certainly attract the attention of headquarters, even if the Far East Branch, which receives little attention from the higher-ups.

After all, she is the granddaughter of the Lord Bishop.

Theresa, who bears the name Apocalypse, is already the designated next Lord Bishop.

It's not surprising that her condition is receiving so much attention.

Murata Himeko's emergency recall order was primarily aimed at only two people.

As Pseudo-Herrscher, Satou Yunona is B-rank Valkyrie with the ability to heal injuries.

There's also the A-rank Valkyrie, Fu Hua.

At this stage, when we don't know what will happen next, the importance of whether these two people are present is self-evident.

No one thought that such eerie fog could only cause people to faint.

There is a high probability that other difficult-to-counter measures will follow.

In fact, the mere fact that the person is in a coma is troublesome enough.

Four hours have passed since the incident, but none of the victims have regained consciousness.

However, Nishikujo Sara could see that the coma state of ordinary students was on a completely different level from that of Su Qing'an and Theresa.

The former still had some clues to follow, so she wasn't completely helpless, but the latter was almost entirely beyond her ability to deal with.

Nishikujo Sara recalled the scarce information retrieved from the database, repeating the term over and over again:

"Stigmata Space."

If what she thinks is true, the Stigmata Space is not entirely immune to external interference, but the success rate of doing so is too slim, and St. Freya Academy cannot afford to lose its existence at present.

As one of only two A-rank Valkyrie present, Nishikujo Sara cannot act impulsively according to her own whims; she must be responsible for the students of the St. Freya Academy.

Russia, Siberia.

Oymyakon.

Satou Yunona lay prone in the snow, wearing only a thin layer of clothing—her Schicksal- specific armor. Besides its heat insulation and frost protection, it also had the ability to absorb a small amount of external Honkai Energy balance her body temperature.

But at this moment, the girl actively canceled this function; her body temperature had dropped to an unbearable low along with the cold of the snow.

In this region known as the coldest in Siberia, Satou Yunona endured the agonizing cold without flinching.

Theoretically, in such an environment, blood vessels will constrict, leading to reduced blood flow, increased secretion of adrenaline and thyroid hormones, enhanced metabolism, and accelerated heat production.

However, such a change cannot be found in Satou Yunona. This is partly because her body became abnormal after she became Pseudo-Herrscher, a point that Nishikujo Sara also frankly told her.

On the other hand, Honkai Energy flowed quietly and obediently within her body. Even though her skin was indeed subjected to low temperatures, the Honkai Energy inside her body prevented her from dying from the cold.

Perhaps her skin and body will protest later against the girl's lack of appreciation, but for now, in order to complete the mission as much as possible, Satou Yunona ignores everything.

About 600 meters away, a group of Honkai Beast gathered and roamed.

Unlike the most common form of the Assault-type Honkai Beast, these Assault-type Honkai Beasts are entirely dark blue, with a body that looks as if it were sculpted from ice and snow.

It is a rare variant.

Satou Yunona had a thorough understanding of the explanation of Honkai Beast given in class. The so-called variants refer to Honkai Beast that are different from the most mass-produced Honkai Beast.

Generally, Honkai Beast that are called "alien species" are stronger.

Indeed, this is the case. These Ice Assault-type Honkai Beast have extremely low body temperatures, and it is almost impossible to fight them effectively in close combat without the protection of armor.

When those wing-like limbs waved, they unleashed waves of chilling Honkai Energy, and in such an environment, these alien species naturally thrived even more.

The reason Satou Yunona wanted to lower her body temperature was because these alien species were too sensitive to temperature. Human temperature would be as conspicuous as a firelight in the dark in such an environment. And if she didn't intend to fight them, the wisest thing to do was to blend into the environment and leave this place little by little.

Her mission in Oymyakon was to eliminate the Zombie who had appeared in a village. Now that her mission was accomplished, there was no need to create any further trouble.

Just as Satou Yunona was getting further and further away from the Honkai Beast, her school badge emitted a slight vibration.

The girl's emerald eyes trembled, shattering her calm, still demeanor.

The Far East Branch takes great care of the safety of students on missions outside the region. In some missions, even the slightest noise can affect the progress of the mission. Therefore, when the school badge vibrates, it only means one thing.

Emergency recall.