Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

Otto, who was well aware of the true composition of this world, could naturally deduce with ease that the so-called other side of space-time was the Sea of Quanta. As for the ideal land King Arthur sought his entire life, Avalon, it was likely just a certain world bubble.

The Holy Sword, capable of controlling space, was probably the Second Divine Key he was searching for.

Even before receiving revelations from the Honkai Will, Otto had never given up his search for the various God Keys for hundreds of years.

During the five hundred years Schicksal governed all of England, he had already scoured the entire country through various means.

However, he still found nothing.

The gifts from the previous civilization, weapons that Schicksal called relics and God Keys, were basically found by excavating hidden ruins underground.

Therefore, Otto once speculated and deduced whether the Second Divine Key was buried even deeper underground.

But he never expected… it would be so brazenly hidden in the sky above the city.

Why Ming Yu was searching for the Second Divine Key was no longer important to Otto.

As a particularly crucial link in his plan to revive Kallen, he was determined to obtain this God Key that controlled space.

"Notify Durandal to rush to the scene and prepare for action. Amber, dispatch Valkyrie and mech units within Britain to full speed towards London to retrieve the Second Divine Key."

He issued a series of orders, then instructed Rita, who was at the scene:

"Rita, approach the Second Divine Key and probe for specific information."

"Understood."

The dark blonde girl stood up and was about to move forward when she saw a blinding flash of fire explode before her eyes.

The flames continued to spread, and within seconds, they would reach her location.

Such a powerful attack inevitably made her expression turn solemn.

—This was an attack far exceeding the power of ordinary Honkai Beasts!

Was it a device guarding the God Key…?

Regardless, facing an offensive of this magnitude, she would have to go all out.

The fourth-generation Valkyrie armor began to transmit, Palatinus Equinox.

After donning the combat armor, the girl stepped forward, swung her scythe with all her might, and raised a mist of ice, neutralizing the approaching flames.

Ice and fire collided, and for a moment, the scene was filled with a large amount of water vapor.

When the mist dispersed, she caught a glimpse of a small, doll-like existence on the surface of the Thames River, holding a greatsword of fire, standing before the train.

Although the target she was originally monitoring, Ming Yu, had disappeared, Rita no longer had the spare thought to search for him.

—Because she could clearly feel that the puppet was staring at her with hostile eyes, ready to launch its next attack at any moment.

Although its figure was quite small and its appearance could be described as "cute," the level of danger it exuded was absolutely no less than any Honkai Beast Rita had encountered during her combat missions, perhaps even more so.

Rita cautiously raised her scythe.

Although the main target of the previous strike was not herself, even so, she had to fully utilize the power of the Palatinus Equinox armor to barely withstand the residual heat of the flames.

While this conclusion was somewhat astonishing, she suspected that she alone might not be a match for the puppet wielding the flame sword.

At the same time, she also noticed that figures were rapidly approaching from all directions.

It was obvious that they were coming for the God Key that had reappeared.

"Interesting. It seems a certain mysterious organization is indeed controlling the God Keys that Schicksal doesn't have… Rita, you go intercept them. As for that armed puppet guarding the God Key… leave it to Durandal."

Otto had reached the same conclusion as Rita.

At this moment, the only one capable of defeating the armed puppet guarding the God Key was likely Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie.

Chapter 57: Fishing in Troubled Waters, Approaching the Train

London in the latter half of the night was currently bustling with activity.

Rita, holding her ice scythe, cautiously faced the armed puppet on the water, while at the same time, countless masked figures in black clothes surrounded her, closing in.

Rita calmly raised her scythe and said in a low voice:

"I've never heard of an underground organization like yours in London."

She had never heard of an organization capable of mobilizing so many soldiers before.

And this was in Europe, where Schicksal's headquarters was located…

"It is not yet time for Serpent to return, Miss Rita Rossweisse."

One of the figures opened its mouth and replied in a dry voice:

"For now, we'll have to ask you to rest here forever."

They uniformly drew their weapons and aimed them at Rita. In the distance, the armed puppet once again raised its Judgment of Shamash, aiming at Rita's direction, about to unleash its second strike.

"...At this distance, that guardian's attack will swallow you all as well."

Rita narrowed her eyes, injecting Honkai energy into her ice scythe while stalling for time.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we can ensure the burial of an S-class Valkyrie of Schicksal, it is a rather worthwhile transaction for us."

The black shadow said casually.

Their encirclement was precisely to prevent Rita from escaping the armed puppet's attack range.

"...Do you really have that capability?"

With the Honkai energy injection complete, wing-like structures manifested behind Rita.

"Crescent Mode"—a particle dispersion system unique to Palatinus Equinox.

The particles released into the environment through this system could rapidly absorb heat energy from their surroundings, turning the area into an extremely frigid hell.

Simultaneously, a mirage-like phantom appeared behind Rita.

This was her going all out, but even so, facing that fiery attack head-on would still be a bit of a stretch.

"No one can stop the will of the [Serpent]—"

As the voice of the silhouette faded, the small armed puppet swung its blade once more, and a sky-high blaze surged towards Rita.

"—Get out of the way!"

At almost the same moment, a furious roar echoed from the sky, and a white knight's lance descended from above.

Countless massive vines spread out instantaneously, forcing the silhouettes surrounding Rita to retreat.

At the same time, a blonde girl landed in front of Rita. Facing the surging flames, she calmly called out:

"QUEEN!"

A white knight wielding a shield responded, raising its shield and blocking the path between them.

Then, Durandal commanded again:

"KING!"

Another white knight wielding a greatsword appeared on the battlefield, swinging its greatsword to attack the small puppet beside the train.

"Lord Durandal..."

Rita breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation was urgent, and the blonde girl instructed:

"Rita, I'll deal with that guy. You capture all those mysterious personnel, and then... look for Ming Yu's whereabouts."

"Understood."

The dark golden-haired girl nodded, quickly leaped off the vines, and began her mission.

However, she felt a sense of despair regarding Durandal's latter instruction—

Even with her ice-manipulating abilities, she could only barely withstand the aftershocks. The young man who had taken the direct impact earlier was probably reduced to dust, right?

By the bank of the Thames River.

Ming Yu poked his head out of the river, taking a breath of fresh air.

—Just moments ago, using the projected Oath of Judah, he had charged directly into the sea of fire unleashed by Judgment of Shamash, and with a leap, plunged into the river.

Although his projected Oath of Judah was not the genuine article, lacking the same level of Honkai energy defense as Theresa's, the Judgment of Shamash held by the armed puppet was also not the real deal.

One way or another, he had successfully used the projected cross to block the attack of this "丐版" (gai ban - literally "beggar version," meaning a lesser or imitation version) Judgment of Shamash head-on, and took the opportunity of the flames engulfing everything to jump into the Thames River, thus escaping Rita's sight.

Such a stealthy measure naturally couldn't hinder the armed puppet's observation, but Ming Yu had reason to believe it wouldn't prioritize attacking him.

After all, if it detected Honkai energy levels, the nearby S-rank Valkyrie Rita was clearly more threatening and more likely to be the priority target.

Although he was the one who broke the seal of Chariot of Sanctus, at this moment, both Serpent and Schicksal probably couldn't spare much energy to focus on his location.

—For Otto, Chariot of Sanctus was a God Key he had to obtain. Ensuring its acquisition by dispatching two S-rank Valkyries was more important than dealing with him.

And for Serpent... in their eyes, Ming Yu, who belonged to Schicksal, was likely seen as an accomplice of Rita and the other. From a strength perspective, their priority would be to deal with those two S-rank Valkyries, not a mere B-rank like himself.

This way, he could blend in with the chaos and make great progress.

In his opinion, to protect the God Key from damage, both Kevin's armed puppet and Durandal would move to fight further away from it, for example, from the river surface to the city streets.

This was indeed the case. After defending against the first attack, the armed puppet's second attack locked onto Rita as the target, and at the same time, Durandal had arrived on the battlefield and joined the fight.

If Ming Yu remembered correctly, Kevin's armed puppet had almost equal combat power to Palatinus Equinox in this era. In the original timeline, it was Durandal who depleted its reserve energy to achieve victory.

This meant that it would take quite some time for these two to determine a winner.

As expected, after Durandal easily neutralized the armed puppet's offensive and began to counterattack, the armed puppet, realizing the fight wouldn't end quickly, rapidly dashed towards the shore across the water.

Only by moving away from the God Key could it unleash its full power.

Listening to the lively sounds of battle on the shore, Ming Yu took a deep breath and submerged himself, swimming towards the direction of Chariot of Sanctus.

Blend in with the chaos, now is the time!

To speed up, he projected an Oath of Judah chain, extending it forward to hook onto a part of Chariot of Sanctus and pull himself along.

This massive God Key was truly imposing when observed up close.

Without delay, with no time to admire its appearance, Ming Yu placed his hand on the train.

The moment he touched the Second Divine Key, just like when he first touched Oath of Judah, its original information and past scenes flooded into his mind.

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