"First, congratulations on passing the test."
Durandal and Rita stood before the ten beautiful girls, smiling at them.
After six years, her team had finally taken shape. No one had let down Rita's diligent instruction; they had become qualified Valkyries.
Even if they were placed in the Honkai world, while they still could not compare to a true Immortal Blades squad, they would still be considered quite good.
This final test had not actually been difficult. With their strength, they should have been able to accomplish it without fail. If they could not even kill that Super Dangerous Beast, Durandal would have had to wonder whether the squad Rita had trained still had any reason to exist.
"However, don't celebrate too soon. Leaving aside the fact that the seven-headed serpent was only at the bottom among Super Dangerous Beasts, if it had been a hydra, it was uncertain whether you could have killed it.
What's more, if you had been sent to kill it alone, could you have done it? So... don't get complacent. There are countless people in this world stronger than you!"
After saying that, Durandal raised the lance in her hand and hurled it at the mountain-like corpse of the seven-headed serpent nearby.
The next instant... it was as though a small nuclear weapon had exploded. A shockwave spread outward, forcing Akame and the others to drop to the ground and resist it.
Once the shockwave and the dust filling the sky had dispersed, the ten girls climbed back up. A massive crater nearly a hundred meters wide had appeared in the distance, while the seven-headed serpent's corpse had already been completely destroyed.
"..."
The sight left Akame and the other ten speechless.
They had still felt a little pleased with themselves just moments ago, but that