"Yes. The original first candidate was Lu Bu Fengxian. I'll provide you with a venue to determine who will represent humanity against the gods."
Brunhilde was also very confident in Lu Bu's strength. After all, he was someone who had split the atmosphere apart with his mortal body.
"Lu Bu Fengxian? No problem."
Himeko raised her chin slightly. She had no objections!
If it had been any other Valkyrie armor, she might have fallen a little short. But wearing Vermilion Knight: Eclipse, she was inferior to no one.
Compared to her students, she lagged far behind. Her students... Kiana, Mei, Bronya... every one of them was a Herrscher, while she alone was a mere mortal.
She could not even compare to Theresa, Rita, Durandal, and the others in talent. They were Schicksal's S-rank Valkyries, already standing at the pinnacle of strength while still in their teens!
And Himeko? She had only begun her artificial Stigmata experiments when she was nearly twenty. One had to know that, among Valkyries... nearly twenty was already quite old, and the risks were even greater.
The best age for artificial Stigmata implantation was during one's teens...
Himeko possessed no peerless talent, nor was she a Herrscher. The only thing she could rely on... was her own sweat.
Even while constantly enduring the side effects of her artificial Stigmata and the pain brought by Honkai energy, she had never complained to anyone. She merely took the indispensable painkillers when she was alone.
And it was such a mortal who had ultimately donned the most powerful anti-Herrscher weapon—Vermilion Knight: Eclipse.
All fourth-generation Godslayer Valkyrie armors were merely creations Schicksal had based on Eclipse.
Brunhilde brought Himeko to Valhalla's arena, and the other twelve Valkyries followed along. Not a single one left.
After all, as Valkyries in