I Am the Saintess of Schicksal Chapter 37

Until the alarm sounded.

Asgard, one of the Nine Floating Islands, was under attack.

"Now's the time!"

K422 kicked the large metal gate with all her might. It buckled inwards, creating a gap just large enough for a child to slip through.

"I have to move fast! Time might not be as plentiful as I think."

This operation was a gamble.

Or rather, K422 was betting her own life.

If it failed, she couldn't imagine what would happen to her.

But such an opportunity was rare. She couldn't imagine if Bishop Otto's vigilance would ever give her another chance.

K422 had to take that slim possibility.

After bursting out of the room, K422 immediately stopped.

Since she didn't know where Bishop Otto had locked her up, she had to confirm the direction of the commotion.

This major event was undoubtedly centered around the Hero's Daughter undergoing modification surgery.

Whether it was to eliminate her or to capture her, the focus would be on the laboratory where the modification surgery was being performed.

True Kiana would definitely not be there, so as long as she stayed away from that area, the possibility of finding True Kiana would be extremely high.

Of course, she might be in another direction.

But it was worth a shot.

Because she possessed the ability to manipulate Honkai Energy, K422 quickly noticed the direction of the conflict.

"Since the Honkai Energy is chaotic in that direction, it means it's this way."

She chose the opposite direction and moved deeper in.

Undoubtedly, every action she took now was a gamble.

A gamble that Anti-Entropy, Theresa, and Siegfried could hold out a little longer against Bishop Otto.

A gamble that Bishop Otto didn't consider her a small fry at all.

A gamble that an ancient organization might exist, aiming to stir up trouble and stab Schicksal in the back.

A gamble that True Kiana was indeed in this direction.

She kicked open one laboratory door after another, ignoring the astonished expressions of the researchers inside, and continued towards the next laboratory, even picking up a few heavy greatswords as temporary weapons along the way.

"Kiana, please wait..."

Half an hour after she began her actions, Amber, holding a scythe, blocked her path.

"...You're standing in my way, does that mean Kiana is inside?"

At this point, she no longer needed to pretend with Bishop Otto or Amber that she didn't know about True Kiana's existence.

In fact, K422 had long suspected that her mental connection with True Kiana and K423 had already been discovered by Bishop Otto.

She could have communicated with True Kiana mentally, but she deliberately concealed it.

It was no wonder Bishop Otto had never let his guard down around her.

Or rather, because she had never trusted Bishop Otto, Bishop Otto had not trusted her facade of obedience and harmlessness.

Of course, it was also possible that Bishop Otto trusted no one.

"I am truly sorry, Kiana, the Kiana you are looking for is not inside. Bishop Otto merely wishes for me to stop you here."

"Yeah, even if True Kiana isn't ahead, there's a huge Honkai Energy reactor up ahead, isn't there?"

After becoming a Valkyrie, her perception abilities had also improved.

The closer she got to the depths, the more she noticed the immense amount of Honkai Energy.

With such a massive amount of Honkai Energy within a floating island, she could only think of a Honkai Energy reactor.

Thanks to every day of diligent study and the lessons arranged by Bishop Otto.

"I see, Bishop is worried I'll kill myself."

K422's face suddenly broke into a cheerful smile.

She seemed to have discovered an important piece of information.

"So, Bishop hasn't mass-cloned me yet?"

Hearing her words, Amber frowned slightly.

"Kiana, please don't speculate about Otto's thoughts. That person's thoughts..."

"I see, no means of control, huh. Sister Amber... although you rarely show expression, your thoughts are much easier to read than Bishop's."

K422 was also wondering. She had been acting for over half an hour.

If Bishop Otto had truly left any restraining measures within her body, they should have activated by now.

However, that wasn't the case.

"It's not that I haven't done it, it's that I couldn't."

"..."

Amber continued to remain silent.

"Sister Amber, staying silent is the wrong choice. That means I guessed right again, didn't I? Because Bishop Otto lacks the means to restrain me, he... he can't just clone me randomly, right? That's really good news. I don't want to suddenly have twenty thousand more sisters."

"Twenty thousand sisters? Kiana, what are you talking about?"

Amber tightened her grip on her scythe, assuming a defensive stance.

"So, is Kiana inside?"

"No."

Amber replied with a poker face to her question.

"Thank you, Sister Amber."

Just as Amber had said, Kiana was indeed not ahead.

K422 felt fortunate. Otherwise, she would have had to prepare to capture researchers and question them about this.

The researchers she encountered in the laboratory earlier had lower clearance. They were low-level researchers, and they definitely wouldn't know about Bishop Otto's laboratory.

That's why K422 hadn't considered capturing them to ask for directions.

"I just don't know if Sister Amber is willing to tell me where Kiana is, since I only have this one chance."

Although she didn't have a lance, the weight of the heavy greatsword felt more natural in her hands.

As she spoke, she stomped on the ground and charged at Amber, swinging the heavy greatsword in her hand.

Even members of the Assault Team had to wield the heavy greatsword with both hands, but she held it easily with one hand, wielding two in total.

Clang!!

K422's heavy greatsword clashed with Amber's scythe.

Under Amber's stunned expression, she was sent flying with a single blow.

The monstrous strength of the Kaslana Family had completely evolved after she became a Valkyrie, allowing her to easily send an adult flying while in the guise of a child.

Of course, in terms of weight alone, she might not have been much lighter than her opponent.

"...Strange sensation. Sister Amber, you're not purely human, are you."

"Yes, my body has undergone prosthetic modification."

Amber, who had been sent flying, got up from the ground and replied calmly.

Her hands were trembling, and she almost couldn't hold onto her scythe.

"Lord Otto has truly created a terrifying Valkyrie. Just standing in front of her makes me lose more than half my combat power."

Especially for her body, which had undergone modifications and required Honkai Energy to function.

Under the anti-Herrscher fluctuations she was emitting, she could barely fight normally.

The only thing she could possibly win against the other party with was her years of accumulated combat experience.

"Sister Amber, at this moment, you're thinking about how your combat experience is something you can still win against me with, aren't you."

K422 flashed a delighted smile.

It was only after fighting others that she truly confirmed how strong she was.

The monstrous strength of the Kaslana Family was the easiest power to control. As for the power to manipulate Honkai Energy and the Holy Blood that could erase Honkai Energy, she still couldn't control them because she couldn't train them in the room.

But for her, it was already enough.

Amber remained expressionless, but she understood the other party's terrifying nature.

"You don't act like a 9-year-old child at all. No... you don't seem like a clone that was born less than a year ago."

"Oh? So honest. Of course, I don't deny that I'm special."

After saying that, K422 charged at the other party again.

If she wanted to fight someone with rich combat experience and even surpass them, she couldn't rely on combat experience or combat techniques.

It was like a Bronze player trying to outplay a King player and kill them with positioning – it was impossible.

But what if this Bronze player's speed and firepower far surpassed that of the King player, Amber?

Her opponent's attacks couldn't keep up with her, and her own attacks could directly kill her opponent.

There was no need to talk about positioning or combat experience.

Come and stand here for a direct confrontation.

Bang!!

Both heavy greatswords swung forward simultaneously. Amber wanted to create distance, but her speed was slightly inferior, so she could only block with her scythe again.

Immediately after, as if she had run into a train head-on, Amber's body flew backward, and the scythe in her hand shattered into two pieces.

Her limbs were twisted to varying degrees, clearly unable to stand and block her.

"Sorry, Amber, no one blocking the way will do."

Afterward, K422 searched Amber, taking her crystalline goggles and pass before smashing her communicator.

She didn't ask Amber for True Kiana's location.

The other party definitely wouldn't tell her anyway.

"I wonder how much time is left. Aunt Theresa, damn dad, and Alliance Leader, you guys better step it up."

41. You said you were attacked?

After leaving Amber, K422 attacked a laboratory and grabbed a high-ranking researcher inside, demanding the location of Bishop Otto's lab.

When a heavy greatsword is held to someone's neck, most of the time, you get the answers you want.

This was a friendly person who not only gave her a map of the Nine Floating Islands but also marked Bishop Otto's laboratory on it.

To avoid implicating him, K422 used the physical memory erasure method.

Since it was her first time using it, she didn't know how effective the erasure would be.

If possible, it would be best if he could forget all his memories since birth.

After dealing with the researcher, K422 proceeded towards the laboratory marked on the map.

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Time shifts back slightly.

Before the Schicksal headquarters was attacked, a transport ship from the Research Institute had just arrived at the port.

Port workers were responsible for unloading the supply crates from the transport ship, loading them onto the conveyor belt one by one.

Several Valkyries who had arrived at the scene began checking the delivered supplies against a manifest.