I Am a Saintess at Schicksal

Among the forces attacking Schicksal this time, Anti-Entropy was definitely the main force. However, the troops brought by Anti-Entropy were only focused on destroying facilities, stealing data from laboratories, and even snatching equipment from supply crates. The main force that broke into the experimental area was composed of people from other organizations.

Meanwhile, Siegfried continuously drew attention by causing destruction everywhere.

Of course, this was just on the surface.

Otto, staying in his own laboratory, watched the surveillance footage displayed on the screen. He rested his right hand on the armrest and leaned his head slightly on it, his heart undisturbed by the chaos unfolding before him.

"As expected, they didn't show up?"

Otto let out a soft sigh.

He had dispatched more than half of the troops stationed at Schicksal headquarters, even allowing the enemy to attack for half an hour, all to lure out the deeply hidden organizations.

"Tsk, they're just like earthworms, only burrowing into the dirt. Even so, they have no intention of kicking me while I'm down?"

He had deliberately disabled the anti-air systems and ground-to-air cannons on the nine floating islands for Anti-Entropy. It was like a young girl encountering an attacker, not only not resisting but actively taking off her clothes.

It could be said that Schicksal headquarters, especially Asgard, one of the nine floating islands, was now defenseless. Most of the Valkyrie units left in the Valhalla district were just recruits, utterly incapable of stopping Anti-Entropy's Alliance Leader and Siegfried. At best, they could only deal with the trash armies of trash organizations.

"Those trash... what makes them think they can take advantage of Schicksal?"

Towards organizations that attempted to burn, kill, and loot, Otto played his moves like a chess master, using sturdy isolation walls to guide them into encounters with the Valkyrie units.

Even though the Valkyrie armor did not offer defense against gunpowder weapons, the fundamental gap in abilities between the two sides was too vast.

Furthermore, the weapons wielded by the Valkyrie squads were Honkai Energy weapons. Even the most advanced modern exoskeleton armor could not defend against Honkai Energy.

The dozen or so Valkyries at the front line used Honkai Energy weapons like the Water Sprite Type I and Fire Sprite Type I to shatter the enemy's armor defenses.

Following that, over a dozen cross-shaped autonomous machine guns simultaneously fired silver bullets, instantly turning a certain country's most advanced mechs into sieves.

Of course, this was the correct way to use these cross-shaped machine guns. It was just that when a certain S-rank Valkyrie first debuted, she liked to use this type of machine gun as a blunt weapon to smash people. One couldn't help but wonder what influenced her.

"Those equipped with ice rounds, take the front."

"Received, Captain."

"Received."

"Received, Boss."

Valkyries carrying light blue crosses moved to the front line.

These were improved cross-shaped autonomous machine guns that could fire ice rounds to freeze enemies, making them more powerful than ordinary crosses.

This was also a weapon used by a certain S-rank Valkyrie during her debut.

It was rumored that the enemies invading this time possessed fire-attribute weapons, which was why the Valkyrie units adjusted their armaments in the armory.

As for that S-rank Valkyrie, she was still using the improved cross-shaped autonomous machine gun to smash people.

"Even if they're only B-rank, it's enough to deal with trash. As for Siegfried and Welt... I'll play with you using my new body. I wonder if the earthworms that burrowed into the dirt will fall for it after I've been injured by you."

Otto glanced at a surveillance screen.

That was also the target he had been paying close attention to.

Although the opponent's mobility was beyond his expectations, they had not escaped his grasp.

Even Amber, who acted on her own, was within his calculations.

Thanks to Amber, he had obtained valuable combat data.

"Herrscher Killer, no, Honkai Killer, and far surpassing Cecilia..."

Otto had always thought it was a pity that Cecilia Schariac, who possessed Holy Blood, had died.

In the Second Eruption, the only ones he truly wanted to bury were Siegfried and Welt. Yet, these two were like troublesome little bugs, and after failing to crush them, they just kept jumping around.

Amber, who was roughly equivalent to an A-rank Valkyrie, lost over seventy percent of her combat effectiveness in front of that opponent because her modified prosthetic body was heavily reliant on Honkai Energy.

"The more an opponent relies on Honkai Energy, the more vulnerable they are in front of her. It's like a weakened version of the Eleventh Herrscher. I wonder what it would be like if she used Judas' Oath. It's a shame you exposed your weakness too early."

Looking at the little girl's struggling figure on the surveillance screen, Otto's lips curved into a mocking smile.

He was certain that the other party could not find the real Kiana, and he was also certain that they would not truly fall out with him.

Although the act of holding back was childish, it did represent that she would choose to surrender after the plan failed.

"Since I can't brainwash her with Feather of Dust, nor can I install a micro-bomb, then I'll rule through fear."

Even though the opponent was special, there were countless ways to control a person.

For example, long-term intense psychological suggestion, a method using hypnosis and psychological techniques. Some trash organizations liked to use such methods to control their subordinates.

There were also certain addictive drugs that could be used to influence the mind.

Of course, given the opponent's current special physique, the effects of drugs would likely not last long. Even the density of her muscles was eight times that of normal, so normal drugs would probably develop resistance quickly after ingestion.

There were still many options for him to choose from, it was just that the most effective method was unusable.

To make the opponent fear him, Otto naturally allowed her to struggle. Rather, the more she struggled, the more she would feel her powerlessness, and the more desperate she would become.

"Struggle all you want, my dear little princess."

"Laboratory, laboratory... the laboratory for Valkyrie modification surgery! I think this is it!"

The footsteps of the mascot costume made a "biu biu" sound as they landed on the ground while he advanced.

Although the sound was quite irritating, the mascot costume was made of anti-Honkai Energy fabric.

Even though the Kaslana Family itself possessed extremely high Honkai Energy resistance, Siegfried didn't mind having an extra layer of protection, not to mention it could also hide his identity.

He thought so, then fired Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment towards the laboratory in front of him.

The Honkai Energy surging from the Herrscher Core within Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment formed destructive flame bullets, instantly blasting a large hole in the metal door.

The researchers hiding in the laboratory fled in disarray.

On the experimental table, a little white-haired girl with many bandages wrapped around her was sleeping.

"Found her! It's Kiana!!"

Forty-three minutes after the attack on Schicksal's headquarters, Siegfried found his "daughter," who had completed the modification surgery, in a laboratory.

A confused voice immediately came from the earphones in the headgear.

"Siegfried, are you sure? You know, the one who underwent surgery today might not necessarily be your daughter. It could be a substitute princess deliberately released by Bishop Otto."

When Siegfried approached him and wanted to cooperate with the Anti-Entropy organization, Welt Yang had already told Siegfried that the girl he encountered at Schicksal's headquarters was a clone.

This meant that Bishop Otto's propaganda during that period was all lies.

The "hero's daughter who pains the heart," the "next strongest Valkyrie," all of them were impostors using clones.

Of course, after knowing this, Siegfried became even more worried about his daughter's safety.

As for the clone pushed out by Bishop Otto, it was a substitute princess made by Bishop Otto anyway, and it had nothing to do with him. Theresa also said she was doing well, so Siegfried naturally just wanted to take his daughter away.

"It probably can't be a substitute. She doesn't have any muscle on her at all. By rights, that substitute trained under little sister Laguna for more than half a year, and Theresa even said she had gained some muscle. But I just squeezed her, and she's all soft, with no trace of training."

Siegfried said confidently.

To be honest, he squeezed her twice and felt that she was plump and soft, which was a bit addictive.

If the situation weren't so dangerous right now, he would definitely want to hug his daughter and rub his face against her.

When his daughter was still two years old, Siegfried liked to get close to her like this, and his daughter also liked the prickly stubble on his chin.

"Siegfried, the situation might be wrong. Your daughter might have more than one clone, and the one who underwent Valkyrie modification surgery this time was clearly that substitute princess. But now that you've found her and it's not that substitute princess, it means the one you found is just a decoy."

The voice from the earphones in the headgear was rapid and urgent.

Siegfried held the sleeping white-haired girl with an expression of disbelief.

"A decoy? How could it be a decoy? If the goal was just to lure us out, Bishop Otto wouldn't need to create a new clone; he could have just used that substitute princess as the decoy."

Siegfried didn't think Bishop Otto would specifically create a new clone with the premise that it would be snatched away by them.

Now that he wasn't holding the substitute princess advertised by Bishop Otto, the probability of it being his daughter was naturally very high.

Looking at the traces of experimentation under the bandages, Siegfried's hatred for Schicksal gradually intensified.

"That being said, there must be something we don't know. The little girl you found is definitely not your daughter."

"If that's the case, then I'll keep looking."

Siegfried hugged the little girl in his arms tighter. Even if the little girl in his arms wasn't his daughter, he couldn't just leave this child who looked exactly like his daughter.

"You need to hurry. The other organizations that broke into Asgard are probably all finished. Anti-Entropy's mecha force can only hold on for a little longer... Sorry, Siegfried, Bishop is looking for me, so I can only buy you half an hour. You need to be quick."

"Ah—I'm counting on you, Welt!"

43. Just die here

Siegfried put a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment into his headgear, then freed one hand to hold the clone that might be his daughter and left.

He didn't choose to ask the researchers in the laboratory about the whereabouts of his real daughter. With their clearance level, they certainly wouldn't know anything.

Fortunately, Bishop Otto was being held back by Welt Yang. Now, there was nothing in Schicksal's headquarters that could stop him from advancing.

Meanwhile, at the Valhalla transport port, Welt Yang looked at the blond man who appeared before him.

"Bishop, although I always believed that I would have a confrontation with you in the future, I didn't expect this day to come so soon..."

It wasn't a crisis for the survival of the Anti-Entropy organization, nor was it a time before the Grand Bishop of Schicksal stubbornly pushed the world towards destruction, nor was it the day of reckoning after the eradication of the Honkai.

Welt Yang truly did not expect Bishop Otto to make a personal move.

Anti-Entropy's presence today was merely going with the flow, nothing more than disrupting Bishop Otto's plan and lending Siegfried a hand.

"Of course, this outcome isn't bad either."

The Grand Bishop of Schicksal had always been hidden within Schicksal's headquarters, and a large number of floating battleships were always patrolling around the headquarters.

The defense fields of the nine floating islands were easy to break through from the inside. If attacked from the outside, even Welt Yang would need a considerable amount of time.

Even if the Valkyrie units were weak, they were not something Anti-Entropy's current mechs could handle.

So, when Otto deliberately dispatched Schicksal's forces, drew away most of the Valkyrie units, and even allowed their hackers to breach the anti-air and air-to-ground defense systems, even though he knew it was a trap set by the other party, Welt Yang couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Such an opportunity was too rare.

Perhaps there wouldn't even be such an opportunity in the future.

Welt Yang knew that Otto's incredibly enticing bait wasn't just for Anti-Entropy; he was also curious if that ancient organization would take the hook.

However, for now, he would go all out fighting Bishop Otto.

Whether it was to buy time for Siegfried, or to take down Bishop Otto right here.

"Heh, come on... Walter the Second."

Otto, having switched to a new body, also unleashed his full power.

Otto conjured a golden handgun with a peculiar design in his hand.

Welt Yang frowned. The handgun materialized by Otto was undoubtedly identical to the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment that Siegfried possessed.

Theoretically, the Divine Keys, forged from Herrscher Cores and Soul Steel by the civilization that resisted the Honkai in the previous era, numbered thirteen in total.

There couldn't be duplicate types of Divine Keys.

Whether it was the Black Abyss White Flower, or Judas' Oath, they were all unique existences.

"As expected, it's the power of the First Herrscher... no, it should be the power of the First Divine Key."

Inheriting the First Herrscher Core, Welt Yang, upon witnessing this phenomenon similar to his own abilities, finally confirmed that Otto Apocalypse was the wielder of the First Divine Key.

His companions Tesla and Ein had always suspected that the mysterious power Bishop Otto possessed was the First Divine Key, but Bishop Otto had sealed all information regarding it.

In fact, Bishop Otto had also heavily concealed information about other Divine Keys.

During the Second Eruption, Theresa, who wielded the Eleventh Divine Key, Judas' Oath, did not unleash the true might of the Divine Key.

Just as he could imitate the Ninth Divine Key, Eden Star, through the abilities of the First Herrscher, even if the imitation was far inferior to the original, he could still unleash the full power of the Divine Key and use Eden Star to create a pseudo-black hole to swallow enemies.

Perhaps Bishop Otto feared the complete power of the Divine Keys.

"Tesla, the First Divine Key is indeed held by Bishop Otto."

As Welt transmitted information to his companion, he manipulated a sphere about ten centimeters in diameter floating on his left hand, applying gravity to the fireballs shot by Bishop Otto, who was mimicking the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment.