Chapter 458

The first Valkyrie squad, or rather the Knight squad, to arrive underground was the first squad under the command of Nameless, the leader of the Shadow Knights. The captain of this squad was none other than Nameless, the Shadow Knight himself.

The ten-person knight squad arrived at the deepest part of the city's underground. They were naturally surprised that several powerful Judgment-class Honkai Beast had just turned into corpses, but they quickly suppressed their surprise and shifted their attention to the remaining Judgment-class Honkai Beast.

Sensing the Valkyrie's aura, the several Judgment-class Honkai Beasts, terrified, roared at the Shadow Knight's squad as if enraged.

But then, all the members of the Shadow Knight team disappeared into the shadows underground, and a fierce battle unfolded in the darkness in the city's underground, where there was no lighting to begin with.

The most basic additional ability of the Shadow Knight's Starmap is Dark Vision, which allows Valkyrie empowered by the Starmap to see in the dark.

Secondly, the Valkyrie's stealth ability was enhanced, allowing the Valkyrie, empowered by the Starmap, to blend into the shadows.

The Power of Shadow Artificial Herrscher is simulated using Starmap.

It must be said that Nameless, the leader of the Shadow Knight Order, is very resourceful and lucky, after all, her Starmap did indeed achieve this.

In the darkness beneath the city, ten members of the Shadow Knight squad moved like shadows across the body of Judgment-class Honkai Beast.

Without sound, without smell, and even without temperature, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast, who could just sense the Valkyrie after the Shadow Knight Order Commander, Nameless, activated the Starmap, were now as if they were deaf and blind, yet their injuries continued to worsen.

However, despite their increasing injuries, they still couldn't locate the enemy attacking them.

It cannot be seen or even touched.

This is only natural, as their enemies have all turned into shadows.

Just a few minutes later, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast that used to be troublesome for Valkyrie and even willing to sacrifice themselves all fell down.

Of course, the Judgment- Judgment-class Honkai Beast on the moon are actually stronger than those on Earth, and they are still formidable enemies to other Valkyrie. Even with the Starmap's blessing, it would be difficult for an ordinary Valkyrie squad to eliminate them in a short time.

However, once the battle becomes protracted, the Valkyrie who has activated the Starmap will be at a disadvantage.

It can only be said that they were unlucky. If they had woken up earlier or even appeared on the ground earlier, they might have caused the Valkyrie a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, their location was exposed from the beginning, and Bianca spent a lot of time on the battlefield to pinpoint their location. In the end, she killed several of them with a star-piercing attack, buying enough time for the Shadow Squad.

"Lady Bianca, all the Judgment-class Honkai Beast underground have been dealt with."

"Thank you for your trouble, Nameless Lord."

"No, it's all for the Saintess Lord. She wants to reduce the casualties among the Valkyrie, so we naturally do our best. My team and I will continue to explore underground."

"Thank you for your trouble."

533. This is Kiana, don't call me by the wrong name in the war communications channel.

Bianca's vanguard had already stormed the city, and the follow-up troops at the lunar base immediately replaced the exhausted Valkyrie.

Although the Valkyrie have good physical abilities, they are better at using Honkai Energy to fight. After their mental energy is greatly depleted, it would be really difficult for these girls to fight like the Fusion Warrior, relying solely on their physical abilities.

Even though Freya had Fu Hua tutor them, and they were skilled enough to fight Honkai Beast with their bare hands, how could Freya bear to let these good girls risk their lives against the Honkai Beast?

After the Fusion Warrior's mental energy was nearly depleted, they continued to form a defensive line in the city to coordinate with the Valkyrie in the subsequent troops.

Activating the Key of Reason Starmap has yielded fruitful results, especially for the Shadow Knight Order led by Nameless. Each squad possesses the ability to kill in the dark. Of course, the Starmap of the first squad of the Shadow Knight Order has almost the same effect as the Power of Shadow.

Even the elite Judgment-class Honkai Beast on the moon could not withstand the slashing blade from the shadows.

"E1 area, suppression complete, over."

"E2 area, suppression complete, over."

"E3 area, suppression complete, over."

"E4 District, suppression complete, over."

"The crackdown in District F has begun."

"YES!"

"YES!"

"YES!"

Nameless issued the order through the Shadow Knight Order' internal communication channel and then led his first squad to move to other areas.

Aside from the reserves, support Valkyrie, and logistics Valkyrie, the Shadow Knight Order have five dedicated combat and assassination squads, each with a full complement of ten members, and two reserve squads to replenish lost members.

At the same time, there is also fierce competition for rankings within the team. Simply put, even the first team could be overtaken by the two reserve teams.

Under the leadership of the Nameless One, the Shadow Squad has always adhered to efficient operations.

After all, most of the Valkyrie in the Shadow Knight Order are Covert Mobile Force personally trained by Otto, specifically designed to deal with enemies that even the dedicated scavenger Valkyrie squad cannot handle.

Before Schicksal formed an alliance with Anti-Entropy, many people knew that Otto secretly trained Valkyrie squad dedicated to scavenging, but this Covert Mobile Force, composed almost entirely of survivors of the Second Eruption, remained unknown to most.

Before being handed over to Freya, the Covert Mobile Force was under Otto's brainwashing using pseudo- Feather of Dust.

Long-term brainwashing and rigorous training with a survival rate of only 2% have led to the gradual development of emotions among members of the Covert Mobile Force only in recent years.

All I can say is that Otto really caused trouble.

However, we cannot deny the fighting prowess of Valkyrie has undergone such rigorous training.

Ten minutes later, the F area was suppressed by four squads of the Shadow Knight Order, while the first Shadow Squad, which had arrived in the G area, had already eliminated the strongest Honkai Beast in the G area.

Although they were only elite Emperor-class Honkai Beast, the Shadow Knight Order showed no mercy by activating the Starmap and killing those elite Emperor-class Honkai Beast in the endless darkness.

"The crackdown in Area G has begun. First squad, rest for ten minutes."

Wuming continued to issue orders.

The Shadow Knight Order's squads use Starmap differently from other squads; they don't keep Starmap active for extended periods, but only after a target has been identified.

During the period when the Starmap is activated, the ten members of the Shadow Squad will engage in a full-scale killing spree, after which the Starmap will be immediately stopped.

As long as the target can be eliminated quickly, even if the combined use of the Starmap by ten people consumes a lot of mental energy, it is not impossible to prolong the battle time.

To use Freya's analogy, it's like Vegeta switching instantly between Super Saiyan Red and Super Saiyan Blue modes during an attack. Of course, the Shadow Knight Order members, including Nameless, didn't understand Freya's joke.

The Shadow Knight Order underground are rapidly eliminating the hiding Honkai Beast, while the ground forces, supported by reinforcements from the lunar base, successfully force the remaining Honkai Beast into their lair.

However, the places used as nests by the Honkai Beast are all very important facilities in the lunar city, which made the attacking forces somewhat troublesome.

Fighting doesn't mean we can't win.

However, a direct assault on those facilities would undoubtedly cause significant damage.

"... Bianca, slow down the offensive, stabilize the current situation, and then send half of the people back to the lunar base to use the Quantum Phantom System to support the ground."

After learning about the situation at the front, Freya made some rearrangements.

She originally planned to bring all the reserve forces from Earth and then finish off the battle on the moon in one fell swoop. Who would have thought that the Honkai Beast, who don't have much rationality, would back down?

Moreover, these Honkai Beasts that have turned into cowards are not Honkai Beast on the ground, but Elite Rank, epic-level Honkai Beasts that Honkai Energy of the Herrscher of Finality.

Of course, it doesn't feel good to be beaten up by Valkyrie after the Starmap is activated.

It's not fair to blame the Honkai Beast on the moon for turning into cowards; they're just ignorant of the world, unaware of the power of the Herrscher-style Valkyrie, or the might of the Key of Reason and the Starmap.

Fortunately, Honkai Beast are irrational, or as some might say, mindless. Otherwise, the Starmap system, which still has many flaws, could easily lead Valkyrie to dig their own graves.

The biggest problem is the consumption of mental energy. Even though the Valkyrie has special talents in mental energy, she still cannot withstand the exaggerated consumption. Although Freya came up with a way to reduce the consumption by connecting consciousness, the Starmap composed of a large number of Key of Reason requires even more energy after connecting consciousness.

That being said, the consumption became even more extreme, but in return, it brought even greater power.

Among these, it grants Bianca destructive power that surpasses even star levels.

Although such destructive power was only a single strike, and several squads had to act as her charging stations, it did indeed help the Alliance find a direction for the future development of space warfare.

Conflict with the People from the Sky is unavoidable.

In this state, even using a few Valkyrie squad as power banks would be worthwhile as long as it grants star-level destructive power.

However, apart from Freya and Kevin, no one else in the league has been able to do what Bianca did.

The Valkyrie from the Schariac Family could use two Valkyrie squad as power banks, and could even shoot down satellites from Earth.

Upon hearing Freya's order, Bianca was at the front lines, couldn't help but show a hint of bitterness on her face.

She originally wanted to complete Freya's mission brilliantly, but she didn't expect to fail in the end and waste the opportunity that Immortal Fu Hua to obtain.

"I'm sorry, Lord Freya."

"... No need to apologize to me. Also, I am Kiana. Don't call me by the wrong name on the war communication channel."

"..."

"..."

"..."

A large number of Valkyrie immediately spoke in the war communications channel.

After all, more and more Valkyrie now know Freya's real name, but Freya and Kiana have no intention of changing their names back.

Kiana prefers to be called Freya Kaslana, Freya doesn't mind being called Kiana Kaslana, even though her official name is Kiana Apocalypse.

In private, she also likes her friends to call her Freya Schariac, which was the name Cecilia gave her, so how could she dislike it?

Because of how much I like this name, I am also enthusiastic about Kiana using this name.

For now, the fact that she is Freya Schariac is still a secret.

534. Let the Honkai Beast taste the terror of the Fourth Calamity!

Even an open secret is still a secret, and besides, Freya and Kiana were enjoying it.

There was a moment of silence on the war communication channel, but Bianca still followed Freya's orders and immediately arranged for the Valkyrie squad, whose mental energy was greatly depleted, to retreat. Even her own Immortal Blade squad, as well as her Silver Wolf Squad and Radiance Squad, retreated to the edge of the battlefield.

Compared to most Valkyrie squad that have their battle time shortened after using Starmap, the flower-type Starmap that restores mental energy is practically overpowered.

More than half an hour has passed since the Starmap was activated. Seventy percent of the vanguard squads have withdrawn from the battlefield, but the Immortal Blade Squad, Silver Wolf Squad, and Radiance Squad still retain most of their strength.

Freya welcomed back the evacuation team at the lunar base and led a number of Valkyrie who were still in relatively good spirits to the control room of the Quantum Phantom.

The mental energy required to manipulate Quantum Phantom is not much. As long as the Valkyrie is conscious, she can manipulate those Quantum Body through the control pod.

Although Freya is very different from her previous life, she still enjoys playing games.

That's why she was very aware of the horror of something called the Fourth Calamity.

Leaving aside the complex principles of the Quantum Phantom System, it essentially allows the Valkyrie to control a Quantum Body through an operating pod, essentially turning the Valkyrie into a player who controls a body that won't cause her any harm even if she dies.

Of course, the horror of the Fourth Calamity is not just its immortality, but also the fact that, for the 'players,' they believe they are only experiencing a game. In a game without NPC protection mechanisms, players will kill NPCs.

Even in some games with NPC protection mechanisms, players will study how to kill the NPCs in the game.

As for why they kill NPCs, most players explain it as "it's fun," "I want to try it out," "it's just a game," or "it will respawn anyway." Such "players" are nothing short of a natural disaster, and no one can punish them.

Freya did not intend to replicate the Fourth Calamity, but the Quantum Body derived from the Quantum Phantom System could indeed enter the Valkyrie in the control pod and experience the feeling of being a player.

If the Alliance had a large number of operational modules, they could use some more extreme tactics and wouldn't be so constrained in many situations. Many of the unexpected events that occurred this time could have been resolved in a more efficient way.

In fact, many Valkyrie are indeed troubled by Freya's overprotective nature. It's one thing for Valkyrie who are close to or older than Freya, but for Valkyrie who are younger than Freya, they feel like they have an overprotective mother.

It's not that the Valkyrie lack the resolve to fight to the death, but rather that they are protected by a Valkyrie dotes on them excessively, preventing them from even risking their lives.

Many of the retreating Valkyrie were prepared to Honkai Beast hiding in their lair, believing that success would mean they had conquered the city.

As a result, the advance troops have now withdrawn, and the follow-up troops have to be deployed. Reserve forces on Earth still need to prepare for unforeseen circumstances.

Although the battle on the moon cannot be ended, the results of opening the Starmap are plentiful and have indeed freed up a lot of combat power.

At least the fifty operational modules placed in the lunar base now have operators.

Unfortunately, the control pod of the Quantum Phantom System is extremely difficult to manufacture, and the Quantum Body controlled by the control pod only has 70% of the original body's strength.

Furthermore, once Quantum Body is destroyed, it takes time to generate a new Quantum Body. Even if Freya made some presets to allow an operating pod to store three to five Quantum Body in advance, the operating pod will still be unusable for a short period of time once the Quantum Body is destroyed.

An operating pod is like a computer with several game accounts. Each game account can only be used by one player. If the game character being controlled dies, the player has to wait to be resurrected. It takes more than ten minutes before another player can use the computer.

In short, the account is bound to a character, and the resurrection cooldown time is relatively long.

"Enter the control bay you registered with. There shouldn't be anyone you've forgotten. If two people are in the same control bay, decide for yourselves who goes first."

Freya said somewhat irritably.

"Yes, Lord Freya."

"Okay, Freya -neechan, hehe."

"We never expected that we would have the opportunity to use the operations cabin."

"I heard from my older sister that the tactile sensation of Quantum Body synchronization is almost 100% accurate."