Chapter 498
Even she was worried about damaging such a special individual and incurring a severe scolding from Tesla.
The next moment, the power from the Herrscher of Rock was activated.
The sudden increase in gravity caused the monster, which had just switched to [CodeXV-Demon] after breaking free of the wind chains, to plummet to the ground.
The [CodeXV-Demon], which was previously bound by the chains of wind, was also transformed into a giant bat lying on the ground under the restraint of the supergravity net created by Freya.
Putting aside whether Voldemort was called Voldemort because he was always lying on the ground, Freya didn't want to watch [CodeXV-Demon]'s shoddy cosplay.
My gaze remained fixed on [CodeXIII-Death], which was being suppressed by the supergravity net.
"This special individual is really strong; his ordinary combat power is almost on par with that of a recent graduate."
Although in the League, Valkyrie are divided into Valkyrie in the main team, Valkyrie who failed to enter the main team, and Valkyrie in other systems, the lowest level among Valkyrie is the candidate.
Without undergoing a complete modification surgery, the candidates are limited by their talent and cannot control a large amount of Honkai Energy.
The graduate candidates Freya just mentioned were mostly those who had not yet undergone the modification surgery. Even though these candidates were still very weak, they were equivalent to B-rank and A-rank Valkyrie during the Schicksal era.
This was before they left the school or underwent any modification surgery; they mostly just improved their physical fitness and strength, plus some practical lessons in manipulating Honkai Energy for combat.
Of course, a group of reserve students working together, or under the leadership of the class monitor, do have the ability to fight against B-rank Valkyrie.
The candidates during the Schicksal period were truly just ordinary people.
Upon hearing Freya's exclamation, Raiden Mei was momentarily stunned. She hadn't even realized which academy had trained Valkyrie candidate who could take on such a monster so easily right after graduation.
For Raiden Mei, such enemies were not particularly troublesome, but coordinating with the countless monsters diving down from the sky to launch sneak attacks was indeed keeping her busy.
Seeing [CodeXIII-Death] lift his twin swords against gravity and spin his body with the seemingly about-to-break swords.
Freya immediately understood that this was the sword dance that Raiden Mei had mentioned.
Compared to the sudden double slash, the sword dance is not that troublesome. As long as you master the tricks, even a recent graduate can deal with it.
The spinning [CodeXIII-Death] used its dual swords to continuously slash at the surrounding enemies, but it ultimately failed to end its sword dance with a horizontal and vertical slash. Instead, it was completely crushed to the ground by the doubled super gravity net.
Before Raiden Mei could even gasp in surprise, Freya unleashed a gravity hammer upon the limbs of [CodeXIII - Death].
Because the enemy's lower body will transform into a bird-like monster like [CodeXV-Demon], Freya cannot guarantee whether breaking the opponent's limbs will be effective.
[CodeXIII - Death] After struggling for a moment, it finally collapsed.
"If the enemy continues to resist, I can only consider petrifying them first, and then figuring out how to restore them."
Freya was somewhat disappointed that she wasn't very familiar with the Herrscher of Rock's abilities. In fact, whether it was petrification or casting a shield on herself, the Herrscher of Rock's abilities were even better than she had imagined.
It is said that the Herrscher of Rock from the Previous Civilization could create protective shields for themselves that absorb fire damage and physical damage. Of course, they did not absorb them simultaneously, but rather the two shields corresponded to the two types of damage.
If the Herrscher of Rock uses her powers well, it means much more than just being popular. Whether it's instantly dismantling a city's protective shield or building a skyscraper from the ground, it's all within her capabilities.
Freya shrugged at Raiden Mei and told a joke that she herself didn't find funny.
She wanted to ease the tension, but seeing Raiden Mei's tearful eyes, she felt that things weren't looking good.
Kiana, is that you?
"I'm sorry, Mei. Although I am also called Kiana, my real name is Freya."
Whether it was the pain from the barbs or the pain from the fact that the boy in front of her wasn't the one she had been waiting for, Raiden Mei's mood plummeted.
Freya was both amused and exasperated by this reaction, and she was also somewhat worried about Raiden Mei's mental state.
Raiden Mei reacted very quickly. She put away her dejected expression and quickly put on a determined look. Her nonchalant appearance showed that she cared about it very much.
"Mei, I'm sorry, I'm not Kiana from this world, not the K423 you've been waiting for to return, but Kiana clone with the number K422. In name, I'm sisters with K423, and also with the real Kiana."
"That's impossible! I've never heard of any K422!"
"Of course, after all, I'm not from this world."
Freya's answer made it difficult for Raiden Mei to maintain her current attitude, and in order to convince the other party that she could do it, Freya continued to add.
"I have spoken with Bishop Theresa and I can offer you some assistance if appropriate."
"Theresa ... wait, so you're one of those extraterrestrial visitors?"
"Visitors from outer space? I see. Is that how Theresa compared us?"
Seeing the panic on Raiden Mei's face, Freya smiled maliciously. After her team disposed of a corpse, they immediately rejoined Carole.
Upon seeing yet another enormous corpse placed at the feet of the two people who were talking, the members of the Valkyrie squad all showed expressions of despair. Not to mention hiding this corpse, even dissecting it immediately and taking away all the parts would be much more difficult than the previous corpse.
582. The mighty Anti-Entropy Leader Welt, has been reduced to a unit for calculating combat power.
Even if the puppet technology used by the People from the Sky reconnaissance forces is just a minor detail, it is still a very valuable technology to the Alliance.
Moreover, in order to ensure the integrity of the sample as much as possible, Freya could not allow the Valkyrie to dismember this special individual.
Several Valkyrie reluctantly lifted [CodeXIII - Death], preparing to return to the temporary base found by the other squads.
Now that Raiden Mei has been found, heading to [Abyssal Demon City] is no longer a priority.
After all, fighting against the People from the Sky is a collaborative project between the Moon Civilization and the Abyss Civilization, and Freya values what they can gain from this collaboration.
They briefly introduced themselves and the Moon Civilization to Raiden Mei, making it clear to her, who only had a vague understanding of them Raiden Mei, that their purpose was clear.
Fortunately, Raiden Mei was very understanding. After fully understanding Freya and the others' identities, she also lowered her guard.
Although Theresa had explained things to Raiden Mei, who was busy cleaning up the Honkai energy around the world, didn't care about this matter. After K423 in this world sacrificed himself to seal 99% of the Honkai Energy on the moon, she didn't care about anything else.
From this perspective, this Raiden Mei, like the Raiden Mei in the world of Light Chaser, is prepared to become Kiana's Herrscher and stay by her side.
Of course, the latter did indeed become the Herrscher of Thunder, accompanying Kiana.
This is the destiny between Kiana and Raiden Mei; even in different parallel worlds, the two will be together in a wonderful way.
According to information provided by SU, FU, and Mei, at the Previous Civilization, FU, disguised as a blonde bishop with a single ponytail, provided Mei with an artificial human, whose appearance was very similar to Kiana.
"I appreciate you coming to find me, but I can't go back."
Knowing that Freya had entered Saint-Fontaine in search of her, Raiden Mei firmly rejected her offer.
Her gaze fell on the distant sky island that Carole had named "Abyssal Demon City." Through Welt and their personal experiences, Mei confirmed that the mysterious force hidden in Saint-Fontaine was hostile to humanity.
In order to find out the identity and purpose of the mastermind, Raiden Mei decides to take direct action.
However, they had previously encountered an enemy named [CodeXX - Judgment]. The enemy's strength was so great that Raiden Mei and the others paid a heavy price and had to retreat to their base to rest after defeating the enemy.
Neither the male Valkyrie in the team nor the inexperienced Carole possessed the ability to continue fighting.
Raiden Mei was worried that the situation would get worse, which is why she didn't wait for reinforcements that didn't even exist.
In fact, they were not unable to contact the outside world. After finding Welt, they found the weak point in the barrier that covered the dead city and contacted headquarters using the Honkai Energy communicator.
Raiden Mei also sent the collected data back to headquarters, so she was not truly cut off from the outside world.
After learning the truth from Raiden Mei, Freya suddenly felt a bit dumbfounded.
She hadn't expected that the Church of Theresa had kept this from her—no, it would have been something a competent politician would have done to keep it from them.
Even though Freya kept emphasizing that they were friendly, and even though she explained that they came to this world with the Abyss Civilization to fight against the enemy, the People from the Sky Civilization, none of this could make Theresa lower her guard.
Even knowing their purpose and reasons for doing so, Bishop Theresa still did not easily believe what she said, at most believing only about 30%.
Even if the Valkyrie sent to this world showed a lot of goodwill, Bishop Theresa still suspected that they had ulterior motives.
It is no wonder that he is the Bishop of Schicksal, who held up the Apolcalis Family and the Schicksal after Otto's death in this world.
After eight years, he has become very seasoned as a politician.
If Raiden Mei hadn't been so unguarded, she probably wouldn't have revealed that Bishop Theresa had kept her ability to contact the inner circle a secret.
Upon closer examination, Bishop Theresa's act of feigning weakness and negotiating to get Freya and the Valkyrie to voluntarily assist her in eliminating some unnecessary people and participating in the search mission for Saint-Fontaine was actually a way of probing Freya and the others' true intentions.
"In this respect, she is surprisingly similar to Bishop Otto ... Yes, she is probably around fifty years old in this world."
No matter how young they look, they are not innocent children.
Her former innocence was worn away by repeated political struggles, and perhaps she was disappointed with the people in this world.
Freya's inner monologue went unheard; she spoke to Raiden Mei in a friendly manner.
"You alone cannot possibly fight against the enemies in Saint-Fontaine; of course, as you said, things could get even worse; in that case, I will go with you from now on, and Little Carrot and the others will return to their base first and bring Welt, his adopted son, and that Valkyrie to our base."
Raiden Mei is a very stubborn person, and Freya doesn't think she can persuade her if she really makes a decision.
In fact, in the original world, when Freya and Raiden Mei of Aurora disagreed, she was unable to persuade the other. Others in the two worlds also tried to persuade Raiden Mei Two, but Raiden Mei Two chose to stay by Kiki's side. She was willing to give up the original world for Kiki.
Although Freya made a mess of their world.
Freya gave orders to the Valkyrie who followed her, although some Valkyrie wanted to object, well, they mainly thought Raiden Mei was a bit weak.
"Lord Freya, why did you let such a weak Mei go with you?"
"That's right, we can replace Mei."
"Your Saintess Lord, why don't we let Mei stay and go to the Abyssal Demon City with you?"
"Moreover, Miss Mei gives the impression that she is not very strong."
"..."
Raiden Mei, who was looked down upon by several Valkyrie, was a little dumbfounded.
Although she has indeed lost her Herrscher power and is now only the so-called former Herrscher of Thunder, the former Herrscher of Thunder is still much stronger than an ordinary Valkyrie. So why is she being looked down upon by so many Valkyrie?
"I guess I didn't show my full strength," Raiden Mei said through gritted teeth.
"No need, even if I'm all alone..."
"Mei, it's not that we're targeting you, it's just that you're really weak."
"Mei ... To be honest, compared to Miss Mei from our world, you are indeed very weak."
"I remember that under certain conditions, Mei managed to make Lady Bianca and Aurora suffer a setback once."
"Yes, in combat environments where Honkai Energy is restricted, and where it's difficult to use Honkai Energy for attacks, Mei can basically take down enemies with a single strike. Only Aurora and Bianca can hold out for a relatively long time."
"Captain Mei, I think they're right..."
Carole, who had been constantly ridiculed by the Valkyrie on the way, also expressed her opinion at this time, or rather, she felt that she should not be the only one to be despised.
In fact, Carole found these Valkyrie from a parallel world really annoying. Wasn't she just neglecting her training because she cared too much about her appearance? Did they have to look down on her like that the whole way?
Does having a muscular physique look good?
Everyone knows that the real Valkyrie is fair-skinned and beautiful, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and unleashing all sorts of dazzling moves.
The fake Valkyrie, on the other hand, is all muscle and uses her body to fight enemies head-on, just like a martial monk.
Most importantly, when we first started school, in order to prevent long hair from affecting our combat, we actually required all the girls who regarded their hair as their life to cut it short.
The beauty-loving Carole almost tearfully changed her flowing long hair into a short style.
"??"
Raiden Mei, probably not expecting to hear Carole kick her while she was down, looked completely bewildered after being looked down upon in terms of combat strength.
Although Carole didn't like these Valkyrie from a parallel world, Carole witnessed their immense strength along the way and could only accept that they were indeed much stronger, especially in terms of teamwork.
Such teamwork is an ability that the Valkyrie of Schicksal does not possess.
Although Schicksal Valkyrie is also a multi-person team structure, in battle, it is mostly Valkyrie.
In these Valkyrie from parallel worlds, Carole saw a strong style reminiscent of military groups.
Each Valkyrie doesn't attack randomly, but rather coordinates with the Valkyrie around her to launch attacks.
Carole truly believed that her captain was no match for these Valkyrie.
"You come from a parallel world, and perhaps you don't know my true strength..."
"Oh? So, Mei from this world is also Herrscher of Thunder?"
"Really? Why doesn't it have the same overwhelming aura of Mei from our world?"
"Thor without his hammer?"
"Oh oh oh..."
The Valkyrie reacted quickly, immediately guessing the commonalities among most parallel worlds when Raiden Mei emphasized that her strength was not limited to this.