K422, clad in Executioner Armor, exuded an overwhelming sense of pressure. The A-rank Valkyrie did not even dare to argue back.
They helped the heavily injured Theresa away.
After Theresa and the others had left, Otto revealed himself as well.
Of course, in K422's eyes, Otto had been here all along.
"Do you need my help, my adorable Kiana?"
"As long as Bishop doesn't get in my way, that would be a huge help."
At first, K422 had thought Otto had lost control of the situation. But when K422-1 had first mutated, Otto had absolutely possessed the ability to eliminate her.
Yet Otto had chosen to observe the situation, even allowing K422-1 to wreak havoc.
Unlike Maria, who had merely been somewhat observant, Otto had been gathering information on K422-1's performance all along, including the freezing barrier K422 had just witnessed.
"Alright, Bishop, please leave too. And this time, don't interfere in my fight. It would be best if you didn't even peek, or I will definitely hold it against you."
"Oh? I'm curious how you intend to fight it."
"That is my business. Please lower all the nearby blast doors, Bishop. I will stop her from reaching the Honkai Energy Reactor."
With that, K422 walked toward the Honkai Beast.
Weakened after unleashing the freezing barrier, K422-1 struggled to crawl back to her feet. She looked toward the Honkai Energy Reactor and let out a mournful howl.
She did not want to die, even after becoming like this.
"Just as expected, Bishop really is an annoying bastard. I'll count this as fifty near-deaths this time."
With that, K422 stepped into K422-1's range.
Just as she had expected, since K422-1 was her clone, K422-1's abilities had little effect on her. Of course, that also had something to do with the Holy