The Airheaded Goose's Endgame

"Hahaha~ An ant is an ant, so you might as well just die!"

Laughing loudly, Sirin summoned several Void Lance around her, intending to pierce the boy's body completely.

But the next second, the flame in the boy's eyes suddenly flickered.

The flames on his body flickered back to a near-absence, Shi Hen suddenly slammed his fist into the girl's chest. The searing pain caused the surrounding Void Lance to instantly dissipate.

As if that punch had drained all his strength, Shi Hen's body went limp and he leaned against the girl, his lips moving as he uttered his last words. "Kiana... I'm sorry..."

Recovering from her shock and fear, before Sirin could even ponder the meaning of those words, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her chest.

The Honkai Energy burst blew the boy away, and only then did Sirin notice that a dark blue gem had appeared in his hand.

That's the color of Serenity Gem.

A strong sense of weakness washed over her, and Kiana's resistance from the depths of her consciousness suddenly intensified.

Knowing that she would inevitably fall into a deep sleep, a fierce glint flashed in Sirin's eyes. With her last bit of strength, she summoned a Void Lance and pushed it toward the boy.

Pfft~

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out abruptly, and all Sirin saw was a bright blue light flying out from the boy and crashing into her.

Ha, ugly humans, all they do is talk nice words, but in the end they are controlled by hatred and unable to forgive the people who killed them.

Before she could even see what the light was, Sirin's consciousness plunged into boundless darkness.

The Hyperion on the other side.

"Mark!!"

She called out instinctively, Mei suddenly sat up in bed.

Looking at the familiar scene before her, Mei was stunned for a long time before she realized where she was.

Mei glanced around and saw the two tan-haired girls by the bed. Mei immediately asked, "Bronya, where did Hen go?!"

Her consciousness remained stuck on the last moment before leaving the Stigmata Space, and she couldn't help but worry about the boy's safety.

"..."

Without saying a word, Bronya simply pointed silently out the window.

Turning her head to look out the porthole, Mei could only see an endless expanse of gray darkness. Mei couldn't help but blink. "Where am I?"

She had no recollection of such a view along the route from the Far East to the Schicksal HQ.

"The Void Herrscher has dragged the entire fleet into the Imaginary Space, Captain Hen has gone to fight the Void Herrscher alone."

Seele spoke up to explain, her fists clenching involuntarily, her little face full of resentment.

If... if she were a little stronger, the boy wouldn't have had to fight the Void Herrscher alone.

"Fighting the Void Herrscher? A mark?"

Surprised, Mei was completely filled with unease.

With a flash of lightning in her eyes, Mei immediately summoned the Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge to shatter the porthole, and staggered out using her newly recovered Honkai Energy.

Looking around, Mei quickly spotted a faint flame in the distance that was about to go out completely.

"Mark!!"

Shouting loudly, Mei tried her best to fly towards the boy, but in the end, because the distance was too far, she could only watch helplessly as his body was pierced by a Void Lance and then swallowed up and swept into a spatial turbulence.

The next second, countless spatial blocks began to collapse and dissipate, and the scene of real space quickly reappeared in the girl's eyes.

Standing frozen in place, as if completely stunned, Mei stared blankly at the tranquil sky, her purple eyes reflecting the last rays of the setting sun.

Chapter 56 The Penguin's Heavenly Yuan Game

Schicksal HQ, the ruins of Floating Island.

When Durandal returned to reality, she was greeted by the Blade of Immortality Hover Battleship that had been waiting there. A blond man and a gray-blonde maid stood out on the deck.

Looking at the two people she was once very familiar with, Durandal was slightly taken aback. After a while, she lightly touched the air with her toes and landed on the deck of the warship.

"Welcome back, Durandal."

Smiling and with his arms outstretched, Otto made no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for his strongest Valkyrie.

But Durandal responded to the bishop's fervor with an even more ardent one.

The girl slightly opened her palm, and a golden-red greatsword wreathed in scorching flames quickly appeared.

Clang!

Without the slightest hesitation, Durandal hurled her golden-red greatsword, sending it piercing into the deck in front of the man. The intense heat instantly turned the surrounding deck red.

"Durandal?"

Seeing the girl's actions, Rita couldn't help but look puzzled.

With a slight nod to the maid, Durandal looked directly at the blond man and asked, "Bishop Otto, you should recognize this sword, shouldn't you?"

Although the question was posed, the girl's tone was extremely calm.

"Hehe, Phoenix Incinerator, that Welt is quite generous."

Looking at the greatsword that posed a threat to Jie Mie, Otto couldn't help but laugh, but his green eyes were filled with coldness. "And you seem to have changed a bit, Bianca."

Unlike her usual Bright Knight: Excelsis or Starchasm Nyx forms, the girl is also dressed in white, but this form is less like armor for combat and more like a formal outfit for a banquet. She even has a fairy-like quality reminiscent of a fairy tale.

Of course, judging from the aura emanating from the girl at this moment, which was extremely similar to that of the former strongest Valkyrie Cecilia, Otto had no doubt about her combat ability in this state.

Undoubtedly, this is a power far beyond the Bright Knight: Excelsis and the Starchasm Nyx.

"So, you're planning to get rid of me, Bishop Otto?"

Just like... what you did during the Second Honkai Eruption.

Speaking in as calm a tone as possible, Durandal's slightly trembling body betrayed the wavering in the young girl's heart.

"Durandal..."

Noticing the strange atmosphere on the field, Rita's face showed obvious worry.

"Hahaha~ How could that be, Bianca? You are my most satisfying student in the last five hundred years."

Laughing loudly, Otto shook his head dramatically, "But that Welt really likes to do unnecessary things."

What do you think, Kiana?

The Durandal could ask such a question proves that she already knows about her origins.

In this situation, concealing or making excuses is pointless; it's better to be honest.

"I don't think that's superfluous."

Gently shaking her head, Durandal's expression was extremely serious. "Bishop Otto, please answer me with the utmost seriousness."

Of all the things you told me, how much of it is true?!

She asked in a deep voice, a hint of dazedness flashing across Durandal's eyes as she couldn't help but recall the experience that had occurred in the Stigmata Space.

When Durandal finally emerged from this short yet long labyrinth of memories, she was confronted by a white-haired man looked far too young.

Durandal looked at the white-haired man, and the white-haired man looked back at Durandal, and then...

After a full ten minutes, Durandal finally broke the silence by speaking first, "You are Kevin Kaslana?"

In the short few hours she spent walking through the labyrinth of memories, she saw the memories of countless people, some spanning as long as 50,000 years.

Even though this information was fragmented and could not be pieced together into a complete picture, it was enough for her to know a lot of things.

"Yes."

Kevin simply nodded in response to the girl's question.

Durandal: "..."

If Kevin hadn't been so incredibly composed, she would have almost suspected he was socially awkward.

After a long silence, seeing that Kevin still didn't speak, Durandal could only ask again, "Where's Bai? Where did he go?"

She didn't believe that Welt White had gone to all that trouble to get her here just to show her those memories.

Undoubtedly, the other party must have other intentions.

As she pondered this, Durandal's gaze fell upon the two Divine Key in front of Kevin, and her brows furrowed slightly.

It's one thing that the Black Abyss White Flower was taken, but [Welt White] didn't even manage to take the Phoenix Incinerator. What exactly happened here?

Ignoring the girl's feelings, Kevin replied simply, "He has returned to reality."

"..."

With a helpless raised eyebrow, Durandal continued, "What about Raiden Mei and the others? How are they?"

Given Raiden Mei's and that boy's strength, she really didn't think the two of them could be a match for [Welt White].

After witnessing the fates of Wendy and Fu Hua, Durandal became genuinely worried about Raiden Mei and the others.

"You are the only one in the current Stigmata Space."

Kevin answered calmly.

Durandal: "Hmm..."

While this is also an answer, haven't you omitted a bit too much information?

She's concerned about the safety of other people!

"Then let me ask the question differently."

While trying to fathom the thoughts of the man before her, who remained as cold as ice, Durandal hesitated for a long time before continuing, "What exactly is Bai's purpose in leaving me here alone?"

In this seemingly desolate space, apart from the labyrinth of fragmented memories, only she and Kevin remained.

Even if she didn't understand why Kevin, the strongest warrior of the Previous Civilization, would appear here, he was undoubtedly the only way she could find to break the deadlock.

Nodding, Kevin looked the girl up and down and said, "It would be too complicated to explain with words. Just feel it with your body."

Sensing something amiss from those words, Durandal instinctively took a half-step back. "What...?"

But before Durandal could truly object, she felt an overwhelming surge of killing intent welling up from the bottom of her heart, as if a being who had killed and destroyed Otto, Rita, and all the people she cherished were standing in front of her.

For a moment, only one thought remained in Durandal's mind:

[Kill the Honkai, kill the Honkai, kill the Honkai...]

The thought was so strong that Durandal couldn't even muster the slightest thought before it was completely overwhelmed and swallowed up.

"..."

Looking at the golden-haired girl in front of him, who was clutching her head and groaning in pain, Kevin couldn't help but wonder if he should explain more.

Is this method of awakening blood ties upon first meeting really too direct?

With a soft sigh, Kevin said solemnly, "Take the weapon in front of you!"

He could sense that the boy who brought the girl here had tampered with the weapon.

Upon hearing Kevin's words, Durandal's killing intent subsided slightly, and she subconsciously grasped both the Black Abyss White Flower and the Phoenix Incinerator.

In an instant, Durandal felt an indescribable tranquility.

Despite being a cold, lifeless weapon forged from Soul Steel, Durandal felt as if she were holding the hands of two people.

Despite the obvious differences in temperature and roughness, both hands brought her the same warmth, just like... the warmth of home.

But, having been an orphan since she can remember, the only person she can call family is Otto, who is both her teacher and friend. How could she have such a deep attachment to her family?

A question arose in her heart, and suddenly Durandal felt a large door open before her, revealing a familiar yet unfamiliar scene:

"Theresa, you've finally arrived! Now we're all waiting for you to name this child!"

On the hospital bed, a frail-looking, white-haired young woman smiled and spoke to a petite, white-haired girl.

Beside it lay a tiny baby still in swaddling clothes.

"Hmm... Kiana, how about we call her Kiana?"