Above the Ruins, the White-Haired Cutie Makes a Promise

Sensing the confidence in the man's dismissive words, Durandal answered firmly without hesitation.

It has nothing to do with strength or power; it's just that she can't bear to see a tragedy occur when she can act but chooses to remain indifferent.

"Durandal ..."

Seeing this, Kiana's eyes were even more moved.

"..."

Looking at the resolute golden-haired girl before him, Shi Hen remained silent for a long while before suddenly chuckling softly, "Durandal, you really know how to make things difficult for me~"

Since you've come to this realization, I'll give you another chance.

In any case, someone always has to pay the price for today's mistakes.

As he spoke, Shi Hen's gaze fell directly on the Valkyrie.

"..."

Feeling the man's burning gaze, Durandal took a deep breath, her grip on the white lance loosening slightly. "I... am willing to give everything..."

She was willing to accept any method, as long as it protected Kiana and the others.

Thinking this, Durandal pursed her lips, her eyes filled with resentment and anger as she looked at the man, like an Honorable Knight about to lose her virginity.

"Don't agree to him, Durandal!"

Upon seeing this, Kiana couldn't help but shout, and at the same time, she grabbed the Skyfire Greatsword and ran towards the two of them.

Without any regard for the feelings of the white-haired girl and the others, Shi Hen lightly raised his index finger and touched the golden-haired Valkyrie's brow before smiling and saying, "Have you thought it through, Durandal?"

Once you take that step, there's no going back.

"..."

Without uttering a sound reply, the girl simply returned the man's gaze with a sharp, blade-like look.

"Ha, how brave you are, Durandal..."

With a soft chuckle, Shi Hen exerted a slight pressure with his fingertips, leaving a pure white mark resembling a plum blossom on the girl's brow. "From now on, you truly belong to me."

Unlike the Silver Goose, which was previously just a prankster, after obtaining all the Flame-Melt Factor from Kevin and growing into a fully-fledged circular warrior, Shi Hen is now able to do much more with the help of Honkai Energy.

For example... slightly disturb Durandal's consciousness, making the girl believe that he had really done something to her.

There was no way he could impose a commandment on Durandal, even if he possessed the same Flame-Melt Factor as Aponia.

This is a talent unique to the great Nun Aponia.

What did you do to me?

Unconsciously touching her brow, feeling the slight burning sensation from her fingertips, Durandal looked at the white-haired man with a complicated expression and asked.

Even though she was prepared for this to happen, she still couldn't accept it calmly when it actually happened.

You'll find out later~

With a light laugh, Shi Hen's wings suddenly flapped, and his body transformed into a beam of white light, rising and disappearing into the sky.

"..."

Gazing blankly in the direction where the white-haired man had disappeared, Durandal felt a pang of loss.

From now on, is she really stuck with this guy?

"Durandal!"

A hurried voice suddenly rang out, bringing the Valkyrie back to her senses.

"Kiana..."

Looking at the White-haired Girl had finally arrived in front of her, Durandal took a deep breath and prepared to reveal her identity to her.

"You..."

As if sensing the golden-haired Valkyrie's resolve, Kiana's expression also became more serious. After a long while, she bit her lip and asked, "Is she really my mother?"

Chapter 147 Amidst the Ruins, the white-haired girl Makes a Promise

"..."

Seeing the serious look on the White-haired Girl's face, Durandal was completely stumped.

While this is indeed true from a biological point of view, don't you ever question it even slightly?

"Idiot Kiana, that's obviously impossible."

Bronya, the Herrscher of Reason, raised a rational question.

"Eh!?"

Realizing what was happening, Kiana's previously pale cheeks instantly turned red.

"I think what [Welt White] meant was that Kiana's genes came from Durandal."

"Still maintaining the form of Feather of Dust, "Fu Hua said thoughtfully.

"That, that's..."

Having finally guessed the truth, Kiana's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

"That's right, ten years ago, my name was Kiana Kaslana."

Meeting the White-haired Girl's utterly shocked gaze, Durandal took a deep breath and slowly spoke.

Now that Welt White has revealed the truth, there's no point in her trying to hide it anymore.

Perhaps this is his punishment for her.

As she thought this, Durandal couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"The real Kiana Kaslana..."

Upon confirming this fact with Durandal, Kiana's face immediately showed a hint of disbelief.

Even after talking with the boy and Theresa, she has a new understanding of the name [Kiana] that she carries and will not easily fall into despair.

But when the name originated from Durandal, Kiana couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know... No, I shouldn't have done that to you..."

Looking at the gentle face of the golden-haired Valkyrie before her, and recalling how she had identified herself as "Kiana" in front of her, and even violently stolen the Phoenix Incinerator, Kiana felt like she wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.

Before she could finish speaking, Kiana felt herself fall into a warm embrace, surrounded by a rich floral fragrance with a hint of milk.

"It's okay, Kiana, you've already done your best."

Her armor had somehow changed into the white Heavenly Origin form. Durandal hugged Kiana tightly, pressing the girl's head against her soft body with a slight force, her fingers gently stroking Kiana's hair. "Ever since I learned the truth, I've been watching you closely."

In my opinion, you are more than worthy of the name [Kiana].

"And this Phoenix Incinerator too, you are fully entitled to possess it."

As she spoke, Durandal took a deep breath and smiled, saying, "So, in the name of the former Kiana Kaslana, I acknowledge that you are now the true Kiana Kaslana!"

"..."

Startled, Kiana was met with the gentle, maternal smile of the golden-haired Valkyrie. Her slight struggle vanished instantly, and after a long pause, she murmured softly, "Mommy..."

For a moment, the two girls, who shared a strange blood connection, looked into each other's eyes, and the air suddenly became quiet.

"Wait! Durandal... I can't breathe..."

Sensing the golden-haired Valkyrie's body tense up immediately, Kiana felt as if she were about to be completely drowned in the other's sins.

Upon hearing this, Durandal loosened her grip on the white-haired girl slightly and said with a smile, "If you don't mind, Kiana, you can call me 'older sister'."

"Okay, okay, Durandal... sister."

Meeting the inexplicably oppressive gaze of the golden-haired Valkyrie, Kiana hurriedly obeyed and called out, only then feeling the strange force pressing down on her body soften.

"Um..."

Hearing this call, which had little to do with affection, Durandal's heart warmed instantly, and her smile softened again. It took a lot of effort to suppress the urge to hug the girl back into her arms.

At this moment, she felt that whatever role the mark left by [Welt White] played was no longer important.

Most importantly, she protected her younger sister from the other party.

On the other side, feeling the warmth in the golden-haired Valkyrie's gaze, and recalling the words she had unconsciously uttered, Kiana blushed and couldn't help but inwardly resent a certain evil villain.

That's right, it must have been Welt White who did it!

If that guy hadn't deliberately misled her, no matter how much she sensed a similar aura to her mother from Durandal, she would never have actually called her "Mom."

"Did Durandal know the truth a long time ago?"

Bronya tilted her head and asked, her gray eyes flashing, clearly having discovered a blind spot.

"Yes, it was Bai who told me the truth, so that I would no longer be deceived by Bishop Otto."

Durandal nodded gently as she explained, still retaining a final bit of respect for Otto in her words.

Even though she knew that all the preferential treatment Otto gave her came with a hidden price, she couldn't ignore the years of cultivation he had given her.

Of course, if she ever had the chance to meet him again, she would never show mercy to this traitor who had fooled the world for five hundred years.

To bring Otto's five hundred years of sins to a perfect end was the only thing she could repay as his last student.

"And then you went off to work for that [Welt White] guy?"

Schariac pursed his lips and said.

"..."

Durandal was speechless when her gaze fell upon the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was still controlling Fu Hua's body.

While this is indeed the case, it's said as if she were the strongest warrior in the Three Kingdoms period.

"Xiao Shi!"

Fu Hua put on a stern face and gently reprimanded her, her gaze towards the golden-haired Valkyrie full of apology, "I'm sorry, Durandal."

We all believe that you must have your own reasons for joining World Serpent.

"I..."

Just as she was about to explain, Durandal shook her head gently, "It's nothing."

At least, Bai provided a decent place where I learned many things I couldn't have learned elsewhere.

As she spoke, Durandal's gaze unconsciously fell on Fu Hua.

Putting aside the various secrets buried in the Elysian Realm, in terms of combat alone, Fu Hua is one of her favorite training subjects, second only to Chijie in status.

After all, no matter when or where, the latter only needs to call out a name to start a battle.

Fu Hua, on the other hand, requires a long dialogue process, and whether a fight will actually break out depends on the opponent's mood at the time, making her far less useful than the Chijie Tribulations Sandbag.

"Tsk! I think Durandal, you..."

On the other side, upon hearing the golden-haired Valkyrie defend Welt White, Schariac was about to complain, but was immediately stopped by Fu Hua's gaze, and could only mutter to himself.

Even theoretically speaking, it was Durandal who saved them despite the pressure from [Welt White].

But when he thought about how these two were also in cahoots, and when he recalled the scene at the Schicksal HQ where he lost to Durandal... cough cough, it was when he fought her to a draw, Schariac couldn't feel very grateful to Durandal.

Moreover, upon closer reflection, Welt White's attitude towards Durandal was indeed rather ambiguous.

The girl only slightly showed her firm attitude, and Welt White readily gave in without doing anything unnecessary to them, as if the previous life-and-death struggle was all for naught.

Despite the lack of evidence, relying on his extraordinary wisdom, Schariac still strongly suspected that he and his companions had become part of the play between [Welt White] and Durandal.

"But now..."

Hesitantly, Kiana's gaze fell on Durandal's brow.

To be fair, the plum blossom mark between the golden-haired Valkyrie' eyebrows isn't actually that bad.

If you didn't consider its origin, anyone would think it was just a decoration, and it perfectly added a touch of holiness to the girl.

But the mere thought that this was something left behind by [Welt White] made Kiana feel that even the pure white plum blossom had become filthy.

"It's okay."