Chapter 12: Chapter 12: The Herrscher of the Void and... Himeko
Under Captain Ragnar's earnest teachings, Luo Lin finally managed to adjust her mood. Although it was foreseeable that she would explode emotionally while dealing with children in the near future, she believed that with Ragnar's help, she would at least quickly recover after the explosion, just like today, and immerse herself back into her teaching work...
Hmm, teachers really worked hard.
With a certain respect in her heart, Luo Lin entered the system space. She first checked the Infinity Abyss and found that the settlement had been completed, and she could now rush in to enjoy the joy of facing multiple opponents.
Moreover, Bianka's battle assistance opportunity was still cooling down... Luo Lin actually wanted to summon her to see how the meeting today would be evaluated by Bianka, who now possessed all her memories after they had met in reality.
The Valkyrie then shifted her gaze to the Challange module for Boss Enemies, only to find that the cover image of Fu Hua, Valkyrie Accipiter - Swift Feather, had disappeared, replaced by another familiar figure—
With snowy white long hair, golden cross-shaped starry eyes, three ribbon-like golden wings, and a black-and-white Imaginary spear edge shimmering with purple light, the girl floated in the air, a cruel smile on her face.
[This Week's Boss Enemy: Herrscher of the Void]
[Attributes: Physical/Space*-Time-Mastery/Fast-Attack]
Frowning as she stared at the Herrscher of the Void floating on the other side, Luo Lin realized it wasn't because the Herrscher was difficult to deal with, but rather, she suddenly remembered K423, who wandered with Siegfried in the outside world—perhaps she should now call her Kiana Kaslana.
As a clone of the Schicksal plan, Kiana would eventually assume the appearance of the Herrscher of the Void under Otto's arrangement, and before she met Raiden Mei, Bronya Zaychik, and entered St. Freya Academy, she seemed to have once manifested as the Herrscher of the Void once before.
It was this awakening that caused Siegfried to lose an arm, Ragnar to die, and all the Valkyries under her command, except for Himeko, to be wiped out, ultimately leading to the disbandment of the Assault Squad.
Luo Lin opened her mouth, remembering the gentle woman who had just tried to comfort and teach her how to get along with the children, gradually tightening her fists.
The Herrscher of the Void must be defeated, and she must win!
Although Luo Lin didn't know how much power the Herrscher of the Void could unleash in the system space, this was Luo Lin's only chance. She could understand the opponent's abilities in advance and verify her tactics through actual combat.
Shall we try a test run?
[10, 9... 3, 2, 1, 0!]
After the familiar alarm and countdown, Luo Lin tentatively fired the first shot. The Herrscher of the Void only slightly leaned her body to the side, and an invisible force lifted her, quickly changing her position, causing the attack to miss.
The Herrscher of the Void gazed at Luo Lin with her cold golden starry eyes. She casually waved her hand, and black-bordered golden teleportation gates opened around her, from which several Imaginary spears shot out, heading straight for Luo Lin.
She reacted quickly, dodging the Imaginary spears.
But the Queen sneered, and like a conductor of an orchestra, she elegantly waved her arms. With the movement of her fingertips, one teleportation gate after another opened, and the Imaginary spears followed in succession, their flight paths almost forming a straight line, driving Luo Lin into a frenzy.
After being spurred on by Fu Hua, Luo Lin could face objects flying towards her at high speeds with a relatively stable mindset—last time it was Fu Hua herself, and this time it was just replacing her with Imaginary spears.
Although the Imaginary spears attacked at a high frequency, their trajectories were straight, and Luo Lin could barely cope, even finding time to counterattack the Herrscher of the Void.
The Herrscher of the Void shifted a short distance, evading the Valkyrie's bullets. She seemed annoyed by these attacks, no longer maintaining the attitude of playing with bugs—so the Herrscher of the Void stood up straight and lightly snapped her fingers.
"Snap!"
Luo Lin only saw a small golden cube appear in front of her, which then exploded. A golden spherical barrier spread out from the previous position of the cube, quickly enveloping the girl's body.
Luo Lin felt like she was falling into gelatin, her limbs weighed down by heavy air. Then she watched as a series of teleportation gates opened beside her, and the Imaginary spears pierced her like a hedgehog.
The Queen crossed her arms, as if leaning against an invisible chair, overlooking all beings.
Luo Lin resurrected somewhat embarrassedly on the empty ground, vigorously swinging her arms and moving her legs. The way she had just died was like being trapped in amber...
They said the Spacetime Fracture System was a product of studying the Herrscher of the Void's power, and today Luo Lin experienced the feeling of the original Spacetime Fracture.
"Great, thank you, System, for pushing me. There are always stronger people beyond strong people, and high heavens beyond heavens. It was indeed wrong of me to just drift away after facing Fu Hua..."
Luo Lin sighed and opened the panel of auxiliary Valkyries, preparing to summon some help.
"... Let me see if today's auxiliary Valkyries have something good..."
Luo Lin clicked the refresh button, and countless strings rushed through the auxiliary slots. Soon, two entries appeared—
[B-Rank Valkyrie Echoes]
[B-Rank Valkyrie Echoes]
Luo Lin's face immediately fell. Valkyrie Echoes could be understood as "robots" that did not communicate and whose brains were not very functional—after being summoned, they would appear as Valkyrie figures wearing unclear faces and dressed in the uniforms of Schicksal.
Luo Lin could issue commands to them in battle, but their specific execution methods were very rigid, and they could only serve as suitable targets for drawing attention.
"Give me something good, please..."
As if hearing Luo Lin's prayer, the last auxiliary slot burst out with extraordinary colorful light!
It's here!
With great joy, the girl looked over and saw five large colorful characters—[Himeko]!
Considering the timing, Himeko had already joined the Valkyrie Assault Team for quite some time now. Her skills should be top-notch, and she also had implanted artificial stigmata, making her much better than the two remaining Valkyrie Echoes in the auxiliary Valkyrie column.
Luo Lin was full of excitement and quickly pressed the button, eager to summon her and make friends with her, thinking that having one more stable and reliable helper in battle would be great.