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"Could this be the legendary sword in the stone...?"

Catherine reached out her hand.

Rita realized something was wrong and tried to stop her, but it was too late.

The retreat route behind them was abruptly blocked by the stone slabs, cutting off any possibility of escape.

The strange cat she fought yesterday emerged from behind the rocks, its eyes gleaming with ferocity as it stared at her.

"It seems we've been ambushed."

With a thought, the sickle quietly took shape in his hand.

On the other side, a group of robots wearing hoodies and masks were lying in ambush with guns, and the situation was critical.

"Miss Catherine, hide behind the stone pillar!"

Susana faced the challenge head-on and engaged the ambush.

Iron machinery was as vulnerable as paper before her sharp claws.

Compared to Rita, who was embroiled in a protracted battle, she was in a much easier position.

In no time, the enemy was wiped out.

After returning to the stone pillar, Susana asked with concern, "Miss Catherine, are you alright?"

"Thank you, I almost thought I was going to die."

"It's alright, it's alright, it's what a Valkyrie should do... Huh?"

Suddenly, a silver-gray pistol appeared in Catherine's hand.

"hehe......"

"You've worked hard, please take a rest."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the gun fired, the high-speed spinning bullet piercing the girl's neck.

Susana clutched her neck and collapsed to the ground, blood staining the ground red.

Just as Catherine was about to finish her work and report to the jackal, Susana on the ground suddenly stood up.

"That's really too much..."

"What? How could that happen?!"

Catherine exclaimed in surprise and stepped back.

A golden feather drifted out, and she instantly lost consciousness.

The Eighth Divine Key - The Key of Consciousness - Feather Crossing the Dust.

Although it is a mimic, it still possesses many abilities, including the ability to read and alter memories.

"Without any clues about the second Divine Key, is it a discarded pawn?"

Susana shook her head, thinking that Catherine knew important information.

"However, even a discarded pawn has its value."

Injecting the medicine, the Soul Steel was reconstituted, and Susana transformed into Catherine in the next moment.

"Let me catch the careless World Serpent... no, I have some lingering memories of it."

What lies beneath is extremely important; it must never be discovered by destiny.

In my memory, a person named Nightingale sent Catherine this message.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place... Hmph, all that acting wasn't for nothing."

Following the rugged path, 'Catherine' arrived at the place where the text message was hidden.

This is a more spacious stone hall, with a rectangular semi-circular table in the center, and behind it, a commanding throne.

The person sitting at the top was naturally Ziyao.

"congratulations,

"I've successfully found this place. I thought I'd have to put in some effort to separate you from the two S-rank Valkyries."

"What should I call you, Susana? Catherine?"

"Or... Otto?"

Upon realizing his identity had been exposed, Soul Steel's body reformed once more, transforming into a blond man.

He is the supreme leader of the Mandate of Heaven, Archbishop Otto.

“Miss Nightingale, hand over the Second Divine Key, and we won’t have to go to great lengths.”

For Otto, Ziyao posed no threat whatsoever.

Or rather, there are very few people in this world who can pose a threat to him.

Stop in your tracks; this is not a place for you.

Ziyao said coldly, "I sit high on the throne."

Seeing that he was still moving forward, the puppet that had been prepared in the shadows pulled the trigger and shot Otto in the heart.

"Don't waste your energy, Miss Nightingale, you can't kill this Soul Steel body."

"As expected, it can't be broken."

The girl shook her head helplessly, then closed her eyes.

"Please stop, Otto."

Karen emerged from the darkness, gun in hand.

Otto froze instantly, his eyes widening in shock.

Karen?

No one knew better than him how to tell the difference.

Unlike the soulless puppets in the laboratory, standing before him was a living, breathing Kallen.

There was no trace of Honkai energy, nor any Stigmata; he was simply an ordinary, flesh-and-blood human being.

Having conducted countless experiments, he could not possibly be mistaken—

For a moment, Otto's expression was quite interesting.

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Otto is a clever man, a master of cunning, and he loves to harm others for his own benefit.

It's hard to fool him without some real skills.

Rather than deceiving, it's better to state your purpose directly.

"Please keep your distance, Otto."

Karen held the guns in both hands, aiming them at his head.

Otto obediently stood still, raising his hands to show that he had no hostile intentions.

His gaze was fixed on the doll named Karen Sin Hunter.

So true...

Regardless of the aura, appearance, or voice... everything was exactly the same as that kind and righteous figure in my memory.

If it weren't for the fact that he personally presided over Karen's funeral five hundred years ago, I would almost have thought that the person in front of me was the real Saint Karen.

"We're all smart people, so I won't beat around the bush."

“Give up the second Divine Key, and I can answer anything you want to know, as long as it’s within my capabilities.”

Ziyao didn't think Otto would let go of the easy prize he had already acquired, and it was unrealistic to expect him to give up the second Divine Key.

From a plot perspective, this timeline is too early.

The second Divine Key cannot be given to Otto, at least not now.

If the plot changes, Ziyao will lose her advantage of having clairvoyance.

Now that the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark, this is the best situation and the best start.

"who are you?"

Otto put away his cynical arrogance and looked at Ziyao seriously.

"I?"

"At least a dozen people have asked this question in the last two days."

"My code name is Nightingale, a World Serpent executive."

Is he really just an ordinary cadre?

Otto, of course, didn't believe Ziyao's nonsense.

As far as he knew, although the World Serpent possessed the legacy of a pre-civilization, it did not yet have the ability to create 'humans'.