What?! You want me to be the Herrscher of the End?!

Thinking to herself, Kiana slowly cheered herself up.

Hmph! It's just a broken Tranquility Gem! I'll just leave it alone! Besides, who would dare touch something belonging to a Herrscher? I'd be running away as fast as I can!

"Don't worry, Bai Mo! I promise I will never touch that Tranquil Gem! I won't even glance at it twice! Otherwise, all my snacks and drinks will taste bitter from now on!!" As if to prove herself and reassure Bai Mo, Kiana suddenly sat up straight and made a solemn vow.

Um... okay, this oath is indeed a terrible oath for Kiana... after all, snacks and drinks are irreplaceable for Kiana, and bitter melon juice is the taste that Kiana hates the most.

So, the fact that Kiana could make such a vow, even without saying it, shows how serious she is.

Left with no other choice, Bai Mo could only cover his face and reply with an "okay".

..............

The two sat there for the rest of the time, during which Bai Mo observed the route to the experimental table many times.

Between the experimental platform and his position, there were only a dozen or so load-bearing stone pillars and walls blocking the way, and there was nothing else to cover him. So it was very simple to get through; he could just sneak over there quietly.

No sooner said than done, Bai Mo set off with Kiana after discussing the route.

............

On the other side... the upper floors of the Queen Hotel

"Hehe, the kitten that fell into the trap this time is really cute."

"Poor thing, your clothes are all burned by the electric shock. In that case, let me help you take them off."

In an extremely luxurious room, a man in a blue trench coat was watching with great interest the "prey" he had just captured with a trap. He chuckled, then, as if mocking, gently tugged at the clothes on the "prey" that were charred by the electric shock, and then ripped them off.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Gathering Intelligence

"let me go!"

The girl, who was hanging in mid-air, saw her clothes being torn off and cried out in panic.

However, all these movements were in vain. No matter how much the girl struggled, she could not break free from these restraints.

"Hahaha, the Valkyries of your Destiny are truly strong-willed, how could they still say such a thing?"

Watching the girl's every move, the man in the blue trench coat chuckled with amusement.

That's right, the Valkyrie hanging in mid-air at this moment is Fu Hua, who came up to investigate the situation earlier. Fu Hua was not caught because of carelessness. The real reason was that Fu Hua thought that if she was caught, the enemy would lower their guard, and it would also make it easier for her to extract information.

Moreover, based solely on her own strength, Fu Hua believed she could break free from the trap at the first moment the danger occurred, which is why she dared to do so.

"Hmph, according to Cocolia's orders, I need to stay in this city for a while." Seeing that Fu Hua had quieted down after resisting for a while without success, the clone of Welt Yang in the blue trench coat gradually became bolder.

"It's so dull here, I need to find some fun, right? Like you, the Valkyrie who willingly jumped into the trap?" He suddenly walked to Fu Hua's side, then put one hand on her chin and said with a playful tone.

Little did he know that because of his actions, he had already been sentenced to death by Fu Hua. Moreover, the distance between the two now made it easy for Fu Hua to break free from the trap and deliver a fatal blow. However, for the sake of the mission, Fu Hua temporarily suppressed her killing intent.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you before I leave this city, so please make me happy." Ignoring Fu Hua's current state, Welt Yang's clone just kept talking to himself, then kept fiddling with Fu Hua's face.

"Stay in this city? The gem is already..." For the sake of the mission, Fu Hua suppressed the rage that wanted to deliver a devastating blow to the person in front of her and said with feigned surprise, as if trying to get some information out of him.

"Tch, you're already at this point and you're still thinking about your unrealistic mission?"

"But it won't hurt to tell you. Don't worry, that thing is still in this city."

"But not here. We put it in that underground experimental platform a long time ago."

Seeing Fu Hua's incredibly weak state, seemingly at his mercy, Welt Yang's clone relaxed his guard somewhat. After all, in his eyes, it would be a piece of cake for him, the First Herrscher, to fight against a mere Valkyrie. Moreover, not to mention that this Valkyrie had already fallen into his trap and was powerless to resist.

So, when he thought of this again, Walter Yang's clone raised his voice, as if he was showing off his clever decision, after all, he had successfully tricked the Valkyrie.

Little did he know, the experimental table he used to store the Tranquility Gem on the hotel's basement floor was being secretly plotted by Kiana and Bai Mo, two Valkyries, to break into it.

The underground laboratory...? Could it refer to the basement level of this hotel?

After listening to the final words of the person in front of her, Fu Hua's originally weak face was immediately covered with an unreadable gloom.

Whether it was the annoyance of being tricked or the person's rude behavior, all Fu Hua could think about right now was tearing this clueless person in front of her to pieces.

As these emotions grew stronger within her, Fu Hua, who had always been a lamb to the slaughter, transformed into a vicious wolf and began to take action.

Having laid her cards on the table and stopped pretending, Fu Hua, believing she had already extracted useful information and that the other party was no longer of any use, broke free from her restraints with lightning speed. Then, taking advantage of Welt Yang's clone's momentary lapse in attention, she grabbed his arm that had just been impolite.

"What...you..."

Walter (the clone), realizing what was happening, wore a bewildered expression. After all, in his eyes, the Valkyrie had already been electrocuted and rendered incapacitated, so what was going on?

"Squeak-"

Before he could even resist, Fu Hua dislocated Welt Yang's arm, and then followed up with a powerful punch that sent the damned man flying.

"Ah!! How...is this possible?!"

Welt (the clone), who had been sent flying, let out a painful and unwilling groan. He was kneeling on the ground, because Fu Hua's attack had shattered his internal organs and dislocated his arm, leaving him paralyzed.

In an instant, the roles of lamb to the slaughter and wolf were reversed!

"How disgusting! But I still have to thank you for the information."

Looking down at Welt (the clone) whom she had knocked to the ground, Fu Hua spoke with a mocking expression on her face.

"Damn it! Poison Spider Mechs, take her down!!! All of you, charge!"

In an instant, feeling humiliated, Walter (the clone) came to his senses and, despite the pain, shouted loudly at the air.

Then, seemingly in response to Welt (the clone), seven or eight venomous spider mechs appeared around Fu Hua after he shouted those words and began to rush towards her location. Judging from this, these venomous spider mechs must have been there beforehand, but they had all been equipped with a certain degree of optical camouflage, which is why Fu Hua did not notice them.

"There's no need to hide your strength in front of the dead."

Fu Hua remained calm despite the approaching spider mechs, as these little creatures were nothing more than toys in her eyes. She slowly adopted the starting stance of the Inch Heart Fist technique, removed her glasses, and then charged directly towards the spider mechs.

"Sizzle~ Bang!"

Amidst a series of malfunctions and explosions, Fu Hua, with her superb combat skills and awareness, took care of all the poisonous spider mechs in less than a minute.

As for the injuries? Who would get injured while playing with toys? On the other hand, these spider mechs were either smashed to pieces or torn to shreds.

"Your suit is burnt, can I borrow your jacket?"

After dealing with the venomous spider mechs, Fu Hua walked step by step to Welt (the clone). Looking at the man in front of her, whose eyes were filled with despair, Fu Hua ripped off his coat and put it on herself.

"you...."

Watching the Poison Spider mechs he had summoned being completely defeated by the Valkyrie before him, Walter (the clone) let out a sound of resentment.

However, this time Fu Hua did not choose to pay attention to him, but walked straight to the door, intending to go to the so-called underground experimental platform to find out what was going on.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Sirin's Consciousness?

Queen Hotel Basement

Kiana: "Um, Bai Mo, let me explain. I don't know why, but my body suddenly rushed forward uncontrollably."

Bai Mo: "...It's alright, Kiana, you go and rest for a bit. I'll search these people to see if they have any access cards or anything like that."

Kiana: "Hmm, okay..."

"My body is out of control... Could it be due to the influence of the Tranquility Gem? Or is Sirin's consciousness slowly awakening?" Looking down at the security personnel who had just been knocked to the ground by Kiana, Bai Mo couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What happened? Well, it all started a few minutes ago...

Bai Mo and Kiana were heading towards the experimental platform in the center of the room according to the route they had planned. However, just as they were about to arrive, the door to the platform was suddenly opened from the inside. So, for safety reasons, Bai Mo and Kiana had no choice but to hide temporarily and observe the situation first.

As the door to the experimental platform slowly opened, more than a dozen people wearing hazmat suits and carrying firearms quickly emerged. Judging from their appearance and every move, Bai Mo quickly identified them as the security personnel Cocolia had left behind to guard the Tranquil Gem.

At the same time, Bai Mo was very glad that he had planned these routes and that he would stop for a while to observe the situation after reaching each cover in order to deal with any possible emergencies. After all, Bai Mo did not believe that there was really no one protecting the Tranquility Gem here. After all, Cocolia, that old fox, was quite shrewd.

However, Bai Mo was not flustered by the sudden appearance of these security personnel, because their appearance gave Bai Mo an opportunity to enter the experimental platform without any effort. After all, judging from their demeanor, they should just be out patrolling and observing the situation.

Therefore, they should be able to enter this experimental platform again after some time.

In response, Bai Mo also planned to tamper with these people. He could use his power as a Herald of Knowledge to issue instructions to their subconscious, such as not closing the door tightly after entering, or waiting for his instructions to open the door. In this way, Bai Mo could also attach his consciousness to them and use their eyes to explore the internal situation of the experimental table.

However, even with such a perfect plan, Bai Mo failed to implement it. After all, ideas are always grand, but reality is often harsh. Life is always like this; reality will always give us a slap in the face unexpectedly.

Just as Bai Mo was about to use his Herrscher of Knowledge powers to control these people, Kiana, who had been quietly sitting beside him, suddenly rushed straight toward the door of the experimental platform for some unknown reason.

So Bai Mo was startled by this sudden action and had no choice but to stop using his powers. He then rushed forward with Kiana, since the security personnel had already reacted and pointed their guns at Kiana.

Of course, these guns alone would not be able to harm Kiana, so without a doubt, Kiana took care of these security personnel in an instant. Although the process was somewhat fast, Bai Mo still keenly sensed a trace of Herrscher aura emanating from Kiana.

Therefore, after such a sudden accident, Bai Mo had no choice but to abandon his original plan.

Back to the present...

"How are you, Kiana? Is there anything wrong with your body?" After successfully finding the access cards on these people, Bai Mo slowly walked to Kiana's side and squatted down.

For some reason, Kiana was leaning against a stone pillar with her head down, looking dejected.

"Um... Bai Mo... I..."

Kiana looked up and stammered nervously. After all, she didn't know what had suddenly happened to her, but she knew very well that she had definitely done something wrong.

"Alright, alright! It's nothing. The best thing is that you're not hurt, Kiana!"

As Bai Mo spoke, he reached out and hugged Kiana tightly, while also patting her back symbolically to comfort her.

"If you're not feeling well, rest here for a while. Leave the Tranquility Gem to me, Kiana."

He ruffled the girl's hair and smiled as he waved the access card in his hand.

After this incident, fearing that Sirin's consciousness would further erode Kiana's body, Bai Mo decided to have Kiana wait outside while he went to retrieve the Tranquility Gem alone.

Moreover, Bai Mo could tell that Kiana's unconscious behavior was definitely not accidental. It was because after the door to the experimental table was opened, a little bit of the power of the Tranquility Gem was released, which caused this power to resonate with Sirin's consciousness within Kiana. Therefore, Kiana was probably influenced by Sirin at that moment, which is why she rushed into the experimental table to absorb more power from the Tranquility Gem.

"No...it's still too dangerous in there."

Seeing how much Bai Mo cared about her, Kiana patted her face with both hands, trying to clear her head.

After all, ever since the door to that experimental table was briefly opened, Kiana felt that her mental state was not quite right, and her head was also dizzy, as if she had been staying up all night for four or five days in a row.

At the same time, Kiana also felt a voice suddenly appear in her mind, a voice that seemed like the whisper of a demon, constantly tempting her to open the door and enter the experimental table.

However, although she didn't know what the voice was, Kiana could vaguely sense that if she followed the voice's advice and went inside, something irreversible and bad would definitely happen afterward. So, out of instinct, Kiana kept fighting against the voice.

"Don't worry, Kiana, I'll come out after I get the Tranquility Gem. Afterwards, let's go out and have a big meal together, how about it?"