People are in Star Iron, and the game begins with the unsheathing of Heavenly Fire.

"Crash..."

Ron gently raised his arm, and a large amount of icy debris fell from his clothes, along with his brain gradually beginning to function again.

His actions also elicited reactions from Durandal and Rita in front of him.

"You're awake?" Durandal looked at him warily. "Although I don't know who you are, I'm sorry, but we need you to come with us."

"Go with you?"

Ron was still somewhat dazed, mainly because his brain had been frozen for too long and was a bit numb.

“Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.” Durandal realized and looked at Ron, speaking slowly and seriously, “Please allow me to introduce myself first. My name is Bianca Durandal, the captain of the Undying Blade of the Fate Valkyrie Squad, and the current Fate S-rank Valkyrie.”

Then Durandal swayed her golden hair.

At the same time, she extended her hand and introduced to Ron: "This is the maid of Destiny, and also the vice-captain of the Undying Blade Squad, Rita Losweiser, who is an S-rank Valkyrie just like me."

"Hello."

Compared to Durandal, Rita is clearly more adept at interpersonal communication, and even when facing someone like Ron whose identity is obviously a mystery, she remains quite calm and friendly.

"Yulandel?"

Upon hearing Durandal's words, Ron instinctively recalled the white fur ball that had appeared before he lay down in the hibernation pod; it was clearly less than three years old.

But now, the other party has clearly shed all the impressions of Kiana Kaslana, and looks to be close to adulthood.

This visceral change made Ron fully aware of the passage of time!

As Ron was lost in thought, realizing that more than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye, Durandal looked at him intently, feeling a strange sense of familiarity about the man before her, as if she had seen him before.

But she had absolutely no recollection of Ron's face, and couldn't remember ever seeing him before...

Amidst the chaos, Durandal slowly spoke: "Your name?"

"Ron."

Ron didn't hide anything and calmly gave his answer.

“Mr. Ron, is it?” Rita smiled and appeared beside him like a gust of wind. “I’m sorry to have to be rough with you, but your identity is currently too mysterious. We need to take you to see His Holiness the Bishop of Schicksal so that he can determine whether you pose a threat… Don’t worry, we have no ill intentions toward you.”

As Rita spoke, she discreetly handcuffed Ron's hands.

"Rita, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Durandal, standing nearby, couldn't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied.

To be honest, she didn't want to detain Ron. Although his identity was mysterious and everything about him was a mystery, Durandal always felt a resistance to doing so.

"Lady Durandal, this is simply a matter of official business. It would be irresponsible to allow this mysterious man to move freely within the Schicksal headquarters."

"..."

Rita's words silenced Durandal.

She knew the other person was right, and in the end, she could only nod helplessly.

"So you mean to trap me?" Just as the two S-rank Valkyries were discussing how to deal with Ron, Ron himself spoke up with a subtle expression:

"But do you think you can restrain me with something like this?"

As he spoke, he stood up from the hibernation pod.

Then, to the astonishment of Durandal and Rita, he simply twisted his hands outwards, and the handcuffs came off him.

"Snapped!"

The specially made handcuffs couldn't even hold up for a second; they were torn off and fell to the ground.

"what?!"

Durandal and Rita immediately widened their eyes, revealing wary expressions.

These are special handcuffs made by Destiny using a special alloy. Even the Valkyries of Destiny cannot break free from them without wearing Valkyrie armor!

"Step back, Rita!"

Durandal's cold voice rang out.

She directly drew her lance, 'Heller of Eternal Silence,' a weapon from the Throne of Gods series made from special soul steel found deep in the sea. It could pierce almost any enemy, including Emperor-level Honkai Beasts!

Durandal pointed the weapon directly at Ron. Although she still felt some resistance, her Valkyrie instincts told her that she would not ignore any opponent and would defeat all enemies!

"Do you want to fight me?"

"I will not allow anyone to threaten destiny!"

Ron gazed at Durandal's face, which was now completely different from her childhood appearance, and her fully developed warrior body, his eyebrows twitching slightly.

The other person's words when he was young, and his current hostile attitude, evoked a little bit of emotion in him, but only a little.

He wouldn't be so easily detained by these two Valkyries of Destiny just because of a little bit of friendship.

"Hmm... Although this development is a bit unexpected, since that's the case, let's have a good fight."

As he spoke, Ron slowly took out the [Undying] energy bottle he had just been holding.

He just used a little of the energy bottle's power to easily break free of the chains.

Right now, he inserted the [Undying] energy bottle into the blood-steaming gun—

"Snapped!"

An astonishing energy began to erupt, with two diametrically opposed forces—the extreme cold of salvation and the flame of immortality—gradually converging within Ron.

The space began to shake and tremble!

"what happened?!"

Rita stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered by what had happened.

"You also have a Valkyrie armor?" Durandal's expression changed slightly.

Ron's demeanor led her to believe that he also possessed the Valkyrie Armor of Destiny, and judging from his movements, it might even be the third or fourth generation of the Godslayer Armor!

But soon, she dismissed her own idea!

Because she discovered that even her Godslayer Armor, when activated, could not produce such a deafening and astonishing sound.

"Who...who exactly is he?!"

Rita hastily drew her scythe. As an S-rank Valkyrie, she naturally wouldn't stand idly by and watch Durandal fight this dangerous enemy.

But for some reason, when she tried to fight the other party, she was filled with a strange fear.

"boom!"

As Ron's power spread, it quickly changed the surrounding environment.

The power of the [Undying] energy bottle caused half of the scene to be covered in ice and the other half to be covered in flames, creating a strikingly distinct situation.

Meanwhile, Ron's body was also shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see his exact condition.

Durandal and Rita watched him intently, both sensing an indescribable sense of chaotic pressure emanating from him.

"Snapped!"

Finally, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

Durandal and Rita's expressions changed instantly.

Because Ron's current appearance has become completely different from that of a human, twisted like a monster, covered in scales, and even burning with strange flames!

"boom!"

As Ron took a step, the ground trembled dramatically out of thin air.

"What...what is this?!" Rita was completely bewildered by what she saw, and her legs began to tremble instinctively.

As an S-class Valkyrie, she shouldn't have felt fear so quickly.

But in Ron's savior form, she truly felt an overwhelming power!

Compared to Rita, Durandal's confusion was more obvious; her pupils suddenly became enormous, and her breathing began to become rapid.

Ron's appearance instantly brought back memories of the past, reminding her of the promise she had made for herself throughout her life—

"Is that you, Doctor?! I'm so glad to see you again!"

Chapter 168 Giving Your Bishop a Reason He Has No Choice But to Accept! Heavenly Fire, Unsheathed!

As Durandal finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the scene.

Rita immediately looked at the girl in front of her, her gaze falling on the girl's face, which was filled with confusion and surprise. She couldn't understand why the girl would suddenly say such a thing.

In contrast, Ron's expression froze slightly. He hadn't expected that Durandal would still remember him and the fact that he had saved her life.

It's important to know that he saved Durandal when she was about 3 years old. However, Durandal later saved Kiana's clone while trying to stop Sirin's plan with Siegfried, which caused her to fall from the plane and into the snow-capped mountains.

That impact nearly killed Durandal; only thanks to Otto's access to Schicksal's most advanced medical technology was she barely pulled back from the brink of death.

In return, Durandal lost almost all her memories of the past and completely forgot her identity as the real Kiana Kaslana, living in the world as Bianca.

Therefore, Ron never expected that simply activating his Savior form would lead to his identity being recognized...

Because this reunion was so coincidental and accidental, Ron was at a loss for how to react and could only stare at the other person with his eyes.

"Lady Durandal, what did you mean by that just now?"

Rita gradually recovered from her shock. She took a deep look at the familiar girl beside her, trying to figure out the relationship between Durandal and this strange man.

"It's nothing, Rita, let's let him go..."

"Let him go?"

Durandal's words left Rita in disbelief.

She couldn't understand why Durandal, as the Valkyrie of Destiny, would so openly utter words that clearly contradicted the Valkyrie's beliefs.

Meanwhile, Durandal was overwhelmed with complex emotions as she looked at Ron's familiar figure...

Finally, something unbelievable happened to Rita.

Durandal actually stepped in front of Ron, blocking her with her lance. "I made a promise with the doctor that I would protect him, and I believe the doctor isn't a bad person, so..."