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Chapter 159 Valkyries from Around the World Mobilize

There are as many as 500,000 registered Valkyries in the world. If such a large number of people want to remain hidden in human society, then controlling the Internet is one of the key tasks.

The Valkyries of the extraordinary side usually communicate with each other on many deep web websites, such as "Dongtian," which was jointly built by various extraordinary martial arts schools such as Taixu Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and Wudang Mountain in China. It has become the world's largest website for Valkyries to exchange martial arts knowledge.

For example, the official forum "Valhalla" established by Destiny is the best way for Valkyries in Europe and North America to communicate online or accept some legitimate civilian missions. Even some less legitimate missions, such as uncertified exploration or archaeology, can be posted here.

Among all the various forums and websites, the most famous is undoubtedly "Saintess Lake," developed by the Far East Branch of Destiny Academy.

It was established only a short time ago, about ten years ago. It was originally the internal BBS of St. Freya Academy. The content was mostly about things like, "That guy from the British royal family who entered in the first year of high school is something, maybe the school beauty list will change", "I lost my meal card in the second canteen, has anyone found it? My name is xxx", and "Looking for a good younger sister to serve me, salary negotiable. This crappy school doesn't allow servants, so annoying".

However, because St. Freya Academy is currently the world's largest Valkyrie training school, Valkyries who graduate from here are found all over the world and in all walks of life. Graduates also like to chat and joke around on the forum. Over time, more and more graduates have used the forum as a regular communication channel, and even Valkyries from outside the school have begun to flock to the forum.

Years later, Saintess Lake had amassed a staggering 400,000 registered users, a veritable haven for all sorts of people chatting, posting, and offering bounties. It had become the world's largest and most comprehensive forum for the supernatural. Principal Theresa even had to purchase a massive server to prevent the forum from crashing due to the overwhelming volume of traffic.

The students were forced to relocate to the school's internal section due to the usurpation of their place.

At that moment, the man browsing the Saintess Lake forum paused, his fingers clicking on a bolded and red post that had been pushed to the top of the Saintess Lake forum's front page! It had even been pinned by the moderator of St. Freya Academy!

It had only been half an hour since it was posted, but the number of comments had already exceeded a thousand! There weren't many people on the supernatural side, so it was extremely rare for a post to have such popularity. But Otto Apocalypse knew exactly why: the title of the post, though only a few words long, was enough to be awe-inspiring.

"A pre-civilization divine key has been discovered in Tallinn, an unclaimed object, at coordinates n592613e244420."

"It wasn't Lady Rita who sent it; the poster was Anna Shaniat," Amber, wearing an eyepatch and sporting curly white hair, said softly. "In fact, Miss Rita also requested assistance from headquarters half an hour ago after encountering a Judgment-class Honkai Beast. Lady Durandal has already abandoned her mission to visit the President of Peru and changed course directly to Aisha, without even informing us beforehand. Should we punish her?"

“What punishment? That’s her maid, whom she considers a sister. Punishing her like this would break the hearts of our girls. However, the poster was faster than Rita’s plea for help. The elites of various countries must have been mobilized by now.” Otto shook his head with a smile. “The moment the Divine Key was exposed, this matter was no longer something that Destiny could solve. There can always be unexpected events.”

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At Tallinn International Airport, a snow-white Concorde made a loud noise as it landed. It was a supersonic passenger plane that had ceased production in 2003. Due to various shortcomings and high cost, such aircraft can now only be seen in natural history magazines.

However, many factions on the supernatural side still retain this aircraft. They don't care about money; they often care more about efficiency, especially after such a major news exposure.

The cabin door opened, and a Chinese woman with long blue hair, dressed in a women's military uniform and boots, strode out. The steel soles of her boots made a crisp sound on the marble tiles of the airport. She had a long sword at her waist, and her eyes were sharp. Behind her was a Hanfu-clad girl with her eyes lowered.

The girl's long, snow-white hair was tied up with a phoenix hairpin. Although she had followed the woman in military uniform all the way, she never raised her head, as if there was almost nothing in the world that could interest her... Only when you get closer can you see that this girl in Hanfu was actually squinting and almost asleep.

Meanwhile, the door of the plane parked at the other end of the airport opened, and a tall Valkyrie with a head of brilliant golden wavy hair, who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, gracefully jumped down from the three-meter-high doorway. She was wearing a blue and white dress armor with exposed shoulders and back, black stockings and gloves, and her long skirt fluttered to the ground, making her look majestic and awe-inspiring.

Alvit, who had been anxiously waiting at the airport for a long time, immediately rushed up and hugged the blonde girl's leg, crying, "Lady Durandal! You've finally come! The Divine Key can't be protected anymore, it really can't be protected anymore! Look how many people have come! From Siberia, Great Britain, America, France... even China has come! If you hadn't come, we would have been fish on a chopping board!"

"Where's Rita?" The blonde girl named Durandal asked without thinking, "The Divine Key doesn't matter, but where is Rita? Is she alive or dead?"

Alvitt's expression stiffened slightly. "Well..."

"Dead?" Durandal clenched her fists. "How could this be! I told her to prioritize her own safety and to wait for me if she encountered something she couldn't handle! How could this happen, how could this be... Where is that Honkai Beast? Where is it!"

A spear instantly appeared in her hand, and her eyes were bloodshot, making her look like she wanted to punch someone. Alvitt quickly pulled her back, both amused and exasperated: "No, the Honkai Beast was already killed, Rita is still alive, or rather, her injuries are almost healed now... but..."

Durandal breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away the tears that had almost welled up in her eyes. "But what is it?"

“However, I suspect…” Alvit lowered her head and said in a low voice, “Rita may have already betrayed us. The Divine Key is now in the hands of that child named Pandora. She could easily beat him and take it directly, but she’s just being passive and refusing to do it… I suspect she and that boy have some kind of secret.”

"Is that all?" Durandal frowned slightly. "The combat power of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast was misjudged by Schicksal. You said she was rescued by that boy and survived... How could Rita possibly do something like attacking her own comrade who was rescuing her?"

"Of course I know Rita is unlikely to do such a thing, but that's precisely why you, Lady Durandal, should be even more worried," Alvit chuckled. "If she betrayed us, that would be fine; we could just catch her and give her a good beating. The real problem is that she might develop some inexplicable feelings for that boy because of this heroic rescue."

Chapter 160 Durandal

Durandal felt a jolt in her heart and began to have wild thoughts.

Rita had been her personal maid since childhood, taking care of her daily needs. They ate, lived, and were colleagues; over the years, they seemed no different from sisters. Durandal had never imagined her becoming independent or starting her own family, just as a child never imagined her mother would one day leave.

But Rita is already in her twenties, an age when she's considered old enough to marry and have children in any country, and in some places even considered late marriage and late childbirth. While most Valkyries don't care much about men... she wondered if Rita had ever considered it. Besides, that boy was someone who had reached the transcendent level; for a man to be able to control Honkai energy was not one in ten thousand, but a rare genius in the world. It wasn't... unreasonable for Rita to have such thoughts.

"No!" Durandal said instinctively.

After saying that, she realized she didn't seem to have the right to stop Rita. Rita had her own life, and she seemed to have no right to interfere. Was she supposed to say, "Because I need you, you should stay single forever; because I don't need a boyfriend, you don't need one either?"

Damn it, how can you say that? It sounds like a lesbian's statement!

Then she saw Alvitt unable to suppress her laughter. Durandal awkwardly looked away and said, "These are all just guesses. We should go and see how they are doing now. I also need to properly thank the person who saved Rita... At least I need to see what kind of person he is!"

I'm not going to hand Rita over to just any random boy I don't know!

Just then, Durandal caught sight of two people disembarking from the opposite plane and walking towards her. The woman in military uniform extended her hand and said with a heroic air, "I am Cheng Lixue, an A-rank Valkyrie from the Divine Continent authorities. You must be Bianca Durandal Atagina, currently ranked number one on the Destiny Valkyrie list?"

“Wrong. The first one is the Holy Maiden of Destiny, Lady Cecilia. Her talent is so high that she couldn’t control the overflow of Honkai energy. I heard that she’s now living in an ice cellar.” Durandal shook hands with her and said very seriously.

"Then you'll still be number one."

“Strictly speaking, I’m just a little more outstanding among the younger generation of Destiny, nothing to brag about.” Durandal looked at the Hanfu-clad girl behind Cheng Lixue and narrowed her beautiful eyes. “I didn’t expect that people from Shenzhou Taixu Mountain would also come. You’re determined to win this time.”

Cheng Lixue smiled slightly and began to introduce, "This is..."

"I know, Cheng Ling Shuang, the 'Supreme Freedom' who guards Shanhaiguan, is the fifth disciple of the Crimson Iris Immortal. I've heard of her reputation since birth," said Youlandail earnestly. "Everyone says you're cold-hearted by nature. You've guarded the border of Shenzhou for over five hundred years, never interacting with the outside world, only keeping company with plants, birds, and beasts. No one can command you. Why would you take action for the country this time? Do you also want the Key of the Gods?"

To be honest, "cold-blooded by nature" isn't a good term, and saying it directly to someone's face can even be disrespectful. But Durandal has always been straightforward and speaks her mind.

The girl dressed in ancient Hanfu glanced at Durandal and said indifferently, "The Divine Key is just something I did casually. It's mainly because I haven't heard of a man who can control Honkai energy in a long time, so I'm a little interested... The Kaslana family is wiped out, and the Taixu Sword Qi is almost extinct. There are probably no more than twenty spontaneous male Honkai energy aptitude test subjects left in this world."

"Little Immortal, you're quite arrogant, aren't you? Just doing it casually?" Alvette interjected, unconvinced. "You only know you can take the Divine Key?"

Cheng Ling Shuang didn't bother to respond. As a young woman who had lived for over five hundred years, she disdained to argue with a junior.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Cheng Lixue, feeling helpless, stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Our ancestor rarely interacted with people and was simple-minded. He didn't know how to save face for others when he spoke, so please forgive him. This time, people from all over the world have come to the excavation of the Divine Key. We may not be able to compete with him."

"Ancestor?" Yulandel asked with some curiosity.

“We both have the surname Cheng, didn’t you notice?” Cheng Lixue smiled. “Strictly speaking, I am still a descendant of Miss Ling Shuang.”

“I object to that,” Cheng Ling Shuang said calmly. “The title ‘Ancestor’ is disgusting, and besides, I’m still a virgin and will not have any offspring for the time being.”

At this moment, they saw that more and more people had already gathered around them in twos and threes. Most of them were beautiful women, dressed in different clothes from various countries, but most of them had a heroic and dignified air, and their extraordinary and refined demeanor was immediately apparent.

"Holy crap." Alvit looked around in surprise and said to Durandal, "Look over there, the countries have really gone all out this time. That girl with twin tails, that's the French A-rank Valkyrie Sallena, supposedly a direct descendant of Joan of Arc. And that cute-looking one under the plane, that's the British Supernatural Side's official mascot Victoria, supposedly the Queen's granddaughter. Oh, and from Siberia is Catherine, tsk tsk tsk, another formidable opponent. Isn't she already preparing to run for parliament? Oh, I see, getting this Divine Key will greatly increase her political standing. No wonder she's the Russian Empress."

Durandal looked in the direction of the sound and indeed saw many elite Valkyries who were already eyeing the Divine Key covetously. Most of them were already renowned figures on the transcendent side. However, those who dared to compete for the Divine Key were almost all forces of the Five Constants, which was quite normal. Only the Five Constants would dare to disregard the authority of Destiny.

Durandal had a headache.

Although Destiny hadn't issued any orders, Durandal knew very well that since she was here, she had to shoulder the responsibility of retrieving the Divine Key to some extent. She was indeed strong; in fact, most of the so-called elites here were no match for her. The problem was, if she dared to be forceful, Destiny would be in a difficult position.

The Key of God is currently ownerless; whoever finds it can have a share. The Five Constants might consider how to distribute the benefits and then compromise to reach a solution, but Destiny is not qualified to sit at the table of benefit distribution... To be honest, Destiny is not yet qualified to discuss benefit distribution with the Five Constants face-to-face.

If Durandal dares to cause trouble by force, the next second the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will join forces to question Destiny. I'm afraid that no matter how roundabout the bishop tries, he won't get away with it. His headquarters in the UK might be shut down, and his branches in various places might be closed. If he doesn't comply, they'll bomb him with missiles.

Durandal was extremely distressed. Rita usually gave her advice on these kinds of things… Oh well, she'd just do her best. The higher-ups must have already prepared for losing the Divine Key, right? Not prepared? Then they'd do it now.

Compared to the Divine Key, she was more eager to see Rita. Partly to confirm her safety, and partly... well, well.

Chapter 161 Sister Anna, I've Got Your Boyfriend

"As expected, you Siberians are all crazy, each of you has some inexplicable heroism! You were just like this back in the Soviet Union!" Anna said viciously as she ran down the narrow tomb passage. "After the nuclear power plant explosion, firefighters went to put out the fire without protective suits, pilots dared to drop flooded materials in helicopters, volunteers dived into nuclear wastewater to open valves... What do you think your lives are, acting in a play? You think you've lived a wasted life if you don't have some dramatic scenes of life and death?"

"Is it a bit problematic for a German to praise the former Soviet Union like this?" Lilia said calmly.

"Marx was also German, so can't I believe in Marx?"

They were heading towards the tomb chamber where Shen Liang was located. Due to the aftermath of the intense battle, the underground turbulence continued, and the five people on the surface knew very well that they were not qualified to go down. It wasn't until much later, after the earthquake subsided, that Anna mustered the courage to go down and take a look. Fortunately, the tomb passage was not completely blocked. Following the underground structure map provided by the Destiny Rescue Team that had arrived from the surface, the group kept changing tomb passages to find a way out.

"Why don't you guys seem worried about Pandora at all?" Anna looked at the little girls. The two girls named Bronya and Seele looked rather uneasy, but the other two sisters seemed completely calm and unconcerned.

“Since my brother said we don’t need to worry, he’ll definitely be fine,” Bronya said softly. “My brother never acts recklessly; he always keeps his word… Bronya was a little anxious, but mainly because she didn’t know what her brother was relying on. After all, he’s been away from the orphanage for a long time, and he may have experienced many adventures that Bronya couldn’t understand.”

"You trust him so much?" Anna found it unbelievable.

"Are you called Anna? Well, Anna, you may not know, but when we were in the orphanage, my brother was actually the weakest one. He was different from us who had Honkai energy. He was the weakest and had the least strength. He couldn't even complete military training. So in daily life, he never felt that he, as a boy, had to do many things. Instead, he would call us to help him as soon as he encountered something he couldn't solve, such as moving sandbags or bullet boxes."

"So despicable?" Anna felt that Shen Liang wasn't that kind of person.

“So my brother won’t try to do things he can’t do. He’s known his abilities are limited since he was little, probably because we’ve discouraged him too much,” Bronya said calmly. “What I’m more worried about now is, if my brother defeats that Honkai Beast, will he still be able to deal with that Aunt Rita?”

“Ah…Auntie? She’s only in her early twenties, right?” Anna felt like she’d been stabbed in the heart. “I…I’ll be twenty next year too.”

Rosalia gave a thumbs up, "It's really unacceptable to be twenty and still not have a boyfriend. Sister Anna, I'll take care of your boyfriend!"

"Are you going to introduce Liang-gege to her?" Black Seele stared at Rosalia with a forced smile.

Rosalia suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced at Hei Xi's threatening expression, stuck out her tongue, and shut her mouth.

Rosalia harbored some resentment towards Seele, stubbornly believing that Shen Liang's favorite younger sister was her, but Black Seele shared the same stubbornness. Both had their reasons: Rosalia believed she had spent the most time with her brother, while Black Seele believed her brother had taken the best care of her.

Similarly, Rosalia believes that Seele always acts like a weak, pitiful girl who needs to be taken care of, pretending to be Lin Daiyu to get her brother's attention. Everyone else calls her brother "brother," but Seele is the only little vixen who calls him "Brother Liang" softly every day. Black Seele, on the other hand, believes that the Arlene sisters deliberately act like helpless, clueless brats to force Brother Liang to dress them, comb their hair, wash their faces, and even give them a bath every day.

For this reason, Rosalia often fought with Black Seele since she was eight years old, because she felt embarrassed to bully the well-behaved Seele in her normal mode. However, Seele developed faster than her, and she was soon no match for Black Seele.

Then they finally saw the tomb entrance they had encountered earlier. The massive stone door had been blasted apart, leaving only the huge pillars supporting the dome. Anna immediately led the little girls inside, and the scene before them made her gasp in horror.

The ground was covered with dried blood.

The huge tomb chamber was now completely empty. The excavation equipment had long since exploded or shattered beyond recognition, and the platform had been smashed to pieces by the battle with the giant snake. The bone niches that held skulls had been reduced to dust by the aftershocks. The tomb chamber had no archaeological value left. The only things scattered everywhere were broken flesh and piles of corpses.

Those were the work team members who had been stabbed and swept into a corner by the giant snake's tail. They died tragically, with few intact bodies left, and their blood smeared the ground.

In a slightly cleaner spot in the middle of the tomb, a maid was kneeling upright, while Shen Liang lay on her lap, enjoying the maid's lap pillow while browsing forums on his rugged phone. Meanwhile, Rita held a stream of Honkai energy in her hand, intently trying to curl his long hair into waves similar to Durandal's.

The scene was almost absurd. Anna stared blankly as Shen Liang and Rita coexisted peacefully amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, as if they were in their own living room.

No problem, it's safe, everything is going in the best direction. Shen Liang and Rita didn't have any conflicts, and she doesn't need to worry about how to conduct herself.

only……

“Pandora?” Anna frowned. “Are you... alright?”