Masakazu, who had intended to utter some harsh words, suddenly clutched his head and knelt on one knee on the ground.

"Hey! Don't scare me!"

Seeing the man groaning in pain before him, Siegfried panicked.

"I really didn't intend to show myself off, believe me! You can't be so fragile that you'd explode from just a little sun exposure, right???"

"Your sister... has nothing to do with this..."

Feeling the Honkai energy surging wildly within his body, Masakazu Masakazu spoke intermittently.

"I can feel my Herrscher core starting to overload. Even though I haven't used any Herrscher powers, but... no, that's not right, I can no longer use Herrscher powers!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could such a thing happen?"

Upon hearing Masakazu's statement, Siegfried immediately pulled out his communicator and began trying to contact Cecilia, who was in charge of the Shaniat tribe.

Despite the Cold War, Siegfried felt he was about to make a grave mistake by dwelling on such matters at this critical juncture.

However, at that very moment, what happened to Walter also happened in this room.

This time, however, Siegfried didn't have time to sense the Honkai energy fluctuations before the communicator hit him directly in the face.

………………

At the same time, the Shaniat family

Within the Shaniat family, Anna Shaniat looked at the beautiful woman before her, still unable to believe what she was seeing.

Just a few days ago, Cecilia Shaniat, wielding the Black Abyss White Flower, appeared within the Shaniat clan.

After shock and panic erupted within her tribe, Cecilia swiftly suppressed all those who had tried to exploit her.

After that, Anna arrived at the scene and saw the idol of this generation of girls of the Shaniat tribe holding the Black Abyss White Flower, helplessly watching the enemies lying on the ground.

"Anna, what's wrong?"

Seemingly noticing Cecilia's distraction, Cecilia, who had intended to train her opponent, put down her training weapon.

"Is something on your mind? If you don't mind, tell me and let me help you analyze it?"

"No, no, no! It's nothing! It's just training with Lady Cecilia... It feels like a dream to me."

Upon hearing the girl's explanation, Cecilia burst out laughing.

“It’s no big deal. I used to train with my teammates all the time.”

Back then, even my comrades in the Snow Wolf Squad were too far behind me, so the training turned into a one-sided beating.

"That's what they say, but..."

But it's impossible for me not to care when a dead idol appears before me.

Lady Cecilia, how exactly did you come back to life?

Chapter 695. Omens

Of course, despite her doubts, Anna wouldn't be foolish enough to run over and ask Cecilia such confidential questions.

Moreover, Anna is already feeling uneasy after letting something slip yesterday.

During the time she was receiving special training from Theresa at St. Freya Academy, she lived in the academy's dormitory and chatted with the other Valkyries quite a bit.

While she was talking to Kiana Kaslana about the girl's past, she overheard some news.

Kiana Kaslana originally received her name from Siegfried.

Although Kiana's expression at the time was probably a mix of pride and guilt, Anna, upon hearing those words, said she almost punched them.

Kiana Schariac has a lot to know how hard she has been living since she was abducted by Schicksal to be used for human experiments as a child.

The culprit behind all this suffering... is, of course, Otto Apocalypse, but since that man is dead, there's no need to pursue his responsibility any further.

After Otto Apocalypse's death, the next level of responsibility would undoubtedly be Siegfried Kaslana.

When faced with a choice between two options, he chose the experimental girl and left his own daughter behind.

After that, even before he could rescue his daughter, he gave the name of his still-living daughter to Kiana Kaslana, who at the time had no memory of her.

Fortunately, Kiana later changed her name to Kiana Schariac; otherwise, just hearing the name of that test subject would probably have caused her blood pressure, which had already dropped, to spike to 180 on the spot.

Perhaps out of anger, or perhaps for other reasons, Anna couldn't help but blurt out the matter while chatting with Cecilia.

Then, Cecilia, who had already somewhat forgiven Siegfried, suddenly crushed the mug in her hand.

Anna swears to God that she never intended to disrupt their family harmony.

But it happened anyway, and she couldn't hold back. As a result, although Cecilia hasn't shown any dissatisfaction, Anna thinks she's probably already thinking about how to deal with Siegfried.

The Herrscher of the End is about to descend, and these trivial matters cannot be a reason for Cecilia to cause trouble.

Of course, she will handle this matter in the future...

How to handle this...

Oh no! This is a disaster!

"Anna, you don't look quite right."

Seeing Anna's uneasy state, Cecilia reluctantly put down her training weapon and spoke to the girl in front of her.

"Is the Herrscher core still having a serious impact on you?"

"No, that's not it. Actually, I'm a little... yes, I'm a little worried about Lady Kiana!"

After making up a lie, Anna sighed softly as she recalled Kiana Schariac's recent situation.

"Although Lady Kiana knows that Mr. Gu Yu's current job is out of necessity, once she thinks about what Mr. Gu Yu looks like now..."

"It's not surprising to feel resentment and conflict when the objects of love and hate are intertwined."

"But this isn't a big deal for Lady Kiana. Compared to usual, it's taken her a little longer to process her feelings..."

Anna, who was about to finish speaking, suddenly clutched her chest and began to say in an extremely painful voice.

"No... How could this be... Mr. Gu Yu... You should have already shattered the Herrscher personality within me!"

Then, after she felt the power within her body disappear, her face turned deathly pale.

"Anna! What's wrong?!"

Cecilia, who was preparing to make a cut on her wrist to subdue Anna's restless body with the Saint of Shaniat, suddenly saw Anna press her fingernails against her hand and gently shake her head.

“Lady Cecilia, the Herrscher powers within me… have just completely vanished…”

"But at the same time, the Herrscher core within me is still operating at overcapacity..."

"The other companions may have also been attacked in this strange way. I think..."

"The prelude to the end has begun!"

"The End... Wait, Xiaoyu is also a Herrscher, could it be!"

At that moment, Cecilia immediately prepared to run to the comms terminal to contact Gu Yu, who was still at the Schicksal headquarters.

However, in just a moment, the two felt a terrifying wave of Honkai energy that spread throughout the Shaniat clan.

After they regained consciousness, they both thought of the same thing.

The location where the Honkai energy fluctuations appeared... is, without a doubt, Kiana Schariac's room!

After rushing to her daughter's room, Cecilia stared at the ceiling with a huge, hollow hole in it, her eyes becoming incredibly sharp.

"Someone kidnapped Kiana...right under my nose!"

"Damn it, I'll see who dares to touch my daughter after Otto's death!"

………………

At the same time, St. Freya Academy

Mei, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, glanced back at everyone in the hall and gave a helpless smile.

Although the Herrscher of the End is about to descend, everyone is now completely relaxed.

They've already done everything they could; forcing themselves to do more...

Sigh, most of the enemies have been dealt with by Gu Yu, so what can we do?

Recalling how she had taken the initiative to seek out the power of the Herrscher in an attempt to become the power of Gu Yu, and now that Gu Yu had been charging ahead and protecting her for a whole year, Raiden Mei felt both amused and helpless.

Hey, crybaby, something's not right today.

Listening to the Herrscher of Thunder's usual mischievous opening remarks, Raiden Mei remained completely unmoved.

[Gu Yu isn't here today, are you suggesting we prepare to cause trouble?]

After figuring out this personality's patterns, she was no longer led by the nose.

The more anxious you are when facing this personality, the more likely you are to put yourself in a passive position.

Therefore, Raiden Mei's current attitude towards anything said by the Herrscher of Thunder is "Mmm, mmm, I'm listening."

[Idiot! I didn't lie!]

Sensing Raiden Mei's current attitude, the Herrscher of Thunder spoke in exasperation.

I won't say anything if you don't feel your Herrscher powers being stripped away, but the problem is I'm the Herrscher personality residing within you, why should we be separated? And now, the next Honkai could happen at any moment...

[Didn't you ever consider who... could possibly be capable of interfering with a Herrscher or even seizing their power at a time like this?]

Chapter 696. The Lost Power

If Raiden Mei hadn't taken the Herrscher of Thunder's words seriously at first, then upon hearing the Herrscher of Thunder's slightly anxious inner voice, she immediately stopped what she was doing.

Are you serious?

【Nonsense, what good would it do me to lie to you? Think about it carefully, how many of the things I've said in the past have been false?】

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