Star Railway, starting as Kiana

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This was quite fitting for her role; she acted like a true decision-maker, beginning to plan the follow-up work.

"Have the Valkyrie squad patrol near the tower, and immediately notify command if they detect any Honkai energy reactions from the Second Herrscher."

"However, we should try to avoid fighting the Second Herrscher... By the way, where is Siegfried Kaslana?"

"Lord Siegfried has just arrived at the temporary command post and is awaiting orders."

"Okay, I'll head to the temporary command post and meet him right away!"

Theresa ended the communication and, with Kiana and Xiaoqi, sped towards the Tower of Babel, the location of the laboratory, following the possible traces of the Second Herrscher.

"Strange, why does it feel like the number of Honkai Beasts is a bit off?"

Theresa's superhuman strength, along with her compatibility with Judah, made Judah capable of both offense and defense, close combat and ranged attacks.

But things were a bit strange along the way.

The Honkai Beasts seemed to be consciously gathering towards their location.

Or perhaps the number of Honkai Beasts is too large, creating a situation similar to a beast tide.

The former is fine, but if it's the latter, then even if the Herrschers are dealt with this time, just dealing with the Honkai Beasts will require countless Valkyries to be injured or sacrificed.

Thinking of this, Theresa launched the Judah Wheel into the air.

Everywhere she looked was swept clean, leaving not a single Honkai Beast behind.

However, this also caused her, who had already been injured in a brief battle with the Second Herrscher, to lose strength at an accelerated rate. If it weren't for her physique, which was similar to that of a Fusion Warrior, and the monstrous strength of the Kaslana family, Judah's weight alone would have overwhelmed her.

Her current fighting style relies entirely on Judah's ability to suppress Honkai energy.

When Xiaoqi asked Theresa what the "tower" meant, she felt that everything seemed vaguely familiar.

Especially when she heard the name of the Babylon laboratory, for some reason, she had no memory of this place.

Yet there's always been an urge to completely destroy that place.

Kiana's left eye, which was blue, was slowly replaced by gold.

Just as her eyes turned completely golden, Kiana patted her, and she regained her senses. Her eyes remained the same sky-blue color, as if nothing had happened.

"Xiaoqi, could you help take care of Theresa? At this rate, by the time we get there, it'll be too late."

While Kiana was speaking, Theresa grabbed Kiana's arm and pulled her behind her.

Judas, whom she held, betrayed her once again and stood by Kiana's side.

"Judas, unfold!"

Suddenly, Judah's two sides opened up, and golden spears shot straight into the sky, while countless chains shot out from within Judah in all directions.

Each time the spear lands, it takes away a Honkai Beast.

Each swing of the chains, due to the "restraint" force, renders the Honkai Beast unable to resist, eventually causing it to gradually perish due to problems with the Honkai energy supply.

Finally, with the Valkyrie Judah's full power, the Honkai Beasts born in the Second Honkai Impact were cleared away like weeds.

Soon, the three arrived at the temporary command post and saw Siegfried sitting in front of an instrument, looking carefree and unrestrained.

"Hey, Theresa. I heard you met with the Second Herrscher before, and I was quite worried about you."

"Hmph, I don't care about your worries, you lecherous devil!"

These two, who are the same age, are bickering as usual.

Kiana noticed that the little Kiana behind her was trembling all over. If Kiana hadn't been in front of her, and if she hadn't known that this was just a piece of history recorded in the consciousness space, she would have rushed over and questioned her father about why he had abandoned her and left alone.

"By the way, who are these two beautiful ladies beside you?"

"Beautiful lady, if I have the chance, I would love to invite you for a drink."

Theresa frowned as she heard Siegfried speaking recklessly again.

Unlike Theresa, Siegfried was not naive and simple-minded. As the head of the Kaslana family, even though Theresa's expression did not change much, he still noticed.

This made her even more curious about the identities of these two white-haired, blue-eyed girls.

"Xiaoqi, don't you want to get revenge on your father for leaving without saying goodbye back then?"

"Sister, could it be that you...?"

Kiana nodded, then patted Judas beside her.

Under Siegfried's puzzled gaze, Kiana uttered that line.

"Judas, unfold!"

...

Looking at Siegfried, who was bound by Judah and was in a much worse state than he had been, hanging upside down.

If this weren't the second Honkai, and the Herrscher hadn't been found yet, with Cecilia at risk of being deployed at any moment, she would have loved to mock Siegfried mercilessly.

"I..."

Siegfried wanted to ask if there was some misunderstanding between them.

But Kiana didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

A roll of pink tape appeared in Kiana's hand and then magically stuck to Siegfried's mouth.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Have you ever witnessed the true use of Judas?

After Kiana finished speaking, Judah began to spin wildly, while Siegfried was like being suspended upside down on a high-speed carousel. By the time Kiana told Judah to stop,

Siegfried, freed from Judah's restraints, staggered as he walked, eventually plunging headfirst into the snow. He tried to get up, but the intense dizziness caused him to bury his head even deeper.

Chapter 394 Theresa: Is Xiaoqi possessed? What is she grinning about?

Kiana showed no surprise at the change in the scene before her.

After all, Otto was aware of everything that happened in this space.

As for the existence of b, for a, V may be beneficial to I; I or I may be unaffected by t.

But as long as he stays by Xiaoqi's side, it will be difficult for Xiaoqi to be influenced by Xilin and for Otto's plan to be realized.

"My friend, you are indeed very clever."

"So, could you stay here and chat with me for a while? How about letting that child have a sweet dream?"

Otto, dressed in bishop's robes, appeared in front of Kiana, waved his hand, and several projection screens appeared floating in the air in front of the data space.

The content projected onto the screen was the area where Xiaoqi was located.

His disappearance did not seem to attract the attention of Siegfried and Theresa.

Xiaoqi: "Strange, where did my sister go?"

Theresa looked at Xiaoqi, who was searching for something, and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong? Are you looking for someone?"

"I'm looking for my sister. I don't know why she suddenly disappeared again?"

"Your sister? Who is that?"

Xiaoqi looked at Theresa, whose expression seemed genuine, while Siegfried beside her had the same expression, as if he couldn't understand what the girl in front of him was saying.

Otto, look! Little Lingqi seems to have fallen into self-doubt, which may cause his plans to go wrong.

So he snapped his fingers, and a golden Rubik's Cube appeared in Otto's hand, slowly transforming into the shape of a feather.

A golden feather appeared on Xiaoqi's head.

Nothing seemed to have changed, but Xiaoqi seemed to have forgotten Kiana's existence, or rather, forgotten that Kiana had come to this space.

Together with Theresa, we ventured deeper into the area.

"Huh? Aren't you going to stop me?"

"Your current body is just a projection, and Xiaoqi also needs to grow, otherwise the core of the Herrscher will eventually be a hidden danger."

"She is just herself, not someone else. She has her own path to walk, and I will not interfere."

"That would be wonderful. Then please join me, Miss Kiana, who has come from another world, on a heartwarming journey of dreams."

Otto tapped a few times in the air, and immediately a set of chairs and snacks appeared around him.

Otto, with great gentlemanly manners, pulled out a chair for Kiana to a comfortable position, bowed slightly, and gestured for her to sit down.

"By the way, although I said I wouldn't interfere with Xiaoqi's future, I never said that I would refrain from taking action if I saw someone trying to harm my sister."

"biu!"

Kiana raised her right hand, made a shooting motion as if aiming a pistol, and fired a shot in a certain direction.

At first, Otto didn't understand what the meaning of this behavior was. Was it a demonstration, or simply a warning to himself?

What followed was an energy supply composed of Honkai energy that appeared at the Schicksal headquarters, penetrating the headquarters' defenses and piercing through Otto's body, who was playing a game at the headquarters.

It wasn't a demonstration or a warning; it was blatant retaliation.

Fortunately, Otto himself could hardly remember how many Soul Steel bodies he had left behind at the Schicksal headquarters and in various parts of the world. As the body in the headquarters bishop's office was too badly damaged and lost its mobility, another body in the Schicksal headquarters laboratory had already awakened.

Otto stood up from the laboratory, recalling the completely unreasonable attack he had just witnessed, which proved that Kiana already possessed the combat power of a Herrscher.

Moreover, it's still uncertain whether that attack was her full-force strike.

If so, then he's like that mercenary Raven who was shrouded in black robes and attacked him with the Third Divine Key. Although dangerous, he's not a threat as long as you pay attention to him.

But what if there's another possibility?

"Could this Kiana be K423 from another world, or a fully-fledged six-core Herrscher?"

As previously stated, Kiana did not take any action after this attack.

However, the two projected screens in the void displayed different images.

One of them is a scene that Kiana and Xiaoqi saw back then. During the Second Honkai Impact, Xiaoqi was working with Cecilia to resolve the crisis brought about by the Second Honkai Impact.

In another scene, Xiaoqi is seen wandering alone in an empty building, talking to people who don't exist around her, and fighting non-existent enemies.

It seemed that everything was just an illusion in her mind.

Even Kiana has started to think so.

However, if it really was an illusion brought by Sirin, then why did I also see Theresa in the snow and Siegfried after entering it?

Looking at Otto beside her, Kiana had an idea.

Perhaps this is another masterpiece by Otto.

It's just unknown what methods Otto used to create two completely different scenes in the same space.

Upon seeing that the entrance mechanism was actually Kallen's fantasy game, Kiana became even more convinced of her point of view.

After all, Xiaoqi didn't know about this game. She had been in the laboratory and couldn't contact the outside world. She had just become a Herrscher and had been fighting or on her way to fight. It was impossible for her to know about the existence of Kallen's Illusion.

Since neither of them knew about it, why did this game appear in this illusion, especially since it was revealed by Cecilia, whose account was deleted by Otto using administrative privileges because she got the highest score?

Perhaps this is just Otto's twisted sense of humor?

"Wait, why did Theresa go in too?"

In the original data space, Kiana discovered that Theresa had entered at some point and was now not far from Kiana.

She was walking towards Xiaoqi with her short little legs.

As she walked, she muttered to herself, "Strange, where did Kiana go?"

At that moment, Xiaoqi and Cecilia defeated the Second Herrscher, Sirin.

Xiaoqi threw herself into Cecilia's arms and started to act cute.

But from Theresa's perspective, Xiaoqi was standing there alone, seemingly hugging someone, and occasionally letting out a "hehe" sound.

As footsteps approached from behind, Xiaoqi turned around and saw Theresa looking at her with a strange expression.

"Theresa, you're way too slow to get back."

"The Second Herrscher has been dealt with by me and Lady Cecilia!"

"Huh? What are you talking about, Kiana?"