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"Such a powerful branch was directly bombed by Yuan Yan with a fission bomb. This is not just a simple matter of 'killing countless members of the Tianming clan'."

"Moreover, among all the branches of Tianming, the Oceania branch is the closest to Manila where we are now..."

Having said this, Fu Hua suddenly paused and did not continue to express her subsequent thoughts.

After seeing Fu Hua's current performance, Kiana took over Fu Hua's words and spoke to her carefully.

"But, squad leader, the Tianming branch is very close to us. This is not a good thing."

"You've already told me that Otto is a bad guy. Under his manipulation, even though the Destiny is full of good people, they can be used by Otto to do bad things without knowing it."

"Now that the Oceania branch has been blown up, if you think about it the other way around, it seems like Senior is worried about a surprise attack from Otto, so he's rushing to eliminate the branch most likely to launch an ambush."

Yes, Kiana is right, it is not completely impossible.

Rather, given Yuan Yan's ability and approach to action that seemed to predict the future, there was a high probability that there was a deeper meaning behind what he did.

"Besides, I finally figured it out. Captain, do you think that Senior killed everyone from the Oceania branch, so you look so weird?"

After saying this, Kiana, in a rare move, stared at the stunned Fu Hua with a look as if she was looking at an idiot.

"You think too much. He wouldn't do such a thing."

After a few seconds of silence, Fu Hua asked Kiana.

"What's the reason?"

"As for the reason...if I have to give a reason, it's probably just my intuition."

After realizing that Fu Hua seemed to be staring at her with the same gaze, Kiana said helplessly.

"Well, it's true that it's a little hard to convince others to make a judgment based solely on intuition. But I still think that Senior wouldn't do such a bad thing."

"In fact, when we were in Changkong City, Senior and I only met two or three times. However, during our encounters and escape, he was constantly trying to protect me, even though I wasn't even an acquaintance."

"Even in the end, he chose to let me retreat while risking his own death to resolve the Third Honkai Impact."

Having said that, a hint of tenderness visible to the naked eye appeared on Kiana's face.

"How could he possibly do such a terrible thing?"

That being said, I think you are just being obsessed with it because your filter is too deep.

The good news is that if Kiana maintains this mentality, the probability of Sirin awakening is actually very low.

The bad news is that if Yuan Yan's heart is not as pure as we imagined, Kiana will still deceive herself and choose to follow his footsteps.

And now thinking back, Yuan Yan had already been clearly in a state of 'knowing everything'. His actions of protecting Kiana and not wanting Kiana to get too deep into the Herrscher awakening incident were actually just to avoid another Herrscher awakening around him.

However, for Kiana's mental health, I'd better keep this speculation to myself.

And rather than guarding against Yuan Yan, the person we should always be more wary of is Otto.

Yuan Yan occupied the Tianming headquarters, but that doesn't mean he has Otto under control.

Since Xukong Wanzang has surrendered, we have also attacked many warehouses where Otto keeps his soul steel body in this month.

But during this month, Otto must have moved the Soul Steel Body hidden in the Destiny Headquarters to other areas.

Considering that Otto's Soul Steel Body can modify its appearance and shape at will, in other words...

——Now when we walk on the street, every passerby around us may be Otto!

"We'll talk about these things later, Kiana."

After glancing at the seemingly normal people around him, Fu Hua still maintained a calm expression, but in fact he was ready to fight at any time.

"Otto can disguise himself as someone else. In the next few days, we must act with caution and not approach our 'companions' without any precautions."

"Hmm, that guy has such a troublesome trait."

After scratching the back of her head, Kiana looked at the men and women around her and shrugged helplessly.

"He's a man after all. He can't just transform into a woman and approach us just to deal with me, right?"

Then, after seeing Fu Hua's calm expression, the expression on Kiana's face froze.

"He...wouldn't turn into a woman to approach us, would he?"

"He's been a woman."

After saying this, Fu Hua pushed her modified red-framed glasses.

"For that man, morality and integrity are things he can discard at any time."

"If simply becoming a woman could make his plan succeed, then he would definitely not have any psychological burden about becoming a woman."

After hearing Fu Hua's shocking words, Kiana felt that she had underestimated the man.

At this moment, the young girl, who was not very worldly-wise, inevitably felt a chill in her heart.

Wow, although I know this guy is not a good person, he is really more perverted than I imagined.

Such a person is actually the Archbishop of Tianming. Tianming’s predecessors must have had a very difficult life in the past.

After confirming that the other party was a pervert, Kiana became even more supportive of Yuan Yan's decision to directly attack Tianming.

To deal with a pervert, you really need to use drastic measures.

It’s just… ahhh, I still feel so regretful.

It was such a fun thing to attack the Destiny Headquarters, but the senior actually didn't take me with him.

Even though my dad has cheated on me now, I still want to beat that bad guy half to death for him and help him take revenge on him.

With such regretful mood, Kiana began to look around casually.

As the capital of the Philippines, Manila is actually a very prosperous area.

Because of this, looking at the pedestrians passing by on the street and the buildings standing on this land, Kiana inevitably felt a hint of anxiety in her heart.

Although Yuan Yan's actions temporarily suppressed the Tianming headquarters, it did not mean that they could rest easy.

According to the survey conducted by the Anti-Entropy Headquarters, the intensity of the Honkai energy in Manila is increasing rapidly. If this continues, a large-scale Honkai will break out in this area in a short period of time.

And in this situation, the bastard Otto is still lurking in the dark.

At this time, Kiana and Fu Hua, who came to Manila as the advance team, did not have a particularly heavy burden on their shoulders.

But for Kiana, who has become an "older sister", she doesn't want to always lose to her "sister Bianca" in all aspects.

That girl is obviously younger than me, but now she has not only been promoted to S-rank, but can even use the Key of God with ease.

Although my father didn't give me the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire, but now... well, even if my father is willing to give me the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire, I am not sure that I can control this pair of ancestral guns of our Kaslana clan.

An older sister must protect her younger sister, but now I, a useless older sister, have to be protected by my younger sister and my stinky dad just because I am not as good as my younger sister.

This won't do. I have to become stronger.

「Hmph, you're clearly craving for power, but in the end——you!」

No, no, I don’t believe in pie falling from the sky.

[Stop reading! Just listen to what I have to say!]

I don't want to. You definitely have bad intentions anyway.

If you have bad intentions, you are definitely my enemy, and what the enemy says is not worth listening to.

[Damn it—you and Yuan Yan aren't that familiar with each other, so why do you have such a strong filter for him?!]

[He bribed you just for a meal? Are you so worthless?!]

Facing the rebuke from her inner demon, Kiana pondered for a moment and then gave an answer that nearly made the inner demon faint.

Can this be the same?

【You, you double-standard dog! 】

Come on, is it strange that the standards for enemies and our own people are different?

I've already wasted too much time on you today.

Watch this—Sword Heart Technique, activate!

As Kiana silently recited the Sword Heart Sutra, she not only felt a lot more peaceful inside, but the strange noise also disappeared.

But at the same time, Fu Hua suddenly felt that something was wrong.

These people around here...seem to be alright.

But just now, why did I feel that the energy intensity around us seemed to have increased a little?

Is the time for the fifth collapse coming soon?

No, that's not right.

The doctors at the headquarters can see the numerical changes in Honkai energy intensity more accurately. If there are large numerical changes, they will definitely contact us as soon as possible.

So... is this an illusion?

After gently rubbing her eyebrows, Fu Hua exhaled lightly.

Am I too tired to have such a strange thought?

"Um, squad leader."

Kiana, who was moving forward, suddenly stopped with a frown.

"Do you think this place is a little strange?"

Kiana looked around and for some reason took two steps back.

"I can't put my finger on why, but I just feel like this place is weird."

"Then get ready for battle!"

At this time, Fu Hua, who was wearing the Taixu Grip, had concentrated her vigilance to the extreme.

Even Kiana had the same idea as her, so Fu Hua was basically certain that there must be something unusual around.

After all, Kiana is a warrior with the blood of the Kaslana clan. After practicing the Sword Heart Technique, she has the strong intuition of the Kaslana clan, coupled with the sword heart she has condensed, her perception of the surroundings may be stronger than Fu Hua.

"Well, I see."

After taking a look at the gauntlet on her right hand, Kiana seemed to see Yuan Yan's figure floating before her eyes.

The seniors have already achieved results at the Tianming Headquarters, so now I must work harder as well!

However, even though the two of them had made preparations, they still did not expect that this unexpected attack was beyond their imagination.

Accompanied by a spatial distortion, the two people who were ready for battle were suddenly teleported to an extremely abrupt space.

“Where…is this place?!”

Fu Hua, who found that she could not contact the Anti-Entropy Headquarters, shouted at Kiana.

"Kiana, use the quantum teleportation system to retreat!"

"No, the system can't be used normally."

After confirming that she could no longer leave, Kiana immediately took out her weapon [Flame Destroyer].

"Headquarters will be aware of our disappearance. For now, let's ensure our own safety first."

"Only by ensuring our own safety can we wait for rescue."

"...Yeah, you're right."

Maybe we are a little too worried. Kiana's growth rate is obviously much faster than we imagined.

Only two months had passed since she officially became a Valkyrie. Although she had been training hard during these two months, her practical experience was actually very limited.

But now, after encountering these special situations, she was able to make the right choice without panicking.

After thinking about it for a while, Fu Hua was a little embarrassed to find that when she first became a member of the Fire Moth, her performance seemed to be overshadowed by Kiana.

"But, having said that..."

Looking at this strange space that looked like a theater, Kiana still felt a little confused.

"I've been studying hard during this period. According to the information in the Anti-Entropy Database, special teleportation abilities are very rare, right?"

"Aside from the anti-entropy quantum teleportation system, only the deceased Herrscher of the Void can accomplish such precise teleportation over extremely long distances, right?"

Having said that, the look of doubt on Kiana's face became even more intense.

It was precisely because of her doubts that she didn't notice that Fu Hua had now guiltily shifted her gaze in other directions.