Chapter 66: The Last Promise

Two weeks after Gem was transferred, Wendy had basically regained her ability to walk and began rehabilitation training at the level of a Valkyrie.

In the bright professional rehabilitation training room, Wendy ran, jumped into the air at the right time, and danced while holding the aerial ring. Her petite and supple body moved like a butterfly in the wind, exhibiting amazing agility and beauty.

Even though it was just rehabilitation, the physical abilities displayed by a Valkyrie would make the most professional athletes envious.

Only Delta appreciated this pleasing sight.

It wasn't that they had taken over the activity room, but...

"Speaking of which, the last mission was really dangerous. The Honkai beast jumped out from the buried corpse and almost smashed your head... Sorry to bother you!"

"Bang!"

After the rapid slamming of the door, one could easily imagine the embarrassing scene of the Valkyries fleeing in panic.

The original Wendy was already quite aloof, and now with Delta, who sat by the door drinking wolfberry tea, they were even more daunting.

Wendy flew in the air for a few more turns and landed lightly. Her raised hands were like wings that had just finished flying. Her tight gymnastics suit perfectly showcased her graceful curves, attracting attention.

Wendy smirked proudly.

"Am I awesome?"

"Ah, awesome, Wendy is the best~"

Delta replied, her eyes vacant.

Seeing this lackluster response, Wendy pouted in frustration, walked over to Delta, and gently poked her forehead.

"You have no sincerity at all!"

"How about a cup of hot water?"

"Come on! Watch me drink it all up, and you'll die of thirst, a little~~"

Wendy unscrewed the thermos and took a sip, immediately sticking out her pink tongue.

"Ah! It's hot!"

"You're not very smart."

"Go away! You just know how to annoy me!"

"No, it's Wendy who has a bad temper. You should learn from me and be calm, Smile Smile~~"

Delta said slowly, using her hands to force a smile on her face.

Wendy rolled her eyes, squatted down, and placed the thermos cup back on the wheelchair rack, saying:

"What you call calm is someone speaking venomously in the cafeteria yesterday?"

"Well, I had nothing to do, so I went to warm up my voice."

Delta said weakly, waving her hands slowly.

Wendy was so angry that she laughed.

"Your way of warming up really broadened my horizons!"

"Don't worry, you'll see all kinds of ghosts after living long enough."

"Why are you pretending to be a 14 or 15-year-old minor like that!"

Wendy lightly chopped down with her hand. The force was gentle, no different from caressing Delta.

Then Wendy looked directly into Delta's calm, distracted eyes, sighed with mixed feelings, and said:

"Actually, they are not that bad. They just faced the horror of the Honkai and lost something in it, so it's understandable that they are like that."

"You mean PTSD?"

"More or less."

"What does that have to do with me?"

Delta said indifferently, her expression flat and unchanging.

Wendy was a little stunned.

Delta continued slowly:

"Aren't you a Valkyrie? Haven't you been on the battlefield? Don't you have a little PTSD? Everyone has PTSD, why should you give in to them?"

"Although that's not what she said, I can't refute it unexpectedly. You're really good at talking; I've never seen such an eloquent Valkyrie!" Wendy sighed half-heartedly and half-helplessly.

To put it bluntly, Wendy didn't think she was a saint.

On the day she silently endured verbal attacks, Delta had come behind her, talking freely, as if setting up a shield and sword for her. Since then, the balance in Wendy's heart had already tilted.

But just when Wendy was about to change the subject, Delta continued:

"But you are right, they are not that bad. Only reasonable people will blush for what I say, and I have no way to deal with those who are so bad that they have no shame. From this point of view, they are indeed not bad to the extreme."

"...Are you praising or insulting them?"

"In fact, the Valkyries are just soldiers, weapons that are managed and restrained. The essential problem of the military atmosphere has never been in the soldiers themselves, but in... somewhere else."

Delta pointed upwards and smiled meaningfully.

Wendy blinked blankly, opened her mouth to speak, closed it, then opened it again, repeating this several times before saying sullenly:

"Only tell me these things; don't talk about them outside, or you'll get into trouble."

As a local Valkyrie, how could Wendy be ignorant of the root cause of the chaotic and unhealthy atmosphere?

But a mere Valkyrie, unless promoted to the S-rank with a strategic position, couldn't do much about the huge black curtain hanging over her head.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons she resolutely accepted the experiment of the Gem of Desire, expecting to reach the sky in one step and maybe do something.

However, the subsequent encounter completely exposed the cruelty of reality.

Thinking of this, Wendy shook her head and decided to end this dangerous topic.

"By the way, how do you feel recently? Can you really bear it? I have almost recovered. If you can't bear it, you can transfer it back to me. I heard that this kind of recovery and re-transfer may improve our adaptability, and it might make the experiment successful!"

"I'm fine. I don't need to live in the box for the time being. You can run errands for me for a few days while your legs are good. The efficiency of having legs and not having legs is really different." Delta said with a lazy capitalist expression.

In fact, she was more than fine; she felt amazing.

As a Herrscher of Dominance, when had she ever felt such surge of Honkai energy? Not to mention the powerful power within reach!

If it weren't for knowing that there were still many big shots who could beat her, Angel would have been reckless by now.

Wendy squatted in front of the wheelchair, holding her chin with both hands, and stared at Delta with clear and beautiful eyes.

Having experienced the horror of the Gem, Wendy naturally didn't believe Delta's excuses.

Wendy's eyes softened as she gently held Delta's hand and said:

"When you wake up in pain in the middle of the night, remember to call me. I will rush to the scene to laugh at you."

"...When I become a complete artificial herrscher, the first thing I will do is hang you at the highest point of the base to enjoy the sea breeze."

"Well, if I succeed, I will do the same."

"Wendy, I will remember this agreement."

The two looked at each other with a smile, feeling the strong "friendship" flowing between their eyes.