Chapter 101: Mine is Male, Hers is Female

The fear in Alvitr's eyes was noticed by Kiana. The momentary joy that arose from saving someone vanished, and though it didn't qualify as disappointment or despair, Kiana had grown accustomed to skepticism and aversion after enduring so much.

Those she drew close distanced themselves; those she believed in betrayed her; those she relied on moved away. Having witnessed many storms, a small shower could hardly stir waves in Kiana's heart.

"What happened here?" she asked.

"I won't tell you," Alvitr still maintained a strong guard against Herrscher of Void, staying silent. "You're a Herrscher."

Kiana wasn't surprised by Alvitr's reaction. She sighed with a touch of helplessness and gestured towards the members of the Immortal Blades still fighting on the side. "I mean no harm."

Alvitr, after hearing this, stared for a moment, her face full of distrust. "Really... Thank goodness."

"What happened here? You seem to be heavily injured."

Alvitr's gaze evaded, showing some inner conflict.

"Miss Kiana, it seems the other party doesn't trust you," Kiana was about to persuade herself, but a male voice from behind interrupted her.

Kiana turned around and saw the person, her expression frozen in surprise.

Although wearing a mask, he was easily recognizable.

"Chas-..." Kiana was pleasantly surprised, about to call out, but was interrupted by Chase's voice.

"Let me introduce myself. I am White Dove, an operative of World Serpent." Chase, wearing a dove mask, performed a gentleman's bow and introduced himself.

Kiana quickly understood, suppressing her surprised expression, and cautiously asked, "What do you want?"

Unsurprisingly, the newcomer was Chase.

Chase's recent message to her was simple—he was an operative of World Serpent.

Although curious about how Chase climbed to this position in such a short time, it was clearly not the time to discuss that issue now.

"Miss Kiana, isn't it quite obvious?" Chase, beneath the mask, chuckled mockingly. "Naturally, we can't let you move around under the snake's nose so openly."

"A rank S Valkyrie is also quite valuable for the snake in terms of research."

After hearing this, Alvitr became anxious. She reminded Kiana, "Miss, it's dangerous down there! Watch out for the gas..."

Unfortunately, Alvitr's words were interrupted by Chase's sudden attack.

Ding—

The lance summoned by Kiana collided with Chase's lance, causing Chase's lance to shatter. "You take your team and retreat. I'll handle this," Kiana turned around, saying to Alvitr, who still had lingering fear.

Alvitr, now recovered, realized that she and her team were a burden in this situation. She nodded quickly and called the still conscious members, leading the unconscious ones to leave.

As she left, she reminded Kiana, "Be careful. Contact with that gas will make the Honkai energy disappear from your body."

Kiana smiled, "Thank you for the warning."

Chase silently stood aside, not stopping the Valkyries of Schicksal from retreating, ignoring the commotion from Jackal's communication.

[White Pigeon, what are you waiting for? Go!]

"Firstly, I'm not called White Pigeon," Chase explained, "Secondly, I'm called White Dove."

[Isn't it the same? Both mean a white bird.]

"..." Chase was speechless, "I accept your point, but White Dove does sound better than White Pigeon."

[Stop talking nonsense. Why did you let those Valkyries go?]

"I'll explain this later. Kiana is looking over."

[???]

Chase disconnected the communication on his own, smiling at Kiana, "Although I'm sorry, I really can't let Miss Kiana act so arrogantly under the snake's mug."

"Now, my colleague is starting to get anxious."

..........

[Enemy attack! Enemy attack!]

Inside Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, the alert had long been sounded. The dark red light flashed in the corridors, and a large number of armed robots patrolled back and forth. All the staff had already evacuated, making room for Rita, like a cage for a trapped beast.

Kiana sighed, not expecting Rita to be trapped here like this. But recalling what Alvitr mentioned earlier about the gas that could neutralize Honkai energy, being trapped was understandable.

The S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal was once Kiana's goal and dream. Of course, that dream was shattered the moment she awakened as the Herrscher, just like the bubbles of many innocent ideals blown in childhood that ultimately fell, broke, and burst due to the gravity of reality.

After "defeating" Chase, Kiana's path became much smoother. Without suffering any injuries, she easily bypassed the patrolling mechas. Now, Kiana chose to directly use the power of the Herrscher of Void.

With no time to search for an entrance to the underground, Kiana decided to directly connect the upper and lower floors!

"Please, the other me!" Kiana prayed to the Herrscher of Void, wanting to access more power.

[Humph, you still have to rely on me, huh?] The proud Herrscher of Void said mercilessly, though her body was open to Kiana, not worrying about Kiana seizing her power.

[Encountering difficulties, you remember me. I'm glad. But meeting your brother, if you don't call for me, it makes me unhappy.]

"Next time, next time."

[Humph.] The Herrscher of Void ignored Kiana. Chase had told her that "next time" means it might not happen.

Kiana also learned some tricks, next time, she might tease her.

......

Chase was forced to retreat to Jackal's side, temporarily acting as her bodyguard.

"What's going on?" Despite wearing a mask, Jackal's tone was obviously displeased, almost directly asking Chase to "act like me."

There was no choice; after all, Chase was suppressed during the battle with Kiana just now. Well, Chase was suppressed.

"Ms. Jackal, you know me," Chase said solemnly. "The power Kiana and I use is from the Herrscher of Void, but my stigmata seems to be suppressed in front of her."

"?" Jackal turned her head, looking incredulous. She had never heard of stigmata being suppressed by the original.

"Jackal, you see, my stigmata is male, and the consciousness of the Herrscher in Kiana is female. This stigmata fears its wife, so it naturally won't work when it encounters her."

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