Is this the so-called Stigma Project?

Luo Mo looked at Theresa, who was beaming with pride. He decided to let her enjoy her moment of glory for a while.

she didn't have much time to smile anyway.

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In the game, the immortal blade was on standby.

They were waiting for the Honkai Impact to occur in the city, but they were not idle. Other members of the Immortal Blade had already dealt with another Honkai Impact incident.

"Wait a minute, what is that red spot behind the dead soldier…"

Rita had no time to think or question. She felt a chill down her spine.

Suddenly, the figure of a girl appeared in front of them. It was Kiana, the one they had been searching for for a long time.

She had been wandering for three months, following the traces of Honkai that happened around the world. She finally arrived at ARC City.

The girl moved like a phantom in the dark, dodging the Honkai Beasts and the Zombies. She fired her guns with precision and fury, creating flashes of light and explosions. Her graceful figure was swift and elegant.

When the last gunshot echoed, she stood still among the ruins of the battle.

Under the dark sky, her white hair flowed behind her head like a stream of moonlight, giving her a serene beauty. Her two eyes, one gold and one blue, stood out sharply, which was a sign of her control over some of Herrscher's power.

She breathed out softly, but her voice was no longer as flat as before. Her voice was peaceful, full of composure and confidence.

"Do you want to continue hiding? Come out." kiana said

Rita and the Schicksal agents came out of their hiding places and surrounded Kiana.

Even though she was encircled by Schicksal forces, Kiana still remained calm and faced the hostile situation.

She naturally recognizes Rita. When she was in the academy, she was tested by Rita. If you think about it, it was only a few months ago, but now things have changed. 

Kiana started to argue with her. Rita tried to persuade her repeatedly, saying that she wanted to take her back to Schicksal, for her own good and for the sake of the people around her.

Kiana still gave a resolute refusal, but she was no longer rejecting for the sake of rejecting.

Seeing that there was no progress, Rita attempted to fight with Kiana and take her away by force, but it was not so easy to take Kiana away now.

After a short clash, the two sides paused.

Kiana stared at Rita, holding tightly to the two knives in her hands. She would not give up any of her power. She asked seriously, "Do you think that capturing me will stop the city from being destroyed?"

She continued, "Which one is more important, the disaster or me?"

"Catching you means stopping the disaster in this city." This was Rita's answer and her honest opinion.

Rita looked at Kiana, who had matured a lot, and felt a hesitation to capture her for a moment. With the core of Herrscher of Void, she could easily escape from them.

Kiana explained that she was not the reason for the disaster in ARC City. She did not care if Rita trusted her or not. She continued to expose the issues with Heliopolis Life Sciences and gave her the proof. Before leaving,

She said softly and stressed, "But I will not leave here. For me, preventing disaster is more important than running away."

"I know you don't agree with my stance, but the power of choice is always in your hands."

After hearing her, Rita was lost in thought. The girl in front of her spoke every word earnestly and showed a determination to investigate, which made her doubt the truth for a while.

Kiana walked away, as if she had anticipated today's situation, and that was the reason she came today.

She needed Schicksal's assistance for this. She wanted to help ARC City. She didn't want to run away from disaster anymore.

She wanted to be a hero. She no longer had to rely on her teacher's sacrifice for those naive words. She carried the teacher's vow that she would do everything and that she would prevent the disaster.

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when see this in game

"Is this Kiana when she grows up?" Cecilia sighed, but she was not very happy. A smile appeared on her face. "What a child that makes a mother worry!"

She rubbed Kiana's hair, her eyes full of doting.

She really felt sorry for her youngest child, who always dreamed of being a hero, but now it seemed that she was not just dreaming anymore.

"Well, what Kiana said in the video is really impressive. It seems that she has gone through a lot of hardships!"

Elysia nodded and smiled. The Herrscher who defended mankind made her realize that everything she did was not in vain.

Kevin remained silent, observing everything with his eyes. He still needed to watch carefully.

Before, everyone saw Kiana as a cheerful and lively girl, who always had a bright smile on her face.

But when she let her hair loose, wore her windbreaker, and ran through the forest of bullet and explosions, fighting the Honkai beasts with accuracy and skill like a warrior, making no more errors, no one was happy.

This meant that she had left behind her illusions and faced the harshness of reality.

Seeing that the girl who looked like their daughter in the game could convince Rita with every argument, everyone felt uneasy.

During the live broadcast, the Live chat was filled with comments expressing their feelings.

[She has grown up and is becoming a hero, but I'm not that happy.]

[Can I still call her paramecium? The logic is clear and well-reasoned.]

[I thought Rita was trying to deceive her, but Kiana was already prepared.]

[She inherited the never ending flame of hardship from her teacher, but her innocence seems to have been burned away.]

[There is no sword here that is better than her sword heart, it disturbs my Taoist heart. I still need to practice more!]

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After getting Kiana's evidence, Rita did some research and discovered that the syringe was indeed issued by Schicksal to Heliopolis Life Sciences, but the liquid inside had been altered, and the Honkai energy in the patient's body was not reduced but triggered.

Suddenly, Alvitr reported that the red spots she noticed behind the zombie today were the stigmata, and she was correct.

The artificially created stigmata, the rising concentration of Honkai in ARC City, and what Kiana said—all of these indicated that there was something wrong with Heliopolis Life Sciences Pharmaceutical.

Rita didn't say anything. She decided to go to Heliopolis Life Sciences to investigate the situation personally. She had her own stance, regardless of whether the bishop approved or not.

Then, the newly introduced Jackal, who is also a cadre of the World Serpent, wears a strange mask and talks to the raven.

In their plans,

It was easy to see that they planned to use Rita's hand to deal with the Herrscher of the Void interference in their experiments. This also verified what Kiana said: the problems in ARC City were not caused by her. The World Serpent soon learned the news that Rita was coming and decided to set a trap and take action just before Rita get inside.

S -class Valkyrie and Rita's search abilities are well known to all. She quickly entered the interior of Heliopolis Life Sciences and investigated the truth.

They were conducting experiments on the entire city's population, using a tiny probability of one in a million to gamble on the awakening of the stigmata in the human body.

And only those who had awakened the stigmata could survive in the so-called 'new world'.

"That's insane; they used the whole city as their lab." Rita looked at the information, and her pupils shrank.

"Really? Sometimes, I feel the same way." The raven in the shadow on the electronic screen said,

As Rita turned around, she found herself surrounded by Honkai monsters, most of which were the results of failed experiments and had mutated into alien creatures.

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"Is this what the World Serpent is doing? This is too horrible." Kiana couldn't help but shout. She didn't expect that what was shown in the game was more brutal than she thought.

Even Schicksal's human experiments in the game were only done in secret, and even the Schicksal Valkyries were unaware of them. But the World Serpent was sacrificing the entire city's population for their experiments?

Are they insane?

"Huh, this is how humans are." A hint of contempt flashed in Sirin's eyes. She was very sensitive to words like experiment.

Every time she heard it, she would remember that time that she could never forget. She despised all experiments equally, especially human experiments. It was nauseating to hear it.

"Project Stigmata… is this what it is?" Elysia wanted to say something, but she finally looked at Kevin and stopped.

This is the plan MEI gave to Kevin, but it is not what anyone wants, and it has nothing to do with him as a memory with his real body. What should she say?

If… she could come up with a better plan, Kevin… and the world wouldn't have to be so cruel.

Elysia looked at Luo Mo. Could she place her hope in his hands?

"The Stigmata Project is more than just that. this is extremely clumsy, crude, and has no experimental value."

Mobius mocked, her eyes disdainful.

if The Stigmata Project was just like this; why did she have to revise the project 16 times? Each time it made her head hurt, and that woman actually told her to stick to the first draft.

To be honest, if this hadn't been her own hard work, she would have wanted to slap Dr. MEI in the face and tell her that this plan was not necessary, and there was no need to tease her like this!

A hint of gloom flashed in Mobius's eyes. She really didn't want to face this kind of request from her again... at least never again

However, she was really curious: how could someone like Vill-V, who was the head of the weapons and mechanics department wanted to be his lackey

No wonder her funding is almost the same as mine.

Vill-V felt a wave of malice coming towards her. She looked at Kalpas and Mobius and quickly became convinced that it was her problem, and she was not annoyed either.

She had also heard about the Stigmata Project, which was not surprising.

What she cares about more now is how she can add new features to the motion capture device that was given to her. The device was finished in less than a day, but it would take several more days to have the traits of a Vill-V.

Vill-V thought anxiously, and her personality also unleashed the [extreme evil], which was her arrogant side.

this also expands the scope for thinking. As for her, who can challenge her?

Sorry, in the current state, the master personality cannot overcome the collaboration of several of them. She wants to beat the collaboration of seven people.

Light fireworks? Toss a flower? No, no, that seems too old-fashioned.

Wouldn't it tarnish Vill-V's reputation if you do that?

"No, sacrificing a city's people, this kind of plan… how can I agree with it?" Kiana said it furiously, tightening her fists with both hands.

"Well, it is unacceptable for Schicksal to do this kind of thing." Durandal stated calmly. As the strongest Valkyrie, her words carry more weight.

The World Serpent brought the experiment to the public eye, defying the public morality.

The leader of the World Serpent? Looking at it this way, I really can't stand it.

Fu Hua looked at the actions of the two World Snake cadres inside and clenched his fists involuntarily. China, ARC City?

Compared to the 'possessed' people she killed before, the people who were not 'possessed' in front of her caused more harm.

The others, who were present, kept frowning, and they could not approve of such behavior in their hearts.

Seeing that the atmosphere was very awkward, Luo Mo wanted to ease it. After thinking for a moment, he decided to change the topic and quickly finish the plot, so he said bluntly,

"Let's open the market and make a bet. When will Sister Rita be defeated?"

The atmosphere at the scene froze for a moment, and all eyes focused on Luo Mo, with expressions of confusion and laughter.

Kiana's expression was very strange. Although she had seen her boss get sick a long time ago, she still found it difficult to accept it in front of so many people.

Theresa's eyes opened wide even more. It turned out that Luo Mo was just teasing her, right?

Elysia looked like she was enjoying the show; she really wanted to see such a pretty girl.

But the one with the most varied expressions was, of course, Rita, who was always composed. Her face didn't look very well at this time.

Trying to hide her embarrassment, Rita showed a strained but courteous smile. Looking at the crazy Luo Mo, who was courting death in front of her, she still remained graceful and asked,

"Mr. Luo, do you have any problems with Rita?"

The words are sweet but full of killing intent.

What do you mean by when I get defeated? I have only lost twice in my career! And the ending was good too. Rita thought resentfully.

"No, there is no dissatisfaction. On the contrary, thanks to you, Rita, I can come to Schicksal to show my ambition!" Luo Mo answered truthfully.

He was telling the truth, but it was hard to measure how much he appreciated it.

Just like Luo Mo often says that Theresa is his favorite, Theresa must have a strong feeling about it now.

Rita took a deep breath and disregarded the man in front of her. She spoke gently, "However, I have faith in myself. I will not let these Zombies defeat me."

"Yeah! " Luo Mo nodded in agreement.

---

Then continue to open the game.

And Rita was indeed not knocked down by a few Honkai beasts and Death Soldiers, but with the serum that Raven put in —the masterpiece of Schicksal— Honkai can quickly inactivate and dissipate.

She gradually weakened in the battle and fell to a disadvantage.

The situation seemed to suddenly become very unfavorable.

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"Rita, this..." Durandal looked at the scene in front of her, worried about Rita in her heart.

She was still too careless, and she placed herself in a closed environment. It seemed that Rita's situation was not optimistic.

Thinking of this, Durandal couldn't help but ask, "Will something bad happen to Rita later?"

"Don't worry, Master Durandal , nothing will happen to me." Rita still refused to give in. She firmly believed that she would not be defeated by such a small trick.

How many extremely dangerous missions had she completed, only to turn the tables in the end?

Why did he start to be plotted herself in the game and also in reality? The two losses made me feel very uncomfortable. This will be something that will be remembered by me forever.

Wait, if she thought about it carefully, it seemed to have started since Luo Mo came.

Sure enough, this man was a sign that something terrible had happened to her.

"But, Rita, if you could break through the entire wall like me, I wouldn't have to worry, even if you got a little bit of serum on you."

"Haha," Rita had a flash of thought—not everyone was like you, Lady Durandal.

Without the proper tools, it would be hard for her to escape under the constant attacks.

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STIGMA Project is Overrated duh