Chapter Eleven: The Endorsement from the Invincible Durandal

Chapter Eleven: The Recommendation from the Invincible Homu

In an endless yellow desert,

The scorching sun hung high, making the sand scalding hot.

Suddenly,

A dragon's roar echoed through the sky!

"Roar!!!"

A blue and white giant dragon appeared in the sky,

It looked majestic, massive in size, and as fast as lightning,

With a swift turn, it spewed out a dragon breath like a cannonball, instantly creating a deep bottomless pit on the ground,

However, despite being such a powerful dragon, it now seemed to be fleeing for its life,

After releasing that attack, it didn't even dare to look back, flapping its wings furiously, desperately flying forward as if trying to escape from something terrifying.

But all its efforts were in vain,

A golden light as swift as lightning surpassed the dragon, standing in front of its massive head,

It was a golden-haired girl dressed in white knight armor, wielding a Western-style Lance.

She hovered there, looking down at the dragon, several times larger than her, with a contemptuous expression.

The blue and white dragon was enraged, roaring furiously and opening its massive dragon mouth, spewing a thick lightning like a few meters thick, instantly engulfing the girl.

It opened its huge mouth and, using the cover of lightning, viciously bit towards the girl!

But in the next moment, a flash of frost glinted, and the torrential lightning pillar was pierced through by a white light, scattering electric arcs all around.

The dragon obviously didn't anticipate this and, despite its armor that could withstand missiles, it was penetrated as easily as thin paper by the white light.

The white light went straight through, piercing the entire body of the dragon, causing it to land lifeless in the sand.

In one strike, this incredibly powerful dragon was killed.

The knight girl, Durandal, lightly flicked her golden hair and raised her hand. The Lance flew back to her.

The dragon's attack didn't even manage to scratch her clothes.

At this moment, a voice sounded faintly from the sky,

"Well done, Durandal."

"Huh?" The golden-haired girl, Durandal, was a bit surprised.

"Archbishop-sama?"

She waved her hand, and the scorching sun, yellow sand, and the dragon's carcass all turned into data and dispersed.

This was a laboratory. The golden-haired girl was lying in a capsule, and a man dressed in elegant attire with golden hair was smiling at her from the outside.

"How was the simulation this time?"

"Three minutes and twelve seconds." The capsule cover opened, and Durandal walked out from inside.

"It's twenty seconds faster than the last time."

The golden-haired man nodded slightly.

"You've become stronger again. If I put you back fifteen years ago, even with the Second Honkai War and this dragon, I'm afraid they wouldn't be a match for you."

"But to end the Honkai, this level of strength is still far from enough." Durandal replied seriously.

"By the way, Archbishop-sama, what brings you here this time?"

"Hehe," the golden-haired man laughed heartily,

"I heard from Rita that you've been addicted to a game recently and have reduced your training time. I wanted to see what's so attractive about it."

"After all, you are currently the strongest force in Schicksal, and I have to pay more attention."

The golden-haired man, the Archbishop, was none other than the current leader of the world's largest power, Schicksal

Otto Apocalypse,

Although he looked young, he was a genuine ancient person who had lived from five hundred years ago to the present. During this time, he had secretly manipulated the world's situation countless times.

"Oh, I see." Durandal was a bit puzzled; she didn't remember the Archbishop having such a poor memory.

"This game... well, its protagonist is quite interesting. Archbishop-sama, I believe you will find it intriguing too."

"Oh? Since you say so, I'll take a look." Otto smiled faintly.

Durandal went to the computer and skillfully turned it on. In just a few seconds, the desktop appeared in front of them.

Otto saw the icon named "Kallen Fantasy VII" on the desktop.

"So, it's a game with Kallen as the protagonist? No wonder you thought I'd be interested."

"However, let me make it clear. You know how important Kallen is to me. If the quality of this game is subpar, I might get angry."

"Don't worry, Archbishop-sama," Durandal said as she double-clicked the icon, "this game... well, although it's a bit challenging, it captures Kallen's image perfectly. If I didn't know what you've been doing recently, I would have thought you made this game."

At this moment, a pop-up window appeared in the bottom right corner,

"Invincible Durandal, welcome to log in to Steam."

Durandal: "..."

Otto: "..."

"Archbishop-sama, you didn't see anything just now."

"Of course, of course..." Facing the gun pointed at him, Otto raised his hands but couldn't help bursting into laughter.

"Sigh... I knew it would be like this." Durandal looked disappointed. She should have played the game in offline mode.

"I just took a moment to drink coffee, and Rita changed my name... I don't understand this platform, and I couldn't find a way to change it."

"Hehehe... but isn't this name quite fitting?" Otto chuckled and was about to say something more but was glared at by Durandal. He smiled and indicated that he wouldn't mention it again.

At this time, the game opened, and a CG cutscene played first.

A white-haired Valkyrie in futuristic blue and white armor, wielding dual guns, confronted a group of soldiers, Honkai Beasts, and a legion of giant mechs.

Her movements were swift and clean, and between her attacks, her white braids fluttered in the air. Despite using dual guns, she was most skilled at charging close to the enemy and shooting them directly in the forehead.

After a cool gunfight, Kallen drew a large cross that was taller than her from somewhere, planted it on the ground, and with a wave of her hand, she shouted,

"Euridne!"

The cross unfolded, transforming into a cross-shaped turret, and amid the agonizing screams of the Honkai Beasts, a barrage of bullets swept them away.

After eliminating all the monsters, Kallen took two steps forward, pressed the cross with one hand, and looked up at the top of the building.

There, a pink-haired shrine maiden with a katana calmly gazed down.

The screen froze at the moment when the two locked eyes, and then the title page appeared.

[Kallen Fantasy VII]

"How is it, Archbishop-sama? Does the character modeling in this game closely resemble Kallen-sama?" CG finished, and Durandal turned around, eager to show Otto her progress.

But she saw Otto, who seemed a little anxious, and the holes in the door.

"Archbishop-sama?"

Otto snapped out of his thoughts, his tone carrying an urgency that even he himself might not have noticed,

"Durandal, what's the name of this game?"

"It's called Kallen Fantasy VII. I think I've told you once, Archbishop-sama?" Durandal found it strange.

She didn't remember the Archbishop having such a bad memory.

"This game is quite challenging, but I can handle it. I've already cleared the prologue, and I'm about to face the boss in the first chapter soon."

Durandal was excitedly manipulating the mouse, preparing to show Otto her hard-earned progress.

However, Otto turned slightly and cleared his throat.

"Forget about the demonstration. I remember there's something I need to attend to in Schicksal. I'll take a step ahead, Durandal. Don't forget about your training."

"Huh? Don't you want to watch it? I put a lot of effort into achieving this progress."

Durandal looked disappointed when Otto turned away, but she saw his slightly hurried footsteps and the humanoid holes in the door.

"Huh? Archbishop-sama?"