Chapter 26: The Big One Is Coming

The Valkyrie with ash-gold short hair had her mouth half-open, as if suddenly unable to speak. She could only stare blankly at Luo Lin.

Rita felt the object in her hand was as hot as a red-hot iron and as heavy as a suitcase full of gold bricks, yet at the same time, she felt like she was holding a strand of hope, making her feel light-hearted.

But Rita being Rita quickly regained control of her emotions after the shock. The Valkyrie carefully pinched the ring-shaped device with her fingertips, examining it up and down.

"How... how do I use it?"

"You can use it as a bracelet, or even as an anklet."

Luo Lin gestured, "Just like those experimental Valkyrie Battlsuits and Armor of Schicksal, you can just think about it, or use the Honkai energy directly—go ahead and try it out, this thing isn't that delicate."

Rita licked her lips, her fingers brushing over the surface of the Moon Ring, injecting a trace amount of Honkai energy into the device causing it to shimmer.

The Valkyrie realized that what Luo Lin said was true; this thing was indeed similar to the Valkyrie Battlesuit she had worn before, establishing a connection with herself. With just a thought, the Moon Ring would give her instant feedback.

But this made Rita furrow her brows. She hesitated for a moment, looking at the nearby Fu Hua.

Fu Hua looked at Rita's expression and spoke, "Feel free to ask any questions; your clearance is sufficient to know these things."

"The lady over there..."

Luo Lin glanced behind her; Kiana's room door was tightly closed, but Luo Lin could feel that the little white furball was probably eavesdropping at the door.

"Don't mind her; she can be trusted."

Rita blinked and continued, "Is this thing a product of Anti-Entropy? Such an important thing being stolen... do you need me to cover your evacuation?"

Luo Lin hesitated for a moment, but she probably guessed what was on Rita's mind—

The Moon Ring indeed looked like a technological creation of Anti-Entropy. After all, this thing was ultimately created by Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein, with obvious Anti-Entropy style. It was strange if Rita couldn't see it.

Moreover, the place they were in now was the headquarters of the largest manufacturer of Anti-Entropy, ME Corporation...

Luo Lin happened to be a Valkyrie from the Intelligence Department, and the work of Valkyries in the Intelligence Department was not much different from that of spies. Of course, their combat power was significantly higher than that of ordinary spies...

It was hard for Rita not to associate these things and make her own guesses:

A Valkyrie from the Intelligence Department, faked her death and escaped during a battle many years ago, then infiltrated Anti-Entropy, spent several years, infiltrated the enemy's internal structure, and stole the research results from ME Corporation—which was the Moon Ring.

Just thinking about it made Rita feel the difficulties and hardships involved, and she couldn't help but feel respect.

Luo Lin scratched her head, "You seem to have misunderstood something... but we can't evacuate yet..."

"I understand."

Facing a colleague who had made this "major breakthrough" on the intelligence front, Rita naturally wouldn't underestimate her. Especially since even heavyweight "dark zone" players like Fu Hua were supporting them in Nagazora. There must be something significant happening here.

—A big one is coming!

The Valkyrie with ash-gold short hair bowed to Luo Lin again, this time her angle was even greater, and she sincerely said, "Thank you for the sacrifices and contributions you have made to Schicksal..."

"Sacrifices..."

Luo Lin's mouth twitched a bit, "I just hope Archbishop Otto won't be too 'excited' when he sees me..."

At least don't be too harsh when activating Mimicry Fenghuang Down, sending her consciousness to the void again.

Luo Lin shook her head. She explained the abilities and effects of the Moon Ring to Rita, and the Valkyrie also didn't hesitate to use them one by one.

Honkai energy conversion, aggregation, amplification, aerial deceleration, double jump, activating White Heat... no, "White Heat Mode" required binding with a person, and it could only be activated after a period of adaptation.

This Moon Ring was to be taken back for reverse engineering, and Rita didn't have time to familiarize it with her combat style.

"This is such an amazing creation... Anti-Entropy's technology has developed so much..."

Rita began to worry about her colleagues in the world who were fighting against Anti-Entropy. Just from experiencing these functions, the Moon Ring could greatly change the world's dynamics...

Luo Lin gave Rita a hint, "Don't worry about where it came from; currently, only Schicksal can use this thing."

Rita blinked, speaking with a complicated tone, "Senior, you're quite ruthless..."

So you think I killed the engineer who developed this thing, destroyed the technical data, and brought this finished product out to benefit Schicksal?

Luo Lin pursed her lips, saying, "It's not that exaggerated; it's not yet time for you to know about this thing... oh, you should be good friends with Durandal, right?"

"Yes."

Rita's expression froze. She adjusted her posture and whispering, "Lady Durandal has never believed you were dead. Now it seems she was right..."

Indeed. After all, she had called Bianka from another world to assist in the battle, so she naturally knew Luo Lin was fine.

"Just tell her I'm okay, just temporarily unable to come back... uh, Bianka should know, right?"

Luo Lin's tone became somewhat uncertain.

Rita thought for a moment and replied, "No problem, Lady Bianka's clearance is sufficient."

"Okay, hurry up and complete your mission with this..."

"Beep! Beep!"

Just then, the communicators on Luo Lin, Rita, and Fu Hua all rang at the same time.

Luo Lin took out her personal terminal, looking at the message sent on it, her brows furrowed tightly.

—At 3 a.m. this morning, Raiden Ryoma was arrested on suspicion of economic fraud, and the interests group of Nagazora remained silent.

Rita and Fu Hua received the same information. The two looked up, staring at Luo Lin, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Fu Hua was the first to speak, "We must stabilize Raiden Mei and protect her..."

"Yes, we must protect her."

Listening to Fu Hua and Luo Lin's decision, Rita was somewhat puzzled, but thinking that this senior was a tough person who could obtain the Moon Ring, there must be a reason for doing so, so she quickly gave up related thoughts.

What deep meaning was there in Luo Lin and Fu Hua's decision?

Raiden Mei was now a Herrscher. If she were stimulated by negative emotions, she might directly defect to the embrace of Honkai, or her previously suppressed Herrscher consciousness might emerge...

Thinking about it was terrifying!

Luo Lin said solemnly, "Rita, quickly take the Moon Ring back; Nagazora is very dangerous right now!"

"Yes."

Rita solemnly put away the Moon Ring and said to Luo Lin and Fu Hua, "Wish you both good luck in your endeavors! Come back safely!"

"Alright."

The Valkyrie with ash-gold short hair hurriedly left, disappearing from Fu Hua and Luo Lin's sight.

"Kiana, come out."

"I seem to have heard Raiden Ryoma's name; what happened?" Kiana asked anxiously.

"It's changing..."

Luo Lin squinted her eyes, looking towards the direction of Senba Academy.

The sky there was dark, and the cold wind was howling.