I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

The young man wore a cunning smile as the photograph in his hand slowly began to burn.

Black flames burned, and finally the entire photograph was swallowed up, turning into ashes that drifted into the night sky.

……

The next day.

Today marks the third day of an unforgettable day for the students of St. Freya Academy.

Because after today, their nightmare will be over (probably)!

"huh huh huh huh……"

Upon arriving at the playground, the Valkyries discovered that their teacher, as always, was full of energy and sported a sly, cunning smile.

"Good afternoon, students. Oh dear... the thought that these wonderful... I mean unforgettable days are about to end makes me so sad..." Jill said with her traditional devilish smile.

Whispers then broke out in the queue.

"What the teacher was about to say was definitely pleasant, right...it was definitely..."

"The devil teacher has finally revealed his devilish nature..."

“Master… is still the same as always, just like he said…”

"Senior Lian, what does that mean?"

"As long as you can't practice to death, practice to death."

"Alas?!"

"He really is a devilish teacher!"

Ignoring the whispers, he said, "Okay, students, today's lesson is about to begin. Today's content is very simple: running laps—the same rules as the first day. You can go a little slower, but you can't not finish. You'll run twenty laps, which is ten kilometers. It's just that it's no longer a weighted run."

Jill grinned like a mischievous child. "Put on the bracelets, students."

As mentioned earlier, this special bracelet currently only offers three types of motion sensing—gravity, water pressure, and…

A special ability that makes you feel light and airy, as if you can fly in the sky.

Today marks the third special feature: the perception of "near-zero gravity".

Although the brain perceives it this way, the actual environment your body is in is still on Earth, and this gravity won't disappear just because your brain thinks so.

Or let's look at the actual performance.

"Begin!" After Jill gave the order, a group of students rushed out like a whirlwind—

Weird.

"puff."

This was the unified sound of the Valkyries whose faces were buried in the grass.

Suddenly, I felt light and airy, as if I could fly (but I couldn't). I took off too fast and lost my balance. As a result, more than twenty people fell down.

Yes, there are quite a few cases like this, but there are still a few outstanding members—

For example, Fu Hua, and Lian.

The two of them ran out steadily, and were not significantly affected by the loss of balance.

Lian wasn't surprised. She grew up in a training center where the assassin skills taught there were far more difficult than this.

As for Kusanagi, he'll be able to run steadily once he's mastered his balance.

In conclusion, although it seems much simpler than the previous two exercises, this exercise is actually arguably the most difficult.

When Jill created this bracelet for training, she actually had a specific purpose in mind—

Gravity training can enhance the Valkyries' load-bearing capacity and agility in combat under normal conditions.

Water pressure training develops teamwork, resilience under pressure, and reaction speed.

The final training exercise was to improve balance.

Don't think that training balance is a simple task. In combat, balance and the body's center of gravity are constantly changing. The purpose of this training is to enable the Valkyries to better control their center of gravity and balance.

Sweat more during normal times and bleed less during war.

Achieve the greatest merit with the least cost.

This is something Jill always says when teaching the Valkyries.

To achieve these two things, Jill has always insisted that the Valkyries train.

Although this world is different from the world of the original Black Bullet, the hope of this world, the hope of resisting the Honkai, still lies in these Valkyries.

Gil sighed almost imperceptibly.

It's not that I don't have a way to eliminate the Honkai.

However, if the Herrscher of the End and "God" don't appear, Gilgamesh won't be able to directly destroy the Honkai.

I can only calm down and focus.

I vaguely remember Otto and his friends facing the "Herrscher of the End" back then...

Besides, Kevin did say that, didn't he...?

"Although that guy is a [god], I don't think he has any so-called [divinity]. In other words, whether it's the Spear of Longinus, the Chains of Heaven, or the Sun Wheel, any attack on divinity by submitting to death (Vasa vi shakti) is useless against him, and the Herrscher of the End doesn't fall for that either."

However, none of this matters to Jill, because Jill's strength is not solely due to the Gate of Babylon. Even without using the Gate of Babylon, Jill is still among the top three in the Garden of the Dead.

Whether it's the simulated star map (Another Cosmology), the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets and the White Dragon Emperor's wings of light, or Ester, who can "analyze mysteries" and decipher them, each one is an extremely precious gift, perhaps even one in a million.

As Jill drifted into thought, she doodled on the notebook in front of her.

Since it was written unconsciously, Kashu leaned over to take a look and then stepped back, looking completely bewildered.

It's all cuneiform script, who can understand that?

However, Gil quickly adjusted his mindset. Then he glanced at the situation on the field.

Many Valkyries have already mastered the art of balance and are slowly catching up.

However, mastering balance is very simple for Valkyries. They only need a certain amount of time to adapt. For Valkyries who have experienced a lot of training and battles, adjusting their center of gravity probably doesn't even take ten minutes.

The tough stuff is yet to come...

For example, once this situation is resolved, how many students will be able to regain their balance in the shortest amount of time?

Jill wore her signature devilish smile. Once almost all the students had run three kilometers, it was time to begin the second phase.

Chapter 199: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain, Using a Tactic Against a Tactic?

Just as Jill had guessed, after switching to gravity mode, a lot of people lost their balance again.

Moreover, this number is truly astonishing.

“…I knew it…” Jill nodded as she recorded the number of people. “Well, whatever…”

He flashed a devilish smile, "Anyway, I'll ask Theresa for three months of this kind of training next semester tomorrow..."

Both Kashu and Randolph expressed their contempt for Jill's behavior.

Of course, under someone's piercing gaze, these two people couldn't even utter a word of protest.

"That's more like it." Jill looked at the thin notebook in her hand, then glanced at the Valkyries running on the playground, and shook her head helplessly.

This training was also done just in case.

To prevent a repeat of the tragedy that occurred three years ago.

Jill's gaze was deep, as if it transcended time.

The mission to subdue "Emperor-class Honkai Beasts" resulted in the deaths of 28 A-rank Valkyries and the loss of more than half of the fifteen squadrons, with only a dozen survivors.

Jill covered her forehead, leaning against a large tree by the playground, looking at the document in her hand.

That Emperor-class Honkai Beast—no, calling it an Emperor-class Honkai Beast is something Gil even feels is an overestimation.

Because there aren't any Emperor-level Honkai Beasts that are so powerful as to manipulate gravity within an area...

Gil, on the other hand, felt that such ability was more suited to the "Family" level of [Judgment-class Honkai Beasts].

The only [Judgment-class Honkai Beast] that Jill has ever seen is Benares, Sirin's familiar from back then.

There was also Ashva, a Honkai Beast of the Emperor class, who was possessed by the Destruction Factor of the Possessed Species in 2005 and was extremely close to a Judgment-class Honkai Beast.

However, although Ashva possessed formidable destructive power in ice and lightning, nearly inflicting severe damage on the Valkyries of Schicksal, and forcing Theresa and Siegfried to deploy simultaneously...

Although Jill could only use the full power of Draeg's Bottle at the time, she still managed to blast Ashva into dust with a single Excalibur, which was multiplied twelvefold.

That Ashva was probably one of the remnants of the Second Honkai Impact. It was a Honkai Beast that fell into a state of being without a master, just like Benares, when Sirin was killed by Gil.

And that Honkai Beast that left a deep impression on Jill—the Honkai Beast that could manipulate gravity—was codenamed—

"Titan".

The name of an ancient giant.

It's not a humanoid Honkai Beast, but a giant bear-shaped Honkai Beast covered in white and purple Honkai energy crystals. It can also burrow underground and has caused Himeko and her team a lot of trouble.

That was one of the rare times that Jill's plans went awry.

In the end, the Honkai Beast escaped despite Jill's furious attack—something that surprised Jill.

Because of his anger, Gil's attack caused the ground within a ten-kilometer radius to tremble, yet the Honkai Beast still managed to escape.

Moreover, they have completely disappeared over the years, without any sign of reappearing.

Jill squinted as she made a mental note.

You have to give something to get something in return; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Even if you understand this principle, you'll still feel uncomfortable.

"Click..."

That was the sound of something being crushed.

Jill then noticed that the black gas leaking from his hand had shattered the pen in his hand into pieces.

“…” Jill remained silent, looking at her hands.