I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"time?"

For any system of mystery, time is undoubtedly the most top-tier element of mystery.

Because the concept of "time," though distorted, is precisely the most absolute concept.

Even now, Jill can't escape the concept of "time".

Neither the Gate of Babylon nor Another Cosmology can directly disrupt the concept of time. Even Ea only slices through the concept of space; while it can influence time to a certain extent, it's not enough to completely destroy that kind of power…

“Time stop, time acceleration, time deceleration…” An said in a low voice, “Its abilities are quite troublesome… To defeat it, we must find a way to break these abilities.”

"Moreover, as you have seen, each Primal has that form. Duroin's power is still with you, Ragnar lost his mind and was purified by you, Inkarst regained his memories and stood on your side, and Akadon was just dealt with by you... The remaining two Primals, Sequence 5 and 6, both have abilities that are difficult to deal with... However, Inkarst's ability is quite effective against Sequence 6, so the one you will have to find a way to deal with is Sequence 5."

“That’s what they say, but time-based abilities are the hardest to deal with,” Jill said, frowning.

The record of time-based abilities—

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the ability recorded in Kevin's diary—

The Stand, capable of stopping time—The World.

This Stand's power can pause time for five seconds—though according to Kevin's records, the Stand's pause time once reached nine seconds.

What does nine seconds mean?

For a normal human being, there's not much that can be done in those nine seconds.

But let's think about it another way. Imagine you're playing an RPG game and you're stunned for nine seconds, then you're surrounded by monsters that can take away half your health with a single hit...

Those nine seconds are enough for you to die a dozen times over.

If this happened in the original Sword Art Online (SAO), and you were stunned for nine seconds while soloing in an open-world area—

So unless you're fighting monsters on a floor that's more than ten levels lower than yours, it's practically the same as being dead.

Relying on this ability, Dio Brando single-handedly left almost his entire team, which was tasked with defeating him, in Egypt...

However, if Kevin hadn't used his special authority to seize Dio's world, and if he and another member of the Joestar family—Jotaro Kujo—hadn't managed to hold out for the nine seconds that Dio's world was paused until the Stand's effects wore off, thus defeating Dio...

This diary may not be in Jill's hands anymore.

This also shows how terrifying time-based abilities can be.

"Do you have a way?" Jill raised an eyebrow and asked.

“If you trust me, and hand over the destructive power within you, I will manifest the power of Doroin… and we might still have a chance.” An sighed. “However, there will definitely be risks involved…”

"For example, it might make you lose your mind and turn back into Ann Duroin?" Jill guessed.

“No, it just gets out of control and attacks friend and foe indiscriminately—Droin’s personality has been completely destroyed, destroyed by that man—” Anne shook her head, “I can only maintain this for a short time, but Duroin’s power is the most effective counter to Granster…”

"...Well, no need to rush. There's still plenty of time. We have enough time to come up with a plan, don't we?"

Jill smiled. "There's always a way out. If all else fails, then so be it. If there's only one way to defeat the enemy in front of us, then let's use that method."

The night was as still as water...

Time slips away quietly like this...

……

2016 9 Month 13 Day.

"Beep-beep-beep-"

Accompanied by a piercing alarm and red lights, the Far East Branch's operations and security room immediately went into operation.

What emergency has occurred?

A red-haired woman barged in and asked a question to the staff member standing in front of the terminal.

The staff member sitting in front of the terminal immediately replied, "Major Himeko, please calm down. A huge unidentified spaceship has appeared over Changkong City—the captain of the Hyperion has already led a team to investigate."

“He…” Himeko paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile, “Really, he’s even neglected me, the acting captain…”

"Well, the situation is urgent, it's an emergency mission, please understand."

A pop-up window appeared on the terminal, showing a channel from the Hyperion. It had proactively connected.

"However, that spaceship is a bit tricky."

The blond, red-eyed youth in the pop-up window rested his chin on his hand and said, "That spaceship is even much larger than the Artemis of the Azure Dragon—the Hyperion is much smaller in size."

The Hyperion was 278.5 meters long, while the Artemis was 320.86 meters long.

If both were to stand upright, they would be skyscrapers.

But the airship in front of us is larger than both of them...

"For this mission, I brought Kiana's team along, and also two A-rank Valkyries to ensure our safety."

Gil looked at Himeko, "Oh, don't worry, the headmaster has already approved it. It's an emergency mission, so my departure is rather urgent... You won't blame me, will you?"

"...Tch! Buy me a drink when you get back!"

“I’d drink until you throw up—yeah right, a little is fine, just don’t drink too much.” Jill shrugged.

"Okay... then, let's keep in touch."

"receive."

……

"I'm telling you guys, you should hurry up and put on your armor too."

Jill looked at the group of teenagers standing behind her and said.

"My armor is all changed," said the tallest boy.

“Let’s go change too.” The black-haired girl pulled the white-haired girl and the gray-haired girl along, and they headed towards the special armor-changing station on the Hyperion.

This time, Jill brought Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Kusanagi, and Fu Hua to carry out the mission.

At the beginning of this year, Kiana passed the B-rank Valkyrie assessment and officially became a Valkyrie who could go on missions instead of serving as a support role.

It has been more than two years since I came into this world.

Kusanagi's childishness had faded considerably, and the boy was gradually transforming into a young man...

His demeanor has also become much more composed, and at the beginning of this year, around the same time as Kiana, he obtained the qualification of A-rank Valkyrie.

Lian has matured in the past two years, but there is still a bit of childishness in her eyes.

Two years is enough time for a person to grow to varying degrees...

For example, Kiana hasn't changed much; she's still the same carefree, sunny, and cheerful person she always is. Although she's made significant progress in combat, she's still terrible at academic subjects... If it weren't for Gilgamesh occasionally tempting her with rewards, her chances of passing the B-rank Valkyrie exam this year would probably still be slim...

Mei, on the other hand, truly became the epitome of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

He really went to great lengths for Kiana. Even though his grades were significantly better than Kiana's, he still accompanied Kiana to Jill's tutoring sessions...

It's fair to say that Kiana owes a debt to Mei; otherwise, she probably would have rebelled long ago, been beaten up by Gil, and then left on the bed to continue her tutoring.

And Bronya...

Two years seemed to have passed without Bronya growing at all; not only did she not grow any taller, but her body remained exactly the same.

The only change is that he talks more than he did two years ago and is more willing to communicate with others.

Having become B-rank Valkyries, they naturally also gained the right to use the third-generation Valkyrie armor—or rather, battle suit.

However, the armor Kusanagi used was not the third-generation Valkyrie armor—not to mention that none of them were suitable for his physique, and the armor designed by Jill was naturally not weaker than these Valkyrie armors.

Kusanagi's battle suit was designed by Gil and made by the Babylonian Gate Research Institute. It is called "Hunter Suit: Reaper". It looks like a very light suit of clothing, but the material is quite strong. It also has a device to reduce impact, as well as a time-space fracture system and a powerful acceleration energy system. Although it is not as good as the God-Slaying Armor that Schicksal Headquarters has kept as its trump card, it is still a very strong suit of armor.

Since it is a custom-designed armor, the most suitable user is Kusanagi-gakure.

It also features a field buffer device. Compared to the field buffer device used during the reconnaissance mission two years ago, this device consumes less energy and is more portable. In addition, Jill has no intention of hiding this technology, and now the fourth and fifth generation Valkyrie armors of Schicksal have been replaced with this buffer device.

After changing into her mission suit, Kiana was summoned to the bridge by Gil.

"Kiana, this mission will be your forward position." Jill handed Kiana the tactical goggles used for the mission. "Be careful, and also..."

"Achieve the greatest results with the least cost. Your own life is more important than the success or failure of the mission." The girl picked up where Jill left off, playfully sticking out her tongue and taking the tactical goggles from Jill's hand. "Demon Captain, I'm sick of hearing you say that. Leave it to me, I'll definitely complete the mission flawlessly!"

P.S.: I actually finished writing this chapter around 8 o'clock... but my hand slipped and I accidentally deleted it... so I have to rewrite it... it's killing me.

Why doesn't the Hedgehog Cat author platform have a chapter recycle bin...?

Chapter 203 Moonlight Throne

"The hatch is open—"

Gill gave the order, and the side hatches of the Hyperion were opened.

"The Hyperion ascended to an altitude forty meters above the unidentified spacecraft."

Jill chose a distance that, while somewhat dangerous, still offered a basic level of safety. "Kiana, are you ready?"

"No problem, I'm perfectly fine, Demon Captain, B-rank Valkyrie, requesting sortie!"

A spirited voice, as always, came through the communication channel. Jill nodded. "Move out!"

"Yes, B-rank Valkyrie Kiana, sortie!"

Kiana flashed a confident smile, took a running start, and then jumped directly out of the exit.

The howling wind swept past her ears. As Kiana approached the unknown spaceship below, she pressed the button on the buffer device. A buffer force field was generated, allowing Kiana to land smoothly on the spaceship's deck.

"Phew, this is Kiana. I've landed successfully," Kiana said, putting the microphone attached to her tactical goggles to her mouth.

"Begin reconnaissance. Proceed with caution," Jill succinctly gave the order.

There are still too many uncertainties surrounding this warship...

Although, that's from other people's perspectives.

"Kiana, there are two Scythe-wielding assassins to the left of seven o'clock." Gil began giving orders on the communication channel. "This warship is not simple. It has a huge Honkai energy fluctuation, so there are probably some smaller Honkai beasts inside. I'll have Mei go down to support you later. Considering that there might be mechanical lock issues on the warship, I'll have Bronya go down as well."

Bronya possesses an exceptional talent for programming and mechanics, a talent that has been admired by many researchers at the Babylonian Gate.

"Roger that." Kiana raised her hand, drew the pistols from the holsters on her legs, and fired two shots. The Honkai energy bullets instantly destroyed the brain tissue of the two scythe-wielding assassins, turning their heads into countless fragments. "So, what about my mission?"

"Clear out as many zombies as possible. I'll give the scanning device to Bronya later so she can take it down and decipher the ship's internal structure," Jill continued, issuing orders. "You have two minutes. Before Mei goes down, clear out as many zombies as possible!"

"understood!"