People are in Star Iron, and the game begins with the unsheathing of Heavenly Fire.

With Otto successfully capturing Kiana Kaslana, the artificial human replica of the Second Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Void, the entire Schicksal realm went into a state of extreme alert.

All of Schicksal's Valkyries were summoned back to headquarters, including Schicksal's only two S-rank Valkyries—Bianca Durandal and Rita Rossweisse.

As the captain of the strongest Valkyrie squad in Schicksal, 'The Undying Blade', Durandal's fame in Schicksal has surpassed that of everyone else.

People deeply acknowledge her as the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal and see her as the hope for saving the world.

Despite bearing such heavy expectations, Durandal never faced any hardship or gave up. She did her best in almost everything, living up to her destiny as the strongest Valkyrie.

For her, becoming the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny is her belief, a goal that has been ingrained in her soul since childhood.

Even today, she often recalls her childhood experiences and the day that gave birth to her strength and courage.

That was the only deep impression she could retain, all of her memories from before the age of eight had faded.

In a chaotic and dangerous scene, she stands alone with an umbrella, facing terrifying Honkai beasts, trying to emulate her parents and protect the children beside her.

In his most desperate moment, a strange-looking man covered in scales suddenly appeared and saved him.

He calls himself a doctor and possesses immense power and miraculous healing abilities.

Durandal remembered the promise she made with the doctor: one day, when she grew up and became the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, she would protect him as he had protected her.

Now, Durandal has indeed become the strongest in Schicksal, but she has never met that doctor again, nor has she heard any news about him.

This is undoubtedly a regret for Durandal.

If possible, she very much hopes that one day she can meet that doctor again, let him see how much she has grown, and fulfill their promise from back then...

What are we going to do now?

On the road to the Schicksal headquarters, Durandal, clad in Schicksal's specially made Valkyrie armor—'Radiant Knight: Luna'—continued to advance.

This is the fourth-generation Valkyrie Armor developed by Otto using Herrscher Core and Soul Steel data, also known as the Godslayer Armor.

It not only possesses extremely powerful tactical rushing capabilities, allowing it to fly freely in the sky, but its immense strength is also comparable to that of an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, enabling it to defeat all Honkai.

Of course, precisely because the Godslayer Armor is so powerful, only Durandal can fully control this power now.

Although the other Godslayer Armor was created, almost no one was able to use it perfectly, and they were all stored away in the underground warehouse of Destiny.

Now, Durandal is heading to the deepest part of Schicksal, where the Godslayer Armor is stored, which is also the area where Schicksal's hibernation pods are preserved.

She didn't know why she was going there, but she still chose to go, because as the Valkyrie of Destiny, obeying orders was her instinct.

"That's right, Lady Durandal."

Beside Durandal, a girl dressed in a maid outfit and wielding a huge scythe, resembling a black rose, slowly appeared.

That was Rita, a maid of destiny. Although she was called a maid, it was just Rita's personal interest. In reality, her true identity was that of a Chosen S-rank Valkyrie, just like Durandal.

At this moment, Rita quickly explained after appearing: "Lord Otto said that since we have captured the Herrscher of the Void's body and brought it to Schicksal, Schicksal will face a counterattack from St. Freya Academy. Lady Theresa will lead the Valkyries of the academy to invade Schicksal headquarters... Before all this happens, we need to ensure the safety of the Godslayer Armor to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to steal it."

"So, you mean checking the safety of the Godslayer Armor?"

Durandal quickly grasped the situation.

She ignored the deeper reasons behind the order and failed to understand why Otto had sent the two S-class Valkyries to carry out such a simple task.

For her, it's enough to understand the current goal and do everything possible to achieve it.

That's always been her personality.

“Besides that, Lord Otto also asked us to retrieve something special,” Rita said in a strange tone. “He told us the location of that area, but didn’t say what it was, just that we should search within that area…”

"search?"

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But seeing that Rita herself looked completely bewildered, she had no choice but to set off with Rita to the place where the Godslayer Armor was kept.

Durandal and Rita then quickly arrived at the lower level of Schicksal headquarters, where a large number of mechs, weapons and facilities were stored, making it arguably the most important area of ​​Schicksal.

Otto's concern that the upcoming battle would lead to theft in the area was not unfounded.

"This is it."

Durandal looked at the rows of Godslayer Armor stored in special facilities and knew that these were the strongest Valkyrie Armor that Schicksal had ever produced.

After confirming that the Godslayer Armor itself had not been missed, she and Rita gradually arrived at the area designated by Otto, only to discover that this was the location for Schicksal's hibernation pod management.

"Hibernation pod? What's inside a hibernation pod?"

Durandal looked puzzled.

Rita then inspected each of the many hibernation pods one by one and quickly discovered a hibernation pod that seemed a bit off, having been in use for almost ten years.

"A hibernation pod from 1999?" Durandal murmured in surprise. "Seventeen years have passed since then. What could possibly be inside?"

“I don’t know.” Rita shook her head. “But since it’s Bishop Otto’s order, all we have to do is open this hibernation pod and deliver the contents to Lord Otto.”

Upon hearing Rita's words, Durandal nodded slightly.

She told the other person to step back, while she removed all the safety mechanisms from the hibernation pod and personally and slowly opened the lid of the old-fashioned hibernation pod.

A large amount of smoke billowed out, and what came into Durandal's view was a young man with a very plain appearance and almost no distinctive features.

"There's a person inside the hibernation pod?"

Durandal and Rita looked at each other, their eyes filled with incomprehensible confusion.

Ron, lying in the hibernation pod, twitched his eyelids, as if he had finally ended his long hibernation, and slowly opened his eyes...

……

In the highest laboratory of Destiny.

Bishop Otto of Destiny stared excitedly at the glass tube in front of him. Inside the container filled with liquid, a silver-haired girl was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed, like a princess.

"Hehe, a long time has passed, and the seedlings planted long ago have finally reached the time to bear fruit."

"Herrscher of the Void, can you fall from your pedestal and become an ally of mortals?"

"K-423, can you meet my expectations and wield the power that only gods can possess?"

"Hehe, this is really something to look forward to..."

During Otto's observation, Kiana Kaslana, enclosed in the container, kept her eyes tightly shut.

Her consciousness was sinking deeper and deeper into darkness, eventually plunging her into a long dream.

In her dream, she was no longer Kiana Kaslana, but a girl named Sirin.

She lost her parents at a young age and was all alone. Eventually, she was taken away by an organization called Babylon Laboratory and tricked into a hellish place.

In that laboratory, she was forced to undergo all sorts of inhumane experiments, lost the friends she had finally gained, and sank into endless despair.

Even though it was just a dream, that pain was still firmly etched in Kiana's heart, as if it were going to tear her body and soul apart completely.

However, dreams are not all painful memories. In sad stories, there is always something that covers up the absolute despair and ugliness.

He was a new researcher whose name seemed to have been erased and whose face was blurred, but Kiana could feel the warmth this man brought to Sirin.

He was a ray of light in Celine's despair, allowing the girl to experience a moment of happiness before she completely succumbed to despair.

Although the other person eventually disappeared, they still left a deep mark on Sirin's heart, allowing her almost completely torn soul to retain a little bit of humanity.

Therefore, even after becoming a Herrscher, and even after being completely annihilated in the Honkai War, Sirin did not completely transform into a heartless Herrscher, leaving behind the last trace of a human soul.

"Is this your story?" Kiana murmured to herself. "Your sorrow, your anger, your pain... But even so, must the world pay such a heavy price?"

"if not?"

Behind Kiana, the 'Queen of the Sky', who has a similar appearance but with a pair of unusual golden eyes, slowly emerged.

"They have inflicted pain upon me, and I will repay them with utter despair!"

"Because this is the story they started with their own hands!"

Chapter 167 The Shocked Durandal! "Doctor! I've finally seen you again!"

This system is such a rip-off!

The first thought that flashed through Ron's mind when he regained consciousness was this.

When I opened my eyes, all I saw was a white ceiling.

He could sense that the flow of Honkai energy around him was very unusual, and strange, distorted, and chaotic auras kept emanating from the space.

"..." Ron.

He sorted through his memories and recalled what happened before he entered the hibernation pod.

It seems that I have been in hibernation for more than ten years, and after traversing a long period of time, I have returned to the timeline I was supposed to return to.

The only problem was that the hibernation pod the system had chosen for him was seriously flawed. The overly rudimentary equipment made his head spin, and he felt like none of his organs were in their original positions.

If his body hadn't undergone some unusual modifications, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such a long hibernation journey.

All I can say is that the system, as always, has demonstrated its unreliable capabilities. It was clearly a malfunction of its own that caused the time discrepancy, yet I'm left to clean up the mess.

It's truly outrageous; it can only get more outrageous.

【Ding--! 】

Just as Ron was speechless, the system seemed to have just restarted and began to send him new instructions.

[Welcome back to the normal timeline of the Honkai world. It is now xx month xx day xx hour xx in 2016, on the eve of the outbreak of the War of Destiny.]

[Due to this special reward period, there will be no main storyline quests or frequent side quests upon returning to the Honkai world. The host is free to explore, including completing the previously released Honkai world quest—Finding the Truth Behind the Demise of the Previous Civilization.]

[This special reward period lasts for 30 days. After 30 days, the system will reopen the teleportation, and the destination will be the main world of the Star Railway.]

[Current remaining stay: 30 days]

“This…”

Ron was slightly surprised by the system's words.

But he also realized that this stay in the Honkai world seemed to be a great benefit to him.

Thirty days is enough time for him to do a lot of things and see many familiar old friends.

Of course, before that, he needs to check his current situation and make sure that his body does not experience any special problems during time travel.