Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Jiu Xiao subconsciously looked at Theresa, who knew why Jiu Xiao was looking at her and turned her head away a little embarrassed.

"What, is the training intensity at St. Freya Academy very lax?" Tool A asked curiously.

"The academy mainly focuses on teaching and nurturing students, imparting knowledge and cultivating character, so its practical training is slightly inferior to that of headquarters," Jiu Xiao explained.

“Hahaha...that’s how it is,” Theresa quickly chimed in.

"Oh, I see... It's alright. Once you become S-rank Valkyries at headquarters, you can enjoy this kind of high-intensity training every day! Sweat it out freely and have the same perfect physique as me—that's what a Valkyrie is all about! Get to work out, Valkyries!"

After saying that, Tool A struck a pose, showing off his strong and beautiful muscles to Jiu Xiao and the others.

Appropriate exercise attracts the opposite sex; excessive exercise attracts the same sex. Jiuxiao really wants to say, "Sister, you've gone too far with your workouts... We're fighting Honkai with Honkai energy, not strangling Honkai beasts with our muscles..."

Hui Huo thought for a moment, his petite head passing through a slender neck, while his body below was that of a monstrous muscle man. Holy crap... Hui Huo shuddered.

"Hehe, Miss Tool A is joking. Lord Jiuxiao, Lord Huihuo, Rita has been waiting here for a long time."

Rita, dressed in a maid outfit, smiled and greeted everyone.

Chapter 149 Orchid and Silly Goose

Tool A gave an awkward laugh and gave the others an apologetic look.

"Lady Rita, I'll leave the guests to you for now. I'll go and... oh no, I mean, inform Lady Durandal."

After saying that, tool A slipped away. It was too embarrassing to be caught red-handed by an elder while trying to fool someone.

"Let me reintroduce myself. I am Rita Losweiser, the vice-captain of the Valkyrie squad 'Undying Blade' and an S-rank Valkyrie. Rita will now lead the way." Rita turned to the side, bowed, and gestured for everyone to proceed.

However, Rita's small eyes kept stealing glances at Theresa.

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Meanwhile, in Durandal's private training room, Bianca Durandal Atagina is undergoing high-intensity training.

"Lady Durandal, something terrible has happened! Someone called you a silly goose and wants to fight you!!"

Tool A rushed in with a group of people, grabbed Durandal's leg, and started stroking it.

The Valkyries' inner thoughts: The chance to touch Lady Durandal is right now, and I must consider whether this is the only chance I will ever have in my life.

Durandal felt a little uncomfortable with their actions, but she couldn't just shake them off.

"Stop touching me, I'm not hurt..." Durandal grabbed them by the back of their collars, lifted them up, and put them aside.

"Tell me what happened. Why did you call me a goose?"

"It's those two newly promoted S-ranks! They're provoking us! They're challenging Lady Durandal's authority! Lady Durandal must teach them a lesson!" Tool A said with a look of indignation, his face full of sympathy for Durandal.

"Yeah, yeah!" "We definitely need to teach those arrogant bastards a lesson!" "Huihuo is quite cute, Durandal must knock her out, I'll personally escort her there...hehehe..."

The other Valkyries chimed in with their own opinions.

Durandal scratched her head in confusion, then turned and went back to training.

"Don't bother me with this kind of thing next time. Let them talk if they want to. It's not worth wasting my time on this. Besides, they'll all be our comrades in the future. There's no need to make things unpleasant for everyone."

While throwing a punch, Durandal pondered the nickname "Silly Goose."

"As for being a silly goose... Lord Otto and Rita did say that I was dull, but why would I be called a silly goose? Am I that much like a goose?"

Seeing that Durandal wasn't interested, the Valkyries huddled together and chattered away.

"See? I told you Lady Durandal wouldn't be interested in fighting Jiuxiao and the others..."

"This is all because of your terrible idea, suggesting we trick Lady Durandal into going there. When she gets there and finds out it was a misunderstanding, she'll have no choice but to fight!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, now we have to tell the truth... Lady Rita isn't interested either, we can't just do it ourselves..."

"To be honest... although I don't know their strength, they should be stronger than Lady Rita... We can't even beat Lady Rita, so let's not invite trouble."

The group exchanged glances, then pounced on Durandal again, telling her the truth.

Durandal once again lifted several of her ornaments aside, looking at their flushed faces.

"So...you guys wanted to know the approximate strength of the two newly promoted S-rank Valkyries, so you were planning to trick me into fighting them...didn't they call me an idiot?"

"Yes, yes...they probably haven't even met Lady Durandal yet..."

Durandal raised the spear beside her and glared at the Valkyries with hostility.

"So that means...you guys called me a fool?!"

Seeing that things were going badly, the Valkyries immediately slid down to their knees and apologized.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly makes me look like a goose?! If you can't tell me, I'll make you do three extra days of training!!" Durandal said angrily. It was one thing to lie to her, but to give her such an awful nickname was another.

The Valkyries' eyes lit up when they heard about the extra training.

"Really extra training? Can I train with Lady Durandal?!"

"That's not the point! Tell me, what exactly makes me look like a goose?!"

"Um...because...because of Durandal...Durandal the Silly Goose..."

Cute Goose Pictures (Main Text)

Kamen Rider Goose

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In the end, Durandal agreed to participate in the duel; she needed an opponent of equal strength. After all, she had already broken through Fate's barrier, and now she was desperately craving a worthy adversary.

Seeing Durandal arrive surrounded by a group of Valkyries, Jiuxiao couldn't help but sigh at how high her reputation was in Destiny.

Durandal spotted Nine Heavens and Radiant Fire from afar, but her attention was drawn to Theresa beside them.

The languid Theresa felt Durandal's gaze and her hair stood on end. She sat up straight.

"What's wrong, Auntie? Was that person scary?"

"It's indescribably terrifying... I'm not going to say anymore, my stomach hurts, I'm leaving now."

Theresa immediately turned and ran away. If Durandal got closer, she wouldn't be able to escape.

Durandal was too rigid and always felt that Theresa lacked the authority a headmistress should have. She was always lecturing Theresa, so Theresa would run away as soon as she saw Durandal.

Seeing Theresa flee, Durandal sighed helplessly.

"Hello, I am Bianca Durandal Atagina, and like you, I am an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal."

"Nice to meet you, I am Jiuxiao." "Colorless Radiant Flame."

"Everyone here should know the purpose of this meeting. Jiuxiao and Huihuo, how do you want to fight? Hand-to-hand combat, all-out battle in armor, or a speed race in the memory battlefield?" Durandal asked the two.

After thinking for a moment, Jiuxiao said, "Put on your armor and fight with all your might. I am a Herrscher. Without armor, you may not be able to penetrate my domain defense, which would be pointless."

"A Herrscher? You're a Herrscher? A Herrscher who fights for humanity just like the First Herrscher?"

"Huh? You guys didn't know? Otto didn't even tell you..."

"Since Lord Otto didn't say it, there must be a deeper meaning to it."

Durandal, like the other Valkyries, nodded thoughtfully, no longer dwelling on the matter.

"I demand a speedrun battle in the Memory Battlefield! Even if you're wearing armor, one shot from me will kill you, so let me fight virtual opponents instead..."

Hui Huo patted her outer armor, brimming with confidence in the power of her weapon. No matter how strong a Herrscher or Valkyrie is, they are ultimately just mortal beings. Once their armor and field defenses are breached, they will still die.

Chapter 150 You're not leaving until you've beaten my other side swollen too.

Beams of light transformed into armor and enveloped Durandal's body, completing the attire of Shining Knight: Moonbeam in less than three seconds.

"So handsome..."

Jiuxiao glanced at it a few more times with envy, thinking that once she completed her S-rank Valkyrie advancement, she would ask Otto for a set of "Moon Knight" series armor. Whether it would actually improve her appearance was another matter, but it would definitely be a huge boost.

With a holographic weapon array of rapid-fire cannons in his left hand and a holographic weapon array of greatswords in his right, Jiuxiao completed his combat attire.

"bring it on!"

Durandal raises her spear high—Throne of the Gods: Hilder of Eternal Silence—her back adorned with light wings that resemble a skirt, bursting forth with dazzling gamma-ray particles.

As the countdown began, Durandal suddenly shot into the sky with super light, transforming into a shooting star and disappearing into the heavens.

"Have you ever heard of a spear falling from the sky...? Is that right?" Jiuxiao then raised his rapid-fire cannon and fired continuously at the sky, each energy bullet enhanced and accelerated by his power.

High above, Durandal held Hilder tightly to her chest, and relying on gravity and the acceleration of the light wing module, she transformed into a streak of light that pierced the sky and vertically into the heavens.

The energy projectiles fired from the heavens at her were all blocked by an illusory shield in front of her.

"It's really a simple and unadorned thrust... What a pity, it doesn't seem to be very effective against me."

Jiuxiao leaped from the ground, wielding his greatsword to collide with Durandal's spear. At the moment of contact, Jiuxiao rewrote Durandal's gravity, rendering her charged attack useless.

Without the power of a charged thrust, Durandal's spear was easily deflected by Jiuxiao.

But the moment Durandal sensed the change in her own gravity, she knew that the power of the Nine Heavens was the manipulation of gravity. Knowing her opponent's power, she would inevitably have countermeasures.

Durandal immediately mobilized the Honkai energy within her body, driving Shining Knight: Luna Kindred to disrupt her own electromagnetic field and interfere with Nine Heavens' control over her gravity.