Honkai Impact, I'm not a Ditto!

After all, the Snow Lotus Squad is an elite team, and the location they go to to carry out the mission is the most dangerous and important place.

There's a problem here.

This could very well trigger a chain reaction, causing various problems to arise in Manila.

Now that Sikong has arrived.

Naturally, Blanche's behavior needed to be corrected.

If the attacking enemy is not strong, it can be stopped, and her decision is fine. But if she is facing a strong enemy, it would be foolish to send Valkyries to protect ordinary people.

Perhaps Blanche is very confident?

They believe this mission can be carried out in the same way as before.

But actually...

This mission is not easy.

Blanche's small act of kindness caused even greater casualties.

However, let's look at it from another angle.

Sikong could understand why the other party had sent them on a rescue mission.

After all, this time the collapse occurred in the territory of the Ocean Branch.

It would be embarrassing for the Valkyries from other branches to be on the front lines.

"Major General Sikong, there may be some misunderstanding between us. I just hope you can send your Valkyries to help. I dare not command an S-rank Fate Knight." Blanche sighed softly. "Besides, if we don't send the ordinary people away, they might get hurt when the Honkai Beasts arrive."

"What's there to worry about?" Sikong waved his hand. "Just move these people back a thousand meters, let them hide properly, and send them away after we've dealt with the Honkai."

"Is this really a good idea? Our rear isn't absolutely safe either..."

Blanche knew that Honkai Beasts would automatically spawn in this area, and even if she cleared them out, more Honkai Beasts would appear behind her later.

It's just not as many as before.

Those people hiding in the back may not be safe.

Moreover, there are many assassins here.

It's impossible to wipe them all out; only by sending ordinary people out of the central region can the survival rate be significantly increased.

“Blanche, don’t get this wrong. The Valkyrie’s main mission is to fight against the Honkai, to stop the Honkai Beasts and prevent them from causing greater damage, not to deal with these ordinary people in front of us.”

Sikong's attitude was unusually firm.

Blanche frowned slightly and said, "Major General Sikong, but my mission is to prioritize rescuing civilians..."

Chapter 269 Eat My Great Sword

"Prioritize the rescue of civilians? Who gave you that order?"

When they first entered Manila, Sikong had not heard of any decision to prioritize the rescue of citizens.

I'm not sure if I missed it.

To say this plan is bad is an understatement.

Absolutely not.

Prioritizing the rescue of citizens is absolutely the right thing to do.

but......

Knowing in advance that the Manila Collapse was extremely dangerous, doing this was definitely not an option. What he could do now was to concentrate all his resources to ensure a smooth passage through this Collapse event.

Blanche said, "The head of the Ocean Branch."

"I'd like to know... did the other squads receive the same orders as you?"

Sikong was having a bit of a headache.

If the Valkyrie squad sent by the Ocean Branch all prioritize rescuing citizens.

That would make the situation very ugly.

There weren't many Valkyries to begin with, and they had to surround Manila while also having to spare some Valkyries to rescue people.

under these circumstances.

It would be truly miraculous if they could stop a large number of Honkai Beasts and high-level assassins.

"This is what the minister verbally said before we set off; all teams..."

Hearing what Blanche said.

Sikong had already realized that the Ocean Branch's defeat this time was not unjust.

Perhaps it's because of the massive collapse.

The Destiny Organization probably doesn't have much experience.

After all, large-scale Honkai events are rare, and events where the Destiny Organization rescues people in time are even rarer. The most recent rescue operation was more than a decade ago during the Second Honkai, when very few people were rescued.

In the past, the collapse of Changkong City was a direct death sentence.

This Manila collapse was the second emergency mobilization for rescue efforts.

"I know that Major General Sikong is worried that our strength will be weakened."

"However... you don't really need to worry too much about this, because the Valkyries we send out to escort ordinary people are basically injured in battle."

"Compared to the front lines, the rear is much safer. While escorting civilians, they can also take a rest, so there is no need to worry about our combat effectiveness being greatly affected."

Blanche's words sound nice.

But Sikong knew that doing so would definitely weaken the squad's combat effectiveness.

The injured Valkyrie was resting on the spot.

That way you can recover faster.

Moreover, even wounded Valkyries are not incapable of fighting when a crisis occurs on the battlefield.

Among the Valkyries that Sikong has already healed.

Many of the Valkyries were fighting desperately despite being injured, and that's how they met Sikong in the emergency room.

“Those ordinary people…”

Before Blanche could finish speaking, Sikong interrupted her, saying, "Do as I say."

"Major General Sikong, do we really need to be this cautious? Even at the expense of ordinary people's safety..."

Anna, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

The girl who looked gentle had droopy eyes and looked like she was easy to bully.

"Of course it's necessary, because this is a large-scale Honkai, and I'm doing this for the safety of the Valkyries."

Sikong is an S-rank Destiny Knight.

In a sense, he could command the Valkyries in front of him at will, and as long as the orders weren't too outrageous, they wouldn't disobey, even if they were from different branches, or even if the other party was the captain of an elite squad.

Moreover, Sikong is now claiming to be acting in their best interests.

So Blanche gave in.

"Since Major General Sikong insists on this, then let's do it this way. I hope your decision is correct."

Sikong knew that the other party was somewhat unconvinced.

after all......

Blanche's qualifications are N times that of Sikong.

Aside from being incomparable in strength, she could easily defeat Sikong in every other aspect.

Taking the initiative, Sikong commanded his three B-rank Valkyries to send the ordinary people to the back.

As a ragtag squad, these three B-rank Valkyries are certainly no match for the elites of the Snow Lotus Squad. It's quite suitable for them to do this kind of mission, which is why Blanche had them send people out of the central region—an area that ordinary people simply cannot leave.

Sikong's order was simply to hide the thirty-two ordinary people a kilometer behind him.

So the three B-rank Valkyries who left returned quickly.

Right after they returned.

The Honkai Beasts' counterattack has begun.

Looking at the Honkai Beasts rushing in like a tidal wave, Blanche's eyes were full of determination. Not long ago, the Snow Lotus Squad's battle line was only 500 meters ahead.

However, due to wave after wave of attacks from the Honkai Beasts.

So they retreated again and again.

This area was also reduced to ruins.

certainly......

The repeated retreats do not mean that the Snow Lotus Squad is incapable of fighting; rather, it is simply their established strategy.

In the fight against the Honkai Beasts that surge like a tidal wave.

Adopting a strategy of retreating while fighting can greatly slow down the spread of Honkai and also reduce the loss of Valkyries.

Faced with such a large-scale collapse.

It remained rooted to the spot, motionless, like a nail.

That's practically suicide.

Unless there are hundreds of Valkyries, it's impossible to play like this.

The advantages of retreating while attacking are obvious.

After each Honkai Beast occupies an area, it will digest it for a period of time. During this period, the Honkai Beasts will not launch large-scale attacks, but will only carry out small-scale harassment.

Gradually relinquishing land, trading space for time.

The opposite approach is another one.

Charge! Charge forward again!