Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

A gravitational ray grazed Maki's calf, and an expression of disbelief appeared on the old man's face.

"Old man, you're useless now!" The young man's face showed impatience, and more purple spheres appeared around him, preparing to attack Magi.

"Grandpa, watch out!" The white-haired little boy lunged at the old man.

A cloud of dust and fragments torn apart by rays rose from the room.

When everything had cleared up, the old man and the girl had vanished without a trace.

.....

"Heh, I didn't expect that Valkyrie girl to still have the strength to escape with that old man—"

"There's still a little time before the plan starts, let me play a cat-and-mouse game."

"Let me have some fun, but don't let me catch you too easily, you little mouse—what!"

The man strolled leisurely down the aisle, hands in his pockets, intending to put his cat-and-mouse game into practice. Just as he relaxed completely—a murderous intent suddenly arose.

The black dagger, like a venomous snake, burrowed towards his heart. The man's muscles tensed, and he dodged to the side, narrowly escaping having his heart ripped apart.

However, this was not the end; the young man had only barely dodged a fatal blow—the dagger was deeply embedded in his shoulder.

Its master twisted it forcefully, and the immense pain shattered Vaert's will, causing the newly formed purple sphere to disintegrate in the next instant.

Then, the sharp blade slashed downwards, severing his right arm cleanly. Instantly, crimson liquid gushed out.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The pain of losing an arm completely overwhelmed the Herrscher clone's will, and he howled and ran down the corridor.

No one responded to his cries of pain; the guards inside the building had all been dispatched to the hotel entrance to stand guard.

The empty corridor was deserted except for a man with a missing arm running away; the so-called assassin...she was nowhere to be seen.

—The unseen hunter now roams the building, joining the cat-and-mouse game the man described.

There was no sound of breathing, no footsteps, and she was nowhere to be seen, but the man knew she was right beside him, like a venomous snake waiting for the right moment to strike again.

I need to escape outside the hotel! She can't kill me in public! Yes, she can't!!

With these thoughts in mind, the man stood outside the elevator doors, his only remaining left arm frantically pounding on the elevator's down button.

However, the elevator display screen didn't understand the man's fear and anxiety; it simply descended slowly and steadily.

"Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!!"

"Move! Why won't you move!" He kicked the locked elevator doors frantically, and danger was closing in once again.

……

A man, his face covered in blood and bald in a patch, stumbled and fell down the emergency exit stairs, scrambling and crawling down the stairs.

He lost his right ear and a large patch of his scalp; it's unclear whether this was a stroke of luck or misfortune.

He once again narrowly escaped the relentless pursuit of death, the cost being only an ear and a piece of scalp.

His misfortune continued, for as long as he lived, the endless hunt was destined to end in his death.

"What is that thing, the Valkyrie of Destiny? No, impossible! How could those weaklings have pushed me to this extent? How could it be!"

The roar echoed through the stairwell, like a survivor who kept trying to fix the generator despite repeated QTE attempts, desperately hoping the killer would find his location and come knocking.

"what--!"

Luckily, this time it was his left eye, and he's still alive. Ah... unfortunately—he's still alive.

……

The game between cat and mouse continues.

--

Just as the Herrscher clone was fleeing in a sorry state from the hotel

Another team arrived downstairs at the hotel. Just as Fu Hua and "Ghost" Simone Riley were pondering how to infiltrate the hotel...

The blonde Valkyrie donned her Valkyrie armor and walked straight towards the hotel entrance.

Her gorgeous clothes and beautiful face quickly attracted the attention of the hotel security guards, who reached out and stopped the girl.

"I'm sorry, beautiful lady, this place is not open to the public at the moment."

Raise a hand—clench a fist—snap a finger—it was the same movement as the Herrscher clone, but with completely different terrifying power—the Titans behind and beside the security guards were torn to shreds.

The men, dressed in well-tailored suits and wearing sunglasses, stiffly turned their necks back.

The once towering and imposing Titan mech was now reduced to its limbs, scattered across the ground, with flashes of electricity and sparks passing over it.

The core, which served as both the body and the head, had vanished, leaving behind a terrifying chasm and a large hole in the wall. Through the hole, they could even see the street on the other side of the building.

Cold sweat instantly covered their bodies.

"Do you think the salaries you receive... are fair enough to cover the difficulties you're facing right now?" The girl uttered her first words after they met.

The security guards instinctively shook their heads.

"So, do you think... Anti-Entropy will give you a pension... or Destiny will give you a condolence payment... or do you expect the tiny Singaporean government, sandwiched between these two behemoths, to provide you with funeral expenses?"

The security guards paused for a moment, then shook their heads again.

"Then get out of here, or...—become spaghetti bolognese and spread it evenly across every corner of this street, and your families won't get a single penny." The girl revealed a cruel smile.

They promptly scrambled away, taking the hotel staff who witnessed the entire incident with them.

……

The discussion is still ongoing on the other side.

"How about we disguise ourselves as Fu Hua... whatever you said... never mind..."

Simone Riley, who had just offered constructive suggestions, looked up to see her captain's even more "constructive" actions.

"Holy...holy...crap..."

"Wow, my new boss is this strong..."

"So Snow possesses such power... Perhaps I should ask the bishop..." Fu Hua murmured, frowning as she looked at the breached building.

"Come on, old friend, my new boss's last name is Apocalypse. She just got me from the bishop yesterday," Simone Riley rolled her eyes.

"This... I understand, you need me to keep it a secret, right?" Fu Hua paused for a moment and then nodded.

"You'll have to ask her yourself. Right now..."

The Valkyries watched as the guards and waiters scattered.

She said, "You can go in now!"

Chapter 46 What are you looking at? Kneel down before me! (Image)

A young girl and an old man were resting on the stairs. The girl was gripping the handrail and breathing heavily.

"Huff...huff—I'm so tired, grandpa. Let me bandage you up first, young lady."

Kiana knelt down and tore several strips of cloth from the old man's white coat to bandage his injured ankle, stopping the bleeding that was constantly dripping to the ground.

"That stops the bleeding for now." The girl wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Run, little girl, that demon will catch up with you soon, following the trail of blood..."

Maki looked at the panting girl beside her and advised her...

"No! I want to take you with me, Grandpa!" Kiana interrupted the old man before he could finish speaking.

“I can’t walk anymore, child. Without your Valkyrie powers, you’re just an ordinary young girl now; there’s no way you can carry this old man away.”

"...I'm sorry, I originally wanted to help you, but now I've put you in danger."

"Child...you!" The girl picked up the old man and carried him on her back.

"Grandpa, thank you for your kindness, but I won't leave you alone."

"This has nothing to do with whether or not a Valkyrie possesses power—"

"A long, long time ago, I swore to give everything to protect everyone!"

The girl's eyes were fixed on the old man, her gaze unwavering and unwavering.

"I want to protect Grandpa... and others." The granddaughter's words echoed in Maki's mind. The old man stared intently at Kiana, tears streaming down his face.

"What a fool! Are all you young girls fools?" The old man covered his face with his right hand, trying to wipe away the tears in his eyes.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?" Kiana looked at him with worried eyes.

"No...it's nothing...If you insist on taking me with you, then take me to the basement level."

"The gem is right there. If we can get it, we'll have leverage to negotiate with him—"

The old man's words were interrupted by screams coming from the upper floors.

"—No, impossible... How could those weaklings have pushed me to this point? How could they!"

It was the man's voice, but unlike his previous arrogant and confident voice, it was now filled with pain and fear.

The girl and the old man looked at each other, both with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"Ah—" A scream even more pitiful than before came from upstairs, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps rushing down.

"Grandpa, let's hide on this floor first," the white-haired girl said, pushing open the emergency exit door and helping the old man inside.

After settling the elderly woman in the corner, the young girl nervously watched the door around the corner.

Silence—it had been long since the last scream and footsteps.

……

Ningdi stared at the Herrscher clone's corpse, slashed to a pulp and nearly turned into a human stump, before finally succumbing to blood loss and falling into deep thought.

—Has my skill deteriorated, or is this guy just too good at dodging?

……

"That guy hasn't moved for ages, could he be dead?" Kiana muttered to herself as she tended to the old man.

"Hey, grandpa, after we escape from here, could you do me a favor?"