I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

"Come to think of it, the fact that I can resonate with the artificial stigmata is also thanks to her."

At first, Ye Ming thought that all this was accidental, but with a little scrutiny, it was not difficult to find out...

This is inevitable because of stepping into Ji Zi's life.

"If it were her, she would definitely do the same thing. I just chose the same approach."

173. Rita is hit hard in many ways

If we talk about Kevin's Stigmata Plan, the participants are all chosen ones.

Ye Ming's crazy behavior is directed at all the girls who were not selected.

Even if he is not a true Herrscher, even if the Valkyries are defective Stigma Awakeners.

But... there is no truth that a fake cannot be as good as the real thing, right?

"I understand."

Rita didn't know that the Valkyrie Ye Ming was talking about was Ji Zi, but she felt a similar belief to Ragnar.

So Rita no longer had any doubts or suspicions, but gave her full support:

"I will find a way to inform the other Valkyries of this news."

"Besides, Otto must not know about this."

"Ugh?"

Ye Ming’s additional conditions surprised Rita.

"Why can't Lord Otto..."

"Because he will hinder me, I don't have that much time to tangle with him."

Ye Ming directly interrupted Rita's hesitation. On this issue, he had no room for compromise.

If Otto knew about my situation, he would definitely be forced to do various experiments, and he might even lose his personal freedom.

"I hope you can help me, but if you don't agree with this, then there's nothing to talk about."

"Please allow me to think about this matter carefully."

Rita seemed a little embarrassed. She was willing to help Ye Ming and keep silent to Otto, but as a Valkyrie, she also had the responsibility to report to her superiors.

Just as she was struggling, her phone suddenly rang. As soon as she pressed the answer button, she heard a noisy sound from the other end.

"I understand. I'll be there soon."

After speaking, Rita said hello to Ye Ming and then left the residence.

"Oh, by the way, since it's just some small things, I forgot to ask you."

After watching Rita leave, Ye Ming said to the system:

"Was the mutation of Honkai Beast before also an action taken by that guy to target me?"

——That's right, the other party is quietly changing some rules. Although it is only a small part, we still have to be more careful.

"Really……"

Ye Ming looked at the night scene outside the window. The array of the moon and stars was very similar to the night when he was attacked by the Honkai beast.

"I'm still a little worried."

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"How's the situation?"

In the outer ring of the city, where Ye Ming was attacked, Rita reunited with several Valkyries at the scene. Looking at the fire not far away, her eyes were full of worry.

"Not good. Although they are just some small and medium-sized Honkai beasts, this situation is really too weird."

The other Valkyries also had a headache:

“This has never happened before.”

"It's totally unheard of that Honkai beasts would take hostages."

The train on the outer ring railway was forcibly pulled off the tracks by several Honkai beasts.

However, these monsters did not slaughter the passengers in the car as they did before, but trapped them in the car.

After several small-scale conflicts, the Valkyries that arrived had already eliminated some of the monsters...

But there are still many people trapped in the carriage controlled by the Honkai beast.

"There must be a purpose for holding hostages. Could it be that these Honkai beasts will make demands?"

"Not really...these monsters are not that smart."

The Valkyries present could not imagine the scene of Honkai Beast speaking and making requests.

"They are just using the hostages to hold us back and keep moving closer to the city."

"Is there something in the city that's attracting them?" Rita asked.

"We don't know either. The behavior of these guys is very strange from beginning to end and goes against common sense."

The several young Valkyries present were already struggling to deal with these Honkai beasts, not to mention that no one had ever seen such a strange situation.

Human life is at stake, and those of lower position dare not act rashly. They can only call Rita, who is closest to them.

"What does your Lordship mean?"

"No matter what, we cannot allow Honkai beasts to enter the city. Our top priority is to destroy the enemy. Some casualties among the citizens are allowed."

"Casualties allowed?"

Rita looked at the hijacked carriage and could clearly hear cries for help from inside.

Among the passengers were doctors, teachers, mothers, and children with infinite possibilities in the future...

Just because casualties are allowed, does that mean their entire lives will be denied?

"Ms. Rita, what should we do? Follow the order?"

"No, wait..."

Rita didn't think Otto's order was wrong. After all, the overall situation should be taken into consideration.

But at this moment, she did understand Ye Ming's reluctance to let Otto intervene.

"Divide our people into two groups. One group will attract the Honkai beast's attention, and the other group will take back the carriage."

Under Rita's leadership, the stalemate balance was soon broken.

If the attention of these Honkai beasts is distracted for a moment, Rita can cut off their arms that are used to imprison the carriages.

As the carriages were recaptured and more and more hostages were rescued, things seemed to be moving in the right direction.

"You are responsible for escorting the citizens back, leave this to me."

There are only a few Honkai beasts left, and everyone is confident in Rita's strength.

So they took on the escort mission and left Rita here alone.

"This is?"

Just when Rita was showing off her skills, she suddenly discovered a lone girl hiding behind a mound not far away.

She quickly killed the Honkai beast in front of her, ran to the child, and picked her up who was covered in blood.

"Hold on a little longer, and I'll get you out of here."

While dodging the attacks of the Honkai beast, Rita tried to find a safe place for the girl in her arms.

But at this moment, something strange happened to the girl. A bone spur extended from her spine and burst out with the momentum of a bullet.

"Woo!"

The defenseless Rita was shot through the arm and the sickle in her hand fell.

What's worse is that the beastified girl is clearly related to other Honkai beasts.

Before Rita could adjust herself, the strongest one had already pounced on her...

The huge drill was about to make a hole in Rita's body.

——Boom!

The sound of flesh being pierced was replaced by the roar of rock being chiseled.

A young man holding a rock shield suddenly appeared in front of Rita and blocked the brutal attack of the Honkai beast for her.

"Ye Ming?"

Not long ago, Rita still regarded that petite figure as a cute doll and couldn't let it go.

But in a trance, she seemed to see the shadow of Ragnar, warm and powerful.

"Rather than bringing seeds of hope to the future..."

The mark on Ye Ming's back emitted a white light, and its shape was very similar to Rita's artificial stigmata.

"I prefer to protect the flowers that have already bloomed."

He condensed the lightning element into a sickle shape, perfectly replicated Rita's attack movements, and finally cut off the back of the monster's neck with a spinning downward slash.

Then, Ye Ming smiled and stretched out his hand to Rita, saying half-jokingly:

"It's my turn to protect you this time, Sister Rita~~"

At that moment, the maid felt like her heart was about to jump out.

174. If you dare to flirt, she will dare to come

At that time, Ye Ming just wanted to play a little joke on Rita.

After all, he had been bullied by her so many times before. If the positions were reversed, it would be understandable to mock her by calling her "Sister Rita".

"..."

But who knew that Rita didn't realize the irony at all. She was sunk on the spot with her high attack and paper defense, and her face turned red.

At that time, Rita realized for the first time that being protected by the thing she wanted to protect was actually such a heart-pounding thing.

"So...that's it..."

At the same time, Rita in reality was also in a state of intense turmoil.

Her eyes trembled and she seemed to remember everything, but she did not take any further action.

Because she remembered what happened between her and Ye Ming afterwards, and that was the most exciting part.

"Take care of your wounds first, and I'll take care of these monsters."

The story in the video is still going on. Ye Ming does not need to send Rita to a safe place because the target of those Honkai beasts has always been himself.

The reason why they took hostages in order to enter the city was simply because Ye Ming was in the city at that time.

Now that the target has appeared, these mutated Honkai beasts no longer see anyone else in their eyes.

"You are the one who hurt Rita."

After getting rid of the big Honkai beast, Ye Ming turned his attention to the mutated girl.

Although her body structure was no longer human, her face remained the same as before, like that of an ordinary girl.

"How many tricks are you going to come up with to target me?"

The monster looked like a little girl and looked like a dead soldier, but her strength was terrifyingly strong. Her attacks even penetrated Ye Ming's rock shield several times.

It’s no wonder that Rita suffered when she was caught off guard.

"It seems like too much force was applied."

After solving the immediate trouble, Ye Ming suddenly felt his whole body trembling and his limbs numb.

Only then did he remember that his development was incomplete and his physical fitness was very poor.

I just got so excited that I overspent all my adrenaline, and now my body is feeling extremely sore and weak.

"Don't panic. We've already slaughtered all the ones that need to be slaughtered. At worst, we can just go home and sleep."

But just when Ye Ming thought there was nothing to worry about, Rita suddenly hugged him from behind.

The cold wind at night brought out the high temperature of Rita's skin, and Ye Ming could even feel the warm and sweet breath coming into his ears.