People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

"So, whether you want to see Cecilia or help Siegfried..."

“Our destination is here.”

Xia Ling circled the location representing O-23 on the map.

Chapter 9 Xia Ling: Aren’t you so easily regularized?

"Sister Xia Ling..."

"Is this position...really okay?"

Kiana looked at the nearly vertical snow slope in front of her and swallowed.

"It should be... no problem. After all, that's what the navigation says."

Xia Ling scratched his head and said hesitantly, "At least, it can prove that someone has walked this road before."

"But the navigation didn't say whether the person made it all the way alive!"

"I think, Kiana, you have to trust the physical fitness of the Valkyrie."

Looking at the coordinates of the "Wish Fulfilled" node in front of him, Xia Ling said resolutely: "Fortune and honor are sought in danger, so let's go!"

"Wait, I'm not ready yet—"

Seeing that Kiana had already gone down, Xia Ling also slid down the snow slope.

After a while.

"Wait, Sister Xia Ling, there really is something here!"

【What you wish for】

[Kiana seems to have "accidentally" slipped down a huge snow slope, but a blessing in disguise. Kiana found a huge supply box at the bottom of the snow slope. You opened the box happily, but found that there seemed to be too many things inside. In desperation, you could only take some away. ]

[Bring more weapons (take away two sets of Destiny Standard Single Soldier Weapon Modules to increase Kiana's combat effectiveness)]

[Bring more medicine (Take the emergency life support device produced by Tianming, which can restore the health value to the upper limit, which takes a certain amount of time)]

[Call for more support (requires proficiency in using the internal communication code of Tianming, which is currently not in compliance with the conditions for effectiveness)]

"I don't even need to choose. I'll definitely take the weapon." Xia Ling chose the first option without hesitation: "I might be banned at any time. It would be such a waste to take medicine."

In the data space, Kiana was a little puzzled when she saw Xia Ling decisively choose to take the weapon.

"Sister Xia Ling, don't we bring some healing items... I see according to the instructions, these things should be able to heal your injuries, right?"

"Forget it. We don't have the time. By the time I heal Cecilia, she might have already gone to fight the Second Herrscher..."

"Besides, I didn't get in through normal means, so I could be banned at any time. It's only right that I give you some good stuff while I'm still here."

"So that's it..."

After putting armor on Kiana and carrying weapons and ammunition, Xia Ling was about to move forward when she found that the communicator suddenly rang.

"Ding——This is Theresa, Siegfried, please reply!"

"I have arrived at area O-17. A large number of Valkyrie armor wreckages were found in the area. All the Valkyries in this area have been destroyed!"

"But these debris are still continuously sending out signals to mislead us. I am just a bait. The real Second Herrscher is with you. Try to delay as much as possible, ten minutes at most, and I will come over to help you right away!"

"Ten minutes?" Siegfried's voice also rang out over the commuter: "Oh, by the way, Theresa, when you encountered the Second Herrscher before, how long did it take from the beginning to the defeat?"

"...With Xia Ling's help, five minutes and forty seconds."

"Oh my, what bad news! I can already see the Second Herrscher... Does that mean I have to hold out nearly twice as long?"

"If we can avoid a head-on confrontation..."

"Forget it. Diversionary tactics are not my style. Theresa, I will give it a try and destroy the Second Herrscher here."

"Wait, were you planning to use the Holy Fire Judgment to kill her and him from the beginning? Siegfried!"

"Of course. Goodbye, Theresa. Oh, and please take care of Cecilia and Kiana for me."

Siegfried immediately hung up the call.

"It's my aunt's voice! Sister Xia Ling, there really is no Herrscher on her side! And what does stinky dad mean by dying together?"

"That's why learning history is important... It seems that the path we are on now is correct, but even so, we should only be able to finish it."

"Eh? Aren't we going to help..."

"Idiot, once the Holy Fire Judgment is released, even the user will be engulfed in flames. Did we intend to make sure Siegfried would not even be eligible to perish together with him?"

"But... my stinky dad..."

"Okay, don't worry. According to history, your mother should be able to arrive just in time to save Siegfried."

"So, let's go. We may have to stop our current wild plan and hurry to the scene. Otherwise, you may be even later to see your mother."

Looking at the large areas of fulfillment and safe corners in the subsequent nodes, Xia Ling could only give up with pain and start planning the route again.

A moment later, on the other side...

"Huh...huh..."

"Theresa, aren't you here yet?"

"So the legs are too short..."

Touching the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, Siegfried complained about Theresa in a wry way.

"Haha, human, you can fight me for so long. It seems that you are much stronger than that nun."

A disembodied voice sounded from in front of Siegfried.

"Yeah, I regretted it the moment I fought you. I'm afraid that even if Theresa and I fought together, we wouldn't be your opponent."

Siegfried stood up, and the two guns in his hands were put together to form a giant flaming sword.

"But...I have already made up my mind."

"I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect the one I love most!"

The surging power made the Second Herrscher a little panicked.

"Why do you have this power..."

"Go to hell with your questions!"

"Skyfire—unsheath!"

Not far from the battle site, Xia Ling sighed as he looked at the flames that seemed to be cutting through the sky.

"It seems that we are not late, but early."

"Siegfried just used the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire. For a while, this area cannot be approached... Kiana? What are you thinking about? Why are you silent?"

At this moment, a node prompt suddenly popped up in front of Xia Ling's screen.

【Destiny points to】

[After seeing the flame that pierced the sky, Kiana seemed to suddenly awaken some memories, and dots of golden light began to appear in her eyes. At the same time, her mind suddenly became unstable.]

[Please make your choice carefully, this event will change the outcome. ]

【Face the awakening Xilin head-on. 】

[Trying to calm Kiana down. (Needs a hug from Cecilia)]

[Forcefully seal Xilin again. (Requires Yu Duchen)]

"No, buddy?"

The sudden change in the situation almost made Xia Ling put her face against the screen.

"What's going on? Is Kiana going to become a law-enforced person all of a sudden?"

"How deep is the psychological trauma you feel from the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire?"

Chapter 10: It's still up to the mother to take action

the other side......

"What happened? I just went to change my clothes, and when I came back I saw the sky falling?"

A certain blond man almost got himself killed again.

"Where are Youlandel and the others? They are still so far away from Saint Freya?"

"No, who is this Xia Ling from? Why did she make me feel like a fool before I even saw Kiana?"

Otto quickly checked the situation in the data space, trying to remedy the situation.

"The plot can only be accelerated in the data space, but not slowed down... If we don't do anything about it, Xilin will definitely awaken before Yulandel and the others arrive, so we must find a way to delay it. Wait, this is..."

Looking at the voice appearing on the screen, Otto felt a little relieved.

"We can only give it a try and hope she can turn the situation around."

"This is a huge mistake. I never thought that someone could ruin my plan by stepping on the accelerator."

"This Xia Ling is really outrageous..."

Returning his gaze to the data space, Xia Ling was already at a loss as to what to do.

Xia Ling was really unprepared for this situation. In her plan, as long as Kiana didn't awaken after leaving the copy, she could achieve her goal. Who knew that observing the skyfire up close seemed to evoke Kiana's dusty memories.

She really had no way to stop Kiana now. She couldn't really shoot Qibao. Not to mention whether she could do it or not, if she returned to reality like this, Kiana would basically be killed immediately.

Before Xia Ling could make a choice, the options on the screen suddenly disappeared and returned to the same controllable state as before.

"No? You won't even let me choose?"

Xia Ling quickly shook Kiana's body.

"Kiana? Wake up!"

"Sister Xia Ling... I, I feel a little weird..."

Kiana stood there in a daze, her voice filled with confusion.

"That flame...I seem to have seen it in my memory..."

"When was it? Strange, I can't seem to remember clearly..."

"Oh, now I remember, the last time I saw such a fire..."

Kiana hugged her head, her eyes flashing with golden light.

"Hmm, my head hurts..."

"Why, why do I remember..."

"The target of this fire was... me?"

"Oops!"

Xia Ling's face turned ugly. Under the current circumstances, it seemed that she was forced to take the first option.

However......

"Is this... Xia Ling? Also, who is the girl next to you? Does she look a little unwell?"

A gentle voice came from behind Xia Ling.

Hearing this voice, Xia Ling was stunned.

Although she had never heard Cecilia's voice, there was no doubt that she was the only person who could appear here at this time.

However, given Kiana's current situation, no one can determine whether Cecilia's appearance is good or bad. After all, Xia Ling cannot be sure whether this Cecilia appeared here normally because of the spontaneous development of the data space, or whether she was deliberately generated here by Xilin, or whether she was disguised by Xilin.

But... it seems that there is not so much time to think about it now. Xia Ling gritted her teeth. Even in the worst case scenario, that is, Kiana awakens directly here, it will not be much different from now.

"It's me, Cecilia." Xia Ling said hurriedly, "This child may be too close to the Second Herrscher, and due to the influence of Honkai energy, he has become a little emotionally unstable, and may have triggered something like PTSD."

"Honkai energy can have this effect?" Cecilia was startled and hurried over: "I brought the Black Abyss White Flower, do you need it..."

"No, no, no, this kind of emotional thing may not work on Black Abyss and White Flower." Xia Ling shook her head repeatedly: "Um, Cecilia..."

"Although this may be a little abrupt, but...can you hold the child?"

"Eh?"