Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

Yulan Dell flew in the sky, overlooking the city that had been almost razed to the ground and where almost no trace of its original appearance could be seen. He couldn't help but feel a little heavy.

In the distance, she saw a familiar corner, a leisure plaza where she had stopped several times and picked up a kitten she loved very much. Perhaps because it was an open area, it was able to barely maintain its original outline and appearance despite being repeatedly destroyed.

This is one of the few familiar scenes that remain of this once bustling city.

Just a few days ago, she had lived here for quite a while; everything had changed in the blink of an eye, making one feel more and more the cruelty of the world and the insignificance of being human.

Yes, he is very strong, and Yulan Dell is very confident about this.

But at the same time, she is never arrogant, let alone complacent. It is precisely because of her humility, objectivity, and calmness that she is able to always be self-reliant and self-disciplined, always holding herself to extremely high standards.

This also made Youlan Dale keep making progress and climbing to the top, leaving more and more people farther and farther behind, making them increasingly unable to catch up with her, yet full of admiration.

And precisely because her will was strong enough, she easily cut off these thoughts as soon as they emerged. Just like every previous action, she put all her energy into the current task and goal.

Before they separated, Rita sent the coordinates she got from Chen Tianwu to the terminal in Orchiddale at close range, so she only needed to fly in that direction as fast as possible to see everything from a high vantage point.

The closer the area is to the coastline, the more severe the damage is. In the bays and beaches, a steady stream of Honkai beasts are landing, crowding the beaches and coastal areas with them, and spreading inexorably inland.

Yulan Dell had never seen such a strange collapse. It was not a disaster that broke out on the land, nor was it a collapse beast born in the void, but more like an unexpected disaster that was submerged by the tide.

In the center of the city, the once broad, tranquil river that ran through it had already begun to boil. Honkai beasts kept crawling up the banks, either lingering in place or heading further inland...

In the field of vision, this part of the Honkai beasts gathered into two groups, one near and one far away; one was gradually dispersing, while the other was still attracting more and more Honkai beasts to gather.

"Could it be that……"

Yulan Dale's heart moved, and he flew quickly in that direction. Sure enough, he saw a girl covered in blood in the distance, tightly hugging a motionless young man who was unknown whether he was alive or dead. She closed her eyes quietly, helplessly allowing the Honkai beasts to gradually surround them closer and closer.

Upon seeing this, Youlan Dale frowned, gave a light shout, and raised one hand high. In an instant, wind and clouds gathered, and light flowed everywhere, and an extremely large and gorgeous lance was constructed out of thin air even higher above his head.

As the raised arm swung downward, the lance, like the judgment of God, carried unparalleled fierce momentum, pierced the sky, whistled down, rolled up a sky full of dust, and tore apart all the gathered Honkai beasts.

"What happened?"

Anna, whose mind was starting to slow down due to excessive blood loss, opened her eyes and looked at the sudden change in a daze. She didn't react for a moment and then saw a familiar blue light descend from the sky, transforming into a blond girl with an elegant demeanor.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Yulandel said apologetically.

"Youlan... Dale?"

Anna's body suddenly shook, and her confused and scattered eyes instantly focused on Youlan Dell's face. She said anxiously,

"Hurry, the captain is... in danger!"

"……Yeah?"

Youlan Dale thought of another gradually dispersing group of Honkai beasts he saw in the sky, and shook his head with some regret.

"It's too late."

"……how come?"

Anna murmured sadly, and suddenly hugged Lin Wei tightly in her arms.

"What do you want to do?"

She looked so fragile, like a little girl guarding her most precious toy.

Youlan Dell retracted the arm he had just extended, glanced at Lin Wei's peaceful sleeping face, and told the truth.

"The Bishop ordered me to bring him back to headquarters."

"What did you say?"

Anna suddenly felt a great irony. She slowly raised her head and looked directly at Youlan Dell with a sad smile.

"So many things have happened, so many people have died, and you, the strongest Valkyrie, have never appeared..."

"Now the sea is flat, the sky is bright, everything is over... and you show up at this time?"

Anna was furious and burst into tears, questioning angrily,

"So, the reason you showed up... was simply to take him, Lin Wei, who ended this for us, back to your forever high and mighty floating island?"

Anna took a deep breath, picked up her weapon again, and gently placed Lin Wei on the ground. She stood up somewhat shakily and stood in front of him. She stubbornly confronted this strongest S-class Valkyrie and loudly expressed her will:

"Don't even think about it!"

Chapter 211: Unavoidable Parting

"Don't even think about it!"

Anna once again picked up the weapon that had fallen to the ground, gritted her teeth, and staggered to her feet, trying stubbornly to stop Yulandel.

Of course she knew that she could never be a match for Youlan Dell;

She also knew that Youlan Dale's timely appearance had just saved her from a desperate situation;

But that's what she wanted to do.

"Lin Wei and the Bishop are enemies..."

Not long ago, the unconscious young man next to him had just told him this shocking thing.

How long had it been? He had witnessed this very scene with his own eyes—the most powerful Valkyrie had actually admitted that her purpose in coming here was to take him away and hand him over to the Bishop...

How is this possible?

For a moment, Anna was both angry and heartbroken.

Don't you see what he has become now?

Don't you know what he did to become what he is now?

"Taking advantage of others' misfortune, selfish and self-serving... despicable... shameless!"

He could have ignored everything and escaped alone from this disaster that had nothing to do with him from the beginning; in this way, no one could find him or catch him;

But now...

"This is the most shameful betrayal, Youlan Dell..."

Anna held the knife in both hands, forced herself to stand up from her extremely weak body, gritted her teeth, and confronted Youlan Dell angrily.

I am the only one who can protect him now, and I cannot fall down no matter what!

"..."

Seeing Anna's desperate look, Yulan Dell was a little surprised. This was the first time that a Valkyrie had clearly shown such strong hostility towards him.

Beside her, Yuno, who had just landed on the ground and broke free from Yulan Dell's arms, was also a little dazed. She felt that the current Anna was a little strange, completely different from the innocent, laughing and playful playmate at the headquarters.

At this moment, Anna looked like a piece of porcelain exposed in the ruins of an earthquake, more fragile than ever, lonely and fragile.

"Anna..."

Yuno didn't understand why it turned out like this, nor did she understand what had happened or what she had experienced during this period of time; but she understood that her friend needed help now.

"Sorry, Captain."

So, she hesitated for a moment, glanced apologetically at Yu Lan Dale beside her, then turned around, stood beside Anna, and confronted her together with her.

Defection on the spot!

"Yuno..."

Seeing that her good friend stood with her without hesitation, Anna felt a pang in her heart and wanted to cry.

"Yuno, you..."

Yu Lan Dale was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something; he looked at her deeply, making sure that she was not suddenly crazy at this moment, and stopped paying attention to him, but turned his gaze back to Anna.

"You are seriously injured and need to rest."

Yulandel said calmly,

"You are already at the end of your strength. It is meaningless to continue like this."

Anna did not answer, but silently gripped the weapon tighter, slowly raised it, and held it across her chest, giving her answer with wordless silence.

Seeing this, Yuno did not neglect it either, and was also on high alert. She did not hesitate at all because her opponent was Yulan Dell - on the contrary, it was precisely because her opponent was Yulan Dell that she was even more cautious.

"Really? I understand."

Youlan Dale nodded, not wanting to waste any more time on meaningless arguments, and said calmly and calmly,

"In that case, I'm sorry..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she clashed her fists together, and a blazing golden flame instantly rose from her body. She took off her blue and white armor without hesitation and replaced it with her unstable golden armor.

"boom!"

The next second, she threw a punch filled with rage, knocking Yuno, who was on high alert, to the ground with just one blow; the air wave generated by the collision also knocked over Anna, who was already at the end of her strength, and she fell heavily beside Lin Wei, fainting unwillingly.

Yulan Dale glanced at her gently, then flew out without saying a word. In a very short time, he swept through most of the ruins of Manila and almost cleared out all the Honkai beasts that had already landed at an extremely fast speed.

After all, since she has already used this power, she naturally doesn't mind doing more.

Just two minutes later, Yulan Dell, who had successfully completed the "cleaning" task, returned here again. Lin Wei and Anna were still unconscious, but Yuno had climbed up again and stood in front of him alone again.

“…Do you want to continue?”

Yulandel asked.

"Anna is very sad."

Yunai's answer was irrelevant to the question, but the meaning was clear.

"Yeah, I know."

Yulan Dell still nodded calmly, and it was not known whether he had expected it or did not mind it; he punched out again without any hesitation, and this time he directly knocked Yuno far away.

Yulandel retracted his fist and shook his head in boredom. He then took off the golden armor that was already beginning to crumble, changed back into the blue and white God-killing armor, and squatted down to carefully check Anna's injuries.

Most parts of Anna's body were fine, but the long wound on her wrist made Youlan Dell frown, and the blood was almost drained.

Anna's previous despair and determination once again surprised Yulandel.

"This guy……"

Yulan Dell couldn't help but glance at Lin Wei who was still unconscious. She didn't expect that this guy would let the Valkyrie of Destiny risk her life to protect him.

but……

Youlan Dell once again looked out at the calm sea, then slightly raised his head to look at the clear sky above and the thick clouds that still lingered in the distance.

"That's not really surprising."

Youlan Dale shook his head, no longer thinking about it, and stretched out his hand to summon the holy white lance - the Black Abyss White Flower; he lifted it upside down with both hands, suspended it above Anna's body, and chanted softly,

"I am the black that comes from the abyss, I am the white that descends from the sky..."

A holy flower bloomed from the void, and the Holy Spear's Welwitschia turned into the nectar of life, soaking Anna's already exhausted body. The wounds began to heal and the blood began to flow again.

“Shh… shhh… shhh”

Yuno, feeling somewhat depressed, slowly walked back, stopped, and watched this scene from a distance, not daring to disturb them.

Seeing that Yuno didn't disturb him, Youlan Dell didn't pay much attention to her. After finishing all this with concentration, he put away the Key of God again, stood up, walked around Anna, and went to the other side of Lin Wei.

"Wait……"

Yuno opened her mouth to stop him. She felt vaguely that there was an inexplicable familiarity about this unconscious man, which made her want to get closer and explore. However, she was stopped by Youlan Dell's sidelong glance at her again after hearing the sound, and she gave up awkwardly.

After all, the captain had just treated Anna's wound without any grudges, so I couldn't be greedy...

Yuno thought so, looked at Lin Wei again, and with some regret, consciously gave up the idea that had just popped up inexplicably.

Seeing that Yunao understood and stopped making trouble, Youlan Dale ignored her and prepared to take Lin Wei away directly.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, her attention was attracted by a slightly curved object tightly held in Lin Wei's hand. It was a long sword with an ancient shape and a Far Eastern style.

Youlan Dell felt that it looked familiar, so he reached out and tried to pull it, but Lin Wei's five fingers held it tightly and he couldn't pull it.

She didn't force it, but changed her strategy, gently grasping the hilt of the knife and pulling it out a little bit. She frowned and looked at the familiar scarlet blade. It was the one she had met once not long ago, which caused her rare mission to fail.

"..."

Youlan Dale once again looked deeply at Lin Wei's face, remained silent for a moment, and then put it back into the sheath as if nothing had happened, bent down, and gently held Lin Wei in his arms.

"Yuno, Anna is here. I believe your power won't get out of control so easily now, right?"