Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 234 Eclipse Treasure: No, sisters? Σ（⊙▽⊙＂a

"First of all, the disaster of Honkai has indeed existed for a long time, and its earliest history can be traced back to the moment when human civilization was born."

"So, the monsters recorded in those myths and legends are very likely products born from the Honkai?"

The reporter reacted quickly, deducing some clues from Theresa's opening remarks alone.

Theresa nodded in agreement.

"That's right. For example, in the legend of the Divine Land, there was a great battle between Xuanyuan and Chiyou. Chiyou was a monster born from the Honkai. We collectively call these monsters Honkai Beasts."

Amber then projected the concept and levels of Honkai Beasts one by one, and Theresa used these to give a simple introduction.

However, Theresa knew that these things were not suitable for in-depth explanation during the live broadcast, so she quickly ended the topic after a brief introduction.

"The detailed destiny will be released online in conjunction with Anti-Entropy. Please wait patiently."

After speaking, Theresa took a sip of water and then began to answer the next question.

"As for why we chose to conceal it, first of all, we need to know that Honkai has existed since the birth of civilization. At the same time, the manifestations of Honkai are not limited to creating Honkai Beasts. They can also include earthquakes, droughts, diseases, and so on. The Black Death that swept across Europe in the past was also a disaster caused by an outbreak of Honkai."

These words immediately sparked a heated discussion at the scene. After all, in the common people's understanding, the Black Death was just the result of a large-scale outbreak of the plague in the past. But now the new Archbishop Theresa of Destiny actually said that it was the result of the Honkai outbreak.

Theresa knew that this was an unprecedented shock to everyone present, but since Otto had chosen to make the Honkai public, it was time to reveal the truth about some famous historical events.

Otherwise, her next words might not be credible.

"Everyone, I know this may be hard for you to accept. But it is indeed the truth. We have a series of related assessments for determining whether a Honkai outbreak has occurred."

The next part of the time was for Theresa to explain the concept of Honkai, but this time Einstein was in charge of the explanation, and the content was the most basic Honkai energy.

It must be said that Einstein, as a professor at a world-renowned university, was indeed a better lecturer than Theresa. At least, no one in the audience showed any signs of drowsiness during Einstein's lectures.

Of course, since it was a live broadcast, everything was kept simple. After all the reporter's questions were answered, the press conference moved on to the next segment after a few more reporters asked questions.

"Let us now give a grand introduction to the Valkyrie Squad of Destiny, and the Titan series of mechs of Anti-Entropy."

Theresa said, "I'm sure everyone is familiar with the Valkyrie Squad and Titan mechs in their daily lives, and understands that they are units and equipment used for disaster relief. But after today, you all understand what their real job is, right?"

Theresa looked around and saw the answer she was looking for in the expressions of everyone present.

"That's right, it's about fighting against Honkai. Any disaster caused by the deployment of Valkyries and Titan mechs can be considered a Honkai outbreak."

Although everyone present was mentally prepared, they still gasped involuntarily when Theresa admitted it herself.

It's important to know that Valkyrie units are deployed quite frequently around the world every day, which means that Honkai events are happening every single day in this world!

"I'm sure everyone understands how ubiquitous Honkai is, which is why we chose to keep it a secret. But please don't worry, everyone has witnessed the strength of our Schicksal Valkyrie squad, and Anti-Entropy's Titan series mechs are also of excellent performance, making them more than capable of handling ordinary Honkai events."

Even if we encounter a Herrscher, we have an S-rank Valkyrie to contend with them. Here, I would like to formally introduce you to Durandal, currently Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie, along with her team and her lieutenant, Kiana Kaslana.

So, with Durandal and Kiana looking tense, Theresa began to introduce the two of them, as well as the Undying Blade.

Then it was Kiana and the others' turn to speak. Compared to Kiana, Durandal had at least accompanied Otto to several press conferences, so she was quite at ease in the current situation.

Kiana is different; she has never attended a press conference like this before. Fortunately, she can still use her powers to overcome the current difficulties.

So Kiana closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then began to use her powers of consciousness. When Kiana opened her eyes again, her entire demeanor had changed.

Durandal looked at Kiana in surprise. At this moment, Kiana's every move exuded elegance, and her words and actions were very different from the Kiana he knew.

Rather than the Kiana she knew, she was more like Rita wearing Kiana's skin.

Even Einstein felt this way, let alone Theresa.

As the one who knows Kiana best among the three, she dares to guarantee that Kiana's current state is definitely very strange.

After a brief exchange of glances, the three decided to hold off on discussing the matter until after the press conference.

Kiana's words almost made Theresa lose her composure.

“Especially Bishop Theresa, don’t you all think Bishop Theresa is quite adorable!”

"Varied…!"

"Especially Bishop Theresa, who is so small yet insists on acting so dignified, don't you all think that contrast is wonderful!"

Kiana's breathing became visibly heavy, and an unnatural flush appeared on her face.

"And Lady Durandal..."

Before Kiana could continue speaking, Durandal knocked her unconscious with a single blow, thus bringing the press conference to a close.

When Kiana woke up, she was already back at Schicksal headquarters. Recalling her outburst at the press conference, Kiana felt her face burning.

"So what exactly is going on?"

Theresa's voice came from the side, and Kiana turned her head to see Theresa slowly peeling an apple.

"Um, I..."

Theresa sighed and said, "Calm down first, and then explain properly."

After saying that, Theresa handed the peeled apple to Kiana. Kiana looked at the apple in her hand and watched as its surface gradually oxidized. Kiana's heart slowly calmed down.

"Because I've never attended a press conference before, I thought I might use my powers of consciousness to mimic Rita's thought patterns to help me get through this press conference, and the result was..."

"The result is that you still messed it up."

"This... I didn't expect Rita to be thinking about these things all the time! It just happened without her noticing..."

"..."

Theresa fell silent; she had always known that Rita harbored different feelings for her.

However, it was unexpected that Rita would have such thoughts about Durandal, although Kiana was stopped before she could say it.

Even if Durandal didn't stop her, Rita would probably do anything to come to the scene and stop Kiana from continuing.

The premise is that Rita knows Kiana is imitating her thought process; otherwise, Rita would probably only think of Kiana as her comrade.

Theresa sighed. Although the press conference did not end smoothly in the end, it had already achieved its original purpose, so Theresa did not say anything more.

As for Kiana's final ramblings, let Amber worry about that; she has a ton of other things to deal with and simply doesn't have the energy.

"Speaking of which, Kiana, are you planning to go to the World Serpent next?"

“Hmm.” Kiana nodded. “Judging by the time, the next Herrscher will appear soon. It’s time to set off to deal with this matter.”

"The next Herrscher...?"

Theresa said weakly, "Don't you think the frequency of Herrschers appearing is too fast? It's only been a short time and the next Herrscher is about to appear."

"After all, the time for the final battle is getting closer and closer, and the accelerated appearance of the Herrschers is a sign of this."

"Why? According to the current pace of civilization's development, it shouldn't be this fast, right?"

"All of this is thanks to Alto."

"grandfather?"

"That's right. Although he has allowed the Honkai to develop for the past five hundred years and even enjoyed seeing it evolve, he has indeed successfully suppressed the speed of its development."

Although it's unclear exactly how he did it, from the time he became a bishop until that incident, only four Herrschers were ever created, only the first one. The second Herrscher was created naturally, while subsequent Herrschers were all subject to human intervention to varying degrees.

"That's why I wonder if I can really reach the same level as my grandfather?"

"Auntie, Theresa, you have to believe in yourself. In my world, you were just as confused about the future as you are now, but you still persevered all the way to the present."

Although the Destiny Organization of the post-Honkai era is no longer the organization on the front lines of the fight against the Hollows, and its status is far less than before, it is still the world's largest post-disaster reconstruction organization, and all of this is thanks to you.

"But you also said that the status of the Mandate of Heaven back then was not as good as it is now."

"But you have to think about it. When you succeeded as bishop, the war between humanity and the Honkai was already coming to an end. After defeating the Honkai, there was no longer any need to fight against the Honkai. It's already quite remarkable that you were able to maintain Schicksal's status as the world's number one organization even after disbanding most of the Valkyries."

"Can…"

"Okay, that's enough. Theresa, you need to have confidence in yourself, but there's something I need to tell you before that."

"what's up?"

"That means you shouldn't push yourself too hard. In the future, you'll always be working very hard, to the point of often staying up late to work overtime. It's only because you have the physique of a fusion warrior that you'd collapse in the office from overwork."

Theresa's lips twitched a few times; for a moment, she couldn't tell whether Kiana was comforting her or teasing her.

In the end, Theresa didn't say anything, but simply waved for Kiana to leave on her own.

After doing all this, she returned to the office, only to find herself staring blankly at the mountain of documents piled on her desk.

Now, Theresa just wants to know how Alto manages to finish all this never-ending work and still has time to execute his own plans!

It's impossible to leave everything to Amber to handle, right?

After all these years, doesn't amber harbor any resentment at all?

In the end, no matter how unwilling Theresa was, she had no choice but to obediently sit down at her desk and start working.

"I never thought that someone who used to slack off a lot when he was the dean of the academy would actually work diligently one day. I've really learned something new after living this long."

Himeko Murata peeked her head out from beneath the massive pile of documents.

"The child has already left?"

"Yes."

Theresa quickly glanced at the document and replied.

"Honestly, he left without even saying hello, just like Siegfried."

"There's nothing I can do. After all, in their world, I would most likely have died saving Kiana, so I can understand why she chose not to come see me."

"I understand the reasoning, but it's really impolite not to say hello at all."

While Theresa and Himeko Murata were chatting casually, Kiana had already arrived at an unnamed warehouse.

This is the birthplace of the Herrscher of Erosion, or rather, one of them.

Because of his intervention, the Herrscher of Corruption did not possess Raiden Mei, and thus lost the opportunity to sneak into the Paradise of the Past.

Not to mention that Kiana Kaslana was the one who joined the World Serpent in this world, and Raiden Mei entered the Paradise of the Dead for other reasons.

However, the fact that the Herrscher of Corruption did not possess Raiden Mei does not mean that it will not appear elsewhere, after all, the Herrscher of Corruption in the current civilization is different from that in the previous civilization.

The current civilization is a pure electronic virus, not a herald body that is reborn as an electronic virus after death.

After all, the current civilization is different from the previous civilization. There has been no extreme crisis of trust. In fact, the concept of Honkai has been concealed for many years, so that humans do not have any fear of Honkai.

But the underlying logic remains unchanged: after experiencing life and death, the Herrscher of Corruption will awaken to become a virus that only thinks about how to survive and spread.

At the same time, its most terrifying feature is that as long as there are electronic devices around, it can use those devices to create a backup of itself and generate a completely new clone of the Herrscher of Corruption.

To completely eliminate the Herrscher of Corruption, it is necessary to ensure that there are no electronic devices available for it to back up within the site, and at the same time, to prepare for the isolation of the network within the area.

Only in this way can the Herrscher of Corruption be completely trapped in place, and only then will there be a chance to completely eliminate the Herrscher of Corruption.

Of course, the above methods only apply to other people's methods against the Herrscher of Corruption. There are even simpler methods for Kiana.

After finding all the Herrscher of Erosion's fragments within the warehouse, Kiana snapped her fingers and stopped time in that area.

Then, it absorbed all the powers carried by all the clones, and in this way, these clones became ordinary electronic viruses.

But this alone is far from enough; given time, one of these fragments will regain the power to erode.

To prevent this from happening, Kiana decided to nip the Herrscher of Corruption in the bud, but considering that the Herrscher of Corruption still needed to appear later, Kiana was torn.

Forget it, let's solve this problem first. If it really doesn't work, I'll do it myself!

With this in mind, Kiana spent an entire night dealing with all the Herrscher of Corruption's fragments, leaving only one fragment for World Serpent to handle.