People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

"Really, is your focus saving Xilin or me..." Ai Li smiled helplessly.

......

A few days later, the Valkyrie test came as scheduled, and Rita also rushed to Saint Freya on a special plane from the headquarters on the day of the test.

Of course, Xia Ling did not get to meet Rita, because Rita was received personally by Theresa, and Xia Ling was left to the logistics aspect by Theresa.

After all, Theresa was unwilling to let Xia Ling show up too often at the headquarters. Although strictly speaking, Xia Ling's identity was no longer a problem, who knew what Otto was thinking?

From this perspective, Theresa knew Otto very well, because Rita did come with the purpose of testing Xia Ling.

Looking around the venue, Rita did not see Xia Ling and could only sigh inwardly.

Her original idea was to find a way to add some buffs to the virtual battle system used in the exam, so that the virtual battle system would start to produce monsters without limit. In this case, she wanted to see if Xia Ling would come to the rescue.

However, since Xia Ling was not at the scene at all, this idea naturally fell through. Rita could only observe Kiana's physical and mental state according to the original plan.

"First, the battle with other Valkyries... Kiana almost crushed other opponents of the same level, which was in line with expectations."

"Fighting Mei and Bronya... huh?"

Rita looked at the three people fighting back and forth in the battlefield with some astonishment.

"Such strength...didn't they just use their full strength?"

"Her strength seems to be higher than I expected... Logically speaking, she shouldn't have grown to this level in this period of time, but... it's no big deal."

Seeing Kiana overcome all obstacles and finally being defeated by Fu Hua with a "slightly better" advantage, Rita silently increased the data strength of the emperor-level Honkai beast she had originally prepared by another level.

Unlike in the original work, it is meaningless for Rita to personally test Kiana's limit at this time. It is better to directly make some adjustments in the last assessment item to see how Kiana performs when facing an enemy who is far stronger than herself.

"Well, Rita, these students are doing pretty well, aren't they?"

At this time, Theresa on the side suddenly spoke up.

"Of course, Lady Theresa, the students you teach are truly talented."

"However, the last round of assessment seemed to be completed in a virtual combat device?"

"Yes, we usually conduct stress tests in this assessment project to see how well students can withstand stress under extreme circumstances."

“So, how great will this pressure be?”

"Generally speaking, for these B-level Valkyries, we will arrange multiple Temple-level ones..."

"No, what I mean is, isn't it a bit inappropriate to directly arrange emperor-level Honkai beast data for students?"

Rita suppressed the corners of her mouth that could not help but curl up and reminded.

Theresa's words stopped abruptly.

Because she discovered that a big guy who shouldn't be there seemed to appear on Kiana's corresponding virtual training ground.

At the same time, the data error alarm sounded.

"Wait, why is it Ganesha? The database shouldn't be able to generate the module of an emperor-level Honkai beast?"

Theresa's voice sounded somewhat uncertain.

Of course not, because this is the data I brought out from Lady Yulandel's special training database.

Rita's smile was as bright as ever.

"Lady Theresa, don't panic. Forcibly desynchronizing the device may cause harm to the students."

Rita comforted the somewhat panicked Theresa: "Why don't we let the other two team members help deal with it first, and then we can find a way to stop the out-of-control program outside, how about that?"

"Okay, let's do as you say, Rita."

Theresa immediately contacted Mei and Bronya who were in the same venue through communication. However, when she contacted them, the two had already run over to fight the enemy together with Kiana.

Chapter 36: Saint Freya is a place full of talents

"Emperor-level Honkai Beast Ganesha. In order to deal with this guy, two A-level Valkyries were sacrificed. Although this is just a piece of data and does not have the same oppressive power as the original version, but..."

Before Rita finished speaking, she realized that the situation was somewhat different from what she had imagined.

She originally thought that even with the help of her companions, this enhanced training data would be enough to make Kiana and the others run around in a hurry.

As a result... they don't seem to be struggling?

If Xia Ling were here, she would not be surprised by this.

A mere Ganesha is not as good as Feiyuwan in terms of status, not as good as Feiyuwan in terms of skill variety, and even less strong than Feiyuwan...

In particular, Kiana and the other two on the scene were still in their prime, carrying the Valkyrie armor and not affected by any negative attributes.

Apart from having a little more health, this Ganesha, whose attack intention and pre-swing are extremely long, really can't do anything to them.

"This Honkai beast is too heavy, although it is indeed a bit hard."

While dodging the attacks of Honkai beasts, Kiana could still leisurely make a few comments.

"Without the no-pre-swing attack that adds 60 attack speed, it is indeed easy to hide this attack method that does not even require prediction."

"It feels... not as good as Feiyukumaru."

"So what exactly is the Scarlet Prison Maru we're fighting?" Bronya suddenly pointed out the crux of the matter: "Sister Xia Ling only said that this is an enemy she has fought before, but she didn't say the level of the Scarlet Prison Maru."

"Bronya thought that Feiyumaru was an emperor-level Houkai beast before, but now it seems that I underestimated it a bit."

"If you look at it this way..." Mei's voice was a little hesitant: "Could it be that Sister Xia Ling is the hidden big boss?"

"Mei... the hidden big boss you mentioned just stole my chicken wings yesterday..."

"Well, looking at it this way, Sister Xia Ling doesn't seem to have the aura of a strong person? For example, that Rita, she doesn't look like someone you would easily mess with."

The three of them had no fighting pressure at all and even started chatting about Xia Ling's gossip, without considering Rita's feelings outside at all.

"Lady Theresa...given the abilities of these three students, why didn't you apply for the A-rank Valkyrie exam for them?"

"Rita, you don't know that all three of them were transferred to the class two years ago, and they are far behind in academic subjects..."

"I see... Then who is responsible for their daily training?"

"Usually it's Ji Zi who is in charge." Theresa put Xia Ling's task on Ji Zi without hesitation.

"Senior Himeko...ah, I remember now, it was from the stormtroopers back then..."

Rita didn't think much about it. It might be that Ragnar had a profound influence on her at that time. She heard that Himeko was Ragnar's teammate, so Rita had no doubt about Himeko's ability.

"No wonder. If Senior Ji Zi were the coach, he could indeed produce such an outstanding student."

Seeing that Rita didn't pursue the matter further, Theresa also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this action was seen by Rita.

Lady Theresa is obviously hiding something... It seems that further investigation is needed.

......

"If I didn't see Xia Ling this morning, it means Theresa must have arranged her in the logistics department."

"Well... due to the glitch that occurred during today's exam, the subsequent exams have been delayed until the evening, which means... this is an opportunity."

Rita, who had already changed into the Shadow Iron Armor, hid her body in the shadows. In one hand, she held the painting given to her by Xi, and at her feet was the Shadow Iron Armor's own assistant, a mechanical dog named Carbon Hunter.

Rita thought that her concealment was perfect, and in fact it was true. Not many people passed by this road at that time, and Shadow Iron was a Valkyrie armor specially designed for humans, so no one discovered her along the way.

The only problem was, she was holding Xi's scroll.

Not far away, Xi and Xia Ling were whispering in the channel.

"Xi, is Rita still there?"

"Still here, aren't you going out yet?"

"People haven't left this side yet. I'm afraid a passerby will suddenly pop out when I'm in the middle of the fight."

"Oh, poor Sister Rita has been standing there for half an hour. Why don't you go out?"

"Why, are you feeling distressed?"

"You can't have someone else's cake and eat it for free."

"Okay, I'm a little hungry after all, let's finish early and go back to eat early."

Xia Ling stretched her body, then pretended to have just come out of the teaching building and walked out at a leisurely pace.

"It's finally here!" Rita was shocked.

Then, she slowly opened the scroll in her hand, and a green figure appeared in front of Rita.

"It seems that Xiao Xi used a lot of Honkai energy on this painting."

Following Xi's instructions, Rita injected a wisp of Honkai energy into Mu Lie's body.

"Go ahead, attack that short black-haired girl. Fight until you trigger the state of self-annihilation."

"Once you trigger this state, you just start running away."

According to the mechanism Xi had told her before, this warrior would trigger a state that was very difficult to capture when there was 40% Honkai energy remaining, which could be used to escape pursuit.

Looking at the figure rushing out of the wood, Rita bent down and gently stroked the carbon-based hunter beside her.

"Let me see... how strong Miss Xia Ling is... If one painting is not enough, I will ask you to come as well."

the other side......

"Oh my god, what the hell!"

Xia Ling looked at the figure rushing towards her in the darkness and almost had a PTSD attack.

Although she knew which painting Xi gave to Rita, Mu Lie's rushing posture did bring back many of her not-so-good memories of the trials she had experienced.

Mu Lie had entered a state of "self-annihilation" and could neither be hit nor escape. Whenever this happened, Xia Ling, who had the most mobility, would restrain him. Therefore, she and this guy were old rivals.

Fortunately, the one in front of him was a weakened version drawn by Xi, so the pressure on Xia Ling was not too great.

She immediately activated her talent and jumped back quickly to create some distance. Xia Ling took out the Crescent Rose from her backpack, casually unfolded her weapon, and confronted Mu Lie from a distance.

"The target met the enemy without armor or weapons. The shock she suffered is basically in line with normal circumstances. Wait, it seems that she took out a folding weapon from her backpack?"

"Hmm... add one more item to the observation record: carrying a folding weapon."

"This person named Wood Splitting Warrior seems to have the ability to speed up and become virtual. It may be difficult for ordinary people to deal with him, but according to the intelligence, Miss Xia Ling seems to have the ability to speed up as well."

In the shadows, Rita was still dutifully performing her duties as a recorder. She had no idea that the scene before her was simply a well-rehearsed drama.

Chapter 37: Sudden Change

In the darkness, the war hammer and the crimson sickle blade intertwined with each other, and the crisp sound of metal clashing frequently burst out.

Due to Xi's existence, Otto's test against Xia Ling was turned into a complete exhibition match without Rita's knowledge.

The reason why Xi took out Mu Lie's portrait at that time was because they had an urgent discussion.

After all, Xia Ling's acceleration and spatial abilities are traceable, and she has never hidden them. The wood crack, known as the Sami Running Man, allows Xia Ling to use these two abilities legitimately, rather than being tested a second or even three times by Otto due to incomplete use of her abilities.

But as for the degree of effort... since it is an open-book exam and even the people who set the questions are our own people, it is more than enough to control my ability level to an A-level level.

"Hey, who are you? Are you from Anti-Entropy? Last time Anti-Entropy invaded, they at least asked for people by name. Why are you just staring at me and beating me without saying a word?"

"You, you're still coming? If you continue like this, I won't hold back, will I?"

Hearing Xia Ling's somewhat collapsed voice, Rita smiled slightly and continued recording.

"The target had a high moral standard. Even when faced with a sudden attack, he remained calm and tried to communicate. He did not seem to have a strong desire to attack and was not a belligerent person."

"Well... considering the strength that Miss Xia Ling has shown so far, it shouldn't involve the Carbon-Based Hunter. It would be bad if she gets hurt."

"But considering the time, it seems like it's time to trigger the self-annihilation. Uh, just when I wanted to take him seriously, he ran away. Miss Xia Ling must be pissed."

Just as Rita thought, as soon as the red light was attached to Xia Ling's sickle blade, the figure in front of her suddenly became blurred, and then, as if the collision volume was erased, it instantly passed through the wall.

This strange ability seemed to scare Xia Ling, and she stood there in a daze.

"Fuck, is there a ghost here?"

"No, no matter whether you are a human or a ghost, you want to run away after the fight? Stop right there!"

Xia Ling was not going to stand this anymore. Seeing Mu Chai turning into a green figure and flying through the wall, she flashed and disappeared out of thin air, then appeared dozens of meters away.

However, even though Xia Ling used her spatial ability, she was still "almost" catching up with Mu Lie. Every time she teleported, she would be left a little distance away, and the distance would get bigger and bigger as the number of teleportations accumulated.