Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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She simply dispelled the blessing and drew her longbow again.

After all, the arrows Roland provided for her only caused a death effect. If she threw the fireball back, even in her current state, she could definitely kill most of the Valkyries who were still huddled together and hadn't had time to completely disperse yet!

So, as planned, White Yaksha showed mercy.

However, in the eyes of these Valkyries, those targets who appeared to be in terrible condition but were actually dead were truly dead.

This expedition failed completely before even encountering the Herrscher.

Only a small group of troops managed to escape successfully, making the situation extremely dire!

After the messengers that White Yaksha had deliberately let go had all left, Roland directly used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to arrange the Valkyries who had faked their deaths to a pre-prepared area in the Siberian laboratory, letting them sleep there for a while. He then continued to remain hidden, while White Yaksha waited for Schicksal's next move.

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From the time it takes for the Valkyrie to return and report, to the time it takes for the Queen to make a new decision, and finally, possibly even until the second wave of troops arrives on the battlefield, this is clearly not a process that can be completed quickly.

So compared to the Destiny side, after the Golden Squad ran away, the second group to arrive in this area was the Anti-Entropy group!

Welt Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy, is a guy who inherited Welt's name and Herrscher power from the previous First Herrscher. However, like the first Welt, he did not have the same intention as other Herrschers to destroy humanity and civilization. Instead, he stood on the side of humanity and helped humanity fight against the Honkai.

This has led to the fact that this organization, ruled by the Herrschers, is not an ally of the Herrschers, but rather their enemy!

Moreover, when Otto was still the Archbishop, Anti-Entropy's attitude towards eliminating the Honkai was even more resolute than that of Schicksal!

However, when facing the second Great Collapse, Anti-Entropy's team was not even as large as the team they sent when they were chasing Cecilia and the others, compared to the Valkyrie squad sent by Schicksal.

Only one person came to Anti-Entropy this time.

That is, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, the second agent Herrscher, Welt Yang himself!

Roland was not at all surprised that he, or rather the one who reversed entropy, would arrive.

However, Roland's mission for White Yaksha only involved destiny and the Queen, while he himself remained in the Siberian laboratory and showed no intention of coming out.

So after Walter moved a certain distance closer, he ran into Ryougi Shiki, who had been arranged by Roland to be nearby earlier!

"A Herrscher? No... you don't really look like a Valkyrie, much less like an ordinary person..."

Walter looked at Ryougi Shiki, whose eyes shone with both azure and crimson light, a sight that sent chills down his spine. He rejected some of his own assumptions and frowned.

"...Someone said that Destiny had developed a brand new weapon called the Gift Weapon. You must be the warrior who wields this weapon. You're not easy to deal with."

Welt was quite interested in the Gift Weapon, which did not rely on Honkai energy and did not require significantly depleting the lifespan of the 870 user, and even spoke highly of it.

However, after actually meeting Ryougi Shiki, he realized that his evaluation of her was still too low!

Although he didn't know what kind of blessed weapon the other party was carrying, the sense of threat the other party posed to him was extremely strong!

It was as if he would die if he fought her seriously!

So Walter didn't act immediately, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.

"But you should be like me, aiming at that new Herrscher, right? At least on this battlefield, there's no conflict between us that needs to be resolved right now, is there?"

As Walter spoke, he made his way toward Ryougi Shiki.

But before he could even take a step, Ryougi Shiki swung her dagger, instantly drawing a thin line across the ground in front of Walter.

Then she looked at Walter, who had stopped, and met his gaze before speaking.

"No matter what you say, it's meaningless. My task is simply to stop you from going to the other side and prevent you from interfering with the entropy. That's all."

"So stop advancing, Leader of Anti-Entropy—although he didn't tell me he would kill you, he didn't say he couldn't kill you either. So if you try to get any closer, then no matter if you are an apostle of Honkai or Honkai itself, even if you are a god, as long as you are alive... you will be killed!"

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221. The Queen is coming.

Ryougi Shiki didn't speak loudly; in fact, her tone was calm, and it was difficult to detect any threat in her words.

But even such a simple sentence made Walter break out in a cold sweat the moment their eyes met!

The world is not lacking in people who talk big, nor in people who are capable, nor in people who are resolute... But people who talk big are too deceitful, and people who are capable often lose sight of what's right in front of them because of their own strength and ability to do many things. As a result, they become stubborn or confused on the road of life. Even people who are resolute may only realize that they have gone down the wrong path after a lifetime of perseverance, thus turning their perseverance into a kind of clear-eyed foolishness.

Walter, however, could tell that the girl in front of him was not one of these three types of people.

Her eyes were dangerous yet pure.

She is quite clear about her own abilities and her own path, and probably won't say certain things easily. Such a person is like a cloud in the sky, light and airy. Although you can see it when you look up, it is too far away from you. Such a distance can easily give you a sense of unreality, and sometimes even make you curious and doubtful about whether the cloud really exists.

However, once this illusory cloud settles overhead, becomes thick and heavy, begins to accumulate, obscures the sky, and even sparks lightning, then you should know one thing…

Heavy rain is coming!

Walter, facing the Ryougi Shiki at this moment, felt as if he were in the calm before a storm.

If he doesn't take shelter from the rain right now, he might be swallowed up by the downpour!

With that thought, Walter breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's really strange. I'm clearly a Herrscher, I'm clearly the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, and according to all the data, I should be the stronger one. But I just feel that everything you said is true. As long as I continue to move forward, I will be mercilessly killed by you without any power to fight back."

Walter was somewhat nervous when he first spoke, stimulated by the feeling of facing death head-on, and his tone was a little hurried.

But as he finished speaking, it was as if he had shed a burden, which made him feel much lighter.

At this moment, his gaze towards Ryougi Shiki was firm, and his expression and tone had returned to the feeling he had when he first met her.

He has made his decision.

He was already aware of this.

"But I will still move forward."

"Because I am a Herrscher who stands on the side of humanity, because I am the leader of Anti-Entropy, because I am Welt—so I will not stand idly by and watch the problems of the Herrschers erupt, therefore…"

Walter looked at Ryougi Shiki, who had already narrowed her eyes, and felt as if she were being watched by a predator. He raised his hand with considerable determination.

"...Even if I die on the way to the front, I will not allow myself to stop because of fear of death!"

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click!

Lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder roared from the heavens, shaking the earth.

At Schicksal's headquarters, some Valkyries who had fled back from the Siberian plains were reporting on their situation.

Soon, news spread that the Siberian extermination team had been almost completely wiped out by a single Judgment-class Honkai Beast without even seeing a Herrscher!

Although the Queen didn't particularly enjoy dealing with these messy affairs, she quickly learned everything from her secretary after such a major incident.

This news has multiple meanings.

First of all, this was undoubtedly a major defeat.

Secondly, behind this major defeat lies the fact that this was the first time the Queen had given away her blessed weapons in large quantities, allowing the Valkyries to carry them and deploy them on the battlefield.

Therefore, such a major defeat, while bringing turmoil, will also tarnish the Queen's bestowed weapons.

Elena was well aware of the power of the gifted weapon, so she felt extremely guilty.

After the other Valkyries had come to understand the consequences of this defeat to some extent, their thoughts were similar to Elena's.

But the Queen did not react in any particular way.

Because the Queen is an immortal being.

She is willful, she is unrestrained, she is dangerous... but these are all choices made by the Queen herself.

Short-lived species tend to panic, become anxious, and become impatient in such unexpected situations. Because they are too impetuous, they also find it difficult to understand what they truly want and are easily influenced by external factors.

However, for long-lived species, as long as they are not hopelessly confused, the biggest difference between long-lived and short-lived species is that those with more time generally know exactly what they want.

Therefore, the Queen had a clear understanding of the failure.

The so-called stain doesn't matter at all, as long as we win it back later.

In fact, the power of the second-generation Gift Weapon was indeed quite good. The reason it lost was because that Honkai Beast was too strong.

Punishment is still necessary, of course, but not to vent anger over the failure. It's to reassure the Valkyries—whether they failed or simply learned of the news. One punishment is enough to put their minds at ease.

Not imposing punishment is not mercy; it is cruelty!

Such things are minor issues for the Queen; they're the kind of things that don't even stay on her mind for more than thirty seconds.

What truly made the Queen frown and worry was the power of the Honkai, which exceeded her imagination, as demonstrated by this failure!

Take a look at this battle report.

On their very first encounter, they saw through the Phantom Gift, adapted to the new tactics after the Gift was deployed on the battlefield, and so many other Gifts failed to work on them. In the end, even their Ace was easily countered by the opponent.

This shows that using the power of this otherworldly gift to fight the Honkai has not actually produced the desired effect!

For the Queen, this is the real key issue exposed by this defeat!

"If that's the case, then this Honkai is going to be a bit troublesome."

“Developing civilization will make the Honkai stronger. Using the Gifts… In my current state, powerful Gifts are difficult to use, and Gifts that are not powerful enough are completely useless. Judging from this Honkai Beast Brunhilde, the Honkai seems to be adapting to the Gifts and even has some countermeasures.”

Thinking about this, the Queen clicked her tongue and then made a decision.

"Punish Elena and the others according to the rules and regulations, but don't be too harsh—as for this defeat, we must win back whatever the reason, this time..."

The Queen paused here, then looked toward Siberia.