Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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While Otto was pondering this, Roland, Ryougi Shiki, and Mebius exchanged glances and completed a brief conversation in the God Group Communication. Afterward, he and Ryougi Shiki stood up.

“In that case, Cecilia, go and make contact with the people here and explain the situation. Mebius, you should also have your own things to do—leave the task of supporting the Snow Wolf Squad to me, Kazushiki.”

Hearing them say that, Cecilia's previously furrowed brows relaxed.

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Seeing Cecilia like this, Theresa and Otto didn't say anything. Then Roland took Shiki with him, got a piece of information, and left.

...

"This isn't like you."

As Roland and Ryougi Shiki flew side by side high in the sky, Ryougi Shiki's voice rang in Roland's ears, surpassing the raging wind.

"I was just about to say this. If it were you normally, you should have quickly taken over all the talking points in the Far East during the previous conversation and started to formulate your plan."

"You shouldn't have come all the way here yourself for something like the Snow Wolf Squad. Normally, shouldn't you be in charge of the rear and carry out the plans, leaving the execution to us?"

"Is rescuing the Snow Wolf Squad really that important?"

Ryougi Shiki was a little puzzled.

Because, just as she said, this is Roland's usual way of thinking.

Roland is at the center of the divine group, so he won't do things himself unless he thinks they are important. He will usually delegate them to others, especially pure combat missions like providing support. If there is no specific purpose, Roland will not often go to the battlefield of this level by himself.

As for demonstrating personal power to gain a voice...

This kind of thing might be entirely possible for some reckless people, but Roland has proven countless times that he can do similar things without even throwing a punch.

Therefore, in Ryougi Shiki's view, Roland is acting a bit abnormally now.

Roland smiled when he heard Ryougi Shiki ask that question.

"That's really how I used to be."

"And this part is like what Semiramis told you 647 about me dealing with that Sieg... In the past, I had some problems of my own, so I didn't dare to rely too much on many sudden, easy-to-come, and unclear powers."

"Compared to those things, I'm more used to relying on what I can control—like the plans I make."

"In such situations, there will certainly be times when I have no choice but to take action, but even then, I will have a backup plan."

"Ever since I came out of the nerves during the Fifth Holy Grail War, I've been trying to separate the name Roland from his power, and try to make my mind work a little better."

"This is all thanks to you guys. Because, in the end, the foundation of being smart is that you guys are reliable enough. Otherwise, without you, no matter how clever I am, I wouldn't have had a smooth journey."

"So you should know about Medea, right? During the Fifth Holy Grail War, I was almost overwhelmed because I had to face Gilgamesh. However, the pressure at that time did not come entirely from Gilgamesh. A large part of it came from the fact that I almost had to show a power that I myself could not believe at that time... Such a thing was really uncomfortable for me."

When Roland got to this point, Ryougi Shiki noticed that Roland's smile was incredibly relaxed.

It felt like a burden I'd always carried had been removed, an incredibly liberating feeling!

"But now it's unnecessary."

"Although I don't have answers to all the questions, I do know the ones I really wanted to know, and that's enough for me."

"So... I'll be a little more carefree in what I do from now on."

......

211. Tiger's Gold

"These guys are really troublesome!"

After defeating several Valkyries with her powerful physique, Shubnigs roared through gritted teeth.

Behind her, Salome Jokanan, who had taken her place and completely suppressed the Valkyries who had been repelled with ranged energy blasts, stared expressionlessly in the direction of the enemy and let out a soft breath.

"Save your energy, Shub."

"Although I don't know what that guy pretending to be the captain was hiding, but..."

As she finished speaking, a long-range sniper shot arrived right next to her, aimed at her head. It was a weapon that the Snow Wolf Squad had no idea about. The bullet was extremely fast and arrived at Salome's temple almost before she even noticed it!

Shub noticed this, as did Cheng Lixue and Shiyu Qiluo, who were blocking another group of people on the other side. Patrick Highsmith, who was supporting both battlefields with a pair of hand cannons at the rear of the team, also noticed it.

However, none of them were distracted by the sudden bullet.

They didn't even have the intention of coming to help Salome!

because…

They believed in their companions!

Bullets are coming.

Salome, like a skilled dancer, gracefully dodged the sniper shot just as it was about to hit her temple, and simultaneously fired a long-range energy blast in the direction from which the shot came. Only after doing all this did Salome finish speaking, still expressionless, after being interrupted.

"...She seems to want us all to die here."

Upon hearing her say that, Cheng Lixue on the other side immediately changed her tactics, and Shi Yu Qiluo also raised her twin pistols and launched an attack in an instant.

Having also suppressed their enemies, the two of them retreated to Salome and Shub's side, and then the four of them protected Patrick from four directions behind them.

"Maybe that's really what he's thinking, but to actually do it... hey, it's not that easy!"

Shiyu Qiluo spoke with a smile, as did the others in the Snow Wolf Squad.

Their Snow Wolf Squad is the strongest squad in Destiny.

They've accomplished countless tasks and encountered countless difficulties together, but they always manage to win!

This time is no exception!

Just as they were thinking this, Patrick put away his hand cannon and began to assemble heavy weapon parts. The Valkyries who had been attacking them earlier stopped their offensive and retreated. Then, several people wearing golden equipment stepped out from among the Valkyries. They left the Snow Wolf Squad completely clueless, yet they also felt extremely dangerous!

"The equipment we had before was all high-end stuff I'd never seen before, and now we're seeing warriors I have absolutely no recollection of... Sigh, I guess I'm not living up to my reputation as a genius. As a strategist, I haven't even done a good job with intelligence gathering. What a failure!"

Upon hearing Patrick's words, the other Valkyries of the Snow Wolf Squad also became serious.

Although Patrick seemed to be expressing his surprise, they both knew that normally the other person wouldn't have this kind of problem.

Patrick's reputation as a genius is widely acknowledged.

Therefore, she is thoroughly familiar with many of the weapons and information related to Destiny, Honkai, and even Anti-Entropy, and even has many of her own insights.

As a strategist, she has helped the Snow Wolf team solve difficult problems on more than one occasion.

Now she's encountered something she has absolutely no clue about... compared to the tough battles or dangers that lie ahead.

More than anything, it gave the Snow Wolf Squad members the feeling that they were uncovering a big secret and had been drawn into a major event!

"Phew, stop thinking so much—at least now is not the time for idle thoughts. Everyone, even though our captain is gone, we are still the strongest team in Destiny. We can't fall here!"

Shigure Kira spoke loudly, and the others also solemnly raised their weapons. Facing these unknown Valkyries carrying golden equipment, the Snow Wolf Squad was going to fight to the death!

...

"White Demon, you should see it clearly by now, right?"

Standing in the shadows, Roland inquired about the battle between the Snow Wolf Squad and the Valkyries wielding golden equipment, who were also watching.

The situation on the battlefield is currently overwhelmingly unfavorable for the Snow Wolf Squad.

The one who stopped Shub was a Valkyrie with extremely high martial arts skills. On average, Shub would suffer a loss within five moves. If it weren't for Shub's personality, which makes her more and more frantic in the fight, causing her to often use some unexpected attacks to disrupt the opponent's rhythm, and her powerful self-healing ability and physical fitness from the black sugar, she would probably have been defeated long ago!

The one who dealt with Salome was a Valkyrie wielding a golden spear. This weapon had a guaranteed hit effect, which greatly restrained Salome's graceful and agile movements, which resembled dance steps. If it weren't for the deviation in her attack power, Salome would probably have been defeated long ago.

The one who dealt with Shigure Kira was a Valkyrie who, like Salome, used energy-based techniques such as energy blasts to fight. This person's attacks were accompanied by intense heat, and even though Shigure Kira was experienced in combat and strong in all aspects, she still dared not get close in the face of such attacks.

The person responsible for suppressing Patrick, who had assembled heavy weapons, was a Valkyrie who used runes.

Patrick couldn't recognize those runes at all, but Roland recognized them immediately as primordial runes!

However, this guy's use of these runes is completely different from that of magicians like Roland, but they are not something that existed in the Honkai world itself.

The last person to deal with Cheng Lixue was a Valkyrie with excellent speed, strength, and defense, plus some strange abilities—she had the most gold equipment on her, from gloves to shoulder armor, belt, boots, hair ornaments, short sword, pistol... adding them all up, there were more than a dozen pieces!

But she was also the only one among the Valkyries who were besieging the Snow Wolf Squad who was always at a disadvantage and completely suppressed!

In a one-on-one fight, Cheng Lixue would usually win.

However, Cheng Lixue's victory won't be easy either, so overall, the Snow Wolf Squad's defeat is only a matter of time.

"Ah... if I'm not mistaken, the one who took Cecilia's place must be the Queen."

The voice of the White Demon echoed in Roland's mind.

“The gifts from the Celts, the gifts from the sun, and the gifts of a realm that are small in proportion and not readily apparent, yet touch everyone… Although all these gifts have been weakened to a minuscule degree, they are still enough for me to recognize the Queen’s identity.”

Roland smiled when he heard White Demon say that.

"Alright, now that you've confirmed that, the battle here can end." (Wang Zhao's)

Even when facing the Golden Squad, each of whom possessed at least one Blessing, Roland still didn't take them seriously.

Even Ryougi Shiki isn't here.

The reason Roland didn't use Shadow Movement to get here directly was that he assigned Ryougi Shiki a task on the way, asking her to go out and find something.

As for this side…

In fact, the moment Roland felt the will to end the battle was born, the battle ended!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.