45 Chapter 45: Her Choice

The Herrscher of the Void didn't immediately launch an attack but instead sized up the white-haired man standing opposite her.

Previously, the Herrscher's consciousness had been dormant in Kiana's body, most of the time quietly increasing the activity of the surrounding Honkai, absorbing energy to restore herself, not paying much attention to Kiana's life.

Now, she looked at the conflicted Siegfried Kaslana and chuckled.

The Herrscher of the Void pointed at the Judgement of Shamash in the white-haired man's hand and said playfully, "Why not just come and kill me directly, like you did to me before?"

"So it's really you... Sirin..."

Siegfried raised his gun and shouted at the Herrscher of the Void, "What have you done to my daughter?"

"So, it's because of this that you're reluctant to act? How interesting."

The Herrscher of the Void nodded thoughtfully, revealing a cruel smile.

"This time, I won't listen to you anymore. Do you think I'm a machine that answers every question?"

With a wave of her small hand, two portals opened beside her, and Honkai beasts crawled out of the portals, joining the Herrscher's army of Honkai beasts.

Several Templar-level Honkai beasts guarded the Herrscher of the Void, forming a solid line of defense with their shields.

Luo Lin's heart sank.

Previously, the Herrscher could only summon one portal for Honkai beasts to pass through, but now, only a few hours later, she could open a second portal.

As more and more Honkai beasts appeared, Ragnar couldn't help but shout, "We can't just stand here! Siegfried!"

"Okay..."

The white-haired man squeezed out these words from between his teeth and pulled the trigger— The Judgement of Shamash's barrel spewed out bright flames, like a laser cannon, piercing straight into the portal that was transporting Honkai beasts. The next moment, the portal began to fluctuate violently, then collapsed into a small dot and disappeared.

"Tsk... That's troublesome..."

The Herrscher of the Void clicked her tongue unhappily, dodging behind the shields of the Templar-level Honkai beasts as Siegfried aimed his gun at her. Siegfried pulled the trigger directly.

This time, the Judgement of Shamash didn't emit a laser-like beam, but an attack resembling bullets— Luo Lin could only describe it as such because when these "bullets" hit the Templar-level Honkai beast, they caused a massive explosion, flipping all the surrounding Honkai beasts over with those closer being directly turned into Honkai energy shards.

The Herrscher of the Void recovered somewhat awkwardly from her ethereal state.

She looked at Siegfried who was expressionless, gritted her teeth, and used her Subspace Lance to attack him. This caused some trouble for Siegfried. After all, he was only flesh and blood. If he got hit by the spear, he would still bleed, get injured, or even die.

The white-haired man finally started moving, casually shooting down the Subspace Lances that came at him. Then, he launched a charge towards the Herrscher of the Void.

Seeing this, Ragnar led the Valkyrie Assault Team to follow his footsteps, forming a spearhead formation with Siegfried at the forefront, charging into the midst of the Honkai beasts.

For a moment, the dull sound of the Assault Team's oversized swords clashing with the shells of the Honkai beasts reverberated endlessly.

Luo Lin followed behind, using her assault rifle to attack the high-threat Honkai beasts—such as the Catapult-class Honkai beasts carrying large balls, or the Seraph-class Honkai beasts flying in the sky and taking advantage of opportunities to swoop down and ambush others.

Luo Lin's assault rifle shots were precise, almost every burst of bullets intercepted or even eliminated a Honkai beast. But there were simply too many enemies in front of her, and even if she fired at full capacity, it was difficult to deal with so many Honkai beasts. Casualties were inevitable.

A Valkyrie was hit by a diving Seraph-class Honkai beast on the shoulder, the powerful impact causing her to lose a large chunk of flesh and blood from her arm.

Then, her cries of pain disappeared into the swarm of beasts before she could even make them.

A Valkyrie who had already been injured and was only handling a Chariot-class Honkai beast in an emergency lost too much blood during the fight and stumbled, being knocked away by the opponent.

Fortunately, her nearby comrades were quick to react and shielded her, but the seriously injured Valkyrie also lost her combat effectiveness as a result.

As for Himeko Murata, she continued to replace the injured squad commander, Esther, and served as a firefighter in the team.

Himeko wielded the large sword named "Herlanchier," leading several Valkyries with superb swordsmanship and strong bodies to charge around the battlefield, resolving dangerous situations in the frontline.

Luo Lin wished she had two more pairs of arms to control her weapons. She worked hard to eliminate enemies, and the ammunition she fired and the projectiles she threw far exceeded the limit a Valkyrie could carry.

But now, the battle was intense, and no one cared how she managed to do this. They just hoped Luo Lin's fire support wouldn't stop.

As for the protagonist of this battlefield—the Herrscher of the Void—she didn't have time to bother with the other members of the Assault Team.

She was currently being pursued by Siegfried and Ragnar.

Ragnar wielded her sword into a continuous stream of cold light. With one strike, she shattered the shield of the Templar-level Honkai beast, and then Siegfried used the Judgement of Shamash to kill the defenseless enemies.

Siegfried and Ragnar were both seasoned veterans of Schicksal, and their cooperation was seamless.

On the other side, the white-haired man stared at the Herrscher of the Void, constantly using the Divine Key to harass or even interrupt her actions.

The Herrscher of the Void finally opened a portal after much effort, supplementing her forces with some Honkai beasts, only to have Siegfried repeat his previous tactics and shatter the portal with a shot. The Honkai energy consumed by opening the portal and the results produced were completely disproportionate, so the Herrscher of the Void gave up on the idea of reinforcing her troops and instead increased the projection of Subspace Lances.

This put Ragnar in a somewhat difficult situation. Although her oversized sword, King Cobra, was also a fine product of Schicksal, it was still far behind compared to the Subspace Lance formed by the Herrscher's authority. When she blocked and deflected the Subspace Lance with the oversized sword, she heard the grating sound of steel, and the blade of the sword showed obvious signs of wear and tear.

Siegfried also realized this and took the initiative to shoot to help Ragnar block the attacks of the Subspace Lance.

"Are you very concerned about these people?"

The Herrscher of the Void seemed to have found Siegfried's weakness. She changed her target and aimed the Subspace Lances at the Valkyries still fighting in the midst of the Honkai beasts.

Siegfried's expression changed, and he fired his guns in succession.

For a moment, the firing rate of the Judgement of Shamash even exceeded that of the assault rifle, and a dense barrage of bullets flew towards the Herrscher's weapons.

Bullets collided with spears, creating a brilliant fireworks display in the sky.

However, some of the Subspace Lances still broke through the interception and turned into slender golden light, flying across the battlefield towards the Valkyries!

The next moment, a rain of light descended from the sky, blood splattered, and Valkyries fell in groups.

The originally barely maintained formation instantly collapsed. The Honkai beasts roared and charged straight in! —This was a great opportunity.

Siegfried and Ragnar's attention was drawn to these attacks, somewhat distracted, and they didn't notice the Herrscher of the Void's subtle movements.

The Herrscher of the Void spread out her five fingers and quietly accumulated a large amount of Honkai energy, which, under the action of her authority, penetrated into the imaginary space, constructing a passage to an unknown realm. As long as she enveloped both Siegfried and Ragnar, the passage would send them to a place even she didn't know about, even if they were still on Earth, the Herrscher of the Void could ensure that they were too far away to return in a short time.

With a cruel smile on her face, she placed the coordinates of the entrance to the passage around Ragnar and Siegfried.

Next, all she needed to do was to move her fingers, and these two annoying people would disappear from here— "I won't allow you to hurt my daddy!"

Accompanied by the determined yet tender voice, an azure light burst from the Herrscher of the Void's eyes.

The massive Honkai, due to Kiana's sudden resistance, lost control, and the gap that was supposed to form a stable transmission channel burst open!

Siegfried and Ragnar immediately reacted, dodging the spreading rifts. A violent wind swept out from the out-of-control spatial passage, raging wildly, carrying purple lightning and thunder, sweeping across the battlefield!

Both of them looked surprised, watching the Herrscher of the Void not far away, covering her right eye, unable to hide the blue light that leaked from her fingertips!

"Kiana!"

The white-haired man's face showed obvious joy, and he called out to his daughter loudly.

"Daddy... Damn it! You're not my father!"

The Herrscher of the Void roared, the blue in her right eye contracting in anger, but it didn't disappear, instead firmly condensing in her pupils.

"Ragnar! Help me! Help my daughter!!"

The captain of the Assault Team looked at the blue in the eyes of the Herrscher, and countless images flashed through her mind—blood and fire, joy and sorrow, Valkyrie tears, children's smiles... "Do you believe in love, Ragnar?"

"What?"

On a bright morning, Otto Apocalypse received Ragnar in the meeting room of Schicksal headquarters and spoke calmly about his views. "I think strength and love are equally important... It's just that love can create miracles."

Miracles... Her thoughts swirling, Ragnar's gaze returned to the present.

"Siegfried! Bring her back!!"