"Feels natural... Does that mean combat intuition?"
Theresa raised an eyebrow, looking at Durandal's genuinely bewildered expression, sighed, "Well, some things can't be taught, but we still need to communicate more in the future... I've been squatting in the Far East Branch for so long, and I haven't had a decent battle, I feel like my body's rusting."
"No problem, Lady Theresa," Durandal responded graciously.
"Yeah... but now there's another issue..."
The principal pointed to the students outside the training ground, somewhat helplessly saying, "Look at their expressions, your performance just now really scared them..."
Following Theresa's finger, Durandal saw that all the students were not only impressed but also intimidated by the power she displayed in the previous battle.
However, the golden-haired knight wasn't too concerned about it, "Honkai beasts are much fiercer than me. If they're afraid even in such a scenario where it's just a spar and not life-threatening, then I think it's better to focus on logistics early."
"The logic is there, but..." Theresa nodded, then shook her head, "What about this sparring session? The way you two fought just now was a bit exaggerated, I doubt anyone would dare to come up and spar with you in the following live combat classes..."
Durandal scratched her head awkwardly, "Well..."
"I'll do it!"
Just then, a girl with blue-purple long hair pushed through the crowd, her gaze determined as she approached Durandal and Theresa.
Behind her, there was also a silver-haired girl with twin spiral ponytails. Durandal noticed that she had a set of exoskeletons on her legs, probably for walking assistance.
The girl with blue-purple hair spoke loudly to the golden-haired knight, "Lady Durandal, my name is Raiden Mei, and I'd like to spar with you, please!"
Durandal took a closer look and realized that she was the other half-awakened Valkyrie that Otto had told her about?!
Mei's emotions were a bit agitated, sparks of electricity occasionally sparking from her forehead, accompanied by crackling sounds in the air... Most likely because she saw Kiana being taken to the hospital.
"Of course, Raiden Mei. However, you need to calm yourself a bit. The fluctuation of Honkai energy around you seems a bit off."
Durandal spoke, at the same time, gripping Hler tightly and silently activating all the functions of the Bright Knight Excelsis, ensuring that if anything happened next, she could act first...
Mei then realized that her state was not quite right. After taking a few deep breaths, she quickly regained control of her emotions in Durandal's surprised gaze.
"Sorry! I lost control..." Mei lowered her head, a little embarrassed, and tugged at her bangs.
Durandal looked at the girl with blue-purple long hair in front of her and asked cautiously, "Um, it's good that you're back to normal... So, are you still planning to challenge?"
Mei's expression was serious as she said, "Of course!"
"Then, Bronya wants to challenge with Mei too!"
Stepping forward from behind Mei, the silver-haired girl stood next to Raiden Mei and said to Durandal, "Lady Durandal, my name is Bronya Zaychik, and I want to challenge you with Raiden Mei."
Mei was stunned.
Bronya remained expressionless (actually, her brain didn't really support expression right now) as she said, "It's very difficult for one person to challenge an S-rank Valkyrie like you, like Kiana did. I think it's more appropriate to form a team for combat."
The girl with the silver spiral ponytails nudged Mei's arm with her shoulder, "Right, Mei?"
Mei smiled and replied softly, "Yes."
Durandal looked at the scene in front of her. She seemed to be expected to show satisfaction due to the friendship between the two, but considering Raiden Mei's identity, she could only say that her feelings were quite complicated at the moment.
How should she put it, Miss Bronya... Her choice of friends...
At this moment, Theresa spoke to Raiden Mei, "Thank you for stepping forward... By the way, Raiden Mei, I know you're Kiana's friend. Just now, the doctor sent a message saying that Kiana is not seriously injured, but she needs to rest and take medication for the next few days. She can't engage in vigorous exercise, nor can she eat cold, greasy, or spicy food..."
"That's great... charging up alone, ignoring her own condition, forcibly using Honkai energy, really, what a fool..."
Mei breathed a sigh of relief, then scolded with a smile, "I'll keep an eye on her and make sure Kiana doesn't eat anything that interferes with her recovery during her rest period, no snacks allowed either!"
Bronya half-opened her mouth, whispering softly, "Isn't this punishment for Kiana considered a hell difficulty level?"
The girl with blue-purple long hair just smirked, "She brought it upon herself!"
Durandal weakly raised her hand and asked, "Are we still fighting?"
"Fight, of course!" Raiden Mei and Bronya followed Durandal out.
Theresa turned her head and shouted to the students outside the field, "See? If you think you can't handle it alone, then find a few people to team up with."
The students glanced at each other, and finally, noisily began to look for familiar partners. It seemed that they had also recovered and were ready to have an intense showdown with Durandal.
Theresa wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and sighed, "Phew... This class can finally continue peacefully..."
"Beep beep beep~"
Just then, the principal's personal terminal rang.
"What's this..." Theresa opened the message, frowned, and read it out word by word, "The Intelligence Department's reconnaissance team has located the specific location of Chiyou and applied for further exploration... huh?"
The principal's mouth half-opened, "Wait, Luo Lin, you've only been gone for less than two days, right? You found the Stigmata so quickly? Is this... is this reasonable?"
...
"Is this reasonable?"
Luolin put down her terminal and echoed the same sentiment.
She looked at the Herrscher of Sentience beside her and asked, "Are you sure Fu Hua completely forgot the specific location of Chiyou? How did we find it so quickly?!"
"I didn't!"
Senti murmured incredulously, "I just randomly clicked somewhere on the map, roughly marking the location..."
Both were utterly confused.