*Ding ding ding!*
*Detection of mental intrusion on the host's main body detected. Shall we activate countermeasures?*
"What is this? I'm busy—"
Luo Lin wielded her Soulium short sword and the Moon Ring, which entered a state of intense heat, poured with thick white sword energy gathering on the blade, fluctuating unpredictably.
She lifted her head and swung upward with all her might, causing sword light to rise from the ground and collide with energy blasts descending from above!
*Boom!*
In the next moment, dense rays descended from the sky, scorching and boiling the surrounding land under high temperatures, directly turning it into a magma lake stretching dozens of meters!
The armored vehicle Luo Lin was riding sank into the magma lake, unable to move.
*Cough cough—*
The girl used a grappling hook on the magma's surface to propel herself, gliding low in the air, escaping from that high-temperature hell and landing with a thud on the grass.
"Hehe, still running?"
The pseudo-Herrscher of Flames, Agata, sneered as flames burning around her as if they would never extinguish. She floated in the air, looking down at Luo Lin.
Ouch, it hurts. Is this guy's damage continuous?!
Luo Lin spat out a mouthful of black char. Although it looked exaggerated, with the boost from Cecilia's stigma and skills, she could endure for a long time.
"If you're willing to race with me, I'm happy to accompany you!" Luo Lin said with a smile.
Agata's face changed. She clenched her fists, and several fireballs formed around her. Under the command of the pseudo-Herrscher, they flew towards Luo Lin like guided missiles—
"Rippling Water!"
A waterspout suddenly rose from the grass, rushing towards Agata. But the pseudo-Herrscher just sneered, twirling her cloak. Flames burst forth from it, instantly evaporating the waterspout!
The flames even spread along the path of the waterspout, as if igniting the water itself!
*Boom!*
Luo Lin burst out of the explosion's smoke, cutting off the flames that surged towards her with a sword. She stumbled a bit and stood next to another girl, shouting angrily, "Cheng Lixue! Why are you here?!"
"If my junior sister is in danger, how can I not come to save her!"
Cheng Lixue, an A-rank Valkyrie and member of the "Snow Wolf Team," nicknamed "Frost Swordswoman," Fu Hua's disciple, stood awkwardly next to Luo Lin.
"This isn't the time for fellow disciple sentiment!"
Luo Lin activated her Honkai powers, the Moon Ring on her wrist emitting a dangerous sound. She pulled out her hairpin, and golden light blossomed from her hand!
*Mimicry -Star of Eden - Ruin!*
"Go!"
The dangerous aura emitted by the gravity ball made the pseudo-Herrscher sweat profusely. She quickly turned to try and create some distance, but Luo Lin pulled out an assault rifle and started shooting at Agata!
"Annoying, annoying!!"
The pseudo-Herrscher screamed, turning into a humanoid flame. Intense Honkai energy fluctuations enveloped everything around her.
Cheng Lixue grabbed Luo Lin's wrist, shielding the charred girl behind her. She raised her sword to erect an ice shield in front of her, but it vaporized and disappeared in the next second.
"Disappear, all of you!"
*Boom!*
Luo Lin's vision was engulfed in light, and then she fell back into the system space.
*Blazing Heart - Pseudo-Herrscher Agata Suppression Battle*
*Identity: A-Rank Valkyrie Luo Lin (Non-switchable)*
*Objective: Lead the decoy force to lure the Pseudo-Herrscher to the ambush location (Completed √)*
*Objective: Engage in combat with Cheng Lixue against the Pseudo-Herrscher, delaying time until Fu Hua arrives (Failed ×)*
"Damn it!"
Luo Lin angrily hammered the ground.
When Agata first saw Luo Lin, she behaved quite well, with a demeanor similar to her master, Sirin. With a few provocations, she chased after her without hesitation, luring her to the ambush point without any issues.
When Cheng Lixue intervened, she became cautious. Facing the double A-rank siege, she seemed to sense fatal danger, so as the result; exploding herself "as a fire" at the slightest provocation—after the explosion, she still had breath left, but Cheng Lixue and Luo Lin were directly finished.
And perhaps because of Luo Lin's practice of the Edge of Taixuan and Inch Heart Fist, Cheng Lixue treated her as a junior sister, taking extra care of her. When she saw her and the pseudo-Herrscher falling into a dangerous situation, she acted impulsively intervening early, which resulted in both her and Luo Lin being annihilated in the explosion.
"Phew... Stay calm, stay calm..."
Luo Lin sat cross-legged, trying to devise a plan.
"If Agata thinks two A-ranks can take her down, then I'll make sure we do!"
"Wait a moment, didn't the system just give a prompt?" the girl tapped her head, "What happened?"
*Host, the Valkyrie known as Fu Hua previously used "Fenghuang Down" to launch a mental intrusion against you. The system preemptively isolated the consciousness. Shall we activate countermeasures?*
"Oh, this..."
It seems Otto's contact was Fu Hua after all... She even brought Fenghuang Down to "visit" me. It must have been Otto's request...
"What kind of countermeasures are available?"
*Directly burn the opponent's brain! Or crush the consciousness!*
Luo Lin quickly waved her hands, "No, no, can you tone it down a bit? I think Fu Hua just came to see if I'm loyal to the Schicksal. It's okay to let her see some irrelevant things..."
*Understood, you can choose to activate the Maze of Consciousness function!*
"Is that reliable?"
*Only 500 crystals!*
Free stuff isn't always good, but crystal expenditures are usually reliable.
"Let's do it!"
Luo Lin was speechless, turning around to continue immersing herself in this fight.
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"One, two, three, three, two, one, ah, are you awake?"
Fu Hua felt like she was being pushed by something, causing her to slowly open her eyes.
Fenghuang Down was operating normally, so she should have successfully entered Luo Lin's consciousness... right?
"Wow, you're finally awake!"
A somewhat familiar, green-and-white figure floated back and forth in front of Fu Hua. With hands on its hips and its nose held high, it seemed quite proud.
"Who are you...?"
The little figure introduced itself, "You can call me Ai-chan. I'm the guide here!"
Fu Hua looked around and found herself in what looked like a battleship bridge. High-tech equipment in the style of the Shicksal filled the surroundings, but the details were blurry.
Normally, when using *Fenghuang Down* to invade someone else's consciousness, it would manifest scenes that left a strong impression on the host.
However, Fu Hua had read Luo Lin's profile and knew she had never served on an aerial battleship.
Fu Hua shifted her gaze back to the self-proclaimed guide. Its hairstyle looked funny, resembling two cabbage heads...
In the consciousness space, there are NPC-like characters. Fu Hua can ask these NPCs questions, and they will answer based on the host's memories, revealing the host's true thoughts and attitudes.
Of course, this is just the surface of the consciousness space. If Fu Hua can find the "key" to the deeper parts of the consciousness—maybe a door or an object—she can enter deeper and ask similar NPCs there, getting more genuine answers closer to the host's true consciousness.
As for some secrets hidden deep in the host's heart, they are stored in places like safes or vaults in the consciousness space. As long as Fu Hua can find these places that hide secrets, she can see the host's innermost thoughts.
Fu Hua could actually use more violent means to search for secrets, but doing so would provoke strong resistance from the consciousness space. Although Fu Hua could suppress it directly with *Fenghuang Down*, the cost would be either a severe headache or even losing consciousness and dispersing the mind.
"At least it hasn't come to that yet..."
Fu Hua murmured to herself, squatting down to face the cabbage head and initiating her questioning journey, "Hello, Miss Ai-chan, do you know who the owner of this place is?"
The cabbage head grinned mischievously and pointed outside the glass viewport at the deck, "Hehe, of course, it's the one who claims to be the captain and can do mid-air splits, the deck cleaner!"
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