evening.
After encountering the two S-class Valkyries by the river, Kirataka finally turned down Rita's invitation to be a tour guide despite his repeated refusals and found a hotel near the Thames to stay in.
Kirataka certainly knew that doing so would obviously attract Rita's attention, but this was exactly the effect he wanted.
——For the vast majority of Valkyries, seeing the pinnacle S-class Valkyries that they longed for in their hearts, two at a time, would probably make them jump for excitement on the spot. How could they possibly refuse their invitation to join them?
His repeated refusals were just to attract Rita's attention.
Kirataka opened the window facing the Thames and looked somewhere just above the river.
After that, he had already located the approximate position of Cosmic Juggernaut and was just waiting for the right time to take action.
But it's still a little too early now. It would be better to wait until the second half of the night to take action.
On the one hand, it is easier to do things when the moon is dark and the wind is strong. On the other hand, there are the fewest ordinary people on the street at that time. If a battle occurs, the losses and damage can be minimized as much as possible.
During the leisure waiting time, Kirataka simply closed the window, drew the curtains, lay comfortably on the bed, and took out his mobile phone from his pocket.
Coincidentally, several new messages came in their "Saint Freya's Family" chat group.
Kiana: "Hey, Kirataka Kirataka, if you have any delicious food in England, remember to bring some back!"
Kirataka: "...bring you a Stargazing Pie?"
This country is truly a food desert, with almost no cuisine worth mentioning. If I have to say something, fish and chips is probably okay.
Mei: "Are you used to living there?"
Kirataka: "Everything else is fine, but I kind of miss Mei's cooking~"
Theresa: "Remember to take more photos and post them in the group!"
Bronya: "...Be safe."
Kirataka: "Okay, okay, I will."
Himeko: "What are you talking about? ~"
(she suddenly posted a very revealing selfie, maybe she was drunk)
(Group owner Theresa withdrew a message from a member)
(Himeko has been banned)
'It is always a pleasure to contact these beautiful girls who I am already familiar with, and time passes quickly.'
In order to obtain the projection of the Cosmic Juggernaut, he would do anything, but at the same time, it could also be said that he would do nothing.
......
The second half of the night finally arrived as expected.
Kirataka looked at the mechanical watch on his hand, and the hands were exactly at three o'clock.
Now, at this moment, is the time to act.
[Save point, record].
Kirataka opened the window, a faint electric light flashed on his body, and then he jumped down and landed on the street.
The dark street was silent, except for him who ran into the alley like a flash of lightning.
After arriving near the Thames, he did not rush to break the seal. Instead, he stood there, closed his eyes, and began to feel the surrounding environment.
To be more precise, it uses the reflection of electromagnetic waves to understand the surrounding environment and structure.
This can be regarded as a further application of electromagnetic ability, which can help him discover whether there are any hidden trackers around.
With just the naked eye and his own observation ability, he would not be able to detect whether Miss Rita was nearby— as an S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, she had received professional assassin training and had quite unique skills in concealing her own aura.
But no matter how sophisticated the concealment skills are, there is no way to erase one's physical existence. Sure enough, Kirataka found the figure of the Valkyrie at a distance of about one hundred meters.
Kirataka felt relieved only after confirming that she had indeed followed him.
It would be inconvenient if she didn't come.
In addition to Rita's existence, there seem to be some other special detection devices aimed at this direction, which I think is the arrangement of the World Serpent.
No matter which side it is, it is not an easy task for him to handle alone.
But when both are present, he can drive the tiger to devour the wolf and reap the fruits of his labor.
So next... let's get started.
A coin was projected in Kirataka's hand.
He raised his hand and pointed it directly in front of him, about fifty meters above the water.
Although it looks like there is nothing there, according to the detection response given by Oath of Judah, there is indeed a considerable amount of Honkai energy reaction there.
It was probably the same pre-civilization technology that Joyce saw at the time that preserved the Star of Eden, a transparent container suspended in the air.
But he doesn't have the corresponding authority to slowly crack the container seal, so he can only use brute force to crack it.
Taking a deep breath, Kirataka gathered electric light at his fingertips and fired a super-electromagnetic cannon.
A dazzling white light shot from the ground into the air, directly hitting something that could not be seen with the naked eye.
After a brief delay, space began to distort and shatter, and things hidden in it that had not changed for thousands of years revealed their original forms.
A huge train appeared right above the Thames and began to fall towards the river.
And... a little guy who is small in appearance but cannot be ignored.
——An armed puppet based on Kevin Kaslana.
The white-haired little fellow was holding a replica of the miniature Judgment of Shamash in his hand, and he fell from the sky together with Cosmic Juggernaut.
It looked towards Kirataka expressionlessly, and without any hesitation, it raised the sword in its hand and swung it down violently.
——The Judgment of Shamash is unsheathed!
The dazzling flames spread from the lake to the streets in an instant.
......
"My Lord Bishop, the mission you are talking about is to monitor Kirataka's actions, right?"
A day ago, Rita looked at the task assignment from Otto on the terminal in her hand and confirmed it again.
"That's right, Rita. Report to me anytime if anything happens. If nothing happens, just treat it as a few days' vacation with Durandal."
The voice on the other end of the terminal said casually.
"So, if he went outside of London..."
Rita groaned.
"Don't worry, I will naturally make arrangements for other areas. You just need to be in charge of the London area."
"Rita gets it."
The dark-blond girl began another routine task.
Unlike another S-rank Valkyrie, Durandal, who fights Honkai beasts on the front battlefield most of the time, she often carries out more surveillance, infiltration, or assassination missions like this.
The saying "every profession has its own specialties" is generally true.
Moreover, given her personality, she is better at carrying out this type of task.
After the destined "chance encounter," given that Kirataka had been declining invitations to join them, Rita concluded that he was indeed going to do something in London and began to monitor him in earnest.
In the middle of the night, Rita, who witnessed Kirataka leaving the hotel where he was staying and taking action, hid her body and quietly followed him.
Then, we saw Kirataka firing a super-electromagnetic cannon, shattering the container of something and allowing it to see the light of day again.
She already knew about Kirataka's combat ability to manipulate electromagnetics and had already seen it with her own eyes, so Rita paid more attention to such items that reappeared in the world.
"... a train?"
The light-blond girl muttered to herself in confusion.
She really didn't recognize what she was seeing.
She didn't recognize it, but someone else did.
Otto, who had been observing the situation remotely through the camera on Rita's body, changed his usual calm and confident attitude and spoke in an "excited" tone that Rita felt was unfamiliar:
"Detection shows that the device has the same Honkai energy reaction as other Divine Keys. I'm afraid that it is the second Divine Key."
Now, most of the Divine Keys are under the control of Schicksal; only a few are not in his hands, and the Second Divine Key is one of them.
Therefore, he had reason to infer that the device that looked like a train could be the Second Divine Key.
This inference is reasonable. Otto has always believed that the second Divine Key is in Britain.
The whereabouts of this Divine Key are closely related to a British myth.
——Specifically, it is the legend related to King Arthur.
It is a well-known myth in the West that a young boy named Arthur, with the help of the great wizard Merlin and the Lady of the Lake, pulled out the sword from the stone and became the King of Britain.
Of course, Otto was not concerned about how the king rose to power, formed the Knights of the Round Table, and then ushered in the decline of the empire.
What he was concerned about was another legend related to it.
——The legendary fairy island, a utopia isolated from the earthly world, and the place where King Arthur finally rests, Avalon.
Of course, there is no place called Avalon on Earth, but Otto does not think that this is just a myth made up by later generations; he believes that it does exist.
If it is not on Earth... then it must be on the other side of time and space.
Legend has it that the great magician Merlin gave King Arthur a sword, a sword that could cut through space and also link the road to another time and space.
Otto, who is familiar with the true composition of this world, can easily deduce that the so-called other side of time and space is the quantum ocean, and the utopia [Avalon] that King Arthur has been looking for all his life is probably a bar in a certain world.
The [Holy Sword] that has the ability to control space is probably the second Divine Key he is looking for.
Even before receiving the revelation from the Will of Honkai, Otto had never given up searching for the various God's Keys for hundreds of years.
During the five hundred years that Schicksal ruled the entire England, he had searched the entire England by various means.
But still nothing was found.
The gifts from previous civilizations, the weapons called holy relics and Divine Keys by Destiny, were basically found by digging up ruins hidden underground.
Therefore, Otto once speculated and inferred whether the Second Divine Key was buried deeper underground.
But he didn't expect... it was hidden so openly in the sky above the city.
Why Kirataka is looking for the second Divine Key is no longer important to Otto.
As a particularly crucial part of his plan to resurrect Kallen, he was determined to obtain this Divine Key that controlled space.
"Notify Durandal to rush to the scene and prepare for action. Amber, dispatch the Valkyrie troops and mecha troops in the UK to London at full speed to recover the Second Divine Key."
He issued instructions one after another, and then instructed Rita who was at the scene:
"Rita, get closer to the Second Divine Key and detect specific information."
"Clear."
The light-blond girl stood up and was about to move forward when she saw a dazzling flame exploding before her eyes.
The flames continued to spread, and within a few seconds, it would reach where she was.
This powerful attack made her expression solemn.
——This is an attack with power far exceeding that of ordinary Honkai beasts!
Is this a device that guards the Divine Key...?
In any case, facing this level of attack, she must give it her all.
The fourth generation of Valkyrie armor begins to transmit, [Aoi Knight - Artemis].
After changing into combat armor, the girl stepped forward, swinging the sickle in her hand with all her strength, raising icy mist and neutralizing the flames approaching her.
The ice and fire collided, and for a moment, the scene was filled with a large amount of water mist.
After the mist dissipated, she caught a glimpse of a tiny, doll-like creature standing in front of the train above the surface of the Thames, holding a flaming sword.
Although Kirataka, the target she was originally monitoring, had disappeared, Rita no longer had the energy to look for him.
——Because she could clearly feel that the puppet was staring at her with hostility and might launch the next attack at any time.
Although it is quite small and its appearance can be described as "cute", the degree of danger it exudes is definitely no less than any Honkai beast Rita has seen when she was on combat missions in the past, and may even be more dangerous.
Rita carefully picked up the sickle in her hand.
The main target of the sword just now was not herself, but despite this, she had to use all her strength to mobilize the power of the Aoi Knight - Artemis to barely resist the aftermath of the flames.
Although this conclusion is somewhat surprising, she is probably no match for the puppet holding the flaming sword.
At the same time, she also noticed that figures were approaching rapidly from all directions.
It was obvious that they were here for the Divine Key that had seen the light of day again.
"Interesting, it seems that there is indeed a mysterious organization behind the scenes that controls the Divine Key that Destiny does not have... Rita, you go and intercept them. As for the armed puppet guarding the Divine Key... leave it to Durandal."
Otto made the same judgment as Rita.
Right now, the only one who can defeat the armed puppet guarding the Divine Key is probably the Valkyrie with the strongest Destiny.
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