Chapter 60: The Great eruption of Manila
Schicksal headquarters, inside the dormitory.
After a short vacation in London, Durandal returned to the headquarters and continued her arduous training day after day.
After completing a day of basic training, she received a mission notification requiring her to go to South Africa to perform a combat mission.
For this top S-class Valkyrie, continuous missions are quite common. She does not feel disgusted by this. Rather, she feels fulfilled to be able to effectively protect the people from Honkai.
Without taking too much rest, the girl immediately returned to her dormitory, packed up simply, and prepared to leave.
"Lady Durandal, are you going out on a mission?"
Just as she was about to take action, Rita appeared in her house.
The light golden girl was wearing an everyday maid outfit at the moment and looked like she was just an ordinary maid.
Durandal nodded and said:
"Well, Amber informed me that there's an emergency in South Africa, so I'm going to go over there and take care of it."
"Here is a letter for you. Please take a look before you leave."
Rita took out a letter from her arms and handed it to her.
"...letter?"
The blonde girl was slightly startled and took the letter from Rita's hand.
There was beautiful handwriting on the envelope, and it was obvious that it was written by a young girl.
"It was sent by your friend."
Rita said politely.
In this day and age, few people actually use such outdated methods as letters to communicate with others.
The overly convenient email and various chat software have long made most people give up writing.
Therefore, Durandal easily guessed who the sender of the letter was.
"…I see. I'll check it out on the way."
Taking the envelope from Rita's hand, the blonde girl rushed out of the dormitory without stopping and came under the blue sky.
Then, she activated the armor's flight device and turned it into a blue meteor that shot straight into the sky.
——Her [Bright Knight: Excelsis] is the result of the latest technology of Schicksal and the most advanced armor available. Its high-speed maneuverability can ensure that she can reach any place in the world within a few hours. Its maximum flight speed far exceeds that of ordinary aerial battleships.
During the flight, she opened the envelope in her hand and took out the letter.
Sure enough, it was a letter from her good friend.
The owner of the letter was a girl of similar age to her. Like Durandal, she did not choose to receive education at St. Freya Academy but instead received training and grew up at the Schicksal Headquarters.
Because they grew up together, they naturally got to know each other and became friends.
This girl was born into one of the three great families of Schicksal and possessed considerable talent in manipulating Honkai energy, having already reached the level of an A-rank Valkyrie at the age of just sixteen.
The name of the invoice is——
Anna Schariac.
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In the next few days, after recalling the past, Kirataka enjoyed a trip in Europe peacefully as he had planned.
After bidding farewell to the two S-rank Valkyries in London, he actually began to notice many eyes staring at him in other cities.
But it doesn't matter. If Otto wants to watch, let him watch as much as he wants. he didn't do anything anyway. he was just enjoying his vacation comfortably.
While he is enjoying his vacation, the Bishop of Schicksal might be wandering in his command room.
After returning to St. Freya Academy, he planned to find an opportunity to enter the Quantum Sea and take a look around.
After a long flight, Kirataka arrived at the transit airport.
On his return flight, he did not buy a direct ticket to the Far East, but only a flight that required a transfer to Southeast Asia.
And here is the capital of the Philippines.
The capital city of the Philippines is a city called Manila, which is also the country's largest port. It has a permanent population of over 12 million and is a veritable bustling city.
While dragging his suitcase along the airport's transfer corridor and admiring the scenery outside the window, he suddenly received an emergency call on his portable Schicksal terminal.
He opened the terminal to check. This was not a contact message from the Far East Branch, but an emergency call issued by the Schicksal Headquarters:
[Emergency Mission Notice: A large-scale eruption incident has occurred in Manila, Philippines. The situation is urgent. Please form a team and go to support nearby Valkyries! Repeat...]
The following words suddenly stopped and could not be heard.
——Due to the influence of excessive Honkai energy, his communication equipment temporarily became inoperable.
Special summons like this are only issued in response to large-scale sudden Honkai events.
In principle, the Schicksal Society would station Valkyrie teams in all cities under its jurisdiction to deal with common small-scale Honkai incidents. For example, the Valkyrie team currently stationed in Manila, Philippines, is a team called Snow Lotus.
However, in the face of a large-scale Honkai event, it is obviously impossible to respond well with just the strength of a small team. In order to deal with the disaster and rescue the victims, a large number of manpower must be coordinated from the surrounding branches.
If the disaster affects a large area and one branch does not have enough manpower, it will ask other branches for support and send elite troops from the headquarters to assist.
This is also why, in the original timeline, the Herrscher of the Wind incident that occurred in the Oceania branch required the Far East branch to send troops for support—because the Honkai disaster brought by the Herrscher of the Wind at that time had almost paralyzed the entire Oceania branch and was unable to deal with it.
"…"
Almost at the same time, Kirataka heard the roars of monsters and the sounds of people fleeing.
Looking up, one can see that many Honkai beasts have invaded the airport. They are running around and biting, attacking the people in the airport.
There was no need to continue listening to the communication from the headquarters of Schicksal, as he had already witnessed the outbreak of the Honkai with his own eyes.
This moment is just like that moment.
In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the moment when he had just traveled to Nagazora City. Everything was so familiar.
However, he is no longer the powerless boy he was back then.
Taking a deep breath, Kirataka put down his luggage and rushed towards the group of Honkai beasts without hesitation.
Now, facing the disaster, he can still do something.
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