Li Sushang's question struck Durandal's heart like a heavy hammer.
The words "it's nothing" almost escaped her lips, but Durandal forced them back down.
This isn't right... something is definitely not right!
The interface I saw just now wasn't this one. The team name I saw just now wasn't...
Durandal's body trembled, and a trace of imperceptible panic appeared in her eyes.
The name... what was it?
If the interface I just saw wasn't this [Heavenly Fire and White Flower]... then who was it?
Defeat a Herrscher? How is that possible?!
Durandal remembered the list Lord Overseer Otto had given her very clearly! It explained in great detail what kind of existence a Herrscher was!
Each one had the ability to destroy human civilization, each had an incomprehensible authority and an unimaginable and unacceptable level of Honkai energy...
Such an existence could be defeated by a single person, or a single team? Wasn't that a superman?!
Ignoring the two's confusion, Durandal felt a dull ache in her head.
No... it's possible! Someone can definitely do it!!
I remember... I should remember!
Two completely different cognitions began to churn in Durandal's mind. They conflicted with each other, one born from experience and rational judgment, the other created from what she had heard in the past.
The two viewpoints debated with each other, but neither could overcome the other.
But a person can only believe one thing. No one can be a devout believer in a god while being certain that there are no gods.
Her chaotic mind almost deprived her of her ability to think. Rita glanced back, turned the steering wheel, and pulled the car over to the side of the road.
"Sister Durandal! What's wrong!" Li Sushang anxiously scooted over to Durandal's side, grabbing her arm and shaking it vigorously.
Durandal was startled awake by Li Sushang's actions, but in that moment of returning to her senses, the memory cognition built up from past hearings instantly dissipated by a large half.
"Lady Durandal, please tell me confidently what is making you uncomfortable and what you are feeling." Rita, having stopped the car, deftly flipped from the driver's seat to the back, quickly checking Durandal all over.
But apart from detecting that Durandal had some heart palpitations, she found nothing else and could only ask.
"I don't know... my head just feels so messy..." Durandal clutched her head, her breathing slightly heavy. "It's like I don't believe in the things I used to believe in anymore... but I still feel like the original was right..."
"Has this happened before?" Rita asked immediately.
Rita had never heard of a situation like the one Durandal was describing. She wasn't a professional doctor either. Perhaps those masterful physicians could find something, but Rita definitely couldn't.
Maybe we should go back to the base now and have Lord Overseer Otto give Durandal an examination?
Durandal shook her head. "No... this has never happened before... not even at the beginning..." Durandal suddenly looked up at the two with a hint of panic, then lowered her head and fell silent.
Does this involve some kind of secret... Rita's heart sank. This was not something she could meddle in. The correct course of action was to immediately send Durandal back to Otto for an examination.
"Lady Durandal, I suggest we abandon the mission and return to the base now." After thinking it through, Rita immediately spoke, her tone not one of discussion, but more of a notification.
"No..." Durandal blurted out subconsciously. At the same time, the confusion in her mind subsided again, almost having no effect.
"But Sister Durandal, you... huh?" Li Sushang was about to try and persuade Durandal, but she suddenly noticed that Durandal's spirits seemed much better.
When it came to judging a person's emotions and micro-expressions, Li Sushang was miles behind Rita. But when it came to observing a person's state, Li Sushang was very skilled.
She could tell at a glance that Durandal was completely different from before.
"I'm fine now..." Durandal frowned deeply. At this moment, she was a little confused, not knowing why she had become like that.
Rita also noticed that something was wrong. After a moment of contemplation, she still shook her head. "Lady Durandal, I still suggest we return to the base for a full physical examination."
"No!" The same words blurted out, still a refusal. Then Durandal realized her gaffe, coughed twice, and looked away. "We can go back after we finish the mission... it's not too late..."
Rita and Li Sushang fell silent. They stared at Durandal, making her feel even more guilty.
"Sister Durandal..." After a moment, Li Sushang spoke with a look of sudden realization. "You're not afraid of an examination, are you?"
"Of course not!" Durandal immediately exclaimed in disbelief, as if she had been greatly misunderstood. "I'm not afraid of examinations!"
Rita's eyes narrowed, and Li Sushang was still on the attack.
"Then Sister Durandal is actually afraid of injections... afraid of taking medicine..." Li Sushang's expression gradually turned a little mischievous. Durandal's face flushed red.
"Nonsense! How can a warrior be afraid... afraid..." Durandal's words got stuck. After opening her mouth for a long time, she suddenly turned her head and looked out the window.
"I... I just... have... uh..." Durandal's words were stumbling and intermittent, like trying to squeeze out a dry tube of toothpaste.
"Fear is a natural human emotion. Lady Durandal doesn't need to be shy. I have things I'm afraid of too. Doesn't Miss Sushang have anything she's afraid of?" Rita suddenly said with a smile. Durandal quickly nodded, though she still didn't dare to look them in the eye.
"I—this great hero fears nothing in heaven or on earth... how could I have anything to be afraid of!" Li Sushang immediately put her hands on her hips and straightened her back to show off her heroic spirit.
"Is that so? The ghost that just possessed Lady Durandal is now on someone else... who knows who..." Rita said with a smile. Li Sushang's once-firm gaze suddenly trembled.
"Gh-ghost?!" Li Sushang exclaimed, subconsciously reaching for her life-saving treasure, but her hand grasped at empty air.
It's over! The cunning ghost has already stolen the Xuanyuan Sword!
With no sense of security left in her heart, Li Sushang immediately took a deep breath, turned around without hesitation, and buried her head in Durandal's arms.
"Don't eat me, don't possess me... wuuu..."
Feeling the small body trembling in her arms, Durandal looked up and gave Rita a speechless look at the Xuanyuan Sword she had just taken from under her nose.