I don't need it.
Durandal subconsciously wanted to refuse Rita's Valkyrie armor support. But after looking down at her current state, where any significant movement would likely lead to a wardrobe malfunction, she silently chose to accept.
Her clothes were pretty much in tatters. At this point, she had no choice but to wear it.
"You're not going to stop me?" she asked, looking at Qian Yi.
"I like to let my opponent go first. It's your turn. Feel free." Qian Yi casually twirled Jizo Mitama in his hand, his eyes fixed on a small point of light in the sky.
"Thank you." Durandal nodded, waiting for the arrival of Bright Knight: Excelsis. Since this trip wasn't supposed to be dangerous, the people at Helheim Labs had hoped she would test this still-in-production 4th-generation Godsbane armor by fighting a couple of Titans or Honkai beasts.
She never expected it to be so fragile against Cocolia that she didn't even need to use it, only to have to use it here instead.
Without any intention of stopping her, Qian Yi just quietly watched as Bright Knight: Excelsis descended and merged with Durandal.
Huh?
This dense?
Qian Yi, what the hell are you doing?!
Kiana, Talulah, Seele, and the others fell silent as they watched Qian Yi actually stand by and do nothing while Durandal put on her Valkyrie armor.
Why not finish her off while she's down?!
Can't you see her clothes are torn? If she fights you, any large movements will cause an indecent exposure. The already damaged clothes might even tear further.
No matter how strong Durandal is, she's still a girl. She'd definitely be embarrassed by such exposure. Once embarrassed, she'd frequently try to cover up various parts of her body during the fight, and her combat effectiveness would surely plummet. If you then occasionally grab at her... nice weaknesses, wouldn't victory be guaranteed?
How can someone be this much of a gentleman? So gentlemanly that he'd give up victory.
Only after she had finished did Qian Yi calmly ask, "Are you ready?"
"Ready. Round two," Durandal said, moving her body. The new armor fit surprisingly well.
The two locked eyes and flashed towards each other at the same time. In the blink of an eye for a normal person, three figures were already entangled. Spark after spark exploded amidst the glint of blades and swords. The three exchanged positions at high speed, their sword and lance becoming blurs in the rapid movements.
If Qian Yi could barely hold his own against Durandal before, now the situation was clearly one-sided. Yet, his coordination with Izanagi was like an ironclad formation, stubbornly holding back the strongest S-rank Valkyrie's storm-like attacks.
Durandal exhaled. She was fighting one against two, yet she seemed much more relaxed and at ease, her movements elegant and fluid.
She had to praise him; he was very calm. Past enemies under her assault would often be caught off guard and lose their composure, but the fighting spirit in Qian Yi's silver eyes never diminished.
I really want him to join the Immortal Blades.
"Surrender. There's no point in continuing to fight," Durandal tried to persuade him.
"No, there is a point." Qian Yi continued speaking as he swung his sword. "Before they became Herrschers, they were ordinary people like us, people who longed for a family and to be close to their loved ones. Just because of their innate power, must we fear them, dread them, and even imprison or kill them?"
"Herrschers are very dangerous beings. Every awakening is accompanied by the deaths of tens of millions of people. Neither I nor Schicksal can let them run free," Durandal's offensive did not weaken in the slightest.
"So I will give you, give all of you, the possibility and hope of defeating the Honkai. Or rather, a dream. I can give you the right to dream. Look at Kiana, she has already begun to master the power of the Herrscher of the Void, and this is just the beginning. Next will be Raiden Mei, who will control the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, and then the Fourth Herrscher..."
Qian Yi painted a grand picture. The Herrschers, who should have been in a life-and-death struggle with humanity, would become humanity's greatest asset in defeating the Honkai. And the Honkai, which seemed to have no end, would be dismantled bit by bit.
Durandal fell silent. Although she felt it was unlikely, the ironclad example of Kiana mastering the authority of the Herrscher of the Void was right there, giving it a great deal of credibility.
Seeing her waver, Qian Yi pressed his advantage. "If you accept my proposal, then call out your name, and we will decide the winner with a single, all-out attack from both sides."
The two separated again, but this time they did not immediately clash.
Durandal pondered Qian Yi's words. After a long while, she raised her lance, a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"My name is—Bianka 'Durandal' Ataegina."
"Our names are—Qian Yi & Izanagi & Rin."
Deciding to respond with her strongest attack, Durandal unleashed the full functionality of Bright Knight: Excelsis. This was a function still in testing, but facing such an opponent, how could she not go all out?
The Light of Kingship...
"Your armor is excellent, but you're not allowed to use it." Qian Yi pointed at Durandal with Jizo Mitama, like the Declarer of Erasure pointing at the card it was about to negate.
Bright Knight: Excelsis, be negated!
A black-red aura drifted from the Bright Knight: Excelsis armor that Durandal had just fully unleashed. The armor, which had been light and well-fitting, became heavy and difficult to control in an instant. The burden of full liberation was also instantly superimposed on her body.
The armor that enhanced her strength was now like Ultraman Zero's training armor, restricting her body in every way.
Jizo Mitama could emit an ultimate virus with self-awareness, capable of infecting and corrupting electronic equipment and human bodies.
The reason Qian Yi had been chatting with the Dumb Goose earlier was to silently spread this virus, seize control of her Valkyrie armor, and make her activate her ultimate move only to be unable to release it, wasting her mana for nothing.
"I see. So that Divine Key was waiting for me here. However, fighting in restraint armor is a novel experience." Although her body was now extremely heavy, the load and suppression of this armor weighing on her like a mountain, Durandal didn't think she would lose her combat ability so easily.
But the next moment, the Izanagi behind Qian Yi plunged its great sword into the ground. A strong shockwave struck, and the ground began to shake violently, cracks spreading through the concrete structure.
Earth Mother's Dinner!
Durandal, already somewhat immobile, wanted to dodge, but Qian Yi had already roared and lunged at her. The two fell to the ground together. Qian Yi immediately applied a cross armbar, making himself like an iron clamp, tightly controlling her right arm, clamping it firmly between his legs and close to his body. Then, by thrusting his hips, he used the principle of leverage to put immense pressure on her elbow, while at the same time using all his strength to elbow her in the face.
But Durandal's strength was simply too great. Qian Yi couldn't hold her.
Seeing that he was about to be lifted up by Durandal with one arm, he immediately shouted to his teammates, "What are you looking at?! Help me!"
After a second of愣, the group instantly reacted.
"I'll help you!" Kiana roared, lunging at Durandal. "I'll lock her left arm!"
Talulah: "I'll lock her left leg!"
Seele: "I'll lock her right leg!"
Raiden Mei: "I'll lock her head!"
Hiiragi Utena: "I'll..."
Qian Yi: "Don't all come! Two of you go deal with Rita!!"
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