allonlinenovel Chapter 110 Who Will Be the Boss?
Chapter 110 Who Will Be the Boss?
For the next few days, Qiong worked with Anna to clear out the Honkai Beasts. After a while, Qiong got tired.
"Sigh, this is boring."
Honkai Beasts are too fragile. Whether the Flame Lance is on fire or not, it's still just one shot. There's absolutely no challenge! Perhaps he was scared off by his reckless behavior, because ever since that incident, the places where he and Anna were assigned to fight monsters have never had so many Honkai Beasts. The two of them could easily clear them out without any danger, so naturally, they couldn't find any opportunity to provoke Anna.
"Senior, don't you think these tasks are too easy?"
After using his Flame Lance to kill the last Advance-class Honkai Beast during a mission, Sora began to encourage Anna to join him in finding even more difficult missions.
"Simple?"
"Yes, yes!"
Qiong gestured to Anna.
"We've been clearing the Honkai Beasts from the beach these past few days, and thanks to everyone's combined efforts, we've brought the situation under control. Now it's time to move on to something even more challenging! Like finding the source of these marine Honkai Beasts and solving the problem at its root!"
However, Anna quickly rejected Sora's plan.
"No need, trust headquarters. Headquarters has already sent people to investigate at sea, and even the Far East branch has sent people over. The Oceania branch has not received orders from headquarters and has limited manpower, so naturally it cannot act on its own."
Limited manpower? More like an overabundance! How many times have he and Anna returned to find several Valkyries chatting away? You call that limited manpower?
"But I see there are quite a few Valkyries available in the base..."
"I have to thank you for this."
Anna looked at Qiong with a half-smile.
"Thank me?"
Qiong pointed to himself. What had he done? He'd just cleared out a few Honkai Beasts.
"Yes, in terms of cleanup speed, our group has already surpassed the combined speed of several other groups. After all, not every group can complete the cleanup of one site within ten minutes and then move on to the next Honkai Beast landing site. They are now free, but Valkyries must be on duty and on standby in the base. After you leave, everyone will have to continue operating as before, and we can't spare any manpower!"
Anna looked at Qiong helplessly. Because Qiong's cleaning efficiency was too high, her attendance rate also increased. Originally, the whole team was 007, but now they were the only two 007s in the entire Snow Lotus Squad. The others had returned to their rest days...
However, it has already been arranged with her that once Qiong returns to the temporary team, it will be disbanded, and everyone will be busy again, so she will be given a seven-day short vacation to make up for it.
Are we really that efficient?
"One shot, one Honkai Beast. It would be a problem if it were inefficient!"
Not to mention the lethality of that charge... In Anna's opinion, Qiong seemed to have no idea of her own strength: with this ability, wouldn't it be better to go for A-rank earlier? Why did she come to their Snow Lotus Squad for an internship?
It's kind of funny to think back to how I was bragging to him a few days ago that I'd become an A-rank Valkyrie in the next few years. Now, Qiong probably already has the strength of a near-A-rank Valkyrie without even realizing it, right? All he lacks is experience; otherwise, how come he's still holding the title of B-rank Valkyrie…
"Isn't that perfect? With great power comes great responsibility, shouldn't we do more? Like, let's go into business—"
"Stop! Once the mission is done, go back and get a good night's sleep! Go shopping or watch a movie, that's fine too. Don't think about doing the next mission. If all you do is do missions all day, you'll become like Bianca!"
After failing to persuade her, Qiong could only follow Anna onto the helicopter back to base. He really didn't expect the Valkyries stationed there to be so inefficient. He had cleared up all the "urgent tasks" that had piled up in just a few days.
It seems the Snow Lotus Squad and even the Oceania branch aren't that strong overall! They could suppress the Honkai by drawing just one more Valkyrie of the Sky rank, but they just can't seem to get one.
dish!
"Don't be so sullen! It's because I said you were a reckless fool and I'd give you a zero that you're so eager to prove yourself, right?"
Seeing Qiong's bitter face, Anna thought she had figured out what Qiong was thinking.
"Don't worry, don't worry. You're so strong, with a serious and responsible work attitude. You faced the Honkai Beasts bravely and fearlessly. Even the most impartial Valkyrie would praise you. Just wait and see how it goes in terms of the rating!"
Anna finished speaking, but Sora didn't react. Sora, who was racking her brains to create a crisis to make Anna brave, felt that she couldn't find a way.
After all, Anna is much more reliable than Kiana, Yae Sakura, and others, and the surroundings are relatively safe. It's hard to encounter danger when you're with her.
There's no other way. Are we just going to have to wait for the Manila Collapse next year?
"By the way, Qiong, you haven't formed a Valkyrie team yet, have you?"
"Yeah, we haven't teamed up yet."
There's hope! Anna looked at Qiong tenderly, and Qiong felt a chill run down her spine.
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft!
"I think you're pretty good. I'll be an A-rank Valkyrie in the future. You know, right? A-rank Valkyries are qualified to form their own Valkyrie squad. We've been cooperating quite well these past few days, and you've seen my strength. So, how about you consider it?"
Why not just poach Anna? Qiong perked up; this was a great idea: if they could just poach Anna, the problem of the Fifth Herrscher would be solved!
But then another problem arises: if this is the solution, what will happen to Chen Tianwu and his sister?
"I approve of you! When I become an A-rank Valkyrie and form a team, how about you be my vice-captain?"
Qiong: ?
"Senior, my strength is no less than yours, is it?"
Qiong smiled. She didn't say she was better than Anna, giving her some face.
"Why can't I be the captain and you be the vice-captain?"
"Because you're not as experienced as me, and you don't understand tactics! A qualified captain wouldn't lead his team into a horde of Honkai beasts like a reckless brute; that would be irresponsible to the team!"
"That was an accident! I'm usually very rational!"
"Do not believe."
"it is true!"
Qiong and Anna argued for a long time about who would be the leader of the team in the future, but they still couldn't reach a conclusion by the time the helicopter landed.
Qiong's idea was to recruit Anna to the Far East Branch to avoid the Manila Collapse; while Anna's idea was to recruit Qiong to the Oceania Branch, as everyone would be happy to have Qiong join, in every sense of the word.
In the end, the two reached an agreement: whoever forms a team with an A-rank Valkyrie first will be the leader!
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"Lady Durandal, there is a letter from you. It was sent by Lady Anna."
"Anna?"
Durandal opened the letter.
Bianca:
Good morning/afternoon/evening.
I'm currently in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, stationed in Manila since joining the Snow Lotus Squad. It's warm and rainy here, and I wasn't quite used to it at first, but I'm getting used to it now. Leaving Europe, the customs and culture are completely different… I met that boy who sparred with you but refused to join your Undying Blade. I made a deal with him: whoever reaches A-rank Valkyrie and forms a squad first will recruit the other—I did what you couldn't! One day, I will catch up with you and walk alongside you…
Anna Shaniat
"She hasn't changed at all, Rita. What should I say to her?"