Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 221 Kiana: (*′▽｀)ノノ

"The Kaslana family's Stigmata Space?"

Theresa repeated, and Kevin continued to explain.

"Only those with the blood of the Kaslana family can enter there. I just confirmed that someone was indeed sent into the Sacred Mark Space not long ago. This at least proves that the person is a member of the Kaslana family."

"Can't we confirm this further?"

“Theresa, I have no obligation to help you,” Kevin said, arms crossed. “Since the captain says it’s Durandal, let’s assume it is. Anyway, it doesn’t matter who you are if you fail the trial.”

Kiana, sensing something was amiss, stepped forward and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because the Stigmata Space is the place where true Stigmata are awakened," the captain explained to Kevin. "Through the trials, one can awaken a true Stigmata and become a so-called Celestial Being. If one fails, it means that the trial participant will be trapped in the Stigmata Space forever until he successfully passes the trials."

"How could this happen!" Theresa said dejectedly.

"Not only that, losers are stripped of some of their memories, seemingly allowing them to start over indefinitely, but that's not actually the case."

"Isn't there any other way to get her out?"

"Obviously not."

At this point, Einstein, who had already made the arrangements, came over and joined the conversation.

“Ms. Theresa, you should trust Durandal’s will and strength as the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal. If even she can’t pass, then I think there is no one in this world who can. Now, just trust her.”

Theresa lowered her head in shame. Because she had missed the chance to reunite with Durandal, Theresa was now overwhelmed by a huge sense of guilt and kept thinking about doing something for Durandal.

However, he completely overlooked the fact that Durandal's strength had already surpassed his own, a case of being blinded by concern.

"Am I really still too immature!" Theresa sighed. "I just said I would focus on the present, but I lost my composure over something so trivial."

“After all, strictly speaking, Theresa, you have always been well protected by your grandfather,” the captain said. “Before you took over the position of Archbishop of Schicksal, he kept you out of all political matters. In any case, you are the person he cares about most besides Kallen. You could even say that when it doesn’t involve Kallen, his attitude towards you is already one of doting.”

"But what's the use of saying anything now? Just like you said, I'm just a spoiled old child."

"To correct you, she is a fake loli who has passed her expiration date and is going through menopause."

"Let's not talk about menopause!"

Theresa clenched her fists, barely suppressing her anger, and said.

"Never mind, Bronya, how are things going on your end?"

"Bronya has arrived at the designated location. The good news is that Seele can resonate with the Black Abyss White Flower, which means our plan can proceed smoothly."

"Alright, let's begin the plan!"

With Tesla's command, the Hyperion's main cannon began to charge, while Bronya in the distance began to communicate with the consciousnesses inside the core.

Given Bronya's current strength, it's impossible for her to construct the remaining five Moon Thrones entirely on her own. Therefore, she needs to communicate with the 200,000 consciousnesses within the core to reach a consensus.

This way, Bronya can reach the 100% compatibility level that Welt once mentioned to her, and only in this way can Bronya maximize the abilities of the Herrscher of Reason.

Not long after reaching a consensus with the consciousnesses within the core, Bronya fully unlocked the powers of the Herrscher of Reason, and five Moon Thrones instantly formed behind her.

However, because Bronya's own Honkai energy was insufficient to sustain it, the five Moon Thrones became unstable after only one second.

In response, everyone present except Seele and Kiana quickly channeled Honkai energy into Bronya to provide the energy needed to maintain the Moon Throne and for subsequent launches.

Finally, at Tesla's command, six fully loaded energy cannons blasted into the energy field in front of the church ruins.

The energy field shattered after only a few seconds, but before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, imaginary seeds, symbolizing the power of constraint, slowly appeared in the sky.

In an instant, everyone present felt their bodies sink, and then they were surprised to find that the Honkai energy within their bodies was rapidly dissolving at an alarming rate.

Bronya even lost consciousness and collapsed under these circumstances. If Seele hadn't caught her in time and forcibly activated the Black Abyss White Flower, Bronya would probably have died by now.

However, as a price, Seele suffered considerable internal injuries because she was simultaneously affected by the Divine Grace Barrier and consumed by the Black Abyss White Flower.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, but no matter how much the Black Seele inside her tried to persuade her, Seele was still unwilling to give up supplying Honkai energy to the Black Abyss White Flower.

Her face turned pale at a visible speed, and Lilia, who had rushed to her aid, had fallen into a deep sleep, while Rosalia was weakly taking care of her.

Kiana wanted to help but was stopped because she needed to conserve her energy to deal with Otto behind her and couldn't waste her Honkai energy at this time.

Mei, for some reason, coldly observed all of this until Theresa, carrying the Oath of Judah, boarded a single-soldier flying ship and soared into the sky.

The captain originally intended to go in Theresa's place, but unfortunately, he underestimated the power of the divine grace barrier released by the false god.

Just a second later, his body experienced a severe rejection reaction, leaving him weak and unable to keep up with Theresa's pace.

This is still the power of the incomplete Divine Grace Barrier; if it were completed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

At least with the Oath of Judah, the captain can reduce the effect of the Divine Grace Barrier on themselves through manual control, but this is not the Divine Grace Barrier released by the Oath of Judah.

So the captain could only watch helplessly as Theresa ran away, and now he could only pray that Durandal would arrive in time.

Meanwhile, inside the airship, Theresa was thinking about many things.

Looking back on her life, from birth to being confusedly arranged to fight against fellow experimental subjects, and then being confusedly adopted by her grandfather.

He then met Cecilia, watched her fall in love and marry the heir of the Kaslana family, whom he had once looked down upon, and even had a daughter with him.

Now, only I and the captain can use the zeroth rated power of Judah's Oath.

However, the captain was unable to move due to a severe rejection reaction, leaving only himself as the remaining candidate.

If I don't step forward, all subsequent plans will be in vain.

Otto will also complete his own retrospective plan. Although he is also afraid of dying, a hero cannot desert his post!

No matter what, he is the head of the academy and the future Archbishop of Destiny!

If you can't even set a good example, what right do you have to lead everyone toward a better future?

and so!

"I beg you, Judas, you have to help me this time no matter what! Zero-rated power Divine Grace Barrier, deploy!"

The oath of Judah was now in full force, and the binding power clashed fiercely in the air, canceling each other out.

No one knows the extent of the pain Theresa, as a fusion warrior, endured during the clash of these two forces. The spaceship beneath her lost all its energy and plummeted to the ground the instant the Divine Grace Barrier was deployed.

Judah's Oath activated flight mode immediately, holding back Theresa as she fell, but then lost the power to maintain flight mode in the clash between powers.

After completing her mission, she landed on the ground ahead of Theresa.

Hearing the whistling wind in her ears, Theresa, whose consciousness was hazy, struggled to open her eyes.

Looking at the gray sky, Theresa realized that her journey might have come to an end. Her body was already riddled with holes from the shockwaves generated by the clash of the two forces, and now she could barely lift a finger, let alone save herself.

However, I did it.

As Theresa watched the imaginary seed gradually crumble in the air, she managed a relieved smile.

At least I did what I was supposed to do. Kiana is counting on you guys from now on!

Just then, a soft white light pierced through the clouds and shone on Theresa. Theresa felt as if something was supporting her, and her falling speed slowed down considerably.

In a daze, she saw a head of beautiful blonde hair and a strand of silver highlights on her forehead, and Theresa subconsciously mistook the owner of this blonde hair for Cecilia.

“Cecilia, I did it.”

As Theresa finished speaking, she fell into a deep sleep, and the person who caught her landed with her at that moment.

"Yes, Theresa, you've done a great job. Now it's my turn to take over."

The blonde woman spoke softly, gently placing Theresa next to Seele and glancing at Seele with some surprise.

"I didn't expect that someone else besides me could use the Black Abyss White Flower. So please use it well for now. However, I need to borrow something."

As she spoke, she took the Black Abyss White Flower from Seele's hand and split it in two.

"Next, I still need to stop the bishop from carrying out his plan, so I'll take the Black Abyss for now. You can keep the White Flower for now, since we still need its power to heal others, don't we?"

She then turned and walked towards the church, but Kiana called her back.

"Yulandel, wait a minute!"

Durandal turned to look at Kiana, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Ever since learning about her origins within the Stigmata Space, Durandal has been struggling with how to explain things to Kiana and the others.

After all, from her perspective, the real Kiana might already be dead. Her sudden appearance claiming to be the real Kiana might cause unnecessary confusion and impact on them.

So she subconsciously chose to keep it a secret.

"what happened?"

"Can you tell me why you want to stop Alto?"

Upon hearing this, Durandal subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"I have to stand up and stop the bishop for some personal reasons, and besides, the bishop's plan goes against my ideas, so I will definitely step in to stop him for that reason alone."

"Is...is that so?"

For some reason, Kiana also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, after all, she hadn't figured out how to face Durandal.

Ever since she learned the truth from the captain, she had imagined countless ways to meet and confess.

But when they actually met, he couldn't bring himself to say the things he had prepared beforehand. He had no choice but to ask her first why she had stopped Alto.

The hope is that this will force Durandal to reveal the truth, so that Kiana can naturally reunite with her.

However, to Kiana's surprise, Durandal chose to keep it a secret. But that makes sense, since no one expected their background to be so... legendary.

If it were Kiana, she would also choose to keep it a secret for fear of causing unnecessary trouble. Since her sister has chosen to keep it a secret, let's wait until she admits it herself.

"Um, if you don't mind, please take me with you! Don't worry, I definitely won't hold you back!"

Looking at Kiana, who volunteered herself, and then at the others around her who were more or less injured, Durandal understood the reason.

That's right. Before this, I and Changguang had hinted more than once about the importance of Kiana's spatial powers.

Since Kiana is here, it means that they did indeed manage to get Kiana, who is still in World Serpent, to help them through some means.

Yulandel had no reason to refuse, especially since the person in front of her was her sister, so she had even less reason to refuse.

Moreover, now that he has spatial powers, Changguang can finally voice his speculations.

However, before that, both the Fate Saint 1504 Research Institute and the Hyperion detected abnormal spatial fluctuations, as if something was being transmitted.

"Watch out! I can sense something huge coming through a quantum tunnel into our world!"

Kiana warned everyone with a serious expression, and the combatants who still had power instantly went on high alert.

Tesla, Changguang, and others looked at the detection device seriously. Then, under everyone's gaze, a large hole appeared in the sky, and the object that came out of it made everyone's eyes widen.

"This! How...is this possible!"

"It's clear that either we're all in a hallucination, or this is the real thing. The Hyperion that emerged from that crack was none other than Tesla."

Changguang's wry smile came through the communicator, and only the captain's expression finally relaxed when he saw the Hyperion in the air.

"I regret to inform you that it seems the plan will have to be delayed a little while, as the passengers on board are approaching the Hyperion."

Unable to ascertain the other party's purpose beforehand, the group had no choice but to return.

Although the captain explained that the Hyperion was his ship and that his crew had come to pick him up.

But who can guarantee that before there's any formal contact?

Although time is tight here, everyone still needs to go back and take a look before making any decisions.

The reason is simple: Kevin said that there was a being on that ship that transcended the end.

Meanwhile, deep within the nameless island where the captain and Kevin had previously landed, an unknown entity opened its crimson eyes.

She stepped out of her sleeping cave, looked up in the direction of Krosten, and a joyful smile appeared on her lips.

"Finally, finally I've waited for you! My beloved Kiana!"