At the beginning, Kiana could still hold her own against these fake Valkyries.
But as time passed and her stamina declined, Kiana also began to find it hard to hold on.
Moreover, what made Kiana feel even more despair, just as she had defeated one, another would suddenly appear from some unknown corner, as if endless.
The girl was immediately trapped in a bitter struggle.
At that critical moment, in the mysterious dreamscape, a fiery red feather suddenly drifted down.
After that, a male figure suddenly appeared in front of Kiana.
"You… you are Van?!" Kiana was shocked and angry. "Did that hateful guy make you appear too?!"
Thinking that even this man who cared more about her than her own father couldn't escape being toyed with by the mysterious being, Kiana felt even more furious.
Because of this, the angry Kiana gathered the power of her Valkyrie armor and launched a powerful spinning high kick.
However, to Kiana's surprise, her full-force attack was easily dodged by 'Van.'
Just as Kiana was about to reposition and launch another attack toward 'Van,' he suddenly turned and rushed at those fake Valkyries instead.
"???"
Seeing this magical scene, Kiana was dumbfounded, but the people in the real world let out a huge cheer!
With Van's help, Kiana was finally able to catch her breath, and the situation gradually improved.
At the same time, the mysterious being also noticed something unusual in the dreamscape.
She was stunned at first, and after seeing Van's appearance, she actually let out a terrified voice: "Impossible! How can you be in a place like this! Didn't you already ██████████?!"
The mysterious being's strange reaction naturally caught Kiana's attention as well, but just as she was about to speak, her brain suddenly felt dizzy.
In an instant, the dreamscape made a sound like shattering glass, and spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly through the void.
Just as everything was about to end, a malicious and insane voice suddenly resounded through the space:
"Don't think it ends like this!"
"Whether it's you, or those blasphemers of the gods, I won't let a single one of you go!"
"Wait! Wait for that day to come! I'll crush you with my own hands!"
———
Morning light poured into the room through the window.
Kiana climbed out of bed, looking exhausted as she gazed out the window.
"Ugh~ My head hurts. I think I had a weird dream, but I can't remember what happened."
At that moment, the door to the Valkyrie dormitory was knocked, and Raiden Mei's voice came from outside.
"Kiana, are you alright?" Raiden Mei asked with concern.
"Ah! Mei?! I just woke up. What's up?"
"It's fine then. I knocked on the door for a long time without getting any response, so I thought something happened to you."
"Aiya~ What could possibly happen to me!" Raiden Mei's concerned words cleared away the tiredness that had welled up inside Kiana. "Wait for me, I'll change clothes and come right out!"
After washing up, Kiana and Raiden Mei headed to the exam site to participate in the annual Valkyrie test.
After some fierce battles, Kiana unexpectedly achieved excellent results.
Even Raiden Mei beside her commented emotionally, "Kiana's performance today was surprisingly good."
"I don't know what happened either, but fighting today felt especially smooth. So smooth it didn't even feel like me."
Kiana said, "Of course, it might also be because the opponent was you, Mei, so without realizing it, I might've exerted extra strength."
Maybe it was because of her great condition, Kiana also did quite well in the next few rounds of the test.
Even Rita Rossweisse, who came from the Schicksal HQ for inspection, couldn't stop praising her.
Very soon, the Valkyrie exam reached the final round.
This round's content was to have the Valkyries put on a synchronized immersion device. The trial simulation program would generate opponents based on the Valkyrie's strength.
The simulation battles started and ended one after another, and soon it was Kiana's turn.
[Candidate Kiana Kaslana, prepare to connect.]
However, after Kiana put on the immersion device, the backend system encountered an issue.
[Reading rate: 98.6%...]
[Synchronization rate: 100%. Hostile module forming…]
[Synchronization rate: 120%. Hostile host-host-hostile module-module-module forming-forming-forming…]
Hearing the chaotic system prompt sounds in her ears, Kiana herself was extremely shocked.
"What's going on? Himeko, what happened?"
Seeing the endless string of error codes on the backend operation screen, Himeko was also at a loss.
"Something's not right. Normally, when the system throws this many errors, the entire program should crash and terminate immediately. But now, the synchronization rate is still staying at 120%…"
Seeing Kiana in danger, Teresa, who was Kiana's aunt, was very anxious. "Can't we just forcefully terminate the program?"
"Principal, I'm afraid we can't. If we forcefully terminate it, it might cause unknown effects on Kiana herself."
"Then what should we do…"
Before Teresa could finish, a deafening roar suddenly pulled everyone's attention back to the synchronization program.
"Ganesha?!"
After seeing the formed Honkai beast, Teresa was full of disbelief. "How can this be?! According to the database, it shouldn't be able to form an emperor-class Honkai beast!"
But now that things had come to this, they could only place their hopes on Kiana herself.
To this, Kiana confidently raised her dual pistols. "Don't worry! Since there's no way to disconnect, then I'll just beat it down myself!"
However, although she said that, when Ganesha's overwhelming presence appeared in front of Kiana, she couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
Just then, Kiana heard a familiar voice not far away. She turned and saw, it was Raiden Mei.
"Kiana, I'm here to help too!"
Kiana, "!!!"
Before Kiana could express her feelings, another voice followed.
"T;his monster is strong. Stupid Kiana probably can't beat it alone, so Bronya will join too!"
Looking at the two companions beside her, willing to risk themselves to help her, Kiana's heart filled with fighting spirit.
"True courage means knowing someone will always catch you when you stumble!"
Van's gentle voice echoed in her mind, and Kiana felt her whole body filled with strength.
After a bitter struggle, the three finally defeated the emperor-class Honkai beast Ganesha that had been simulated.
The moment Kiana disconnected from the immersive synchronization device, Teresa and the others rushed to her.
"Kiana, are you okay?"
Although mentally and physically exhausted, Kiana stubbornly said in a tsundere tone, "Huff~ Hmph… mere emperor-class Honkai beast, I didn't even break a sweat…"
"Stop bragging. Hurry back to rest." Himeko shook her head.
While everyone was caring for Kiana, Rita from Schicksal had unknowingly walked over.
Looking at the exhausted Kiana, Rita sincerely praised, "That was truly a wonderful battle. Even though the opponent was just a simulated virtual module, it was still an emperor-class Honkai beast."
Rita's praise made the already smug Kiana puff her tail with pride.
Going with the flow, Kiana then proposed to Teresa and the others, "Since my performance in battle was so outstanding, can I skip the written theory exam?"
"Indeed, as you say, given the situation, the exam should be terminated…" Himeko said.
Kiana, "Yay!"
"But Kiana," Himeko said sternly, "I never said that just because the exam is terminated it won't be rescheduled."
"Tomorrow, I'll rearrange the Valkyrie written exam. So tonight, Kiana, you better review well~ If you fail, hehe… you know what happens after that!"
With Himeko's words, Kiana sat on the ground with a face full of despair and shouted, "Ah! Why are you doing this to me?!"
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