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The next second, after recognizing Durandal, Susana pounced on him.

"Lady Durandal, do you remember me? I am Susana from the Phosphorus Sand Squad, whom you helped during the Dubai Collapse Incident!"

“I’m your fan!”

Durandal, Rita: ...

As expected, my first impression was right; this Susana is indeed a bit of a goofball!

Rita and Durandal exchanged a glance. Wasn't something a little off?

Calm down, calm down. The bishop must have a reason for sending such a simpleton over here!

Chapter 129 Stan, Killed in One Strike

However, after some questioning, Rita realized that she seemed to be overthinking things.

Rita couldn't figure out the deeper meaning!

According to "Susana," Bishop Otto had conducted a search once before, after Schicksal took over England, but found nothing. Considering the Soul Steel Rita previously obtained, Bishop Otto suspects the Second Divine Key might be buried underground in England.

The reason why Susana was sent as an assistant is very simple: Susana's family is in the oil mining business in the Arab world, and they are hereditary oil diggers!

Otto sent Susana this time to help discover the second Divine Key that was buried underground!

Rita's expression in response was like this.

(*゜ー゜*)

For a moment, Rita even wondered if the bishop was deliberately messing with her.

If you want to help with the excavation, send a professional team over. What's the use of sending just one person? Besides, given Susana's naive appearance, Rita seriously doubts his professional reliability!

But there was nothing we could do; it was the bishop's order after all!

Besides, Susana had already arrived, and given Rita's personality, she couldn't bring herself to tell her to turn back immediately. So, thinking that more people meant more strength, Rita decided to take Susana with her to continue the mission.

As for Durandal, she did not continue to travel with them this time because she was urgently summoned by headquarters, so Durandal's vacation was also temporarily canceled.

This made Rita even more wary.

Lord Durandal was originally in London, and although he said he wouldn't participate in this mission, he certainly wouldn't stand idly by if things got really critical. So, for Rita, Durandal was like a pillar of strength.

Now, not only is this pillar of stability gone, but Bishop Otto has even sent Susana, a burden, to his side. Rita really can't figure out what Bishop Otto is thinking.

Weakening her forces like this is a way of making sure the enemy won't dare to move... Wait, Rita suddenly realized a blind spot!

Could it be that His Holiness the Bishop was actually planning a scheme to lure the enemy out?

Removing Lady Durandal and sending Susana, a burden, certainly weakened Rita's support, but it also sent a signal to those in the shadows—a signal to take action.

Tianming's forces are currently at their lowest point; if they don't act now, when will they?

However, this makes Rita's mission even more difficult. She now has to take Susana with her, find the whereabouts of the Second Divine Key in England, and finally bring the Divine Key back to Schicksal headquarters safely with the help of the people secretly watching.

The pressure is on Rita!

However, Rita did not back down. As an S-class Valkyrie of Schicksal, Rita had her own pride.

This time, she will definitely live up to the bishop's expectations and bring the Second Divine Key back safely!

......

Over the next few days, Rita and Susana embarked on a complex investigation. Finally, with Catherine's "unintentional" guidance, Rita and her group pinpointed the most likely location where the Second Divine Key was buried.

Glastonbury Rock, near Glastonbury Castle, is said to be the entrance to the fairy kingdom of Avalon. Merlin's sword to King Arthur, the so-called Second Key, is also said to have been forged by fairies, making this the most likely location.

When Rita and her group arrived near this rock formation with its unusually long name to investigate, they actually found something! Susana quickly discovered a "secret passage" beneath the rock formation!

Now that she had discovered the suspicious location, Rita naturally wouldn't waste any time and immediately decided to explore the secret passage.

Rita originally wanted Curator Catherine, an ordinary person, to wait on the ground, but Catherine insisted that it was a major archaeological discovery and she had to go up and witness it with her own eyes!

Susana, standing to the side, patted her chest and said she would protect Catherine, so Rita didn't say anything more.

However, Rita had already begun to have doubts in her heart; something seemed off about this Catherine.

From the initial discovery of Soul Steel to the subsequent research and the discovery of this secret passage, everything seems inseparable from Catherine's "help"...

However, Rita did not expose him directly, firstly because she did not have absolute evidence, and secondly because she was bold and daring!

If Catherine really is the one hiding in the shadows preparing to harm her, then this "secret passage" must be where she makes her move. Rita wants to see what tricks these scoundrels in the dark can pull!

As it turned out, Rita's intuition was correct; Catherine really was the "mole"!

Upon entering the secret passage, nothing seemed amiss at first. However, just as the three of them reached the very bottom, a mechanism suddenly triggered. Countless boulders rained down from the sky, splitting the three of them into two groups.

Rita was alone on one side, while Susana and Catherine were on the other side.

Rita was prepared to quickly break through the boulder to provide support, but the enemy arrived just as she summoned the Valkyrie armor.

"Meow."

(We meet again, little girl.)

That's right, the one sent to deal with Rita is still "Ultimate Life" Stan!

Moreover, this time Stan was completely different from the last one!

Not only was Stan's limiter modified by the jackal, greatly extending his fighting time, but Stan himself also underwent special training and pre-battle preparations in order to defeat Rita!

Over the past two days, Stan has not only been undergoing rigorous training at all times, but has also restrained his desires and hasn't eaten a single cat food.

Stan firmly believes that only under the most extreme conditions can the strongest power be unleashed!

"Meow!"

(If I kill you, I can go back and have a good meal!)

Meow, for cat food!

Stan pounced, driven by his desire for cat food, and began to fight with Rita.

This time, neither of them could do anything about the other.

Driven by his desire for cat food, Stan's attacks were incredibly fierce and sharp, but Rita was equally resolute this time, going all out. The two exchanged blows, but neither gained a significant advantage in the end.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, Stan suddenly received an order from the jackals to retreat via his communicator.

This infuriated Stan, and a series of swastikas appeared on its forehead.

"Meow."

(Why does it have to be at this time of year?!)

Stan clearly thought that if he was given a few more minutes, he could take down the little girl named Rita in front of him. But at this critical moment, the jackal suddenly issued a retreat order.

Was that guy's brain thrown to feed the cats... or the dogs?

Despite his complaints, after careful consideration, Stan ultimately chose to obey the jackal's orders in order to continue becoming stronger and have an endless supply of cat food.

"Meow."

(A soldier's duty is to obey orders! Little girl, you're so lucky!)

After saying that, Stan turned and retreated.

Rita naturally couldn't understand Stan's meow language, but having learned her lesson last time, she wouldn't let him leave so easily this time. The instant Stan turned to retreat, Rita stepped forward, but quickly stopped.

Because the stone wall along Stan's retreat route was suddenly and violently breached. The figure that emerged was instantly recognized by Rita – it was none other than Lord Durandal!

Although Rita didn't know why Lord Durandal was here, she couldn't help but reveal a malicious smile as she watched Stan rushing straight towards Lord Durandal without slowing down.

This cat actually chose Lord Durandal as its opponent; is it perhaps not quite right in the head?

And that's exactly what happened; Stan's retreat this time was not as smooth as before.

When Stan saw a figure suddenly blocking his way during the retreat, he didn't pay any attention, because a mere human was nothing to him.

Even Stan, an S-class Valkyrie, can contend with it. For a mere nobody to think he can stop its escape is wishful thinking!

Then, in the next second, the entire cat was embedded in the stone wall!

Stan didn't know that the one blocking his way was not some nobody, but another S-class Valkyrie of Schicksal, and also Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie—Durandal!

Chapter 130 1 Kevin = 1000 Rita!

Just as Stan was about to swat Durandal away, clearing the way for its retreat, Durandal calmly waved its hand.

Then, in the next second, its entire body flew up uncontrollably and embedded itself in the stone wall. Stan himself didn't even have time to realize any of this.

Ok?

Why can't it move its body, and why is it in so much pain?

Oh, so it was smashed into the rock wall by someone!

It's nothing... nothing my ass!

"Meow?"

(What...what just happened?)

Was it just slapped away?