"So you're alive?"
Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, stood up, and told Mei to stop practicing and get ready to go find the Herrscher.
"Besides Mei and me, who else will go?"
"Raven and Night Owl, Night Owl and Raven have already set off. Contact them when you arrive."
"What does Tianming say?"
"Schicken has sent a request for cooperation and dispatched all three S-rank Valkyries. You will meet them after you arrive at Coral Island."
Upon hearing this, Mei's expression clearly changed. If three S-rank characters were coming, it meant she would encounter Bianca.
"Three people? I thought Otto would only send two."
Luo Chen didn't pay attention to Mei or the changes. After obtaining general information about Coral Island and the meeting place, he took Mei out of the training ground, and they went back to their rooms to change clothes before rushing to Coral Island.
……
"Lady Bianca, this is the agreed-upon location."
Rita looked at the frozen bridge in front of her and, comparing it with the image on the screen, confirmed that this was the meeting place with the World Serpent executives.
"Hmm, has the others found the Snow Lotus Squad?"
Bianca looked at the icicles rising from the ground and figured that continuing the search would be fruitless.
"No, and Alvitt has already detected traces of the Herrscher of Ice."
"That's good. We'll investigate further once the people from World Serpent arrive."
Bianca kept her eyes fixed on the other side of the bridge. She was absolutely certain that Luo Chen would come. Sure enough, two figures emerged from the pale, icy mist, one of whom was Luo Chen.
"Long time no see, Bianca."
Luo Chen spotted the yellow goose from afar and waved excitedly at her, completely unaware of the look Mei was giving him from behind.
"Brother Luo Chen, it's been a long time."
Bianca took a few steps forward and hugged Luo Chen, which made Mei very uncomfortable.
"It was only a little over a month later, and they were already hugging."
Luo Chen let Bianca hug him, feeling a chill run down his spine... Oh dear! He forgot that Mei was extremely possessive of him now.
'Ruined. '
After Bianca released Luo Chen, Luo Chen glanced at Mei, who was half a step behind him, and saw her smile making him break out in a cold sweat.
"Ya, Ya, it can't be that bad, can it?"
Luo Chen spoke quietly to Mei, but Mei didn't respond. She placed her hand on Luo Chen's waist and twisted it forcefully.
Luo Chen was in so much pain he almost cried out, but since Bianca and Rita were still there, he forced himself to remain silent, forcefully pulling Mei's hand away, his face expressionless as if nothing had happened.
Bianca naturally noticed this commotion. She looked at Luo Chen with curiosity in her eyes. Did Mei really pinch him that hard? She wanted to try it too.
Luo Chen noticed Bianca's gaze and quickly protected his lower back; he didn't want to experience that sore feeling again.
"Bianca, where did Meng'er go?"
After playing around, Luo Chen realized he hadn't seen Luo Meng. Hadn't Jackal said all three of them were there?
"Meng'er has gone ahead to search for the missing persons inside."
"Missing persons? With this level of Honkai energy concentration, is there any possibility of survivors inside?"
Mei frowned, looking towards the core area of the Honkai outbreak. As a Herrscher, her perception of Honkai energy was much stronger than Bianca's and the others. Based on her perception, the concentration of Honkai energy in the core area was such that an ordinary Valkyrie would not be able to survive, let alone the terrifyingly low temperature and the hordes of undead soldiers and Honkai beasts.
"No one has been found yet. A small team sent by the Schicksal headquarters to carry out the mission happened to be caught in the Honkai outbreak, and the entire team perished."
Rita pulled up the Snow Lotus Squad's mission log and repeated its contents in a heavy voice.
"The Snow Lotus Squad wasn't completely wiped out; there's still one person left."
"Xiao Chen is right, after all, the one who caused this collapse was the captain of the Snow Lotus Squad—Anna Schariac."
Rita didn't know where Luo Chen got the information, but she didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she marveled at how quickly the World Serpent's intelligence network had infiltrated.
"Shaniat...one of the three great families of Destiny?"
Mei nodded, then suddenly remembered Kiana. She had heard from Luo Chen that Kiana's mother was from Shanitea.
"That's right, Kiana's mother, Lady Cecilia, was the previous head of the Shaniat family."
As Luo Chen spoke, his gaze shifted to Bianca, who was deep in thought, then swept over Rita, and finally looked at the core area of the Honkai outbreak.
"Let's stop chatting here and hurry up and deal with the Herrscher."
Luo Chen moved his joints. Although he had been using Honkai energy to protect himself since arriving on Coral Island, the oppressive chill was still slowly seeping into his body. While this thing didn't affect his combat ability, staying in it for too long would still cause problems.
"There are quite a lot of Honkai Beasts."
Stepping into the Honkai outbreak area, Luo Chen was overwhelmed by the dense hordes of Honkai beasts ahead; it would take him quite some time to kill them.
"So troublesome."
Luo Chen held the Jizo Soul and turned the power up to the maximum. Crimson flames burned on the blade, reaching a height of half a meter.
"You three, get out of the way, I'll take you all down with one strike."
Excitement gleamed in Luo Chen's eyes. He gripped his sword with both hands, channeling all the Honkai energy in his body. The snow on the surrounding ground melted away as he swung his sword forcefully at the Honkai beast horde in front of him.
With a single strike, scorching flames swept across the horde of Honkai beasts, and the overwhelming heat evaporated the snow covering the buildings and the ground, even the few ice pillars on the ground disappeared without a trace.
The ground was littered with the charred remains of Honkai Beasts; without exception, all the Honkai Beasts present had fallen to Luo Chen's attacks.
"It's done."
After withdrawing the Honkai energy from the Jizo Mitama, Luo Chen looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction. It seemed he had become stronger again.
"Does your Honkai Energy consume a lot?"
Mei stepped forward to ask, but Luo Chen put on a reassuring expression, telling Mei not to worry.
"Don't worry, this stuff doesn't consume as much energy as Susanoo."
"That's fine."
Mei took Luo Chen's hand, their fingers intertwined, and without saying a word, pulled Luo Chen forward, not forgetting to turn back and give Bianca a provocative look.
Bianca remained calm; this incident wasn't enough to cause her significant emotional distress. However, this opportunity presented itself; who knew when she'd see Luo Chen again? She had to seize it.
"Rita, let's hurry and catch up."
With that, Bianca went after Luo Chen, leaving Rita still standing there.
Rita watched Bianca's retreating figure, then glanced at Luo Chen one last time. When the Shaniat family was mentioned earlier, she clearly sensed that Luo Chen briefly focused his gaze on Bianca and herself.
"Xiao Chen, how much do you actually know? I guess I'll have to ask you properly."
Chapter 203 The Expedition Officially Begins
"Captain, the Herrscher of Ice is just ahead."
Gelin used her lance to destroy an ice pillar blocking her path, glanced at the map, and spoke to Luo Meng beside her.
"Okay, I understand. Let's rest here for a bit."
Luo Meng pierced the head of a Honkai Beast with her spear, then withdrew it and looked at the ice pillars that stretched along the way. She ordered everyone to rest on the spot.
Luo Meng only brought Ge Lin in; the rest of the personnel were assigned to the outskirts for rescue missions.
The search was supposed to be for survivors, but where could a third living person be found in this icy wasteland? Luo Meng and her companion searched for over an hour, finding nothing but bodies frozen to death and ravaged by Honkai. In this environment, being killed by Honkai beasts was perhaps the best outcome for an ordinary person.
"Alvit, where are Lady Durandal and the others now?"
"Lord Luo Meng, they are still more than 400 meters away from you."
"Alright, inform Lady Durandal and the others. I'll be waiting for them up ahead."
"understand!"
Luo Meng randomly found a spot, stuck her spear in the ground, leaned against the shaft, and gazed at the only passage, waiting for Bianca and the others to arrive.
"By the way, Sister Gloria, are you acquainted with Anna Shaniat?"
"Why do you ask?"
Gelin paused, a moment of melancholy appearing on her face, but Luo Meng still noticed it.
"Sister Gloria, aren't you also from the Shaniat family?"
The expression on Gloria's face basically proved that she did know Anna, and they seemed to have a good relationship.
"Yes, I do know Anna, but we haven't seen each other for a long time. I never expected that this time we would become enemies."
Grin smiled sadly. Anna was from the same Shaniat family as her and they had a good relationship. Grin felt particularly saddened that Anna had become a Herrscher.
Seeing that she had touched a nerve with Grin, Luo Meng could only comfort her from the side. Although there were clear-headed Herrschers like Mei and Kiana, no one knew whether Anna would end up like them.
"Captain, they're here."
"I saw it."
Luo Meng watched the four people slowly appear, drew her spear, and jogged to a stop in front of Luo Chen.
"Be careful, don't fall."
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