Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

In the illusion, Kiana and Theresa were heading towards their target location at full speed. Just as they were about to arrive, Kiana spoke again:

"By the way, Theresa, can I ask you for a favor? When we meet Siegfried later, can you please hide the fact that I am her illegitimate daughter from him and just treat me as an ordinary Valkyrie?"

"Ah, why?"

"Well... you see, this is the critical period of the mission. If you waste too much time on my problem, Mom... Lady Cecilia will be in more danger."

"...Anyway, I'll deal with my loss after the mission is over. Thank you for your help..."

"I see. What a sensible child."

Soon, they saw a campfire not far away, and a familiar figure beside the campfire.

"Hey Theresa, you're finally here. I heard that you were in action against the Second Herrscher, and I was worried about you. This guy next to you..."

Siegfried shifted his gaze from Theresa to Kiana and noticed that she had been staring at him.

Of course Kiana understood that she had just entered a place similar to a virtual space. There would always be a moment when she would leave, and everything in front of her was fake.

However, even though she knew it was fake, she couldn't suppress the excitement in her heart the moment she saw Siegfried.

Although only five years have passed and there is still no news of Siegfried, looking at the Siegfried in 2000 in front of me, I feel a little comforted.

"My beautiful lady, if you have time, I would really like to invite you for a drink."

Seeing that this was the first thing Siegfried thought of when he saw her, Kiana understood that although Theresa's judgment was outrageous, it was not groundless, so she rolled her eyes at him with a little disgust.

"Okay Siegfried, stop wasting time and get down to business. What's going on?"

Siegfried's expression suddenly became serious when he heard that. It was the first time in Kiana's life that she saw Siegfried with such an expression.

"There's bad news and worse news."

"The bad news is that the Valkyrie troops have launched a search for the Second Herrscher, but so far, they have found nothing."

"The worse news is that since the battle has not made any progress, Bishop Otto has ordered Cecilia to attack."

"What? Cecilia's current physical condition doesn't allow her to participate in the battle!"

Siegfried showed a firm and resolute expression:

"So, we need to find the Second Herrscher and destroy her before Cecilia arrives here!"

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On the beach in front of the beach villa, there was one more person beside Ainoshia and Xilin.

"Mother."

Seeing Cecilia coming, Xilin ran over and acted coquettishly as usual. Cecilia stroked her head gently as usual and let Xilin stay close to her.

"Aino, I heard part of your conversation just now. Is Kiana in danger?"

Ainoshia briefly recounted to Cecilia what happened on the coral island.

"I guess by now, in the illusion that Otto created for her, she should have seen you."

Cecilia sighed:

"The first time I heard my mother's voice and saw her face was in a fantasy created by someone else..."

"I know that in your heart, she is also your daughter, but it is too early to feel sorry for her now. She will experience the most painful time in her life. Her secrets will be revealed one after another, and those good things will be gone forever. She may even kill someone close to her with her own hands."

"If she doesn't have enough stimulation to grow up quickly and understand the bloody truth behind the lies, she will eventually be completely possessed by the [Wang]. She must overcome this hurdle on her own."