Necromancer, but pre-collapse civilization

　"Don't worry, you are the outstanding Valkyrie that Martila and I chose. You should believe in your abilities."

　Sophia, the vice-captain of the Phosphate Sand Squad and an A-rank Valkyrie!

Chapter 160, First Ring of the Mission Completed

　When the three Valkyries arrived in the city, they encountered bad news shortly after embarking on their mission.

　"Report! The Honkai Emperor has been discovered in downtown Dubai!"

　"It's a new mutant, the Sandstorm Emperor!"

　The devastating news coming through the communicator sent a chill down Martila's spine as the leader of the Phosphorus Sand squad, but she managed to maintain her composure.

　"You've come at the perfect time, Honkai Beast! Let me kill you!"

　Upon hearing this, the short-haired vice-captain Sofia immediately grabbed her right hand and tried her best to dissuade her.

　"Martila... the power of the Honkai Emperor is immense; we need to revise our plans!"

　Despite Sofia's kind words of advice, Matila ruthlessly shook off her hand and rebuked her sharply.

　"No need! Just stick close to me! The more time you waste now, the more..."

　More and more people are being killed.

　Mattila walked up to the two of them, her tone firm and resolute.

　"All Honkai Beasts... I will personally destroy them!"

　Sophia's eyebrows arched slightly as she stared blankly at her retreating figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Her thoughts immediately drifted back to the words the previous leader of the Phosphorus Sand Squad had spoken to her before his death.

　"Sophia... the Phosphorus Sand Squad, and Mattila and the others... I'm counting on you..."

　Before she died, the captain handed the amber that represented her to Sophia, and ultimately passed away due to insufficient treatment.

　As the recollection ended, Sofia clasped her hands together and closed her eyes in prayer.

　Captain... Don't worry, I will protect both Mattila and Phosphorus Sand Squad.

　The Phosphate Sand Squad will definitely come back alive!

　Just as the three Valkyries of the Phosphorus Sand Squad were determined to confront the Sandstorm Emperor's majesty, a new order suddenly came through the communicator.

　"Phosphorus Sand Squad, something strange has happened in downtown Dubai. The Sandstorm Emperor has been annihilated by an unknown entity. Your current mission is to assist Durandal in finding that mysterious figure."

　The sudden order startled the three elite Valkyries for a moment, but they quickly regained their composure.

　As the squad leader, Mattila accepted the order without hesitation.

　"Yes!"

　Just as Mattila was pondering how to efficiently complete this new task, she caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye of Susana, a B-rank Valkyrie with long, radiant golden hair, quietly whispering something to the vice-captain Sophia.

　Get closer and listen.

　"Vice-Captain, it's Senior Durandal! She's here too!"

　Susana's energetic voice revealed an undisguised excitement and admiration.

　This is not surprising, as Durandal is an S-rank Valkyrie and enjoys immense popularity within Schicksal's Valkyrie squad.

　"Hmm, I really didn't expect that an S-class Valkyrie would personally appear here."

　Sofia nodded, her eyes also sparkling with anticipation.

　"Looking at it this way, this mission should be much easier..."

　"boom!!!"

　Before Sofia could finish speaking, a loud explosion that echoed throughout downtown Dubai interrupted her.

　Following the sound, the three Valkyries of the Phosphorus Sand Squad saw a blazing flame shoot into the sky, illuminating a blurry figure moving rapidly in the heavens.

　The dazzling blue wings behind that figure silently proclaimed her identity—Bianca Durandal Atagina, an S-rank Valkyrie from the [Destiny] organization.

　Time moves forward.

　Just as the large transport plane carrying the three Valkyries of the Phosphor Sand Squad arrived over Dubai, Moros swiftly and decisively dealt with the Sandstorm Emperor, which was indiscriminately slaughtering Honkai survivors in the city.

　Even the pinnacle of lower-rank Honkai Beasts, a variant of the Honkai Emperor, is nothing more than cannon fodder that can be easily destroyed in front of a legendary necromancer.

　With just one spell, the colossal creature that had put the three Valkyries of the Phosphor Sand Squad on high alert was instantly torn to shreds by the terrifying power of magic.

　Then, Durandal, who was about to deal with the Sandstorm Emperor, turned her gaze to Moros, who was standing in the distance.

　Noticing Durandal's gaze, Moros nodded slightly, then began chanting the battle spell in a low voice once more.

　Although the Honkai event that occurred in Dubai, UAE, only gave birth to one Honkai Emperor, it still spawned quite a few lower-level Honkai Beasts such as the Assault and Knight classes.

　To achieve a higher mission completion rating, Moros naturally needed to eliminate these little guys one by one first.

　"I can't fall behind either."

　Having "understood" Moros's meaning, Durandal also rushed towards the Honkai Beasts that were still attacking the survivors.

　Although the Sandstorm Emperor has been defeated, the other lower-ranking Honkai Beasts born from this Honkai event are still faithfully fulfilling their duty—to destroy civilizations.

　Damn it! Didn't I tell you not to interfere? Why are you stealing my monsters?!

　Seeing Durandal charge towards the lower-ranking Honkai Beasts, Moros felt a surge of anxiety.

　He decisively chose to increase the amount of magic he invested in order to achieve a faster chanting speed.

　Even so, Durandal still managed to steal nearly one-fifth of the Honkai Beasts' kills.

　There's no way around it, Durandal's strength is truly formidable.

　In Moros's eyes, this Valkyrie with flowing, dazzling golden hair had completely transcended the limits of mortals and stepped into the realm of legend.

　Faced with such formidable competitors, Moros's ability to snatch 80% of the Honkai Beasts' heads was already a result of his disregard for mana consumption.

　To achieve this result, he had already drunk the water from the Magic Well stored in the Water Element Bottle.

　However, this effort was not without reward.

　As the last rush-class Honkai Beast falls to the ground under the attack of [Magic Arrow], the hero's stats are boosted.

　[First stage of the quest completed, rated A. You have gained 1 point of Attack, 1 point of Defense, 1 point of Spell Power, and 1 point of Knowledge!]

　[Note: Mission rewards will be calculated upon completion of all Hero Template Promotion missions!]

　[Hero Template Promotion Quest (Green) Part 2: Find the Second Divine Key - Eternal Key - Thousand Realms One Vehicle!]

　[Note: Task completion rating directly affects rewards!]

　A series of prompts rang in Moros's mind, causing him to frown slightly.

　A mere A-level completion rating already brings a generous reward of +1 to all attributes; if one could obtain the highest S-level rating, the rewards would be unimaginably generous.

　To achieve this level of evaluation, it is clearly necessary to completely annihilate all the Honkai Beasts born from the Honkai event that occurred in Dubai.

　Feeling deeply that he had missed out on a great deal of potential rewards, Moros's dissatisfaction grew increasingly pronounced.

　Although he was quite fond of Durandal when he was the captain in his previous life, as a necromancer, Moros was very clear about his own stance.

　Therefore, he did not hesitate to attack Durandal.

　Why did you steal my monster?

Chapter 161 The Battle with Durandal

　"?"

　Durandal, who had originally intended to greet Morros to express her friendliness, was completely stunned after hearing his question.

　She couldn't understand why Morros would say such a thing.

　Wasn't it him who instructed that the Honkai Beasts in Dubai's city center be cleared out first before the communication? How come now...?

　The blonde Valkyrie frowned, trying to understand what Moros meant.

　However, for the straightforward Durandal, this task seemed to be no easy task.

　However, it's not a big problem; members of the Kaslana family have always been good at finding external brains.

　After some thought, she realized that she might have meant well but ended up doing something wrong.

　Therefore, Durandal decided to seek help from her external brain—Rita Losweisse, the vice-captain of the strongest Valkyrie squad, the Undying Blade, who was also an S-rank Valkyrie.

　"Rita, what do we do now?"

　Rita did not answer directly, but instead conveyed the order from the highest leader of Schicksal.

　"Lady Durandal, the bishop's latest order is for you to invite the mysterious person before you to visit the Schicksal headquarters."

　When Morros dealt with the Honkai Beasts in downtown Dubai, he did not deliberately hide his presence. Given Schicksal's technology and power, it was only natural that they would discover his whereabouts.

　What's more, he is now standing right in front of the S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny.

　If Destiny can't even discover this, then it wouldn't be the most powerful organization on this planet.

　Despite the World Serpent's equal power and the greatest inheritance from the previous civilization, it is no match for Schicksal while Kevin has yet to return from the Sea of ​​Quanta.

　After discovering that the methods used by the necromancer did not resemble Honkai energy, Otto Apocalypse, far away at the Schicksal headquarters, naturally became very interested.

　Whether it was to eliminate possible interference with the [Sirin Project] or to find out what exactly the power in Morros was, he decided to invite this mysterious person to the Destiny headquarters to find out.

　Having received the order from Rita, Durandal tossed her long golden hair, looked directly into Morros's eyes, and spoke with a touch of formality.

　"Your Excellency, although I do not know why you have this question, His Holiness the Bishop cordially invites you to visit the headquarters of Destiny."

　After hearing Durandal's words, Moros's lips curled into a cold smile.

　"Ah, I still have things to do, so I'm afraid I can't do as His Excellency the Bishop wishes."

　"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Bishop..."

　Durandal tried to persuade him further, but was interrupted by Moros before she could finish speaking.

　"Alright, I've made myself very clear."

　He stared into Durandal's clear blue eyes and said with a hint of amusement.

　"So, Miss Durandal, what do you intend to do?"

　Durandal remained silent for a moment in response to Morros's question.

　Then, a magnificent blue and white knight's lance appeared in her hand—the Throne of Gods weapon, [Heller of Eternal Silence].

　The spear of [Heler of Eternal Silence] gleamed with a cold light, as if foreshadowing the upcoming battle.

　"It seems you have made your choice."

　"Sir, I do not wish to fight you, but please understand that this is my duty."

　Durandal's tone was firm and resolute.

　Although she did not want to fight with her "comrades-in-arms" who had just fought alongside her, Durandal knew that Bishop Otto's order must have a deeper meaning.

　Sorry, but the world values ​​results more than process!

　Burying her guilt deep inside, Durandal raised her knight's lance.

　"This is my final piece of advice, Your Excellency: Please come with me to the headquarters of Destiny."

　“You should know my answer, Durandal.”

　"excuse me!"

　As soon as she finished speaking, Durandal launched her attack.

　Even facing Durandal, who was wearing the fourth-generation God-Slaying Armor [Radiant Knight: Moonlit Blade], Moros dared not be careless.

　He swiftly used [Dimensional Journey] to create distance between himself and Durandal.

　Unlike Gandalf-style mages who only invest points in Flash and then put all their remaining skill points into melee skills like Cleave, Parry, and Whirlwind, Moros is a very traditional necromancer.

　He didn't believe he could defeat a legendary-ranked warrior in close combat.

　Therefore, at the very first moment the battle began, Moros decisively chose to create distance and then unleash a barrage of spells.

　Trouble!

　As she watched Morros's figure disappear before her eyes, Durandal pursed her lips, gripped her knight's lance tightly with both hands, and sighed inwardly.

　During the previous clearing of Honkai Beasts in downtown Dubai, Durandal witnessed firsthand the power of Moros's magical bombardment.

　That's why she just launched a direct attack.