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Seeing that Yulandel was too resolute, Bai Yan backed down.

"Alright, in terms of strength, the Tenth Herrscher really can't win anyway."

“Then it’s settled,” Otto stood up, smiled, and looked at the other two. “Distinguished guests have come from afar. Since you’ve arrived in Tianming, please rest here for a while so that we can do our best to be your hosts.”

After exchanging pleasantries, the group stayed at the Destiny headquarters for the time being.

Afterwards, Durandal secretly asked Bai Yan to wait for her that night, so the hyperdimensional space gathering was brought forward a little.

Upon entering the space, the robin curiously inquired about Bai Yan.

"You know, that's the alias I used when I was carrying out my mission."

"So in the end you fought a great battle against the powerful enemy who possessed Kiana's body. That space was the place of your final battle. Immediately afterwards you suddenly disappeared, but most people believe that you most likely sacrificed yourself?"

"……Correct."

The robin seems to be imagining a magical story, and has adopted Kiana's perspective.

Then, as if struck by some kind of blow, she let out a long sigh.

"Although I know that Bai Yan did it for justice, it's a bit cruel to Miss Kiana... Her best friend sacrificed herself to awaken her, and she will feel guilty for the rest of her life."

Bai Yan shook his head.

The robin looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"You may have also noticed that our world is being imprisoned by a force."

"Um……"

"The calamity known as Honkai has existed in the present civilization, in the past civilization, and has never ceased. Now, the curtain of the end is drawing ever closer, and the Fourteenth Herrscher will once again end the civilization of this world."

As Bai Yan slowly began to speak, the robin opened its eyes wide and couldn't help but cover its mouth.

Natural disasters that repeatedly bring civilization to an end...

Bai Yan believes that this matter can be informed to the members of the hyperdimensional space, since they will continue to interact with each other in the future.

"Kiana Kaslana embodies not only the achievements of this era's civilization, but also the efforts and sacrifices made by previous civilizations."

"I don't want her to be unable to take that final step because of me."

"If she has committed any sins, let her come and settle accounts with me later."

The robin laughed: "I think I understand now why the Masked Fool has his eye on you, haha..."

She jumped happily onto the boulder, intending to take another beauty nap in the hyperdimensional space.

Seemingly because she had heard a touching yet relatively happy story, she drifted off to sleep contentedly.

Bai Yan glanced at her, thinking to himself: When the time comes, I will simply travel out of the universe. What can a mere insect do to me? Can an insect really kill me with a single shot across the Milky Way?

Afterwards, Jingliu tried out the new variations of Baiyan's special move, but commented that it was somewhat inconsistent with Baiyan's path.

Bai Yan agreed with this, but he had only obtained this power by chance and it just so happened to be able to be used to defeat the enemy, so he used it temporarily.

Moreover, Jingliu believes that Baiyan seems to have reversed the way he used this variation of the move; logically, he should have hidden his own side inside the phase barrier.

However, Bai Yan was preoccupied with eliminating his opponent, so his usage differed greatly from the concept of "preservation".

Bai Yan has a different opinion on this.

"If we eliminate all the enemies, wouldn't that protect our own people?"

Aside from the jokes, Bai Yan had also considered the evolutionary direction of "One Sword Startles the World".

The idea of ​​the Illusion Sword can indeed catch enemies off guard, but there is a prerequisite: it is to face an opponent who is intelligent.

Such an attack is meaningless against weapons of war that lack sensory perception, such as pain.

Bai Yan came up with four types of runes.

"Earth, fire, water, and wind are the structural elements of the world used in classical times."

"Continuing to create illusions by targeting the enemy's senses is, in a sense, striking an invisible sword at the nerves of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body."

"An illusion is ultimately just an illusion; creation is harder than destruction, so..."

Bai Yan gazed at the calm water, lost in deep thought.

"The highest level of swordsmanship is having a sword in one's heart but no sword in one's hand; but from another perspective, some people say that grass, trees, bamboo and stones can all be swords."

"Neither of these two interpretations seeks a specific sword, but rather a sword formed according to the intention of the person."

"Not bound by form, but by the swordsman's heart..."

Before he knew it, time had passed, and Bai Yan had to stop thinking because he had to keep his appointment, so he had to put aside his ultimate move for now.

Durandal's style is rather unique; she chats privately at the gym.

It was already 9 p.m., but she was still wearing tight-fitting workout clothes, which highlighted her healthy, beautiful and strong figure.

Combined with that head of golden wavy hair, the whole person looked...

Bai Yan found it hard to look away.

After all, he really likes the blonde female knight style.

He recalled the past, when he was still very weak and had no confidence in becoming stronger.

At that time, although I had some thoughts, they were often dispelled by a sense of powerlessness, and then I would completely forget those thoughts and just think about surviving until the end.

During this time, he would try his best to do what he could, but he would never go to the battlefield to risk his life.

Because at that time, even if you risked your life, you couldn't change anything.

But now, things are different.

When Durandal saw him arrive, she put down the barbell in her hand, quickly stepped forward, opened her mouth when she got close, but didn't know what to say, and froze there.

"Sit down first, then we can talk slowly."

She nodded upon hearing this, picked up a towel and wiped her face, completely unconcerned about Bai Yan's gaze.

The two sat down, and Bai Yan glanced at the empty table before getting up to make two cups of black tea before returning.

"Thank you."

Yulandel put down the towel, took the black tea, and stared at the cup in a daze.

“Originally,” she suddenly began, “I thought you had already…”

"Cried?"

"No, it's just that when I'm on a mission, I sometimes think about sending you something, but..."

As she said this, she seemed to realize something, and immediately lowered her head to drink her tea, slowly, as if she had just learned how to appreciate tea.

—But then I realized that the person I could share with was no longer there.

Bai Yan asked, "Do you have it saved? Send me a copy now?"

"Who would hoard those things for no reason?!" Durandal put down her teacup, somewhat speechless.

She glanced at Bai Yan silently and found that he was smiling at her.

Her face felt a little hot, so she quickly tried to start a conversation.

"Miss Jingliu, how did you two meet? I feel that she... is not simple."

"My master's true strength is enough to crush me, and I'm only alive now thanks to her. [Also ⊙ (7) "Ba Si 7 Private Martial Arts Lu Yueyi"

"Is this so..."

Durandal drank some more tea and then asked, "She doesn't seem as young as she appears. Could she be like that Crimson Kite Immortal?"

“No, no, no,” Bai Yan shook his head, “She is far younger than Fu Hua.”

"I see."

“Bishop Otto is over five hundred years old, and Master Jingliu is only a little over a thousand years older than him.”

"..."

Durandal decided not to dwell on the topic any longer.

"And what about Miss Robin?"

"She's about the same age as me, but we've only known each other for a short time."

"That's it..."

"Did you call me tonight mainly to talk about these things?" Bai Yan asked with a smile, his tone clearly teasing.

“Of course not,” Durandal sat up straight, her gaze fixed firmly on him. “Since you’re already so strong, then now you can…”

She took a deep breath: "You can make any request."

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"Don't be so formal with all these conditions. It's like we're doing a business deal. We'll be on missions together in the future, so there's no need to be so polite."

Bai Yan waved his hand, feeling that the name "Yulandel" was not quite right.

It's just forming a team, right? You can do that now, no problem.

Bai Yan was too weak in the past. Playing high-level games with her would mean being eliminated as cannon fodder if you weren't careful.

Things are different now. If the two team up, the only ones who can rival them in the current Honkai world are Kevin and the likes of the false god Otto.

However, Yulandel seemed dissatisfied with this response.

Bai Yan noticed that expression and had a vague sense of unease, but upon closer inspection, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

I was probably worrying unnecessarily.

“I mean, I want you to join the Undying Blade Squad,” Durandal said, pressing her hand on the table and leaning forward slightly, “as a member of the squad, and you’re not allowed to wander off to other places!”

Bai Yan raised his eyebrows.

"Has there been any precedents for men joining a specific squad in Schicksal before? I don't recall Siegfried ever doing that, did he?"

For some reason, Durandal blushed slightly after saying this.

But her tone remained unchanged and resolute; this slight change in emotion did not affect her reaction.

"No precedent doesn't mean it's impossible. Even if it's a logistics or intelligence position, you have to come."

Bai Yan pondered for a moment.

Based on intuition, this isn't a bad thing.

Because the Undying Blade squad's strength is very uneven, when fighting against Herrscher-level opponents, ordinary members often become separated during battle or are even wiped out.

Neither Durandal nor Rita could often reduce such losses to an acceptable level.

In Bai Yan's combat theory, the critical point of intensity has always been highly valued.

Generally speaking, if one's own level is about to be wiped out by the opponent at a very low cost, he will definitely refuse to let the two sides engage in direct combat.

For example, the Doomsday Beasts and Silvermane Iron Guards in Beloborg.

These weak Valkyries are not useless; rather, they should be used for other things.

If you can't bring back the spoils of war, bring back intelligence, or bring fire support and supplies.

In the past, Bai Yan had used this method to reduce Valkyrie casualties, and it proved to be quite effective.

If I were to join the Undying Blade now, the team's role might change slightly.

For example, he specializes in killing the top-tier Honkai Beasts and Herrschers. After all, once he joins the Undying Blade team, it's not just that he's completely outmatched, but he's also practically invincible across dimensions.

Bai Yan has already begun to think about how to reorganize the Undying Blade.

—Bring Anna back and add her to the team; check where Wendy is and bring her in too; Ragnar is experienced, so bring her in as well.

—From now on, this squad will start with A-rank Valkyries and specialize in killing Judgment-class and powerful Emperor-class warriors!

Let's just imagine it first, and we'll see if it works out later.

Yulandel felt a little uneasy seeing that Bai Yan hadn't spoken for a long time.

He's not going to refuse again, is he?

Could it be that I...