"Dean, Dean?"
Himeko looked speechlessly at the suddenly dazed older loli. She didn't understand how just looking at the data could make this older loli space out. She turned her head to look at Zeus on the light screen. Hmm~! She was indeed beautiful, prettier than all the women she had ever seen, but that wasn't a reason for you to space out! Could it be 'love at first sight'?
Suddenly realizing that she seemed to have discovered something incredible, Himeko quickly patted her chest. This news was too explosive, almost stopping her little heart. Fortunately, Theresa didn't have mind-reading abilities. If she knew how her subordinate Himeko was messing with herself in her mind, she would definitely slap Himeko, a slap that would leave her embedded in the wall.
"What's wrong, Himeko?"
At this moment, Theresa had just come back to her senses. She looked at Himeko, whose face was flushed (with excitement), and asked curiously. Had she been drinking? No! No smell of alcohol. Maybe she had a cold! She'd give her a few days off after this mission.
"Nothing, Dean."
The fire of gossip in her heart had just calmed down when Himeko heard Theresa's question. She said, feigning an expressionless face, but her face, flushed with excitement, had already betrayed her. Fortunately, Theresa didn't pursue it further.
"I'm going to test their skills."
After a while in front of the screen, Theresa finally couldn't sit still. Whether it was her niece Kiana or the woman so similar to Cecilia, she had to investigate their situation. Just sitting and watching wasn't revealing anything, so it was better to make contact. With her power as an S-rank Valkyrie, only a few could harm her. As long as she didn't get reckless, she could even take down a Herrscher.
"Eh!? Are you sure?"
Himeko watched Theresa pull out that golden, huge cross from under her butt. This was one of Schicksal's strongest weapons, 'Oath of Judah.' Very few Honkai Beasts could survive a hit from this. Are you sure you're going to test them and not kill them? Muttering this in her heart, Himeko voiced her doubts.
"Don't worry! I believe they will pass my test."
Although she wasn't very fond of that playboy (Ziegfried), she believed he would definitely teach Kiana the Kaslana family's unique gun-kata. She was now going to test the extent of Ziegfried's teaching. If Kiana couldn't even withstand three-tenths of her strength, then it only meant Ziegfried had been lazy and hadn't taught her well. When she saw him then, she would just kill him, let him join Cecilia, saving him from harming young girls in this world.
"Then please be gentle."
Since it had come to this, Himeko couldn't stop her anymore and could only pray for the four girls in her heart.
"Mm-hmm! Here I come, Kiana."
Saying this, Theresa jumped out of the open hatch. Although she spoke of her niece, her mind kept replaying Zeus's smile. The more she replayed it, the more she felt it was so similar. With these thoughts in her mind, she landed—on her head! Himeko saw this clearly and immediately held her stomach, laughing on the floor with an expression of 'forgive my impolite laughter.'
"Ah, ptooey ptooey~! Next time I land, I can't be thinking about things, or I'll get a mouthful of dirt again."
Theresa pulled her upper body out of the ground and began to brush off the dirt and grime.
A kilometer away, Zeus had already sensed a strong life fluctuation. She instantly knew who had arrived, but she didn't intend to expose Theresa so quickly. She planned to have some fun with Theresa.
"Do you feel a tremor?"
Mei said, furrowing her willow-like brows. Ever since her Herrscher transformation, her body had been enhanced to the point where she could feel the slightest movement around her. But if Mei were to be alarmed now, the fun would probably be over.
"No, I don't! Nothing special."
Zeus lied brazenly. Kiana, not having rested well, also didn't feel anything. Bronya, with her armor, could float in the air, so she also had no such sensation. When all three said they didn't feel anything, Mei could only assume it was an illusion. After apologizing, the four continued to advance.
"It's right here, I need to guide them."
Theresa looked at a pile of zombies and began to make some sounds, attracting them to walk towards her. Seeing that the lure was very effective, Theresa nodded contentedly, then hid Judah and started running towards Zeus and the others, shouting 'Help, come save me!' and so on. Himeko watched, utterly speechless. Although Dean, you do look 'tender,' knowing your age, I truly have no words to express my exasperation.
"I hear a sound, it's getting closer."
Zeus, whose ears were even more sensitive than Mei's, immediately heard the older loli's call, and could even detect a malicious amusement in the cry for help. This made Zeus's lips curl into an arc. Such play was truly too interesting. But it seemed this malicious older loli had attracted quite a few zombies!
"I hear it too, it's approaching quickly."
The second to hear was Mei. She closed her eyes and listened carefully for a while, then discovered Theresa's 'cry for help.'
"Bronya hears it too, it's a cry for help."
"I hear it too, should we go save them?"
Bronya and Kiana both heard it, but Kiana's tone suggested she didn't really want to go. It seemed she already knew the other party was probably big trouble; such a sound had likely attracted quite a few zombies.
"Of course we're going to save them," Zeus said with a smile to the three, but inwardly she was already laughing heartily. She was now very much looking forward to meeting Theresa, hoping to make her even happier and teach this older loli a good lesson.
"I'll do whatever you say."
Kiana raised the gun in her hand and said to Zeus. She was now completely obeying Zeus's commands.
"Bronya will also listen to Sister Zeus."
"Hmm, I have no objections either. More people, more power."
Bronya indicated that she was a good girl who listened to her elders, and Mei was inherently a very kind child. If she encountered someone calling for help, even if Zeus didn't say anything, she would still go to save them.
After the mobilization, Zeus began to lead the three towards the other side of Theresa. You didn't misread; she was heading diagonally towards the other side of Theresa's direction. Although the distance was getting closer, they would probably pass each other on a different street. Thinking of Theresa, the older loli, looking utterly bewildered as Zeus and her group passed her by, Zeus couldn't help but want to laugh.
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