The far side of the Moon was a mysterious and awe-inspiring domain. The environment here was extremely harsh, practically a forbidden zone for life. Looking around, it was a scene of complete desolation with no signs of vitality whatsoever.
The ground was shrouded in endless darkness, as if it could never welcome the warm sunlight. The rugged surface was covered with craters of all sizes, like gaping, ferocious mouths recounting the tragic history of countless celestial impacts it had suffered.
"That's one small step for me, but one giant leap for mankind!" Siegfried stepped down from the spacecraft. His right foot was slowly pulled by the Moon's gravity and stepped onto the surface.
Following closely behind Siegfried was Einstein. She saw Siegfried's playful act but said nothing. On the far side of the Moon…
Siegfried was indeed the first human of this era to set foot here. That was correct.
"Mr. Siegfried, stop playing around. Take out our lunar rover first, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to move on the lunar surface."
"Haha, sorry, sorry." Siegfried scratched his head through the heavy spacesuit. After all, he had come to the Moon purely to act as a coolie for this world-renowned doctor. How could anyone really expect him to research any secrets?
The foldable lunar rover was quickly adjusted and ready. With the help of the professional lunar rover, Siegfried and Einstein officially began their exploration on the far side of the Moon.
"Because we don't know exactly where the Second Herrscher went, we landed at the location with the strongest Honkai energy reaction on the far side of the Moon. According to the photos we took before landing, we can see that there is a ruin of a human structure not far from here…"
Siegfried, who was driving, felt his head spinning. He quickly begged for mercy, "Dr. Einstein, please spare me. I really don't understand what you're saying."
"Actually, even if you don't listen, I still have to say it. It helps me organize my thoughts. You can turn off our communication channel."
"Ah, then never mind. After all, I still have to ensure your safety, Doctor." If the communication channel was turned off, it would be hard to react in case of any emergencies. It was just that listening to Einstein speak always gave him the drowsy feeling of attending math and physics classes.
Although Siegfried had run away from home midway back then, he had still taken math and physics classes in school before. As a victim of the teacher's hypnosis magic, he felt those two classes were specifically prepared for sleeping.
"Then I'll try to speak softer…" Speaking it out was only to organize her thoughts anyway. The effect would be the same whether she spoke loudly or softly.
The exploration work on the Moon was proceeding smoothly. At the same time, the preparations on Earth were also being carried out in an orderly manner.
To commemorate the Valkyries who had fallen at the front-line position and the tens of millions of lives lost, Otto held a memorial service at the center of Schicksal's floating island.
Just as the memorial service was about to end, Otto changed from his previous sorrowful demeanor and delivered an impromptu pre-battle speech.
"Today, the devil has once again invaded our home, killed our loved ones, and destroyed our cities. She thought she could easily kill us and make us afraid."
"But she was wrong. Schicksal's Valkyries will never yield. For five hundred years, Schicksal has been protecting humanity from the hands of Honkai. We have all been preparing for this moment. We will tell her that humanity will not be slaughtered at will. Today, we will prove ourselves once again."
"Our strongest Valkyrie, Cecilia, has returned. She will dispel the storm for us and pave the way under our feet. Our most respected commander, Cheng Lixue, will guard every inch of land beneath our feet. And I, the Archbishop of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse, will join you all and fight the Herrscher to the death!"
Otto's speech took half an hour to finish. The effect was naturally very good. After he finished speaking, many Valkyries shed moved tears and kept shouting things like "Long live Lord Otto!"
On a distant rooftop, a gray-haired woman wearing a trench coat watched Otto. She had watched the entire memorial service.
"Otto, how much of those words did you truly mean?"
Shun woke up in a daze. When he opened his eyes, what met his gaze was a bonfire with jumping orange-yellow flames.
"Little Shun, you're awake?" Sensing the person beside her waking up, Shigure Kira stopped adding firewood and looked over.
Shun rubbed his eyes, stretched, and replied, "Mm. Kira Sister, how much time has passed?"
Shigure Kira looked at the still pitch-black sky and answered, "Not sure, but the Second Herrscher hasn't dropped a second meteorite. I guess it hasn't been two days yet."
"Hey, little Shun, do you think we can really defeat the Second Herrscher if we just rush over like this?" After calming down, although Shigure Kira still very much wanted to take revenge on the Second Herrscher for her fallen comrades, she no longer held much confidence that she could solo the Second Herrscher.
"No." Shun shook his head decisively. Not to mention how ridiculous a six-core Sirin was as a bug, even a single-core Herrscher of the Void was not someone the newly promoted S-rank combat power Shigure Kira could challenge.
Among all the Herrschers who didn't know how to play, the Void Herrscher's Authority probably had the highest floor. Anyone could use it. Spatial abilities were extremely tricky no matter where they were used.
One only needed to look at the neighboring Naruto world — Obito could participate in Six Paths-level battles with just his intangibility, and Flying Thunder God was the version answer. Such high-floor, high-ceiling abilities were almost without shortcomings.
"I see. So even you don't believe in me, little Shun." Being slapped in the face so bluntly by Shun, Shigure Kira did not get angry. She thought the same herself.
"Let's not talk about that. Kira Sister, sing a song for me. I'll teach you, then you sing it." Shun, who didn't want to discuss issues that were not conducive to unity, appropriately changed the subject.
"What song?"
"Mm, 'The Day You and the Stars Disappear'. Kira Sister is from the Far East, right? You can sing songs in Far Eastern language, can't you?"
"Of course. Although I didn't grow up in the Far East, I can still speak the Far Eastern language." Shigure Kira patted her chest and guaranteed.
"Steel-woven blue eyes, born in a rotten world…" Although it was only a cappella, Shun grasped the tune very accurately. Although Shigure Kira's singing was unpleasant, her music theory knowledge was still passable. Otherwise, she wouldn't have thought of becoming an idol.
(Suggestion: Everyone can go to Bilibili and listen to the version sung by Big Brother Dawei.)
Shun sang one line, Shigure Kira sang one line. Soon, Shigure Kira learned the entire song thanks to her high talent.
"Hey, can Kira Sister sing it for me?"
"…Better not." Shigure Kira always felt that while learning this song, she had the illusion of seeing a short white-haired midget.
Why would she see Theresa while learning a song? Shigure Kira didn't understand, but knowing that her singing was very unpleasant, she didn't want to ruin such a beautiful song, so…
"Little Shun, I'm going to sleep. Remember to keep watch for me at night." Shigure Kira blinked cutely, then curled up into a ball with her back facing Shun and fell asleep.
Shun looked at the jumping flames before him and added another piece of firewood.