The silent and cold snowfield was still in Siberia, an unavoidable battlefield and place of origin.
Inside the lonely snow mountain, in the silver-white steel passage, Sirin walked beside Tachibana Yuki nervously, her golden eyes with circles and cross patterns looking around like a vigilant little animal.
Tachibana Yuki smiled, reached out her hand, and intertwined her fingers with Sirin's. "Are you worried, elder sister?"
"Nonsense! This is Otto's territory. That five-hundred-year-old immortal is very cunning. Is it really okay for us to walk in like this?"
"It's okay. This base monitoring Benares is guarded by only one Valkyrie team which rotates every year. And because of some logical 'coincidences,' the previous Valkyrie team has left and the new garrison team will be delayed for two days. Now, there are only a few ordinary technicians in this base... Look, this researcher seems to have just completed today's on-site inspection. How about we say hello to her?"
Tachibana Yuki waved and greeted the lady in the white coat who passed by.
However, the woman was unable to see or hear, passing by the two without any reaction and walking away on her own.
Sirin who hid beside Tachibana Yuki at first stood up and stuck her head out, but met Tachibana Yuki's bright and flawless beautiful smile.
So, Her Majesty the Queen had a wooden face and slowly puffed up her cheeks.
"I'm not hiding because I'm afraid!"
"Yes, of course. How could the invincible and majestic Queen be afraid of just a staff member of Schicksal?"
"..."
Sirin had a blank expression on her face, trying to restore her dignity.
Tachibana Yuki was smiling, but anyone with a brain knew what she was laughing at.
"Hmph!"
Sirin angrily and helplessly shook off Tachibana Yuki's hand and strode forward.
Tachibana Yuki patted her cheeks, rubbed her soft and elastic face, finally put off her smile, and then followed.
Sirin's temper came and went quickly because the further she walked, the clearer the sensation from Benares became. She had been trapped in Kiana's body for more than ten years, and Benares had been frozen for more than ten years. Similar fates, even for a proud girl like her, couldn't help but feel sad for Benares.
"Bella, has she been here all these years?"
"Yes, according to the records of Schicksal, she has been sleeping here."
"This large base has been built to deal against Bella. It seems that I have another thing to settle with that old man Otto!"
"Hehe, sister, you don't know that this base, including the Valkyrie troops stationed here, is not actually for dealing with Bella. At least in actual combat, its symbolic significance is far greater than its practical significance," Tachibana Yuki said casually.
Sirin unconsciously perked her ears and turned her head, with a bit of inquiry in her golden eyes. Obviously, although she didn't say it, she cared about her family in her heart.
Tachibana Yuki then talked freely and explained.
"Sister, why don't you think about it? What can a mere ordinary Valkyrie team use to stop the awakened Bella? To effectively suppress a Judgment-class Honkai Beast like Bella, at least a Valkyrie of the level of Durandal should be placed here all year round. But even with the great power of Schicksal, there is no room for a combat power like that to be placed in the uninhabited wilderness for a long time. This base, including the members inside, is just to give the first warning or simply be wiped out when Bella escapes, so that Schicksal can detect the danger, that's all."
"So that's it..."
Sirin nodded in sudden realization.
The conclusion is that Otto is really cunning!
Using the lives of his own people as a warning, we Herrschers are not so unscrupulous!
Although it is appropriate from a practical point of view, Sirin didn't care so much and directly poured another pot of ink on the Archbishop in her heart.
Anyway, he can't be more evil any more than her, right?
Tachibana Yuki took Sirin's hand and continued.
"Bella's luck is not too bad because there is actually another choice for Schicksal - that is to directly eliminate Bella instead of letting her sleep here."
"Huh? He dares!?"
"He really dares, and he has that ability. But Bella is your family, and you are closely connected. Your power is irreplaceable to him, so he is unwilling to do unnecessary things. After all, who knows when he can use Bella?"
"Huh, what a despicable guy, but it's just what I want. If he remembers to use Bella, but finds that Bella is gone, his expression must be very interesting!"
Sirin imagined the farce of her enemy, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
Tachibana Yuki looked at her tenderly and dotingly, then sighed softly and said:
"In fact, from a practical point of view, it is better for him to keep Bella. Bella is a Judgment-level Honkai Beast with multiple attribute powers, even enough to accommodate power. Looking at the previous eda and the current civilization, it is unique, and its research value is immeasurable. Anyway, even if she wakes up, she can be destroyed at any time. It is obviously more valuable to seal Bella and constantly obtain research materials from her than to destroy her directly. Otto has been doing this all these years."
"Shameless! Bastard! How dare he do this to my Bella!?"
Imprisonment, experiments, research materials, these elements were too sensitive for Sirin. She couldn't help but think of the past of the Babylon Experiment Tower, and she was furious and gnashed her teeth in hatred.
If she had the power of the Herrscher at this time, she could have blown up the entire base with just this moment of emotional fluctuation, right?
Tachibana Yuki understood Sirin's emotions very well, so she tightened Sirin's hands and kissed her on the cheek.
The emotions suddenly took a big turn in the excitement. Sirin's face kept changing, and finally, her face turned red. She squeezed out a sentence from her teeth.
"Are you sick?"
"Hehe, it's a terminal illness that will kill me without you, sister~~"
"You..."
Veins popped out on Sirin's forehead. After being angry for a long time, she shook off Tachibana Yuki's hand again and strode forward.
The two finally walked through a long passage and arrived on the snowy mountain, where they saw the giant dragon ice sculpture lying on the top of the mountain.
"Bella..."
Sirin couldn't help but step forward, stretched out her hand, and put it on the icy surface.
The previous emotions disappeared, replaced by sadness in her eyes.
"Angel, what should we do?"
"Inject my core, then I will copy her humanoid body and transfer her consciousness into it. In this way, she can regain her freedom and go home with us. In Otto's eyes, Bella is still here. Nothing has changed."
Knowing Sirin's urgency, Tachibana Yuki explained her next operation in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Sirin nodded with confidence and signaled Tachibana Yuki to act with her eyes.
Obviously, the Herrscher of the Void did not understand what the operation that Tachibana Yuki casually mentioned meant involved the Herrscher of Dominance.
At first, Angel could only copy a fragile human body and was powerless if it had a little special bloodline. But now, she can copy the body of a Judgment-level Honkai Beast.
At the same time, this operation of transferring consciousness at will is by no means the power that the Herrscher of Dominance originally possessed.
Angel is evolving and has been evolving all the time. Whether it is pure force or deeper power, she is constantly moving towards surpassing the base-line abilities of a Herrscher.
Tachibana Yuki no longer delayed, stretched out her hand and pressed it on the ice, and a purple gem disappeared in her palm as if it melted in the water.
Then there was a dazzling and magnificent purple light.
A moment later, a beautiful girl in cool clothes appeared beside Tachibana Yuki and then staggered forward.
She wore a tricolor feather decoration on her head, and her hip-length gray hair looked smooth, but she curled up her hair mischievously, which made her look playful and unruly. She had long legs, a thin waist, and a snow-white and attractive belly button. One black and one white suspender stocking wrapped her slender calves and set off her snow-white, fleshy, and round thighs. The long hem fluttered behind her like a pair of soft wings, showing the line of her perky buttocks vaguely, dreamy and charming.
The dragon Benares, the simple and persistent follower who made people sigh in the original world line, appeared in front of her queen at this moment.
"Bella!"
Sirin quickly caught the fallen girl.
The familiar voice and the unique name that she would never forget made Benares, who had just revived, subconsciously sniff at Sirin's snowy neck. She was not sniffing Sirin's scent but feeling the deeper connection between souls.
After a moment, Benares smiled with satisfaction and peace of mind, uttering a weak sigh of infinite joy.
"Queen... Your Majesty..."