Theresa coughed twice: "No time to lose. Since everyone is here, follow me."
After speaking, Theresa selectively ignored Bella's subtle gaze towards her and walked towards a row of bookshelves behind her.
Bella and the others quickly followed.
Upon reaching the bookshelf, a virtual screen appeared in front of it.
Theresa placed her hand above the screen, and a mechanical voice rang out: "Access detected, identity verified. Welcome, School Director of St. Freya Academy."
Then, to Bella's surprise, the bookshelves slowly opened to both sides, revealing a cylindrical, futuristic elevator that seemed to be entirely made of transparent glass.
"There's a place like this in the School Director's office!"
"Oh, Bella was in Siberia before, so she probably hasn't seen it. The place we're going to next is the Training Arena built by Destiny Headquarters at St. Freya Academy for Valkyrie rank assessment."
Seeing that Bella seemed somewhat surprised by the scene before her, Himeko explained from the side:
"The Training Arena is within a special barrier space constructed from Honkai energy. Inside the Training Arena, no matter how severe the injuries, the body will return to its state before entering the Training Arena after exiting."
"Moreover, the Training Arena can construct Honkai Beasts and Apostles that have appeared in reality. Although they are virtual modules, they are simulated using combat data from these Honkai Beasts that have appeared, so their strength will not differ too much."
Although Paimon had said that Honkai energy was a very mysterious and almost omnipotent energy, Bella hadn't expected Honkai energy to be capable of even this.
Bella now realized she had underestimated Honkai energy.
"Alright, don't just stand there. Come in quickly."
Theresa had already entered the elevator first and waved to everyone.
After Bella and the others had entered, the elevator doors slowly closed and then began to operate.
Suddenly, Bella felt the elevator vibrate slightly.
Then, the Honkai energy that had been calm within her body suddenly produced a wave of fluctuation.
But this fluctuation quickly disappeared, and the Honkai energy in Bella's body became calm again.
Just as Bella was still wondering if it was her imagination, the elevator stopped.
"Alright, we're here. Follow me."
Theresa opened the elevator door and led everyone out.
Stepping out of the elevator, Bella found herself in a circular, open-air platform surrounded by spires.
And at this moment, they were at the edge of this platform.
The place was quite large; Bella estimated that even if she revealed her true form, there would still be space left.
It's just...
Bella was a bit confused: "Didn't you say we were going to that Training Arena? Why does this place look like the rooftop of a teaching building?"
Bella could even see the academy's courtyard from here.
Hearing Bella's words, Theresa smiled: "We're already here. If you don't believe me, look back."
Bella looked back at her words.
She found that the elevator that had brought them here had disappeared at some point.
Moreover, there seemed to be no stairs or doors around that would allow them to go down.
There was only the circular platform beneath their feet and the spires surrounding it.
It was as if they had appeared out of thin air.
"The Training Arena is a very special space, and it's also constructed based on the real St. Freya. There are many places within the Training Arena, and their functions are also different."
"But this time, it's just a simple test of your combat ability, Bella, so this rooftop is enough!"
Upon hearing this, Bella nodded: "So that's how it is."
It seems that while this world is enduring the disasters caused by Honkai, it has also developed Honkai to its fullest potential.
"Alright, that's enough explanation. Let's start the test."
Theresa glanced at Himeko, who nodded.
Then, a virtual screen appeared in front of Himeko, and she placed her hand on it, beginning to operate it.
And Kiana and the others, hearing that the test had begun, also walked behind Theresa and Himeko.
Bella, on the other hand, followed Himeko's instructions and went to the center of the platform.
At this moment, some garbled fragments suddenly appeared in the blank space in front of Bella. These fragments fluctuated for a moment, finally forming a white flying creature with a total of three pairs of wings—one large and two small—and a red halo on its head.
Seeing the suddenly appearing peculiar creature, Bella immediately became alert, her body instinctively assuming a defensive posture.
"Bella, don't be nervous. What's appearing in front of you now is a Ranger-class Honkai Beast. Teacher Himeko has set it to a non-attacking mode. You can just attack it with your offensive abilities!"
Not far away, Kiana cupped her hands to her mouth like a megaphone and shouted loudly to Bella.
Hearing Kiana's words, Bella examined the Honkai Beast in front of her.
Indeed, after the Honkai Beast appeared, it did nothing but flap its wings and float in place.
Moreover, compared to the Templar Honkai Beast with the large shield she had encountered in Siberia, the Honkai energy concentration within this Honkai Beast was much lower, so its strength should not be very high.
Bella also no longer had that feeling of being able to control the Honkai Beast in front of her, which she had experienced when she encountered the Templar Honkai Beast last time.
"It must have been an illusion last time."
Bella shook her head, cast aside other thoughts, and returned to the main topic.
Kiana had told her to attack the Honkai Beast in front of her.
But, truthfully, Bella didn't really know how to use her abilities.
She looked at her panel.
[Host: Bella (Codename: Benares)]
[Strength: Judgment-class (Severely injured, expected to recover all injuries in 2 months)]
[Abilities: Honkai energy adaptability max, Regeneration]
Skills:
[Magic Dragon Transformation: Can transform into four forms: Magic Dragon, Ice, Lightning, and Fire. After Transformation, corresponding attribute resistances are greatly increased, and skills possessed by that form can be used, with skill attributes changing accordingly.]
[Transformation: When this skill is used, the appearance can change to human form. Overall attributes decrease by 50%. All forms' abilities can be used, but their power decreases by 50%. Skill power increases with the degree of Dragon Transformation.]
[Aura Concealment: When in human form, you can conceal your aura, making it indistinguishable from that of an ordinary human.]
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Although the panel said she could use her dragon form abilities in human form, however...
Bella clicked her tongue.
She seemed to, possibly, probably, didn't know how to use them.
After all, although she had been reborn into this world for a week now.
But all in all, from Siberia to St. Freya, the time she had been awake was less than the time she had been asleep, so Bella hadn't had time to explore her abilities.
Hmm, it definitely wasn't because she found it troublesome and neglected to explore.
Shifting all responsibility away from herself, Bella's gaze returned to the motionless, somewhat adorable Honkai Beast in front of her.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration went through Bella's mind.