When the blonde girl flew out of the window, a set of blue and white Valkyrie Battlesuit with a European knight style attached itself to her body.
This set of Battlesuit was exactly the same as the Bright Knight: Excelsis that Lin Ling had seen in the game in her previous life, which completely confirmed that this person was the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal—Durandal.
At this point in time, Kevin was still fishing in the Sea of Quanta, the old immortal Fu Hua had lost her memory, and the protagonist group had yet to develop. Durandal was almost the strongest fighting force in the entire world, making it impossible for Lin Ling to resist her.
She could only let the other party abduct her.
No, no! How can I let her manipulate me? Such a big experience package is here—how could I not pluck the goose's feathers?
"Hey, female gangster! Where are you taking me?!"
So, Lin Ling, in Durandal's arms, suddenly crossed her arms over her chest, pretending to be very scared, and kept struggling, as if she wanted to escape from the plump plush embrace.
"Don't move. I'll take you to a safe place... But, female hooligan?" Although Durandal was usually very serious when on a mission, the little girl's words in her arms made her expression change slightly.
"Are you talking about me?"
Lin Ling rolled her eyes at her. "Why are you so dumb? Is there a third person here besides us?"
Not only did she call me a hooligan, but now she's calling me dumb?
Durandal frowned slightly and then swiftly moved into the shadowed alley between two buildings.
She quickly scanned her surroundings. After confirming there were no outsiders, she pressed a button on her arm and turned on a projection communicator.
Despite being on the phone, Durandal was still holding Lin Ling because they were in enemy territory. She had to be prepared to evacuate as quickly as possible if something went wrong.
Soon, a girl with short flaxen hair appeared on the screen, dressed in a maid outfit.
No need to guess, Lin Ling knew it was Rita.
As expected, Durandal asked, "Rita, what's the situation?"
"Lady Bianka, a large number of anti-entropy mecha troops have been detected heading towards Singapore," Rita, elegantly dressed in her maid attire, replied concisely.
"They actually infiltrated Singapore, a neutral country, so blatantly. This operation is more troublesome than I thought."
"Yes. So, although I am very confident in Lady Bianka's abilities, please be more cautious, Lady Bianka."
"Understood." Faced with the maid's concern, Durandal showed little reaction. She nodded casually, like a block of wood, and continued, "Send me the route of the anti-entropy troops. I will intercept them immediately."
"Yes, Lady Bianka. Sending it to you now."
Rita bowed her head in focus as she worked.
Moments later, Durandal received the new data.
Just as she was about to turn off the communicator, Lin Ling suddenly spoke up. "You female hooligan, put me down!"
Her outburst naturally caught Rita's attention as just as she was about to end the call on her side.
"Hooligan? Lady Bianka, did I... hear something strange?"
"It's like this," Durandal began. "The mission's parameters have shifted. The danger level has sharply increased, so I brought along the Student Valkyrie on the scene."
Durandal slightly adjusted the communicator's camera downward to show Lin Ling cradled in her arms to Rita.
"I see," Rita narrowed her eyes and carefully scanned the person Durandal was holding.
Then she recognized her.
Wasn't this the little girl Lady Bianka had watched in that video some time ago? And now they were embracing each other so intimately. Could it be…
Rita's mind ran wild with jealous thoughts.
The next moment, the words from the girl in Durandal's arms confirmed her suspicion.
"So, you have a lover?" Lin Ling teased Durandal before turning to Rita, "You're Miss Rita, right? Your girlfriend keeps hugging me. Can't you rein her in?"
"Hugging... what?" At this point, Rita could no longer maintain her composed maid demeanor.
"Hey! Don't speak nonsense! When did I force you?!" Durandal, rarely flustered, hurriedly explained. "Rita, don't listen to her!"
"When?" Lin Ling stared at Durandal in disbelief. "Are you suffering from amnesia? Didn't it start back at the hotel? You suddenly came over and hugged me."
"Oh, so you mean that hug." Durandal finally realized what Lin Ling was referring to.
"Wine... hotel... hugged?" Rita, oblivious to the context, looked more and more shocked. She turned to Durandal with a gentle yet incredulous look. "Lady Bianka! What exactly is going on? Is what she's saying true?!"
"It's true, but... uh!?"
Just as Durandal was about to explain further, a spherical drone suddenly appeared in the alley.
"The enemy is here. I'll explain later!"
With that, Durandal swiftly hung up the call before Rita could respond.
"She... she admitted it..."
On the other end of the communication device, Rita slumped to the ground after Durandal abruptly ended the call. Her eyes were dull as she gazed up at the sky, falling into deep existential doubt…
Like… a defeated woman.
At the same time, Lin Ling heard the female voice of the system's mechanical interface.
[Ding~ System Notice: The host successfully caused Bianka Durandal Ataegina to feel moderate panic. The blood gained some Schariac Holy Blood effect (currently 5%).]
[System Notice 2: The host successfully made Rita Rossweisse feel extreme jealousy! Honkai adaptability increased by 114.5%!]
After hearing the robotic female voice in her head, Lin Ling was left as stunned as Rita.
What?! I was just trying to gain a little advantage from the goose's feathers, but I didn't expect Rita to be the one most affected!