2:16 pm, Siberian snowfield, Babylon Laboratory.

The tall tower-like building stood alone, its metal shell reflecting a cold light in the weak sunlight. There was a dead silence all around, without a trace of life, as if even the wind had stopped breathing.

Inside the laboratory, the busy scene no longer existed. All the researchers seemed to have disappeared, leaving only unmanned instruments, with occasional snowflakes drifting in from the window and gently landing on the cold ground.

In the energy area where the Honkai energy reactor is placed, the black-haired boy came here again, but this time he was no longer sneaky, but openly.

After all, in this huge building, there were no other humans except himself and a little girl.

The young man looked up at the reactor that was flashing dazzling purple light, and walked a little closer. A large amount of Honkai energy entered his body, replenishing his consumption in recent days.

hum ---

A dark portal appeared behind the boy, and Xilin, still wearing tattered experimental clothes, jumped out lightly from it and slowly landed on the ground from her toes. The golden color in her eyes was brighter than before, and the Honkai energy surrounding her was no weaker than that of the boy in front of her.

"Bella and the others have been sent to a safe place." Xilin reported, looking at the back of the boy in front of her.

"Where was it sent?" the boy asked, turning around.

"Very far away, a place where you and I can't be affected even if we use all our powers." Xilin remembered the boy's instructions. There might be a large number of humans coming here, and the two of them should be prepared to fight them here. In order not to bring danger to the other companions, Xilin naturally sent them as far away as possible.

"Get ready, they will be here in one day." The boy turned his head, his eyes had turned pure black.

"Brother, who are they?" Xilin asked.

"Some dangerous people."

The boy answered, walked to Xilin's side and touched her head. Xilin was extremely obedient, enjoying the boy's touch like a kitten. "They will bring us trouble, not a small trouble. Don't underestimate them, especially some of them are humans... They are capable enough to kill us."

"A dangerous human...?"

There was disdain in Xilin's eyes. She killed all the adults in the building overnight, and no one could resist. If it was just this level, what was humankind worth?

"..."

The boy flicked Xilin's forehead lightly, interrupting her pride.

"it hurts……"

"Don't underestimate humans, Xilin, don't forget that you were also a human before you became a Herrscher." The boy said seriously.

“But I’m not that anymore…” Xilin muttered softly.

"Let's go and make some preparations before they come." The boy turned and left the energy area.

"Prepare? There is still a lot of Honkai energy here, brother, why don't we absorb it first?" Xilin was puzzled, but still chose to follow. Her brother was someone she trusted. Whether before or after becoming a Herrscher, he brought her great help.

"Too little, and your transformation into a Herrscher is not complete yet. I need to change your 'clothes'."

"?"

Xilin looked at the thin clothes on her body and felt confused.

……

Seventeen kilometers outside the Tower of Babel, there is a huge forest, and in the center of it, a huge egg lies quietly on the ground.

The boy brought Xilin here through the latter's portal.

"This is……?"

Xilin looked up at the giant egg in front of her, with a strange light in her eyes, and felt that there was an inexplicable force attracting her to enter.

"Go in and take a look. If nothing goes wrong, you will be able to gain more power from it." The boy gently pushed Xilin's back, bringing her a little closer to the dome.

"Gain...power?"

Xilin clenched her fists and reached out to touch the shell of the giant egg without hesitation. Strange ripples appeared and her two hands passed through the seemingly hard eggshell effortlessly.

But before entering, Xilin turned back to look at the boy who had no intention of following her, "Brother, aren't you coming in?"

"This is your 'ritual'. My participation will only disrupt your rhythm. Relax, I will always be waiting for you outside." The boy gave Xilin a warm smile. Since they completely regained their freedom, he often showed this expression to Xilin.

But after Xilin was completely submerged in the egg, the boy's smile disappeared, replaced by a calm expression, and accompanied by a soft sigh.

……

"Reporting to headquarters, the Snow Wolf Squad has arrived at its destination and is now located five kilometers south of the Babel Tower. Please issue further instructions."

"Wait here until the rest of the team arrives."

"receive."

On a hill somewhere in the snow, the members of the Snow Wolf Squad of Destiny rested on the spot after receiving the order, and quickly set up a temporary camp. Two of the Valkyries, Salome Jokanan and Shub Nicholas, found a position with a wide view at the edge of the camp. They used high-tech surveillance equipment to closely watch the direction of the Babylon Laboratory.

In the center of the camp, Shi Yu Qi Luo, also a member of the team, was checking the communication equipment to ensure that the connection with the headquarters was unimpeded. Cheng Lixue was checking everyone's weapons and equipment, looking into the distance from time to time, as if waiting for someone.

"Is there something over there?"

Salome spoke, and with a glance, she noticed that there was abnormal snow fog rising about two kilometers away from the laboratory.

Shabu quickly operated the monitoring equipment in her hand, her fingers jumping quickly on the control panel. As the equipment was adjusted, the scene of that area gradually enlarged, and the details began to become clear. Everyone saw that in the rising snow fog, a large number of tank-class Honkai beasts were rushing towards the southeast.

"Honkai beasts? Well, the concentration of Honkai energy here is already high enough. It's rare that we haven't encountered one for so long." Shabu let down her guard. At their level, some ordinary Honkai beasts are only different in size from cats and dogs.

"Don't let your guard down. The fact that the bishop has specially assembled so many Valkyrie teams to act together shows that this mission will not be that easy." Salome reminded.

"I know, I know, I just feel a little itchy... Hey, those Honkai beasts are heading in that direction, is there something attracting them?" Shab thought of something and immediately turned the device to the front of the Honkai beasts, and saw the presence of another Valkyrie team.