I'm in Honkai Impact's Infinite Abyss!

As expected, Raiden Mei's second attempt failed due to exceeding the time limit.

"Very... very agile..."

After the arena reset, the girl with blue-purple long hair finally had a chance to speak.

"After all, the research direction of the second wave of enemies is different from those Titans..." Luo Lin explained, "The purpose of creating Aesir Mechs is not to pursue quantifiable combat units, but to obtain elite combat power stronger than ordinary Valkyries."

Raiden Mei seized on the keyword: "Aesir Mechs... So, these are products of our organization?"

"Our organization..." Luo Lin's mouth twitched slightly. If Mei's father knew that his daughter used such terms, his expression would surely be quite interesting, right?

"Yes, they are products of our organization... But those you just encountered should theoretically be called [Asleikr Mechs], and the gap compared to true [Schicksal Aesir Mechs] is quite large."

At present, there is only one Baldur that Luo Lin has seen, [Baldur Heimdall], which is the Big Fatty that everyone has seen - although a certain Big Cabbage commented that Big Fatty is outdated, but its mechanism and the strength is there, which really gives many players a headache.

And the performance of the [Asleikr Mechs] series in the storyline... wasn't impressive. In the open-world storyline of Schicksal Headquarters, Dr. Tesla once made this comment about [Asleikr Mechs]:

"Humph, Schicksal is really pathetic! A bunch of junk. Calling them mechs is just embarrassing themselves in front of Titans!"

It had to be said that Dr. Theresa's evaluation did have its confidence. The Anti-Entropy elite modified Titans could easily handle the Asleikr Mechs.

Actually, Luo Lin hadn't seen much of Asleikr Mechs in action. Schicksal's combat Valkyries were indeed cost-effective in handling Honkai outbreaks; there was simply no need for the expensive Asleikr Mechs to appear.

Luo Lin speculated that these Asleikr Mechs were probably assigned to Schicksal's "dark side" by Otto.

Think about it, Asleikr Mechs were highly maneuverable, and their thrusters could even make them fly off the ground, making them excellent for ambushes and pursuits.

Moreover, like the Anti-Entropy Titans, they could fold themselves up like folding cars, significantly reducing their volume compared to the Titans, and even with a slight modification to the car trunk, a Asleikr Mech could fit in.

With two Valkyries driving, the combat power of such a team would be off the charts— I mean, off the charts in terms of fighting humans, making them practically invincible in covert operations.

These Asleikr Mechs even had some ridiculously advanced shield technology!

If one paid attention while fighting Schicksal Aesir Mechs in the game, they would notice that their shield bars were different from other monsters, with the term "[Aesir Shield]" written below the health bar.

Luo Lin had inquired at the equipment department before; real-world Schicksal Aesir Mechs were basically equipped with [Shields], which automatically adjusted the frequency according to the type of damage received, achieving a terrifying damage reduction effect.

"Is it that exaggerated?!"

Raiden Mei's mouth hung open. No wonder she felt something was off when she was cutting those Asleikr Mechs.

If cutting Titans was like cutting cheese or butter, dealing with those Schicksal Destiny Mechs was like cutting a piece of frozen meat. There was a noticeable recoil when the blade struck.

Luo Lin chuckled, "Fortunately, I've done some research on these Schicksal Mechs..."

Listening to the Valkyrie's teachings, the girl with blue-purple long hair nodded repeatedly.

A few minutes later, seeing Raiden Mei her brain overloaded with her eyes turned into circles, Luo Lin knew it was time to end the lesson.

"Let's call it a day for now. We'll continue later..."

With a wave of her hand, Luo Lin closed the system space of the "Character Challenge" and held Raiden Mei's hand, guiding her consciousness back to the real world.

Soon, the Valkyrie opened her eyes, and the nearby Raiden Mei groaned softly, springing off Luo Lin's shoulder like a spring.

She panted heavily, covering her forehead with her hand, murmuring, "Was that... a nightmare?"

Luo Lin calmly replied, "That wasn't a nightmare, it was real."

Raiden Mei froze for a moment. She looked at the Valkyrie's subtle expression, stammered a few times, and leaned back against Luo Lin.

"It's so weird, Senior Luo Lin..."

"Call me Luo Lin, calling me 'Senior' feels too formal."

"Wuwuwu..."

Kiana was still sound asleep, murmuring something in her dreams, oblivious to Luo Lin and Raiden Mei's actions.

The two awake individuals smiled at each other and lowered their voices.

"By the way, Mei, there's something important I want to ask you—this is quite important."

Luo Lin asked solemnly, "When you were destroying those mechs just now, I noticed that a part of your body appeared to emit some 'malicious' emotions. Did you feel any abnormality?"

"...What was that?"

"It should be related to the consciousness of the Herrscher within you..."

Raiden Mei immediately became nervous. Luo Lin comforted her helplessly, "Don't worry, this phenomenon is actually a good thing, because it means you can weaken the Herrscher's consciousness through the trial you just went through."

Raiden Mei calmed down. She still believed in Luo Lin's words. After thinking for about half a minute, she said uncertainly, "It seems there was no abnormality?"

"That's probably because the degree to which you weaken the Herrscher's consciousness is not high enough to have a noticeable feeling."

Luo Lin analyzed, "But this is a positive sign. Maybe after a few hundred battles like that, you'll completely get rid of the Herrscher's consciousness."

Raiden Mei smiled bitterly, "Being tortured hundreds of times..."

The Valkyrie pinched the girl's cheek, "How can you call it torture? Look at it from another perspective, while weakening the Herrscher, you also gain valuable combat experience. Isn't that a great thing?"

In other words—changing the title—by running hundreds of "high-pressure trials," Raiden Mei's mental strain was healed!

"...It's a good thing."

Raiden Mei raised her head, looking at the sky outside that had completely darkened, and gave a gentle smile.

She reached out and flicked away Luo Lin's mischievous hand on her face, softly waking up the sleeping Kiana, and returned to her dorm with the yawning little ball of white fur.

"Not bad, let's find another opportunity to for Raiden Mei to 'Character Challenge' later..."

Luo Lin rubbed her stiff shoulders, looked around, and finally found the figure of Selune's Elegy by the kitchen storage cabinet.

The armed doll hadn't stopped stuffing herself with chips; she even had time to greet Luo Lin, "Do you want to have a bite too?"

Luo Lin hesitated as she looked at the mountain of packages on the ground. "...How long have you been eating? And I don't remember having so many snacks in my dorm?"

"I don't remember," Selune's Elegy lazily waved her hand, "but I can get snacks from the system warehouse. It took me a lot of effort to figure out this skill."

"...Quite the researcher."

Luo Lin raised the armed doll kindly and started thinking about how to contact Kiana to make Selune work hard.

"Next, let's go back to the Elysian Realm and see how things are. Hopefully Mobius and Vill-V can come up with something good."