167: Tanya VS Natasha

Lujiang Base - Barracks Training Ground

At this moment, the Training Ground was already packed with Red Alert Soldiers who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

In the center of the crowd, two heroines with vastly different styles yet equally dazzling presence stood in a tense standoff.

Invisible sparks filled the air as cold and fiery killing intent intertwined, leaving the onlookers both excited and nervous.

On one side was the Soviet camp's sniper goddess, Natasha.

She stood tall and upright, her pale golden high ponytail neatly combed, and her icy blue eyes were like frozen Siberian lakes, devoid of any emotion.

Her black, tight-fitting combat suit perfectly outlined her vigorous and explosive physique, especially those stunning long legs that seemed to contain the power of a leopard.

Slung across her back was that massive silver sniper rifle—the "god-slaying sniper rifle"—which was almost as tall as she was; its cold metallic luster perfectly complemented her temperament.

On the other side stood the representative of the Allied camp, the Valkyrie Tanya.

She wore a set of bright silver "war god" armor that fused Eastern and Western styles, with smooth, ornate lines that refracted cold light under the sun, providing excellent protection without sacrificing flexibility.

The two "war god blade"s in her hands—reinforced and designed to be longer and wider—shimmered brilliantly, with mysterious energy patterns etched into the golden blades, humming slightly as they thirsted for battle.

Although these two heroes' bodies were reshaped by the system, their souls originated from the real, intertwined Red Alert parallel world.

The deep-seated opposition between the Soviet and Allied forces, even though they now belonged to the same camp, was hard to reconcile, making friction and verbal spats inevitable.

(The opening mentions that the soldiers' souls come from the endless universe; here, the heroes' soul background is set to the original Red Alert world.)

The two had started arguing over some trivial matter, trading insults and refusing to yield.

During the argument, Natasha's taunt about "using her body to seduce the Commander to get ahead" acted like a spark igniting a powder keg, instantly sending Tanya into a rage and prompting a direct duel challenge.

Although Natasha was still at the peak of the second tier, she did not show weakness in the face of Tanya, who had ascended to the third tier and comprehended new combat skills, and coldly accepted the challenge.

Thus, this scene unfolded on the Training Ground.

"Natasha, your mouth is still as venomous as ever! It stinks!"

Tanya's eyes were sharp as knives, gripping her dual war god blades while suppressing her fury.

"Hmph, I was merely stating a fact. It's better than some people who pretend to be a high-and-mighty battle goddess on the outside, while deep down, who knows how… promiscuous… they are."

Natasha retorted, her delicate face covered in frost, the cold killing intent radiating from her body making those near the edge of the arena feel a stinging sensation.

"I want to see if your strength is as impressive as your sharp tongue!"

Knowing she couldn't gain an advantage in words, Tanya stopped wasting time and let out a sharp cry, her figure launching instantly!

Her dual war god blades slashed out two brilliant golden light blades several meters long, tearing through the air and easily carving deep ravines into the special concrete of the Training Ground as they struck toward Natasha with the speed of thunder!

The moment the light blades were about to hit, Natasha's figure blurred like a phantom, instantly escaping into the shadow space and perfectly avoiding the violent blow.

The next moment, Natasha stepped out of the shadow space quietly ten meters behind and to the side of Tanya, her god-slaying sniper rifle not even needing to aim before the muzzle spat out ghostly blue flames!

A god-slaying bullet fired silently, shooting toward Tanya from a tricky angle!

Tanya's superhuman perception had long since warned her, and she dodged sideways lightly.

However, the bullet strangely disappeared in mid-air, escaped into the shadows, and after overlaying kinetic energy, suddenly appeared from another incredible angle, shooting straight at Tanya's back!

"Cheap tricks!"

Tanya snorted coldly, her war god blades spinning to precisely slash and explode the reappearing god-slaying bullet in mid-air!

Having missed, Tanya charged forward again, her dual blades dancing like the wind.

Natasha, using her shadow travel ability, acted like the craftiest ghost, constantly changing positions, sometimes appearing to fire, other times vanishing without a trace.

The two chased and dodged, attacking and defending, and the scene fell into a stalemate for a time.

The high-speed moving figures and the energy impacts that exploded from time to time drew gasps from the surrounding soldiers.

"Natasha! Can you only hide like a rat?"

Tanya stopped, her chest heaving slightly, looking at Natasha, who had just revealed her figure, with undisguised contempt in her beautiful eyes.

Hearing this, Natasha stopped dodging, walked out of the shadows, and stood proudly.

The killing intent in her icy blue eyes almost solidified, colliding with Tanya's fury in the air: "Hmph, do you think everyone is like you Allied people, just muscle-headed brutes who only know how to charge blindly?"

Even in her anger, Tanya's combat intelligence remained sharp, and she retorted: "We are warriors who dare to fight head-on. A woman who only knows how to dodge—it seems your mouth is indeed much more powerful than your gun."

"Is that so?"

Natasha sneered, a cold light flashing in her eyes as her god-slaying sniper rifle fired continuously at a speed invisible to the naked eye!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Several god-slaying bullets shot out on different trajectories, then simultaneously vanished into the void!

The next second, space ripples appeared simultaneously in more than ten positions around Tanya, and the kinetic-energy-stacked god-slaying bullets emerged as if crawling out of hell, forming a deadly net of death, strangling her!

Facing this unavoidable attack, Tanya showed no fear, guarding her chest with her crossed blades and letting out a clear, long whistle: "Valkyrie Body—!"

Boom!

A powerful golden energy wave erupted violently with her as the center!

An eight-meter-tall, armored, faceless yet majestic Valkyrie energy phantom condensed and appeared behind her!

This was a powerful combat skill Tanya had comprehended after ascending to the third tier, capable of summoning a heroic spirit-like Valkyrie phantom to assist in battle and significantly enhancing the user's all-around attributes!

The moment the Valkyrie phantom appeared, the massive energy field it naturally radiated shattered and annihilated the god-slaying bullets attacking from all sides!

"Take this! Blade Storm—!"

Tanya cried out, her dual blades moving rapidly, turning herself into a golden whirlwind!

The massive Valkyrie phantom also moved accordingly, creating an even larger, terrifying tornado that reached from the ground to the sky, tearing up the earth, rolling up countless rocks, and rolling toward Natasha with the momentum to destroy everything!

Natasha's expression was grave as she channeled her shadow energy to the limit, trying to find the weakness in the storm.

Just as the destructive tornado was about to swallow Natasha at the critical moment!

A figure rushed into the center of the Training Ground as fast as lightning, and the person let out a low drink, with terrifying ice energy erupting from their body!

"Blizzard!"

Zhang Lei pushed his palms forward violently, and a freezing blizzard emerged out of thin air, like a huge ice-blue curtain, crashing into the golden Blade Storm!

"Rumble—!!!"

The extremely cold and extremely sharp energies collided, eroded, and annihilated each other crazily!

The ear-piercing sound of energy tearing and ice breaking was endless!

The strong shockwave blew the surrounding onlookers and soldiers off balance!

After several full seconds, the energy slowly dissipated.

The tornado and the blizzard disappeared at the same time, leaving only a huge, half-charred and half-frozen terrible scar in the center of the field.

Zhang Lei stood steady, his eyes like electricity, sweeping across the two somewhat stunned heroines in the field, his voice cold: "You two have quite the refined taste! Since you like fighting so much, why don't I accompany you to spar?"

Seeing Zhang Lei intervene personally and clearly being truly angry, the two women immediately restrained their aura.

They glared at each other, unwilling to submit, but still put away their weapons as instructed, standing silently on the messy Training Ground.

Zhang Lei's gaze first looked at Natasha, his tone carrying an unquestionable command: "There is an important combat mission tomorrow. Natasha, you are assigned to my team and will act with me."

He knew he had to separate these two enemies.

"Yes! Sir!"

Natasha's response was surprisingly quick and crisp, as if she had no dissatisfaction with this arrangement.

She glanced coldly at Tanya, shouldered her god-slaying sniper rifle, turned, and parted the crowd, leaving directly, her pale golden ponytail drawing a sharp arc in the air.

Zhang Lei turned to Tanya; he knew the ambiguous relationship between Tanya and Jiang Xin, so his tone softened slightly, but remained serious: "Miss Tanya's newly comprehended 'Valkyrie Body' is indeed extraordinary and eye-opening. If there is a chance next time, I, Zhang, will definitely ask for pointers."

He was a battle maniac himself and couldn't help but be happy to see powerful new abilities.

Tanya had also put away her previous anger, returning to her usual slightly distant and polite attitude, nodding slightly: "You are too kind, sir. If you have the interest, Tanya is ready to accompany you at any time."

"Hmm," Zhang Lei nodded, "The mission is tomorrow, so Miss Tanya, please go back early to rest and prepare."

"Yes."

Tanya replied and turned to leave.

The incident was finally quelled by Zhang Lei's strong intervention.

But everyone knew that the grudge between the two heroines would likely not be so easily resolved.

Zhang Lei looked at their retreating backs, shook his head helplessly, and began to urge the soldiers to clear the field, restore order, and make final preparations for tomorrow's operation.