In Nagazora City, the site where the Third Honkai War had descended… the city's tranquility was shattered.
Three rockets, radiating a brilliant light, shot out in a line, propelled by an invisible force that pushed their speed close to the sound barrier. The rockets flew like a spear of light towards the stationary Anti-Entropy mechas on the ground.
The next moment, the three 'Tyr's Warblade' rockets collided with the four Anti-Entropy Titan Mechas on the ground…
BOOM BOOM BOOM!!! A blinding flash of fire erupted with a sound like thunder, instantly engulfing the four Titan Mechas on the ground. The immense force of the blast caused the surrounding buildings to collapse, and the glass windows of houses within a hundred-meter radius were torn apart like paper by an invisible force.
The violent explosion and flash of light immediately attracted the Honkai Zombies and Honkai Beasts scattered throughout Nagazora City…
"Sakura!" Li Xuan quickly rushed down and caught the pale-faced Yae Sakura in his arms. An azure shield appeared on his body, blocking the shockwave from the 'Tyr's Warblade' explosion. Sometimes, the shockwave from an explosion can be even more terrifying than the heat.
It was like in World War II, where many soldiers would lie on the ground to avoid enemy artillery, but would sometimes die because a shell landed too close, the shockwave from the explosion directly shattering their internal organs.
Ripples formed on Li Xuan's divine garb, the 'Xuanyuan Festive Garb', from the shockwave's impact… Although the shield was constantly battered by the shockwave, it was also continuously regenerating, so in the end, they were unharmed.
"…Sakura…" Li Xuan, now holding the unconscious Yae Sakura, called out to her softly.
"I'm fine, Li Xuan-kun… I'm just a little injured," Yae Sakura said with a faint smile, opening her eyes, which were the color of the deep blue sea. The reason she was weak was mostly due to having over-expended her body's Honkai energy.
"Sakura… I'm so glad you're okay." Li Xuan hugged Yae Sakura's soft body, burying his head in her pink hair, letting the faint, sakura-like scent of her hair linger around his nose.
To Li Xuan, Yae Sakura, the first person he had met, felt like family. In this world where he had no friends or relatives, he naturally had to protect the people around him… If he didn't, then… he would be too lonely.
"..." Yae Sakura was slightly taken aback, a gentle curve forming on her lips as she lightly hugged the big boy before her. Perhaps, for her, the warmth from Li Xuan-kun's body was the proof that she was still alive after five hundred years…
A short distance behind Li Xuan, the four Anti-Entropy mechas had been reduced to a pile of charred wreckage, completely unrecognizable. The first attack from the seven-star weapon 'Tyr's Warblade' had fully demonstrated its terrifying power. Not only had it blown the mechas to smithereens, but it had also blasted a massive crater in the ground.
"Sakura, get on my back. I'll take you to the outskirts first…" Li Xuan said, patting his own back. Although the seven-star weapon 'Tyr's Warblade' could annihilate those mecha-robots, after each shot, the weapon would slowly gather Honkai energy to reload. If he forced it to fire, it would absorb his own Honkai energy to reload, and Li Xuan didn't have much Honkai energy left for 'Tyr's Warblade' to use again…
He would be drained dry… probably sucked into a husk…
Vmm! Vmm!~ In the distance, the roar of mechas could be heard again. Yae Sakura hesitated for a moment before resolutely climbing onto Li Xuan's back.
"…" Li Xuan's face flushed slightly. The soft feeling from his back made the heart of this otaku single dog flutter a bit…
After all, he'd been single for many years… and this was the first time he'd carried a girl on his back…
"Hold on tight, let's go!~" Li Xuan said softly. The 'Gale Arts (High Tier)' emblem at his collar flashed with a faint light. With Yae Sakura on his back, Li Xuan took a light leap, his feet pushing off with a slight vortex of air as he soared into the sky. With a single jump, he landed on a low-rise residential building. Under his golden eyes, every landing spot was the most energy-efficient and safest.
Even with Yae Sakura on his back, Li Xuan still moved rapidly towards the outskirts of Nagazora City, temporarily evading the pursuit of those mecha Gundams.
'Just you wait… Anti-Entropy! One day… I will make you pay!' Li Xuan turned his head, the tips of his hair fluttering in the gentle breeze. He looked back at the ruins created by 'Tyr's Warblade' and the still-audible roar of mechas, thinking hatefully.
"…" Cocolia sat blankly in her command chair, but even so, she couldn't calm her somewhat terrified heart. Every time she closed her eyes, she would recall the scene captured by the mecha…
That scene of an explosion's firelight that seemed to blot out the sun… an attack akin to a casual strike from a true Herrscher… She had never imagined that the 'Chosen One' she had wanted to capture was such a terrifying monster, capable of destroying four Anti-Entropy-made Titan Mechas in a single blow.
"Commander… the Titan Mechas have lost the life signals of those two…" Xiyue reported uneasily.
"Understood. Let's retreat for now," Cocolia said with a deep sigh, waving her hand. There was no doubt they had lost the trail…
"Yes…" Xiyue breathed a sigh of relief and turned to relay Cocolia's order.
"…" Will this… leave a hidden danger? Cocolia thought, looking out the window at the sea of clouds. After all, Anti-Entropy had offended such a powerful enemy…
"Sigh~"
Was I wrong?
"C-Commander!…" Suddenly, Xiyue's somewhat panicked voice sounded from behind Cocolia again. "The Titan Mechas are unable to retreat!"
"Why?!" Cocolia stood up in surprise. Had the command failed?! Impossible… Anti-Entropy's mechas were all…
"Because… Murata Himeko has arrived in Nagazora City!" Xiyue said.
"…" Well then, we're screwed… Cocolia sank back into her seat helplessly. With that woman here, it was unlikely any of the mechas would be able to retreat. Cocolia thought, "Sigh~" She let out a helpless sigh.
Just consider it a loss…
Cocolia had no idea she had just provoked someone she would come to regret crossing.