"Whoosh!~~" The howling gale from the fall blew past her ears, making Theresa's eardrums ache a little. The somewhat cold touch of 'Judah's Oath' in her arms, however, gave her an inexplicable sense of peace.
The feeling of falling from the sky alone was a very strange one for Theresa, a tranquility as if she were the only person left in the world…
"Beep beep beep!!~" Suddenly, the sound of a communicator came from the pocket at her waist. Theresa opened her azure eyes and stared at the school building that was constantly getting closer below her. She didn't need to take out the communicator to know that the Honkai energy detector installed on it had detected the Honkai energy reaction in the building below…
"Looks like I've found the right place…" Theresa said softly. Her words were drowned out by the howling wind before they could even leave her mouth. Fortunately, she was an 'S-Rank Valkyrie'. Her powerful physique allowed her to maintain her body's vitality even in this kind of activity that would cause severe loss of body heat.
After all, she was a clone… an artificial human synthesized and cultivated from the cells of a Honkai Beast and an ancient Valkyrie.
"Preparing to land~…" Principal Theresa murmured. Her petite body instantly exerted force, aiming the bottom of the golden cross in her hand at the rooftop floor that was getting closer and closer, while her body moved like a flexible snake to the top of the cross to await landing.
Finally… the golden cross 'Judah's Oath' fell like a golden meteor… Its sharp base, a stake made of Soul Steel, made harsh contact with the reinforced concrete of the rooftop floor…
"Bang!!!" The immense gravitational potential energy carried by 'Judah's Oath' was instantly converted into power for the stake at its base, causing it to pierce through in an instant like a sharp spear, shattering the rooftop floor… Large chunks of bluestone slabs and white cement rubble flew like confetti upon impact.
"Clang!! Boom!~" The golden cross smashed through the top floor, carrying Theresa, who was curled up on top of the cross, down to the next level.
"Boom!~" The stake at the bottom of 'Judah's Oath' plunged deep into the floor. Sunlight shone through the hole in the ceiling that the golden cross had pierced, illuminating this somewhat dim classroom.
"Phew~ That was a close call…" Theresa was a little blinded by the brilliant sunlight. She shook her hands, which were a little numb from the shock of the landing, and jumped down from 'Judah's Oath'.
"This is…" After Theresa's eyes adjusted to the surrounding darkness, she was able to see the full view of the classroom… the bodies of girls lying on the ground, green vines with a trace of blood crawling all over the floor, blood-stained ground, and overturned student desks and chairs…
"Huff… huff~" A heavy, seemingly pained gasp came from the darkness in front of Theresa…
"…" Despite having the appearance of a little loli, Theresa showed no fear in this place that resembled a paranormal scene, walking towards the sound of gasping. Then she saw that 'person' clearly…
"Finally found you…" Theresa calmly gazed at the girl before her, who was tilting her head up as if suffocating, and said softly, "…You're the new Herrscher, aren't you?"
"It's painful, isn't it?" Theresa said in a gentle voice, "Your body has been corroded by Honkai energy, yet a sliver of consciousness remains… a suffocating kind of pain…"
"So…" Theresa said to herself, her small hand lightly touching the sword and shield emblem of the 'Kaslana' family in the center of the golden cross behind her. With a crisp 'Ding!~', chains that looked like luminous tubes automatically extended from both sides of the cross. At the tips of the smooth chains of light were blades of highly concentrated black obsidian.
The chains of light, which were as soft as a sponge a moment ago, were now held in Theresa's hand, instantly becoming as hard and straight as steel… The original chains of light had become spears of light. Theresa extended the long spear in her hand and aimed it at the girl who seemed to be in extreme pain.
"…Let me end your suffering."
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"Phew… That wasn't easy…" Li Xuan sat paralyzed on the ground, panting heavily. They had taken a huge detour to avoid the Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies blocking their path, even crossing rooftops…"Thankfully, I had the assistance of 'Gale Arts'…" Li Xuan said with a sigh, subconsciously touching the silver emblem on his collar… With the help of Gale Arts, Li Xuan could just barely jump between buildings while carrying Liv… As for Yae Sakura, with her two fox ears showing, it was as if she had come into contact with some kind of power, and her jumping ability was almost like flying…
"We've finally arrived at this academy!…" Li Xuan stood up and looked at this prestigious academy and the bodies strewn across the ground…
"Liv, Sakura, are you two okay?!" He turned around to look at Maid Liv and Yae Sakura, who also seemed a bit tired.
"Don't worry, Master! I'm fine!… The baby is fine too~" Liv said with a motherly smile. Yaoye-hime in her arms was still fast asleep, seemingly oblivious to the world.
"No problem!" Yae Sakura brushed aside the damp bangs on her forehead and gave a thumbs-up.
"Alright then… let's get ready to find the thing that fell into this academy just now…" Li Xuan was the first to stand up, looking around as he put away the 'Judah's Oath' that had just slain the Honkai Zombies, and spoke softly.
"Master… I can feel the Honkai energy coming from that direction…" Liv said, pointing towards the eastern school building.
"Mm… then we'll…" Li Xuan didn't finish his sentence when a sudden chill ran down his spine, making him shudder… "Danger!" Without a second thought, Li Xuan directly activated his divine garb 'Xuanyuan Festive Garb' and roughly pushed Liv aside, not caring whether Liv's embrace of Yaoye-hime would be injured…
"Swish!~" A faint sound of something cutting through the air came from beside Li Xuan's ear. The shield surrounding his body instantly rippled, and sparks fell into his black hair, carrying the faint smell of burning hair…
"Thud!" A black arrow embedded itself into the concrete floor behind Li Xuan as if cutting through tofu.
(End of this chapter)