Nagazora City, now a Level 3A Honkai eruption site, was exposed to the sun as usual. On the sunlit ground, Honkai Zombies and Honkai Beasts roamed like malevolent ghosts. The Honkai energy, which was like a deadly poison to humans, was the perfect living environment for these Honkai creatures...
.?! On a dark path formed by the ruins of a collapsed building, a small figure suddenly seemed to notice something and raised its head to look at the sky, which was a deeper blue than before. A silver aircraft flew quickly across the sky, heading east...
"..." The small figure lurking in the shadows stood stunned for a moment before reacting, then hastily disappeared into the dark alley.
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A small silver airship slowly descended from the sky. The blast from its thrusters kicked up the dust, withered leaves, and dead grass covering the grounds of Senba Academy, scattering them in all directions...
"Pssh!~" The silver hatch on the left side of the airship, which had landed steadily on the field, opened with the dull sound of depressurization...
"Phew~ Finally here..." Theresa, dressed in her unchanging black and white nun's habit, stood at the hatch with her hands on her hips, squinting at the familiar scene before her.
"Well~ It's been a few years since I last flew a plane... but my skills haven't gotten rusty," Theresa said to herself, stretching her slightly sore arms. As an outstanding S-Rank Valkyrie of Schicksal... Theresa naturally knew how to pilot a fighter jet...
After all, sometimes destroying colossal Honkai Beasts over a hundred meters long required the use of advanced weapons known as 'technology'... A single Valkyrie's strength was ultimately still a bit weak.
"Every time I come here, I feel particularly heavy-hearted. Such a bustling city turned into ruins in the blink of an eye..." Theresa looked up with a sigh. Her gaze fell upon endless rows of skyscrapers... Nagazora City was once a major city, an important economic hub... and now it was a deserted ruin.
"Everyone's fate has been twisted and shattered by the devastation of the Honkai... What a cruel world..." Theresa looked at the city with a trace of sadness in her eyes... In a city that once had a population of at least ten million, how many people had lost their relatives and friends because of the Honkai...
"As a fellow victim, I'm in no position to lament the fate of others..." Theresa muttered with a self-deprecating laugh.
"Alright..." Theresa suddenly smiled again. "First, let's go check the place where I met Li Xuan and the others!" Theresa said, waving her hand as if to rally herself.
"If I get back before 5 PM, I can still freeload off Mei's dinner!" Theresa had a look of 'all according to plan'. Raiden Mei was the champion of the St. Freya High School Shokugeki competition a few weeks ago! The academy's officially recognized master chef!
"I think it's that way..." Theresa muttered. She then closed the airship's hatch and hurriedly walked towards Senba Academy's middle school section.
At the same time, a completely transparent figure stood motionlessly next to the silver airship parked on the field. The sunlight passed straight through his figure, and even the grass he was standing on showed no signs of being trampled.
"She's finally gone..." The transparent figure appeared out of thin air in the sunlight. Li Xuan looked happily at the five-star Divine Weapon in his hand, [Ciel's Flash Crystal], which had dimmed after being used again.
"This time, I must collect as many Honkai Crystals as possible!" Li Xuan clenched his fist. The wide, long sleeves of the 'Xuanyuan Festive Garb' he had put back on fluttered in the air...
Li Xuan had been following Theresa all the way from St. Freya High School. He used 'Ciel's Flash Crystal' to get on the airship while Theresa was boarding and hid inside. Then, he slipped off just as Theresa opened the hatch...
"For the sake of wishes!..." Li Xuan shouted with some excitement. He stomped his right foot heavily on the ground. The silver emblem on his collar flashed, and the 'Gale Arts (High Tier)' emblem released a burst of power, a light breeze appearing at Li Xuan's feet...
Li Xuan's figure instantly turned into an afterimage, rushing straight towards the wall at the edge of the Senba Academy field. In front of the wall, he stomped his feet hard on the ground and leaped up. A spontaneously generated wind surrounded his feet, allowing him to clear the three to four-meter-high wall...
"Bang!" Li Xuan landed heavily from mid-air onto a road littered with bloodstains and debris. The shockwave from his landing kicked up a thick layer of accumulated dust from the ground...
All sorts of vehicles were stopped haphazardly on the road, many of them wrecked. Some had their hoods smashed off, and a few had even been burned down to their frames due to gasoline leaks from crashes...
"Roar roooar!!" The Honkai Zombies wandering between the vehicles let out beast-like roars, like sharks that had scented blood, and charged towards Li Xuan in droves.
Honkai Zombies are born to destroy humanity...
"Bring it on..." Li Xuan calmly watched the dense swarm of Honkai Zombies, a faint smile on his lips. In his eyes, they were all sparkling Honkai Crystals... Li Xuan reached out, his right hand catching a weapon that appeared out of thin air. He aimed the golden-glowing Divine Weapon at the surrounding horde of Honkai Zombies and gently pulled the trigger...
With a roar, a ball of crimson flame instantly erupted on the asphalt road...
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"..." At the same time, a small figure was dashing through the streets and alleys, as nimble as a cheetah in the jungle...
Just then, a fleeting flash of fire suddenly bloomed in the direction of Senba Academy. The small figure stopped in its tracks, stared blankly in the direction of the flash, then lowered its head and continued to run with the thing on its back...
The direction it was heading was towards Senba Academy...
(End of this chapter)