"Thinking about it carefully, I don't seem to have seen Theresa use Divine Grace Barrier."
"Could it be that Theresa in the Inner World doesn't know how to use Divine Grace Barrier? Hmm... it's not impossible..."
"After all, the timeline here is too chaotic, and Sirin isn't dead; it's understandable that Theresa, who should have learned the method of using Zero-Rated Power—Divine Grace Barrier—hasn't learned it."
In Lucas's ninety-nine reincarnations.
The Headmaster usually wouldn't make a move on him until a month later.
The first month was spent in the dorm, spacing out.
And Lucas...
It was difficult for him to survive for a month, which meant his contact with Theresa was actually not very much.
Far less than with Himeko Murata and other Yandere Valkyries.
"Speaking of which... what exactly does the Herrscher of Sentience want to do?"
"Told me not to trust Ai Yi."
"Then told me to find Theresa, and also told me to kill her... Kill who? Ai Yi or Theresa? My head hurts..."
While Himeko Murata and the Headmaster were fighting, Lucas, who had nothing to do, thought a lot.
The battle situation changed rapidly.
Facing the chain spears that were about to form a golden cage.
Himeko Murata's lips curved.
"A trap set beforehand? The Headmaster has... become smarter, but... this alone can't trap me."
The Tsundere Redhead Onee-san's response was quite simple and unadorned; she wielded a red greatsword with one hand.
As flames spewed forth.
Himeko Murata, holding Lucas, forcefully broke through.
The golden chains solidified by Judah's Oath were mercilessly shattered.
Golden fragments exploded everywhere.
Theresa, who had flown into mid-air, waved her small hand at the sight.
Countless spiritual light spears shot out from the giant cross behind her, raining down overwhelmingly.
The spear formation charged fiercely.
The dense golden light spears were enough to send shivers down one's spine.
This move greatly resembled Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.
Both involved continuously shooting weapons.
Himeko Murata, holding Lucas, dodged and weaved on the ground.
The countless spiritual light spears behind them seemed to be chasing the two, constantly striking the floor and eating their dust.
Even if an occasional spiritual light spear came close, Himeko Murata would easily bat it away with her red greatsword.
"How much time has passed now?"
Lucas didn't know; he felt that time passed very quickly, yet also very slowly.
Especially at certain moments.
When he saw Theresa's attack about to pierce him.
Time truly slowed down.
Held in Himeko Murata's arm.
Lucas didn't feel much discomfort, mainly because the Red-haired Onee-san's body was soft enough, and she also used clever strength and a trace of Honkai Energy to maintain balance.
Ensuring that the man who had lost his strength wouldn't sway in her embrace.
To be fair.
Lucas's body was very stiff now; he felt like an emotionless piece of wood.
Only able to be manipulated.
In his ears were the whistling sounds of the air being torn, as well as Theresa's strange shouts and taunts.
Himeko Murata ignored them.
After all, she was an adult.
The Tsundere Redhead Onee-san wouldn't get angry like a child; her main goal now... was to take Lucas away from St. Freya Academy, to find a place where no one else would disturb them, and enjoy their time together.
No matter how dirty the Headmaster's curses were.
Himeko Murata would ignore them.
"We will definitely survive, Binbin."
"I don't want to survive with you, hey!"
When Lucas heard the gentle voice in his ear, his sphincter muscles contracted, and the terrifying scenes of the past resurfaced.
Dungeons, caves, suitcases, trash cans...
Handcuffs, wooden horses...
Himeko Murata's insane love was indeed hard to accept.
A feeling of dread began to spread from the depths of Lucas's heart, gradually invading his entire body.
Lucas was about to lose it.
"Theresa, Theresa! What are you doing?! Use your ultimate... hurry up and use your ultimate! Don't tell me you really didn't level up your ultimate!"
Up until now, Lucas was still waiting for the Headmaster to unleash her power.
Just then, Lucas thought of something else.
"That's right, since Divine Grace Barrier can nullify Honkai Energy, and the contamination source prefers Valkyries with Honkai Energy..."
"Then, by activating Divine Grace Barrier, can the contamination level of the Yandere Valkyries be reduced?"
Although there was no answer yet, this was a very good direction for experimentation.
If it could really be achieved, then...
"Could the Herrscher of Sentience be telling me to conquer Theresa and then have her use Divine Grace Barrier?"
If he continued to speculate in this direction, the Herrscher of Sentience must have wanted Lucas to kill Ai Yi.
So... did he really have to lay a hand on the Green-haired Mechanical Girl?
Lucas knew he didn't have the ability, and he didn't want to do that either.
Regarding Ai Yi, although Lucas held a hint of vigilance in his heart, she hadn't done anything to harm him.
To directly murder Ai Yi just for the Herrscher of Sentience's ambiguous words would be too heartless.
What's more, Lucas was not Ai Yi's opponent.
For now, he could only take it one step at a time.
"I still have a lot of time, slowly, no rush," Lucas muttered to himself.
Himeko Murata and Theresa's offensive and defensive battle continued.
The Headmaster was pressing too hard.
The Tsundere Redhead Onee-san truly couldn't bear it any longer; she was preparing to launch a counterattack.
To prevent Lucas from being killed by the aftermath of the battle, she thoughtfully tossed him away.
This was not a random act, but a very premeditated move to send him out of the battlefield.
Himeko Murata pushed hard on Lucas's back with one hand, sending him flying into the sky.
Accompanying him was a flaming dragon, its surroundings scorching hot.
In a short moment, his pajamas were burned to shreds.
If not for a surge of Honkai Energy left by the Red-haired Onee-san in his body, Lucas would probably have been directly incinerated by the heat waves from the flaming dragon.
"I only have three pairs of pajamas, you know..." Lucas was still in the mood to think about random things while flying in the sky, sweating from the heat.
Theresa below completely ignored Himeko Murata.
Her gaze was entirely focused on Lucas.
Seeing the man ascend to the sky, Theresa immediately leaped up after him.
Himeko Murata had been waiting for this opportunity; she held her large red sword and forcefully swung it at the Headmaster's petite body.
Flames burned on the sword's edge.
Theresa instantly lowered her head and said, "Do you think the Headmaster doesn't know your little scheme?"
"Don't underestimate me!"
Theresa, in mid-air, twisted her body, spun three hundred and sixty degrees, and smashed down Judah's Oath.
At this moment, both of them were almost going all out.
A roar echoed far and wide the moment their weapons collided.
Lucas, in the sky, was accelerated further by the strong wind.
If not for the flaming dragon maintaining stability beside him, he would surely have been tumbling violently in the sky.
"With these perverted Valkyries, I'm like a toy," Lucas thought.
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