I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [177]

30 minutes before the arrival of [Honkai]

Outside the Third Air Terminal, Schicksal Headquarters – Before a Large Honkai Energy Reactor

Himeko Murata and Dr. Tesla of Anti-Entropy stood before several destroyed Schicksal Titans, their expressions relaxed.

"Hah! What a pile of scrap metal. Schicksal's technology really is trash. They actually call these weaklings 'Titans'? Don't make me laugh." Dr. Tesla crossed her arms, her red twin-tails swaying briskly in the wind.

"Mm, I have to agree." The unexpectedly easy battle allowed Himeko to let out a breath of relief.

She felt the Honkai energy within her body and sighed softly in her heart.

Looks like I can hold on a little longer… I won’t burn through my life force too soon. Maybe—just maybe—I’ll live to return to St. Freya Academy after saving Kiana.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about, you red-haired blockhead?" Tesla called out bluntly.

"It's nothing." Himeko pushed her thoughts aside and turned to scan their surroundings.

"What now? Do we head back to the Third Air Terminal or move straight to the Helheim Laboratory? It’s strange… The Schicksal Valkyrie reinforcements should have arrived by now. Why haven’t we seen them?"

"Isn't that a good thing?" Tesla scoffed, her words as sharp as ever. "Or do you actually want to throw yourself into a suicide mission? I’ve seen too many people like you—self-sacrificing idiots. You people annoy me the most."

"Haha, to earn Dr. Tesla’s dislike, I must be quite impressive, huh?" Himeko laughed heartily.

The moment her voice fell, an immense surge of Honkai energy began gathering toward the distant Helheim Laboratory.

Then, in the very next second, Himeko sensed the core of that vast Honkai energy shift—moving rapidly, heading straight for the Third Air Terminal.

"Damn it!!" Himeko slammed her greatsword into the ground, her voice laced with anger. As someone who had fought against a Herrscher before, there was no mistaking it—this surge of Honkai energy belonged to a Herrscher.

And within Schicksal’s headquarters, aside from the Third Herrscher, Raiden Mei, there was only one other possibility.

Kiana Kaslana.

The Second Herrscher.

The Herrscher of the Void.

Sirin, the one who once caused the Great Honkai Eruption.

Damn it… Have we failed? Did Kiana still succumb to becoming the Second Herrscher?

No! Pull yourself together, Himeko. You are not someone who gives up so easily.

You are Kiana’s teacher—the one who guided her, the one who should be her role model. You cannot lose heart, or else what will happen to Kiana?

"What’s wrong, redhead?" Tesla patted Himeko’s shoulder, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Huuhhh…" Himeko exhaled deeply, then slowly shook her head. "It's nothing. We need to move, now. I just hope Theresa and the others are okay."

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30 minutes before the arrival of [Honkai]

Aboard the Helios Transport Ship

Everything was ready.

Theresa Apocalypse and Raiden Mei stood on the deck of the Hyperion.

"Mei~~!" Theresa called softly, looking at Raiden Mei. "Before we proceed, there’s something I need to tell you."

"I've removed the bomb in your heart that was designed to suppress your Herrscher transformation. It will no longer affect you."

"But this also means the consciousness of the Third Herrscher is beginning to awaken. You must be careful. You still cannot fully control this power."

"Principal… Thank you for your concern." Raiden Mei smiled, fearless. "Class Monitor once told me, 'Do not beg—learn to fight. Only then will you gain what you seek.' I have always taken that as my motto."

Theresa sighed softly. "Mei, you don’t need to be so formal. Just call me Theresa. I am a traitor to Schicksal now—I am no longer the principal of St. Freya Academy. I’m sorry… for dragging you all into this rebellion."

"As for Class Monitor, Fu Hua…"

"She has lived alongside you all at St. Freya Academy for so long as your role model. To be honest, even now, I still find it hard to believe that she was my grandfather’s spy all along."

"The Fu Hua who tirelessly trained every day, who never took a single break… To think she was a spy for my grandfather all this time—I just can’t wrap my head around it."

"And yet…" Theresa glanced at Mei. "Even now, I don’t truly resent her. Somehow, I feel like she was walking a parallel path to ours… striving toward the same goal—to save humanity, to prevent more tragedies."

"Mm." Raiden Mei nodded slightly. "I feel the same way."

"Principal… Even if you’ve left Schicksal, you are still my principal. Two years ago, it was you who allowed me—a Herrscher—to enter St. Freya Academy and gave me a place to belong."

"If not for that, I wouldn’t be standing here today as a Valkyrie. I wouldn’t have met Kiana, Class Monitor, or Bronya."

"As for Class Monitor, I’m sure she has her reasons. This time, besides saving Kiana, I also want to see her—to ask her everything, face to face."

"Do not beg—learn to fight. Only then will you gain what you seek."

"Those were her words to me."

"And they have been my guiding principle all along."

"When I feared the power inside me, feared that it would hurt the people I care about… It was she who taught me how to survive. Then, Kiana and Bronya gave me warmth and purpose."

"They are the three most important people in my life."

"Mm. Then let us fight together—toward a better tomorrow." Theresa nodded firmly.

Their conversation had just come to an end when a third voice interrupted.

Dr. Einstein of Anti-Entropy reported in: "Apologies for interrupting. We have confirmed that the Helheim Laboratory’s barrier has disappeared. Himeko and Tesla are still in communication, so it seems everything is proceeding smoothly."

"Strangely enough, we haven’t seen a single Schicksal Valkyrie reinforcement—not even an S-rank Valkyrie. It’s hard to tell what Otto is planning."

"It doesn’t matter. If the barrier is down, we must advance immediately!" Theresa waved her small hand, preparing to give a rallying cry—

When suddenly, an immense eruption of Honkai energy surged from the direction of the Helheim Laboratory, spiraling like a vortex into the sky above.

Then, in the very next moment—

Both she and Raiden Mei felt it.

The sudden flood of Honkai energy engulfed the entire air terminal.

At the same time, above the Hyperion, a girl emerged slowly from a newly opened wormhole.

"Kiana???"

Raiden Mei gasped in shock.

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