Turning back to look at Himeko, who had picked up her weapon and was preparing to go down with him.
"You stay here. Don't move around. I'll go alone."
"Theresa…"
"No need to say anything." Levi slowly shook his head.
"The Honkai energy concentration in this area is too high. With your current physical condition, it's better for you to have less contact with Honkai energy."
And besides, bringing Himeko along wouldn't be convenient. Levi himself could move freely around Nagazora City, but Himeko didn't have the strength to move around freely.
If he brought her along, Levi would also have to keep an eye on her situation, which would greatly slow down the time it took him to complete the mission.
So Levi decided to let Himeko stay on the aircraft while he went alone.
"But…"
Letting Theresa, this airhead, go alone made Himeko uneasy.
Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, Levi had already jumped out of the open cabin door, facing the harsh cold wind of the high altitude.
Looking at the cabin door closing again, Himeko sighed.
"Circle nearby."
"Yes!"
"Theresa, make sure to maintain communication at all times."
"..."
"Theresa?"
No sound came from the communicator in her hand. Himeko called out to Theresa cautiously, only to realize her own voice was coming from the spot where Theresa had just been sitting.
Seeing the communicator the other party had left behind, Himeko slapped her forehead hard.
Whoosh!
Air rushed past on both sides. Under the force of the airflow, Levi squinted his eyes as he looked at the ground getting closer and closer.
The Honkai beasts wandering on the ground heard the whistling sound coming from above.
They stopped, looked up…
Splat!
With a boom, the ground cracked into a spiderweb pattern. Levi, half-kneeling on the ground, stood up.
He patted the dust off the hem of his skirt, then looked back at the Honkai beast he had crushed to death, his eyes showing a trace of pity.
"Unlucky kid."
"By the way, Theresa, what's your weight? Even such a big Honkai beast got crushed to death by your butt."
'A girl's weight is like her age, it's a secret you can't tell other people!'
Theresa's voice sounded in his mind.
'And also, I haven't even asked you, how did you know about my age!'
"Guessed… look, Kiana is already this grown up. As her aunt, you've got to be at least thirty or forty, right?"
'Then why did you insist I'm in my forties? Why not my thirties?'
Levi adjusted Judah on his back and replied, "Didn't I say already? Just a guess!"
Then he smiled. "But from the sound of it, my guess was pretty accurate."
Theresa froze.
'Oh no! I accidentally revealed I'm middle-aged!'
"Why did you suddenly go quiet, Grandma Theresa?"
'Theresa, grandma?'
'You… now I finally understand why Kiana told you to restrain yourself!'
Hearing Levi suddenly call her "grandma," Theresa reacted very strongly.
Especially since it was coming out in her own voice.
Levi smiled. Just as he was about to continue teasing her, he sensed the presence of living people. Honkai beasts and zombies began gathering in this direction.
Looking at the Honkai beasts and zombies blocking his path, Levi gave a contemptuous smile. "You dare block even me? Things that don't fear death."
'Be careful!'
Theresa's voice sounded.
'There's a Temple-class Honkai beast among them!'
Theresa felt a bit serious. If it were a one-on-one situation, she naturally wouldn't worry.
But there were just too many Honkai beasts here.
As expected of the center of a Honkai outbreak. The strength of the Honkai beasts here was far beyond those on the outskirts.
If the Stigmata was hidden here, then it would be normal that Valkyries hadn't discovered it.
The Honkai concentration here hadn't yet dropped to the safety threshold, so Theresa hadn't arranged for Valkyries to clear this area yet.
As for searching for survivors.
If there were any survivors here, then the next S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal would be them.
Hearing Theresa's words, Levi noticed the one among the Honkai beasts that looked the most human.
"I remember the one that attacked Kiana back then seemed to be a Temple-class Honkai beast."
But because of him, Kiana had left Nagazora City not long after the Honkai outbreak, so she never encountered that Temple-class Honkai beast.
If nothing unexpected happened, that Temple-class Honkai beast should be the one in front of him.
"Looks like you're destined to die because of white hair!"
He touched the white hair on his head.
'Don't touch it! You won't grow taller if you do!'
"How many years has it been? You still care about that?"
Theresa snorted. She just grew slowly, not that she wouldn't grow at all.
Sooner or later she would grow as tall as Himeko.
So she still had hope.
If Levi's touch just now caused her to lose a few centimeters, she'd cry to death.
"Instead of believing that, you might as well believe me. I can find someone to arrange some growth-boosting pills for you."
'Really?!'
"Really." Feeling Theresa's excited emotions, Levi gave a scheming smile. "But I won't give them to you! I just like watching you jump up to hit my knees!"
Theresa, "..."
Feeling Theresa's emotions take a complete 180-degree turn, Levi raised Judah.
"No more chatting, no more chatting! Time to do the real work!"
Levi glanced at Judah in his hands, light as a feather, then looked at the Honkai beasts and zombies ahead.
He smiled slightly. "Try this!"
Roar!
The Honkai beasts responded with angry roars.
Likewise, Levi gave his response. The Judah in his hand lightly fell forward.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The next second, the ground shook like an earthquake, and countless Honkai beasts died on the spot.
"I'll smash you to death! Smash you to death!! Smash you to death!!!"
Along with the rumbling sounds came a sharp shout.
"You dare block this principal's path! I'll smash you to death!"
"..."
"So… so strong! Colonel Himeko!"
"I can see that."
After reminding the pilot to focus on flying, Himeko continued watching the ground conditions displayed on the monitor.
The streets and buildings that had originally still been somewhat intact now looked like they had been targeted by a demolition crew.
Not a single building remained whole. Everywhere she looked were broken walls and ruins.
And also, the figure of the demolition crew worker.
Watching Theresa lift Judah, completely mismatched with her small body, and crazily smash it toward the Honkai beasts and zombies.
Each blow harvested the lives of large numbers of Honkai beasts and zombies, and at the same time turned those buildings into ruins.
Was Theresa this strong?
Himeko couldn't help asking herself.
She wasn't asking whether S-rank Valkyries were this strong.
With Durandal around, that answer was obviously yes.
But she didn't think her own superior Theresa had strength like Durandal, that superhuman.
Originally, she had believed that the reason Theresa could become an S-rank Valkyrie was largely thanks to Judah.
As a Divine Key capable of restraining Honkai energy, Judah was the most effective weapon against the Honkai.
This was something only Theresa, as the Archbishop's granddaughter, could possess.
Usually, Theresa also kept Judah by her side.
Most of her attacks also relied on Judah's power.
But now, her face had been thoroughly slapped.
The other party wasn't using Judah's power at all. She was just using it as a hammer.
Purely through strength, she was beating the powerful Honkai beasts in the central area of Nagazora City until they had no power to fight back.
This level of strength had probably already far surpassed S-rank, reaching Durandal's level.
"..."
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