A corner of the Academy, a place of no one.
A single cherry blossom petal slowly drifted down, falling into the hand of a girl with hair as beautiful as cherry blossoms, holding a Tachi.
Yae Sakura looked up at the dark clouds overhead, which were like the wrath of a god.
Everywhere was eternal night, everywhere was the warning before the lightning and thunder.
This power of nature was enough to make one's heart and gall split with fear.
Even Yae Sakura couldn't help but exclaim, "What strange weather; there weren't such large clouds just now."
"Big sister, I always feel something is wrong. This kind of weather can't be explained by ordinary meteorology."
Yae Sakura heard Higokumaru's soft explanation.
"So, is it that dragon? The one they call a Judgement-level Honkai Beast, which can control natural weather?" Yae Sakura tilted her head.
Even on that rainy night five hundred years ago, she had never seen such terrifying thick clouds.
Such massive clouds would likely pour the entire sky down, flooding the land.
"Probably... not really. As far as I know, this kind of monster can indeed cause bad weather," Higokumaru shook her head. "But look, big sister, this kind of torrential rain is not something it can achieve. Otherwise, there wouldn't even be a need for a Herrscher. The Honkai Will could just make all monsters and flood the continent, wouldn't that be easier?"
"No matter who it is—"
"If this continues and their defensive line is breached, I will take Theresa away."
"Big sister really is kind-hearted."
"Also, if possible, I want to try that thing that person left for me last time..."
As Yae Sakura spoke, she took a cherry blossom petal from her clothes. Even after many days, this petal still remained clean and beautiful; it was definitely no ordinary petal.
Her feelings were complex, and her emotions from five hundred years rose and fell under the roars of the Honkai Beasts.
Putting the petal away, Yae Sakura watched from the corner for a long time, but she only ever saw St. Freya Academy in danger.
Small Honkai Beasts that slipped through the net kept rushing in, only to be killed with all their might.
Those strange giant cannons were already in jeopardy, and the defensive line retreated further.
Even Theresa was in a very pessimistic state.
"We need to hurry."
"Big sister, let's just save that little shorty and leave quickly!"
The two made up their minds and prepared to act, wanting to take Theresa away to avoid her being killed by the Honkai Beasts.
As for the rest, they were powerless.
But just then, rain began to fall slowly from the sky, a downpour.
The dark clouds billowed like angry waves, roaring and surging.
Torrential rain poured down from the sky, and in an instant, the area outside the Academy, covered in corpses, turned into a vast expanse of white.
The sudden rain lashed the ground, water splashing everywhere in a misty haze.
The sudden heavy rain and the lightning poised to strike made Yae Sakura stop in her tracks.
"This is..."
For some reason, she narrowed her eyes, her expression somewhat puzzled.
Amidst those dark clouds, Yae Sakura vaguely spotted a small black dot, looking like a human figure.
However, such a thing should be impossible, right?"
How could a human be hidden within the clouds?
But Shuhu, a flash of purple light struck down, and along with a roaring dragon's cry, Yae Sakura's eyes widened.
A turning point had appeared!
..."Dammit! You guys run!"
Theresa said with all her strength, gripping one end of the Oath of Judah in her palm, doing her best to withstand the fire-breathing dragon in front of her.
Part of the scorching flames was blocked by Judah, while what could not be blocked set fire to the mecha on the city walls.
High-tech mecha that ordinary flames could not ignite could not last more than a few seconds when facing Benares' meteor-like flames before turning into a mass of useless scrap metal. "Boom!"
A Gaia Mecha exploded violently, and the churning flames killed a nearby Honkai Beast.
The city wall had been breached, and the overflowing Honkai Beasts swarmed into the Academy, launching an endless attack!
This demonic dragon was the mysterious aura Theresa had sensed.
Judgement-level Honkai Beast, Benares!
After finishing its fire breath, it let out a roar and dove toward Theresa below. Its hundred-meter height was like a collapsing mountain, and the violent tremors tore apart the Academy's already ruined defensive line!
"—Roar!!!"
Seeing the giant dragon attacking, Theresa's expression changed, and she immediately rolled, slipping through the gap under its huge wings at the critical moment.
"Damn dragon, why come now?"
Theresa's face was as pale as paper. From Benares' arrival, the Academy's defensive line had completely collapsed!
In just a few short minutes!
It broke through the walls using only its ice dragon tornadoes in ice form and burned the mecha in its fire form.
Even before all four forms had fully appeared, it had destroyed the remaining defenses that could have resisted the Honkai Beast tide for a long time.
Theresa naturally knew the origin of this giant dragon.
Whether it was the Second Honkai or the future scenes in the Challenge Space.
All deductions pointed to one conclusion—
The Herrscher of the Void had awakened and summoned this giant dragon!
This powerful Honkai Beast tide, along with the nine Honkai Emperors, were drawn here by Benares!
"Benares? I... it's all because of me. Why is this happening? Why?"
To the side, Kiana's heart throbbed with pain, feeling immense regret as she murmured weakly.
Had she known this would happen, she should have committed suicide and died along with the Herrscher of the Void!
Even knowing that similar things would happen in the future, the previous Kiana still held a glimmer of hope, wanting to survive and fulfill many uncompleted dreams, but she didn't expect an accident to occur.
The collapse of the Academy's defensive line undoubtedly handed a death sentence to everyone present!
Seeing the eight Honkai Emperors rapidly invading and the demonic dragon soaring unscrupulously in the sky, breathing fire or ice, Kiana felt waves of powerlessness.
Why must it be like this?
If she had known it would be like this.
It would be better to—
Die right now!
If she died, maybe the Honkai Beast tide would end!
Thinking of this, under the horrified expressions of Mei and Bronya beside her, Kiana suddenly pointed her dual pistols at her slender neck, the cold muzzles aimed at her jaw, enough to cause death.
"Kiana, don't!!!"
Seeing this scene, Mei lunged forward recklessly. At the moment Kiana pulled the trigger, she bumped Kiana's arm, and the bullet ricocheted away.
"Bang!"
The flashing white light illuminated the tears in Kiana's eyes and also the Honkai Emperor lunging toward her!
But at that moment, a bolt of thunder pierced the night sky, and wild winds danced!
The Valkyries on the ground swayed, nearly falling over. The wind blowing against their faces was painful, their eyes could not open, and their eardrums were about to be shattered!
The entire sky emitted a strange purple light, as if a divine palace had risen at the zenith!
The mountain rain had come and the wind filled the tower; it seemed the entire world was controlled by lightning.
The Valkyries on the ground were at a loss, only to see electric whips slashing through the sky, gale-force winds snapping branches, and giant thunder that was deafening!
A blade-light of lightning broke through the air and struck down, piercing the Honkai Emperor that was attacking Kiana.
"Boom!!!"
Red light sliced through the night sky, and a dark shadow descended straight from the heavens!
She stood before Kiana, who was kneeling on the ground.
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