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Chapter 59 - Chapter 59: The Will of the Herrscher / Honkai Base Camp

Facing these mechanical Titan troops that were as heavy as a mountain and seemed capable of breaking through anything, there was no panic on the pretty face of the Herrscher of the Void. She simply opened her cold golden eyes and walked slowly towards the Titan troops.

Spreading her hands slightly, a large amount of Honkai energy gathered and then turned into a narrow skirt and scattered.

From the end of the skirt, an eye-like symbol exuded sharp Honkai energy.

One after another, holes opened in the air, revealing dense Honkai beasts within.

"Da."

With a step, the Herrscher of the Void slightly raised her palm.

The round screen that appeared out of thin air lifted her up.

One step, two steps, three steps...

During this journey, the Herrscher of the Void waved her arm.

Densely packed Templar-class Honkai beasts rushed out of the round holes, obeying the queen's call and launching an attack on the Titan troops on the ground.

However, the strength of the Titans appeared to surpass that of the Templar-class Honkai beasts.

The rushing Honkai beasts were blown away almost instantly upon contact with the Titans.

Even several Templar-class Honkai beasts combined could not gain much advantage against the Titans' iron fists.

The Herrscher of the Void seemed to turn a blind eye to the disadvantage her subordinate Honkai beasts faced.

Behind her, the holes connecting to the imaginary space continued pouring out Templar-class Honkai beasts.

"Humans, your existence is wrong."

In the long whisper, the Titan troops were annihilated by the overwhelming number of Templar-class Honkai beasts, turning the tide of battle in an instant.

"War, deception, jealousy, greed..."

Walking through the air, gradually rising, she counted them one by one, her words full of hatred.

"You once made me lose everything."

"And today, I will devour everything."

"Because I..."

A pause—then her tone suddenly rose.

"...am Honkai!"

Below, the Titan troops fell into disarray.

Then, a new type of mecha appeared—different from the previous Titans. 

They resembled mobile turrets.

They were Anti-Entropy's most powerful long-range firepower—

Thunder Mecha.

To reverse this unfavorable situation, the Thunder Mechas quickly changed form, transforming from mobile artillery into stationary heavy firepower units.

They locked onto the Herrscher of the Void in midair with their black muzzles.

"Boom boom boom~"

At that moment, thousands of cannons fired simultaneously.

The beams shot from the muzzles almost blanketed the dark sky, creating a spectacular sight.

Yet beneath that spectacle, the light curtain concealed deadly lethality.

The Herrscher of the Sky slightly opened her golden eyes and calmly looked at the light curtain aimed at her.

Then, the corner of her mouth curled into a smile.

She extended her hand, index finger and thumb coming together.

"Snap."

A crisp snap echoed through the air.

With it, a series of holes emerged in the sky.

All the beams were absorbed into them—none missed.

The holes vanished one by one.

And in her hand, the Herrscher of the Void now held a bizarre-looking sphere.

She turned her palm over and gently clasped the light orb.

In an instant, dense holes emerged behind her, surrounding the entire Titan army on the battlefield.

This time, what emerged from inside was not dense Honkai beasts—

but the same beams previously fired, now returning to the battlefield, wantonly destroying the Titans and Thunder Mechas.

—At this point, the entire Titan army was annihilated, and Anti-Entropy was nearly bankrupt.

And the Herrscher of the Void stood high in the sky, overlooking the devastated Schicksal Airport.

The image ended here.

This epic scene shocked everyone who watched the movie.

Especially the power displayed by the Herrscher of the Void—it deeply shocked Bronya and Himeko, who had never seen a Herrscher before.

Mei?

She was also quite shocked, though it didn't show on her face.

Kiana clenched her palms and bit her lips, not knowing what to say.

She was indeed shocked, but the person in the footage was herself, after all.

Beyond the shock, Kiana was filled with complicated emotions.

After all, it was still her.

Although she looked like a total B-grade villain, she was a supervillain.

"...Mei, I'm sorry."

Kiana's face was full of guilt as she struggled.

"Hmm..."

This apology confused Mei a little at first, but she quickly realized Kiana was referring to the part in the video where she was tortured.

Thinking of that scene, Mei pulled at the corner of her mouth, then smiled and shook her head, comforting her:

"It's okay, Kiana. Since it's the future, what does it have to do with you now?"

"Besides, it's not your fault things turned out that way..."

"Of course, if possible, I hope you won't become like the one in the video."

Mei gently brushed Kiana's lips with her fingertips and smiled softly at her stunned expression.

"Although the 'me' in the video looked a bit miserable, I agree with what you said..."

Off to the side, Fu Hua quietly watched the two who seemed to be feeding each other dog food.

...These two seem to be Herrschers, right?

Based on her previous experience of eliminating those possessed by demons, Fu Hua felt she should consider killing Mei and Kiana once she got out.

But...

After going through that incident and seeing her future self, Fu Hua pondered for a while and finally decided to wait and see.

If Mei and Kiana could control themselves, everything would be fine—she would turn a blind eye.

But if they showed signs of being overtaken by Honkai, Fu Hua would have to take action to eliminate them.

After a brief pause, the eighth question appeared.

[8. Saint Freya Academy is known as the headquarters of Honkai, the nest of Herrschers, the training institute of Herrschers, and the Far East Demon Cave.]

[Who among the following Academy personnel is not a Herrscher?]

[A. Kiana Kaslana] 

[B. Bronya Zachyik]

[C. Raiden Mei]

[D. Fu Hua]

[E. Wendy]

[F. Theresa Apocalypse]

The question popped up instantly—another simple one.

However, Theresa blinked the moment she saw it.

Once she realized, her mood exploded instantly.

What did this mean?!

Her Saint Freya Academy was meant to train Valkyries who embodied both love and justice!

Honkai Base Camp? Herrscher's Lair? Herrscher Training Institute? Far East Demon Cave?!

Completely unrelated!

"Hmm..."

As a teacher at Saint Freya Academy, Himeko found the question's evaluation of the Academy a little amusing.

"...Anyway, let's answer the question first."

Mei's voice was tinged with guilt.

She and Kiana were both Herrschers, so there wasn't much to say.

Then, she began analyzing the question.

Unlike the previous questions, although this was still a multiple-choice format, it had six options.

If it were before, that would have greatly reduced the chance of picking the correct one.

But this time—

"Kiana and I can be ruled out."

With the awareness of being a Herrscher, Mei pulled Kiana aside to remove themselves from consideration.

Excluding their two obvious answers, the correct one had to be among the remaining four.

At present, the remaining options were:

[B. Bronya Zachiyk]

[D. Fu Hua]

[E. Wendy]

[F. Theresa Apocalypse]

From these four, they now had to choose the only incorrect answer.

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