Ghost Slayer of the Lightning Queen

"I'll use the heavenly fire to cover you. You just need to rush up and give it a good blow."

"Phew, that's true, but... can our plan really succeed?"

Recalling the scene she had just witnessed, Theresa said with a hint of helplessness.

"It's true that the combined attack of Tianhuo and Judah is very strong, but Chiyou's defense and recovery ability far surpass that of the demonic dragon from back then."

"Even if both are Judgment-class, the difference in their strength is ridiculously large. If we act recklessly and waste the zeroth rated power of both Divine Key, then..."

"Wow, you've become so much more concerned about things since you became a teacher."

Seeing Theresa's many concerns, Siegfried sighed helplessly.

"I understand your determination to protect the students, but the problem is—right now, we have no other choice but to give it our all."

"If we continue to hesitate, our chances of victory will only become smaller once that big guy catches his breath."

"Even if we fail, Chiyou might not be able to kill us, but the common people of Shenzhou will suffer, and our descendants of the Mandate of Schicksal will also suffer. At a time like this—why are you still Mom!"

"You're right."

After taking a deep breath, Theresa suddenly smiled with complete relaxation.

"Honestly, being Mom is not my style."

"After listening to Grandpa's words, I thought about so much, but the problem is—I'm not good at thinking about so many random things. At times like this, thinking more is not as good as just using Judah to blow its head off!"

"Headmaster, and... Mr. Kaslana."

At this moment, Bronya, who had floated up to the two of them, suddenly spoke to them.

"Actually, if either of you has a way to deal with Chiyou, Bronya has another suggestion."

"Just now, Bronya used the survey system to survey the surrounding Honkai Energy distribution and discovered something."

After gently tapping the light screen that appeared in the void, Bronya pointed to a spot on Chiyou's body with her finger and then spoke to the two of them.

"Chiyou's body absorbs Honkai Energy much faster in this part than in other parts. Moreover, the intensity of Honkai Energy in this part is also significantly stronger than in other parts."

"If Bronya is not mistaken, Chiyou's power source should be in this place."

"If you two want to stop Chiyou's actions, you'd better attack this part directly."

After hearing Bronya's words, the two looked at each other and simultaneously saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.

Although both of them had decided on the attack plan, there is definitely a difference between someone pointing out the weakness and no one pointing it out.

Now that Bronya has pointed out Chiyou's weakness, the two naturally feel that their chances of victory have increased.

"Well done, Bronya!"

"This is what Bronya should do, but..."

After hesitating for a moment, Bronya gritted her teeth and said to Theresa.

"Bronya hopes that the headmaster will remember Bronya's contribution."

"Bronya wants to advance to a higher level of Valkyrie faster."

"You..."

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Theresa immediately thought of someone.

Then, she said in an annoyed tone.

"Of course I will report this achievement truthfully, but don't be like that kid Lin Yu. He's always thinking about climbing the ladder—rushing that fast will only make him die faster!"

"This... has nothing to do with Brother Lin Yu."

"Alright, Theresa, now is not the time to talk about these things."

After interrupting their conversation, Siegfried spoke to Bronya.

"Little girl, you are much more likable than your mother."

"... Bronya will aton for Mother Cocolia's sins."

After saying this, Bronya summoned Heavy Cannon in front of the two of them, bringing Heavy Cannon directly to Theresa's vicinity.

"If the headmaster wants to advance towards that position, Heavy Cannon might be able to help the headmaster."

"Hmm... I understand!"

After a moment's thought, Theresa spoke directly to Bronya.

"Throw me towards that spot!"

"Bronya, I understand."

After Bronya finished speaking, she immediately manipulated the Heavy Cannon, using its mechanical arms to throw Theresa directly towards the core of Chiyou.

At this moment, Theresa, who was rushing towards the sky, finally saw that the terrifying, fierce light reappeared from Chiyou's mouth.

"You bastard, stop right now!"

Theresa, having jumped to that position, immediately deployed her Divine Prayer Barrier in mid-air.

If it were the Theresa of the past, she might have become as fragile as an ordinary girl the moment she activated the Divine Prayer Barrier.

But the Theresa of today is different from the Theresa of the past.

Because Cecilia died in the Second Honkai Eruption Impact, a thought had popped into Theresa's mind countless times.

If I had been more skilled at using the Divine Prayer Barrier to defeat Sirin back then, would Cecilia still have died?

She didn't know the answer to the question, but Theresa, who had been troubled by it, knew one thing very well.

She no longer wanted to cause harm to those around her because of her powerlessness.

It is precisely for this reason that Theresa constantly trains herself to make her body more adaptable to the Divine Prayer Barrier.

At this moment, Theresa, who had released the Divine Prayer Barrier, could clearly see that the muscles on the outside of Chiyou were being continuously dissolved.

Although the Divine Prayer Barrier slowed down the dissolving of Chi You's body somewhat due to Chiyou's extremely strong physical form, if things continued like this—

"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇!!!"

However, at that moment, Chiyou was supposed to launch the energy cannon, suddenly stopped its original action.

Chiyou was indeed a murderer without intelligence, but when faced with the crisis of death, its survival instinct made it make a decision in an instant.

Abandon the original attack, and then...

—Smash that damn bug away!

Wielding his sharp Chiyou You launched a direct attack on Theresa, who was suspended in mid-air.

However, even Chiyou's incredibly terrifying claws were almost instantly dissolved by the power of the Divine Prayer Barrier.

If Theresa hadn't had nowhere to put her weight in mid-air, and if the claw wind from Chiyou's strike hadn't been so terrifying, Theresa might have actually been able to cripple most of Chiyou's fighting power with the Divine Prayer Barrier.

However, Chiyou's desperate gamble still paid off.

Theresa, who was in mid-air, was once again knocked away by the claw wind brought by Chiyou's claw.

"Siegfried —seize the opportunity!"

"Hey, I got it."

Watching Theresa fly backward, Siegfried had already pieced together the Flame-Chaser's Judgment and aimed the blazing greatsword at Chiyou's wound.

"Heavenly Fire..."

"—Draw!"

Siegfried, having condensed Honkai Energy to its limit, unleashed this sword strike at Chiyou's body from a distance.

As a torrent of flames erupted from the sky, Siegfried immediately felt as if his body was being burned by fire, experiencing an incredibly painful burning sensation.

At this moment, Siegfried felt that he was already used to this kind of pain.

Because his body was repaired, Siegfried felt that the burning pain he experienced was significantly weaker than when he used Skyfire in Changkong City last time.

Good, in that case... I should still be able to leave some strength for retreat.

After delivering the strike, Siegfried used the Skyfire Greatsword as a fulcrum to forcefully support his body and prevent himself from falling.

In his view, since Chiyou's core had already been exposed to the atmosphere due to Theresa's attack, the [Key of Destruction] could naturally destroy Chiyou's core after activating its zero-quota power.

Although the process was difficult, in Siegfried's eyes, everything would end with his strike.

However, Siegfried only realized this after looking up...

"What?!"

His thinking was slightly off.

As the Key of Destruction, the Flame-Chaser's Judgment, when unleashed after the Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, is the strongest strike that could have burned down a city.

Chiyou's core, exposed in mid-air, had already developed terrible cracks after being eroded by the flames.

But at that very moment, Siegfried saw a flash of purple light at the core of Chiyou.

This wasn't a hallucination caused by severe internal injuries; that purple light was undoubtedly...

—It's the lightning of the Third Herrscher!

"This is impossible! Mei was just behind me... Wait, what's this?!"

After the lightning had neutralized some of the power of the Flame-Chaser's Judgment, Siegfried was able to see what was behind the lightning.

Chiyou You was originally a powerful Honkai Beast that strengthened itself by absorbing the power of its surroundings.

It cannot absorb the Divine Prayer Barrier activated by the Oath of Judah.

It couldn't absorb the powerful attack launched by the Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

However, at this moment, no one present knew that there was a Herrscher Core inside Chiyou's body.

Raven had already fallen unconscious after entering Chiyou's body, and the Seven Thunders of Retribution in her hand still contained almost full energy even without using the zero-quota power.

Having absorbed the core power of this Divine Key, Chiyou now naturally possessed the power to contend with the Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

Chiyou's core, which should have been torn Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, was protected by the Seven Thunders of Retribution and thus avoided immediate destruction.

Although this attack had severely injured Chiyou, however...

—Gazing bitterly at the colossal beast roaring terrifyingly ahead, Siegfried realized with dismay that they had now lost their strongest means of attack.

Damn it, even after getting to this point, we're still one step behind.

Now, are we going to...?

Just as Siegfried was frantically thinking of ways to retaliate, he suddenly heard a crackling sound of electricity coming from behind him.

Could this sound mean—

"Mei, wait!"

"Um???"

Behind him, the person wrapped in lightning was not Mei as he had imagined.

At this moment, in Siegfried's eyes, Lin Yu, who was walking towards him and Chiyou, was constantly emanating a power that did not belong to him.

The purple lightning coiled around him was undoubtedly the power of the Third Herrscher.

Brother Lin Yu, you actually took the initiative to touch this power.

You...

Is it really as Theresa said, that she's risking her life for revenge against the Honkai?

Chapter 116. The Thunder Queen's Lightning Empress