Chapter 160

Is this man also a Herrscher- level enemy?

Suddenly, someone attacks St. Freya Academy. If Bronya is considered an enemy, what would Bronya want to do...?

Bronya will definitely want to rescue the prisoners and reclaim the Divine Key!

"Headmaster, please inform Himeko as soon as possible."

Bronya, who had already summoned Heavy Cannon, had Heavy Cannon aim its cannon at the enemy's body.

"The enemy's target is very likely that person from Kamiya Pharmaceuticals."

"If there's more than one enemy attacking, then Class President Fu Hua, who's currently guarding that area, will eventually be in danger too!"

On the transport plane, Lin Yu, now wielding the Tai Xu Grip, looked out the window and felt...

—Damn it, Cocolia, that bastard, how come she suddenly became so diligent?

In the original work, after Cocolia bombed Changkong City, she launched another large-scale operation, which was indeed during the Nine Nether period.

The problem is that this time span is just too outrageous.

Lin Yu didn't know exactly when the Nine Nether Incident happened, but Kiana and the others didn't participate in their first real battle until at least three months after experiencing the Third Honkai Outbreak in the original story.

And the first real battle for everyone was clearly not a major mission like the Nine Nether Journey.

From a normal perspective, the Trio in the original work only participated in the Nine Nether Netherworld Journey mission after gaining a certain amount of combat experience.

Considering that combat experience also takes time to develop, the difference in skill level should also be factored in.

Furthermore, considering that Yuno triggered the Herrscher reaction in Changkong City several months later in the manga, which led to Theresa almost suffering two setbacks, Theresa obtaining Yae Sakura's Stigmata in the original work should also have happened several months after the Third Honkai Outbreak.

Although the Mystery of the Stigmata arc was retconned, causing Himeko to inexplicably enter the hospital ward at the beginning of the Anti-Entropy Invasion arc, the timeline still connects.

So in Lin Yu's eyes, theoretically, at least four to six months had passed between the Third Honkai Outbreak and the Nine Nether turmoil.

And now—only about forty days have passed, which is three or four times faster than the original story!

What on earth provoked Cocolia to become so anxious?

In Lin Yu's eyes now, Cocolia has transformed from a fool who used to drive a dump truck and crash into people everywhere into a super idiot who drives a dump truck and keeps the accelerator floored.

And it is precisely for this reason that Lin Yu can now sense...

—His killing intent toward Cocolia was at an all-time high.

[Ding! The system has detected that the host meets the requirements for claiming the reward, and the reward has been sent to your system mailbox.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Lin Yu's killing intent, which had just reached its maximum, instantly broke through to its peak.

Even though Himeko sent him a message, he knew there was bound to be a fight coming up soon.

After all, Himeko is considered a representative of the Far East Branch's intellectual faction. If she has made such a judgment, then the probability of the enemy attacking is definitely not low.

The problem is that Lin Yu is still on the transport plane when the system notification comes.

"Ha..."

After letting out a helpless sigh, Lin Yu could only go to his mailbox to claim the reward and then use it directly.

[Ding! The reward you have received is (Special Item - Intermediate Gacha Ticket)]

With a flash of light, a Skill Book radiating blue light appeared in front of Lin Yu.

[Skill Book - Precision Operation]

[After using this skill, the user can perform Precision Operation.]

In this state, the user can perform highly precise movements and more accurately mobilize and utilize the special energy within their body.

[Note: In a calm state, the precision bonus provided by Precision Operation will be increased again.]

It's a very subtle skill, but if used well, it can be a pretty good hand.

However, to be honest, why are they using such low-level items as Intermediate Gacha Ticket tickets that I've never seen before?

This overwhelming sense of disgust...

First of all, this system wants to emphasize that the Intermediate Gacha Ticket are actually not bad.

[In fact, if you hadn't initially encountered this system in Changkong City, you wouldn't have received so many Advanced Gacha Ticket —where would you find so many survival crises elsewhere?]

Oh, in other words, the reduced rewards this time mean the enemy is weak.

[The opponent is very strong, but let's also consider their combat experience and combat intelligence...]

If you die in this battle, this system will definitely mock you relentlessly before you die.

Wow, I feel relieved now that you say that.

Let's try out this skill before we get there.

After condensing the two different energies, magic and Honkai Energy, at his fingertips, Lin Yu felt that these two energies, which originally required him to forcefully combine them, were now tightly stuck together without suddenly exploding, thanks to Precision Operation.

It's important to understand that different energy sources can not necessarily be easily integrated.

Rather, these energies, which could be used for direct attacks, become even more dangerous when combined.

However, with the skill of Precision Operation, Lin Yu can easily combine two types of energy that could potentially cause an explosion at any time when he is in a calm state of mind.

This was just an action he took after acquiring the Precision Operation, before he had studied the skill in detail.

Looking at it this way, this skill has a promising future.

"Hey, sir."

"It's not like you have to call me 'sir'."

Upon hearing the pilot, who had been silent the whole way, suddenly start talking to him, Lin Yu said something to him.

"Just call me Lin Yu. What's your name?"

"Mike, you can just call me Mike."

Hearing that Lin Yu, this newly promoted genius soldier, not only didn't put on airs but also responded to him so calmly, the pilot named Mike felt a little more at ease.

But after hearing the pilot's name, Lin Yu had a sense of déjà vu.

Before he was mortally wounded, he remembered knowing a pilot named Mike, the other party...

"Mike, once you get to St. Freya, you don't need to stay there. I'll just jump out of the plane."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Mike wanted to say, "Isn't that inappropriate?"

However, considering that the opponent was a ruthless person who could kill Chiyou single-handedly, Mike suddenly felt that his worries were unnecessary.

This person is currently only a B-Class on the surface, but everyone knows that Otto will promote him to A-level in a few days.

As long as he doesn't die, it's only a matter of time before he's promoted to S-rank.

If an S-class character could die from jumping from the sky, then there must be something wrong with this world.

After making his judgment, Mike continued speaking to Lin Yu.

"Lin Yu, it's not that I want to say much, but although you seemed very calm on the way here, the worry in your eyes couldn't be hidden."

"I know you want revenge against the Honkai —who doesn't want to kill the Honkai? But even fighting the Honkai doesn't mean we shouldn't rest."

"We're almost at St. Freya now, so there's nothing we can do, but personally, I hope that next time you're on a transport plane, you won't think too much and will get some rest."

No, wait, even a Schicksal pilot can tell I'm so worried right now?

Is everyone in this world at least 75 in observation skills?

[You're being obvious. Knowing Cocolia is still causing trouble, and with the system already sending notifications, even if you're still playing the Cold-Faced Hunk, the worry in your eyes is clearly impossible to completely erase.]

[Plus, you didn't say a word the whole way, so the pilot must have figured something out—he's a pilot, how could he fly a plane if his eyesight wasn't good?]

That makes sense.

I feel like I really shouldn't underestimate other people.

Those who can enter the Schicksal Mandate are basically the elite among ordinary people.

If Otto hadn't trusted Feathered Dust so much, even if I had Cold-Faced Hunk, I probably wouldn't have been able to fool him.

"Alright, we've arrived at the St. Freya Academy. You..."

Watching Lin Yu open the transport plane's door and jump down, then close the door behind him, Mike whistled softly and looked down.

Then, upon seeing the Mike below, his expression changed drastically.

He hadn't paid much attention before, but now, looking closely, he wondered, "Why are there Honkai Beast in the St. Freya Academy?!"

Everyone says the atmosphere at the Far East Branch is incredibly lethargic, yet they're holding this kind of military exercise in the middle of the night?

No, that's not right, it's not a military exercise.

This level of destructive power... The people at the St. Freya Academy certainly wouldn't be so idle as to find a few Honkai Beast to transport here and wreak havoc.

Is it the Anti-Entropy faction attacking?

So, Anti-Entropy has actually started using Honkai Beast too?

Kiana, who should have been notifying the others at the St. Freya Academy, was running around frantically.

With Yuno's cover, Kiana successfully escaped the battlefield.

However, Kiana, who was originally planning to proceed as planned, saw a cat slowly emerge from the woods.

Normally, when Kiana sees a cat, she would quietly go over and pet it.

But today, due to the urgency of the situation, Kiana's brain, which she usually doesn't bother with, has started working frantically.

Wait a minute, would stray cats really sneak into our St. Freya Academy?

I have this feeling that something's really wrong...!!!

The cat, sensing that it was being watched, slowly turned its head toward Kiana, and then its eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp.

Under Kiana's utterly shocked gaze, this seemingly ordinary cat transformed into a gigantic Honkai Beast.

The fact that a cat could turn into Honkai Beast was enough to shock Kiana for a long time.

Now, Kiana actually sensed that the Honkai Energy emanating from this cat exceeded that of a normal Chariot-class.

"Emperor, Emperor-class???"

Then, Kiana was immediately chased and killed by this Emperor-class cat.

Kiana now not only has to use her thrusters to escape from the opponent's sight, but she also has to be careful not to lead this guy into the residential area, causing other students to be slaughtered by the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

What troubled her even more was that the White Comet battlesuit had consumed a lot of energy because of her training with Yuno.

If she runs away at full speed for even one more minute, the White Comet battlesuit will become unusable due to energy depletion.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, why...?"

"Why am I being chased by a cat?!"

Despite uttering complaints, Kiana's mind was racing.

But the more Kiana thought about it, the more her head ached.

The training ground is some distance from Himeko's home, and there are actually quite a few residential areas along the way.

If Kiana wants to follow the original plan and avoid involving other classmates, then she will have to take a detour.

But if we take a detour, we won't have enough energy.

This directly leads to a situation where Kiana either has to abandon her original plans and moral bottom line to sabotage her teammates, or she can only wait to die.

Of course, she could still hope for a miracle, but after everything that had happened, Kiana felt it was better to dream less.

She was able to escape unscathed in Changkong City almost entirely thanks to Lin Yu's intervention.

This is already a miracle for Kiana.

Lin Yu is still at the Schicksal Headquarters. It's not like Kiana can just shout "Help me, senior!" and Lin Yu will suddenly appear out of nowhere and knock this Honkai Beast down with one punch.