Chapter Summaries

Xina speculated about Otto’s reason for reviving the Second Herrscher and recalled how she had subdued the awakened consciousness inside Kiana. The Hyperion reached the overrun Oceania Branch, where Himeko sent Kiana, Xina, and Bronya to investigate and placed Xina in command.

• Xina reasoned that Otto wanted a living Second Herrscher for a purpose beyond wealth, power, or a Herrscher Core, though she could not yet identify his goal.
• Himeko ended Kiana’s questioning of Theresa and led the team toward New Zealand for the urgent mission.
• Xina recalled secretly testing Kiana with Serenity Gem energy, which awakened the Second Herrscher until Xina froze and thawed her into submission.
• The Hyperion arrived above the Oceania Branch and drone footage showed its facilities swarming with Honkai Beasts and Death Stalkers.
• Himeko ordered Kiana, Xina, and Bronya to investigate the disaster and follow Xina’s command, while Kiana revealed she had not read the mission form.

Xina, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya searched a sanatorium for the Gem of Hopes and found Wendy, whom Xina suspected was a Herrscher. Himeko revealed that Wendy was their mission target, leaving the team surprised and uncertain about what to do next.

• Himeko sent Xina, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya to recover the Gem of Hopes while she guided them remotely from the Hyperion.
• The team followed the detector to an empty sanatorium, where Mei and Bronya found Wendy sitting unharmed in a mechanical wheelchair.
• Xina suspected Wendy was a Herrscher and tested her by pointing out how unusual it was that she had survived the outbreak without injury.
• Kiana warmly introduced herself to Wendy and promised to protect her, while Wendy thanked her.
• Himeko contacted the team and revealed that Wendy was the mission target, prompting everyone's surprise.

Himeko explained how Schicksal had implanted the Gem of Hopes in Wendy and kept her as its container, and the group prepared to take Wendy back to the Hyperion. As they traveled, Bronya encouraged Wendy to believe she could walk again, while Xina secretly planned for the Honkai Beasts to attack and resolved to keep the gem from Schicksal.

• Himeko told the group that the Gem of Hopes could only remain stable inside Wendy, and Kiana and Bronya reacted angrily to Schicksal using her as a container.
• Bronya deployed Heavy Armor Bunny and had it carry Wendy and her wheelchair, reassuring Wendy that she would not hold them back.
• Wendy thanked Bronya and called her big sister, while Kiana teased Bronya about her unusual kindness.
• Bronya told Wendy that her own legs had once been unable to walk and promised that Wendy could recover too.
• As the group approached the Hyperion, Xina ordered her Honkai Beasts to attack and planned to prevent Schicksal from reclaiming the Gem of Hopes.

After Himeko said the Gem of Hopes could not safely be removed from Wendy, Wendy became a Herrscher and attacked the group beneath the Hyperion. Xina pretended to faint after saving Bronya, while Wendy eventually flew away, leaving the others to check on Xina.

• Bronya asked Himeko whether the Gem of Hopes could be removed from Wendy, but Himeko said doing so would unleash massive Honkai energy.
• Xina canceled her planned Honkai Beast attack and followed the group to the Hyperion with Wendy and Bronya.
• Wendy erupted in anger, released powerful Honkai energy, and sent everyone flying; Xina pushed Bronya clear before crashing into the Hyperion and pretending to faint.
• Wendy manifested green wings and attacked as the others realized she had likely become a Herrscher.
• Wendy hesitated at Bronya's plea, dispersed her attack, and flew away; Mei confirmed that Xina was unconscious but not in life-threatening danger.

Himeko allowed Mei, Bronya, and Kiana thirty minutes to try talking Wendy down while she managed the injured crew and reported to Headquarters. Meanwhile, Xina faked remaining unconscious, used camouflage to evade surveillance, and secretly left the Medical Room.

• Himeko ordered Xina taken to the Medical Room and warned the others that Wendy might be dangerous.
• Bronya and Kiana argued that they should try talking to Wendy, and Himeko gave Mei's team thirty minutes to resolve the situation safely.
• Xina secretly released a Honkai Beast to photograph her decoy and replace the surveillance footage.
• Xina disguised herself with camouflage, retrieved her camera and Honkai Beast, and slipped out through the Hyperion's ventilation ducts.

Xina raced toward Wendy to claim her Herrscher Core before Schicksal and Anti-Entropy could interfere, while Theresa planned to divert the rival forces by exposing Durandal’s location. Xina found Wendy and demanded that she surrender her Herrscher status and Core, leaving Wendy’s response unknown.

• Himeko told Kiana and the others that Schicksal had sent Durandal to eliminate Wendy and that five unidentified warships, possibly Anti-Entropy, were approaching.
• Himeko ordered the group to retreat if they encountered Anti-Entropy, but Xina overheard the warning and hurried ahead toward Wendy.
• Theresa contacted the group, then told Himeko that she had shared Durandal’s coordinates in a public channel so Anti-Entropy would target her.
• Xina reached Wendy, announced that she was stripping her of her Herrscher status, and demanded her Herrscher Core.

Xina trapped Wendy inside a dome of ice and attacked her after Wendy failed to mount a meaningful defense. As Kiana, Mei, and Bronya rushed to find Wendy, Himeko detected three Herrschers nearby, and a black-clad woman blocked Wendy’s escape with a massive scythe.

• Xina enclosed herself and Wendy in an ice dome after Wendy gathered compressed air to face her.
• Kiana, Mei, and Bronya heard distant explosions, and Himeko urged them to hurry because Theresa had exposed Durandal’s location over a public channel.
• Theresa admitted that Anti-Entropy had gone after Durandal, while the group focused on reaching Wendy.
• Kiana saw enormous ice pillars and spikes trapping Wendy, and Himeko detected three Herrscher-level energy readings.
• A black-clad woman carrying a massive Black Scythe blocked Wendy’s escape and swung at the battered Herrscher.

Himeko's data suggested the Herrscher of Death and an unknown Herrscher shared the signature of Singapore's eruption, while Otto concluded that the Herrscher order had not changed. He sent Durandal and Rita to use the ongoing battle to their advantage, then revised Schicksal's records to list Wind, Ice, and Death as the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Herrschers.

• Himeko compared the Herrschers' energy readings and found that their combined signature matched the Singapore eruption data completely.
• Durandal's Valkyries cleared the battlefield, and Rita told Durandal that the Herrscher of Wind was being overwhelmed by the Herrscher of Death and an unknown Herrscher.
• Otto reviewed Rita's observations and ordered Durandal and Rita to wait for an opening, prioritizing the Herrscher of Death, then Wind, then Ice.
• Durandal acknowledged Otto's orders and led her Valkyries toward the Herrscher battle.
• Otto instructed Amber to revise Schicksal's database, listing Wind as the Fourth Herrscher, Ice as the Fifth, and Death as the Sixth.

Xina fought Wendy and began extracting the Gem of Hopes while Kiana, Mei, and Bronya watched from cover. Anti-Entropy took control of Bronya, captured Mei, and retreated with her, leaving Kiana defeated on the battlefield.

• Xina defeated Wendy, located the Gem of Hopes, and began stripping it from her.
• Kiana suggested rescuing Wendy, but Mei and Bronya agreed to wait for the S-Rank Valkyrie.
• A voice remotely controlled Bronya and ordered her to stop Xina and capture the Herrscher of Thunder.
• Bronya attacked Xina, but Xina caught and froze the missile she fired.
• Anti-Entropy mechs appeared, captured Mei, and knocked Kiana to the ground.
• Anti-Entropy announced the capture of the Herrscher of Thunder and began retreating with Mei.

Xina used her ice powers to trap Anti-Entropy’s remote-controlled mech and reclaim Mei, preparing to extract the Herrscher of Thunder’s core. Durandal received orders to leave the Herrscher of Ice to Anti-Entropy and focus on the Herrscher of Death.

• Xina abandoned extracting Wendy and pursued Anti-Entropy after it took Mei, using a powerful ice shockwave to destroy Cocolia’s Titan Mechs.
• Xina trapped the red mech and Bronya inside an ice barrier, then agreed to let Bronya leave in exchange for Mei.
• After Bronya reached safety, the red mech handed Mei over, and Xina crushed it beneath enormous chunks of ice.
• Durandal received Rita’s message that the Bishop had reached an agreement with Anti-Entropy, which would handle Xina while Schicksal dealt with the Herrscher of Death.
• Durandal accepted the order and headed toward the Herrscher of Death and the Herrscher of Wind.

Xina took Wendy’s Herrscher Core and continued extracting the Herrscher of Thunder’s power from Mei while Durandal and the Valkyries tried to stop her. As Kiana called Himeko for help, Siegfried arrived on the battlefield, and Xina recognized him as a dangerous opponent.

• The Herrscher of Death ripped the Herrscher of Wind’s gem from Wendy and brought it to Xina, who absorbed it while continuing to extract Mei’s power.
• Durandal learned that Xina had taken Wendy’s core and ordered Rita and the Valkyries to stall the Herrschers while she intercepted Xina.
• Kiana woke, realized Mei was in a Herrscher’s hands, and contacted Himeko for help.
• Himeko fired the Hyperion’s main cannon at the Herrscher of Death, while Xina sent a wind serpent toward the sky and fought Durandal as she considered escaping with Mei.
• A drone dropped Siegfried beside the battlefield, and Xina recognized him as the dangerous man Sirin had warned her about.

Xina and the Herrscher of Death tried to escape with Mei by bargaining with Schicksal and persuading Siegfried to redirect his anger toward Otto. The confrontation remained unresolved as Siegfried reacted to the mention of the Second Honkai Eruption.

• Xina surveyed the battlefield, rejected escape routes blocked by the Hyperion, Durandal, and Siegfried, and chose to flee toward Kiana.
• Xina and the Herrscher of Death pretended to argue over Mei while the Herrscher of Death offered to hand Mei over in exchange for their escape.
• Durandal asked Otto whether Schicksal should attack, and Otto brought the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb out of storage to keep the outcome under control.
• Siegfried declared that Schicksal and Durandal would remain allies until the Herrschers were defeated.
• Xina questioned Siegfried about any personal grudge, then the Herrscher of Death blamed Otto for the Second Honkai Eruption and Siegfried's family tragedy.
• Siegfried turned pale at the mention of the Second Honkai Eruption while Otto grew agitated at the possibility of his plans being disrupted.

Xina fought Siegfried and Durandal while carrying Mei, planning to keep Mei out of Schicksal’s hands and use the ensuing conflict to pursue the Gem of Conquest. The battle continued in midair as Xina clashed with Durandal and Siegfried countered her ice attacks with Heavenly Fire.

• Otto ordered Durandal to attack, and Durandal shattered the Ice Pillar beneath Xina.
• Xina used her Herrscher powers to locate Anti-Entropy’s forces and resolved not to let Mei fall into Schicksal’s or Siegfried’s hands.
• Xina planned to let Mei end up with Cocolia, then exploit the situation to seize the Gem of Conquest or infiltrate the Far East Branch archives.
• Siegfried and Xina’s forces split their attention between the two Herrschers and the Valkyries as Xina took Mei and confronted Siegfried and Durandal.
• Xina summoned wind serpents and ice attacks, but Siegfried blocked a giant ice spike with Heavenly Fire while Xina fought Durandal in the air.

Xina fought Siegfried and Durandal while using Mei as a human shield, then let Cocolia’s Anti-Entropy forces take Mei. Durandal realized Mei had been abducted and rushed after her.

• Xina separated Siegfried and Durandal with an ice wall, then used Mei to keep Siegfried from attacking freely.
• The ice wall shattered, and Xina noticed Cocolia’s invisible mechs closing in.
• Xina was apparently forced to drop Mei during her clash with Siegfried and Durandal, allowing Anti-Entropy to seize her.
• Cocolia ordered her forces to retrieve Mei rather than attack Xina.
• Mei flew away with Anti-Entropy, and Durandal broke free and chased after her.

Xina held Durandal back while her forces attacked Siegfried and the Undying Blade, and she obtained the Herrscher of Death’s power to wield three Herrscher abilities at once. The Herrscher of Death then combined wind, ice, and death powers into a tornado that swallowed the remaining Valkyries.

• Xina blocked Durandal’s escape and claimed Anti-Entropy’s capture of the Third Herrscher would benefit her more than Schicksal.
• Temple-Class Honkai Beasts and Honkai Emperors attacked Siegfried to gather data on Judgment of Shamash, but his greatsword badly burned a Frost Emperor.
• Xina traded a Pseudo-Gem to the Herrscher of Death for a black Gem, allowing Xina and the ice-element Honkai Beasts to use healing powers.
• The Frost Emperors sent Temple-Class Honkai Beasts against Siegfried while the Herrscher of Death eliminated the Undying Blade’s distant firepower positions.
• The Herrscher of Death formed a tornado of wind, ice shards, rubble, and black mist that swallowed the remaining Valkyries.

Xina, the Herrscher of Death, devastated the Undying Blade with a tornado, then turned fallen Valkyries into puppets and summoned Fusion Honkai Beasts. Rita led a small group against the puppets as the new creatures gathered around Xina and demonstrated that they could wield weapons.

• Rita sheltered herself and Jena in a trench, but the tornado killed or injured most of the Undying Blade.
• Xina taunted Durandal about the destruction behind her while continuing their fight.
• The Herrscher of Death reanimated fallen Valkyries as puppets, and Rita ordered the survivors to attack them.
• Only a few Valkyries joined Rita in fighting their former comrades, while the others hesitated.
• Fusion Honkai Beasts emerged, grew larger by absorbing Honkai energy, and gathered around Xina as her guards.
• Xina asked a newborn Fusion Honkai Beast to use a weapon, and it picked up a Valkyrie Katana and swung it.

Siegfried unleashed Judgment of Shamash’s Heavenly Fire: Unsheathed against Xina after Durandal used Abyss Flower to pin her down. Durandal saved Siegfried from the attack’s toll, but Xina survived and emerged from the frozen pond.

• The Herrscher of Death ordered weapon-wielding Fusion Honkai Beasts to attack Rita and the other Valkyries.
• Xina taunted Siegfried and Durandal for holding back, warning that the Herrscher of Death could soon join the fight.
• Durandal used Abyss Flower’s First Rated Power to trap Xina in a burst of white light while Siegfried prepared his ultimate attack.
• Siegfried unleashed Judgment of Shamash’s Zero Rated Power, Heavenly Fire: Unsheathed, and collapsed from the strain.
• Durandal used Abyss Flower’s Zero Rated Power to stabilize Siegfried, then learned from Himeko that Xina was still alive.
• Xina broke free of the ice in the boiling pond and dismissed Siegfried’s attack as slightly weaker than she expected.

Xina offered to trade the captured Valkyries for Durandal’s Abyss Flower, while Kiana urged Durandal to prioritize her living comrades. After a wounded Valkyrie objected, Xina restored her missing legs, leaving the negotiation unresolved.

• Xina arrived before Durandal and the Undying Blade, then waited while the Herrscher of Death subdued the remaining Valkyries.
• Xina offered Durandal’s captured teammates in exchange for Abyss Flower and returned one hostage to show her sincerity.
• Durandal failed to contact Otto, and Kiana urged her to value her comrades’ lives over the lance.
• A wounded Valkyrie warned Durandal not to surrender Abyss Flower, and Xina approached her instead of attacking.
• Xina healed the Valkyrie’s missing legs, and the Valkyrie stood again.

Otto arrived as Xina tried to seize Judgment of Shamash and Abyss Flower, forcing him to choose which Herrscher to stop. Just as Siegfried woke and grabbed the Herrscher of Death, Xina ordered her to disintegrate and escape again.

• Xina prepared to take the Valkyries and demanded that Durandal hand over Abyss Flower, but Otto arrived and apologized for disrupting the deal.
• Xina and the Herrscher of Death attacked to claim Abyss Flower and Judgment of Shamash, while Otto chose to block the Herrscher of Death.
• Kiana fired at the Herrscher of Death, but Xina's Honkai Beasts protected her and swarmed Otto, holding him back.
• The Herrscher of Death disarmed Kiana and reached for Judgment of Shamash, but Siegfried suddenly woke and seized her wrist.
• Xina sensed a terrifying presence, then ordered the Herrscher of Death to disintegrate as Siegfried prepared to use Heavenly Fire: Unsheathed.

Xina taunted Otto, Durandal, and the possessed 'Siegfried' before calling the supposedly escaped 'Herrscher of Death' back to her side. The two Herrschers fused, and Xina’s Honkai energy surged to 8,240 HW as Himeko watched from the Hyperion.

• Otto and Durandal joined the possessed 'Siegfried' in facing Xina, while Otto planned to hold her off until the Honkai Energy Fission Bombs detonated.
• Xina assessed her opponents’ limited ability to use their weapons and declared that they should flee instead.
• Xina called for the 'Herrscher of Death,' who emerged from inside a massive Honkai Beast.
• The 'Herrscher of Death' transformed into living skeletal soft armor and fused with Xina.
• Himeko watched the Hyperion’s detector record Xina’s Honkai energy rising to 8,240 HW.