Anna took two steps toward the increasingly blazing light and reached forward, no longer resisting the wind and snow that, at some point, seemed to have lost their biting cold.
It was impossible for Anna to have no worries at all.
But seeing how much effort Gwen had already put in, Anna could not allow herself to stop out of cowardice and let Gwen's efforts go to waste.
So Anna bravely stepped forward and held out her hand.
At that instant, the light responded to Anna—
Her vision was filled with endless radiance, while the snowy wind around her, still carrying a trace of chill, became as comfortable as a rare cool breeze in the height of summer.
Feeling as though she had grasped something, Anna instinctively clenched her hand. The light around her grew ever more brilliant, swallowing her like an ocean...
At the same time, in the core region of the Coral Island Honkai eruption, a silver giant silently appeared amid the flowing starlight, standing upon the land swept by freezing winds.
With the giant's appearance, the howling blizzard in the core zone quietly ceased. Sunlight, once blocked by dark clouds, spilled down upon the city now buried beneath ice and snow.
"..."
Raiden Mei, who had been controlling the body and remaining ready for any sudden situation, stood on the ground and silently watched the giant towering over the land. Indescribable emotions flickered in her violet eyes.
Just moments ago, Mei had suddenly been separated from the One-Body Fusion state and dropped to the ground, forced to watch as Gwen transformed into a streak of light that enveloped the ice crystal sealing Anna within.
Although she guessed that Gwen was trying to save Anna, a profoundly peculiar emotion was still brewing in Raiden Mei's heart.
Two years