The Arriving Hyperion

Changkong City, Hyperion battleship

On the Hyperion, Theresa Apocalypse felt a little awkward.

When she had first been assigned the mission of [Capture the Third Herrscher Alive], she had thought it was not entirely impossible.

With the Divine Key [Oath of Judah], she possessed the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie.

And although her comrade Himeko Murata was only an A-rank Valkyrie, with the Hyperion's secret weapon, the [Nexus] system, she could unleash combat power capable of challenging a Herrscher by burning her life away.

Logically, with the two of them working together alongside the Hyperion, capturing a Third Herrscher should not have been difficult.

Then, after arriving near Changkong City, the two of them were completely dumbfounded.

Himeko had already put on her equipment when Theresa told her that energy fluctuations suspected to belong to the Fourth Herrscher had appeared.

Before Theresa could finish speaking, the staff sent another message, informing them that the Fourth Herrscher's energy fluctuations had vanished.

Less than a minute later, the staff informed them that New Herrscher fluctuations had appeared.

At that point, neither of them wanted to say anything.

Himeko took off her equipment and returned to the bridge with Theresa.

Meanwhile, Schicksal Headquarters had long since descended into chaos upon receiving the news.

Although every regional branch of Schicksal had a person in charge at Theresa's level,

only two Honkai outbreaks had occurred in this era.

In other words, among the current branch heads, Theresa seemed to be the only one who truly had experience dealing with Herrschers.

After learning that three Herrscher fluctuations had suddenly appeared in Changkong City, how could these theoretically capable but battle-inexperienced leaders possibly remain calm?

If Theresa had not held the status of [Grand Bishop's Granddaughter], the others might already have seized the opportunity to attack the Far East Branch's personnel and Honkai Energy detection equipment with accusations.

"Enough. Quiet!"

Just as everyone was discussing the matter heatedly, a figure suddenly appeared on the central display at Schicksal Headquarters.

"Everyone, there is no need to panic."

The moment they saw the person on the screen, everyone fell silent.

Whether the people from Schicksal's branches normally had conflicts or good relations, they would never show the slightest improper expression before this man.

After all, in their eyes, Otto Apocalypse, the [Grand Bishop] who had lived for five hundred years, was practically a god within Schicksal.

In terms of authority, no one in Schicksal held more than someone who had lived for five hundred years.

In terms of achievements, Otto's research had indeed given humanity the power to resist the Honkai.

Although Otto was not entirely without stains on his record, no one cared about that.

Anyone who could become the head of a Schicksal branch knew very well that while Schicksal had branches, it was in reality entirely Otto's one-man rule.

If he found you displeasing, or believed you had no value, you would not be far from vanishing from the face of the earth.

If nothing else, the fact that Otto could directly appoint an artificial Valkyrie as the head of the Far East Branch was the best proof.

"Theresa, according to the Far East Branch's survey, three Herrschers have appeared consecutively now, correct?"

Looking at the smiling "young man," Theresa replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Yes, which is why I request support from Headquarters."

"If three Herrschers truly exist, the Far East Branch's combat strength simply cannot complete the mission."

Although Theresa was deeply dissatisfied with some of Otto's actions, she could not let her personal feelings make her stubbornly save face at a time like this.

She had lived for over forty years, and she had held her position at the Far East Branch for quite some time.

At a critical moment, how could she fail to distinguish what was important and place all her Far East Branch subordinates in danger for the sake of her personal feelings?

"It is fine. Do not worry, my dear granddaughter."

With a light snap of his fingers, Otto spoke gently.

"My strongest unit set out long ago. If I remember correctly, they should already have arrived near the Hyperion."

"The strongest unit... Could it be?!"

Upon hearing those words, Theresa immediately looked toward the battleship's deck.

"The Valkyrie squadron [Blade of Immortality] under Schicksal Headquarters has arrived to provide support."

On the deck, a blonde girl with a stern expression and a short-haired girl watching the bridge with a faint smile landed with a squad of Valkyries.

"Durandal... Rita..."

Upon seeing the two Valkyries at the front, Theresa suddenly understood.

The Hyperion had an air defense system. Even if the Blade of Immortality squad was an allied force under Schicksal, the battleship's defense system should at least have sounded an alarm when they approached.

Yet just now, neither Theresa nor Himeko had heard any warning from the defense system.

"I understand, Grandfather. I will complete the mission."

After saying that, Theresa looked at the Valkyries on the deck.

She did not know whether Otto had done it deliberately or had completely forgotten about it.

But now, she could basically infer...

—The Hyperion's defense system had long been casually cracked by Otto.

At the same time, somewhere in Changkong City

After Yae Sakura and Yae Rin reunited, Gu Yu's team's combat power had swelled to a certain extent...

—My ass!

After sorting through his thoughts a little, Gu Yu felt that he had not brought along a group of powerhouses, but rather a bunch of ticking time bombs.

The Herrscher of Thunder, the Herrscher of the Void, and the Corrosion Herrscher were undoubtedly all powerful.

But if the Herrscher of Thunder and the Herrscher of the Void truly awakened, those two ladies probably would not care about anything else. They would first tear Gu Yu apart, then fight over the Conquest Gem, that Herrscher Core.

As for the Corrosion Herrscher... Gu Yu felt that even if he voluntarily released Hiyorimar now, Hiyorimar would retreat back into the card.

And although Yuno had once been a Pseudo Herrscher, after her Honkai Energy had been drained dry, she was still unconscious and her combat power was practically negative.

After thinking it over carefully, the only one who could count as combat strength was Yae Sakura, the Pseudo Herrscher.

And the Project Bunny Bronya could summon.

With a team composition like this, not only could they not fight their way out, they had to be even more cautious.

"Wait, this thing is..."

His view blocked by the enormous shadow in the sky, Gu Yu raised his head with a grim expression.

"The Hyperion has finally arrived. At least we do not have to flee outside Changkong City for the time being."

"But for some reason..."

"—Why do I feel so panicked?"

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