As Xu Yanwu led Fu Hua through the ruins, avoiding Honkai Beasts, cries for help soon came through the Fire Moth communicators carried by both Xu Yanwu and Fu Hua. "Why is there an Emperor-class Honkai Beast here?!" "Who—who can come help me?! Why aren't the Divine Keys working on them?!"
Their communications were filled with similar messages.
"Where are you right now? I'll come immediately."
Fu Hua asked this, trying to determine the Emperor-class Honkai Beast's location, but all that came from the other end of the communication was a scream before it went silent.
"Fu Hua, there's no need to look for the Emperor-class Honkai Beast anymore."
Xu Yanwu stood at a high point and looked toward a certain direction.
"That disturbance over there is so huge. Unless something unexpected happened, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast must be there right now."
As Xu Yanwu spoke, he pointed in that direction.
At that moment, rumbling sounds of destruction were coming from there, while dust and smoke billowed through the area.
Clearly, something enormous was moving around over there.
"An Emperor-class Honkai Beast..."
"I listened to the commotion just now. When the disturbance over there started, about five people cut off their communications. In other words, around five people were killed in a single encounter."
"No one became a Fusion Warrior."
"...Mm."
Fu Hua nodded and said quietly, "At the time, it seemed that I was the only one in this assault team who became a Fusion Warrior."
"The odds really are low..."
Xu Yanwu nodded, then said, "I've decided, Fu Hua. We're going to find that Emperor-class Honkai Beast."
"?" Fu Hua asked in confusion, "Xu Yanwu, haven't you been avoiding Honkai Beasts this whole time?"
"I was avoiding them earlier to conserve our strength, but that Emperor-class Honkai Beast