Rita could not understand the cat's words, but its hostility and strength made her take it seriously.
Especially since Xu Yanwu was still standing by the mural, Rita immediately decided to summon her fourth-generation armor.
As the signal was sent, Rita's exclusive fourth-generation armor—Azure Knight: Moon Soul—slowly appeared over her body.
A massive scythe gradually materialized in Rita's hand as well.
"Since a honkai beast like you has appeared here, there must be quite a few secrets hidden behind this, right?"
Rita swung her scythe and charged toward the cat. "Let me defeat you first, then investigate properly!"
"Meow! (Interesting!)"
Watching Rita rush toward him, Stan crouched on all fours, his tail raised high like a scorpion's. The gem-like Honkai Energy crystal on his tail shone with dazzling light.
The next moment, a thunderous explosion erupted across Russell Square.
It caused panic among quite a few people.
After the explosion, the collar around Stan's neck flashed with beeping lights, and he finally returned to his cat form.
"Meow. (Human tools are as fragile as ever. That's all for today.)"
Stan slipped away through a gap blasted into the wall, casually tossing out one last remark.
"Meow. (My name is Stan, human girl. Until we meet again.)"
After that, Stan vanished into the sunset.
Only then did Rita emerge from the rubble, using her scythe to cleave apart the debris.
"Such destructive power despite that size... I was careless."
Rita frowned as she looked over the scene outside.
When she turned around, Xu Yanwu was still standing before the mural without moving. The mural itself seemed to have been protected; much around it had been destroyed, yet it alone remained standing.
The tremendous commotion also brought Catherine, who had left earlier, back.
Seeing the disastrous state of the museum, veins bulged