Fu Hua's Words

"No! If we do that, you'll be in danger again."

Theresa had originally wanted to reject Kiana's suggestion, but Kiana continued, "Theresa, we're Valkyries. How could we abandon our mission for our own safety?"

"That may be true, but we can't determine where Chi You's core is from the outside at all."

Theresa said, "That means we have no way to deal any effective damage to Chi You."

"Bronya detected an area inside Chi You where Honkai Energy is concentrated. If we investigate carefully, we may be able to confirm the core's location."

Bronya said this, leaving even Theresa with no reason to refuse.

"Then... I understand. I'll notify the other teams and ships to prepare for an attack at any time."

Just as Theresa was about to leave, Fu Hua called out to her. "Wait, Theresa!"

"Fu Hua? Is there something else?"

Fu Hua looked somewhat hesitant. "Can you contact Xu Yanwu right now? I have something to tell him."

"...I don't know. Xu Yanwu has become so huge, so I don't know whether we can still reach him."

Theresa looked at Xu Yanwu on the screen, currently battling Chi You and impossible to approach, and said with some difficulty, "I'll try?"

"Ai-chan."

Theresa then spoke to Ai-chan, who controlled the Hyperion's operations aboard the ship. "Can we contact Xu Yanwu right now?"

"We lost contact with him a long time ago," Ai-chan replied to Theresa.

"His communicator stopped working earlier. Maybe it's because of how large he is now?"

"..."

Theresa was somewhat helpless.

"Then... all right." Fu Hua spoke just as helplessly. "If you can contact Xu Yanwu... please pass something on to him."

"No matter what, the campaign against Chi You was never his burden alone. It was the same five thousand years ago, and it