The battle between the two was on the verge of erupting, and Xu Yanwu had finally lured A Ji over to Durandal, allowing Durandal to successfully intercept him.
From afar, Xu Yanwu glanced at Lianshan and Ji Lin as they faced each other. He fixed those two familiar figures in his mind, then turned and hurried toward Kiana and the others.
By now, the people of St. Freya had begun to feel exhausted under the Honkai Beasts' relentless attacks.
Fortunately, under Himeko's command, they took turns bearing the pressure from the Honkai Beasts and were still able to steadily push forward through the horde.
Danzhu and Cang Xuan were well protected by the people of St. Freya. Yae Sakura stood guard beside them, the two katanas at her waist providing an exceptional sense of reassurance.
Yet this also left Danzhu and Cang Xuan feeling somewhat conflicted.
They did not know how people of this era viewed Herrschers and Pseudo-Herrschers, but in the previous era, their civilization had vanished because of those Herrschers.
And now, the one doing her utmost to protect them was a Pseudo-Herrscher... the contrast truly caught them off guard.
Yae Sakura rested her hand on her blade. Her usually gentle gaze had sharpened as she surveyed everything around her.
The Honkai Beasts that tried to approach Danzhu and Cang Xuan could not even enter within ten meters of them.
The moment they crossed that boundary, the Honkai Beasts would inevitably face slashes as brilliant as fireworks.
Each slash carried eerie flames that clung like maggots to bone. Even if a Honkai Beast survived the strike, the flames would instantly crawl across its body and kill it from the inside out.
"Higu Maru, well done."
That was what Yae Sakura said.
Originally, Yae Sakura had intended to release