"Yae!"
The situation had originally been a guaranteed victory, but it had changed.
The sound of a heartbeat kept overlapping with the bomb's final countdown. It was as if the bomb would explode the next moment.
"So many things you could do, but you had to install a bomb. What a nuisance. If we lose, can we just ask Theresa to let us retake the exam?"
Feng Chen had already voiced his pessimistic thoughts. But before that...
"Let's deal with this bomb first."
He did not mean removing the bomb. Feng Chen did not believe he had the precision—or the luck to ensure that the bomb would not explode at that moment.
The dark-red Katana swept across Yae's chest. What it struck was an extremely tiny object.
Removing the bomb was impossible. It was buried inside her heart, yet did not affect her blood circulation, which meant it was incredibly small—perhaps even difficult to see with the naked eye.
All he could do was reset the bomb's countdown, giving Yae enough time to deactivate the Herrscher of Thunder's power.
"Roar—!"
A beam of purple Honkai Energy approached Feng Chen. Heavy-duty Rabbit had exhausted most of its energy fighting Ganesha, and could now only support Bronya's actions and provide long-range artillery support.
"This is bad! Even if Yae's bomb has stopped now, she won't be able to continue fighting for a while!"
The scene on the screen made Theresa briefly wonder whether all the choices she had made back then had been wrong.
Making Kiana a Valkyrie, implanting a bomb in Yae's heart, allowing Bronya, whose legs were paralyzed, to take part in such a dangerous mission...
"I have to go in!"
With a tug at the golden cross behind her, Theresa prepared to enter the examination grounds.
It was not