Yae Sakura Is The Cutest In The World!

As soon as Dong Moxuan finished speaking, Yae Sakura, whether due to her injuries acting up or something else, lost her breath and her eyes closed, plunging her back into unconsciousness.

Dong Moxuan: "..."

Looking at the pink-haired girl beneath him, Dong Moxuan fell into a dilemma.

Yae Sakura seems to have fainted. What should he do?

Should he just leave her here and go meet up with Mei and the others?

Although there aren't many survivors left in Changkong City, even if he left Yae Sakura here, no unspeakable avi-format events would occur.

Yae Sakura herself is a Quasi-Herrscher, so she wouldn't be harmed by the Honkai infected.

But Dong Moxuan used to be a Captain, and he felt it wasn't quite right to treat Yae Sakura this way.

Moreover, the power of a Quasi-Herrscher couldn't be easily dismissed. Yae Sakura was one of the reasons he came to Changkong City.

So, he should probably find a place to settle this pink-haired Quasi-Herrscher first!

With that thought, Dong Moxuan picked up the pink-haired fox-girl in front of him and left the spot.

Hmm, so soft!

A few minutes later, Mei and the others arrived late, but the young man's trace was long gone.

More than ten minutes ago...

Changkong City, beside some ruins, a Valkyrie in blue and white armor swung her spear, unleashing her power wantonly in this already devastated city.

She looked ahead, threw her spear, and directly blasted an area of tens of meters into fragments.

However, despite such a feat, the blonde Valkyrie showed no hint of joy.

She waved away the dust in front of her, looked at the empty ruins before her, her eyes slightly solemn.

"She got away... huh?"

"But, a Quasi-Herrscher?"

"I didn't expect there to be someone in Changkong City who could harm me!"

On the blonde girl's lower abdomen, a wound several centimeters long was bleeding.

Although it was a minor injury, it demonstrated the formidable strength of the young woman in the shrine maiden's attire.

However, the most important thing was...

"I was careless this time..."

The girl said, picking up the sacred golden polyhedron that had been knocked away by the Quasi-Herrscher.

This polyhedron was exceptionally sturdy; even under the full force attack of a Quasi-Herrscher, it showed no damage.

"Hmm, thankfully it's not damaged..."

This was the key Bishop Otto had given her to find that item. If she had damaged it while getting carried away fighting, she didn't know how she would explain it to that green-cough, blonde bishop.

After confirming the polyhedron was undamaged, the blonde girl intended to put it back into her embrace.

However, before she could act on her thought, the polyhedron emitted a beam of light, directly repelling her hand, and floated into the air.

Then...

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the ground beneath the girl began to shake.

The golden polyhedron seemed to resonate with something, emitting a certain frequency of wavelength outwards.

This process continued for more than ten seconds before the golden polyhedron, as if having exhausted its energy, fell to the ground.

"This thing... was activated by that last attack?"

Picking up the polyhedron, the girl muttered to herself, puzzled.

"It seems like something emerged from under the river channel over there..."

The girl's powerful senses allowed her to quickly ascertain where something had changed in Changkong City.

She tucked the polyhedron into her embrace and prepared to head towards the source of the recent earthquake.

But as she took a step, she seemed to sense something and looked towards a corner of the ruins, coldly shouting, "Who's there?! Come out!"

"I'm coming out, I'm coming out! I mean no harm, don't kill me!"

As soon as the blonde girl's voice fell, a timid, crisp female voice came from behind the ruins.

A petite girl in a gothic lolita dress walked out from behind the ruins.

She held a magnificent ancient sword with a wooden scabbard in her hand, her head slightly bowed, not daring to look at the extraordinary being before her, whom she found incredibly terrifying.

"A normal person?"

Sensing the condition of the black-haired girl, the blonde girl's expression showed a slight surprise.

I didn't expect there to be any normal people still alive in Changkong City?

This girl doesn't seem to have a Stigmata, so how can she resist the Honkai Energy's erosion?

Just as the blonde Valkyrie was wondering, the ornate ancient sword held in the black-haired girl's arms caught her attention.

Her expression turned somewhat shocked.

This ancient sword was extremely ornate, with a black gem embedded at the sword's pommel, like an eye opening in the Abyss, sending a chill down one's spine.

The material of the sword hilt was unknown, but it looked like some kind of jade.

The most crucial part was the red crystal embedded in the center of the hilt, which contained Honkai Energy no less potent than that of a Herrscher.

It was this crystal that emitted a strange fluctuation, protecting the black-haired girl from the Honkai Energy of Changkong City.

Is this... a Herrscher core?

No, a Herrscher core doesn't feel like this.

Then... an Emperor-class Honkai Beast's core?

That's not right either; an Emperor-class Honkai Beast's core doesn't contain such powerful Honkai Energy.

Unable to find an answer after much thought, the blonde girl didn't dwell on it and shifted her gaze to the scabbard.

Then, the expression on the blonde girl's face turned to shock once more.

The scabbard didn't seem to have anything special about it. It was carved with patterns resembling a phoenix, and the whole thing looked like it was made of fine rosewood.

However, the blonde girl's senses told her that the scabbard of this sword was entirely condensed from solidified Honkai Energy!

The blonde girl herself could solidify Honkai Energy.

But to create a scabbard from pure Honkai Energy without any impurities, and to preserve it for so long...

Even she, an S-class Valkyrie of Schicksal, could hardly imagine it.

Even Divine Keys are made from tangible "Soul Steel" combined with "Herrscher Cores."

A scabbard entirely condensed from Honkai Energy...

Even with Schicksal's technology, it seemed incredible.

Looking at the ancient sword before her, the slightly dazed blonde Valkyrie subconsciously reached out to touch it, but her hand was cut by the sword's energy.

This sword... is rejecting her?

Seeing the blonde woman before her get cut, the girl in the gothic lolita dress's heart skipped a beat, and she wanted to explain that the sword had acted on its own and had nothing to do with her.

However, the blonde girl spoke before she could.

"What is this sword... called? Where did you get it?"

The blonde girl looked at the ancient sword with a serious expression.

Seeing that the blonde girl didn't seem to blame her, the girl in the gothic lolita dress hesitated for a moment before answering timidly, "It... it's called the Taixu Divine Sword. My mother said she found it with me in some graveyard."