In Izumo, Making Honkai Great Again

Their reinforcements arrived, bringing heavy weaponry. That last shot was from them.

Seeing Kiana notice them, the people quickly tossed a black walkie-talkie towards her.

Missiles and flames left damage on the spider, showing that while it could ignore bullet attacks, it wasn't completely immune to heavy firepower.

Taking advantage of the spider's pause after being attacked and before it could spit more webs, Kiana jumped and caught the walkie-talkie, curious about their plan.

"Warrior! Lure it into the red circles!" came the voices from the walkie-talkie. "We'll conduct targeted strikes on the red circles with our firepower. Make sure you don't stay within a red circle for more than three seconds."

Red circles?

Only then did Kiana notice that around the ruined building the spider had turned into a mess, there were three red circles marked by something.

"No need for such trouble. Feel free to bomb away, you can cover me and it with your firepower without worrying about hitting me!" Kiana said, thanks to her Phase Shift skill.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"...Warrior, our ammunition is limited. We've only brought fourteen rounds so far."

That amount would be gone in one volley.

"Fine."

Kiana sighed. Witnessing the power of the artillery shells hitting the giant spider, she felt like she should buy some rocket launchers or similar equipment.

One rocket launcher could fire over ten rounds.

They were truly effective against these large creatures.

Chapter 32: Triple Kill! (Third Update)

Red circles, huh?

Remember the locations of the three red circles, Kiana told the people on the walkie-talkie, asking them to cancel the circles. She had already memorized all the positions.

After all, this thing could talk.

If it saw the red circles, after being bombed once, it might not fall for the bait again.

The spider shook its massive body a few times, extinguishing the flames, and once again pursued Kiana relentlessly.

This time, Kiana noticed.

This guy wasn't chasing her out of spite; this disgusting creature wanted her!

She cursed inwardly.

Kiana quickly led it around, luring it back to the area with the red circles.

As the spider arrived, artillery fire immediately erupted, hitting it once more.

Kiana entered her Phase Shift state, not even affected by the shockwave.

She carefully examined the spider's condition and noticed strange patterns on its body.

"What is that..."

Kiana's pupils dilated in shock.

No, with less than ten percent Honkai energy, you could still get infected by the Honkai?

The spider's desire for her was incredibly strong. Being hit by artillery repeatedly didn't stop its covetousness towards Kiana.

Kiana repeated her tactic, luring the spider into taking more artillery fire.

After taking several solid hits, the spider, its white body now blackened, finally calmed down from its frenzied state.

It sent its offspring to attack the armed personnel while continuing to pursue Kiana.

However, its fragile offspring didn't serve their purpose and were cut down by Raiden Mei halfway there.

Without the power to crush powerful enemies alone, the best method was to cooperate. With this approach, they temporarily gained the upper hand.

If this armored exoskeleton could be maintained, why wouldn't the spider keep it active normally?

Kiana believed it couldn't last long.

Several spider legs pierced the spot where Kiana had just been standing. Kiana flipped backward, creating a large distance, and another artillery shell fell, hitting the spider.

"Why does this feel like I'm playing an action game..."

Kiana muttered, keenly noticing the spider's unfavorable condition. She narrowed her eyes, and on her escape route, she used a collapsed wall for leverage, leaping back for a counterattack.

Her baseball bat struck the joint connecting the spider's leg to its body, actually breaking one of its legs.

"It actually worked?!"

Kiana, who had been running away, finally realized that this giant spider was probably all bark and no bite.

It had taken direct hits from her aerial assault and was heavily wounded by Mei's One-Sword Style. Its subsequent transformation was indeed terrifying, but just as she had suspected, that state couldn't last long.

It was time to counterattack!

Ignoring the tentacles, Kiana dodged while nimbly striking around the spider.

The giant spider thrashed in place, trying to catch her quickly.

But with Phase Shift, Kiana, who could dodge fatal attacks at any moment, wasn't so easily defeated, was she?

It ripped off several more legs from the giant spider.

Kiana flashed through the dense spiderwebs and appeared directly above the spider.

"You want to use me as fusion material? You monster aren't qualified!"

A punch gathering all her strength!

Kiana abandoned her baseball bat and smashed down with a fierce punch. The force was so great that it not only knocked the spider down but also created a shallow pit on the spot using the spider's body.

She punched down hard and let out a breath, feeling the depression in her heart completely dissipate.

She jumped to an open space on the side and squeezed her fist. How did her fist feel harder and her strength greater?

She was supposed to be a gun user, so what led her down the path of violent punches?

"Kiana, don't let your guard down!"

Raiden Mei arrived beside her and took advantage of the monster being severely wounded by Kiana and unable to escape or resist to attack.

"Mei!"

Kiana's face lit up, and carrying her baseball bat, she followed behind Mei and charged forward again.

Who cared about the method? Any method that could defeat all enemies was the best method!

In game terms, this monster had been broken through its guard by Kiana and put into a weakened state.

Not only did it temporarily lose the ability to resist, but its own defense was also greatly reduced.

Strike while the iron is hot!

This time, there were no webs to interfere, and the spider's defense was greatly reduced, unable to withstand Raiden Mei's blade any longer.

With flashes of lightning, all the remaining legs of the spider Oni God were violently chopped off by her.

Where is its weakness?

We'll know once we split its entire body open!

Raiden Mei gathered all her strength into her blade, and the current on the blade became more and more violent. Then, she unleashed a massive lightning slash several meters long.

"One-Sword Style: Break!"

The crackling lightning slash, several meters long, extended dozens of meters forward before disappearing when it hit a distant skyscraper.

The entire body of the giant spider was torn in half by Raiden Mei's terrifying sword strike.

"Mei, when did you learn that?!"

Kiana's eyes widened. She looked at the giant spider torn in half, the distant skyscraper, and then at the baseball bat in her hand.

At what point did she fall behind the rhythm?

Why could Mei unleash such a terrifying sword energy and finish off this Oni God in one strike?

"Just now."

With a sharp glance, she spotted a mass of wriggling tentacles inside half of the spider's body. Raiden Mei unleashed another smaller sword energy, ending the life of the Oni God that had blocked them for so long, even rendering heavy weapons useless.

"It should be an improvement from the battle. I felt the new power from the Stigmata, which allowed me to realize my long-held idea."

She unleashed a huge sword energy with one strike.

This was indeed the dream of every swordsman.

The mass of tentacles disintegrated under Raiden Mei's sword energy. The giant spider's body and its severed legs, like the two Oni Gods killed before, transformed into a strange aura, attempting to enter the samurai sword in Raiden Mei's hand.

Raiden Mei activated the power of the Stigmata, covering her blade and once again rejecting the power of the Oni God.

The rejected Oni God's power twisted and boiled, condensing into a black crystal. Kiana stepped forward and grabbed the spoils of war.

[Inferior Energy Crystal (B): An energy crystal that can be used to upgrade 'Demon Blade' series equipment]

[Recommendation: Recycle and decompose]

Nothing to say, sell it!

Following the same process as before, the ominous crystal in her hand shattered into countless light spots and disappeared.

[Inferior Energy Crystal (B) recycled, you obtained one thousand Honkai Crystals. Honkai Crystals can be exchanged for items in the shop.]

One thousand!

Couldn't that buy ten rocket launchers?

Chapter 33: The End (Fourth Update)

Kiana, who already had a slight fear of insufficient firepower, became even more afraid of insufficient firepower after today's ordeal.

If she had ranged weapons.

It wouldn't have been so troublesome!

One thousand crystals were only enough to buy one piece of equipment with a maximum star rating of three. It was better to save this money to buy ten pieces of equipment with a maximum star rating of two.

But she couldn't spend this money now.

Kiana deeply understood the importance of hoarding crystals.

"Mei, Mei."

Raiden Mei, who was prepared for Kiana to space out for a bit and was about to negotiate with the armed personnel who had just assisted them, looked at Kiana in surprise.

"Is the sacrifice over?"

Kiana nodded, then shook her head. "Let's talk about that when we get back."

There were still people nearby, and although the giant spider was gone, its offspring and the webs scattered everywhere had not disappeared.

However, others would clean up these matters. The bullets from those people could inflict fatal damage on the small spiders.

"I wanted to say..." Kiana said sheepishly, fidgeting, "Can you let me make the final blow next time?"

"Okay."

This wasn't a big problem; the final blow carried no real danger. If Kiana wanted it, she could have it from now on.

"I knew you were the best, Mei!"

Kiana happily hugged Raiden Mei.

Her two assists hadn't triggered the system, so she had wondered if she was missing the final blow.

She planned to try it next time.

Her strength was still too low, especially after she noticed traces of Honkai energy erosion on the Oni Gods; the sense of urgency in her heart grew even stronger.

"Kiana..." Mei, who had been suddenly hugged, froze in place. She glanced uncomfortably at the approaching people and reminded Kiana in a low voice, "Someone's coming."

"Oh, oh."

Kiana let go of Mei and stood obediently to the side.

Mei didn't seem to dislike hugs at all, so could she hug Mei whenever she wanted from now on?