Theresa Apocalypse

An A-rank Valkyrie, Fu Hua, accepted a dangerous mission to hunt down an Emperor-class Honkai Beast codenamed Ganesha.

Upon hearing this, Theresa, though worried, could only trust the judgment of Himeko and Fu Hua themselves. St. Freya Academy was indeed a naive creation born from Theresa's indulgence.

However, for those who had already grown into A-rank Valkyries capable of standing on their own, Theresa would not interfere with their choices or paths.

Everyone must take responsibility for their own choices. Only by understanding the meaning of responsibility and accountability can one be a qualified adult, and this applies to whether a Valkyrie has matured or not.

And Fu Hua was undoubtedly the student she trusted most in this regard at St. Freya Academy.

The two people present could sense the violent fluctuations of that immense Honkai Energy.

"Hahahaha, it looks like they've already clashed. I'm surprised they can fight an Emperor-class Honkai Beast to this extent."

"I didn't expect such Valkyries to emerge from the make-believe training methods at that kind of school?"

The man before Theresa laughed heartily. He was an arrogant man who exuded a frivolous aura. Even though he claimed to be the leader of Anti-Entropy, it was hard for Theresa to believe that this was the legendary First Herrscher.

But during the previous probing, his ability to manipulate gravity was indeed real and undeniable.

However, if this was all of his strength, then Theresa could be almost certain that his identity was fabricated.

The so-called leader of Anti-Entropy, the First Herrscher, would never be such a simple character.

"Oh my, Cocolia asked me to take the Third Herrscher away, but I didn't expect to encounter a former S-rank Valkyrie from Destiny. How interesting."

The man said with a smile, showing no respect for the S-rank Valkyrie before him. He looked more like he had stumbled upon something amusing.

"The Third Herrscher? The large-scale Honkai outbreak in Changkong City was the doing of that vixen Cocolia, wasn't it?" she probed.

This was not a natural Honkai outbreak. Theresa understood from the information revealed in his words.

Initially, she had two hypotheses in mind. The first was that the result was caused by the so-called First Herrscher before her independently triggering Honkai Energy. The second possibility was that there was already a Herrscher in Changkong City itself.

Now it seemed that the Honkai outbreak in Changkong City might be Cocolia's plan. Or, to be extreme, the Herrscher reaction detected by headquarters earlier might have been an experimental subject that Cocolia herself had guided.

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence exist in the world?

If her guess was true, then Cocolia had used Changkong City, with its population of over two million, for a large-scale artificial Honkai experiment.

The purpose was the Third Herrscher that this Welt had mentioned.

Madman, madman, madman. Even if it was to develop a method to counter the Honkai, Theresa would never approve of such devilish behavior.

Valkyries exist to protect the beauty of the world.

The thought that such an apocalyptic end could be the result of malicious manipulation filled her with rage and anxiety.

As a former S-rank Valkyrie, her heart was consumed by fury and impatience.

Such a shocking and extreme act of evil could not be forgiven.

"Hahahaha, you can go ask Cocolia yourself, my dear Ms. Theresa." The man's face showed an unpleasant smile.

Not answering directly?

But sometimes, not answering is an answer in itself.

Theresa's eyes were as cold as a frozen lake in a Russian winter.

Changkong City was part of the Far East Branch. The Valkyries of St. Freya Academy were considered quite fortunate compared to other Destiny branches. However, they had also paid a great price to protect this hard-won peace.

And the peace they strove to protect might have been destroyed by that woman's hand.

Killing intent. Pure, unadulterated killing intent was born within Theresa's heart.

It was different from her previous attitude towards Anti-Entropy. It wasn't due to differing stances. In the past, Theresa had even found people from Anti-Entropy to be more humane than those in Destiny.

Even with a small number of necessary human experiments, the weapons they used for combat had always been mechs, not Valkyries who fought by depleting their own lives.

But Cocolia's actions had completely enraged her.

Theresa was very protective, as evident from her treatment of the Valkyries at St. Freya Academy.

This protectiveness made her furious when she thought about the price the Valkyries would have to pay to drive out the Honkai from this city.

"Theresa Apocalypse, Commander of Destiny's Far East Branch, Head of St. Freya Academy, Head of the Apocalypse family, former S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny. It's only been a few hours since this Honkai outbreak began. You should be in the Far East Branch attending a meeting right now. Why are you here?"

After perfunctorily answering Theresa's question, the man retorted.

"Are you kidding me? My dear students are fighting, and some might even die because of your experiment. You want me to leisurely sit in the branch attending meetings and reporting to headquarters?"

This statement was a probe.

Until now, Theresa had no evidence that Cocolia was responsible; it was all speculation.

Even though this speculation had a high probability of being true, it was still speculation.

As the head of the Far East Branch, such a unilateral decision could not be easily reported to Destiny headquarters.

Thinking of Himeko, who could be fighting Herrschers at any moment by depleting her lifespan, the Valkyries fighting Honkai Beasts at the risk of their lives, and Fu Hua facing an Emperor-class Honkai Beast alone, Theresa's face was ashen.

Not speaking? That's fine.

Whether it was you or not, you wouldn't be here for anything good anyway, so I'll just keep you here.

BOOM! Thunder illuminated the entire city. Dense Honkai Energy raged like a storm at sea, overflowing like waves. For a moment, the world seemed to be engulfed in a tremendous roar.

A Herrscher! This was undoubtedly the fluctuation of a Herrscher!

"Principal Theresa, the Hyperion has officially engaged the Herrscher. Major Himeko has connected all six onboard fusion reactors to power the Nexus system, preparing... to... engage... the... Herrscher... in... combat."

A Herrscher, huh.

The miniature communicator in my ear explained the situation, but the Third Herrscher's abilities were clearly already affecting the city's communication signals.

You're really pushing yourself, Himeko.

But I can't let you be so reckless with your own body.

The upcoming battle needs to be swift.

"I came here to smash this Honkai, and I'll start with you, you bastard!" the girl said indifferently.

Theresa Apocalypse, formerly an S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny, brandished the Eleventh Divine Key.

Its name was the Key of Restraint, Judas's Oath.