Only now does Hua realize something is wrong... / A beautiful girl, Kalpas? As expected of you-you really dared to imagine that...

As Einstein slowly narrated, the screen switched.

Edison... Planck... But now wasn't the time for nostalgia. We still had important missions to fulfill.

The scene showed a gravestone engraved with a name and dates...

RAGVA, 1985-2010

Before the gravestone stood the back of a blonde woman holding flowers.

Then the scene switched to Kiana, sleeping inside an experimental chamber.

That's right. The "Sleeping Beauty" was waiting for us.

Finally, the screen was engulfed in blood-red, and in the center of the dark crimson display—

A bright scarlet caption stood out sharply.

Record Time—file_xxx, 113 minutes before the collapse of the world.

As the caption vanished, the game began playing the story of Fu Hua encountering Benares.

Before starting Chapter 8 of the main story, Beichen planned to clear Chapter 7, which lay outside the main storyline, while he was at it.

This stage mainly covered Fu Hua's battle with Benares and how she successfully forced out the Dragon's Heart.

After clearing it, Beichen immediately opened Chapter 8 of the main story.

As soon as he entered the stage, the customary recap began.

"Lady Theresa, the mech units have occupied the outer perimeter of the air harbor. They can launch an attack at any time."

"You came at just the right time. We're ready here as well. All units, prepare for battle! Concentrate all firepower and seize the third air harbor of Schicksal Headquarters!"

Until This Moment, Hua Had Not Realized Something Was Wrong...

With Theresa's command, the game entered its actual gameplay interface.

In this stage, players could finally control Valkyries in battle again.

However, it was still the trial Valkyrie for the stage—Crimson.

As for the enemies that appeared in the stage, they were finally no longer Honkai Beasts and Zombies. Instead, they were mechanical autonomous constructs,