Nagazora City!
At this moment, Nagazora City was filled with flashing lightning and rolling thunder. This modern metropolis seemed to have become a city of thunder. The sky was dark and oppressive, packed with thunder and lightning, while rain fell without end... as if the heavens held an inexhaustible supply of it.
At the same time... lightning struck throughout the city from time to time, raining down like indiscriminate missile bombardments. With crackling blasts, it struck the ground, causing building after building equipped with lightning rods to catch fire and even collapse.
At this moment, a massive floating battleship... was slowly entering this city of apocalyptic thunder.
Aboard the Hyperion floating battleship, Major Murata Himeko of Schicksal's Far East Branch stood at the main controls, watching everything outside. Her expression could not help turning cautious.
This was on an entirely different level from the Honkai incidents she had handled before.
If the Hyperion had not possessed an energy barrier, the lightning strikes alone would have left them unable to move an inch.
"The Honkai readings in Nagazora City are still rising. This will be a disaster far beyond the natural-disaster level!" Beside Murata Himeko, a bespectacled woman in a top hat analyzed the situation with remarkable calm.
"Oh! Looks like we really hit the jackpot!"
Himeko gave a hearty laugh at the bespectacled woman's words, looking eager for action.
"Major, this Honkai incident is far beyond what we can handle. We must report it to the branch, or even Schicksal HQ. We can still withdraw now. Once—"
Noticing Himeko's eagerness, the bespectacled woman hurriedly spoke up. But before she could finish, Murata Himeko waved a hand and cut her off.
"Enough nonsense!"
"The word 'retreat' has never existed in my dictionary. The entire ship will begin level-one combat alert!"
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