Chapter Summaries

The Valkyries watched a comic mystery end with everyone implicated, then discussed how the Theresa Virus had once threatened the world. Elysia returned to inspect the Honkai Energy Serum’s successful third-stage results, while the Flame-Chasers debated humanity’s next move and the risks of relying on a defensive strategy.

• Kiana discovered that the Valkyries and she were all culprits in Otto’s death, but Raven’s bomb exploded the villa before they could settle the case.
• Theresa explained that the Theresa Virus had spread through the world, assimilating anyone its glowing-eyed zombies looked at.
• Elysia returned to inspect Mobius’s third-stage Honkai Energy Serum, which could make Honkai corruption treatable for ordinary people.
• Otto asked about the Life Coin, and Apponia described it as an exchange with the Imaginary Tree using time as its equivalent.
• Elysia found Klein’s report confirming that the serum was ready for use, and Su called for the Flame-Chasers to begin a direct struggle against Honkai without repeating past strategic failures.

Elysia proposed abandoning the Fusion Warrior Project and pursuing alternatives such as stigmata and tactical mechs, while Mobius and Vill-V discussed their roles in those efforts. The group then answered a question about Fu Hua’s London detective work, and Pardofelis received a Life Coin before showing off her shop and explaining her easygoing outlook.

• Elysia proposed abandoning Hypermutation Surgery, and Mobius accepted the decision while noting that the procedure had reached its limits.
• Su suggested pursuing stigmata, Vill-V offered to develop tactical mechs, and Otto tried to trade Valkyrie armor and artificial stigmata technology for the Honkai Energy Serum.
• The group answered that Fu Hua had used Fenghuang Down to search people’s memories while solving cases in London, and Fu Hua said she would reflect on her actions.
• Pardofelis won a Life Coin and added it to the merchandise in her shop.
• Elysia, Sakura, and Kevin explained why Pardofelis’s relaxed attitude stood out among the Flame-Chasers, and Pardofelis said ordinary people should not exhaust themselves chasing luxury, fame, and fortune.

Holmes confronted Fu Hua about how she always knew the culprit, and they agreed she would let him make his deductions before correcting him. Back in the present, Pardofelis decided she wanted to become a detective, but changed her mind when Fu Hua explained the exhausting work; Elysia revealed she had already approved Pardofelis’s application.

• Holmes told Fu Hua he had known she identified culprits before he made his deductions, and Fu Hua apologized for using Fenghuang Down to uncover the truth.
• Holmes asked Fu Hua to wait before revealing the culprit so he could try his own deductions, and they continued their partnership through London.
• Cang Xuan, Danzhu, and the others discussed Fu Hua’s worldly detective persona, while Pardofelis said she wanted to become a detective and help Elysia.
• Vill-V suspected Pardofelis wanted to use detective work as an excuse to stock up, and Pardofelis defended her plan as gathering evidence.
• Fu Hua warned Pardofelis that detective work meant long hours and sleepless searches, so Pardofelis gave up on becoming a detective.
• Elysia revealed that she had already written and gotten approval for Pardofelis’s application to become a great detective.

Pardofelis was appointed Fire Moth’s master detective, while the quiz revealed that Jackal had called Otto a coward hiding behind Valkyries. The chapter ended with Raven checking on Jackal’s experiments at the damaged Shencheng Pharmaceuticals base.

• Elysia appointed Pardofelis Fire Moth’s master detective, and Pardofelis accepted after learning the job came with a salary.
• Otto, Raven, Welt, and others debated who had called Otto a coward, and Gray Serpent identified Jackal as the speaker.
• The quiz confirmed Gray Serpent’s answer and rewarded him with a Death Immunity Medallion.
• Raven and Gray Serpent argued about Raven’s cautious habits and her unused medallion.
• Raven contacted Jackal at Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, where Jackal reported that Schicksal’s Valkyries had disrupted the experiments and Rita’s battleship had wrecked the industrial park.

Raven and Jackal debated whether World Serpent could proceed with its Stigmata Project despite the Herrscher of the Void, while Schicksal prepared to stop them. A quiz revealed that Himeko Murata had used the Godsbane Spear on Kiana, leaving the reason for Otto’s choice tied to his plan to defeat the Herrscher of the Void.

• Raven warned Jackal that World Serpent’s monsters could not hold back the Herrscher of the Void, but Jackal insisted the newly awakened Herrscher was weaker than before.
• Amber and Rita condemned World Serpent’s plan to experiment on an entire city, and Otto said Durandal had already taken action against the organization.
• Raven explained that Durandal had targeted Jackal’s bases and destroyed experimental reports, while Durandal admitted she had not caught Jackal.
• Otto identified the Godsbane Spear as a rare serum that could neutralize large amounts of Honkai energy, and the quiz asked who had plunged it into Kiana.
• Otto named Himeko Murata as the person who used the spear, and explained that love and hatred could give humanity a chance against the Herrscher of the Void.

Himeko Murata chose to wear Vermilion Knight: Eclipse to confront the Herrscher of the Void, while Otto defended his preparations and the others challenged his role in the crisis. After the armor restored Himeko’s strength, she reached Bronya and shielded her from a Honkai Beast.

• Otto received Soulium Reinforcement Fluid and tested it on his face before handing the rest to Amber for analysis.
• On the screen, Fu Hua showed Himeko Murata the Vermilion Knight: Eclipse armor, and Himeko chose to wear it despite the mission’s fatal risks.
• Vill-V explained that Schicksal’s fourth-generation Valkyrie armor imitated the Key of Blankness, while Otto admitted its dangerous side effects remained unresolved.
• Kiana, Fu Hua, Theresa, and others confronted Otto over his plans, and he said Schicksal would no longer interfere with the Herrscher of the Void’s awakening.
• After the armor restored her strength, Himeko Murata hurried to help her allies and found Bronya near the crashed Hyperion, shielding her from a Honkai Beast.

Himeko Murata fought the Herrscher of the Void, using the Vermilion Knight: Eclipse armor and the Moonlight Throne to weaken her before confronting her in Imaginary Space. Himeko's final strike brought Kiana close, but she fell into an endless abyss as the footage ended, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Himeko Murata fought off the Herrscher of the Void, and the Hyperion's Moonlight Throne drained much of the Herrscher's Honkai Energy.
• Himeko Murata returned to the Hyperion, where Benares attacked the deck, before the Herrscher of the Void pulled her into Imaginary Space.
• The Herrscher of the Void battered Himeko Murata, but Himeko endured her injuries and advanced toward Kiana.
• Himeko Murata used her last strength to strike the Herrscher of the Void and embrace Kiana, while the Godsbane Spear drained the Herrscher's remaining Honkai Energy.
• Himeko Murata fell into an endless abyss, and the footage ended without revealing whether she survived.

Kiana rushed to Schicksal Headquarters and beat Otto in an illusion created by the Herrscher of Reason, while Raiden Mei and the others watched. After the illusion ended, Otto offered Himeko Murata Vermilion Knight: Eclipse as an apology and to strengthen Schicksal.

• Kiana broke past her limits and raced toward Schicksal Headquarters to confront Otto, followed by the Herrscher of Reason and Raiden Mei.
• The Herrscher of Reason used Fenghuang Down to draw everyone at Schicksal Headquarters into an illusion.
• Kiana punched Otto and continued beating him while Raiden Mei checked her healing fist and Durandal stepped aside.
• The illusion vanished after Kiana smashed Otto's Soulium face, but Otto still felt lingering pain from the experience.
• Otto offered Himeko Murata Vermilion Knight: Eclipse as an apology and as a way to strengthen Schicksal.

Himeko Murata accepted an offer of Vermilion Armor, and Pardofelis traveled to St. Freya Academy with Honkai Energy Serum while Otto confirmed the Life Coin’s power. Jackal joined the Chat Group, learned Kevin was World Serpent’s Lord, and provoked Schicksal into preparing an attack before a quiz asked how Raven had defeated Kiana.

• Otto offered Himeko Murata Vermilion Armor, while Mobius agreed to provide Honkai Energy Serum and Pardofelis traveled to St. Freya Academy with a Life Coin Trial Version.
• Otto sent Amber to give Pardofelis Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum and recognized her arrival as proof that the Life Coin worked.
• Jackal joined the Chat Group, and Pardofelis introduced Kevin as World Serpent’s Lord.
• Jackal threatened Schicksal, so Otto ordered Durandal to locate and attack World Serpent’s bases.
• The Chat Group began a question session asking how Raven had defeated partially Herrscherized Kiana and brought her to World Serpent.

Jackal revealed that her upgraded HSN-B46 activating agent increased resistance to Honkai Energy, earning her a Stigmata Prototype Blueprint. The footage showed Raven using the agent to weaken and defeat Kiana, then reporting to Jackal that she had captured her.

• Otto incorrectly guessed that the World Serpent had used HSN-B46 to defeat Rita, and the penalty killed his Soulium body once.
• Jackal correctly identified that her upgraded serum had an antidote and received a Stigmata Prototype Blueprint as a reward.
• Jackal explained that her activating agent safely increased the body's resistance to Honkai Energy, potentially addressing a major obstacle to the Stigmata Project.
• Kiana attacked a World Serpent convoy, but smoke from a crashed pickup drained her Honkai Energy and stopped her Herrscher abilities.
• Raven injected herself with a drug, overpowered Kiana, and told Jackal she had completed the job.

Kiana recalled being captured by Raven and experimented on by Jackal, while Mobius explained how her costly self-healing virus had helped Himeko recover. In the experiment chamber, Kiana pretended to be helpless until she learned what she could from Jackal, then revealed she had been faking her pain and struck the glass.

• Raven took the weakened Kiana to the World Serpent Base instead of killing her, following Jackal's demand to preserve the Herrscher for experiments.
• Mobius revealed that Himeko's serum contained a rare self-healing virus that had restored her health, but said it was too expensive and difficult to produce in quantity.
• Danzhu and Cang Xuan suspected Mobius had hidden the virus in a green necklace and quickly stopped discussing it aloud.
• Kiana awoke bound in an experimental chamber as Jackal tested her body and questioned her about the stigmata and the planned Honkai energy release.
• Kiana realized Jackal would reveal no more information, admitted she had faked her pain, and punched the chamber glass.

Kiana learned that the damage from the drugs and experiments had left her unable to feel pain, then teamed up with Durandal to attack World Serpent. The quiz revealed that the Herrscher of Reason had forced Kevin to face her by helping tear apart his base, and Kevin correctly chose the answer.

• Su and Otto explained that Kiana's body had suffered severe damage and that her lack of pain came from losing the ability to feel it.
• Kiana prepared to retaliate against Jackal, and Otto advised her to bring Durandal; Otto then ordered Amber to issue Kiana an S-rank Valkyrie certification.
• Jackal rallied World Serpent's forces to resist Kiana and Durandal, who split up to sweep through the base.
• The quiz asked what had forced Kevin to confront the Herrscher of Reason, while the Herrscher recounted demolishing Schicksal and World Serpent.
• Kiana rampaged through one of Jackal's underground laboratories as the Herrscher of Reason and Jackal argued about being called a dog.
• Kevin chose D, correctly identifying two huskies tearing apart the base as the reason he had come out.

Kevin received the remains of the Dharma-Ending Honkai Beast Vishnu, giving him a chance to recover his lost strength in the Sea of Quanta. On the screen, the Herrscher of Reason attacked World Serpent’s base to force Kevin to meet her, leaving Fu Hua exasperated as the base filled with explosions.

• Theresa learned that Cosmo had advanced from Judgment-class to Dharma-Ending, while Mobius and Vill-V recalled the brutal experiment that had nearly cost him his humanity.
• Su explained that Vishnu’s remains could help Kevin recover, and Kevin began absorbing its Honkai Energy while Mobius and Gray Serpent asked him to save them parts of the corpse.
• The Herrscher of Reason discovered World Serpent underground, smashed through its defenses, and decided to fight her way inside rather than sneak in.
• Jackal mistook the intruder for Hua, ordered a combat alert, and led World Serpent’s forces without disturbing Kevin.
• The Herrscher of Reason fought through successive waves of mechs, while Fu Hua and Vill-V watched and worried about the destruction and cost.

Jackal’s attack on Fu Hua’s identity led to a disastrous fight that destroyed World Serpent bases, while Schicksal tracked the locations through its network. The group put Jackal on trial, but Kevin dismissed her losses and left her off the hook.

• Kiana and Durandal continued destroying World Serpent bases, and Otto explained that Schicksal’s network had helped locate them.
• Jackal trapped the Herrscher of Reason in an electrified, overheated chamber with self-destructing robots, but Fu Hua smashed through the insulated wall with one punch.
• Jackal activated Death Weaver, then panicked when Kiana reported her to Kevin and Elysia convened a mock trial.
• Jackal argued that she had only defended World Serpent from an intruder, but the group offered her little support.
• Kevin told Jackal he did not blame her for engaging Fu Hua or for the damage, greatly reassuring her.

The Herrscher of Reason fought her way through World Serpent’s base to meet Kevin, then confronted him on the surface. Kevin challenged her to choose between being his friend or enemy, and the footage ended as she struck at his Fehu.

• Jackal directed a biological weapon against the Herrscher of Reason, but she put it to sleep and then smashed it after Jackal switched it to AI control.
• Kevin appeared behind Jackal and went to meet the Herrscher of Reason, who had wrecked much of the base while trying to find him.
• The Herrscher of Reason and Kevin spoke on the surface, where she said she remembered fighting beside him but admitted she was different from Hua.
• Kevin drew his Fehu and demanded that the Herrscher of Reason choose between friend and enemy, and she answered by punching toward it.
• Pardofelis lamented that the footage had cut off before their fight, while Fu Hua and the others discussed whether she might ever oppose Kevin.

The group discussed Elysia’s growing leadership role and answered a question about Kevin’s encounter with the Herrscher of Reason. The Herrscher of Reason won a Honkai Beast Capture Ball, while Otto and Su considered whether future Honkai Beasts could grow far beyond current classifications.

• Elysia and Kevin discussed their past strength and her new position as the force uniting the Thirteen Flame-Chasers.
• Otto lamented Theresa’s opposition to him, and Su said he could not cure Otto’s deep-rooted obsession.
• The group answered that Kevin had returned Fenghuang Down to the Herrscher of Reason and invited her to join World Serpent, but she refused.
• Kevin said he had invited the Herrscher of Reason because he found her interesting, and she received a Honkai Beast Capture Ball.
• Su and Otto speculated that greater Honkai Energy could create unprecedented Honkai Beasts, while Theresa insisted Emperor-class beasts were already powerful.

The Herrscher of Reason recovered a sealed Fenghuang Down feather from Kevin and revived the fragile consciousness inside it, only to discover that it mistook itself for Fu Hua. The onlookers discussed the feather’s backup consciousness and the technology behind Divine Keys and transferring minds.

• The Herrscher of Reason declined Kevin’s offer to join World Serpent, warned him against trusting Otto, and left with the Fenghuang Down feather he returned.
• The Herrscher of Reason found that the feather’s consciousness had been sealed and used Honkai Energy to restore its ability to manifest.
• The consciousness appeared as a woman who looked like Fu Hua, and the Herrscher of Reason explained that it was a copy of her personality and memories.
• The Herrscher of Reason ordered the consciousness to return its memories and power, but it remained confused and did not respond.
• Elysia laughed at the situation, Fu Hua objected, and Otto and Mobius discussed consciousness transfer and the creation of Divine Keys.

The Herrscher of Reason and the consciousness inside Fenghuang Down traveled toward Mount Tai Xu while disagreeing over whether they were the same person. The Herrscher of Reason insisted she was a new, independent self, but fell silent when Fu Hua questioned why she was going to a forgotten place.

• The Herrscher of Reason offered the Fenghuang Down consciousness Honkai Energy, but it refused, making her more frustrated by its silence.
• The Herrscher of Reason argued that she had Fu Hua’s body and memories but was a new being, while Fu Hua said they were entirely different.
• The Herrscher of Reason recreated memories of Kevin, Otto, Mount Tai Xu, and St. Freya Academy with Fenghuang Down.
• The Herrscher of Reason asked Fu Hua about St. Freya and learned that Fu Hua could explain only events from before the gap in her memories.
• Fu Hua asked why the Herrscher of Reason was traveling to Mount Tai Xu, which had been forgotten for many years, and the Herrscher of Reason fell silent.

The group discussed the unusual, often lackadaisical Herrschers at St. Freya Academy before Fu Hua asked about Captain Himiko, the Flame Herrscher candidate. They learned Himiko was under Fire Moth’s supervision and that the Flame-Chasers feared what would happen if she lost control.

• Pardofelis questioned why so many Current Era Herrschers acted strangely, and Wendy worried that she counted among those with poor combat records.
• Bronya defended her potential as the Herrscher of Reason, while the others teased her about unfinished studies and the growing number of Herrschers at St. Freya Academy.
• Fu Hua remembered her past failures and asked how Captain Himiko was doing as a Flame Herrscher candidate.
• Mobius said Himiko was staying with Fire Moth and occasionally undergoing checkups, while Elysia explained that Himiko was under house arrest as a Herrscher vessel.
• Elysia used the Life Coin to check on Himiko, and the Flame-Chasers confronted the dilemma of what to do if she awakened as a Herrscher.

Elysia visited the imprisoned Himiko, explained the Honkai and the Herrschers, and learned that Himiko was willing to help humanity. The chapter ended with Elysia telling her that sacrifice or experiments were neither necessary nor required.

• The Flame-Chasers debated whether to kill Himiko or keep her confined, while Elysia promised to decide after speaking with her.
• Kevin quieted the arguing group with his restored power, and Elysia went to visit Himiko in the Fire Moth base.
• Elysia brought Himiko wine, and Himiko recognized her as someone powerful rather than a food delivery worker.
• Elysia identified herself as the First of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers and apologized for keeping Himiko under house arrest.
• Elysia explained Honkai and the Herrschers, and Himiko offered to sacrifice herself or cooperate with experiments.
• Elysia told Himiko that she did not need to sacrifice herself or undergo experiments.