The girls froze.
They had not even had time to wipe the anger from their faces before they stood there blankly, mouths agape.
Who could have imagined that one second ago, they had been worrying about the civilians' safety, wishing they could immediately kill that Emperor-class Honkai Beast wreaking havoc.
Yet the next second, everything had changed.
The Honkai Beast was gone... No, that was not right. The Honkai Beast's claw was gone!
It had simply vanished, so suddenly and unrealistically!
If they had to describe it, it was as though someone had erased the creature's arm—and the massive claw attached to it—from the painting of reality with an eraser, without the slightest warning.
"Did I see that wrong? What just happened?"
"I... I don't know either. Maybe we should ask the captain..."
At that moment, everyone stared at one another, looking as though they had not fully woken up.
Yet their captain, Penny, had no intention of paying attention to the girls.
Those girls could not see that red line and had mistaken it for an illusion.
But as an A-rank Valkyrie, enhanced by her Valkyrie armor, Penny had clearly caught the Sword Qi Ren Yu had unleashed.
Her valiant brows furrowed deeply.
"Red... light... Could it be?!"
With a thought, the skirt of her Valkyrie armor suddenly vented a massive amount of gas, allowing Penny to hover in the air temporarily.
Without hesitation, Penny activated her scanning radar. With the support of the base station, even in the darkness of night, everything around her entered her sight without exception.
But none of that was what she was looking for.
"Not this... not this... not this... Where exactly is that guy?"
Again and again, Penny searched for the black-haired young man, but found nothing. The excitement on her face