At this, everyone aboard the armed helicopter that had arrived over the district looked down.
On the streets engulfed in flames due to the Honkai Beasts' rampant destruction, Lis gritted her teeth and did everything she could to fend off the attacking Honkai Beasts.
She looked utterly disheveled. Her arms were covered in blood, her loose bangs stuck to her forehead with sweat, and her crimson gown had long since been torn to shreds, exposing glimpses of skin.
She had not fully recovered to begin with. Forcing herself to use her Stigmata against the Honkai Beasts had worsened her internal injuries considerably.
"Go, hurry and leave!"
After killing another Honkai Beast and saving someone, Lis did not even have time to wipe the sweat from her face before she heard a cry of alarm.
"Mother!!"
Rita stood there in terror, holding a potted plant high over her head.
When she saw Lis's bewildered expression and the shadow slowly approaching from behind her, she did not hesitate before hurling the object in her hands.
"Watch out, Mother! Behind you!!" Rita screamed.
Bang
The potted plant shattered. Lis abruptly turned around, only then noticing the massive creature behind her that had concealed its life force.
This was...
An Emperor-class Honkai Beast!
And it...
Not good!
That movement—it was about to fire its spikes!
And it was aiming at her daughter, Rita!
"Rita, run!"
Lis's eyes reddened. Without thinking, she lunged forward and threw a punch at the creature, which was dozens of times stronger than she had been at her peak, hoping to draw its attention away from her daughter.
All of this felt so familiar.
Rita had worried about her mother, so she threw the flowerpot to draw the Honkai Beast's attention. Her mother worried about her, so she risked her