Faced with the terrifying Kottou-onna rushing at them, the three of them were scared stiff. They forgot to scream, forgot to run, and stood there frozen.
Fear had left their bodies rigid...
Seeing the three of them in despair, Yōki tightly grabbed Mei's hand. Kind-hearted as she was, she could not bear to see anyone die at her mother's hands.
"Sister Mei, please save them... okay?"
"Don't worry!"
At Mei's words, Yōki loosened her grip. Mei placed her left hand on Yōki's head and stroked it, while a pistol that looked scorching hot appeared in her right hand.
Holding the gun, Mei aimed directly at the Kottou-onna ahead.
Bang!
A red spark flashed as a flaming bullet pierced straight through the Kottou-onna's head. Several more gunshots followed, and the monsters around the Kottou-onna immediately died.
The Fire Fairy Type II was a second-generation Honkai energy controlled chain-reaction weapon produced by the Saint 7308 Institute. It possessed formidable firepower.
However, the Fire Fairy Type II's bullets did not kill the Kottou-onna. Instead, they made her even more frenzied and irrational.
After saying something to Yōki and the others, Mei vanished from their side. The next moment... she appeared directly beside the Kottou-onna.
"Go to hell!"
Gripping her katana with both hands, Mei viciously cleaved the Kottou-onna before her from top to bottom, splitting her in two. Then... the two halves of the corpse turned to ash under Mei's lightning power.
The Kottou-onna did not even have time to react.
"Are you all right?"
After dealing with the monsters, Mei turned to look at the three people on the ground.
"..."
The three of them looked at Mei standing before them with her blade, seemingly somewhat afraid. The way Mei had killed the Kottou-onna had been far too brutal—she had split her