Starting as the Behind-the-Scenes Boss in the Honkai World

Boom—

Light fell from the sky, striking Ganesha with an incredibly heavy thud. It instantly interrupted the Honkai Beast's charge, forcing it to its knees.

Like a rabbit pinned down by a falcon.

Leona couldn't help but think of this comparison.

The next moment, a violent shockwave spread out. The surrounding Valkyries were immediately blown away, and a large amount of dust kicked up, obscuring everything in a mist.

But even through this mist, Leona could still clearly see that the one standing on Ganesha was a human.

Or rather, a creature that looked human.

At the very least, she had never seen a human move that fast.

The fine hairs on her body stood on end, and an extremely strong sense of danger surged within Leona, clearer than when she was fighting Ganesha. Her heart pounded uncontrollably.

Without much hesitation, Leona raised the Heavy Particle Cannon she had charged to its limit and then…

Whoosh—

A blinding yellow beam of light erupted from the cannon's muzzle, piercing the dust like a sharp sword and stabbing directly at the stranger.

But the moment it touched the figure, the beam seemed to split to the left and right as if it had a mind of its own, striking the buildings and creating two more ruins around them.

"Young Valkyrie, coming on so strong for our first meeting, I'm afraid that's not quite appropriate."

The dust cleared, revealing a figure in white robes with a white mask on their face. The figure was now pointing a finger forward.

It was clear this seemingly casual finger was what had split the attack launched with the full power of an A-rank Valkyrie.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Let's Dance

The short white robe with a hood, the equally white metal mask, and this overwhelming, terrifying strength.

There was no doubt, this was…

"Ten billion!"

The sword-wielding Valkyrie from the third squad exclaimed in shock.

"..."

Looking at the Valkyrie who spoke, Shi Hen's eyes behind his mask flashed with white light.

So that's it. They want to make this conspicuous ten billion US dollars their new codename, thereby protecting Welt's name?

He had seen through Anti-Entropy's entire plan.

"I apologize, Mr. Welt! My team member was out of line. I apologize on her behalf!"

Leona quickly lowered her head.

Even though everyone knew this person was an imposter, when he truly stood before them, they had to address him as Welt.

If possible, she even wanted to call him "Alliance Leader," as long as Shi Hen would forgive her team member's offense.

Sensing the Valkyrie's fear, Shi Hen simply shook his head slightly. "If apologies were useful…"

Rumble—

Struggling to stand up, Ganesha shook off the debris. Its head swayed back and forth as it tried to figure out what had happened.

The vitality of an Emperor-class Honkai Beast is truly tenacious.

He sighed inwardly. Shi Hen pulled out a crimson greatsword from his back and said to Leona and the others, "Sorry, can you wait for me for ten seconds?

Don't worry, it'll be over quickly."

The greatsword was a weapon he had casually picked up from the transport ship's warehouse.

Although he wasn't skilled at fighting with weapons, a weapon was still useful at times.

For example, when he needed to control his strength and avoid killing the opponent.

Leona: "???"

Ten seconds?

What was this person talking about? Was he planning to finish off an Emperor-class Honkai Beast in ten seconds?

He offered no explanation, or rather, Shi Hen chose to use actions as his explanation.

He stepped on Ganesha's back and leaped high into the air. The blade in his hand drew a full arc in the air before landing on the left foreleg of the giant white elephant.

Such a clumsy swordsmanship…

Leona couldn't help but think.

Moreover, the point of attack the opponent chose was terrible. Who would directly attack a Honkai Beast's gray exoskeleton?

Even the sword-wielding Valkyrie in their squad knew to attack the Honkai Beast's joint connections.

But as if to shatter Leona's perception, the crimson blade sliced off one of the beast's legs as easily as a hot knife through butter, leaving a cut as smooth as a mirror.

The Valkyries: "..."

Was this really the Emperor-class Honkai Beast they had struggled to even scratch the surface of for so long?

Ignoring what the Valkyries were thinking, Shi Hen continued his attack.

His body paused in mid-air, a white light flashed beneath his feet, and Shi Hen shot out like an arrow loosed from a bow, his blade leaving a crimson afterimage in the air.

This time, his target was Ganesha's left hind leg.

The blade passed through without any obstruction, and Ganesha, its legs gone, tilted and fell to the side, letting out a deafening roar.

But compared to its usual savage roars, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast now sounded like a mouse caught by a cat, its voice filled only with the unwillingness of a dying creature.

In the blink of an eye, Ganesha's four limbs were severed, leaving only a barrel-like body sprawled on the ground, its four eyes filled with helplessness.

Flipping and landing in front of Ganesha, Shi Hen twirled his sword to flick off the purplish-black liquid staining its blade, and looked at the Honkai Beast unhurriedly, saying, "Ready to meet your death?"

Wouldn't it have been better to just lie there obediently from the start? You just had to interrupt my cool pose.

Now, you'll have to enter Jackal's laboratory in this posture.

Whether it understood Shi Hen's words or not, Ganesha's four eyes looked at the human standing before it, its massive mouth opening slightly.

Hummm—

Red light surged, and a large amount of Honkai Energy transformed into a beam that shot out from Ganesha's mouth, determined to shatter the human who had caused it so much damage into dust.

But the next second, the light was split.

A crimson blade suddenly flew out, forcefully tearing apart the torrent of red Honkai Energy, and pierced Ganesha's throat with an unstoppable momentum, pinning the Honkai Beast firmly to the ground.

The red light abruptly stopped.

His figure leaped high into the air once more, Shi Hen spun three times in the air, and his fist, charged to its limit, smashed down heavily onto Ganesha's back.

Boom—

Like a multi-ton road roller plummeting from the sky, an incredibly heavy roar reverberated, causing the ground for dozens of meters around to sag and sink.

And Ganesha, its entire gray shell on its back was covered in cracks, looking as if it would fall off with the slightest touch.

Patting the dust off his clothes, Shi Hen, as if he had done something trivial, sat down on the now quiet Emperor-class Honkai Beast. His eyes, glowing with white light, looked at the stunned Valkyries and said, "Now, we can continue with our business."

At this very moment, ten seconds had passed since he had made his request to everyone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Welt, I'm sorry..."

Collapsing to the ground instantly, the sword-wielding Valkyrie was on the verge of tears.

Only now did she realize the gravity of her earlier insolence.

This person who dared to impersonate the leader of Anti-Entropy truly possessed the strength!

"Mr. Welt, I failed to discipline my subordinates. I am willing to accept any punishment from you in her stead!"

Stepping in front of the sword-wielding Valkyrie, Leona said sincerely, lowering her head.

"Oh? Really?"

Shi Hen looked at the Valkyrie with long brown hair with great interest, asking in an extremely flippant tone.

"Captain Leona..."

The sword-wielding Valkyrie looked up, her face filled with confusion and helplessness, at the captain protecting her.

"Leona!"

"Major Leona!"

The other Valkyries couldn't help but exclaim.

Compared to a B-rank Valkyrie who could only be considered excellent, Leona, an A-rank Valkyrie who was considered an ace in the entire Far East Branch, was undoubtedly more important.

However, they could also understand her desire to protect her companion.

For a moment, everyone's emotions became incredibly complex. They looked at the sword-wielding Valkyrie, then at Leona, and some even cast hidden, resentful glances at Shi Hen.

However, after the incident with the sword-wielding Valkyrie, no one dared to provoke him openly anymore.

Before they knew Shi Hen's true intentions, they still held onto a sliver of hope that perhaps everything could still be salvaged.

"Yes, I am willing to accept your punishment, in any form..."

Putting down the heavy particle cannon, which had long since run out of energy, Leona lowered her head and said obediently, feeling the various emotions from the gazes behind her.

"Since that's the case..." Shi Hen said, stroking his chin as if deep in thought, "I heard that the Valkyries of the Far East Branch are skilled in song and dance. Then, you can dance for me.

If you can't satisfy me, you know the consequences..."

"..."

Leona suddenly looked up, her pupils widening instinctively.

The expressions of the other Valkyries also instantly became strange.

"Oh, right. I have some companions who want to come over. Could you do Schicksal a favor and not stop them?"

Shi Hen said very politely.

With the firepower of Jackal's transport ship, it would be somewhat difficult to break through Schicksal's blockade.

Chapter 30: Jackal the Prophet

When Raven and the others arrived, they were met with this scene.

A young boy in a white robe sat on the torso of a white giant elephant, resembling a large cylinder. Around the elephant were four thick limbs, which undoubtedly belonged to it before, but had now been severed and cut off by a sword.

In front of the boy, a woman with coffee-colored hair tied into a ponytail, and a rather pretty face, was… performing a shamanistic dance?

Seeing the woman hopping around, making unknown gestures with her hands, Raven immediately became wary.

She knew that in this world, some small tribes passed down secret arts that allowed them to unleash several times their own strength through psychological suggestion via shamanistic dances.

Without a doubt, the Valkyrie before them carried such a legacy.

As for the group of Valkyries nearby, who wanted to watch but were too embarrassed, fidgeting and unsure what they were doing, Raven had automatically ignored them.

"Is… is that enough?"

Upon seeing Raven and the others arrive, Leona stopped her movements, glaring at the boy on Ganesha's back with a hateful expression. Her large, watery eyes were filled with despair and sorrow.

Ten minutes… she had been performing that awkward dance for a full ten minutes!

Only she knew how those ten minutes had passed. The girl was so ashamed and annoyed that she wanted to smash herself against Ganesha and end her life right there.

Moreover, this had been witnessed by members of the third squad and Valkyries from two other squads, which made Leona even more ashamed, wishing she could faint to avoid facing any of this.

Her integrity, which she had carefully guarded for over twenty years, was gone just like that…

"Fine."

Shi Hen waved his hand.

Those ten minutes had also been incredibly difficult for him, having to watch such an eyesore.

The Valkyrie was quite good-looking, but when she started dancing…

Ugh~