Chapter Summaries

Shi Hen, Mei, and Kiana fought Wendy inside the Herrscher of Wind’s storm, while Shi Hen tried to reach her through words. Wendy rejected his appeal and prepared to keep fighting as thunder gathered overhead.

• Shi Hen armored himself in the Apollo mech and carried Mei and Kiana through Wendy’s tornadoes behind its energy shield.
• Kiana charged Wendy and kept attacking despite being wounded, while Mei, weakened by using Herrscher power, entrusted Shi Hen with her electrified katana.
• Shi Hen joined the fight with Mei’s katana and the Xuanyuan Swords, but Wendy’s wind barrier and combat skill stopped his attacks and smashed the Apollo into the ground.
• After the damaged Apollo rose again, Shi Hen told Wendy that she still wanted someone to care about her, but she angrily denied it and accused him of trying to deceive her.
• Shi Hen threw a Xuanyuan Sword into the storm clouds, and blue lightning gathered as thunder boomed.

After Shi Hen saved Wendy and helped her overcome the Honkai will, he welcomed her as a companion, but the group learned that Schicksal had ordered Wendy handed over to World Serpent. Yae Sakura arrived to claim Wendy, leaving Shi Hen and the others facing a conflict between their promise to protect her and the order from headquarters.

• Shi Hen used Apollo to shield Wendy from the lightning and embraced her instead of attacking, promising not to let anyone hurt her again.
• Kiana hugged Shi Hen in relief, and Mei welcomed Wendy as a companion.
• Shi Hen urged Wendy not to dwell on her past mistakes, and Wendy resolved to move forward.
• Himeko told the group that headquarters had ordered them to hand Wendy over to World Serpent.
• Yae Sakura appeared and said she had come to take Wendy, whom she claimed belonged to World Serpent by order of the Bishop.

Yae Sakura invoked Theresa’s agreement to force Kiana and the others to stand down over Wendy, while Theresa hesitated under pressure from World Serpent’s condition. Wendy erupted into a storm and attacked Yae Sakura, who calmly countered and began striking back.

• Yae Sakura told Shi Hen and the others that Theresa’s words might make them obey, then contacted Theresa and demanded she order Kiana’s group not to oppose her.
• Theresa hesitated when Himeko asked whether she would hand Wendy over, because refusing Yae Sakura could cost her the medicine needed to save Himeko.
• Wendy accused Theresa of using her as a sacrifice again, and her Honkai Energy surge cut off the communication.
• Shi Hen accused Yae Sakura of provoking Wendy, while she argued that World Serpent could keep the girl from hurting anyone.
• Wendy attacked Yae Sakura with wind blades and declared that everyone deserved to die, but Yae Sakura blocked the attacks and launched a fierce slash.

Yae Sakura defeated Wendy and prepared to kill her, but Shi Hen rescued the exhausted Herrscher and activated the Apollo’s dangerous system to fight Sakura. As their battle intensified, Sakura warned Shi Hen that Wendy’s fate could not be changed and that he would pay with his life.

• Yae Sakura overwhelmed Wendy in battle, leaving her wounded and unable to resist.
• Shi Hen urged Kiana to stay calm and trust Himeko and the others while the fight continued.
• Yae Sakura raised her Demon Blade to kill Wendy, but Shi Hen blasted her away and caught Wendy.
• Wendy tried to face Sakura alone, but Shi Hen stepped in front of her and activated the Apollo’s dangerous system.
• Shi Hen struck Yae Sakura with the red mech, and the two exchanged powerful blows as Sakura warned him that his efforts would be futile.

Wendy chose to stand with Shi Hen and wagered her Herrscher core to force Yae Sakura to spare him. The Hyperion and the Valkyries arrived, and Theresa joined them as they prepared to face the Miko.

• Shi Hen fought Yae Sakura in the Apollo, but she battered the mech and sent it crashing down.
• Wendy rejected her chance to flee, declared that she was human, and used the Desire Gem to demand that Yae Sakura let Shi Hen live.
• Yae Sakura agreed, but the Hyperion arrived with Himeko, Bronya, Mei, Seele, and Kiana before the standoff could end.
• Bronya attacked Yae Sakura while Himeko and Mei assessed the Miko's formidable swordsmanship, and Seele treated the injured Shi Hen.
• Theresa arrived carrying the Golden Cross and joined the others against Yae Sakura.

Yae Sakura warned Theresa that the events were only the beginning, then left without taking Wendy. Wendy suddenly attacked Theresa, confronting her over the Desire Gem experiment and accusing her of abandoning her during three years of suffering.

• Theresa refused to hand Wendy over to Yae Sakura, who warned that the four keys would begin the world's countdown to destruction and told Mei not to draw Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge.
• Yae Sakura vanished, and Theresa reassured Mei before telling Wendy that no one would hurt her again.
• Wendy attacked Theresa with a wind-charged palm, shocking the others.
• Wendy accused Theresa of recommending her for the Desire Gem experiment and then ignoring her while she lost the use of her legs.
• Theresa admitted she had failed as Wendy's teacher and said she had always been proud of her, but Wendy rejected her words and continued to blame her.

After Wendy chose to trust Theresa and returned to her, she visited the injured Shi Hen in the hospital, where Kiana and Mei competed with her over caring for him. Shi Hen tried to make Wendy feel welcome and asked how Schicksal headquarters viewed her defection.

• Wendy softened toward Theresa, abandoned her revenge, and embraced her as Theresa welcomed her home.
• The Fourth Honkai Outbreak was declared over, though New Zealand still needed cleanup and reconstruction and Anti-Entropy's attempted infiltration troubled Schicksal.
• Wendy brought breakfast to the hospital and tried to care for Shi Hen, prompting Mei and Kiana to insist on looking after him themselves.
• Shi Hen ate Mei's seafood congee while Kiana complained about his secret snacking and declared she would learn to cook.
• Shi Hen changed the subject and asked Wendy what Theresa had said about headquarters' attitude toward her.

Shi Hen, Wendy, and the others discussed the threat Schicksal HQ might pose, while Wendy and Mei each vowed to protect Shi Hen and their companions. Meanwhile, Himeko rejected World Serpent’s life-extending medicine rather than let Theresa be coerced, and Theresa prepared to defend the students as HQ’s silence stirred her suspicions.

• Shi Hen warned that Wendy’s status as a Herrscher could turn her into a point of conflict with Schicksal HQ, and Wendy said she would keep him from being drawn into danger.
• Mei, Kiana, and Wendy promised to stand together against anyone who threatened their companions, though Mei insisted she would protect Shi Hen herself.
• Theresa showed Himeko the blood-red medicine from World Serpent, and Himeko recognized how it could tempt Valkyries facing death into accepting its terms.
• Himeko refused the medicine rather than let Theresa compromise her principles, then accidentally hurt her hand while trying to smash its container.
• Himeko noted that Schicksal HQ had barely responded to the Far East Branch’s defiance, and Theresa vowed to protect the children whatever happened.

Fu Hua shared a final dinner with the Book of Cang Xuan, then left her at St. Freya before going to retrieve Kiana. Kiana followed a strange white light and found herself facing a man she recognized as her father, who mistook her for the Second Herrscher.

• Himeko promised Theresa she would always stay by her side, and Theresa quietly accepted while hiding her tears.
• Fu Hua prepared a New Year's Eve feast for the Book of Cang Xuan, who realized Fu Hua planned to leave.
• Fu Hua unlocked the Book of Cang Xuan's systems and shut her down, intending to leave her safely at St. Freya.
• Fu Hua left the dormitory and headed to retrieve k423 for Otto.
• Kiana hurried back from training, spotted a strange white light in the woods, and stepped into it.
• Kiana found herself on a snowy plain facing a white-haired man with a flaming greatsword, who mistook her for the Second Herrscher and claimed his daughter Kiana was only one year old.

Kiana experienced the Second Herrscher’s memories inside a World Bubble, receiving power from the Will of Honkai before reliving battles against familiar people. She woke in a room dated February 1, 2000, and realized she was no longer the Second Herrscher.

• Kiana saw a young Siegfried prepare to unleash the Phoenix Incinerator, but a blond man in a clown mask shot him and urged her to run.
• Kiana was drawn to a golden crystal on the moon, where a projection of the Will of Honkai gave her knowledge and the power of four gems, then ordered her to destroy humanity.
• Kiana returned to the snowfield and fought Fu Hua before encountering Theresa, Cecilia, and others in successive battles.
• Kiana sealed Cecilia away, was chased by Siegfried, and was eventually killed by a barrage of bombs in the World Bubble.
• Outside the World Bubble, Durandal, Rita, and Fu Hua watched Kiana’s experiences and decided not to interfere with Welt Yang.
• Kiana woke in a cramped room, spotted the date February 1, 2000, and concluded she had experienced the Second Honkai Eruption as the Second Herrscher.

Kiana relived her life as Sirin, briefly enjoying a dream in which Cecilia and Siegfried survived before Otto exposed her as the Second Herrscher. After dying and returning to the prison, she tried different ways to escape Schicksal, but each attempt failed, and the chapter ended with her still trapped in a repeating cycle.

• Kiana opened the diary and experienced Sirin’s memories of experiments, agony, and rescue by Theresa.
• Theresa adopted Sirin and brought her to Schicksal HQ, where she reunited with Cecilia, Siegfried, and her younger self.
• Six months later, Otto attacked Sirin, and Kiana awakened her Herrscher power while escaping Fu Hua’s strike.
• After dying, Kiana returned to the prison and accidentally unleashed Herrscher power, prompting Theresa to attack her.
• Kiana escaped to a snowy wilderness, but Siegfried soon found her; later cycles saw Schicksal find her on the moon and Cecilia stop her from killing Otto.

After Kiana’s eighty-three loops ended with Cecilia killing her, Durandal broke the screen and prepared to take Kiana to Schicksal Headquarters. Shi Hen challenged Durandal to stop them, but after Wendy arrived, she took his place as Durandal’s opponent.

• In the World Bubble, Kiana repeatedly killed Otto but learned he could not truly be killed, and Cecilia eventually killed her beneath Black Abyss White Flower.
• Durandal destroyed the screen, leaving Kiana unconscious, while Welt Yang’s voice told her to prepare to leave Schicksal.
• Shi Hen confronted Fu Hua and Durandal over their attempt to capture Kiana, then summoned a new Xuanyuan Sword form to resist them.
• Durandal defeated Shi Hen’s flying swords as Fu Hua and Rita carried Kiana toward Headquarters.
• Wendy arrived, sent the injured Shi Hen aside, and challenged Durandal to fight.

After Theresa and the others failed to recover Kiana from Schicksal, she revealed that Kiana was a clone created by Otto, and the Far East Branch rallied to rescue her. Theresa mobilized the branch and led the rebellion toward Schicksal HQ aboard the Helios, while Shi Hen and Mei shared a quiet moment during preparations.

• Wendy fought Durandal to cover Theresa's attempt to retrieve Kiana, but both sides withdrew after Theresa failed.
• Theresa told Shi Hen, Mei, Bronya, Seele, and Wendy that Kiana was a clone made by Otto using Kiana's and the Void Herrscher's genes.
• Shi Hen and the others pledged to rescue Kiana, and Theresa formed the Kiana Rescue Squad and declared Schicksal HQ their target.
• Theresa explained the rebellion to the Far East Branch and let personnel choose whether to follow her; sixty percent joined, while those leaving received their wages and travel expenses.
• The Helios departed for Schicksal HQ close to noon, with Himeko remaining at St. Freya to handle preparations and the Hyperion refit.
• Mei brought exhausted Shi Hen sweet water aboard the Helios, and he thanked her while noting that she had also been neglecting her rest.

Shi Hen and Mei shared a tender moment before the coming battle, while Wendy vowed to protect him. The Helios then entered Schicksal HQ airspace, where Wendy effortlessly destroyed the defensive satellites in Herrscher form.

• Mei told Shi Hen that the Book of Cang Xuan was recovering, and they condemned Fu Hua’s betrayal of St. Freya.
• Mei asked Shi Hen to start dating her if they both survived, and he embraced her as she fell asleep.
• Shi Hen patrolled the Helios and met Wendy, who promised to protect him despite worrying that she was too weak to face Durandal.
• The Helios reached Schicksal HQ airspace, and Wendy destroyed six defensive satellites with a cyan storm.
• Seele watched Wendy’s display of Herrscher power with admiration.

Theresa’s Far East Branch fought through Schicksal’s defenses to reach headquarters, while Shi Hen persuaded Wendy to disable the enemy warships without killing their Valkyries. Otto used the clash to advance the Sirin Project and probe Welt Yang’s plans, while Durandal questioned whether she was a qualified Valkyrie and Rita reassured her through playful conversation.

• Theresa ordered the Helios to fire on three Schicksal Hover Battleships after Otto refused to return Kiana and offered to forgive the rebels.
• Shi Hen asked Wendy to spare the Valkyries inside the enemy ships, and Wendy agreed before using her wind power to silence the fleet.
• Otto watched the Helios advance, fed Honkai Energy into Sirin’s cultivation chamber, and considered how to test Welt Yang’s intentions.
• Durandal visited Ragna’s grave and asked Rita whether she had truly become a qualified Valkyrie.
• Rita described her assassin training and teased Durandal with a playful offer of a reward.

Rita told Durandal that she would support her choice to save everyone, and Durandal vowed to drive all Honkai from the world. As Honkai Beasts swarmed Schicksal HQ, Anti-Entropy arrived to reinforce Helios and entrusted Shi Hen with a modified Apollo mech and the Star of Eden.

• Rita explained that her assassin training taught sacrifice and choice, then promised to support Durandal whichever path she chose.
• Durandal vowed to drive all the Honkai from the world and save every person she could.
• Wendy, Mei, Shi Hen, Seele, and Bronya fought growing waves of Honkai Beasts near Schicksal HQ as Bronya warned their defenses would fail within fifteen minutes.
• Theresa announced that she had dealt with the Honkai Beast threat, and Anti-Entropy warships emerged from the clouds to clear a path around Helios.
• Tesla sent Shi Hen a hastily modified spare Apollo unit, and Einstein entrusted him with the Star of Eden.

Shi Hen used Wendy’s power and the Star of Eden to clear a path through the Honkai Beasts as the Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy advanced toward Schicksal HQ. Theresa confronted the Valkyries guarding the third air harbor, forced them to withdraw, and secured the harbor, leaving the allied forces a brief respite before they continued toward Kiana.

• Tesla urged Shi Hen to prove himself, and Theresa and Mei encouraged him before he donned his Apollo mech and took the Star of Eden into battle.
• Wendy lent Shi Hen her Honkai Energy, allowing him to unleash the Star of Eden’s Harmonic Resonance and disintegrate the Honkai Beasts blocking the Helios’s route.
• Anti-Entropy’s fleet helped the Helios advance, while Chiyou drove off Benares and reminded the group that Welt Bai was watching them.
• The Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy reached Schicksal HQ’s third air harbor, where Theresa announced that Otto had abducted Valkyries for human experiments and demanded the defenders withdraw.
• Theresa leapt into the air harbor, used Judah’s chains to subdue its Valkyrie commander, and forced the defenders to clear the way.
• The allied forces occupied the third air harbor and gained a brief chance to rest.

At the airport, Tesla and Bronya located Kiana in Helheim Laboratory, and the group prepared to reach her by disabling the laboratory’s energy barrier. Mei planned to face the coming danger with Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge to protect Shi Hen, while Theresa vowed to keep him alive; Einstein then apologized to Mei for Cocolia’s actions toward Raiden Ryoma.

• Einstein offered Shi Hen a place with Anti-Entropy, but he said he still needed to think, while Theresa and Wendy insisted he belonged with their group.
• Tesla criticized Cocolia for staying behind, and Bronya joined her effort to hack Schicksal’s systems and find Kiana.
• Tesla and Bronya found Kiana at Helheim Laboratory, so Theresa sent Shi Hen, Bronya, and Seele to cut off the barrier’s power supply.
• Theresa apologized to Mei for failing to protect her, and Mei asked her to prioritize keeping Shi Hen alive if Mei sacrificed herself.
• Theresa promised to prevent Mei’s sacrifice, and Einstein apologized to Mei for Raiden Ryoma as Mei headed toward Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge.

Mei prepared to face Welt Bai by awakening the Herrscher of Thunder, while Shi Hen and his companions fought their way past Schicksal forces. Mei left Einstein with the hope that Shi Hen would lead Anti-Entropy, and the chapter ended with the battle still underway.

• Einstein asked Mei whether she planned to wield Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge, and Mei asked her to entrust Anti-Entropy's leadership to Shi Hen if she did not return.
• Mei found Wendy inspecting Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge, accepted her apology, and encouraged her to become stronger for the person she liked.
• Mei made a bet with Wendy that if Wendy survived, Shi Hen would grant her a wish, then asked Wendy to leave her alone with the Divine Key.
• Mei gripped Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge, overcame the dark emotions tied to her past, and awakened as the Herrscher of Thunder.
• Shi Hen and his companions fought through Schicksal HQ Valkyries and sub-divine mechs, while Seele recalled her earlier missions with him and Bronya.

Shi Hen and Rita fought while Bronya and Seele pressed toward Helheim Laboratory, where Fu Hua blocked their way. The chapter ended with Fu Hua preparing to fight them, while Shi Hen remained engaged with Rita.

• Shi Hen told Bronya and Seele to continue toward the energy barrier while he held off Rita, who attacked him with her scythe and Silver Moon armor.
• Shi Hen challenged Rita’s decision to follow Otto’s orders, but Rita said she trusted his path for fighting Honkai and fought him head-on.
• Bronya and Seele encountered Fu Hua, who told them to turn back and argued that Kiana had to be confined because she was dangerous.
• Bronya reminded Fu Hua that Cocolia had used the same justification when she caused the Third Honkai Outbreak, while Seele urged Fu Hua to return to Helios.
• Fu Hua said she could not go back and took a fighting stance against Bronya and Seele.