I am a hero of the former civilization.

He failed to hit Ryan because the latter was already close to his body while firing his gun, and he could even hear the sound of Honkai energy exploding from behind him.

In terms of mobilizing energy, Ryan is not much stronger than this temple creature, but the biggest difference between humans and beasts is their brains. Humans know how to learn, summarize their experiences, and then use unparalleled skills.

Neither the spear nor the greatsword could hurt each other. However, unlike the Honkai Beast that instinctively retreated, Ryan lunged forward, stepping between the Honkai Beast's legs, twisting his waist and straightening his body, and lashing out his elbow like a whip.

The top of the two yin and yang.

Boom! !

The temple's steel-like abdomen caved in and split open, and its massive body flew out like a cannonball. Its legs plowed two furrows in the concrete road. Sensing that the enemy was rapidly approaching, it quickly covered its front with its large shield.

The shield was strong enough to withstand armor-piercing rounds from a tank's main gun, but after a moment, no impact was felt on his left arm; only a high-speed gust of air passed between his legs.

behind?

Its body was enormous, but its speed was exceptionally agile. It had only turned halfway when its black afterimage filled the entire field of vision, and the last thing it saw was the gleaming tip of the spear.

Back carbine!

puff.

The spear pierced through his head, bringing the killing machine to an instant halt. Ryan lowered his eyes and saw the greatsword resting at his waist; it would only take a moment to cut him in two.

"Too bad you're brainless." Ryan smirked. He wasn't interested in the killing itself, but the consequences made his heart race.

That's right, I've made a small step forward on this invisible path again.

The previous assumptions have come true. The path we've taken over the years has indeed been correct. The skills honed through countless trials and the understanding of Honkai energy are all supplementary. The key lies in how much power I can mobilize, and the growth of this power lies within you.

Exploration is power. Given the limited time, he was willing to take risks to explore the truth. Without any trump cards in hand, what would Ryan have to face the high-ranking Honkai Beasts and the legendary Herrscher?

"After all these years, you've finally decided to give me a grand banquet."

Ryan looked toward the direction of the fifth teaching building. His intuition told him that it was the epicenter of the collapse. At a glance, he was facing the gaze of a strange creature on the roof.

It was slightly larger than the Temple-class, had no limbs, and floated in the air. The diamond-shaped creature on its head resembled upright ears, and four similarly shaped scales floated around it.

Honkai Beasts are all bizarre and difficult to describe accurately, but what Ryan cares more about is the energy they emit, an energy that far surpasses that of the Temple Beasts.

"The pinnacle of lower-ranking Honkai Beasts, the Honkai Emperor, it seems I'll have to challenge myself today." Ryan slowly raised his spear, gripping it with both hands, even blocking out the roar of the arrows aimed from all directions.

It's rare to see a fire-chasing moth cooperating like this; I need to hurry.

Ryan was very interested in the Honkai Emperor he encountered for the first time, and after a moment, his pupils contracted slightly.

Ok? ? ?

Without warning, the three-meter-tall monster vanished from sight in an instant. Without hesitation, Ryan instinctively jumped back.

Swah——

A red beam of light illuminated his face, and the high concentration of Honkai energy swept across like a laser, leaving smooth marks on the concrete floor.

"Instantaneous teleportation through imaginary space, remote manipulation of Honkai energy, forming laser beams?!" Ryan's years of research hadn't been in vain. He leaped backward in a 'Z' shape, watching the crimson 'laser' sweep past his body, before finally landing lightly on the ruins of the teaching building.

A few rays of moonlight stubbornly pierced through the dark clouds, casting a faint halo on the Honkai Beast's silver shell—powerful, mysterious, and filled with the unknown.

“Interesting.” Ryan took off his cracked glasses, crushed them with a snap, and revealed an extremely kind smile.

"Let me tear your body apart and understand your origins!"

Chapter Eleven: Inch Power - Heaven Opening!

"A high concentration of Honkai energy reaction was detected, with an energy level exceeding 80 HW."

Outside the academy, inside an armored command vehicle, sirens flashed red.

Unlike the fantastical scenes that most people imagine, the Fire Moth is full of scientific rigor. Large screens display images transmitted by drones, soldiers wearing headsets are constantly typing on keyboards, and staff officers are making changes to the plan.

"Satellite images have been transmitted back, revealing a high-energy reaction near the fifth teaching building, confirmed to be a Honkai Emperor-class common species."

"The aerial sweep is 70 percent complete. The second and third squads will begin their infiltration operations."

"The fifth squad found two survivors in the sewers, who were confirmed to be students of Chiba Academy."

Himiko, who was in charge of the scene, looked up and saw Kevin and May's files on the screen. She was somewhat surprised that the two of them were able to escape from the center of the Honkai, but she quickly turned her attention to another screen.

The screen displays a weather cloud map with a light orange glow in the center. The Fire Moth usually judges the strength of enemies by their Honkai energy. Although it is far from the terrifying Honkai energy of the Second Herrscher of the Void, which reaches 2000 HW, it is still enough to cause a catastrophe.

These kids were lucky; normally, the number of people affected would have been in the thousands.

Himiko secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said in a more serious tone, "Adjust the disaster level to medium. All frontline squads, begin harassment operations. Keep a close eye on that monster and absolutely do not let it escape to Changkong City."

The sound of keyboard clicks filled the air as the efficient communication system relayed commands forward. The Fire Moths had fought against the Honkai countless times around the world and had long since developed rigorous procedures.

"Captain, aren't you going to attack?" Rose asked quietly from the side, her eyes filled with eagerness.

"Your hands are itchy?"

"Hmm, didn't headquarters send over the latest individual soldier equipment?"

"Then hold on. There will be plenty of opportunities to encounter powerful enemies in the future. A soldier must first preserve himself." Himiko pressed her subordinate's head down with her hand, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes, before laughing heartily, "Send out a decoy force to lure that monster to the northern apartment area, and then send a message to the branch to prepare for a cruise missile attack. Damn it, these monsters shouldn't underestimate our human firepower."

The operators all grimaced in pain; the missiles were enough to raze that abandoned apartment building to the ground, and Major Himiko would have plenty to write in her combat report.

But they also knew that dealing with a single Honkai Emperor would require the sacrifice of at least a hundred people, and the major understood very well which was more important: human lives or the report.

"Far East Branch, this is the 'Skylark' command post. Major Himiko's orders..." The communications officer froze halfway through his sentence. Under the drone's surveillance, the terrifying monster was flying out, and then a crimson beam of light appeared on the screen.

"Major, look!"

"Hmm?" Himiko was thinking about the aftermath, such as a massive gas explosion and mobilizing the entire navy, when she heard someone call her and instinctively turned around.

She saw the remaining beams of light, and the building collapsing like building blocks, as if a bomb had exploded, sending bricks flying everywhere.

Is someone fighting? Wait, Chiba Academy...

She remembered something, her pupils slowly contracted, and she blurted it out.

"That bastard actually dared to challenge the Honkai Emperor one-on-one?!"

......

Interesting. Is this the Honkai Emperor? It's many times stronger than the Temple-level. It didn't die even after I stabbed it with all my might.

Ryan stared at the countless rubble and bricks before him, as if facing a storm, the remaining shockwaves whipping up his tattered clothes.

He paid no attention to the moth's shock, focusing intently on the light shimmering within the 'dark cloud,' his eyes filled with a thirst for knowledge.

'Controlling Honkai energy from a distance, I really want to know how you did that.'

call out--

The next moment, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from beneath his feet, bursting forth from the ground like spikes, shattering everything within a ten-meter radius.

The bricks and tiles were dissolved directly, the dust was wiped away as if by an eraser, and Ryan could even feel a burning sensation on his back.

"Sneak attack?"

He rolled on the ground, catching glimpses of the spinning spikes brushing against his hair, then leaped up quickly, twisted his body, and slammed the spear into the ground.

Explosion.

boom! !

A burst of equally intense Honkai energy exploded, colliding with, canceling out, and annihilating the rotating beam of light. Ryan frowned again, bent his knees, and flung his body out like a spring.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The beam of light seemed to appear out of thin air, directly bypassing the explosive energy and relentlessly pursuing him until Ryan disappeared into the nearly half-collapsed school building.

This was a lecture hall. The collapsed ceiling had smashed the podium to pieces, and dust filled the air. Ryan adjusted his breathing, roughly guessing the control limit of this Honkai Beast. Then he took a deep breath to suppress the surge of fatigue.

Instinctively, it should be coming.

Boom...

With a muffled thud, one side of the wall was smashed to pieces, and the silver Honkai Emperor squeezed in from the front. There was a hole in its chest, and the hole was surrounded by spider web-like cracks.

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious, and without hesitation, he charged straight at Ryan.

To advance.

The tables and chairs were smashed to pieces. Ryan looked at the 'dump truck' and wanted to go towards it, but after seeing the rapidly spinning diamond-shaped objects around it, he quickly rolled to the side.

Woo woo woo.

The air whistled as the rhomboid creation released a meter-long blade of light, which slashed at high speed around its body, annihilating anything that touched it.

This wasn't a dump truck; it was clearly a mixer, and an extremely agile one at that. After passing Ryan, it defied the laws of physics, turned around on the spot, and crashed back into him.

A little troublesome.

Ryan glanced at his right arm, where his clothes were torn open and a deep wound, charred black, was barely visible under the high-energy beam of light. His flesh was as thin as paper, yet he remained expressionless, his mind racing.

'During its attack, it couldn't move using imaginary space, but my physical strength is also no match for this silicon-based creature.'

He only had a moment to think; just as the 'blender' approached, he reacted instantly.

Rush!

Instead of retreating, Ryan advanced, staring directly at the dazzling beams of light, his right hand gripping the spear in a reverse grip.

His steps faltered, his leather shoes slamming into the ground, abruptly halting his forward momentum. The force traveled from the ground to his waist, then through his tightened abdomen to his right hand, finally causing him to bend down, using all his strength.

Comet spear!

The spear detached from his arm and flew forward like a comet, the shockwave of which plowed a straight trench in the floor.

At high speed, they collided, less than ten meters apart. The spears arrived in the blink of an eye. The Honkai Beast was not surprised, but instinctively slowed down. Its spinning light blade paused, then slashed upwards like crossed lightsabers.

clang--

With a deafening crack, the black gun spun into the sky, smashing a large hole through several floors.

The most sensible response was for the Honkai Beast to completely ignore the flying spear and focus its attention back on its target, and then—

What about people?

Ryan disappeared, or rather, the moment he threw his spear, he charged forward at top speed and came straight to the Honkai Beast.

The light blade was right above his head, capable of slicing through tank armor like tofu, but he chose to ignore it, simply taking a lunge forward as if embracing a Honkai Beast, and unleashing his right fist hidden under his ribs.

Pouring out all my heart and strength, I'll risk my life in this one strike—

Inch-force. Heaven-opening!