Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

The team of five successfully arrived at an ancient altar.

It's called an altar, but that only refers to the very center of the place.

The rest of the ground resembles a large plaza, with a towering dome nearly a kilometer high, inspiring awe at the vastness beneath the deep sea.

However, understanding that this was most likely inside Chi You's body, the team realized that this was indeed an important piece of data that could help them reassess the size of this Judgment-class Honkai Beast.

Clearly, Chi You's size far exceeded their expectations.

Even with the information from previous research, speculation, and various hypotheses based on Honkai energy flow data as a buffer against this fact, they felt even more compelled to complete the mission as soon as they truly realized it.

And right now, that's one of their goals.

The Xuanyuan Sword sat silently in the center of the altar.

A beam of golden light, shrouded in mist, fell upon the ancient brass sword that bore witness to countless years and a rich history, as if soothing the loneliness and solitude it had endured over the centuries.

A pale Honkai energy shield, like a thin mist, surrounded the Xuanyuan Sword, as if a lost soul was wandering in its final resting place.

Just as the group was about to make a tentative approach, a rumbling sound came from the wall. The intense Honkai energy reaction, as dazzling as a raging fire, stimulated their nerves. Then, a deafening roar pierced their eardrums even before they could see the enemy.

Two enormous creatures, as large as white elephants, emerged with heavy steps from a door that suddenly opened in the wall.

One of them was the familiar Ganesha, a Honkai Beast Kiana had heard about from the virtual battlefield and from Su Qing'an.

There was another creature with an eerie color scheme of black and ice blue, which was faintly larger than the Ganesha next to it, and its Honkai energy, which carried a chilling current, had a more terrifying destructive power.

Compared to the weaker and more familiar Ganesha, this Emperor-class Honkai Beast is undoubtedly much more troublesome and terrifying.

Parvati, the superior variant of Ganesha.

Kiana gripped her weapon tightly, and exclaimed in shock:

"They are Emperor-level Honkai Beasts, and there are two of them."

Himeko Murata solemnly said:

"It's not an ordinary Emperor-class Honkai Beast. That Honkai Beast is... Parvati! It's the Emperor-class Honkai Beast that the Headmaster encountered during his first mission."

Himeko did not explicitly state how serious the current crisis was, but everyone present understood the situation without saying a word.

According to the normal Valkyrie formation, Parvati alone is a terrifying opponent that could wipe out a normal formation led by an A-rank.

With the addition of Ganesha, the situation has become even more dire.

Bronya's heavily armored bunny beside her had already entered alert mode. She calmly said:

"Given that Emperor-level Honkai Beasts have already appeared in the coastal areas of China, it would be strange if there were no Emperor-level Honkai Beasts inside the ruins."

"The two Emperor-class creatures are still within the expected range. Based on the ecological habits of the limited data comparison of Emperor-class creatures, these two Emperor-class creatures are similar in appearance and almost belong to the same species, which is why they can coexist peacefully."

"In other words, this should be the final enemy."

"Everyone, let's finish this quickly. Many of the buildings here are crystals of Honkai energy, but with the appearance of these two Honkai Beasts, a large amount of Honkai energy is continuously converging here."

"Bronya doesn't know what will happen after they converge, but those Honkai energy crystals will shatter directly, cutting off the escape route."

"Even if we achieve our mission objective by then, we won't be able to get out."

Himeko Murata indifferently raised the greatsword in her hand and said:

"Bronya is right, prepare for battle, everyone."

"Just as I taught you in the academy, in a battle to the death, please give it your all."

"And also, survive."

The battle began with the red-haired woman's valiant figure and resolute words.

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Time has moved on to the present day, which is now normal.

Rita sat on the sofa of the private jet, silently calculating the time it would take to reach the battlefield.

Even with such incredible speed, tearing through the clouds at an even greater speed than an arrow, it would still take nearly an hour to reach the coast of China again.

A two-hour round trip is enough to make many decisions.

Rita only learned a little about the specifics of the Nine Netherworlds when she was exchanging information with Theresa.

Out of habit and curiosity.

Furthermore, the premise that the S-class Valkyrie has the right to know mission information is that the maid copied this information before handing the recorder to Su Qing'an, and this information will become meaningless after the mission codenamed Nine Nether.

Logically speaking, Rita would have deleted it after glancing at it a few times.

Can……

perhaps.

She can do other things.

The maid sent this message to someone's email address.

She gazed at the scenery outside the window and murmured softly:

"Actually, I quite like Lady Fu Hua."

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The battle was fierce.

Kiana once thought that the difference between the Emperor-class Honkai Beasts and those in the simulation battle shouldn't be too great.

But reality made the girl realize the true meaning of data updates and individual differences.

For Kiana, who had once successfully defeated Ganesha in a simulation battle, this fight was far more difficult than she had imagined.

The reason is that Honkai energy is continuously gathering in this huge plaza. Most of the Honkai energy has disappeared without a trace, but a portion of it is flowing into the bodies of the two Honkai Beasts like a spring.

As a being essentially constructed from Honkai energy, this action is akin to constantly replenishing a character's mana bar and health bar in a game.

Leaving aside the differences between simulated battles and real battlefields, this single factor is enough to practically spell the death penalty for a normal Valkyrie squad.

Without external weapon support, normal weapon systems rarely deliver a burst of damage in a single instance. Instead, they typically employ a hit-and-run tactic, eventually exploiting weaknesses to secure victory.

However, this operation obviously cannot be replicated in this situation.

Among them, Sato Yuno, who is the main force for restraining the enemy, has her powers completely suppressed by Parvati.

This isolated, lifeless deep-sea ruin has no vegetation that can be revived. Each attempt to revive it consumes 100% of Honkai energy and power shaping, and the speed of plant growth is far slower than the efficiency of freezing.

Simply put, she was restrained.

Then, under the cover of the entire squad, Sato Yuno almost risked the depletion of her power to forcefully give birth to hundreds of ancient trees, and in an instant, the huge square was covered with lush branches and leaves.

Deep beneath the ocean, some unknown distance from the surface, the girl used her powers to create this vibrant yet deadly forest.

This prosperous scene existed for only a few breaths before she destroyed it with her own hands. In the blink of an eye, all the ancient trees in the forest were twisted into winding, coiling dragons. They obeyed the command of the power and bound Ganesha and Parvati layer by layer, completely imprisoning them.

Even though the continuous Honkai energy allowed the cold current and Honkai energy beam cannons to output almost without interruption, the even more unreasonable power, with the maximum output power of this pseudo-Herrscher core, directly and simply fixed the two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts in place, and their attacks were completely overwhelmed by their sheer number.

The enormous, ivory-like tusk of the beast broke as it was entangled by the ancient tree. Ganesha tried to let out a wail, but the towering ancient tree that was born from the spores in its open mouth stifled it, and the intense Honkai energy gathering wave caused a reverse output within its body.

Meanwhile, tiny seeds and branches gradually seeped into the crevices of Parvati's ice armor, taking root and sprouting continuously within the bizarre flesh and blood sculpted by Honkai energy.

Faced with such suffering, those beastly eyes, devoid of reason and emotion, merely stared indifferently and violently at the arrival of the enemy. As if suppressing a low growl, this Honkai Beast was still looking for an opportunity to kill.

Emperor-class Honkai Beasts do not bleed. Unlike some Honkai Beasts that are directly sculpted from animals, the life form and body structure of Emperor-class Honkai Beasts are no longer within the scope of normal organisms.

Even after suffering such fatal injuries, their nervous systems seemed to lack the capacity to perceive pain; their roars were less wails and more pure rage.

Scattered Honkai energy particles continued to emerge from the wounds like mist. According to normal human understanding, this should be proof that they were injured. However, in an environment where high concentrations of Honkai energy were constantly being supplied, Sato Yuno was unable to kill them.

Even if two Emperor-level Honkai Beasts are imprisoned, it is only a temporary advantageous situation.

If Sato Yuno were to fight alone, she would almost certainly lose.

But she has teammates.

Kiana is firing a gun, an act that seems somewhat ridiculous in this situation. Only an entire dense forest could barely temporarily contain the rampaging claws of these two behemoths.

Compared to the fact that bullets can only cause pinprick-sized wounds on their bodies, this behavior seems more like a way of venting helplessness.

But the girl's gaze was unwavering. The trajectory of each of her shots seemed unpredictable, yet it was precisely in accordance with the structural pattern she herself needed.

Kiana's twin pistols spewed flames continuously; her masterful gunfighting skills and superhuman intuition allowed her to achieve perfect accuracy almost without aiming.

Each bullet landed on top of the previous one, like daggers forged from bullets piercing the hearts of Ganesha and Parvati. But where did the Honkai Beasts find a vital spot?

Heart? Perhaps they do have this organ in their body structure, but it is definitely not the key to their survival.

The girl had fought against Honkai Beasts for many years; she couldn't possibly be unaware of these principles.

But in that long minute, she fired hundreds of seemingly pointless shots.

However, assuming someone can calculate the trajectory of the projectiles and draw all the possible paths, and then see inside the bodies of the two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts through X-ray vision, they would be shocked to discover just how outrageous Kiana is doing.

Each bullet she fired followed a strange trajectory, fine-tuning it from the previous bullet, and successfully drew two identical bullet corridor structures within the bodies of the two Emperor-level Honkai Beasts.

More precisely, the girl used the gun in her hand to draw two identical and overlapping circles inside Ganesha and Parvati's bodies with bullets, and the last bullet fired and the first bullet successfully embraced each other.

The operation was incredibly skillful.

Su Qing'an got a perfect score in the marksmanship class, but Kiana never took the class at all, and Nishikujo Sara even said that she didn't need any instruction.

Her gunfighting style has become a distinct school of its own, and is no longer the Kaslana gunfighting style that Siegfried taught her.

In fact, what that man taught Kiana was incomplete, or rather, he simply didn't have time to finish teaching Kiana before he had to leave.

Kiana is an absolute genius.

What complete Kaslana Gunfighting? She doesn't need it at all.

The girl simply chewed on these basic and fragmented mysteries and instinctively deduced her own marksmanship.

As for the results, the fact that she has survived to this day proves a lot.

After successfully completing the final stroke of the circle, Kiana shouted:

"Bronya, it's your turn!"

"Mei, Himeko-sensei. You can get ready!"

Bronya nodded slightly. She sat atop her mech, which had long since been de-quantized, and whispered:

"Heavy Armor Bunny 19C, full power output."