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

Such brief words were enough to satisfy the idiots in the academy.

The nun naturally wouldn't feel dissatisfied, because they were all the same, all such fools.

The boy grasped the cross, turned, and left.

What he didn't see was that the scenery behind him shattered in an instant, tearing the world apart into endless desolation, creating a huge void and darkness.

Just as darkness was about to engulf the boy, the cross in his hand emitted a faint but clear light...

Suddenly, Su Qing'an's vision went dark, and everything abruptly changed.

He was already in another fragment of the Stigmata Space.

It was still the same mountain forest, but it was springtime, with birds singing and grass growing. The daytime scenery was gentle and peaceful.

There was no blood, no fire, and no corpses.

The mountain forests where Yae Village has lived for many years have been restored to their original state.

The nun's crucifix helped Su Qing'an successfully escape the fragments of memory within the Holy Mark space, preventing him from being swallowed up and lost in the darkness.

Su Qing'an looked at the golden cross in her palm, whose light was gradually fading, and understood the reason.

It was that nun who saved me. Karen Kaslana.

But was that nun really Karen? Su Qing'an couldn't help but wonder.

Whether in the history of Destiny he learned at St. Freya or in the fragmented game storylines he knew, Kallen's ending should not have been dying in Yae Village.

wrong.

Su Qing'an suddenly understood the reason.

She is Karen Kaslana, and she has to be.

This is the Stigmata Space of Higokumaru and Yae Sakura, so trying to find a complete logical chain here is a foolish thing to do.

But Su Qing'an was certain of one thing.

The nun's death proved that Yae Sakura's complete defeat was drawing ever closer.

58. Today, Theresa can easily take on a bear with one hand.

Nishikujo Sara abruptly stopped walking down the steps.

The sound, neither too loud nor too soft, pattered against her eardrums as the wind blew, causing the woman to frown and feel uneasy.

And then, something that proved her inner unease appeared.

An intense surge of Honkai energy, so unstable it could be described as violent, erupted from the headmaster's office. Almost instantly, a large amount of black and red mist swept through the building and spread outwards.

At this rate, St. Freya Academy will soon be completely enveloped.

The woman was no longer as composed and languid as before; her expression became indifferent, and her eyes looked around at the black and red mist that had engulfed her body, but there was only a deathly stillness within it.

Sara Nishikujo didn't like fighting, so she chose to retire and come to St. Freya Academy to work as a school doctor and teacher.

But that doesn't mean she can't.

The woman climbed the steps and chose to return the way she came.

The dark red mist seemed to prevent her from moving quickly, but even the mist that was frantically eroding her body could not stop her from moving slowly forward.

After taking a Marlboro cigarette case out of her pocket, Nishikujo Sara took off her white coat and threw it on the ground.

She lit a cigarette with her old lighter.

He immediately continued to step forward, his movements swift and decisive.

"Headmaster, your jinx really came true."

“Even though I examined your body three times and found nothing wrong, a problem still eventually arose.”

"Tsk, so this is the power of a Herrscher?"

"There's such a situation. It's really inconvenient not wearing armor."

She felt somewhat annoyed by the obstruction of the fog.

If she had been wearing armor, Nishikujo Sara wouldn't have been forced to move forward so slowly.

Due to various factors, she can only barely maintain a presentable appearance now.

The current Nishikujo Sara seems to have had a layer of her shell pierced by something sharp, and her calm demeanor is completely unlike that of a school doctor.

But this wasn't a normal school to begin with, and Nishikujo Sara was certainly not a normal school doctor.

As a former A-rank Valkyrie, Nishikujo Sara is currently the only A-rank combatant in the academy besides Himeko.

"Su Qing'an, you little rascal, don't do anything reckless. Doctors hate patients who don't cherish their own bodies the most."

As she spoke, the woman squeezed out the strength within her body and quickened her pace.

Himeko and Fu Hua, both A-rank Valkyries, regularly go on missions, but Sara Nishikujo is the only exception.

She was just like an ordinary school doctor and teacher, uninvolved in worldly disputes.

The reasons for this are known only to Theresa and herself.

The only certainty is that being in such a Honkai energy environment is an extremely harmful condition for Nishikujo Sara.

In a sense, this academy is a place for the last remaining people to retire.

This is true for most employees.

However, Nishikujo Sara's case is extremely unique, even among the few remaining employees.

But this school doctor, who keeps telling people not to do anything reckless, is now doing the most reckless thing ever.

The artificial stigmata on the woman's back glowed faintly, like a flame about to go out.

But it really is... burning.

You see, contrary to what Nishikujo Sara herself said, she also struggled with things beyond her control.

Sara Nishikujo has naturally poor Honkai energy adaptability and Honkai energy resistance.

Not all women can survive the Honkai energy environment unscathed; she wasn't so lucky.

Not so good, just like Su Qing'an.

That's why Nishikujo Sara cares so much about Su Qing'an. That's why, while she longs for this young man to surpass his limits, she also hopes that he will follow the rules and behave himself.

In the end, the woman chose to witness firsthand what kind of future the boy would have on the path he had chosen to embark on.

and so.

"Let the adults be the ones to deal with Yu Hui. Children shouldn't act recklessly out of ignorance."

The woman slowly exhaled smoke from her lips, feeling the minty aroma fill her mouth, and smiled.

That lone white coat lying on the ground was getting further and further away from Nishikujo Sara.

The school doctor, burning through his remaining two years of life, headed toward Su Qing'an.

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At this moment, Theresa, who has just arrived in this world, is facing a major crisis.

How a girl with no physical strength can fight a bear bare-handed.

This is the dilemma she now faces.

Although Theresa knew for certain that her strength hadn't been reduced to the point of being powerless, the bear opposite her was no ordinary beast.

The faint surge of Honkai energy emanating from the creature proved that it was a Honkai Beast.

Even though the Honkai Beasts of the ancient times were much weaker than those of the modern ones, for Theresa, who had no weapons, no Honkai energy, and no superhuman strength, this was already hellish difficulty.

The first thing the girl saw when she came into this world was a villager dropping a crudely made, low-quality weapon and running away.

The other side's decision was absolutely correct. Normal human combat power was clearly no match for this kind of spear made of wooden sticks tied with sharp stones.

However, the fact that he completely ignored the cute and young girl, Theresa, and even pushed her unconsciously after bumping into her, was still somewhat despicable to her.

But it was precisely because of this bump and push that Theresa realized that her body was weaker than ever before.

Rubbing her shoulder, which was bruised and purple from the impact, the girl calmly picked up the long spear discarded by the villager. Feeling its excessive weight on her body, she couldn't help but sigh.

"I was stronger when I was born than I am now."

The girl, who was born with Honkai energy genes, possessed the terrifying power to crush a Honkai beast of this level with one hand.

The girl remained unfazed despite experiencing the powerlessness of ordinary people for the first time.

Calm down. Theresa told herself.

Even in the face of absolute adversity, one must not give up hope.

Su Qing'an has already tried so hard; he came to me covered in blood and wounds.

In the end, he did something that dragged her struggle with that monster into this world.

As the headmaster, I must not let him down.

Escaping is impractical.

Twisted, flower-bud-like chunks of flesh sprouted from the giant bear's back, from which several tentacles extended, ruthlessly sweeping over the girl's petite body and piercing through the villager's flesh.

Blood blossomed, and tentacles slowly dragged the corpse back to the giant bear's feet.

Then, the corpse was pulled into the flower bud made of flesh.

The bear's gaze shifted to the last remaining food.

Realizing the danger was approaching, Theresa gripped her spear with both hands.

The only choice left for me is to fight.

59. Tai Xuan Liu.

Predict the landing point of the attack.

The girl used her lithe, petite body to dodge the attacks of the tentacles, her eyes calmly fixed on the giant bear's movements.