I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

The unusual energy reaction we just detected came from them.

"Not Honkai energy?" Otto looked at the two beings on the big screen who were clearly not human, and narrowed his eyes with interest: "Red Lotus Sage, it seems you also have some trump cards that I don't know about. You've given me a pleasant surprise."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately gave instructions.

"Give me the S-rank Valkyrie Rita."

In less than a minute, Rita Losweiser's face, dressed in a special maid outfit, appeared on the big screen.

“Your Excellency,” Rita Losweiser bowed slightly, lifting the hem of her skirt, “what are your orders?”

“Fu Hua gave me an unexpected surprise, so I want someone to investigate.” Otto gave the order with a slight smile. With a casual wave of his hand, information about the two who had suddenly appeared was transmitted to Rita’s personal terminal.

"Don't confront them directly for now. Try to gauge their reaction through words first. I know you can handle it, Rita."

“Your orders will be carried out.” Rita Losweather bowed slightly again.

Before she could finish speaking and was about to disconnect the chat window, Otto on the other end of the screen suddenly froze.

She then received another video and new orders.

When she opened the video on her personal terminal, she saw the maid-dressed woman with strange horns in the previous video suddenly spread her huge wings and fly into the high sky.

"If necessary, you can reveal some of our intelligence to gain their trust. Make sure you find out exactly what these two people are here for. Also, find out where they came from. I have a feeling that these two are the biggest variables in our experimental plan."

"It's even possible that our experiment could fail at the last minute."

"Understood." Rita nodded.

"Then I'll be waiting for your good news."

As Otto finished speaking, the video connection was severed.

Rita was silent for a moment, then a smile appeared on her lips.

---The strange non-human that suddenly appeared, using power different from Honkai energy, Lady Fu Hua, it seems you are indeed not such a simple person after all.

---What are you hiding that is completely different from what Lord Otto planned?

Let me investigate.

.....

In mid-air, Fu Hua, riding Shadow Knight: Moon Wheel, looked at the giant dragon before her—the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Demon Dragon Benares.

Having recovered some of her power, she was not afraid of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast before her.

The power of the Divine Key—the Grip of the Void—began to linger over Shadow Knight: Moonlit, and abundant Honkai energy filled Fu Hua's entire body.

Her Valkyrie armor changed shape, and her eyes were filled with information about the surroundings.

To her surprise, a transport ship came into view below the Judgment-class Honkai Beast, the Demon Dragon Benares.

On the deck of the transport ship, a familiar fiery red shadow came into view.

“...Teacher...Himeko Murata.” Fu Hua murmured to herself.

The crimson knight, wielding the Aurora Slash Blade, clashed with the demonic dragon Benares.

Crimson flames and a demonic dragon, embodying four different elements, clashed and fought fiercely.

"Heh~~!"

Fu Hua slowly exhaled a long breath, gathering her power.

She was about to launch an attack to divert the attention of the dragon Benares from Himeko Murata and the transport ship in front of her.

A vibrant voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Wait, wait, leave it to me..."

Chapter 8 Thor VS the Dragon (Bounty Open!)

The dragon maid's energetic voice came from behind Fu Hua.

Above the wild sky, the wings of a colossal dragon spread out, blotting out the sun and sky, even larger than the wings of the demonic dragon Benares.

Right in the center of these wings, a young girl with two horns on her head, dressed in a light maid outfit, stared intently at the body of the dragon Benares with her pale golden, beast-like eyes.

"It looks delicious."

Thor muttered to himself.

As soon as she finished speaking, she spread her wings and instantly rushed to the top of the dragon Benares's head, then plummeted down.

The immense aura compressed the air, and the enormous energy formed a terrifying airflow. The terrifying power that this petite blonde girl could unleash in an instant was awe-inspiring.

Benares, the colossal dragon, was struck by the blonde girl's body as if it were hit by a giant meteorite falling from the sky, and fell to the ground without any resistance.

Amidst the howling wind, the girl wore a slight smile.

The giant dragon beneath her feet let out a mournful roar, and then a massive surge of Honkai energy erupted from its body.

Boom!

An explosion was heard.

An unnamed power formed a wondrous fluctuation that spread throughout the entire world in an instant.

An elliptical shockwave exploded in the sky.

The petite girl on the body of the dragon Benares was suddenly thrown into the air.

"Roar~~!" The blonde maid's body, which had been rolling out of the air, suddenly let out a terrifying roar in mid-air.

It was as if the whole world was echoing.

The sheer aura it generated caused the deck of the transport ship surrounding it to tremble slightly.

Then, right before everyone's eyes, the blonde girl's figure was enveloped in a burst of frenzied white light along with the roar.

Less than a second later, the white light shattered, and a colossal dragon appeared where the girl had been standing.

Pale green scales, enormous wings, long, winding horns, a ferocious and terrifying maw, and serrated predator teeth—all these indicate that the creature before them is a dragon from human mythology.

"Roar~~! (Clear Eyes)"

The dragon roared again, and its language, unknown to anyone in the world, suddenly took effect.

The Pure Eyes of Shiki Nanaya, which she had only occasionally come across and which cost 5000 points from the chat group system shop, immediately replaced her original pale golden pupils.

These eyes, capable of instantly sensing all energy flows and seeing clearly what should not exist and what cannot exist, glowed with a pale blue light, sweeping over the demonic dragon Benares before them like a god.

Then, Thor, transformed into a giant dragon, instantly turned and, with agility and speed exceeding her size, rushed in front of the dragon Benares.

Her long neck suddenly shot out, biting one of the dragon Benares's wings, and then her two front claws exerted force, grabbing and pulling at the dragon Benares's body.

Rip!

A crisp sound of bones and muscles breaking rang out.

Thor tore off the dragon's wings with his mouth and grabbed chunks of flesh from its belly.

Crack! Crack!

Thor's pale blue eyes revealed no emotion, and without any intention of stopping, he swallowed the dragon's body that was dangling from his teeth.

"Waaaaaah!"

The dragon roared violently, and even its body, composed of pure Honkai energy, felt a pain that penetrated to the very soul in that instant.

One of the four cores that make up its body was also completely shattered by this tearing.

"Roar~~~!"

Thor's cry echoed through the heavens and earth once more. She continued to flap her wings, like an eagle devouring migratory birds, swooping down relentlessly from the high heavens.

Each impact tore off a large chunk of energy from the body of the dragon Benares.

Any attack from the dragon Benares was like a stone thrown a dozen times slower in her demonic eyes, which could see everything, both tangible and intangible, posing almost no threat whatsoever.

It took less than a minute.

The mournful cries of the dragon Benares echoed almost incessantly above the transport ship Helios.

.......

On the deck of the transport ship Helios, Himeko Murata, the A-rank Valkyrie who had just fought the dragon Benares to a standstill, was momentarily stunned, holding her Aurora Ship-Slaying Blade.

She watched as the dragon Benares spewed out enormous freezing rays and unleashed thunderstorms from the sky.

And the turquoise western dragon, completely unharmed, calmly hunting the demonic dragon Benares, stirred a strange feeling within him.

Just as she was lost in thought, a communication came through from the bridge of the transport ship.

"Himeko, what exactly happened on your end? Did the transport ship's optical cameras malfunction?" Theresa's voice was filled with surprise: "I saw a giant dragon from Western mythology without Honkai energy hunting the demonic dragon Benares?!"

"Is today April Fool's Day? Or Halloween? Do your assassins have pumpkin lanterns on their heads?"

"Hahaha~~! I didn't expect Theresa to make a joke like that." Himeko laughed loudly, "However, I can't laugh at all."

"That thing doesn't contain any Honkai energy. Could it be a pure biological clone? Has headquarters' biotechnology become that advanced?"

“We just saw it in the optical images from the transport ship. Before the Western dragon transformed, it seemed to be chatting with someone we know in the sky,” Theresa added.

"Who?!" Himeko suddenly became alert.

"it's me."

A voice suddenly came from above Himeko's head, and then Fu Hua, dressed in Shadow Knight Moon Ring, slowly descended from the sky and came to her.

Fu Hua!

Himeko's brow furrowed, her expression turned serious, and she stared intently at the familiar face before her.

Kiana's class representative, Raiden Mei's best friend, and the strongest Valkyrie at St. Freya Academy.

She is also Otto's spy infiltrated into St. Freya Academy, and one of the three S-rank Valkyries of the Destiny Headquarters...

Fu Hua.

"Long time no see, Himeko-sensei." Fu Hua opened her pure black tactical goggles and nodded slightly to the red-haired woman in front of her.

"No, it wasn't that long, just 22 hours." Himeko Murata stood casually, her Aurora Slashing Blade planted in the ground, supporting her body.

"Hmm." Fu Hua remained noncommittal.