Playful! Collapse!

The progress of that matter has reached 90%. If I die at this time, I will definitely die with regrets!

With this thought in mind, Raven, having changed his clothes and ready to discard his weapons and disguise himself as a civilian, walked out of the stronghold's gate.

Then, after walking a few steps, Raven suddenly felt that something was wrong.

On the road ahead, a long-haired girl wearing the Qianyu Academy uniform was standing there alone.

If that were all, Raven would definitely not care about the other party now.

But now, not only did she see the other person's figure, but she could also feel that the strength of this person's Honkai energy was very high!

[Hello, Raven? I'm Gray Snake.]

"Gray Snake, I... feel like something's wrong."

Raven, who felt that the opponent's Honkai energy was too strong, took out the communicator and couldn't control his trembling tone.

"What's happening in Changkong City now?"

[From the time I issued the attack order against you until now, the number of Herrschers in Changkong City who responded first increased to four, then to three. However, one of them appeared at the location of Raiden Ryoma's group, and the energy intensity was ridiculously high.]

[What happened after you shot at Raiden Ryoma?!]

"Ah, so that's it."

Seeing the large number of vines suddenly emerging around the other party, Raven said calmly.

"If I don't die on this mission, I think the organization should give me ten times the bonus."

[...No problem, you go first and we'll talk later.]

"No, I mean, I might not be able to leave, after all..."

At this moment, Raven no longer thought about whether the new Herrscher of Thunder would notice what had happened to him.

At this moment, she pulled out the Seven Thunders of Purification from behind her and aimed the gun at the girl in front of her.

"One of these three Herrschers might be right before my eyes."

In the past, Raven would definitely not say anything harsh to Gray Snake, the big brother in the organization.

But now, the Mercenary King, who felt himself trembling, spoke to the Gray Snake with gritted teeth.

"If I die—it'll be all your fault!"

"Ah, are you done?"

The girl, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly raised her head and looked at the raven.

"Die, monster!"

In panic, Raven tried to pull the trigger at the Herrscher in front of him.

However, the raven, completely unaware of the other party's abilities, suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen the moment he tried to take action.

"Hehe, you don't think I don't know how dangerous this thing is, do you?"

Looking at the raven lying on the ground, the girl named Yuno walked to the raven and picked up the Seven Thunders of Purification beside her.

"Hey, what a powerful weapon."

Yuno picked up the Seven Thunders of Purification, watched the weapon transform from a sniper rifle into a katana, and waved it around a few times with a slight smile on her face.

"Well, my dear child... now that I have you, I should be able to carry out God's instructions more easily."

Looking at the woman whose abdomen had been pierced by her, Yuno ignored her existence and continued walking forward.

"My power has just begun to awaken. Now that the toxicity is less, she might be able to hold on a little longer."

"Since you've given me this great gift, I'll let you live a little longer."

Feeling the energy from the Seven Thunders of Purification continuously flowing into her body, the smile on Yuno's face gradually became more distorted.

"Yeah, that's good. This way I can become stronger."

That's all, only this way...

——I can take that guy's power and become stronger!

When Yuno thought about her past years, the malice in her heart could not be suppressed and emerged.

Why am I always the unlucky one?

My mother hates me. I get scolded for making just a little mistake.

Those damn guys also alienated me and bullied me.

But now, it doesn't matter.

I have gained power over them!

I am the chosen one!

As for that guy... humph, after having this child, I don't have to be afraid of him anymore!

Once I seize his core, I will become even stronger!

After killing him, all the Honkai energy in Changkong City will be mine!

...........................................

At the same time, somewhere in Changkong City.

On the edge of Changkong City, Rita looked at the 'girl' on the screen in front of her and smiled.

"Lady Theresa, I finally got in touch with you."

"Rita..."

Looking at the woman in front of her who had always made her feel uncomfortable, Theresa asked with great vigilance.

"Is there a problem?"

"Well, how should I put it? I heard you were searching for the Herrscher. Coincidentally, I'm also in Changkong City, and I don't have any important missions right now. So, I thought—giving a hand to Lady Theresa—might be the right thing for me to do."

"Stop messing around!"

Listening to Rita's words, Theresa immediately became more nervous.

"The Herrscher is stronger than the Emperor. With your current strength..."

Although Theresa realized that what she said seemed inappropriate and shut up in time, Rita still understood what Theresa meant.

With your strength, you will be a piece of cake if you meet the Herrscher. Don't come and get yourself killed.

"Lady Theresa, I am aware of my own strength."

Oh, Lady Theresa is so gentle. She still cares about me at this time.

"It's good that you know yourself."

Realizing that Rita had no intention of being stubborn, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to Rita in a very serious tone.

"Since you know your own limitations, then get out of here right now. If we really start a fight with the Herrscher, I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of your safety."

Although she disliked this colleague who had always made her uncomfortable, Theresa's attitude towards Rita stopped there.

After all, Rita is an active S-class Valkyrie of destiny. Although Theresa has heard some rumors about Rita, in her eyes, Rita must have saved a lot of people before and after to be promoted to S-class.

For a companion like this, Theresa would at most stay away from her because of her personal feelings, but would not harbor any more ill will towards Rita.

Moreover, Theresa had another reason why she wanted Rita to leave.

The Key of God she holds [Judas's Oath] has a special move - the zero-rated power [Divine Grace Barrier].

After activating this barrier, the user of the Divine Key and the enemies on the Honkai side within the barrier will suffer varying degrees of weakening.

After she used this barrier, she was able to suppress Xilin, who had the four core elements of space, death, wind, and fire.

If the other party didn't possess the core of the Herrscher of Death, then...

Thinking of the friend whom she missed so much, Theresa suddenly shook her head and forced herself to stop thinking about Cecilia.

Anyway, the Serenity Gem is now at the Destiny Headquarters.

In other words, when I face a Herrscher, even if I cannot defeat him in conventional combat, I can still use the Divine Grace Barrier to forcibly defeat him.

Although this will cause some damage to my body, compared to the disaster caused by the Herrscher, the damage to my body is not a problem at all.

But if Rita is nearby, it will be difficult for me to use the Divine Grace Barrier.

After all, she is different from me. I am trained. If she is directly hit by the divine grace barrier, then... it will definitely not feel good.

"Lady Theresa, please be at ease."

Looking at Theresa's lovely expression at this moment, Rita smiled and bowed slightly to Theresa.

"I know my strength will only hinder you against the Herrscher, so I'm here only to assist you in finding the enemy."

"After discovering the Herrscher's whereabouts, I will definitely leave immediately and will not let Lady Theresa have any worries."

"...Well, be careful."

After the communication was interrupted, Theresa and Rita began to search the surrounding area.

The coordinates sent to the two by the Destiny Headquarters have been moving, and that is why Rita chose to take action at this time.

As she said, she was well aware that she could play no supporting role in the battle between the Herrscher and the user of the Divine Key.

Now, Rita already knew that her captain Yulandel had arrived in Changkong City. Even if she didn't ask too many questions, she could guess that her captain must be Otto's trump card to fight against the other Herrscher.

Now she is very worried about Yulandel, but precisely because of this, she has to come to support Theresa.

After all, although Theresa gave up the title of S-class Valkyrie, it does not mean that she has become weaker than before.

If you can support Theresa to find the Herrscher here, as long as Theresa can defeat the Herrscher here, then Theresa can go to support Yulandel.

With such a simple idea in mind, Rita, wearing the God-killing Armor [Blue Knight. Moon Soul], was holding a sickle and keeping a vigilant eye on everything around her.

Then......

"Oh?"

Feeling a murderous intent locked upon her, Rita's lips curled up slightly.

"It's so late, and I still run into bad kids wandering around outside."

"Bad...kid?"

Hearing Rita calling her like that, Yuno, who had originally wanted to hide and attack the other party, now became furious like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"You dirty adults! Don't call me that!"

"Ah, are you so easily hooked?"

At this moment, Rita looked at the girl in front of her and contacted Theresa immediately as agreed.

"Lady Theresa, we've found the Herrscher's traces here. Please come to my coordinates."

However, after saying this, Rita did not get a response from Theresa.

"Ok?"

Looking at her communication device in surprise, Rita suddenly looked at the sword emitting lightning in the girl's hand.

"No way......"

Looking at this katana, Rita suddenly felt that this katana might be the same as Theresa's [Key of Constraint], Yulandel's [Key of Creation], and Siegfried's [Key of Destruction], and was a divine key standing at the pinnacle of the anti-Honkai Impact 3rd armed forces.

The Thunder Key that Tianming has been searching for is actually in Changkong City???

Is it such a coincidence?

At this time, the Seven Thunders of Purification in Yuno's hand, not only the shape is different from that in Raven's hand, the state is also completely different from that in Raven's hand.

In order to avoid being targeted by the Herrscher of Thunder, the ravens were already prepared to abandon their weapons, and naturally would not activate the Seven Thunders of Purification.

But Yuno was different. She didn't think too much about it. She just thought the weapon was strong enough, so she picked it up to absorb power.

It is precisely because of this that the activated Seven Thunders of Purification are constantly interfering with the surrounding electromagnetic waves.

Although this interference would not be as severe as when the Herrscher of Thunder was about to awaken, causing the electromagnetic waves in the entire Changkong City to be so chaotic that communication equipment could not be used, it would still be possible to render the electromagnetic equipment around him ineffective.

Rita didn't know how long this interference would last, but now she just felt the intensity of the Honkai energy emitted by the enemy in front of her, and she knew that her luck was really bad.

Although she was equipped with the latest cutting-edge God-killing Armor and the armor-matched Apotheosis Weapon [Skati of Eternal Frost], the problem was...

How could the Godkiller Armor + Throne of the Gods possibly compare to the Key of God?