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Bronya ignored her and, with her will, the Heavy Bunny threw a punch at the girl.
The powerful punch broke free of the air's constraints, delivering an explosive blow that struck the girl's face.
"Your reckless act, because of your stupidity, has wasted my meager mercy." Speaking the words of a powerful figure, the girl showed no fear of the attack. She lightly touched the ground with her toes and quickly escaped the attack range of the heavily armored bunny.
'This speed!' The speed of the Heavy Bunny in its universal mode surpassed the limits of human capability. However, it was at a disadvantage in the first probing by the person in front of it, and an ominous premonition arose. Bronya tried to extract information: 'Who are you?'
"Me? I have many names, they come from the humans who fear me, from when I was weak, from the original owner of this body." The girl didn't care about the information being leaked; in her eyes, the three people in front of her were already dead.
“Ring, Black Box, Mountain God, Twelfth Herrscher, Herrscher of Erosion, anything goes. For now, you can call me Yae Sakura.”
As the girl spoke, she transformed her fist into a claw, flames erupting, and a huge claw mark, accompanied by flames, slammed heavily into the heavily armored bunny.
The momentum of preparing to throw a punch was forcibly stopped. The scorching flames baked the surface of the mecha, turning the blue-yellow shell red, showing a faint tendency to overheat.
Melee mode is countered by fire.
Bronya frowned and immediately switched modes.
"Gun and Shield Mode!"
After lowering his clenched fists, he assembled and transformed them into a shield larger than his own body and a two-meter-long knight's lance.
Honkai Impact 36: Chapter 36 Frozen Yae Sakura.JPG
The blazing claw strikes are relentless.
Armed with a shield and a spear, the heavily armored rabbit dodges claw attacks using its mobility. The shield insulates against the heat, while the spear grants it long-range attacks.
Yae Sakura remained standing still, flames surrounding her, shielding her from all attacks from Heavy Bunny.
"You are so weak, yet you dare to presume to stop me. You are far too arrogant."
Yae Sakura drew the long sword tucked at her waist, Cherry Blossom Blizzard. The cold blade, aided by the flames, exuded a fierce and bloody aura.
"I'm fed up. Insects should die the way insects should, by being crushed to death by the strong."
Yae Sakura drew her sword and launched a fierce attack, her blazing flying slashes transforming into an impenetrable net of killing intent. With each step she took forward, Bronya's living space was further compressed.
At this moment, the two are 25 meters apart.
"The battle isn't over yet, anything is possible!" Bronya said, her eyes constantly watching the distance between Kiana and Raiden Mei.
Her goal was to cover the rear so that the two could leave first, and then escape after a strong initial attack.
Yae Sakura easily suppressed Heavy Bunny's gun and shield mode with a casual attack. It was obvious that Bronya was no match for her, and her reckless suicide did not make sense.
Flames engulfed the earth, making the oxygen increasingly scarce. Bronya breathed heavily, controlling her heavy-armored bunny to provide support.
Finally, she seized the opportunity. The moment Kiana and the other girl moved to a safe distance, she decisively shouted.
"Heavy Bunny - Heavy Artillery Mode!"
Heavy Bunny is a relatively comprehensive combat mech that can adapt to various emergencies by changing its mode.
Gun and shield mode is for close-quarters combat, but to fully unleash the terrifying burst damage of the Heavy Bunny, besides the Annihilation mode which requires a cooling-down period after use, the Heavy Artillery mode is the best option.
At full power, any Honkai Beast below the Temple level would be killed instantly.
"This power..." Feeling the incoming particle beam cannon, Yae Sakura's tone turned serious. With a slash, the particle cannon was cut in half from the center. The flying flame slash struck first, hitting the muzzle of the Heavy Bunny.
Amidst the deafening explosion, Yae Sakura uttered the second half of her sentence.
"Are you kidding me? That's too weak."
Run away!
With the battle collapsing in an instant, Bronya had only one thought left.
"Too late."
Running sounds came from behind, and Kiana's voice rang out: "Bronya is surrounded by Honkai Beasts, there are too many of them, I can't break through with Mei."
Bronya fell silent for a long while before speaking, her voice slightly hoarse: "Kiana, we have to fight to the death. Our survival depends on whether we can defeat this new Herrscher before the Honkai Beasts surround us. Or why don't you try again and pluck off her wings... her fox ears?"
"Sigh, no, no, I just met her, I don't even know her name. Without the blessing of a bond, I can't awaken her."
Kiana tore open the hem of her school uniform, revealing the beautiful outline of her abdomen. Strips of cloth bound her and Raiden Mei together to prevent them from sacrificing allies during the battle.
"Damn it, I ran into two Lawbringers in one day."
"She hasn't reached the level of a Herrscher yet. She doesn't have the core of a Herrscher. At best, she is a pseudo-Herrscher who has the power of a Herrscher but not the authority of a Herrscher."
A voice came from above, and a figure leaped down from the sky, with Bai Zhi standing right in the middle of the two.
Experiencing Yae Sakura's aura firsthand, Bai Zhi smiled: "It's alright, it's far from reaching Instructor Yulandal's level, I can handle it."
He waved for the two girls to step back, indicating that he would defeat Yae Sakura alone.
Bai Zhi's appearance was somewhat similar to the beautiful figure in her memory. The original owner of the suppressed body's soul fluctuated, but due to the difference in gender, the Herrscher of Corruption forcefully suppressed Yae Sakura's consciousness.
She scoffed, "Solve it? You think you can? Keep indulging in your delusions and your incompetence."
To prevent a mishap, Yaezakura acted decisively, showing no mercy.
Foxfires fluttered above the cherry blossoms and snow, their blazing flames transforming into a canopy that enveloped everyone.
The ground trembled, and fiery eruptions hung high in the blazing sky.
The scene resembled a fiery hell, a sea of karmic flames and crimson lotuses.
"Impressive! But it's a pity you're not Yan Lu, so you can't stop this blessing from the sun."
As if infected, Bai Zhi also started making flirtatious remarks.
The scattered sunlight shone through the sky and fell on me, and the blessing from the external god I received increased my ability to withstand Honkai energy.
With the control of the Shaniat bloodline, Bai Zhi absorbed the Honkai energy in the air into her body, turning it into crystals that flowed through her blood vessels and then burned!
With powerful enhancement, Bai Zhi's figure transformed into a ghost, gunshots rang out, and a torrent of bullets tore through the fiery sky.
Start by aiming and delivering a headshot!
The surprise at having her move countered was only superficial; the sudden stinging pain between her brows triggered Yae Sakura's instinctive reaction, allowing her to dodge the bullet, but a bloody gash still appeared on her cheek.
"Impossible, it's clearly an ordinary firearm!"
"The quality of firearms is meaningless to a gun god who is about to awaken and roam the lawless lands!"
Carbonsis: Are you kidding me?
Honkai energy formed Andre's version of crystalline wings on his back, which flew through the sky to Yae Sakura's eyes.
"Unable to fully control Yae Sakura's body, her movements are sluggish, her reactions are dazed, and she can't even use the power of erosion. Relying on the output of a large amount of Honkai energy to attack is passable against the weak, but it's not enough for me. So let's get some rest and wake up to a new life."
Then, Bai Zhi pressed her face down, and the shimmering starlight stopped Yae Sakura's struggling movements.
Shared with Angemon's special move - Angel Dust.
To make the other person feel happy and recall beautiful memories.
A special technique specifically designed for emotionally vulnerable individuals with psychological trauma.
As is widely known, the birth of the current Herrscher symbolizes the despair of a person in the mortal world.
Karen Otto the Fox (Green)
Having controlled the enemy's damage output, the next step is to use the ultimate skill to kill her before she can unleash her second form.
Instantaneous output power is something that none of the Bai Zhis possesses yet, but he also has a Plan B.
"Rita!"
The fiery canopy in the sky was frozen by the sudden chill.
Rita leaps off the ice, wielding a scythe, her particle-spreading armor propelling her forward.
Wielding his scythe, he defeated Yae Sakura, who was frozen and sealed away, with a blissful smile on her face.
The prototype fourth-generation Valkyrie Godslayer Armor, Rita's exclusive weapon—Moon Soul.
The chilling cold that wiped out life spread across the land, freezing the burning flames in the ice and sealing the spreading ashes in the air. The power of the S-class Valkyrie was evident.
"Lord Paimon, the plan has been executed perfectly. The Honkai Beasts on the outer perimeter have been blocked by the Valkyrie Squad's defensive line. Please provide instructions on the next steps."
Rita's extremely respectful behavior.
This left Bronya and Kiana, who were standing to the side, completely stunned.
Despite her immense power, Yae Sakura couldn't last a minute against these two.
Is this what it means to be a strong person...?
Honkai Impact 37: The Prelude to the Escape Plan, Laying the Pawns
"How long can she be frozen? A pseudo-Herrscher is not simple. The success rate of a second sneak attack is not high."
After tapping on the frozen Yae Sakura, Bai Zhi asked Rita that in terms of raw strength, he was still far behind.
"With the power of the Moon Soul, the consciousness of the pseudo-Herrscher was sealed by me simultaneously. Without breaking the outer shell of the ice block, she cannot realize that she is being sealed, so it doesn't matter if she breaks the seal on her own."
The Silver Moon mode of the Moon Soul Armor is Schicksal's latest fourth-generation Valkyrie Godslayer Armor, and also one of Rita's trump cards. It can withstand a devastating attack at full power, making it very difficult for Yae Sakura to break the seal.
"That's good. By the way, Rita, after this is over, you can ask Otto for the reward and tell him that you caught the fox who cheated on Karen." Bai Zhi grinned mischievously at the thought of Otto's expression.
Then she looked at Bronya, who was on guard, and Kiana, who looked slightly surprised.
Yes, Bronya Zaychek, the third agent of the Herrscher of the Void, and Kiana Kaslana (K423), the vessel of the Herrscher of the Void, the Herrscher of the Flame, and the one who dominates the moon, sea, fish, and cat.
As expected of the Herrscher Training Academy, St. Freya Academy boasts a number of outstanding talents, including Welt Yang, the Herrscher of Second Rank; Fu Hua, the Herrscher of Knowledge; Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind; and Raiden Mei, the Herrscher of Lightning.
With her mind racing, Bai Zhi composed herself and prepared to lay the groundwork for escaping Destiny. The first step was to establish a bond with the three families of Destiny, since that was Otto's original intention. Currently, her interests were aligned with Otto's, and this could not be allowed to go wrong.
Otherwise, if Otto sends Durandal to pick him up, he can only pray that a powerful figure from the Baizhi Space will come.
So, in what capacity should I approach them?
Are they similar to artificial human experimental subjects?
A member of the Kaslana family?
Siblings? Sister and brother?
Getting too close is not good; members of the Kaslana family can sense whether someone is feeling good or bad.
Too much distance won't work either; if the relationship is too distant, the other person will be too close to Raiden Mei to even think of him.
Having prepared her speech in her mind, Bai Zhi greeted, "Yo! Kiana, long time no see."
This aroused the other party's confusion and bewilderment.
"We know each other? I'm so sorry, I can't remember." Kiana chuckled awkwardly. The two people opposite her hadn't attacked, so they probably weren't bad guys.
"Huh!" Bai Zhi pretended to be very surprised, then showed a disappointed look and said with a self-deprecating tone, "That's right, the eldest daughter of the Kaslana family is so noble, she and I, a branch family member of the Shaniat family, are from two different worlds."
"The eldest daughter of the Kaslana family!" Kiana's eyes widened in disbelief. This was an unexpected turn of events. I actually have such an identity, but why didn't I know it?
"Yes, your father Siegfried married Cecilia, the saintess of my Shaniat family and the chief Valkyrie of Destiny. With the blood of two races, you hold a high position in both families. I saw you once at a banquet when I was a child, about ten years ago. It's understandable that you don't remember."
Maintaining a look of reminiscing about the past, Bai Zhi spoke in a slightly strange tone.
"However, what happened next surprised me. Miss Kiana, you suddenly shut yourself off from visitors and stopped allowing other families to invite you. Bishop Otto said that you have a strong Valkyrie talent and are undergoing secret training. Then more than ten years have passed, and there is still no news of you. All the families are saying that you were seriously injured during your training. I never expected that I would run into you on this mission."
To deceive others, you must first deceive yourself. By taking the real-life example of Durandal and substituting it into Kiana's case, Bai Zhi's lies became increasingly fluent.
'Kaslana, Shaniat, one of the three pillar families of Schicksal, and... Kiana is the young lady?' Bronya eavesdropped from the side, looking at Kiana with surprise. It was really hard to believe that the white-haired paramecium had such a status.
Rita was also surprised. If she hadn't known Bai Zhi's background, she might have been prejudiced by his half-truths and half-lies, which were full of useful information.
but.
"Who exactly told Lord Paimon so much information?" Rita wondered. If the timing hadn't been so inappropriate, she would have reported it to Lord Otto long ago and asked him to investigate.
“Uh, more than ten years ago.” Kiana froze. She had no memory of anything before she was eight years old. Her father, Siegfried, said it was because she had suffered a severe head injury in an accident.
After thinking for a moment, Kiana explained truthfully: "I'm sorry, I have amnesia. I've forgotten everything that happened when I was a child. But my dad should know the truth. He raised me when I was little."
"Lord Siegfried?" Bai Zhi frowned.
"What's wrong with him?" Kiana sensed something was wrong. Could it be that Bai Zhi knew Siegfried's whereabouts?
"Well, because there was a rumor in the Destiny that Lord Siegfried had touched the buttocks of all the Valkyries, the elders of the family forbade us to have any contact with him, so..." Bai Zhi didn't finish her sentence, but from Kiana's flushed cheeks, it was clear that when the father and daughter met in the future, one of them would collapse.
"Ha...haha..." Kiana's laugh was forced, so she simply changed the subject: "Speaking of which, I don't know your names yet. Let me reintroduce myself. I am Kiana, Kiana Kaslana. The person I'm carrying is Raiden Mei, and the expressionless person next to me is Bronya."