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Chapter 161 - Chapter 158 - Decapitation Strike (Part Six)

The seawater parted before the colossal black serpent.

Its tail cut through the waves as its ten vertical pupils, each taller than a man, silently closed in on Ayinuer. Sheshe was not worried about an attack; the scleral rings covering the surface of its pupils were strong enough to deflect even autocannon fire.

"Hiss."

Lightning crackled.

Its forked tongues flickered rapidly in the air.

An ordinary human could not possibly block its perception. The reason this person was being completely ignored by the other Honkai Beasts was due to a high degree of convergence in their auras.

In other words, this human possessed the aura of the Honkai.

But unlike someone infected with the Honkai Sickness, the Honkai energy within her body was not leaking out in the slightest. Instead, it was all gathered near her heart.

"..."

Sheshe had seen such an individual before.

Back then, it had a front-row seat, personally witnessing the Emperor's entire operation.

The remarkably similar aura before it was undeniable proof of one fact: this human was an individual who possessed a Pseudo-Herrscher Core!

Pseudo-Herrscher, Ange, Herrscher of Sentience... a massive amount of information filtered rapidly through Sheshe's mind.

The Great Rift was in the Emperor's hands.

If it brought this human back and provided her with sufficient Honkai energy, she would very likely awaken as the Ninth Herrscher!

This would be a great merit...

"No."

Having been "trained" countless times, Sheshe calmed down very quickly.

Sheshe knew the full story of the Herrscher of Sentience's ordeal.

A Herrscher was useful, but for the Emperor and the legion, it wasn't necessarily a good thing. It could be determined with near certainty that after these Herrschers awakened, they would absolutely not obey the Emperor's commands.

Moreover, the fact that this woman had ended up in such a state was very likely its own fault.

When a Herrscher awakens, no matter how successful the transformation, the dramatic change in personality does not erase their memories from when they were human.

These memories would, to a certain extent, influence their operational logic.

In other words, it might get itself killed.

Even if the Emperor could protect it, it would still get a sound beating at the very least.

"Hiss!"

Sheshe was troubled for a short moment, a truly short moment.

"Human."

Since she possessed Honkai energy, it meant she should be able to communicate on a spiritual level through it.

In that case—

"Are you conscious?"

"..."

Alright, Sheshe had overthought it.

Just possessing Honkai energy didn't mean one could understand the "language" of Honkai Beasts. A host body like the Herrscher of Sentience's was, after all, a rarity.

However...

Since the other party couldn't even answer such a simple question, it meant she definitely belonged to the unconscious category.

And for an unconscious human—

"Swoosh!"

A forked tongue shot out and coiled back.

Amidst the soft crackle of electricity, Ayinuer's figure vanished without a trace.

"Hmm..."

"Exquisite taste."

A Pseudo-Herrscher Core was a very high-grade condensation of Honkai energy. Even if it didn't contain much energy, it was an excellent supplement for a high-ranking Honkai Beast.

That's right.

Sheshe had slurped Ayinuer up.

"Hiss!"

The snake, pretending nothing had happened, turned and called Wangxiang's name. The cyan-gold sea dragon immediately scurried over.

"There's a second round."

"The remaining Honkai Beasts are enough..."

Before it could finish, two points of light representing Emperor-class beasts suddenly dimmed in its spiritual world. These were the temporary markers Sheshe had placed on the Emperor-class Honkai Beasts. Since they were not part of the legion, the markers, much like the one the old Ice Emperor had left on the Big Crab, could only be used to monitor their general location and status.

Dimmed...

No, the points of light had vanished completely, signifying that the two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts attacking the west coast of North America had been utterly annihilated.

The Emperor's plan was progressing, and the anticipated enemy had begun to move.

"No."

"We will quickly deal with the second target, and as soon as we're done, we begin a strategic redeployment!"

Sheshe's original intention was to let Wangxiang handle the approaching "Izumo" fleet on its own, but since the humans had already made their move, that plan was no longer safe.

Whether it could destroy that fleet was uncertain, but Wangxiang and its Honkai Beast legion would very likely be caught and annihilated by the humans.

Sheshe didn't care about the life or death of these wild Honkai Beasts.

But the Emperor had said that, so long as it didn't affect itself, it should try to save its wild "kin" if possible—

"The big picture, you must always open up the big picture!"

And so, Sheshe, with its big-picture perspective wide open, prepared to give this little brother another hand and try to take care of the "Izumo" fleet—less than half the size of the "Zhuque"—within thirty minutes.

The North Sea (the area bordering Norway, Great Britain, and mainland Europe).

"BOOM!!!!!"

A cloud rose from the sea surface.

A white umbrella.

On the orange-red mushroom stem, the cotton candy-like white little umbrella was rapidly growing outwards; smoke and flames, under the umbrella's canopy, were sent by the shockwave to any place they wished to reach. Any life before it seemed so minuscule and fragile.

Without a doubt, this move was the large-scale weapon of mass destruction held by humanity: [Hydrogen Bomb Deployment]. The situation facing Great Britain had reached the point where they had no choice but to use a hydrogen bomb on their own doorstep.

The Emperor-class Honkai Beasts "Phorcys," "Ceto," and "Eurybia" had simultaneously launched an attack on the west coast of the African continent from the north, center, and south.

Africa was Great Britain's inherent sphere of influence, but its defense forces there were remarkably weak, and the garrisons collapsed at the first touch. As an island nation that relied heavily on overseas imports for its resources, Great Britain had to defend its vital resource-producing areas on the African continent. Its main fleets, the "Atlantic Fleet" and the "Mediterranean Fleet," both set out at once, rushing to support the African continent.

For added security, Great Britain also paid a hefty price to obtain the support of Shenzhou's "White Tiger" fleet, which was stationed there.

Three large fleets advanced simultaneously from the sea toward the African continent.

But what no one expected was that just as the entire fleet was marching south, in the North Sea waters east of the island of Great Britain, more Emperor-class Honkai Beasts appeared—"Pontos," "Nereus," and "Thaumas." These three aquatic Emperor-class Honkai Beasts and their legions marched on the Norwegian Sea, the island of Great Britain, and mainland Europe to the south, respectively.

With its navy reduced to only coastal combat ships, Great Britain had no choice but to rely on the performance of its air force.

No, it would be more appropriate to call it a sacrifice. In the short twelve hours after engaging the enemy, more than 400 aircraft of various types had been shot down.

Thanks to the extraordinary performance of the army's shore-based artillery and the tenacious resistance of the air force, which showed no fear of sacrifice, the Honkai Beast legion was successfully held back at a position 10 to 20 nautical miles from the coastline.

Then, after eliminating all unnecessary interference, Great Britain's high command made a decision with the utmost speed: it didn't matter if it was on their own doorstep. Compared to letting the Honkai Beasts successfully land on their home soil, the potential coastal losses from a nuclear explosion were negligible.

And so—

The hydrogen bomb fell.

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