"I thought you would have the destroyer land directly inside Nagazora City. Why stop in the suburbs like this?"
Just as Theresa had said, the destroyer was fast and arrived at the destination in no time. Jumping off the destroyer, Evan looked around the environment and asked Theresa.
"The Science Department sent a Honkai energy concentration map of Nagazora City. The concentration here is the lowest, meaning the number of zombies and Honkai Beasts is the smallest. Later, we just need to activate the optical camouflage for the destroyer. If we landed inside the city, the noise might attract attention, and we'd have to face endless battles."
"As expected of Principal Theresa, you considered everything thoroughly."
Facing Evan's praise, Theresa put her hands on her hips and raised her head proudly.
"Naturally. By the way, your injuries haven't healed yet, so just follow behind me. It's a good opportunity to let you witness the power of the [Oath of Judah], so you won't lack respect for me, the Principal, in the future. To think you dared to threaten me before."
Sorry, if necessary, I'll dare to do it again.
Evan silently retorted in his heart, but he was happy to be at leisure. Carrying the [Nitro Crystal] sword on his back, he followed behind Theresa, watching her use the [Oath of Judah] in the most brutal way possible.
The original intention of the Previous Era in creating the [Oath of Judah] was likely for later generations to use it as an attack weapon similar to a firearm. The giant cross hid several spears connected by chains, capable of amplifying Honkai energy blocking capabilities and forming a strong and wide interference field. Whether used as a direct attack weapon or to bind Honkai Beasts, it was an excellent choice. The chain-connected spears also allowed the user to decide between ranged or close combat.
Theresa was engaging in close combat, but not by using the spears inside the [Oath of Judah]. Instead, she held the giant cross in her hands and used it as a blunt instrument to smash people.
Thanks to the [Oath of Judah]'s solid construction, matching its appearance, those zombies with bodies no different from ordinary humans were vulnerable in front of the giant cross, shattering instantly. Theresa, who had no intention of restraining her strength, allowed the [Oath of Judah] to continue smashing down, filling the hard ground with holes. Soon, the path Theresa had walked along became as miserable as if it had been carpet-bombed by missiles.
Undoubtedly, Theresa's strength could not be underestimated; she was also a violent element.
Didn't she say earlier that landing outside the city would avoid attracting the attention of zombies and Honkai Beasts? What's with this appearance of creating huge noise without any scruples now?
Watching the zombies constantly swarming in, only to be annihilated without any resistance under the giant cross waved by Theresa, Evan suddenly felt a sense of tragic heroism like moths flying into a flame.
"So, where is that Pseudo-Herrscher?"
Pseudo-Herrscher was the term for those high-level existences that possessed abilities similar to Herrschers but were inferior to them. If left unchecked, a Pseudo-Herrscher had the potential to grow into a true Herrscher.
Hearing Evan's question, Theresa glanced at the electronic instrument displaying the real-time updated Honkai energy concentration map.
"...At Senba Academy."
The place name Theresa spat out made Evan raise an eyebrow.
"There shouldn't be any survivors left at Senba Academy. There shouldn't be any in the entire Nagazora City; everyone should have been evacuated."
"I want to say that too. So that Pseudo-Herrscher is very suspicious. Perhaps the residual Honkai energy selected a zombie and transformed it. If that's the case, it must be eliminated mercilessly."
Theresa's subtext was that if the one who became a Pseudo-Herrscher wasn't a zombie completely eroded by the Honkai with only destructive thoughts, but a normal human, they should try to save them.
Currently, a total of three Herrschers had appeared in the world. The Second Herrscher caused terrible disasters and far-reaching influence, but the First and Third Herrschers both stood on the side of humanity. Calculating carefully, more than half of the Herrschers had actually "defected." This fact made Theresa change her original plan of eliminating Herrschers on sight; she hoped to make Herrschers members of the anti-Honkai force as well.
Theresa's change was largely due to the extremely important role Evan played in it.
"I know."
Evan nodded.
Nowadays, the vast majority of large Honkai Beasts in Nagazora City had long been eliminated by Evan. The remaining zombies transformed from the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled were also weaklings. According to Theresa, truly powerful zombies possessed various special abilities—super speed, summoning, blocking, etc.—but these zombies in Nagazora City only knew the most basic attacks, so they naturally didn't become a real hindrance.
The two soon arrived at Senba Academy.
Once, this place was full of youthful and cute students. After the Honkai outbreak, it quickly became an empty complex of buildings. Because the evacuation work in Nagazora City was quite good, the number of zombies in Senba Academy was actually much lower than in other parts of the city. When Raiden Mei escaped from here, she didn't encounter too many difficulties.
But now, Senba Academy had undergone a huge change.
"How did it become like this?"
Looking at the scene before her, Theresa's face was full of shock and suspicion.
Senba Academy had turned into a vast forest, and the buildings within were covered by dense vines. It was hard to imagine this scene appearing in just a few days or even hours; it looked more like an ancient ruin forgotten for hundreds of years.
"Things are abnormal; there must be a demon. That Pseudo-Herrscher's ability might be related to these plants. Be careful."
Evan had already taken the greatsword he was carrying into his hands, showing a very vigilant appearance.
Originally, Theresa wanted to tell Evan to relax—she had fought truly mature Herrschers before, so facing a Pseudo-Herrscher who wasn't even a Herrscher shouldn't pose too much risk. But remembering that too many unexpected things had happened in this Third Honkai Eruption, Theresa didn't say anything more. She took a deep breath and stepped into it with Evan.
Almost the moment the two entered the range of Senba Academy—
The forest rioted.
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