After Li Xuan blocked the Honkai Beast's attack, Yae Sakura, behind him, finally came to her senses.
The Honkai energy in her body began to circulate rapidly. The Pseudo-Herrscher Core within her continuously surged with Honkai energy. The Spirit Blade-Sakurafubuki, drawn from its sheath, had a snow-white blade tinged with a bewitching pink.
Yae Sakura crouched down, pushed off with her legs, and shot towards the Honkai Beast like a cheetah. At this moment, the Honkai Beast seemed to be confused by Li Xuan blocking its attack. Its mind, already eroded by Honkai energy, couldn't comprehend why this tiny human could block a god's attack!
Taking advantage of the Honkai Beast's pause, Yae Sakura leaped high into the air, seemingly defying gravity as she ran up its massive arm.
A flash of the blade, a flutter of cherry-blossom hair.
The Honkai Beast's spear-like arm was severed by Yae Sakura and fell powerlessly to the ground. There was no gory scene of blood gushing from the stump, only ominous black Honkai energy. Yae Sakura stepped on the Honkai Beast's shoulder and jumped down to the road outside. Despite the height of several floors, she landed as gently as a cherry blossom petal.
"ROAR!" The Honkai Beast was enraged. Its anger made it ignore the human who had blocked its attack and focus its attention on Yae Sakura standing on the ground behind it.
The shield on Li Xuan was constantly regenerating, and the Honkai Beast's single blow couldn't break it, which greatly reassured him. With a flick of his right hand, the Rifled Flintlock appeared out of nowhere. He raised the gun and fired two shots at the Honkai Beast's head, then charged towards it.
Instantly, the Honkai Beast, which had just shifted its attention, felt a pain in its head and realized it had been wounded by a lowly commoner again. The Honkai Beast was about to go insane. Imagine a god being spat on twice by a beggar; it was intolerable. In its fury, the Honkai Beast smashed down with its spear-arm. The effect was quite impressive; the entire building collapsed, and Li Xuan was buried alive.
Seeing this, Yae Sakura, who was behind the Honkai Beast, tightened her grip on the Spirit Blade-Sakurafubuki. Her eyes turned into vertical slits, and two canine teeth protruded from her cherry lips. The Honkai energy fluctuations from her body began to rise to a level approaching that of a Herrscher.
Yae Sakura bent her knees and leaped with great force. The spot where she had just jumped from caved in, forming two crater-like depressions covered in cracks.
The Honkai Beast simultaneously sensed the suffocating and terrifying Honkai energy fluctuation behind it. Its residual animal instincts made it roar and unleash all of its Honkai energy, sweeping its left spear-arm towards its back like a whirlwind.
However, no matter how strong a Honkai Beast is, it can never defeat a Herrscher, let alone Yae Sakura, who was infinitely close to being one.
In mid-air, Yae Sakura couldn't use anything to dodge, but she twisted her body in a way that defied the laws of physics, narrowly avoiding the Honkai Beast's strike. After that, it was simple. Like drawing a sword to part water, she sliced the Honkai Beast's head in two.
This top-level Honkai Beast was easily defeated in just two encounters with Yae Sakura.
Despite her victory, Yae Sakura's face showed no joy. It was as calm as a frozen mountain. Her bestial transformation slowly receded. A trace of guilt flashed in her azure eyes.
She knew how fragile the human body was. There was no chance of survival after being crushed by a collapsed building. She was also responsible for this outcome.
Yae Sakura suddenly felt an urge to run away, just like she did five hundred years ago.
Just as Yae Sakura turned to leave, a hand suddenly shot out from the ruins of the collapsed building. A weak voice came from beneath the rubble. "I think I can still be saved."
Yae Sakura turned back, a look of utter confusion on her face.
At that moment, on the invisible aerial battleship 'Hyperion' hovering above Nagazora City, the girl in the military uniform reported again to the person in front of her. "Academy Principal, two more Honkai energy fluctuations have appeared in the south of Nagazora City, one of which is suspected to be a Herrscher!"
The person turned around. Under the light, her fair, delicate face and beautiful silver hair were revealed. Her small frame was dressed in a black and white nun's habit.
She said coolly, "Then I suppose I should go and investigate."
She turned around, her gaze falling on a golden cross leaning against the corner of the wall.
(End of Chapter)