Fire was burning!
Sizzle—crackle.
Feeling a power she had never known before,
Himeko looked toward the chaotic battle raging across the battleship—
And charged straight in!
She arrived just in time to save Bronya!
On the battleship—
Himeko's figure was like a leaping flame!
Firelight spread through the darkness,
like sparks igniting a prairie fire,
about to bathe everything in blazing heat!
But at this moment—
The situation aboard the Hyperion had grown far more dire than expected!
The battle was unimaginably intense!
"Spatial curvature fluctuations are abnormal! I've never seen Honkai energy concentrations this high!"
"The enemy numbers are still increasing—what the hell is going on?!"
"Even for a Herrscher, this is way too broken, isn't it?!"
Tesla's voice sounded especially anxious over the internal comms.
"I'll hold the enemy back!
Priority goes to evacuating the wounded!"
Himeko replied instantly.
And this armor—
Its power far exceeded even Himeko's expectations!
The overwhelming strength it granted
left even this A-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal utterly stunned!
If not for the fact that her earlier injuries were already far too severe…
At the thought of this,
Himeko clenched her teeth.
No matter what—
She had to stop this disaster!
"How long until the Hyperion can launch?!"
"Three minutes! Hold on for three more minutes!
We'll be able to get out of this hellhole!"
With a clear answer in hand,
Himeko no longer hesitated!
She unleashed her full power!
But at that very moment—
A flash of blade-light swept past!
Himeko barely blocked it—
a split second slower, and she would've been gravely wounded!
A mocking voice followed,
making everyone's hearts tighten!
"Oh my, you actually blocked it?
That won't do—an act that doesn't follow the script ruins the performance."
Descending slowly with terrifying pressure—
The Herrscher of the Void appeared.
That familiar face…
Himeko called out, her emotions tangled beyond words.
"Kiana…"
But the one before her
was no longer the Kiana she knew.
Those eyes were cold,
devoid of even the faintest trace of emotion.
"I've finally found you."
"The order changed a bit, but it doesn't matter.
You're all just ants anyway."
"I'll start by killing you."
The moment her words fell—
The Herrscher of the Void launched a devastating assault!
In an instant!
Blades flashed!
"Human—
I'll tear you apart!!"
In just a heartbeat,
countless wounds appeared across Himeko's body!
And just as Himeko fought with everything she had against the Herrscher of the Void—
Aboard the Hyperion:
"System control—ready."
"Output control—ready."
"Trajectory control—ready."
"Target locked. Distance error—adjusted."
Einstein watched everything calmly.
Her gaze lingered on Himeko's figure,
locked in fierce combat with the Herrscher of the Void—
Unshakably resolute.
"We won't waste the opportunity you created for us."
"…Fire."
!!!
Before the Herrscher of the Void's horrified eyes—
A colossal beam of light erupted from the cannon!
A torrent of radiant energy poured forth,
a storm of light striking straight at the Herrscher's body!
The secret weapon hidden aboard the Hyperion
unleashed its full power upon a Herrscher!
—
And it hit—dead on!
—
"What—what is this?!"
The Herrscher of the Void screamed in agony!
The Honkai energy within her body
went berserk, fleeing from every part of her being!
No—not dispersing—
But transforming into something else!
Into blinding light!
Into scorching heat!
Rapidly draining away from her body!
"How… how is this possible… my body?!"
Her body was being torn apart!
A torrent of photons slammed into the Herrscher,
as though stripping every single wing from her frame!
Born in the 20th century,
proposed and developed by Edison,
one of the greatest civilian inventions in human history!
Anti-Entropy's ultimate weapon—
Earth's strongest Honkai energy conversion device!
After more than fifty years of secret development—
At this very moment,
it proclaimed its existence to the world!
In that instant—
As everyone watching behind the screen bore witness—
Within the group chat—
Multiple voices rang out at the same time!
[Tesla: Moonlight Throne!!]
[Einstein: This… is the Moonlight Throne!]
[Ningguang: Such overwhelming power!!]
[Keqing: This attack is even stronger than the Jade Chamber!]
[Ningguang: I reasonably suspect you're taking a jab at me.]
[Herta: A weapon designed specifically for Herrschers?]
[Kiana: That's great!! If this hit can defeat her, then—]
[Raiden Mei: No!!]
[Raiden Mei: That's not just the Second Herrscher—it's you, Kiana!!]
[Honkai · Himeko: Right… if that's the case, then wouldn't Kiana also…]
Within the group chat—
Seeing the Moonlight Throne's attack take effect,
everyone first felt a surge of hope—
But then, all at once, they realized something horrifying.
The one being struck…
Wasn't just the Second Herrscher Sirin.
She was also—
Kiana.
If something were to happen to Kiana because of this…
A heavy dread settled over everyone's hearts.