152 Chapter 152: Chase is the Honored brother

"Mr. Chase, it's not safe here. Let's evacuate as soon as possible," Anna urged Chase, hurrying them towards the outskirts of the city.

"But..."

"I'll inform Miss Sushang. Right now, you should be worried about your own safety."

She had just received the latest intelligence from Schicksal. The city was collapsing, with the Honkai energy level already surpassing 1000HW, and individuals resembling Herrschers had emerged.

As an A-rank Valkyrie, even without Schicksal's intelligence, she was aware of the situation. However, Schicksal's information undoubtedly confirmed her suspicions.

In short, they couldn't stay in the city any longer. In the face of this natural disaster, no one could guarantee which would come first: accidents or tomorrow.

Originally a minor Honkai event, its impact had been steadily expanding due to the awakening of star Herrscher. Even in a short period, signs of the Honkai's influence spreading throughout the city were becoming apparent.

With the awakening of the Herrschers as the center, high concentrations of Honkai energy radiated outwards, Honkai beasts began appearing on the streets, and corpses infected by Honkai energy wandered around.

This was the paradise of Honkai and the nightmare of human civilization.

Honkai would ruthlessly destroy all civilization before it, whether it was human or what humans had created, everything would be destroyed.

Buildings Honkaid, roads caved in, and in a short time, this once peaceful city had become a forbidden zone.

Anna couldn't bear to look at everything around her. She feared whether she could muster the determination to carry out her mission if she encountered survivors.

"Ensure Chase's safety at all costs. Valkyrie units stationed nearby are coming to support us. Please do not act impulsively," the Bishop's command was conveyed.

"But..." Chase suddenly stopped and pointed to a place not far away. Anna followed Chase's gesture and looked over.

In a Honkaid ruin, a little girl was trembling and reaching out towards them. Her eyes were full of pleading and helplessness, her voice trembling, "Brother, sister, help... help me."

"Is it really okay to abandon these people?"

Chase voiced the inner struggle, causing Anna to hesitate, standing still, her pink eyes filled with conflict.

The Valkyrie's duty is to obey orders, just obeying orders is enough. As long as you obey orders, you won't go wrong.

"Mr. Chase, your safety is more important." As if trying to hide something, Anna shifted her gaze away, speaking with a lack of confidence.

"Isn't the Valkyrie's responsibility to protect the suffering people? Compared to me, it's obvious that this child needs your help more at this moment, right?" Chase's words sounded mature, making Anna feel like she was being lectured by an elder, even though he was just a young man. However, there was no sense of discord when these words came from him.

"But..."

"Walk your own path, let others say what they want," Chase smiled. "I'll explain it to Otto."

Anna looked at Chase, then at the little girl nearby. After hesitating for a moment, she finally made up her mind.

"I still want to go save her, save those who are still in the midst of disaster."

"Well, go ahead, I'll wait here for you," Chase smiled.

["I swear to bring hope to those in deep distress, to fight for every suffering victim. I will devote everything I have to humanity and spare no effort in the battle against Honkai."] She recalled her oath, strengthening her belief.

She joined the Valkyries to protect these suffering people!

So Anna walked towards the trapped little girl. In the hopeful eyes of the girl, she pushed away the concrete blocks on top of her and carefully lifted her up from the ground, sincerely saying, "It's okay now."

Suddenly, the light around them dimmed. Anna turned around abruptly and saw a dead soldier she hadn't noticed before, who had already approached them, wielding a blade towards them.

"!!!" In the face of danger, without even time to dodge, Anna instinctively protected the girl with her body.

*Snap.* A snapping sound.

But the expected pain did not come. Anna turned her head in disbelief, only to see the dead soldier frozen in place.

The dead soldier still held the blade, but it was motionless.

"Anna, as I said, you don't need to worry about my safety," Chase walked over, patting the head of the still frightened little girl, smiling.

"Because I am stronger than you."

"..." Anna was stunned by this statement. The emotions that had been somewhat touched were suddenly extinguished, and she couldn't muster any waves of emotion anymore.

"Thank you, brother and sister, for saving me," the little girl spoke at this moment, looking timidly at Chase and Anna. Although she appeared weak due to her injuries, her voice sounded sincere.

A warm feeling flowed through Anna's heart, and she couldn't help but smile. Then, she looked at Chase, her gaze determined.

"Anna understands now. Thank you, Mr. Chase," the girl thanked.

"I won't run away anymore."

.......

Without even a moment to feel relieved for Anna's growth, Chase immediately rushed to the front line of the battlefield, becoming a mentor on the sidelines, starting the OMO.

Continuing from the last chapter, Chen Tianwu's Herrscher of star awakened, and Miss Maid alone faced the Herrscher...

"Mr. Chen Tianwu, I think there may be some misunderstanding between us," Rita said, dodging Chen Tianwu's attacks to the best of her ability, trying to talk him down and end the conflict.

But she was not Naruto with yellow hair, nor did she have the Monkey surname. Her verbal skills didn't have any buff bonuses, and she couldn't persuade the Herrscher whose mind was already clouded by anger.

"Misunderstanding? Your words from Schicksal are just hypocritical!" Chen Tianwu almost roared with every word, and the terrifying gravity accompanied his words, making Rita struggle to keep up.

"Hehe, Mr. Chen Tianwu, we can sit down and talk about any issues we may have," Rita maintained her elegance as a maid, smiling at Chen Tianwu.

She had given up on the peaceful approach, but the verbal skills were still there, at least it was a way to delay the enemy.

As long as Lady Li Sushang arrived, everything would be manageable.

"There's nothing for us to talk about. Valkyries like you are not worthy of trust!" Chen Tianwu shouted, throwing out a small pseudo-black hole, making Rita feel embarrassed.

Suddenly, a flying sword flew rapidly from a distance, cutting off the pseudo-black hole in midair. The incomplete pseudo-black hole could only turn into a meaningless Honkai energy, dissipating in the air.

"Miss Li Sushang." Rita finally saw the savior and greeted Li Sushang with a smile.

"What Miss, Miss, just call me Li Sushang~" Li Sushang jumped off the flying sword, gestured with her fingers, and the Xuan Yuan Sword automatically returned to her side.

"Okay, Miss Li Sushang, no problem, Miss Li Sushang."

"..." Li Sushang remained silent, ignoring Rita and looking at Chen Tianwu on the other side, her expression unsightly.

The rules of the Tai Xu Sect—those who fall into demonic ways must be killed.

But looking at Chen Tianwu's condition, it seemed that it was no longer as simple as falling into demonic ways. As a Herrscher, an apostle of Honkai, and a messenger of the imaginary numbers, he represented the demon itself.

Because of the hasty awakening and the rush of time, Chen Tianwu had not fully awakened yet.

At this point, his situation was similar to that of Serin when she was still in the Tower of Babel. He could wield certain authority, command Honkai beasts, but the passage to the imaginary numbers had not yet opened, so he was drawing on the supply of Honkai energy from the surroundings.

In simple terms, he was like Kakashi without chakra.

Chen Tianwu cautiously looked at the slightly short, elegant figure in front of him, instinctively sensing the danger. He furrowed his brows slightly.

"Who are you?"

"Supreme Freedom Gate's senior disciple, Li Sushang!"

"This isn't where you should be, little girl. I advise you not to get involved in this conflict," Chen Tianwu heard Li Sushang's self-introduction, slightly taken aback, but quickly reacted and replied.

He had never heard of this person from Schicksal's side, so she must be an outsider. Moreover, Rita showed such respect for her, indicating her strength.

Although Chen Tianwu had made considerable progress in his strength, if he were to fight these two, he might not have much chance of winning. It was good to persuade one to retreat.

"Little girl?!" Li Sushang was displeased. She felt offended, and it was a serious offense!

This was height discrimination!

"Little girl, let me say it again, leave, or stay..." Chen Tianwu continued, his consciousness of Honkai approving of his attempt to persuade Li Sushang to retreat, while also urging him to work harder and establish a connection between the Herrscher's core and the imaginary tree.

"Who are you calling a little girl?!" In her anger, Li Sushang drew her sword, leaped into the air, graceful as a swan. As she landed, the blade was already plunged into Chen Tianwu's chest.

Draw the sword, turn around—so swift that the blood had barely spattered.

Everything happened so suddenly that Chen Tianwu didn't even have time to react. With a muffled groan, he quickly stepped back, keeping a wary eye on the girl opposite him, anticipating another sudden attack.

Li Sushang withdrew her sword, somewhat puzzled by the Xuan Yuan Sword in her hand.

The attack just now did pierce the opponent's chest, but why did it feel so stiff? Even after pulling it out, there was still some mechanical residue?

However, when Li Sushang cast her puzzled gaze at Chen Tianwu and saw the electric light emanating from his chest, everything became clear.

This guy, he's not human. One sword is enough to tell.

"You deserve to die!" Chen Tianwu gritted his teeth. His mind was already clouded by anger, and the influence of the Honkai consciousness made him despise this person, the one he hated the most, as he became a puppet of Honkai.

The consciousness of Honkai constantly agitated his will. He was like a reed boat in a storm, his reason swept away by the strong winds, leaving only a tiny self struggling to support itself.

Chen Tianwu raised his hands high, and a huge pseudo-black hole rose from above his head, expanding continuously, engulfing everything around it. The size of this black hole even continued to increase as Chen Tianwu's output increased.

Li Sushang furrowed her brows, clearly understanding the dire situation.

Facing a rampaging Herrscher, she definitely couldn't take him down with just Tai Xu Sword Qi. Only by using the strongest Tai Xu Sword God could she possibly defeat him.

Without any hesitation, she formed a hand seal, floated in the air, her sword's heart transparent, the Tai Xu Sword Qi running to the extreme. Under Li Sushang's guidance, a vast amount of Honkai energy gradually gathered into a mysterious light, and even the clouds in the sky seemed to be rolled over by an invisible force, constantly tumbling around as if making space for the protagonist's appearance.

The girl, now in a state of godly enlightenment, was no longer as green and tender as before. Standing between heaven and earth, she seemed to have truly turned into a sharp sword, exuding a terrifying pressure all over her body.

"Three feet of water, enough to block the clouds!"

Looking down at Chen Tianwu, Li Sushang silently recited the Tai Xu Sword Qi mantra in her heart. In an instant, her heart's reflection rippled, then quickly disappeared without a trace, and then froze, as clear as a mirror, and then turned invisible in an instant—into Tai Xu.

The invisible Honkai energy, along with the operation of Tai Xu Sword Qi, turned into an invisible sword.

This sword's edge seemed heavier than the sun, more majestic than mountains, and the whole world seemed inadequate before this vast and magnificent Tai Xu Sword.

"Tai Xu Sword Qi: Sword God's Enlightenment!"

Reflecting Chen Tianwu's appearance in her heart's reflection, this indicated that the sword god had been formed, unavoidable, unable to escape.

Chen Tianwu, who was preparing his ultimate move, looked at the approaching Sword God, feeling a strong sense of crisis surging in his heart. He subconsciously wanted to stop his current action and escape, but his body was directly occupied by the Honkai consciousness, continuing to intensify the power of the black hole above his head.

So he could only watch in despair as the Sword God approached from above, like watching a Damocles' sword, and now, it finally fell.

The Sword God, formed!

The Sword God's attacks never remained superficial, striking directly at the level of consciousness. At the moment of collision with the Sword God, Chen Tianwu's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

"Hoo~" Li Sushang landed back on the ground, taking a deep breath. "Rita, I'll leave the rest to you."

"Okay, Lady Li Sushang." Rita nodded, cautiously approaching Chen Tianwu, wary of the possibility of him going berserk and injuring someone, and getting closer to him.

After carefully observing for a while and confirming that the opponent had completely lost consciousness, Rita finally walked over with confidence, reached out her hand, and wanted to extract the Herrscher's core from his body.

"???"

Rita raised her eyebrows in confusion and continued to search incredulously.

"!!!"

In the end, she had to admit a fact: the Herrscher's core was simply not in Chen Tianwu's body! But there was no doubt that Chen Tianwu did indeed possess the Herrscher's core before.

Rita's mood began to turn sour.

After the Herrscher was defeated, the Herrscher's core disappeared. This was a big deal and had to be reported to the bishop!

(TN: Unfortunately, we have reached the latest free chapters. Tried searching for more, but nay. Thanks for everything and see you on my next TL.)