"This is truly troublesome."
"Being troublesome is my greatest virtue. I can fight for a whole day longer." Kiana wiped the blood from a cut on her cheek, which was inflicted by a wind blade, and said loudly.
Indeed, as Wendy had said, if one were to ask who in the third team was the most troublesome, it would definitely be Kiana. This girl was truly persistent, otherwise, she wouldn't have been searching for her father for so long.
"Unfortunately, I don't have such good patience! All tactical mechs, deactivate stealth, target – the Fourth Herrscher!"
Suddenly, Cocolia's voice echoed across the vast square. At the same time, several shimmering Titans appeared around Kiana and the others, surrounding them completely.
A shimmering Titan suddenly appeared behind Wendy, swung its arms, and delivered a heavy hammer blow to Wendy. The powerful strike knocked Wendy unconscious to the ground.
"How is this possible? The Herrscher was taken down in one blow."
This scene left Keqing and the others in shock. They had been fighting Wendy for so long, and they naturally knew that although she wasn't a true Herrscher, her combat power far surpassed that of an A-class Valkyrie.
Yet, she was taken down by a single hammer blow from this mech.
"The new tactical mechs have good power. Humph, I also have to thank you for weakening her power."
"Oh right, I almost forgot, there's still a Herrscher here. Bronya, my daughter, highest priority command, capture the Third Herrscher!"
"As you command, Mother." Bronya replied emotionlessly, just like a robot devoid of feelings.
Bronya raised her cannon and aimed at Mei, beginning to gather Honkai energy.
*Bang!*
At the critical moment, a streak of pure white silver light shot out from within Mei. A protective shield of pure white instantly materialized, blocking the attack for Mei.
"This is... a sword?" Mei exclaimed in surprise, looking at the flying sword "Ao Xue" in front of her.
"What?!"
This sudden turn of events stunned Cocolia, but she quickly regained her composure and gave another order.
"Mech squad, capture the Third Herrscher!"
"You wish!"
Keqing and the others certainly wouldn't stand by and watch. Upon hearing Cocolia's command, Keqing was the first to rush towards a shimmering Titan.
"Street Patrol!" Twenty-one swords per second, sword light crisscrossing.
In an instant, a shimmering Titan was blown to pieces.
Future also stopped holding back. Her body flashed with light, transforming into her combat form. The cool robot spirit behind her slammed a punch towards a shimmering Titan.
Two tactical monocular drones' pupils flickered, emitting two beams of blue laser.
Future clenched her hand, and two blue laser sabers appeared in her hands. Like an assassin, she lunged towards a shimmering Titan.
In the blink of an eye, two more Titan mechs were destroyed.
"This young lady will join too!"
Seeing Keqing and the others fight so fiercely, Kiana was unwilling to be outdone. She stomped down, and simultaneously, a claw condensed from Honkai energy descended from the air, heavily denting the shell of a Titan mech.
"Bronya... please wake up!" Mei looked at Bronya with complex emotions. She refused to believe this was the usual Bronya.
"Capture the Third Herrscher..." Bronya's cannon emitted a gathering of Honkai energy once more.
*Bang!*
"Damn it, it seems I can only knock Bronya out and take her back to St. Freya for examination."
Mei raised her katana and charged towards Bronya. As if understanding Mei's intention, the flying sword "Ao Xue" returned to its normal sword size and flew into Mei's hand.
"This sword!"
Although curious about the sword's ability to change size, she had to focus on the present.
*Bang bang bang!*
Several missiles shot towards Mei in unison. Seeing this, Mei performed a braking maneuver and slashed with her Honkai energy-infused katana.
The blade light crisscrossed like snow, akin to thunder, splitting the missile cluster in half, turning them into spectacular fireworks in the air.
Mei stepped forward, closing the distance, and engaged in a fierce collision with Bronya's Heavy Tanks.
On the other side, Keqing and the others had already dealt with all the shimmering Titans. Seeing Mei fighting Bronya, they quickly rushed to help.
With the assistance of Keqing and the others, Bronya was soon knocked unconscious by Mei with a palm strike.
"How could this be!"
Cocolia watched this scene, her face filled with disbelief. This was not how she had envisioned it!
*Clink!*
"Waltz, you too..." Cocolia heard a sound and turned to see Waltz kneeling on the ground, covered in wounds.
"That kid is too strong. Her attacks are unpredictable, and the hundredfold gravity seemed to have little effect on her. I'm no match for her either." Waltz said helplessly.
"Damn it, retreat!"
The battle was lost, what else could be done?
The five hovering battleships immediately turned and fled. If they waited for Schicksal to arrive, they wouldn't be able to escape.
"Are you all right?"
Keqing and Future were helping Wendy towards the Hyperion when they heard a voice and turned to see Sagiri.
"Sagiri, where were you?"
Sagiri wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and revealed a faint smile. "It's nothing. I intercepted someone, and I've already driven him away."
"Let's return to St. Freya first."
"Okay."
Soon, everyone boarded the ship, and the Hyperion carried them back.
Bai Shi Dong Tian
"Thirty-four."
Ling Feng sat on the ground, bored, counting the falling heavenly lightning bolts. It was a Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, a total of thirty-six bolts of heavenly lightning, and it was nearing its end.
As for why he was so relaxed, it was because he had overestimated the power of the heavenly lightning. The first thirty bolts had been directly crushed by Hong Hong.
Although Hong Hong was charred and bleeding, it wasn't a serious injury to her, at best a moderate one.
For a body cultivator to undergo a lightning tribulation was far easier than for a pure cultivator.
Except for the last few bolts that forced Hong Hong to use her "Kui Bu Tian Gang Quan" to cope, the earlier bolts were incredibly easy.
"Thirty-five."
"Sigh."
Ling Feng muttered again, looking at the power of the heavenly lightning with a sigh. This heavenly lightning was much weaker than the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation he had undergone.
If he had undergone heavenly lightning of this power back then, he wouldn't have been so badly injured.
"The last one."
Ling Feng looked at the dense blue lightning flashing in the sky. The final strike was accumulating. He slowly stood up from the ground and looked at Tu Shan Hong Hong below the heavenly lightning.
At this moment, Tu Shan Hong Hong was stepping on the Thirty-Six Star Formation of Tian Gang. With each step she took, her fist intent increased.
*Rumble!*
A quarter of an hour later, the heavenly lightning rumbled, and a blue heavenly lightning bolt with a diameter of tens of meters descended from the sky. Hong Hong, who had already accumulated her full fist intent, threw a punch.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The violent heavenly lightning surged, like a torrent of lightning.
When everything returned to calm, a terrifying aura was unleashed as if a gate had been opened.
[Ding! Partner 'Tu Shan Hong Hong' has broken through cultivation, current cultivation: Nascent Soul Initial Stage!]
"It seems everything went smoothly."
Ling Feng glanced at Hong Hong, who was sitting cross-legged with her aura constantly rising, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Feng waved his sleeve, and dozens of long swords flew out, piercing the ground and surrounding Hong Hong, forming a golden sword formation.
"With the sword formation protecting her, it should be fine. I need to check if there are any unexpected situations outside."
Ling Feng was about to leave but stopped, his expression somewhat complex. He then turned back.
"It's not safe, just in case, I'll leave a backup."
Ling Feng activated the "Soul Splitting and Embodiment Technique," leaving behind a clone with eighty percent of his strength before leaving.
Upon returning to St. Freya Academy, Ling Feng learned that Sagiri and the others had gone to New Zealand to retrieve the "Gem of Desire."
"Preserving the 'Gem of Desire'? I might be able to try."
"You have a way?!"
Theresa exclaimed, her face filled with excitement. Wendy was her student, and as her teacher, she didn't want to see her student like this.
"We can try."
"Logically speaking, the 'Gem of Desire' should be considered wind energy. Wind is formless and invisible, so its form is extremely difficult to stabilize."
"I can try to stabilize it, and even if I can't, preserving it should not be a problem." Ling Feng pondered for a moment and said slowly.
"Then let's try. Even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, I want to try," Theresa said resolutely.
"Alright."
Soon, Ling Feng and Theresa went to the medical center of St. Freya Academy. Ling Feng first checked on the unconscious Bronya before following her to Wendy's private room.
"Extracting the 'Gem of Desire,' really?"
Wendy also appeared very excited upon hearing the news.
"Mm," Ling Feng nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you." Wendy said sincerely.
"I'll take you to the operating room now." Theresa stepped forward, about to unlock the bed and push Wendy to the operating room.
"No need, it can be done here."
"Here?" Theresa and Wendy looked bewildered.
"However, I need a quiet environment. Theresa, please watch the door and don't let anyone in to disturb us. Wendy, do you trust me?" Ling Feng looked at Wendy.
"Although... this is the first time I've met you, I feel that you have no ill intentions towards me, so I choose to believe you..."
"That's good."
Seeing this, Theresa, though unsure of what Ling Feng would do, chose to believe him. After all, he had elixirs that could save even the most critically injured. Perhaps he could succeed.
After Theresa left, Ling Feng looked at Wendy and said gently.
"It might hurt a little later. If you can't bear it, tell me."
"Mm..."
Half an hour later, Theresa sat on a chair in the corridor, watching the medical staff and patients come and go. She looked up at the time.
"Half an hour has passed, isn't it done yet?" Theresa wondered. She really wanted to go in and take a look, but she was afraid of disturbing Ling Feng and ruining everything.
*Click!*
Suddenly, the door of the room opened, and Ling Feng walked out. Just as Theresa was about to ask something, she saw a green crystal in Ling Feng's palm and was stunned.
"This is?!"
"The 'Gem of Desire'," Ling Feng replied.
"Teacher Theresa."
Wendy's voice came from inside the room. Theresa snapped back to reality and hurried into the room, seeing Wendy lying on the bed with a somewhat pale complexion.
"Wendy, are you all right?"
"I'm fine, it's just that the power of the 'Gem of Desire' was completely drained at once, so I feel a bit tired," Wendy said, her voice trembling.
"That's good, get some rest," Theresa breathed a sigh of relief.
"Headmaster, I'll leave the 'Gem of Desire' to you to handle. I've stabilized its form, but it will still emit Honkai energy."
"It's fine for a short period, but over a long time, even your Honkai resistance might be eroded by its Honkai energy."