Honkai: Strijder - Chapter 128: Troubles Not Yet Over

The situation was far from over.

Five thousand years ago, Chi You’s consciousness was severed, but its body remained intact, relying on its extremely tenacious vitality.

Now, nourished by the high-concentration Honkai energy of the Great Honkai level, this kneeling giant beast was still in the process of regenerating the lost half of its body. However, due to its massive size, this regeneration process appeared very slow.

Moreover, the layer of charcoal left by the “Red Lotus” strike was very deep. Even Sigurd, who was falling above Chi You’s body, couldn’t see any movement in the scorched earth below.

Whoosh!

A black shadow flashed across the sky, catching Sigurd as he fell.

“Thank you,” Sigurd said, lying softly on the back covered in black armor, his gaze still fixed on Chi You.

Fu Hua lowered her head and sighed as she looked at Chi You’s pitifully charred body surface.

“It’s nothing.”

“How was my ‘Red Lotus’? Do you have any advice on how to make it better?” Sigurd asked.

“Although you haven’t mastered it, you have already perfectly controlled a Honkai energy several times stronger than a Herrscher average Honkai Energy output. This strike was more powerful than I could have imagined. I have nothing to advise you on. It’s just a pity that you probably can’t make another attack like this, otherwise you could completely destroy Chi You’s body,” Fu Hua said regretfully.

Fu Hua gestured towards the charred “ground” below, indicating her landing, and said:

“That’s true. This is already my limit. If I make another attack of this scale, it will probably take at least three months of preparation. But still, this monster is so large that it doesn’t seem like a creature that could be born on this planet.”

Fu Hua nodded her head upon hearing Sigurd’s words.

Sigurd jumped off Fu Hua’s back and squatted down in the scorched earth, inserting one hand deeply into the ground.

But even when he reached the deepest part, Sigurd only grabbed meaningless pieces of charcoal.

He couldn’t help but furrow his brow.

“Make a hole for me.”

Sigurd didn’t look up, rubbing the charcoal between his fingers, and said lightly.

Without hesitation, Fu Hua raised her hand, formed a palm, and slammed it down heavily.

Boom!!!

A spectacular pit opened up in the scorched earth. Sigurd stood up, but unexpectedly, his legs softened, and his body fell backward.

“Be careful.”

Fu Hua caught him, feeling the weight of the young man as light as a feather, and pursed her lips, feeling a bit helpless.

No matter how talented and powerful he was, Sigurd’s youthful age couldn’t be changed. Yet, despite his youth, he had reached an incredible height, she couldn’t help but wonder about what could have forced him to progress so quickly?

Perhaps it was this unforgiving world?

Fu Hua’s eyes dimmed, but when she looked at Sigurd’s expressionless yet slightly pale face, her expression softened.

“What do you need?”

Fu Hua asked softly, both of her arms were still hugging Sigurd’s body, her eyes were gentle as she gazed at the much younger man.

Sigurd answered without hesitation:

“Get me a piece of Chi You fresh flesh, preferably one with obvious biological characteristics.”

“Okay, stay here and rest, I will be back in a moment.”

After helping Sigurd sit down, Fu Hua flashed into the deep pit. In the blink of an eye, she came back holding a black-brown rock-like piece of flesh.

Sigurd took the fragment, took a deep breath, and reluctantly mobilized some Honkai energy, his eyes glowing

Sigurd took the fragment, took a deep breath, and reluctantly activated some crumbling power, purple light flickering in his eyes.

He activated the “Key of Thunder”, In an instant, the tissue structure and even the genetic map within the flesh turned into countless scattered pieces of information, presenting themselves in Sigurd’s eyes.

The purple light continued to act for ten seconds, then Sigurd put down the fragment, murmuring:

“As expected, it’s not over yet.”

“What did you find?”

“I found that our troubles far exceed what we initially imagined.”

Sigurd said to Fu Hua.

At this moment, behind him, a Honkai Beast that sensed the commotion approached, raising its huge forelimbs to stomp down towards Sigurd’s head.

Boom!!!

Fu Hua casually punched, shattering the monster that resembled a towering building.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Then, with the sound of layers breaking apart, more Honkai Beasts emerged from the scorched earth below, closing in on the two of them.

“Should I take you away first?”

“No, I still have something to do.”

“Then I’ll go clean up these Honkai Beasts. If you need help, just call me.”

“Alright.”

Sigurd watched Fu Hua leave. Soon after, accompanied by loud explosions, the huge monsters that had just crawled out of Chi You’s body exploded one after another.

He looked up at the azure sky, countless tiny black shadows rushing back from the distant horizon.

…

The Hyperion was on its return journey.

To avoid the terrifying power unleashed by the “Red Lotus” sword that upheaved the seabed, this aerial mother ship carrying the pinnacle of current human technology rapidly withdrew hundreds of miles under the protection of Welt and Hera.

Then, to confirm Chi You’s situation and, more importantly, for Sigurd’s safety, it returned at the same extreme speed.

“The power of that blow has far surpassed any destructive action in human history. Even my Honkai energy fusion bombs are like small firecrackers compared to it. Sigurd’s condition is definitely not optimistic.”

Hera paced restlessly around Welt, biting her thumb, her beautiful face showing obvious anxiety.

She had miscalculated.

Although she anticipated that Sigurd’s actions would be extraordinary and had been eagerly awaiting to see his cards, Herrscher never expected him to go to such lengths.

Even the mighty Kaslana lineage, except for that brute Siegfried, would retreat after using the Judgment of Shamash.

But the terror just now was on a completely different level of power. What kind of price would it demand?

Whether it was Chi You or Sigurd’s trump card, it didn’t matter anymore. What mattered most was that Sigurd must survive!

Thinking of her wish pursued for five hundred years, Hera lost control for a moment. On the high-strength alloy deck of the Hyperion, she left a large pit with her foot.

“Arrange the best medical facilities— No, my old friend is nearby. If necessary, even just protecting Sigurd’s consciousness for now will do— The clone experiment was halted by Sigurd, I can’t clone him without him noticing. Not having a spare body prepared in advance is also a problem— Welt!, don’t just stand there! What about your Herrscher of Reason ability? Speed things up for me!”

Hera glared fiercely at Welt, her usual elegance replaced by blatant aggression.

That accumulated killing intent of five hundred years made Welt shudder as if he had fallen into an abyss.

Welt gave a bitter smile.

“Calm down, I’m in the middle of it, don’t rush me. I’m worried about Sigurd too.”

Welt, while not thinking that he and Otto are friend with each other, thought himself to be having some sort of friendship with Otto, but now that he saw the comparison between Otto attitude toward Sigurd and toward him, realize that the Archbishop never took him seriously.

At least, Sigurd, who could act as a limit to this guy, was on the side of Anti-Entropy!