I am a hero of the former civilization.

Ryan turned his head to the side. The giant snake that had been on the ground had flown into the air, its massive body blocking out the moonlight. Then it curled up into a ball, like a glowing ball of lightning, and roared as it rolled down.

Boom boom boom......

A 'tire' rolled across the island, leaving only lava-like tracks in its wake, relentlessly pursuing the enemy.

Ryan turned his head and saw the huge 'tire' being destroyed, and his expression became serious.

This thing can suppress one's aura to launch long-range assassinations. If I hadn't been so sensitive to electromagnetic forces that I would have already been affected, I could have used my physical advantages to maximize its power.

The crushing speed was very fast, and the turning was also very agile, making it impossible for me to turn around and fight back, and then use those Honkai Beasts and mutated beasts to wear down my stamina.

A very insidious tactic, proving that Shesa does indeed possess intelligence and is constantly learning in the cat-and-mouse game with the Moth of Fire.

"But you haven't learned enough!"

A chilling aura swirled around them as Sakura, alone with her sword, held off the Honkai Beast that was crossing the sea. Meanwhile, the 'electric wheel' chasing behind them was slowing down, and upon closer inspection, some dark sand was constantly adhering to Shesa's body.

Ryan had already mastered the art of manipulating the Third Herrscher's power. He used electromagnetic force to draw iron sand from the ground, as if coating the constantly spinning 'electric wheel' with a layer of chocolate, and then suddenly turned around when Shesa slowed down.

Compared to the spinning Honkai Beast, Ryan appeared extremely small, as if he would be swallowed up in an instant. He remained expressionless, simply tossing up 'Crimson Sky' and then raising his right fist high.

With all his might, he slammed the sword heavily onto the disc-shaped pommel. Arcs of electricity rapidly spread from his arm to the entire blade. A flash of light appeared, and the Crimson Sky transformed into a laser beam that burst forth from the blade.

It swept through the night, pierced through the desert, and vanished into the forest, leaving only a trail of azure blue, just like—

Thunderclap splits the heavens!

Chapter 108 Is this a surprise?

The night sky looked as if it had been cleaved in two by a blue sword, with arcs of electricity still remaining in its deep blue trail.

This straight line extends all the way, leaving lava-like marks on the ground, eventually splitting the small hill in the center of the deserted island in two, turning it into a blazing torch.

The residual electricity flickered on Ryan's body as he looked at the motionless Shesa in front of him and exhaled like smoke.

There were no Firemoth drones here, and no one was watching. The Soul Steel could withstand the torture, allowing him to unleash his full power and wreak havoc.

This destructive power undoubtedly pleased him greatly.

“Without authority, even with equal power, I might not be its match.” Ryan acknowledged Shesa’s abilities and did not approach rashly.

The Honkai Beast was still curled up in a ball, with a hole about a meter wide running through the center of its body. Through the hole, one could see the small mountain that had been cut off in the distance. But it was not dead yet, and the two green marks on its chest seemed to cast a 'gaze' at it.

That 'gaze' was exceptionally cold, showing no sign of begging for mercy, which put Ryan in a difficult position.

Shesa can't speak, so how can I ask her why she's waiting for me here? If it were Beibeilong, there would be plenty of ways to get her to talk.

Why don't we try using our mental power?

Ryan was somewhat tempted, but before he could gather his mental energy, the previously stagnant Shesa suddenly emitted a bright light, annihilating the attached iron sand while its Honkai energy surged wildly.

It's going to self-destruct?!

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the bright light illuminated Ryan's face.

boom--

A purple beam of light surged into the sky, piercing through the dark clouds and leaving behind a vortex-like storm of lightning, before the residual electricity swept across the sea in all directions.

The island was completely flattened, and everything within a ten-kilometer radius was swept away. Forests were annihilated, the sea evaporated, Honkai Beasts were turned into charcoal, and the abandoned town was completely wiped out. Even the drones that flew over to check the situation were hit by a strong electromagnetic pulse and fell into the sea like scrap metal.

The night was as bright as day, and lightning snakes danced wildly in the sky, with streaks of lightning flashing incessantly. The energy released by Shesha created a natural disaster-like effect.

A piece of ice shattered in the storm, and Sakura crawled out from inside, looking around at the scene with some confusion.

'Is this a Judgment-class Honkai Beast?'

If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been turned into charred remains along with those Honkai Beasts by using 'Frost Cherry' to create a shelter.

How terrifying! The damage can cover an area of ​​100 kilometers, and even the ground shows signs of carbonization.

By the way, where did Ryan go?

She quickly stood up, looked around, and saw nothing but silvery lightning and charred corpses.

This sea went from silence to clamor, and then back to deathly silence amidst thunderous roars.

His heart sank, but Sakura showed no sign of sadness. She took a deep breath of the scorching air, plunged her long sword into the water, creating a path of ice on the surface of the sea, and headed straight for the center of the explosion.

The small island, covering several square kilometers, was completely flattened. The once lush green forest was nowhere to be seen, and the ground was full of craters created by lightning strikes. The air was scorching hot.

"No way......"

Sakura's expression finally changed slightly. She swallowed hard, took the knife, and approached the center of the island, where there was a huge crater. Looking down, she could only see the lava-like bottom of the crater.

There was nothing there; did he really perish together with Shesa?

Her expression froze, but the scorching air made her feel a bone-chilling cold. Her usually calm mind became somewhat chaotic, but just then, she felt a gentle pat on the shoulder.

“You’re here too early… Relax, it’s me.” Ryan leaned back, saw the blade beside his neck, and followed 'Han Ying' to see those cold purple eyes.

His jewel-like eyes held a mixture of astonishment, elation, and anger.

"Ryan, you're not dead?"

"Nonsense, is it a ghost trying to talk to you?" Ryan chuckled. Sakura was mostly calm, but occasionally she would freeze up. Seeing the blade lowered, he couldn't help but make a joke:

How did you feel when you thought I was dead? Were you sad?

Sakura twirled her sword, sheathed it, and nodded seriously: "Of course I'm sad. You are very important to me, someone I can entrust my life to. So I hope you won't sneak out and scare me. That's no fun."

Ryan was taken aback. He was used to Mebius's stubbornness and Hua's blank stare, and he was unfamiliar with this kind of straightforward expression.

"What's wrong with you?" Sakura tilted her head slightly.

"Ahem, I didn't mean to scare you. The self-destruction of a Judgment-class Honkai Beast is indeed very powerful. Fortunately, the terrain here is quite good."

Ryan had just plunged into the seawater and then used his authority to create an electromagnetic field to fight against the Honkai energy, which is why he wasn't seriously injured.

Although he couldn't control Shesa's abilities, his control over electromagnetic forces was clearly superior, and he had already taken precautions.

"It's a pity that Shesa's body was completely destroyed; our mission has failed." Sakura shook her head. That kind of energy explosion left not even a trace.

"Don't be so pessimistic. I've said before that Honkai is evolving, and at a speed beyond my imagination."

Ryan jumped into the pit and then used his Crimson Blade to scoop up the lava. Sakura followed and saw that there was some black mud mixed in with the lava. Ryan was putting the mud into a metal container.

"This is?"

"Shesa's second ability, self-destruction, is just an escape tactic; this thing isn't dead at all."

"It... is so clever, it has even learned to use illusions." Sakura swallowed hard, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings. She spotted a large hole on one side of the round pit and jumped over it instantly.

She placed her hand at the entrance of the hole, carefully sensing it for a few seconds, her pupils slightly contracting.

"There's a wind, and the passageway is open; it escaped!"

"They did escape. Wait, don't rush to chase them."

Sakura, who had already crawled into the hole, turned back with some confusion upon hearing this: "We should still be able to catch up now. Are you perhaps planning to let it go?"

Ryan showed no sign of anxiety, his eyes narrowed as if he were deep in thought.

Something's wrong. I need to look at myself from a higher perspective, connect all the information about this incident, and analyze it—analyze it with all my might.

His brain was working at full speed, as if his soul had left his body. After a brief hesitation, he raised his hand.

"No rush, there will be plenty of opportunities to kill it, but what if Shesa shows no intention of escaping at all?"

"You mean... it's luring us into pursuit?" Sakura looked surprised. She admitted that Shesa was smarter than she had imagined, but luring the enemy was too sensational.

From intelligence to tactics, are these monsters going to use cheat codes?

No, there's another source of Honkai energy that hasn't appeared yet.

Sakura immediately thought of this information, but there were too many interfering options. It was possible that the instruments of the Fire Moth were malfunctioning, or that the other source of Honkai had already parted ways.

"If they were really together, would it just stand by and watch Shesa self-destruct?"

“Don’t try to understand these monsters with human emotions. They don’t have any feelings of camaraderie. We always have to be careful.” Ryan adjusted his cracked glasses. This wasn’t intuition, but rather an analysis of the existing information, like a god’s-eye view:

Since Shesa is intelligent, she shouldn't be foolish enough to fight me one-on-one. Apart from losing a lot of energy after self-destructing, it's a completely unprofitable deal. As an intelligent and rational being, this is unreasonable.

Secondly, it made its escape too obvious, without even the slightest attempt to conceal it. There's something wrong, definitely something wrong.

'You think you can play tactics with me? Your heart isn't dirty enough.'

Ryan stared at the dark cave entrance in silence. Sakura didn't urge him, but instead drew her sword and kept watch over the surroundings.

She knew this man wasn't a brute; his heart was dirtier than anyone else's.

Finally, the low-level Honkai Beast was just testing me. It could tell from its authority that it was me, and then it didn't run away for a whole day, bracing itself to fight me. This contradicts the second point of speculation.

If you can't win, why not run away? If the two sources of Honkai are not far apart, why not wait for your comrades to come to your aid? Such an absolutely rational being could not possibly harbor hatred.

A few seconds later, Ryan looked up and said in a confident tone:

"It wanted to kill me, or rather, it lured me here."

"what?"

"I said it wanted to kill me. With Shesa's ability to conceal its presence, there was no need for a sneak attack. Even if the sneak attack failed, it could have just fought and run away. Why did it stay?"

"Uh... but it can't beat you. If it has companions, why not ambush them on the island? That way, two against one, you wouldn't be able to hold out either."

Sakura is truly professional; she instantly spotted the logical flaw and realized that Ryan had also suffered considerable losses in the previous battle.

“Simple, it wants to make sure it kills me, giving me no chance to escape.” Ryan answered without hesitation, pointing to the cave entrance. “I don’t know where this leads, but once you go in, you definitely won’t come out.”

Sakura was speechless for a moment. Since it was her turn to charge in, she said helplessly, "So what's the plan now?"

"Find a ship. Also, anonymously notify Moth Chaser that two Honkai Beasts have been discovered, with unknown coordinates. In addition, help me find out who in that destroyed fleet had high Honkai energy adaptability. I have a worst-case scenario hypothesis that needs to be verified."

"Are you really leaving? What if you're wrong? Wouldn't all your efforts have been for nothing?" Sakura said, somewhat unwilling.

"I'll take risks when I need to, and I'll play it safe when I need to. As long as Shesa is still on Earth, he can't escape. I don't need to take any risks." Ryan turned around decisively, without any hesitation.

Many people are greedy, but very few can resist the temptations before them. Sakura even felt that this man was a bit inhuman, but her decisiveness resonated with her.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a legendary assassin.

Sakura neither objected nor questioned; she followed Ryan's footsteps and hurriedly left.

The two went straight to the outermost isolated island. The thunderstorm's coverage was limited; ten kilometers away, there were still ruins of towns. In addition to the houses being smashed to pieces by lightning, there were also ships left in the harbor.

If you miss your first strike, retreat immediately; you're not the only one who can hunt.