The most important factor is the environment. Now that I'm here, I can feel that the Honkai energy is ridiculously concentrated. It feels like the air is being squeezed out by these things. Although I can still breathe, I always have a feeling that I'm about to suffocate.

"We need to hurry."

Gengo murmured unconsciously. This was indeed the most urgent matter at the moment. This concentration was definitely beyond what a normal Valkyrie could withstand. To be honest, Gengo couldn't help but worry that Raiden Mei might become a 'traitor'. After all, the prerequisite for the birth of a Herrscher is a dense concentration of Honkai energy. If she were to become a Herrscher under these circumstances, just thinking about it would give him a headache.

In short, let's take action now.

Gengo silently murmured to himself that the situation was starting to look quite bad. If possible, he hoped to find Himeko Murata and the others within ten minutes and return home.

However, during the subsequent exploration, Yuanxiang unexpectedly discovered new man-made objects. This time, however, they were not artifacts from the ancient ancestors of China, but war machines representing the crystallization of modern technology. These were mecha combat units belonging to the Anti-Entropy organization, and they were different from the Titan mechas he had seen in Changkong City.

Now, facing Genji is the Gaia, a heavy-duty mech developed based on the Titan series. It replaces the original hands with heavy mechanical arms, trading mobility for astonishing destructive power. However, this also increases fuel consumption, making it unsuitable for prolonged wars of attrition.

Following the Gaia Mech, the Thunder Mech was developed for mid-to-long-range firepower. It is equipped with six missile launchers on both sides of its body, which can provide dense barrage support in actual combat. However, due to its body structure, the Thunder series has very low mobility and will be at a disadvantage once it is approached.

Therefore, judging from the composition and structure of these mechs, it is quite clear that these Anti-Entropy mechs are designed to ambush enemies during battles, and then escape after achieving their tactical objectives. After all, according to what Genji saw in the Schicksal database, Anti-Entropy's mechs are designed to enter a quantum stealth state and be deployed on the battlefield to achieve a sudden appearance effect. Coupled with their powerful firepower and propulsion, if Anti-Entropy hadn't yet overcome the weaknesses of mechs—namely, their high cost and the fact that their mechanical energy utilization rate is not as high as that of Valkyries—they would not have been suppressed by Schicksal to this day.

However, Genji's feelings were quite complicated. Because of Cocolia, he didn't have a good sense of anti-entropy. But if this mecha technology were to spread, the Valkyries wouldn't have to be sent to the battlefield against the Honkai like expendable resources.

Forget it, now is not the time to think about that.

Genji shook his head to calm himself down. He realized that under this high concentration of Honkai energy, his state of mind seemed to have changed, making it much easier for him to be in multiple places at once. However, after calming down, Genji immediately realized another problem: how did these Anti-Entropy mechs appear here? The Hyperion had arrived at the scene immediately and completed the suppression and control of this area. That warship was not a Valkyrie armor module. Even if the Anti-Entropy mechs had advanced stealth devices, they shouldn't have escaped. This was clearly written in the Far East Branch's database. It couldn't have been Theresa writing it down for fun to brag about, could it?

Thinking of this, Yuanxiang's expression became serious. He realized that this space might not only have one exit at the bottom of the sea. This underwater space, which was not covered by seawater, seemed to explain a lot in itself.

Yuanxiang took a deep breath, gathering his scattered thoughts, and continued to observe the condition of these anti-entropy mechs. From the outside, they did not seem to have suffered any attack, which was likely related to the impact of the Hyperion's engine failure. These high-density mechs were, in a sense, also terrifyingly fragile.

As Yuanxiang tried to look around for clues about the evacuation of people, he suddenly heard a noisy sound. Looking back, he saw the crab-like Honkai Beast again, but this time the seafood monster had a new skin, which was dark blue. Undoubtedly, this was a sign of quantumization. Theresa's warning on the Hyperion was correct. The impact of the Quantum Sea in southern China had indeed resonated here.

After being quantumized, this crab-like Honkai Beast not only became much tougher, but also gained a new move: it can dive underground and launch three attacks on the surface, emerging from the ground with a third Rising Dragon attack. It can also move freely underground. It has to be said that this move is flashy in a one-on-one fight, but it becomes quite troublesome when there are many of them. Fortunately, Gensou's strength far surpasses theirs, so it was not a tough battle, and he defeated all these quantum monsters.

But the battle was far from over. Genji sensed something, a strange groan emanating from the surrounding space, as if it were being eroded and devoured. Finally, a lobster-like monster tore through space, crossing from the Sea of ​​Quanta into reality. This caused Genji's face to twitch slightly. According to Seele, he had gone to great lengths to rescue her, painstakingly building a spatial anchor between quantum and reality to cross the two planes.

And now this lobster monster has simply arrived here; isn't that a bit too outrageous?

However, the quantum monster didn't give Genji much time to marvel. It raised its claws high, creating a small black hole that lured Genji towards the attack direction of the energy drill it had created, intending to crush him.

Such gravity was negligible for Gensou, but the boy had no reason to let this opportunity pass. He pretended to be caught by gravity and flew towards the lobster monster, intending to take the chance to attack it.

However, this lobster monster was different from the 'seafood' encountered before. It possessed considerable intelligence and immediately saw through Gensou's pretense. Without hesitation, it condensed an energy entity from the quantum space, then lured the energy entity down and launched a new offensive.

After realizing his intentions had been exposed, Gensou stopped pretending and tried to close the distance to unleash a combo. However, at that moment, Gensou suddenly noticed that the energy entity would create a small energy infection zone after impacting the ground. This zone was now densely covering the area between him and the lobster monster. Although he didn't know what would happen if he stepped on it, out of caution for the monster's abilities and respect for quantum properties, Gensou did not choose to forcibly advance despite the bombardment of the energy entity and the threat of the infection zone.

During this lull, the lobster monster accumulated energy and poured it into the earth, causing an energy surge. This energy surge was gradually expanding, and it was clear that this guy wanted to work with the infected area to gradually seal off the activity space of the source village, thus making the Kamen Rider a sitting duck.

However, this alone is not enough. The increase in the number of infected areas and the expansion of the energy tide are too slow for Yuanxiang. Although he just chose to retreat, in an instant, he was able to appear behind the lobster monster almost in a flash with his burst of speed, raised his fist, and smashed its small head directly.

However, at that moment, the lobster monster's shoulder deformed and it quickly slashed at Genji behind him, aiming straight for the Kamen Rider's fist, as if it wanted to cut off this 'disobedient' hand.

This time, the lobster monster's prediction was wildly off. When its slash collided with Gensou, its shoulder immediately made a very crisp sound. Even the damage reduction from the quantum attribute couldn't save it from this fierce attack. However, compared to having its head blown off, losing only its two shoulders was a very good deal.

However, the lobster monster's tenacity exceeded Genji's expectations. Despite having broken shoulders, it subtly changed its posture as it was sent flying by Genji's punch. Then, defying the laws of physics, it charged towards Genji at an extremely fast speed to launch a thrust. After Genji narrowly dodged this attack, it used the momentum to add an even more powerful double-stage Iaijutsu slash. It must be said, this move was truly beautiful.

Furthermore, the lobster monster seemed to have realized that Genji was a formidable enemy. If it were to take him down in one fell swoop, it would likely face certain death. So, after finishing its Iaijutsu, it immediately absorbed a large amount of energy from the quantum space and then released a series of dazzling mixed attacks of energy and slashes, like a storm, enveloping Genji. Then, the lobster monster leaped into the quantum space to accumulate quantum energy, and then emerged from the quantum space to leap towards the enemy and unleash a powerful quantum energy attack on Genji. Moreover, its injured shoulder also transformed, and during the quantum energy attack, its arms turned into quantum blades, slashing fiercely towards Genji's heart and head.

but......

Genshou calmly reached out and grabbed the deadly quantum sword blade, easily severing it. He then went a step further, grabbing the lobster monster's head with one hand and its neck with the other. With a slight exertion, the lobster's head was severed from its body, ending its life. The monster's almost frenzied attacks during its life had not left a single mark on Genshou's armor.

"really......"

After defeating the crayfish, he tossed the quantum Honkai Beast aside and silently looked at his palm. He had clearly felt something sprouting within his body during the battle with the quantum monster, making even his ordinary Joker form slightly stronger. Don't underestimate this slight increase; after all, Genji's basic form was practically maxed out. Under normal circumstances, even gaining a '+1' in any attribute would be quite incredible.

Is it a blessing from the mother goddess Tiamat?

Genji silently pressed his hand to his chest. Clow Reed had also said that there was a seed in his body. Although that power seed was based on quantum mechanics, it would show infinite possibilities as it grew. Just now, in the battle with that crayfish, that seed seemed to have shown some signs.

But that's all.

As the battle ended, Genji noticed that the empowering power dissipated, probably because the seed hadn't fully awakened yet. But that was alright; it had at least given him some inspiration. He could try to transform what he had learned today into power for future battles.

Ok?

The surrounding Honkai energy...

At this moment, Gengo suddenly noticed something and looked in surprise at the distance. In his perception, he could clearly feel that the concentration of Honkai energy there was dropping rapidly. But rather than saying that the Honkai energy had dissipated, it was more accurate to say that the energy was being absorbed by something. Thinking of this, many ideas flashed through Gengo's mind, but thinking was useless. No matter what the result was, he still had to take a closer look.

For Genji, this distance was only a few seconds. After passing through the stone gate-like opening, the first thing Genji felt was the scorching heat. Only then did he see Kiana, Mei, and the others barely managing to stand. In front of the girls was a simple altar, and in the center of the altar was Himeko Murata, who was encased in crystal. The surging Honkai energy was being absorbed by this crystal.

Reality didn't give Genji much time to react. Just as he arrived, the crystal enveloping Himeko Murata suddenly exploded, and the original fusion armor on this veteran Valkyrie disappeared, just like shattered crystal.

Instead, Himeko Murata was dressed in a similarly tattered red and black gown. Large expanses of her alabaster-white skin were exposed on her shoulders, arms, and even her lower abdomen. Only the left side of the skirt remained intact, hinting at the gown's former opulence. Her black thigh-high stockings, one higher than the other, revealed a considerable portion of her cleavage. A decorative rose around her neck, seemingly stained crimson with blood, bloomed magnificently before everyone.

Furthermore, what concerned Genji most was that Himeko Murata was not holding the electronic ship-slaying sword that came with the Fusion Armor Valkyrie armor, but rather an ancient and beautiful golden greatsword. Considering the myths and legends of China, the name of this sword seemed self-evident.

"The Xuanyuan Sword..."

Yuanxiang murmured, "This [Xuanyuan Sword] is another Divine Key from the previous era—the [Key of Domination], a Divine Key made from the core of the Tenth Herrscher of the previous generation. Based on the distributed nature of the Tenth Herrscher's core, which can infinitely split, nearly a thousand of these Divine Keys were mass-produced. Each Key of Domination has the same ability and is integrated with the others. The initial form of this Divine Key is a golden sword, but because the Soul Steel adapts to the user's super-mutation factor, it is not limited to the form of a golden sword. Fu Hua also had a gauntlet called 'Grasp of the Void' in her early years, which was also transformed from the Key of Domination."

Although this is a mass-produced weapon, it is still a weapon made with the Herrscher core, and should not be underestimated.

"Whoo~~~"

As if to cooperate with Gengo's idea, Himeko Murata casually swung the Xuanyuan Sword, as if adapting to her current power. However, even this seemingly powerless gesture stirred up a terrifying wave of fire. Gengo swung his arm and dispersed it, but the heat transmitted still made the Valkyries behind the boy frown.

After this swing, Himeko Murata seemed to become serious. She moved her feet lightly, and flames coiled around the golden sword like snakes. But when the sparks of the flames burst outward, they looked like bright roses hanging on the sword.

"Himeko-sensei, it's us! It's Kiana! Cough cough cough!!!"

Sensing the overwhelming killing intent emanating from Himeko Murata, Kiana hoarsely shouted, trying to awaken her teacher's consciousness. However, Genji knew very well that, through the medium of the Xuanyuan Sword, she had been severely corrupted by Honkai energy, losing her self-awareness and becoming an existence somewhere between a human and a zombie. And if he wasn't mistaken, the raging flames were burning Himeko Murata's life at the cost of her own. If she were an enemy, he could stall her for a while until she burned him to death, but as a teammate, he had to defeat her immediately to prevent her body from suffering even greater damage.

'cyclone·joker·xtreme'

Genji didn't hold back. In that instant, he channeled the power of the two memories into his body and activated the power of the Blankness, reaching its limit. As a result, not only Kiana and Mei, but even Himeko Murata, who was strengthened by Honkai energy and the Divine Key, couldn't see the black and green figure's movements in that instant. When Kiana and Mei came to their senses, they saw Genji gently holding the unconscious Himeko Murata and slowly placing her on the altar.

To Genji's surprise, even though he had taken the Xuanyuan Sword off and tossed it aside, the connection between the Divine Key and Himeko Murata remained, continuously channeling Honkai energy into the Valkyrie's body. Therefore, Genji showed no mercy and directly crushed the Divine Key, forcibly severing the Honkai energy transmission channel.

However, to Yuanxiang's surprise, after the Divine Key was destroyed, it turned into a wisp of Honkai energy and dissipated as well. This was not a mass-produced item, but a projection created solely by Honkai energy. The real 'Xuanyuan Sword' is still in an unknown place. However, as things stand, it doesn't matter where the Divine Key is now.

Are they all alright?

After dealing with Himeko Murata's matter, Genji used Ripple to stabilize the vital signs of the person in his arms, while looking at Kiana and Raiden Mei and asking:

"Why have they all fainted?"

"We don't understand what happened either."

Raiden Mei, supporting Kiana who was almost unable to stand, said softly:

"The sudden shockwave affected everyone, and everyone collapsed because they couldn't hold on any longer. Kiana, Himeko, and I were barely able to stay conscious, but the concentration of Honkai energy around us started to increase dramatically, and many Honkai Beasts appeared. We thought about moving away, but as soon as we got here, Himeko wanted to take the [Xuanyuan Sword] with her, and that's how it turned out like that."

"Let's try to get out of here first."

Gensou pointed at Himeko Murata and said with some concern:

"Her condition is very bad. It would be safest to get back to the Hyperion for emergency treatment as soon as possible. I saw Anti-Entropy's mechs on my way here. They must have gotten in here through some other means. Maybe we can try to find them."

Although Gensou still remembered the way back, he knew without much thought that it must be full of Honkai Beasts. He was fine on his own, but with these Valkyries who were not very strong, there might be some accidents. So Gensou turned his plans to Anti-Entropy.

To the boy's surprise, Kiana and Raiden Mei both silently looked at the girl lying next to Bronya upon hearing the suggestion. Gensou had never seen this girl before and had assumed she was a new Valkyrie member, but now it seemed that things might not be so simple.

"Her name seems to be Xing. Bronya just called her that."

Kiana said softly, if she understood correctly, Bronya, Seele, and this newly appeared Xing were all from the same orphanage. Xing followed Cocolia to join Anti-Entropy, and it seems that she came here to seize the Xuanyuan Sword and complete the deal that her mother Cocolia had not yet finished.

"In that case, let her lead the way."

After figuring out An's identity, Gengo used 'Skull' to summon death energy, transforming it into the Greatsword of Death's Cry, which he placed on An's shoulder. In that instant, the aura of death jolted the still unconscious child awake. She abruptly opened her eyes, staring in terror at the terrifying Greatsword. Following the sword's trajectory, she looked at Gengo, whose face was expressionless and eyes were lifeless. After a brief moment of silence, Gengo tapped An's head with the Greatsword of Death's Cry, speaking in a sinister and terrifying tone:

“Take them out of where they came from. As long as you obey, I guarantee you will not suffer any spiritual or mental torment.”

"Ha... I understand."

Upon hearing Gensou's words, Anzu instinctively became arrogant, seemingly planning to hurl insults. However, when Gensou's gaze suddenly fell upon her again, the girl instinctively shrank back and obediently said:

"Even if you don't say it, I have no intention of letting them die here."

"it is good."

Gensou didn't seem inclined to reply. He dispersed the Angel of Death, then gathered golden ripples of lightning from his hand. Using 'Luna' as a medium, he transmitted the energy to each Valkyrie, waking them from their slumber and restoring their physical condition.

"Now is not the time for reminiscing."

Genji waved his hand, interrupting Seele and the others before they could speak. After handing Himeko Murata to Bronya's Heavy Bunny, he pointed at Anzu and said:

"You go first, something big is about to happen here. Make sure to tell Theresa what happened. I'll go find someone and then follow."

That's right, Gengo was looking for someone, and it was none other than Fu Hua, who had disappeared during their mission. At this moment, Raiden Mei hurriedly explained that after that strange shockwave, Fu Hua, who was dealing with the scattered Honkai Beasts in the rear, inexplicably lost contact. However, they had agreed before coming in that if they lost contact, they could immediately retreat. Therefore, if Gengo wanted to look for her, he could go to the place where they landed. After all, Fu Hua was very skilled, and it wouldn't be impossible for her to avoid the Honkai Beasts and move stealthily by herself.

"I understand. Okay, let's not waste any more time and get started."

Genji nodded, simultaneously catching the scattered 'wind'. Following the direction Anzu pointed out, the boy used 'Cyclone' to survey the area. Although there were Honkai Beasts there, their numbers were easily handled by Raiden Mei and her group. At the same time, Genji also 'saw' the exit. To be honest, he really hadn't expected that the other exit here would be a true cave-like structure. It was foreseeable that Schicksal would be quite busy from now on; otherwise, if this number of Honkai Beasts were to break through, then…

"Go find Fu Hua."

Yuanxiang thought for a moment and decided to hurry up and find that ancestor of Shenzhou, and then guard the cave exit to prevent the Honkai Beasts from rushing out and causing havoc. Although he had also created a clone of 'Luna' to escort Raiden Mei and her group, that thing still needed his control. Once his main body encountered trouble, or if there was interference between the two, the 'Luna' clone would be useless.

As for finding Fu Hua, Yuanxiang didn't even consider the exit. That guy must have gone to find the real Chi You. Given his personality, he wouldn't give up until he found out the reason for that impact. So let's go deeper. If possible, let's make Chi You fall into a deep sleep again with Fu Hua.

"Boom!!!"

Gengo searched for about ten minutes along the direction where he sensed the dense Honkai energy, and then heard a muffled sound. It was undoubtedly the sound of something hitting a wall or rock. He hurriedly followed the sound, but then saw a dark figure flying over. Looking at this familiar back, Gengo did a front flip, grabbed the legs of the person, hugged the waist, and took two steps back to dissipate the amazing force.

"Cough cough cough, Yuanxiang, what brings you here?"

The one who was sent flying was clearly Fu Hua. At this moment, the Crimson Kite Immortal had a few traces of blood at the corner of her mouth, looking like she had been seriously injured. Gensou placed his hand on her back, transmitting ripples into her body to heal her injuries. Then, following the direction from which Fu Hua had flown, his expression also became solemn.

At this moment, the dense Honkai energy had evolved into a mist-like substance, obscuring the boy's vision. Even though he could hear footsteps coming from the other side, he still couldn't see the person's appearance.

But that didn't matter. Genshou casually waved his hand, and a howling wind rushed out, dissipating most of the collapsing mist. Then, a petite body appeared in front of the boy.

.......

Weird.

After seeing the person's appearance clearly, Gengo could only describe it with these three words. At first glance, the person seemed to be fine, but upon closer inspection, it would be discovered that the person's body, including the head, was pieced together, just like in Kamen Rider W, where two halves of the body were pieced together. Moreover, the two halves of the body were very similar, clearly indicating that they were a pair of same-sex twins.

“Cangxuan...Danzhu.......”

At this moment, Yuanxiang heard Fu Hua in his arms calling the name of the newcomer in a pained and conflicted tone. In her murmur, the immortal seemed to have returned to thousands of years ago, remembering how they had awakened in this world together with him from the previous civilization era. The boy felt Fu Hua's hand gripping his arm tighten slightly, and she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz:

"I shouldn't have remembered it, otherwise I wouldn't be injured like this and have been stuck here for so long."

"Don't say that. At least now I feel you've become much more humane."

Yuanxiang paused for a moment, gently comforting the immortal in his arms. At the same time, he took a step back, avoiding Danzhu Cangxuan's slash. He instinctively spun around and kicked, but Danzhu Cangxuan blocked it with their legs and then coiled around him like a snake. If Yuanxiang hadn't used their strength to somersault, his leg would probably have been twisted and broken.

After this attack, Yuanxiang immediately created distance, but at that moment, several daggers suddenly appeared in Danzhu Cangxuan's hand and were thrown towards Yuanxiang. At the same time, the person braced their hand against the wall next to them and disappeared into the collapsing mist. But they did not give up their attack. In just a moment, Yuanxiang felt a gust of evil wind coming from behind him. He bent down and stretched out his leg to sweep horizontally, but Danzhu Cangxuan took the opportunity to jump up, seized the gap in Yuanxiang's attack, and stomped hard on the boy's knee joint.

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