People are collapsing, but Kevin

There is no doubt that this possibility is very high.

First of all, Yuno and I were just two ordinary, unlucky students who were inexplicably involved in a disaster and inexplicably survived.

Secondly, Kevin was also very sure that he had no enemies, and had never done anything particularly cruel, so he would not specifically send such a level of combat power to fight two high school students...

The roar of artillery fire was still there, and the scene was like being on the set of a science fiction movie, except that all the weapons and explosions were real.

It’s not necessary.

It seems that the only possibility is Mei, who has horns on her head and is not so normal.

After learning that the other party seemed to have become a Herrscher or something like that, Kevin had always felt that all those strange things that happened before were vaguely connected.

Whether it was the various urban legends in Changkong City, or the supernatural phenomena he had witnessed with his own eyes... to the great collapse this morning, if these were all some kind of layout against Mei, then it seemed that all the problems made sense.

Kevin suddenly felt that the things that young lady was involved in might be extremely complicated.

But in any case, sitting back and waiting for death is not his style.

"Mei, do you have any energy left?"

Mei nodded and hummed in affirmation.

Seeing this, Kevin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Looking at the other party's relaxed expression, it seemed that blocking these artillery bombardments was just a piece of cake, without even having to use any strength.

He guessed that the reason why Mei did not take any other action was just to ensure that she and Yuno were absolutely safe.

"Let's put it this way, Meiyi, do you still remember how you felt the night before you had a fever?" Kevin thought for a moment and continued, "If possible, try it again."

"Well?"

Such a strange request made Mei couldn't help but tilt her head, stroke her chin with her fingertips, and turn her lavender eyes upwards, recalling the situation at that time.

That night, she just felt extremely uncomfortable, as if something inside her body was tearing at her flesh, wanting it to burst out, and no matter how hard she tried to restrain herself, it was of no use.

I should be able to harness this power now.

"I understand, leave it to me."

Mei pursed her lips, took a deep breath, crossed her arms across her chest, and based on the feeling in her memory, she drove the power originating from the core of the Herrscher of Thunder.

His eyes sharpened and he clenched his slender fingers tightly, the electrical energy that suddenly rose to its peak value churning within his body, gathering and flashing crackling crimson arcs all around him.

The strong feeling of oppression also made Kevin doubt that this idea might not be as good as he thought.

"Alarm! Abnormal Honkai energy activity signal detected, strength: over 3000hw."

Inside the cockpit of the Heavy Bunny, all the readings on the screen kept rising, flashing a dangerous red light, reflecting the cold cheeks of the silver-haired girl, as if adding a bit of urgent warmth to it.

“…13-1”

The dangerous aura seemed to activate the creature's instinctive fear. Bronya's lips trembled slightly as she issued another order.

At the command, all the Lightning Mechas entered overload mode, the Honkai energy reactors operated at full capacity, and the blue bright patterns on the armor surface turned red.

I saw the mechas rotate their bodies one by one, lowering the auxiliary launchers as supports, and the large launchers on both sides unfolded up and down, revealing the beam cannons hidden inside. Scalding steam gushed out of the open armor plates, and the muzzles lit up with a blazing red light.

At the same time, the Heavy-Armored Bunny 19-C also changed its form and transformed into mecha mode. Its two heavy steel feet stepped on the ground, its scarlet single eye emitted a flash of light, and the antennas on both sides of its head shook - perhaps this is the only place where this mecha has something to do with "rabbit".

If Kevin saw this, he would definitely exclaim, "Oh my god!" This thing looks exactly like the giant robot mentioned in the urban legend of Changkong City!

The diffuse smoke and dust gradually dissipated. The Heavy-Armored Bunny raised its left arm and transferred energy to the main gun. Bronya's hands were still performing one operation after another, calibrating deviations, adjusting outputs, and performing unimaginable calculations in just a few seconds.

When all the mechas were focused on the core area of ​​Honkai energy radiation, making the crosshairs on the screen "Lock On", her tense knuckles twitched involuntarily, and she pressed hard on the fire button:

"FIRE!"

That was one of the rare times she spoke without using any command code. A scarlet energy-charged explosive bomb burst out of the gun and blasted towards the location of the Third Herrscher.

Following closely behind were pillars of scorching light, like shining meteorites, which even dimmed the sun's light. They penetrated the smoke and collided with the surface of the electromagnetic barrier, causing slight ripples.

But there seemed to be only some ripples.

The barrier remained motionless, and the overly dazzling light made Yuno turn her head and bury it in Kevin's arms. As Mei stretched her arms outward, the tremendous energy was finally freed and released at this moment.

"It's coming, be careful!!"

Then, there was an even more dazzling flash of light. The strong shock wave made Kevin stagger a few steps. He hugged Yuno tightly and squatted down, trying to lower his center of gravity to avoid being blown away.

But this was just the beginning, an electric shock-like feeling crept up his spine, causing his limbs to contract and his entire body to feel numb and painful.

In an instant, all sounds seemed to be wiped out, leaving only the faint sound of electricity, making the world fall into silence.

"Alarm! A burst of energy from the Third Herrscher has been detected, the intensity is—"

The alarm in the cockpit of the Heavy Rabbit stopped abruptly, and all the screens went dark.

Both the missiles and the mechas suffered serious circuit damage due to the strong electromagnetic pulse, and they became paralyzed and lay on the ground like scrap metal.

It wasn't just the wiring. The uncontrolled current flowed out from the damaged control panel, destroying the young girl's body. Bronya's eyes turned white, and she twitched, with unclear words trembling from her lips:

"1--erro...or...Bronya...it hurts...it hurts!"

As the electric current flowed through her body, the poor girl with emotional dysfunction once again felt the feeling called "pain" that she had not felt for a long time.

But her confused mind was unable to make further judgment. Bronya only felt a black screen in front of her eyes, her head tilted to the side, and she lost consciousness.

ps: electrotherapy for facial paralysis

Chapter 29 Hyperion (wrong)

At this time, starting from the birth of the Third Herrscher, two hours had passed since the third Honkai outbreak.

As it is located in the Far East, the abnormal Honkai energy reaction in Changkong City immediately attracted the attention of the Far East Branch of Tianming.

Three nautical miles away from the Skyport, the majestic figure of the floating battleship "Hyperion" was parked ten thousand meters in the sky, casting a huge shadow on the sea.

It is 278.5 meters in length, with a deck length of 182 meters. It can carry up to 6 Valkyrie combat airships, and can easily suppress the Honkai area with a scale of less than 1000hw. The Valkyrie commandos on standby in the ship are also ready to airdrop at any time to discuss the pros and cons with the death squads and Honkai beasts.

But obviously, the scale of the collapse in Changkong City is far more than 1000hw.

Once the intensity of Honkai energy in the environment exceeds this limit, the Herrscher, the Apostle of Honkai, may be born, which is beyond the scope of what the conventional Valkyrie troops can handle.

The doomsday scene of the second collapse fourteen years ago still remains in the hearts of many people, becoming an unforgettable nightmare.

Therefore, after receiving the news of the Honkai outbreak, Theresa, who had not even had a few words with her grandfather, immediately ordered an attack and rushed straight to Changkong City without stopping.

Although the troops from the Far East set out at the first opportunity, they also stood by on the outskirts of Changkong City temporarily according to her orders.

"Ai, how long will it take for Principal Theresa to arrive?"

In the command seat on the bridge, a red-haired woman in a white military uniform turned to the battleship AI independent activity terminal standing beside her and asked.

"About ten minutes."

The gentle voice did not give people a sense of security at all. The commander of the Far East Branch, Himeko Muliangta, folded her hands, lifted up her nose, and her amber eyes under the sunglasses showed a somewhat tangled look.

As the only surviving member of the Valkyrie Corps, who are known for their fearlessness of life, her early experiences are quite fascinating. She could easily become the author of a hardcore and ruthless story called "How a PhD from Caltech Became a Destined General".

But in the current situation, even a ruthless person like her dare not act rashly.

It's not that we don't want to search and rescue possible survivors, but according to the detection of instruments, the intensity fluctuations of the Honkai energy in Changkong City are extremely unstable.

It's like riding a bungee jumping machine. It drops to almost zero one moment and then soars to a whopping 3000hw the next. It's hard to imagine what's going on inside.

But no matter what, with this level of Honkai energy, some extremely dangerous existence must have been born in Changkong City. It is impossible for Himeko and Theresa to allow their students to rashly enter the city.

Cherish life. This creed of the Far East Branch is not only for those in need of help, but also for the Valkyries themselves.

Before the arrival of the S-rank Valkyrie who could counter the Herrscher, all they could do now was to implement a blockade on the outskirts of Changkong City and search for possible survivors, but unfortunately, so far, all they could find were civilians who had been turned into dead soldiers.

Come to think of it, in this kind of environment, let alone ordinary people, destiny requires the Valkyrie to "just ensure that she doesn't die", and the possibility of survivors is very slim.

"Commander Jizi." A communicator turned around and reported, "The second team reported that no signs of life have been found yet. Do we need to expand the search area and continue to go deeper into Changkong City?"

"If we get any closer, the girls will be within a 4km radius of the Houkai explosion source, which is a bit risky..."

Ji Zi pondered, frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, she decided to consult Gao Ke's opinion first.

"Ai Yi, evaluate whether we need to take this risk?"

"Analyzing now."

The orange-red iris mechanically rotated an angle, and a string of incoming information flowed through Ai Yi's dilated pupils. After a slight integration, she gave her own judgment.

"At present, it seems that the possibility of survivors in the city cannot be ruled out. Active search and rescue is the best option. Considering the downward trend of Honkai energy values, the risk factor of the operation will not be too high."

After that, as if to dispel Ji Zi's concerns, she added:

"Please rest assured. According to the time calculation, the principal will arrive before the Valkyrie team that is searching comes into contact with the Herrscher. If necessary, I can also join the battle."

Ai Hyperion, formerly known as "Autonomous Combat Unit A1", is the main control AI of the battleship Hyperion. The image of this green-haired woman is not just a good-looking humanoid interactive terminal.

As a protective autonomous combat unit of the previous era "19: K23 Shelter", it was originally a structure specialized for combat. Although it inevitably suffered some damage during the recycling process, it also retained most of its functions.

Its soul steel body has a considerable degree of resistance to Honkai, and with the help of high-precision calculations, it possesses extraordinary flexibility and reaction ability. Its actual combat power is roughly equivalent to that of an A-rank Valkyrie.

Since Himeko, as the commander, has retreated behind the scenes and is no longer directly involved in the battle, Ai, while managing the Hyperion, also serves as a thug in certain operations, thus assuming both civil and military roles.

But before Himeko could make a decision, the situation unexpectedly took a turn for the worse.

"Wait a moment, I've detected another high-energy reaction...it's approaching!"

"what?!"

"The Honkai energy reaction in Changkong City has intensified again, and the peak has reached 3821hw——"

Suddenly, the lights in the bridge dimmed, and the high-energy reaction was accompanied by an EMP of astonishing intensity, which directly caused various systems to malfunction.

To make matters worse, the paralysis of the anti-gravity system caused the ship to lose power and fall straight down.

"Ai Yi, switch to the backup line immediately! Chief Engineer, start the No. 5 and No. 6 reactors, and maintain power at all costs! Helmsman, pay attention to stabilizing the ship. If it falls into the sea, it will be all over. Quick!"

Jizi pressed hard on the edge of the captain's seat, resisting the strong feeling of weightlessness while giving orders.

Soon, with the orderly cooperation of the crew members, the Hyperion's anti-gravity system was restarted, maintaining the flight altitude at 5000 meters, and the crisis was successfully passed without any danger.

"Is everyone okay?" Himeko asked, "What happened just now, Ai?"

Because the circuits of Soul Steel machinery are different from those of conventional electrical appliances, and the protection mechanism of the core control part is activated the moment a high-energy reaction is detected, Ai Yi's functions are not affected, which is a blessing in disguise.

"It's an electromagnetic pulse. According to waveform analysis, the Herrscher that collapsed this time is highly similar to the third Herrscher recorded in the database of the previous era. It is determined to be the Herrscher of Thunder!"

"The Herrscher of Thunder? What a trouble."

Ji Zi rubbed her forehead with a headache. The ability of electromagnetic control has devastating destructive power on cutting-edge mechanical equipment, making it a very difficult enemy.

According to the records in the Aiyi database, among the many legacies left by the previous civilization, one of them was the law that locked the birth of the Herrscher. Following the previous Herrscher of Principle and Herrscher of Void, the appearance of Herrscher of Thunder undoubtedly confirmed this theory.

But even with the anti-electronic warfare enhancement carried out by the two doctors in advance, it would not collapse at the first touch. The astonishing energy level still opened the eyes of the Far East - this did not look like the weak state of a newborn Herrscher at all, it could probably be called a complete form.

After careful consideration, Ji Zi decided to avoid the enemy and slow down her progress. She couldn't let the children come into contact with that kind of demon. That would simply mean death.

"Let the Valkyrie squad below retreat first. It seems we can only wait for the principal. The Hyperion can't stand this kind of torture a second time."

ps: Hyperion is the translation of sc2 in Taiwan server, I think it sounds good

Chapter 30: On the fact that the mecha pilot is a little loli

Now Kevin finally understood what happened to the "unexplained" power outage that night.

This was more exciting than he had imagined, or rather, quite dangerous. His entire body was still numb for a long time after the shock had passed.

A tingling sensation on his thigh, which seemed to be caused by a leakage of electricity, also told him that his phone was almost scrapped.

"Uh...you're not hurt, Yuno?"

Kevin shook his head, took out the phone from his pocket and threw it to the ground. He hissed at the electric shock and turned to look at the pink-haired girl in his arms.

"Thanks to Kevin, everything is fine."

Blinking ambiguously, with a satisfied smile on her face, Yuno stretched out her finger and lightly tapped his chest, her beautiful blue eyes shifted slightly to the side, and reminded:

"Alright, alright, now that everything is alright, you don't have to hold me anymore. Mei is still watching over me."

"Cough cough..."

The light cough from behind made Kevin realize the current situation. He let go of his hand embarrassedly and quickly stepped back to stand at attention.

Oh no, even though it was forced by the situation, this... this seemed to be the first time he took the initiative to hug another girl!