"How is it?" Wang Chen asked as he watched Brownie conducting physical examinations on the students wrapped in vines.

"It's very strange... Logically, with such a concentration of Honkai energy, without sufficient resistance, these students should have been killed long ago."

After Brownie finished the inspection, he frowned and said, "It's as if someone is deliberately keeping them hanging. These white flowers absorb all the Honkai energy that is scattered around, so these students wrapped in vines have not been eroded by much Honkai energy."

"What if we destroy these vines now?" Wang Chen asked.

"If these vines are destroyed, I'm afraid these students will be killed immediately by the excessive concentration of Honkai energy around them, unless the captain... but there are too many students like this trapped in the vines. If the captain is alone, I'm afraid... unless the big [Kiana] can come, there is still a chance of saving them." Brownie said.

"【Kiana】She... is still trying to stop the spread of Honkai energy. They can't get here until Scarlet has almost cleared out all the Honkai beasts in the area." Wang Chen analyzed the current situation and ultimately had to temporarily put down the students wrapped in vines.

Continuing to walk deeper, Wang Chen found that the other party seemed to be waiting for him and others on purpose. There were no enemies and no traps along the way. However, Wang Chen would not take it lightly. In fact, Wang Chen found some fresh blood and broken limbs many times. After all, some students were transformed into dead soldiers and were wiped out by the Far East Branch.

Finally, they arrived at the high school floor, which was where Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao were studying. As soon as they got upstairs, everyone was slightly shocked by the bloody scene in front of them. Even if they were wearing gas masks and could not smell the smell, they could still feel the bloody smell through their vision.

The girl in front of him was a dyed-haired girl, her body was bloody and pierced by vines everywhere...or rather, her body was covered with branches. It was as if the girl's body was used as nutrients for these alienated plants. She didn't even become a dead soldier, but she lost her life in extreme pain and fear, and her blood was completely drained.

"Very different...very different from the other students. The students below were basically wrapped in vines and their lives or deaths were unknown, but this one was completely tortured to death. She should be a student in the first grade. If I remember correctly, Jiuxiao, Xiaoqi, you two were students in the first grade. Can you recognize who she is?" Wang Chen asked.

"Let me see..." Both of them approached the bloody man and looked at each other.

"Judging from the attire and look, he should be a member of the gang of gangsters in the high school department. They often bring people to collect protection fees and bully students without any background. As for who this person is specifically, I have no idea." After looking at it carefully, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao made a rough judgment and said.

"Ah! It's her!" Kiana said as if she had discovered something.

"Why? Do you know her?"

"Well... she and I are in the same class. When I first came to school, I was taking a nap one day and was woken up by them. Being woken up was already annoying, but then I found out that they were bullying a classmate. I didn't like it, so I beat them all up." Kiana said.

"Then it's not surprising... That's not surprising." Wang Chen nodded slightly and said to himself.

"What? Captain Wang Chen, is this important?" Aisha also heard the conversation and asked.

"Well, you all still remember what Cocolia did. She wanted to cause a great collapse and was planning to use Mei as the carrier of the Herrscher." Wang Chen said.

"Well, so Mr. Wang Chen, is there any important relationship between the two?" asked Mei Raiden, the person involved.

"Mei, do you remember how you were treated in school? Do you remember the methods that Cocolia used on you?"

"...I understand. So, this is the reason why the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite was born?" Mei quickly discovered the key factor and suddenly realized it.

"Yes, that's it. Whether it's Herrscher or Pseudo-Herrscher, their births all come from Honkai, from the gift of Honkai's will. And Honkai likes to choose those who are squeezed by negative emotions in their hearts as carriers of Honkai, alienating their personalities and turning them into monsters. Some may lose their minds and become killing machines. Others will be completely hostile to humans themselves and harm them by any means. Often the first person to be attacked is the guy who hurt her before."

Wang Chen said carefully.

"It seems that this guy must hate this person to the core... School bullying? This is really pathetic and hateful." Wu Se Hui Huo looked at the bad girl in front of him who had been used as human food, shook his head, and then said, "Then we have to be more careful of that guy. Unlike other Honkai beasts and dead soldiers, she is not a simple killing machine. From all the previous signs, it can be seen that she has a lot of wisdom. Now this is her home ground, and we may fall into the trap of the opponent if we are not careful."

"Let's go... maybe they are not far away... We didn't see any Valkyries along the way. There are only the last two floors left." Wang Chen led everyone to continue going up. Finally, they came to the second to last stage, where they finally found the Valkyries of the Far East Branch, but...

"Hey! Are you okay?"

The moment she saw the other person, Kiana wanted to rush up to rescue him.

Chapter 12: Rescue the Valkyrie

"Wait a minute! Xiaoqi!" Wang Chen stopped Kiana who wanted to save the other person.

"Look carefully! What's around us? Don't be impulsive!" Wang Chen said.

Kiana listened to Wang Chen's words and took a closer look. She found that there was something discordant in the corridor. Wang Chen took out a card and threw it over.

"Thorn-"

A slight cracking sound was heard, and a broken vine suddenly appeared in the air, and then...

"Shhhhh-"

Countless leaves suddenly burst out from the wall, shooting in all directions. Bronya immediately activated the power of the Eye of God and put shields on everyone to intercept the leaves splashed by the aftermath. This was before everyone entered the corridor. If they had just rushed in, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"No wonder there was no sign of an ambush before. Isn't this the key? When we saw our suffering companions, we subconsciously ignored the danger because of our previous habitual thinking. Xiaoqi, you must remember this lesson." Wang Chen said in a deep voice after seeing the current situation.

"Oh..." Kiana was a little annoyed by her impulsiveness just now, but soon Kiana calmed down and asked: "Brother-in-law, but we can't just stand by and watch him die."

Looking ahead, the Valkyries of the Far East branch were pale and tied to giant vines by the plants. Flowers bloomed on many of their wounds, just like the female student who died tragically before. These plants were draining the vitality of these Valkyries as nutrients.

"By the way, did you hear the bang bang bang sounds of fighting?" Raven, as a long-time mercenary, has very keen hearing, so he asked.

"It was sent from above. There are only ordinary Valkyrie team members here, but there is no sign of Theresa, Jizi, and Fu Hua... Could it be from above?" Asia Lopez said with a frown.

"It should be Theresa and the others. They are still fighting. So, Aisha, you, the Glow Team, go upstairs to support Theresa and the others. We will rescue these Valkyries first, and then come to support you." Wang Chen said.

"Okay, but you have to do it within your capabilities. If you can't succeed...dealing with the Herrscher is the first priority." Aisha Lopez also made a judgment immediately, and took the team members to go up the stairs to help Theresa and the others. Wang Chen and others stayed on this floor and made a plan to save the Far East Branch Valkyrie.

"I just tested it and found that these triggered branches have the ability to mimic and change color. You may find it difficult to identify them, but I can see them clearly." Wang Chen said, "But we can't destroy all the traps by throwing stones. I have just seen that the triggered branches and the sharp leaves will recover in a short time."

"Therefore, if we want to pass this road, we must advance all the way and destroy those plants and traps completely. In this way, I will lead the breakthrough, and Bronya will provide me with shield support and assist with the freezing gun. Xiaoqi, Jiuxiao, flames are a fatal threat to those plants. Xiaoqi, you use my and Jiuxiao's Fire Fairy II pistols to shoot, and Jiuxiao will use your fire element power and stigma power to burn the vegetation where I have triggered the mechanism." Wang Chen arranged and ordered.

"Okay! Aibo, leave it to me, the savior. I will use the power of implosion to burn and purify all these polluted plants!"

"It's my brother-in-law! And Jiuxiao, your voice is too loud." Kiana glanced at Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, who was suffering from the middle school syndrome again, and reminded him.

"Brownie will be responsible for recording time and data, and providing command assistance. As for Mei and Miss Raven, please guard the stairs and keep an eye on our movements behind us at any time." Wang Chen said.

"Yes!"

"Hi hi..."

Two voices with completely different emotions appeared, and Raven and Raiden Mei came to the stairs together to wait. Is this the first combination of Black Dodo and Red Electric Dragon?

"Finally, it's Xing Maer." Wang Chen looked at Xing Maer, who was leaning against the wall, doing nothing.

"Huh? This master?" Xing Maer heard Wang Chen calling him, and turned his head slightly and said, "Hehe, don't think you can order this master around. This master will do whatever he wants."

"Oh, really? What a pity... I was thinking that this task would be easy if it was left to Xing. It seems that you are scared, or this task is too difficult for you. Well, I'll do it myself."

Wang Chen knows very well how to deal with a kid like Xingmar who has an overly strong self-esteem and acts recklessly. A little provocation can easily stir up the other party's emotions and make him follow him.

"Ha! Who do you think is afraid?" As expected, Xingmaer took the bait immediately and said angrily, "I want to see what it is that I can't accomplish?!"

"It's very simple. Just move closer. I don't want the most crucial plan to be heard by others. What's more, ..." Wang Chen leaned close to Xingmaer's ear and whispered, "You also want Bronya to look at you with new eyes, right?"

"Hmm..." Surprisingly, Xingmaer, who was a little furious at first, calmed down and nodded silently. Bronya, who was standing by, had a puzzled look on her face. When did Xingmaer become so obedient? Brownie, who was closer to Wang Chen, heard Wang Chen's whisper clearly. The corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he thought to himself, "The captain is still as good as ever in controlling Xing. To be honest, I can't wait to see the day when the lovely Xing comes back."

After Wang Chen secretly told Xingmal the final plan and handed the Fire Fairy II pistol to Kiana, he rushed alone into the corridor full of traps and layouts.

"Dengdengdeng..."

"Shhhhh-"

Wang Chen deliberately broke the discolored branch in front of him. The next moment, the vegetation covering the walls, ceiling, and ground began to fly towards Wang Chen with countless leaves.

"Hmph, it's just a radius of 20... ahem, isn't it just a bunch of flying leaves? Eat my electric current to propel them!" With Bronya's shield protecting him, Wang Chen was confident that he would use the power of electric current to blast all those flying leaves away.

Wang Chen continued to move forward, triggering the switches, and a lot of electric sparks appeared on his body. His body also became a little stronger under the stimulation of the current, and he punched directly at the flying leaves, scattering them with continuous and rapid punches.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Soul Explosion!"

The sounds of gunfire and shouting and moves rang out, and Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao had already started to release attacks with fire as planned, igniting the vegetation that had just shot out flying leaves, clearing them,

"Bang bang bang!"

Bronya also fired, and the freezing rays froze some of the vegetation in advance, preventing them from shooting out flying leaves, reducing the pressure on Wang Chen to move forward. Just like that, as planned at the beginning, Wang Chen methodically punched the flying leaves while moving forward.

"Qiana, Jiuxiao, aim at the vegetation on the left and shoot first. The regeneration speed of the vegetation has begun to change. They are beginning to gather their strength in this place, and it seems that they have changed their strategy."

Just when everyone thought everything was going well, Brownie, who had been staring at the changes in the corridor, suddenly spoke.

Chapter 13: The Imitation Law

"Qiana, Jiuxiao, aim at the vegetation on the left and shoot first. The regeneration speed of the vegetation has begun to change. They are beginning to gather their strength in this place, and it seems that they have changed their strategy."

Brownie used the scanner to monitor the movements and details of the color-changing plants. He soon discovered that purple Honkai energy was gathering on the left side of Wang Chen's advance, so he quickly notified Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao to shoot.

As soon as the order was given, Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao started shooting, but the vegetation in that area gathered power faster. In an instant, sharp giant vines grew out wildly and stabbed directly at Wang Chen. The attacks of Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao could only cause little damage to the vines.

However, because of this, Wang Chen judged the strength of the vine, and without thinking, he pulled out the Divine Fire Trial Sword in the space and slashed at the vine with one sword.

"boom!"

The two sides fought for a while, and many blade attacks were shot out from the surroundings, directly hitting the shield on Wang Chen's body. If it continued for a while longer, the energy of Wang Chen's shield would definitely be consumed.

"fire!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Soul Explosion!"

A cannon shot was heard, and Bronya used the Markov A-type cannon on the heavy-duty bunny equipment, aimed at the root of the thick vine and fired. At the same time, Kiana and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's next round of attacks followed, successfully creating a huge gap in the root of the vine.

The roots that supplied energy to the vines were destroyed, and the pressure on Wang Chen's sword was instantly reduced. He first pushed the vines away with one sword, and then chopped them off, completely cutting off and destroying them. Then he strode towards the Far East Branch Valkyries who were bound by the plants.

Just as Wang Chen was about to attack with his sword and quickly cut off all the branches that were binding the Valkyries of the Far East, an extremely strong sense of crisis arose.

“Wow——!!”

In an instant, a huge crack appeared on the ground, which looked like an enlarged version of a Venus flytrap. This giant Venus flytrap wanted to swallow all the Valkyries, including Wang Chen. It turned out that this was a trap that had been prepared long ago. Even if Wang Chen could escape by chance, he would definitely not be able to save these Valkyries in a short time. He could only watch them being swallowed by this giant Venus flytrap.

But Wang Chen did not panic. He focused his eyes and prepared to use his core strength.

"Stop!" Suddenly a voice came from behind. After hearing it, Wang Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Xingmaer finally used his power obediently.

It turned out that Wang Chen had been on guard for a long time, knowing that something unexpected would happen at the final moment of rescue, so he had already prepared in advance to let Xingmal use the power of time stop to assist him in carrying out the rescue operation.

After Xingmar used his power, the surrounding space and time fell into a state of stillness, and Wang Chen also activated his second stage of transcendence: Transcendent Body, ignoring any control effects, allowing himself to move in Xingmar's still space and time.

"Five seconds left..." Wang Chen knew that since she had unlocked a part of Xingmar's power, her time stop was limited and she couldn't stop for too long. Therefore, he immediately drew his sword and quickly peeled off the branches on the Valkyries.

"Four!"

"three!"

He counted the seconds silently in his heart. At the third second, Wang Chen had cut off all the branches. The Valkyries were freed from the branches. The next step was to take them away. Here, Wang Chen had a good thing that could quickly and easily transfer the Valkyries away.

"Shared treasure bag!" This is a space-type prop that Wang Chen has used quite a lot. It can be said that it is a very convenient prop for displacement and transfer. At the same time, because this treasure bag has been marked by the greedy pocket, there is no need to worry about damage and other problems. It can be recovered intact into the greedy pocket. It is equivalent to Wang Chen holding a universal return to the city talisman in his hand at any time.

So Wang Chen did not dare to delay and immediately threw these weak and unconscious Valkyries into the bag one by one.

"two!"

"one!"

At the last second, Wang Chen also got into the shared treasure bag and moved.

As soon as the time stop ended, everything in the previous time stop space began to operate normally. The giant Venus flytrap camouflaged on the ground closed and then quickly sank into the ground.

Seeing such a thrilling scene, everyone was shocked and thought that Wang Chen was swallowed up along with those plants. Only Xing and Brownie knew that Wang Chen was fine.

"Okay, don't worry, Captain Wang Chen should have gone into the treasure bag." Brownie opened his own treasure bag, and sure enough, Wang Chen came out.

"Done, but let's put those Valkyries in the treasure bag first. After all, if we leave them outside now, they will only become a burden to us. It will not be conducive to the next battle." Wang Chen said.

"Brother-in-law, the injuries on their bodies..." Kiana asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, we've simply treated it and temporarily suppressed the poison. But the formal detoxification requires us to leave this unsafe battlefield first. Let's go to the last field..." Before Wang Chen finished his words, the building shook violently.

"boom!!"

Then, a huge explosion sounded, and the ceiling above cracked into several pieces, and large rocks fell down. Everyone dodged. Because there was a big hole in the upper floor, the sound of fierce fighting came from above. There was no doubt that this was the noise that only the Glow Team could make.

"Let's go! Team Glow has already engaged the other side!" After Wang Chen determined the situation, he immediately climbed up the stairs first. Everyone followed closely behind him, and followed Wang Chen to the last floor of the teaching building.

……

"Hiss—" When they reached the last floor, everyone's scalp tingled. The last floor had almost no building materials. The walls, floor, and even the ceiling were all made of creeping purple vines, and those vines were covered with white flowers with a little blood, emitting a strange fragrance.

"Boom!" Another sound of artillery fire rang out. This time, Wang Chen and others witnessed a wall made of purple vines being blasted open by artillery fire.

"Everyone follow me and be careful of these mutated plants around you! Don't get scratched!" Wang Chen reminded again and led the group to run towards the big hole that the colorless glow had just blasted out.

After entering the big cave, the scene inside made Wang Chen's heart sink.

Jizi was lying on the ground unconscious, with wounds pierced by vines on her abdomen and shoulders, and her face was as pale as the Valkyries who had been rescued before, with a purple tinge, obviously she was poisoned. Theresa was guarding Jizi's trial, and the Oath of Judah had already begun, but Theresa seemed to be struggling to use Judah as an auxiliary tool to support her body from falling down. The wound on her abdomen showed that Theresa was also poisoned and had begun to lose strength.

Looking further ahead, at this moment, the three members of the Glow Team were also injured to varying degrees, and their bodies were shaky, while Aisha Lopez on the side was struggling to fight those branches to protect her teammates and the Colorless Glow that was delivering firepower.

"boom!"

A figure flew backwards. Seeing this, Wang Chen jumped up and caught it without thinking.

"Fu Hua, are you okay?"

The figure that flew backwards was none other than Fu Hua, who had been fighting the enemy at close range. At this moment, Fu Hua looked a little embarrassed. After all, her strength had been greatly reduced. Without the God-killing Armor, Yu Duchen, and the ability to use the Grand Void Sword God, her strength might not be as strong as Theresa's.

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