People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

Raising the Crescent Rose, Xia Ling exerted force with her arm and hit Benares' head hard, then pulled the trigger directly, using the recoil to move her body backwards again and avoided the next attack.

Although the blow just now caused almost no damage because Xia Ling did not have too much Honkai energy attached to him, it was obvious that Benares was directly angered by this provocative action.

After letting out a roar, in order to prevent Xia Ling from jumping up again, Benares flapped his wings and flew up from the deck.

Then, a breath containing strong Honkai energy fluctuations sprayed towards Xia Ling.

Of course, this kind of attack that almost ignored accuracy was naturally dodged by Xia Ling. Instead, the Godfather mecha on the deck was inexplicably hit by a shot.

"Hey, little Bella is pretty good. She flies up on her own after a little seduction."

As if stimulated by Xia Ling's address, Benares swooped directly towards Xia Ling, as if intending to give Xia Ling an ultimate headbutt.

Seeing Benares' cooperation, Xia Ling didn't waste any time. He waved in the direction of the bridge and instantly appeared several hundred meters away, teasing Benares with every shot.

Soon, Xia Ling completely attracted Benares' hatred, and the two (?) figures disappeared in the distance.

At this moment, Einstein also connected to Theresa's call.

"Ms. Theresa, I see that your Helios seems to be returning?"

"Yes, we encountered some problems on the way. The current situation does not seem to be suitable for breaking into the headquarters of Tianming."

"It's okay, just reunite with this ship. After all, this is the headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven, so it doesn't hurt to be safer. I have already sent a Titan mecha unit to escort you."

"Titan mecha?" Theresa asked curiously, "I remember that this mecha seemed to be quite difficult to manufacture..."

"That's right. In this operation, Anti-Entropy deployed 70% of its Titan mechas." Einstein said something very scary in a calm voice: "This number of mechas is enough to capture a airport in Tianming even if it is a violent attack."

"Unless Otto launches a Houkai fission bomb at the Satori headquarters, I can't think of any reason why they would be wiped out."

"By the way, where's Xia Ling?"

"Benares attacked us just now, and Xia Ling went to lead her away." Theresa said with some concern.

"Benares was severely damaged in the second collapse. You don't have to worry about Xia Ling's safety." Einstein paused and said, "Now the important thing is another matter."

"Otto seems to be continuously replenishing Houkai energy to Sirin, and the consequence of this action is that Houkai begins to spread with the Destiny Headquarters as the core."

"I have already notified all branches of Anti-Entropy to prepare for the outbreak of Honkai. I guess Otto also has a similar plan. However, in order to prevent the spread of Honkai to the world, we still have to cut off the supply of Honkai energy to Sirin as our first goal."

"Once Hyperion is in position, we can launch our attack."

"I understand this." Theresa nodded. "It's really the same process... During the second Honkai, it seemed that they also wanted to prevent Sirin from getting close to the 'Tower' to obtain Honkai energy, right?"

"It's still a little different. After all, the energy source this time is from other floating islands. This energy channel can be cut off, which makes it much easier than the second collapse."

"Next, let's start preparing to attack Destiny."

......

On the other side, Xia Ling had brought Benares to the outer area close to the Tianming headquarters.

I can only say that it’s a good thing that Xia Ling has the Ksitigarbha Soul with her, so ordinary Honkai beasts won’t attack her. Otherwise, she would have to play with the dragon while clearing out the monsters, and her workload would have increased dramatically.

Just as she guessed, not long after, she felt a familiar breath.

"Hey, isn't this Fu Hua?"

Xia Ling greeted Fu Hua, who was wearing black armor in the distance.

"Teacher Xia Ling..."

"No, that would confuse the generations. Just call me Xia Ling."

Xia Ling waved her hands repeatedly: "I have already read the files of Anti-Entropy. Although there is not much record about you in it, according to the records in it, it is still easy for you to beat me."

"So, Fu Hua, are you here to take over this dragon as ordered?"

Fu Hua's face was a little gloomy, but she still explained: "Yes, Benares is extremely dangerous, and we can't let her roam around outside."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

Xia Ling nodded decisively and prepared to leave.

"Wait, Xia Ling... Xia Ling, I'm sorry about what happened at the academy that day."

If Xia Ling showed disgust or rejection towards Fu Hua, Fu Hua would probably feel better. However, Xia Ling's nonchalant look, as if nothing had happened, actually made Fu Hua feel more guilty.

"You are still worried about that thing..." Xia Ling stopped and dodged a claw attack from Benares.

"Well... well, I'm not in a hurry anyway. Since you want to talk, I'll chat with you."

Xia Ling smiled, as if she was no longer in the sky, but still in the office of the academy, answering questions for her class representative.

"You think that Kiana had a tendency to awaken in the data space at that time, which is proof of her emotional instability, so there is a possibility that the Second Herrscher will awaken, right?"

"Yes, and I have a certain spiritual ability, and I can feel that Xilin's consciousness is indeed becoming more active."

Fu Hua expressed the same judgment as that day.

"In fact, your analysis is correct, and what you see is indeed reality."

"But the problem is, you know the Second Herrscher well enough, but you don't know Otto well enough."

Xia Ling shook her head slightly: "You may have many plans in your mind for Otto's behavior, but what happens in reality often exceeds your imagination."

"For example, if Otto wants Kiana to watch Sirin kill us one by one, and bet on whether Kiana can explode before her mental breakdown and overwhelm Sirin's consciousness?"

"Otto he..."

Fu Hua was about to say something, but she suddenly realized that Otto might really do such a thing, and she was speechless for a moment.

"Look, you can't accept it, right?"

Xia Ling blinked slyly.

"Of course, I can only guess, so I can't tell you the so-called truth. You'd better dig out the truth yourself."

"But...Alas, Fu Hua, you are just too honest."

"If I were you, I would have punched Otto in the face a long time ago, savoring the feeling of making his soul steel cheeks creak."

"In short, even though that happened, I don't think we will be enemies."

"As for you...all I can say is, be more careful."

After saying that, Xia Ling waved her hand and disappeared in front of Fu Hua.

Chapter 17: The Deserted Third Airport

By the time Xia Ling returned to Hyperion, quite some time had passed. Theresa had successfully reunited with Einstein and was preparing to head towards the Destiny headquarters again.

"Hey, where are Mei and Bronya? Why can't I see them?"

Xia Ling looked around, but did not see the two people who had followed Hyperion.

"Mei had surgery to remove the bomb placed in her heart and is now resting."

Aiyin answered her question: "As for Bronya...she is still mastering the use of the Star of Eden."

"Star of Eden?" Xia Ling asked with interest, "Is it the genuine one?"

"I guess so... She has also undergone some magical modifications. In short, given her current condition, although she cannot use the rated zeroth power, there should be no problem with normal use."

Aiyin was obviously a little unsure whether the Star of Eden, which had been modified almost beyond recognition by Anti-Entropy, could still be called the authentic version.

"In short, the official attack is already being prepared. According to our previous speculation, the place we are going to attack is here."

Aiyin opened an electronic map, on which the location of the third airport in Tianming's floating island group had been marked in red.

"The third airport?"

"Yes, the Third Airport." Aiyin explained: "In terms of the structure of the Destiny Headquarters... uh, wait, it seems that you have never been to the Destiny Headquarters."

"Then let me explain it in more detail."

"Unlike normal floating island technology, the floating island at the Destiny Headquarters is itself a weapon that can carry out large-scale energy transmission."

"This structure seems to be related to some confidential plans within the Sky Mandate, but it has little to do with our actions today. What I want to say is that if Otto wants to awaken Sirin, he will definitely not use the Honkai energy stored in only one floating island, but will draw on the Honkai energy of all the surrounding floating islands for supply."

"However, constructing an energy barrier requires Honkai energy, maintaining the operation of the floating island also requires Honkai energy, and even the control of the mecha and the operation of the self-discipline protection system all require energy. It is impossible for Destiny to draw energy from all the floating islands at the same time. If this is the case, then it must have weaknesses."

"So, the third airport is the location you chose?" Xia Ling suddenly realized.

"Yes, the Titan forces are ready."

A cold light flashed in Aiyin's eyes: "Next, let Tianming's mecha see what a real mecha unit is."

......

In Heimdall's laboratory.

"Your Excellency, the Hyperion is heading towards the third skyport."

Rita was reporting the latest developments to Otto.

"As expected, she did it just to disgust me. She is capable of doing this kind of thing... If that's the case, then let's inject Houkai energy again."

"Raise the Honkai energy to the critical point. In a few hours, Xilin's consciousness will awaken."

"Let Youlan Dai'er go and meet up with Xi to continue the task of cleaning up the headquarters. We don't need her to cover the bottom here anymore."

"Rita, go inform Fu Hua that your mission is to stand by at the energy transmission node near Heimdall Laboratory."

"Next, I will give the third airport directly to them."

"After they occupy the third skyport, they will definitely come here to relieve the other floating islands from supplying Houkai energy to Heimdall Laboratory. You need to stop them."

"Of course, it doesn't matter if we can't stop them, as long as we delay them long enough."

"Yes, Bishop." Rita nodded. "But... I remember you said that someone in the Far East Branch holds the Key of Corrosion? If that's the case, why don't they just remotely remove the Honkai energy supply at the Third Skyport?"

"Don't worry, since I know they have the Key of Corrosion, I am naturally prepared."

"It is impossible to completely block the power of the Corrosion Key, but if we just want to delay time, there are many ways to do it."

"I hope they can use the Key of Erosion to slowly consume it. They haven't realized yet that the most precious thing for them right now is time."

"As long as they fail to suppress Xilin's consciousness before she fully awakens, my plan will be half successful. Judging from the current situation...it is unknown whether they can meet Kiana before this time comes."

......

"Ms. Theresa, the mecha troops have occupied the periphery of the airport and are ready to launch an attack at any time."

Outside the third airport, Aiyin was sitting in a Titan mecha, commanding the mecha troops to sweep the periphery of the airport.

"Hyperion is also in position and providing fire support."

Theresa responded immediately.

"Ji Zi and I have also landed inside the Third Airport and are cleaning it. Xia Ling is already rushing to the control tower of the Third Airport. Once she is in place, we can hack into the control system of the Third Airport."

Tesla's voice came through the communication, and the background sounded very noisy.

"The Destiny's sub-god machine is really broken. I don't understand why they invested resources in this thing."

The controlling Titan grabbed a Yamazaki machine at random, and with a teeth-grinding sound, the Yamazaki machine quickly went back to the factory for overhaul.

"Compared to fighting Honkai beasts, these mechas seem to be more specialized for fighting humans." Ji Zi held a big sword and was sweating a little. "To be honest, I would rather fight against multiple Temple-level Honkai beasts than be entangled by a dozen of these things."

"The good news is, you really don't have to deal with them anymore."

Tesla's voice sounded from Ji Zi's headset: "Look, the defense system of the third airport has ceased fire."

"We're safe, for now."

With the defense system shut down, Hyperion successfully entered the third skyport. Ain controlled the mecha troops and quickly took control of the third skyport.

"Xia Ling, how are you? Are you not hurt?"

Seeing Xia Ling coming out of the control center, Theresa hurried to greet her.

"No, I didn't see anyone at all." Xia Ling shook her head. "The entire control center is still functioning, and all of them are autonomous machines. There are no living people to be seen."

"This is not good news..." Aiyin's voice came from a Titan: "I just checked the damage of the Titan troops. Only one was completely damaged. The reason was that the landing system suddenly malfunctioned, causing it to fall off the edge of the floating island when it was airborne."

"Besides that, the resistance of Tianming failed to even cause damage to a single mecha. This situation is obviously abnormal."

"That's right. We didn't encounter any Valkyrie troops on the ground. As for the Divine Machines of the Sky, there are quite a few of them, but they are pitifully few. They are basically autonomous machines and various variants of sub-Divine Machines."

Tesla confirmed Aiyin's guess: "If Destiny really only has this much protection, then we would have been able to change Destiny's name to Anti-Entropy in less than five years."

"There can only be one reason why our invasion went so smoothly, and that's because Otto let us in on purpose."