Changes in Senba Academy

Fifteen minutes later.

As Theresa had said earlier, the speed of the Helios flying ship was so fast, it didn't take long for them to arrive at their destination.

Helios slowly landed on the outskirts of Nagazora City, after Helios successfully landed, Kouro opened his seat belt and got out of the flying ship to observe the surroundings.

After a few minutes later, Theresa also got out of Helios.

"I thought we were going to land Helios directly inside Nagazora City, why did we land on the outskirts instead?"

Hearing Kouro's question, Theresa answered calmly.

"The Science Department sent us a virtual map directing us to the source of Honkai Energy fluctuations in Nagazora City a few minutes ago. According to that map, the concentration of Honkai Energy here is the lowest, which means there are very few Honkai Monsters and Zombies that will appear here."

Theresa continued after a short pause, "Besides, in a place as calm as here, we can maximize Helios' optical camouflage system. After all, if Helios' flying ship lands directly inside Nagazora City, it might attract the target's attention and we'll be facing endless enemies."

"As expected of Principal Theresa, you have thought of everything." Kouro praised Theresa after hearing her explanation.

Facing Kouro's sincere praise, Theresa raised her head with her hands on her hips.

"That's to be expected. By the way, your injuries haven't healed completely. So just listen to my command, I will show you the overwhelming power of the [Oath of Judah] and let you know that I am not one to be trifled with easily."

'Sorry, but if necessary, I'll do it again.'

Kouro groaned inwardly, but at the same time, he was also very happy. After all, with Theresa here, the possibility of being able to complete the Main Quest increased greatly.

He followed behind Theresa with the Nitro Crystal greatsword on his back, seeing Theresa in front of him fighting with [Oath of Judah] in a rough manner.

The original intention of the previous era when they made the Divine Key [Oath of Judah] was to make it a all-rounder weapon.

The cross had several cutting edges connected with hidden chains inside that had the ability to weaken or block various energies, most notably, Honkai Energy.

The cross can also form a powerful and wide interference field that can be used as an offensive attack or used to restrain Honkai Beasts.

The cross also has the ability to fire spears within it that always target Honkai Beasts within a 200 meter radius.

The thing is, Theresa likes to fight in close quarters and using it that way, she doesn't use spears or chains in [Oath of Judah], instead, she uses the giant cross like a blunt weapon.

She threw the cross at the approaching Zombie like a boulder, Kouro saw how the Zombie turned to dust instantly after the impact which made him feel sorry for the Zombie.

Theresa used all her strength and did not hold back her power while using [Oath of Judah] and caused the ground to crack leaving a small crater in the impact zone.

Because of that, the entire path Theresa traveled was full of cracks and small craters as if it had been hit by a rocket launcher.

There was no doubt that Theresa's physical strength could not be underestimated, coupled with her ruthless nature.

Theresa warned Kouro beforehand that after the two of them landed Helios on the outskirts of Nagazora, Kouro should be inconspicuous so as not to attract the attention of zombies or Honkai Beasts.

But seeing Theresa throwing her giant cross everywhere was like shouting, "I'm here!".

Kouro was speechless not knowing what to say.

Seeing the Zombies keep coming and being destroyed without a fight under the [Oath of Judah] held by Theresa, Kouro finally relaxed.

"So, where is this Pseudo-Herrscher?"

Pseudo-Herrscher was the code name for a creature that was a source of high-level Honkai Energy and had abilities similar to Herrscher, but slightly weaker than the real thing.

However, if given time to evolve, the Pseudo-Herrscher has a high possibility of turning into a True Herrscher.

Hearing Kouro's question, Theresa glanced at the Honkai Energy concentration chart displayed on her watch that was updated in real-time.

"...at Senba Academy."

Kouro felt relieved after hearing the location from Theresa.

At least everything was still going the same as the original plot.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, Kouro frowned and asked in confusion.

"Supposedly, all the students at Senba Academy have been evacuated, as well as all the residents of Nagazora City.

"That's what I thought, so I suspect that this Pseudo-Herrscher is most likely a zombie chosen by the remaining Honkai Energy and if what I suspect is true, then she must be exterminated completely."

Theresa's point was that if Pseudo-Herrscher was not a zombie that had been completely corrupted by the Honkai Energy and only thought of destruction, but rather a normal human, the two of them would find a way to save her.

There were currently Three Herrscher that had appeared in this world.

The 1st Herrscher and 3rd Herrscher are on the side of Humanity, the 2nd Herrscher is also a normal human, but has caused the most destruction and disaster for the entire world.

The fact that there were still Herrscher willing to fight against Honkai made Theresa change her plan to exterminate all the Herrscher she saw.

She hoped that this Pseudo-Herrscher would also be willing to fight on the side of humanity against Honkai.

Theresa changed her mind because Kouro played an important role in previous events.

"Understood." Kouro nodded.

Since most of the Honkai Beasts in Nagazora City had been wiped out by Kouro, most of their encounters were Zombies that changed from people who were crippled, old, weak, sick, and so on.

According to Theresa's statement, truly powerful Zombies have a wide variety of special abilities, such as extreme movement (Flicker), summoning, blocking (transparent cannot be attacked), and more.

(E/D: I think the author is talking about Wraith types like Hellscape and Deadly Silence.)

However, the zombies in Nagazora City have no special abilities and can only perform basic attacks such as biting, which is not really a hindrance for Kouro and Theresa.

Ten minutes later.

The two quickly arrived at the Senba academy.

Earlier, the academy was full of young and beautiful female students.

But after the Honkai Eruption occurred, this place quickly became desolate and uninhabited.

Because Nagazora City officials quickly evacuated all its citizens, the number of Zombies in Senba and Tachikawa Academies was very small, compared to other places, so when Mei and Kiana escaped from here, they didn't find much trouble.

But now, Senba academy has undergone tremendous changes.

"How!?"

The scene in front of them left Theresa shocked.

Senba Academy had turned into a vast forest and the buildings inside were also covered by large, dense vines.

It was hard to believe that this scene in front of the two of them had just appeared a few hours ago.

It was more like a building that had been forgotten for a hundred years.

Looking at the Honkai Energy concentration chart, Theresa was finally convinced that everything she saw was most likely coming from the power of Pseudo-Herrscher.

"Be careful, Kouro. This Pseudo-Herrscher ability might be related to plants."

Kouro took the large sword on his back into his hand and adopted a cautious stance.

At first, Theresa wanted Kouro to relax. Since she had fought with Herrscher before (2nd Herrscher), there shouldn't be too much risk in facing a Pseudo-Herrscher who hadn't even turned into a True Herrscher yet.

But given the many unexpected things that happened in the 3rd Eruption, Theresa stopped talking and took a deep breath before stepping inside with Kouro.

Almost at the same time as they entered the Senba Academy grounds, something happened.

..

The forest suddenly shook.