So What if I Transmigrated into a Honkai Beast? Chapter 98 - 97 - Himeko

The warship's fra turned into a rain of fire. Wreckage plumted from the sky. The flying warship "Taixu-hao" blossod into the most beautiful firework on the battlefield.

At the sa ti.

If he weren't incapable of facial expressions, Lu Xing, who was braced for battle, would have found his facial muscles absolutely frozen stiff at this mont—

"Your level has increased to Lv.44."

A system notification sounded in his mind.

However, the level increase wasn't entirely due to the preceding battle; the ever-increasing, vast and interconnected points of light within Lu Xing's spiritual world also played a part.

In an extrely short span of ti.

The number of Honkai Beasts under Lu Xing's command had suddenly swelled to an absurd degree.

He himself, naturally, hadn't changed. The upheaval stemd from the other Legion Leaders—following the success of The Fla-Chasers' decapitation strike, command authority over the Honkai Beasts rapidly transferred to Lu Xing.

From Temple-class all the way down to Chariot-class.

As the sole remaining [Legion Leader], with the Ice Emperor yet to make an appearance, Lu Xing had beco the supre commander of the entire legion!

But...

Lu Xing was far from able to control this imnse power—he, who couldn't even command Knight-class beasts as if they were his own limbs, after so many Honkai Beasts were added to his ranks... could only let them act on their own impulses.

The battlefield instantly beca incredibly bloody.

Honkai Beasts under command were certainly formidable. But once they lost their restraints, their primal savagery and destructive urges caused the unprepared humans to suffer imnse losses in an instant—the already scattered and battered defensive lines were directly shattered by the chaotic torrent!

A breach appeared in the defensive line.

Behind it lay the city.

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The Honkai Beasts surged towards Sydney.

Yet, the section of the battlefield where Lu Xing stood remained as steadfast and unmoving as a reef in turbulent waters.

The number of Honkai Beasts was too vast to command, but controlling them to stay away from himself was a trivial matter he could still manage.

The battlefield was already out of control.

The situation didn't allow Lu Xing to be distracted; the only thing he could do was:

Eliminate the opponent before him.

But—

Swoosh!

Boom!

Just as Lu Xing was preparing to attack, a dark red greatsword, like a fusion of fierce flas and dying embers, plunged into the ground between the two sides like a teor.

A red figure descended from the sky.

A greatsword, hover wings, a crimson combat suit, and that incredibly ssy ponytail of red hair, yet more fiery than any fla.

The Fla-Chasers, Fifth Squad Captain:

Hiko.

The newcor was not in good condition; her equipnt was severely damaged all over.

Nicks on the greatsword's blade were clearly visible, and cracks extending from these gaps were even causing parts of the already damaged sword body to flake off.

The hover thruster wings used for aerial maneuverability had already been emitting black smoke and sparks during Hiko's flight, and upon supporting her landing, they completely exploded into fragnts.

Her form-fitting combat suit was torn with gashes of various sizes.

Nowhere on her body was there any pristine, fair skin to be admired; instead, it was covered in dark scorch marks and grueso blood scabs—the forr from Hiko's self-administered "high-temperature sterilization," the latter from performance-enhancing drugs used before the battle.

All of this.

Was not the focus of Lu Xing's attention.

His gaze was fixed intently on the box Hiko cradled in her left arm—although much of it was shielded, Lu Xing could still perceive a familiar aura from within.

"Cheche..."

Inside was a complete Honkai Core.

Lu Xing didn't know how she had managed it, but Cheche's Honkai Core had indeed been "extracted" by Hiko and placed into a box made of rare tal.

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"Captain."

Hiko's arrival made Hua lower her combat stance.

"Hua."

"Leave this one to ."

Hiko stared intently at the humanoid Honkai Beast before her, speaking to Hua without turning her head.

"You and the Dolls fall back to defend the city. You'll be more effective there."

"Yes!"

Hua acted without hesitation.

She trusted her captain's judgnt—despite their best efforts to hold the line, more and more Honkai Beasts were breaking through. The threat to Sydney was far more severe than here, and more critically, there were too many defenseless civilians there.

Moreover...

Her captain's strength far surpassed her own and that of the four Ard Dolls combined. After dealing with the enemy here, the captain would quickly be able to catch up.

"Wait."

Just as Hua acknowledged the order and was about to leave.

The rectangular tal box was casually tossed by Hiko towards her—

"This is what the Doctor wants. It's inconvenient for to hold..."

Clang!!

A streak of azure light flashed past.

A straight-thrusting long blade struck the box flying towards Hua, sending it spinning away!

"..."

"Hua, go."

Hiko didn't continue her earlier instruction.

Her attention was now entirely focused on Lu Xing.

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"An acquaintance?"

Hiko slowly advanced.

Her gaze swept past her crimson greatsword, looking directly at Lu Xing, thirty ters away.

"Honkai Beast..."

"Were you expressing anger just now?"

Circling the spot where her greatsword had landed, Hiko slowly shifted her steps.

Lu Xing mirrored her movents, his direction and pace perfectly matching Hiko's, making the scene resemble a choreographed two-person dance.

"And this weapon..."

Hiko was naturally referring to Radiant Star.

"I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about Soul Steel, but this is the first ti I've seen Soul Steel so perfectly attuned to Honkai energy."

Hiko didn't care if Lu Xing could understand her, nor whether he would respond.

"A Soul Steel weapon, emotional fluctuations, logical thought... You're not a pure Honkai Beast, not even a pure Variant."

"I'm more inclined to believe."

"Certain experints led to your existence... I know several individuals who enjoy conducting such things—the origins of disasters, the reasons that invite destruction, often stem from humanity itself."

Hearing this.

Lu Xing confird one thing:

Hiko's words weren't ant for him. Instead, they seed more like so form of self-exonerating explanation and solace.

"Unfortunately."

Hiko was now less than five ters from her greatsword.

"Humans have too many excuses."

"I'm truly not good at discerning truth from falsehood—regardless of what cruelties you might have endured, it doesn't change the fact that you are a Honkai Beast."

"And..."

As Hiko grasped the hilt and drew her greatsword, it beca wreathed in soaring sparks and fierce flas.

"Your very existence."

"Is a threat to humanity."

With these words, Hiko's expression, greatsword in hand, transford.

The easygoing older sister figure instantly beca a warrior with a piercing gaze—deep within her pupils, fine tendrils of fla coalesced into the shape of a crimson lotus; flas that seed to want to devour both the enemy and herself, unbeknownst even to her, flickered out from the edges of her eye sockets.

Boom!!

A wave of fire erupted!

Hiko, wielding her greatsword with both hands, charged straight at Lu Xing!

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Na: Hiko

Level: 60

Abilities: Crimson Lotus Flash, Phlogiston Burst, Blazing Blade Draw, teor Firefall, Heaven-Burning Calamity Fla.

Equipnt: Flowing Fla Armor, Surtr

Attack: 127

Speed: 105

Constitution: 46 ( 23)

Evaluation: Heartfla Burnout