"No, I mean you need a helper."
Kevin shook his head and said with a firm look in his eyes.
"I'll go with you."
"...Ha, that's a good point. If I work harder, I can become a captain."
Himiko laughed and then quickly stood up.
"Okay, now that we've decided, let's all move quickly! Try to kill Gabriel before the next trumpet sounds! We must win this battle!"
After a short meeting, everyone quickly dispersed and headed in their own directions.
Xiwang and Ying rushed to the defense line again to clear out the continuously pouring out Honkai beasts.
Hen rushed to the rear to connect with the commanders of other soldiers and try his best to understand the real-time situation of the entire defense line.
Himiko took Kevin, the temporary captain, and walked towards the aircraft.
Soon, accompanied by the roar of artillery fire, the number of Honkai beasts in the air on the defense line began to be reduced, striving to reduce the pressure on Himiko and Kevin and others to approach [Gabriel].
Xi Wang looked away after just one glance. After all, he and Ying had heavy responsibilities. Plus, perhaps because it felt threatened, the Honkai beast's attack became much more fierce, forcing him and Ying to keep running around the defense line.
The sudden pressure made Hen extremely anxious for a while. He gave orders while leading the team to provide support everywhere, helping to stabilize the damaged defense line.
The battle in the sky was even more intense. Swarms of flying Honkai beasts were as numerous as mosquitoes in the jungle. The covering aircraft crashed one by one. Before their deaths, the members inside were all thinking about how to clean up a few more Honkai beasts, so that in the end all of them died, no one was spared, even Kevin and Himiko had one engine of their aircraft shot out.
But fortunately, he managed to approach Gabriel in the end.
Then, Gabriel moved.
It shook its broken six wings, and its huge horn-shaped body slowly descended, approaching the sea surface. At the same time, the sea water below was surging, and it could be seen that there were many Honkai beasts lurking under the sea.
This left Kevin, Himiko and the others stuck in mid-air, unable to go up or down.
If they go up, they can avoid danger, but the operation will be in vain. If they go down, they will be drowned in the tide of Honkai beasts before they can put the bomb into Gabriel's mouth (although his main body is a horn).
"That's why I wanted to use rockets... but now it's all in vain, right?"
Himiko gritted her teeth and was silent for a while, then stopped Kevin who wanted to jump down with the bomb to force the plan.
"Put away your sadness and senseless desire for sacrifice, Kevin. Although I know you feel sad and confused because your team was wiped out, you are on the battlefield now. Stay calm, analyze the situation, fight seriously, and don't make unnecessary sacrifices."
Himiko stared at Gabriel below and spoke while using weapons to clear out the Honkai beasts around the aircraft.
“You are now just like the boy you rescued before, you know that? Moreover, you who have the ability to [kill the Herrscher alone] should not sacrifice yourself for such a danger... Pay close attention to [Gabriel’s] movements.”
After giving Kevin a little hint, Himiko immediately turned around and shouted to the pilot.
"Turn around! Go back to the defense line! Tell Wang and Ying to prepare to meet the enemy! Let Hen lead the team to provide support!"
"understand!"
The aircraft immediately turned around and wobbled toward the defense line.
"........."
Kevin also noticed at this time that after Gabriel got close to the sea surface, it began to move slowly, then gradually accelerated and quickly approached the defense line, as if it wanted to launch an attack on the defense line, and its speed was much faster than the aircraft they were riding. At the same time, the entire horn began to vibrate - that was a precursor to the sound of the horn.
"cherry."
"Ah."
After receiving the reminder from Himiko, Xiwang quickly called out to Ying, and Ying nodded as if she understood. After adjusting her breath slightly, she kept a little distance from Xiwang and kept her position behind him.
Xi Wang held his breath and focused on the surging sea caused by the Honkai beast and the rapidly approaching Gabriel.
Take a deep breath, and then... attack!
Two figures, one dark and one cherry-colored, rushed out towards the sea one after another at a speed so fast that it was impossible to see clearly. Then the others saw a very outrageous scene - two people were walking forward on the sea, and even used their invisible sword skills to kill a way out of the group of Honkai beasts.
Fortunately, the weapon has been updated this time. If it were still the previous weapon, the blade would be bent after a few uses.
But soon, the cherry-colored figure stopped, and with the help of several Honkai beasts that jumped out of the sea, it jumped back to the shore, while the dark-colored figure continued to move towards the direction of [Gabriel].
This is of course, after all, Ying is really "walking on water" and can't hold on for long, so she is mainly responsible for clearing out the surrounding Honkai beasts when Xiwang is concentrating, so as to reduce Xiwang's pressure.
Xi Wang, on the other hand, was moving forward by "stepping on the Honkai beasts". Through observation and relying on his excellent memory, he recorded the number and amplitude of the sea surface surges, and used this to infer the positions of the Honkai beasts under the sea surface at various locations. He then moved forward on the sea surface by stepping on the bodies of the Honkai beasts.
Well... I can only say that both of them are quite outrageous.
Soon, Xiwang and Gabriel met.
Just as Ru Xiwang expected, he stepped on the sea surface (actually it was the Honkai beast hidden under the sea), and jumped directly onto the large-horned body of Gabriel, and then lightly tapped his toes and quickly came to the position of its broken six wings.
Although the flying ability of Honkai beasts has nothing to do with whether they have wings (after all, Honkai beasts themselves are made of Honkai energy), according to current research, Honkai beasts with the ability to fly will temporarily lose the ability to fly after losing the characteristic of [wings (if they have them)], but they will quickly recover afterwards. It is speculated that this is caused by a vacancy or confusion in the energy responsible for maintaining flight in the body. Therefore, it is very simple to make a flying Honkai beast fall. Just break its wings like a bird. - Excerpted from "Fire Moth: Key Points for Fighting Honkai"
So Xi Wang swung his sword without hesitation and chopped it down.
There was a strong sense of blockage in his hand, and the energy glow on the blade began to flicker. It was obvious that this experimental product alone was not enough to cut off the opponent's wings - no wonder this guy could still float in the sky. If the Honkai energy weapons were like this, ordinary weapons would really not be enough.
Fortunately, Xiwang's actions actually "injured" it, causing its flying ability to become abnormal. Its entire body also paused for a moment, and the body that was originally trembling and about to make a sound seemed to be forced to stop.
The Honkai beasts hiding nearby quickly jumped out of the sea and attacked Xiwang.
Xi Wang suddenly pushed the blade downward, lowered his body, further damaging Gabriel's wings while dodging the first wave of attacks from the Honkai beast. Then he slid half way around, drew his sword and fought back, killing the attacking Honkai beast with the blade that was about to overload, and then stabbed the sword into the wings again.
"Look! Get out of the way!"
Kevin's voice approached rapidly from above, followed by the sound of gunfire. Several Honkai beasts that wanted to jump out of the sea were hit and fell back into the sea.
Xi Wang quickly gave up the knife in his hand and withdrew - the knife was about to break anyway, so he decided to let it stay in Gabriel's wings and keep its residual heat.
Boom! ! !
Kevin, carrying the bomb, fell directly on Gabriel, making a dull sound.
I can only say that Kevin is quite outrageous. He jumped directly from the aircraft and acted like nothing happened.
"Why did you jump straight down? Aren't you afraid of falling to death?!"
Amid the rapid gunfire, Himiko's voice was heard from not far away, and then it turned into urging.
"While it's still immobile, detonate it!"
Kevin quickly activated the bomb and fixed it to the horn mouth of Gabriel's body, and then he and you grabbed the ladder that was extended from the aircraft, while Himiko held weapons to help you clear the surrounding Honkai beasts and ensure your safety.
The aircraft will quickly take you to the shore, trying to get you to a safe place before the bomb explodes.
then……
BOOM! ! !
A huge explosion occurred with flames, and the sea water was stirred up into a huge wave.
I can only say that it is worthy of being called Honkai energy. The power of this bomb is outrageous. Ordinary bombs with the same equivalent are definitely not so powerful.
When the explosion dissipated and the splashes of water gradually subsided, countless people were looking at that place, eagerly waiting for the news.
But alas… it’s not enough.
With the sound of flowing sea water, Gabriel's broken body slowly emerged from the sea water and appeared in front of you again.
The power of the Honkai energy bomb is indeed great, but it is not enough. It can only severely damage the opponent.
If they had used a more powerful rocket, maybe they would have succeeded—(laughs)
But unfortunately, there is no if.
The violent explosion just now seemed to have angered it, causing it to move towards the shore and the defense line at a faster speed. The sound of the broken horn vibrated violently, which was a precursor to the sound of the horn.
I'm afraid the worst is about to happen...
Xi Wang looked at the rapidly approaching [Gabriel] and couldn't help thinking - who told them to evacuate in a straight line? Now they were stuck between [Gabriel] and the defense line, and they even felt that [Gabriel] was coming for them.
Then, also at this moment.
call out--
There was a sharp sound of an arrow breaking through the air, a stream of pink light fell on its body, and the sound of gunfire rang out. The swift attack gave Gabriel the final blow.
Woo————
Before Gabriel died, it let out a horn sound that sounded like both a wail and a lament, as if it was struggling in its last moments and wanted to bring another wave of Honkai beasts to humanity before it died.
But... nothing happened.
[Gabriel], the crusade was successful.
"........."
Xi Wang looked at Gabriel's dead body in silence - strangely enough, at the last moment he could clearly feel Gabriel's emotions of regret and relief towards him, which made him feel puzzled.
However, none of this matters anymore - Xi looked at the aircraft not far away, with a slight smile on his face.
The next task was simple, they just had to clean up the remaining Honkai beasts - although no one knew why Gabriel's last horn call did not increase the number of Honkai beasts, but in any case, it made the soldiers who were still on the defense line feel relieved.
Xiwang and others also welcomed the reassuring girl.
"Hey~ Did you miss me~?"
Alicia smiled brightly and greeted everyone.
Chapter 18: There are only a few heroes left that you admire
[The battle to subjugate the Fourth Herrscher is over. The companion Honkai Beast and the "Gabriel" that appeared with it have also been subjugated. The Honkai Beast tide has also been gradually cleared. At this point, the people of the Fire Moth Chaser can take a breather.]
[You held a celebration party as usual, and while celebrating the victory, everyone also expressed their blessings and expectations for Kevin to officially serve as the "Captain of the First Squad" - although everyone knows that the reason why Kevin took on this position is not something worth celebrating, everyone now needs a carnival to make themselves forget the tension and fear on the battlefield]
[It is worth mentioning that everyone was able to appreciate you again this time because Sakura and Alicia invited you to dance at the same time, which made people smile knowingly - many people think that this scene will become a regular item in future dances.]
[Of course, after a day of revelry, you naturally need to return to your duties and make some summaries of the battle that just ended. You get information from all sides and gradually understand the true situation of the Fourth Herrscher crusade.]
[Due to the large storm, countless teams were unable to approach the area where the Fourth Herrscher was located, and many people even lost contact in the storm. Then the top leaders decided to use weapons from low-Earth orbit to bypass the storm and directly attack the Fourth Herrscher.]
[This method was effective. Although it failed to hurt the enemy and even angered them, the Fourth Herrscher did stop expanding the storm and walked out of it, intending to directly cause trouble for the Fire Moth troops. This was the third day that you, Sakura and the others were trapped on the island.]
[After all the surrounding troops were killed by the Fourth Herrscher, she began to maintain a small storm and walked on land, destroying several cities one after another. Kevin's first team and several other teams were responsible for restraining her, trying to create opportunities for Alicia to kill her - Kevin also saved a boy named Kosmo on the way, and he has now become a new recruit of the Fire Moth and is receiving training.]
[After that, the Fourth Herrscher targeted and sniped the team one by one, forcing all the teams to resist and fight back. In the end, "Kevin rushed in alone and annihilated the Fourth Herrscher, and the rest of the soldiers were forced to sacrifice themselves in order to contain the Fourth Herrscher."]
[And where is Alicia, who was supposed to appear at this time? She was ordered to assist and protect the residents of several cities and evacuate.]
[Obviously, Alicia is not responsible for this kind of thing, and the order specifically mentions "protection", but it is hard to say whether the people who need to be "protected" in this order are the residents and not someone else.]
[Obviously, some guys are worried about their own lives, so they let Alicia, who is the most capable of fighting the Herrscher, to protect them as they retreat, without caring whether the soldiers still on the battlefield will lose the chance to kill the Herrscher due to the lack of Alicia's support. Anyway, there will always be soldiers - you who are familiar with the thinking of those guys will quickly understand the reason.]
[It can be said that the first team and several other teams were considered to have "given up" at the time, but they did not expect that there was a guy like Kevin in it, who braved the storm and conquered the Fourth Herrscher and survived.]
[And now, they are making a big fuss about Kevin's strength and "generously" giving Kevin the role of "Captain of the First Squad", as if Kevin is some great hero]
[Ah... yes, a hero who needs to receive psychological treatment every once in a while]
[After understanding the whole situation, you silently stopped writing, and then tore off the paper along with the next page as usual, then set it on fire and burned it to ashes, and then ate it with sugar]
[Today I took 36 pills. I’ve reduced my dosage, which is good—you think.]
[After that, life seemed to fall into calm again, but the pace became faster]
[First of all, of course, is the internal action of the Fire Moth. The performance of the Honkai energy weapons in the "Gabriel Crusade" made the Fire Moth decide to speed up the research progress, and the research department received a large amount of research funds as a result.]
[But there is also a problem with Honkai weapons - when releasing energy, the Honkai energy will become active, and then erode the frame of the weapon itself, and finally cause the weapon to lose control and leak the Honkai energy. There is no way to deal with such a thing, and a breakthrough in materials is required.]
[This requires the appearance of a new character, that is, the "genius" who was "caught" by Alicia and who troubles the Fire Moth all day long, but the Fire Moth still can't hold her back - Velvet]
[Under Alicia's guidance, you also got to know her. I have to say that she is indeed a very eccentric and willful person, giving people a feeling that she is difficult to get along with... but you don't care about it]
[More importantly, Wei Wei is a specially hired engineer of the Fire Moth. Many things in the Fire Moth were designed and built by her. Although she behaves very willfully, she is still very sensible when it comes to major issues.]
[Soon, with the efforts of Wei Wei and many scientific researchers, the Fire Moth has made breakthroughs in weapon materials, weapon structure, and weapon diversification - it would be better if Wei Wei didn't put so many strange designs into the draft.]
[I'd like to mention here that those soldiers who died on the battlefield due to unstable experimental weapons did not receive corresponding compensation in the end. They only received the standard (lowest) pension for death in action. This made Hen depressed for a long time, and most of the surviving veterans were also depressed - I can only say that they are worthy of being that group of people.]
[Thanks to the efforts of countless people, the weapons of the warriors were quickly updated and upgraded, and they became more adept at fighting against the collapse - although people around them still came and went, the overall number of casualties was indeed much less.]
[But... it's not all good news. Some problems left over from before will erupt without you noticing.]
[For example, Gabriel blew the 6th trumpet before he died, so why didn't anything happen in the end? - "Maybe he ran out of power," someone said optimistically]
[However, the truth is not like this. The call of "Gabriel" actually worked, but the dangers that followed were all hidden in the deep sea. Until a certain moment, groups of terrifying Honkai beasts would walk ashore from the sea, bringing the horror of the "Honkai Beast Tide" to humans again.]
[And now, the Fire Moth has to face the tip of this dangerous iceberg]
