Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

Its massive forearm slammed down on Himeko; despite its enormous size, it was surprisingly fast.

himeko retreated rapidly backward.

"boom!"

The forearm of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast landed on the ground, stirring up a cloud of smoke.

"It's clearly gotten stronger, yet it still can't hurt it?"

himeko's heart cannot accept it.

If you accept the power of the Herrscher of Flame and still can't defeat this Emperor-level Honkai Beast, how can you talk about rescuing Lin Yu?

"Don't rush, Himeko, you've only received the tip of the iceberg of my energy so far."

The voice of the Herrscher of Flame suddenly rang out, answering Himeko's inner doubts.

Give me all your power!

himeko roared in a deep voice.

"Haha, good, I like your hot temper, but you'd better be careful. I'm quite strong. If your body can't handle it, we're both doomed."

"Come, bear the power of my Seventh Herrscher—the Herrscher of Flame, and wield the flames!"

As soon as the Herrscher of Flame finished speaking, Himeko felt an intense burning sensation throughout her body, as if she had been thrown into a furnace and was being scorched.

"what!"

She couldn't help but roar to the sky, and blazing flames shot up, turning everything around her into a sea of ​​fire.

In the distance, Hua and the others watched this scene in disbelief.

"This is the power of the Herrscher of Flame? It's...it's terrifying..."

Mebius's eyes revealed a mixture of panic and excitement.

If she could study the Herrscher's body, she might make an even more significant breakthrough.

But that's definitely impossible right now. Himeko's strength is too terrifying; how could they possibly control a Herrscher for her research?

"teacher……"

Hua's expression was very complicated. She finally understood what Lin Yu and Himeko had been hiding from her.

"A Herrscher..."

Mei stared at Himeko amidst the distant sea of ​​fire, lost in thought.

At this moment, cracks appeared on Himeko's skin, and blood oozed from the cracks. Her body had clearly reached the limit of its ability to withstand the Herrscher's energy.

"Stop! Are you crazy? You'll die if you keep going like this!"

The Herrscher of Flame's panicked voice echoed in Himeko's mind.

However, Himeko completely ignored her words and continued to receive the energy of the Herrscher of Flame.

"Are you out of your mind? You lunatic!"

The Herrscher of Flame panicked completely, and she couldn't help but regret handing over all her energy to Himeko.

"Heh, you've known me for a while now, and you're only just realizing I'm actually a madman?"

himeko finally stopped. She knew exactly where her body's limits were, so she did not continue to accept the power of the Herrscher of Flame.

Now, she felt it was about time, her gaze falling on the Emperor-level Honkai Beast surrounded by a sea of ​​fire, and the greatsword in her hand bursting into flames.

She rushed over, her speed a world apart from before.

In the blink of an eye, she had arrived in front of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

The greatsword, enveloped in flames, slashed down on the body of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, the scorching flames making a "sizzling" sound as they touched its flesh.

"Roar!"

The Emperor-class Honkai Beast let out a muffled roar, seemingly feeling intense pain, and its body retreated backward.

Then, it leaped high into the air, curled up into a ball, and transformed into a spherical shape.

It spun rapidly and hurtled towards Himeko.

himeko's eyes narrowed, showing no intention of backing down, and he raised his greatsword to slash at the spinning sphere.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang..."

The greatsword and the sphere formed by the Emperor-class Honkai Beast collided, generating a large number of sparks due to the intense friction.

himeko tried her best to split the sphere, but she still couldn't do it.

Both of their positions continued to drop downwards.

The body of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast was too enormous; Himeko simply couldn't hold out for long.

"Still not working..."

himeko felt somewhat powerless.

"Your body can't handle too much, can it? What a pity..."

"The Herrscher of Flame said with some regret."

"But Lin Yu hasn't been rescued yet!"

himeko used all her strength to repel the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, which had turned into a ball.

His body's capabilities exceeded the limits she claimed to be able to withstand, and Himeko could not use this power for much longer; her stamina was already nearly exhausted.

"Is that the end?"

himeko supported herself with both hands on the greatsword. She hadn't expected that the Emperor-class Honkai Beast would be so terrifying.

"Oh no, Hiseko-sama is about to give up."

Seeing Himeko's condition, Mebius's expression changed.

"teacher!"

Hua wanted to rush into the sea of ​​fire to save his teacher, Na.

Although Himeko is a Herrscher, an existence that can destroy humanity, he is also her teacher and the benefactor who has helped her grow to where she is today.

There is a saying in China: "A teacher for a day is a father for life."

himeko was not only her teacher but also her elder, who always cared for her.

She knows all this.

But Mei stopped her.

"Hua, calm down. Can't you see it's a sea of ​​fire inside? Going over there like this is just suicide."

She scolded Hua for his impulsive behavior.

"But……"

Hua was in great pain; she couldn't accept watching Himeko die right in front of her.

"..."

Mei didn't know how to comfort Hua.

"Huh...huh..."

Himeko's breathing became difficult at this moment. She felt her energy draining away rapidly, and a sense of weakness washed over her.

The blood flowing from the numerous wounds on her body almost turned her into a blood-soaked figure.

Her vision blurred, and she could only helplessly watch as the Emperor-class Honkai Beasts huddled together again and rolled toward her.

"Sigh, should I start earlier than planned?"

"Himeko, if I let my consciousness take the lead, I might be able to defeat her."

"Tch, is it really this difficult to even defeat a mere Emperor-level Honkai Beast?"

The voice of the Herrscher of Flame echoed in Himeko's mind.

"You want to take over my body?"

himeko asked.

"Of course, otherwise we would all die here."

The Herrscher of Flame answered truthfully without any hesitation.

"Don't worry, I won't erase your consciousness. You're too weak right now to withstand all my energy."

"You can't beat it because this is your first time using it. It's not that I, the Herrscher of Flame, am weak, it's just that you're too trash."

She spoke frankly and criticized himeko.

"Ha ha……"

himeko chuckled softly.

But there really is no other way at the moment, and it's her fault for taking everything for granted.

Just as she was about to agree to the Herrscher of Flame's request, a commotion suddenly came from the frozen biological research institute beside her.

Numerous cracks appeared on the ice.

"Ok?"

She looked toward the biological research institute, her pupils suddenly contracting.

"Could it be..."

The next moment, the ice in the entire biological research institute instantly turned into fragments.

A figure in dark green and a figure in pink rushed out.

"Himeko-san?!"

Trapped in the biological research institute, Lin Yu sensed the powerful energy collisions outside. Through the ice, he also saw that the outside world seemed to be engulfed in a sea of ​​fire.

An ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Instead of slowly breaking the ice, he shook it with all his might, shattering all the ice in the biological research institute.