After reuniting with Anti-Entropy, everyone moved forward again, and soon arrived at the Destiny Headquarters - that was a floating island located in the ocean. At this moment, a circle of solid barriers had been set up outside the floating island.
"Oh... they cut off the communication network and then restarted the main control system?"
Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng curled his lips.
"That's it? You want to stop us? There's no need to waste firepower on this kind of junk. Turn on the shield and just charge into it!"
"Roger that, Commander."
Hearing Fang Zheng's order, Leander nodded slightly, and the next moment, a circle of azure energy barriers suddenly appeared around the golden battleship. Then the battleship suddenly increased its speed and crashed directly into the barrier of the Tianming headquarters in front of it.
"You are too reckless!"
Seeing this, Theresa also screamed, while Fang Zheng laughed.
"Don't worry, Miss Theresa. Tianming's skills are not worth mentioning at all. I want to show that idiot what real power is."
As Fang Zheng was speaking, Leander, who had activated his shield, had already crashed into the full defense satellite shield of the Tianming headquarters. Then...
"boom--!!"
With a loud bang, the huge energy barrier in front of them was directly hit by the golden battleship, creating a huge gap. It was like glass being hit by a stone and completely shattered. The battleship stood still and did not react at all. Seeing this scene, Theresa and the two girls codenamed scientists gasped in surprise.
The three of them had all been in the Savior Headquarters before, and they were all very clear about how strong the defense was. Even if the Herrscher came, they might not be able to break through this full-defense satellite shield. However, in front of this huge battleship, the technology that the Savior Headquarters was proud of was as powerless as a child's toy.
After the shield was broken, the defense drones of the Tianming headquarters immediately appeared and began to attack the huge warship in front of them. However, these drones were useless. They fired at full power but couldn't even penetrate Leander's shield. In the end, Fang Zheng found these mosquitoes annoying and asked Leander to throw an EMP to kill them directly.
"If it weren't for saving people, I would have asked Leander to fire a cannon and blow up this lousy place!"
Looking at the floating island in front of him, Fang Zheng snorted coldly. He still adhered to the principle of not taking risks if he could wipe out the whole thing. It was the same when they played the Holy Grail War in the Type-Moon World. The black side's ASSASSIN built a palace in the sky as a tortoise shell to lure the enemy into a trap, but was directly destroyed by Fang Zheng's warships with a few shots. Fang Zheng didn't believe that Leander would be able to kill this damn place with just one shot.
"This is the headquarters of Tianming. If it is destroyed, it will have an unimaginable impact on the entire organization..."
Theresa was also shocked when she heard this and hurried to dissuade him, but Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"Alright, alright, I know you're upset, so I won't fight anymore... Then let's play Call of Duty. Xiao An, Lapis, let's go! If you don't beat that bastard named Otto into a pulp, I'll write his name upside down!"
"Yes, Master."
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Lapis quickly raised her hand to respond, and Eve and Xiao An also nodded. When they were at Saint Freya Academy, they were also attacked by the Valkyrie Army. Although they were also repelled, it would be strange to say that they felt comfortable.
"Then let's go and capture the air port and the control tower."
Tesla and Einstein also made a decision quickly. After all, the action plan had been discussed on the way here. Because of the previous intrusion into the network of the Sky Mandate headquarters, Fang Zheng already knew that Kiana was being held in the Helheim laboratory. So everyone discussed it and decided to split up into several groups. Tesla and others commanded the mechas to suppress the ground, while Fang Zheng and others were the special operations team to rush into the laboratory directly to rescue Kiana, and then find Otto to kill him.
As for Theresa and Wuliangta Jizi, they originally planned to go, but Fang Zheng asked them to stay on the Hyperion to be responsible for overall command and air support.
As for the ground forces, Bronya, who had recovered, would go with Tesla and the others to suppress the airport, and Fang Zheng also sent Xiao An and Lapis to go with them. This side was led by Fang Zheng - and finally Mei, because she was really worried about Kiana, and took the initiative to ask to join the assault team, and Fang Zheng agreed.
"Okay, let's go!!"
After making preparations, Fang Zheng raised his hand, and the next moment a flash of light appeared, and then everyone was teleported directly to the ground.
Then, a fierce battle began.
As a headquarters, the Tianming Headquarters must be heavily guarded. There are drones of various forms everywhere, and they are sentinels every three steps. They are rushing towards Fang Zheng and others. Of course, these drones are not a problem for Fang Zheng at all. He doesn't even need to do anything. Xiao An and Lapis have already dismantled all the big iron blocks in front of them into parts.
But Fang Zheng was still quite puzzled. You know, he had thought about this when he invaded the Tianming network, and he even overloaded the systems of all drones. Logically speaking, they should have landed and walked over directly, and there should be no resistance in the middle. However, these drones were so diligent - it seems that Tianming is not completely useless.
However, when Fang Zheng arrived at the research institute, he finally got the answer to his question from the security guard hiding under the table. According to the guy hiding under the table who was so scared that he almost peed his pants, not long ago, these drones at the headquarters suddenly went crazy and attacked anyone they saw. Many people were killed by the drones before they could even run away. If he had not acted quickly, he would probably have died too.
Oh boy, now Fang Zheng knows how the other party restarted the drone.
However, because of this, he felt even more uneasy.
"We have to speed up!"
He blew open the closed door directly and quickened his pace to run towards the location where Kiana was previously determined.
"What's wrong, Mr. Yuuki?"
Mei, who was following closely beside Fang Zheng, saw that he suddenly became anxious and was a little confused. She followed him and asked.
"Isn't that nonsense? The other party would rather kill their own people to stop us, which means they are determined to delay time and turn the tables. You should know what these guys are up to!"
"Kiana!"
Hearing this, Mei also reacted, and hurriedly quickened her pace, following Fang Zheng as she ran forward along the passage.
“——!!”
However, just as the two of them were running forward through the passage, suddenly, the entire laboratory began to shake violently, and then a flash of light suddenly appeared. Fang Zheng was quick-witted and reached out to grab Mei and jumped backwards, avoiding the attack of the flash.
However, it was only a flash of brilliance.
The next moment, the passage and ceiling in front of everyone disappeared without a trace. The edge of the entire wall was smooth as if it had been cut by something, leaving a huge circular gap. Through this gap, everyone could even see the blue sky and white clouds outside.
But for Mei, what she cares more about is...
"Kiana!"
Looking ahead, Mei suddenly screamed, and at the same time, Fang Zheng also saw a white-haired girl wearing Valkyrie armor standing in the middle of the empty area not far in front of him - needless to say, she was the target that Fang Zheng and others came to rescue this time, Kiana.
"Mei..."
Hearing Mei's voice, Kiana turned around and looked at her with a smile.
"Ah, Mei, I'm so glad you were by my side when I woke up..."
"Kiana, are you okay?"
Hearing Kiana's answer, Mei also hurriedly ran towards her. Facing Mei running towards her, Kiana smiled.
"I'm fine. I'm fine. So fine... It's like I've been reborn..."
"Kiana...?"
Realizing that something was wrong with her friend, Mei Raiden stopped and looked at her anxiously. Then she saw something like a spear appear out of thin air behind Kiana, and at the same time, Kiana's azure eyes also shone with golden light.
Then, under Mei's gaze, Kiana's Valkyrie Armor also changed its form. Then she looked at Mei and stretched out her hand to her.
"Now, become one with me again, my other half."
“…”
Looking at Kiana in front of her, Mei bit her lip and clenched the sword in her hand. At the same time, Fang Zheng also walked to her side.
"Is this the Herrscher you are talking about?"
"Yes... Kiana... has been controlled by Honkai."
"So what should we do now?"
"let me."
As she spoke, Mei Raiden drew out her katana, and at the same time, a shining purple light of lightning appeared on her body.
"Kiana has never given up on me. She was the one who woke me up from the collapse. This time, it's my turn to save her!"
"Oh well."
After hearing what Mei Raiden said, Fang Zheng hesitated for a moment, then walked to the side. After all, in the story of magical girls, saving a controlled friend is a basic process. Just like Bronya, maybe Mei Raiden can also awaken her own magical girl power in this process?
"please."
However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. The fact is that in front of Kiana, who has transformed into a Herrscher, Mei Raiden has no power to fight back. Although she has tried her best, she still can't even touch Kiana's shadow. In the end, Mei Raiden was grabbed by the neck by Kiana and lifted up.
"Qi...Yana..."
Looking at the familiar yet strange face of her friend, Mei Raiden desperately reached out and touched Kiana's face. The moment Mei Raiden's fingers touched Kiana's face, her golden pupils instantly turned back to azure blue, and then she suddenly screamed.
“Ah… Mei… Mei… Ahhhhhh!!”
While screaming, Kiana threw Mei out and knelt on the ground with her head in her hands. Seeing this, Mei quickly stood up and stretched out her hand to Kiana.
“Kiana——!”
However, in response to Mei Raiden's call, the only response she got was a sneer.
"snort."
The next moment, a golden eye suddenly appeared on Kiana's back, and a bolt of lightning shot out from it, creating a black hole in the air. Then, a huge Honkai Knight appeared from it, leaped down, and pounced directly at Raiden Mei!
Faced with this sudden attack, Mei Raiden no longer had the strength to resist. The only thing she could do was to instinctively raise her hands to block in front of her - but at the same time, a sword light flashed, and then the huge Honkai Knight was split in two.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Zheng, holding a big sword, appeared in front of Raiden Mei.
"Mr. Yuki..."
"Well, it looks like there's no miracle happening this time."
Fang Zheng, holding the greatsword, was also very depressed. According to the plot of the magical girl, something should have happened at this time, such as Raiden Mei awakening a new power because of her longing for her friend, or Kiana feeling the bond between the two and regaining consciousness.
But now it seems that neither of these two strategies is hopeless.
So……
"Since there is no miracle, I have no choice but to create one myself."
Looking at Kiana in front of him, Fang Zheng raised his sword and looked at Kiana in front of him.
"So, Kiana... No, should I call you Silin?"
"……Who are you?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Kiana's face darkened and she stared at him, while the latter shook his head.
"It doesn't matter who I am, but I have a few words to say to you. Would you like to listen?"
"Oh? What do you want to say?"
"I know what happened to you in Siberia during the Second Collapse."
Fang Zheng stared at Kiana in front of him - or the Herrscher of the Void, and spoke.
"To be honest, I sympathize with your experience, and I can understand why you hate the world because of it. So, I have a suggestion."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised a finger, and the Herrscher of the Void stared at him curiously.
"proposal?"
"That's right. Those who did cruel things to you and the mastermind behind everything deserve to die, but it's different for the others. Let me promise to kill all those who did this, including that idiot named Otto. I will make them suffer the most unimaginable pain in the world, and their souls will be completely destroyed in eternal torment. You can witness it all with your own eyes, as many times as you want...how about it?"
Fang Zheng spread his hands and looked at the other party. The Herrscher of the Void was silent for a moment and spoke again.
"So, what do you want me to do?"
"You should take revenge when you have a grudge. After you have your revenge, you can rest in peace. By then, I hope you can return your body to this little girl, and don't cause any trouble by destroying the world."
“Hmph…hmph…”
Hearing this, the Herrscher of the Void couldn't help but sneer, and then she glared at Fang Zheng.
"You want to deceive me again, just like that time, you want to deceive me again. But this time, I won't be fooled again! Human! I will completely destroy you. As long as I destroy you, then everything will be fine! I will never believe your lies!!"
Along with the roar of the Herrscher of the Sky, the next moment, black holes in space emerged from behind her. Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly, looked at Raiden Mei beside him and shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, the negotiations failed... It's fate's fault. If it weren't for them, this kid wouldn't have become paranoid..."
"What do we do now, Mr. Yuuki?"
"no way."
In response to Mei Raiden's question, Fang Zheng shook his head.
"The child is disobedient... just give him a beating."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his right hand and then - snapped his fingers.
“Pah.”
Then, everything suddenly changed.