Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Ana stared blankly at the collapsed student dormitory.

In a panic, she rushed forward and began to dig.

It was true that Academy City had sufficient life-saving measures, but these things hadn't been widely promoted beyond students and some staff members.

Noldrei had deliberately created this tiered system to encourage more people to voluntarily join his army of new humans.

It was never fair and just from the beginning. Instead of people doubting the safety of these biotechnologies, Noldrei's monkey-like antics successfully turned it into a conflict of "inequality rather than scarcity."

He had truly mastered some of the "essences" of primitive rule.

Ana dug frantically in the direction she remembered, not even caring about her injured arms.

She just wanted to find the last shred of comfort for her heart.

And that last tiny glimmer of hope.

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The concentration of Honkai Energy in the air was rising rapidly.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt his combat power growing at an insane rate. It seemed as if a casual movement of his limbs could shatter mountains and divert rivers.

This feeling forced him to be careful about releasing his power.

He had dealt with many people on his way, but they all seemed mentally unstable.

To this day, Hachiman still didn't know what he had gotten from Shin Nakamura, or why the people behind the scenes wanted to kill both Shin and him.

But he had learned something else...

He now knew why the so-called "Holy Mother Cult" was born.

This is the fourth batch. Don't these people have any fear of death? Damn bastards!

Hachiman felt a burning sensation in his chest. He violently ripped off his clothes.

Steam billowed from the pores of his skin.

"This is strange. Why... why do I feel like my body is becoming more and more uncontrollable?"

The power within his body was suppressed to an inexplicable degree.

Hachiman looked down at his palm. He instinctively felt he needed to release this power, or else the internal energy it generated would cause him to explode.

"The fifth batch, the heretics of the Holy Mother Cult!"

The Honkai Energy crystals carried by the heretics of the Holy Mother Cult were wreaking havoc throughout the city, their goal being to turn more people protected by the preservation organs into Deadwalkers.

"You all... deserve to die—!"

The members of the Holy Mother Cult seemed to have spotted Hachiman.

They spread their arms wide, holding the Honkai Energy crystals high, and charged madly in his direction.

These people seemed to have completely lost their awareness of death, all of them becoming heretics controlled by some consciousness.

"For the Holy Mother—!!"

"For the Holy Mother—!!"

"For the Holy Mother—!!"

[SELENE System Loading]

[Weapon Charging Complete]

[Honkai Energy Concentration Detected]

[Detection Successful]

[Honkai Energy Elimination System Activated]

[Free Combat Mode Engaged]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Final Confirmation]

[User Has Not Intervened. Automatic Confirmation.]

BOOM—!

A massive beam of light swept across the entire street before him.

Hachiman instinctively slammed his legs into the ground. Even with half his leg buried, he was still blown back by the powerful recoil.

The human body was fragile against the internal energy attack. The leaking energy made the surrounding space seem to twist and distort.

This batch of Holy Mother Cult members vanished without even leaving dust behind.

Along with them, the ordinary people who had been turned into Deadwalkers were also wiped clean.

These people... what are they doing?

Hachiman rolled over and got up from the ground. The impact had done nothing more than tear his clothes.

Fortunately, he still had his iron shorts on, so his new "equipment" wasn't exposed.

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After saving her family's jewelry store, Susannah Manatt also gathered the regular security personnel to protect the goods inside.

The young girl didn't really understand all the complicated struggles, but she knew she had to go and save more people now.

This was the responsibility that had been taught to her as a Valkyrie. She never thought she would encounter such a major crisis just by taking a single day off.

But who should she find now?

"Are you all okay here?"

Horikita Manabu was leading the joint student council to clean up the troublemakers. Their main job was to protect the students.

So, he would lead his team to help anyone who might be a student.

"We're from the joint student council. Are you a Valkyrie?"

Horikita pushed up his glasses. His team had already found many lone Valkyries like her. Most of them were the type who didn't want to get involved in the chaos, including those who had left Schicksal.

"Ah, yes," Susannah said, tidying her clothes. "I was just about to go and help others maintain order in the city."

"Good. Then you can come with us for now. I'm about to lead a joint patrol, and we need capable combat members right now."

Horikita gestured with his chin to a female student next to him.

The student understood and tossed Susannah a bracelet. "This is a quantum-type standard issue Valkyrie battlesuit. You can use it for now. Join our team to clear up the chaos in Academy City."

"Understood!"

Susannah's demeanor changed the moment she received the battlesuit. She immediately saluted and said seriously, "President, your orders!"

Horikita nodded.

"Follow me!"

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Kiana ran through the city.

With a casual flick of her tentacle, she could revive anyone to full health and status.

"Go, go! Don't stay here. Go to the open areas around the city."

Kiana urged everyone to leave quickly.

Actually, she didn't need to urge them. With her current pink-ball form, it was already a testament to a person's strength if they could resist the urge to flee and thank her immediately after being revived.

"Hei, has Bai taken care of the students at the mental hospital?"

Hei said calmly, "Everything is under control. We've already built a 500-meter underground defense facility. Even a Honkai fission bomb won't work."

Bro, I didn't ask you to mine in Academy City.

Kiana really couldn't hold it in anymore. She couldn't imagine what kind of crisis would require defense against a Honkai fission bomb.

Was that based on something Tesla could whip up by hand?

Compared to the situation here, Hei was more worried about the other side.

"Your Highness, shouldn't we go and take a look over there?"

He was referring to the battleground where beams of light and spears flew in unison.

Hei suggested, "If we don't go soon, I think they'll tear the city apart. No matter how efficient our mech production is, it can't keep up with that many city repair jobs."

The pink ball made a helpless emoji expression but didn't refuse Hei's suggestion.

She also wanted to stop these people who fought without any regard for their surroundings.

"Damn it! Where did that guy run off to? He's nowhere to be found when it matters most?!"