NOVEL NEXT Chapter 18: Chapter 18
As soon as the announcement ended, the Seraphs' corpses turned into digital data and disappeared.
I looked at the statue for a while, then stood up.
I threw the Aka that had become completely useless aside and pulled out the revolver at my waist.
I loaded the bullets, opened the safety, and prepared to fight again.
" Phase 2 will begin in 3 seconds. 3..2..1.. Begin!"
" Phase 2 - Defeat the Cavalry-class Honkai Beast within 5 minutes! Fight!"
The announcement ended, and a Cavalry-class Honkai Beast appeared right after.
" Announcement! Special case! The Holy Knight-class Honkai Beast will be dispatched! Please be careful."
A drop of sweat ran down my cheek as I heard the announcement.
And then a Honkai Beast in the form of a knight raised a spear covered in a mysterious purple flame and appeared before me.
- It seems that it will be difficult to end soon.
I muttered softly and quickly activated my skill to prepare for the battle.
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*In the control room.*
Theresa was observing each student's exam process one by one, noting each person's strengths and weaknesses.
Normally, this was not the job of a principal like her.
But partly because of her teacher's conscience, partly because she loved this academy so much, she tried her best to fulfill her responsibility and ensure that her students were strong enough to fight the Honkai on the battlefield.
The majority of Valkyries were usually orphans and were taken in by the Schicksal organization, while others still had families and wanted to stand up and fight for humanity or were forced by circumstances.
But everyone's life is the same, she doesn't want anyone to sacrifice just because of her lack of responsibility.
Practice tests like this are to prepare for that.
- Knock! Knock!
- Who is it?
Hearing the knock on the door, she stopped writing and asked.
- It's Himeko.
Hearing the voice on the other side, she immediately said.
- Come in.
- Clang!
The door slowly opened and a red-haired woman walked into the room.
- Coffee, would you like some, principal?
Hearing Himeko's question, Theresa stretched a little and turned her chair to answer.
- Coffee? That's fine, but don't put sugar in it, okay?
She happily said and took the cup of coffee and took a sip.
The bitter taste of the coffee immediately drove away her drowsiness.
- Do you still like to drink bitter things like that?
Himeko asked after taking a sip of the unsweetened coffee, the bitterness of it made her give up and quickly reach for the sugar packet and add it.
- The bitterness of coffee helps us stay awake, doesn't it, although I prefer bitter melon juice.
Himeko shook her head at Theresa's terrible taste, not knowing what to say.
- So what are you here for?
Theresa asked while turning back to her work.
- Well, I just wanted to see how my students were doing. Especially those troublemakers.
Hearing the troublemakers, Theresa immediately understood and switched the screen to Kiana's group.
The images of the other students suddenly disappeared and were replaced by the images of the students in Himeko's class, class B2.
- As for them, I think they're doing very well.
She enlarged the screen so that both of them could see the battle clearly.
On the left corner of the screen, a girl had easily pierced the chest of a Chariot-class Honkai Beast with her hand.
- Fu Hua is as good as ever.
- That's right. She quickly took down all the Seraph-class Honkai Beasts in just 3 minutes, which was a terrifying speed for someone who only fought with their bare hands. Whether it was a cavalry-class or a chariot-class, she could always knock them down and finish them off in one blow. This was the strength of an A-class Valkyrie.
"Examiner Fu Hua completed the test in a total time of, 8 minutes and 15 seconds! Congratulations!"
On the center screen, a ponytailed girl was skillfully avoiding the attacks of the Chariot-class Honkai Beasts and continuously unleashing countless accurate slashes, completely dominating the battle.
- Mei is also amazing.
- Her skills are very good and her judgment of the situation is also very sharp. She is a rough diamond.
- Of course.
Both of them nodded in admiration because they knew Mei's secret.
And on the right corner of the screen, a girl with an expressionless face hugged a stuffed rabbit and faced the Honkai beast.
All of its attacks were blocked by a metal shield. And then...
- Finish it off, armored rabbit!
A robo with a giant upper body and two metal arms appeared behind her and quickly destroyed the Honkai beast with a heavy shock cannon.
- Uwa! I should have disqualified her from the exam, with such a cutting-edge weapon, it would be unfair to the other candidates.
- I agree.
- Now let's see Kiana's mark.
She zoomed in on the screen in the center. There, a white-haired girl was standing head-on, facing off against a Chariot-class Honkai beast.
- Neko-chan!
A giant cat hand appeared and sent the Honkai beast flying to the side.
- Hahaha! Do you know how formidable this young lady is?
Staring at the screen, the two shook their heads and sighed.
- It was all about fighting with brute force without any strategy.
- Or should I say, as expected of someone from the Kaslana family?
Normally, everyone avoids facing off against the enemy head-on, we usually use some tricks, or seize the opportunity to gain an advantage, but few people rush in to fight to the death like that.
- Bang!
After smashing the Honkai core with a hammer, Kiana also finished her performance.
" Contestant Raiden Mei completed the test in a total time of 12 minutes."
" Contestant Bronya Zaychik completed the test in a total time of 12 minutes and 30 seconds"
" Contestant Yumeji Satsuki completed the test in a total time of 15 minutes and 30 seconds"
" Contestant Kiana Kaslana completed the test in a total time of 16 minutes"
While they were listening to the system announcement, a sudden announcement surprised both of them.
- How could I forget about him!
- Yes, that boy is the most worrying person, yet I forgot about him.
Theresa immediately adjusted the screen to zoom in on Yumeji's test. Since it took about 2 minutes for the Honkai beast's corpse to be dataized, there was still time to check the situation of the battle.
When she zoomed in, she saw a young boy sitting in the corner of the room, using a knife to cut the sleeve of his arm to get a bandage for the wound on his palm.
Although his body looked quite shabby, there were no other noticeable injuries besides the wound on his palm.
She shifted her gaze and observed the space around him.
Horrible! That was the only word she could use to describe the current state of the simulation room.
Although it wasn't heavily damaged, the entire room was in ruins. There was a large dent on the wall.
The floor was covered in scorch marks and ice fragments, and it was impossible to tell what terrible thing had happened there.
Theresa was a little stunned as she observed the state of the simulation room.
Remember, this room was reinforced with the most advanced technology, even a Fire Lightning-class Honkai Beast or an A-class Valkyrie would have a hard time destroying it.
Its durability was guaranteed to this extent, yet it still looked so miserable, making her bow her head in admiration to the person who had made this achievement.
- He really is the King of Destruction.
Having heard Himeko's comment, she could only nod in agreement.
Then she changed the camera angle to see the state of the Honkai beast, then the scene before her eyes made her shocked.
- Oh, this is no joke!
- What the hell happened!?
Both she and Himeko were stunned by the scene before their eyes.
The body of the Chariot-class Honkai beast on the screen was extremely strange.
More than half of its body had been completely blown away, leaving only a pile of ashes and short legs.
If it weren't for the scorch marks in the shape of a Honkai beast imprinted on the ground, no one would believe that it was the body of a Chariot-class Honkai beast.
It would take a terrifying amount of firepower to do that, but the problem was that the person who created this result only used extremely ordinary military weapons.
'What the hell happened when I took my eyes off him!'
Both Theresa and Himeko thought the same thing at the same time.