It has to be said that the Cosmic Juggernaut designed by Vill-V was too complicated. If he hadn't been able to constantly try and make errors, he would probably have died in this city called Manila.
In short, after countless attempts, Kirataka finally succeeded in projecting the complete Cosmic Juggernaut.
The majestic train stopped on the beach. Under Kirataka's control, its teleportation function was activated. A ray of light shot out from the sharp point of the train head, opening a portal directly in front of the train, pointing the way for his escape.
Kirataka quickened his pace and quickly arrived near the portal.
Although its appearance is designed to resemble a train, its interior does not have seats for people like an ordinary train but is full of sophisticated mechanical structures.
Its usage is not to carry the passengers inside and transfer them directly, but to consume the Honkai energy to open a portal for people to pass through, as it is now.
Essentially, it's more of a transmitter than a vehicle.
As the Divine Key is made from the core of the Herrscher of the Void, its greatest limit is to open the passage to the Imaginary tree. It can also create world bubbles and enter the Quantum Sea at will.
The total amount of Honkai energy required will vary depending on the location of the transmission.
Of course, Kirataka doesn't need these high-end functions that can cross the world now. He only needs to transfer between two very short coordinates within the intrinsic world. Correspondingly, the amount of Honkai energy consumed will not be too much.
——According to his setting, the other side of the portal led to the ruins where he had met Anna before.
He couldn't teleport directly to the airport, otherwise, if he was seen by the other Valkyries who had already arrived, he would be killed in an instant.
Considering the location, the ruins that Anna and he had searched together would be more suitable.
That is an area that has been confirmed to have no survivors. Even if other Valkyries come to Manila to search in the future, they will probably avoid that area.
As Kirataka determined the coordinates in his mind, the space on the other side of the portal gradually took shape.
However, before entering, he stopped, turned around, and looked at the group of monsters that were chasing him.
"I can't destroy them all, but I'll still give them one before I move to a safe place."
Kirataka raised his hand as he spoke.
The parting gift should not be forgotten.
Compared to when he was in Nagazora City, his strength has improved a lot. With a reasonable strategy, he can easily defeat even the copy of the First Herrscher.
The power of the electromagnetic cannon he fired with all his strength today is far beyond what it was before.
All the strength gathered at the fingertips of both hands, and Kirataka projected a Judah's spiritual spear.
——Well, compared to coins, it is obvious that this material made of Soulium can better withstand electromagnetic acceleration, and the damage caused is also more considerable.
He was not a fundamentalist. He would use whatever was useful and practical. He had even used the Star of Eden to launch a firearm, so launching a spiritual spear was just a common thing.
The spirit spear in his hand continued to rotate at a very high frequency under the stimulation of the electromagnetic field. When the Honkai beasts were close, he took a deep breath and let the spirit spear shoot out.
A beam of blue light quickly exploded into the tide of Honkai beasts. The group of Honkai beasts running in the front did not even leave any debris, and they completely disappeared from this world.
Under the continuous acceleration of the electromagnetic force, the spirit spear kept moving forward, tearing a hole in the wave of Honkai beasts, and flew for about three or four hundred meters before running out of energy.
Kirataka took a look at his work, nodded with satisfaction, then fell backward and fell into the portal.
............…
After searching the city for a long time, Anna still couldn't find Kirataka.
As night fell, the other Valkyries had completed their first search for survivors and were returning to the Schicksal Camp, which was also the airport, for resupply.
Perhaps because Kirataka attracted most of the Honkai beasts, the Valkyries' search and rescue operation became quite smooth. Anna alone rescued dozens of civilians from the ruins, and with the help of the C-level Valkyrie who was responsible for the response, she brought them all back to the camp.
But Anna did not choose to go back, but continued to wander among the ruins, and unknowingly returned to the original ruins.
'I can't find him anywhere...'
'Could it be that he has really been taken over by those Honkai beasts...'
She felt a little lost.
To be honest, this time the eruption of Manila was the first time she truly faced the bloody frontline battlefield.
For the first time, the concept of death and sacrifice was vividly placed before the girl's eyes.
She felt fear and terror but ultimately chose to face it.
It has been confirmed that all other members of the Snow Lotus Squad have died in the search process. She feels very sad about this. Therefore, she at least hopes to find Kirataka, her comrade who rescued civilians with her at the disaster site, to prevent any more casualties.
Otherwise, she would end up surviving alone... This was really hard for her to accept.
At this moment, the depressed girl heard a certain sound.
That was the sound of something falling from the sky—
She looked up and saw someone falling from the sky.
"…Huh?!"
While exclaiming, Anna instinctively opened her arms to welcome the other party.
There was a loud "bang," and the girl fell to the ground.
"Cough… cough cough…"
After the smoke caused by the fall dissipated, Anna could see clearly that the person who fell from the sky was Kirataka, whom she was looking for.
"Kir-Kirataka?"
The girl said in surprise.
"Uh... yeah, it's me."
Kirataka raised his head with difficulty and said.
Perhaps because it was his first time operating the Cosmic Juggernaut and he was not proficient enough, there was a slight deviation in his coordinates after being teleported. He ran to a relatively high place and was forced to free fall.
Although in fact, with his current physical condition, there would be no problem even if he fell directly to the ground... but when he fell just now, he found that he seemed to have bumped into another person.
Only then did he notice that he had knocked Anna to the ground.
This posture, all in all, is a little bit bad.
"Uh, sorry."
Kirataka supported himself on the ground on both sides of the girl and tried to sit up.
Anna suddenly reached out her hand, hugged him, and said in a very happy tone:
"Great, you're still alive!"
The girl hugged Kirataka tightly, fearing that he would disappear in the next second.
"I'm really worried about you. If something really happens to you..."
"It's all right."
Kirataka smiled and comforted her.
"Uh-huh."
The girl nodded slightly and felt completely relieved.
Her pair of pink-purple eyes were so close that they could even hear each other's breathing clearly.
At this moment, Anna seemed to have just realized what she had just done. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered:
"Yes, sorry, I was a little too excited just now..."
She became a little at a loss and didn't know what to do for a moment.
'Should I push him away at this time? No, that's not right, I was the one who carried him' up...
"No, nothing..."
Kirataka smiled and shook his head.
Well, he didn't suffer any loss.
Then he tried to stand up from the ground, but suddenly he felt weak, and a feeling of powerlessness surged into his heart.
——From the moment the disaster broke out, he frequently used time travel to save people and led a group of Honkai beasts on a long journey, while also frequently operating complex projection magic.
The mental damage was quite severe, and the physical strength had basically been completely drained by the continuous torture.
And after meeting Anna again, he relaxed a little, so the fatigue surged up like a tide.
Next, he needs to take a good rest.
Anna noticed that something was wrong with him, so she quickly stood up and supported him.
All in all, next, we should take him back to the camp in the rear to rest.
The chestnut-haired girl supported the boy beside her and walked slowly in the quiet night.
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