There have been no storms recently, and the waves are calm, which is very beneficial for yachts weighing only a few dozen tons, allowing them to travel at full speed in this sea area.
Sakura is more than just a warrior. She uses satellite navigation to plan the course while intercepting and analyzing the communications of the Fire Moth, leaving Ryan with nothing to do.
After completely tearing down the barriers, Ryan realized how powerful this girl was.
She is good at housework, considerate, hardworking, nice to talk to, and has excellent business skills. She is simply a perfect assistant.
"Leave it to her, and you don't have to worry about anything. Mm, the tea she makes is delicious too."
Ryan stood at the bow, sipping his tea. Sakura even prepared a thermos for him to prevent the sea breeze from cooling the tea, which showed her attentiveness.
With Sakura here, I can fully prepare for battle.
Perhaps it was because of the excessive sea breeze, Ryan even felt like tears welling up in his eyes. After so many years, he finally met an elite social animal.
This really saved him a lot of energy and allowed him to focus on the task.
"The deserted island was flattened directly. It was confirmed to be the effect of the N1 bomb. Then Śeṣa burrowed into the sea and the energy signal was lost."
If Śeṣa was just an Emperor-class beast, Ryan estimated that it would have died, but a Judgment-class beast was definitely not that simple. As the most powerful Honkai beast, it would be too embarrassing to be directly blown to death.
So it is either hiding in the sea or on another deserted island. Judging from its habits, the latter is more likely.
Ryan looked around and saw deserted islands of various sizes on the sea. This area was nicknamed the 'Country of a Thousand Islands.' In addition, it was located in the tropics and the islands were covered with lush vegetation, making it a paradise for wild animals.
This place was previously sparsely populated, and with the aftermath of the Third Honkai, a large number of animals mutated, and a large number of Collapse beasts roamed rampant. The surviving humans had long since died.
Because the terrain is too complicated, as long as these monsters don't come out in groups to cause trouble, the Fire Moths are too lazy to waste ammunition. If they send troops to clear them out, these trees may really be able to speak physically.
So even though there was a vibrant scene in front of him, Ryan couldn't even hear the sound of birds. The values on the detector were always in the danger zone, like a layer of invisible fog that made people's heart beat faster.
"What a great place to hide. No wonder the Fire Moths can't do anything to it."
He saw the destroyer stranded on the beach. Its surface was already covered with rust, large pieces of steel plates were damaged, several dead bones were lying on the deck, and the remaining clothes had signs of being torn. This should be the squadron that was swept in.
"Murasame? It turns out to be a fleet belonging to the Far East Branch. How unlucky!"
Ryan observed a moment of silence, and saw a port town that was mostly submerged. The few ruins were covered with thick and long vines. Several fishing boats were upside down in the town, and not a single person could be seen.
Nest of dragons and tigers.
Ryan covered the thermos cup and quickly went to the cab. He saw Sakura staring at the computer screen. The "cloud map" on it was already dark red.
"Don't look at it. This is a Honkai beast that has opened the fog of war. If an ordinary search team dares to come in, it will be a luxury to find its trace."
Sakura didn't understand what the fog of war was, but she knew that with this concentration of Honkai energy, mutated animals and Honkai beasts could not be detected at all.
She opened her mouth and was about to answer when she heard a steel groaning sound. Her first reaction was that it had hit a reef. Then the creaking sound continued and she immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Beach, let's go ashore."
Ryan rushed out directly, held the railing, and looked up. He saw bubbles coming out from the bottom of the boat, obviously it was taking in water. Then a dark shadow suddenly jumped up.
puff.
He subconsciously crushed it with his hand, and then he saw that it was a strange-looking fish, about half a meter long, with scales as hard as petrified, and a mouth full of sharp teeth that kept biting the air.
Mutated beast.
This thing is similar to the dead soldiers. They are all creatures that have been mutated after being corroded by the Honkai energy. In ancient times, they became various scary legends.
In this kind of environment, there will definitely be a lot of mutant monsters.
"Sakura, come here!"
He shouted, and Sakura found that the boat couldn't move at all, so she rushed out of the cab with a knife in hand. Seeing Ryan spread his hands, she jumped on without thinking.
In an instant, she felt herself floating. The man carried her up, jumped out of the deck, and flew towards the shore along the sea surface. The speed was so fast that a straight water line was left behind him.
Then, Sakura saw the sea surface boiling, countless strange fish jumped out of the water, and electric arcs appeared all around. Any strange fish that touched them would be charred on the spot, and the strange scene appeared in the girl's eyes again.
The sea surface was covered with dead fish over one meter long, densely packed and rising and falling with the waves.
Sakura completely relaxed her muscles. This formation was enough to kill hundreds of people, but it was not enough in front of Ryan, so there was no need for her to draw her sword.
After tens of seconds, Ryan stepped onto the beach, bent slightly, put Sakura down from his shoulder, and looked at the sea silently.
Hundreds of mutant beasts, this is just the appetizer. It is indeed not as simple as I imagined.
"Śeṣa should be able to sense the authority of the Herrscher of Thunder and either flee or come out to investigate. Why do you think it is so quiet?"
Sakura rubbed her stomach, feeling a little nauseous from the push from Ryan's shoulder just now, and replied calmly, "Maybe it's not nearby."
"Possibly, but I'm leaning towards it being hunting."
"Hunting? According to the report of the Fire Moth, Honkai beasts should not use tactics."
"That's just experience, not truth. As we humans grow stronger, Honkai will evolve as well. All it needs is an opportunity."
Before he finished speaking, the dense forest shook violently, and the beach trembled slightly, as if there were thousands of troops and horses, and trees in the distance were falling down one after another, extending rapidly towards this place.
"Fight or flee?" Sakura looked to the side, but the man did not hesitate at all.
"What I just said was just a guess. We have to see it with our own eyes."
That means war.
Sakura nodded and saw a leopard-like monster leap out of the woods and hold down Ryan's right hand as he drew his sword.
"Save your energy, I'll do it."
There was no need for much communication. Seeing Ryan nod slightly, the girl stepped forward directly.
It looked like a leopard, but it was more than three meters long, with a particularly large mutated head, and it was coming towards him to bite him.
Smelling the fishy wind, Sakura just slightly turned sideways and used her thumb to pull out the long knife.
Clang——
The cold cherry was unsheathed with a soft humming sound, and the girl had already crossed the sword, only cutting the 'leopard' evenly from its open mouth to its tail.
Good knife.
Blood splattered, about to stain the girl's jacket, but Sakura suddenly jumped out.
She slashed horizontally, spun the sword, slapped the ground with her wrist, did a backflip, and stabbed a giant python to the ground with her long sword, then took a step to avoid being moved to the side.
Boom!!
The greatsword of the Temple hidden in the monster pile slashed down, but the sneak attack failed to hurt the girl at all. Seeing the enemy who had dodged, she came back in a step and hurriedly raised the great shield.
Clang!
The blade, as thin as a cicada's wing, showed no signs of breaking. Instead, a cloud of icy mist burst out the moment it hit the shield.
The Temple wanted to retreat, but was stunned for a moment, because the big shield turned into ice and stuck to the ground, and the pink-haired girl stepped on the edge of the shield, staring at it coldly.
With one blow, the head was cut off, and the headless corpse was pushed into the pile of monsters. The hard skin of the temple plant became the best shield, protecting Sakura as she approached. Then, the silver blade light cut the headless corpse and everything around it in half.
Pieces of flesh were flying, and it was difficult for Sakura to see the human figures as she was running wildly on the ground. Often, the legs of a Honkai beast in front of her had just been chopped off, and the chest of the mutant beast behind it was pierced. Just as she saw the figure being buried, a sudden burst of ice flower stabbed and killed a large number of monsters.
Crash——
Ice flowers exploded, and arm-sized ice chips scattered like bullets, shattering large amounts of flesh like cutting wheat. The air was filled with thick ice fog, and the girl with a knife suddenly rushed out of the ice fog.
The Honkai Emperor, who was in charge of the battle, had not yet reacted and hurriedly formed a net with his beams of light in the hope of forcing back the enemy, but Sakura leaped forward like a dragon emerging from water and passed through the gaps in the light net.
Her back touched the ground, she rolled, stood up, and drew her sword.
Clang!
There was another dragon roar, and the Emperor of Collapse was evenly split into two halves from the waist. The girl straightened her back, made a gorgeous knife flower, and pierced through the head with a backhanded knife.
"What a fast knife."
Ryan couldn't help but applaud softly. Sakura's knife was not only fast but also extremely calm. Every kill paved the way for the next one, just like a piece of art.
As expected, she is one of the strongest warriors among the heroes. Even before he becomes a Mantis, her strength is already considerable. At least she uses the soul steel weapon with ease.
There are tens of thousands of Mantis, and the one who survives to the end must have extraordinary qualities.
Dozens of monsters were killed, and their blood soaked the beach. Ryan, who had not taken any action at all, heard the noise in the woods and walked over.
"The second wave is coming soon. Can we still fight?"
Sakura adjusted her breathing and brushed her fingers lightly over the blade, feeling the texture brought by the increased power.
Just the sword made her much stronger. With the physical strength of the Honkai Emperor, alloy weapons would have broken, so how could they be cut like tofu by herself?
"sure."
"Then I'll come and help. Don't worry, I have a way to maintain my stamina."
Ryan did not choose to slack off. He gently pulled out his simple long sword, turned his wrist, and slashed it towards the ground.
Swoosh——
The moist soil was directly broken, and a mutated Honkai Emperor was picked up into the air. This thing was less than two meters in size and was lurking underground like an assassin.
I didn't even notice?
Sakura's breathing stagnated, and she saw Ryan beside her disappear. She only heard a faint whistling sound in the air. She turned her head and saw that the Honkai Emperor had been split into five even pieces in the air.
It's not a question of speed anymore, but that my eyes can't catch the trajectory at all. The Honkai Beast seems to be disintegrating on its own.
bite.
The long sword was sheathed, and Ryan had stood in front of her without her knowing, holding the red hilt.
"Let's go to the abandoned town first. The monsters on this island should have been cleared out."
"Do you want to wait for it to gather manpower?" Sakura blurted out.
"If there are more attacks, it proves that Śeṣa must be here, so--"
Ryan held the sword and silently went into the woods.
"It can't run away!"