Cocolia's face was blank as she saw the words 'Network Disconnected' on her screen.
For a moment, she thought about whether her men had actually forgotten to pay for the upkeep of the Internet.
However, her mind quickly came to their senses as she shouted out.
"What happened? Why did it disconnect?"
A brave employee decided to answer at this time. "W-we seem to have our connection cut off from ME Corp."
"I can see that you buffoon! I'm asking why it happened!"
Cocolia frantically paced left and right for a moment before she punched her palm.
"Right! Send the mechas! We'll go capture them right now!!"
"Umm… about that…"
Her face became gloomy.
"What happened this time?"
"T-the mechas seem to be unresponsive right now… It's almost as if someone… destroyed them?"
Cocolia's face went blank for a moment.
It took a few seconds before her brain rebooted. Still, she could only offer one word in response as the implications of it dawned upon her.
"Cyka Blyat"
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Red… wasn't working?
A hint of seriousness appeared on my face.
That wasn't good…
I wanted to spend a moment analysing the issue. However, I glanced at Kiana who was behind me.
As I watched her grit her teeth and grasp at her head in pain, I let out a sigh.
Fuck it.
We ball.
I swiped my arm.
"Dismantle"
A huge wave made of Honkai was sent at the face of the Honkai beast.
It didn't even know what had happened when my attack hit it. Its large body was sent several feet back but there was only a small scratch on its carapace which was already healing.
Hmm
Dismantles won't work.
I need to use Cleave then.
I moved in a flash of speed towards it. While doing so, I attempted to use Blue to pull myself towards it only to find that Blue was not working as well.
Great.
What's next?
Infinity was down?
Epitaph screamed at me the moment I did as I jumped up to dodge the low sweep of the creature.
…
Infinity was down…
Me and my mouth man…
I shook my head and landed on top of the creature with a one armed handstand.
"Cleave"
Boom
Several far deeper cuts appeared on its body this time before it shook me off.
And not even Cleave was strong enough to cut through this creature in one go?
I reached into my jacket, wanting to pull out Shamash. However, I clicked my tongue as I realised one thing.
Shamash's firepower would be a hazard in a skyscraper like this.
It would be ok if I were alone, but I needed to be careful not to harm Kiana and the others.
I glanced at them once more.
They seemed to have escaped now.
That means that I needed to get this creature out in the open right, while ensuring that it wouldn't swap aggro to them right?
*Clunk*
Just in time.
As the wheel turned behind me, my senses were sharpened as I could feel the Honkai energy more intimately around me.
Space…
It was disorderly and chaotic in this area right now.
No wonder Limitless was useless at the moment…
But man… I kinda wished this was a stop fix adaptation right now.
The Emperor Class Honkai beast did not give me time to think this time as it charged at me- its horn ready to spear me into a wall.
However…
I raised my hand.
And the beast was stopped straight in its tracks.
"A makeshift Infinity from slashes. Isn't that cool?" I asked the beast. "I don't like using it though. It takes a crap ton of energy to do, but it works pretty well here."
It snorted in confusion when it heard my words.
That… was a bit embarrassing.
It was sort of a new low to be glazing myself in front of a Honkai beast now but I can't stop running my mouth once I get in a fight.
But moving on…
Let's get this creature outta here.
Making use of its confusion, I stopped using the makeshift Infinity and grabbed onto its horns. Taking a deep breath, I exerted my strength as I threw this creature into the air.
The creature remained in the air, slightly dazed. It was at this moment that I felt the sensation of something about to happen.
With a loud cackle, I charged up all my Honkai energy into my fist…
And then…
*Clunk*
The second adaptation to this unstable space has arrived.
At that moment, due to this instability around me, my adaptation to it, my immense Honkai control and my intense focus…
A distortion in space caused by the almost impossibly perfect timing of 0.000001 seconds was realised.
The beast and I shared a look at one another….
I cackled…
And a hint of fear seemed to appear in this mindless creature…
Before…
"BLACK FLASH"
The sparks of black that did not belong to this world have finally arrived.
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As Mei and Bronya scrambled out of the ME Corp building with Kiana in hand, they let out a sigh of relief before looking back up.
"Gojo is still fighting there…" Mei pinched her clothes. "And Kiana is…"
Bronya kept a remarkable poker face as she checked on Kiana's body while trying to put her in a comfortable position.
"Do not worry about Gojo. He will be fine."
"But his ability looked like it wasn't working just now right?""Sister Mei." Bronya met Mei in the eyes.
"Y-yea?"
"Trust in him. Gojo is…"
"The Strongest."
Bronya's words were simple, and even a little naive.
Yet for some reason, they seemed to have an immediate effect. Mei's breathing smoothened out, her wide eyes returned to normal and her hands relaxed now.
"Right…"
Hearing that, Bronya nodded.
"Subject Kiana's situation seems strange. Scans show only slightly higher than average Honkai readings from her body, but Kiana is in pain-"
She wasn't able to finish that sentence as a huge shockwave silenced her words.
Pieces of glass, concrete and some sort of white silicon based material fell from the skies and landed on the ground.
An agonised cry filled the ears of the girls, causing for them to look up in the direction of it.
And there it was.
The beast flailing its limbs wildly in the air accompanied by sparks of black.
Gravity did its work as the creature fell to the ground, causing dust to pick up.
When the dust cleared, Gojo was already standing in front of the creature… if you could call what was left of it a creature at the moment.
Its white carapace was all but completely shattered at the moment. Its limbs were bent in strange ways and its horns were incomplete, like they had been forcibly broken off.
The man who did all of this did not say anything about his work.
With his figure under the moonlight, neither Bronya nor Mei could deny the security that his figure brought to them.
Until he opened his mouth of course.
"Hi guys! I won! Hahahaha!"
Bronya, Mei and even Kiana who was having a splitting headache at the moment really wanted to tell him.
Please…
Just shut up next time…
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