"Um, Lynelle..."
Sushang couldn't quite hold back her confusion any longer and finally asked,
"Where on earth did you learn this... uh... Taixu Sword Art of yours?"
"Probably from... the Yaoqing?"
"And where is Yaoqing...?" Sushang's face betrayed unconcealed curiosity.
"Are the cultivation methods over there really that... untamed?"
"Maybe every region just has its own unique style?" Lynelle positioned herself in front of Sushang.
While occasionally tossing out a Jingwei, she practically cleaved through Ana's relentless waves of attacks with brute force from her sword, leaving Sushang utterly horrified.
It couldn't be helped—after all, the Lynelle from the Honkai Star Rail side, aside from her innate Taixu Sword Art, only had that physique capable of shattering giant rocks with her chest every single day.
And this physique had been further enhanced by Lynelle's high compatibility with the Abundance's blessings.
Which led to... Lynelle's fighting style being rather... unique.
To put it more concretely—since the opponent's DPS wasn't even hitting 799 and couldn't outpace Lynelle's own regeneration speed, she simply didn't bother defending.
She only dealt with attacks that might threaten Sushang behind her.
And that was precisely why Sushang was watching in terror—after all, if you saw a girl who looked almost exactly like you have an arm snapped off right in front of you, only for it to fully heal and regenerate within seconds... anyone would be left questioning reality.
"Lynelle, maybe we should just finish this quickly..."
After briefly regulating her breathing, Sushang couldn't help but urge, "Dragging this out doesn't seem like a solution."
"We've been fighting for so long, and the enemy shows no signs of exhaustion. If anything, the longer this goes on, the worse it might get for us."
"Right now, the Honkai energy in my body is probably enough for one full-powered Sword God. Even if it can't defeat her, it should at least temporarily suppress the core's control over her, letting Ana reclaim her body... But I need you to help me restrain her for a moment."
"That shouldn't be a problem." Lynelle instantly dispelled her transformation, looking somewhat puzzled. "But isn't Sword God a guaranteed hit?"
"If I can lock onto Ana, then yes, it's guaranteed... but I'm worried she won't give me the chance to lock on."
"Alright, leave it to me—" Another character card appeared in Lynelle's hand.
After all, when it came to control, no one was more of an expert in the push-delay field than the great Welt.
But just as Lynelle was about to crush the card, a familiar voice suddenly rang out above the two of them.
"Ha, finally found you—I knew that bastard Otto was up to no good again. How many Herrschers has Nagazora had already, and he still insists on adding one more here?"
With a roar that could only be described as violent, a massive weapon case slammed down right in front of Lynelle, blocking an attack from the Herrscher of Ice.
Immediately after, a gray-haired figure followed, grabbing one of the greatswords from the case and proceeding to relentlessly smash the ice wall the Herrscher of Ice had prepared for defense, forcefully tearing a huge gap in it.
"...?"
This sudden turn of events completely stunned the two, who had been preparing for a last stand.
If Lynelle wasn't mistaken, this seemingly wild and unrestrained figure should be Fu Hua... but wasn't the real Fu Hua currently still with Lixue?
So... was this Little Senti? But it was still so early—Ana appearing ahead of time was one thing, but how had Little Senti arrived early too?
More importantly... if this really was Little Senti, then where was the Herrscher of Earth's core?
Even if the Herrscher hadn't manifested yet, the core should have emerged by now.
It couldn't be that the Herrscher of Reason resembled the Herrscher of Earth so much that it just took the Earth core along, could it?
"Wait, you... you are..."
A moment later, staring at the "imposing" figure shielding them, Sushang's eyebrow twitched slightly as she uttered a title she wasn't entirely sure about: "Great Master?"
"Huh? No, who are you?" Little Senti turned her head, giving Sushang a puzzled look before her expression cleared with a hint of realization.
"Oh... it's you. The disciple of that Cheng Lingshuang."
"You... you really are Great Master?" The confusion on Sushang's face deepened.
If she remembered correctly, whether it was her mother, Qin Suyi, or her master, Cheng Lingshuang, their description of the Great Master should have been... well, how to put it... at the very least, not this wildly unrestrained and off-the-rails image.
Even her own brief encounter with Fu Hua confirmed that.
But this person in front of her... honestly, aside from her appearance, Sushang couldn't find a single similarity.
"What, you doubt my identity now?"
As memories of the past surfaced in her mind, Little Senti's expression immediately darkened.
Regarding this daughter of a traitorous disciple, even though the debt had been cleared five hundred years ago, given Little Senti's personality and her current state, she certainly wasn't going to give Sushang a friendly look.
"No, I didn't mean it like that, it's just... you feel a bit different from what I imagined..."
"That's because I've let go now. The me from back then was way too..."
"Alright, Big Sister Hua..." At this point, Lynelle, who had already confirmed that this "Fu Hua" was indeed Little Senti, quickly stepped in to mediate.
"Sushang just saved me several times. Let's not argue over this now... We still have to save Ana."
"Hmph, only because Little Lynelle asked." Little Senti snorted lightly, turning to face Lynelle. Then... her tone suddenly cut off, and her face instantly darkened.
"Did that Herrscher over there do this to you?"
"!"
Only then did Lynelle remember—because she had been relying mainly on the Abundance's blessings in the fight, her body now... though without any wounds, was covered in a terrifying amount of blood.
"This... this is just my unique way of fighting..." Lynelle instinctively shrunk her neck back.
"What kind of fighting style is that? Could it have been taught by that Mobius woman?"
Based on Lynelle's explanation, Little Senti almost instantly thought of someone.
"She used to experiment on me all the time, fine, but how could she not even care properly for her own daughter? How irresponsible can she be!"
Before Lynelle could explain, Little Senti continued angrily, "You stay right here and behave. If she won't look after you, I will. Don't worry, as long as your Big Sister Hua is here, no one will dare bully you!"
"No, Big Sister Hua, wait a second!" Seeing Little Senti about to charge forward again, Lynelle quickly stopped her.
"This Herrscher of Ice is different from the ones in the Previous Era. Her authority can freeze other Herrschers' powers and slow down their activation..."
"Oh, thanks for the heads-up." Little Senti nodded, tucking away the few Feathers of Fenghuang Down she'd swiped from Otto.
"Almost wasted another feather—didn't have many left to begin with... But it's fine, I've already regained my full strength. Even without the Fenghuang Down, I'm still invincible in this world!"
"Her targeting other Herrschers' authorities has nothing to do with me, Fu Hua!"
"Mhm..."
Lynelle bit her lip hard to keep herself from accidentally laughing out loud. "Whatever makes you happy, Big Sister Hua..."
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