Chat Group: Starting by Swapping Bodies with Elysia?

The towering buildings of Nagazora City stood empty.

But the heavy stomping sounds revealed the terrifying, enormous Honkai beasts.

Tank-class Honkai beasts as large as Maus tanks, Knight-class Honkai beasts half the size of a building, and scattered Charger-class Honkai beasts the size of a person.

For the current Fire Moth warriors, these were enemies they had to eliminate at the cost of their lives.

Himeko's invitation was sincere, but it was also an agreement with Jiang Qiao to survive this eruption.

In this dangerous place, the girl strolled leisurely, just like in the Siberian snowfield.

Only, without the thick snow, the road felt much easier to walk.

As a Herrscher, the Honkai beasts would consider him one of their own.

But—

"I'm not your companion."

Gently stroking a Honkai Emperor several stories tall, the pink-haired girl chuckled, Honkai energy particles flowing between her fingers.

Behind her, a giant manta ray took flight, attacking the bewildered Honkai beasts.

—This way, the pressure on the other Fire Moth squads would be lessened.

This smooth advance finally came to an end.

"What? I thought it was the Third Herrscher, but it's just a Honkai beast?"

Elysia stopped and looked at the behemoth perched on a building in the distance, sighing.

A bloated body oozed an unidentifiable black substance, its thick, dark color making one wonder if certain North American countries would be ecstatic if they saw it.

But compared to the ominous black ink, what was more concerning was the ferocious, distorted snake head and the pair of brutal, destructive snake eyes.

Unlike the previous small fry Honkai beasts, this behemoth didn't ignore Elysia, the Herrscher. Instead, it let out a sharp roar at the pink-haired girl.

The powerful sound wave, mixed with electricity and swirling winds, blew Elysia's pink hair, including the low ponytail tied with a flower hairpin, in all directions.

"Oh dear, although I understand that it's inevitable to be excited when seeing a beautiful girl like me, this novel way of greeting is a bit too intense for a girl~"

Elysia smiled and brushed her hair aside, complaining with a hint of dissatisfaction and helplessness:

"Look, you've messed up my hair."

"Elysia, is something wrong on your end?"

MEI, on the other end of the portable communicator, sensed the anomaly on Jiang Qiao's side and asked.

"Nothing, just a big guy who's a little too enthusiastic after seeing a cute girl."

—As she spoke, the girl's original position was replaced by a meter-deep crater, filled with scorch marks, and faint crackling static could still be seen in the air.

"Sorry, I've encountered a rather troublesome big guy. I might have to get serious. Talk to you later, MEI."

Touching the communication device on her ear, the pink-haired girl, standing on the Herrscher of Origin's familiar and overlooking the giant snake below, her azure eyes reflecting the crackling lightning, pouted and criticized:

"Attacking someone while they're talking, that's very bad!"

Of course, the giant snake clearly didn't have the taste or interest to appreciate Elysia's performance, only letting out a sharp roar, destroying the surrounding buildings with thunder, and trying to attack Jiang Qiao in the air.

The latter looked at the aggressive giant snake, showing a helpless and amused expression:

"Look at how impatient you are~ Oh dear, perhaps Dr. Mobius would have a lot in common with you. Hmm~ I've decided, I'll call you Mobius."

—Judgment-class Honkai Beast [Śeṣa], the companion beast of the Third Herrscher, and also the material used by Mobius as a MANTIS later.

As the companion beast of the Herrscher of Thunder, although not fully developed, it still had the ability to control lightning. Coupled with its tenacious vitality and that special black mud, without considering special abilities, its strength was among the best in the ranks below Emperor-class Honkai Beasts.

It was a pity—

"You're not the only one who can use lightning~"

Her pink eyes reflected the incoming lightning. The rhombus-shaped Divine Marks representing the Herrscher of Origin aligned with the curve of her lips, forming a mocking smile.

The battle lasted for an unknown amount of time, only ending when the pink-haired girl's uncovered jade foot stepped on the head of the collapsing "Mobius."

Elysia, with a neutral expression, glanced at the charred and broken snake corpse, the purple crystal in her palm emitting a faint light.

"A dead Herrscher core can only do this much."

With a hint of regret in her voice, the pink-haired girl put away the core, and the gorgeous clothes on her body gradually dissipated.

A living Herrscher core could freely control its power, but a processed, dead Herrscher core no longer had the same flexibility or strength.

Just like the rated power of a Divine Key, after exhausting all its stored Honkai energy, it could only unleash a full-powered attack in a predetermined way.

This was the limitation of a Divine Key.

But even so, a full-powered attack from the Herrscher of Thunder, wielded by the Herrscher of Origin, was enough to kill Śeṣa.

However, Śeṣa, with its special regenerative ability, still had a chance to revive. For example, now, this lovely "Dr. Mobius" was diligently absorbing the surrounding Honkai energy, trying to regenerate.

Unfortunately, it encountered the Herrscher of Origin.

—Marked with the "Origin" seal, "Mobius's" mouth, used for feeding, was now sealed.

The pink-haired girl smiled:

"Dr. Mobius should be very interested in this later, right? Hmm~ If she knew that I specially left this material for her, would Dr. Mobius be moved to tears?"

Just then, MEI's voice came from the portable communicator:

"With Mobius's personality, she wouldn't show such an expression. But you can try, I'm also looking forward to seeing Mobius with that kind of expression."

"Of course—more importantly, you might have to come back to camp quickly, Elysia."

"I… can't hold on much longer."