"Kiana, are you ready?" Theresa asked. "How long can you keep the gate to the Imaginary Space open?"
"Do you even know who you're talking to?" Kiana said with a smug grin. "I can keep that thing open as long as I want!" Ever since she'd mastered the power of the Herrscher of the Void, Kiana had become increasingly arrogant.
"I hope you're not just blowing smoke," Theresa replied, clearly a little uneasy. She knew Kiana had the ability, but that didn't mean she felt totally reassured.
At that moment, Durandal and Rita walked over and reported to Theresa, "The Valkyrie unit is fully assembled. Everything's ready—we can move out anytime."
"You're not too slow yourselves," came Walter's voice as he strolled in calmly. "All of Anti-Entropy's tech and forces are in position."
Just as he finished speaking, tens of thousands of mechs arrived from all directions—an endless fleet of drones, flying machines, and even airborne carriers filled the skies.
"Looks like you really went all in," Otto said, impressed as he stared at the massive army of machinery. "Your mech tech is seriously impressive, Anti-Entropy. But let's see how it actually holds up in battle."
"You'll see for yourself soon enough," Walter replied without a hint of emotion.
"Looks like we're the last to arrive," Kevin said as he led the members of World Serpent into the gathering. Unlike the other factions, World Serpent had brought far fewer troops—only a few hundred people in total.
"That's all you've got?" Otto raised an eyebrow. He didn't believe for a second that a group like World Serpent, with its ancient roots, could be this small.
"This is enough," Kevin said, locking eyes with Otto. "We may be few, but our strength speaks for itself."
"Hah, I'll hold you to that," Otto chuckled dismissively.
"We're not here to play around," came a familiar voice. Rimuru appeared out of thin air, flanked by dozens of guild members.
"So this is the world of Honkai?" Diablo looked around with curiosity, clearly fascinated by the massive mechs surrounding them.
"My friend, I can finally go wild, right?" Veldora exclaimed, eyes gleaming with excitement. He'd been so bored these past few days that he was practically itching for a fight.
"Chill out. There'll be plenty of enemies to smash soon," Rimuru said, laughing.
"You guys are the rest of the guild, huh?" Otto asked, watching the newcomers curiously.
"I remember you!" Hermione suddenly blurted out, pointing at Otto. "You're that guy who got cheated on—Ultimate Cuck Otto!"
"...I really wish you hadn't remembered me," Otto muttered, his face darkening like scorched coal. If not for that… maybe we could've been friends.
"Little Hermione, that's not very polite," Dumbledore scolded. "At least say it behind his back, not to his face." Yep, classic Dumbledore—definitely not a good influence.
Otto's expression, which had just started to recover, turned even darker.
"I got it," Hermione stuck out her tongue and apologized to Otto with a sheepish smile.
"...Forget it. Just don't bring that up again," Otto sighed. It's not like he could stay mad at a kid.
"Hey Edward! Wanna have a contest? Let's see who can take down a Herrscher first. If you're scared, just say so," Garp said provocatively, casting a sideways glance at Whitebeard and flaunting his arrogance.
"Scared? Me?" Whitebeard said with a grin. "But what if you lose?"
"Then half of this battle's crystal loot goes to the winner!" Garp declared without hesitation.
"Deal. Just don't cry when you lose!"
The two men smashed their fists together, officially kicking off their challenge.
"Any other questions before we move out?" Otto asked. Seeing no one speak up, he gave Theresa a nod.
"Go for it, Kiana!" Theresa said.
"Leave it to me!"
Kiana soared into the sky, the outfit of the Queen of the Void materializing around her. She hovered midair, took a deep breath, and pressed her palms together. The Honkai energy within her surged, gathering into a dark energy sphere in her hands.
She hurled it forward.
As it flew, the energy ball exploded midair, shattering the fabric of space like glass. On the other side was the gate to the Imaginary Space.
"All forces, advance!" Otto ordered.
The army surged forward like a swarm of bees returning to the hive, pouring into the Imaginary Space.
Deep within the Imaginary Space—
"So they've come," the Herrscher of the End murmured as her eyes slowly opened. In the distance, a black wave approached—an army of titans thundering toward her.
With a graceful wave of her hands, the dormant Honkai army stirred to life. Under the command of Emperor- and Judgement-class beasts, they charged headlong into battle.
The clash was instant and ferocious.
Some Honkai beasts ripped mechs apart with brute force, while Valkyries used their weapons to carve the beasts down.
Towering Father-class mechs rampaged like giants through the Honkai ranks. Even Emperor-class beasts were no match, cut down with ease. Their special alloy bodies shrugged off most attacks.
"Tch. Useless trash," muttered the Fourth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Wind. "Looks like we have to clean this up ourselves."
"Tear them apart—Hurricane!" She launched into the fray, unleashing violent gusts of wind that shredded hundreds of Titan units in seconds.
"You're really not holding back, huh?" Just as she prepared to destroy more mechs, a massive hand—tens of meters long—smashed into her, sending her flying.
It was Garp, in full Titan mode. Towering hundreds of meters tall, even the Father-class mechs barely reached his waist. He glanced at the downed Herrscher of Wind and scoffed, "Don't go picking on kids, you rotten trash."
"You pathetic humans have no right to this world!" the Herrscher of Wind howled, her red eyes blazing with hatred. She exploded with wind energy and lunged toward Garp.
"You're really eager to die," Garp smirked. His entire body was now cloaked in Armament Haki. He hurled a punch straight at the oncoming Herrscher.
"You think you can hit me twice?" Just as the punch was about to connect, the Herrscher twisted her body in a bizarre motion, dodging to the side by dozens of meters.
But Garp didn't flinch. Instead, he grinned with a strange glint in his eye.
"Did I mention Titans control lightning?"
"Thunderstorm!"
"What?!" The Herrscher of Wind's expression changed in an instant as she sensed the overwhelming threat.
Before she could react, thunder erupted from Garp's body, engulfing her in a storm of lightning.
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