Chapter 382: That's it ?

"....I didn't say I don't need you. You're the closest to me besides my brother. But you must protect yourself first. If you get hurt, I'll be heartbroken too."

Sirin crossed her arms and quietly watched Bella. She couldn't help but softly explain, then her cheeks slowly blushed as she turned her head away with a tsundere expression.

Hearing Sirin say that, Bella's eyes lit up with excitement. She pounced on Sirin, licking her cheek with her pink tongue, her eyes sparkling with joy.

Sirin pushed Bella's head with both hands and shouted, "Bella, that's enough! Get off me already!"

Fu Lin quickly turned her head away, no longer looking at the two of them, and asked Kiana☆ with concern, "How are you? Feeling better now?"

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[ But in the next second, Wendy transformed into a green hurricane and effortlessly dodged the beam, then stuck out her tongue and said,

"Just kidding~~" ]

Fu Lin showed a bewildered look, resting his chin on both hands, and muttered in confusion,

"Huh? Wendy actually chose to dodge....."

Kiana, 〈Why does the host seem more surprised than us?〉

Fu Lin continued,

"This is unscientific, it doesn't follow the laws of novels and comics. In a real scene, Wendy should be summoning all her power to clash with the beam, how could she just dodge it!"

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Hahaha, the host's thoughts are exactly the same as mine. Even I'm a bit surprised.〉

Otto watched Wendy in the video with great interest. He originally thought she would swell with arrogance like the Second Herrscher, fearing nothing. But unexpectedly, she rationally chose to dodge.

"So how will humanity escape this crisis now?"

[ At this moment, the command room was dead silent. Everyone stared blankly at the screen, faces pale as paper. The God of War railgun, which they had pinned their hopes on, was so easily dodged, plunging everyone into deep despair.

"She dodged it...."

Bronya murmured, her voice revealing undisguised frustration.

However, just as everyone was falling into despair, the AI "Femirins" displayed unusual calmness and decisiveness, reacting swiftly.

[ A / N : Ai-Chan -> Femirins ]

"It's not over yet. While the railgun attracted her attention... main cannon turning, orbital detection complete, error correction done, target locked!"

"All hands, prepare for impact!"

"Fire!"

"Hit her!!!"

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

At the moment of despair, Femirins completed all operations with astonishing speed and unleashed all ammunition in one go.

What happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

They originally thought Wendy would easily dodge the shells, but due to her carelessness, she failed to evade in time. Always looking down on humans, she was caught off guard this time and was bombarded.

All the conventional shells hit her body, and at a moment when she was completely relaxed and unguarded.

Instantly, the sky was filled with brilliant fireworks and thick smoke. Wendy's figure disappeared in the chaos, and no one could determine her condition.

Even as a Herrscher, she likely wouldn't be fine.]

Kiana, 〈That barrage was intense. Even if Wendy doesn't die, she must be seriously injured, right?〉

[Embarrassed Herrscher] Wendy, 〈Even though I know it's the me from another world, it still sounds weird to hear it...〉

Bronya, 〈Idiot Kiana, ever heard of the "no injury when there's smoke" trope?〉

Durandal, 〈Although this Wind Herrscher is strong, facing such overwhelming firepower while unprepared, there's no way she came out unscathed...〉

[ In the command room of the Allied Coalition Fleet, everyone looked in disbelief at Wendy, who had vanished amidst fireworks and smoke.

[ A / N: "United Humanity" flagship -> Allied Coalition Fleet ]

A common doubt emerged in their hearts, Could the Herrscher who brought despair really be defeated this easily?

But people couldn't help but exclaim in relief.

"We hit her!"

Even the AI "Femirins" found it hard to believe... that things could be resolved so easily. But according to radar detection, Wendy's Herrscher response had indeed disappeared.

With a mixture of anxiety and relief, Femirins said, "Target individual detection in progress. Response has vanished... We won." ]

Tesla, 〈That's it?〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Don't you all think the victory came a bit too suddenly? I feel like...〉

Tesla, 〈Otto, shut your mouth!〉

Kevin, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, 〈The battle isn't over yet...〉

[ Just as Kevin said, the battle wasn't over. As everyone in the command room was celebrating this hard-won victory, the communications systems of various warships transmitted alerts from operators, interrupting the harmonious atmosphere.

"Report! Instrument readings are abnormal!"

Hearing the announcement, Melin Cavendish, the overall commander of the Allied Coalition Fleet and known as the Magician, exclaimed in surprise with a hint of expectation,

"What's going on?!"

While Melin was pondering, the announcer continued, "The atmospheric flow is behaving strangely... currently under investigation!"

A trace of confusion appeared on Melin's face as she shouted, "Femirins!"

"Femirins, what's going on, Femirins! No response... Femirins!"

The AI "Femirins" remained silent, not responding to Melin's calls.

As Wendy returned with an even more powerful aura and Honkai energy, Ninti Apokalypse, as the savior, stepped forward immediately, the brand on the back of her right hand shining brightly.

Just as Ninti took a step forward, she was stopped by Iselin, who asked,

"Ninti, where are you going?"

Facing Iselin's question, Ninti raised the hand bearing the stigma brand in front of him, struck an overly dramatic pose, and excitedly declared, "The blazing mark is telling me—she's still nearby! I'm going to fight!!!"]

Tesla, 〈So cringy...〉

Yae Sakura, 〈I think I now understand why Mr. Fu Lin wanted to move his stigma to the back of his hand...〉

Kiana, 〈Fu Lin's this cringy too?〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Interesting.〉

"Uhh....."

In the live studio, Fu Lin's face instantly turned red upon hearing the comments. Embarrassed, he scratched his cheek, looking like he had something to say but stopped himself.

Seeing Fu Lin's awkward expression on the stream, Kiana☆'s lips curled up slightly as she covered her mouth and chuckled softly, finding his expression incredibly adorable.

Fu Lin, "....."