Before going outside, Tes threw a small case on me. I opened it and found sungsses.

  “The simution room’s location is quite far from here. You’ll need it.”

  “Thank you.”

  Despite the sun no longer affecting my eyes, I still wore it. She went out first and opened a door, releasing an unprecedented brightness. My eyes remained focused on Tes’s back.

  What greeted my sight was an entire military base. I can see a dozen hangars from the distance. There are numerous vehicles and fighter pnes parked.

  “The Titans are parked underground. On the surface, this base is a military base under the Congress…”

  Tes began to talk. She did not know whether I was listening or not. It looks like she is a natural yapper.

  “Does the government know about the honkai?”

  I probed for more answers.

  “Around… 1975. That’s when we officially cooperated with the US Congress. Schicksal’s influence over Europe did not require them to divulge these secrets as much as we did. We needed more funding and money…”

  I learned more about Anti-Entropy’s in-depth situation with Tes’s expnations. She revealed the fact that Schicksal’s strongest Valkyrie and Anti-Entropy cooperated once in the 1950’s.

  She did not go deeper in these topics, focusing more on Anti-Entropy’s capabilities and their list of problems. It sounded like she’s not talking to a twelve-year-old, but someone older.

  …

  Well.

  It took some time to arrive at a special gated building. The sun’s high up in the sky. It is barely offset by the somewhat cold gusts of wind.

  Tes’s compints came thereafter.

  “If it weren’t for this damned limitation..!”

  I have no clue what she’s talking about.

  “Ahem. Follow me.”

  Beep-!

  A simple fingerprint scan was all it took to open the gates. An automatic sliding gss door opened. The building’s interior has a light colored theme. Aside from the seats and the vending machines, there is nothing else.

  I honestly followed her. Tes’s first stop is the vending machine. She did not pay for the drink.

  “You can take one if you like.”

  I nodded.

  What are the fvors, hm…

  There’s the co equivalent of Coke. There’s another equivalent of Fanta. Sprite too?

  I ended up taking the Coke equivalent.

  Pssh-!

  Its taste…

  Just like how I remember it.

  It took five minutes of walking to arrive in front of a rge empty room. Everything is made of white—white tiles, white wall, white ceiling. I can’t see where the lights came from, though.

  Beep-!

  Tes handed me over a bck ring of sorts. I wore it on my ring finger. Immediately, I felt it tighten until it fitted perfectly. I tried to shake it off. The ring did not move.

  “Wear it. The ring detects your vitals. I will be watching you fight on the observation deck.

  As she pointed to a portion of the white room, some of the white walls turned transparent. A gss wall could be seen.

  “As soon as there’s an accident, you will be treated by the medical mechs inside. Broken bones can be fully treated in half an hour at most!”

  “I understand.”

  Am I afraid to get hurt? Quite a bit. That’s why I mostly kept distance and preferred the use of spells. I abused my flying sword a lot in the town’s honkai eruption.

  Am I afraid to be incapacitated without knowing my limits? Yes.

  I haven’t fought with a honkai beast. The zombies are not enough to test my limits. Add to that the breakthrough of three cultivation techniques to Small Success st night…

  It’s better to get hurt now than in a serious fight ter.

  Tes started to walk in front of a white wall that turned into a door. She carried along the silver case I brought with me. The jian’s cold and sleek grip rested in my hands.

  The wait began, though it wasn’t long.

  Three minutes ter, my surroundings changed drastically. The pure white room started to turn into a starry sky. The ground I am standing on had a snowy ground appear from this room’s edges.

  From then on, the changes ensued. It made it so that the room is no longer limited in space. The cold air and the fog that formed out of my breaths confirmed it.

  This is Siberia.

  What came next is the emergence of a four to five meter tall white monster. It has an enrged torso, thick arms, and no legs. The purple light present on their ‘head’ looked very menacing. A red crystal served as its eye.

  Simultaneously, the operation of [Cloud Seeking Steps] began. Light techniques are essential to control a battle. That’s what I learned.

  The red crystal on its head glimmered. Moments ter, it moved rapidly in one direction—to mine.

  My feet are faster. I managed to build up a distance and avoid it.

  Rumble-!

  The ground shook. Its acceleration exceeded any speeding trucks or cars.

  Swoosh-!

  Three seconds ter, I saw it forcibly halt its charge.

  Three seconds.

  That’s my time interval.

  ‘...nine dragons rise.’

  A fme snake emerged from my left palm. The casting only took two seconds. I rushed towards another direction to avoid the honkai beast’s charge. The fme snake separated from my palm and agilely flew towards the huge white monster.

  Swoosh-!

  Bam-!

  A rge cloud of fmes appeared on the honkai beast’s position. The power I used is less than three percent. It is negligible.

  My spiritual consciousness spread out. I didn’t have time to y it out before. This is a mistake.

  With it, I saw the honkai beast’s situation. Its white shell is burnt bck. There are several dents on its body. The glimmer appeared in its eyes again. It’s not dead yet.

  Once it stops, it stays in pce for a while.

  Then…

  That’s the time to strike.

  *****

  Knowing Shi Tian’s ability to fly, Tes tested him with one chariot-css honkai beast. She wanted to see how he would cope with it—whether he would use his “telekinesis” or not.

  She was given a surprise instead.

  Shi Tian’s experience against honkai beasts is minimal, if not zero. His knowledge came from the game, but it remains unknown how much can be applied in real life.

  The chariot, for example.

  In-game, it merely shows a red path where it strikes. Avoid it and it’s done.

  In real life, there is no such thing. Shi Tian had to build up more distance as a result. One mistake and he will be hit by something worse than a speeding car.

  “Hm..? He’s using it again…”

  Tes zoomed in on the surveilnce. She saw curved fmes appearing out of nowhere. A closer look shows its appearance as a snake.

  Unlike Shi Tian’s previous attack, it is bigger. She watched him build up another distance before releasing the fme snake.

  Bam-!

  Rumble-!

  The explosion sent shockwaves. The snow nearby turned into nothing, revealing the dark brown soil.

  Most importantly, the chariot that chased after Shi Tian…

  It’s dead.