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In response, Qiu Bi recommended that Maria seek help from Mebius, but Maria has not been to Academy City recently, reportedly because she is busy resolving Honkai events around the world.

"Anna, are you free now?"

Cecilia suddenly peeked out from the bedroom and immediately saw Anna lying on the dining table, lost in thought.

Upon hearing this, Anna snapped back to reality and quickly replied, "Lady Cecilia, I'm quite free right now. Is there anything you need me to do?"

"No need for honorifics..."

Cecilia waved her hand and then explained, "It's nothing serious, I just need you to run an errand for me."

"No problem, please leave it to me with confidence."

"Thank you for your help!"

Cecilia smiled gently, "Could you please go find Qiu Bi first, and then have Qiu Bi accompany you to pick up Maria and Angelia?"

"Lady Cecilia, I can actually manage on my own..."

"That's fine. I might need you to bring some baby supplies when you come back."

"No problem, is there anything else you need?"

"No, Anna. Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Anna made a soft nasal sound, then turned and left the apartment.

With magical girls everywhere in Academy City, there's little chance of any accidents happening.

Even if a Honkai event were to suddenly occur, Anna should be able to handle it easily with her abilities.

Therefore, Anna did not carry any weapons. Instead, she turned on her communication device and, while asking Maria when she would arrive in Academy City, also searched for baby supplies.

Anna had never cared for a baby before, nor did she know anything about it, so it was necessary to do some research beforehand.

"Anna, Anna, are you listening?"

"Ah... I'm listening. Maria, when will you and Angelia arrive in Academy City?"

About half an hour later.

Maria's calm voice reached Anna's ears, "I'll call you again when we're almost at Academy City."

"Okay, then I'll take this opportunity to go buy some baby supplies."

"Ah."

Maria responded softly and then hung up the call.

Then, Anna walked briskly, following the map's directions, to a nearby baby supplies store.

Neither Anna, who was pondering what baby products to buy, nor the other women in the apartment noticed the doll secretly watching them.

Or perhaps they noticed the dolls spying on them, but didn't take it to heart, dismissing it as their own imagination.

after all……

Dolls are clearly "inanimate objects," so how could they possibly be spying on humans?

……

The dolls learned of this the moment Anna left the apartment building.

“The target has left that apartment building. Although we don’t know why she went out, it makes it easier for us to carry out our operation.”

"Her Herrscher powers are very important to us, and we must ensure their swift deployment."

"Don't worry... as long as she activates her Herrscher powers, we can control her instantly!"

The puppets whispered among themselves, seemingly discussing their plan of action, but they were already confident of victory.

Immediately, the dolls let out strange laughter and left in bizarre, distorted poses, heading to lure Anna into the "trap".

Anna was completely unaware of this.

At this moment, Anna was selecting baby supplies in a baby store, looking relaxed and carefree, not at all like an S-rank Valkyrie fighting against the "Honkai".

Anna carefully selected her items for a while, then went to the front desk to pay.

Before she could even leave the baby store, she suddenly heard a strange creaking sound.

Suddenly, she looked sharply toward the direction from which the sound came from.

—Outside the window.

The view outside the window had changed dramatically; it was no longer the peaceful and tranquil school city.

A dark purple, gloomy sky enveloped the broken land, creating a somber and despairing atmosphere.

Anna pushed open the door of the baby supplies store and, while storing the baby products she had purchased into her "personal space," looked around blankly.

When exactly did the space I was in change?

Anna was puzzled and confused.

"Where exactly is this place...?"

Anna murmured to herself as she walked slowly forward, carefully observing her surroundings.

Numerous broken rocks, buildings, and corridors are irregularly distributed in the air, creating a bizarre and unbelievable visual effect.

"Hee hee hee……"

A strange laugh suddenly echoed through the eerie space, causing Anna to instinctively tense up and warily look around.

Although Anna was given a "personal space" by Qiu Bi, considering that Academy City was safe, she did not store the weapons in the "personal space" but instead placed them in the storage room of the apartment building.

Unexpectedly, while in Academy City, they would accidentally wander into this strange space.

Anna hesitated for a few seconds, then walked toward the huge portal in the distance.

As the distance continued to shrink, Anna finally saw the true face of the enormous portal.

What appears to be a "gateway" is actually the main entrance to a huge theater.

Anna's initial visual estimate was that the door was at least 100 meters long.

perhaps……

Only Honkai Beasts of the 100-meter level can be used normally, right?

"Could this be a highly secretive Honkai event?"

Anna whispered softly.

Just as she was hesitating, unsure whether to try to push open the huge door or go to investigate elsewhere, a strange creaking sound suddenly came from all around, mixed with the eerie laughter that Anna had heard earlier.

One by one, identical dolls descended from the sky, landing around Anna, each with a sinister smile, and slowly approached her.

Although they were approaching Anna, their movements were very strange, and they made creaking sounds as they walked.

"hello!"

"The traitor to 'God'—the Sixth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Ice!"

The nearby dolls opened their mouths and spontaneously uttered the same words.

The puppets all have different voices, some of which belong to adults, some to the elderly, and some to children.

The voices of dozens of puppets overlapped and echoed, like a piercing, demonic sound that Anna could not ignore.

Chapter 342 Dominating the Theater

"Doll?"

Anna looked around in confusion.

Although the dolls around her looked very strange, she did not feel any threat.

In Anna's perception, these dolls were no different from ordinary dolls, but ordinary dolls could not possess intelligence, much less know that she was the Sixth Herrscher, the "Herrscher of Ice".

Welcome to our 'Domination Theater'!

The puppets spoke in unison, then burst into strange laughter again.

The eerie dolls made Anna hesitant to make any rash moves, and the dolls seemed to be waiting for something, not attacking Anna for a long time.

Seeing this, Anna remained wary of the dolls while patiently speculating about their origins.

Dominate...

Could it be that……

Anna's pupils contracted sharply, and she asked incredulously, "Are you the Seventh Herrscher, the 'Herrscher of Domination'?!"

“That’s right, we are the Herrschers of Domination, so…” The puppets paused, slowly approaching Anna, “Herrscher of Ice, what do you intend to do?”

"..."

Anna remained silent, her eyes darting around as if searching for a way out.

The Seventh Herrscher, "Herrscher of Domination," has arrived. She must escape this "Theater of Domination" as soon as possible and then tell others about it.

According to existing information, the Herrscher of Domination is also known as the "Herrscher of a Thousand," possessing a thousand different abilities.

If Anna were surrounded, it would be very difficult for her to break through.

Therefore, she must seize the opportunity and quickly break free from the dolls' encirclement.

Anna plans to break the seal on the Herrscher core depending on the situation, in order to ensure that she can break through the dolls' encirclement.

Little did they know, the dolls were waiting for Anna to use her Herrscher powers so they could steal them.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Anna kept her plans to herself and subtly questioned the dolls.

Upon hearing this, the puppets' laughter became even more grating.

"What else could the Herrscher's purpose be?"

"Of course, we must obey the will of 'God,' first deal with the traitors who betrayed 'God,' and then push human civilization toward irreversible destruction!"

"As for you... Anna Schariac, you will be the first Herrscher we deal with!"