"chaos (2)"

The violent tremor that struck the command headquarters caused several soldiers to lose their balance for a moment.One of the large windows cracked, while dust rained down from the stone ceiling overhead.But no one inside the command hall paid any attention.Because the thing that had appeared outside...Was larger than any Titan they had faced since the disaster began.The monstrous creature stood in the middle of the main avenue, its massive body crushing the surrounding buildings simply by moving.Its skin was entirely black and covered in deep cracks.Pulsing crimson veins stretched across its neck and arms like glowing arteries.Its eyes...Were fixed directly on the command headquarters.One of the officers whispered with a trembling voice,"How did it get here so quickly...?"No one answered.Because everyone could already see the truth.The outer defensive lines had begun to collapse.Leonard immediately gripped his sword.Then he turned toward the commanders inside the hall

"The mysterious girl with the sword in the star"

:Lia pressed a hand against her injured shoulder while keeping her eyes fixed on the crimson warning signals burning across the sky.That uneasy feeling only grew stronger.Something was moving beneath the city.Something far greater than ordinary Titans.But before she could speak—The street shook violently.The massive Titan they had surrounded suddenly threw back its head and unleashed a deafening roar that tore through the air.Then—Dozens of crimson cracks burst open across its body all at once.The nearby soldiers immediately retreated.One of them shouted,"Get away from it!"But it was already too late.Black tendrils shot out from the Titan's body at terrifying speed, piercing the bodies of several soldiers.Screams erupted instantly.One soldier collapsed to his knees, clutching his throat desperately.Another began convulsing on the ground.The third...Slowly opened his glowing crimson eyes.Leonard froze."Damn it..."The infection was spreading even faster than before

"Late announcement"

The air froze for a brief second after the black Titan vanished.The charred remains of its body rained down over the shattered street as everyone stared at Lia in complete disbelief.Even the soldiers who had grown used to witnessing death every day...could not comprehend what had just happened.One strike.Just one strike.Leonard was the most shocked of them all.His mind kept replaying the scene over and over.That golden light.The true sword.And that terrifying presence that burst from the blade the moment it was released.He had seen it before.A month ago.The day an unknown girl fell from the sky, killed a Titan with a single strike, and disappeared.His eyes slowly widened as he looked at her."So..."His voice came out low."It really was you."Lia did not look at him.She silently returned the sword to her waist while her breathing remained slower than usual.Using its true form had drained far more of her strength than she wanted to reveal.But this was no time to stop.

"The beginning of a new era"

The colossal entity remained standing outside the walls for several long seconds.Silent.Motionless.It did not attack.The Titans surrounding it were all kneeling, their heads bowed toward it as though waiting for a single command.Then—the entity slowly raised one hand.In the very next moment...the Titans began to withdraw.One after another.With terrifying calm.No roars.No further destruction.They simply turned around and left the city through the shattered wall.A heavy silence settled over the ruins.Even the soldiers did not move right away.No one could believe what they were witnessing.One of the guards collapsed onto the ground, breathing heavily."They... retreated?"A civilian clutching her child burst into tears.As for Lia...she kept staring toward the distant black mist.That enormous being did not leave immediately.It stood there for several long moments before finally turning away and disappearing into the darkness.And with its departure—every Titan vanish

All Chapters of Heavenly Phoenix: Chapter 71 - Chapter 74

"chaos (2)"

"The mysterious girl with the sword in the star"

"Late announcement"

"The beginning of a new era"