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Anna was enveloped by endless frost, like a long sword piercing through heaven and earth, suddenly striking the boundary that dominated the theater.

The Frostblade collided violently with the Dominion Theater, instantly unleashing a terrifying surge of cold air.

None of the dolls survived; they were instantly turned into ice sculptures.

Little did they know, Anna's actions were exactly what the dolls had hoped for.

Click!

The Dominion Theater was violently struck by the Frost Blade, and countless cracks instantly appeared, as if it would shatter upon being attacked again.

Just as Anna was preparing to press her advantage and destroy the Dominion Theater in one fell swoop, she was horrified to discover that her Herrscher powers had vanished without a trace.

Even though the Herrscher core is still inside the body, it has no Herrscher powers whatsoever, as if the Herrscher core is just a decoration.

"What exactly is going on?!"

Anna stared blankly at the Domination Theater, which was covered in cracks. The frost-covered giant blade that was wrapped around her shattered instantly, turning into ice blocks of different sizes that fell to the ground.

Anna stood amidst the ice blocks, her bewilderment replaced by doubt and resentment.

They were just one hit away from destroying the Dominion Theater...

Anna's body plummeted uncontrollably towards the ground, so close yet so far from destroying the Dominion Theater.

Before Anna even hit the ground, an exquisite and enormous "birdcage" was woven into existence, making Anna like a helpless canary, forever losing her "freedom".

"whee……"

"In the end, you still couldn't resist and chose to break the seal on the Herrscher core."

The frozen dolls suddenly broke free and gathered around Anna.

Looking at the unharmed dolls around her, Anna seemed to belatedly realize something and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Your powers are no longer a thousand different abilities, but the powers of the Herrschers that strip Herrschers of their power!"

“That’s right, but we prefer to call it ‘domination’ rather than ‘deprivation’!”

The puppets let out grating laughter, then pushed the birdcage that imprisoned Anna, sending her deep into the theater.

Chapter 344 Anna Goes Missing

Academy City.

The transport ship slowly landed at the airport in Academy City. Maria and Angelia stepped out of the ship and looked around, seemingly searching for something.

"Strange... Hasn't Anna arrived yet?"

Maria murmured softly as she dialed Anna's communication device.

The call lasted for a full three minutes, but ultimately ended without a response.

Seeing this, Maria frowned and instead dialed Cecilia's communication device.

Cecilia quickly answered Maria's communication request.

"Maria, are you almost at the apartment building?"

Cecilia was holding Vivian, and although she was asking Maria questions, her eyes were always fixed on Vivian's peaceful sleeping face, her brows full of love.

Maria stared at Vivian for a moment, then asked, "Sister Cecilia, Angelia and I just arrived in Academy City. Hasn't Anna come yet?"

"Huh? But I already sent Anna to pick you up."

Cecilia paused for a moment, then asked in return, "Did you try to contact Anna?"

"That's why I'm calling you because no one is answering."

"This is wrong..."

Cecilia frowned and handed the sleeping Vivian to Sophia. "Logically speaking, even if Anna encountered some trivial matters, she shouldn't be unable to answer communications."

"I'm not quite sure. Cecilia, how about Angelia and I go to the apartment building ourselves?"

"Wait a moment—I'll have Kiana and Bianca come and get you."

“Okay, Angelia and I will wait for Kiana and Bianca at the airport exit.”

Upon hearing this, Cecilia nodded and then hung up the communication.

Sofia hugged Vivian, gently patting her as she asked in a low voice, "Cecilia, what happened?"

"Maria and Angelia have just arrived in Academy City, but Anna, who was in charge of welcoming them, has suddenly gone missing."

Cecilia gave a brief explanation, then went to the living room and called out to Kiana, who was watching TV.

"Kiana, come here for a second—Mom needs your help and ask you and Bianca something."

"what is the matter?"

Kiana quickly ran to Cecilia and then threw herself into Cecilia's arms.

Cecilia gently patted Kiana's back, then whispered, "Maria and Angelia just arrived in Academy City and are waiting for you and Bianca at the airport."

"Aunt Maria and Aunt Angelia have arrived? I'll go call Sister Bianca right now!"

sound off.

Kiana quickly ran to the room she shared with Bianca and told Bianca what had happened.

During this time, Cecilia called Qiu Bi to ask if he was aware of the situation.

Qiu Bi responded that he knew nothing about it.

At this moment, Qiu Bi has finished handling all the arrangements for the full moon celebration and is discussing the follow-up plan for resolving the Honkai with Otto, Welt, Kevin, and Alicia.

"what happened?"

"I thought Anna had gone to find you when she suddenly lost contact."

"...Why would someone who lost contact with Anna assume she's coming to find me?"

"It's probably inconvenient to answer calls while doing that kind of thing, right?"

“Cecilia, Anna and I have no such relationship.”

Qiu Bi sighed helplessly.

Cecilia chuckled and teased, "Isn't this just a matter of time? With Sirin's personality, how could she possibly let Anna go unpunished?"

"..."

Qiu Bi was speechless and could only hurriedly hang up the communication, seemingly fleeing in panic.

Cecilia smiled faintly for a moment, then stopped smiling and pondered carefully the reason for Anna's sudden disappearance.

However, no matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out why Anna had suddenly disappeared.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Otto and Walter stopped talking and looked at Qiu Bi at the same time.

"Mr. Qiu Bi, what happened?"

"Anna has disappeared without a trace, and we can't get in touch with her no matter what we do."

"Anna Shaniat?"

"Well, with Anna's strength, it shouldn't be possible for her to disappear without a trace."

Qiu Bi frowned, completely baffled as to why Anna had gone missing.

Anna is, after all, the Sixth Herrscher, the "Herrscher of Ice." Even when faced with an insurmountable enemy, she can create a great commotion to attract the attention of others. Yet now she has disappeared without a trace, which is quite strange.

"That lovely Herrscher girl has gone missing?"

When Alicia heard that Anna had gone missing without explanation, she was immediately surprised.

Kevin paused for a few seconds, then offered his guess: "Could it be a Herrscher?"

"The Herrscher? That's certainly a possibility... or rather, it's almost certain that it was the Herrscher who did it."

Alicia agreed with Kevin's guess, then muttered to herself in confusion, "Then... what kind of Herrscher could make Anna disappear without a trace? It seems that only the Herrscher of Knowledge fits the bill, after all, her power is 'meme contamination'."

"Not necessarily. The Herrschers of the current civilization cannot be compared with those of the previous civilizations. For example, a Herrscher of Metal has already appeared before."

Kevin bluntly dismissed Alicia's guess.

Hearing this, Alicia pouted and complained, "Ugh~ Kevin, you're really likely to make girls cry like that~"

"..."

Kevin wisely chose to remain silent.

Alicia smiled faintly, then looked at Qiu Bi: "So what are your plans?"

"I don't know. It's still impossible to determine whether it was the Herrscher who did it. Maybe Anna just accidentally lost her communication device."

That being said, Qiu Bi was well aware that the possibility of this happening was extremely slim.

Then, Qiu Bi subtly changed the subject: "Kevin, are there any more World Snake executives coming?"

"Yes, her codename is 'Hattori,' and she volunteered to come to Academy City this time."

"Kevin, is 'Hato' a cute little girl?"

Alicia is somewhat similar to Sirin; the latter possesses a "Mom Radar," while Alicia possesses a "Pretty Girl Radar," allowing her to keenly identify cute pretty girls.

Kevin did not give a definite answer, but simply nodded imperceptibly.

Upon seeing this, Alicia suddenly broke into a radiant smile.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing 'Hato'!"

……

Kiana and Bianca arrived at the airport quickly and saw Maria and Angelia waiting patiently.

"Aunt Maria, Aunt Angelia!"

Kiana called out to Maria and Angelia, and ran towards them.

Bianca shook her head helplessly, then followed closely behind Kiana.