A Brutal Battle

I really envy that kind of leisurely mindset.

"Oh, by the way, this name was chosen by Liu Bai himself! Isn't it cute!"

"Teacher..." Kevin looked up at the sky, his previously heavy mood completely disrupted, "Hmm...it sounds very nice."

Kevin really, really, really wanted to complain about why his teacher named a rifle "Pink Fluffy Rabbit".

This completely disrupts the normal battlefield atmosphere!

"Attention, Kevin, Aili, the Herrscher is approaching... You two better not be more idle than me, the support staff."

Sakura steadily aimed through the enhanced sniper scope at the rolling black mist on the horizon.

"Okay! Sakura, just watch how I perform~"

As Elysia spoke into the walkie-talkie, she turned around and waved wildly at Sakura above and behind her.

This attitude is really worrying... Well, she's just a fragile character in the back row, so there's really no need to worry too much about the safety of the Herrscher.

"I really should change my weapon..." Kevin felt that this big machine gun was somewhat useless for him, a Fusion Warrior.

Or should we just use the spare pulse sword?

However, this was an unexpected situation, and there was simply no time to change it. In addition, as Mei's junior brother and Liu Bai's student, apart from those God Key, he might not be able to find a backup weapon with higher technological content than this one.

"How about trying to cover the weapon with Parvati's power?" Elysia thoughtfully reminded Kevin, who seemed troubled. "Although it's an anti- Honkai weapon, its energy source is still Honkai. The use of Honkai Energy isn't a straightforward left or right hook."

Elysia felt that she should share her identity with these people after a while, otherwise constantly giving them these kinds of pointers might make them misunderstand.

"And at the very least, we can cool down the weapon!"

Kevin paused for a moment, then nodded.

That's true. Kevin is a combat genius, but he's only recently become Fusion Warrior and hasn't quite adjusted his mindset yet. Enchanting Honkai Energy weapons with ice is indeed a feasible operation.

"On your marks, here we come!" Mei's cold voice pulled Kevin back to reality.

Like a surging wave of black mist, a girl with short, bluish-black hair revealed herself, her eyes revealing an undisguised, suffocating malice.

At the same time, gunfire could be heard in the distance, indicating that the interception force had already engaged the Honkai Beast.

Bang--!

Enhanced with improved vision and range Purging Thunder unleashed specially designed bullets like a roaring beast.

"... Missed, as expected, but..."

Through the enhanced sniper scope, Sakura clearly saw the bullets of the Purging Thunder graze the face of the Herrscher girl.

It looked like it was close, but Sakura knew that in reality, there was no way this bullet could hit the other side.

However... to Sakura's surprise, a look of "fear" appeared on the other person's face.

However, the next moment, just like the Herrscher who had been lured by Sakura before, a gaze filled with deep malice met Sakura's through the sniper scope.

"Mei! Something's not right with this Herrscher!"

"Nothing's wrong. Just a reminder to everyone: the Sixth Herrscher still has some humanity left. Be careful of any tricks."

Liu Bai remained quite calm, having obtained a great deal of information from the Mei of the modern civilization.

"I understand your surprise, but don't waver. Humanity isn't all positive, and remember, that's just the dregs of humanity!"

Liu Bai could understand the surprise of the Previous Era. After all, Liu Bai had stayed there for so long and had a general idea of the differences between the Herrscher of the current and Previous Era.

The Herrscher of the Previous Era were all ruthless world-destroying machines, whose only responsibility was to kill, kill, kill, kill; they didn't even need to have the ability to speak.

The Herrscher of the present civilization are all exceptionally good at language. Herrscher like Sirin, who can curse while fighting, would be nothing compared to the Herrscher of the Previous Era. In fact, the Herrscher of the present civilization with a normal style are actually Anna from the canon.

Having spent so much time in the Previous Era, Liu Bai had begun to suspect that the Herrscher of a Thousand were supposed to be serious villains in the later story might also be considered "abnormal Herrscher".

However, due to the diverse nature of the Herrscher of a Thousand, it's not surprising that they are emotionally close to humans, and human consciousness can also interfere with the Herrscher.

Like Joyce, the First Herrscher, whose will was directly "purified" the Herrscher of Reason, who should have been almost invincible in that era, into a normal person—a Herrscher of Reason with normal intelligence and full power, was simply not someone that Otto, wielding the Imaginary Archive, could defeat.

The First Herrscher's mechanism inherently restrains the Imaginary Archive, which possesses the same source of power. Normally, the Imaginary Archive would only become the best teacher for the Herrscher of Reason. Meanwhile, the other top combatant, Reanna, as a Soul Steel Valkyrie and a product of technology, was also restrained by Joyce.

However, Joyce was forcibly purified by these wills into an ordinary person who knew nothing. Moreover, judging from the time and the level of technology, the Emperor-Class Honkai Beast that appeared in the Berlin Honkai Outbreak was most likely Vishnu, the Apocalypse-class Honkai Beast from the future of the Previous Era.

There are only three Emperor-Class Honkai Beasts with unknown death times: Vishnu, Rager, and Remiel. Rager and Remiel were made into two crosses, which is clearly a level of technology that Schicksal in the 20th century could not achieve.

Vishnu, on the other hand, became the subject of the A-3 experiment in 1972. Going back 20 years, that was exactly the time of the Berlin Honkai Outbreak.

Therefore, Joyce's birth configuration is really outrageous. First, she absorbed the will of 300,000 people, and then she was born with a UR Honkai Beast. If she were born normally, you can imagine how terrifying this configuration would be.

The combined will and wisdom of 300,000 people, ranging from ordinary people to highly skilled individuals, is enough to create an unparalleled villain. Add to that a fully-developed Honkai Beast, and this setup is designed for a one-shot kill.

And then... well, Joyce was washed.

The combined will of 300,000 people turned a once invincible Herrscher of the Ages into a blank slate. Then, the newly Vishnu was killed by a team of elite Valkyrie. In some ways, Joyce's situation was even worse than that of the Shibao.

Compared to the overwhelming force of reality or mental strength, in the intangible contest of willpower, humanity is not incapable of defying Honkai...

However, the Herrscher of Death in front of us who looks a lot like Seele is probably beyond saving. After all, she begged for mercy on the surface after being defeated, but secretly she was preparing a final attack. Although as Herrscher who is not known for her destructive power, her dying attack only destroyed the street, but it successfully shattered Kevin's mentality.

Yeah, and then Himiko mentally crushed Kevin once again...

The humanity in the other person is merely evidence that they were once human; rather than being human, it is more like the dregs of humanity.

After hearing what Liu Bai said, Sakura immediately relayed it to Kevin and Aili.

"Tsk... Is this even possible?" Kevin looked somewhat troubled.

Even the dregs of humanity made Kevin feel somewhat disgusted.

Elysia, on the other hand, wore a thoughtful expression.

"The dregs of humanity..." Elysia touched her chest.

"As expected, Sister Elysia, you also think it's a bit awkward to fight Herrscher with human flaws, right?"

"Ah... yeah, that's right."

Elysia nodded somewhat awkwardly, Kevin, seeing Elysia's obvious discomfort, nodded in understanding.

However, Elysia has once again come to realize the difference between herself and ordinary Herrscher.

(Humanity... why have I never lacked "humanity"?)

She seemed to have been born loving everything in the world.

But why are other Herrscher unable to be compatible with human nature?

Elysia had pondered similar questions before, but this time, hearing the particularly vivid term "human scum" made Aili feel especially awkward.

"Sister Elysia, they're here! The other side is already within sight!"

"Oh!" Elysia snapped out of her daze and instinctively reached out to draw her bow, but only halfway through before remembering that she was using a rifle.

Chapter 404 Brutal Battle

"It's a young girl..."

When the Herrscher of Death appeared before Kevin and Elysia, Kevin's expression clearly froze for a moment.

The contrast between her delicate face and the madness in her eyes was striking.

"Hmm... It's a pity, but these are the enemies, they're coming!" Elysia raised her rifle.

The thick black fog was frantically corroding the surrounding buildings, instantly turning the brand-new structures into countless pits and craters.

One can imagine that if they were enveloped in the black mist, even if they didn't die, their combat power would be halved... but Mei wouldn't let that happen.

"Stand firm."

Mei's calm voice came, and the next moment, a gentle breeze brushed against their cheeks. Two seconds later, the gentle breeze instantly turned into a violent storm.

"... Ha, as expected of the Fourth Divine Key, this scene is just like the scene of the battle against the Fourth Herrscher back then." Kevin raised the machine gun.

However, compared to when they had to brave terrifying winds to cross the outer perimeter and enter the storm to defeat the Fourth Herrscher, the two of them, now in the relatively calm eye of the storm, are more like the boss.

"Gurgle..."

The black mist surrounding the Herrscher of Death was quickly dispersed by the storm of power from the Fourth Herrscher, and the next moment, a deadly sense of crisis descended upon her once again.

Kill the sniper first! Her intuition told her that the sniper rifle could definitely ignore the storm's interference and snipe her.

The Herrscher of Death made a swift decision.

The Herrscher of Death was originally on the verge of a storm, quickly chose to retreat.

"Oh no!" Kevin immediately realized something was wrong when he saw the Herrscher of Death behaving in a way that defied normal Herrscher logic. "We should have waited for her to get a little closer."

To prevent collateral damage, the storm's range was set to be relatively small.

"Don't worry, Sakura is not weak."

Mei appeared very calm.

Do you really think Sakura's side is weak? Kalpas Tribulations, who is no weaker than Fusion Warrior, and Sakura, who has a unique weapon and rich combat experience, cannot be killed quickly with Liu Bai's assistance.

"Besides, Kevin, you can go and provide support without any hesitation."

"Huh? Crossing the storm?"

"Change your mindset. You are now Fusion Warrior, a superhuman among humans, not the weakling you were when facing the Fourth Herrscher back then—you were able to fight the Fourth Herrscher against the storm back then, there's no reason you can't do it now."

Mei's words made Kevin realize the truth.

Yes, I am Fusion Warrior now, not an ordinary person like before.

Then Kevin felt a surge of admiration; that woman had really calculated everything perfectly, as if there were no variables in her eyes...

Hmm... I feel like I shouldn't have done something so reckless.

Kevin, whose intelligence kicked in on the battlefield, regretted his actions for a moment, but quickly adjusted his mindset, grabbed his heavy machine gun, and charged headlong into the storm.

Meanwhile, after symbolically firing a bullet, Sakura quickly ejected it and transformed the Purging Thunder into a katana.

"They're here! Kill them!"

Seeing the Herrscher of Death charging straight towards them, a violent flame ignited in Kalpas's eyes. Then, ignoring Sakura beside him, he leaped off the high ground.

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" Sakura, who had drawn her sword and was ready to fight, was stunned when she saw Kalpas leap out of the air.

Then she saw Kalpas, who had leaped out, inexplicably use the momentum in mid-air and collide with the Herrscher of Death who was rushing towards her.

Even though Sakura was still standing there, she could vaguely sense the surprise in the heart of the Herrscher of Death was about to collide with Kalpas in the air.

Who plays like that?!

The tyrannical will in Kalpas's eyes reached its peak at this moment.

Amidst the Herrscher of Death's undisguised astonishment, Kalpas pressed down on the Herrscher of Death's head.

Boom--!

Kalpas pressed down on the Herrscher of Herrscher of Death and allowed it to fall vertically, slamming it heavily onto the asphalt road.

"I've heard that this guy gets into fights... cough cough, his reckless fighting style."

Kalpas's brutal fighting style shocked everyone. For a moment, Kevin even felt that Kalpas was the Herrscher. In terms of madness and brutality, the Herrscher of Death in front of him seemed to be far inferior to Kalpas.

It was a silent and profound absolute destruction, yet at some point it would erupt like a raging inferno...

During the fall, the Herrscher of Death also retaliated—her slender, white arm pierced through Kalpas' chest.

But this did not prevent the Herrscher of Death's head from smashing a deep crater in the asphalt road, and around the crater, a dense spiderweb-like network of cracks appeared on most of the road.

However, Kalpas clearly had no intention of stopping there.

One hand grasped the one that had pierced his own chest, the other hand that had been pressing down on the Herrscher of Death slowly rose, clenching into a fist—

—Boom!

The second, even more powerful punch landed squarely on the Herrscher of Herrscher of Death's head.

As if in response to stress, a massive amount of black mist of death erupted from the body of the Herrscher of Death.

Even though a large portion of it was carried away by the gradually shifting storm, the highest concentration of death mist on the Herrscher of Death's body still corroded Kalpas's body.

However, the next moment, Kalpas's corroded, pitted skin and flesh began to regenerate rapidly, with only the black corrosive marks spreading across his chest proving the strength of the Herrscher of Death's counterattack.

Boom--!

Kalpas completely ignored the black mist that would be deadly to an ordinary person, and relentlessly punched the Herrscher of Herrscher of Death.