Ghost Slayer of the Lightning Queen (cont.)

The moment Theresa was sent flying by Chiyou's claw, Theresa instantly dispelled the Divine Prayer Barrier.

If she were to fly backwards in the air now, carrying the Divine Prayer Barrier, and fly to Lin Yu and the others, those little ones who were originally unharmed would all be injured due to the characteristics of the Divine Prayer Barrier.

Moreover, for Theresa, this result already met the minimum requirements she needed.

Even though she was sent flying by Chiyou's claw, Chiyou had already lost one of his claws and his outer muscle armor after just a few seconds of contact with the Divine Prayer Barrier.

At the location marked by Bronya, Theresa truly saw the core of Chiyou exposed after his muscles were dissolved by the Divine Prayer Barrier.

And next, as long as Siegfried can land a single sword strike, in Theresa's view, everything will be over!

Theresa, who was in mid-air, saw Siegfried raise the Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

Siegfried raised his weapon!

Siegfried A went up!

Chiyou let out a mournful cry!

Chiyou —how come he's not dead?

Seeing that Siegfried's sword strike failed to kill Chiyou, Theresa, in her extreme shock, completely forgot to prepare for a recovery.

If Fu Hua hadn't jumped up and caught her, she would most likely have fallen headfirst to the ground.

"Headmaster, please be careful."

"Oh, thank you."

Seeing the helplessness on Fu Hua's face, Theresa immediately looked anxiously at the people behind her.

Aside from Bronya, who was still with Siegfried, Lin Yu and Raiden Mei were currently within Theresa's line of sight.

Just looking at Lin Yu's calm face and Raiden Mei, Theresa instinctively felt a sense of foreboding.

"Lin Yu, I still think..."

"Lend me your power, Mei."

After abruptly interrupting Mei's admonition, Lin Yu looked at Chiyou had been rendered incapacitated by a sword strike in mid-air.

"Although this thing was cut down to the point of being unable to move, its regenerative ability is terrifying."

"Moreover, the katana in his core position is clearly the reason why Mr. Siegfried's attack was not completely effective."

"If we don't take this opportunity to deliver the final blow to Chiyou and retrieve that katana, we'll all be doomed anyway."

"Then I should be the one to go!"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Mei suddenly unleashed an incredibly terrifying burst of lightning.

The moment she resolved to unleash the power of the Herrscher, she immediately felt intense pain throughout her body.

At this moment, Raiden Mei was undoubtedly still maintaining her sense of self.

However, precisely because of this, Raiden Mei, who did not choose to join the Honkai faction, was judged as a traitor by the Honkai.

As for the Will of Honkai, which has a judgment mechanism, it certainly won't allow traitors to use the power of the Herrscher at will.

Although Mei, as one of the chosen ones of Honkai, will not have her body rapidly eroded by Honkai Energy like Joachim, who was forced to become Herrscher through the implantation of a core, this level of erosion is already embarrassing enough for the still immature Mei.

She had only been Herrscher for a little over a month. In that time, no matter how hard Mei tried to adapt to the power and temper her mind, it was impossible for her to completely transform her state of mind in an instant.

When she resolved to unleash the power of the Herrscher, that voice suddenly appeared in her ear, whispering words that would guide her to begin killing.

Despite her efforts to suppress her Herrscher Persona, Mei couldn't guarantee that the power would continue to flow steadily around her body, no matter how hard she tried.

Damn it, I should be standing up to protect everyone right now!

[Ha, a weak personality actually tried to suppress me while manipulating power to fight?]

[How ridiculous! This mere crybaby thinks she can turn the world upside down?]

"Give me your body. Slaying that Great Honkai Beast is a piece of cake for someone with Power of God like me."

I don't want to!

Why should I believe you, who are on the side of the Honkai?

Hmph, whatever, believe me if you want.

[However, even if you don't believe me, it doesn't matter. If this continues, your body will be corrupted by Honkai Energy, and if you don't want to die, your body will eventually become mine.]

[I'm not in such a hurry, I'll wait a little while, Mei~~]

"Mei, calm down."

At this moment, Lin Yu, who still had his hand on Mei's shoulder, calmly spoke to Raiden Mei.

"You are not yet able to fully control the Herrscher power within you—don't make that face, it's not your fault."

Seeing the undisguised guilt on Mei, Lin Yu continued speaking to Mei.

"You are already much stronger than before, able to suppress the Herrscher Persona. For you now, mastering the power of the Herrscher is only a matter of time. All you need is time."

"But..."

At this moment, Raiden Mei, who was staring into Lin Yu's eyes, found that the words she wanted to say were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't say them.

But since that's the case...

Why is there such despair in your eyes?

Lin Yu's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes, just as Raiden Mei had seen, revealed a sense of despair.

To be honest, Lin Yu is really scared now.

He even felt that if it weren't for the added bonus of being called Cold-Faced Hunk, his expression would probably have collapsed long ago.

But now, if he runs away, his public image will collapse.

Even if he escapes, he might not be able to be rescued.

Now that the battle has progressed to this point, both Siegfried and Theresa have unleashed their deadly moves.

After the two exhausted Chiyou's power, Chiyou would have been barely alive, if not dead.

However, the Seven Thunders of Retribution, which appeared here at some unknown time, have now become another energy core for Chiyou's operations.

If Lin Yu didn't take down the Seven Thunders of Retribution of Purification and finish off Chiyou, he felt that given his speed, Chiyou might catch up and finish him off before he could escape the Nine Nether.

However, at this point, the two people who are now using the zeroth rated power are clearly no longer physically able to support them in continuing the fight.

Siegfried's use of Heavenly Fire: Unleashed was a technique powerful enough to kill even a strong Kaslana clan warrior. The fact that he survived multiple uses of it is a testament to his incredible luck and exceptional talent.

The Divine Prayer Barrier that Theresa uses will harm her body if she uses it.

Now that neither of these two powerful warriors has the strength to contend with Chiyou, and with Fu Hua unsure of what she's thinking, Lin Yu feels he can only rely on himself.

It was precisely for these reasons that Lin Yu had to force himself to muster his strength to face the terrifying beast, Chi Chiyou.

Even after clarifying his strategy, Lin Yu, who had been forced into this situation, still felt somewhat desperate.

Ah, I can't take it anymore, I really want to kill these troublemaking dogs.

But now—I don't have time to think about these things.

I must survive. Only by surviving can I have the opportunity to do what I want to do.

So...

"So, Mei, lend me your power!"

"... I see."

Seeing that Lin Yu's hand on her shoulder had absorbed some of her power through the gauntlet, Mei immediately began to slowly transfer her power to the gauntlet in Lin Yu's hand.

Since Lin Yu was able to absorb a portion of the Herrscher of Thunder's power without any physical problems, as his... companion, I should trust his judgment!

"Lin Yu, are you crazy?!"

After putting Theresa down, Fu Hua watched as Lin Yu was constantly absorbing the power of the Herrscher of Thunder through the Tai Xu Grip, and shouted loudly at Lin Yu with a terrible headache.

"You will definitely die if you recklessly tamper with the power of Herrscher!"

"Haha, thanks for your concern, Fu Hua."

At this moment, Lin Yu, who was controlling this powerful Honkai Energy with the Key of Domination, sneered at Fu Hua.

"But I feel great right now."

"But--"

"No buts."

At this moment, the power that Mei transmitted to Lin Yu actually combined with his gauntlets and the knight armor on his body to complete a transformation.

With the continuous infusion of power, the armor on Lin Yu's body suddenly developed a demon face and horns resembling those of an oriental demon.

The Tai Xu Grip he wore on his hand, now shimmering with lightning, exuded a menacing aura.

"You may not believe it, but a week ago, I met the Crimson Heron Immortal in my dream, whose endless achievements were praised throughout the history of our Shenzhou."

"In my dream, the Crimson Heron Immortal imparted to me the ultimate martial arts techniques that all martial artists dream of."

"Just now, when I was fighting with the senior Ji Lin from Shenzhou, the Xuanyuan Sword that she once possessed seemed to recognize me and transformed into my weapon."

"With her concession, Senior Ji Lin, who was defeated by me, even gifted me the Stigmata."

After stating these 'facts', Lin Yu suddenly stopped smiling and calmly spoke to Fu Hua.

"Now that I think about it carefully, perhaps it was because my predecessors realized that their hometown was in trouble that they gave me their strength in various ways."

No... Ji Lin giving you the Stigmata was just a coincidence, but the Tai Xu Sword Qi...

—I passed on the Tai Xu Sword Qi to you, not so you could go and die!

But now, facing the calm Lin Yu, Fu Hua was unable to tell him what was on her mind.

This was not because of her agreement with Otto.

At this point, Fu Hua had long since put aside her agreement with Otto.

What truly stopped Fu Hua at this moment was the emotion she saw in Lin Yu's eyes.

Lin Yu's eyes were filled with determination as he said these words.

However, beneath these resolves, Fu Hua also witnessed profound despair.

The determination to protect others and the despair for the world—two emotions that shouldn't exist in one person—were simultaneously present in Lin Yu's eyes, according to Fu Hua.

Looking at the boy in front of her, Fu Hua suddenly felt as if she had lost all her strength and didn't know what to do.

She taught Lin Yu the Tai Xu Sword Qi, hoping that Lin Yu would have more power to protect himself.

As it turns out, her actions, just as she had predicted in the worst-case scenario, are leading Lin Yu to his death even faster.

What am I doing?

By helping Otto do evil, they hastened Lin Yu's death.

What am I doing right now?!

"Alright, this much power should be enough."

After removing his hand from Mei, Lin Yu stretched his limbs and looked at Chiyou, who had begun to move.

Fu Hua stood there, stunned, clearly indicating that something was wrong with her thinking.

While Theresa wasn't completely unable to get up, she was already panting heavily just standing up, clearly lacking the strength to stop Lin Yu.

Siegfried is already crippled, Mei's body has been corrupted by the core, and Bronya's combat power is unreliable to begin with.

There's really no way around it, it seems like this time...

—I'm really the only one left to kill this big guy.

At this moment, Lin Yu, who had deliberately entered a state of Mirror Mind, felt his senses suddenly become increasingly clear and empty.

Lin Yu has always relied on the skill "Mirror Mind" to enter this state.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt that the still water in his heart, after being 'frozen,' had become incredibly clear.

Once one 'Mind Essence reaches the stage of "Heart Ice Clear," it is equivalent to reaching the third stage, the realm of "Clear Mirror."

At this moment, Lin Yu, who had successfully combined his Mind Essence with the Mirror Mind, clearly felt that his perception had been greatly enhanced.