If you want an apology, wait until I knock you awake before we talk about it!

He wasn't worried at all about provoking Yuno, since in Lin Yu's eyes, Yuno had now become an opponent he had to go all out against.

"Senior, you... seem very afraid of me."

Yuno was floating in mid-air, looked at Lin Yu in front of her and revealed a strange smile.

"Why do you do this? Is it because you feel that I have returned to the embrace of 'God'?"

"... So, are you saying that you are still the same person you were before?"

Seeing that Yuno showed no desire to attack, Lin Yu immediately tried to summon the system.

Unification?

zaima?

However, as expected, after waiting for a second, Lin Yu did not hear a response from the system.

Then what's the point of talking about it?

Back in Changkong City, even though Yuno had fallen into the demonic path, Lin Yu was still able to communicate with the system.

The system at the time indicated that Yuno could still chat, so it could still appear.

But now, the system can't even show itself, which clearly indicates that the situation has become dangerous to a certain extent.

At that moment, Lin Yu regretted it.

He really shouldn't have adopted a wary stance from the start.

In the original story, Otto had Durandal lie in ambush near Singapore in order to capture the Herrscher of Death.

It's just that in the original story, Singapore hadn't completely turned against Schicksal yet, Schicksal members had to abide by the rule jointly proposed by the neutral countries. "Schicksal's Valkyrie and Anti-Entropy's mechs are not allowed to enter neutral countries."

Kiana and Fu Hua infiltrated the area, but someone like Durandal... it's clearly unlikely she could infiltrate it.

But things are different now; in this timeline, Singapore's level of idiocy has increased dramatically.

Otto certainly wouldn't let Durandal care about those damn rules when faced with such a blatant disregard for Schicksal.

In other words, what Lin Yu needs to do now is not to think about something impossible like 'beating down Yuno, ' but to find a way to buy time.

As long as the Great Goose comes, everything will be alright!

"Of course I'm still the same me."

Looking at Lin Yu in front of her, Yuno remained calm and did not suddenly become angry just because Lin Yu had adopted a defensive stance.

"Of course, I understand why you would take this stance, since I have just triggered the Fourth Honkai Outbreak."

"But senior, didn't you notice—the area affected by the Fourth Honkai Outbreak has become pitifully small thanks to my efforts?"

Seeing the gradually appearing Withering Black Mist around Yuno, Lin Yu suddenly frowned slightly.

You're right.

Even after glancing at Dr. Mags, who had been blown away by the shockwave but was still clinging to life not far away, Lin Yu realized that the Fourth Honkai Outbreak was far too abnormal.

Last time Mei could still say that she had her uncle Siegfried by her side, so she had some inner resistance, which led to the Honkai of Changkong City shrinking its scope.

But this time... no, something's not right.

The range of Honkai Energy spread has indeed shrunk.

But what about the intensity of Honkai Energy?

At this moment, Lin Yu, who was resisting Honkai Energy with the armor of [Zero Knight: Moon Shadow], suddenly realized that his armor was decaying.

Damn it, I should have thought of that sooner.

The range of Honkai Energy diffusion has indeed decreased, but what about the concentration?

Initially, the Honkai Energy intensity detection equipment attached to Moon Shadow could detect that the Honkai Energy intensity was gradually increasing from 1000HW.

But now, after this thing has stopped working...

Oh, I see.

In the Second Honkai Eruption, the first thing Sirin did after awakening was to seek revenge.

After taking her revenge, she cleverly went to the Honkai Energy reactor to absorb Honkai Energy and strengthen herself.

Miss Pufferfish, who is called a pufferfish every day, is not stupid at all; her choice is correct.

Now, Yuno has nowhere to absorb Honkai Energy, so Prometheus No. 17 helped her out.

After concentrating Honkai Energy that has spread outwards near the Herrscher, the Herrscher can naturally absorb the Honkai Energy more efficiently to strengthen itself.

As for why Yuno hasn't made a move yet...

Seeing the tears suddenly welling up in Yuno's eyes, Lin Yu suddenly understood.

Yuno Otto, and Otto was outmaneuvered by Number 17.

In this situation, Yuno became a victim of their scheming and maneuvering.

However, Yuno's heart was still resisting the Honkai, which is why she was able to suppress her desire to destroy everything in the world and still talk to me calmly.

However, if the time continues to be delayed, Yuno's heart will gradually be eroded by the personality of the Herrscher of Death.

Meanwhile, after absorbing the surrounding Honkai Energy, the Herrscher of Death will only accelerate her progress to her complete form.

Damn it, I was trying to stall for time.

If this drags on, I might be killed by the fully enhanced Herrscher of Death before Bianca arrives!

"Huh? I..."

After wiping her eyes with the back of her hand, Yuno muttered to herself incomprehensibly.

"Why... why do I feel like crying even though I've become stronger?"

At this moment, Yuno recalled her memories of her time in Changkong City.

On that day, the Herrscher girl also shed tears in front of others.

That time, she clearly wanted to end her own life because of the guilt of killing her own family.

However, Yuno did not have the power to resist the Herrscher's personality at the time, so she still became an Apostle of Honkai.

But now, everything is different.

She would no longer cowardly choose to end her own life; after all, she now had power and a goal.

"Cocolia, I must kill her!"

"To this end..."

At this moment, Yuno's gaze toward Lin Yu held a hint of danger.

"Senior, come with me and let's try out this new power!"

"You've become obsessed, Yuno."

Looking at Yuno in front of him, Lin Yu completely gave up the idea of stalling for time.

"You say you're trying out new power, but the murderous intent you inadvertently reveal shows that you're controlled by the Honkai, and you don't even realize it."

"Now that I think about it carefully, it was my fault..."

"I led you down the path of revenge, I led you astray. I thought that by letting you live a life of self-destruction, you would eventually regain your sanity."

"However, this became the opportunity for you to be used by the Honkai God —He used your extreme emotions so that you didn't even realize you were being used."

After saying this, Lin Yu looked at Yuno in front of him and rushed out.

"I was the one who led you astray, so naturally I will also bring you back to the right path."

So—you'd better grit your teeth and bear it.

"Herrscher of Death, I will defeat you."

Haha, the boast has already been made.

Now, let's just play our cards step by step.

Even though I interrupted her absorption of Honkai Energy, my actions were not entirely meaningless.

The problem now is...

—Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements? Please come to our aid!

Chapter 153. I'll apologize after I wake you up!

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Seeing Lin Yu charging towards her, Yuno's first reaction was, of course,...

— Retreat, we must retreat!

In Yuno's view, the impressions of 'Lin Yu is her mentor in life' and 'Lin Yu is a powerful warrior' are still engraved in her heart.

Even though the girl was unconsciously radiating killing intent towards Lin Yu, she still took a step back from the bottom of her heart because of her subconscious awe and fear of Lin Yu.

Then, the girl was stunned.

Strange, why am I afraid of my senior?

He seemed very angry, but... my senior wouldn't hurt me.

No, that's not right, I shouldn't think that way.

I've become stronger now!

Although the Honkai God wanted to control my mind and body, how could He do such a thing so easily!

On the contrary, He, who thought I had submitted to the Honkai, actually started to support me instead—how ridiculous!

What am I afraid of?

I am no longer the person I used to be, no longer...

—That was me back then, so weak and helpless!

Now, I can surpass not only my seniors, but also the headmaster, Mr. Kaslana whom I saw in the Nine Nether, and Durandal who defeated me before!

As her confidence grew stronger, Yuno had just taken a few steps back, now had a significantly stronger Honkai Energy fluctuation emanating from her.

Having completed the sprint, Lin Yu had already gathered his initial strength during the sprint.

At that moment, just to be on the safe side, he even used the Honkai Energy released by the [Shield System] to wrap around the Tai Xu Grip, forming a special gauntlet shield in this way.

At this moment, Lin Yu could clearly feel that the intensity of the Honkai Energy around him was indeed constantly increasing.

However, at the same time, after he took action, the oppressive aura emanating from Yuno, which had been steadily increasing, has indeed temporarily stopped its intensification.

Tsk, they were originally planning to stall for time to save their lives, but now...

Although in the end I chose to stall for time in order to save my life, in the process I had to face an opponent who was much stronger than me.

Fighting to the death to save one's own life... what kind of dark humor is that?

"Senior, it seems you have other ideas, right?"

Faced with Lin Yu's sudden attack, Yuno, now completely calm, raised her right hand and directly displayed the power she officially possessed after transforming into the Herrscher of Death and Poison.

For some Simulated Herrscher, they can indeed form Imaginary Barrier, either actively or passively, just like the real Herrscher, as a defensive means to resist enemy attacks.

However, compared to the Imaginary Barrier of the genuine Herrscher, the Imaginary Barrier of the Simulated Herrscher is obviously just a counterfeit product deliberately imitated.

However, at this moment, the Imaginary Barrier used by Yuno, who had completely become the Fourth Herrscher of this era, was naturally far stronger than those counterfeit versions.

The instant she released the Imaginary Barrier, Lin Yu had already punched Yuno's barrier with his gigantic Honkai Energy.

"Galaxy Cosmic Phantom!"

With a roar, Yuno, who had been retreating, was forced to take another step back due to the overwhelming force of the impact.

At the same time, Lin Yu looked at the gauntlet that had suddenly collapsed in front of him and took a step back, keeping a distance from Yuno with great vigilance.

Something's not right.