Just a Few Hundred Herrschers? I'll Wipe Them Out with One Strike!
"Why don't you get some more sleep?"
The moment Yuno heard those words, she felt a sharp pain shooting through her body.
However, after the other person pulled her into their arms...
—The pain vanished without a trace in an instant.
Seriously, don't say such gentle things when you're beating someone up.
In that case...
Having almost made another terrible mistake, I don't deserve to hear this.
Chapter 156. A mere few hundred Herrscher, I'll annihilate them with a single blow!
Schicksal Headquarters, Otto's Office
Inside the office, Otto and Amber stared at the information displayed on the screen, falling silent simultaneously.
Just minutes ago, the Fourth Honkai Outbreak erupted as Otto had predicted.
Although Otto felt a little disappointed that the "Tranquility Gem" didn't explode in Singapore, it was ultimately a minor matter.
For Otto, everything he did was to accomplish his plan.
The Herrscher of Death has completed his awakening according to his plan, which is certainly a good thing.
But now, something's not quite right.
Mr. Otto, who considers himself the smartest man in the world, really wants to ask someone for advice right now...
—What exactly does it mean that the [Honkai Energy intensity has dropped to an extremely low value] on this light screen?
Normally, the instantaneous burst intensity of Herrscher's awakening large-scale Honkai is at least 1000 HW.
Even after the Herrscher awakens, even if it doesn't launch any attacks, just by radiating its power as it walks on Earth, the Schicksal Headquarters can detect an absurdly high Honkai Energy level emanating from it.
But right now, the information screen in front of Otto and Amber is constantly telling them one thing.
The rapid decrease in Honkai Energy intensity clearly indicates that the Herrscher of Death born near Singapore has temporarily ceased its activities.
The suppression of the Herrscher of Death was the best possible outcome within Otto's calculations.
However, less than five minutes passed from the Fourth Honkai Outbreak its end. Isn't that a bit... too fast?
With the end of the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, although Schicksal Headquarters still couldn't contact the Valkyrie on the battlefield, they could at least know their approximate locations.
Looking at the rapidly moving point of light on the other light screen, Otto confirmed that the person who made the move this time was not Durandal.
In this world today, there are only a handful of people who can quickly defeat Herrscher.
Durandal, whose talent is frighteningly high, is still on her way to the battlefield.
Theresa, who was able to suppress the enemy with the Divine Prayer Barrier, was still recuperating at the St. Freya Academy.
Welt Yang, who is also Herrscher, is now considered a second-class cripple by Otto.
While Otto himself possesses Herrscher- level combat power, he's currently hiding in the background as a cover; it's definitely not Otto himself who's beating people up on the spot.
Thinking about it carefully, only Siegfried, whose arm was healed by the Black Abyss White Flower, could possibly use Flame-Chaser's Judgment to defeat the enemy.
Of course, at that moment, Otto suddenly had a conjecture in his mind that he himself found ridiculous.
Lin Yu is also near Singapore. If it's Lin Yu...
Never mind, he has no chance of defeating Herrscher.
But this creates a big problem.
If Siegfried were to make a move, I could still send someone over to pick up the pieces and bring Siegfried, who was injured by the Flame-Chaser's Judgment, and his Divine Key back to Schicksal.
However, if Lin Yu were to appear on the battlefield, unable to defeat the Herrscher, he would obviously only die at the Herrscher's hands.
According to my plan, after K423 awakens, as long as I offer her a sacrifice, she may regain her consciousness and become a 'human' capable of using the power of Herrscher.
But this offering was for K423, damn it Herrscher of Death, how dare you poison Lin Yu!
The thought that Lin Yu might just send it away made Otto anxious on the spot.
"Amber, immediately contact the medical team and rescue forces closest to the battlefield in Singapore and send them there to rescue people!"
Lin Yu, you can't die here.
You absolutely cannot die before you step onto the stage I've prepared!
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Singapore's urban areas
Siegfried, who was entangled by the army of cloned Herrscher, suddenly sensed something unusual after killing the thirty-second Herrscher Clone with Flame-Chaser's Judgment.
As one of the strongest Honkai Energy warriors of his time, Siegfried could certainly sense that a large-scale Honkai had just erupted around him.
It was precisely because he realized that the Fourth Honkai Outbreak had already occurred that Siegfried completely abandoned defense and directly chose to trade blows, killing a bunch of Herrscher Clone soldiers.
The problem is that these soldiers, who are oblivious to pain and fear, have received some orders that, after the massive Honkai broke out, they chose to ignore Honkai and instead continue to delay Siegfried's advance.
Siegfried simply couldn't understand this situation.
Holy crap, what's wrong with these guys?
Normally, shouldn't I be the one to fight the Herrscher to the death, and then, like Otto, reap the benefits?
Damn it, after the Fourth Honkai Outbreak eruption and the Herrscher of Death awakens, all humans will become her targets.
Now we're all in this together, and I don't want to deal with you anymore, but you're still clinging to me and dragging me down.
The World Serpent king must be out of his mind!
Moreover, Siegfried has now reached a border area devoid of civilians, even while fighting and running.
In other words, if he were to Heavenly Fire: Unleashed in a fit of anger, as long as he could control the power, he would at most destroy the surrounding abandoned buildings while killing all the enemies, without harming any innocent people.
If I hadn't had to stop the Herrscher of Death... wait, what's going on?
Siegfried, who had just dodged another volley of Gravity Ball, suddenly realized something.
The direction from which Great Honkai energy was originally erupting is now experiencing a rapid decrease in Honkai Energy intensity.
To be honest, Siegfried was delighted the moment he first realized it.
The decrease in Honkai Energy intensity means that the Herrscher were preparing to kill humans have temporarily abandoned or been forced to abandon this plan.
But as Siegfried's mind raced, an uncontrollable sense of unease followed.
There are only a handful of people in this world who could quickly overpower Herrscher.
Aside from Otto, who only hides behind the scenes as the mastermind, and Welt, who has already gone offline, only Siegfried, Theresa, Bianca remain as users of the Divine Key.
Theresa's previous injuries haven't healed yet, so even if she defeated the Herrscher, she's probably still feeling terrible.
If she were to appear on the battlefield, Siegfried felt that his old friend would certainly not fare well.
But what if Bianca and the Herrscher were to engage in battle...?
After receiving the information from Welt, Siegfried gradually came to believe the intelligence brought by his old friend.
Now, either his best friend is seriously injured, or his daughter, whom he couldn't save, is once again in danger of dying.
In this situation, Siegfried simply could not remain calm.
"Damn it, you forced me to do this!"
After combining his two guns, Siegfried gripped the Skyfire Greatsword and frantically poured Honkai Energy into it.
"Heavenly Fire..."
"—Draw!"
With the warrior's high-pitched battle cry, burning flames erupted from the Key of Destruction, instantly engulfing the remaining twenty-odd Herrscher Soldier.
Ignoring the enemies who were destined to die, Siegfried immediately put away the Flame-Chaser's Judgment and, enduring the excruciating pain in his body, rushed towards the location where the Honkai Energy had erupted.
Theresa and Kiana, hang in there!
If anything happens to them...
—World Serpent, even if I burn my life out, I will never let you get away with this!
After successfully defeating the Herrscher of Death, Lin Yu watched as the Herrscher of Death's injuries were rapidly and automatically repaired, and could only marvel at the power of creation.
As for the question of whether there is any remaining holy blood in Yuno's body...
Previously, Lin Yu conducted a private experiment. The holy blood he transformed using the power of the fragments would revert to its original form after leaving his body for a period of time due to the loss of power.
Therefore, Lin Yu doesn't need to worry about Otto discovering anything suspicious about this.
Instead of worrying about Otto discovering the Holy Blood that doesn't even exist in Yuno's body, Lin Yu should think about how to cover up the fact that 'Lin Yu defeated the Herrscher of Death'.
Before Yuno's consciousness fell into a deep sleep, Lin Yu had already changed her perception as quickly as possible, changing the final outcome of the battle from Lin Yu defeating Yuno to Yuno crippling Lin Yu before waking up on her own.
Lin Yu's victory this time was, in a sense, less due to his skill and more due to his good luck.
Yuno's mental resilience was too strong, which is why the Honkai God needed to use the method of 'guidance' to lead Yuno astray.
Because Yuno was the main controller of this body from the beginning, she became mentally confused after Lin Yu revealed the truth, thus revealing enough flaws.
Otherwise, if the Herrscher of Death had been allowed to control this body from the beginning, Lin Yu wouldn't have been able to use even the Special Beam Cannon.
The premise that he was able to defeat the Herrscher of Death with the Saniate Holy Blood Blast Fist was that he had broken through the opponent's Imaginary Barrier and prevented the opponent's Imaginary Barrier from repairing in time, which allowed him to successfully suppress the enemy with this punch.
Yes, even now, Lin Yu has not completely defeated the formidable enemy before him.
The power of creation was still rapidly circulating within the girl, so as long as the Holy Blood did not help Yuno suppress the Herrscher personality within her, Lin Yu would still be in danger at any time.
Of course, besides the reasons mentioned above, the HSN Serum left behind by Dr. Mags also played a significant role...
—A doctor!
Only then did Lin Yu remember that Dr. Mags was dying, and he immediately looked at Dr. Mags not far away.
Looking at Dr. Mags, who was still alive, Lin Yu could only sigh that the HSN Serum's suppressive effect was truly powerful.
Under other circumstances, even if Dr. Mags's body had been implanted with antibodies against Honkai Energy, he would have been reduced to ashes by the properties of Honkai Energy at the moment of the Fourth Honkai Outbreak.
However, now that the HSN Serum has helped Dr. Mags save her life, the holy blood has also incidentally cured Dr. Mags's Meele -like state.
Although he probably broke quite a few bones due to the shockwave, it's already a miracle that Dr. Mags survived.
Sigh, after fighting for so long, my Honkai Energy and mana are almost gone.
Although Dimensional Force is formidable, I dare not use it recklessly since I haven't mastered Dimensional Force.
If it weren't for the Ancient Dragon Water replenishing my mana, I wouldn't even have enough mana to heal my injuries.
But...
Lin Yu, who had taken out the Ancient Dragon Water and poured it into his mouth, hesitated for a moment before launching a Powerful Healing Technique on Dr. Mags.
This old man is by no means a moral paragon.
However, the HSN Serum he developed actually helped Lin Yu twice when he faced off against the Herrscher of Thunder Lin Yu and the Herrscher of Death.
From this perspective, Lin Yu owes the other party two lives.
After the other party realized what was happening...
Well, let's try to save them if we can.
If he commits further evil deeds in the future, it won't be too late to send him to keep Cocolia company, who is already destined for hell.
Seeing that the old man's breathing had become much smoother as his injuries had been healed, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
However, after casting a Powerful Healing Technique on himself, Lin Yu, feeling that most of his magic power had been consumed, suddenly remembered something.
No... Oh no!
Because I was arguing with the Herrscher, I forgot something important.