If the king does not advance, how can his subordinates follow? (cont.)

Everything is progressing steadily, and some members of the Fire Moth have even begun to imagine the future after defeating the Honkai.

But only Lin Yu and Elysia knew that this was not enough.

The Finality is not an opponent that is so easy to defeat.

No, that would be far too arrogant.

For humanity today, defeating the Finality is still an extremely low-probability event.

Not enough.

That's not enough.

So when Lin Yu found Elysia alone today, she was even prepared to reveal her identity.

Then, Su, outside the illusion, and Elysia, inside the illusion, witnessed an incredibly rare and wondrous scene.

"I'm sorry, Elysia."

The moment Elysia closed the door, Lin Yu released the Phantasm Lantern Barrier to weaken Elysia's power. At the same time, with the blessing of the Mirror Mind, he punched Elysia's body directly.

"You--"

Before Lin Yu's sudden attack, Elysia had imagined what kind of treatment she would receive if her true identity were discovered.

But when the terrible future he had foreseen actually became a reality...

Well, even the sunny and cheerful Miss Pink Fairy still feels a little bit helpless.

But the next second, Elysia had an even stranger feeling.

After Lin Yu punched through her body, he actually started groping around her heart.

Then, with Lin Yu's Precision Operation, he directly pulled out a transparent and flawless core.

After Lin Yu used his Powerful Healing Technique to repair her body, Elysia sighed helplessly and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Hmm... even if you're going to perform surgery on me, don't use such rough methods."

"No girl would like your rough behavior."

"Ha, only heaven and earth know, only you and I know."

After pouring a bottle of water onto the core, Lin Yu, under the incredibly shocked gazes of Elysia and Su, directly put the core into his mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.

"You, you, you, you—spit it out right now!"

Seeing Lin Yu's incredibly violent actions, Elysia completely panicked.

"That's Herrscher Core! And you just swallowed it like that—"

Elysia is right, that's Herrscher Core! And you just swallowed it like that—

After thinking about this question, Su suddenly froze.

No, this is an illusion.

Mr. Lin Yu also knew that he was in an illusion.

Moreover, even knowing he was in an illusion, Mr. Lin Yu did nothing unnecessary from the beginning.

Could it be that...

Within the illusion, Elysia sensed that the intensity of the Honkai Energy emanating from Lin Yu was steadily increasing.

"This... that..."

Looking at Lin Yu, whose eyes were clear and bright, Elysia waved her hand in front of Lin Yu's eyes and even prepared for battle.

"If you don't make a sound, I'll assume you're being controlled by the Honkai."

"Elysia, I have something to emphasize."

Lin Yu, who had suddenly spoken, looked at the unarmed girl in front of him and spoke again.

"Without the Herrscher Core, you can no longer defeat me."

Oh no, could Lin Yu really have been controlled by the core?

There was no doubt that he was radiating a sense of oppression, but that look in his eyes... it made him seem like he was still conscious. What was going on?

Having already implanted the Origin Core into his body using the [Implantation] skill, Lin Yu truly felt...

—Damn Li Liang, this negative buff is way too severe.

He didn't know if Elysia had heard any strange noises after obtaining the core, but he was definitely hearing a lot of background noise.

These unpleasant noises directly aroused an incredibly terrifying desire to attack in Lin Yu.

If he hadn't already activated the Mirror Mind and hadn't cultivated the Great Mind Essence, this attack would have been enough to make him go berserk on the spot.

When Elysia saw Lin Yu's expressionless face—don't ask, the answer is that the Cold-Faced Hunk is still C.

After a standoff lasting about two minutes, Lin Yu finally let out a soft breath and temporarily regained his mobility.

"Ha, let's just say it's a success."

"You... you really are Lin Yu, right?"

Seeing the lingering fear on Lin Yu's face, Elysia immediately went to his side and began to anxiously search his body.

"Do you feel any injury anywhere? Or does anything feel uncomfortable?"

"Elysia..."

"Um?"

"I know I'm handsome, but if you're going to try to take advantage of me, could you please do it another time?"

"... I'm talking about you."

Hearing Lin Yu's half-joking words, Elysia was genuinely angry this time.

"You still have the leisure to joke with me???"

"Even if you're going to swallow Herrscher Core, you need to be prepared beforehand!"

"How can you lure someone into your room, roughly cause them to bleed, and then complain about them..."

"Well... I was prepared a long time ago."

After pulling out a chair and sitting down, Lin Yu leaned back in the white plastic chair and weakly looked up at the ceiling.

"The plan I announced some time ago was not just to cover up Ling."

"In fact, I took action after I had this conjecture."

"However, this time I chose myself as the subject of the project—after all, it was my own idea, so I have to try it out myself first."

"So during this time, I kept calculating the odds of winning against the Finality, then used the power of the Spiritual Fusion Warrior, and also wrote about self-awareness."

"In the end, I finally completed my plan."

"Under my self-hypnosis, I concluded that the Finality invincible, and then..."

"—As the de facto leader of humanity, I am in despair."

After listening to Lin Yu's explanation, Elysia sat silently next to Lin Yu.

She had so much to say, but now...

I can't bring myself to say it.

"The human leader, driven by despair, voluntarily chose to become Herrscher. Guess what—will the Honkai take the initiative to help me?"

At that moment, Elysia saw something in Lin Yu's hand that shouldn't be there.

"This is... the Star Sea Harmony?"

"Ah, the Herrscher Authority you've been reluctant to use is actually the key to victory in this battle."

At this moment, Lin Yu could feel that the activated Origin Core was continuously transmitting terrifying energy into his body.

The abilities of the Origin Herrscher are not clearly explained in the original work.

Some people speculated, based on Mei's words, that Origin's power is the ability to 'make wishes come true'.

However, some people have a different view and refuted it with the idea of "connecting the Herrscher Authority" proposed by the Herrscher of Reason.

However, regardless of the speculation, Lin Yu felt it wouldn't affect his decision to seize the Herrscher Core and implant it into his own body.

And now, he has finally confirmed one thing—the guys discussing it online were right.

Both abilities are part of the primordial power.

As the original Herrscher, Origin does indeed possess the power to connect with other Herrscher.

However, as the last Herrscher before the Finality, Origin can indeed make people 'have their way' within a certain range.

Of course, it's clearly impossible to expect the power of the Origin to give Lin Yu the ability to instantly kill the Finality.

But for Lin Yu now, all the conditions for breaking the deadlock have been met.

Everything is ready, so now...

Let me, as the illusory king on the chessboard, launch the final operation.

After all...

—If the king doesn't leave, how will his subordinates follow?

Even after becoming Herrscher, Rin remained true to herself for six months.

During this time, everyone's attitude towards her changed from "although we were skeptical, we believed what Boss Lin Yu said" to "wow, Miss Ling is amazing, she actually sealed it off."

Damn it, this is clearly an illusion, an illusion!

But what exactly is this exhilarating feeling?

At this moment, Ling had to sadly admit something.

Even after 50,000 years, her essence remains the same as that little girl from back then.

A little girl with an ordinary mindset, yet unable to control her own destiny, destined to become a demon after facing a tragic future.

However, even knowing it's an illusion, being gazed upon with such respect and admiration within that illusion...

No, it feels better and better.

Thinking back, those despicable bastards killed me out of hatred. How could I—

No, I can't think about it, it just makes me feel even better!

Although she still tried to resist these feelings, Rin's heart had been completely softened by this illusion without her realizing it.

However, at the same time, Lin Yu and the other leaders of the Fire Moth in the conference room did not have the relatively relaxed feeling that Ling had.

After all, these high-ranking people all knew that the time for the Finality awakening was drawing ever closer.

"Alright, everyone, stop looking so gloomy."

Lin Yu was the first to speak in front of everyone.

"After implanting the Origin Core and the Herrscher of Herrscher of Reason Core, I am confident that I can break the deadlock."

"Currently, according to Dr. Bianca's tests, the Cocoon of Finality has not yet been fully charged with energy."

After Lin Yu mentioned her name, Bianca tapped her terminal and shared all the observational information she had with everyone.

"Just as the warrior Lin Yu said, it will take about three months before the Herrscher of Finality is fully awakened."

"But to be honest, there's really not much we can do in these three months."

"Yes, it's still too limited."

After Bianca finished speaking, Lin Yu took over the conversation and addressed the crowd.

"So I think—everyone should stop waiting."

"Now that everything is ready, I will lead my combat troops to the moon and fight it in three days."

"If I win, everyone will be happy. But if I lose... hey, how could I possibly lose?"

With this confident expression, Lin Yu directly revealed his battle plan to everyone.