No One Sits Upon the Throne (cont.)

But soon, she calculated an unexpected number.

The energy intensity of this attack that broke through the Herrscher of Finality was actually slightly weaker than the previous Overlimit Strike?

Without a doubt, in terms of energy intensity, this attack was not as powerful as Unit-01's maximum output.

Strange... is the energy level of the Herrscher of Finality really declining?!

I can't understand it—but at times like this, understanding isn't necessary!

"Rita, seize the opportunity."

"Headquarters has detected that the energy intensity of the Herrscher of Finality is still declining."

"When the opponent's energy level drops to 20%, everyone will launch a joint attack on the Herrscher of Finality!"

"Receive!"

Even after hearing the instructions from headquarters, Rita was not completely at ease.

Lin Yu, traveling alone, indeed achieved remarkable results.

However, great power inevitably comes with risks.

Everyone knows that Lin Yu implanted the Herrscher Core.

Even Herrscher face physical risks after pushing their limits.

If Rita weren't worried that her actions would distract Lin Yu, she would have already been unable to contain her impulse and was ready to strike him with her sword.

On the other side, Lin Yu, who had successfully launched the attack, felt a sharp pain in his brain.

Even with the help of Prometheus's calculations, Lin Yu still felt that he was overusing his brain.

The energy intensity calculated by Bianca at headquarters was indeed perfectly fine.

However, a weaker energy attack, delivered using different methods, can sometimes produce a stronger effect.

Before the war began, Lin Yu had seen the overall design of the Moonlight Throne and, with the help of Prometheus, calculated another way to launch the attack.

During the years he spent in the illusion, Lin Yu continued to study the skills he had mastered.

Based on the characteristic that "those who possess this skill can engage in Study Hard -depth learning of various types of knowledge, thereby getting closer to the essence of the corresponding knowledge," Lin Yu finally gained a deeper understanding of the essence of the three skills: "Special Beam Cannon," "Phantasm Lantern Barrier," and "Hai Hu Explosive Fist."

After understanding the essence of these three skills, Lin Yu had an idea.

If the Moonlight Throne's firearms system were to incorporate the penetrating power of the [Special Beam Cannon] and the explosive properties of the [Hai Hu Explosive Fist], would the attack patterns change?

Based on the fact that he eventually found a place to test it using the power of the Herrscher of Reason to create the Moonlight Throne, the answer is clearly yes.

However, because of the addition of these two characteristics, the firearms system of the Moonlight Throne had to be redesigned and its calculation formulas redesigned, making it prone to bursting due to energy overload.

That's why Lin Yu didn't use these technologies on those Moonlight Throne; he simply treated the first batch of Moonlight Throne as consumables that consumed energy.

Meanwhile, during this final period, Lin Yu improved the Moonlight Throne, which combined these two characteristics.

In his view, as long as the cannon hole is covered with Phantasm Lantern Barrier at the moment of firing, the emitted light cannon will be accompanied by the Phantasm Lantern Barrier.

Although this will weaken the energy cannon's output, it will also enhance the energy cannon's stability and weaken the opponent's energy shield strength using the Phantasm Lantern Barrier.

The moment the first beam of light hits the shield, it completes the application of its triple properties: [Weakening], [Penetrating], and [Explosion].

After the first attack from the Moon Throne is completed and its special ability is applied, if the other Moonlight Throne follow up with consecutive attacks, they can rely on this effect to continuously weaken the energy of the already completely breached Herrscher of Finality.

However, despite all this seemingly wonderful situation, it cannot escape a certain law.

Such attacks, which require a great deal of effort and energy, cannot be sustained for very long.

Unlike the previous unrestricted shooting, this time the fuel was Lin Yu's life.

Despite feeling pain in his body, Lin Yu felt an incomparably exhilarating sensation as he looked at the panic on the Herrscher of Finality's face.

"The time has come—men, let's move!"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's command, all the warriors present poured all their Honkai Energy into their weapons, unleashing their full power upon their enemy.

What should have been an incredibly brutal battle actually resulted in the Herrscher of Finality's body collapsing after that attack.

"Very good, the Herrscher of Finality's energy is down to 5%!"

"Tsk, why isn't it dead yet!"

At that moment, Rita snatched the Divine Key from her companion, then forcefully destroyed the Soul Steel on the outside of the Divine Key, dug out the core, and threw it into her mouth.

"One more time! Heavenly Fire—Unsheathed!"

With this strike, the raging flames once again slammed into the human enemy's body, making the flames on his body burn even more fiercely.

At this moment, the warrior holding the Oath of Judah, the Divine Key Sickness, rushed out without hesitation. After releasing the Divine Prayer Barrier, he threw the entire Judah out, which slammed heavily onto the body of the Herrscher of Finality.

"The Herrscher of Finality's energy has dropped to 1%... 0.5%... 0.1%... 0!"

"According to calculations, the Herrscher of Finality's energy will continue to regenerate, but as long as we can continue to deplete its power before it finishes regenerating, we can completely suppress it!"

"Humanity... has triumphed!"

Despite hearing the announcement of victory, Rita showed no sign of a smile. Instead, she rushed to the vicinity of the Moonlight Throne where Lin Yu was and pried open the door to the cockpit of the Moonlight Throne.

However, the others, upon seeing the cannon fall from the Imaginary Gate to the ground, already had a bad feeling.

"Lin Yu, you—"

Inside the throne room, Rita did not see Lin Yu.

Within this empty throne, only two completely shattered cores remained.

As Rita let out an incredibly mournful wail, Su knew that this illusion, which was beyond her control, had finally come to an end.

Did the sacrifice of one person ensure the continuation of an entire civilization...?

It was supposed to be a great ending, but...

I never imagined I was such a greedy person.

After seeing such a wonderful ending, how could I still be greedy and want an even more perfect ending?

However, in the next instant, Su no longer had time to think about these things.

Because...

—Lin Yu, who should have been asleep, had already rushed in front of him with incredible speed and swung his fist.

"Ah, I slept for so long, and in my dream I had to work overtime."

"Mr. Su, although I know you're a good person, I'm truly sorry, I'm currently..."

"—I still want to give you a punch, huh! Hai Hu — Explosive Fist!"

If Su had enough time to react, this punch wouldn't have hurt him at all.

Even if Su, who is inside the Sumeru Mustard Seed, is about to die, as long as she is prepared, she can definitely use the [Karma Wheel] technique at the first moment to return the enemy's attack to the enemy.

However, Su was still immersed in the afterglow of the illusion's end. He never expected that the object of his sadness would wake up so quickly and give him a punch without any politeness.

As the Tai Xu Grip slammed into Su's body, Su immediately felt a terrible pain erupt from all four limbs and bones.

After delivering that blow, Lin Yu did not pursue Su. Instead, he strolled over to Su, who was bleeding profusely, and pulled Su up from the ground.

"Hmm, that calms me down."

"Ha, you really are..."

Seeing the refreshed look on Lin Yu's face, Su smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"Fine, fine, I do owe you this punch."

"But Mr. Lin Yu, I'm very curious, when exactly did you realize that this illusion was not real?"

"Oh, this."

At this moment, Lin Yu remembered the grumpy face he saw every time he turned on the TV, and said to Su in an annoyed tone.

"From the moment I saw Otto's punchable face."

"Put your assessment of me aside for now. I have great respect for you, an old senior who worked so hard and saved humanity 1,500 years ago."

"But you make me see Otto every time I turn on the TV—you've disgusted me for years!"

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Before this, Su had considered many reasons.

However, he never expected that the method he used to warn Lin Yu would become the opportunity for Lin Yu's 'awakening'.

Well, how should I put it...

This is so embarrassing.

Seeing the obvious resentment on Lin Yu's face, Su really felt that her estimate might have been slightly off...

Well, to be honest, his estimate wasn't just slightly off; it was completely off-target.

"So, you knew from the beginning what Mr. Otto had done?"

"Yes—looking at everything I did within the illusion, don't you have any thoughts?"

"Everything you did within the illusion..."

At this moment, Su recalled the exhilarating feeling she had experienced earlier and smiled as she spoke to Lin Yu.

"Thank you for letting me have a dream that I wanted to meet, but dared not actively imagine."

"This can be considered a gift of gratitude for saving humanity 1,500 years ago—but the choices I made in my dream were not only about creating a gift of gratitude, but also about expressing an idea."

At this moment, the expression on Lin Yu's face gradually turned extremely cold.

"In the dream, everyone believes in 'Lin Yu,' so they follow in Lin Yu's footsteps and rush forward, which may be a good thing."

"But if Lin Yu, who was the leader of humanity at the time, was a scoundrel and a beast, then such a person, if he became the leader, would only lead everyone astray."

"And that's what I wanted to express."

Su wasn't stupid. After hearing Lin Yu's words, she immediately understood what Lin Yu was trying to say.

Indeed, if humanity's leader is not someone like Mr. Lin Yu, then humanity's blind faith in a shameless person who has no intention of fighting for humanity will only hasten its own demise.

He was talking about... it really was Mr. Otto, wasn't it?

"So, your behavior patterns in the illusion are completely different from your behavior patterns in reality, and that's also related to Mr. Otto?"

"Ah, actually, that's part of the reason."

In response to Su's question, Lin Yu answered quite frankly.

"I'm afraid of death, so the way I am in the illusion is definitely different from the way I am in reality—after all, dying in the illusion doesn't mean I'm really dead. I'll definitely be more radical inside."

"But once I get to the real world, if I go all out, Otto will definitely be wary of me."

"And Otto fears me—guess how he'll target me then?"

Without Lin Yu needing to explain in detail, Su already knew what would happen to Lin Yu if he really went too far.

Decades ago, the North American Branch was assassinated by Otto because it was too radical, and was almost wiped out by a single bomb.

More than a decade ago, Mr. Siegfried used the Awakening Potion to gain the power of Fusion Warrior, and combined it with Mr. Welt's Herrscher of Reason Core to unleash the Heaven-Shattering Sword, a combination of Jie Mie Release and Heavenly Fire: Unleashed.

After that, Mr. Otto almost sent him to his death with a single shot.

If Mr. Lin Yu were to demonstrate the aforementioned threats to the Honkai, Mr. Otto would definitely not treat him as a controllable pawn as he does now, but rather as a threat that must be eliminated.

Therefore, Mr. Lin Yu is a completely different person in the places where Mr. Otto can see him and in the places where Mr. Otto cannot see him...

Oh, I see.

At that moment, Su, who had figured everything out, finally understood one thing.

Otto Apocalypse is a greater threat to humanity than I imagined.

Sigh, after Mr. Lin Yu obtains the Void Key, will he also become someone Mr. Otto wants to eliminate?

"Oh, after saying so much, I just want to say one thing—don't give me the Void Key. You know better than I do the consequences of giving it to me."