Kevin's Onslaught (cont.)

He once betrayed Kevin because the Stigmata Plan was too cold-blooded.

But now...

Having betrayed my best friend twice, in some ways, am I not also a cold-blooded person?

I really hope my estimate is wrong, but...

In that moment, Sue, exhausted both physically and mentally, recalled the letter that May had given to Kevin years ago.

The letter began with May's expectations for Kevin.

Keep going, Kevin.

Whether in the past or present, you will never stop moving forward.

Shenzhou. Nine Nether

In the Nine Nether, Lin Yu watched as Durandal, Yuno, Mei relentlessly attacked Chiyou's corpse, and he felt that Chiyou's corpse was definitely too tough.

After the Chiyou chapter in the original work, although the official explanation was not specific, it was mentioned in the equipment description of the weapon [Spine of the Dragon] that some of Chiyou's... well, to be precise, the movements of Chiyou's corpse before it was devoured by Kevin in 2017.

Inside the Spine of the Dragon, a piece of information is explicitly mentioned.

The greatsword crafted by Anti-Entropy- Entropy from the marrow collected from the ancient Honkai Beast Chiyou, known as the Demon Chiyou, still lies dormant deep within the ocean.

Based on this information, Chiyou's corpse could be used to make weapons.

However, perhaps due to the difficulty of production, or perhaps for other reasons, Chiyou's corpse was not completely destroyed by the people of this machine, and instead ended up as Kevin's food.

Now, looking at the Chiyou corpse that everyone had only managed to dismantle half of despite their best efforts, Lin Yu really felt that it was fortunate that this thing had been sealed away early.

If the Danzhu Cangxuan sisters hadn't acted quickly back then, given this thing's ability to even swallow soil to strengthen itself, and given some time, it might not be a 'Judgment-class' but a 'End of Dharma Level'.

As for why Lin Yu isn't making a move now, the reason is quite simple—the other three have all forced him not to.

Although the three people present could not be said to know each other completely, their thoughts were all very simple.

It's better for Lin Yu to rest. If he continues in this state, he'll eventually break down.

Of course, that's what everyone thought, but no one said it out loud.

In the end, it was Yuno, who had the quickest mind among the three, who persuaded Lin Yu with the reason that "Lin Yu is most familiar with the battles between the Herrscher, and we need someone who is most suitable for the battle to maintain their condition in order to prevent unexpected situations from occurring."

The reason why Lin Yu did not insist on joining the dismemberment army was actually because he agreed with Yuno's words to some extent.

Disturbed.

After arriving at the Nine Nether, Lin Yu's unease grew stronger and stronger.

In just a few more minutes, we will be able to completely dismantle Chiyou's body.

At that time, Kevin, who will not be able to find the necessary medicine in a short period of time, will not dare to make any rash moves, giving us more time to develop.

However, Kevin must have thought of these things too, so...

At that very moment, an incredibly terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly appeared in the space where everyone was located.

As the energy fluctuations continued to spread, the three who had been relentlessly attacking Chiyou simultaneously retreated rapidly and with extreme vigilance.

As the energy fluctuations ceased to spread, a man appeared in everyone's sight.

White hair, blue eyes, and—isn't that the Flame-Chaser's Judgment?!

The moment they saw the man, they realized that he was the enemy Lin Yu had mentioned. The three of them finally understood why Lin Yu had said, "If you see that man, don't linger in battle, retreat at lightning speed."

There is no other reason.

Just the sight of this man standing there, the oppressive aura he exuded, made everyone feel breathless.

"All personnel from Schicksal and Shenzhou, evacuate from here!"

After shouting this to the members of the two major forces behind him who were unable to move, Lin Yu immediately asked the system a question.

Is Tong here?

Damn, I really got disconnected.

This is a huge problem.

The fact that the system disconnected means Kevin definitely came with a fighting spirit.

The kind of 'being able to talk' state that Yuno and I had when we first met is no longer possible for Kevin.

Now, after forcing everyone back, Kevin is trying to absorb the remaining half of Chiyou's body at top speed.

Before he could complete this action, the four people present immediately moved.

Mei wielded the Magnetic Storm.Slash, compressing the power of the Herrscher of Thunder to its limit, and unleashed an incredibly ferocious lightning slash at Kevin.

During the dismemberment operation a few minutes earlier, Yuno and Durandal, who had already established a cooperative relationship, now directly activated the Black Abyss and the Herrscher Authority within their bodies. They condensed the two corrosive black mists together, and Durandal, who was slightly stronger, transformed them into a long spear and threw it at Kevin.

As for Lin Yu, he had already connected the Seven Thunders of Retribution with the Blank Key, and briefly transformed into the Herrscher of Thunder, striking Kevin like Mei.

Despite not feeling much pressure from the four attacks, Kevin immediately conjured an ice shield to block all the power.

"Ha... Interesting."

As Kevin watched the ice shield being rapidly eroded by the black mist and easily torn apart by lightning, he exhaled a breath of stale air as he faced these attacks head-on.

"The Blank Key, the Herrscher of Death, the descendants of the Kaslana clan, and..."

A girl who looks just like Mei and possesses the power of judgment.

Ah, in a sense, this is probably a kind of fate.

"It seems you all knew I was coming here to seize Chiyou's corpse."

Kevin casually used his dual-core Jie Mie to block the subsequent attacks and spoke indifferently to the crowd.

"Did Sue tell you all this?"

"Or is it that the humans of this era foresaw what I was about to do and wanted to stand here to stop me?"

Faced with the imposing presence of Kevin, Lin Yu, who was gripping the Divine Key tightly, didn't know how to begin.

Seeing Lin Yu's tense expression, Kevin adjusted his facial expression slightly and then, in front of everyone, sheathed the Greatsword of Annihilation that was pointing at them.

"Okay, if you don't know where to start, let me introduce myself first."

"As you may already know, I am Kevin, the Venerable Lord of the World Serpent."

"According to Gray Serpent, after you learned about the Stigmata Plan, you chose to reject it."

"We absolutely cannot agree to this plan!"

At this moment, Durandal, facing Kevin, spoke to Kevin with utmost seriousness.

"To put it bluntly, isn't your plan just a way to carry out massacres under the guise of defeating the Honkai? World Serpent, who makes such things sound so noble, is not worthy of our trust at all!"

Well said, Bianca.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

Lin Yu couldn't see Kevin's current thoughts, but he was very clear that if the two sides didn't need to fight, the system should have popped up by now.

Although he didn't think Kevin would kill Lin Yu, a 'vanguard against the Honkai ', he was still a fool to not take any precautions now that Lin Yu had already received the reward.

Let's analyze the situation now.

Kevin obtained the Flame-Chaser's Judgment and the Plague Gem, and absorbed half of Chiyou's corpse.

However, based on my Precision Operation observations, the Honkai Energy emanating from Kevin has indeed become more powerful, but at the same time, his power has become chaotic.

Even Kevin, after being sealed for 1,500 years, even after absorbing half of Chiyou's corpse, couldn't completely convert the absorbed energy into combat power within a few dozen seconds.

Now, for everyone, the only chance is to knock Kevin to the ground before Kevin can digest the energy Chiyou You gave him.

Even so, it is clearly a task that is almost impossible to complete.

Yuno and Mei now have the support of the Honkai, and even if they haven't fully completed their ascension, they still have power close to the peak of a single-core Herrscher.

But the problem lies with Bianca.

It wasn't until three years later that she and Kevin were able to have a stalemate in their initial test match.

It's only 2014 now, and for Bianca, who has made rapid progress, the Bianca of 2014 is definitely far stronger than the Bianca of 2017.

If you include my strength as well... it's not stable enough.

Su has left; he must be consolidating forces from other places.

However, we cannot expect Su to return in time.

It's not that I don't trust Su, but... even if I wanted to believe in my own strength when facing Kevin, this tremor from the depths of my soul was absolutely unmistakable.

I am terrified of death, and this fear stemming from death is being intensified by Kevin's appearance.

"Miss Durandal is quite right, and also..."

Looking at the weapon in Kevin's hand, Mei also spoke to Kevin with a solemn expression.

"The weapon in your hand, it belongs to Uncle Siegfried, doesn't it?"

"He would never hand over the Flame-Chaser's Judgment to anyone else. What exactly did you do to him?!"

After Mei finished speaking, Yuno continued speaking to Kevin, picking up where Mei.

"You came here to ambush us from the beginning. Now that you have absorbed Chiyou's corpse, I can feel the energy in your body is disordered because of absorbing Chiyou's energy."

"In other words—you're stalling for time in order to perfectly absorb the power, right?"

"Let's all attack together! If he completely absorbs Chiyou's power, we're truly doomed!"

At that moment, Yuno slammed her palms onto the ground, and as the power of the Herrscher of Death and her power as Simulated Herrscher erupted simultaneously, Kevin was suddenly bound by vines that appeared beneath his feet.

"Wow, that's interesting."

Watching the remaining three swarm forward, Kevin really felt...

—Everything he's facing now is just fantastic!

The Herrscher and the descendants of the Fusion Warrior, who trusted each other, and the Divine Key holders with powerful aptitude and unlimited potential, did not have the slightest thought of backing down when facing Kevin, who had regained some of his power, despite the oppressive feeling Kevin brought them.

No, that's not all. Now, as Kevin faces the four of them, he can clearly sense their determination to protect the world from their eyes.

OK.

That's great.

Elysia, if you saw this scene, what kind of expression would you have?

It's just a pity that while your determination is admirable, in terms of strength...

"It's still too weak."

Kevin, who wasn't using the rated power, had a look on his face that Lin Yu definitely didn't want to see.

The Honkai Beast's carapace had already appeared on Kevin's face.

Not only that, his arms also became like the limbs of a Honkai Beast as Kevin released Parvati's Honkai Beast Factor, with some purple Honkai patterns mixed in with the dark black.

For Lin Yu, who is now preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Kevin, there is both good news and bad news.

The good news is that because Lin Yu and the others dismantled half of Chiyou's statue, Kevin only ate half of the sashimi, which meant he was clearly not full and unable to use the 'Chimera Power' at this stage.

The bad news is...

—Damn it, Kevin using Parvati's power is terrifying in terms of energy intensity!

After releasing the Honkai Beast Factor, Kevin certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to stay in the same spot any longer.

Kevin now is clearly not as good as he was 1,500 years ago, but when Kevin was at full strength 1,500 years ago, he could even completely freeze the flames of the Jie Mie sword.

Faced with the powerful vines created by Yuno, Kevin simply froze them and then used his power to easily break free from the enemy's blockade.

As he retreated, he swung his sword directly at the three of them.

Faced with Kevin's fiery sword energy, all three chose to evade.

But just then, everyone heard Yuno's exclamation.

"Everyone, watch your step!"

Beneath their feet, the ice that had somehow spread to the surrounding ground suddenly sprouted countless sharp ice spikes, which pierced towards the three people who had been forced back by Kevin's Jie Mie Technique.

If it were just ordinary ice spikes, then of course they wouldn't be able to harm the three of them in the slightest.