Dream Embrace (cont.)

Moreover, this electromagnetic force is used to accelerate... Lin Yu's mastery of the Herrscher of Thunder's powers is much greater than I imagined.

But none of that matters anymore.

We are no match for this man now, so let's retreat for now and wait until we can regroup before challenging him again.

As for now... run.

And so, while Kevin was still in a malfunctioning state, Lin Yu and Durandal, each carrying Yuno and Mei respectively, began to flee frantically towards the outside of the Nine Nether Netherworld using their electromagnetic acceleration abilities.

Sigh, although he's escaped now, Kevin has Quantum Teleportation System.

Judging from his sudden appearance here, we've already run away...

In the end, this will only buy time.

Once inside the transport plane, Kevin destroyed it along with the transport plane; in the end, we still had to prepare for battle.

From the Kevin appeared until now, it has been less than two minutes.

Reinforcements didn't arrive within two minutes—that's normal!

At this moment, as Lin Yu was running wildly, he recalled a feeling that he might have forgotten.

Even though the Kevin in front of him was only Kevin who had absorbed half of Chiyou's energy, Lin Yu, who was facing Kevin directly, had to admit that even with all his trump cards up his sleeve, he still felt a sense of powerlessness.

Sigh, maybe I should just surrender when Kevin wakes up.

He won't kill me anyway, so if I give up resisting...

Holy crap!

Before they had run for more than two seconds, Lin Yu and Durandal stopped at the same time.

It wasn't because the two of them were suddenly tired or exhausted, but because they could no longer even do something as simple as lifting their feet.

As the two used their energy to break through the ice on their feet, they both turned around and glanced at Kevin behind them.

From a distance, Lin Yu witnessed the scene he least wanted to see.

Kevin, who had just been staring blankly, has now opened his eyes.

.

A few seconds ago

When Kevin opened his eyes again, he saw a view he hadn't seen in a long time.

Before Kevin, the Herrscher of Finality's massive body began to crumble due to the bombardment of the Moonlight Throne and Kevin's Jie Mie Sword.

"Kevin! One more time with zero standard power!"

"The Herrscher of Finality's energy is rapidly depleting! As long as we can consume its energy faster than it can regenerate itself, we have a chance to suppress the Herrscher of Finality!"

Listening to the battle instructions from Su at headquarters, Kevin felt it was utterly absurd.

Is the Herrscher of Finality so easy to defeat?

But seeing his enemy's body truly collapsing, Kevin quickly stopped thinking too much and frantically squeezed out his life force, concentrating all the power that the Chimera Power had given him into the Jie Mie in his hand.

"Jie Mie..."

"—Draw!"

Accompanied by Kevin's incredibly mournful battle cry, the other Fusion Warrior still present also unleashed their last strength and launched a final attack on the Herrscher of Finality.

As the intense light engulfed everyone's vision, an exhausted Kevin finally succumbed to his weakness and fell into a deep coma.

.

When Kevin woke up, he still felt that something was wrong.

But when Kevin saw May lying in another hospital bed, he immediately became so nervous that he ignored his discomfort.

"Plum!"

Kevin, who had been trying to get up from his hospital bed, suddenly realized that he, who was originally extremely powerful, was now finding it very difficult to even stand up.

"Kevin, don't move."

Upon hearing the commotion, Su, dressed in a white coat, rushed to Kevin's side and said helplessly to Kevin.

"Your health hasn't improved yet, so you'd better lie down now."

Seeing his friend's relaxed expression, Kevin felt that something was not right.

"... Su, where Herrscher of Finality?"

"Yes, it's normal for you to care about this, after all, you've been sleeping for several days since your battle with the Finality."

"Lie down first, and I will tell you everything that has happened during this time."

After Kevin lay down, he learned from Sue what had happened after he swung that sword.

First, the Herrscher of Finality has not completely perished, but has entered a more severe state of shutdown.

However, Kevin's continuous use of the Jie Mie Technique, combined with the power of the Moonlight Throne, severely injured the Herrscher of Finality. Compared to her Herrscher of Finality, the Herrscher of Finality's energy recovery speed is now as slow as a tortoise's crawl.

Although humanity has not yet completely defeated the Honkai, after even the Finality was brought to a standstill by Kevin, everyone who had been prepared for all sorts of pessimism naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, the researchers are still studying how to continue suppressing the Herrscher of Finality, while the other staff are also working hard for the future.

However, compared to the past when despair was so great that the 'Shelter Project' was implemented, everyone now sees a tangible hope.

As for why Kevin and May were here, it's simply because they were working too hard.

Kevin's final sword strike caused all the Honkai Beast factors within his body to resonate with the Herrscher Core within the Jie Mie.

With the resonance of the Chimera Power and the Jie Mie, Kevin's final sword strike could be said to have unleashed all of his power.

After that, Kevin's power began to decline rapidly, and today, his personal strength has returned to the state he was in before joining the Fire Moth.

The reason Kevin is currently unable to stand steadily is not because he is so weak that he cannot stand, but simply because he has not yet adapted to this physical condition.

I won't go into detail about Mei, because she connected to the Herrscher Core three times in a short period of time using the Blank Key, so her body had indeed developed problems long ago.

It was only Finality near that she endured the pain and led everyone in trying to find a solution to the current crisis, without taking timely care of her own health.

After confirming that the Finality could not cause trouble for the time being, Mei, who had been working hard, finally felt a little relieved and then completely fell into a coma.

As for whether Mei will be able to recover her health...

"It's not impossible, but she absolutely cannot let her health continue to deteriorate."

After saying these words, a mischievous smile appeared on Su's face.

"Okay, stop making that face."

"You two have already worked so hard, so leave the rest to us."

"Kevin, you're no longer the 'Cold-Faced Hunk' you used to be... Well, I won't say anything more."

After saying that, Sue immediately left Kevin's sight.

Recalling Sue's words to him, Kevin incredulously touched other objects with his hand and was shocked to find that the objects that should have been frozen by the power of ice and snow were actually in a normal state.

"What am I doing...?"

After hearing the noise outside, Mei slowly opened her eyes and looked sleepily at her lover.

"Kevin, I..."

However, under Kevin's gaze, May suddenly stopped herself from asking about her lover's current situation.

In the next instant...

The two, who should never have been able to embrace, ended up hugging each other tightly in the medical room where only the two of them were.

In the time that followed, the members of the Fire Moth systematically arranged the work of human revival and suppressing the Finality.

Although some people complained, "This seems more tiring than when we were fighting the Honkai in the past," or "Ah, the shelter was built for nothing, what a waste of all these resources," everyone knew that while they were complaining, they were just joking around and didn't really harbor any resentment.

After all, compared to the despairing prospect of 'we hibernating and entrusting the future to people of the next era,' the fact that everyone is now able to continue fighting for the future is something that no one expected.

After the initial revival work of humanity was completed, a small happy event also occurred within the Fire Moth.

In a church, Kevin and May held a grand wedding ceremony.

Looking at his wife's incredibly happy face, Kevin still felt something was amiss.

But...

Isn't this the future I want?

After that, Kevin spent a dreamlike time.

After he and May got married, they had a daughter for their son Adam.

And the Finality, which had been brought to a standstill by the attack, was finally sealed away by humanity through everyone's efforts.

Everything was moving toward the future Kevin longed for.

One day, Kevin looked at Mei making him breakfast and suddenly started walking.

"Honey?"

Seeing her lover suddenly walk silently toward the door, Mei hurriedly went to the door and asked Kevin.

Breakfast will be ready soon.

"Thanks."

"But... I have to go."

At that moment, Kevin did not turn around to look at his 'lover' behind him.

Even though he had already sensed something was wrong, Kevin still didn't want to see sadness on her face.

But at that moment, Kevin felt himself being embraced once again by his 'lover' behind him.

Are you leaving?

"Yes, I still have things I have to do."

"Yes, there's nothing we can do about it."

In that instant, the clothes on the two people and the surrounding environment underwent very strange changes.

The two, who were originally wearing home clothes, once again put on the combat suits and white coats that they would only wear when fighting against the Honkai.

And a chilling aura that shouldn't have been there emanated from Kevin once again.

Ignoring the chill emanating from Kevin that could freeze her, Mei held Kevin and whispered to Kevin.

"Keep going, Kevin."

Yes, those were the last words Mei said to me.

This dream was so beautiful; perhaps deep down, I've always longed for these things to happen before my eyes.

However, a dream is still just a dream.

Mei is dead.

Everyone is dead.

The Herrscher of Finality is still preparing to reap human lives.

And I...

—We must stand up and stop this!

As Kevin regained his consciousness from within the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, everything around him vanished in an instant.

Upon returning to reality, the first thing Kevin felt was pain in his body and intense pain in his brain.

Even if Fu Hua used Feathered Dust, it wouldn't affect Kevin 'Kevin senses at his peak.

However, Kevin's strength is not what it used to be, and Lin Yu's attack, the Illusion Lantern - Sword God, was indeed too strong.

Within Lin Yu's Illusion Lantern - Sword God, the power of two Herrscher is fused. From the perspective of Honkai Energy alone, this attack, which combines the mental attack of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier with the two Herrscher- level Honkai Energy, is enough to surpass Feathered Dust at his peak.

Meanwhile, the 'energy intensity reduction' property of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier was constantly trying to reduce the energy intensity on Kevin's body.

The combined forces of the Power of the Demon King's Imprint, magic, and Dimensional Force within this swordsman were relentlessly trying to tear Kevin's body apart.

Although Kevin appeared to have only suffered minor injuries and experienced some minor mental health issues.