Across the Sea

Huh, the Honkai is still supporting Mr. Welt?

Listening to the words of the Herrscher of Reason, Su felt that something was even more wrong.

Strange, Yuno and Mei both look like they're in a lot of pain, which doesn't seem like the behavior of being Honkai Support.

Now that Mr. Welt has helped me control the Herrscher of Reason, at least we can put other problems aside for now.

Given that the Honkai would support the Herrscher and make calculations, it's unlikely that the Honkai would support a traitor like Mr. Welt unless there were benefits involved.

In other words—it's a trap!

"Yuno- san, Mei- san, watch out!"

Listening to Su's speech, Yuno and Mei suppressed their grief and looked behind them.

Meanwhile, Durandal, who was not far away, finally rallied and suddenly saw Kiana's eyes change from azure blue to shimmering gold.

Before she could even react to what had happened...

"Yuno's Mom!"

In front of Lin Yi, Kiana stretched out her hands, turning her palms into knives, and ripped open Mei and Yuno's abdomens.

Amidst their incredulous gazes, Kiana indifferently pulled the Herrscher Core from their bodies and tossed them into her mouth.

"Get out of my way!"

Durandal hurled the Black Abyss White Flower directly at Kiana, successfully forced back the enemy in front of her with this attack.

At the same time, after swallowing the two cores, Kiana finally showed a smile that she had never shown to anyone else.

"Ah, it's been so long since I've felt this good."

"I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Tranquility of Death, Conquest of Thunder, my beloved half..."

"—You have finally returned to my body."

Chapter 241. The Other Side of the Sea

At this moment, Su, who was being chased and beaten by the Herrscher of Reason, and Welt, who was trying to cooperate with Su to control the Welt of Herrscher of Reason, both secretly cursed after hearing the commotion coming from the other side.

Normally, if Welt knew Kiana's identity, he would have been extremely wary of the girl the moment Kiana appeared.

But now...

So, the reason the Honkai was supporting me just now was to make the Herrscher of Reason misunderstand that I wasn't a good person, but rather a lackey on the Honkai's side?

And now...

After feeling the speed at which the core conversion power within his body instantly plummet from 100% to below 50%, Welt truly felt that Honkai's micro-management Honkai had improved significantly over the past fourteen years.

In the past, the most that Honkai was that after Sirin escaped, Sirin was given a few Herrscher Core to help her strengthen her power.

Now, whether my core is being supported or the Herrscher of Reason is being bewitched by something beyond my control, it's all to prevent me, Mr. Su, and Fu Hua / Herrscher of Reason —three still-intact combatants—from having the time to restrain Sirin, who is preparing to seize the Herrscher Core.

Thinking a little deeper—Knight Lin Yu became the Herrscher of Constraint and defeated the warrior Kevin, who might have threatened the Honkai. Could this also be part of the Honkai's plan?

The evolution of the Honkai is not only reflected in the speed at which Herrscher appear, but also in the fact that the Honkai's layout has become more meticulous.

"Mr. Su, I'd like to leave Fu Hua's situation to you!"

After uttering those words, Welt unleashed the power of Star of Eden upon Sirin without hesitation.

"Oh? It's you, traitor."

Upon sensing the gravitational wave approaching, Sirin chuckled lightly and instantly used her powers to escape Welt's attack range.

"You don't really think you still have a chance to take me down in this situation, do you?"

"Sirin, you—"

"You, a Herrscher, dare to daydream in front of me?!"

At this moment, the Herrscher of Reason saw that Welt was ignoring her and attacking other opponents. She became furious and bypassed Su, who was trying to intercept her, and punched Welt in the stomach.

Welt, who was not good at close combat to begin with, was hit in the abdomen by this punch and flew away clutching his stomach.

When Welt is in good physical condition, he is unlikely to be hit by the enemy so easily.

The problem is that, in that very instant, although Welt didn't see those colorful feathers he hated the most, he felt as if he had lost his senses.

Due to a temporary lapse in concentration, Welt defensive and evasive maneuvers, even forgetting to activate the Imaginary Shield, which is why the Herrscher of Reason easily knocked her away.

As Welt was sent flying backward, he suddenly realized that the woman in front of him was not only the Valkyrie of Schicksal, but also Herrscher who controlled consciousness.

Facing a Herrscher, if you don't keep your distance...

Welt felt that if he hadn't been knocked away by the opponent's excessive force, he would probably be covered in bumps and bruises like Sue.

As for Su, Herrscher of Reason, his current state is far from good.

Sue was indeed a mental Fusion Warrior 'born' to target the Herrscher of Reason, but he could only target the Herrscher of Knowledge's powers.

The Herrscher of Consciousness from the Previous Era were driven to the brink by Su because they lacked a physical body, but the Herrscher of Reason from this era...

She not only possesses the powers of the Herrscher of Reason, but also the power of Fu Hua as a combat-type Fusion Warrior, as well as Fu Hua's superb martial arts skills honed over a long period of time.

In this situation, it's already quite an achievement that Su, a research-oriented talent, wasn't completely overwhelmed when facing off against the other side.

If there is any way to break the deadlock now, it is that Su directly uses Artificial Honkai Eruption.

But Su, who is being brutally beaten now, is not so easily irrational as to lose his rationality after just one blow.

He knew very well that if he activated the Artificial Honkai Eruption power now, the fight between Su, who had lost her sense of self, and the Herrscher of Reason Consciousness who was Honkai would only affect the innocent people around them.

Of the people around them, apart from Welt who only got a hard punch, Yuno, the Herrscher of Death, and Mei Herrscher of Thunder, not only had their cores taken away, but also had their hearts directly damaged because of Kiana's brutal actions.

Durandal herself is still capable of fighting, but the energy within the Divine Key 'Black Abyss White Flower' she carries has been largely depleted.

Facing a player with three cores...

No, wait, the Thousand Worlds Annihilation Vehicle was originally located at the Schicksal Headquarters.

Before Kiana became the Herrscher of the Void who should have died, she also stayed at the Schicksal Headquarters.

In other words, she now has control over the Thousand Worlds Annihilation!

A Herrscher of the Void who possesses three Herrscher Core and can manipulate the Thousand Worlds Annihilation Vehicle.

Was the entire plan for Honkai, from the beginning to the present, designed to facilitate her awakening and strengthening?

"You're spacing out too?"

Even though Su was still barely managing to cope with the attacks from the Herrscher of Reason, with the support of the Honkai, the Herrscher of Reason, whose power was now automatically spreading to the surroundings, naturally and easily sensed that Su's attention was no longer on them.

At this moment, the Herrscher of Reason, overly excited, forcibly suppressed Fu Hua's attempt to take over the body and then delivered a vicious punch to Su.

"Are you looking down on me too?!"

"Inch Force. Heaven Opening!"

If Su still held the right to use the Void Key, she would have plenty of time to activate the Karma Wheel with the Sumeru Mustard Seed, directly blocking the energy of this attack and reflecting it back onto the enemy.

But now, with the Divine Key taken away, Su can only forcibly use Honkai Energy as a shield to try to reduce the damage Fu Hua inflicted on him in the face of the Herrscher of Reason's attack.

"Mr. Welt, I'll hold Hua off. You use the Quantum Teleportation System— "

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Seeing that Su was still being chased and beaten by the Herrscher of Reason, Welt, who knew that the situation was out of control, immediately rolled over to the spot where Sirin had just been and picked up the Black Abyss White Flower from the ground.

At this moment, Welt, who had just picked up the Black Abyss White Flower, looked at the spot where he had stood, now pierced by the Void Lance, and could only feel...

Ah, the nightmare from fourteen years ago has returned.

Back then, Welt, facing Sirin who possessed five Herrscher Core— Void, Death, Lightning, Wind, and Flame—dragged his battered body and only managed to hold out for a minute.

Of course, the situation now is different from that time.

When Welt was ambushed by Otto, Sirin commented that his strength was "less than half of what it was when they last met." Welt, whose core control rate had never been more than 50% in his life, had his core control rate halved to only 25% at that time. Against Sirin, who had five Herrscher Core, it was already an exhaustion that he was killed in a few seconds.

However, Welt is currently maintaining his peak strength, and while Sirin has more than one core, three is always less than five.

As Mr. Su sensed, the current situation is probably unwinnable.

But just because we can't win doesn't mean we can't leave!

Of course, if Welt wants to take down Sirin here now, it's not entirely impossible.

After Lin Yu disappeared, the Blank Key on his body also disappeared with him, but the Seven Thunders of Retribution and the Oath of Judah remained in this area.

Having obtained all the Welt for the Divine Key from Su, Welt, though unable to perfectly create all the Divine Key yet, has memorized the methods for unlocking the zero-quota power of several key Divine Key.

If they could obtain the Oath of Judah and unleash its zero-quota power [Divine Prayer Barrier], Sirin, who couldn't escape in time, might become a powerless little girl.

However, at the same time, after the Divine Prayer Barrier is opened, Mei is already seriously injured and even on the verge of death, and another Herrscher girl will almost certainly suffer further damage to their injuries due to the power of the Divine Prayer Barrier and may die here.

Mei is, after all, the daughter of Raiden Ryoma, one of Welt's subordinates. Asking Welt to gamble with the lives of his subordinates and loved ones on a possibility with such a low probability...

At this moment, Welt, who was rolling around on the ground dodging the Void Lance, finally chose to suppress this crazy idea and quickly came to Mei and Yuno's side, pouring the Honkai Energy squeezed from his core into the Black Abyss White Flower.

"Miss Durandal, please buy me some time!"

"I see!"

Although she never imagined that she would one day join forces with the Alliance Leader of Anti-Entropy, Durandal, who already knew the identity of Kiana who had hurt Mei and Yuno, immediately chose to summon her other weapon, [Azure Silence of Heler].

Since Rita's weapon [Frosty Skadi] was upgraded to [Skyfrost Skadi], the Schicksal Headquarters, having gained some experience in upgrading weapons, naturally also upgraded another S-rank Valkyrie, Durandal's Stigmata Weapon [Hler's Ataraxia], to [Azure Silence of Heler] as soon as possible.

Although this Stigmata Weapon, forged from Soul Steel, is still far inferior to the Black Abyss White Flower Azure Silence of Heler overall power, it is sufficient as a weapon for the enemy before us.

If there weren't any wounded soldiers on the ground right now, Durandal would definitely have chosen a more aggressive approach to attack the Herrscher of the Void.

But now, Mei and Yuno are on the verge of death, and...

Xiao Yi, she's still in this area.

Seeing her mother suddenly turn into a villain, trying to kill her other mother, and with her father just disappearing from her life, this child must be too devastated to face reality right now.

The Alliance Leader of Anti-Entropy... He has been on our side from the very beginning, and his actions now clearly show that he is using the Black Abyss White Flower to save people.

Trust him for now and stall Sirin.

"Oh? You are...?"

Looking at the valiant female knight before her, Sirin stopped attacking Welt and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"You remind me of a woman."

"Fourteen years ago, there was a Valkyrie, like you, possessed the 'Black Abyss White Flower,' and she also appeared before me as an enemy."

As if reminiscing about a certain time, a hint of tenderness appeared in Sirin's originally cold eyes.

"She truly treated me like a daughter, and I did have a very warm time."

"... If you really sensed kindness from her, then you shouldn't have done that."

Faced with Sirin, who had now restrained her killing intent, Durandal racked her brains to buy time for Welt to release the Black Abyss White Flower, trying to figure out how to persuade the Herrscher in front of her to return her body to Kiana.

"That Valkyrie certainly wouldn't want you to be like this..."

"You seem to think that I'm saying these things in hopes of a ceasefire?"

When faced with the girl who was about to advise her, Sirin's expression suddenly turned cold again, and she clenched her fist directly at the girl in front of her.

Sensing the renewed killing intent emanating from her opponent, Durandal immediately leaped backward, disengaging from her original position.

As the Void Lance pierced through Durandal's afterimage, Sirin revealed a look of resentment.

"Wrong."

"That Valkyrie was indeed a very gentle person, but even such a gentle person was murdered—murdered by her superior."

"Even someone as gentle as her was persecuted, which makes me feel even more strongly that this filthy world has no reason to exist!"

That's strange.

The 'Valkyrie who wields the Black Abyss White Flower' she mentioned should be Cecilia, Sania S-rank Valkyrie from fourteen years ago.

But... didn't Cecilia sacrifice herself to fight the Herrscher of the Void by having headquarters fire a Herrscher Honkai Energy Fission Bomb?