The Matter of Marriage Hasn't Even Started Being Written Down Yet

"I can answer your question with certainty—if Otto Apocalypse were to appear before me, I might not be able to contain my anger and would attack him."

"However, I still hope you can know one thing."

"Otto is the one who betrayed me, so I'm angry at him."

"And the thing that harmed you, besides the extinct anti- Honkai organization from the Previous Era, is something else."

"What made you Herrscher was the Honkai, and what caused so many tragedies is also the Honkai."

"If your true enemy is the Honkai, then... why do you want to target the people of our era to exact your revenge?"

To be honest, after seeing this woman and learning about her past experiences, Ling's impression of Cecilia was reduced to that of a 'naive and innocent girl betrayed by her boss'.

However, as the strongest Valkyrie in the public eye, Cecilia Sania has a lot more to deal with than just her own Schicksal.

Such a person may seem gentle, but as one of the leaders of the combat unit, how could she possibly be a naive and clueless girl who doesn't know anything?

Now, when Cecilia pointed out another of Rin's enemies with a hint of doubt, Rin really felt...

—This woman, what she said actually makes a lot of sense?

That's right, I have no grudge against the people of this era.

The Honkai that turned me into Herrscher is my greatest enemy.

How strange! Why didn't I realize this obvious problem before?

At that moment, Rin suddenly remembered another Herrscher from this era.

That guy was not only her 'colleague,' but also someone from the same generation as her.

Hua, a warrior of the anti- Honkai organization Fire Moth from the Previous Era.

After being chosen by the Honkai and given the Herrscher Core, she was clearly 'Honkai' by the Honkai to some extent.

Although the Honkai manipulated her by making her Herrscher Persona do things that 'seemed fine but actually served the Honkai's interests,' this is enough to show that the Honkai can guide the Herrscher's personal will to a certain extent.

So, for the past 50,000 years... I have been manipulated by my greatest enemy?

The thought that she had become such a wretched lackey of her enemy filled Ling with murderous intent.

Even though she was aware of this, and now felt somewhat trapped, Rin still looked at Cecilia with a sinister expression.

Do you think I would completely believe what you say?

"You're probably just like Honkai, planning to use me, right?"

That's not the case.

After gently shaking her head, Cecilia whispered to Bell.

"I am saying this not in the hope that you will join us, but in the hope that after you see your true enemy clearly, you will not engage in a pointless battle with us."

"I hope everyone can live happily, and Miss Ling, in my eyes, you also deserve that."

"Tch, I can't be bothered to listen to such hypocritical words!"

After saying that, Ling left Cecilia's sight with a dark expression.

However, as Cecilia watched the other person leave, she knew very well that Ling's hatred for the humans of this era had now diminished considerably.

Although it's not easy for Hope Bell to completely give up her obsession of tens of thousands of years right now, Cecilia believes that a good start is always a good thing.

Only...

Sigh, I hope everyone can find happiness, but not everyone thinks that way.

Otto, after his plan to assassinate Siegfried failed, actually did these strange things to Siegfried and Kiana.

And that's not all; he also resurrected the child Sirin.

Although Cecilia tried to give Sirin the warmth of maternal love in her heart at the end of her life, this does not mean that Cecilia thought Sirin would give up her hatred because of her feelings.

Sirin, I still hope you can live a happy life.

However, if you're still prepared to destroy the world as you were back then...

—I will definitely do everything in my power to stop you, just like I did back then.

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Chapter 250. The marriage proposal hasn't even been written yet.

World Serpent Base

Inside the World Serpent's main base, Kevin looked at the intelligence analysis and summary that Gray Serpent had handed him through the intelligence screen and fell into deep thought.

About half a month has passed since his defeat to Lin Yu.

However, during these two weeks, the scenario of 'following the Schicksal's that Kevin had envisioned did not materialize.

For the past two weeks, most of Schicksal's combat units have appeared to be conducting patrols and combat operations in response to the Honkai incident, just as they usually have.

However, Gray Serpent, who had planted several spies in the Schicksal Headquarters, only managed to gather some intelligence after losing several of them.

After Gray Serpent organized the information, he handed over this summary of intelligence, which included his personal speculations, to Kevin had been recuperating from his injuries.

During these two weeks, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy set aside their past grievances and chose to temporarily form an alliance.

Meanwhile, Shenzhou, which was originally an ally of Schicksal, saw its relationship with this 'Schicksal friend' visibly deteriorate further during this period.

Well, saying it's getting worse doesn't quite add up either.

According to Gray Serpent's annotations, after Lin Yu promised to hand over a portion of the [Soul Steel Armament] to Shenzhou, having received tangible benefits, has generally become closer to Schicksal.

However, after returning to Shenzhou, Hua, who was known as the Crimson Heron Immortal, seemed to show some resistance to Schicksal.

In addition, Schicksal's weapon research lab has begun researching God-Slaying Armor to support Raiden Mei Yuno, the Herrscher.

Finally, in addition, the Thousand Worlds Annihilation, which was originally stationed at the Schicksal Headquarters, suddenly disappeared, and Lin Yu, after defeating Kevin, did not return to the Schicksal Headquarters, but was instead declared to have "gone on a secret mission against the World Serpent"...

Based on this intelligence, Gray Serpent made some inferences.

After their battle with Kevin, Raiden Mei, Yuno, and Lin Yu, the three Herrscher, must have experienced problems to varying degrees.

Considering that the Black Abyss White Flower was on the battlefield, and that Durandal, Sue, and Welt were three powerful individuals who knew how to use the Key of Creation, it was unlikely that the three would be 'severely injured and beyond cure'. Based on this information, Kevin made some bold assumptions.

"When Lin Yu used that powerful move that put me into an illusion, it only took a few seconds from when I was hallucinating to when I woke up."

"However, Lin Yu recovered from his injuries in just a few seconds, which shows that he has no shortage of ways to treat his injuries."

"And now, he's deliberately hiding... No, judging from Lin Yu's previous style of doing things, after he actually defeated me, he would only stand up and declare his victory in order to boost the morale of Schicksal."

"Looking at it this way, Lin Yu... is in trouble."

"Either he has a serious mental problem and is unable to show his face, or he simply cannot show his face at all."

Hearing Kevin mutter these speculations to himself, Gray Serpent, the administrator standing next to Kevin, did not show any emotion because he was a cyborg, but in his heart, he was overjoyed.

After learning that Lin Yu had become the Herrscher of Constraint, the threat Lin Yu posed in the eyes of the administrator, Gray Serpent, was further amplified.

And it's not that the administrator, Gray Serpent, wants to boost others' morale and diminish their own; it's mainly because...

Venerable Lord Kevin couldn't win, so there's no point in being stubborn at a time like this.

Now that the World Serpent have been crippled, if they wish to continue the Stigmata Plan, Venerable Lord Kevin must have enough power to intimidate others.

Only those fools will offer everything to help the Venerable Lord complete this plan that can save the world if he possesses the power to suppress all evil.

Otherwise...

—The current World Serpent is insufficient in terms of influence, economic capacity, and human resources to complete the Stigmata Plan.

Of course, after Kevin regained his full power, the administrator Gray Serpent believed that the Venerable Lord in his prime would surely be able to defeat that despicable Lin Yu.

However, Kevin, who has only absorbed half of Chiyou's energy and has been severely injured by Lin Yu, is recovering his strength at an extremely slow pace.

With the Honkai clearly accelerating, everyone is short of time.

By the time Kevin recovers his peak power, the Stigmata Plan will be too late to be implemented.

So, the fact that Lin Yu is gone is something Gray Serpent should be very happy about.

If he hadn't known that his boss seemed to have other ideas, the current administrator, Gray Serpent, would have opened a few more bottles of champagne.

"Yes, it's not just Lin Yu."

Kevin, who had no idea that his subordinate was already imagining a bright future, continued to mutter to himself.

"God-Slaying Armor... that Durandal Valkyrie equipped with it."

"The bonuses are indeed quite good, but for a Herrscher, these bonuses are a bit insufficient."

"Something's not right... Could it be...?"

Kevin, who had some suspicions in his mind, suddenly remembered the scenes he had seen through the Kaslana Stigmata fourteen years ago.

Fourteen years ago, the Herrscher of the Void, as a special individual, was able to minimize the burden of holding multiple Herrscher Core after absorbing the cores of other Herrscher.

Kevin, who established contact with Siegfried through the Kaslana Stigmata, witnessed the consequences that the Herrscher of the Void caused at the end of her life after Herrscher of the Void defeated Siegfried.

Kevin, who witnessed that battle through the Kaslana Stigmata, deduced that when the Herrscher of the Void, possessing the three cores of Void, Flame, and Wind, was on the verge of death, the Honkai Energy unleashed by the cores would pollute a large area around her.

According to Kevin's rough estimate at the time, half of Asia was probably beyond saving.

An ordinary single-core Herrscher of the Void could never possess this level of power.

Now, the two Herrscher have begun fighting using the God-Slaying Armor, and...

Although Otto never explicitly stated his plans, his desire for the Void Key and the Beacon was enough for me to deduce something.

Siegfried saw it; the blond masked man was the one who let the Herrscher of the Void escape.

The blond masked man was clearly Otto had used the Void Archive.

Otto, yearning for the Void Key, the Beacon, and the Herrscher of the Void escaped...

The disappearance of the Void Key is probably related to him to some extent.

At that moment, as Kevin looked at the Plague Gem floating around him, an absurd idea suddenly popped into his head.

The Herrscher Core in this era have not yet been processed by us; in fact, they are all 'living' cores.

And the core of the Herrscher of the Void is also in Otto's hands...

If he finds another body to implant into this core, could a new Herrscher of the Void be born?

Based on the intelligence I have, the possibility that Otto could complete this plan is not entirely out of the question.

The two Herrscher suddenly began using unnecessary armor to amplify their power...

"Your Venerable Lord."

At this moment, the administrator Gray Serpent, who had just received a message, asked Kevin very respectfully.

"Mr. Otto sent a message saying he wanted to do a 'beacon' deal with us."

"This is the fifth time he has requested this deal in the past two weeks."

"... Ah, I see."

The message Otto sent at this moment actually confirmed Kevin's seemingly absurd guess.

This is not entirely impossible; in fact, the probability of it happening increases once all the necessary elements are gathered.

Let's test the waters with Schicksal and Otto.

"Gray Serpent, do you have any other spies at Schicksal Headquarters?"

"Yes, but... the other spies I sent to the Schicksal Headquarters are basically incapable of combat."

After instantly realizing that Gray Serpent had misunderstood his thoughts, Kevin shook his head helplessly and said to Gray Serpent.

"Even if it exposes this spy, you must send a message to the higher-ups at the Schicksal Headquarters."

"Ah?"

"Tell them that if a Herrscher loses its core, it can still use this method to condense the core back into its body as long as it can absorb enough Honkai Energy at the 'Singularity'."

"And Changkong City is the singularity of this world."

"As for Otto, tell him to just wait and see."

"The beacon needs to be used in conjunction with the Thousand Worlds Annihilation for transactions, otherwise it's meaningless—if he continues to cause trouble, just pass this message on to him."