Chapter 475

"Is it because Sirin absorbed more than six cores that the Herrscher of the Void's core mutated?"

Or perhaps...

As the discomfort gradually spread through her body, Kiana, who had intended to continue doing something, suddenly collapsed onto the ground.

This is terrible! I have so much to do right now, but...

Why am I still holding my senior back even now?

After returning to his room, Lin Yu first used his Quantum Entanglement ability to inform Li Sushang that he had returned to the Schicksal Headquarters. He then asked Li Sushang to tell everyone to organize all the matters that needed to be dealt with and hand them over to him.

A minute later, Li Sushang immediately used her Quantum Entanglement ability to tell him to rest assured, that others would handle those minor matters.

Sigh, everyone's working so hard, so what about me...?

—Hey, what happened to the plan?

Oh, easy.

[By f Cocoon of Finality death, all problems are solved.]

... dog shit.

The situation I least wanted to happen still happened.

Lin Yu had already made some guesses about the sudden surge in the intensity of Honkai Energy on Lin Yi's body.

But guesses aside, after the system directly presented him with the answer, Lin Yu now only felt like flying to the Cocoon of Finality and slapping it away.

Unfortunately, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh.

Even if Lin Yu were to fly to the Cocoon of the Cocoon of Finality with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to harm it in the slightest.

He does have a solution to the biggest problem, but aside from everything else, that solution takes time.

Unfortunately, he had no idea how long his daughter could hold on. If he continued to drag things out, his daughter might very well be forced to her death by the ever-expanding Honkai Energy before he finished dealing with the Cocoon of Finality.

However, just because there's only one way to solve the problem doesn't mean there's only one way to temporarily alleviate it, right?

Yes, you're very smart.

Tch, your hints are so obvious, even a fool could see through them.

The Cocoon of Finality was mentioned in some of the dialogue between the characters in the original work.

Given the nature of the [Cocoon of Finality], it would never actively choose anyone to become the so-called [Herrscher of Finality].

The warriors and researchers of the Previous Civilization designed the existence called "Will of Honkai" in the new era precisely to avoid the Herrscher's birth being too random.

After Kevin opened the backdoor, the [Will of Honkai - Prometheus], which had become a kind of underlying logic, dissipated.

Since then, Kevin's method of obtaining the Power of Finality from the "cocoon" has been almost theft.

Based on the information Kevin mentioned, the Cocoon of Finality would normally not actively choose to become the [Herrscher of Finality].

But this world has already gone mad; from the Honkai to the Herrscher, everything has gone completely insane.

In other words, the Cocoon of Finality, which has already broken away from the original work as a reference, may no longer be the same as before and will not actively choose the [Herrscher of Finality].

Xiao Yi possesses Kiana's genes, and Kiana was originally the prototype who could become the Herrscher of Finality.

In other words, when Xiao Yi, Herrscher can accommodate more powers in a certain sense, appears, Kiana may have already fallen out of favor.

But the sudden surge in Xiao Yi's energy intensity...

I need to calm down and think things through. I must calm down!

Having activated the Mirror Mind, Lin Yu rubbed his temples vigorously, forcing himself to continue thinking along the same lines he had been following.

In the original work, Kiana became the Herrscher of Finality after serving as the Herrscher of Flamescion for a period of time.

Including her past life, at her peak she was a super Herrscher housed six cores.

In other words, if there is another hard indicator besides those conditions for accepting the cocoon's embrace: the intensity of Honkai Energy, then it's not surprising that Xiao Yi's Honkai Energy surged.

Before the Last Lesson in the original work, Two-Core Sirin were filled with Honkai Energy, was detected by Einstein to have Honkai Energy intensity of up to 4800HW.

After fusing with the Conquest of Thunder, she should possess even stronger Honkai Energy.

Although the Flame of Plague later replaced the Conquest of Thunder and resided in Kiana's body, in terms of destructive power, the Flame of Plague is greater than the Conquest of Thunder. Therefore, in terms of the intensity of Honkai Energy, the former must not be less than the latter.

Xiao Yi's Honkai Energy suddenly surged even without a core. Based on this information, it is highly likely that Cocoon is selecting a suitable Herrscher of Finality.

However, unlike Kiana who has fully matured in the original work, Xiao Yi now lacks the same tenacious will as Kiana in the original work.

After she became the Herrscher of Finality, the probability that she would become an enemy of humanity like in the Previous Era is far greater than the probability that she would simply embrace the cocoon as if nothing had happened.

Knowing that it was the cocoon who was behind it all... no wonder the leader gave an answer that I could never do.

That is indeed the correct answer, but since I can't do it right now, I can only choose an incorrect answer that can at least buy me time.

After I complete the personality fusion, as long as I maintain my current state of mind, becoming Jewel Wielder in the third stage is only a matter of time.

... Because I'm getting closer and closer to comprehending that power, Cocoon is getting anxious and is no longer going to follow the original plan?

Damn it, these things should be acting according to underlying logic, so why have they become so intelligent now!

That goes without saying. If you make them feel threatened, their underlying mechanisms will naturally start to activate other protective measures.

Come on, I'm not that scary.

Moreover, in the original work, before Kiana became the Herrscher of Finality, I remember that Cocoon wasn't this suicidal.

Have you forgotten something?

Before activating the False God Project, Otto explicitly stated that he could benefit from the Honkai if he used the plan to slaughter seven billion humans to travel back in time.

He wasn't lying when he said that; in other words, the Honkai began its operation from that moment on.

... Bullshit, what he said was true.

I thought he was just bragging.

Yes, that is indeed true.

Although I don't like this man, his ability to cause trouble is truly astounding...

—You really died too late, Otto.

Don't underestimate these details; even a cocoon with underlying logic still has a 'will to survive'.

This is truly the most humane episode.

So I want to smash it with one punch.

Yes, so what do you want to do now?

Sigh, it's time to wake up from this dream.

Lin Yu took out his communicator and dialed Ling's number. He immediately saw Ling appear on the communication screen in front of him.

"No, you've already gone back?"

Seeing that Lin Yu's location was clearly the Schicksal Headquarters, Ling said with slight surprise.

"Seeing you so distraught, I thought you were going to find a place to cry your eyes out for a long time before you dried your tears and went home."

Damn it, how does she know all this?!

[She's long since evolved from that cute Fei Yu Maru into the venerable Suzura. If you still think of her as an idiot, then you're the real idiot.]

... It cannot be denied that the bell should not be underestimated.

Of course, this was just her casual remark; it just so happened that you did what she said.

[Your luck isn't so good, host.]

"No, wait a minute."

Seeing that Lin Yu did not refute her words, Ling was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and moved closer to the light screen.

"Are you really crying?"

"You talk too much nonsense, Ring."

Looking at Ling's wildly upturned smile, Lin Yu said to her in an annoyed tone.

"You're still at the World Serpent's base, right? Tell Kevin for me—if he wants to test me, he should prepare in the coming days."

"However, if possible, I don't want him to open the [back door] now, but rather to fight me with the Chimera Power."

"Ah, about this..."

Bell, who had already secretly eroded most of the World Serpent Lord's base, spoke to Lin Yu with a hint of doubt.

"Do you think Kevin would agree to something like this? Your ideas and their plans might not align."

"Perhaps. If he's unwilling... then I'll have to think of other ways."

"Okay, I'll pass that message on to him directly."

"Thanks, remember to come back early."

After Lin Yu ended the communication, Ling looked at Kevin, who was not in the light screen but was right next to him, and said to Kevin.

"Here's what he said. Whether you agree or not is up to you."

"... Let me think it over."

After listening to the entire conversation between the two, Kevin looked at Su, the real Su, beside him, and gave her a questioning look.

Faced with her close friend's question, Su naturally shook her head helplessly.

"I know what you're thinking, but I didn't tell him about the backdoor."

"I told you long ago that his intelligence network is very special, and he knows more than you and I can imagine. Now, do you believe me?"

"... I see."

After listening to these words, Kevin fell into deep thought.

According to Kevin's original plan, as long as Lin Yu demonstrated enough means to eliminate the need for the Stigmata Plan, he would naturally not want to carry out the subsequent Stigmata Plan.

This plan, while a guaranteed win, is truly awful.

However, if Lin Yu were to ask Kevin to fight him using only the power of karmic demons, Kevin felt that it wouldn't be very meaningful.

While defeating the Asura Kevin proves Lin Yu's strength, there's still a huge gap between him and Kevin, who has now awakened the Power of Finality.

Defeating the Asura Kevin is not enough to prove that Lin Yu has enough power to transcend this sorrowful future.

However, while Kevin wasn't as good at reading people as Su, Lin Yu's expression, though somewhat concealed, was clearly showing anxiety to those of them who had brains.

Faced with Lin Yu like this, Kevin felt that even if this battle couldn't prove that Lin Yu could surpass the future, he would still want to fight Lin Yu once.

All the warriors fighting against the Honkai are aware that the Honkai is accelerating.

Lin Yu didn't have time, and Kevin didn't have time to wait any longer either.

After this battle, he might be able to judge whether Lin Yu is someone he can entrust his future to.

And if Lin Yu disappoints him...

On that day, I too must open the back door, execute the final plan, and steal the Power of Finality.

Of course, before the battle, Kevin felt he had to deal with these familiar faces who were giving him a headache.

"Ah, it's finally all adjusted."

After adjusting her Soul Steel body, Elysia looked at Kevin, Sue, and Rin in front of her and waved to them with a smile.

"Hi?"

"Kevin, Sue, and Ling, have you missed me?"

"Especially Kevin and Sue... How long has it been since we last saw each other?"

Facing the beautiful woman before him, Kevin spoke calmly.

"It's been 50,000 years, hasn't it?"

"I'm a little different."

Sue, who had met Elysia once through the power of the Key of Reason, smiled and said to Elysia.