Chapter 240
The phase worlds that were opened up appeared one by one, but Kiana, who was about to reach the end, was stopped in her tracks.
She felt like a moth caught in an endless sea of leaves, unable to find the true sky.
She didn't even dare to easily draw a conclusion about which world was false and which was real.
Upon entering each new world, it is simply impossible to discern the differences with one's own abilities.
Kiana had considered the Destruction all the worlds, but she believed that getting involved in such a process would corrupt her heart.
Even knowing it's a fake world, once you get used to the Destruction civilizations, you'll be no different from the Finality of the past.
"What a terrifying ability! As long as the power isn't exhausted, these worlds can continuously hinder the enemy, even plunging them into an abyss of no return in endless battles..."
Kiana took a deep breath.
Now is not the time to dwell on this; we must quickly come up with a solution.
"Previously, with my power, I could break free by resonating with Mei and the Mei, but now I can't sense the outside world at all. That guy's power has also been increasing wildly during this time... and it's a power completely different from the Finality's."
"What if I use the ability to erode these worlds one by one? No, erosion will also be affected by the host itself. Maybe that guy will deliberately stuff some strange things into the worlds, which will then infect me in return..."
Kiana shook her head and continued looking down.
This is Changkong City, which has not yet been the Destruction, and I am still living alone at the Chiba Academy.
"A clearly fabricated world, trying to sway me? That's rather naive."
She is not the same person she used to be.
Having finally arrived here, nothing could shake her will.
"Hmm, what's going on?"
She suddenly realized something was wrong.
A massive Collapse Energy suddenly erupted from the Changkong City below.
In Setsuna, the entire city was transformed into a ghost town.
Countless humans turned to ashes, while Honkai Beast emerged from another dimension, wreaking havoc on the city and searching for survivors.
Kiana looked down, not taking immediate action, but continuing to keep an eye on the Chiba Academy.
A moment later, a figure appeared on the rooftop, accompanied by flashes of lightning.
Another man, with snow-white hair, raised his baseball bat and charged forward.
"Show me this? No way!"
Her expression quickly changed.
Because the other version of myself below suddenly stopped, its pupils flashed, and in the blink of an eye they turned gold.
The concentration of Collapse Energy is still rising and is far from reaching its peak.
The expressions of the two people on the rooftop changed completely. A battle was about to break out, but their positions were already completely different.
Kiana still didn't move.
"Does that mean if the Collapse Energy in Changkong City had been high enough, and Mei hadn't been able to control it after absorbing Mei, I would have been next?"
"In our timeline, even if you get infected, it won't be a big problem, since there's still Bianca."
Bai Yan's voice appeared.
Kiana instantly became alert and retreated over a hundred meters in a flash.
"After fighting for so long, you still can't bring yourself to kill the person in the fake world I created. Can you possibly distinguish between truth and falsehood now?"
"Hmph, I'm not so easily led astray by you."
"Indeed, I was overthinking it. Even if you still have Sirin's Genes in you, you're still a Kaslana at heart."
Bai Yan nodded.
Kiana glanced down.
The battle is rapidly intensifying, with both sides locked in a fierce and evenly matched struggle.
"You want me to Power of Finality to the Destruction the false world you created?"
"If you don't do this, you'll always be trapped in these worlds."
"... a pointless threat."
"If you dare not face the abyss, the abyss will become a shadow you can never shake off."
I've heard your suggestion.
Kiana withdrew her gaze and looked at Bai Yan, "Indeed, ignoring what exists is digging a hole for yourself."
"I'm glad you agreed so quickly, so I'll be frank with you. This battle is inevitable; it will have to happen no matter what. Even if Kevin, who should have remained in the Current Civilization era, were the one executing the Stigmata Project, he would have made the same choice."
"It seems you've obtained quite a bit of information from Parallel World —can you reveal some of the results?"
Kiana asked casually.
"I can only say that there is a possibility of success, but the probability is difficult to calculate."
"So you have it, right?"
"Certainly."
Upon hearing this, Kiana finally smiled.
Her gaze no longer lingered on the battle below, as if it were merely white noise that would normally be ignored.
The power within him surged once more, and the Power of Finality now firmly in his grasp.
"I feel I'm getting closer and closer. Once I succeed completely, you're probably in big trouble."
"I said from the beginning, even if I lose, I'll lose to the true Finality."
"..."
To Kiana, these words already carried the connotation of disregarding life and death.
"I don't want you to die here."
"Because I'm that person's older brother?"
"Not only that, but although your actions were somewhat excessive, our goals are not fundamentally different."
Bai Yan shook his head. "Unfortunately, if you fight with the intention of sparing my life, you will suffer a terrible defeat."
Kiana held her sword horizontally across her chest.
"You're really confident! Let's try this one first!"
She then raised the greatsword high above her head with one hand and brought it down hard.
The simple movement contained a power I had never felt before.
The world seemed to be frozen in this frame.
The battle below has come to a complete halt.
Then.
The world lost its color, and gradually the scenes that belonged to human civilization faded away.
Cities vanished, factories disappeared without a trace, and vast farmlands were transformed back into pristine vegetation...
Kiana sheathed her sword.
"This attack can only affect a limited area for now, but the world you've created is ultimately inferior to the real world, making it easier to the Destruction."
Bai Yan saw a hint of pride in her eyes.
This also confirmed that the power they had just witnessed truly belonged to the Finality.
That's more like it...
"Easy, isn't it? Well then, give it a try."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yan disappeared from this world.
Upon seeing this, Kiana immediately unleashed the Power of Finality, the Destruction the fictional world she was in.
This not only left traces of civilization, but also dismantled the laws that constituted the world, causing the Phase World to collapse rapidly.
When the world was destroyed, Kiana met Bai Yan again.
They exchanged a glance and attacked almost simultaneously.
The infinite worlds evolve, Power of Finality descends; the distortion of space within the universe rapidly erupts.
This is a place where mortals cannot stand; even if they try to observe, they will be overwhelmed by an indescribable amount of information.
Under relentless attacks, Kiana discovers that she is gradually reawakening her dormant cocoon.
And she will become the complete Herrscher of Finality.
However, the person he was facing seemed to have inexhaustible power, and he showed no signs of weakening even after fighting for so long.
A thought flashed through Kiana's mind.
If he himself cannot embark on this path, perhaps the world will truly proceed according to his wishes...
He shook his head.
There are no "what ifs" in this world.
The future of Earth is not absolute.
As long as you want to walk, the path is right beneath your feet!
In an instant, the being that had always lingered in the unknown, embracing civilization time and time again, opened its "eyes".
Kiana's power has been elevated once again.
Bai Yan immediately noticed this, and his hands trembled involuntarily, causing the infinite phase worlds in the void to shake as well.
"We've finally reached this point; now comes the most thrilling moment..."
The Power of Finality poured out, like a mountain with no top, directly pressing down on Bai Yan.
Under indescribable pressure, the phase worlds shattered one by one in that Setsuna.
Bai Yan's body shuddered violently, followed by a burst of blood.
Blood stained his clothes, and an eerie red trickle flowed from the corner of his mouth.
Instead of retreating, he advanced, simultaneously forming hand seals with both hands. Two giant swords soared into the sky, intertwining and slashing down, creating even more phase worlds.
Kiana frowned.
Can it still resist?
Faced with the Finality, who has ever been able to withstand it?
But this time she did not hesitate; her doubts did not affect the continuation of the battle at all.
Even at this moment, Kiana embarked on an even more reckless endeavor.
Every little thing I learned at St. Freya was flashing through my mind at that moment.
Although she was not familiar with the power of consciousness, she became adept at using it in simple ways, especially after connecting it with certain things she had fantasized about in the past.
"You only realize how little you know when you need to use it..."
Kiana sighed inwardly.
Actually, the fact that she could even say that is already quite an achievement...
The attacks of the Power of Finality changed rapidly, but soon reached the edge of exhaustion.
Kiana had only recently come into contact with this power, and she wasn't exactly an experienced or resourceful person.
Bai Yan witnessed all of this, and the moment the attack methods became repetitive, he knew that Kiana had completely drained her Remembrance.
The phase world continues to emerge, and Bai Yan traverses within it.
He can occasionally thwart Kiana's search and even use a fake version of himself to trick Kiana into attacking him.
Kiana was also overwhelmed by the countless phases of the world.
For example, when faced with a phase world, her previous experience told her that she should break it with enough Power of Finality; but after she finished, she found that the phase world was simply poorly made and was just a pure illusion to fool people.