Chapter 242
Durandal tried to struggle, but found herself bound by some force, unable to move at all.
"The extremely compressed phase world can also be used as a rope. How about that, isn't it sturdy? You can play with it like that sometime."
"..."
As he spoke, Bai Yan's gaze drifted towards Kiana.
Beneath the sea of fire, the girl stood tall.
Although the Flames of Annihilation caused considerable damage, they ultimately failed to truly harm its core.
As the flames subsided, a disheveled Kiana glared angrily at Bai Yan.
"Let go of my sister!"
"..."
Bai Yan simply looked at her without saying a word.
But Kiana understood the meaning behind that look.
Come on, let your performance speak for itself.
Durandal tried to speak, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she found that she couldn't even move her jaw.
At this moment, Kiana's eyes flashed with a cold light as she pushed her power to its limit.
The wings of light behind her unfurled, growing larger and larger, as if they were about to span the entire space.
As this scene unfolded, the phase worlds that still existed around Bai Yan began to crumble one after another.
Seeing this, Bai Yan's smile faded.
"I remember you wanted to access the power of spacetime, didn't you? Now the Power of Finality is right here, why don't you give it a try?"
Kiana stared at him with a chilling gaze.
"Based on your current understanding and experience, time?"
Bai Yan sneered, "You're lucky if you can even understand a three-dimensional math problem."
Kiana paused, then said, "As long as it can be used to slap your face, that's fine!"
Bai Yan narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?"
His response was the eruption of the power of Finality.
At this moment, Bai Yan felt the same feeling he had at some point in the past.
Hyperdimensional Space has responded once again.
Bai Yan's face grew paler and paler, but his eyes shone brightly with a piercing light.
He stretched out his free hand.
A simulated black hole has been formed!
Compared to that time, both Kiana and Bai Yan are now vastly different, their power having increased many levels.
Therefore, this simulated black hole is not comparable to any imitation created by ordinary Herrscher of Rock or Herrscher of Reason.
Even if Welt stood here and watched with his own eyes, he would doubt that this was a pseudo-black hole at all.
A sliver of space for existence was squeezed out from the Finality power of the black hole.
It slowly emerged directly in front of us, distorting everything it touched.
Kiana didn't consider the significance of his actions; she only wanted to defeat Bai Yan as quickly as possible and save Durandal.
The Finality coming, but the journey continues.
After releasing the simulated black hole, Bai Yan once again mobilized the source power of the Hyperdimensional Space within his body.
Within the confined space between the two, a multitude of indescribable forces erupted simultaneously, inevitably intertwining as they collided.
Bai Yan's face grew even paler, and his lips lost all color.
But his smile only grew wider.
Durandal watched all this, her heart surged with uncontrollable emotion, and she desperately tried to break free.
But her efforts only made Bai Yan's face paler and his burden heavier, without changing anything.
The struggle was shorter than expected.
Finally, after Kiana's wings of light fully unfolded, multiple forces within the space erupted simultaneously.
Bai Yan's body suddenly broke in several places, and blood immediately stained his entire body.
In that instant, he flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
He released his grip, leaving Durandal standing still.
My consciousness seemed to be drifting away from me; in the dim light, I could only see the two sisters flying towards me at the same time.
--Are they going to take me back to be punished?
Bai Yan shook his head.
Going back was out of the question; I still had one last thing to do.
His mind cleared again, but the pain that coursed through his body returned, threatening to overwhelm the boy's consciousness.
But he held on.
During his inverted flight, he suddenly turned around and disappeared from the spot.
The two could neither see nor sense his whereabouts; they simply stood there, staring blankly at the spot where he had disappeared.
Earth, the Far East Battlefield.
With each swing of the scythe, countless Honkai Beasts were torn apart like wheat grains and fell to the ground.
Rita's slender figure flashed across the battlefield, often disappearing instantly after a single strike.
The Honkai Beast weren't too strong, but they made it difficult for the Valkyrie to escape.
"If this continues, it's hard to say whether supplies or stamina will run out first..."
Rita looked at the Valkyrie, whose faces were showing signs of dejection, and gradually became worried.
Everyone's stamina is being depleted every moment, while the Honkai Beast seem endless.
Having fought to this point, she could almost guess one of Bai Yan's purposes in releasing these phase worlds.
Shift the focus of Schicksal and hold back all the armed forces resisting the Honkai.
This makes it easier for certain people to act covertly.
Just as Rita suddenly noticed that the Honkai Beast were behaving strangely.
They suddenly stopped fighting, turned around and left in unison, heading straight for the spatial location anchored in the Phase World.
Then it disappeared there.
The Valkyrie froze on the spot, then looked at each other in bewilderment.
Rita watched the Phase World warily for a moment before relaxing and putting away her weapon.
But at the same time, a bad feeling also arose in her heart.
"Why did Xiao Yan withdraw her power?"
Almost simultaneously, people all over the world who were fighting against the Phase World stopped.
With the Honkai Beast disappearing one after another, they lost their opponents.
Some people stayed behind to keep watch, while the rest rested and contacted their superiors.
Report after report reached Theresa, forcing Amber to switch to high-efficiency overtime mode, and she quickly organized the mountain of data.
"Lady Theresa, the Honkai Beast have disappeared everywhere, and those Phase Worlds are no longer reacting."
"That's strange. Does that kid not want to fight anymore? Or has he already achieved his goal?"
Theresa stroked her chin and pondered for a moment, then had Amber send a communication to headquarters.
On the screen, Welt looked as if he had just woken up.
Tesla's furious voice could be faintly heard from behind him; he sounded extremely angry.
"Welt, what's going on with you guys?"
Theresa paused for a moment.
[To put it simply, we were overwhelmed by Sakura, Flame Chaser from the Pre-Civilization, and she took away more than one Divine Key.]
"She came to steal the Divine Key? Why would she do that?"
She didn't say, but I suspect it's related to that so-called plan.
"... Approximately what time was it?"
[One hour ago]
"So that's how it is!"
[How?]
"That brat Bai Yan is sending all this nonsense to bother me, just to cover for them!"
[... With Sakura's strength, does she need to provide cover?]
"..."
Theresa fell silent.
But she quickly recovered and asked Welt, "Then what was it for?"
[Perhaps, it was to convince everyone that he was serious about transferring our civilization to another planet.]
"So, he doesn't actually want to?"
Based on an analysis of his life experiences, he is not an extreme person, and having fought for so long, have you ever witnessed any real casualties?
"... No."
So, he wanted to lure someone to him for a full-scale battle.
Kiana.
Theresa nodded in agreement.
[Does this scene seem familiar?]
Hearing Welt say this, Theresa could only remain silent.
The war came to an abrupt end.
Although everyone was filled with doubts, the end of the war was ultimately a good thing.
Apart from a portion of the troops responsible for continuing to monitor and prevent a resurgence, the rest of the Honkai forces returned home.
Next will be various meetings, and we await Theresa's arrival to speak.
Krosten Town.
Mobius, Sakura, and Anna have returned here.
"Is this the place?"
"Mobius asked."
"Yes, he said this was where it all began."
Sakura answered.
"Let's go."
Mobius strode forward, and the other two followed.
When they arrived around the church, they saw a man.
"Magnificent?"
Mobius frowned.
She didn't know who the participants in this plan were, especially Hua.