Chapter 498

"No, let's just forget about it."

The man's sigh Fu Hua somewhat. It was as if, at this moment, he wasn't Kevin, but another one of their friends... that friend who was very good at playing the harmonica. Was it because of her? Fu Hua knew that she wasn't a good person to talk to.

After all, she also felt quite stressed talking to Kevin, and preferred to go back and tell lame jokes to Shen Gonglin.

"I'm sorry... that at a time like this, you don't have anyone more suitable to talk to."

"... This is not your fault. So, there is no need to apologize."

"So what about the future? What are your plans?"

"As it was in the past, so it will be in the future."

"As a hero?"

The two engaged in a question-and-answer exchange. If Shen Gonglin were present, he would probably be furious, as he detests this kind of riddle-like communication. Therefore, Fu Hua is quite nice in her daily interactions with Shen Gonglin. After all, they are both very kind people and communicate in simple vernacular. During their time in the Elysian Realm, Shen Gonglin Jingu had the best impression of Hua. She and Sakura were the best people in the Elysian Realm.

Because they both say what they think, they are much better than those riddle tellers.

The man remained silent for a long time. If he were facing someone else, this silence would probably have lasted forever. But at this moment, the girl in front of him was the only human being who could talk to him as an equal.

"Hua, hero... that title, it was never achieved, and it is no longer possible."

"So, is it as a sinner?"

Kevin this time should not be interpreted as silence, but rather as helplessness.

Fu Hua didn't continue. She understood Kevin's meaning; that explained his current vulnerability, desolation, and...

Fu Hua took two steps forward, bypassing the figure that symbolized invincibility. The girl lowered her head and saw Kevin's expression for the first time. After a moment of contemplation, Fu Hua expressed her thoughts on his actions.

"Kevin, you're actually looking for your final resting place, aren't you?"

The sound faded into the lunar desert after a long time. Everyone was searching for a way to survive, but Fu Hua understood that her comrade-in-arms, who had fought alongside her since the last era, was actually just looking for a suitable burial place to put everything he had done.

Chapter 351 My Sister's Care

[Hello, hello? Can you hear me? Durandal, this is Shen Gonglin. Please respond if you hear me.]

What is Shen Gonglin doing? Why is she suddenly acting so strangely? She was just about to carefully observe the Tree of Void Remnant when Shen Gonglin suddenly pulled herself into a strange space. It was all white and she couldn't see anything. Before Kiana could even ask, she started shouting something inexplicably. What's wrong with her? Why isn't she explaining herself to me?

Then, to Kiana's astonishment, a golden figure suddenly darted into Shen Gonglin's arms. As expected of the strongest Valkyrie, Kiana felt she couldn't do such agile and nimble movements. Kiana wondered if she often did such things.

This won't do! Kiana's eyes turned fierce. In her eyes, it was like a stray cat running into her house and hugging her food bowl, acting cute. How come she never noticed before that Durandal was this kind of person!

"Thank goodness you're alright. I was so worried... I was wondering why we'd suddenly disappeared. Thank goodness, you're all alright..."

Suddenly being able to contact Shen Gonglin and Kiana filled the battle-hardened Valkyrie with overwhelming joy. She couldn't help but rush over without restraint. Although she had always believed in them, seeing them in person finally put Durandal's tense heart at ease.

"Yes, yes, we're alright... Durandal, are you alright too?"

Kiana approached silently, effortlessly separating Durandal and Shen Gonglin. Kiana now resembled a protective kitten, her gaze towards Durandal tinged with hostility, while Durandal's eyes were filled with doting affection. This look made Kiana uncomfortable. Even when Durandal was at odds with her, it was fine, but seeing her like this made Kiana feel like she'd punched a pillow.

As the older sister, how could she possibly be angry with her younger sister? This was what Durandal was thinking. From now on, they would all be family, and she and her brother-in-law would take good care of her. The current situation was just Kiana clinging to her brother-in-law, which was not a problem.

"Kiana, you're alright too, that's great."

The girl was genuinely delighted. Thinking back, their last encounter had only been a few hours earlier. Durandal clearly remembered that the other had just arrived at the training grounds, waving and greeting her, and then... a dizzying, earth-shattering change. In the blink of an eye, Durandal found herself on the moon, all alone... well, not entirely alone, she eventually found Li Sushang, Shen Gonglin, and Seele.

Unable to activate her own spatial artifact, the Sumeru Mustard Seed, she could only rely on a faint signal to confirm that her adjutant had not yet been devoured by the anomaly. Of course, the world within the girl's body was also intact. However, aside from this information, everything else was unknown to Durandal. And precisely because of this, when the other side crossed space and time to repair the broken bridge, Durandal immediately detected this crucial signal and desperately tried to establish contact. Fortunately, Shen Gonglin also sensed Durandal's connection, and thus, this miraculous connection across space was successfully established.

No, this is not a miracle. It is only natural that the other party is Shen Gonglin. And... after all, the other party is my younger sister. If it is her, isn't it even more natural? Even if the two have not recognized each other yet, a younger sister is a younger sister and an older sister is an older sister. This connection cannot be severed by anything.

"... Why is she looking at me like that? Is Durandal really that kind of person?"

Kiana, who was protective of her food, felt a chill run down her spine under Durandal's caring gaze. She didn't think she and Durandal were that close, since she had just treated Durandal as an enemy trying to steal her man. But now, with this look... Kiana was a little scared. She hid behind Shen Gonglin. Kiana really couldn't explain this look.

"I don't know, but be careful when you walk at night in the future. I've heard that it's not just pretty boys who should walk at night, but girls can also be in danger."

Of course, Shen Gonglin knew why Durandal was acting this way. After all, they were practically sisters. But Durandal wouldn't let Shen Gonglin tell Kiana about this, so Kiana was the only one kept in the dark. Not only that, the mischievous Shen Gonglin also teased Kiana, telling her to experience the kind of love she'd never felt before.

Ouch... How terrifying!

Kiana's eyes widened in fright after hearing what Shen Gonglin said. She really felt a little dangerous. Could it be that Durandal is bisexual?

Where did this female pervert come from? She's terrifying.

Unable to understand why Kiana was looking at her with such fear, Durandal tilted her head, puzzled. Was it because her older sister's concern was a little off? Confused, Durandal could only exchange information with Shen Gonglin. So this was what had happened to him after they separated? The other World Bubble, Dr. Mei, and their plans...

"In conclusion, we are currently trapped on the moon, while Earth seems to be undergoing reconstruction under the Stigmata Plan. World Serpent believes this is the only way to defeat the Honkai. Kiana, how are things going in the Sea of Quantum? Dr. Mei, and Prometheus ..."

Having heard the gist of what she'd heard from Shen Gonglin, Durandal wanted final confirmation from Kiana. After all, she didn't want to miss any opportunity to talk to her sister, even though she didn't know why Kiana was looking at her so warily now. Had she done something wrong?

"Just like what Shen Gonglin said, after experiencing some things, Mei, Bronya, Little Herrscher of Consciousness, Shen Gonglin, and I encountered Dr. Mei and the robot Prometheus from a Previous Era in a World Bubble similar to the moon. Dr. Mei said that with our help, she could reconnect her World Bubble back to the end of the imaginary number, so that we could also return to our Intrinsic World."

Hiding behind Shen Gonglin, Kiana whispered, "I'm a straight woman, so I have to be careful of female demons."

Chapter 352 Questions

I see... But this explanation doesn't seem to hold water.

Temporarily snapping out of her reverie over reuniting with her lover and seeing her sister, Durandal rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought. If things were really as Kiana had said, that would be the best-case scenario, but would things really go so smoothly? Durandal felt it wouldn't be like that.

"In conclusion... As part of that plan, you just used the power of the Herrscher of the Void to repair a bridge in the World Bubble you're in, right?"

Without voicing her doubts, Durandal asked, and Kiana nodded instinctively. She was then quite surprised by Durandal's words: could they observe her every move?

"It cannot be directly observed, but it directly penetrates the spatial power of the Sea of Quantum. Just now, it miraculously repaired a bridge that was in an abnormal state right before my eyes. I was wondering if it was Shen Gonglin... Since this matter is indeed related to you, it can also prove that we are currently in a superimposed dual state in terms of spatial relationship."

Kiana and Shen Gonglin exchanged a glance, then both put on an "I see" look, nodding as if they fully understood. But what their beautiful eyes revealed... these two had absolutely no idea what they were saying.

Durandal was speechless. Her boyfriend and sister were both idiots. If this family didn't have her, it would never be able to function.

"In other words, from the perspective of three-dimensional space, we must be in the same region of the moon."

Having reached this conclusion, Kiana finally understood. Although they were in the World Bubble, their specific spatial coordinates should be very close to Durandal. That's what it means.

"Ah... then it seems that Dr. Mei's plan has a high success rate, right? After all, we are actually quite close in space."

Kiana said optimistically, but Durandal's mood was not relaxed. Unlike Kiana, she knew how difficult it was to accomplish this task because she had more knowledge and experience in world travel. The girl shook her head. Although she didn't want to discourage Kiana, she really had to let her know the seriousness of the matter.

"... We can't be careless. The real key to the act of resetting the World Bubble to the edge of the imaginary number lies in the stability of the anchor point itself. This is not entirely the same as spatial distance."

The explanation of the difficulty of the matter was detailed, but Shen Gonglin was completely confused. Kiana, however, seemed to understand. After all, she possessed the power of the Herrscher of the Void, and the girl had also taken some extra lessons in these areas. Kiana was very smart; she had just been too lazy to use her brain before. But after studying diligently, her clever mind finally began to prove its worth.

"Anchor point? What's that?"

"An anchor point is a kind of inversion base point that allows the World Bubble to connect to other spaces. For example... just like the World Bubble in my body needs to be anchored to myself, your memory space will also be fixed to your Herrscher Core. Dr. Mei over there must also need something in the real world to do this... Could it be that bridge?"

As she spoke, Durandal suddenly realized something. No matter how you looked at it, the bridge seemed quite special. Perhaps Dr. Mei's purpose was that bridge.

"Hmm? But the Doctor didn't mention that at all. We repaired the bridge only to contact Prometheus on the other side of the broken bridge. The next step is to prepare for activating the Tree of Void Divine Remnant. After that... we need to seize the connection between the Tree of Void Divine Remnant and the so-called tertiary, and then use it to return to the real world; on the other hand, this World Bubble will also naturally be reborn. All of this is based on the reorganization technology we have implemented before."

Kiana explained Dr. Mei's arrangements for them. Durandal was smart enough to understand their actions, but why did Shen Gonglin also look like she suddenly understood? Looking at Shen Gonglin's expression, Kiana was filled with helplessness. Hadn't this guy been involved all along? Why was he acting like he suddenly understood now? He hadn't taken Dr. Mei's plan to heart at all.

Having such an unreliable marriage partner... Sigh, it seems I'll have to put in a little more effort after marriage, otherwise Kiana feels like if she asked him to go out and buy a bag of salt, he could buy her a pack of cigarettes instead.

"This..."

Durandal hesitated after hearing this, unsure of what else to say. Judging from Kiana's expression, she seemed to trust Dr. Mei's words quite a bit, but based on her understanding, this method would be a little difficult to achieve the goal she was talking about.

"What's wrong? Is there... something amiss?"

Durandal's attitude puzzled Kiana. She felt that this was a happy ending for everyone, so why was Durandal in this state? Durandal a lot, and if she felt that something was wrong, then there must be a problem.

"Because for the World Bubble itself, that is not a natural thing at all."

Durandal hesitated to speak, so Schrödinger offered an explanation on her behalf: a pocket watch suddenly joined the Herrscher of Consciousness channel constructed by Shen Gonglin, proving that Kiana's earlier claim of the World Bubble being reborn naturally did not exist.

"Huh! Shen Gonglin, the pocket watch is talking!"

Kiana exclaimed in surprise. Dr. Schrödinger, represented by the pocket watch, paused for a moment. So this was what she cared about.

"It's not a pocket watch, Kiana. Just think of it as... just think of it as some kind of special communicator. It's a message from Dr. Schrödinger. She's a friend of Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla."

Durandal explained that it seemed the Doctor and she had the same idea; the situation in that World Bubble wouldn't be resolved as easily as Kiana had suggested.

"Are you friends of the Doctors...? Ah, hello, Doctor. But what you just said wasn't something that happened naturally. What exactly do you mean by that...?"

Kiana voiced her question: Was there anything about this that she didn't know?

Chapter 353 The Most Reliable Person

"Kiana, the method you mentioned cannot guarantee that the World Bubble will be reborn. In fact, it will most likely cause the World Bubble itself to perish prematurely."

Schrödinger calmly stated the most likely scenario, which greatly shocked Kiana. This method could not save the World Bubble; instead, it would cause World Bubble to be destroyed prematurely. Was this really possible? Did Dr. Mei know about this situation?

"Kiana, the role of the anchor point is not just to provide a base point for spatial transformation. In other aspects, it can govern the energy flow in the World Bubble, allowing the World Bubble itself to maintain its existence in the energy torrent on the imaginary side. The so-called renormalization is an action targeting the Imaginary Space itself. To put it simply, it is just a tightrope walker. Can you expect someone to drive a herd of antelopes across a cliff by walking a tightrope?"

He couldn't understand it at all. Shen Gonglin had absolutely no interest in this increasingly academic lecture. He yawned and didn't take it to heart at all. But Kiana listened to everything. According to Dr. Schrödinger and Durandal, this method would not save the World Bubble would instead accelerate its demise. She definitely believed Durandal's side more. But Dr. Mei couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

"Perhaps you should ask Dr. Mei if she's hiding anything from you. After all, people from the Previous Era also have their own perspectives... We can't simply assume that we've established a mutually trusting cooperative relationship with them. However, on the other hand, they may not necessarily harbor ill intentions towards us; perhaps they have some kind of unspoken difficulty they don't want to tell us."

Durandal gently comforted her younger sister, Kiana, seeing her distressed expression. Durandal felt a pang of sympathy and wanted to pat Kiana's head, but given their current relationship, she might frighten her. So Durandal refrained. Perhaps Kiana had some unspoken reason for not being able to explain, just like when she and Shen Gonglin had broken off their friendship.

Tsk, Durandal felt uncomfortable just thinking about it. If it weren't for that incident, she might have already taken things a step further with Shen Gonglin, and then Kiana could have called her brother-in-law right away after they recognized each other.

"Kiana, Shen Gonglin, for your safety's sake, you still need to ask each other the truth. In short, be careful."

She gave them advice, and this contact was coming to an end. After learning about their situation, Durandal was completely relieved. All she had to do now was wait. No matter what, they should be able to return to their Intrinsic World.

"Understood, we will be careful."

Durandal's current attitude towards her. Although Schicksal and Anti-Entropy had cooperated after the Kolosten incident and they had become comrades-in-arms, Durandal's image in Kiana's mind had always been that of a purely businesslike type. Now that she was showing such concern for her, could it be that Durandal had taken a liking to her? But then she also felt that Shen Gonglin seemed to have taken a liking to Rin Jingu. Could it be that Durandal was planning to combine her and Shen Gonglin into one?

"Let me add one more thing. If you can get that person to explain the whole story of the plan in your own way, that would be ideal. Of course, we will also consider how to deal with possible negative consequences."

Schrödinger added that she needed to consider the situation comprehensively.

"If you were to ask Raiden Mei for her opinion, she would probably agree with me that heroes from the Previous Era couldn't possibly be evil in the strictest sense. But that doesn't mean they were all as easy to get along with as Fu Hua. You should understand what I mean, right?"

I'm still a little worried that I can't be by their side, but all I can do now is try my best to warn Shen Gonglin and Kiana to be careful. The heroes of the Previous Era aren't bad people, but the ways they achieve their goals might not be so easy to accept. Not all the heroes of the Previous Era are as good as Fu Hua. Durandal wants them to remember this.

On this point, Shen Gonglin felt she had a lot to say. For example, Chakravartin, Mobius, and Aponia... they were all a group of Flame-Chasers with unique personalities, people with some major flaws. And Durandal's current instructions to Kiana... to Shen Gonglin, who saw through everything, it was nothing more than this.

Little sister, please take good care of yourself. I'm so worried about you.

"Thank you for your concern, Durandal. After we all finally reunite... there will probably be a long challenge waiting for us all."

A faint smile appeared on Kiana's face as she looked at Durandal before her. She had a premonition that the final battle was approaching. Kiana fondly remembered fighting alongside Durandal last time, and now Shen Gonglin was by her side again, along with Mei ... Kiana felt fearless.

"... Yes. After all, that's the Stigmata Plan. Take care, Kiana."

"Yes. You too, Durandal."

Kiana waved goodbye, indicating that this farewell was only temporary and that she would be back soon.

"Then I'll head over there, see you later."

With a cool wave, Shen Gonglin was about to cut off contact and face the problem in the World Bubble with Kiana when Durandal reached out and grabbed his arm. The strongest Valkyrie was now filled with strong dissatisfaction. She had just said goodbye to her sister, but Shen Gonglin's farewell shouldn't be so simple. This guy said he was going to find Seele, but then he disappeared inexplicably. Now that they've met, he doesn't even plan to have a proper talk with her.

"Um... Durandal, what's wrong?"

Shen Gonglin was a little confused by Durandal's state, since it was indeed rare to see Durandal with her face puffed up like a bun, given her usual demeanor.

"What do you think is wrong with me? Shen Gonglin, you... you should at least have some self-awareness sometimes."

She glared at Shen Gonglin, quite dissatisfied with his clueless behavior, but Durandal couldn't say it out loud in the current situation. So annoying, so annoying! Why does Shen Gonglin always make her angry?

"Have some idea of what's going on?" What does that mean? Does Durandal think you don't have any idea of what's going on?

No way! Everyone knows that Shen Gonglin has always been the most reliable person.

Chapter 354

Consciousness returned, Shen Gonglin and Kiana were back in the central district, where he had sensed Durandal's attempts to contact them, thus initiating the Herrscher of Consciousness's communication channel. Logically Shen Gonglin and Kiana should now be investigating what Durandal had said, as her words were important; Dr. Mei was likely hiding something from them. But now...

"Shen Gonglin, I never expected you to be so obedient. It really surprised me."

Kiana crossed her arms and looked at Shen Gonglin with a displeased expression. Her azure eyes were full of mockery. Just thinking about what Shen Gonglin had done earlier made her feel like her idol had been shattered. Durandal felt the same way. Wasn't she supposed to be the strongest Valkyrie? How could she do something like that? The two of them really left her speechless.

Durandal to be so affectionate, especially right in front of her while acting like Shen Gonglin. Seeing that scene just now made Kiana feel her blood pressure rise; it was truly mind-numbing!

"... It's not my fault. Who knows why Durandal acted that way? It was just encouragement between comrades."

Kiana's glare stung a little, Shen Gonglin corrected Kiana, but Kiana only showed Shen Gonglin the back of her head. She needed to be angry for a moment, but she couldn't forget the important matter.

"Really? You're really good to your comrades, touching her like that... But tell me, Dr. Mei, and Prometheus, are they really hiding something?"

Kiana couldn't help but mutter to herself. Just now, Durandal had actually asked Shen Gonglin to pat her head right in front of her. That behavior really made Kiana feel like her worldview had been shattered. But since it had already happened, Kiana didn't want to say anything more. She looked at the Tree of Void Remnant in front of her and murmured to herself, wondering what the two of them were hiding from them.