"Bronya, let's go."
After considering it for a moment, Rita decided to obey the order. "Captain, when you return, Rita will take good care of you. Good luck!"
"This... Captain..."
Bronya still had no expression on her face, but she clearly wanted to say something. "Captain, we'll wait for you at home. After you come home, please... please Imprint Stigmata for Bronya."
As Valkyries, besides strength, decision-making was also an extremely important part. Rita and Bronya had both managed it, which was undoubtedly good news for Ling Feng...
"Oh? Human, are you planning to sacrifice yourself to cover their retreat?"
The Queen appeared before Ling Feng once again. Seeing Rita and the others escape, she was in no hurry to pursue them, because for her, who possessed Spatial Ability, catching up to them would take only an instant.
Compared to pursuing Mei, she was more interested in Ling Feng right now. This human possessed tremendous power, yet he did not have a Herrscher Core. That was truly interesting!
"Hmph, no."
Ling Feng held Plasma Shadow Show in his left hand and the God-Slaying Armor Chiyou in his right. Smiling at the Queen, he said, "It's true that I'm staying behind to cover them, but I never planned on sacrificing myself. Mei and I haven't even gotten married yet. And Kiana, after this, you'd better not let me catch you, or I'll take you down too."
"Human, I am not the Kiana you speak of!"
The Queen slowly raised her right hand, her eyes filled with coldness. "Since you insist on seeking death, I shall fulfill your wish. Of course, this world will soon be buried alongside you."
As she spoke, the Queen hurled a spear of light directly at Ling Feng...
"Chiyou, Devour!"
Ling Feng swung Chiyou forward, and a black vortex appeared, swallowing the spear of light whole...
"Hmph, interesting."
The Queen immediately became interested. "You are strong, human. Then, if you do not wish to be killed, resist with all your might!"
"Hmph, you sure talk big!"
Even when facing the powerful Queen, Ling Feng still stuck to the belief that he could not lose in momentum. Smiling, he said, "But let me remind you first: the last person who said that to me got rubbed into the ground by me and is about to be upgraded into my wife. You'd better be careful!"
The last person who had said that to him seemed to have been Rita...
Plasma Shadow Show in his left hand and the God-Slaying Armor Chiyou in his right, he wielded both blades. Then this time, let me use my proudest Dual-wielding to defeat you completely!
PS: Although the update is a few minutes late, I have to say, the Lucky God group really can do whatever they want. I wonder if the former "low-profile" big shots will show up in this event!
I Want You to Be Stained with the Scent of My Deoxyribose!
Chiyou, God-Slaying Armor, construct!
Facing the Queen's absolutely overwhelming strength, Ling Feng had no reason to hold back anymore. Without using the God-Slaying Armor, he definitely could not beat her, though even with it, he might not be able to...
BGM, "Befall," begin!
Without any unnecessary words, the Queen spread her six wings of light, which transformed into spears of light and stabbed toward Ling Feng!
But so what if you're the Queen? Today, I'm going to defeat you in your own BGM!
Ling Feng leaped aside to evade them. Using Devour consumed part of his energy, so he would save it whenever he could. The simplest way to fight was enough; there was no need for all these flashy tricks. Didn't the Queen refrain from snapping her fingers too? She was probably worried about her energy as well!
However, the Queen continuously summoned spears of light and fired them at Ling Feng like a machine gun...
Bang!
He swung Chiyou in his right hand, splitting a spear of light apart with one slash. Then he swung his left hand forward, held Plasma Shadow Show up, and pressed the switch. "Absolute Zero!"
A burst of blue plasma energy shot toward the Queen...
Snap!
The Queen snapped her fingers, and a Honkai Wormhole reopened, absorbing the plasma energy before appearing above Ling Feng...
"Chiyou, Devour!"
Ling Feng activated Chiyou's ability as well, directly swallowing the plasma energy!
Snap!
The Queen slightly raised her hand, and two buildings beside Ling Feng instantly collapsed. They fell toward him from above on both sides while ten spears of light spread out behind the Queen and shot at Ling Feng from every direction!
"Chiyou, Collapse!"
Ling Feng raised Chiyou toward the sky, releasing powerful energy wildly in all directions. In an instant, the buildings and spears of light were shattered...
Then Ling Feng aimed Chiyou at the Queen. "Chiyou, Gravity!"
The shattered buildings were instantly affected by gravity, and countless fragments rushed directly toward the Queen!
Snap!
The Queen snapped her fingers again, but instead of activating the Honkai Wormhole, she released Honkai energy centered on herself. "Spacetime Oscillation!"
As the Queen's Spacetime Oscillation spread out, the fragments that had already been reduced to pieces were shattered again, turning directly into dust and dispersing into the air. In the first exchange between the two, they had both thrown skills at each other, but neither had managed to injure the other!
"This... is a battle between gods!"
Watching the battle between Ling Feng and the Queen, Rita could only give that evaluation. It truly was a battle between gods...
"Captain, can he win?"
Bronya also looked deeply worried, worried about both Ling Feng and Kiana!
"He will definitely win!"
Rita smiled and said confidently, "Our Captain is even more powerful than you imagine. As for how powerful he truly is, I do not know. But the strength he has displayed is still far from his real power!"
As she spoke, Rita continued watching the two fighting in the distance. Although that was what she said, how could she possibly not be worried at all? She even wished she could rush in and help, but it was obvious that she would have difficulty intervening in a battle between those two. Besides, her strongest S-rank Valkyrie armor was still at headquarters and remained in the testing stage!
The armor she wore could only be considered A-rank. In a battle of this level, it would probably be difficult for it to play any role!
"Human, you truly are strong!"
The two were nearly a hundred meters apart, but that did not stop them from talking...
"Thank you for the compliment!"
Ling Feng thanked her, but he absolutely could not lower his guard. His opponent was the Herrscher of the Void; she could use Spatial Ability to attack him from any position at any moment!
"Human, do you wish to become my servant?"
However, the Queen did not seem to intend to continue attacking. Instead, she began recruiting him, extending a hand toward Ling Feng. "Become my servant, human. Bring Honkai to this world with me, and I will let you live until the end of the world!"
"What benefits are there to becoming your servant?"
Seeing that the Queen was in no hurry to attack, Ling Feng was in no hurry to fight either. Rita and the others were still running, so he needed to delay as long as possible while searching for the Queen's openings and weaknesses. Even the Herrscher of the Void was not invincible!
"Benefits? Is letting you live until the end of the world not enough?"
Seeing that Ling Feng had not rejected her outright, the Queen revealed a faint smile. "This sinful civilization must be destroyed. Afterward, a new civilization will be born. I can make you the god of that new civilization. Become my servant and rule over a civilization!"
"But all the girls I like are in this civilization. If you destroy it, wouldn't I have to stay single forever? That won't do!"
Ling Feng rejected the Queen's proposal with an utterly unreliable reason, then asked with a smile, "Unless, Your Majesty, you can replace the girls I like and become my wife!"
"Human, do you think I am negotiating terms with you?"
The Queen instantly became furious and spread out her spears of light. "This is the mercy I grant you. If you refuse to accept it properly, then be destroyed along with this civilization!"
"Be my guest!"
Ling Feng held both blades and shifted his stance. He had had an answer to this question from the very beginning, and it was an answer that could never change. His own civilization had already disappeared, and now, wandering in this new civilization, he had met Theresa, Himeko, Tesla, Mei, Bronya, Rita, and...
Kiana...
How could he now allow the only place he belonged to be destroyed?
So the answer to this question had existed from the beginning!
Seeing Ling Feng's resolute attitude, the Queen could not help feeling somewhat regretful. As she summoned spears of light, she said, "Human, what a pity. If possible, I truly wanted you to be stained with the scent of Honkai!"
"What a coincidence. I also want to stain you with the scent of my deoxyribose!"
A fight was a fight. Even if he might lose, he could never lose in momentum. Ling Feng was too embarrassed to say too much of this sort of thing to girls he knew well, but when facing the unfamiliar Herrscher of the Void, he could act as shamelessly as he wanted. What, bite me if you don't like it?
"Deoxyribose?"
The Queen froze for a moment. "I do not know what kind of sugar deoxyribose is, but I know that every kind of sugar in this world will disappear..."
As she spoke, the Queen raised her right hand high, looking down at Ling Feng from above, then swung her arm downward!
In an instant, countless spears of light rained down, leaving Ling Feng no chance to dodge. Of course, the Queen also knew that Ling Feng possessed Devour, so she had not intended to defeat him so easily. She merely wanted to force out Ling Feng's Devour and drain his energy!
"Chiyou, Devour!"
Ling Feng hurriedly activated Chiyou's Devour energy, swallowing every spear of light the Queen had launched...
"Tch..."
Ling Feng had guessed the Queen's purpose too, but against this kind of attack, if he did not use Devour, he could only endure it head-on. Enduring it head-on would only consume even more energy!
"Hah..."
As he watched the Queen, Ling Feng felt truly troubled for the first time. Both sides possessed a certain degree of spatial energy, so whether it was physical attacks or energy attacks, they could be easily neutralized. Neither could hurt the other. Therefore...
The only thing that could determine victory or defeat was a contest of energy. Once one side lacked enough energy to use Spatial Ability, the winner would be decided. It had to be said, Spatial Ability was truly ridiculous...
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PS: The reward updates are finished, so guess whether there will be a third chapter tonight?
If you guess right, I'll update!
(Note the paradox.) The author reserves the final right of interpretation!
Watch Me Throw Out the Joker Bomb at the Start!
After one round of exchanges, the two sides began fighting again, hurling every kind of skill directly at each other. Everywhere the Queen passed, she fought like a demolition crew, dropping building after building without any concern for the city at all!
During the continuous battle, Ling Feng also noticed some patterns in the Queen's fighting, such as her Spatial Ability!
The Honkai Wormhole could not be used consecutively, and neither could Spacetime Oscillation. They seemed to have certain restrictions or cooldown periods. The spears of light were formed from Honkai energy and could be released at any time. So far, the Queen had only displayed these three abilities!
Of course, Ling Feng did not think that the Queen only had three abilities. When fighting an evenly matched enemy, revealing all of one's abilities right from the start was absolutely foolish!
It was like Fight the Landlord. Would you throw out the joker bomb right at the start?
Huh? Throw it? Fine, then what comes next? Four twos?
Sure, keep going. Four aces?
Hehe, keep playing. Five consecutive pairs—holy shit, you're done already?
Fine, if it were a situation like that, where you possessed absolutely crushing strength, it would not matter if you threw out the joker bomb at the start. But the Queen and Ling Feng were nearly evenly matched right now, so there was basically no chance of either of them throwing out the joker bomb from the beginning!
For example, hadn't he also refrained from using all his abilities? From beginning to end, he had only used Chiyou's four major spatial abilities plus Plasma Shadow Show's freezing ability. As for the power that belonged to him personally, he had not used it even once!
"Captain, Mei and Bronya have reached a safe location. Do you need me to come back and help?" Rita's voice appeared in his tactical eyepiece, along with a marker showing Rita's current location...
"Didn't I tell you to leave immediately? You should preferably leave Neon!"
Ling Feng was somewhat speechless. He had told them to leave, not merely to walk away casually. They needed to get out of Neon, this dangerous area, as quickly as possible. He truly was not confident that he could defeat the Herrscher of the Void!
"Leaving is useless. The Queen can catch up at any time!"
Rita was already heading back as she said, "Captain, I saw your battle. Although I may not be able to help much, perhaps I can try to sneak attack the Queen. I believe you have noticed it too, Captain: the Queen cannot use the Honkai Wormhole consecutively!"
"So you noticed too, Rita?"
It was not surprising that he had discovered this information while fighting the Queen, but Rita had noticed it as well. All he could say was that she truly was an S-rank Valkyrie. Although she was severely disadvantaged against the Queen's absurd Spatial Ability, she was still someone with the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie!
"Yes, Captain!"
Rita continued, "I have been observing the battle. That is the most basic requirement for a Valkyrie, but even if we know there are gaps between the Queen's abilities, it will still be difficult to fight her!"
"If you don't try, you will never know whether you can succeed. Rita, I need your help!"
Listening to Rita, Ling Feng decided that he had to increase the pace of his attacks. The Queen possessed spatial teleportation and could easily escape. If she decided to run, he definitely would not be able to catch her. Therefore, he had to defeat her before she thought of fleeing!
Otherwise, if a Herrscher of the Void wandered this world freely, nowhere in this world would be safe!
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