They Seem to Agree on the Surface, but They're Both Scheming! / Breaking Through the Limits, Stealing the Queen's Kiss!

"Awaiting your orders at any time, Captain!"

There was a smile in Rita's voice, as though she was happy to be of help, even though she knew herself that there was very little she could do...

"Rita, I'll get as close to the Queen as possible and distract her. You sneak closer. I'll lure her to the designated spot, and the moment she uses the Honkai Wormhole, we attack together..."

Ling Feng quickly settled on a battle plan. It sounded simple, but it needed to be simple. In a situation like this, overly complicated strategies were useless, and there was no time to think them through or execute them. Simple and brutal would do!

"Understood, Captain!"

Rita had absolutely no objections to Ling Feng's decision. She would obey unconditionally!

"Chiyou, Crush!"

With the battle plan decided, Ling Feng launched a fierce assault on the Queen. Until now, he had been on the defensive. Now, it was his turn!

Unlike a physical attack, Chiyou's Crush was a gravity attack, so the Queen's ability could not dispel it. It was also the only ability he had that could inflict real damage on her!

Snap!

Sure enough, the Queen did not take it head-on. With a snap of her fingers, she used the Honkai Wormhole to move farther away. Unfortunately, Rita was still too far away to attack, and the Queen still had her Temporal Shockwave unused. Even if they launched a ranged attack now, it would be useless!

Ling Feng directly activated Chiyou's gravity, using it to propel himself into the air as he rapidly closed in on the Queen, intending to fight her at close range!

From the very beginning, Ling Feng had noticed that the Queen had always maintained a safe distance. Her only conventional attack method was light spears, so he guessed that she was not good at close combat. That was why she had kept her distance from him!

Then, as long as he took the initiative to approach her, the Queen definitely would not fight him head-on and would choose to evade. After all, he held twin blades in his hands while the Queen was barehanded. In close combat, she was already at a disadvantage just from appearances!

"..."

Seeing Ling Feng charge straight at her, the Queen indeed chose to evade. She feared that Ling Feng might have some hidden ultimate move. If she got too close, she might be killed instantly. Although she controlled spatial power, she herself was still rather fragile. It could not be helped—the owner of this body was a B-rank Valkyrie!

However, Ling Feng activated his gravitational power again, propelling himself toward the Queen once more...

Snap!

The Queen waited for around two seconds before snapping her fingers again. This time, she set the Honkai Wormhole directly in front of Ling Feng and placed its other end high in the sky, over a thousand meters up...

"Damn..."

Suddenly finding himself a thousand meters in the air, Ling Feng once again marveled at the Queen's ability. It was really convenient...

Fortunately, Chiyou had gravity as an ability. With a swing of his blade, he activated gravity and altered the gravitational value acting on himself, allowing himself to float in midair. The Queen could ignore Newton's gravity and walk through the air, so Ling Feng could also alter Newton's laws of gravity and hover in the sky!

The two stared at each other from afar, arriving at the same feeling without a word. This fight is fucking hard...

The Queen wanted to leave a little. She felt that defeating Ling Feng was far too difficult. Not only was he hard to hit, but he also had a full suit of armor protecting him. Even if she struck him, it would likely be difficult to deal a fatal blow. And if she used an ultimate move, Ling Feng would surely devour it with his absorption ability!

"Human, I acknowledge your strength!"

However, as the Honkai Queen, running away would be disgraceful. Her pride would not allow her to flee like this. If someone was going to leave, it had to be the other party first. But directly telling him to leave would be too obvious, so the Queen decided to ask another way. "I'll ask you one more time. Are you willing to become my servant? I can fulfill some of your requests!"

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On the surface, they agreed, but in truth, they were setting each other up!

"Requests? Sure, let's sit down and talk slowly!"

Ling Feng nodded directly, then slowly descended and landed around thirty meters away from the Queen. If he went any closer, she would show hostility...

Seeing that Ling Feng had actually agreed again, the Queen felt somewhat puzzled. She had merely wanted an excuse to send him away. For example, if Ling Feng kept refusing, she could say something like, "I admire your courage, so I'll spare you this time," and then slip away. Yet Ling Feng had not refused, making it awkward for her to say anything intimidating...

"Human, state your request!"

The Queen slowly descended as well, finally landing on the rubble-strewn ground on the tips of her toes. Her eyes remained fixed on Ling Feng. Although she wanted to leave, if she could truly recruit Ling Feng, wasting a little time would not be a problem!

She had only just awakened and did not even have a single gemstone on her. Her power was extremely limited. If she could keep Ling Feng by her side, obtaining the remaining gemstones would only be a matter of time!

"Before we discuss requests, can you tell me why you want to destroy civilization?"

Ling Feng was in no hurry to attack. He intended to chat with the Queen first, because Rita was slowly approaching her...

"Hmph, isn't that obvious?"

The Queen snorted and said arrogantly, "Human civilization is a parasite on this planet. It should not exist at all. No matter the reason, I will destroy it!"

Ling Feng was speechless. No wonder people said not to reason with girls...

"Then what is the most you can fulfill for me?"

Although Ling Feng did not know what else to say, he absolutely could not let the conversation go cold. The moment it did, the Queen might notice Rita. Then not only would they fail to defeat the Queen, Rita might even be put in danger!

"Hmph!"

But the Queen did not answer. She merely turned her head aside with an arrogant expression. "Human, that is for you to tell me..."

"Uh..."

Ling Feng hesitated for a moment before asking tentatively, "Then... how about becoming my wife?"

Ling Feng deliberately made such an unrealistic request in order to draw the Queen's attention!

"Human, if you make such jokes again, do not blame me for being rude!"

The Queen immediately became angry again. The light spears behind her spread out around her, as though she would resume the battle at the slightest disagreement...

"Okay, okay, I'll say something else..."

Ling Feng hurriedly changed his words, deliberately pretending to think for a moment before saying, "Then let me touch your chest..."

Ling Feng was still asking for the moon. Although it was far less outrageous than asking her to become his wife, saying something like that to an unfamiliar girl would get him beaten to death...

"My chest?"

However, this time the Queen did not reject him immediately. Instead, she hesitated, seeming to actually consider it...

Ling Feng was dumbfounded. What the hell? She isn't really going to agree, is she?

Ling Feng was a little stunned and conflicted at the same time. If the Queen truly agreed, then... should he touch her or not? Although the Queen's body was only Kiana's body, she was still the Herrscher of the Void...

Just think about it: the Herrscher of the Void, who could destroy all of Japan, and he could actually touch her chest. And the Queen herself had given him permission! Forget bragging about it for a lifetime—he could brag until the sun exploded!

"I agree, human!"

After thinking for a moment, the Queen actually agreed. A strange smile appeared on her face. "I can sense that the owner of this body has feelings for you, so I am willing to grant your request. But... you must keep your promise!"

"I guarantee that I'll keep my promise..."

Ling Feng immediately gave his assurance. This was a great chance to get close to the Queen! As long as he could get close enough to touch her, then perhaps... he could deal with the Queen the same way he had dealt with Mei, absorbing her Honkai energy. Maybe Kiana could regain consciousness!

But Ling Feng did not dare ask for a kiss, because the Queen could not possibly be unaware that a kiss was the best way to absorb Honkai energy. The moment he asked for one, she would definitely see through his intentions...

Then, Ling Feng slowly walked toward the Queen, though his hands still did not release his twin blades. After all, she was the Herrscher of the Void, not Kiana. If he let his guard down even slightly, he might fall into an abyss of no return...

At last, Ling Feng reached the Queen. He also shifted Plasma Shadow Show to his right hand, then slowly extended his left hand toward her chest...

As Ling Feng's left hand slowly approached, the Queen did not dodge. Instead, she slightly thrust out her chest and placed both hands behind her back, as though... she truly did not object!

Then, the next second...

"Phase..."

The Queen felt inwardly pleased. Just as she was about to activate her time stop, she thought that using it at this range would let her subdue Ling Feng directly. As long as she seized Ling Feng's weapons, he would no longer be her opponent and could only obey her...

However, she suddenly discovered that Ling Feng was stabbing at her with Chiyou in hand...

Whoosh...

The sudden attack made the Queen not even dare activate her time stop. Instinctively, she activated the Honkai Wormhole and teleported herself dozens of meters behind him. That was the distance she chose subconsciously. She had not considered any other details. At that moment, her only thought was to teleport and dodge!

"Despicable human..."

The Queen was furious. She had never imagined that she had intended to trick this human, only for this human to be trying to trick her as well. What happened to trust between people?

"Awaken, Master of Frost!"

Then the Queen discovered that someone behind her had launched an attack as well, and they had been prepared for it. The instant she emerged from the Honkai Wormhole, a golden scythe was about to descend upon her head...

"Nice, Rita!"

Ling Feng seemed to see victory before him. In fact, when Rita had chosen her position, he had considered countless possibilities, such as where the Queen would teleport to.

The Honkai Wormhole could appear anywhere nearby, making it seem difficult to ambush the Queen. But in reality, when a person encountered danger, they would subconsciously move toward wherever they felt was safest. Since she had been facing him, the place the Queen would subconsciously choose was naturally behind her!

At the same time, in an emergency, the Queen would not consider how far she needed to teleport. She would only teleport directly beyond her safe range, which was... thirty meters!

Therefore, the instant Ling Feng swung his blade, Rita also unleashed her ultimate move thirty meters away. Master of Frost... an ultimate move capable of freezing a target instantly...

At that moment, the Queen could not use the Honkai Wormhole yet, and Temporal Shockwave was too slow to deal with such a close-range attack...

"Phase Shift!"

With no other choice, the Queen could only activate her time-stop skill, Phase Shift...

In an instant, a circular golden barrier roughly ten meters in diameter formed around the Queen. Within the barrier, all time was stopped in that instant...

Rita's attack, dust motes drifting through the air, Rita's heartbeat, blood, hair, even the flow of air—all of it was completely frozen in that instant...

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Limit Break, Seizing the Queen's Kiss!

Inside the Queen's barrier, all time had stopped. Naturally, Ling Feng outside the barrier was unaffected, and the Queen, as the barrier's user, was unaffected as well. From the moment the barrier was released, they were already in two separate worlds!

Then, Ling Feng saw the cold smile on the Queen's face as she casually pointed a finger...

Ten light spears stabbed toward Rita's body from every direction...

"Rita..."

Ling Feng hurriedly wanted to rush over, but there was simply no time. And if he entered the time-stop barrier too, then everything would be over...

He watched as ten light spears pierced Rita's body, then spread apart in four directions, splitting her body into several pieces...

Rita...

Watching the scene before him, Ling Feng could barely believe it. This... it had happened too fast. His Rita...

Honkai Queen...

"Limit Break..."

Ling Feng directly removed his own restrictions. This was an ability he could only use three times in his entire life. He had not even wanted to use it during his battle with the Queen, because it was simply too precious...

But at this moment, Ling Feng did not regret using it here, because he would never allow Rita to disappear here...

As Limit Break activated, Ling Feng's pupils turned transparent. He said, "Spirit Mode, Weaver, Ability Load, Time Rewind!"

Time Rewind: Adjust a target's time to five seconds earlier, restoring their state and position from five seconds ago!

Target selected: Rita!

Whoosh...

Rita instantly vanished, then reappeared in the position she had occupied five seconds earlier. Five seconds ago, Rita had not yet been killed by the Queen...

"What?"

The Queen seemed to have been suddenly frightened. What was this? Bringing the dead back to life? No, this was not resurrection. It was reversing time. Who exactly was this human?

Time Rewind only affected Rita alone. The Queen remained unaffected, and the time-stop barrier still existed. Rita was still inside the time-stop barrier as the Queen immediately summoned light spears again, intending to kill Rita once more...

"Spirit Mode, Void Devourer, Ability Load, Astral Imprisonment!"

Ling Feng activated Spirit Mode for a second time, gaining the Void Devourer's ability. He directly imprisoned the Queen in a dimensional space, then imprisoned himself in that dimensional space as well. For the battle ahead, Ling Feng hoped to defeat her within the dimensional space!

"Th-This... where is this? My ability? Why?"

Looking at the unfamiliar, empty scene before her, the Queen panicked. She had already tried using her Spatial Ability, only to discover that it could not be used here...

"Of course your ability can't be used, because this is a dimensional space!"

Holding his twin blades, Ling Feng slowly walked toward the Queen. "Different spaces have different rules. Your ability can only alter the spatial rules of the real world, so it is ineffective here!"

As he spoke, Ling Feng raised his blades and slashed at her. While his Limit Break mode was still active, he had to defeat the Queen as quickly as possible. Otherwise, once they returned to the real world, the Queen would definitely flee!