Oh No, I Really Did Shatter in Kiana's Arms / Chapter 27: Elysia: I Found a Cute Xia Ling?

Kevin's face showed a hint of surprise, but he wasn't surprised by the girl's strength; rather, he was worried about her physical condition.

In Kevin's perception, just that one swing of his sword had propelled Xia Ling's life a giant leap toward its end, making him somewhat hesitant to make a move.

As he said before when he took his shadow from Hua, he could have chosen to kill Hua there and leave the shadow behind, but he didn't.

His conflict with modern civilization was not a life-or-death struggle; he simply wanted to see a result.

If he could, he hoped that at the end of this long day, only he would die, without sharing the same bus with anyone else, not even Elysia's successor, the originator of this generation.

"Xia Ling, stop now! Stop right now, or I can still save you."

Kevin's hand gradually began to mutate, a sign that he was about to completely collapse. After fusing the Finality Authority and the power of the Chimera, he could forcibly use the Finality Authority even in the face of the backlash from the Cocoon of Finality, despite being completely collapsed.

However, he did this not to kill Xia Ling, but to use the Finality Time Authority to temporarily "freeze" the girl.

Although he didn't want to waste his strength before the final battle began, Xia Ling's identity was different.

In any case, she cannot and should not die like this.

"You're finally getting serious... Kevin."

Seeing Kevin begin to activate his Finality Authority, Xia Ling smiled.

She was waiting for Kevin to make a serious move, because only when both sides began to use their Finality powers would she have a chance to seize power from Ineba.

"Don't bother trying to save me; you can't save me anyway. However, since you've already used that stance..."

Xia Ling placed her hand on the Domination Core in her heart.

"Then... let's have a good fight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Ling amplified her dominance instantly. The power of the eleven cores was simultaneously forced into its most violent state by Xia Ling through her dominance.

Xia Ling also suddenly spat out a burst of blood mist. In an instant, the one-minute countdown notification for the [King's Set] rang in her mind.

At the same time...

In St. Freya, Kiana, who was chatting and laughing with everyone, suddenly changed her expression and looked sharply towards the moon.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Oh no, he's really broken in Kiana's arms now.

"Kiana, what's wrong?"

Bronya glanced at Kiana with a puzzled look. She was confused as to why Kiana, who had just been discussing the power of Finality, had suddenly changed her expression.

"Something's happened to Sister Xia Ling!"

Kiana clutched her chest with one hand, her expression constantly shifting.

"The energy fluctuations from the collision of the power of Finality are coming from the direction of the Moon, and my connected Herrscher Authority tells me..."

Kiana didn't dare to continue, because she didn't believe that such a thing could happen.

Because the link to the Domination Core tells her...

Xia Ling is dead.

She preferred to believe that there was a problem with the perception of power, and besides, there were still constant energy collision fluctuations coming from the moon, so how could Xia Ling be dead?

Almost subconsciously, Kiana ignored, or rather forced herself to ignore, one point: back in the Imaginary Space, when Sirin controlled her body, Xia Ling had also fought in a near-dead state.

On that occasion, Xia Ling might not have even looked alive, since her body was physically exposed to drafts.

"Bronya, begin constructing the Star Gate immediately! There's no time to use the Hyperion, we'll teleport directly up there!"

Bronya didn't say much. In the current situation, even saying another word would be a waste of time. The power of Istina spread from her hands, and the Star Gate that echoed on the moon began to gradually transform from illusion into reality.

Kiana bit her lip tightly, her gaze seemingly piercing through the clouds to look at the battlefield on the moon.

Sister Xia Ling, you absolutely cannot get hurt...

Meanwhile, on the moon, Kevin was plunged into an unprecedented state of confusion.

He did know that Xia Ling had been preparing some plan for the Finality and was in close communication with his former companions in the Elysian Realm, but he hadn't entered Elysian Realm for 50,000 years, so naturally he wouldn't go Elysian Realm to inquire about such a thing.

Moreover, he has always held a special feeling for Xia Ling. In her, he seems to see his own past, the past of his companions, not just Elysia, but the shadows of many people.

This is why he was so lenient with Xia Ling. As long as it didn't affect the Stigmata Project, or even if it did, Kevin didn't intend to stop the girl from doing anything.

But... why is her plan like this?

But should he actually take action against Xia Ling?

After all, although Xia Ling had briefly gained the power to contend with him, anyone with eyes could see that the girl was using her body in an almost exploitative way, and that her power would probably weaken in less than a minute.

From this perspective, it seems that she played no role in crossing the Finality.

However, if Xia Ling is forcibly rescued, putting aside the question of whether it would be disrespectful to her, Xia Ling still possesses the power of Finality at this moment, and every attack she makes has a very clear purpose: to seize her power of Finality.

However, if Xia Ling dies here, the stolen power of Finality will return to the other Finality person present, namely herself, making it completely meaningless.

As for completely seizing his own power of Finality, that's even more absurd. With Xia Ling's current strength, although she is capable of contending with herself in her savior form, she can only contend with her.

Even if he didn't resist, and was given another ten minutes, she couldn't possibly take away all of his Finality Authority, since most of his power of Finality was already entangled with the Chimera.

"Xia Ling, why are you doing this...?"

Seeing Xia Ling covered in blood, Kevin stopped wielding his sword.

He no longer needed to attack, after all, he could clearly sense that Xia Ling's life force had begun to plummet.

"Such a sacrifice is meaningless. The Chimera also has Garuda Factor. The damage you have caused me can be fully recovered in less than a minute."

"And the power you seized will all return to me..."

"No, Kevin, you're wrong about two things."

Swaying as she stood up again, Xia Ling realized that she had lost all sensation in her body, and even the scene before her eyes was becoming somewhat blurry.

She was all too familiar with this feeling; it was the feeling one had when death was imminent.

But... there's enough time.

She could already sense Kiana's presence rapidly approaching.

"First of all, this is not a sacrifice, and I will not die so easily."

Secondly...

"Sister Xia Ling!"

The familiar voice seemed to be ringing in my ears, no, it was already ringing in my ears.

It seemed as if someone had pulled her into their arms.

"These powers... will not come into your possession, but will become..."

"A gift."

The King's Set's time limit was successfully ended before Kiana could stop Xia Ling's time.

Under Kiana and Kevin's stunned gazes, Xia Ling's body suddenly exploded in Kiana's arms, turning into countless glittering points of light, and these points of light exuded an aura that was extremely familiar to both of them.

That is the power of the Finality.

These points of light, under a pink power, reassembled and... all drifted towards Kiana.

"Xia Ling..."

The touch of these light spots was like that of a crystal-clear liquid, so much so that Kiana couldn't quite tell whether the wetness on her face was the power left behind by Xia Ling or her own tears.

But...

"Kevin—!"

With Xia Ling's death, another Finality's wrath was ignited in an instant. After inheriting the "Xia Ling Fragment", Kiana has surpassed Kevin in terms of Finality's power alone.

"..."

Kevin took a deep breath.

He hadn't understood why Xia Ling was so determined to die, but now... Xia Ling proved her resolve to him through her actions.

He had come to understand the girl's resolve.

Yet, once again, she chose to exchange her life for the future of others, even if the circumstances were completely different, even if it was merely as the heir to the Origin...

She made the same decision as Elysia.

He witnessed Siwon's departure once again, but unlike in his memory...

That time, he was an invitee to the ball; this time... he is the executioner at the end of the curtain.

Kevin closed his eyes.

As "Kevin," as "the savior," he told himself he shouldn't have emotions.

Thus, the deep sorrow that had not risen for so long was frozen deep in Kevin's heart, and the power of the Chimera began to fully emerge within him.

He could no longer defeat Kiana with his mere Finality Authority, but... he possessed far more than just the Finality.

"Brahma's Hundred Beasts, afflicting this body; [Karma Demon] plunges into the abyss; [Salvation] draws its sword—"

"This time, I'm putting my life into the chamber of this gun..."

"And we look forward to you—surpassing everything!"

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Elysia: Did She Find a Cute Xia Ling?

In a hazy state, Xia Ling felt her consciousness slowly rising.

This strange feeling was familiar; after all, she experienced this every time she died. If things went according to plan, she should feel her "body" getting colder and colder until the feeling completely disappeared.

However, for Xia Ling at this moment, this unpleasant feeling was a blessing, much better than the feeling of Honkai Energy by Honkai energy.

In this comfort highlighted by contrast, Xia Ling's consciousness floated upwards, becoming lighter, warmer, and brighter...?

Wait a minute, isn't this feeling a little off?

Am I really in the resurrection process?

Similar questions arose in Xia Ling's mind, though she probably didn't have them at the moment.

However, the warmth around her grew stronger and stronger, and the soft light in front of her grew closer and closer. Finally, the girl opened her eyes.

Then, she found that her vision was covered by something white.

"Elysia, Xia Ling seems to be awake..."

A familiar voice entered Xia Qun's senses.

As she was lifted up by the familiar body, Xia Ling's perspective was slowly raised. Only then did she realize that she had been buried in a familiar and soft place, and she also saw the face of the person who had lifted her up.

"Wait, Ai, Elysia? And Little E?"

"How could you... no, not a few of you are missing... I'm not dead?"

Feeling somewhat dazed by the current situation, Xia Ling felt as if her mind had gone blank, but soon she discovered another problem.

"How did I become so small?!"

"Of course it's because your body has been completely destroyed by the destructive energy of the Collapse Age Deletion Phosphorus Device, you idiot Xia Ling!"

"Alright, Little E, let's let Xia Ling understand the current situation first, shall we?"

Elysia, wearing white lace gloves, gently pinched Xia Ling's cheek, but this time she didn't dare to use too much force. Instead, she gently placed the girl back against her chest.

Elysia's warm and soft, full breasts could easily be lifted up by Lin to support the girl sitting on them, but if it were Theresa, she might not be able to be placed in such a delicate position.

Sitting on Elysia's fair and soft skin, Xia Ling glanced at the sullen Little E beside her, then looked around at the scene, and suddenly realized.

"This is... the Origin Land? Elysia, you've been hiding here all along?"

"You guessed right, but I wasn't hiding from you, okay?"

Elysia placed the completed scepter and storybook in front of Xia Ling, and then placed the Little Xia Ling on the storybook.

"You see, Miss Fairy still has her own mission, doesn't she?"

Seeing Xia Ling's bewildered expression, Elysia rested her chin on her hand, a gentle smile on her face, and sat down on the other side of Xia Ling.

"This plan is a bit long, but... fortunately we have enough time."