Have You Heard? Two Strange Giant Peacocks Are Roaming the Sandy Iron Kingdom / Chapter 44: Vita: A Warrior's First Priority Is Staying Alive

"Wow, she even has three stages!"

To Vita's surprise, even though she had already displayed such a posture, Xia Ling and Kiana still appeared completely at ease, no different from before.

What she said next made her brow twitch involuntarily.

"Idiot? If you put it that way, there might be Kiana fourth stage later..."

Xia Ling tapped Kiana's head and said, "Besides, don't you think Vita in this pose looks a bit like a peacock?"

"You..."

Even Vita, who always prided herself on her good temper, felt a rush of blood to her head at this moment.

"Hmph—you don't know what's good for you! Now, let me show you the full power of [Sprout]!"

"Wish and omniscience? Is this the power you obtained from Saha? This abstract power... no wonder you were able to break free from Saha's control."

"But is it enough to kill Herrscher...?"

Feeling the Honkai Energy converging towards Vita, Xia Ling's face showed a look of astonishment, like that of a Hercules.

"Actually, I really want to show you our full strength... but if I do that, I'm afraid Suo will become a frightened bird and flee to the depths of the Sea of Quantum in an instant."

"So... please."

"Don't worry, Xia Ling, killing Herrscher is not a difficult task for Flame-Chasers."

A male voice, as gentle as a spring breeze, overlapped with Xia Ling's voice.

Vita's eyes narrowed, and she subconsciously withdrew her mental attack aimed at Xia Ling and the others.

However, although this action was almost a "premonition," it was still a step too late.

"The Karma Wheel— "

Vita's power was reflected back at her in a different way.

"Hmm, this is..."

The intense mental shock made Vita dizzy for a moment, and when she opened her eyes again, a figure that looked 70% like her was already blocking Xia Ling's way.

That's right, this is the last trump card that Su gave to Xia Ling. It contains all of Su's power before his death, and it was left behind by him personally. With the enhancement of Xi's own abilities, it is even stronger than Su's original painting.

Using the naming convention of a certain six-character game, this should be called—Su (Complete).

"Please, Su! Calling upon our true forms' powers directly here will alert the enemy, so..."

"I understand. Shall we keep her under control for now...?"

Sue closed her eyes and looked around as usual, but for some reason, Vita felt that he was looking at her.

"A copy left by my isotope... truly in her style."

Before she could finish speaking, Vita already felt an overwhelming surge of spiritual energy rushing towards her.

"What--"

Emerald green spiritual energy transformed into streams of light and sparrow feathers, guarding Vita's body like a protective shield, forming an impenetrable wall. This conservative approach of quietly transforming the unknown enemy into a spectacle was very much in line with Vita's character.

But... just because she doesn't understand her opponent doesn't mean her opponent doesn't understand her.

After all, it is about facing "oneself", and the subject of this painting is Su's own body. Through thousands of years of observation, Su has become very familiar with all the possibilities of himself in parallel worlds.

They even knew what decisions Vita would make.

It can be said that, even when facing only himself, Su can achieve "omniscience" based on his experience.

The violent mental energy instantly dispersed, eroding Vita's defenses along the blind spots that Vita's power could not reach. And he could always detect Vita's counterattacks in advance, using the Karma Wheel to deflect them.

As Mental Perception Fusion Warrior, especially one with a focus on practical combat, Su's fighting ability far exceeds most people's expectations of him. Although he did suffer a defeat against Kevin while wielding three Divine Key, firstly, that was Kevin, and secondly Kevin is immune to all psychic attacks.

In fact, the fact that Su was able to single-handedly kill the Herrscher of Consciousness from Previous Civilization and suppress the completely out-of-control Collapse state of Mobius already proves Su's remarkable strength.

At this moment, Su, whose true form is the painting, can be said to be even more unrestrained. Since the consumption of Honkai Energy will be transferred to Xi, he can be said to have an innate advantage over Vita.

After all, Vita's Honkai Energy needs are provided by herself and the World Bubble, and the already limited Honkai Energy in the World Bubble... is all Sa's "property".

If Vita squanders all her possessions, then even if she wins, it will be for nothing.

Of course, despite her lack of combat experience, Vita was still very perceptive in assessing the situation.

Or rather, she had already realized that the scales of victory were beginning to tip in Xia Ling's favor.

Therefore, she did not hesitate to choose a quick victory—after all, it was unrealistic to ask Sa for more power, and based on her understanding of Sa, this was already the limit that Sa could give.

If there were any more... then Sasa might very well abandon herself and this World Bubble together.

So, despite never having used this tactic before, Vita decided to take a gamble.

"Where a wish sprouts, heaven and earth turn upside down."

"The wings of [Omniscience]... will blot out the heavens!"

Emerald green spiritual energy spread outwards, and amidst the feathers that resembled a peacock's tail, Vita's figure broke through Su's spiritual energy blockade and transformed into a giant creature like a peacock.

"Huh? She can collapse too?"

Kiana exclaimed, "I thought Fusion Warrior were exclusive to Earth!"

"No, her posture is not a collapse, but merely a [liberation] of the authority she has absorbed."

Su's expression turned serious, and she said calmly, "Just as she said, her power can only be considered to be in its nascent stage right now."

"Are you sure, Su? If not, I can..."

"No need." Su Qingqing shook her head. "Is your supply of Honkai Energy sufficient?"

"Of course, we can lack anything, but we can't lack Honkai Energy."

Xia Ling answered decisively.

"Good."

Su responded, and then... suddenly opened her eyes.

Those were eyes similar to Vita's, but with a completely different gleam.

Those eyes appeared for only a brief moment; the next second, within Tianhui's imprint, Su had completely vanished from the spot.

Instead, there was a huge bird-like creature with golden feathers and a long green tail.

That was Su's artificial Honkai outbreak —the Honkai Beast [Moyuri], the Companion Honkai Beast of the Eighth Herrscher, Honkai Energy as a neurotoxin.

"Fortunately, even in this state, I can control my mind even if I use artificial Honkai outbreak."

The peacock nodded slightly to Xia Ling, and then the situation quickly shifted in Su's favor once again.

Meanwhile, Vita...

She was almost numb.

Vita was at a loss for words when faced with an opponent who knew her inside and out, whose abilities were exactly the same, and whose experience and skill level far surpassed hers.

She just wanted to complete the task while swindling some of the boss's power and then run away. Nobody told her that she would get involved with such a being.

Now, although she has achieved her goal of defrauding Sora of power, and Sora has indeed generously given her enough power to defeat the Ascended Herrscher, her opponent has surpassed her on the same track, which leaves her with absolutely no room for maneuver.

In this situation, it's questionable whether she can take these powers with her alive.

So...

After only a moment of contemplation, Vita made up her mind.

Chapter 44 Vita: A warrior's priority should be preserving his life.

"Wait, wait! Let's talk this over!"

Almost at the same moment she was forced into her Great Peacock form, Vita spontaneously performed the Gaul.

"I surrender, I surrender, okay...?"

"You really are as good at judging the situation as ever..."

Seeing Vita's unwavering surrender, Kiana seemed to see a certain 50/50 woman in her.

"Xia Ling, what do you think?"

"Don't worry, I was prepared."

Xia Ling closed her eyes slightly, and then, when she opened them again, the iconic diamond-shaped pupils of the Origin appeared in her eyes.

In an instant, a sea of stars spread out from Xia Ling's body, enveloping all four of them.

"Huh? Xia Ling, isn't this just an avatar? How can you still use the power of the Origin?"

Kiana's pupils dilated in shock. She could understand the other powers, but when she saw the Origin Power... Kiana almost thought Xia Ling had pulled her true form over.

"Because this is the origin, isn't it?"

Xia Ling smiled slightly, "The criterion for determining the origin is not something concrete like power or the body, but... the true self?"

"After all, even though Elysia is a memory, she can freely use Origin Authority... although now that I think about it, she may not necessarily be just a pure memory."

"However, we can talk about Elysia later. Right now..."

Xia Ling turned her gaze to Vita, who was curiously glancing around. "Vita, can you still feel... So's gaze now?"

"Of course not, this place is so magical..." Vita answered subconsciously, then her gaze suddenly froze. "Wait, you, you know about So?"

"How should I put it..." Xia Ling glanced sideways slightly, "Although I'm sorry for disturbing you, we can actually feel your interaction with Suo, right?"

That's right. After World Bubble, Xia Ling used the information she got from Su as an excuse to tell Kiana about Vita and Sa.

Moreover, Kiana's main body on the moon has already made preparations. Once her and Xia Ling's clones are destroyed, the only outcome will be that Sa will personally show herself.

If such a situation were to occur... then what awaits So might be the Finality, all-out attack.

"What?!"

Vita's eyes widened. "Could it be that Little Vita I always thought was an encrypted call was actually a public execution?"

"Yes, yes."

Xia Ling nodded repeatedly.

"Little Vita, I'm so embarrassed I could die..."

The thought of how she spoke to So, using terms like "master" or "proxy," made Vita want to disappear into the ground.

Unfortunately, the quality of the Origin Sea of Stars was so good that Vita was unable to find such an opportunity.

"Alright, Vita, let's not change the subject. Let's talk about serious business."

Kiana cleared her throat.

"Although I have no grudge against you for the time being..."

"So, can you let me off the hook?"

Vita's eyes lit up.

"No, because you actually have quite a few connections with people."

Kiana shook her head decisively.

"For example..."

"For example, my dear Miss Vita..."

Xia Ling arrived gracefully, gently lifted Vita's chin, and gazed into her eyes.

Do you know... a girl named Griseo?

"!"

A flicker of panic flashed in Vita's eyes, but she quickly concealed it. However, seeing Xia Ling's slightly smiling eyes, Vita sighed and gave up on trying to hide it.

"Okay, okay, a long time ago... So did capture a spaceship that was circling around the edge of the solar system."

"When we found her, she had already lingered in that location for a long time due to the Imaginary Energy layer outside the solar system... So, So took action to 'capture' her and prepared..."

Vita paused slightly, then said, "We plan to study her, the items she carried, and the information she provided, in order to find references for the propagation of the Venusian Civilization."