Chapter Summaries

Himeko and Einstein captured Cocolia after the Hyperion destroyed her Titan Mechs, and learned she had returned to find the missing Arlene Sisters. In the Sea of Quanta, Bronya seized the Herrscher of Reason’s Core, and Seele’s touch began reversing Bronya’s transformation as a black cocoon formed around her.

• Himeko attacked Cocolia after accusing her of taking Kiana, and Cocolia ordered her Titan Mechs to strike.
• Einstein’s preparations and missiles from the Hyperion destroyed Cocolia’s Titan Mechs, and Himeko knocked Cocolia down.
• Einstein questioned Cocolia, who explained that she had returned to discover what happened to Rosalia and the others, not to experiment on Kiana.
• Joachim urged Bronya to take the Herrscher of Reason’s Core, and Bronya pushed through its repulsive force to seize it.
• The Core’s Honkai energy contaminated Bronya, but Seele reached her and held her hand, reversing her Death Stalker transformation.
• Bronya rose into the air and became enclosed in a black Honkai-energy cocoon.

Bronya gained the Herrscher of Reason's power and reunited with Seele and Mei, but struggled to navigate the Sea of Quanta. In Sea Abyss City, Schrödinger reappeared before Einstein and explained how she had found her way back.

• Bronya emerged from the cocoon in transformed armor, and Mei realized she had been recognized by the Herrscher of Reason's core.
• Bronya reunited with Seele and Mei, then set off with them on Heavy Armor Bunny, hoping to leave the Sea of Quanta.
• Mei pointed out that Bronya had repeatedly taken wrong turns, and Bronya secretly asked Walter whether he had given her the wrong directions.
• Himeko kept Cocolia hanging upside down at the Eye of the Abyss while trusting Einstein to help find Bronya and the others.
• Schrödinger appeared before Einstein and explained that she had been trapped in the Sea of Quanta until Einstein's opened door helped her find her way back.

Ganesha, Cronus, and Benares spent their break in Eden Garden discussing the Queen’s experiments and Benares’s human form before Xina returned with Yega. In the Sea of Quanta, Mei, Bronya, and Seele reconnected with Einstein, who prepared to open a gate for them for only one minute.

• Ganesha won Benares and Cronus’s Pacific Ocean collectibles in a card game and asked why both of them were back in Eden Garden.
• Benares explained that Xina and the Queen were studying the Ring of Fire, and she recalled how the Queen had copied Bella’s body data for her.
• Benares began reading a tome while waiting, then Xina returned through a Black Teleportation Gate with Yega, who recorded her geological plan.
• Mei, Bronya, and Seele struggled to navigate the Sea of Quanta, and Schrödinger appeared and reported that she had found them.
• Einstein contacted Mei and said she would open the Sea of Quanta Eye for one minute after giving them coordinates.

Bronya, Mei, and Seele escaped the Sea of Quanta through the passage Einstein opened, but crashed through a wall when Bronya drove too fast. They reunited with Kiana and learned that Cocolia had been imprisoned at Hawaii Base, leaving Bronya and Seele troubled by her fate.

• Schrödinger led Bronya, Mei, and Seele to Einstein’s coordinates, where Einstein activated the passage out of the Sea of Quanta.
• Bronya used the Star of Eden to hold back a torrent of Quantum Shadows, then raced Heavy Armor Bunny through the unstable passage with Mei and Seele aboard.
• Bronya’s motorcycle burst through the Sea of Quanta Eye and crashed into a wall, where Theresa, Einstein, and Himeko helped dig the three riders out.
• Mei reunited with Kiana and embraced her, while Kiana’s PTSD eased as she clung to Mei.
• Einstein told Bronya that Cocolia had been imprisoned underground at Hawaii Base for her crimes, leaving Bronya and Seele silent.

Bronya and Seele visited the imprisoned Cocolia in Hawaii, where Cocolia accepted that she would likely face execution and entrusted the orphanage children to them. She also revealed that Bronya’s old classmate had manipulated events from the beginning, while Xina and Otto responded to reports of a suspected Herrscher near the Sea of Quanta Eye.

• Seele insisted on joining Bronya on her trip to see Cocolia, and Bronya agreed to take her.
• BishaZhe detected a suspected Herrscher energy reaction near the Sea of Quanta Eye and sent a report to Eden Garden.
• Benares reported the detection to Xina, who decided to go investigate herself, while Otto ordered Amber to send the information to World Serpent.
• Bronya and Seele visited Cocolia in the Hawaii detention room, where Cocolia said she expected the death penalty or lifelong imprisonment and asked Bronya to protect the orphanage children.
• Cocolia told Bronya that her old classmate had leaked information and anticipated their every move, describing her as a Herrscher version of Otto.

Xina confronted Cocolia in her cell, judged her remaining usefulness insufficient, and forced her to die by grenade. Afterward, Xina covered up the killing and claimed she could become a guide for Bronya, while Yega questioned her plans.

• Bronya left Cocolia after promising to find a way to save Rosalia and the others.
• Xina entered Cocolia’s cell and gave her three minutes to prove she still had value.
• Cocolia offered her connections and research, but Xina dismissed them as useless and handed her a grenade.
• Xina pulled the grenade’s pin and left Cocolia to die, then told two Anti-Entropy staff members to report that Cocolia had committed suicide.
• Yega offered to pursue Bronya, but Xina refused and said she could become Bronya’s guide instead.

Xina brought Yega to watch Bronya confront Cronus, who attacked her at sea. Bronya defended herself with Heavy Armor Bunny and unleashed a barrage of laser cannons, though Cronus’s fate remained unclear as the chapter ended.

• Xina led Yega through a Teleportation Gate to meet Benares and Cronus, then asked them to test Bronya’s strength.
• Bronya sped across the sea with Seele, but Cronus emerged and shattered her path with a massive strike.
• Bronya left Seele on a platform and attacked Cronus, dodging ice shards before Heavy Armor Bunny deflected Cronus’s purple beam.
• Cronus covered the area in steam and withdrew into the sea, leaving a body controlled by an energy umbilical cord.
• Bronya summoned phantom laser cannons and fired them all at Cronus, filling the steam with explosions.

Bronya tried to escape with Seele after Walter warned her about a powerful Honkai Beast hidden in the sea, but Benares blocked their path. A white-haired man carrying a crimson greatsword then appeared on the platform.

• Cronus survived Bronya’s cannon attack and challenged her while Benares froze the sea into a sheet of ice.
• Walter told Bronya that the Herrscher of Reason’s Core had accepted her and urged her to leave because a powerful Honkai Beast lurked underwater.
• Bronya rode Heavy Armor Bunny toward Seele, but Benares emerged in her dragon form and blocked the way.
• Benares confronted Bronya and prepared to fight, then backed off after Xina warned that someone powerful was approaching.
• A crimson greatsword appeared on the platform, and a white-haired man descended from the sky and surveyed everyone.

Kevin met Bronya and recognized Walter as the Herrscher of Reason, then demonstrated his strength by attacking Benares and Cronus. Xina stepped in to confront him, and Kevin unleashed Judgment of Shamash, destroying the platform and scorching the surrounding ocean; at Destiny Headquarters, Amber Two reported the weapon’s energy fluctuations to Otto.

• Kevin addressed Walter and Bronya, explaining that he had learned of Walter’s past and recognized Bronya’s resolve.
• Seele told Bronya that Kevin was a warrior from the Previous Civilization who had survived for fifty thousand years.
• Kevin walked toward Benares and Cronus to demonstrate that he did not intend to fight Bronya, and Benares fired an energy bullet at him.
• Kevin emerged unharmed and charged Judgment of Shamash, prompting Xina to leave Benares and Cronus to confront him.
• Kevin unleashed Heavenly Fire, destroying the platform and burning the surrounding ocean while Bronya and the others escaped on a motorcycle.
• Amber Two brought Otto satellite images showing Judgment of Shamash’s energy fluctuations in the central Pacific Ocean.

Otto watched Kevin and Xina trade repeated Heavenly Fire-level attacks over the sea and learned that Kevin had moved to keep Xina from obtaining another Herrscher of Reason core while testing her strength. As their battle triggered extreme heat and growing storms across the Pacific, Otto sent the Hyperion news of the fight and considered how its crew might help.

• Otto connected to Schicksal’s satellite feed and watched Kevin fight Xina with repeated Heavenly Fire: Unsheathed attacks.
• Kevin told Otto he had attacked to stop Xina from obtaining another Herrscher of Reason core and to test her strength.
• Otto considered sending support, then ordered Amber to relay the battle news to the Hyperion and urged its crew to match wits with the Herrscher.
• Otto suspected Xina had let the Hyperion escape before destroying Destiny Headquarters because of her remaining human feelings.
• The battle’s Foehn winds raised temperatures across northeastern Australia and other distant regions, while Xina’s manipulation helped create eight intensifying tropical storms in the Pacific.

Xina abandoned her fight with Kevin and captured Bronya and Seele, threatening them while demanding the Herrscher Core. Walter suddenly returned and recovered the Star of Eden, but Xina forced him to choose between attacking her and endangering the two captives.

• Xina broke off her duel with Kevin and used shifting air currents to capture Bronya and Seele.
• Xina taunted Bronya and refused her offer to hand over the Herrscher Core in exchange for the captives’ release.
• Bronya’s Herrscher Core glowed, she reverted to her previous appearance and fainted, and Walter appeared beside Xina with the Star of Eden.
• Walter ordered Xina to release Bronya and Seele, but she pressed her head against the weapon and dared him to activate a Pseudo-Black Hole.
• Walter hesitated because Bronya and Seele would almost certainly be caught in the attack, and Xina mocked him for wasting his chance.

Xina attacked Walter and Bronya, intending to take the Herrscher of Reason’s Core by killing them both. Kevin intervened as Seele rushed to protect Bronya, and the chapter ended with Kevin and Xina’s attacks colliding while another Seele restrained Seele.

• Xina mocked Walter for sparing her and subdued him with her Honkai energy.
• Xina revealed that she wanted Walter’s Herrscher Core and realized that killing Walter and Bronya could leave it ownerless.
• Bronya woke and refused to give up the Core, standing beside Walter against Xina.
• Xina raised her Nirvana Flame Sword, while Seele ran toward Bronya despite the scorching Foehn Wind.
• Kevin leaped in front of Walter and Bronya and clashed with Xina’s Burning Heavens attack.
• A black-haired Seele appeared behind Seele and pinned her to the platform, warning her not to interfere.

Seele struggled through the Foehn Winds to reach Bronya while Kevin and Xina continued their devastating battle. Walter attacked Cronus and Benares with a growing Pseudo-Black Hole, leaving the sisters struggling to escape as Benares tried to pull Cronus away.

• Seele ignored the black figure’s warnings and kept walking through the scorching blasts, determined to help Bronya.
• Kevin and Xina exchanged powerful attacks as Kevin told Walter to look for an opportunity to restrain her.
• Otto watched the battle in Vienna and realized that Honkai Energy Fission Bombs might no longer hurt Kevin or Xina.
• Walter used the Star of Eden to create a Pseudo-Black Hole near Cronus and Benares.
• Cronus failed to interrupt the attack, and Benares transformed into her dragon form and told her to grab her tail and run as the Pseudo-Black Hole grew.

Xina tore apart a Pseudo-Black Hole, then created a stronger one and hurled it at Walter. As the attack threatened Bronya and Seele, Seele refused to flee, and the black figure fused with her to help save their shared big sister.

• Xina rescued Cronus from Benares and sent them away before confronting the Pseudo-Black Hole.
• Xina tore open the Pseudo-Black Hole and repaired her injuries, then used her Honkai energy to create a more powerful one.
• Xina enveloped the Pseudo-Black Hole in fluid and hurled it at Walter.
• The black figure urged Seele to escape, but Seele broke free of her chains and refused to abandon Bronya.
• The black figure embraced Seele, revealed her matching appearance, and formed a great scythe as they prepared to save Bronya together.

Seele rescued Bronya from the Pseudo-Black Hole and confronted Xina, whose palm Seele managed to wound. Sirin arrived through a Teleportation Gate, but refused Xina’s plan to split the Herrscher of Reason’s core and instead wanted to fight Walter.

• Seele appeared beneath the Pseudo-Black Hole and pulled Bronya out of its gravitational pull.
• Kevin shattered the Pseudo-Black Hole, and Xina praised the battle before asking Seele’s name.
• Xina attacked Seele, who protected Bronya and struck Xina’s palm with her scythe.
• Xina hid her wound and reconsidered her plan after realizing Seele and Kevin might threaten her together.
• Sirin arrived through a Teleportation Gate, rejected Xina’s request to fight Seele, and said she wanted to deal with Walter instead.
• Sirin refused Xina’s offer to split the Herrscher of Reason’s core and warned her to stay away from it.

Xina attacked the Hyperion with a devastating barrage, while its crew evacuated and Theresa, Kiana, Mei, and Wendy forced Himeko into an escape pod. The Hyperion was destroyed, and Xina dismissed Bronya's anger by declaring that anyone who opposed her was her enemy.

• Xina sensed the Hyperion approaching and fired 176 high-energy bullets at it.
• Himeko ordered the Hyperion's crew to abandon ship but refused to leave herself.
• Theresa, Kiana, Mei, and Wendy dragged Himeko into an escape pod and launched her away from the Hyperion.
• The Hyperion's shield failed after seven impacts, and the warship broke apart.
• Bronya confronted Xina over the attack, but Xina claimed she had shown mercy and refused to explain herself.

Xina stopped Walter and the others with her time-slowing power, crushed the Star of Eden, and took its core while Sirin captured Seele. As Xina prepared to leave with Seele, a vast black rift opened overhead and unleashed an apparently endless tide of matter that her attacks could not stop.

• Xina mocked Walter, then froze everyone nearby with her power and crushed the Star of Eden’s Soul Steel casing.
• Kevin broke free of the slowing effect first, and Bronya later discovered that Sirin had captured Seele.
• Xina took the Herrscher of Stone core, and she and Sirin prepared to return to Eden Garden with Seele.
• Xina sensed a spatial disturbance and saw a huge black rift open above Sirin’s Teleportation Gate.
• Xina dodged the black matter pouring from the rift and attacked it with her Nirvana Flame Sword, but the seemingly endless tide kept advancing.

Xina reasoned that the black creatures were targeting Seele and used the girl to force them to negotiate. Their representative identified the rift as the Sea of Quanta and introduced herself as Suo, though not as her main body.

• Xina deduced that the black creatures were pursuing her because they wanted something connected to Seele.
• Xina stopped over the sea and threatened Seele with the Nirvana Flame Sword, scattering the creatures and drawing out their representative.
• Xina asked the representative about the rift, and she answered that it led to the Sea of Quanta.
• Xina asked why the representative wanted Seele, but she did not answer.
• Xina asked who the representative was, and she said she could be called Suo, though she was not Xina's main body.

Xina refused to give Seele to Suo and used a Pseudo-Black Hole to force Suo to answer questions about why she wanted the girl. After Suo admitted she sought Seele’s Sea of Quanta power but could not explain its effects, Xina picked Seele up and tried to leave, prompting Suo to confront her over their supposed bargain.

• Xina concluded that Suo could not remain long in the Intrinsic Plane and was not strong enough to face her alone, so she decided not to hand over Seele.
• Suo offered to leave if Xina gave her Seele, but Xina created a Pseudo-Black Hole behind the girl and threatened to destroy her instead.
• Suo grew anxious and asked Xina to stop, so Xina withdrew Seele from the black hole’s reach and demanded to know why Suo wanted her.
• Suo said she needed the power Seele carried from the Sea of Quanta, but she could not explain how Seele had gained it or what taking it would do to the Intrinsic Plane.
• Xina picked up Seele and started to leave, but Suo appeared in front of her and objected that Xina had promised to hand Seele over after three answers.

Xina attacked the black-covered Suo with a Pseudo-Black Hole, but Suo escaped and overwhelmed it with the black tide. Suo revealed she could read Xina’s thoughts and demanded that Xina hand over the little girl, but Xina fought back by filling her mind with grotesque images until Suo stood up in anger.

• Xina introduced herself as the Herrscher of Frost Annihilation and struck Suo with a Pseudo-Black Hole.
• Suo broke free of the Pseudo-Black Hole, summoned the black tide, and destroyed it with an overwhelming surge of energy.
• Suo revealed her appearance and read Xina’s thoughts, identifying her as a humanoid puppet with a predetermined route.
• Xina emptied her mind to block Suo’s mind-reading, then filled it with disturbing images to retaliate.
• Suo demanded that Xina hand over the little girl, but Xina continued her mental assault until Suo stood up and warned her not to push further.