X Herrscher
The girl had a dream, a dream that seemed both real and unreal.
In her dream, she saw her lover chasing after the Heroes's silhouette, constantly honing himself and challenging himself to do everything the Heroes he admired should do, all for the sake of his Heroes.
In this dream, the boy didn't reveal his feelings to her, but kept running forward. Standing beside him, she already had vague feelings in her heart, but in the end, she still didn't choose to speak them. She would comfort the boy who was caught in a dilemma, but she couldn't comfort herself. She watched the boy walk further and further away, waiting for the time when the boy would realize his feelings.
In the end, she was exhausted. In a dream, she chose to succumb and escape. In that timeline, she was a Fusion Warrior. In a dream where one wish was granted, she briefly regained consciousness, but...
She felt weary, just as she is now. She was terrified of parting from her comrades and weary of the constant dilemmas. She comforted the boy, but the knots in her own heart remained untied. In her dreams, nothing existed, nothing could have happened...
She chose to shamefully run away...
Is it because they've been waiting too long and are tired, or because they're weary of the seemingly endless battle, or perhaps both?
She didn't know what was going on; all she knew was that if she hadn't felt those feelings for the boy, if he hadn't confessed to her that night, perhaps... she would have ended up like the girl in her dream.
Suddenly, lost in her dream, she looked at herself, smiled, and said softly, "So, you and Amo both love each other and are willing to persevere for each other, right?"
"Look." She looked at her other self, as if standing in front of a mirror. "I... I should say I'm very lucky. Although Amo is a bit slow-witted, yes... I will walk with him through life. No matter how many battles we face in the future, as long as we can still hold each other's hands... there's nothing to be afraid of."
"That's great..." the other self smiled. "This time, he really came to save 'me' like Heroes, and he... no longer carries the guilt and inner turmoil..."
The ethereal world began to gradually fade away, and the other self also began to dissipate into a phantom, as if the obsession from another time and space had dissipated and become a part of itself, returning to its own body.
"Hmm..." Disaster opened her eyes. She tried to sit up, but found herself unable to do so. It took her a lot of effort to get up from the hospital bed.
"I've been unconscious for a few days?" Disaster remembered what she had learned. She had only been bedridden for a long time and was also affected by the Honkai Energy of the Eighth Herrscher when she was dragged into the dream world. That's why she had muscle weakness for a period of time. She would be fine in a few days.
She then looked at the bed next to her, where Kosma lay quietly with his eyes closed.
"Amo ..." Disaster wanted to get out of bed, but for her, who was still in the recovery period, walking was still a bit difficult. She could only stand up by holding onto the wall with her equally weak hand.
Suddenly the door opened, Disaster looked in the direction it opened. Pardo stood there and said with some joy, "Sister Daisy, you're awake! I clearly Brother Yu Feng and Seele say that you broke free from the shackles of the dream, and Mobius couldn't find anything wrong either. Even Sister Yas is awake, but you're still not awake. When Amo wakes up, we don't know how to explain it to Amo..."
"So I was the last one to wake up again this time?" Disaster smiled wryly. "Then... what about Amo now...?"
"This..." Pardo said hesitantly, "According to Mobius's analysis, although Amo fused with Vishnu to become Fusion Warrior, in order to protect everyone, he consumed a lot of mental energy to suppress Vishnu's berserk instinct to devour everything. He only devoured the Eighth Herrscher's bridge connecting all dream worlds, without harming anyone's dream... Mobius also expressed disbelief..."
In fact, it wasn't just Mobius; Lionel, the commander-in-chief and decision-maker of this operation, who was always critical and had a high opinion of himself, also gave Kosma a high evaluation, saying that he could definitely be called Heroes of mankind. However, Lionel later added: Sometimes you can't be so fixated on saving everyone; making choices is something that a Heroes needs to learn.
From Lionel's perspective, Kosma's actions were quite risky. Although he could save everyone, the price he paid might be too high. As one of the top combatants of the Fire Moth, it would be better not to sacrifice himself for victory unless absolutely necessary.
"Everyone has their own principles, and it's precisely because he chose to do this that he is Kosma, the most outstanding warrior of the Fire Moth," Beifengge said cheerfully, wiping his monocle. "Moreover, he is also striving for the one he loves, and for the principles they have always upheld. In the Fire Moth warriors' leisure time, this is quite a romantic love story, isn't it?"
That's what they say...
"Oh dear, how could someone who's barely even met his fiancée, only exchanged polite words with her, and is basically a lifelong bachelor understand this kind of romance? Let's not talk about the distant past, but take the near future as an example. You haven't even gotten along well with your sister yet, and you haven't even spoken to her much, so don't talk about others."
Lionel: "..."
You wait, I'll do the Fusion Warrior surgery right now and then beat you up, you flat-chested guy... And you're single too, so why do you act like you know everything? If you know everything, why are you still single like me?
Pshaw, what's wrong with being single? You can't find someone you like anyway. Given Mu Continent's family background, even if he gets a partner, it'll be a marriage of convenience, a search for true love...
Ah, for him, it was a luxury he couldn't even dream of.
His family did arrange a fiancée for him, but he was too lazy to meet her. At most, he would send her a gift in his own name on her birthday. Otherwise, he would say that he was busy with military missions and would avoid seeing her if possible.
Lionel didn't like the arranged marriage, but he wasn't against it either. He just felt that since there was no love between them, there was no need to see each other every day like other couples. Wasn't it enough for Zhiyu to have such a person?
Ever since Beifengge joined the Fire Moth, it's like he can't stand not arguing with himself every day... Well, he was still like this back in the Mu Continent.
Beifengge: There's nothing I can do. I can't outplay Lilith. Even though it's the easiest place to have fun, I can't find any fun there. So I have no choice but to continue playing with my dear old friend.
So Beifengge hummed a little tune and bought a few tickets for the Aifeng Party, discussed the possibilities of the Aifeng Party with Hen, and subtly hinted at what Hen should do.
As for the various factions like the Xifeng Party, the Meiyu Party, and the Fengying Party, Beifengge chose to get involved in them all. He even participated in the Luofeng Party, risking being confronted by Lionel. He would subtly stir up trouble on one side and then pretend to be very interested in participating in the discussion on the other.
As for the final winner... it's probably still the Feng-Lilith Faction, no doubt about it. But is the ending important? No, no, no, what's important is the dramatic process. What does a predetermined ending have to do with my epic journey?
Can anyone outplay Lilith? No. So, with the future already set in stone, what's wrong with adding a little spice to our mundane lives? Absolutely!
Seeing the two of them clearly destined to be together, yet constantly facing off against other competitors in their daily drama, we see the usually expressionless Feng suddenly revealing a troubled and helpless expression, Lilith constantly trying to maneuver around others, and the scene where the two almost got together only to be abruptly stopped by the involvement of others...
Ah~ KI★MO★JI★~ (Mark's face. jpg)
Fallen Angel are either Feng-Lilith Faction or twisted Feng-Lilith Faction
Although none of the above scenarios will happen except for Zhu Yufeng's daily headaches.
Time has passed to the Present.
"Then... when will Amo wake up?" Disaster asked.
"Well..." Pardo said somewhat awkwardly, "We don't know either. Mobius only said she would definitely wake up, but when she would wake up... we really don't know. But since Mobius said she would wake up, then she definitely will. In any case, we can just wait until Mobius finishes what she 'The Present and then give Amo a detailed examination."
"I see..." Disaster looked at Kosma with a gentle smile. "When I was asleep, Amo must have been waiting for me, right?"
"It's like this..."
"Well... this time it's just a matter of me waiting for Amo to wake up," Disaster said gently. "It's not a bad thing for Heroes to sleep in occasionally, is it?"
Pardo looked up at the sky. Sister Daisy was so frank. Hmm... that was quite rare. Maybe things would get even hotter.
According to Seele, Sister Daisy woke up from her dream because of her "unwavering love" for Amo. So, there's no need to worry about Amo and Sister Daisy anymore.
As for my own side...
Anyway, Brother Yu Feng has given up, why shouldn't we give up too? At least we can cook the Present, but Mobius can't.
One of the things that Mobius the Present busy with is the strange fluctuation that has been observed by others.
It might seem strange that it's just an aftershock of the dream collapsing due to the suicide of the Eighth Herrscher, but according to Mei and Mobius's calculations, the Fire Moth should have received the Herrscher Core of the Eighth Herrscher in the Imaginary Space. However, in reality, the Fire Moth did not receive anything related to the Eighth Herrscher.
It was as if the Herrscher Core had disappeared along with the Eighth Herrscher.
Mobius had no choice but to intensify his search for the Herrscher Core of the Eighth Herrscher. After all, the reason for the Eighth Herrscher's appearance this time was completely different from the previous one. Although the Herrscher Core was also in the Imaginary Space, the Eighth Herrscher committed suicide quite decisively this time, and its Herrscher fluctuations disappeared too quickly, making the collection of the Herrscher Core quite difficult. It was not surprising that a more detailed search was needed to find it.
However, some researchers from the Fire Moth Mu Continent have once again proposed the concept of the X Herrscher. They believe that Yuga is definitely the Companion Honkai Beast of Herrscher who has not yet appeared. The strange fluctuation that flashed by was not caused by the collapse of the dream, but by the fluctuation caused by the power of the Eighth Herrscher being devoured by that X Herrscher after her suicide.
This also explains why the Herrscher fluctuations of the Eighth Herrscher disappeared so quickly after his suicide, and why the inferred location failed to reach the Herrscher Core.
Some of them even believed that the strange Honkai that occurred near Vostok -51 was caused by the birth of the X Herrscher, and therefore they named the X Herrscher the Origin Herrscher...
His power was initially very weak, but it continued to increase as the Herrscher of the Sequence gradually appeared. The appearance of Yuga after the Third Herrscher incident was from His call.
He doesn't interfere with human activities, but only feels that humans have no way to deal with Him. This time, He took action to absorb the power of the Eighth Herrscher, which is very likely because His true form is also hiding in the Imaginary Space, which is why humans couldn't find Him before.
If we allow Him to continue developing like this, from the Origin to the Finality, He may eventually become the Herrscher of Finality. This also proves that the Herrscher of the sequence are not endless; they are merely the steps that the final king has climbed to be crowned.
Zhu Yufeng responded, "Well... how should I put it? I can only say that sometimes, the combination is really quite wonderful."
Moreover, some parts are inexplicably reasonable...
It's like the whole thing is wrong, but the conclusion is at least half right.
Mobius scoffed at this. Indeed, the Origin Herrscher dwelt, and so Herrscher of Finality, and the Present were all moths Fire Moth.
However, one theory caught Mobius's attention: the power of the Eighth Herrscher had been absorbed by the X Herrscher.
This is indeed not impossible, because a certain guy, as a Fusion Warrior, fused with Honkai Beast that clearly possesses spacetime-based abilities, yet he was able to fight the Eighth Herrscher head-on as a mental-based Fusion Warrior.
However, after the Eighth Herrscher committed suicide, Zhu Yufeng's mental abilities did increase somewhat, but not by much, to the point that it was something that people could only dream of.
This is really a headache...
Rovoc silently organized the data. She thought about how, after she and Vill-V worked overtime to make the mental transmission device, Lilith had asked her to make an extra device to sneak in, saying she was worried about Feng's condition...
Should I... talk about this?
No, Lilith's background is well-documented, and her recent theoretical direction points directly to the Vostok -51, so the main suspect should be Elysia. But Feng says Elysia absolutely trustworthy...
Let's wait and see for now.