An Uninvited Guest.

"All right..."

Hearing Gwen's increasingly interested words, Kevin didn't say anything more and immediately shared with Gwen some of his experience in pushing the Heavenly Fire Judgment into An-Utu mode.

"..."

After taking a moment to digest Kevin's experience, Gwen suddenly flicked his left hand, causing the Plasma Shadow Show in his left hand to stick straight into the ground.

Then, amidst the somewhat astonished gazes of the four people around him, he stepped forward.

As Gwen strode forward, a terrifying energy surge suddenly emanated from his body.

The dense Honkai Energy so intense that it almost formed visible flames, rising around Gwen.

"Gwen, don't be too impatient..."

Noticing that the Honkai Energy rising from Gwen's body was rapidly flowing towards the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in his hand, Elysia, who was on top of him, couldn't care less about hiding from Kevin and hurriedly tried to stop him.

"Believe me, it won't be fatal, no matter how serious it is."

Gwen chuckled and ignored Elysia's advice, the Honkai Energy surging into the greatsword in his hand at an increasingly terrifying speed.

At the same time, a faint female voice, so indistinct that it would have been difficult to detect without Gwen hearing, quietly rang out—

"Charging in progress—"

Over 100%...

120%...

Meanwhile, in Gwen's right hand, the Heavenly Fire Judgment, which had just been almost like a giant glow stick, suddenly burst into flames, causing Kiana, Mei, and Raiden Ryoma, who were already dozens of meters away, to feel an indescribable heat.

"Dad, what's Gwen...?"

Kiana casually wiped the sweat from her forehead, nudged Siegfried, and sought an answer from the previous user.

"He's trying to get into that mode..."

Siegfried didn't keep the three in suspense and gave a precise answer, though his voice had become somewhat hoarse and his gaze held a hint of complexity.

Boom!

The next moment, as Gwen raised his Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, a pillar of fire shot into the sky like a volcanic eruption, instantly illuminating the entire sea area.

At the starting point of that towering pillar of fire, in Gwen's hand, which was also enveloped by the pillar of fire, the fiery red Soul Steel greatsword had already disintegrated. However, the molten Soul Steel was not evaporated by the high temperature. Instead, it began to run another hidden program, transforming into a completely new sword shape.

The next moment, the pillar of fire that had pierced the heavens and earth dissipated, revealing Gwen, his body charred black, and the alien greatsword in his hand that had transformed again, radiating an increasingly dangerous aura.

"Not bad, it didn't suffer any major damage."

After briefly assessing his own condition, Gwen, in a good mood, withdrew his hand and looked at the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in his palm, which now possessed a wilder beauty compared to the previously well-behaved Heavenly Fire Annihilation.

"That's too risky!"

At the same time, she visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but a charming voice, tinged with a hint of reproach, rang in her mind, scolding Gwen for his rash actions.

"Hehe..."

Faced with the girl's concerned reproach, Gwen simply smiled, flicked his Heavenly Fire Annihilation sword, and a crimson sword light flew out, instantly traversing a vast distance and landing on a distant barren slope, leaving a crimson mark visible to the naked eye that lingered for a long time.

"After all, what we need to do in the future is to reform the Herrscher. If we don't have enough power to defeat them, we're not qualified to talk about this kind of topic."

"Can..."

Upon hearing this, Elysia couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh, since Gwen had only accepted the mission because of her request.

However, seeing Gwen's charred remains, Elysia still wanted to say something.

However, before Elysia could speak, Gwen continued with a smile:

"Besides, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

The burns were minor because I didn't control it well; there shouldn't be any serious damage next time.

It's important to know that Apollo was a star god modeled after the star Sun.

Even though we're still in the adjustment period, this temperature is nothing to me.

"... Next time, make sure you're well-prepared before you start, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Elysia Gwen been prepared, and she resumed her usual lively tone, even with a touch of childlike mischief.

"Otherwise, I will..."

I'll speak ill of you to Eden!

"Ah, that's a terrible punishment..."

Gwen smiled upon hearing this and read it in a monotone tone, which elicited another coquettish reproach from Elysia.

Meanwhile, in the Sea of Quantum, Kevin had unconsciously sat up straight, staring intently at the images shared by Gwen.

What prompted Kevin's reaction was certainly not something expected, such as Gwen's ability to unleash the Heavenly Fire Annihilation—

Just now, Kevin vaguely felt as if he had heard a voice that he had buried deep in his Remembrance.

But when Kevin listened carefully at this moment, he could no longer hear the voice of the person who had left an indelible mark on his Remembrance, the person who, even though buried deep in his Remembrance, would still instantly jump to his eyes.

For once, Kevin took the initiative to ask a question—

"Gwen, did you just hear a third voice?"

"What should we do? He found out."

Gwen's smile vanished instantly, and he asked Elysia.

"Shh, just say he's hallucinating..."

Elysia lowered her voice and said cautiously—

Gwyn kept Alicia's existence a secret from Kevin mainly because of Alicia's own wishes—"Telling him now would make him happy, but it can't compare to the surprise of Eden, the others, and me jumping out when we meet, right?"

After receiving Gwen's response, Kevin did not pursue the fleeting sound any further and returned to silence.

A moment later, after Siegfried indicated that everything was alright, Kiana and the other two arrived at Gwen's side, only to find Gwen with unusually pale skin and wearing different clothes.

"Ryoma and I will be leaving now. We are entrusting our daughter to you."

After chatting for a while longer, Siegfried, who had even more confidence in Gwen's ability to protect Kiana, took his leave and prepared to depart with Raiden Ryoma.

"I will protect them and help them grow up as quickly as possible."

Gwen, who had already restored the Heavenly Fire Judgment to his Dual Pistols and was holding the Plasma Shadow Show in his hand, also gave his assurance.

"We look forward to that day..."

Raiden Ryoma nodded, took one last look at Raiden Mei, and left with Siegfried, disappearing into the night.

Just now, seemingly spurred by the performance of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, Raiden Ryoma told Gwen that as an armory designed from the outset to face Herrscher, the Plasma Shadow Show has the ability to bear Herrscher- level power.

In other words, as long as there is a matching Herrscher Core, Plasma Shadow Show can be upgraded into a new Divine Keys.

"Call...

Let's go back too.

Once Siegfried and Raiden Ryoma were completely out of sight, Gwen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two girls who had been entrusted to him.

"Our separation now is only for a better tomorrow—"

"As long as you can fully realize your potential, then even having a video call with them from the Destiny Headquarters to Anti-Entropy won't be a problem."

"Um..."

Kiana responded softly, looking quite dejected. She was nowhere near as lively as she had been in front of Siegfried, and even the tuft of hair on her head looked listless.

In contrast, Raiden Mei, who had just shown great reluctance, appeared much calmer.

"Should we go back to St. Freya, or go to Destiny Headquarters with Gwen?"

After spending a few days here, Raiden Mei had to admit that it was indeed a school with a very comfortable environment.

However, Raiden Mei thus reached the same conclusion as Durandal before her—

Such a relaxed atmosphere probably doesn't allow one to improve oneself effectively.

"You should sleep at St. Freya tonight."

Gently patting Kiana's shoulder, who was looking downcast, Gwen answered Mei's question—

"While I can take you directly to headquarters, unless it's an extremely urgent matter, let's go through the proper procedures to avoid gossip and rumors later."

Like Hui Huo.

"Don't worry, we understand."

Kiana, having regained some of her energy, nodded and stretched.

"Let's go back quickly. We've been up most of the night, and I'm exhausted."

"You little lazy cat..."

Gwen looked at the sleepy-eyed Kiana and asked with a smile.

"Would you like some late-night snacks before bed?"

"Need not!"

Kiana, who was being mocked by Gwen, firmly rejected Gwen's suggestion.

However, in the next moment, the three of them heard a sound that comes from the stomach when a person is hungry.

At this moment, Kiana felt that the night was unusually quiet.

Kiana slowly raised her head as if her neck were rusty, and saw Gwen with a smirk and Mei trying not to laugh.

Instantly, Kiana felt as if her cheeks were burning up. Embarrassment and shyness filled her mind, and even the reluctance she felt from parting with her stinky father again faded a bit.

"By the way, I have some energy bars here. They're high in energy and nutritionally Equilibrium. Just make do with these. I won't go to the supermarket to buy any more."

Speaking in a serious tone, Gwen, pretending not to have heard the sound just now, handed over a few energy bars, and put one in his mouth as well.

Hmm... it tastes pretty good?

Mei tried to suppress the smile on her face, took two energy bars from Gwen's hand and put them in her mouth, echoing Gwen.

"Cough..."

Kiana, her pretty face flushed red, tried her best to keep a straight face and grabbed all the remaining energy bars from Gwen's hand, attempting to ignore the embarrassment she had just experienced.

"You're treating today, but I'll treat you back later."

Although Kiana tried hard to calm herself down, her embarrassment was almost palpable as she even resorted to using her long-unused self-reference.

They exchanged a glance, and Gwen Mei saw the barely concealed smile in each other's eyes...

While Gwen and his two companions were munching on energy bars, in the staff dormitory of the St. Freya Academy, after receiving a message from Raiden Ryoma, Welt Yang finally felt relieved and quickly fell asleep.

Unbeknownst to Welt Yang, the Imaginary Space quietly connected with reality at a certain moment, sending an entity to his side...

300

Chapter 300 The Uninvited Guest.

"So, Siegfried is currently near the St. Freya Academy, where Theresa is?"

At the Destiny Headquarters, Otto, who was initially annoyed by the sudden communication interruption, curled his lips into a playful smile.

"Compared to the records from the Second Honkai War, that was indeed the explosive reaction of the Heavenly Fire Judgment that has only appeared in Siegfried's hands so far."

Amber's voice came through the communicator.

"I have just contacted the Far East Branch and am waiting for a reply."

The Far East Branch replied...

Upon seeing the Far East Branch's reply, Amber's eyes, hidden behind her goggles, paused slightly, and her tone became somewhat unnatural—

Gwen, who had suddenly arrived at the Far East Branch not long ago, claimed to be there on the orders of His Lord Bishop, with the purpose of testing the performance of an unknown device.

Compared to the experimental location Gwen reported a few minutes earlier, he was now in the area where the Heavenly Fire Judgment explosion signal was located.

"Heh, this is getting interesting..."

Ignoring the slight awkwardness in Amber's voice, Otto became more serious.

"Immediately synchronize information with the Far East Branch and closely monitor Gwen's movements."