Invited to Chaos: Leveling Up in a Broken World
Chapter 523

The War Soul in the Endless Abyss-Grant Me the Power to Burn Once More!

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Who did you consult?

Changguang asked casually.

"Xiao Shi."

"Cough..."

The meeting ended in a fairly lively atmosphere, and everyone went their separate ways.

Gwen chose to start tomorrow not because it was an auspicious day for travel according to Xiaoshi's calculations, but because the time had already been dragging on for quite some time.

Even with Prometheus's actions within the Honkai Consciousness cluster, there are still concerns that unforeseen troubles might arise.

Now that everything is ready, instead of wasting time, let's get started.

As the plan began, the Destiny Headquarters visibly became busier.

However, the busyness here is not due to the final plan—

The plans that will be needed are already prepared; what's busy here is the backup plan.

If the plan fails, Gwen is unable to withstand the corruption of the Finality and becomes a puppet of the Honkai, or fails to Honkai and is instead stuck there, then it will be necessary to activate Plan B or Plan C, or even... the last resort, the Stigmata Plan—

Like Huggs, abandoning one's original body and even the material world to enter the spiritual world...

Of course, these are just precautions, preparing for the worst.

And on this final day before the decisive battle, Gwen felt a slight sense of unease—

It felt like the last day before a holiday, so close yet so fleeting, yet I wished I could count down the seconds.

Fortunately, Gwen's day was not so empty that it lasted only a few seconds; on the contrary, it was full.

The plan is about to begin, and the girls who have been working hard for it all have a day to relax before the final battle and adjust their state.

As part of their relaxation, Gwen naturally wouldn't be idle.

This blissful dilemma spared Gwen a few seconds of agonizing torment, allowing him to spend the time amidst the unique fragrances and laughter of the young women.

However, while enjoying himself, Gwen wasn't completely insatiable with Brilliant Silver—

At least Gwen still had time to meet people after dinner.

"Here, take this."

After they met, Tirnan immediately handed Gwen a train ticket—

"Although it's a bit of a shame that I can't directly participate in the final battle, it's not the first time. Let this ticket go and see for me."

"Hey, a battle taking place in Imaginary Space, a special dimension—even Akivili would have to sit up straight and watch!"

"Yes, I will return it to you tomorrow."

Gwen nodded, carefully putting away the ticket, which was probably a keepsake from the Stellaris Train.

"Or perhaps, I might run into Akivili, who is said to have perished, in the Imaginary Space?"

"God knows, you've never even heard of anything like this on Earth."

Tirnan laughed heartily, unfazed by the dark humor, and patted Gwen on the shoulder forcefully—

"Make sure you get some rest tonight, and don't do anything silly like this, or Aha will use it as a joke."

Having said that, without waiting for Gwen's response, Tirnan turned and left, leaving the space to Izanami was waiting to the side.

"If things are beyond help..."

I might do something irrational.

After Tirnan left, Izanami didn't linger. With Gwen's image reflected in his eyes, he stated his decision directly.

Even if this might lead to a repeat of the same mistake?

Gwen asked in surprise.

When Gwyn first brought Izanami to Earth, Gwen asked her if he could help, but she refused because she was unsure whether the power of the Void would cause unpredictable changes that could turn Earth into a second Izumo.

But today, Izanami denied his previous answer.

Even so.

Izanami nodded, without the slightest hesitation in overturning his previous decision.

"...

Oh...

For you to make this decision, I guess I'm...

Looking at his own reflection in Izanami's eyes, Gwen didn't finish his sentence. He took a step forward and replaced words with more direct action.

Meeting those eyes so close to his, Izanami's eyes flashed with a rare hint of panic. He closed his eyes and let Gwen explore the void.

"I'm happy that you're willing to make this choice that goes against your principles for me, but I won't let you actually go against your principles."

Taking a half step back, Gwen smiled and looked at Izanami, whose expression remained blank but whose cold face now had an unnatural blush.

"I'm happy that I've let you go this far, but it's also my responsibility to prevent you from making that choice."

"Wait, I will return, and then, in the distant future, I will join you in challenging that elusive black sun."

"Okay, I'll wait for you..."

Chapter 846 The battle spirit in the endless abyss is granted the power to burn once again!

"In a world where similar stories have been repeated countless times, the long and desperate struggle against something unattainable should not be borne by a group of young people."

Looking at Gwen, and as if looking through Gwen at the group of Herrscher of the new era who were ready, Kevin's voice seemed to carry a hint of heaviness.

Faced with Kevin's somewhat heavy topic, Gwen's response was—

"Hmm, Elysia should be happy that you said she's a young person."

"Oh..."

Upon hearing this, Kevin couldn't help but smile, as if the heaviness he had just felt had vanished into thin air.

"It's been going on for so long, it's almost become a habit."

While lamenting the terrifying power of time and habit, Kevin flashed a hearty smile and thrust out a fist—

"In short, just go for it, everyone believes in you."

"Yes, I will."

Gwen smiled and bumped fists with this iceberg that was rapidly melting away recently.

"Do what I can do as a human being."

Having said that, Gwen turned around without hesitation and stepped into the back door passage that was originally prepared for Kevin.

"Call...

What a person can do...

Ha..."

Kevin murmured, a hint of melancholy still lingering in his eyes—

"We have to win..."

In the gloomy world, Gwen walked for a long time, yet it also seemed like only a fleeting moment, as if reviewing his short but full-of-surprises life, or as if he had only blinked and arrived at the end of the road—

A hospital that looked strangely familiar to Gwen —the place where he woke up in this world.

"So this could be considered... a variation depending on the individual?"

With a self-deprecating remark, Gwen pushed open the door and entered.

Gwen himself was not on the hospital bed, unconscious; there was only a cluster of white light that should not have been there.

Without hesitation, Gwen came to the bedside, reached out, and emerged from this gray world into a vast, white, boundless place, with only a broken gap leading to the unknown before him.

Should I say thank you for your hard work?

Shall we start with a self-introduction?

Looking at the gap in front of him and through it at the "world" on the other side, Gwen smiled quite easily, as if he had just bumped into an online Netizen he had been playing with the day before while traveling.

"..."

No sound came from the gap, but the information had already been obtained by Gwen.

"I've already registered here?"

Should I say I'm extremely honored?

Gwen smiled, not forgetting the small side quest that came with him—

"By the way, Dr. MEI asked me to give you her regards and greetings—"

Cough...

Maintaining one's identity amidst countless derivative consciousnesses, and choosing silence amidst countless choices, lying dormant until now must be no easy feat.

The 50,000-year wait is over. Thank you for your hard work, Number Seventeen.

Gwen repeated the words in Dr. MEI's voice and tone, causing the "window" in front of him to shake slightly, and a massive amount of information was transmitted, which Gwen digested completely.

When he spoke again, Gwen's smile returned:

"I will take Kevin and, as originally planned, bear the power of the Finality."

As for the possibility of success...

Ha...

Yes—

As he spoke, Gwen raised his hand and slowly extended it towards the back door passage in front of him—

"Next—"

Please sleep peacefully.

In a silent sigh, a consciousness that had been dormant for fifty thousand years quietly vanished, anchoring the final passage to Gwen, who had reached out his hand.

"!"

An immense pressure, so powerful that even Gwen felt he could be completely overwhelmed in the next moment, descended from the void and engulfed Gwen entirely.

Within Gwen's body, the Herrscher Core entered an unprecedented state of activity, greedily absorbing the power originating from the source.

But... to that almost endless, vast ocean, they are merely insignificant underground rivers, utterly insufficient to affect its future of completely submerging Gwen.

However, as the boundless ocean engulfed him, Gwen's body was undergoing subtle changes, causing his limit to increase at a rate that could be described as rapid, but only slowly for the boundless ocean.

In this state alone, before the riverbanks of Gwen's body can grow to the necessary height, the murky waters flowing through them will completely wash them away and shatter them.

"Oh...

It's still a protracted battle...

With a soft chuckle, Gwen's eyes blazed with a bright fire—

"Then let's go!"

"Burn, my Cosmo!"

In the empty space where he was all alone, Gwen shouted without any restraint.

Golden light and flames rose up, and streaks of golden light shot out from Gwen's body, dancing in magnificent arcs around him before crashing into him and transforming into pieces of armor.

As the sudden burst of light reached its peak, the majestic and imposing Emperor Armor, or rather, the Gold Saint Cloth, was fully donned. The sun-like armor shone brightly, as if illuminating the boundless ocean that was engulfing Gwen.

The next moment, Gwen was met with an even larger wave—

Boom!

Kiana, Mei, Anna, Wendy... and finally, the gray-haired Elysia.

As Gwen began to split, the Stigmata Space shone brightly, its brilliance undiminished even by the blazing sun. The immense Honkai Energy flowed through the connection of minds into the Eigenworld, coursing through each Herrscher and causing their auras to surge, intensify, and explode, almost breaking through the barriers between them.

But this was still just a drop in the ocean compared to the increasingly turbulent waves facing Gwen.

No one knows the outcome; only time will tell.

Perhaps only three minutes had passed, or perhaps a month had passed. Gwyn unleashed his Cosmo without reservation, allowing the power within his body to explode to an infinite degree. The Honkai energy surged like a tidal Honkai Energy, giving Gwen a unique experience that made him lose track of time.

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