Chapter 125

Kevin thought for a moment and then said, "We were supposed to separate after we got off the plane, but given the situation, she seemed to just leave without saying goodbye."

"I see. I heard that Pardofelis is Doctor Ai Yue's closest person, so she must have the ability to protect herself."

Sue said she understood, "In that case, I'll... wait, Kevin, something's not right on your end!"

Sue's tone suddenly changed halfway through her sentence, and Kevin gripped his weapon tighter—although his perception was far inferior to Sue's, his warrior instincts were still at play.

Something is coming.

Kalpas nearby, also exclaimed excitedly, "I can feel it... up ahead!"

His response was a figure flying backwards towards the two of them.

"Cherry?"

Kevin caught the body, then was shocked to find his comrade unconscious. "Sakura? Are you alright?"

What exactly happened? Not only me, but even the armor system didn't detect anything unusual!

"Life support system is activated; there is currently no threat to life."

A notification sound came from the armor system, and then Sakura, who was in Kevin's arms, gradually regained consciousness. "Kevin, Kalpas, we can't fight, run!"

Her voice was anxious and fearful, as if she had encountered some insurmountable natural disaster.

"Don't rush off."

The girl was answered by a familiar voice, and along with this slightly frivolous voice, a figure appeared out of thin air. "That was just a greeting, I haven't even used my full strength yet."

Wearing a white coat, Ai Yue swaggered up to Kevin and his two companions. He had one hand in his pocket and the other outstretched, with a ball of light shimmering in his palm. "Sorry, I didn't expect you to be so weak. I'll be more careful next time."

"Ai Yue ..."

Kevin frowned, then helped Sakura to her feet. "No, the Eleventh Herrscher."

No matter who it is, seeing the face of the person in front of them, no one would admit that the other person is Ai Yue.

"Why are you being so formal, Kevin?"

Ai Yue's tone was very calm, "I just performed surgery on you, right? How have you been feeling lately? Have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Be careful, something's wrong with him,"

Sakura whispered a reminder from the side, "We were all wrong. The Eleventh Herrscher's power is not as simple as just interfering with energy—he can drain the power from my body!"

Sakura is still not recovered from the shock she just experienced.

Herrscher Ai Yue ambushed her from the shadows, but her movements were very stiff, clearly indicating a lack of combat skills. Therefore, Sakura noticed something was amiss the instant Ai Yue made his move.

Given her strength, she could have reacted in a fraction of a second, or even killed him before he could.

But she failed because she couldn't even pull out the knife.

Sakura's hesitation wasn't due to the opponent's identity; on the contrary, it was precisely because her opponent was Ai Yue that she used all her strength at that moment.

However, weakness had already descended upon her before that; her thoughts became sluggish, her limbs became weak, and even the Honkai Energy within her body dried up in the blink of an eye.

For a fleeting moment, she thought time had reversed, and she had returned to her hometown, where she was so weak and powerless, struggling in despair.

Most importantly, even though she was now far away from him, the feeling had not disappeared from her body and was even showing signs of intensifying.

Sakura is currently unable to unleash even one-tenth of her full power!

"Don't talk to me like that, Herrscher."

Having learned from Sakura's experience, Kevin naturally wouldn't let his guard down. He unleashed his full power, with flames and ice, two completely different forces, rising from his body and coloring the sky with different hues.

Kalpas, on the other hand, was even more direct. The moment Kevin opened his mouth, he charged straight at him.

However, the next second, an invisible aura spread outwards.

"Warning! Energy is rapidly depleting! Energy is rapidly depleting!"

Kevin's armor system issued an urgent warning, and even without such a prompt, Kevin could feel his power draining from his body.

Kalpas, who had been attacking Herrscher Ai Yue, suddenly slowed down. His originally swift movements looked as weak as a college student taking a physical education exam, and he was directly blasted back by Herrscher Ai Yue's casual attack.

Fortunately, his physical condition was still working, preventing him from falling into a coma like Sakura had just done.

"Since you don't like it, then I'll change it."

Herrscher Ai Yue raised his hand, and the ice and flames erupting from Kevin began to surge towards his palm, as if betraying their original master in a bizarre way. "Ready to die?"

93

Chapter Ninety-Three: Too many feints, huh?

What should we do now?

Faced with the Herrscher Ai Yue's posture, Kevin's mind went blank for the first time.

The current situation is something he has never experienced before—no matter how powerful or terrifying the Herrscher were in the past, he never felt afraid.

Because he knew that the weapons and power he held would not betray him.

But now such a belief has been easily shattered by the other party—not only is the power from the Divine Keys and the Herrscher Core being absorbed by the other party, but even the armor system on his body and the Honkai Energy in his body are being absorbed by the other party!

If Herrscher can do such a thing, then how exactly can one kill him?

Of course, this blank was only fleeting. Kevin was, after all, a battle-hardened warrior. Although he was facing a situation he had never imagined before, his warrior instincts led him to make a choice.

Now that things have come to this, retreat is no longer an option; the only thing left is to move forward!

Without further hesitation, Kevin swung his greatsword and slashed down at his opponent from a distance.

However, the towering wave of fire unleashed by the greatsword only traveled a few meters before gradually shrinking and extinguishing within an invisible force field. By the time it finally reached Herrscher Ai Yue, its size had shrunk to less than one-tenth of its original size.

Even with such residual force, it was still a wall of fire more than five meters high. The power of Kevin's furious attack at this moment was unimaginable.

But such an attack could not harm Herrscher Ai Yue in the slightest. He did not even have to react. The wall of fire collapsed and disintegrated the moment it touched him, without even setting a single piece of his clothing on fire.

But after the wall of fire that had been obscuring his view disappeared, Kevin did not appear before him.

Only the chilling aura emanating from above seemed to be telling him something.

Herrscher Ai Yue looked up and saw a huge iceberg falling towards him. Clearly, the previous move was just a smokescreen by Kevin, the purpose of which was to buy enough time for this move.

Faced with the crashing iceberg, Herrscher Ai Yue finally made a move. He was no longer as indifferent as he was when facing the Flame Wave. Instead, he stretched out a hand and aimed it at the iceberg above his head.

As he moved, the iceberg above his head began to crack inch by inch from its cone-shaped tail. However, it seemed that the speed at which it was breaking apart could not offset the speed at which it was falling. At this rate, the iceberg would eventually crash into the head of the Herrscher Ai Yue.

So the next second he clenched his outstretched hand into a fist and swung it forcefully toward the sky!

"Boom!"

The entire iceberg exploded instantly, with countless ice spikes shooting in all directions. The white mist generated by the explosion also completely enveloped Herrscher Ai Yue, but this did not affect his perception of Kevin.

If the opponent releases such a massive amount of energy at such close range, then it will be as obvious as an ink spot on a blank sheet of paper in the perception of the Herrscher authority!

But behind the shattered iceberg, there was only emptiness— Kevin wasn't there.

Herrscher Ai Yue was stunned for a moment before he felt a gentle breeze rising from behind him.

Behind the scenes? Were the first two moves just a smokescreen?

Such thoughts flashed through the mind of the Herrscher Ai Yue, but he was not alarmed. After all, even if Kevin found an opportunity to get close, he could not pose any threat.

The next second, the greatsword in Kevin's hand landed on Herrscher Ai Yue —or rather, stopped a few millimeters above his left shoulder.

Then, he was sent flying backwards like a cannonball.

"Good on-the-spot adaptability, but unfortunately, their core strength is still lacking."

Herrscher Ai Yue then turned around leisurely and looked in the direction where Kevin had been knocked away. "However, from a human perspective, you truly deserve the title of 'strongest'."

In the few memories Ai Yue left him, Kevin was always highlighted and given the title of "humanity's strongest warrior". Herrscher Ai Yue had previously been dismissive of this and did not take it to heart. After all, even if humans borrowed the power of Honkai Beast, how could they possibly compare to Herrscher?

However, after today's encounter, he realized that Ai Yue's impression of Kevin was not false. If the fire wave that reached tens of meters high could be said to have been aided by the power of the Herrscher Core, then the huge iceberg just now was enough to prove Kevin's true power.

It's important to know that Kevin had already entered the domain of Herrscher Ai Yue before the battle. Even with his power being constantly drained, he was still able to unleash such an amazing attack, which could even be said to be comparable to that of Herrscher.

Unfortunately, the power he wielded had already surpassed the scope of ordinary Herrscher; otherwise, the outcome of the battle would have been truly uncertain.

"I don't know if I am the strongest human."

As the dust kicked up by the impact gradually dissipated, Kevin remained standing, not having fallen. "But you clearly possessed Ai Yue's body, yet you're only at this level. I think you're one of the weakest among all the previous Herrscher."

"You're quite an interesting guy when you talk."

Herrscher Ai Yue couldn't help but laugh. "What, trying to provoke me? Don't waste your energy, it's really pointless."

"This is where you fall short of Ai Yue."

Kevin laughed along, "If it were the real Ai Yue, he would definitely take this opportunity to pretend to fall for the trap, and then say a few half-truths to mislead the other party."

"Is using a counter-strategy really such a brilliant move?"

Herrscher Ai Yue shook his head. "You've got one thing wrong. I don't need such tricks to deal with you."

"You should have felt it; your power is gradually draining away, and this drain isn't limited to Honkai Energy."

Herrscher Ai Yue spread his hands, revealing a disdainful expression. "In this situation, everyone will gradually weaken and die—oh, you might live a few more minutes, but what about your comrades?"

As he spoke, he glanced to the other side. Kalpas was still able to barely maintain his standing posture, but Ying, who had already been ambushed, was now kneeling on the ground, clearly in very bad condition.

"You're right,"

Kevin nodded, then changed the subject, "But I don't only have two comrades."

The next second, the whistling wind answered Kevin's words, and a shooting star that lit up from the distant sky was hurtling toward Herrscher Ai Yue at incredible speed.

It was a crystal arrow that shone with dazzling light.

"I already said..."

Herrscher Ai Yue naturally sensed the sneak attack as well. He didn't pay much attention at first, but after the arrow entered his domain, he suddenly frowned. "Hmm?"

Seemingly sensing something amiss, Herrscher Ai Yue immediately closed his eyes. The next second, the speed of the crystal arrow gradually slowed down until it finally made a crisp cracking sound after entering a ten-meter radius around Herrscher Ai Yue, turning into fragments and disappearing into the air.

However, Kevin had already seized this hard-won opportunity and used his last bit of strength to take Sakura and Kalpas away from the Herrscher Ai Yue's domain. Then, without looking back, he rushed towards the direction from which the arrows had come.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Herrscher Ai Yue naturally realized this as well, but just as he was about to give chase, he noticed that the shadow beneath his feet was silently and frantically expanding.

It was as if something was slowly unfolding above my head.

94

Chapter Ninety-Four: This is what our European Emperors are like.

Kevin, with Sakura tucked under one arm Kalpas on his other shoulder, was running wildly across the desolate wilderness.

He couldn't be sure how much time Elysia's attack would buy him, but it was undoubtedly the best opportunity. If he missed it, it would be difficult to leave, and he might even get Elysia involved.

Soon, he saw Elysia standing on a boulder waving at him; clearly, the arrow had come from there.

"Run!"

Kevin didn't intend to stay; instead, he wanted Elysia to evacuate with him. "That Herrscher is extremely troublesome; she's not an enemy we can handle right now!"

"Don't worry, it seems he can't take care of us right now."

Elysia shook her head, a smile appearing on her face. "Besides, we still have to wait for Eden."

Eden?

Kevin paused for a moment, then turned around and saw a figure flying towards him from the side and behind—judging from its appearance, it was the armor used by Eden.

But why did she come up from behind me?

Kevin looked further into the distance with some confusion, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Where the Herrscher Ai Yue should have been, a huge black hole suddenly appeared, constantly devouring everything around it to grow stronger.

In just a few minutes since he left, the ground around the black hole had already sunk deeply, turning into a huge crater, and Herrscher Ai Yue was clearly in it.

"Don't worry, it seems he'll need a little more time to break free."

At that moment, Eden also came to their side. "We have enough time to evacuate."

"Is this Simulated Black Hole?"

Kevin finally relaxed and asked in a subtle tone, "I thought no one could replicate this move..."