Chapter 230
"The Moonlight Throne has taken effect! The energy reading of the Herrscher of the End is steadily decreasing!"
"But this process cannot last too long, so it is essential to suppress the opponent during this period!" Vill-V said in the consciousness network.
"Let's go!"
After Kevin used his light stream to block the lightning, he charged forward again, brandishing his weapon. "Draw the attention of the Herrscher of the End, don't let her have the energy to deal with others!"
Having endured for a long Kalpas, Qian Jie rode his Qi and soared into the sky, his body surging with crimson flames, and crashed straight into the face of the Herrscher of the End.
This time, Cosmo did not choose to approach. Instead, he opened his blood-red maw, gathered the energy in his body into a single point, and, like Kevin before, fired out a dazzling black-blue beam of light.
Unfortunately, despite the Herrscher of the End being subjected to the energy drain from the Moonlight Throne, their attacks had no effect whatsoever.
This time, however, a feeling of exhilaration rose in everyone's hearts.
In response to this attack, a shield made of solid ice rose up in front of the Herrscher of the End.
She chose to defend, which meant that the opponent judged that Kevin and the others' attacks would harm her.
The scales of victory seem to be quietly tipping in humanity's favor.
Chapter 105: A Call for Love and Hope from the Heart of the Moon.
As it turns out, the idea that "I can turn the tables" is indeed one of the three great illusions in life.
Despite the fact that the Herrscher of the End's size had shrunk to nearly one-fiftieth under the illumination of twenty-four full-power Moonlight Throne, despite the assistance and suppression from Mental Perception Fused Warrior like Aponia, and despite Kevin and the others having exerted their full strength—
Even though the battle had lasted for fifteen minutes, the Herrscher of the End had not suffered any real damage.
"Hey, hey, hey, is this for real?"
Vill-V sat in front of the driver's seat, dumbfounded. "This is playable?"
She had no doubt about Kevin and the others' strength. After all, even from an outsider's perspective, Vill-V would still be shaken to her core by Kevin and the others' offensive. To be honest, if she were to face such an offensive, she would probably be annihilated in the first second.
But it was precisely because of this that Vill-V realized the power of the Herrscher of the End more deeply—facing the siege launched by Kevin and others, while also enduring the beams that constantly drained her energy and the interference of her consciousness domain, the Herrscher of the End was able to accurately intercept every attack launched against her and retaliate.
If it weren't for Sue's "Karma Cycle" interfering with the Herrscher of the End's mental lock on Kevin and the others, causing her attacks to always go astray, perhaps five minutes ago, one of Kevin and Cosmo would have had to withdraw from the battle due to severe injuries.
Even so, as the two people closest to the Herrscher of the End, Cosmo and Kevin were still injured by the Herrscher of the End's occasional AOE attacks. Fortunately, one of them was a special energy body that could absorb some of the damage from the opponent and convert it into his own power, and the other had amazing self-healing ability and the healing of the Sixth Divine Key, so they were able to hold on.
But this situation is about to be overturned—because the Moonlight Throne can't hold on any longer.
"Everyone, retreat!"
Noticing the red warning displayed on the screen, Vill-V indicated in the consciousness link, "The Moonlight Throne will enter overload protection in thirty seconds! It will have a five-minute cooldown period before it can be used again. I suggest switching to a defensive stance during this time."
Without the suppression of the Moonlight Throne, the power that the Herrscher of the End has shown so far is enough for her to kill everyone present ten times over in five minutes!
It should be noted that, so far, the Herrscher of the End has only used three Herrscher authority, including the power of consciousness. Even if we only consider the twelve Herrscher authority, the power it has shown so far is only a quarter of the total power of the opponent.
Moreover, according to Ai Yue, the other party also possesses the most outrageous thirteenth power—the power of time.
"We cannot retreat."
Despite the dire situation, Kevin remained remarkably calm within the mental link. "There's no way to stop them. If we can't maintain our offensive rhythm, all our previous efforts will have been in vain."
As a seasoned warrior, Kevin clearly understood the situation on the battlefield better than Vill-V. Although the current situation was indeed unfavorable to them, retreating would only make things worse.
The Herrscher of the End still needs to devote some energy to defense, but if they switch from offense to defense, then the Herrscher of the End, freed from the suppression of the Moonlight Throne, will be able to focus all their energy on offense. At that time, who can stop them?
"That's true, but without the suppression of the Moonlight Throne, it's definitely not possible to maintain this with our current strength."
Mobius said, "Kevin, shall we move on to the second phase?"
Although the situation is quite unfavorable for Kevin and the others, it is not yet hopeless. After all, Mobius and Vill-V have not participated in the battle yet, and even Eden has not activated the "Golden Theater". It can be said that the human side has not used its full power.
Kevin's plan is to divide the operation into three phases. The first phase is to find out all the abilities of the Herrscher of the End, then bring in Mobius and the others to enter the second phase of suppression, and finally decide the outcome by using the trump card in the third phase.
But now it seems that the predictions before the battle were too optimistic.
Relying solely on ourselves, we wouldn't even be able to complete the first phase of the goal.
Kevin paused for a moment, then sighed, "Then I'll leave it to you."
He suddenly remembered something Ai Yue had said when they were talking about the Herrscher of the End.
"The Herrscher of the End is not an opponent that can be defeated by planning or cooperation."
Kevin still remembers Ai Yue's somewhat helpless expression back then, "To defeat her, you must have the power of a miracle."
"But where do miracles come from?"
This was Kevin's question at the time.
"Uh, a heart that believes? Or maybe it's a bond, courage, love, or something like that."
Ai Yue said in a tone that even he himself was unsure, and then even laughed at the end, "It may be a little hard to believe, but I believe this power really exists."
Ai Yue's expression at that time was completely different from the scholarly demeanor he usually displayed. If you had to describe it, it was more like the expression that Cosmo would show when talking about his interests.
But because he is Ai Yue, even such seemingly frivolous words are full of persuasiveness.
"Kevin?!"
Desdrobia's voice boomed in the mind connection, and at the same time, a force pushed Kevin away from his spot, allowing him to dodge a bolt of lightning. "Distracted on the battlefield isn't your style, is it?"
"Sorry, I was just thinking about something."
Kevin responded somewhat awkwardly, then suddenly released his hands, allowing the energy-constructed weapon to return to his body. "Everyone, the situation has changed—forget about the plan, let's act freely!"
As one of the longest-serving warriors of the Moth to Fire, Kevin has long cultivated the habit of making meticulous plans before battle and then gradually securing victory.
But then he suddenly remembered something—he had also encountered an enemy that he could never defeat, no matter what.
The Seventh Herrscher, the woman who burned Australia, was once such a being. At that time, Kevin obtained miraculous power through a "Fused Warrior" project that was considered absolutely impossible to succeed, and ultimately killed her.
What were you feeling when you were lying on the operating table?
Kevin felt as if he could remember everything.
If you can't defeat an enemy who operates outside the rules by following the rules, then you might as well push yourself to the limit!
The next second, the Honkai Energy around them surged wildly under Kevin's control, transforming into a pale purple vortex that engulfed Kevin's body.
"I don't know what's gotten into you,"
Kalpas finally spoke his first words after entering the battle, "But I have been waiting for this moment for a long time."
His eyes, which Herrscher of the End, were now completely bloodshot.
Kalpas actually disliked Kevin's arrangements for him, but obeying Kevin's orders was Ai Yue's request, so he naturally wouldn't go against Ai Yue's will, and thus he always played the role of a facilitator.
But now, the constraints have completely disappeared.
The next second, Aponia suddenly realized that Kalpas had broken free of the mental link she had constructed.
Because an overly frenzied will cannot establish stable connections—just as raging lava will not flow orderly through the Ley Lines.
And so, everyone witnessed a newborn sun.
The violent energy erupted from Kalpas's center, expanding and stretching outwards until it finally transformed into a gigantic energy phantom that stood on the moon.
Kalpas had previously demonstrated the rudiments of this power in Australia, and this time, it has finally revealed its true form.
Even the Herrscher of the End subconsciously turned her eyes, looking directly at the people fighting against her for the first time. At that moment, a blazing fist was growing larger and larger in her field of vision.
The power of extreme cold condensed on the surface of the Herrscher of the End's body, eventually transforming into a shield forged from solid ice, blocking the fist. But even a sun that can only burn for a moment is still a sun—how could a mere piece of ice possibly stop it?
The terrifying heat melted the ice in the blink of an eye, and couldn't even stop the fist for a moment. When it finally struck the face of the Herrscher of the End, the colossus, which hadn't moved an inch since it appeared, inevitably fell backward under the force of the external force.
At the same time, the beam of light emitted by the Moonlight Throne finally dimmed and disappeared.
"The Moonlight Throne System has been taken offline."
Ai's voice echoed through the spaceship, "Considering the combined charging and cooling time, it will take another 300 meters to get back online."
"Stop with the 300 seconds, after 300 seconds all we'll be doing is collecting our corpses!"
Vill-V finally came to her senses and began operating the console, "Activate low-level permissions, activate backup power, and extend for another three hundred seconds!"
"Warning: Forcibly maintaining the activation state will cause the Moonlight Throne System to completely melt down in three hundred seconds."
"Oh dear, what time is it, why are you still worrying about this?"
As she spoke, Vill-V suddenly stopped what she was doing. "Huh, what's this?"
A completely new interface unfolded before her.
"What I mean is, since things have come to this, we might as well go all the way."
A hint of a smile crept into Ai's voice. "The 'ultimate solution' left behind by Doctor Ai Yue is now in your hands, Mother Vill-V."
"No, if that's the case, then the plan will have to be changed."
After learning about the hidden system of the Moonlight Throne, Vill-V stood up instead, saying, "I'll leave this to you, Ai—I'll do something more exciting."
She walked toward the transfer pod, pressing a mechanism on her belt, and a strangely shaped suit of armor was released from the driver and covered her body.
That wasn't a Fused Warrior series weapon designed by Ai Yue, but a special armor that wasn't fully covered and had interfaces in many places.
It appears completely unusable for combat, yet it is well-suited to be a core component linking various devices. Therefore, strictly speaking, it is an operational suit rather than combat armor.
As for what it is actually used for—
"Understood, the combined powerhouse 'God of Domination' will be activated soon."
Ai's voice came from behind Vill-V, "In fifteen seconds, the God of Domination will arrive at the designated location."
Above this battlefield, the twenty-four "Dominion Network" satellites, each carrying the Moonlight Throne, began to converge toward the center and slowly unfold their forms, transforming into different shapes.
Of all those who arrived on the moon, only Vill-V did not receive the enhancement plan from Ai Yue —this was not because Ai Yue neglected her, but because the enhancement plan for Vill-V had already been handed to her when the Dominion Network began to be built.
If construction machinery can be combined, why can't artificial satellites be combined?
As for who should pilot this robot equipped with countless Herrscher Core, no one is more suitable than Vill-V can simultaneously operate countless devices.
Vill-V and Mobius entered the conversion pod one after the other. These two genius scholars, who had once disliked each other, looked at each other at this moment and subtly developed a kind of tacit understanding.
"My God of Domination is just missing a shield generator."
"I suppose a certain immortal guy is perfect to be at the front as a meat shield," Vill-V said first.
"I happen to need a stepping stone."
Mobius gave a forced smile. "But everyone has their own things to do, so I'm afraid we'll have to use the pile of junk you've put together for now."
"What are you saying, you mad scientist who only knows how to conduct human experiments? You're just barking here because you can't die. If you were really abandoned in space and became floating garbage, even if you survived, you'd probably be living a life worse than death, right?"
Instead of worrying about others, you should take a good look at your own life support system. You antisocial scum, when your pile of junk is completely dismantled into scrap metal, I'm afraid someone won't even have the chance to suffer a fate worse than death.
After exchanging views amicably and reaching an agreement, the two walked out of the cabin side by side to carry out their first, and most likely last, collaborative mission.
After they left the spaceship, Eden sang a song he hadn't performed in a long time.
Sound cannot travel in a vacuum, but Eden's song can travel along the spiritual links constructed by Aponia to the depths of everyone's heart.
Even without accompaniment, the golden songstress was still able to move everyone who heard the song with her a cappella singing. Her melodious voice echoed in the spaceship's cabin, but in a special way, it quietly spread in all directions.
Ai Yue prepared for Eden was not just a simple and cramped stage—the entire spaceship was Eden's theater.
This theater will allow Eden's song, along with her abilities, to spread to a wider audience.
As the song played, the Great Honkai energy storm that had been enveloping Kevin finally subsided.
What was revealed to everyone was a colossal, ice-blue statue almost as tall as the Herrscher of the End.
Chapter 106 Your powers are really useful.
It turns out that if you don't push yourself, you'll never know where your limits are.
Take Kevin for example—if he hadn't chosen to take a gamble and forcefully push his power to its limit because of the gap between himself and the Herrscher of the End, he might never have discovered that he could actually grow to the point where he could look at the Herrscher on equal footing.
It should be noted that even after Ai Yue's enhancement, Kevin could only grow to a height of sixty meters at most when he was familiar with this power, and that state could only be maintained for a very short time, making it impossible to fight for a long time.
The fact that we can now reach this height of nearly 100 meters is not only due to Ai Yue's efforts, but also largely due to Kevin's own willpower.
After all, Ai Yue once said that what determines the upper limit of his power is the limit of his will. But it is precisely because of this that once Kevin's will collapses, his own power will also go berserk. At that time, he will either fall into a coma and lose his fighting ability, or, more seriously, he may be devoured by his own power and die directly.
However, Kevin was no longer able to think about such things. He was at his limit and was enduring a burning pain in his mind. This feeling was far more unbearable than physical pain, and it even gave Kevin the illusion that his will was being gradually devoured by energy.
He was acutely aware that if he couldn't end this before his consciousness was completely consumed, he would likely have to withdraw from the battle altogether.
But at that moment, Eden's song entered his mind.