Chapter 232
"I will find a way to save your life."
Mobius simply said, "Don't be too impulsive, the situation isn't that bad yet."
During the exchange, all the power converged on Kevin, and countless dazzling lights shone from his body, causing Kevin's already exaggerated size to swell even more, and even forming a halo behind him just like the one before the Herrscher of the End.
However, the halo behind Kevin looked broken and blurry, clearly a fake that was not quite right and lacked key elements.
But Kevin no longer had the energy to dwell on these things. The excessive expansion of his power made him feel the pain he had just experienced again, even more intensely than before—the terrifying tearing sensation kept him immersed in the illusion that he was already shattered, causing his will to rapidly become blurred.
Fortunately, a gentle force was protecting him, preventing him from being completely torn apart by the chaotic and violent power. After enduring all of this power, Kevin finally completed his planned attempt. "Everyone, retreat!"
Since we can't find the core, let's just destroy everything along with it!
Kevin took a difficult step forward, and then the light emanating from his body began to spread uncontrollably.
After holding out for a few seconds and making sure everyone had left, Kevin finally released the restriction completely, allowing the light, along with its destructive power, to burst forth, transforming into a pillar of light that shot straight into the universe.
The terrifying energy instantly engulfed everything. In the light, the remnants of the Herrscher of the End began to melt rapidly, as if everything was perishing.
It was this torrent of energy that finally triggered an abnormal reaction that would be impossible to detect under normal circumstances, causing a strange pale purple light to appear within the pure and violent energy.
"Found it."
Aponia let out a sigh, while guiding everyone's gaze toward the light.
"No wonder I couldn't find it; it turns out it's not even in the real world!"
It was only then that Vill-V realized, "This cunning fellow has hidden his core!"
If Kevin hadn't chosen a desperate, self-destructive attack, humanity probably wouldn't have been able to unleash such a powerful offensive that could tear through this disguise.
However, as the energy gradually ran out, the beam of light began to shrink and dim—but that unsightly purple hue never disappeared.
Clearly, such an attack is not enough to completely eradicate it.
But now, who can inflict sufficiently threatening damage on it?
The answer is, of course, yes.
Just as the light completely dimmed, a bolt of lightning suddenly shot into the sky, illuminating the ground not far away.
That was Sakura, who had left the spaceship from the very beginning but hadn't shown herself at all in the previous battles.
At this moment, the swordswoman gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, bidding a final farewell to her beloved weapon.
The long sword, hidden in its sheath, was trembling on its own, as if some uncontrollable force was about to burst forth from it.
This is the enhancement plan that Ai Yue prepared for Ying—a sword that can only be drawn once, yet is powerful enough to cut through anything.
This is why, even with such a difficult situation, Sakura has never participated in the war, because those were not her goals.
Her goal from the very beginning has been the core of the Herrscher of the End —and now, it is time to strike that blow.
Sakura focused her mind and calmed herself, and in her vision, that purple hue was constantly growing larger.
Everything seemed to drift away from her at that moment: the jumbled thoughts, the emotions of others transmitted through the mental connection, and the unavoidable pain she felt from bearing this power.
It's not just that this knife can only be used once; she will most likely only be able to make one move in this battle.
But that's enough.
Sakura found it difficult to describe what happened in that instant. When she unleashed the strongest strike of her life with all her might, time seemed to stand still—she could clearly see every movement she made, and the entire process of that dazzling light shooting out from her blade.
This moment, which should have been even shorter than a fleeting instant, felt as long as eternity to her.
Sakura didn't know what happened after that.
She lost consciousness the instant she witnessed the blade shatter the purple light.
As that purple light was completely extinguished, the absolute suppression domain of the Moonlight Throne finally came to an end. At that moment, Vill-V's God of Domination disintegrated and exploded in mid-air due to overload and melting issues, leaving only the core cockpit to slowly descend to the ground with her and Mobius.
Is it over?
In the dead silence, someone finally asked cautiously, but as soon as Desdrobia asked the question, Cosmo sighed, "Oh no."
In his experience, once someone says that, it means that the matter will definitely not end so easily.
Sure enough, before Cosmo could even sigh, the large crater that Kevin had melted away was once again flashing with purple light.
At the same time, an indescribable force field spread out from it, enveloping everything around it.
The instant they were caught by this force field, everyone who remained conscious felt a sluggishness—as if their thoughts had slowed down.
"So they finally released her?"
Feeling this strange sensation, Vill-V couldn't help but smile helplessly. "The authority of Time —how am I supposed to fight this?"
The authority of Time, the power that truly belongs exclusively to the Herrscher of the End, is finally revealed to everyone at this moment.
The next second, everything began to roll back.
The lava flowed in reverse and transformed back into hard stone, filling the lunar surface that had been melted by the surging energy. The floating debris also fell back to their original positions at this moment, mending all traces of the battle.
Of course, most importantly, the remains of the Herrscher of the End began to emerge from the empty air, piecing themselves back together so that the colossal statue could once again stand on the earth.
The most terrifying thing is that, although this process is incredibly slow, no one can interfere with it.
Because time has been frozen for everyone except for the Herrscher of the End herself.
They are not even aware that this has happened, so they will probably only find out that a brand new Herrscher of the End has appeared before them when everything is finished.
But in this deathly silence, the Herrscher of the End's incomplete head seemed to sense something, twisting and looking to the other side.
There, the pink figure, who should have been frozen in time like everyone else and completely unaware of what was happening before her, suddenly began to move.
"I see."
Elysia smiled, radiating a pink glow. "Is this... the authority of Time?"
The longbow in her hand seemed to sense its owner's change and was slowly transforming into its true form—a magnificent scepter.
"Don't be so stingy,"
Looking at the Herrscher of the End was staring intently at her, Elysia smiled and then waved her scepter, "Why don't we experience this power ourselves?"
The next second, time, which belongs to humankind, also began to rotate in the opposite direction.
This is the enhancement plan that Ai Yue gave to Elysia, which is her ability to forcibly interfere with the power of time through resonance.
And so, everything started all over again.
In a distant lunar base, Pardofelis's cat ears twitched twice, as if she had sensed something.
But she didn't pay attention to these details. Instead, she held the communicator in her hands and stared intently at the clock in front of her.
After the numbers ticked once, the girl eagerly brought the communicator to her lips—
Chapter 108 Now he has transformed into light.
"Brother Yue, Brother Yue!"
Ai Yue blinked in a daze, then subconsciously gripped the communicator at his collar.
But the communicator remained silent and did not ring.
This is quite normal—because the technology to receive external information from here simply doesn't exist.
If Ai Yue had been given enough time, such technology would obviously not have been difficult for him, but at that time, Ai Yue clearly did not have the energy or time to study such trivial things.
The reason for lying to Pardofelis was simply to give her a greater sense of involvement—after all, as mentioned at the beginning, whether it was useful or not was entirely up to Ai Yue to decide.
But at that moment, he was certain that he had really heard Pardofelis's voice.
"Brother Yue!"
When the girl's voice reached his ears, Ai Yue could almost see her excited figure, "I found something good! Look, this Canned Food is super rare!"
Ai Yue blinked and subconsciously looked around.
But all that could be seen was emptiness.
Since he entered this place, no matter what he did, all he faced was this chaotic scene.
Time seemed to have lost its meaning here, and space itself seemed to have become blurred. Ai Yue tried his best to explore everything around him, but he received no response at all.
It seems there's nothing here, just a blank space.
If Ai Yue hadn't been absolutely certain that the Cocoon of Finality was here, he would have thought he had come to the wrong place.
But since the coordinates are not the problem, the problem must lie with the Cocoon of Finality.
Ai Yue quickly realized that there was an insurmountable barrier between him and the Cocoon of Finality, and it was this barrier that prevented Ai Yue from finding the Cocoon of Finality smoothly.
But the question now is, how exactly does he break through this barrier?
This was the problem that Ai Yue had been trying to solve, but unfortunately, it remained unresolved until his consciousness began to fade.
But Pardofelis's voice suddenly reached Ai Yue's ears, allowing him to regain consciousness. It was at this moment that he suddenly had a different idea.
Is the Cocoon of Finality the problem?
Ai Yue pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered that he had heard those words before.
That was when he first arrived in this world. After successfully gaining Pardofelis's trust, he was able to temporarily reside in her hiding place, but he was depressed because he was pessimistic about the future of this world.
Pardofelis noticed this, which is why she went to great lengths to steal a Canned Food of beef that was quite rare at the time, just to cheer herself up.
It wasn't anything particularly delicious; in fact, it had been expired for a long time. Not to mention, it was far less tasty than the delicacies she had eaten in her previous life, and even the work meals that Ai Yi made were much more delicious. But it was indeed the meal that Ai Yue remembered most vividly from this world.
It was after that night that he truly made up his mind to change her and the fate of everyone in the world.
What did that Canned Food look like again?
As Ai Yue was recalling, he suddenly felt a weight in his hand.
A flat, cylindrical metal object appeared in his hand—it was the same Canned Food beef he remembered.
Ai Yue subconsciously weighed it in his hand, then smiled.
He casually put it in his pocket and then took a step forward.
Not long after that, he successfully invented the "Honkai Energy Absorber," which gave him the opportunity to meet Aponia.
Before him, it seemed as if the night he met Aponia had reappeared.
As midnight approached, he quietly knocked on the monastery door. Aponia, carrying a lantern, opened the door and looked at him. "Sir, is there anything I can help you with that you've come so late?"
At that time, she was suffering both physically and mentally because she was unable to cure the children's illnesses, but she was still willing to lend a helping hand to those who might need it.
Ai Yue himself couldn't remember how he answered at the time, only that he eventually persuaded Aponia and was able to alleviate a child's condition with the Honkai Energy Absorber, thus gaining the friendship of the entire monastery.
That same night, he saw Kalpas for the first time.
Then, it's time to wait for the Moth to Fire come and trigger a new storyline.
As Ai Yue followed in his footsteps, scenes flashed before his eyes, only to be quickly replaced by new ones—meeting Sakura and Elysia, shocking Mobius with his overpowered abilities, "borrowing" his first fortune from Vill-V, creating Prometheus, recruiting Hua into his ranks, and beheading the Eighth Herrscher ...
His pace quickened, and the screen began to flicker rapidly.
Until finally he stopped, the scene before him stopped changing and remained the same until the very last moment.
That was the image he saw when he looked back before entering this space, and saw the spaceship carrying his friends gradually landing on the moon.
The Earth was right behind them.
It was quite a long journey—though it didn't take more than 600 days at most.
Ai Yue smiled, then stepped through the scene.
This has been an incredibly fulfilling yet incredibly exhausting journey for him. He has come this far step by step for the most perfect ending, for a future where everyone can survive.
This is his life, but it doesn't belong to him alone.
The scene vanished like smoke the instant Ai Yue passed through it—but along with it disappeared the surrounding chaotic and void environment.
A brilliant starry sky appeared above Ai Yue's head, and the surface of his feet reflected the starry sea like water.
And between heaven and earth stands a strange sphere.
It appears to be enveloped by the earth, yet half of its body protrudes outwards, like some kind of creature about to hatch. However, on the side facing Ai Yue, there is an exaggerated crack, revealing a cross-shaped pattern that is restlessly rotating, like an eyeball.
"The Cocoon of Finality?"
Ai Yue couldn't help but ask.
Whether it was his imagination or not, he suddenly heard a voice respond.