Chapter 234

Everyone at the table stared blankly at the steak in front of them, except for Ai Yue, who was eating with great relish.

Oh, well, Pardofelis enjoyed her meal too.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

After finishing his steak, Ai Yue wiped his mouth with satisfaction, only to realize that everyone at the table seemed a little off. "Are they still thinking about what happened earlier?"

"That's... the end?"

Kevin looked up at Ai Yue. "The Herrscher of Finality, have we really defeated her? Is humanity safe now?"

"It's truly over, and we've truly been defeated."

Ai Yue shrugged. "But as for safety... it's hard to say."

Upon hearing this, everyone focused their attention on Ai Yue. The strange atmosphere vanished instantly, replaced by solemnity and murderous intent.

"Don't be so nervous. At least for now, we have indeed overcome the threat of Honkai."

Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces that said, "I knew it wouldn't be that simple," Ai Yue shook his head helplessly. "Even if you don't believe me, you should believe the data, right? The concentration of Honkai Energy worldwide is declining. That's solid evidence."

"Of course it's not that I don't trust you,"

Kevin quickly shook his head, a wry smile appearing on his face. "If I had to say, I'd say I'm a little scared."

Kevin first learned what Honkai was after the Third Herrscher had awakened.

Even so, the life threatened by Honkai has already taken up a quarter of his life so far.

Over the years, he gradually grew from a former campus star into a battle-hardened veteran, and underwent a surgery with a slim chance of success, crossing the boundary between humans and Honkai Beast to become the first Fused Warrior. All of this stemmed from the ever-present threat of Honkai.

Kevin was already used to being vigilant at all times, and even when he was sleeping, he would be woken up by alarms at any time. He had even experienced the situation of killing a Herrscher and then receiving news of another Herrscher appearing. This was not the first time he had experienced this.

Habits shaped by such an environment can absolutely not be reversed by a single decisive victory.

Even if someone told him that the threat of Honkai had been completely eliminated starting today, he couldn't accept that fact all at once.

Even the Herrscher of the End, who was the ultimate enemy, actually died at his hands.

Kevin wasn't the only one; several Fused Warriors, including Cosmo, who were responsible for combat, shared similar sentiments.

In contrast, Aponia, who had spent a lot of time in the rear, and Mobius and others who were in charge of the research project, were more likely to accept this fact—although they were also basically absent-minded at the moment.

Of course, compared to Kevin and the others, what they were struggling with was something else entirely.

"What exactly is that power?"

After pondering for a long time, Mobius finally asked, "Could that be the end of evolution?"

Mobius was still immersed in the battle, but what she cared more about was the power that Ai Yue had given her.

With the blessing of that power, Mobius briefly broke through his limits and reached a state of perfect fusion, which finally allowed him to transform into a giant and control the power of the Herrscher of the End.

Unfortunately, the power vanished as soon as the battle ended, leaving only a lingering aftertaste that she still savors to this day.

"It's not exactly the end point, but it is indeed the result of the fusion of the three phases."

Ai Yue smiled and asked, "How was the trial card?"

Mobius looked helplessly at the teasing smile on Ai Yue's face, and didn't say anything more, only glancing at Kevin.

After the Herrscher of the End was confirmed to have been destroyed, Ai Yue withdrew most of his power. This was not because he was stingy, but because most of the people present could not withstand this power. A few dozen seconds was already the limit, and continuing would only damage their bodies.

Only Kevin and Kalpas can truly bear the burden of this power, but even so, the two are different— Kevin has already touched the edge of evolution, while Kalpas can rely on his special physical qualities and the characteristics of his qi to endure it.

So now, among those present, only Kevin still retains this power, which he can activate at any time and transform back into a 100-meter-tall Radiant Giant.

The last glance Mobius gave Kevin clearly indicated that he was already trying to figure out how to lure Kevin into his lab.

Just then, the hall door suddenly opened, and a pink figure rushed in. "The new dishes are ready!"

Clearly, the reason the atmosphere at the dinner table was so dull was also related to Elysia's absence; otherwise, given her personality, she would never have let the atmosphere become so cold.

As Elysia returned to the table, her lively demeanor helped everyone recover from what had just happened, and the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.

Hearing the increasing laughter and cheerful voices, Ai Yue couldn't help but smile.

Soon, the belated dinner welcomed new guests—as the Teleportation Gate was activated, Dr. Mei and Hua appeared in the hall.

"You're all... back?"

Seeing this scene before her, Dr. Mei was even a little incredulous before she realized, "So that's why Ai suddenly asked us to come here?"

"Of course, before everyone reacts, let's relax a bit first."

Ai Yue waved to them, "How's the situation on the ground?"

"Everything is normal, even a little too quiet."

Hua nodded, a faint smile on his face. "To be honest, I didn't do anything—but that's a good thing, isn't it?"

Of course, she hoped she could be of some use while others were fighting, but compared to the safety of ordinary people, what did her little thoughts matter?

"It's alright, we weren't really of any use."

Cosmo comforted her, saying, "Strictly speaking, this final battle was entirely resolved by Doctor Ai Yue alone."

Although they seemed to have stalled for a lot of time on the main battlefield, in reality, without Ai Yue's decisive blow, the outcome of this battle would have been a foregone conclusion.

That's not how you say it.

Ai Yue shook his head. "It's also important to hold off the Herrscher of the End. If I could really solve everything on my own, I wouldn't have told you about this in the first place."

"Actually, you didn't tell us."

After hearing this, Aponia suddenly looked at Ai Yue with a somewhat subtle gaze, "After all, you had already started taking action before we even set off, right?"

So everyone turned their attention to Ai Yue.

"Huh, is that so?"

Ai Yue scratched his head, then broke into a hearty laugh, "I don't remember!"

Faced with Ai Yue's blatant feigned ignorance, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"Speaking of which, we won't need to worry about the Honkai anymore, right?"

Elysia suddenly spoke up, bringing up a new topic, "In that case, what are everyone's plans for the future?"

Before anyone could react, Elysia raised her chopsticks and pointed them at Kevin as if they were a microphone. "Kevin, as the captain, of course you should be the first to speak, right?"

"Me, me?"

Kevin had just been laughing at Ai Yue, but suddenly Elysia got involved, so he was stunned for a moment. Then he tried to save face, "Wait, since you started this topic, shouldn't you be the one to start it?"

"Me? I want to travel all over the world and become a travel blogger."

Elysia answered without hesitation, a happy smile on her face, "Alright, it's your turn again."

"Uh, the future..."

Before Kevin could even think about it, he looked at the chopsticks being handed to him again and finally showed a subtle expression. "I haven't decided yet, but at least we should... have the wedding first?"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Mei, who was standing next to Kevin, blushed slightly and quietly tugged at Kevin's sleeve. However, this action immediately attracted everyone's attention, drawing everyone's gaze to her.

"Wow, is this a marriage proposal?"

Elysia immediately handed the "microphone" to Dr. Mei again, "May, what's your response?"

"Shouldn't you say that in a more formal setting?"

Dr. Mei, hiding behind Kevin, adjusted her glasses. "However, that's what I think too..."

Now it was Kevin's turn to blush.

"Oh my, what an enviable newlywed couple!"

Elysia smiled and took back the microphone. "It's decided. Before I travel the world, I'll be in charge of planning your wedding!"

Cosmo thought for a moment, then turned and whispered in Desdrobia's ear, "Daisy, should we do it together?"

"Don't mess around with Captain Kevin and Dr. Mei's wedding."

Desdrobia gave him a helpless look, then said, "Besides, didn't you say you wanted to have the wedding in armor? Are you sure Captain Kevin and the others can accept your aesthetic sense?"

"That seems to be true."

Cosmo stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully. "I'm afraid only you, Daisy, would accept my aesthetic sense, right?"

"Hmph... Hmph!"

Desdrobia paused for a moment, then blushed slightly. She turned her head away and whispered, "Idiot."

But she never refused Cosmo's request to have a wedding.

"Alright, next up is my Good Eden!"

After teasing Kevin and Dr. Mei, Elysia turned to Eden, "But let me guess first—are you planning a comeback?"

"As expected of you, Elysia."

Eden's face still wore his usual elegant smile. "Ai Yue once told me that after everything is over, the Sydney Fortress City will also be officially put into use - I plan to restart my stage career here."

She once had to say goodbye to her beloved stage because of the awakening of the Seventh Herrscher. Now that everything is in the past, it is time to start a new life belonging to "Eden".

"That's great! Can you reserve a few tickets for us to have the best seats?"

Elysia smiled, then looked at the silent Sakura, "Sakura, it's your turn. Have you thought it through?"

"I've already thought it through."

Sakura nodded, a faint smile on her lips. "I want to take Sakura back to the Far East to rebuild our hometown."

When the Third Herrscher awakened, the girl and her younger sister struggled to escape their hometown. Due to the severe damage to the ecological environment, the place remains desolate to this day. Now, she finally has the opportunity to reclaim everything from the Honkai, so naturally she has no reason to hesitate.

"That's great, I'll go help too!"

Elysia gestured encouragement to Sakura, then looked around, "Next—"

Perhaps it was the disappearance of the threat of Honkai that allowed everyone to truly escape the shadow of destruction, or perhaps it was the victory over the final enemy that brought everyone closer together. Therefore, even the most aloof Kalpas did not choose to remain silent in this matter.

"I don't know, ask Daisy."

Cosmo's answer was straightforward, "Wherever Daisy goes, I go."

"I... I haven't decided yet!"

Desdrobia blushed, not knowing why, "But anyway, let's go home and see what's going on?"

"Study recipes."

Facing Elysia's microphone, Kalpas said calmly, "There are still many things I haven't learned."

"Of course I'll stay at the Morning Sun Academy."

Aponia responded with a smile, "The children there, and many more, need more and better education."

"Let's keep researching, what else can we do?"

Mobius said matter-of-factly, "My goal is not just to defeat Honkai, but to surpass Honkai. That is only the first step."

"Hmph, I'm going to break out of the Solar System!"

Vill-V proudly showed Elysia her newly conceived blueprint, "I must become the first person to explore the universe before Ai Yue!"

"Become a doctor."

Su Ping smiled faintly, a hint of longing in his slightly open eyes, "Even though the threat of Honkai has disappeared, there are still many diseases that plague people in the world."

"I haven't decided yet."

Hua pursed her lips, looking somewhat conflicted, and glanced at Ai Yue not far away. "Perhaps I should pick up my studies again?"

"Wherever Brother Yue goes, I'll go!"

Pardofelis was still engrossed in eating when she finally managed to look up and say, "So, you'll have to ask Brother Yue about the rest!"

So everyone's attention turned to the last person.

"Then, Ai Yue?"

Elysia held out her chopsticks, a curious expression on her face. "What are your plans for the future?"

"Planning."

Ai Yue blinked, then suddenly raised an eyebrow. "In short, let's go to sleep first."

"Huh?"