Chapter 277

When Sakura, who had been searching for an opportunity, risked everything and unleashed a strike powerful enough to split mountains and seas, Kiana almost thought that this chaotic final battle was about to end.

But when the power of time reversed the situation at the last moment, even Kiana, who was just watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but let out a bitter smile of empathy.

How do you fight Herrscher of the End who can resurrect infinitely during battle?

If she had faced not the last trump card of the Pre-Civilization, but a Herrscher of the End like this, would humanity still have any hope?

Then she saw that the pink-haired, beautiful Elysia also used her time manipulation powers to bring them back to the same starting line.

No, is that right? How could someone use the power of time without mastering the power of the Herrscher of the End?!

But compared to what happened in the end, none of this mattered at all.

When Kiana saw a Radiant Giant, large enough to hold the moon in its hands, suddenly appear, her mind went blank.

Are there more experts?

When the giant casually pointed, instantly transforming Elysia and the others into beings as powerful as the Herrscher of the End, and then reducing them to ashes, Kiana even laughed.

So that's how it is. It was all a dream.

Looks like I'm still half asleep. This must be a hallucination caused by the timeline reversing, right? Well, I'll just have to wait until I wake up, haha.

"It seems our children still can't quite believe what's happening in front of them."

From Kiana's reaction, Vill-V naturally discerned Kiana's thoughts and couldn't help but smile as she looked at Dr. Mei beside her, "It seems that the young people of the future don't have very rich imaginations."

"Let alone her, even those of us who experienced it firsthand couldn't have imagined things would end this way, right?"

Recalling everything she had experienced back then, even Elysia couldn't help but show a subtle expression. "But Kevin, isn't it your turn to show her what you've got?"

"It's not like you absolutely need me, is it?"

Kevin sighed, but the thought that the girl in front of him was a descendant who had inherited his bloodline softened his expression slightly. "Kiana, look this way."

The girl subconsciously turned her head, and then saw Kevin's figure suddenly emit a pure white light in front of her. He then transformed into the giant in the video who had been fighting on the front line against the Herrscher of the End.

Of course, it's life-size, since although this hall is quite tall, it still can't accommodate a real giant.

However, none of these are the most important things. The most important thing is that when Kevin revealed this posture, a powerful and mysterious aura was released from his body, and Kiana unconsciously shrank back when faced with this aura.

That was a reaction from the hidden power of the Herrscher of the End within her— the power of the Herrscher of the End was fearing this aura.

Kiana thought that the shock she had experienced today was enough to numb her, but now it seems that she was still short-sighted.

"It seems you should have realized that by now."

Noticing Kiana's reaction, Kevin reverted to his human form. "With this power, defeating the Herrscher of the End isn't so hard to accept, is it?"

Yes, because now there's an even more unacceptable fact—what is this, shock therapy?

"What exactly is this power?"

Kiana's gaze lingered on Kevin, but the Radiant Giant that appeared at the end of the video flashed through her mind. "Could it be that the power was bestowed by that suddenly appearing giant?"

"That's right, he was the one who truly defeated the Herrscher of the End."

Kevin pointed around and said, "Actually, this is also his territory. You should be able to see him in a little while."

"Is this his territory?"

Kiana paused for a moment, looked around at her surroundings, and then realized, "You mean, he's human?"

"From a rational and objective point of view, he should not be considered now."

Dr. Mei, standing to the side, said in a complicated tone, "But he insists on considering himself human, and no one seems to have any objections, since he was indeed human before."

"You can do that?"

Kiana blinked. "So, where did he get the qualifications to become a god?"

There are examples of humans becoming gods, such as Kiana herself. However, she only gained the power of the Herrscher of the End of the Cocoon of Finality the End, thus becoming the "God of Earth".

But if that Radiant Giant also became a god through a similar mechanism, wouldn't that mean that there was a special existence in the Pre-Civilization that was even more powerful than the Cocoon of Finality?

Could it be that they came from outside the Solar System? If so, that could somewhat explain why the historical trajectory of the Pre-Civilization deviated so drastically...

Kiana was still pondering when she heard Dr. Mei say in a subtle tone, "Obtain? He created his own qualifications."

Kiana:?

Can "qualification to become a god" and "self-creation" be combined into a single sentence?

"You'll get used to it eventually; that's just how he is."

Seeing Kiana's expression, Elysia soothed her gently, "Alright, stop scaring the child, let's talk about something serious."

"How can this be called scare tactics?"

"If Kiana doesn't accept this fact, there will only be more conflict in the subsequent exchanges," said Vill-V, standing to the side.

"After all, the biggest point of disagreement between us right now lies with Ai Yue."

Mobius concluded, "Forget it, instead of dwelling on these things, let's start with what we can say."

She then sat down in front of Kiana: "Kiana, right? I can understand that you don't want to talk to us about the future for some reason, so at least we can talk about what has already happened, right?"

As she spoke, she pointed to the side, where the video, which had already finished playing, was now stuck on its last frame. Glorious giants stood on the moon, while on the other side of the screen was the blue Earth.

"Could you tell me what our civilization has gone through in the history you know?"

"This..."

Kiana for a moment and realized there didn't seem to be any restrictions on this, so she nodded, "It's possible, but..."

She glanced cautiously at everyone. "You all have to hang in there."

"That's what you're saying,"

Vill-V sat down nonchalantly. "We've already fought the Herrscher of the End, what else can't we withstand?"

Kiana then began to recount the history she knew.

At first, everything was normal. Kiana's account of history was largely accurate, except for some missing details, until a certain turning point occurred—

"Wait, are you saying I was originally supposed to die in the Eighth Great Honkai?"

Upon hearing the news of her own death, Desdrobia's eyes widened in surprise. "How come I remember that mission not being that difficult?"

Desdrobia was well aware that although her strength was now vastly different from before, she was indeed the weakest member of the assault team before receiving further enhancement from Ai Yue. She was only assigned to the team because she was good at dealing with grunts. But even so, she shouldn't be this weak, right?

"I... I don't know?"

Kiana shrank her neck. "But that's what Yae Sakura told me... and that Great Honkai lasted for several months, even paralyzing the headquarters of the Moth to Fire. Isn't that difficult?"

In order to better hide among the Pre-Civilization, Kiana received a lot of extra lessons from various scholars. Although she couldn't fully understand them, she at least had them imprinted in her mind thanks to her excellent memory. Therefore, she could talk about history quite easily.

But asking her to point out things that aren't recorded in historical documents would be asking too much.

"Lasting for several months? And paralyzing the headquarters?"

Cosmo couldn't help but scratch his head. "How come I remember this campaign lasted less than forty-eight hours from start to finish?"

"If you remember correctly, even if you include the time when Ai Yue acted alone in advance, the entire campaign only took about sixty hours."

Dr. Mei, who was in charge of the overall situation, was obviously the person who knew the most details about this matter. "However, Kiana's words were not without reason, because Ai Yue did foreshadow to us that the headquarters of the Moth to Fire might be attacked."

"I can testify that it was I who blocked the internal network of Moth to Fire at that time."

Ai Yi added from the side, "In addition, if Doctor Ai Yue hadn't located the Eighth Herrscher in time, given the level of human technology at the time, it's likely that we really wouldn't have been able to end this disaster quickly, and it's entirely possible that it would have been delayed for several months."

"Yes, yes, Yae Sakura told me about this!"

Kiana added, "She said the situation was very dangerous. It was Mr. Su who transformed into Fused Warrior and used the dream to locate the Eighth Herrscher. Moreover, if Mr. Su's teacher hadn't risked his life to help him, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"My teacher...is he the governor of Spasi?"

Su thought of the old man who finally retired completely after the arrival of peace and spent his days fishing, and couldn't help but smile. "It seems we really are very lucky."

"Luck alone is not enough to describe Ai Yue's appearance."

Elysia smiled and said, then looked at Kiana, "So, little Kiana, what happened next?"

"After that, it'll be the Ninth Herrscher, right?"

Kiana recalled for a moment, then said, "Oh right, Yae Sakura said that the aftermath of this incident caused Griseo to also become Fused Warrior..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted. Mobius abruptly stood up, his brows furrowed. "Who are you?"

"Greece, Griseo, she was affected by the Herrscher authority during this incident and fell into a coma, which caused problems with her bodily functions. So Dr. Mobius performed the Fused Warrior surgery on her and saved her..."

Kiana clearly didn't connect the mature and calm woman in front of her with the cunning and petite Mobius that Yae Sakura had described to her, but seeing the other woman's increasingly gloomy expression, she quickly realized. "Uh, excuse me, are you Dr. Mobius?"

Thinking about it carefully, Yae Sakura seems to have said that Dr. Mobius was also an adult woman before, and she shrank continuously through repeated deaths. If this world were not so dangerous, it seems that she might not have shrunk.

Kiana was unaware that, although her line of reasoning was somewhat flawed, she ultimately found the correct answer.

"It's me."

Mobius responded somewhat sullenly, then sat back down. "It's alright, Griseo... that child is doing well now."

Kiana observed Alicia's reaction, then cautiously leaned close to Elysia ear and asked, "Um, did I say something wrong?"

"It's okay, it didn't happen."

Elysia could understand Mobius's feelings, so she comforted her first before turning to Kiana, "Don't worry, Mobius has a strong recovery ability. She'll be fine in a while. Please continue."

"I see."

Kiana nodded, deciding to conceal some unnecessary details, and then said, "The Ninth Herrscher descended upon a continent called Mu, and ultimately used her power to tear the entire continent apart, sinking it completely into the deep sea."

"The landing location is indeed correct."

Dr. Mei nodded, then added, "However, the Ninth Herrscher did not stay on the Mu Continent, but went directly to Ai Yue."

"As a result, he was killed by Ai Yue in one fell swoop. Not to mention destroying a continent, even the Star of Light remained intact."

Vill-V, standing to the side, shrugged. "Oh wait, it seems like Mobius was also involved in the battle?"

"It only delayed things a little; strictly speaking, it didn't help much."

Mobius recalled the battle and shook his head. "However, her power is indeed terrifying; destroying a continent is certainly not impossible for her."

"But compared to the Eighth Herrscher, she's actually the one who caused the least trouble, right?"

Cosmo said, "It gives the impression that she's just there to cover for the Herrscher of Ten Thousand."

"Wait, what Herrscher?"

Kiana hadn't even recovered from the shock of "the Ninth Herrscher being solo-killed" when she heard another somewhat absurd term, "Herrscher of Ten Thousand? Not Thousand Herrscher?"

"That's ten thousand people, a full ten thousand people, all of them Herrscher."

Kevin, standing nearby, said, "Could it be that we're not talking about the same thing? Our Herrscher of Ten Thousand is officially called the Herrscher of Domination."

"We are also Herrscher of Domination on this side..."

Kiana responded instinctively, a hint of confusion still on her face, "But ten thousand? Thousand Herrscher are enough to sift through the entire world, how are we supposed to deal with ten thousand Herrscher?"

Even the Thousand Herrscher of the present civilization can be considered one of the most dangerous enemies Kiana has ever encountered. If she hadn't awakened a new power on the spot, the entire St. Freya squad would have been wiped out here.

Considering the Herrscher that followed, one was bugged by Otto, another was defeated by World Serpent, and yet another was shown mercy on several occasions, the battle against the Thousand Herrscher was actually the most dangerous one Kiana and her companions ever faced.

Not to mention that, according to records, the Thousand Herrscher of the Pre-Civilization, relying on their own characteristics, launched sabotage and infiltration all over the world. They not only destroyed countless cities and countries, but also destroyed the trust between people all over the world, almost cutting off the chance for the entire civilization to unite. Compared to the Ninth Herrscher simply destroyed a continent, she can be described as "causing endless harm".

"Actually, they're quite easy to deal with."

Vill-V immediately puffed out her chest proudly and looked at Ai beside her, "Right, Ai?"

"Through the global surveillance network designed by Doctor Ai Yue, we identified every suspicious individual in advance, and through methods such as dividing and eliminating them one by one, and even counter-infiltration, we successfully drove them to the desolate Australia outback and eliminated them in one fell swoop,"

Ai said calmly, "Judging from the overall threat level score, the threat level of the Herrscher of Ten Thousand is actually not high."

Reverse infiltration? Does that mean humanity has a way to infiltrate Domination Theater? Is this some kind of Pre-Civilization joke?

Kiana gave a numb laugh, feeling as if she was starting to get used to this messy history.

"Speaking of which, that mission was actually the prototype for the formation of our 'Thirteen Flame-Chasers' group, wasn't it?"

Cosmo then realized, "Although we've all collaborated before, this is the first time we've all gathered together like this."

"Strictly speaking, the prototype should be in the next mission, right?"

Elysia corrected, "The first time we all worked together on a mission was during the battle against the 'Herrscher of Constraint'."

"It seems so,"

Cosmo scratched his head, recalling the scene at the time, and couldn't help but show a trace of lingering fear. "Thinking about it now, that mission was really extremely dangerous."