Endless Mortals

In Feng Chen's eyes, two red lines appeared.

They were on the Ranger Mortal's arrows and the Guardian Mortal's scythe, respectively.

The red line on the bow and the red line on the scythe flashed simultaneously. The scythe had already reached him, and the arrow was loosed.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew as the short blades collided with the scythe. At the same time, another short blade flew out, breaking the Ranger Mortal's arrow. (Some readers might ask why it wasn't cut directly. Our protagonist isn't Kirei Kotomine, so of course he can't cut bullets or arrows~)

The Summoner Demon burrowed into the ground and emerged, clearly different.

Two more coffins landed, summoning two Mortals wielding dual blades, one black and one white.

"That's a Warrior Group Shaman! Be careful, Feng Chen, there's more than one summoner type Mortal on this floor!"

"This is troublesome..."

The white dual-blade Mortal was incredibly fast, leaving afterimages with every movement.

The black dual-blade Mortal used their blades to block frontal attacks, and only heavy blows could break through their defense.

"In that case... Hiyori Maru, is there any way to gather them all together?"

"Yes, what do you plan to do?"

"You'll know soon enough..."

Inside the inventory, a cluster of data pulsed, and an image entered Feng Chen's vision.

A massive pillar of fire erupted, blasting all the Mortals in the room away.

Then, Hiyori Maru produced a sphere of light in her hand, resembling a vortex.

"Attack!"

Seeing that the Mortals had been gathered, Feng Chen activated the Shadow Knight: Moonblade data, raising his hands above his head.

He then leaped up and slammed the ground.

The gathered Mortals fell like grass, instantly collapsing.

"Death Strength: Waning Moon!"

Golden patterns covered Feng Chen's body, signifying the Eclipse Mode of Shadow Knight: Moonblade.

Two very similar Mortals emerged from the ground, and Feng Chen could immediately tell them apart.

Because the Mortals they summoned were different.

"Hee hee hee~"

Clearly, the Summoner Demon and the Warrior Group Shaman were Mortals who had gained intelligence, surpassing even some primates.

"Summoner-type Mortals don't just summon; they also attack actively. Be careful!"

Hiyori Maru had lost too much stamina from the previous attack and was temporarily unable to join the fight.

The Summoner Demon and the Warrior Group Shaman stood in front of and behind Feng Chen, respectively, with two coffins held at their shoulders, pointing at him.

Purple-black Honkai Energy overflowed. For weaker or less skilled Schicksal Valkyries, this could have resulted in serious injury or even complete annihilation!

Feng Chen turned sideways and punched at the Honkai Energy on either side.

Withstanding Honkai Energy attacks with his physical body was something only Schicksal's S-rank Valkyries could do, and even then, within a certain limit.

Yet, Feng Chen had achieved it!

"So this is the wonder of Honkai Energy purity... My body's tolerance for Honkai Energy seems to be comparable to a Herrscher's?"

99% pure Honkai Energy was a sublimation for Herrschers (suddenly imagining a Herrscher turning into gas... physics is baffling). Beyond 95% purity, every 1% increase in purity was a qualitative change.

With 99% pure Honkai Energy, it wouldn't be difficult for a One-Core Herrscher to kill a Two-Core Herrscher, provided their abilities weren't completely outmatched.

If a One-Core Herrscher with 99% pure Honkai Energy faced a Two-Core Herrscher, victory wouldn't be guaranteed, as it depended on the opponent's abilities.

For example, if a One-Core Herrscher of Erosion, Higanbana, possessed 99% pure Honkai Energy, she might not necessarily kill a Two-Core Herrscher of Death, but she would have a high chance of winning.

Conversely, if a One-Core Herrscher of Death possessed 99% pure Honkai Energy and faced a Two-Core Higanbana, it would be a guaranteed win. If she wished, she could even kill Higanbana.

After all, the Herrscher of Death's ability was related to death. 99% pure Honkai Energy could transform her into the "God of Death" of mythology or the "Black and White Impermanence" of the underworld.

"Taiji gives birth to Two Forms, Two Forms give birth to Four Phenomena, Four Phenomena give birth to Eight Trigrams, Eight Trigrams determine fortune and misfortune, fortune and misfortune give birth to great endeavors."

He brought the two streams of Honkai Energy together with his hands, guiding and shifting them towards the Warrior Group Shaman.

The Warrior Group Shaman summoned a Honkai Energy shield and slowly retreated.

"Crack!"

The shield shattered, and the Warrior Group Shaman, swept by the Honkai Energy, vanished.

The Warrior Group Shaman's Honkai Energy purity was between 20%-30%, while the Summoner Demon's was slightly lower, between 20%-27%. Although the mixture of the two Honkai Energies wasn't a simple 1+1 addition, it was not to be underestimated.

At the very least, it exceeded the Honkai Energy threshold the Warrior Group Shaman could withstand.

The Summoner Demon burrowed into the ground and escaped this floor.

"Three more floors..." (The number of floors in Tenshu-kaku is based on the number of stages in the co-op mission.)

The hallway on this floor had spawned some Guardian Mortals and Ranger Mortals. Most of them were independent entities rather than being summoned by a Summoner Demon.

"There are probably a lot of Mortals ahead. Look, these Mortals are all independent now."

"Hiyori Maru, shut up."

Whether Hiyori Maru had understood the situation here, or if she was just a jinx, the rooms on this floor were indeed filled with many Mortals.

Feng Chen even witnessed how the Herrscher of Erosion created Mortals out of thin air.

Those were people the Herrscher of Erosion had seen before. She used her Ability and Honkai Energy to project those people, transform them into real individuals, and then use Honkai Energy to erode them, turning them into Mortals.

This cycle was why, even though she had only seen one person, this Tenshu-kaku could still be filled with Mortals.

"Hiyori Maru, hide."

The upcoming battle might be perilous. Hiyori Maru's stamina hadn't fully recovered, and Feng Chen couldn't take care of her.

He hadn't taken off his Shadow Knight: Moonblade armor from beginning to end, remaining in Eclipse Mode.

"Death Strength: Waning Moon!"

The moment he slammed the ground, an Oni Mask appeared on Feng Chen's head.

The Shadow Knight: Moonblade and Queen of Thunder's Kirin armors shared the same mask, yet they didn't conflict!

Moreover, the Shadow Knight: Moonblade was effectively absorbing the Power of Lightning from the Kirin armor and converting it into its own lightning.

Queen of Thunder's Kirin's lightning was purple, while the Shadow Knight: Moonblade's lightning, along with the patterns in Eclipse Mode, were both golden.

"Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter" transformed into a landing strike on the final hit. While its range wasn't as wide as "Death Strength: Waning Moon," its power was guaranteed.

As could be seen from its ability to shatter the Simulated Herrscher-level Jizou Mitama back then, the power of "Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter" was definitely greater than imagined.

As if sensing someone clearing out the Mortals in the Tenshu-kaku, a black and red katana placed on the highest floor emitted a dazzling red light...

One... two... three...

The Mortals charged forward like waves, one after another.

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