The Sound

"These are endless!"

Feng Chen really wanted to know how twisted the Herrscher of Erosion's mind was. So many Mortals, and each one was a person! Before becoming a Herrscher, Herrschers were people too. Facing so many of their own kind, how could the Herrscher of Erosion bear to do it? Of course, this was because Feng Chen didn't know what the Herrscher of Erosion had gone through, or he wouldn't have thought this way.

"I was once just an ordinary girl."

This voice... it sounded a little like Hiyori Maru, but Hiyori Maru's voice was full of vitality, while this voice was filled with resentment.

Feng Chen's movements slowed down a bit, even though those Mortals still couldn't harm him.

Facing these Mortals, there was no need to waste any more energy. Using the Stigmata's "Sword of Serenity" for the most basic attacks was enough.

"I also had my own family, my own life."

A black dual-wielding Mortal—a Loyal Ninja Warrior Mortal—approached, crossing its two katanas in front of it for a sliding slash.

Feng Chen had already experienced this kind of move from Jizou Mitama, so he naturally knew how to defend against it.

With his left hand, he used the first straight punch of "Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter," and with his right hand, he raised it above his head in the motion from "Death Force Breaks the Sea: Waning Moon."

The straight punch of "Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter" broke through the offensive momentum of the sliding slash from the two katanas, and then an uppercut sent the Loyal Ninja Warrior Mortal flying.

At this moment, both hands were raised above his head. Then, he slammed the Loyal Ninja Warrior Mortal that was falling to the ground.

This wasn't an ordinary "Death Force Breaks the Sea: Waning Moon." In the landing strike, the force of "Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter" was mixed in. "Death Force Breaks the Sea: Waning Moon" had a feeling of confinement, while "Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter" had the intent of pointing directly at the heavens.

The combination of the two could both restrain the enemy's movements and deliver a powerful blow.

"Until one day, a group of people took me away in the name of me being a Herrscher."

Two Guardian Mortals simultaneously clenched their scythes and swung them at Feng Chen.

Feng Chen used "Death Force Breaks the Sea" with both hands simultaneously. The first strike hit the back of the scythes, and during the second strike, he suddenly turned and struck the Mortal in the opposite direction from before.

"They locked me up in a cell, they didn't kill me."

As he fought like this, Feng Chen also grew tired. He thought he could save some strength, but who knew they would become stronger and stronger, seemingly due to the fluctuations in the Herrscher of Erosion's emotions.

He hadn't been hit before. The arrows from the Ranger Mortals had already wounded him, though not severely, and he recovered quickly.

Using "Thousand Roaring Slash," "Wind of Serenity," and "Sword of Serenity" together, a purple arc continuously weaved through the group of Mortals, turning many of them into charred corpses.

Although the System wasn't by his side, he could still see some of his own status panels in his vision.

"Thousand Roaring Slash Proficiency 1000/1000. Upgraded to Lightning Dual Blades. Thousand Roaring Slash range expanded, arc can now rotate an extra week."

The upgraded Lightning Dual Blades were a week wider than before, and the arrows from the Ranger Mortals were also cut apart.

After holding his hands up for dozens of seconds, Feng Chen slammed them onto the ground.

"Death Force Breaks the Sea: Waning Moon" created a large pit in the ground, and at the same time, golden lightning erupted within this area.

"Death Force Breaks the Sea: Waning Moon" also had a charged attack method; the longer the charge time, the greater the power.

The radius of this large pit, viewed from a flat plane, was at least five meters.

And the depth of the pit was a full ten meters!

Not a single Mortal within this range remained.

However, this was truly too draining. With just one strike, Feng Chen's physical load reached 30%.

Another strike would cause the physical load to multiply, and a few more uses would spell his end.

But it seemed the Mortals on this floor had also been cleared.

"Let's go, two more floors."

On the next floor, the number of Mortals had clearly decreased, but their strength had increased significantly.

The Guardian Mortals' armor had changed from black to red. According to Hiyori Maru, these were Mortals called "Imperial Guard Commanders."

The Ranger Mortals' armor had also turned red; they were called "Divine Crossbow Marksmen."

Short blades continuously flew from Feng Chen's hands, each one stained with bright red blood.

Although these Mortals had become stronger, their capacity to withstand Honkai Energy and the purity of their Honkai Energy hadn't changed much. Once grazed by a short blade, they would instantly turn into Honkai Energy and disappear.

Lightning Dual Blades had blocked countless arrows for him, but his Honkai Energy was ultimately limited, and the power of Lightning Dual Blades gradually weakened.

An arrow finally pierced his shoulder, releasing all his fatigue.

Feng Chen's movements at this moment were hundreds of times slower than before, like a twilight-aged elder.

"That woman named MEI also came to see me often. She was said to be their superior."

That voice... was still telling her story.

"Chii!"

Another arrow pierced his calf. Feng Chen leaned against the wall, motionless.

"Afterward, those people couldn't hide their true intentions any longer."

"I died in that room. I didn't even know before I died why they wanted to kill me."

"As my consciousness blurred, I only heard a voice ask me: 'Do you want revenge?'"

"I screamed like a madman, 'Yes! Yes! I want revenge, I want them to pay for their blood debt, every single one of them!' Then she told me what Honkai was, and what a Herrscher was."

"My brain was filled with hatred at the time. I did whatever she told me to do."

"My consciousness entered the Honkai Energy, like a computer virus, it infiltrated the 'Fire Moth' system and launched a nuclear missile."

"Just a few dozen seconds later, humanity's last two cities were razed to the ground by me."

"Afterward, I found that my body had actually recovered. I was very happy at the time and ran out of the room, only to see that woman... MEI."

"She showed me the images of the ruins of those two cities. I didn't believe it at first, but when my consciousness once again entered the 'Fire Moth' system along with the Honkai Energy, I realized what I had done."

"After that, the man beside MEI, named Kevin Kaslana, sealed me in a box. MEI attempted to turn my Herrscher Core into a Divine Key. I resisted fiercely, even infiltrating MEI's computer system. But with that man there, I could never kill her."

"Fortunately, MEI eventually fell in the laboratory, and the previous civilization was ultimately destroyed by the Herrscher of the End. As for me, I became one of the few survivors—at least existing in this ghastly form."

"Thanks to this human named Yae Sakura, I was able to be resurrected again and have a body once more."