Are You Satisfied with This World? / The Hope We Want to Keep

But there was no other way. The Fifth Branch was only disguised as a pharmaceutical company, and a pharmaceutical company couldn't have many weapons installed.

All that's left in the Fifth Branch are researchers who are unable to participate in the battle.

"Everyone is armed and prepared for the worst."

The one-armed man's stern expression as he gripped the gun made him look like a true warrior.

The others also took out their weapons, ready to fight the Honkai to the death.

No one showed any fear on their faces; they had long been mentally prepared.

Spasi asked Sakura, who was standing on the rooftop, "Sakura, is this okay?"

"Do your job well." The blade roared fiercely in the air. She gazed thoughtfully at the colossal creature that stretched across half the city in the darkness, but quickly put it away after some smaller, Charge-type Honkai Beast arrived. Instead, she used a leaping slash to cut the attacking Honkai Beast in two.

"Three Chariot-class Honkai Beast are approaching!"

Sakura looked down at the three Chariot-class Honkai Beast rushing from different directions below the building. The Fifth Branch's defenses were very strong, but that didn't mean the building could withstand the attack of three Honkai Beasts. Even if the defensive devices could block the Chariot-class Honkai Beast's heavy blows without any damage, the building would still collapse.

So, in the moonless night sky, cherry blossoms drifted down, and two long swords drew two cold, Nagamitsu, piercing into the building in mid-air to cushion the impact.

After quickly landing in the required position, Sakura's figure shot out like a cannonball, and with a flash of light in mid-air, a Honkai Beast fell to the ground.

Without a moment's respite, she turned to face the second Honkai Beast.

On the other side of the city, a battle is also taking place.

"Boom!"

Perhaps this shouldn't be called a battle, because neither side was able to mount an effective counterattack from beginning to end.

Lin grabbed the porcupine by the tail, where there were fewer and shorter quills. He was pulled into the air by its immense force and crashed into different buildings in the city at speeds exceeding those of cars. Debris and wind pressure pounded on his increasingly cold face, and intense tinnitus vibrated his eardrums, further intensifying his discomfort.

Giant creatures have significantly lower neurological sensitivity than smaller creatures. Even Honkai creature follow this rule: the further away a part is from the core, the longer its reflexes are. So, the porcupine could sense that Lin was on its body, but it didn't know which part of its body. It could only irritably drive Lin away by attacking various parts of its body.

Lin, relying solely on his extraordinary physical abilities, persevered. Without the protection of armor, his body was already a bloody mess. If he hadn't been directly behind the porcupine, which had shielded him from a large number of fragments, he would likely be lying dead in the ruins by now.

The hands that were gripping the tail fur were already charred, black and cracked. The porcupine's energy, which was close to the Sixth Herrscher's Withering Authority, was acting on its entire body. This was no different from a deadly poison to any creature that came into contact with it. If this continued, Lin might lose both of his hands.

Even if there is a loss, there must be choices and considerations, so Lin does not intend to waste his hands in vain.

He was waiting for an opportunity.

Currently, the only weapons he can use are a pistol and a dagger. The equipment of the Fifth Branch's combat members was not carried by Lin, who was only going to scout, because no one could have imagined that he would become the last soldier before this unexpected situation occurred.

These two things are nothing short of a pipe dream if they are used to kill Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

Even while on the porcupine's body, Lin didn't pointlessly grab its tail. He was observing the actions of this Emperor-class Honkai Beast. If his estimation was correct, then this Emperor-class Honkai Beast might have the highest intelligence ever.

Even the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Shesa, which appeared in the Third Honkai Impact, might not be as intelligent as this porcupine.

It exhibits some obvious human-like emotions, such as the lingering sense of power and boastful behavior when destroying the amusement park, the furious reaction of attacking in the most convenient way after its attack was dodged, and now...

Lin calculated the time and realized it was about time.

The outline of the amusement park appeared again in the corner of his eye.

As expected, this porcupine intended to kill him in front of the Sixth Herrscher.

The Sixth Herrscher's connection with Honkai creature is undoubtedly the closest among all the Herrscher. The appearance of this porcupine occurred at a time when the Sixth Herrscher was unable to spare any hands to protect the Honkai zombie while attacking Lin and Sakura. In other words, its purpose was to help the Sixth Herrscher get rid of these two culprits who ruined her good mood.

Returning to this point indicates that the porcupine has found Lin's place on him.

As mentioned earlier, this porcupine is quite intelligent. Its rampage and destruction in the city is not a sign of its helplessness towards Lin. It has probably been searching for the location of the remaining people in the city and pretending that it is powerless against Lin.

It tried almost every part of its body, but made no move at its tail.

This is just a trick to deceive people. After trying all the places, the only place left is where the flea it is looking for will be.

After the Sixth Herrscher standing on the mountainside came into view again, Lin immediately let go and fell off the body of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast.

The moment he let go, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast swung its tail and slammed it into the hillside with tremendous force, causing the entire mountain to collapse.

But Lin was no longer there; he had found the place he was looking for—the haunted house that housed the equipment of the fallen Fifth Branch combat squad.

He didn't have time to retrieve these weapons before because he was busy ambushing the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, but after the porcupines wreaked havoc on the amusement park, the roof of this haunted house was also blown off, allowing him to jump directly inside and pick up the weapons.

The porcupine turned around smugly, ready to admire the forest turned into mincemeat, but what awaited it was a grenade flying from below.

"Bang!"

Lin raised his gun and aimed it at the porcupine's closed eyelids from the explosion. At that moment Sixth Herrscher's grinning face flashed out from behind him, and a giant claw pierced into his back and emerged from his chest.

"Bass!"

Lin coughed up blood, glanced weakly at the sharp claws on his chest, then turned his head to look at the face of the person behind him.

That sinister smile vanished without a trace, but he was certain that in that instant, a hideous smile appeared on her face that was remarkably similar to that of the Fourth Herrscher.

The bright moon behind the dark clouds was stained with the stench of blood.

Chapter 89 Are you satisfied with this world?

She breathed a sigh of relief after successfully piercing the Honkai zombie, but just as she was about to pull her hand out, a lifeless hand suddenly grabbed the Phase Transfer Device on her wrist!

She looked up in horror and found the Honkai zombie staring at her with an unbelievably calm gaze.

Yes, even though the Honkai zombie were just low-level Honkai creature who only knew how to destroy and kill, and even if they had a little intelligence, they were only at the level of beasts, what she saw in this Honkai zombie's clear yellow and turbid eyes was a calmness of thought that was rarely seen even in humans.

That look reminded her of someone.

No, he anticipated her sneak attack from the very beginning!

Lin had already guessed that the Sixth Herrscher would strike when his vigilance was lowered. He knew her fighting style all too well; it was completely in line with his own. Therefore, the Sixth Herrscher rarely used her powers recklessly like the previous Herrscher.

As long as she still "considers" herself to be human, she will adopt human fighting methods.

Therefore, Lin must be completely unguarded. If he has even the slightest bit of vigilance, the Sixth Herrscher might see through the trap.

So this was a gamble, a gamble on whether she would deliver a fatal blow.

Honkai creature all have a core similar to a heart inside their bodies. Apart from the head that controls the entire body, their real weakness lies in this core. Therefore, Lin believes that she will not attack the head, but will attack the core, which is the center of the Honkai zombie's chest. This position is easier to hit than the head.

Fortunately, he made the right bet.

She ripped off the Phase Transfer Device, and the Sixth Herrscher's Black Mist erupted from her body the instant the Phase Transfer Device was taken, surging towards Lin. (Monthly membership group 694936135)

His already charred left hand turned to ashes in less than half a second after coming into contact with the Black Mist. Lin decisively pulled out his dagger and cut off the part that was still necrotic and eroding upwards. Then he immediately activated the Phase Transfer Device.

Lin vanished before the Sixth Herrscher's incredulous gaze.

Is it possible to leave this space?

In a space devoid of all five senses, a space where even time and thought are uncertain of their continued existence, a fragile consciousness raises a question to itself.

Can a weakened nerve and a disabled body hold on?

As he awaited the light of the next second or the next year, a substance that was destroying his body caused him pain.

Pain?

Here, let alone sight and hearing, maintaining a sense of reality and self-awareness is a huge challenge, and pain is a luxury "feeling".

With this faint but undeniably real pain, Lin once again managed to keep his consciousness from collapsing for this brief yet long moment.

Mobius... I won't have a chance to thank him...

A moment later, Lin collapsed on the mountaintop, gasping for breath at a speed that felt like his lungs were about to turn inside out. Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, and his remaining luminous green pupils dilated and contracted within a second before repeating this dangerous act.

His left hand was completely bare, with only the part he had cut off remaining. After another close encounter with the Emperor-class Honkai Beast and the Herrscher, the Honkai Energy erosion load had reached its limit. If it weren't for the emerald green liquid coursing through his blood vessels like flames burning away some of the eroded parts, he wouldn't even have the strength to stand up.

Weapon acquired.

Phase Transfer Device, retrieved.

With her left hand missing and her chest severely injured, Lin tore open her clothes and roughly bandaged herself. She couldn't stop the bleeding, but she could buy herself some time.

Lin knew that with his physical condition, he might not be able to make any more big moves, but no matter how harsh the conditions were, they were not a reason for him to give up here. So next time would be the moment he decided to fight to the death.

The Sixth Herrscher's state is actually relatively easy to resolve. She sees herself as human and is indeed very close to human, so Lin can treat her as a human with some powers.

The concepts of dealing with humans and dealing with Herrscher cannot be compared.

"Lin, are you alright...?"

She looked anxiously and worriedly at "Lin" who was standing there in a daze.

"... No." Lin sighed deeply. "I'm sorry, he got away."

"That Honkai zombie ... I feel like it's not quite the same..." A sharp pain shot through her head, making it difficult for her to recall the feeling the Honkai zombie had given her just now.

But that look in his eyes was unforgettable, and a deep, lingering pain remained in my heart.

"You're overthinking it. Soul, Honkai zombie is Honkai zombie. Don't have any pity for them." The azure window of "Lin" glowed faintly in the darkness, a ghostly fire flickering. He said to her, who was filled with doubt, "If you have any illusion that they are still human, you will fall into the trap of Honkai. That is a desecration of the dead."

"Blasphemy...yes, yes...you've said things like that before, how could I have such thoughts..."

Her eyes lit up at those words, and she regained her "saneness." Lin had once said that there should be no hesitation whatsoever, for that would be an insult and a betrayal to the dead.

"Even if there really were Honkai creature capable of retaining human consciousness, the probability of that is no less than the birth of the first living being..."

Is there such a coincidence that she would run into him?

To be fair, it's impossible.

Therefore, we must abandon all illusions and fight with all our might.

"Emperor-class Honkai Beast have already appeared..." Kevin sat in the "cockpit" without any operable equipment, coldly watching the real-time updated frontline data.

Upon seeing Lin choose to fight the Herrscher and the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, and the information that he had withdrawn from the Firemoth, his gaze froze for a second, but he quickly regained his composure.

Why is it that humans continue to kill their own kind?

Why did someone who didn't want to die die?

Why did someone who didn't want to kill kill their companion?

In the eyes of that dying traitor, Kevin saw only one thing: his resentment and determination, his ferocity and righteousness.

Are you satisfied with this world?

He asked himself honestly, clutching his still-beating but no longer aching heart, was he satisfied with this world?

He would give his life for Mei; she was his everything, a being whose significance far outweighed that of anyone else.

What Kemei wants is a future that overcomes the Honkai, a beautiful future... without such betrayal and infighting.

So she became rational, cold, and resourceful, drifting further and further away from that shy girl.

And what about him?

Was he satisfied with a world where the existence of plum blossoms was enough?

The images of the disintegrating moths chasing the flame and Lin's dying body flashed before my eyes.

Are you really... satisfied now?

Chapter Ninety: The Hope of Staying

The black dots falling from the sky were like raindrops in a torrential downpour. As they got closer, it became clear that the black dots were actually large, sharp spikes, each about two stories long, which densely descended onto the summit of the back mountain.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The relentless bombardment had flattened half of the mountaintop, and the dust and smoke were filled with nothing but plowed-up soil. Seeing this, the porcupine swallowed the high-compression Honkai Energy it had been brewing in its mouth and began to carefully search for the target's whereabouts.

The Sixth Herrscher had already rushed back to the side of the Honkai zombie; for her, nothing was more important than these "comrades."

But just as she stepped into the midst of the Honkai zombie, intending to smash the falling rubble, Lin's figure appeared directly behind her with a gun. Bullets whistled out instantly, the specialized anti -Honkai weapon bullets mercilessly tearing through the air and flying towards her head.

A cloud of Black Mist shot out consciously from behind her, its dense darkness engulfing all the bullets in its path and reaching towards Lin's body.

However, Lin's figure blurred for a moment, and just before the Black Mist touched him, he flashed in front of the Sixth Herrscher, put down the rifle hanging around his neck, bit the fuse of the grenade, and threw it in front of the Sixth Herrscher.

"Bang!"