Death

The Giant Tree is dying.

This life she created, a life that is currently almost impossible for humans to kill, was wiped out by her own hands.

This scene seemed like a cataclysmic change in the world, the end of a myth.

Where the trees fell, a fireball that dispelled the darkness was rising slowly.

"Cough cough cough..." Kevin stood not far away, leaning on the rotting tree roots. He saw the dead Giant Tree and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by solemnity.

He took off the completely broken Phase Transfer Device from his hand and threw it aside.

This device, developed by Delta, which accompanied Lin through four major Honkai and served as the focus of the struggle between the Herrscher and humanity, finally reached its limit. Under the overload of continuous use by the Sixth Herrscher and Kevin's final activation, it was completely destroyed.

This device, with its significant side effects and demanding usage conditions, may also be prohibited from being manufactured again. It disappeared into the dust of history during the war between humanity and the Honkai.

"Hahahaha..."

The Sixth Herrscher looked at the sun and suddenly burst into laughter.

Her laughter was cheerful and clear, unlike her previous fake and pretentious laughter.

Kevin cautiously raised his gun. His consciousness was already blurred by the side effects of the Phase Transfer Device, and it was unknown whether his reaction could keep up with the speed of the Black Mist. Therefore, he had to be even more vigilant.

The Sixth Herrscher, her face bearing a bloody gash, turned to the side, seemingly sighing, "You humans always give me inexplicable surprises. I've been calculating the most likely scenarios and imagining the things you humans are most likely to do..."

"But you did not do things the way I expected at every step."

"If I were like the previous Herrscher and hadn't thought so much, I might have already destroyed the Fifth Branch with my family, instead of going through all the trouble of preventing and supporting the creation of this tree, and using absolute strength to flatten the Far East."

"If I were more human, I might have truly guessed what you humans would do, and used a more cunning and safer method to annihilate you one by one."

"But I can be neither more like Herrscher nor more like a human."

"What am I... or am I... nothing at all?"

She smiled and lowered her hand, then smiled at Kevin and said, "Can you give me a name? Not a code name like Herrscher of Death, but a name like yours, a human name."

"..."

Kevin didn't listen to a word she said. The more kind and gentle she appeared, the more wary he became of her sudden outburst.

He wouldn't understand the Sixth Herrscher's thoughts, just as she wouldn't understand human thoughts.

"Negotiations failed. It seems I am still Herrscher after all." The Sixth Herrscher didn't show much emotion about it. She shrugged and activated her Withering Authority. "Then let me do what Herrscher should do."

A cloud of dust billowed as the three Titans landed simultaneously. Elysia and Hen jumped off the Titans, picked up their weapons, while Lin, after catching his breath, gripped the control stick with one hand.

There was silence for a moment, but no words were needed.

"By the way, there are gifts from her in your room."

The Sixth Herrscher suddenly raised his head and smiled at Lin.

Lin pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The final battle erupted.

"Hateful..."

Su bumped into the sluggish Honkai zombie's shoulder, stepped on its joint, and continued jogging forward, keeping an eye out for any children crying nearby.

As he moved through this hell on earth, his steps grew increasingly slow, as he evaded the monsters chasing him and searched for a child in the vast expanse.

That sounds ridiculous.

But Su firmly believed that he had not misheard.

"Waaah—"

Here we go again.

This time, the crying was very close, and he turned his head sharply to look at the source of the crying.

From beneath the ruins of a building, the powerful cries of a child could be heard.

Chapter 118 Death

"Bang!"

Across the vast universe, gusts of wind howled, and figures mingled.

Beneath the extinguished giant, crimson stamens bloom, and on the tangled, illusory tree rings, an endless mirror-like surface appears, where a girl in a long dress dances, lifting her skirt as she goes.

Countless moments of tranquility rest here.

Countless laughs ended here.

The white fish belly was ignited, the arms of the metal creation were twisted into colorful braids, the pitch-black mist became lighter under the clear yellow light, and the beam of light pierced the curtain of darkness, striking the girl's graceful figure.

The man inside the metal shell steered the giant beast forward, and a dragon-like Black Mist bit off the severed arm of his vehicle.

The girl smiled as she stood up, the soft light shining on her pale face.

The doctor bit his chapped lips and walked through the collapsed city, the crimson sky illuminating the scene behind him.

Standing before the raging fire of the broken wall, the red liquid dripping from the broken arm dissipated in the flames.

"Waaah..."

The faint sob illuminated a cluster of Abyss Flower in his bloodshot eyes as he grabbed the broken support and braced himself against the wall.

My dry throat was filled with the taste of rust, I couldn't tell if it was the sweat on my nose or the blood on my tongue.

"Boom!"

A burst of sound from the crack descended from the horizon, and a monstrous, filthy creature, its blood-forged single eye, mocked the powerless doctor.

The approaching giant shadow made the doctor stop the futile efforts his aching muscles were making.

Should we run away?

"Waaah..."

No.

He stepped forward, bracing himself against the force, as if a roar was about to pierce through his body.

"Boom!"

The doctor, shrouded in a giant shadow, had beads of blood seeping from his bright red neck.

"Bang!"

The deadly bullet vanished into thin air. The girl, like a flying flower, clashed head-on with the girl in the dancing skirt. A flash of cold light tore through her hair, leaving a bright red streak on her fair skin.

The pink-haired girl leaned back to dodge the sharp claws, and the fierce wind pressure split the building behind her in two. When she tried to fight back, she was bound by thorns and pressed to the ground.

The girl raised her giant claw, tilted her head and smiled, Black Mist, like a sharp sword, swiftly stabbed forward.

"Smack!"

The thorns were cut down, and the pink-haired girl was lifted into the air by the white-haired man, who grabbed her blood-stained arm.

As the fog thickened, the girl grew increasingly weak. Looking around, she saw the city shrouded in Black Mist rapidly dissipating, and piles of sand collapsing.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The bullet pierced her vulnerable thigh, yet she smiled as if oblivious, turning around and stepping on the ground. The tree rings rippled like waves, engulfing the man who had fired the shot.

"Quickly check the blood bank for a matching blood type!"

Pushing aside the wailing corpse, the gray-haired female doctor stomped on its neck and broke it. The male doctor pushed the critically ill patient into the operating room, where the red light outside the operating room flashed a few times.

The man put on gloves, and the trembling in his fingers subsided amidst the inner turmoil.

The woman found a blood bag, hung it on the stand, and the approaching growl made her grab a chair, smash it against the wall, take out a table leg, and go outside to block the door.

The man never paid attention to the woman's actions; he was simply replaying the countless surgeries he had performed in his mind.

Finally, he picked up the scalpel, ignoring the sounds of the woman fighting with the corpse outside the door.

The knife plunged into the purplish flesh.

"Cough cough..."

He spat blood into his helmet, warning that the moment he stepped out, he would be blocked by Artificial Intelligence. His paralyzed nerves would no longer be able to control the vehicle, and his fading consciousness would maintain the last shred of lucidity.

"Bass!"

A sharp weapon cut through the air and approached his face, but a long knife slashed in just the right moment, piercing through the arm encased in claws.

The man grabbed the handle of the transparent blade, and the harsh coldness froze and necrotized the girl's entire arm. As she pulled away, the arm detached from her shoulder.

The woman who threw the blade drew the remaining knife and joined the battle. She was as swift as a rabbit, like scattered cherry blossoms blown by a gale, leaving no trace on the retina. She leaped up, reached out and grabbed the immobilized man, dodging the attack that followed.

Like the punishment of death, the Black Mist enveloped the man-made behemoth, staining it with rust and scattering it across the ground.

The woman landed behind the girl and with a backhand flick, sliced open the transparent dance skirt, scattering bloodstains on her back. The man, in turn, plunged a knife into the girl's body, the blade protruding from her chest.

Before the two could make another move, the woman's expression changed drastically, and a terrifying aura burst forth from the girl's body.

The device's activation roared through the sky. The white-haired man grabbed their collars and soared into the air, catching the men who were pushed away by the waves of the forest. Finally, the pink-haired girl grabbed his feet, and the group huddled together as they fled into the distance.

Annihilation-inducing black light overflowed wildly from the body of the serene-smiling girl.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters, one kilometer...

Until more than half of the city was enveloped.

Even light cannot illuminate it.

Only death and silence remained within that black sphere, which seemed to scatter like ink.

"Bang!"

The one-armed man calmly took out the empty magazine and clipped it under his short arm. He then took out a spare magazine, held it with one hand, and loaded it with his mouth.

The red-haired woman used her weak arm to slam the giant Honkai zombie almost to the ground, then stood behind the one-armed man and climbed step by step up the high-rise building.

The morgue was just a stone's throw away. The one-armed man emptied his magazine at the Honkai zombie blocking the door, strode inside, and saw the corpse of the smiling man.

The concentration of Honkai Energy was so high that all the other corpses had turned into Honkai zombie, but this one was still lying there quietly, as if waiting for something, without even changing the smile on its lips.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The one-armed man retrieved instruments from the broken cabinet and approached the corpse.

The red-haired woman stood alone with her sword, blocking the entrance like a blood-stained rose rooted there.

"Aaaaaah!"

The doctor used every bone in his body until it made a rattling sound, as if an endless force was rushing into his body from the air, allowing him to slowly pry open the previously unmoving wall.

"Waaaa... waaaa..."

Blood spurted from the ruptured wound, and through his blood-stained vision, he saw the crying, half-grown child. A flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

A pale, strange object appeared behind him. He pushed it with all his might, knocking the wall down, and rushed forward to hug the child.

He drew his pistol and pulled the trigger on the behemoth, using the tiny resistance of a human to smash against the monster's impenetrable body.

The pistol made a strange, drawn-out sound as it ran out of power. The doctor, holding the child protectively to his chest, turned and fled.

Where to escape to?

I don't know, but I must get this child out of this hell.

The cries of a child resounded bravely in this world filled with death.