Black Abyss, White Flower / Mountains

Is she smiling?

Is she still crying?

Delta, who can sense the emotional changes in others, is now unsure of her own feelings.

Should we just stop here?

"Sister, let's stop playing. They're so pitiful."

"..."

In front of the game console, they only need a single thought to decide the life or death of the hero's companions.

Choosing to continue will not lead to a perfect ending.

Choosing to stop is merely prolonging one's life.

Is there really any difference between all of this?

After killing his sister, what remains in this body named Delta?

"Maybe it's because when I was little, I thought that since my younger sister has me as her older sister, then I, as her older sister, should also have an older brother."

"He must be a reliable, mature, and steady person who never gives up easily and always appears before me like a hero."

Seriously... when people are dying, do they think about strange things?

Delta couldn't help but pull a smile from her blood-stained lips. She grabbed the top of the steel bar and slowly pulled her body out.

The pain of her flesh being torn apart contorted her facial muscles.

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!" she roared, then bit her lip until it bled, and ripped herself out, blood flowing freely from her wound onto the ground.

Without a second's hesitation, Delta rolled to the side to dodge, the terrifying gale leaving a deep trench beside her.

Delta felt her eyes burning. She picked up her pink greatsword, which represented her, and then charged towards the Honkai Beast without hesitation.

At that moment, the Honkai Beast suddenly stopped all its movements, its terrifying head staring straight at Delta who was charging towards it.

The jagged, massive arms lay limply at either side, seemingly about to embrace the girl who had raised the weapon.

"Aaaaaaah!"

"Bass!"

A spurt of hot blood splattered onto Delta's face.

It wasn't the pinkish-purple blood of Honkai Beast, but rather the bright red, life-giving water of humans, like the intoxicating essence of red wine.

"..."

"..."

At this moment, the Honkai Beast did not let out its mournful, hoarse howl. It simply stood quietly in place, watching the giant sword pierce its chest and the petite figure holding the sword.

Delta lowered her head, letting the scalding blood flow through her body.

This is her blood.

This is... their blood.

"Boom!"

The Honkai Beast's massive body collapsed to the ground, as if a pillar of heaven and earth had broken.

Delta knelt on the ground, her hands gripping the hilt of the greatsword, her long hair flowing like the tears she was shedding.

The sadness disappeared.

Has the hero arrived yet?

"Bang!"

Prometheus calmly took cover behind the bunker. The missile exploded beside her but did not penetrate her protective field. Her sensory system was scanning the surrounding environment and enemies.

Even after the Ninth Honkai War Outbreak, Hephaestus did not cease its activities. It possessed firepower far exceeding that of ordinary Honkai Beast and Honkai zombie Warriors. Back then, even a regular Autonomous Titan could easily slaughter Hephaestus Honkai Beast on the battlefield of a large-scale Honkai. As an improved version of Autonomous Titan, Honkai Beast that tried to stop it would only be smashed into mincemeat by its blunt sword.

Even though Prometheus surpasses Hephaestus in design and intelligence, it's merely a difference in their design philosophies. When Vill-V created Prometheus's body, she referenced Lin, meaning that all of her combat abilities are actually similar to those of humans, namely, using weapons and information processing capabilities to fight.

There is a significant gap between Titans and humans.

Prometheus calculated the distance between Hephaestus and her. When only fifty meters remained, Hephaestus's mechanical feet landed, and she shot out from behind cover like an arrow, hitting the incoming missile with a single shot. Under the cover of the smoke and dust from the explosion, she rushed towards Hephaestus.

Looking back at all of Lin's battles with Herrscher and Upper-class Honkai Beast, the difference in power was enormous, and he almost always won against the odds.

Protection, energy, attack, strength... he far surpasses Lin in every aspect, and he rarely gains the upper hand in direct combat.

However, Lin will not lose.

Prometheus knew better than anyone where Lin's every victory came from; she knew what was contained within that frail body that was so weak compared to the Honkai creature and Flame-Chaser.

As Lin's Artificial Intelligence, she naturally understood how she should act like him.

"Whoosh!"

Two spider-like threads flicked from her fingertips and wrapped around the broken walls on either side of Hephaestus. She had been waiting for Hephaestus to come to this position!

"Bang!"

A scorching beam of light shot out from Hephaestus's chest, and as she leaned back, the heat that could scorch a person passed right in front of her.

Prometheus slid between Hephaestus's legs, his two arms, imbued with a strength beyond human capabilities, grasped the thin thread and yanked it hard!

"Boom!"

The remaining, partially collapsed walls, now resembled a landslide, crashing down on Hephaestus's head.

Chapter 233 Black Abyss White Flower

In addition to a large number of mechs and Flame-Chaser, the KY Plan also raised and controlled monsters that had mutated into Honkai Beast due to the Hypervariable Surgery. This resulted in powerful monsters, somewhere between ordinary Honkai Beast and Upper-class Honkai Beast, being everywhere even shortly after the outbreak of the Ninth Honkai War. Moreover, after being stimulated by a large amount of Honkai Energy, they not only went out of control, but some of them even evolved.

Even without any real Upper-class Honkai Beast, Atra, which was already embroiled in a chaotic battle, was further ravaged. When Lin arrived, most of the Honkai Beast chasing after Vill-V were released by the High Council.

After taking the briefcase from Vill-V, Lin quickly opened it after only one glance and grabbed the contents.

"Lin! Get out of the way!"

Hen jumped out of the car and was horrified to see Lin holding Vill-V standing there, while one of the Honkai Beast, with its gaping maw of blood, was already in front of them, about to swallow them whole in the next second.

"Sizzle!"

However, the imagined carnage did not materialize.

Lin put Vill-V down and gently nudged her shoulder to let her move aside.

Then Lin gripped the "thing" in his hand again and slowly pulled it out of the pierced jaw of the Honkai Beast. Pinkish-purple, foul-smelling blood flowed out all at once, like a barrel with its cork removed.

It was a pristine white lance adorned with numerous patterns and spirals, its hilt decorated with black textures. Even after being washed by blood, it retained its pure appearance, resembling a holy knight's armor from afar.

Lin sensed something resonating with him within the weapon, like a vibrant pulse of life. The surrounding noise suddenly became incredibly lively, but his thoughts became even clearer.

"Lin, pull the spear out of the Black Abyss White Flower!"

After running away, Vill-V waved to Lin and pointed to the lance in his hand.

Lin withdrew his gaze from examining the lance and looked at the roaring, approaching Honkai Beast. He grasped the black end of the lance and then separated the black from the white.

Is this weapon called Black Abyss White Flower?

"Bass!"

The moment the white lance and the black spear completely separated, Lin heard a strong heartbeat. The eyes inside his helmet changed from blackish-green to a dazzling rainbow color, and some of the "special qualities" from his body transferred to the Black Abyss White Flower.

There is currently no Herrscher Core inside the Black Abyss White Flower, but Vill-V said that the Herrscher Core is both a problem and not a problem, because there is a Pseudo-Herrscher Core inside Lin's body.

The Pseudo-Herrscher Core resonated with the Black Abyss White Flower, and the core traits of the Sixth Herrscher that he once possessed could be used through the Black Abyss White Flower.

"That's really cool. Can I borrow it sometime?" Hen came to Lin's side, drew his weapon, and stood with Lin.

Lin planted the white Knight Lance in the ground, reached into the weapon case on his back, and grasped something. The light from his Prismatic Eyes shone inside the blood-red helmet. "We'll talk about it later."

"Boom!"

The two vanished from their spot simultaneously. The Honkai Beast blocking Lin's path was instantly swept away by Hen, while Lin plunged a jet-black spear into the core of another Honkai Beast with one hand and flung out a special weapon with the other.

Of all the weapons that Vill-V gave to Lin, this one was the most special; strictly speaking, it wasn't even a weapon.

Instead, it was a chain that was a hundred meters long with sharp spikes at the end.

Under his control, the chain was like a nimble serpent, precisely coiling around the head of the next Honkai Beast and piercing its vulnerable eyeballs. The Honkai Beast's roar and struggle pulled the chain towards him, and Lin also took the opportunity to draw his spear.

He noticed that the end of the spear was shrouded in an imperceptible Black Mist, while he had just pierced the Honkai Beast's hardest shell with ease.

Does this weapon have a corrosive effect on life?

"Bass!"

Lin was pulled by the Honkai Beast at the other end of the chain and thrown out. After being thrown to a high point, he grabbed the chain with his backhand and pulled himself up. Then, a pitch-black straight line fell from the sky and pierced into the core of the Honkai Beast.

"Howl--"

He silently gripped the spear that had killed the Honkai Beast, listening to its agonizing screams.

These Honkai Beast were once human.

They were either deceived or chose to join the Flame-Chaser project for the sake of humanity, only to be used by others to harm their fellow human beings.

Lin didn't hesitate to cover his ears; he made sure he could hear everyone's wails and cries clearly.

He will remember each and every one of them, hear their cries of anguish, and then bear the burden of the lives he has taken.

Same as before.

Same as now.

Lin deftly pulled out the spear tip, then waved his hand in the air at the white Knight Lance stuck in the ground. The ground where the white Knight Lance was stuck shook violently, and then thick wooden spikes emerged from the ground!

The wooden spikes pierced the hind legs of the Honkai Beast behind him with pinpoint accuracy. Amidst a mournful cry that echoed through the heavens, he silently stood up and exchanged a glance with Hen, who had jumped off the Honkai Beast in the distance.

For their past.

For the meaning they were deprived of.

Now... kill them!

A large amount of debris crashed down on Hephaestus's head. It swung its blunt swords in both hands, pulverizing the debris. Fine powder and stone particles fell from its steel body.

Prometheus seized the opportunity, once again flicking out her thin thread to wrap around Hephaestus's arm, pulling herself towards him. The lightweight anti-gravity device made her appear as if she were soaring through the air at high speed. She drew her spear and adjusted its output mode to the ultimate mode. The beam of light formed a dazzling blade at the edge, fluttering past Hephaestus like a silver butterfly in the instant it crossed paths with her.

Like her, Hephaestus was made entirely of Soul Steel. Its ductility, toughness, hardness, and malleability were like those of metals from fantasy works, making it difficult to destroy with ordinary attacks. When Prometheus was hit head-on by Hephaestus's blunt sword, it was just an ordinary attack that didn't even leave a scratch.

But because both were made of the same material, Prometheus knew which part was the most vulnerable.

"Bass!"

Hephaestus's joints snapped, and one of his arms slammed heavily to the ground.

Prometheus did not stop; she charged out again. Hephaestus, who had lost an arm, tried to fire a beam of light to stop Prometheus, but the moment the light appeared, Prometheus suddenly accelerated and sliced off her other arm with a single stroke.

Finally, in mid-air, she aimed at Hephaestus's charged chest and precisely pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

Chapter 234 Mountains

Prometheus was blasted nearly a hundred meters away by the force of the explosion. She rolled on the ground and came to a stop, her deep red pupils, which concealed her aim, narrowed as she scanned Hephaestus's activities in the distance.

"Energy fluctuations have weakened; Hephaestus X3 has ceased activity."

She punched the head of a nearby Honkai zombie, then lifted up the collapsed wall beneath her feet to clear a path, and began to contact Lin and Vill-V.

I wonder if Dr. Vill-V has arrived at Lin's location...

Suddenly, all of Prometheus's activities stopped, and she raised her head expressionlessly.

The monitor, capable of directly capturing atmospheric movements, saw the "person" hovering above her head.

The silver-white long dress enveloped her so naturally.

But in a world filled with blood and death, that silver-white dress reflects the stark contrast of white bones.

She was like an inorganic object, silently gazing at Prometheus on the ground with her suffocating brown eyes, and then slowly extending her arms draped in white gauze.

Danger.