A Tiny Life / Magic Bullet, Part Three

There was no sound; the space was torn apart at that moment.

The sphere transformed into two wide imaginary bands, which then rotated to form a spear. Dark particles spread out from the tip, instantly expanding to hundreds of meters, leaving behind cracks like wounds wherever they went!

The sphere that enveloped Bianca was pierced and destroyed by the Imaginary Lance that blotted out the sky.

A battered figure, having lost its fiery blue wings, plummeted straight to the ground like a bird with broken wings.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: A Tiny Life

Bianca crashed heavily to the ground, most of her armor was shattered, and her skin was covered in wounds, making her look extremely gruesome.

Her blonde hair was stained with blood. She struggled to her feet, leaning on her lance, and looked up at the Herrscher of the Void high above her, panting.

The Herrscher of the Void's purple hair fluttered in the air, and under the sky ravaged by Imaginary Energy, she seemed like a god looking down at Bianca.

This Herrscher of the Void is stronger than the Herrscher of the Void in the Intrinsic World.

The almost extravagant use of Imaginary Power and Honkai Energy in that attack was unmatched even by the Herrscher of the Void in the Intrinsic World. Furthermore, Bianca, without the Black Abyss White Flower, was unable to use the power of the Holy Sword and was defeated immediately upon clash.

But Bianca did not give up. In her life, there was no such word as giving up. Just as there was no enemy she could not defeat, not even the Herrscher of the Void, whose power was close to that of a god.

Seemingly understanding the determination in Bianca's eyes, the Herrscher of the Void calmly raised her palm, and hundreds of portals unfolded behind her, along with those highly penetrating spears. A destructive torrent of energy accumulated in the portals, ready to flatten Bianca and the entire area in just half a second.

"Whoosh!"

But the arrival of a spear of light brought the Herrscher to a halt. With a wave of her hand, the spear of light that had pierced from behind was swallowed by the portal. Then she turned her gaze and saw a figure leap into the air, holding a spear in each hand. Pinkish-purple blood trailed a shadowy afterimage from his body, like the shadow of a monster leaping out of a pool of blood.

With a flick of his finger, the portal launched the swallowed spear of light back at the lunging Lin. He swung the spear and shattered it, then continued his attack on the Herrscher of the Void along the same trajectory!

The Herrscher of the Void's attention returned to Lin. She remained in the same position as the white spear that shot out from her side. From behind Lin, a spear of light arrived first and shattered the white spear.

The Oath of Judas, left on the ground, unfolded, and one after another, spears of light flew out from it, colliding with the white spears fired by the Herrscher of the Void!

Lin approached the Herrscher of the Void in a straight line, thrusting out both spears simultaneously, colliding with the Herrscher's Imaginary Barrier!

"Bass!"

The barrier that even Bianca's full-force attack couldn't break through was now being gradually neutralized by the spear's ability to suppress energy. Lin gritted his teeth and thrust the spear in with all his might!

However, the Herrscher of the Void merely stared indifferently at the spear that was about to pierce her body, then stepped back, and a portal appeared behind her.

Seeing this, Lin thrust his spear forward with all his might, piercing it into the still-open teleportation portal!

"Sizzle!"

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out.

The Herrscher of the Void, arms crossed, floated unharmed dozens of meters away, her golden, indifferent eyes silently watching Lin.

Lin maintained his thrusting posture.

A spear pierced his abdomen from behind.

At the destination of the portal opened by the Herrscher of the Void to transfer herself, she opened a second portal, setting the other end behind Lin.

He was seriously injured by his own attack.

Perhaps she had grown tired of playing around, the Herrscher of the Void waved her hand at Lin, and a huge, transparent blue arm slapped him with the back of its hand. He flew out at an even faster speed than when he came and crashed into the ground.

"Bang!"

We lost.

Einstein watched all of this with difficulty, looking at Lin and Bianca, who had been defeated on the ground, and then at the Herrscher of the Void the Void, who was unharmed and showed no signs of fatigue high in the sky.

She played with complete ease throughout, as if she were toying with him, Einstein saw no hope of winning whatsoever.

For a fully-fledged Herrscher manipulates Imaginary Energy, even touching her is just a pipe dream, as long as one cannot break her power.

What to do...

Will I die...?

Will she destroy this World Bubble...?

Overwhelmed by immense fear, Einstein's legs felt like lead. She didn't even dare to turn and run away, as if her body had surrendered to the monster's power, awaiting the gift of destruction to fall upon her.

Die...

Rita was doing her best to kill the surging Honkai Beast. No matter how many Honkai Beast she killed, more and more monsters would keep pouring into the portal. The defense line was on the verge of collapse and could break at any moment.

Die...

Just like that day, in the Branch 10, in front of the Stargate, Elysia and the others were fighting off the monsters while she racked her brains behind them trying to figure out how to close the Stargate.

Die...

The ordinary soldier named Erwin was caught up in a heartless conspiracy and died a meaningless death, slaughtered by his own comrades.

So, will she die too? Is this punishment for her lucky escape seven years ago, for her cowardly avoidance?

Humanity crushes dissidents, and the Herrscher unleashes divine punishment.

That's it, it would be better to just die.

At least it's better than dying at the hands of humans...

"PhD!"

A petite figure tackled Einstein, and a Charge-type Honkai Beast swept past her head with its steel-cutting elytra!

The cold wind lashed against her face, making Einstein shiver and wake up. She looked in surprise at the tiny humanoid figure that had saved her. Number Three flipped over, raised her gun, and shot the Charge-type Honkai Beast, bringing it down from mid-air.

"Number Three? Didn't I tell you to stay hidden and not come out?"

Number Three donned the armor she had previously been equipped with, turned her large head with a serious expression, and said to Einstein, "Doctor, you said that the life of each of us dolls is unique, just like that of humans. You gave us life to come into this world, so now it's our turn."

A synchronized march appeared behind her, Einstein turned around in shock to see the Armed Puppet, fully armed, picking up the weapons they had once discarded.

"What... are you going to do?"

"Execute the first command you gave us when we were born."

Number Three raised his rifle and solemnly shouted at the overwhelming Honkai Beast: "All Armed Puppet, protect humanity immediately!"

The Armed Puppet immediately charged towards the Honkai Beast with their weapons, fighting against monsters that were dozens or even hundreds of times their size. In the first round of combat alone, more than a dozen Armed Puppet were smashed to pieces. Even though some of their bodies were made of Soul Steel, they could not withstand the Honkai Beast that outnumbered them by countless times.

Einstein's lips trembled as she watched the tiny dolls she had lived with for seven years charge forward, one after another, vying to block her path.

Die...

Wrong...

The timidity and fear in her eyes vanished in that instant, and she immediately gritted her teeth, got up, and ran back.

She has to fight.

She has always fought for humanity, whether it's creating weapons or Armed Puppet...

But now, she has to do it for these Armed Puppet...

If there is any possibility of stopping the rampant power of the Herrscher of the Void, there is only one possibility.

Stargate.

Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Third Magic Bullet

Lin returned to that laboratory.

The walls were stark white, the view outside the window was unchanging, and the researchers kept asking him questions while holding some things.

Sitting in the chair, illuminated by the operating lights and under the watchful eyes of countless surveillance cameras, he had nowhere to hide.

He lowered his head, his hand resting on his lap, holding a pistol that had been with him for many years.

A person pushed open the door and walked in.

As Lin raised his head, the person standing in front of him lowered his head, their Prismatic Eyes, completely different from Lin's, met his gaze quietly, and their silver-white hair looked so sacred and... otherworldly.

"Shoot," he said, his face expressionless. "Who will this shot hit?"

"..."

"Now, this is the only way; otherwise, we will not be able to fight the Herrscher of the Void."

"..."

His head was pressed against the muzzle of the gun, and seductive whispers reached his ears.

"Come on, fire."

"Wake up quickly!"

Lin suddenly took a deep breath, expelled a large chunk of congealed blood, and coughed violently on his side.

He fainted? How is he now?

"You're finally awake!" A small figure stood in front of him, desperately trying to stop the charging Honkai Beast. She shouted urgently, "Can you still move? Quickly, get behind them!"

Feeling a bit sluggish, Lin looked down and saw that the penetrating wound in his abdomen was still bleeding profusely. He forced himself to get up and picked up the spear from the ground.

Because he was unconscious, he didn't know how many parts of his body were injured, or which parts were particularly badly injured.

As long as the limbs can still move, the fight can continue.

Number Three shot down a Ballista-class Honkai Beast, but the explosive device mixed with Honkai Energy that it was holding in its arms had already been thrown out. Number Three raised her gun to detonate it, but two Charge-type Honkai Beast crashed into her from different directions at that moment.

Oh no...

Number Three shot one of them to pieces, then smashed the other one with the butt of the gun, sending it flying. But the explosive had already reached the effective blast radius!

At that moment, a spear pierced through the explosive, carrying it backward and causing it to explode in mid-air!

Wind pressure and black smoke pressed down from mid-air. Lin struggled to keep his body swaying. All around him was a vast ocean of Honkai Beast. Armed Puppet formed a defensive line one after another to resist the Honkai Beast's attacks. Above him Bianca and the Herrscher of the Void were fighting for the second time, but Bianca was clearly at a disadvantage. She was covered in wounds and could not hold on for long.

At this moment, a portal a hundred meters high appeared on the battlefield, followed by a thick, powerful claw stepping out from it. As it landed, the ground beneath its feet began to shake violently.

A Chariot-class Honkai Beast, hundreds of meters long, emerged from the portal, obscuring the sun and bringing shadows.

Upon seeing this, Rita instinctively turned her head to look at Lin, then snapped out of her daze. She deftly bent over to avoid the Knight-class Honkai Beast's thrust, and then suddenly charged towards the hundred-meter-long Honkai Beast!

"Hurry up and leave!" Number Three, seeing Lin still in a daze, was instantly enraged. She roared, "Go to the Doctor! Find a way to activate the Stargate and leave!"

"..."

Lin glanced at Bianca, who was struggling to stay afloat in the sky, the Armed Puppet who were far inferior to him but still rushed forward to fight, and Rita was already fighting against Honkai Beast that was hundreds of meters tall.

He took a step forward, carrying his spear, and then knelt down again.

His legs were out of his control, and his vision was blurry. Symptoms of excessive blood loss were appearing. Lin could only try to take deep breaths to suppress the blurriness that could cause him to faint at any moment.

"Hateful..."

Number Three's gun was Honkai Beast. She pulled out a dagger disproportionate to her size and stabbed it into the Honkai Beast's single eye. Then she quickly ran to Lin's side, put his hand on her shoulder, and dragged him away.

"Don't die... If you die, Number One will be heartbroken..." Number Three couldn't use too much force, otherwise the wound on Lin's abdomen would tear open during the dragging. She desperately dodged the Honkai Beast. "I don't really understand what love is, so if you like so many girls, you might as well just marry them all... Hey... are you still alive...?"

"Cough cough..."

Lin clutched his chest and abdomen. The taste of blood in his mouth didn't bother him. The urge coursing through his body had been stimulating his brain ever since he woke up.

"...Don't always... mistake everything for love..." Lin gagged, unsure how much blood he had left, but he was nearing his limit. He spoke weakly to Number Three to maintain his pitiful consciousness, "I actually find that aspect...very troublesome..."

"If you find it troublesome, then don't refuse others!"

"I can't do it..."

He couldn't refuse other people's kindness, no matter what kind it was; he didn't want the person expressing goodwill to receive a disappointing answer.

Lin's consciousness began to dissipate, and the whispers gradually took over his thoughts.

What to do...

"Shoot."

Shot...

Who is the pistol loaded with Magic Bullet aimed at?

As long as the Herrscher's abilities are used, all problems will be solved.

When that phrase crossed his mind, the impulse intensified, his body began to convulse uncontrollably, the whites of his eyes filled his eye sockets, and a low growl escaped his throat.

"Bang!" "Wake up!"

Lin was awakened by a headbutt. He felt no pain, but when Number Three's head hit him, it brought him back to his senses.