Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

This was why he, Welt Joyce, chose to fight for humanity…

The First Herrscher.

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Chapter 39: Meteor in the Sky

Fortunately, the life-or-death duel between Joyce and Schrödinger did not fully transpire.

Reanna, who had rushed back in time, interrupted their battle. Using the Second Divine Key of the Abyss Flower, she sealed Schrödinger's Honkai energy, concentrating it entirely on her right hand and preserving her consciousness.

Meanwhile, Ming Yu was also with Joyce and two others.

"Wait... this is a lot of information!"

Dr. Tesla exclaimed with an exaggerated expression:

"You're saying that gloomy woman, whose body was half-transformed into a Honkai beast, deliberately came to pick a fight to awaken your abilities?

"And she specifically demolished someone's clinic? Plus, she smashed mine to bits?"

Her expression was clearly filled with dissatisfaction.

"That's right..."

Joyce replied with a hint of helplessness.

The way these scientists thought was truly out of the ordinary; he had only grasped this at the very end of their confrontation.

"So? Joyce, what exactly are your abilities?"

Tesla pressed on.

"...Huh?"

Joyce seemed unable to keep up with the rapid shift in topic.

"What's wrong? Since you're still one of us, shouldn't we be discussing constructive issues directly?"

Tesla stated matter-of-factly.

The ability to quickly accept changes in the world was a necessary condition for an inventor.

Einstein added from the side:

"Exactly. From a combat power perspective, besides Reanna, you and Ming Yu are also crucial forces in stopping this Honkai disaster."

Ming Yu's abilities had already been made very clear earlier: the power to control electromagnetism.

Therefore, the only thing that needed clarification was Joyce's power.

"Uh... well... I'm not actually too sure myself..."

Joyce said somewhat awkwardly.

How should he explain the ability to instantly understand how to use an object just by touching it?

"I saw it in some literature; the First Herrscher's abilities are [Understanding] and [Replication]."

Ming Yu chimed in at the opportune moment.

As long as one completely understood the composition of something, they could replicate it out of thin air using Honkai energy.

This was the basic ability of the Herrscher of Reason; from Joyce to Old Yang, and even Bronya in the future, they all possessed this capability.

Furthermore, once something was successfully replicated, the cost and effort required for subsequent replications would be greatly reduced. This was the so-called "muscle memory."

However, as the original Herrscher of Reason, Joyce possessed "talent" far superior to his two successors.

—He didn't need to spend time and effort to truly understand an object's structure; simply by touching it, he could automatically complete the [Understanding] step in an instant.

This was also why he had easily mastered the usage of the Star of Eden simply by touching it.

Tesla and Einstein quickly understood the nature of Joyce's abilities.

The red-haired girl looked at Joyce with shining eyes, as if he were some kind of lab rat:

"Creating something from nothing, understanding everything – isn't this the best assistant for scientific research!"

If it weren't for the current Honkai crisis, she would have wanted to drag Joyce back to the lab to work immediately.

"Hiss—"

Joyce gasped and quietly took a step back, hiding behind Ming Yu.

Even after becoming Herrschers, these two scientist girls still held the upper hand over him in terms of presence.

"Wait, that is—"

Just then, Ming Yu pointed to the sky, signaling for everyone to look up.

An extremely dazzling purple sphere was flying high in the sky, gradually heading towards the coast.

"...It's Honkai energy!"

It emitted an extremely ominous glow. Ordinary people might not recognize what it was, mistaking it for a purple meteor, but Reanna, who had experienced many battles, immediately recognized it as highly concentrated Honkai energy.

At the same time, a communication was received through artificial intelligence at their location.

"Whoever you are... if you can hear this message, please do everything you can to notify the ships in New York Bay and the residents along the coast. There might be a small tsunami. To be safe, please stay away from the tidal flats."

In New York, there wasn't a large-scale Honkai outbreak like in Berlin.

This was evident from the relatively small number of Honkai beasts that Ming Yu and Reanna had to deal with.

—Because Edison, the person in overall charge of this incident, had used a special power to contain all the Honkai energy before things became irreversible, transforming it into a Honkai energy cluster bomb and launching it into the sky.

In doing so, she prevented innocent civilians from suffering due to her mistakes.

She felt guilty about it, but what she didn't know was that the fundamental reason for the experiment's failure stemmed from Otto's interference, not her miscalculation.

"Edison?"

Tesla recognized the voice. It belonged to the head of the North American branch, Nancy Thomas Alva Edison.

She was both a sponsor and the de facto leader of Schicksal's North American branch.

"Tesla? I'm so glad you can receive my transmission."

The voice on the other end of the communication paused slightly before continuing, "...No matter what, I will do my utmost to ensure that no innocent person suffers due to our experimental accident."

"Wh—"

Tesla was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood what the other person might be doing.

She calmly thought for a few seconds and immediately replied, "Understood. We're heading to Manhattan Beach now. It should take about half an hour. Give us the coordinates, and once the civilians are evacuated, we'll come to support you immediately!"

"Half an hour... My current power supply won't last that long."

A wry laugh came from the other end of the communication.

"In any case, the only thing I can do right now is to push it out towards the open sea as much as possible to reduce the scale of the subsequent tsunami."

"...Push it towards the open sea? What are you talking about?"

Tesla had initially thought Edison was using some device to transport the Honkai energy, but now it sounded like that wasn't the case.

"I'm currently using electromagnetic containment to barely control a Honkai energy cluster bomb with an explosive yield exceeding twenty thousand tons of TNT—by hand. Only by detonating it in a place far from people can the safety of the public be guaranteed to the greatest extent."

"..."

The group, now in the car, had no time to ponder where Edison's ability to handle Honkai energy with her bare hands came from. They were now contemplating how they could support Edison without witnessing her death.

But unfortunately, they couldn't think of a plan for the moment.

Even Reanna, Schicksal's top Valkyrie, couldn't handle that much Honkai energy alone.

Was... was this how it had to end, with Edison sacrificing herself?

Just then, Ming Yu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "Senior Edison, please tell me your coordinates. I can support you."

Tesla's eyes lit up. Recalling his previous performance in battle, she quickly said, "...Right! Ming Yu also has the ability to control electromagnetism, he can help Edison!"

For Ming Yu, this situation was right up his alley.

However, to reach the heavens, he would need a helper.

He looked at the top Valkyrie beside him and said softly, "Senior Reanna, I need your help. Please take me closer to that 'shooting star'."

The car's speed was certainly not enough, but the war machine beside him had the ability to catch up to the shooting star in the sky before it detonated.

Reanna immediately nodded without hesitation.

As a being made entirely of Soulium, she naturally possessed the ability to fly at high speeds.

Without further ado, Tesla cooperated by opening the car's sunroof, allowing Reanna to take Ming Yu into the sky.

"...You've already tried your best, Miss Edison."

Beneath the purple shooting star, a young girl with blue hair was desperately holding up the giant Honkai energy sphere above her head with both hands.

Her hands were already covered in traces of Honkai energy corrosion, and sweat streamed down her face.

A banknote with Franklin's portrait flew beside her, and the portrait on the banknote seemed to have a life of its own, communicating with her.

"Hah... you coward, only speaking from inside a banknote."

The blue-haired girl weakly retorted.

"The special ability obtained through the interferometer is the result of you, as a life form, overdrafting various possibilities of the future. You shouldn't complain; you've done your best."

"..."

She no longer had the strength to argue with the life form in the banknote.

She had indeed reached her limit, and her consciousness was gradually fading.

Just before she lost consciousness completely, it seemed she vaguely saw someone flying towards them.

Ming Yu was seen riding a skateboard, approaching Edison's location at considerable speed.

—Reanna, whose body was entirely made of Soulium, could easily transform her body tissues into various shapes. At this moment, she had turned into a skateboard, carrying Ming Yu through the sky.

By using electromagnetic attraction to adhere to the Soulium, Ming Yu could maintain a stable posture even while high up in the raging wind.

He saw the blue-haired girl falling from the sky and reached out to catch her.

Ming Yu hugged the unconscious Edison and simultaneously used his abilities to take over the electromagnetic field she was using to contain the Honkai energy, controlling the impending explosion.

His control over electromagnetism was clearly far superior to Edison's, who had never fought before.

So, where should he send it next?

If it exploded in the sea, it would inevitably cause a large tsunami that would affect the coast.

Therefore, it was best to…

Ming Yu flicked his finger slightly, and the massive Honkai energy sphere began to slowly ascend under his control.

As long as it was detonated in a sufficiently high area, it would have no impact on the ground or the sea.

He planned to detonate this Honkai energy remotely, and the method for detonating it… was naturally quite simple.

"Senior Reanna, could you give me something the size of a coin?"