Chapter 263

After knocking the Ryoma away, Siegfried staggered and had more than a dozen scratches on his body.

"As expected of you..."

After stabilizing himself, Siegfried began to examine his injuries.

Then he let out a long sigh.

My injuries are very minor.

Although World Serpent's protective suit was good, it couldn't withstand the sharpness of the Void Blade, showing that Ryoma subconsciously held back against him.

Siegfried hadn't forgotten the experience of being utterly defeated by Ryoma when he was still in the Anti-Entropy organization.

Of course, after being unilaterally defeated by Ryoma, the rich man would treat him to drinks, and the two would also exchange their experiences in raising daughters.

Although Ryoma possesses physical abilities comparable to Valkyrie thanks to his special armor, coupled with his Hokushin Itto-ryu level of Menkyo Kaiden, ordinary World Serpent executives simply cannot break through his defenses.

Even if a hundred Gray Serpent attacked Ryoma at the same time, they would all be chopped up by Ryoma as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Siegfried was even more aware that even with rigorous training within the World Serpent Organization, he couldn't close the gap between himself and Ryoma in a short period of time.

However, the biggest difference between him and Ryoma is that he was chosen.

Chosen by this world—

The Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in his hand extinguished its flames.

Siegfried stepped across the Void Blade that had been broken in two.

"...Qi... Gefei..."

Ryoma let out a weak cry.

Just as he showed mercy to Siegfried also showed mercy to him.

After Siegfried severed the Void Blade with the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, he turned the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire horizontally and struck Ryoma's still-armored torso with the blade.

"Sorry, Ryoma, it was a lot of fun drinking with you. Goodbye." Siegfried left without looking back.

Ryoma's consciousness was interrupted, and everything went black before his eyes.

Memories of meeting and getting to know Siegfried gradually surfaced in my mind.

The first time Siegfried was during the Second Eruption War, when Siegfried and Welt came to the Yellowstone base in the United States.

There, he met Siegfried.

Because of the rumors circulating about Schicksal, Ryoma was very puzzled at the time as to why the Alliance Leader valued this carefree guy.

But in the end... Ryoma retracted his judgment.

This man is a responsible man.

However, this man lost almost everything in the Second Eruption War.

When they met again, Ryoma still looked down on him and even disliked him.

Perhaps it's a case of like repels like.

They are all fathers, and they all have daughters they want to protect.

Similarly, neither they nor the other party were able to protect their daughter.

The other party's daughter was imprisoned, while her own daughter was kidnapped and implanted with the Conqueror Gem, becoming a vessel for the Third Herrscher...

Looking at Siegfried was like seeing one's own powerlessness.

Ryoma loathed Siegfried from the bottom of his heart.

Even now, he still loathes Siegfried.

You... with such immense power, why didn't you stop your daughter from going down the path of hatred?!

With each clash between Ryoma's sword and Siegfried's blade, his shouts were silently conveyed to Siegfried.

When the Void Blade was severed, he saw Siegfried's face contorted in agony.

Yes.

As a father himself, how could he not understand Siegfried's thoughts?

It is precisely because it cannot be stopped.

Therefore, in order to keep his daughter from being lonely, Siegfried chose to stay with Kiana without hesitation.

On another battlefield in the central square of Sea Abyss City, Welt felt a chill run down his spine, like a frog being watched by a snake.

Amidst the crimson flames enveloping the replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, a flash of black streak disappeared, making Welt want to leave this place far away.

The Divine Grace Barrier of the Key of Binding [Judas' Oath] is only weakened.

The other girl's anti-Honkai wave is more like a king suppressing a soldier from a high position.

At this moment, what Welt felt from the girl in front of him was the threat posed by her natural enemy.

"Mr. Welt, please don't stop me from moving forward..."

Even with the advantage, Kiana did not look down on Welt with a superior attitude, and her words were still full of respect.

She personally had a very good impression of Welt.

After all, Welt was his younger sister's adoptive father.

Kiana did not want to hurt Welt with her Revenge Flame.

"... What exactly is this black flame?!"

Welt was unwilling to believe that the Stigmata could so effectively suppress Honkai Energy. If the Previous Era had such power, it would not have been defeated by the Herrscher of Finality.

Kiana hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to answer Welt's question.

"In the words of our ancestor Kevin, this is the Revenge Flame, its root indeed being the Stigmata implanted in the genetic material of the Previous Era... but at its core is an emotional power, just as memories can also be used as a form of energy, human emotions themselves are a powerful force..."

The girl's calm reply subtly revealed the price she had paid to gain such power.

"Previous Era possessed the technology to burn memories and use them as energy; emotional power was merely a byproduct of this technology... Of course, the Revenge Flame Honkai Energy burn Honkai energy as fuel are indeed my unique talent..."

Previous Era had researched how to use emotional power, but the performance of emotional power was unsatisfactory and it was quickly abandoned.

However, when the Previous Era was defeated by the Herrscher of Finality, in order to preserve the legacy of the Previous Era, Dr. MEI transferred all the data into the Stigmata and then implanted them into the bodies of the survivors, so that they could be passed down through genetic factors.

Kiana gained power related to emotions from the Stigmata, and instinctively mastered how to use those emotions.

Driven by hatred and resentment, and combined with her unique constitution, her power ultimately manifested as black Revenge Flame.

Devour everything, burn everything, hate everything...

Kiana's Revenge Flame are fueled by Honkai Energy, and once they start burning, they simply cannot be stopped.

Even now, Kiana can only barely control her Revenge Flame to avoid being burned by them herself.

"Mr. Welt, you are no match for me... no, I should say that no life form that uses Honkai Energy is a match for me."

Kiana's voice gradually turned cold.

If the entire world were filled with Honkai Energy, then Kiana's Revenge Flame could burn the entire world.

"... What exactly happened between you sisters?"

Welt smiled wryly, then slowly increased the distance between them.

The pseudo- Greatsword of Heavenly Fire manifested by the Herrscher of Reason's ability was completely burned away by a wisp of black flame. If he hadn't stopped in time, he probably wouldn't have escaped being devoured by that black flame either.

Similarly, the mini black hole manifested using the Herrscher of Reason's abilities was completely unable to devour the black flames.

Black flames ignited on the falling golden feathers, turning them to ashes in mid-air. Welt opened his mouth, utterly at a loss for words to criticize the sisters.

One who has mastered multiple Herrscher abilities and whose growth rate is extremely abnormal is practically Herrscher of Finality.

The other possesses an even more abnormal talent, appearing incredibly powerful and capable of easily defeating all Herrscher.

Welt thought of Aurora at home. Compared to her two older sisters, Aurora's growth was incredibly ordinary.

What, the number one freshman of the 13th class, the future strongest Valkyrie Anti-Entropy... Compared to her two older sisters who are using cheat codes, this little cutie is so weak that it makes you want to pity her.

"Sisters... well, Freya and Aurora are both good kids, only I am a bad kid."

Kiana's gaze suddenly softened.

When talking about his two younger sisters, the Revenge Flame in his heart subsided somewhat.

"Yes, just talking about them makes me lose the strength to fight... let alone being with them. The thought of spending every day with them terrifies me that I might forget how much I hate Otto, my enemy..."

"Kiana..."

"Mr. Welt, did you lose someone important because of Otto?"

Kiana asked softly.

Faced with this question, Welt fell silent, then nodded and said...

"Like you, I also lost someone important because of Otto..."

At this point, Welt realized how similar he was to the girl before him.

He wanted to persuade the girl again.

"Because of Otto... I lost my father, I lost the hero who saved me, I lost my original identity, and I even lost my childhood..."

"It's so similar to me. I lost my mother, I lost my original identity, and I also lost my childhood..."

"But I have no regrets, because Joyce, Einstein, Tesla showed me the beauty that I would give my life to protect!!"

Welt stood up; he no longer followed his instincts and ran away from the girl in front of him.

In his eyes, this girl was just like himself.

No, it's choosing to hate yourself.

If it weren't for Einstein and Tesla guiding her, and if it weren't for her companions who founded Anti-Entropy, she might have hated everything like the girl in front of her.

The girl in front of me also has family by her side, but she has not forgotten her hatred, and has never let go of the anger in her heart.

On what grounds should I advise her to let go of her hatred?

Who has the right to make her stop the hatred in her heart?

Once the flames of revenge are ignited, not only Honkai Energy is burned, but Kiana's heart is also scorched.

"The beauty you risked your life to protect... Mr. Welt, you put aside your hatred for the sake of the beauty of this world."

"Yes, there is nothing after revenge; hatred cannot save the world."

"Mr. Welt, I never thought about saving the world... Is there emptiness after revenge? My lovely sister has told me that many times, but so what... I want revenge, I want to kill Otto."

Kiana laughed.

"... Although my experiences are similar to Mr. Welt's, you are not me, and I am not you either. Why should I give up on revenge?"

For the sake of this world, Welt repeatedly prevented the Anti-Entropy Organization from going to war with the Schicksal.

During the Second Eruption War, they even formed a partnership with Otto.

You can replace her with Kiana.

Feel sorry.

Even if it's a clone, she'll still cut it down as soon as it appears in front of her.

Kiana raised the replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in her hand. Although she had completely suppressed the black flames, and although she could avoid being hurt by manipulating a wisp of black flame with the replica Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, the replica Greatsword of Heavenly Fire was on the verge of collapse due to the black flames.

"... Even a replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire can only withstand it twice?"

Kiana felt a little regretful.

However, Welt did not give up on stopping Kiana.

When words failed to persuade him and force proved equally ineffective, Welt simply took out his communicator.

"You might think I'm despicable, but I'm sorry!"

As he spoke, Welt contacted Freya was stationed on the front lines.

The next moment, Kiana rushed in front of him and swung her sword upwards, destroying the communicator in Welt's hand with a replica of the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Welt, I cannot see Freya right now..."