Chapter 474

"As expected of Captain Himeko."

"Kevin, don't praise me. This is not my ability. I was able to awaken the power of will because of this body specially made by FU... You should know that the Honkai factor used in it comes from you."

"... Kevin, you have a little sister now?"

Freya's words were quite mood-ruining, making the already not-so-serious atmosphere even more out of place, and Kevin couldn't help but sigh.

Although Freya wanted to shift the focus to a certain fact, Kevin was never a mindless brute. Even if he were a brute, he was a brute with a mind, and there were some things he understood better than Freya.

After all, that super-duper jerk only has one friend and one frenemy.

554. Fu Hua:... I'm fine, I'm right there.

Kevin discovered the limits of human capability very early on.

Initially, in order to protect Mei, he resolutely chose to become a warrior of the Fire Moth, and then repeated the daily routine of fighting to the death against the Honkai Beast.

As the battle intensified, Kevin reached his limit (even though he killed the Sixth Herrscher while still in human form).

When he cooperated with Mei on the Fusion Warrior Project, he was already prepared to give up his human body.

That's only natural.

After all, he was facing not only enemies who looked like monsters, but also enemies whose hearts were like monsters.

Therefore, Kevin, who is born with a body that is 30 degrees below zero, is able to calmly accept the fact that he knows he can no longer embrace his lover.

After becoming Fusion Warrior, he was undoubtedly regarded as a monster by the ordinary warriors of the Fire Moth.

Now that things have come to this, Kevin no longer cares whether he is human or Honkai Beast.

In Kevin's opinion, Freya's concerns were unnecessary.

As an excellent warrior, Kevin had long noticed his own uniqueness. In recent years, as the alliance's struggle against the Honkai has intensified, the alliance has seized quite a few remains of Humanoid Honkai Beast.

It wasn't difficult for Kevin to get some relevant information from a few 'acquaintances,' not to mention that he himself could understand those experimental reports.

"Thank you..."

Influenced by the even more absurd atmosphere, Kevin quietly expressed his gratitude.

The sincere thanks were almost inaudible, Freya didn't notice them for a moment, thus overlooking Kevin's thanks.

If I could hear that thank you, I'd have plenty of laughs for the next few months.

Himeko awakened her willpower and then raised the 'Greatsword of Annihilation' high in her hand.

That's Divine Key remade by Mei. Unlike the so-called original, this is Himeko's exclusive Greatsword of Annihilation.

It lacks the versatility of the original, since those who use it don't need to worry about the burden that excessive use of the Divine Key might place on their bodies. Therefore, this Himeko-exclusive Greatsword of Annihilation never had any energy-restricting features from the beginning.

"Kevin, I've always wanted to settle things with you... Mei and I fought together before on FU's orders, but now I want to fight you without any reservations."

Himeko wasn't in great shape either, but compared to Kevin, who had used up all his strength in his final attack, she still had plenty of energy.

The moment the Greatsword of Annihilation was raised high, the entire Mount Tai Xu seemed to transform into a volcano about to erupt, and the intense heat made people feel parched.

Kevin did not refuse Himeko's suggestion of a 'mid-lane matchup'.

The battle between the two on the Australian continent was not fair. The former lost rich combat experience because she became the Herrscher of Flames, while the latter received an epic enhancement.

Kevin also happily raised the 'Greatsword of Heavenly Fire' in his hand. This sword, which he had borrowed from Siegfried, was quickly transformed into the 'Greatsword of Annihilation' under the power of the Herrscher Core belonging to the Ice Key within his body.

The Greatsword of Annihilation in Kevin's hand once again emitted terrifying heat.

Freya, standing next to Fu Hua, sensed the energy released by Kevin and instinctively opened her mouth, exclaiming in astonishment.

"Who corrupted this idiot? He can't even tell the truth anymore."

Freya completely disregarded the potential consequences she might cause and immediately looked down on Kevin, who claimed to have used all his strength but was now gathering enormous energy.

The Honkai Energy gathered by the Greatsword of Annihilation is not only the Honkai Energy in Kevin's body, but also the Honkai Energy stored in the core of the Divine Key. However, due to Kevin's frequent extraction of Honkai Energy from the core, there is no energy left in the core now.

However, Kevin is still able to use such a massive amount of Honkai Energy because the Herrscher Core within his body, like the real Herrscher Core, can connect to the Imaginary Space and draw a large amount of Honkai Energy from it.

After the Battle of the Abyss, Kevin, whose body had become like this, possessed limitless energy.

If Kevin knew what Freya was thinking, he would definitely explain that he hadn't lied before; he had indeed exhausted his last bit of strength in the central region of the Australian continent. After all, although his energy could be said to be limitless, his physical strength still had a limit.

Freya could almost foresee what was about to happen when two entities, theoretically without an upper limit to their energy and without any energy-reducing Binding Barrier, clashed.

Without hesitation, Freya grabbed Fu Hua by the back of her collar and, while Fu Hua looked somewhat bewildered, immediately sent a message to Welt.

"Mr. Welt, quickly get your Valkyrie squad and Fusion Warrior squad to retreat. Two super nuclear bombs are about to explode."

In just a few seconds, Mount Tai Xu transformed into a fiery mountain.

The heat from just one of the Greatsword of Annihilation was enough to melt Mount Tai Xu. With Himeko and Kevin using their 'full power' without holding back, it was beyond what could be described as a super-doubled amount.

Heat alone can distort the air, set pine trees ablaze, and melt mountain rocks...

Freya retreated without hesitation with Fu Hua, and Fu Hua's eight disciples and the Herrscher created from her two personalities also retreated together.

However, the two people in the center felt nothing at all.

Behind Himeko and Kevin, terrifying heat seemed to form a fire phoenix with outstretched wings and a ferocious fire dragon. The two phantoms confronted each other in the air. With the power of their will amplified, the flames they released could burn and destroy almost anything.

The mountain of Mount Tai Xu began to collapse, and more and more rocks turned into molten lava. The lava, which had become more thoroughly liquefied, began to flow down to the foot of the mountain.

It's impossible to say that Fu Hua had no attachment to Mount Tai Xu.

Even if she didn't leave many memorable memories here, or even if she left many memories of betrayal and despair.

Freya grabbed Fu Hua and retreated, while the new Humanoid Honkai Beast, who were clearly a few steps behind, could only suffer.

Meanwhile, Welt was still unaware of what was happening, but he obediently followed Freya's orders and instructed the Valkyrie squad and the Fusion Warrior squad, who were searching for survivors, to return to the airship.

Not long after Welt finished making the arrangements, he felt an terrifying heat from a great distance, and even hundreds of kilometers away, he felt a wave of heat hitting him.

"What exactly happened?"

Under Welt's orders, the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior returned to the airship at top speed. Was Freya's notification timely, or did the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior run faster than reporters?

No wonder, after all, they have been receiving training related to evacuation.

Even though Freya has a particular fondness for Valkyrie, she will still arrange 'Combat Class' for the Fusion Warrior to ensure their own safety.

The Valkyrie and the Fusion Warrior ran incredibly fast, quickly leaving Welt, who had lost his core and whose body had become even weaker, behind.

The reason why Welt's body became so weak was not only because he lost the buff from the Herrscher Core, but also because the decline in his physical condition made it more likely that Tesla would get pregnant, thus making their married life more intimate.

While Tesla is indeed pregnant, Welt's health has indeed deteriorated.

The next second, two volcanoes, seemingly always gathering strength, exploded simultaneously—

Kevin swung the Greatsword of Annihilation, and Himeko swung the Greatsword of Annihilation as well.

It was as if two small suns had fallen into Mount Tai Xu at the same time, with endless intense light spreading wildly outward. The vast sky became bright and incandescent due to the intense light, and everything on the ground lost its outline. Then came the deafening roar.

Freya, who ran relatively fast, quickly reached an altitude of tens of thousands of meters away from Mount Tai Xu. Even so, she still felt a terrifying heat wave.

It was like the destructive force of two small suns colliding instantly evaporating Mount Tai Xu, and also burning the so-called Tai Xu Seven Swords and Fu Hua's youngest disciple, Cheng Lixue, to ashes. As for the Herrscher created by Fu Hua's superego and id, the Herrscher of Consciousness, whose intelligence was not high enough, was ultimately used as a shield by the Herrscher of Domination. The Herrscher of Consciousness died, and the Herrscher of Domination was left with half a life.

After more than ten minutes, the flames gradually subsided.

At the center of the collision was a gourd-shaped crater five kilometers in diameter. As for the once towering Mount Tai Xu, not a trace of it could be found.

Fortunately, there weren't many people around Mount Tai Xu, and given Fu Hua's personality, she didn't like noisy places.

The full-force strike of the Greatsword of Annihilation truly lived up to its reputation for possessing the power to instantly incinerate an entire Australian continent.

Kevin and Himeko both unleashed their power into the sky in perfect unison, but the tens of millions of degrees high fireball generated by the Greatsword of Annihilation at full power, even when it only spread outwards at a few thousand degrees, was enough to turn all buildings and people into ashes.

A true nuclear-powered swordsman.

When Freya was escaping with Fu Hua, she didn't forget to set up barriers around them.

Although her original intention was to conserve more power, she didn't mind taking advantage of the rare opportunity to trick a few more Humanoid Honkai Beast.

For example, the Herrscher of Domination, who was still on her last breath, was gleefully hurled at her by Freya, who was tens of thousands of meters in the air, a crystal spear formed from Honkai Energy.

The red crystal spear has two pointed tips, resembling a U-shaped barbecue fork.

The falling crystal spear pierced her head, allowing the Herrscher of Domination to pass away peacefully.

"Now, FU and Mei will have to recreate the Herrscher and these new Humanoid Honkai Beast. It's a pity that we don't know the cost and time it will take for them to create the Herrscher and the new Humanoid Honkai Beast."

Freya felt a little disappointed, but she didn't think Himeko would tell her the answer.

"Immortal Fu Hua, wait a moment, let me rescue someone first."

As Freya spoke, she slowly sensed Kevin's Honkai reaction in the air, and soon found Kevin, who had fallen into the mud at the bottom of a nearly dried-up lake hundreds of kilometers away.

The scene felt very familiar, like a tribute to a great work.

Freya teleported Fu Hua to the side, then casually took out her communicator and recorded the scene. She then skillfully sent the video to the internal management group.

One by one, the executives were drawn to the video Freya sent to the group chat.

SU:???

Tesla: What's wrong with Kevin?

Einstein: What are you doing?

Himeko: Is Mr. Kevin alright?

Kiana: What's wrong with Kevin? Weren't we supposed to be going to rescue Fu Hua?

Fu Hua:... I'm fine, I'm right here.

Fu Hua also took out her communicator and joined in. She had lost contact with Changkong City because of the Jamming Type Honkai Beast and had been getting beaten up until now. She still didn't know the situation of the Alliance.

Ryoma: Lord Freya, there aren't enough residential areas on the moon.

Siegfried: That's hilarious.

Freya: Mr. Ryoma, let's not worry about space for now. Once the family is divided up, we'll fill every room with people as much as possible. We'll be implementing military-style management on the moon from now on.

Although Freya and Ryoma had a few serious conversations, the atmosphere in the group chat was quickly swayed by Siegfried.

Several Valkyrie- turned-executors, along with former Anti-Entropy members, are curious about what Kevin has gone through.

Although Freya hadn't heard Kevin thank her before, she now had plenty of material to make Kevin laugh for the next while.

Finally, Freya added.

"By the way, SU, you should leave the group." (SU:????)

Freya ended the call immediately after speaking, leaving SU increasingly confused. Why was he being asked to leave the group? This 'group' was a management and communication group with Alliance Executive authority.

Does leaving the group mean he has lost his executive authority?

Startled by Freya, SU couldn't help but start having wild thoughts.

As for Kevin, Freya originally wanted to film a little more, but Kevin got rid of the mud before Freya could do anything and burned off all the mud on his body with flames.

Although there were still a few muddy spots that hadn't been cleaned up, and because the combat uniforms had been dried by the fire, some white parts of the clothes inevitably had black and yellow stains.

Kevin was annoyed, but he still coughed a few times.

"Seriously injured?"

"No... Oh right, Hua, I just took down Himeko. Looks like I'm still the better one."

As if making a declaration, Kevin said to Fu Hua.

However, Kevin, who was showing off, was not in a good position either. While unleashing the power of the Greatsword of Annihilation, he also released frost to protect himself.

Himeko's power comes from Kevin, so theoretically she should be able to use fire and ice simultaneously. However, Himeko doesn't use both powers at the same time, which means that when she fought Kevin, she didn't add ice to her body to counteract the heat.

Ultimately, Kevin was propelled hundreds of kilometers away by the blast, while Himeko, having taken no protective measures, was reduced to ashes in the flames.

She didn't leave with any regrets like 'I will come back,' because she really will come back.

However, by then, Himeko may not still have such an obvious weakness.

Upon hearing Kevin's announcement, Fu Hua ignored him and instead used her communicator to save the video Freya had just uploaded.

As a member of the management group, Kevin naturally had the right to see the videos Freya uploaded, which almost made Kevin explode with anger.

"Let's not talk about that. I took care of the Herrscher of Domination in the process, and now it's time to go back. I just wonder if Mr. Welt is doing well."

On the other side, as the clash between Kevin and Himeko escalates, the scene of two small suns falling to earth is both beautiful and deadly.