Honkai Exposure, Starting with Iconic Elysian Realm Scenes

Elysia: "Pardofelis, how could you say such things out loud? I'm just a quiet, elegant, and cute beautiful girl."

Theresa: "But you're the second Flame-Chaser."

Elysia: "That's right, Kevin is the first. You know, Kevin and I had a fight once, and you can probably guess the outcome. I surrendered."

Eden: "But Eli, I heard you didn't go all out in that fight."

Elysia: "Oh my, Eden, don't be so serious. Our focus should be on Kevin and Su's battle. Fighting against Kevin with Fehu, I'm really worried for him."

Though she said that, no one present was blind.

Elysia practically had "I'm so curious, I really want to watch the drama unfold" written all over her face.

[The battle between Kevin and Su continued on screen. Unfortunately, the strength of the first Flame-Chaser was too overwhelming, and the situation was almost one-sided from the start.

"Star of Eden, Zero Nominal Power, Simulated Black Hole!"

Su, holding the Star of Eden and the Black Abyss White Flower, activated the Star of Eden's Zero Nominal Power the moment he saw an opportunity.

The simulated black hole could devour everything around it, but it couldn't devour the flames in Kevin's hand.

Fehu pierced through the simulated black hole, interrupting Su's actions and shattering the Star of Eden in the process.

The Star of Eden was broken again.

Now, Su only had the Black Abyss White Flower left in his hand. He lunged towards Kevin, but the latter didn't dodge or evade, allowing the tip of the Black Abyss White Flower to pierce his chest.

The Hypervariable Factor activated, and all of Kevin's injuries regenerated, rendering the Black Abyss White Flower useless.

Kevin grabbed the Black Abyss White Flower and crushed its tip with a forceful squeeze.

"The situation is worse than I imagined, but there's still a chance. Warp space!"

This was a space created by Su, Thousand Worlds being his last trump card. But as soon as he created the space, before he could reverse the situation, Kevin shattered it with a single sword strike.

"Kevin, I knew I wasn't your match, but I didn't expect to lose so quickly."

Su's blood splattered on the ground, the victor already decided.]

Raiden Mei: "No way, Divine Keys just break like that? It could even shatter a black hole. Is Fehu really that strong?"

Theresa: "No, I've seen Siegfried use Fehu, and it's not on the same level at all. And even the Black Abyss White Flower couldn't do effective damage to Kevin. Is he some kind of monster?!"

She couldn't understand why someone stabbed by the Black Abyss White Flower could recover instantly.

A Hexagonal Warrior with maxed-out defense and offense, how could anyone fight him?

Could she defeat him by activating the "Heavy Tank Rabbit"?

Kiana: "Bronya, we used to call you weak, but now I think we owe you an apology. It's not your fault you couldn't beat Kevin."

Bronya: "Alas, I died before I could even achieve my ambitions."

Himeko Murata: "You poor thing, Bronya."

Who else gets sent to fight an SSS-class final boss right after clearing the tutorial village and obtaining the Herrscher of Reason's core?

Bronya would rather fight the Herrscher of Void and the Herrscher of Reason alone than face Kevin.

He's a monster, an absolute monster!

Also, when she first saw Kevin, she charged at him without hesitation on her motorcycle. It seems Bronya was a bit too arrogant back then.

She wondered if it was still too late to apologize sincerely to the traffic police and voluntarily surrender her driver's license.

Pardofelis: "Boss Kevin is still as unreasonably strong as always."

Eden: "Still, shattering a Divine Key with a single sword strike is a bit costly. I wonder if Su has the funds to repair it."

Kiana: "Given the current situation, isn't Su completely outmatched? Then how did he stop Kevin and the Stigmata Project?"

Fu Hua: "I'm not sure, but based on my experience, Su has absolutely no chance of turning the tables."

Two out of three Divine Keys were unusable, both the Star of Eden and the Black Abyss White Flower were shattered by Kevin, and repairs would take a long time.

No matter how Fu Hua thought about it, she couldn't find any possibility for him to win. She shifted her gaze back to the screen, looking for a potential turning point later on.

[On screen, Kevin stood opposite Su, slowly lowering Fehu in his hand.

Without the Black Abyss White Flower and the Star of Eden, Su had lost his right to fight. If the battle continued, his life would be in danger.

"It's over, Su. Give up. You cannot shake my resolve, nor will I stop my steps, even if my hands are stained with blood."

Kevin stood amidst the flames, his eyes filled with determination. "I will bear all this sin myself."

"Kevin, stop. We don't have the right to act recklessly in this era. Our civilization was destroyed long ago," Su said, clutching his wounds.

Even if the Stigmata Project succeeded, the survivors would become a new species, not a continuation of civilization.

"The Stigmata Project is merely sacrificing modern civilization to let the zombies of the Previous Era linger on."

"Then you're saying we should just stand by and watch this era's civilization be destroyed by the Honkai, repeating our tragedy?" Kevin asked. "Then what's the point of the pioneers existing?"

"What we should do is treat the people of this civilization equally and find a way to fight the Honkai together. Not arbitrarily decide their fate like gods!"

The fate of this era should be decided by the people of this era themselves.

And the implementation of the Stigmata Project, which would have all humanity share Honkai energy to prevent the birth of Finality, would result in the deaths of hundreds of millions.

The price is absolutely not worth it for a civilization.

"No need for further consideration. I found the answer to this question fifty thousand years ago."

The Fehu in Kevin's hand reignited its flames, as if returning to that day fifty thousand years ago.

Fifty thousand years ago, he had sworn on the scorched earth: "No matter the cost, humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai!"

"Sorry Kevin, I'm willing to pay any price to stop your madness."

At some unknown time, Su had already quietly approached the great tree within the World Bubble.

— Overseer Project.

A plan designated to prevent Kevin from losing control, possessing the right to judge if Kevin had lost control, and the means to stop the strongest person in this world.

Second Divine Key, First Nominal Power.

"Kevin, from the moment you stepped into the Sumeru World-Bubble, the First Nominal Power of the Second Divine Key was activated. We will sink together to the bottom of the Sea of Quantum."

There, even the strongest Kevin couldn't escape on his own.

"You're wrong, Su. I can feel the passage to the Sea of Quantum hasn't fully opened yet. As long as I destroy the core of the Divine Key before then, your plan will fail."

Kevin raised the Fehu in his hand, and Zero Nominal Power was instantly activated.

With just one strike, it could shatter Thousand Worlds.

"I won't let you succeed!"

Su rushed forward, even if it meant using his own body to stop Kevin for a second, even if it meant gambling with his life, he had to buy enough time.

—Freeze.

However, the searing heat and pain did not reach Su. When he opened his eyes, he found that Kevin's sword had missed its mark.

And the Fehu that he held was frozen by Kevin himself.

Chapter 49: Did Kevin Run Off to the Puppet Academy?

"Kevin, why did you do that?" Su asked.

Just now, if that strike had landed, he and Thousand Worlds would have been incinerated, yet Kevin's attack had stopped.

The Fehu was frozen into ice, shattering on the ground.

Kevin remained silent, not answering Su's question, or perhaps he himself didn't know why.

Perhaps Kevin himself harbored doubts about the Stigmata Project now.

"Never mind, it's all over."

Su shook his head. Things had reached this point, at least achieving his initial goal: "We will both be trapped in the Sea of Quantum..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Kevin grabbed him by the collar and threw him out of the Sumeru World-Bubble.

"Su, leave here and continue with your Hengsha Project."

From a distance, they only heard Kevin leave these words, and then he sank with the World Bubble to the bottom of the Sea of Quantum. The scene ended there.

Pardofelis: "So Boss Kevin sealed himself voluntarily. I knew there was no way Su could beat Boss Kevin... cough, I misspoke. They really have great chemistry."

Although she was casual when she complained, Pardofelis had strong survival instincts the moment she sensed something was wrong.

Kevin was unbeatable, but that didn't mean Su was.

Kiana: "Pardo, they're not here anyway, you don't have to be so scared."

Pardofelis: "Sigh! It's not that I'm worried you'll tell them... cough, I mean, in case Boss Kevin and the others find out. Better safe than sorry."

Pardofelis: "Looking at their fight just now, my little body couldn't possibly withstand that, could it?"

Theresa: "To be fair, it was indeed incredible."

Kiana: "I thought Immortal Crimson Bird was invincible when she one-punched the Herrscher of the Void, but I didn't expect someone could use three Divine Keys at once and still lose!"

Bronya: "Bronya feels like the Divine Keys have dropped several tiers."

In everyone's minds, Divine Keys were powerful weapons capable of rivaling Herrschers.

The most familiar was Theresa's Judgement, which had significantly boosted the launcher's combat power.

But Kevin and Su's battle left them dumbfounded.

The Divine Key Star of Eden, before it could even fully unfold its quasi-black hole, was shattered by Kevin's single strike, and the black hole was burned away.

Then, the Black Abyss White Flower, which was said to have the power of creation and destruction, was plunged into Kevin's chest but had no effect, not even as good as the self-healing effect of the Hypervariable Factor.

Moreover, the Black Abyss White Flower was crushed in one go.

Kiana: "I just want to confirm, is the Divine Key in Su's hand really not a knock-off... no, a low-quality imitation?"

Elysia: "Divine Keys are just tools, after all. The effect they can unleash depends on the user, like Kevin's Fehu and Theresa's Judgement."

Theresa: "Wait, why do I have to be dragged into this subtle jab?"

Kiana: "Because in comparison, you were quite embarrassing."

Back then, someone wielding the Judgement was instantly defeated by a single Void Lance from the Herrscher of the Void.

Kiana knew who it was, but she wouldn't say.

Bronya: "Bronya found something. Kevin himself didn't really want to execute the Stigmata Project, did he? More than that, he was quite resistant?"

Raiden Mei: "Probably. Otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned the Stigmata Project at the last moment, even after winning."

Pardofelis: "Sigh, that Stigmata Project thing, it just doesn't sound reliable. By then, it's hard to say whether World Serpent or Honkai is the one trying to destroy the world."

Elysia: "The Stigmata Project is just a trump card. As long as other plans are still in motion, the Stigmata Project won't be activated."

Kiana: "But it seems like all your other plans as Fire Moth have failed."

Fu Hua: "..."

That really hit a nerve!

Himeko Murata: "No matter what, we absolutely will not allow Kevin to execute the Stigmata Project on our world."

Bronya: "But Teacher Himeko, we can't beat him."

Raiden Mei: "How about someone suggest a plan? I think Kevin isn't very supportive of the Stigmata Project either, so maybe we can try to get him to change his mind."

Eden: "Theoretically, as long as we find another way to defeat Honkai and show it to Kevin, he will abandon the Stigmata Project."

Elysia: "But even the Ark Project and the Kindling Project failed, and Su's Hengsha Project hasn't made much progress. Only the Stigmata Project is left."

Pardofelis: "This is tough. Besides Dr. Mei and Su, I really can't think of anyone else who could stop what Boss Kevin decides."

Elysia: "This is so troublesome."

There was no other way. That guy Kevin was obsessed. Su had a hard time just trapping him, and he couldn't convince him at all.

Now, they could only hope no one messes around in the Sea of Quantum and lets Kevin out early.

[The quiz begins.]

[There are thousands of side jobs in the world, and Boss Kevin has half of them. What is one of Boss Kevin's side jobs in the Puppet Academy?]